Robin Wood tarot

[Ari]

I've been thinking about getting a second deck to use for reading for others (I currently use the Rider Waite, and keep my Motherpeace deck for personal readings), and am considering the Robin Wood tarot. Does anyone use this deck/give me a quick review? Are there better ones that someone familiar with the Rider can read, that don't have too many people au naturale in them?

[Semele]

Mol has the Robin Wood deck and I find that the images are very similar to the Rider Waite images. It is a nice deck to use as comparrison. Some of the pictures are more elaborate. Very nice deck.

Semele

[Dagda Moon~Lily]

I agree with Semele! I have the Robin Wood deck. In fact, I seem to relate to it better than my Rider Waite's even though they are VERY close!! There are VERY FEW skyclad people in the deck. I am considering purchasing a second deck of Robin Wood. :D

There are many decks that are very similar to the Rider/Waite. There are loads of websites that have a couple pictures from the decks.

One word of advice....the most "natural" deck I've come across it the "Cosmic Tribe" tarot deck. Everyone is nude, and they are real pictures, not drawings. It's a very colorful, eye-catching deck, but I wouldn't use it for professional/public readings.

Dag

[PaganBoyNC]

I use the Robin Wood deck and am extremely fond of it. The deck is very much based on the form of the Rider Waite deck. The images are very similar and convey similar messages, however they do so with more General Pagan, nature & elemental symbolism rather than the Ceremonial Magick symbols found in Rider Waite. This similarity allows someone who learned on or who used Rider Waite to relate to it quickly and also allows you to use most books that discuss symbolism/meanings in Rider Waite with the Robin Wood deck as well (although there are two or three books based off of the Robin Wood deck as well).

The images are extremely rich, colorful and detailed and include a plethora of symbols at many levels. Robin Wood herself is a master artist and has done a lot of Pagan and fantasy artwork, www.robinwood.com has samples and from there you can order prints and her deck and can read some of her personal beliefs.

Highly reccomended.

[Selenia]

the deck is a favorite of mine and I met the creator two summers ago, a very pleasant talented lady!

[mol]

Originally posted by PaganBoyNC
I use the Robin Wood deck and am extremely fond of it. The deck is very much based on the form of the Rider Waite deck. The images are very similar and convey similar messages, however they do so with more General Pagan, nature & elemental symbolism rather than the Ceremonial Magick symbols found in Rider Waite.

The key here is...Natural. The RW Tarot blends a more Earthy feel to the Rider-Waite style. It is a very good deck and I recommend it to anyone needing that type of 'feel'.