Little Baron
Flavio said:but I see it as one more ritual to personalize a deck, like selecting the perfect bag, put under moonlight or burying it.
Yaboot001, let us know later your experiences with your Thoth after its plastic surgery
That is absolutely what it was like. I have only cut two decks out of all of the decks that I have owned, and for me, there was very good reasoning behind it. I had been going back and forth with the Rohrig for about eight years, but something always held me back. I knew that since it was my first deck, it would always be special, and for that reason, cutting away the edges meant that I could use it better. In that case, it worked well. I found it very difficult to 'get away' from the keywords and in some cases, when reading for others, they would become fixated on the more negative ones, and could never get past anything possitive that I felt was coming from the cards. I don't regret cutting them at all, even though I was as nervous as hell when Gardener and I began the operation.
In terms of the Thoth, I bought it quite a while ago, but however I tried, I could not connect to it. I wrote in one of Kittaines threads the other day about how little I got from it. This was unusual in the sense that I really like the artwork.
So in the example of the Thoth, I felt I had nothing to lose, since it wasn't getting used as it was. After I saw 'xviiirkna's' scans, the images really opened up to me - especially the 'Star' and the 'Hermit', two images I think are beautifully orchestrated. So that's why I thought I would give it a go.
I will definitely let you know how it goes with the deck. I am happy with it right now, but should I feel that it lacks in any way, I can always purchase another. I have the one from the blue box, so it does come up quite small when cut; I don't have any small decks so it is nice that now, I can carry a small one with me.
Yaboot