F.M. Tarot
dvorah ophir said:i am afraid i have sparked a somewhat heated argument... not my intention
i do not know that much about runes- only from the blum cards , and so i dont have your background in this area- all i know is that i dont much like the witches runes, or the power of the runes and for me the rune cards by blum is the deepest in hidden meenings- it gives you so much to think about and his text is very inteligent. (the cards are nice on the eyes to).the set stands on its own.and so what if he incorporate the medicine wheel as well?
does not tarot people like to use astrology and the kabala?
it ads another idea another dimention-you dont have to use it but its a sugestion. open your mindes!
the black and white rune cards look beutiful-maybe i will buy them
just my opinions-dvorah
I am not sure what grafting Astrology and the Kabbalah onto Tarot cards has to do with somehow incorporating Blum's personal add-ons and fake history into an ancient divination system? Many, many people do not use Astrology with Tarot and even more don't go anywhere near placing Kabbalah onto Tarot, me included.
Astrology and Kabbalah are unto themselves ancient arts and sciences, Ralph Blum's thoughts and stories on the Runes are of course neither of those.
You won't be disappointed in Linsell cards! Really though, Runes are first and foremost not cards, so if anyone is really interested in them it would be good to get or make your own set of stone runes, or whatever material interests you.