Quote:Li (30 Jan, 2002 09:24):
Hi LouiQ - Good to talk to you!
We have bad luck as my reply to you got lost I forgot to press send after seeing the preview & then got paronoid & posted my next message twice _ SORRY!!!!!
I have neither of the decks - I am thyinking about it though! THe Osho- Zen one looks great - very inspiring - it seems to radiate purity somehow! I was wondering if decks that do not follow the so called 'norm' or most acknowledged system are as 'valid'. I mean the 'Raider Wait' deck & the 'Robin Wood' seem to be held high by most - is there a real reason for this?- I mean do they provide a higher quality reading?- I know this might sound like a daft question - but I am confused to how such different decks can be all doing the 'same' thing . THANKS and I hope that made sense! OH, and I have had 'The Acient Egyption Tarot' and the 'Servants of the Light' Tarot for 6 years now and am now starting to feel 'drawn' to the tarot and feel I need a new deck to explore!
Hi again Li,
In my opinion, just because a deck does not follow the more traditional decks does not make it any less valid. Personally I love the Osho-Zen to be honest I am starting to see how it does reflect many of the same concepts as the more traditional decks but from a different point of view ... this is one of the things I love about the deck ... a fresh perspective.
The reason you see so much posted here about the 'Raider Waite' and the 'Robin Wood' is because many of the books on Tarot use the Raider Wait images in their explanations so often times we are drawn to Raider Waite style decks. There are also big fans of the Thoth deck and of the Marseilles deck. These 3 seem (to me) to be the 3 "classical" (for lack of a better word) decks, and served as models by which other decks have been made.
The bottom line, in my opinion, is that if you find a deck that speaks to you, and you connect with it then you have the right deck for you regardless of whether it is 'tradional' or not. What is important is that it is yours and you love it!
Love & Light,