Anti-Haul #6 | Decks I'm not gonna buy, decks I regret, Kickstarters I didn't back (+ bloopers)

[@lyra2282]

OMG first :) I love these videos so much Lisa, thank you! BTW I feel the same about the Everyday Witch. Love the tarot, but the oracle deck just didn't click with me, despite being more inclusive (the one issue I have with the Everyday Witch tarot).

[@Lisa_Papez]

You WERE fast on the play button!! Hee. Thank you for sharing your thoughts!

[@lunieahexx6043]

lol it was the other way for me loved the everyday witch oracle but just cant seem to bond with the everyday witch tarot at all.

[@Amy_Fehr]

I LOVE anti-haul videos. We have such different tastes in art, but hearing you justify and explain your decisions helps me make my own. Thanks!

[@Lisa_Papez]

YAY! That's what I'm aiming for - not to tell people what THEY should or shouldn't buy, just giving you a peek into my (oh so babbly) brain! lol

[@carole5648]

i love these videos because i see so many decks that i wouldn't have even known existed, so whether you don't buy, buy or regret, i just enjoy being exposed to all the different art and interpretations so i can make my own call on if i want them.

[@Lisa_Papez]

YES! I see these as my opportunity to share lots of decks! :D Fun times!

[@ailsaek477]

The Cute Cat is my favorite cat deck, and I own a bunch of them. I’d put it firmly in the hug deck category.

[@morrisnakes]

Crystal Spirit was one I was really iffy about at first but I don't think I could live without now. I didn't like the faces in the stones at first, but now I love it. It's almost like each crystal is charged up with energy of a particular type and the faces give extra hints besides the color about what the card means by intuitively reading the facial expressions.

[@audramega3910]

Where do you get your kickass bags?

[@mageriver3388]

I really like these videos and how considerate and kind you present the decks. I super look forward to whats in the pile next to the pink chair, OMG. Love surprises too. Mary El & Dame Darcy Mermaid are on my wish list. That Vintage Botanical Oracle, when you show it, I hope the creator will reintroduce it again. Thanks. 🌻

[@Naked_Ryan]

I love your anti-haul videos because everyone’s tastes are different. What you might dislike in a deck may be exactly what I love in a deck lol these vids are such a good way to expand my wishlist lol

[@davidsherrill8874]

I love these videos so much! You are the reason i have a running list of decks that i just "have" to get!

[@Lisa_Papez]

Glad you like them! I have a lot of fun putting them together!

[@mysticbeardcartomancy4728]

I just have to say I love your videos, They are so much fun. And I also have to say I am loving my Zombie Tarot. I was actually a bit surprised just how much I love this deck that I only spent 20 dollars Canadian on. I was expecting it to be just another fun but just goofy theme deck but this one is actually quite clever and well thought out.

[@Lrbequestrian]

I love these videos! Thanks for your thoughts! I’m in love with the Oak Ash and Thorn deck too! Can’t wait to receive it!

[@SunsetBoughTarot]

Super late to the party but I enjoyed this so much!!! Love a good anti-haul! And I have to admit I’m very glad you kept your Bohemian Gothic 😆❤️❤️❤️

[@aiatarlill]

You made the right decision with the BoGo! And I enjoyed seeing the Dame Darcy and the Zombie in your well-loved pile.

[@cure4thecommon]

I'm so glad you're still doing this series. Flip throughs are nice and all, but seeing multiple decks that are comparable weighed against each other (even when it's just down to personal prefence) is so helpful. I don't always know what other decks are out there so thank you! Also relate to needing giant mugs of coffee to get through the day lately. Caffeine, nectar of the gods!

[@Lisa_Papez]

That's great feedback, thank you!! :) Hehehe yessss cofffeeee!

[@maricel3082]

In love with the Ávalon one!!😢

[@lauramayfair7887]

Lisa... I just ordered the Cute Cat Tarot. I love cats too much to resist.

[@Lisa_Papez]

It's so dang adorable!!!

[@EnchantedMirrorTarot]

I just bought the Sirens Melody Tarot

[@faeriegoddess2711]

Maybe you should rename the category, "decks i regret buying " to "decks ive out grown." You mentioned you didnt really regret buying the deck but it just didn't work with you anymore so maybe that title is a little more accurate. 🤷‍♀️

[@lucinda2329]

That would fit very well

[@netele]

I agree. It's also just more accurate; she definitely liked them enough to purchase them at one point and now just no longer feels the same.

[@Ejcfarley]

Really fun Lisa - I want that Siren's Melody now! 😂 In all honesty for me I think the decks get chosen by default - I know that sounds odd but what I mean is I want a deck so much but I know I want others more so I hang around and then I either miss out and don't mind or have the chance to get it only to realise that again something else trumps it - I've had this again and again with decks like The Muse Tarot and The Textured Tarot. I missed the kickstarter for Bonestone and Earthflesh but when it came out on Etsy and got it immediately because I knew I had to have it but certain other decks have been on my list for so long and I know I will get them eventually whereas other decks just sort of stay on the list until actually I realise I've gone off them. I think its because there is obviously so much choice these days - amazing mass market and independent decks. For so long I thought that really the RWS was all there was 😂 until I fell into the rabbit hole of alternative decks a few years ago and realised how big it really is! Love the anti-hauls too Lisa - always interesting and fun 💓 Xxxx

[@zhenya9302]

Absolutely agreed on the Everyday Witch Oracle. EW tarot was my first tarot love, recently got the mini, love Elizabeth Alba’s art style. Maybe the guide words on the Oracle work for a practicing witch, but for me something like “Fire Magic” is as easily achieved with an Ace of Wands and doesn’t add enough substance to a reading.

[@hollymelnyk1506]

Plain speak is a quality that I absolutely love and respect in a speaker. It’s part of what makes your videos so enjoyable. And I strongly agree that Melissa Cynova has this skill as well. :) Love the concept of these videos. I totally LOL’d at you keeping the Baba Studios deck. I ordered my first Baba Studio deck last week. I’m super excited. I can’t wait for my Oak,Ash and Thorn!! I just discovered Kickstarter in the last six months. I agree with the points you made. I’ve also been waiting until the campaign is almost completed before taking the plunge which helps to slow down my impulsiveness and really think about why I’m wanting to back the deck.

[@Lisa_Papez]

I really appreciate this feedback, thank you Holly!! :)

[@toadstooltarot]

I feel the same way about the Shuffle Tarot. As a concept, you can get the same result by drawing two different cards from the RWS for a spread and imagining them in the opposite card and read from that.

[@Lisa_Papez]

So true!

[@makeupjunkie4059]

I wish there was time stamps because I have been searching for your view on the Oak Ash and Thorn for half an hour and can’t find it.

[@bridgettblessings317]

I couldn’t get my brain to take that leap with the shuffle tarot either, but neat concept!

[@paigelandry2611]

The shuffle tarot (both decks) are the best decks (out of 50+ decks in my shelf right now) that I've encountered. The quality is amazing and the images are eloquent and add a useful twist to the standard RW. It was expensive but i do not regret getting both decks at all. It is amazing. LOVE them both. First decks my hand wants to reach for.

[@zhenya9302]

The first time I saw a Shuffle Tarot card, it broke my mind - in a good way! 😂 Would love to own both, but shipping is at $35 right now, so I’m holding off.

[@ME-je4tg]

This is a bit late of a comment but i bougth the white numen deck today and its the first Tarot deck im going to return

[@emmas.7061]

I really enjoy these Anti-Haul videos and that's how I found your channel almost a year ago now. Somehow I hadn't heard of the White Numen Tarot until you talked about it here. I immediately went over to Amazon and pre-ordered it! Thank you for making me aware of it!

[@Lisa_Papez]

OOooh I love that you found my channel through the anti-hauls. Not gonna lie, there's a chance I'm gonna change my mind on White Numen lol

[@laurensleeper6935]

Hi Lisa. I wanted to say hello and introduce myself. I'm Lauren, the artist who made A Siren's Melody. Today I spent some time looking up reviews to gather some feedback since my deck has been out there in the world. Of course, doing something like this requires a bit of a thick skin and being open to honest feedback from people, and being open to make improvements in the future and with future projects. I had to brace myself a bit based on the title of this video since I was unfamiliar with the Anti-Haul videos you've put out. I wanted to thank you for your positivity and respect you pay to all the artists out there. (I have been going through and watching a lot more of your videos as well. I LOVE THEM). I'd like to tell you that I completely respect people choosing not to back, or having extreme hesitation backing a project that isn't completed. It makes perfect sense, especially if you don't know the artist and their work pace and style. I had launched this Kickstarter as a first crowd-funded project and was new to the format myself, and as with anything new, it is quite the learning process. I am happy to say that the art was completed, ordered and shipped out on time, and I'm sure the backers were also pleased by that. I do want to thank you for that feedback as that uncertainty, that probably many people have, was not something I was fully aware of in the beginning. Many other observations you talk about in your videos are so helpful going forward as well as a maker. I admire your willingness to offer feedback to all of us. And I'm so happy to be shown so many other beautiful decks out there that I haven't seen before. I love this channel and what you're offering to the world. Thank you so much for making it.

[@Lisa_Papez]

What a beautiful comment!!! Thank you so much for posting it and sharing what your experience, as a maker, was with finding your deck on one of my antihauls! This feedback means SO much to me, because I always want the creative people who find their decks featured here to feel valued and respected *especially* when I don't choose to purchase or decide something is not for me!! Thank you! And welcome!

[@Wholistically_Jen]

I love these videos, thank you! And the bloopers were fun!! 💜

[@Netty5200]

"y'all there's not enough coffee for this day" lol - words for everday life!!! I just wanted to say that although you anti-hauled Legendary Ladies it pairs beautifully with Tarot of the Divine.

[@Lisa_Papez]

Mean!!!! LOL I'm still gonna hold off for now but I do need to think of a deck to pair with Tarot of the Divine!

[@consciousnessrazor]

I'd be interested to see if the discrepancy in the time periods depicted in the Glastonbury Tarot is addressed in the book. It actually makes sense to me to have majors be mythological while minors are modern, as I work with majors as big, archetypal, spiritual energies at play, while minors are more situational (current). But I also totally get how the difference could feel a bit jarring. 😘

[@Lisa_Papez]

It very well may be! It's more artistically jarring then anything, but I agree, there is a logic to it that I could see working energetically!

[@mariahmoo]

Very excited to hear more about the Vintage Botanical Oracle. I didn't download them back when they were available and now am so sad they're seemingly not available anymore. So- if there is a way to get them I will be so glad to know about it!

[@Lisa_Papez]

There's been such a response about this one... I'm going to put my walkthrough up right now! :D

[@smithsarmn]

Images are available here for download: web.archive.org/web/20180609102232/www.pointsoffivetarot.com/vintage-botanical-oracle-images.html

[@rozthompson7011]

Totally agree with you on the Mermaid tarot, I hadn't expected the Disney feel and sadly it just didnt work for me. ☆☆☆

[@beetheinfinity6290]

I was going to back Cosma Visions on kickstarter but went back on my decision when I realized that my collection needs joyful decks:)

[@aquamarine18]

Oooh interesting decks in this one. I similarly did not back Faceted Garden despite loving Illuminated Earth; I love + have read all of Poe but the deck doesn't interest me either, but really just because the art style's not my favourite and feels a little bit to me disjointed with the subject matter (if that makes sense). Vintage Botanical Oracle I swear I had the files to print on my computer at one time! If I'm thinking of the right thing I think the creator also had files for a water droplet oracle which I did actually print and do work with. The only deck you mentioned deciding against that I do have and LOVE is Anima Mundi - it's such a good one. For crystals I have the "Crystal Wisdom Healing Oracle" by Judy Hall and I basically love it for all the reasons you love your one crystal deck -- it's detailed photographs (on a black background) and I similarly find I can work with the cards for the crystal energies too. Thanks for sharing as always - I always love these videos! ❤️❤️ As for Kickstarter... I'm on a self-imposed ban after James Eads got sooooo much of my money for add-ons to the Cosma Visions.

[@Lisa_Papez]

ME TOO re Cosma Visions. That's my only Kickstarter for (probably) a while. But I have no regrets.... ALL THE COSMA VISION THINGS! That water droplet oracle sounds interesting!!

[@Lisa_Papez]

Also... re the Vintage Botanical Oracle.. there's been such a response about this one... I'm going to put my walkthrough up right now! :D Check the description box and watch for the how-to!

[@grumpyschnauzer]

Love the bloopers reel!!!!

[@dragorsi]

Any new thoughts on the White Numen? I have the Oak, Ash & Thorn and I love it, but I'm so tempted to get this one too because it feels different enough XD

[@Lisa_Papez]

I believe Liminal11 will be sending me the White Numen to review and I can't wait! :)

[@gnomie2.0]

@@Lisa_Papez I can’t wait to see this review! I love the art so much but don’t see much diversity in the figures on the cards I’ve seen so far. Hoping there is more in the whole deck. 🤞

[@straykat5343]

Loved the bloopers! So great! 😊❤

[@Lisa_Papez]

Thank you! 😃

[@maricel3082]

I love the pink chair u r sitting on..

[@HeavenlyBrujo]

I bought the Mermaid Tarot after I saw it in your walkthrough. I never read with it, some cards were oddly represented. So I ended up giving it to a friend, she really likes it 🤪🤷🏻‍♂️

[@rosebaetarot]

i have the same feelings about the shuffle tarot. great video!

[@bethflynn5342]

I love Dame Darcy’s Mermaid Tarot too!

[@DaniMystic]

When you brought up the Beauty of Horror Tarot, I laughed out loud. LMAO

[@Lisa_Papez]

Lmao still traumatized 🤣🤣😘

[@calypso_lazuli]

It’s so funny because I am the same exact way with tarot 😂😂 I don’t like horror themes in my witchy practice or decor and I rarely use black.. You should see my witchy room, it looks like a fantasy land with bright colors all over the place!! ... though this can easier change if I’m attracted to the art of horror, which is the case for The Santa Muerte Tarot deck which is the closest thing to a horror deck that I have 😘

[@Shefalir]

I love watching you :) Thank you for such amazing videos and content!

[@Lisa_Papez]

You are so welcome!

[@ModernMetaphysicae]

As a Poe fan Im not even drawn to the deck. It feels "gimmicky", and not very poe-ish. The Bohemian Gothic is AMAZING! We tease you... no... fake news. Anima Mundi is so lush. Its my fave animal deck! The bloopers are the best part. Just sayin.

[@Lisa_Papez]

SO MANY BLOOPERS 😂😂😂

[@susanoflightandshadow2145]

Get the Anima Mundi. It is ravenously beautiful.

[@Lisa_Papez]

Temptationnnnnn!

[@shadowmoontarot3781]

I adore these anti-haul videos!By the way, I've heard many people saying that they feel the same as you about the Everyday Witch Oracle...and to be honest I was one of them...I was like "nope,I definately don't need this deck!"...and I saw Juli's video and I was even more convinced that I won't buy it (like Juli,I'm a non-witch doing/liking witchy things! :P )...and then I found it on special offer and I got it (lol!)...and I have to say that the guidebook and the system don't work for me at all...but the cards themselves read beautifully!(And the artwork is great!) After working with it for a month and a half intuitively, I have to say that I really enjoy working with this deck! The way I read with it, it excels in giving advice (esp. on taking action or understanding motives)! :)

[@Lisa_Papez]

Ooooooh I may have to give it another peek at some point!

[@courtney7046]

Add me to the list of people who love these anti-haul videos! And to the list of people who didn't click with the Everyday Witch Oracle. Love the tarot deck-- strange for me because I am definitely an oracle deck reader more than tarot-- but that oracle deck just didn't hit me in the gut. I have small hands and found it hard to shuffle, also. Going to check out the crystal deck you talked about. I have been wanting a crystal oracle deck for a while now. Thank you!

[@Lisa_Papez]

The Stone Deck is really wonderful!

[@truthinshadowdeed925]

This is off topic but I just ordered the Fantastical Creatures Tarot by Lisa Hunt. Waiting for it to arrive. Do you have it if so, what is your opinion of it ?

[@Lisa_Papez]

I don't have it. I've never really felt drawn to it.

[@dragorsi]

The Everyday Witch Oracle is lovely (though it is too big for my hand, I have a hard time shuffling it) but I realized just now that I don't reach for it that much lately. I think for me it's because some of the keywords are so magic specific (in a way that if you do magic it's great but maybe not open enough if you don't) that sometimes I feel I need to come up with a meaning (because the meaning doesn't flow). And some cards feel too similar in their meaning too. But I love the artwork so probably gonna safe it for later when I'll dig deeper into doing magic. I also have the mini version of the tarot but looks like I'll have to buy the regular size too because there wasn't any guide book for this one and with some cards I'd love to know the artist interpretation of it. I guessed with oracle you'd choose instead of the EWO but that deck wants to kill dragons so XDD Tbh I stop and stare at every deck I see from Colette BR, but they just feel too similar to the Wisdom of the Oracle to get another. They all look lovely and I'd consider getting another one if I'd want to replace the WotO but I don't think that will happen any time soon. :D But your crystal deck for studying crystals looks lovely, so added to my BD wish list :D Have you seen the Crystal grid oracle btw? Thoughts? :D Speaking of the Zombie Tarot. Mine seems to be not cut evenly :/ some cards are longer and wider than the others was this the case with you? I commented on the publisher's insta about this but haven't got a reply.

[@karriekocer8065]

Hi, I'm brand new here. I enjoyed hearing your perspective a lot... but I am not convinced that you don't want to back Siren's Melody, lol.

[@SheriLaFay]

Thanks for sharing, love these anti-haul videos!

[@Lisa_Papez]

Glad you like them!

[@sherrimclain1561]

I love your videos. ♡♡ Thank you for sharing.

[@FL-yg2il]

25:15 looks nice

[@DanaMorelia0]

Sorry, may i ask you where do you buy those tarot bags?

[@Lisa_Papez]

My wife makes ALL of them and her etsy shop is www.etsy.com/sparxcreations :)

[@traceymitchell6619]

I love the Believe in your own Magic Deck, never thought of using it with the Everyday Witch Tarot, I will have to try it. The Everyday Witch Oracle doesn't work for me either, was pretty excited when it arrived and ended up pretty disappointed with it tbh. I have used my Crystal Spirit Oracle Deck once and never liked it at all. I have all her decks but to be honest I am all Collette Baron Reid(ed) out. She reminds me of Doreen Virtue churning out the same stuff in different packaging, that is why I won't be buying her 7 energies, got one you have them all really.

[@Lisa_Papez]

I don't think it's a coincidence that the decks of hers i love the most are among her earliest (Enchanted Map & Wisdom of the Oracle). They are falling flat more and more, lately.

[@fiveafterseven]

I absolutely love these videos!

[@Lisa_Papez]

I'm so glad! I love making them!

[@foxesandbrownbearstarot7320]

I’m torn about the White Numen. That cover picture is so gorgeous.

[@Lisa_Papez]

It looks like I'll be getting a chance to review it so I will definitely keep you guys posted!

[@toadstooltarot]

LOL. Your video was advertized by Dudewipes toilet paper alternative. Enjoyed the anti-haul, as usual.

[@8polyglot]

Yay another Lisa anti-haul!

[@Fallenfromastar1]

1. Your hot pink chair!! And matching eyeshadow 😍 2. All I’ve been thinking about is Carnelian lately and you pull out the Carnelian card! I have an app called “Stone” which I think may be by the same creators as those cards as they have that kitchen table talk type feel to their descriptions too. Right, unpause and back to the video.

[@Lisa_Papez]

YES the Stone app is an IPhone app and it is the same creators. I'm bummed the app isn't on android!

[@joannwienikes9186]

Another informative video

[@WendiWells]

I’ve been looking for a deck that depicts contemporary scenes similar to the Everyday Witch Tarot. I love the modern scenes and the style of art work. I was a millisecond away from tapping the purchase button and stopped myself. I just don’t resonate with the witch hats, and they throw me off. It’s feels too much like Halloween or something, for me and I wanted it to be a deck that I would use all the time (not just at Halloween). So, I’ve been looking at the Anna K, Dreaming Way, and various other contemporary decks with scenes set in the modern day here and now. So far, I’ve had no luck with really resonating with any of them. I most find them beautiful and I enjoy the art work, but I’m looking for a working deck. The way I decide, after I am initially drawn to the artwork is to look at my soul cards in the deck (Fool, Emperor, and Death). If I am excited about, resonate with, and am drawn to those cards specifically then I’ll pull the trigger. I only have a few tarot decks: Celtic Wisdom Tarot, Tarot of Trees, Shadowscapes, Monstarot, and the Dark Mansion Tarot. I think that’s ok though, especially since I am not a professional tarot reader and only read for myself. I am seriously considering Oak, Ash and Thorn. And I am seriously considering the 10th anniversary, 4th edition of the Tarot of Trees. And I am patiently waiting for Catrin Welz-Stein’s Tarot to come out on US Games. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Thank you for taking the time to make such fun videos! 💛

[@Lisa_Papez]

Contemporary decks.... what about This Might Hurt Tarot? It's indie, so a bit pricier, but it's FANTASTIC and my #1 deck for client readings. A mass market modern deck is Poppy Palin's Everday Enchantment Tarot. Might want to look at that one. Anna K feels medieval to me.

[@WendiWells]

Lisa Papez Thank for the suggestions 👍 I will take a look at those! Yes, you’re right Anna K does feel medieval. 😆 I think I’m confusing the name with with another i was looking at 🤷🏼‍♀️. I’ve been looking at so many!

[@tarotwithjae6426]

we who Sew have a term, it 's called "fussy cutting" when you have to cut out a motif precisely...like zombie pin-up girls...to fit it to it's final form. #peggy

[@anajahraigne4029]

I love these videos too!

[@sem6x3ag]

I love these videos. It would be great, when you are showing cards, to pause a little longer. It takes time for your camera to focus.

[@Lisa_Papez]

That's good feedback, thank you! :)

[@seven471]

Gemstone Tarot smells her decks, too!! Haha

[@elineeugenie5224]

Yep, Dame Darcy mermaid over the other one. How many times have I turned down a deck because there were only a few wow-cards and a lot of meh-cards... not to mention eewww-cards... And it's weird, but maybe there's such a thing as too much Disney... 🤔

[@Lisa_Papez]

Who'd have thought?!!? Not me!

[@FL-yg2il]

10:55 that's what I have now

[@Peekaboorose]

It truly was a bummer about the EDW Oracle. I absolutely loved the images, and they did a much better job in the diversity department. Alas, it wasn't meant to be, sigh. The Shuffle Tarot is a fun idea, but given that the traditional RWS still doesn't attract me all that much, that one was an easy pass for me. I love Edgar Allan Poe but was waffling on the deck until an offline friend who knows nothing about tarot gifted to me as a surprise! Thanks for another fun antihaul, lovely! 💜

[@Lisa_Papez]

Did I see an Edgar Allen Poe walkthrough show up for your channel!? I can't wait to watch! I love living vicariously when I antihaul stuff :D

[@TizianaAmagdaModotti]

You put in the list one of my favorite Goddess decks 😕 And I like also the Avalon Mists Oracle. Instead, I agree on Crystal Spirits. I love the pictures on the cards, but the quality is poor, the Rhodonite card shows a Rhodochrosite and the messages are confusing and sometimes wrong. I have the deck but still using the app for short messages. I was attracted by the Stone Deck, because it contains a lot of Crystals, and I am a Crystal Therapyst (and collect Crystal decks)

[@Lisa_Papez]

That Rhodonite v Rhodochrosite would absolutely be a deal breaker for me. Glad I didn't scoop it up! You may really love the Stone Deck and it's so affordable!

[@TizianaAmagdaModotti]

@@Lisa_Papez thank you, I'll watch your review of the Stone Deck and consider buying on Bookdepository as soon has a bit of discount

[@starlaburst]

i would love to buy the mermaid tarot from you 😫

[@Lisa_Papez]

Hehehe. Well you're welcome to zip me an email - but honestly the price of shipping from Canada often means it makes more sense to buy new. ;)

[@starlaburst]

Lisa Papez ohh i had no idea you were in Canada lol. gosh darn

[@ruby7387]

I would love the mermaid tarot!! I want it sooo bad!! Yes!! I would gladly take it off your hands nose in it abnd all!! LOL

[@Lisa_Papez]

Hehehe. Well you're welcome to zip me an email - but honestly the price of shipping from Canada often means it makes more sense to buy new. ;)

[@maricel3082]

The bags behind you...they are tarot bags??or what??

[@Lisa_Papez]

Yep! :) I hang MOST of my tarot and oracle decks on the wall. :) My wife Peggy makes all my bags and reading/altar cloths. Her etsy shop is always linked in the description box. ;)

[@maricel3082]

@@Lisa_Papez ok thank u sweetheart!!