I need more Deck suggestions - from everybody!

[Rhianna813]

I need many, the more the better, to post their favorite decks here. DH is wanting to give away tarot decks as door prizes for an upcoming Pagan celebration. Our friend can get them at cost from Llewellyn and US Games. This obviously does not cover all decks but it offers many choices…..

I would like to compile a suggestion list for DH that includes a variety of decks. Of course I have my favorites but I don’t want to choose just those. Please suggest decks that you love both artistically and seem well created. Don't worry if you are not familiar with Llewellyn and US Games' selections. But I know Tarot of Dreams, DruidCraft, Housewives are not listed FYI.

You can either just list your favorites or list one/two from the topics below:

Beginners decks:

Pagan/Witchy themed:

Occult/Symbolism heavy:

Cultural (Egyptian, Celtic, Native, etc) themed:

Fun or Whimsical:

Artistic or Offbeat:

Nature/Animal theme:

Fairy/Dragon/Otherkin theme:

Ancient/Historic themed (not necessarily ancient itself):

Thank you all and I look forward to your recommendations _happydanc

Rhianna

[LisaT4P]

Here is a page at aeclectic that lists all sort of themes: http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/themes.shtml

Here are my faves from the lists below, some fall under multiple categories:

Beginners decks:
Rider Waite Smith
Robin Wood
Hanson Roberts
Universal Waite
Medieval Enchantment (formerly Nigel Jackson Tarot)
Mythic Tarot

Pagan/Witchy themed:
Druidcraft
Robin Wood
Goddess Tarot by Waldherr
Goddess Oracle by Janto & Marashinsky

Occult/Symbolism heavy:
Ansata (majors only)
Enochian (very weird)
Thoth
Liber T

Cultural (Egyptian, Celtic, Native, etc) themed:
Arthurian Hallowquest (celtic)
World Spirit (mulitcultural)
Vision Quest (native american)
Norse Tarot by Clive Barrett (nordic/celtic)
Ancient Egyptian Tarot (duh)
Tarot of the Old Path (celtic)
Buckland Romani (may be OOP)
Mythic Tarot (Greek)

Fun or Whimsical:
Whimsical Tarot
Phantasmagoric Theater
Halloween (very favorite!) :apumpkin:

Waking the Wild Spirit

Artistic or Offbeat:
Phantasmagoric Theater
Black Tarot
Gothic Tarot by Vargo

Nature/Animal theme:
Tarot of the Secret Forest (Lo Scarabeo)
Animals Divine Tarot
Druid Animal Oracle
Forest Folklore
Green Man Tree Oracle (hard to find, may be OOP)
Druidcraft

Fairy/Dragon/Otherkin theme:
Faerie's Oracle by Froud (oracle)
Forest Folklore
Tarot of the Secret Forest (Lo Scarabeo)
Magical Menageire (oracle)
Dragons Tarot (Lo Scarabeo)
Celtic Dragon Tarot (Wands=Air, Swords=Fire)

Ancient/Historic themed (not necessarily ancient itself):
Marseilles
Victoria Regina
Visconti-Sforza
Sola Busca

[RhiamonButterfly]

just a couple that I can think of that Lisa didn't...I don't know some of the makers but...
Fun or Whimsical:
Witchy Tarot
Tarot of Mermaids (I love the colors)

Pagan/Witchy themed:
Pagan Tarot by Gina pace
Tarot of the Witches
Witches Tarot
Nature/Animal theme:
Tarot of the White Cats
Baroque Bohemian Cat Tarot
Medieval Cat Tarot
(maybe these should be in the "fun" category..lol)
ok, my brain is fried so that's all I can think of..lol

[halfwaynowhere]

my personal favorites are phantasmagoric theater (although the cards are huge!), and spiral tarot (i think its good for beginners as well as everyone else). they are both by US Games, so no problem there... good luck with everything...

[Old Witch]

Maybe the set Tarot to Go.. It has a Hanson Roberts deck and the book in a smallish box...I'd forgotten I had it!

[Rhianna813]

Thanks for the responses everyone! Don't worry about suggesting the same decks as other folks. That's what I want..... I am not looking for quantity of decks. I am looking to see which ones tarot users actually use, love, and would recommend.

Rhianna

[Jolixte]

Art Nouveau Tarots by Lo Scarabeo :broomride

[NiftyWings]

For whimsical/humorous, you definitely have to include The Housewive's Tarot!

One of my new faves is The Tarot of Prague. The artwork is beautiful; the cards are collages of old maps, artwork, architechture and other things from the city of Prague. You can get a set with the deck and a book. The book has in-depth explanations of all the cards, plus a description of the artwork they used to make the image.

[DarkWaltz]

The Gilded Tarot and the Tarot of dreams, I don't own the Tarot of dreams but I have seen pictures and they are very beautiful cards

[Khaelo]

Ah, someone finally mentioned the Gilded, which is produced by Llewellyn. All the Barnes & Nobles around here have copies, so it's easily available (in contrast to Tarot of Dreams, which is author's website only). Gilded should be on your friend's list. It's quite popular. As a very attractive RWS variant, it looks like a solid "beginners" deck.

I like the Revelations (http://adflatus.dthought.net/) as well. Also produced by Llewellyn, also easily available, but a little more off-beat than Gilded. It's got funky art. The main feature is that the cards are drawn both upright and reversed. It may be a matter of taste, but I find this deck intuitively accessible. And the Devil's snazzy! ;)

[Sea-Witch]

I have the Witches Tarot, which I love. It is my favorite deck and I use it for most of my readings.

I also have the Sacred Circle Tarot. This is a gorgeous deck, beautiful artwork. I prefer it for my spiritual readings.

If I were to buy myself a third deck, it would probably be the Celtic Dragon Tarot.

[Rhianna813]

Thanks for the responses! Great suggestions :-)

Rhianna

[DarkWaltz]

Beginners decks:
Gilded was my second deck I hated my first LOL
Pagan/Witchy themed:
Well worn path,
Daughters of the moon (though I cant quite make my mind up on it)
Faery Wicca

Cultural (Egyptian, Celtic, Native, etc) themed:
celtic widom
Fun or Whimsical:
Tarot of oz
LOTR
Artistic or Offbeat:
spiral Tarot (VERY PRETTY)
Tarot of the crone
Fairy/Dragon/Otherkin theme:
Gothic Tarot (Vargo)
Tarot of Vamps...not my thing but really quite cool!