Just wanted to share because it’s always amazing when the cards sync up exactly with the question. And always a positive when the querent finds some comfort.
Deck: 1JJ Swiss
Question: what comes next now that I’ve filed for divorce?
Did you go through Facebook, a breed specific group, or word of mouth? I would love to find one in the PNW but all my people are giant breed people, so I can’t get a connection. I keep getting my posts deleted in Reddit, I’m not sure how to ask without breaking rules. How did you find your Frenchie?
We thought about Zelda, but our cousin/neighbor has a Corso named Elda, so we have to come up with something new. We like people names, movie/music/video game names, and we prefer to avoid names related to her breed or size or color.
ETA: we have t brought her home yet; so far, she’s being called Girl 2 and Baby
Aside from eBay, where do you guys typically sell your old decks online?
Very grateful to get this one in the mail recently; I’m always scanning Kickstarter for a contemporary TdM and this one is fantastic. Superb card stock, incidentally. Very interesting Major Arcana!
Rare Triumphs, 2nd ed., 2026
Ian Cumpstey
Cumbria, England
Northern Displayers
I never find this deck anywhere, usually just the book without the cards, but lucked out recently, so thought I would share.
Jonathan Dee Tarot: Marseille-inspired with a few hints of RWS here and there in the pips.
(The Golden Retriever puppy in the 3rd pic did not come with the deck).
You guys probably already heard, but it was news to me:
Alejandro Rozan’s deck, Pixie’s Marseille, was one of the Kickstarters that I was so bummed out to miss. He’s got the deck in stock on his website!
This is Tommy. Both of his parents are on the small side of average, so it makes sense that Tommy is tiny. He’s 8 months old now and perfect in every way. How old were your dogs when they finally reached their full mature size?
I just got the Aorathian deck and it’s even more awesome irl.
Decided to go ahead and grab Uusi’s Solis Occasum Lux Brumalis and I think I love it! I wasn’t expecting to because it’s not TdM, but the pips are so perfect! It’s a brilliant deck.
UPDATE:
This is why I love you guys, thank you all so much! I found almost all your recommendations online and I’m BEYOND grateful!
Here’s my library so far. What am I missing? I have DuQuette’s book about Thoth & a couple other Pitisci books on Kindle. I’m mainly interested in TdM, but I also love tarot history, art, and reading methodology in general. If you have any great book recs, I really appreciate your sharing!
By Michael Geopferd and Brian Williams. A very interesting variation of the Major Arcana. The pips are cool too, but the cards are huge so I didn’t have room for the whole deck.
I haven’t ever really felt drawn to the artwork that I usually see in some Thoth decks, but I’m highly interested in learning more about the system.
I ordered the large edition of the Thoth deck I see everywhere, so that’s on its way, but maybe there are other versions or variations of it?
Which Thoth decks do you recommend? Which are your favorites and which ones are in your wish list?
I’ll take any recommendations, any price range, and from most countries. I prefer not to use decks made by AI just as a personal thing. Thank you in advance for helping me!
*Book recs would be appreciated too if you feel like adding them 🙂
It’s so amazing! I have the 2nd ed. so I knew I’d love the art, but I didn’t realize how fantastic this smaller size would be. Not too small that the art is lost, but small enough to easily shuffle and carry. Matronua is, hands down, my favorite deck in existence and this pocket deck is perfect.
I already knew I would be in love with the art because I have Valentina‘s 2nd edition which, of course, is breathtaking.
What I didn’t know was how surprisingly shufflable this pocket edition is; so cool. It’s the same art paper style of card stock she uses for the standard sized decks, but it’s flexible. I’m extra impressed.
Matronua is, hands down, my favorite deck in existence.
I already knew I would be in love with the art because I have Valentina‘s 2nd edition which, of course, is breathtaking.
What I didn’t know was how surprisingly shufflable this pocket edition is; so cool. It’s the same art paper style of card stock she uses for the standard sized decks, but it’s flexible. I’m extra impressed.
Matronua is, hands down, my favorite deck in existence.
I did a major purge and gifted a bunch of decks to other people; this is what’s left of my tarot/oracle/lenormand collection. Trying NOT to shop for anymore for a while, but collectors gotta collect, lol.
Of all the decks in the photo, my absolute favorite is the Matronua Tarocchi Italiani. There are a few decks pictured without titles on the front and those are: Cerulean (the blue box top left) by James Eads, just below that, in the brownish box, is Green Glyphs Runes, and then over to the right a bit, top row, is a black box and that’s True Black Tarot from Andrew Wang.
ETA: the flowery box is Metanoia Marseille from Bouchette Designs
Top L - R
• Matenoia from Bouchette Designs
• Madenié from Yves Reynaud (who is such a nice guy, by the way!)
• Vachier also from Yves Reynaud
• Matronua (my very favorite) from Valentina de Luca, one of the kindest people ever.
Bottom L - R
• Conver from Artisan Tarot
• Ancient Italian from Lo Scarobeo
• CBD, of course 🙂 from U.S. Games, thanks YBD
• Othrysian from Artisan Tarot
• Noblet also from Artisan
The Matronua pocket edition is on its way and I couldn’t be more stoked. What are your favorite TDMs? And where do you guys find them?
Dude has 2 dog beds, my bed, guest room bed, and 2 couches to choose from.
Yet he picks the cold hard floor, snuggled up with the cold hard wall. Where is your Golden’s favorite nap spot?
I was accused, by a civilian woman I’ve never met before, of stolen valor.
Her reason was because I have a USMC tattoo on my arm, but I “don’t look like a Marine”. A complete stranger literally took the time and energy to walk across a parking lot to me to tell me this.
So I guess my question is: what does a Marine look like?
Pic added to prove that I do, in fact, look like a Marine and wanted to show off my cute puppy who had to witness the interaction, poor guy.