After about a week of digging through archives, old posts, and sold listings, my best estimate is that only around 20% of Samuel Weiser sunburnt magician decks are actually blushing Fool decks. Most reports mention when they hit, not when they miss. #Tarot
Right now I’m collecting vintage historical decks, along with faithful reproductions of decks most of us would otherwise only only see in museums. I’m also very into deck and print history, so I’ll often keep multiple editions of the same deck to compare changes in production. What about you?
Sitting across from him and hearing how he actually thought about symbolism, correspondences, and the deeper structure behind it all would be hard to pass up. It's unfortunate he never completed his personal deck.
I want to say Etteilla because getting a reading from the person who created the first deck specifically for divination would be incredible. But I also agree, Éliphas Lévi keeps pulling at me too, because he helped shape so much of the occult framework that later tarot readers inherited.
The problem with archived forums and fb is people usually only report when their pack contains one and rarely report when it does not.
Also, can we talk about how ridiculously good the cardstock and print quality are on these?
If you have one, please let me know one way or the other, thank you!
#tarotsky I have a collector question I'm hoping you can help with!
If you have a Samuel Weiser RWS with the sunburned Magician on the box, does it also have a blushing Fool inside?
I’m trying to get a better sense of the odds. From what I've gathered, it looks to be a 50/50 shot.
Someone asked me today how many #tarot decks I have. The only honest answer I could give was "Less than 100, but definitely more than 50". I never thought to tally them
If I could go back in time, I think it would be fun to get a #tarot reading from Miss Cleo, Etteilla, and Éliphas Lévi. What about you?
Daily pulls for #tarot practice are great and all, but exercises are where the real growth happens.
Some people carry gum. Some people carry a phone charger. I carry a #tarot deck. Same energy.
It’s kinda wild that both A. E. Waite and Pamela Colman Smith might be annoyed knowing their biggest legacy is “the #tarot.” Waite wasn’t exactly thrilled about tarot for divination, and for Pam it was just another commission, despite him dragging her into the Golden Dawn.
Just need the Encyclopedia of #Tarot Volume IV and I’ll have my Stuart R. Kaplan infinity stones. Why are they so expensive!?
I dont have too many #tarot decks, you dont have enough
Am I the only one that gets laughed at because I always seem to pull out a #tarot deck when it’s needed. In the staff room? Yep, always one in my backpack. Staff café, yep, there’s one in my lunchbox too. Riding with me? Middle console, you already know. Camping, got one for that too! Always ready 😅
One day I’m going to have a secret #tarot and astrology room hidden behind a... (I'm not telling you that). Just need to scrape up a down payment and find something bigger than a $400k shack. Until then, I’ll be in my very non secret manifestation corner.
Just received my copy of the Éliphas Lévi tarot reproduction by Marco Benedetti and it’s absolutely stunning. The print quality is unreal, it genuinely feels like holding a little piece of #tarot history. Few compete with Marco's historical reproductions
Let's ask the #tarot to help with lunch today, what's it gonna be. Shuffle shuffle shuffle. King of Swords! Sounds like I'll be having high protein no non sense meal, so looks like grilled chicken and steamed veggies!
What was your first #tarot deck? Mine was the standard small Thoth Tarot deck around 2009. It was the deck that "spoke to me" but I was so lost. Not a deck I recommend for beginners.
Don’t let the superstition of “you can’t buy your first tarot deck” stop you from getting into #tarot. That rule didn’t come from the cards, it came from gatekeeping. If you’re curious, buy the deck, learn it, and make it yours.
Tonight I had King of the Hill on while cooking and Bobby Hill finds a #tarot deck at a flea market and goes "they're like baseball cards for Hobbits!" Bobby gets it
Funny enough, the Nine of Swords reversed jumps out. My tarot deck is really emphasizing letting go of doubt. Guess that's confirmation
Should you read reversals when reading the tarot?
I’ve been having fun with these lunch #tarot pulls. Today I pulled the 10 of Coins and I’m seeing a gathering. Oh yes. BBQ it is.
“Minor Arcana” = the smaller secrets. Not “less important,” just more day to day: moods, choices, money, timing, relationships, the human stuff. Simple, right? No robes required. Just a tiny bit of Latin that makes the whole deck feel way less intimidating.
Ever wonder what “arcana” actually means in tarot? It’s not some fancy occult word someone made up. It comes from Latin: arcanum = secret, mystery. So “Major Arcana” basically means the bigger secrets. The headline stuff. The cards that feel like life lessons with a capital L.
Was feeling peckish around lunch and couldn’t decide. Pulled the 8 of Wands from my #tarot deck and now I’m happily on my way to grab a large fry.
Anyone have recommendations for tarot artisans like Il Meneghello or Marco Benedetti?
I’m looking for small batch, handmade, historically minded decks, restorations, or facsimiles. Bonus points for Italian or European workshops.
What’s for lunch today? I ask my tarot cards and pull The Hanged Man reversed. No time for a drive-through. Pre-made deli sandwich it is.
It reads like emotion in motion: clean, living, renewing. Not “mood,” but something actively flowing through you. Is that detail going to change every reading? Nah. But it’s one of those “ohhh, they really thought about this” moments that makes the deck feel smarter.
