Got my monthly Aeclectic.net tarot email. Here are some thoughts on my favorites this month.
There aren’t as many that I really liked, and few of them are ones I would use for divination. Some I just like the artwork and could see using the majors as meditation cards or for storyworking™. Some the artwork was interesting and just seemed like it would be good collage material!
Labyrinth Tarot
I liked the majors on this one. I can’t really see working with it as a divination tool, but they might be really fun as part of a storyworking deck or meditation tool. I really liked the use of monochromatic color here, but the minor archana is just a throw away. I don’t understand artists who bother publishing decks with a minor that is just “pips.”
Venetian Historical Tarot
This one I only like for artwork purposes. It really did nothing for me a as spiritual tool. The artwork is interesting and I can definitely see using it for mixed media work. I especially like the card backing, with the ship. That actually is a great image to me. On a second look, I can see using these for storyworking. The images would certainly lend themselves to a particular kind of story — but they would probably work well for this.
Mushrooms of the World Tarot
Okay — I really don’t know why anyone would create this, but I really like the artwork. I can’t imagine what, other than use it in collage or mixed media work, I would do with this. It would make a nice piece just framed with each in a window cutout from a mat. hmmm…….
Tarot of Reflections
I almost missed this one. Wow — it has really evokative imagery. I can almost see working with this deck as true tool. The images are dark and dreamy — not sure it would pass the balance test of light and dark — but the imagery is fantastic. I can see using this for workings, storyworkings, meditation, and possibly divination too. Wow. Glad I didn’t miss it!
Universal Love Cards and Universal Wisdom Oracle
I can see using these for group workings and maybe a little personal insight. The imagery is very dreamy, but I am finding that some of the cards leave me really flat. Some like “The Mystic” and “Enchantment” from the Love Cards I rather like. I can’t see either ever being a primary deck for me, but it might be a nice one to add to the collection for occassional usage. It might be really interesting to create a combined deck out of these with equal numbers from both decks. The backs are the same except for color and the images would mesh well together.
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