Hi Umai,

And a belated welcome to the Tarot boards.  Set a spell, read the threads such that they are.  This place used to be jumpin', maybe will be again sometime.  Post on the open reading thread if the mood strikes you.  From the sound of it you are a pro.  A hundred decks, wow, that's a lot.  I only have two, neither of which made your favorites list.  I started out with the Osho Zen Tarot deck, certainly you have heard of it.  I love the deck.  I love the images, the joy infused through the deck, and the really good write-ups in the book.  Quoting extensively from the book can make even an hack like me sound good   Besides, the Osho Zen deck played a part in falling in love with my wife.  We met right here on the tarot boards, and her read for me got things going between us.  It will always be my favorite deck.

I also have the Gilded Tarot by Ciro Marchetti, just to have a more standard deck.  Also the whole feel of the deck is different.  The joy of Osho is replaced by a cool intelligence.  The Far East themed pictures are replaced by the more typical Mideval European style.

And to be honest with you, I don't see myself buying another deck for the little I actually read.  It takes a lot of time and energy for me to get really familiar with a deck.  Those are scarce commodities in the BeerLover world these days.

There are a lot of other readers who lurk and post on these boards.  I hope some of them chime in with their favorite decks.

Good topic.

BeerLover

My favorites are still:

1) the grand-daddy of all our modern decks, the Tarot de Marseilles, or

2) a regular playing card deck.

Usually for readings and consultations I use a deck of my own devising, which is kind of a combination of the 2

Hello to all, and brand new here!

My favourite is the Crowley/Thoth deck.  Over the past 30 years, no matter how many other decks I have collected or worked with (oh my, over 50 at last count), I always return to this deck.  I suppose we all return to the deck that resonates best with us.  I am always drawn back to the art, and over the years, as I read for people, there were some moments when  I felt "off" -- but, if I focused on simply "reading what I saw" and explaining the symbols, the cards would always read themselves. It is a powerful deck!

I apprenticed to a reader with that deck. So I always come back to it.

I also love the Sallie Glassman deck: New Orleans Voudoun Tarot. It has a lot of Thelemic and Voudoun imagery I am drawn too.

I also love the Palladini deck -- in fact, I love all my decks, but those would be my top three.

Blessings to all,

WS

My favourites would have to be anything by Magic Realist Press, especially the Bohemian Gothic and Victorian Romantic decks. At present, I'm using the Bohemian Gothic most of all... must be that sense of impending Hallowe'en...

I'm also extremely fond of Tarot of the Sweet Twilight, a new Lo Scarabeo deck. Lovely images and a sweet, melancholy voice. Lisa Hunt's Fairy Tale Deck is another favourite.

:)