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| Buying a Deck | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditionally you are not meant to buy your own deck, but are meant to have it bought for you - the limitation of this is that the if you don't choose your own deck, how can you be sure its own you can work with? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Things to look for when buying a deck | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Visual Appearance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| You find the artwork pleasing to the eye and will be happy to look at the pictures repeatedly during the course of the readings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Visual Meanings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| When looking at the artwork, you can see meanings in the card and the way it has been designed - the designs carry the meanings of the card. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Book/Leaflet� | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whether the deck has an associated book or not, which explains why the imagery on the cards was chosen - this will help in the learning of the cards, as you will start to associated the imagery selected by the�� artist with the appropriate meanings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Card Size/Shape/Stock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Do the cards themselves feel comfortable in your hand, and are they an easy and comfortable size to shuffle? Is the card stock to thin? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minor Arcana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| If possible, try and get a deck that has actual pictures for the minor arcana, instead of a repeated motif, as this will make it easier to learn the forty meanings of the lower cards, as opposed to having to rely purely on strength of memory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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