by greymere Sat Nov 19, 2011 10:35 am
I think I have 54 tarot decks. The Cloisters is missing 6 Majors and 3 Courts. PoMo is my most recent acquisition. Ukiyoe I found on a curb put out for the trash. My absolute favorite for reading is Robin Wood. Thoth I want to spend some time with as it is so important for its influence. Cirque de Whimsey by Carol Devall is probably my rarest. Love Daughters of the Moon.
My most frustrating deck is Tarot of the Northern Shadows; the LWB is useless - it does not tell you who is on the cards. If I just had the names I could research. I've tried to buy the accompanying handbook twice - the first time I got a message it was already sold; the second time, instead of sending me the book i ordered, I received a second DECK! Aargh! I've got 13 of the cards figured out and 2 others tentatively identified: Justice is either Tyr or Forseti, I think, and The Moon might be Nana. HP is Freya, Frigga and Odin are Empress and emperor, Chariot is Thor, Hanged Man is Odin again, Devil is Loki, the Tower is Ragnorak, Star is Idunna, Judgement is Ragnorak. 8 of Wands - the Wild Hunt, Ace of Swords the young Arthur, 5 of Swords Fenris, 7 of Swords Changeling. So I know about half the Majors, NO Courts, and a whopping 5 Minors! (MUST find a copy of that out-of-print paperback).
Grey Mere