Selkie, out of curiosity, what disappointed you?selkie said:I too was disappointed with this deck, since I love the artwork of Froud. You might find Anna Franklin's Fairy Ring cards more to your liking, however.
~giggles~ He should indeed. Since your dislike does not seem to be the deck itself, but how the book descriptions relate to the deck, I would recommend you do the exercises in the front of the book so you get to know the faeries on your own terms, and ignore the book. You will find it amazing to realize how intuitive this deck is. Many of us here did all the exercises first, and when we saw the card meanings were pretty struck by how much we had inferred from the cards themselves (and without the book writters humor). Then we have discussions of the cards and share our perspectives.selkie said:I am not sure. Maybe because in the books, accompanied by the text & captions his drawings seemed to have a bit of humour in them which was lost in the card illstrations.
Maybe he should do a "pressed fairy" deck?
selkie said:I even have a few duplicates that I would like to trade, but until I sign up for a complete membership, I am not able to participate on the trade forum (am I?).
Red Emma said:Dwaas has more internal fortitude than I do. I was just going to keep my mouth shut.
After reading about the deck here at ATF for a couple of years, and from people I respect, I decided to buy it. Could hardly wait for it to come. Studied it for several weeks, tried a few layouts. It just didn't work for me.
I wonder if it works best for people who, themselves, are a little fey. And I'm just much too much the Queen of Swords. I seem to approach life from the intellect. Which, very likely is my loss. But I can't change my eye color either.
I gave my deck to my women's spirit group for a Festival of Lights raffle. I understand that the woman who purchased it is very pleased with it.
So now, at least here in Portland, everyone's a winner in the situation. And SisterSpirit, my women's group, made a little money in the bargain.
I admit to having a bit of regret that fey was left out of my genes, but there it is. You just have to play the hand you were dealt.
Best wishes,
Red Emma.
sharpchick said:I think not every form of divination can be everyone's cup of tea, and further, that there are some types of cards that just don't resonate with all people.
