Choosing A Tarot Deck

Choosing A Tarot Deck


There are many factors that go into choosing a Tarot Deck to work with. Ask
yourself these simple questions:

How does it make you feel when you look at, or handle it? You want a deck
that feels good to you, one you think you might enjoy working with. A lot of
Tarot reading is interpreting your visceral reactions to the cards. If you
don't like the deck when you aren't even asking a question, it's probably
not the deck for you.

Do the symbols and pictures on it correlate to your own symbol set? If
numerology is very important to you, you may want a deck that has more of
the numerological symbols. If you are a student of Cabbala, then you may
find that you are more comfortable with a deck that was drawn from that
viewpoint, and so on.

Do you like the style of the artwork? If you don’t care for the way it looks
then you might find yourself not using it.

Do the Minor Arcana cards have pictures, or only the Majors? Some decks do,
and some don't. Some people find that they prefer decks that only have so
many coins, or so many swords, on the Minors. For them, it leaves more room
for interpretation. Make sure that the deck you choose follows your
preference in this, too.

Is the deck physically comfortable to deal with? If your hands are small,
you may not be able to shuffle a deck of large cards comfortably, no matter
how much you like them otherwise. If you only intend to read once in a
while, that may not be much of a consideration. But if you will have to be
handling them for several hours a day, it might be! I'm too clumsy to handle
a round deck, for instance. If I pick one up, the cards shoot everywhere!

Can you afford this deck? It would be nice if this wasn't a consideration,
but it is. If a deck really speaks to you, you may want to save up for it
over time. Or you may want to grab several of your closest friends, and
suggest that if they all get together, this would be a really great Yule
present!

You may have other considerations, too. If so, pay attention to them. And
remember, there are lots of different decks out there; more than there have
ever been before. Take your time, look around, and choose one that will
really work for you!



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