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The true #tarot is symbolism; it speaks no other language and offers no other signs. – A. E. Waite

My very first deck of cards was the Rider Waite deck.  You know the one – bright colors and the imagery that we all know.  I used it for about 10 years, and then moved on to other decks.

One of the reasons I moved away from it, was because the symbolism in some of the cards didn’t mean a damn thing to me.  The four apostles in the corner of the World card? Most of the Hierophant card?  I always went straight for the book.  The book didn’t always help, either.  I didn’t like the colors, and didn’t identify with the deck after a while.  I want to say that I outgrew it, but I don’t think that’s it, either.

I learned the basics from Rider Waite, and then it bored me.  There.  I said it.

I’ve gone through probably a dozen decks since then, and yesterday, I bought a brand new Universal Waite deck.  I looked at probably a dozen other decks, but kept getting pulled back to this one.  The colors are softer, the images are familiar.  While I can get excellent readings from the Amanda Palmer tarot, there are times that I want to focus on the symbols, pull solely from my intuition, and not get distracted by how pretty her eyes are.

I’ve been teaching a lot lately, including teaching my little guy at home.  I always teach with a Rider Waite.  Yesterday, I picked up the Universal Waite because the colors are softer, and I missed that familiarity.  The reading that I gave with them was so seamless, it felt like the cards were only placeholders for my intuition. I dug it a lot.

I’m curious about other reader’s experiences with the Rider Waite or Universal Waite.  What do you think?  

 

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