Decks I love but can't quite read (yet?) ✨ Tarot collection pt. 2

In which we look at all the decks I like to play with, deep-dive, study the guidebook, and pair with others! 👉 This is for you if... You're a tarot collector with a shelf of decks you rarely actually read with. You want to see how someone uses unusual decks in actual practice. You don't just read with your decks, but like to study and play with them. You're curious how I categorise my deck collection. 🎬 Watch these next: Collection pt one - my workhorse decks:    • Functional, versatile, workhorse decks ✨ T...   How I build a personal tarot study plan:    • Combining tarot theory + herbalism in one ...   My tarot journal ecosystem:    • My tarot journal ecosystem ✨ how i use eac...   The deck collection playlist:    • Tarot and oracle deck collection   ⏰ Timestamps: 00:00:00 Study decks, play decks, and the ones I haven't figured out. 00:01:15 What makes a deck suitable for a study, versus a grab-and-go? 00:02:31 Decks with upright and reversed keywords - does that change how you read? 00:07:02 When a tarot deck doesn't make sense, you can always use it like an oracle. 00:09:01 The blueprint for a big beefy guidebook - does it matter when it's written by the artist themselves? 00:14:18 I love a deck that's mean to me. 00:17:24 Forcing meaning to fit with collected artwork decks. 00:21:54 Reading one card at a time to study a deck. 00:23:51 Using colour as a starting point into an intimidating deck. 00:24:27 Reading open-style Marseille vs RWS. 00:26:26 A deck that's successfully restructured the tarot court. 00:31:57 The deck that keeps surviving my attempts to downsize. 00:34:49 Build-your-own spreads with oracle deck keywords. 00:40:06 Anyone else getting tired of decks marketed as tarot that should really just be oracles? 00:57:33 When a deck is perfect on paper but there's just no chemistry. 00:59:40 Decks for my aspirational self versus real-life. 01:01:17 Do you buy decks if you know you won't work with them for a while? 01:07:30 The difference between a deck you love and a deck you can actually read with. 01:09:30 A deck that does its own thing with the astrology. 🧪🔮 Join the tarot lab on Patreon for monthly experiments, seasonal practices, and behind-the-scenes explorations:   / tarotmagpie   🃏 Shop tarot spread zines & readings: https://tarotmagpie.etsy.com ✨ Decks shown: Barbara Walker (tin): https://amzn.to/4b5rbEM Bonefire tarot: https://amzn.to/3Yifrar Bonefire first impressions: Circe tarot: https://amzn.to/4pfUOXs Circe video: Citadel oracle: https://amzn.to/49f3CXJ Death Doula: https://deathdoulaoracle.shop/?srslti... Deleted World: https://73f7b8-3.myshopify.com/produc... Dreaming World Lenormand: https://amzn.to/4jhFk3D Ethereal Visions: https://amzn.to/4jkDejG Fountain Tarot: https://amzn.to/4qx3klT Gay Marseille: https://www.thewordwitchtarot.com/gay... Goddess of Love: https://amzn.to/4jlh80v Goddess of Love first impressions: https://amzn.to/4si6TOA Gustave Dore: https://amzn.to/49cCVTr Heavenly Bodies Astrology deck: https://amzn.to/4b7IJQv Heart and Hands: https://amzn.to/4jkDTla Hellenic Oracle: https://www.makeplayingcards.com/sell... Herbal Astrology oracle: https://amzn.to/44JqRYy Herbcrafters: https://amzn.to/48Yuj42 Hieronymus Bosch: https://amzn.to/3LlZ8Xa Hush Tarot: https://amzn.to/4jlggcf Jupiter Power: https://www.sicksadgirls.com/products... Lubanko (indie edition): OOP Mary-el: https://amzn.to/45iFHFq Medieval Feathers: https://amzn.to/4aBLx8r Napo Tarot: https://amzn.to/44M0QI3 Next World Tarot (pocket): https://amzn.to/4pVWtlY Nicoletta Ceccoli: https://amzn.to/3N78zKB Ritual Tarot: This edition OOP Sion Tarot & Sion Sigils Oracle: https://artisantarot.com/products/the... Sion decks review: Song of the Grandmothers Oracle: https://www.joyfulresonance.com/song-... Spread Machine Quest Deck: https://fablesden.com/shop/p/spread-c... Squid Cake Marseille: https://amzn.to/3NkckfK Sustain Yourself Oracle: https://amzn.to/3LnuYmm The Tantric Dakini Oracle: https://amzn.to/4phPzqm The Tarot of Vampyres: OOP Voyager Tarot: https://amzn.to/3YgiMGX When Olga Speaks: https://www.pneuma-collective.com/sho... The Wild Unknown Alchemy: https://amzn.to/3L1WZzT The Wild Unknown Archetypes (pocket): https://amzn.to/4awQjEf The Wild Unknown Tarot (pocket): https://amzn.to/4jhE3JT Wildwood: https://amzn.to/48YceD9 Wisdom of Place: https://amzn.to/3MUgTgO 🔗 Some of the above are affiliate links, meaning I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.