sitting here alone on a Saturday AM....much I should be doing and will get to.....
I am in anticipation of something arriving that I finally conceded to buy the other day. It was probably horribly overpriced, but it is a collectour's item and something I have become completely intrigued by: The Greenwood tarot deck. It was created in the '90's, when the pagan world saw a glut of new tarot decks put out. I even have one based on crop circles! I bought it for the pictures, not to use it as a deck, but come on! If we truly knew what the silly glyphs meant, you think we'd be still wondering about them?! I have been given at least three other decks that I will not use in all likelihood, by well meaning family and friends, "indulging" their witch friend's "hobby." Only a handful have understood I talk to the runes, not the cards. And that it is no "hobby."
Anyway, I am just excited about getting to study these cards! I have been using a couple of online sites and am personally astounded at how accurate many of the readings have been. I usually, when I read cards, use the Thoth deck. I was something of an honourary member of a ceremonial magick group here and thus picked up Uncle Al's deck by proxy. It's a very complex set of pictures to interpret sometimes. The Greenwood seems to flow much more naturally. (Not to malign my now deceased friends, but ceremonial magick always felt like someone trying to remove himself from the human condition, be outside of it, rather than one confident enough to jump in feet first, and LIVE.)
Every now and then one must listen to one's instincts. I saw and felt this set through electronics, and got very attached to it, and disappointed that it is out of print. I am not a collectour in the true sense, but I was compelled to give in and pay the price being asked. I feel it was right. I am curious was direct touch, after I clear the deck of course, will do for the readings. I feel a certain familiarity to this set, like I did to the runes first time I laid hands on them. This should be an interesting trip.
more later, after they arrive.