...to my humble appreciation of the World and Art of Tarot!
Like many enthusiasts and practitioners of Tarot, I have collected a number of decks over the years (I mean - there's been so many of them!) and for a number of reasons - but mainly because I am drawn to their beauty and symbology. To me, each deck is both a collection of wonderful artwork to be admired and inspired by, and a book - a tale of the Long Journey of Life - from Ignorance and Inexperience, usually symbolized by The Fool, to Wisdom and Skill, usually symbolized by The Magician, in search of the understanding and knowledge to rule or succeed in their World - that needs to be read and experienced and, subsequently, assimilated into one’s own ever expanding reality.
I have been collecting Tarot decks for over 45 years now, but really got into the swing of it when I moved to Canada from England back in the mid-1990's. Since that time, I have collected over 100 decks, and encountered many more, as can be witnessed on my Pinterest site here. As can be seen, I have come across many variations of The Key on my journey, and learned much about Tarot and its multifarious incarnations that I am more than willing to share and opine about. Not that I would consider myself an expert in any way - just a highly interested participant and acolyte in this realm of the arcane and occult that sends some people off on their own secret sojourns while others tremble and balk at its very mention.
Like most Tarot practitioners, I tend to limit my readings to only one deck - in my case, my oldest deck, an early edition of the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, although recently I have started using a clone of the same deck. Two cards from the RWS appear above. However, I do not stick rigidly to this as a hard-and-fast rule. Sometimes, the aspects or symbology of another deck apply more closely to the environment in which the reading will take place, or are more closely akin to the querent and their hopes and situation. Also, as is often the case with Tarot practitioners, I find that there is no such thing as "One Deck Fits All", and a deck that may be right for most readings will suddenly have limitations in symbology or meaning when a certain situation, problem or specific interest arises. I will opine on decks and their target uses as we progress through both my own collection, and in reviews of other decks I come across.
I hope you enjoy my small perambulation through this most interesting world, and come to love Tarot in all of its aspects in the same way that I do. I will always be interested in hearing your own stories and experiences, and may even include them in posts to this blog - with The Querent's permission, of course - so please feel free to share you own Tales of Tarot with me as we wander through this world together.
Also, I should state that this site is a work in progress, and will continue to develop as I come across different designs, formats, and styles for blogs, and learn the art of blogging. (You will see from my other blogs, I am not a prolific or highly experienced blogger. Hopefully, this blog will change all of that!)
