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CBM121 replied to Tarot-Free's topic in IntroductionsHi @Tarot-Free . I'm new here too and need to spend more time getting to know this community. I'm also working almost exclusively with RWS and am particularly fascinated by the Minor Arcana. I would love to connect to trade ideas with you about the Minors as there is so much humanity in those 56/112 cards. I see the relationship between the Majors and the Minors as essentially musical, powerful Major chords along with movement based, provocative, and sometimes unsettling Minor chords. I keep finding resonance in the fact there are 2.5x the number of Minor Arcana cards than Majors, and see patterns and relationships in the Court Cards that I'm sure others have as well but I haven't seen anyone else talk or write about yet. I take an archetypal/depth psychology centered perspective to tarot which inevitably leads to echoes of the sacred. Send me a message if you'd like to connect. -
Nemia replied to Crystalsandcards's topic in Tarot SpreadsI've been making spread maps for my preferred spreads for years. I use old art calendar pages to create them; the paper is sturdy, and it's easy to create something nice when you have a colourful background already. Lately, I have used my little laser printer to print lable stickers for card positions. Nowadays, I prefer tailor-made spreads for a specific situation, and creating a spread has become an important part of a reading. However, I'll continue to use my SWOT spread and other old favourites, and having a spread map helps me to do the permutations that I like (moving all the cards clockwise around). I have seasonal spreads that I use regularly: for the solstices, equinoxes and the half-points between them. They are big spreads, and having my spread map ready really helps me jump into them again. They also give visual continuity, and that's important to me because I have been doing these readings for years, and I like to compare them from year to year. I even created a little helper to put my decks back into order since I shuffle and re-sort my decks a lot. Some of my older spread maps look a bit worse for wear by now. I should probably get an old calendar and get going again. Personally, I feel that creating things with my hands helps me build a connection. An imperfect hand-made map is more valuable to me than the perfect bought product designed by somebody else, but that's just me. -
Nemia replied to Tarot-Free's topic in IntroductionsHi @Tarot-Free and welcome! This sounds very interesting, and I hope you like it here!
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Deck to Check
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Claude Burdel Tarot de Marseilles
Claude Burdel Tarot de Marseilles
Creator: Claude Burdel, recreated by Yves Reynaud
Publisher: Self-published
Year published: 2015, based on a deck created in 1751
This is a limited edition facsimile deck of 3000 copies, originally created in 1751 by Swiss Tarot de Marseilles craftsman Claude Burdel, and recreated by Yves Reynaud. The facsimile is based on an original preserved in the Museum of Civilizations and the Mediterranean Sea – in Marseilles, wrapped in the reproduction of an original sheet of packing.
Available from: Yves Reynaud's website
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Pythia Botanica Oracle
48 cards. By Nichole Rallis of Leila + Olive. Independently published.
Can be purchased here: Leila + Olive (US) or here Little Red Tarot (UK)
From the creators website:
An intuitive, botanical Oracle deck rooted in mythology and infused with plant magick, the Pythia Botanica offers 48 cards that have been hand-illustrated and tea-stained by Nicole Rallis of Leila + Olive.
We invoke the myth of the Pythia, an ancient priestess whose visions channeled prophecies from Hellenic gods. Also known as the Oracle of Delphi, her divinations were steeped in mystery and enigmatic wonder―a trusted presage that loomed in the hearts of all who sought to persist against fate. Each card derives from personal meaning rooted in mythology surrounding the adorning herbs and flowers. Read these cards in traditional Tarot spreads and allow the spirit of these plants to guide you.
The Pythia Botanica Oracle Deck includes:
- 48 hand-illustrated and tea-stained cards.
- Beautiful, durable cards with Antique Gold gilded edges.
- A 54-page guidebook that fits inside the box, with instructions on how to read these cards, corresponding botanical illustrations and meanings.
- A sturdy, two piece box to carry your deck and guidebook wherever you may travel.
