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witchunterobin Vice Captain
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 Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:56 pm
I find that a lot of decks that call themselves tarot are not 78 cards long. Often they are 50-68 cards long and do not have the traditional Major Arcana and Minor Arcana.
Does this peeve you or are you okay without 78 cards in the deck?
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 1:05 pm
Im alright with it solely because I don't try to remember the meanings of each individual card, rather interpret them as they apply to the spread. Still, I can see how buying a deck that isn't what you expected can be maddening. Hence why I have more than 15 decks and use maybe 4 or 5 of them...
One thing is for certain, when buying a deck, check for it on Aeclectic Tarot. That site posts previews of some of the cards in said deck (back and front often), as well as gives you a run down as to how many cards/what kind of deck it is. The reviews are also extremely helpful...
The one thing about tarot that has bothered me over the years are Lo Scarebo decks. Now, not all are treated the same (as I have a few that I really love), but sometimes when you open a deck published by them (and usually it will be a theme-based one), the artwork has little to nothing to do with the card itself. This is one of the reasons Ive stopped memorizing the meaning of each card (save for when I want to drag in all of the subtle nuances of tarot like numerology and Kabalah).
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witchunterobin Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 6:43 pm
I recieved a deck from a friend that is 68 cards, The Heart of Faerie Oracle. I like the artwork, but the book doesn't give much of an explaination about the cards except if it is postive or negative. *shrug* I prefer my Shadowscapes deck. Full 78 and plenty of explanations.
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