After having picked up Tarot cards following many years of not having used them I've been finding myself drawn to more and more decks.
The deck I first started with was the Thoth deck, and bought it again to restart my tarot journey. In the course of looking online for them I of course came across the dozens of other decks available. And whoa....there are some absolutely beautiful ones out there! Decks whose imagery is like works of art, for example Dreams of Gaia, which is the next one I purchased (I hope to do a review here some time for them).
And then I think the bug for collecting Tarot card decks took hold...I really didn't intend to buy any more, but came across another one whose imagery appealed to me, the Zen Osho deck. And now, this week, even though I was not even looking for another one I stumbled across images of the Thelema Deck, and Fountain Tarot and just couldn't resist! This is another set of cards which has stunning artwork. I have always had a love for art, so this makes these kinds of tarot cards even more appealing and irresistible.
I can see that there could be a good practical reason for having multiple decks. Although the underlying meanings may be similar, differing imagery can evoke different perspectives or nuances, giving a preference for one deck for certain kinds of readings, and another deck for other types.
I have seen other tarot users with large collections of cards, and couldn't imagine myself even having more than about 2 decks...maybe I'm becoming a Tarot card junkie. But I guess even if I get a few and don't use them that much, having ones with amazing art will be like having lots of little artworks to look at and enjoy. A win-win situation!
Are you a Tarot card junkie? How many decks do you have and what are your favourite ones?
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