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The Marseille tarot has a great charm, doesn't it? I've always liked things with a bit of history! I hope you can find a deck you love, even though it's not easy where you live. Much love! xxx

Thank you, Chris! Now it makes sense! I've found out it's a deck that was added to "Arkana Małe" booklet by Jan Witold Suliga, publisher name is Kolpap (they don't exist anymore, as far as I can tell). I hope this helps! :)

Yay! :D

Yep, he's there to give a warning, no doubt about that! I have seen it myself, even though I wanted to tell myself it's 'a random thing' :')

@@wolfofcoins exactly !

Oh yay, I love Marseille tags! :D Curious about your not-so-favorite card!

YES! Not only the boring Emperor, but the boring Pope too! xD OMG, so good to know I'm not alone :')

Oh, you're also a 4! Yes, I can imagine that with so much Pisces you'd need some stabilisation :) I have a Libra Moon and Virgo rising, I'm pretty balanced, haha xD

@@wolfofcoins Any water in your chart?

@@annerobinson2288 I have Pluto and Saturn in Scorpio :D

@@wolfofcoins Pluto and Saturn are outer collective planets and do not reflect personality functions. So you have air and earth and lack water and fire from what you describe. Where are Venus and Mars? Venus especially is personal. The planets closer to the Sun are considered personal and reflect our personality expression.

@@annerobinson2288 Yes, no water near me! I do have some fire though: both Venus and Mercury are in Aries!

Yes, I cannot understand that! >.<

Yes, it seems it's out of print and the publisher might not exist anymore, I tried tracking them down. Dr. Suliga was probably the most renowned tarotist in Poland (he sadly passed away recently). I wonder if he was behind picking the historical tarot as a base for this deck.

Thank you, Anne, it's a very good idea! Sadly, this deck is out of print, so it's not easy even for me!

@@wolfofcoins Oh, too bad. It's the second time I've seen it on TH-cam. The other time was a greek man who bought it in Greece.

I'm glad you've enjoyed it! It's one of those hidden gems, haha!

Thanks for the info! Thanks to that I have tracked the publisher down, but I'm afraid they don't exist anymore :(

Yes, it seems that the Visconti-Sforza has bean treated with love and respect, don't you think? <3

@@wolfofcoins yes, I do 🙂

Thank you! Yes, it was a little adventure to make my own runes, but worth it! I really appreciate both the artwork and the guidebook. The authors are now diligently working on a tarot deck! :)

Lovely, thank you for sharing your traditions! Yes, juniper is not only a plant with needles (which makes it predisposed to be a protection plant), but it also has a beautiful smell and healing properties, so it's excellent to expel negative energies. Wow, how interesting that juniper has called to you and there is one genus with your name in it! <3

Yes, the palette is lovely! <3

Yes, Claude knew his business, didn't he! ^o^

Thank you! Glad you've found it helpful! <3

Haha, thank you! :D

These are the Rose Patience :)

@@wolfofcoins they are soo lovely 🙏🏻

Hi! Actually I haven't read Robert Place's books, so I cannot tell. The advice I would give myself from 12 years ago would be: don't worry too much about the symbolism and arcane knowledge, tarot can actually be very pragmatic and down to earth :) There is of course a lot of fascinating symbolism in the tarot, but sometimes what we need is a straightforward approach which will help us make changes in our everyday lives. But that's only my point of view :) I know I sometimes got overwhelmed by the multifasceted symbolism, Kabbalah, astrology and many other things attatched by some writers to tarot. For me this is too much and actually prevents us from going deeper into tarot itself. If you are a beginner and would like to learn how to read RWS, I think that books by Joan Bunning or Barbara Moore will be easy to follow. If you want to learn about the symbolism, I guess Arthur Waite's book will be the best.

@@wolfofcoins Thank you for giving a full answer, I literally have no more questions, what I had already been answered in your reply. I'll look at Joan Bunning and Moore then, your approach is kind of new to me, due to Place being the first teacher I read about regarding Tarot.

I'd suggest you to look into Place's Book titled: The Tarot, Magic, Alchemy, Hermeticism, & Neoplatonism. over 600 pages, was extremely readable for someone who's basic in English and always suffer reading in English written books. Like the book title says, he'll go through tarot and the mentioned topics history, starting with the pre-historic shamanism, to ancient egypt; Osiris, Serapis, Toth, Mesopotimia, the Semitic invasion, Abraham the prophet of the three faiths to Solomon and his story with Ashmedai the demon who tricked the wise king, Christianity, Islam. As of now (in chapter 5) as a beginner the book is very digestible, to a knowledgeable people such as you it'll be much easier. :D

@@perfectheretic Thank you! There was a time when I was very interested in Place's work, but back then his books were not available where I lived, so I never got to getting them. I did watch his lecture on the history of fortune telling decks during an online Lenormand summit, it was very interesting :)

@@wolfofcoins I feel you, I wanted to read his works since 2020 but since I live in Saudi Arabia I suffered the same, after long time of trying to get them I lost the interest twice but recently when passion returned to me, I emailed Watkins shop and they were very helpful to offer a worldwide ship :D Following your tips on my next journey with the TdM.

And why not? They appear in most Catholic churches (as putti) and tarot is a product of Christian culture.

Thank you! Yes, I think that Lo Scarabeo know what they are doing with this cardstock, it is very practical and I love it about it!

@@wolfofcoins The deck has totally lived up to expectations and surpassed in some ways. The first thing to say is that yes, the Lo Scarabeo card stock is excellent as ever. Secondly it is a very good reference deck because it is very close to the original Conver style. In fact it's basically a Pierre Madenie deck and therefore very close to the CBD, without the small extra interpretations added by Ben Dov. Lastly, the little white book is possibly the best one I have ever come across. Normally I take a quick look, think what a poor effort that's full of mistakes or confusions and never open it again. This one is a model of clarity and gives just enough information that you could easily get started without any book and probably keep going for a long time with just the LWB. If only all decks had one just as good. The writer would be a fantastic teacher.

@@Aceofwands688 I'm glad you're enjoying your deck! :) I think the author of the LWB has actually written some books on reading TdM, check out Anna Maria Morsucci's titles.

It really seems hard to catch! I am abroad now, so I cannot check my deck, but once I'm back, I'll look to it :)

@@wolfofcoins I would be so grateful! Thank you! 🥰

@@gabrielak8241 I have looked at it closely and I think that the thorns are supposed to create the shape of the rune.

@@wolfofcoins thank you so so much for your time and help, much appreciated. I thought the same, however, I might just imagine it? ... because It doesn't match exactly the shape of the corresponding rune... Why are they making it this difficult for the readers? The Polish edition has the rune symbols clearly present. Thank you again!!!

Yes, we do use mugwort and other dried herbs for smoke cleansing (Polish 'okadzanie'), it is a very old practice. I usually prepare smoke sticks from the herbs collected on Kupala or Zielna and use them during the year. I also make loose incense with juniper, another popular cleansing plant in Polish tradition.

@@wolfofcoins Thank you so much for the information! I'm putting this in my journal right now :D

Yes, I think it's a good idea: to have the rune you're working with in front of you :)

Hah! I thought the butterfly resembled the Dagaz rune, but on every other animal there was a rune drawn, that's why I wasn't sure! Congrats on this beautiful deck and guidebook!

Where is the Thurisaz rune in the card? Hiding the actual runes in the images, without printing them next to the title? Not the brightest idea in my opinion (and I'm sure I'm not alone on this). It would have been such a great deck. Now I will have to sell or donate it, unfortunately.

​@@gabrielak8241 thank you for your opinion! If the deck will have another edition, we will suggest the change to the publisher.

A very lovely deck! Is Thurisaz near the eye? Please let us know where. I find it fun to look.

@@BookLioness Hello, thank you for the comment! Thurisaz is hidden in the shapes of thorns on the goat's horns. We can't attach the image in the comment, but hopefully you will find it now, when you know where to look 😊if that is not the case, you can always write us an email 😉

Thank you so much, dear! <3 It's amazing to hear everybody's stories, so many people who love older, historical decks! <3

Haha, I did have a knitting channel back then :D But since moth infestation that had ruined my collection of handknit sweaters I rarely knit now... I'm more into cross stitch these days! :D Yes, it's a pity there isn't a more in depth guidebook to the Tarot of the Golden Wheel. I've been told that the author didn't speak English well enough to write one. Still, I love this deck, I own two copies: the English edition and the Polish one :)

Oh yay! I hoped to say it right :D Thank you! <3

Haha, they are that sharp for me, at least, who knows what bond you would form with them :) I'd like to learn Kipper one day too! So much on my list, LOL.

Oh wow, that is so interesting! Thank you for sharing! And thank you for your good wishes! <3 I do believe that I am on my way to something better, but the path is full of thorns, haha ;D

Haha, can't wait to hear your responses! You are right, I think it's a better approach to take things slowly. I'm also starting to thing that the best thing you can do when you want to read with the Thoth, is to forget all the ezo baggage and go with your intuition alone xD

@@wolfofcoins Just wondering, would that work out? It kind of brings up feelings, like if I were working with one pantheon and then suddenly started working with a completely opposite one. 🤣

@@Maja_Divination Yes, I know what you mean. It all boils down to individual's feelings about it. One person will just grab the deck and do whatever with it, another will want to respect all of the inner mythology in it...

@@wolfofcoins Exactly ! 💜

Thank you, Marilyn! Oh, I see! Indeed The Tarot of the Holy Light does have everything in it :D I loved your responses and stories too! The TV story was just amazing!

Hi! There were some bumps on the road, but we are on track again. I hope to release a more official announcement soon :)

@@wolfofcoins That's wonderful! I am very excited! I've recently been researching my family's recent history coming from from Bydgoszcz, Poland and Yaroslavl', Russia that was hidden from me, your channel has been such a blessing to help understand my roots 🙏❤

@@ladyroselie It's so heartwarming to hear my channel is helping you! I wish you many wonderful things on your journey of discovering your ancestry! <3

@@wolfofcoins Thank you so much! 🥰