I find art and symbolism to be much like poetry: One man's interpretation is another's "Oh for crying out loud, what a bunch of hooey!" I also think that humans have days fraught with meaning and details, and others where they like the peace of taking things at face value. I do odd little ...

One thing I forgot to mention about the deck is that Huson's got Hector on the Knave of Batons. I have some facsimile playing cards with personalities on the face cards, including Hector, and that's the main reason I was attracted to this deck. I named my car Hector--he unfortunately got killed last...

Besides the Vieville, I also love the Mitelli... which is a one-off, and the Vachetta... which is a one-off.. so maybe I'm drawn to the unique rather than the standard anyway. I have the Vachetta, so there's another historical deck for me. Oops, I forgot I had this!!! I must start using it. I have ...

I think once you let go of such notions you can start to appreciate the diversity of tarot and come to appreciate the differences and novelties. Vieville is my favourite deck, not a Tarot de Marseille, but for me, far more fun and witty as well as mysterious. I'm firmly in the diversity camp. Frank...

I think people have been "sampling" ideas on tarot right from the start, but it's the twists and inventions that help to define the new versions. Okay, I didn't realize that, because of the way people vehemently get attached to one system and defend it, like dogs gripping a chew toy. Huma...

It looks like you have a germini of an idea here. . .

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Are you familiar with the "Tarot de Marsella" by Daniel Rodés and Encarna Sánchez? That sounds interesting. I didn't realize there was a tradition of mixing sources. I like it when people meld systems together to make something new. The only historical tarot decks I have are the Ancient M...

I realize that this is a new deck, but it's a compilation of historical decks, and Paul Huson's research as outlined in the book Mystical Origins of the Tarot , and I'd be interested in opinions from history people on the deck. The only thing I've really noticed is that people complain about the col...