Japanese Tarot Decks, Part 2: 1980's

[@EsperElves]

I love videos like this. It's so cozy to watch, informative and it's nice listening to you

[@Peekaboorose]

Ooh I like the gold coloring and the longer shape of the Mineo Maya 😍 The Tarot of Wicca is very . . . interesting 😂 Looking forward to part 3🖤

[@WaterChildTarot]

Yeah, the Mineo Maya is so pretty. I only wish the cards were a bit larger; the face cards have a lot of detail. Thanks for watching!

[@carolynbm]

Very interesting the head of the dragon and tail of the dragon remind me of Ketu and Rahu in Vedic Astrology. Great video!

[@moonbabytarot]

This was fabulous! Looking forward to the 3rd installment. I was already interested in Japanese tarot decks but you’re making want to jump down the Japanese rabbit hole. 🤪

[@WaterChildTarot]

Haha, oh no, hold on to your wallet! Thanks for stopping by, Brant.

[@Jo_-_-t.a]

Those dragon cards relate to Astrology, specifically* Vedic Astrology. Rahu (head of dragon) Ketu (tail of dragon), Visnu tricked by the dragon like deamon, cut it in half which condemned the 2 halves to immortality forever split. In Western Astrology they relate to the North South Nodes, no glamorous mythology but with very similar action in our lives. [ * not so specifically, the origins of star gazing and recording the findings are around the same time. East Asian Astrology specifically Chinese Astrology has a different origin story to that of Western which is again different to Vedic Astrology. All this to say Dragon's feature significantly in many Asian cultures, that I may have imposed my western understanding on something I know little about. The West have a habit of doing that. So I apologise.*] They are not physical planets but an intersection of specific points in the cosmos. In simplistic terms the North node or Rahu is where we are headed, the right path and good karma creating direction of life. Ketu is where we have come from, the fact we have been reincarnated in this life means there is still work to do before ascension, with negative karma to be transmuted. However there is a familiarity with these past traits which make them an easy reach. Always go the way of the head, heeding the lessons of the tail. Nice haul 💙

[@WaterChildTarot]

Ah, that makes total sense, this being an "astrology" deck. Thanks for the detailed explanation!