Emily
I did the 'One Deck Wonder' Study the first time round in 05 too - I used the Tarot of the Old Path a brand new deck bought just in time for this study.
I'd always flitted from deck to deck and the only other deck I'd been faithful to was the Morgan Greer.
I loved every second of the Study - It felt like going straight back to basics and starting again, focusing so much of my energy on one deck, it was never boring and I don't think it limited me as a reader by just sticking to one deck. I did fall off the wagon with the Golden once and a RWS but I felt no guilt and just carried on. I did it for around 5 or 6 months I think and by that time it just felt right to move on and add more decks to my reading inner circle.
It changed my style of reading, and it made me more open to other interpretations and not just standard book meanings, I started to learn how to read intuitively which was something I'd never done. I gained so much from this experience and in such a short time - my only regret is that I didn't carry it on for longer because even after I'd finished the study the Old Path still got used daily for a good 6 months after that.
I'm really tempted to do it again with the Thoth or Thoth clone like the Deva or Via tarots - I'll have to see.
I'd always flitted from deck to deck and the only other deck I'd been faithful to was the Morgan Greer.
I loved every second of the Study - It felt like going straight back to basics and starting again, focusing so much of my energy on one deck, it was never boring and I don't think it limited me as a reader by just sticking to one deck. I did fall off the wagon with the Golden once and a RWS but I felt no guilt and just carried on. I did it for around 5 or 6 months I think and by that time it just felt right to move on and add more decks to my reading inner circle.
It changed my style of reading, and it made me more open to other interpretations and not just standard book meanings, I started to learn how to read intuitively which was something I'd never done. I gained so much from this experience and in such a short time - my only regret is that I didn't carry it on for longer because even after I'd finished the study the Old Path still got used daily for a good 6 months after that.
I'm really tempted to do it again with the Thoth or Thoth clone like the Deva or Via tarots - I'll have to see.