Tarot by HH
Originally by Celeste:- HH, i know you have this deck, and i wondered what you thought of it?[/quote] Gosh, will you have your sister talk to mine?*LOL* As you say, the figures on these cards do not display much expression and are, for the most part, motionless
I use the deck for "second opionion" readings (pulling the same cards from a second or even a third decks and do comparison readings of the same question using the same spread) and frequently for relationship spreads
I also use the deck for shadow work: the lack of expression tends to make me look closer at the cards and to go beyond the obvious interpretation
In some situations this helps me read the cards rather than reading into the card
Hudes use of antique celestial and navigation charts is a nicely done
Did you notice that the High Priestess is gowned with Medieval manuscripts and the the Wheel of forune is an antique zodiacal map of the heavens? Hudes closely followed the Waitean model and does not stray far from those DMs
Hudes captures the feeling of both the Waite-Smith deck and the simplicity of the Marseille-style decks
Some people dislike the lack of scenery and background tableaus in this deck, but I like that the artist uses the figures on the card to convey the meanings
The Death card is one of the best renditions in any deck since Pixie's! You will find this a nice RWS-variant to add to your growing collection! I look forward to hearing your impressions of the book
It's in the cards! HH Hudes Tarot Deck, by Susan Hudes, U.S
Games Systems Inc, 1995, ISBN 0-88079-137-3 (deck) Wisdom in the Cards, by A.L
Samul, U.S
Games Systems Inc, 2002,
ISBN 1-57281-335-0 [/quote]
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