thorhammer
Hi, everyone The old thread has become rambling again, so here we are with a new thread! I thought it a good time to start a new thread for the Intensive Deck Study (IDS) Support Lounge (thanks, Alta, for your help ). Most of what follows is copied shamelessly from Rodney's intro post from the previous thread.
The IDS is the group to be in if you've got a burning desire to get to know that one deck really really well! It's got depth, it's got history and meat and it'll keep you going for months on end, just studying the background and journalling with the cards. Any deck is fair game for this, but bear in mind that many modern decks are, to a degree, RWSs in fancy dress and the symbolism is often diluted or excised altogether. Because the IDS is intensive, decks with a deep and satisfying history or background tend to yield the best results.
The illustrious history of this venture can be viewed in the below threads:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Anyone is welcome to join in at any time, with any deck, for any duration they care to commit to. To join, all you have to do is post in this thread to say you're joining and let us know what deck(s) you'll be using.
This thread is where you can post about your difficulties, your triumphs, breakthroughs, and maybe even chat with others using the same deck in their own IDS. This thread is not about judging people's difficulties or failures, but about supporting people when/if they run into problems with their IDS.
Many of the first group of IDSers found it useful to change their signatures to reflect their participation in the IDS. Doing so identifies you as an IDSer across the forums and also reinforces your commitment to your IDS. As with everything else in the IDS, this step is voluntary.
Most IDSers have found it helpful to post a list of pledges about what they will/won't do during their IDS. Here is one post about what did and didn't work for me in making (and keeping) my pledges for the first IDS.
afrosaxon's synopsis of the IDS can be found here.
Current list of IDSers and Decks:
2_Journey - Fairytale Tarot (for writing) & Tarot of the Four Elements (for reading)
Alamaris ~ Liber T: Tarot of the Stars Eternal
Angie9 ~ Victorian Romantic Tarot
Asbestos Mango ~ Bosch Tarot
ariela ~ Transparent Tarot
Bat Chicken ~ William Blake: Tarot of the Creative Imagination
Brigid ~ Tarot of the Masters (Ricklef)
Carissimo ~ Liber T: Tarot of Stars Eternal
Carla ~ Universal Waite Tarot
cherylleebest ~ Rider Waite Tarot
Chiriku ~ Dame Fortune's Wheel Tarot
Chiska ~ Tarot of the Secret Forest
DevilishAngel ~ Fenestra Tarot
Emily ~ Thoth Tarot
emmsma ~ Templar Tarot
Fairybugg ~ Ironwing Tarot
Faolainn Storm ~ Greenwood Tarot and Tarot of the Sidhe
Flaxen ~ Liber T: Tarot of Stars Eternal
Golden Moon ~ Pictorial Key Tarot
Hemera ~ Dark Angels Tarot
ILuvEire ~ Golden Tarot (Kat Black) and the Mystical Lenormand
jackdaw* ~ Brian Williams Minchiate Tarot
Jyscal ~ Rider Waite Tarot and Angel Oracle
kabang ~ Medieval Scapini Tarot
kinanoe ~ Enchanted Tarot
Kissay ~ Rider Waite Smith Tarot
Kittiann ~ Lo Scarabeo Tarot
kmartin60 ~ Vargo Gothic Tarot
LavenderMist ~ Renaissance Tarot (Williams) & Servants of the Light Tarot
Lewen ~ Greenwood Tarot
LotusSong ~ Thoth Tarot
Master_Margarita ~ Bohemian Gothic Tarot
Mariana ~ Victorian Romantic Tarot
Mellaenn ~ Haindl Tarot
Mi-Shell ~ GreenWood Tarot
nirvie ~ Legacy of the Divine Tarot
NoelleNoey ~ Mystic Faerie Tarot
olivia1 ~ Fairytale Tarot & Robin Wood Tarot
NamasteIndia ~ Rider Waite Tarot
Promise ~ Songs For The Journey Home Tarot
Ramona ~ Motherpeace Tarot
redflash ~ Greenwood Tarot
rwcarter ~ Mythic Tarot
shiza ~ Thoth Tarot
Simsy ~ Sacred Circle Tarot
SistaSpirit ~ Rider Waite Tarot
starlightexp ~ Jean Noblet Tarot
Skydancer ~ Sweet Twilight Tarot
SolSionnach ~ Shining Woman Tarot
Tarot Orat ~ Templar Tarot - The Journey
Tharivol ~ Clow cards
The Guided Hermit ~ Via Tarot
vanity ~ Paulina Tarot
Welf ~ Bohemian Gothic Tarot
Wendywu ~ Ironwing Tarot
yaraluna ~ Jodo-Camoin Tarot de Marseilles
yirabeth ~ Shadowscapes Tarot
yukinkoicy ~ Shapeshifter Tarot
Yvresse ~ Sweet Twilight
zan_chan ~ Tarot de Marseille (Grimaud) & Thoth Tarot
\m/ Kat
The IDS is the group to be in if you've got a burning desire to get to know that one deck really really well! It's got depth, it's got history and meat and it'll keep you going for months on end, just studying the background and journalling with the cards. Any deck is fair game for this, but bear in mind that many modern decks are, to a degree, RWSs in fancy dress and the symbolism is often diluted or excised altogether. Because the IDS is intensive, decks with a deep and satisfying history or background tend to yield the best results.
The illustrious history of this venture can be viewed in the below threads:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Anyone is welcome to join in at any time, with any deck, for any duration they care to commit to. To join, all you have to do is post in this thread to say you're joining and let us know what deck(s) you'll be using.
This thread is where you can post about your difficulties, your triumphs, breakthroughs, and maybe even chat with others using the same deck in their own IDS. This thread is not about judging people's difficulties or failures, but about supporting people when/if they run into problems with their IDS.
Many of the first group of IDSers found it useful to change their signatures to reflect their participation in the IDS. Doing so identifies you as an IDSer across the forums and also reinforces your commitment to your IDS. As with everything else in the IDS, this step is voluntary.
Most IDSers have found it helpful to post a list of pledges about what they will/won't do during their IDS. Here is one post about what did and didn't work for me in making (and keeping) my pledges for the first IDS.
afrosaxon's synopsis of the IDS can be found here.
Current list of IDSers and Decks:
2_Journey - Fairytale Tarot (for writing) & Tarot of the Four Elements (for reading)
Alamaris ~ Liber T: Tarot of the Stars Eternal
Angie9 ~ Victorian Romantic Tarot
Asbestos Mango ~ Bosch Tarot
ariela ~ Transparent Tarot
Bat Chicken ~ William Blake: Tarot of the Creative Imagination
Brigid ~ Tarot of the Masters (Ricklef)
Carissimo ~ Liber T: Tarot of Stars Eternal
Carla ~ Universal Waite Tarot
cherylleebest ~ Rider Waite Tarot
Chiriku ~ Dame Fortune's Wheel Tarot
Chiska ~ Tarot of the Secret Forest
DevilishAngel ~ Fenestra Tarot
Emily ~ Thoth Tarot
emmsma ~ Templar Tarot
Fairybugg ~ Ironwing Tarot
Faolainn Storm ~ Greenwood Tarot and Tarot of the Sidhe
Flaxen ~ Liber T: Tarot of Stars Eternal
Golden Moon ~ Pictorial Key Tarot
Hemera ~ Dark Angels Tarot
ILuvEire ~ Golden Tarot (Kat Black) and the Mystical Lenormand
jackdaw* ~ Brian Williams Minchiate Tarot
Jyscal ~ Rider Waite Tarot and Angel Oracle
kabang ~ Medieval Scapini Tarot
kinanoe ~ Enchanted Tarot
Kissay ~ Rider Waite Smith Tarot
Kittiann ~ Lo Scarabeo Tarot
kmartin60 ~ Vargo Gothic Tarot
LavenderMist ~ Renaissance Tarot (Williams) & Servants of the Light Tarot
Lewen ~ Greenwood Tarot
LotusSong ~ Thoth Tarot
Master_Margarita ~ Bohemian Gothic Tarot
Mariana ~ Victorian Romantic Tarot
Mellaenn ~ Haindl Tarot
Mi-Shell ~ GreenWood Tarot
nirvie ~ Legacy of the Divine Tarot
NoelleNoey ~ Mystic Faerie Tarot
olivia1 ~ Fairytale Tarot & Robin Wood Tarot
NamasteIndia ~ Rider Waite Tarot
Promise ~ Songs For The Journey Home Tarot
Ramona ~ Motherpeace Tarot
redflash ~ Greenwood Tarot
rwcarter ~ Mythic Tarot
shiza ~ Thoth Tarot
Simsy ~ Sacred Circle Tarot
SistaSpirit ~ Rider Waite Tarot
starlightexp ~ Jean Noblet Tarot
Skydancer ~ Sweet Twilight Tarot
SolSionnach ~ Shining Woman Tarot
Tarot Orat ~ Templar Tarot - The Journey
Tharivol ~ Clow cards
The Guided Hermit ~ Via Tarot
vanity ~ Paulina Tarot
Welf ~ Bohemian Gothic Tarot
Wendywu ~ Ironwing Tarot
yaraluna ~ Jodo-Camoin Tarot de Marseilles
yirabeth ~ Shadowscapes Tarot
yukinkoicy ~ Shapeshifter Tarot
Yvresse ~ Sweet Twilight
zan_chan ~ Tarot de Marseille (Grimaud) & Thoth Tarot
\m/ Kat