Haha, the future self thing gets me everytime when I am trying to get rid of things. I need to tell myself "I'm allowed to have this" more often because I don't often think I deserve nice things (probably why I am also terrible at accepting gifts). I always enjoy seeing your collection, it's so interesting and quirky and so very you. Also, wow, blast from the past showing TWU tarot you coloured in; I remember watching that very first video you uploaded. Loved the revelation that you shared at the end regarding elevation of practice vs valuing what a deck can bring to you even if it's not some lofty new spiritual/magical level up. So here for the truth bombs and spicy takes. For me, when it comes to folks like Crowley, Fortune, Blavatsky etc, it's about being aware of their less savoury qualities, actions and views in order to have a balanced understanding of them and their work. From homophobia and eugenics to appropriation and gender essentialism, there's sure a lot of 'ick' to wade through. But I do think there is also very interesting and useful information to be gleaned, as long as we're conscious of that, then there's no need to throw the baby out with the bath water. When combined with diversifying the voices we are learning from/listening to, we can end up with a well rounded and hopefully respectful understanding of our practices and those of others. On saying that, I could also do without the Occult Edge Lords out there who will hang onto every single thing that Crowley or some other esoteric figure of the past wrote/said, who bash anyone who says a bad word against them. Ugh. Very much enjoyed this Anna, thank you for this thoughtful look at your current deck family. x
@@lilpinkbear Wow, thank you Kelly ♥️ I really appreciate you took the time to explain your point of view on Crowley etc. I fully agree with you. Just unfair that one is getting all the hate and others seem to get away with it 😅 It’s nice to see I’m not alone in my observations. We’re all better off by not blindly following 🙏🏼
I have a few decks that I don’t read with often or at all and yet I love them and enjoy them and I’m going to keep them. They bring me happiness and isn’t that a wonderful thing! I culled my collection a year ago and it renewed and reinvigorated my practice. Now a year later I’m ready to cull again. I have become much more disciplined and discerning about deck purchasing, but as new decks are created I most likely will add to my collection. The decks come and go…… as my practice changes and grows. Thanks for an interesting and thought provoking video. Keep the Blushing Fool!
@@weststartarot-Liz I will! Thank you! It is a wonderful thing ✨ It’s nice to get new decks, it’s also nice to let go of decks. It brings balance and shows a “truly chosen” collection of decks
Hi Anna. I love your videos. I have so many decks and I've gone through the same dilemmas. Finally I had a moment of clarity when looking at my books. I thought, who would ever say that I shouldn't have Sherlock Holmes when I have Agatha Christie, or Emily Bronte when I have Charlotte Bronte, or Camus when I have Sartre...and several books by the same author at that? The books I love sit on my shelves and I don't reread them regularly. There is no feeing of excess when it comes to books other than how much space we have. Books I give away are those I absolutely don't want to keep. Why do we do this to ourselves with tarot decks? Is there something beneath the surface we all need to examine? Just my current thoughts about this issue which I struggle with too.
@@Victoria-vw6ju It can be different for everyone.. but for books I agree with the point of view that says books are pretty much a one way street. Tarot decks are a conversation, so the relationship is very different. And then if we neglect that conversation-type relationship, it no longer feels good to keep that deck. There needs to be some form of energy exchange. With books it’s ok to have read once and to keep in the bookcase as a reminder
A practice is not what I have😂, I wish I devoted more time to Tarot. Here's my experience so far: I own decks I THOUGHT would bring a lot to my practice, because they are sophisticated and beautiful and intricate and rich in symbols but then ...crickets... Then there's this cheap, humble deck you just bought because you needed a Tarot and it was Angel decks and oracles or that , and that turned out to be an amazing deck (Ellen Dugan Witches) The meanings are theoretically RWS but in my case the cards evolved to new meanings: the character in the six of wands looks ill, greenish face and tired, so whenever the card turns up I know something apparently good is not so good or comes at a price. I hated Marseille decks for years because they told me about my mom's death. It was my mom's deck and she was asking about herself and she couldn't interpret the cards but I saw the meaning right away, and it was a hundred percent accurate. Sad beyond words. I hated Marseille decks and still the classic Marseille by Fournier is not for me. The tarot Español has a completely different feel though, so I could rekindle my love for Marseille style decks. I love your videos. I try to watch fewer videos these days because I don't have much free time. I forgot to mention that I think Tarots are "alive" so to say, I am an Animist, and Tarots have a personality, that's what I have found out, and like people some like you, some don't. Some are like an old friend and like in life you can't judge a book by its cover. I love to see which decks work for people and why. So my aim for the following months is culling my collection creating a magpie (and rehoming other decks) and finding time to give some love to my wonderful, dear cards. Thanks for sharing your wisdom and your decks!!! Awesome!!❤️🐦⬛
I recently moved. It gave me a chance to go through my tarot and oracle decks and decide what stays and what goes.The question I ask myself was "does the deck speak to me in some way?" I was surprised by how many decks didn't speak to me, and I moved on. To ask "does it elevate my practice?" , is such a great question. I will be using it as a journaling prompt that may help me define my practice at this moment in time. Yay to van life, I took a few longer trips with my van this past summer and early autumn. I have a very cool rug and some beautiful cloth wall hangings in it. Makes it feel cozy and home like.
@@whalesong813 Cloth wall hangings 🥰 Isn’t it funny how we think we like certain decks but actually when we really sit with it, turns out it doesn’t speak to us or there are soooo many cards we don’t like?!
I have to be frugal with my money, so I pass on many many decks I'd love to have in my collection. Collection aside, I mostly carry two decks with me. Two differing systems that I can read with depending on the question, the mood, or where my heads at in the moment. I'm more into designing my own decks. However, I view decks as a tool, mostly. I used to cut meat, so my tool of choice had to be sharp. Junk tools made work that much more difficult. Sure, I could use a dull edge because I am a master at my craft. But boy would my wrist hurt at the end of the day. Same thing with tarot cards. Tool, device, more than cards. Snapshots of a moment pulled from time and stilled. A picture that is not yet a puzzle. The reader is the craftsperson who uses the tool to turn it into something.
Hello Anna, you have a great collection of decks.😊 I share your love of Patrick Valenza's Trionfi Della Luna, in fact I have the 3rd edition of Paradoxical Marseille (brown), Full Spectrum Marseille❤🧡💛💚💙💜and the Paradoxical Rose Illustrated pips. I do prefer the Marseille style pips though.I also enjoy Patrick's Deviant moon Tarot, The Revived Gassmann Tarot Marseilles, and Francois Georgin Epinal Tarot Revived.
Love the collection and your relationship with your decks. The past couple months, I have felt these sticky feelings around my collection so this has inspired me to think about what is truly important to me regarding the decks in my collection. Also, FACTS about Crowley and Dion Fortune 😅 and the Wild Unknown is TOTALLY a Thoth deck.
@@jessreadscards Haha THANK YOU Jess, you may very well be the first person to view the video until that part 😅😈 Will you film your thoughts on your decks? I’d be interested to see
How did I not pick up on that?? I love Thoth and TWU. 😂 I am away from my collection and my Wild Unknown decks. I would love to have it... but $$ and shipping. 🐽
I mean vintage is always the best and most understandable excuse there and it's valid 🤣 and you do deserve all these decks you enjoy whether to read with or stick to that shelf! I gave away some decks to friends since I wasn't using them much. Now I might give away a few "major" arcana only decks since I've "collected" quite a few of them... But full tarot deck? Only own one now and I can't believe it myself 😆 the one I gave to my mom a few years back but it ended back in my hands recently since she passed away. I guess I can blame it as being "special" then 😅 back to working with it!
I love watching this type of videos since I became a collector with out knowing 😅 then I realized that yup I have more then what I need maybe I’m a Art lover maybe it’s just my excuse 😅 but I do try to clean up my collection inspired by videos like this 😊 I have a big bag full of decks that are leaving my collection and try to cut at least half of it … you have a nice taste and beautiful collection thank you for sharing!
Yes you do deserve the Golden Thoth deck because you had to ask yourself again, to me that say's you aren't finished with it yet. At least that is what I would say to myself💖
Question: imagine if you were seeing these deck for the very first time, would you want to start a collection that had a certain aesthetic because that is you? Or are you collecting because its what we tarot magpies do? Then if you dont use it why not just keep until that day when you think ah, I should perhaps give that a try? And then if you really dont like it, its better than thinking "i shouldn't have let that one get away!" I sold the golden rider and don't regret as I didnt feel it. Yes to have kept it as treasure but no to release to an owner who could appreciate it. So yes this smhyp as if you dont use it you arent really paracticing your craft. Wishing you a wonderful week ahead 🙏💜🙏
@@ClairtT4040 Very good questions! For my main decks, for sure the decks that really fit me. When it comes to Moroccan Fez Tarot I appreciate it because of the magpie aspect haha. It does not reflect me, but I like it and read with it nonetheless. 🙏🏼😉
@@marialouisawessels3835 Haha oops sorry 😝 Well, it’s a deck that nobody has that was made by (another) Anna as an experiment. It’s a white Crow’s magick
I went crazy this year bringing in over a hundred decks. I do love variety and have mood decks galore but this is very appreciated. It gives me a different perspective and makes me think. I guess I need to get in my collection and see what adds to my practice. Thanks for this! Also… do you think a guidebook would add to your experience with the Kazanlar? I have trouble picking it up and my finger is hovering over the purchase button for the book in the hopes that it might help…
I cannot make up my mind anymore about the Kazanlar! I’m truly not certain if the large guidebook would give me what I need to read with the cards… If it was a deck I already really liked to use then I would definitely want to take a peek at the guidebook!
❤️ 🐦⬛ Great collection, Anna! You know what? I just made the mini "greenie" Thoth. I wanted to use my super-green "greenie" more, but it feels too precious to use often. That’s why I made a copy in my favorite travel size. 😅I'm still waiting for my prototype from MPC, and I will show you when it arrives. I also have this "laser" edition in French (big size) and Russian (the size of your "gold box"), and I love them too, even though I don’t use them much.
Haha, the future self thing gets me everytime when I am trying to get rid of things.
I need to tell myself "I'm allowed to have this" more often because I don't often think I deserve
nice things (probably why I am also terrible at accepting gifts).
I always enjoy seeing your collection, it's so interesting and quirky and so very you.
Also, wow, blast from the past showing TWU tarot you coloured in; I remember watching that very first video you uploaded.
Loved the revelation that you shared at the end regarding elevation of practice vs valuing what a deck can bring to you even if it's not some lofty new spiritual/magical level up.
So here for the truth bombs and spicy takes.
For me, when it comes to folks like Crowley, Fortune, Blavatsky etc, it's about being aware of their less savoury qualities, actions and views in order to have a balanced understanding of them and their work. From homophobia and eugenics to appropriation and gender essentialism, there's sure a lot of 'ick' to wade through. But I do think there is also very interesting and useful information to be gleaned, as long as we're conscious of that, then there's no need to throw the baby out with the bath water.
When combined with diversifying the voices we are learning from/listening to, we can end up with a well rounded and hopefully respectful understanding of our practices and those of others.
On saying that, I could also do without the Occult Edge Lords out there who will hang onto every single thing that Crowley or some other esoteric figure of the past wrote/said, who bash anyone who says a bad word against them. Ugh.
Very much enjoyed this Anna, thank you for this thoughtful look at your current deck family. x
@@lilpinkbear Wow, thank you Kelly ♥️ I really appreciate you took the time to explain your point of view on Crowley etc. I fully agree with you. Just unfair that one is getting all the hate and others seem to get away with it 😅 It’s nice to see I’m not alone in my observations. We’re all better off by not blindly following 🙏🏼
I have a few decks that I don’t read with often or at all and yet I love them and enjoy them and I’m going to keep them. They bring me happiness and isn’t that a wonderful thing! I culled my collection a year ago and it renewed and reinvigorated my practice. Now a year later I’m ready to cull again. I have become much more disciplined and discerning about deck purchasing, but as new decks are created I most likely will add to my collection. The decks come and go…… as my practice changes and grows. Thanks for an interesting and thought provoking video. Keep the Blushing Fool!
@@weststartarot-Liz I will! Thank you! It is a wonderful thing ✨ It’s nice to get new decks, it’s also nice to let go of decks. It brings balance and shows a “truly chosen” collection of decks
Hi Anna. I love your videos. I have so many decks and I've gone through the same dilemmas. Finally I had a moment of clarity when looking at my books. I thought, who would ever say that I shouldn't have Sherlock Holmes when I have Agatha Christie, or Emily Bronte when I have Charlotte Bronte, or Camus when I have Sartre...and several books by the same author at that? The books I love sit on my shelves and I don't reread them regularly. There is no feeing of excess when it comes to books other than how much space we have. Books I give away are those I absolutely don't want to keep. Why do we do this to ourselves with tarot decks? Is there something beneath the surface we all need to examine? Just my current thoughts about this issue which I struggle with too.
@@Victoria-vw6ju It can be different for everyone.. but for books I agree with the point of view that says books are pretty much a one way street. Tarot decks are a conversation, so the relationship is very different. And then if we neglect that conversation-type relationship, it no longer feels good to keep that deck. There needs to be some form of energy exchange. With books it’s ok to have read once and to keep in the bookcase as a reminder
I would love a video on your definition of elevating your practice... how thats defined and tips on using decks to elevate your practice.
@@AstariaSen Oh good point! Thanks, I’ll give it a think, see if it could be a video. Totally #smhyp video, actually! 🙏🏼
A lovely walk through of your collection Anna. Lol, the irony with the multiple RWS. Brilliant. 🌻
@@AntoinetteTarot 😬😬😬😬🤷🏻♀️
A practice is not what I have😂, I wish I devoted more time to Tarot.
Here's my experience so far: I own decks I THOUGHT would bring a lot to my practice, because they are sophisticated and beautiful and intricate and rich in symbols but then ...crickets...
Then there's this cheap, humble deck you just bought because you needed a Tarot and it was Angel decks and oracles or that , and that turned out to be an amazing deck (Ellen Dugan Witches) The meanings are theoretically RWS but in my case the cards evolved to new meanings: the character in the six of wands looks ill, greenish face and tired, so whenever the card turns up I know something apparently good is not so good or comes at a price.
I hated Marseille decks for years because they told me about my mom's death. It was my mom's deck and she was asking about herself and she couldn't interpret the cards but I saw the meaning right away, and it was a hundred percent accurate. Sad beyond words. I hated Marseille decks and still the classic Marseille by Fournier is not for me. The tarot Español has a completely different feel though, so I could rekindle my love for Marseille style decks.
I love your videos.
I try to watch fewer videos these days because I don't have much free time.
I forgot to mention that I think Tarots are "alive" so to say, I am an Animist, and Tarots have a personality, that's what I have found out, and like people some like you, some don't. Some are like an old friend and like in life you can't judge a book by its cover. I love to see which decks work for people and why.
So my aim for the following months is culling my collection creating a magpie (and rehoming other decks) and finding time to give some love to my wonderful, dear cards.
Thanks for sharing your wisdom and your decks!!! Awesome!!❤️🐦⬛
I recently moved. It gave me a chance to go through my tarot and oracle decks and decide what stays and what goes.The question I ask myself was "does the deck speak to me in some way?" I was surprised by how many decks didn't speak to me, and I moved on. To ask "does it elevate my practice?" , is such a great question. I will be using it as a journaling prompt that may help me define my practice at this moment in time. Yay to van life, I took a few longer trips with my van this past summer and early autumn. I have a very cool rug and some beautiful cloth wall hangings in it. Makes it feel cozy and home like.
@@whalesong813 Cloth wall hangings 🥰 Isn’t it funny how we think we like certain decks but actually when we really sit with it, turns out it doesn’t speak to us or there are soooo many cards we don’t like?!
I have to be frugal with my money, so I pass on many many decks I'd love to have in my collection. Collection aside, I mostly carry two decks with me. Two differing systems that I can read with depending on the question, the mood, or where my heads at in the moment. I'm more into designing my own decks. However, I view decks as a tool, mostly. I used to cut meat, so my tool of choice had to be sharp. Junk tools made work that much more difficult. Sure, I could use a dull edge because I am a master at my craft. But boy would my wrist hurt at the end of the day. Same thing with tarot cards. Tool, device, more than cards. Snapshots of a moment pulled from time and stilled. A picture that is not yet a puzzle. The reader is the craftsperson who uses the tool to turn it into something.
Hello Anna, you have a great collection of decks.😊 I share your love of Patrick Valenza's Trionfi Della Luna, in fact I have the 3rd edition of Paradoxical Marseille (brown), Full Spectrum Marseille❤🧡💛💚💙💜and the Paradoxical Rose Illustrated pips. I do prefer the Marseille style pips though.I also enjoy Patrick's Deviant moon Tarot, The Revived Gassmann Tarot Marseilles, and Francois Georgin Epinal Tarot Revived.
@@Cre8ive_intentions His work is great!
Love the collection and your relationship with your decks. The past couple months, I have felt these sticky feelings around my collection so this has inspired me to think about what is truly important to me regarding the decks in my collection. Also, FACTS about Crowley and Dion Fortune 😅 and the Wild Unknown is TOTALLY a Thoth deck.
@@jessreadscards Haha THANK YOU Jess, you may very well be the first person to view the video until that part 😅😈 Will you film your thoughts on your decks? I’d be interested to see
How did I not pick up on that?? I love Thoth and TWU. 😂 I am away from my collection and my Wild Unknown decks. I would love to have it... but $$ and shipping. 🐽
@@tamipie😮💰
@@AstralLadyTarot i would like to! ♥️
Yesssss Jess! I agree with Anna, I would love to see a VR to this video.
I agree, you deserve all the beautiful decks ☺🎉🎉🎉
😄
I mean vintage is always the best and most understandable excuse there and it's valid 🤣 and you do deserve all these decks you enjoy whether to read with or stick to that shelf! I gave away some decks to friends since I wasn't using them much. Now I might give away a few "major" arcana only decks since I've "collected" quite a few of them... But full tarot deck? Only own one now and I can't believe it myself 😆 the one I gave to my mom a few years back but it ended back in my hands recently since she passed away. I guess I can blame it as being "special" then 😅 back to working with it!
🙏🏼♥️♥️♥️
lol! I love this video. I am not alone in the madness of collecting decks.
@@LotusMoonTarot It is madness! 🤯
I love watching this type of videos since I became a collector with out knowing 😅 then I realized that yup I have more then what I need maybe I’m a Art lover maybe it’s just my excuse 😅 but I do try to clean up my collection inspired by videos like this 😊 I have a big bag full of decks that are leaving my collection and try to cut at least half of it … you have a nice taste and beautiful collection thank you for sharing!
@@valentineblackrose8888 Thanks so much! It can feel just as good to cull some of our decks as it does to get a new amazing deck 😁
Bert Bakker was my first deck in the early seventies. I would love to buy your coloured-in copy. i am in The Hague.
@@Tdiva-Elly Let’s see what we can do about this :)
Yes you do deserve the Golden Thoth deck because you had to ask yourself again, to me that say's you aren't finished with it yet. At least that is what I would say to myself💖
@@jacqueevelyn6411 Not getting rid of it just yet. I love Thoth and it’s a beautiful special edition 🙏🏼
I also have Gothic Tarot and Fennica, I love them. 💖
@@jacqueevelyn6411 Fun decks to play with!
Ha! I learned Scopa in a Nancy Drew video game.
@@dharmafey So fun!!
Question: imagine if you were seeing these deck for the very first time, would you want to start a collection that had a certain aesthetic because that is you? Or are you collecting because its what we tarot magpies do?
Then if you dont use it why not just keep until that day when you think ah, I should perhaps give that a try? And then if you really dont like it, its better than thinking "i shouldn't have let that one get away!"
I sold the golden rider and don't regret as I didnt feel it. Yes to have kept it as treasure but no to release to an owner who could appreciate it.
So yes this smhyp as if you dont use it you arent really paracticing your craft.
Wishing you a wonderful week ahead 🙏💜🙏
@@ClairtT4040 Very good questions! For my main decks, for sure the decks that really fit me. When it comes to Moroccan Fez Tarot I appreciate it because of the magpie aspect haha. It does not reflect me, but I like it and read with it nonetheless. 🙏🏼😉
Ugh I finally caved in and bought ancient mysteries tarot 😂
@@OscarDeLaYenta 😂😂😂😂
Seriously still laughing about this
I love your collection Anna ❤, but I am so curious now about which is the one you wouldn’t show 😂
@@marialouisawessels3835 Haha oops sorry 😝 Well, it’s a deck that nobody has that was made by (another) Anna as an experiment. It’s a white Crow’s magick
@@AstralLadyTarotit’s a shame she can’t share it on MPC cause I really love her black one.
@ Yeah I think she was cautious and decided to only put it up for one week or something. Then closed it
@@AstralLadyTarothow do you keep up to date about her decks? Cause I totally missed this one
@@AstralLadyTarotI picked up on that. 🐦⬛🕊
I went crazy this year bringing in over a hundred decks. I do love variety and have mood decks galore but this is very appreciated. It gives me a different perspective and makes me think. I guess I need to get in my collection and see what adds to my practice. Thanks for this! Also… do you think a guidebook would add to your experience with the Kazanlar? I have trouble picking it up and my finger is hovering over the purchase button for the book in the hopes that it might help…
I cannot make up my mind anymore about the Kazanlar! I’m truly not certain if the large guidebook would give me what I need to read with the cards… If it was a deck I already really liked to use then I would definitely want to take a peek at the guidebook!
You don’t deserve any of those decks!!!!! Send them to ME!!!!! 😂😂
@@OscarDeLaYenta Return to sender 😈😈😈
❤️ 🐦⬛ Great collection, Anna! You know what? I just made the mini "greenie" Thoth. I wanted to use my super-green "greenie" more, but it feels too precious to use often. That’s why I made a copy in my favorite travel size. 😅I'm still waiting for my prototype from MPC, and I will show you when it arrives. I also have this "laser" edition in French (big size) and Russian (the size of your "gold box"), and I love them too, even though I don’t use them much.
@@alfalyr8418 A travel greenie sound PERFECT 🍀 You have many great ideas. Will you e-mail me some photos?
As soon as it arrives 🤝👍
I am so excited about this, I’m sure it will be beautiful
Wow! A travel Greenie! Pls make it public!!!
@ 🖤