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I occasionally read for a handful of men (not exactly the "Joe Six-pack" type, but not quite the "snifter of brandy in the drawing room after dinner" type either) who don't have much use for the more mystical or fanciful side of tarot art, but who wouldn't know what to make of the few gay-male tarot decks out there either (which I don't own anyway, unless the Pythagorean qualifies). They are perfect candidates for Lenormand but many of the spreads I create are "tarot-centric."
I was reading for one such yesterday and realized that the Tarot of the Sevenfold Mystery has a certain almost-Gothic directness and "authority" about it that is well suited for this mindset. I also frequently use an RWS deck for this group, but I'm looking for options that are more interesting for me as well. Does anyone have particular non-RWS or non-slavish clone decks they use when reading for the "centrist" kind of male? Of course, TdM decks would work quite well too if I were better at reading the pip cards.
I was reading for one such yesterday and realized that the Tarot of the Sevenfold Mystery has a certain almost-Gothic directness and "authority" about it that is well suited for this mindset. I also frequently use an RWS deck for this group, but I'm looking for options that are more interesting for me as well. Does anyone have particular non-RWS or non-slavish clone decks they use when reading for the "centrist" kind of male? Of course, TdM decks would work quite well too if I were better at reading the pip cards.