stclair
Had to go with #5, because I veer between these options almost daily.
The cards are paper and ink at the purest face value, and this option is handy to bring up to folks who are nervous/suspicious of them.
But there is so much happening under that surface of cardstock when you bring in the alchemy of deck creator, querent, and reader. The wealth of possibility, information, knowledge that happens when you combine these is nothing short of a phenomenon. Even on those days when your deck flounces at you or won't talk - or you don't understand.
And each deck has a particular personality to me. Some require more reverence than others, but they are all treated with respect. So, I keep them wrapped with chunks of raw, lovely crystals and incense around them at home, but take them out in the big messy world too.
There's a beautiful thread that runs through everything and tarot is a singular expression of it.
The cards are paper and ink at the purest face value, and this option is handy to bring up to folks who are nervous/suspicious of them.
But there is so much happening under that surface of cardstock when you bring in the alchemy of deck creator, querent, and reader. The wealth of possibility, information, knowledge that happens when you combine these is nothing short of a phenomenon. Even on those days when your deck flounces at you or won't talk - or you don't understand.
And each deck has a particular personality to me. Some require more reverence than others, but they are all treated with respect. So, I keep them wrapped with chunks of raw, lovely crystals and incense around them at home, but take them out in the big messy world too.
There's a beautiful thread that runs through everything and tarot is a singular expression of it.