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Interesting to see so many people not like Tarot of the Sweet Twilight! I have not seen this deck so do not know.
I will base mine on what I bought in 2009.
Faves:
* Tarot of Prague - Absolutely love it! AND the book! The book and cards are both divine. Very special!
* Fantastic Menagerie - Absolutely love this one, also! This is one I could not picture myself owning ... until I owned it! Now I can't imagine not having it! Adore the card stock. (As I do all my MRP decks.) Also love the book!
* Baroque Bohemian Cats 1st ed kit - Love the cute frilly borders! But think I might like the borderless better, although I admit I LOVE the 2 of Swords in the yellow dress Yes, over the blue dress! As a cat owner, of course I love the BBC!
* Fairytale Tarot (Magic Realist Press) - Love this one also, but haven't spent much time with it yet! Am looking forward to reading the tales!
* Deviant Moon - What a total surprise! Love this deck! Did not expect to, and really love it! Love the Italian printing (haven't seen the Chinese yet), love the slick card stock (for some reason, with this deck, I am fine with it) and just absolutely adore Patrick's artwork.
* Fairy Ring Oracle - Love it! I know this is an oracle, and my only one, but have to mention it because it is so deep! Only downside: It MUST be read with the book.
* Quantum (Kunati publishing) - What can I say? LOVELY silver gilded edging. Borderless cards. Lovely cardstock. I love it! It is too advanced maybe for me to read with right now, but I still love it. Only downside: card images in person are definitely darker than those seen online. Also, not entirely crazy about seeing "real people" photos in the court cards. Still, a lovely purchase. And the box with lift-off lid and nicely sized booklet are huge pluses.
* Transparent Tarot - I was knocked out of my chair by this deck! This was a total surprise. Reads effortlessly right out of the box. LOVE it! I will be getting all of Emily Carding's decks/oracles!
* Voyager - YIKES! A great find on eBay and all I can say is, a total reading surprise! I truly love it! I got a Merrill-West deck, which is what I truly wanted! (Thanks, Rodney!)
On the fence:
* Ananda tarot - At first I was disappointed due to the small size of the images. The images themselves are gorgeous; the presentation is gorgeous. So I have decided to reserve judgment until after I have read with it. I have a feeling it will be a lovely reading deck, only I wish the images were bigger.
* Thoth (Large/Deluxe) - I KNOW, it's the Thoth. So I'm supposed to love it. But I haven't spent any time with it yet, so I don't have a connection to it yet. So I can't say one way or the other. I'll give it time, and study, before I decide. It deserves to be properly studied.
Not as crazy about:
* Golden Tarot of the Tsar: The cards themselves are GORGEOUS. Literally DRIPPING in gold. The downside for me is that I was not raised Catholic, so do not get the references to the saints. I get the obvious cards like Lazarus, as I was raised Christian. But the saints ones mean googling or pulling out the LWB which isn't much help. A lovely collectible deck, from the "golden age" of tarot, but not a reading deck for me. Still, I admit I am glad to have it. It is PRETTY and perfect for Christmas.
* Le Corte dei Tarocchi - I know this is a collector's favorite. To me the cards are too thick. I can't ever see how I would shuffle them. Lovely as artwork, to sit in a box and never use, and very unique. But not for me.
I will base mine on what I bought in 2009.
Faves:
* Tarot of Prague - Absolutely love it! AND the book! The book and cards are both divine. Very special!
* Fantastic Menagerie - Absolutely love this one, also! This is one I could not picture myself owning ... until I owned it! Now I can't imagine not having it! Adore the card stock. (As I do all my MRP decks.) Also love the book!
* Baroque Bohemian Cats 1st ed kit - Love the cute frilly borders! But think I might like the borderless better, although I admit I LOVE the 2 of Swords in the yellow dress Yes, over the blue dress! As a cat owner, of course I love the BBC!
* Fairytale Tarot (Magic Realist Press) - Love this one also, but haven't spent much time with it yet! Am looking forward to reading the tales!
* Deviant Moon - What a total surprise! Love this deck! Did not expect to, and really love it! Love the Italian printing (haven't seen the Chinese yet), love the slick card stock (for some reason, with this deck, I am fine with it) and just absolutely adore Patrick's artwork.
* Fairy Ring Oracle - Love it! I know this is an oracle, and my only one, but have to mention it because it is so deep! Only downside: It MUST be read with the book.
* Quantum (Kunati publishing) - What can I say? LOVELY silver gilded edging. Borderless cards. Lovely cardstock. I love it! It is too advanced maybe for me to read with right now, but I still love it. Only downside: card images in person are definitely darker than those seen online. Also, not entirely crazy about seeing "real people" photos in the court cards. Still, a lovely purchase. And the box with lift-off lid and nicely sized booklet are huge pluses.
* Transparent Tarot - I was knocked out of my chair by this deck! This was a total surprise. Reads effortlessly right out of the box. LOVE it! I will be getting all of Emily Carding's decks/oracles!
* Voyager - YIKES! A great find on eBay and all I can say is, a total reading surprise! I truly love it! I got a Merrill-West deck, which is what I truly wanted! (Thanks, Rodney!)
On the fence:
* Ananda tarot - At first I was disappointed due to the small size of the images. The images themselves are gorgeous; the presentation is gorgeous. So I have decided to reserve judgment until after I have read with it. I have a feeling it will be a lovely reading deck, only I wish the images were bigger.
* Thoth (Large/Deluxe) - I KNOW, it's the Thoth. So I'm supposed to love it. But I haven't spent any time with it yet, so I don't have a connection to it yet. So I can't say one way or the other. I'll give it time, and study, before I decide. It deserves to be properly studied.
Not as crazy about:
* Golden Tarot of the Tsar: The cards themselves are GORGEOUS. Literally DRIPPING in gold. The downside for me is that I was not raised Catholic, so do not get the references to the saints. I get the obvious cards like Lazarus, as I was raised Christian. But the saints ones mean googling or pulling out the LWB which isn't much help. A lovely collectible deck, from the "golden age" of tarot, but not a reading deck for me. Still, I admit I am glad to have it. It is PRETTY and perfect for Christmas.
* Le Corte dei Tarocchi - I know this is a collector's favorite. To me the cards are too thick. I can't ever see how I would shuffle them. Lovely as artwork, to sit in a box and never use, and very unique. But not for me.