Decks with well designed minor arcana

Morwenna

My vote is for the Victorian Fairy.
 

rakusribut

Linfang said:
The Urban Tarot is to me a great example of a deck with a flawless theme and minors as thoughtfully composed as the majors. In no way I get the feeling that they were less of an effort to create than the major arcana or the trumps.

I am really looking forward to the mass market edition of this deck (only have the app so far).
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linfang, the deck is still sold by robin scott, i got the app too and fell in love with the deck so i ordered it a couple of weeks ago, it is indeed awesome! and the app provides the guidebook and enables you to study the artwork up close. i love how robin explains all the ideas that went into each card and which people and places she used to visualise those ideas.
http://www.robinscottart.com/shop/
 

rakusribut

some decks i have worked with, that have minor arcana at least equal in quality to the majors:
cheimonette
st croix
sakki-sakki
fountain
tarot of the spirit
there are more, but these came to mind first.
btw i always read the reviews on aeclectic, and search for images of the cards, especially of the minors, before i decide to buy a deck; if the minors don't appeal to me, i don't buy the deck, no matter how wonderful the majors.
 

rakusribut

JMI_Tarot said:
I learned Tarot with the Rider-Waite-Smith deck and so I have always been quite partial to decks that take care with the symbology on every card.

This was a top priority for me when I created my deck, The Cult of Weimar Tarot.

When I read it helps me when every card has a coherent voice of it's own and also when the cards are able to interact with each other in spreads.

I can understand how most people approach deck design doing the Majors first, then it gets a bit tough to get through the rest and creativity can wane a bit.
I started out designing the cards in order, but quickly abandoned that approach and proceeded working on each card as I was inspired to do so, jumping between Majors and Minors, between suits, but only working on one card at a time.

I felt like that helped me keep a creative flow going for every card.
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Yes!!! I received your deck this week and it shows! all 78 cards have a well thought out and very creative quality, and they are fascinating. would like to have a more elaborate guidebook though, with more information about the people in the cards, their history and how they relate to/ represent the story in the cards. but it is also great fun to use my own imagination and tap my own intuition when doing a reading.
And i keep going: oh just look at that king of cups! and 10 minutes later: how did she come up with that seven of swords....! or: what's the story behind that amazing nine of coins?
great job!
 

NightMagic628

Tarot of a Moon Garden is a RW-like deck and has very nice imagery in the minor arcana cards.
 

GlitterNova

Morwenna said:
My vote is for the Victorian Fairy.
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Yes! The Minors show scenes of life inside the Fairy World that are relateable and easy to read. For example, the Six of Autumn (pents) shows a wise old fairy woman tending to an injury on the wing of a younger, well-to-do looking fairy woman. The artwork of the deck is just wonderful and the minors really come alive.
 

Linfang

rakusribut said:
linfang, the deck is still sold by robin scott, i got the app too and fell in love with the deck so i ordered it a couple of weeks ago, it is indeed awesome! and the app provides the guidebook and enables you to study the artwork up close. i love how robin explains all the ideas that went into each card and which people and places she used to visualise those ideas.
http://www.robinscottart.com/shop/
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Great to find fellow enthusiasts :) Yeah, I would order from Robin directly if it wasn't for the customs. Hope to get it from Europe once it is released as a MM deck. For the time being I enjoy the cards on my iPad .
 

Nemia

I agree - Fountain and Tabula Mundi have wonderful minors, so does the Trionfi della Luna. And the Thoth of course.

And the Urban Tarot looks wonderful!
 

JMI_Tarot

rakusribut said:
Yes!!! I received your deck this week and it shows! all 78 cards have a well thought out and very creative quality, and they are fascinating. would like to have a more elaborate guidebook though, with more information about the people in the cards, their history and how they relate to/ represent the story in the cards. but it is also great fun to use my own imagination and tap my own intuition when doing a reading.
And i keep going: oh just look at that king of cups! and 10 minutes later: how did she come up with that seven of swords....! or: what's the story behind that amazing nine of coins?
great job!
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I'm so happy that the images spark your interest to know more about them!

On my website, I have a whole section where you can see a breakdown of all the images for each card. The direct link is HERE

Yeah, that King of Cups is a real character!
 

rakusribut

JMI, thanks! i found the cards meanings, but hadn't discovered this page yet. you have studied this extraordinary world/ time period so intensely, i am awed and really happy with all the info you provide, adds so much depth to the cards, love it!
 
Which deck is this? Cilla Conway's intuitive tarot