I've just made a spreadsheet of my tarot/oracle collection. It is hard to track because it is in a state of constant flux. I buy and sell/trade on a whim. So I never quite know what I've got, and the things I used to have I don't dwell on. I tried to remember what I've had in the past, but what's the point? They're only cards, after all, out of sight out of mind. Which makes collecting a bit silly, really. I ought to get rid of many of these, as I never use the majority of them. At present I own (the ones I'd be willing to part with today have a star):
TAROT -56 decks
| Ancient Italian
Tarot |
| Anna K Tarot, 1st ed. |
| Aquarian Tarot* |
| Art of Life Tarot |
| Arthurian Tarot |
| Celtic Tarot, Davis |
Celtic Tarot, Davis (with blue edges)*
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| Christmas Tarot |
| Cosmic Tarot |
| Crystal Tarot, Trevisan |
| Crystal Tarot, Permutt* |
| Deck of 1000 Spreads |
| Diamond Tarot* |
| Druidcraft Tarot |
| Eight-bit Tarot |
| Faerie Tarot* |
| Gaian Tarot |
| Giant Rider-Waite Tarot |
| Golden Dawn Magical Tarot |
| Golden Tarot, Kat Black |
| Grail Tarot |
| Haindl, jumbo German |
| Halloween Tarot |
| Harmonious Tarot* |
| Hezicos Tarot |
| Hudes Tarot* |
| Inner Child Cards* |
| Legend: Arthurian Tarot* |
| Morgan Greer Tarot |
| Original Rider Waite Tarot* |
| Pathfinders Tarot* |
| PCS Commemorative Tarot* |
| Pearls of Wisdom, 2nd ed |
| Prairie Tarot |
| Radiant Rider Waite |
| Rider Tarot Deck, yellow box |
| Robin Wood Tarot |
| Roots of Asia Tarot* |
| Sacred Sites Tarot* |
| Servants of the Light Tarot |
| Silicon Dawn Tarot |
| Sol Invictus |
| Star Tarot |
| Tarot of the Old Path* |
| Tarot of the Sidhe |
| Tarot of the Sidhe, trimmed |
| Tarot: the Complete Kit |
| Thoth Tarot, blue box |
| Thoth Tarot, green box |
| Thoth Tarot, purple box |
| Titania's Star Tarot |
| Touchstone Tarot |
| Universal Waite Tarot |
| Vanessa Tarot |
| Wheel of the Year Tarot* |
Wicca Moon Tarot
ORACLES - 27 decks
| Angel Insight Pack* |
| Bach Flowers Cards* |
Bach Remedy Cards* -- SOLD |
| Blue Owl Lenormand* |
| Camelot Oracle* |
| Celtic Messages* |
| Celtic Wisdom Oracle* |
| Chakra Meditations |
| Druid Animal Oracle* |
| Druid Plant Oracle* |
| Faeries' Oracle |
| French Cartomancy Cards |
| Goddess Oracle |
| Goddess Power Pack |
| Green Man Tree Oracle* |
| Heart of Faeries Oracle* |
| Highlanders 1864 Poker Deck |
| Lenormand Oracle Cards |
| Melissa Lenormand, 2nd ed* |
| Morgan's Tarot |
| Mystical Lenormand* |
| Oracle of the Grail Code* |
| Pixie's Astounding Mlle Lenormand Cards* |
| Postmark Lenormand* |
| Rune Cards* |
| Titania's Fortune Cards |
| Way of the Horse |
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Hi Carla,
ReplyDeleteWilliam Morris was right... And there seems to be a general clear-out vibe in the air at the moment. I feel that too, but also its opposite ;-)
Am I right in thinking you might be willing to move on your Art of Life cards, which I'd love to give a home to? (They definitely fit the "beautiful" benchmark...)
Oh, Nion, did I put a star by that! Must edit. I quite like that, and when I was going through the decks this morning, pulled it out to put aside to go out on my altar today. Must go back and recheck the list!
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So sorry Carla, I was in an early morning haze... Treasure your lovely cards :-) x
ReplyDeleteNo you were right, I had a star by it. I have taken it off, though. :) (You know you can get this deck with free shipping at amazon for under £9 by the way).
DeleteThanks ever so for the heads-up! (I was obviously meant to have this conversation...)
ReplyDeleteYikes, such a different attitude to your decks than me. I can't imagine parting with even the decks I like least - they have all still brought me or taught me something! I also find my tastes and way of reading changing, so that a deck that before held no appeal can come to be a favourite at a later time - rather like you and the Thoth! I'm sure your attitude is far better - aparigraha/non-attachment to the fore - but I just can't manage it, at least as far as decks go...
ReplyDeleteYou know you can almost always buy a deck later if you change your mind. But I never have, and I don't regret any of the ones I have let go for a song -- not even those supposedly fantastic MRP decks. All gone. :) There are other things to occupy my present moment. I might turn around and give all my Thoths away in 6 months. You never know with me! (It's possible but I doubt it!)
DeleteNow, that's just not true - it's often really hard to find some decks later! I have quite a lot that are now OOP. Anyhow, with your quote above, lots of decks are beautiful, too ;)
DeleteAnd, probably a silly question, but what is an MRP deck?
Magic Realist Press -- Victorian Romantic and Bohemian Gothic and all those.
DeleteIf a deck I once had becomes HTF (and they have), doesn't bother me. I just remember that I didn't want it anyway and look at the ones I've got or the ones available right now. :)
As I say, you're a better woman than I. I would definitely have regrets - and have had when I didn't get a deck and then later it went OOP, like the MRP Tarot of Prague...
DeleteNah, not better, just different. I've had to reconcile myself to a lot of things in my life, the lack of a silly deck of cards isn't going to get me!
DeleteIs the Celtic Messages Oracle the circular one? I am looking for this deck and I am in the UK myself!
ReplyDeleteYes it is. I've sent you an email.
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