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oops, forgot to say, nice cards, Madrigal! Thanks for posting pics! Dying to see your Ring Cycle one, as I am impatiently waiting for the Tarot deck of the same name and artist to be released! (end of May, according to Amazon).
I have those too, Laura. In fact, oddly, I was just going to go take pics of them to post here, when I saw your post! Too funny! I love the Qu of Spades card.
I like decks where all of the cards are illustrated, like my Key to the Kingdom deck. I like to use those images to read with
I borrowed this image from someone's blog (not mine)http://www.adnil.com/CARDS/keys.html
Yes, Tony Meeuwissin's Key to the Kingdom is a lovely deck, Laura! I think you'd love it! (subtle - ok, not so subtle - enabling going on! ) it is OOP but I found mine on the American Goodwill online store - for a great price, too!
Re: Key to the Kingdom... this one? That's the one I wish-listed... and the prices are very good indeed
Also I just noticed that listing calls them "transformation" cards, so maybe WOPC is too rigid in the way they apply the term!
eta: more info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformation_playing_card
Tarot is educational!