Secrets Of Tarot Decks
With over 500 tarot decks on the market, you can imagine there are many different styles from which to choose. There is big writing or small writing and varying names on the cards. Some decks feature more modern themes like Manga or Dungeons and Dragons style artwork, while other decks showcase Renaissance and Old World artwork. The Rider-Waite tarot deck is one of the most common that many beginners turn to, while the Marseilles tarot deck has more layers of meaning for the experienced tarot card readers. The choices are limitless and there are many sites that allow you to peruse different styles. Go with your gut instinct.
Arguably, the most well-known is the Rider-Waite tarot cards. These decks were created in 1909 by A.E. Waite, a prominent member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn occult group. He chose artist Pamela Colman-Smith to craft the 78-card deck, slightly tweaking certain details from earlier decks. For example, the “Pope” card became the “Hierophant” and “Popess” became “High Priestess.” Waite also switched the Strength and Justice cards (Strength became card 8 and Justice card 11). The Minor Arcana numbered suit cards had a full repertoire of pictorial scenes, rather than being merely suited or numbered. For years, this was the only readily available deck in America and with its comprehensive book of symbolism, it became the beginners “must-have” deck. Today, there are other decks similar to the Rider-Waite, including the Universal Waite tarot deck, Golden Tarot, Aquarian tarot deck, Nigel Jackson Tarot, Gilded Tarot and Golden Rider, to name a few.
If you’re looking for one of the more modern tarot decks, then there are many to choose from. If you love cats, then The Cat People deck feature felines on each card! This deck is also used by tarot card readers who wish to see a distant location and read the human mind. The Curious tarot is a rather gruesome and terrifying deck of tarot cards and is the sort you’d expect Trent Reznor or Marilyn Manson to use! The Colman-Smith decks of tarot cards combine the Rider-Smith imagery, yet have a rich psychedelic fluorescent color scheme. The International Icon tarot deck has a very peculiar style and is one of the most-used decks with fortune tellers because none of the characters have a face or denomination! They’re simply colored, faceless, clothed stick figures that could be anyone. The popular Druidcraft deck of tarot cards features spell-binding Wiccan imagery. There are Salvador Dali cards, Lord of the Rings cards and the Tarot of Dreams, an esteemed fantasy themed deck.
It used to be assumed that tarot decks could only be received as a gift, and that selecting your own was somehow “unauthentic.” Mystic gypsies often had cards passed down to them through the ages. However, nowadays, you can purchase a tarot card deck at a store or online with ease. It’s ok to have more than one deck of tarot cards. Where you keep them is just another personal preference. Some readers wrap the cards in silk, while others store them in a special, ornate wooden box. Whichever tarot deck you choose, cherish it, as it may enable you to unlock the key to your own personal happiness, as well as others!
If there were a crystal ball that could see the future for anyone, people would be lined up in the streets to buy one. It is natural to be curious about the future. People want some sort of reassurance that they are taking the right steps or making the right decisions. Some people find guidance in the form of daily horoscopes. But others want a more personalized outcome that is specific to themselves. They turn to tarot cards to divine their present and future troubles. But you do not have to be a psychic to use these cards. You can read them yourself.
