#LovesMeNotDecks

[@Marizeye]

I contacted Jeremy Hush a long time ago about his artwork, he says it's a mix of intentional and existing, but that even the old pieces were made with tarot in mind, and that the majority were the new pieces. So he might be eccentric, but he didn't just paste on a number. I'm always surprised, when such questions come up, that people don't go to the artist themselves and ask them. I've done that several times and they've always been happy to answer.

[@Blubes23]

Yes!! Ppl run to assumption way too fast. Same with just believing and spreading a rumour. This deck is super under hyped, my absolute top 1 mass marked, alongside my anima mundi indie top 1.

[@DaraDione]

Thank you for sharing this and makes total sense to me. I absolutely adore and resonate with the Hush Tarot, have from the moment I saw it, and reading the book made it quite clear that the images were definitely well thought out and intentional as used. 😊 Blessings!

[@TarotandWitchery]

I just think of these artists as beyond my ability to reach! Like who am I to contact them, so thank you for this!

[@TarotandWitchery]

I bought this deck specifically for the art style. Interestingly, I bought it during what I consider the hype. I've never herd any rumors about though?

[@teslagoth9401]

@@TarotandWitcheryyeah I’m not bothering people

[@travelboxvyr2068]

Surrounded by so many decks and haven't found the perfect one (your ideal match). Such as life! I highly encourage you to make your own and for your very own eyes. There is a tarotuber that makes his own out of pictures from books, magazines, etc.. and laminates them, which I found something very fun to do (if you don't have the $ to publish your own). I regard my tarot decks as pieces of music, I don't always like to listen to the same song. Just as my soul chooses the music I listen to, I also let my soul pick the deck for that specific moment/time. Love your videos and your insights. Cheers!

[@sarahmanana5614]

Do you remember the channel name or how their videos are titled... For easier search? Very interesting 😊

[@TarotandWitchery]

I hope to make my own deck someday.

[@reflectivetarot7612]

My life is too complex for one single deck to be perfect for every occasion.

[@reflectivetarot7612]

@@TarotandWitchery It's a lot of fun and it taught me so much about Tarot. And while I love it and use it happily, expecting one deck to be right for every occasion is putting a lot of burden on the poor thing. I deliberately leant in one particular direction with mine, picking the interpretations that suited the topic out of all the possible directions I could have taken... which means that it might not be my first choice for everything. It *did* make choosing images and coming up with meanings a lot easier.

[@travelboxvyr2068]

@@sarahmanana5614 his chanel is @RamblinMikesTarot. He is a little bit loopy😁. In one of his videos, he was showing his tarot journal and one of his tarot decks he made, as I mentioned before, which I found a very creative, clever, and fun thing to put together. Love and light.

[@chikafitipaldis]

Those are the decks that I absolutely love: the Cosmic Cards Deck (Holographic Edition), Making Magick mini, Forest Fae mini, Divine Doors mini, the Accurate AF Tarot, the Victorian Romantic Tarot, The Empyrean Tarot, and the Ritual Tarot. I have other decks that almost love to the same level, like Morgan's tarot ( but I modified mine), Inner Child Oracle (indie), Treads of Fate Oracle & Tarot, Tarot in Wonderland, Seasons of the Witch Oracles (Collection), and Wild Child Tarot & Oracle. I can keep going, but I have an extensive collection! And I love all my decks. 😍🥰

[@TarotandWitchery]

There's a few on your list that I may check out that I've never heard of!

[@bluelot7546]

absolutely LOVE these reviews, much better than all positive and so helpful when buying it , Particularly like the review of the guidebooks as I am always looking for great one - thank you wishing you a wonderful day

[@TarotandWitchery]

Yay!

[@lauramayfair7887]

Agree with everything you said about the Ostara Tarot. I wrote the card names on my copy with a sharpie.

[@TarotandWitchery]

That's where I'm headed. It's almost time to break it out again...

[@clareozcbear2640]

I feel exactly the same about the Unfolding Path but whenever I see a deck that I have backed on kickstarter become readily available or gone mass market I like to think 'You're welcome everyone' 😂

[@TarotandWitchery]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@junipercrow3535]

Llewellyn deck packaging makes me absolutely crazy. If I have to keep it in a giant box, it's just that much harder to use and I just end up never getting it out. Fine. Make a big box. Take up the space in the shop to capture eyes. But for Pete's sake give me a smaller tuck box or a drawstring bag. Anything to contain the cards so I can keep them handy and actually use them.

[@TarotandWitchery]

Most of mine sit out in stacks or in bags. I love the books, but the box is a killer!

[@shaneyevans5008]

SAME! I'm so glad that there are others that feel the same way! I actually wrote to Llewellyn recently and asked them to reconsider their boxes :|

[@junipercrow3535]

@@shaneyevans5008 It's just exhausting to have to go out and buy a darn bag or box or get out my sewing machine every single dang time. If I see that a deck is Llewellyn, I just won't buy it anymore. Which is so sad for the artists who deserve so much better for their work.

[@amnocturne]

Ohhh! I like that Ostara deck’s take on The Devil - he’s got the people in a killing jar!

[@TarotandWitchery]

❤️🌸❤️

[@AskLorsie]

‘Even he is hot” 😂 I love the commentary!

[@TarotandWitchery]

I do say the darndest things....

[@Bunnykisses1000]

Tarot of the Holy Light is meant to be riffle shuffled with that beautiful linen card stock. Terra Volatile is my perfect deck. (Major typo at 4:05 😶)

[@TarotandWitchery]

There are a few typos. Unfortunately, once you upload, you can't change it. Lol I DO NOT riffle shuffle 🤣 One of my greatest mentors when talking about shuffling planted a seed that grew into a sturdy oak. Just as others don't overhand, riffle is not foe me! I don't have Tarot Volitile....

[@lyra2282]

A lot of tarot publishers now go directly to kickstarter to look for reliably popular projects to reprint. I completely understand feeling iffy when the deck I backed soon after sells for 1/3 the price I paid, it has happened to me several times. In fairness, the Kickstarter version is exactly what the artist wanted, vs. the mass market where they have virtually no control over the card stock and other things. But my question is - what are they supposed to do? Not accept a contract and a chance for their deck to become popularized, thus giving them a chance to crate more decks in the future? I have a hard time holding this against creators. When we support a kickstarter campaign, we accept the risks - including never getting the finished product, or having that deck become mass market. It's just the nature of the beast. The ultimate goal of kickstarter is to support the artist, and I am thrilled for the creators I've backed who have gone on to have mass market reprints because this is what they ultimately wanted for themselves.

[@TarotandWitchery]

I don't blame artists. I do feel as though a waiting period might be appropriate 🤣

[@kati_k]

Thank you for your honesty about the Unfolding Path Tarot. The exact same thing happened to me. I had been eyeing it for sometime and finally made the (costly) plunge only to have it go mass market very soon thereafter. It did feel like a betrayal. Thank you for voicing that. I still think it’s a beautiful deck and I hear the mass market comes with a book rather than a sheet of paper 🤷🏼‍♀️ Also, love your videos. Thank you for making them April!

[@TarotandWitchery]

Thank you, Kati! This video has been received so strangely. AND not one other creator dis this tag! Don't get me wrong, I want artists to make money, but we could have had some time to enjoy it exclusively for the investment we made into their art! I still love the deck (but the box is horrid!)...lol

[@TheScreamingElf]

I have many decks and it really surprised me I have none of those. LOL!!

[@TarotandWitchery]

I was amazed at how unpopular this video was!

[@wanderingmountainbardicpath]

Hahahahahaha! That torn up box!!! Yesssssss! I despise tuck boxes and I have had a fit or two.

[@TarotandWitchery]

It's my secret shame 🤣😂🤣

[@lectoromnivoro]

Illustrator Carlota Santos aka Carlotydes is the creator of the deck. If i'm not wrong she have her own channel on youtube. Spanish pronunciation of her name is Carlotydes with an accent in the o (as in merlot) the letter y in "tydes" sounds more like the i in "Fido" and "des" as in "destiny".

[@sarahmanana5614]

Oh great thanks for sharing 😊

[@TarotandWitchery]

Thank you! That deck made my trip to Spain so fun. This will always be a special deck to use for me because I opened it up on that trip and had the culture to hold me!

[@lectoromnivoro]

@@TarotandWitchery Hi April. I'm glad to know you have so good memories about that trip and how much meaningful this deck is for you.

[@ultravioletpisces3666]

17:56 wow it really did blow my mind ❤❤❤

[@DaraDione]

I have lots of tarot decks that I love everything about them … Shimmering Veil, Circle of Doors, Abyss, SKT, Quareia … those are at the very top, wouldn’t change a thing about them, easy to read and very powerful as well as deeply insightful for me … others are Hush, Madhouse … I could go on …. wouldn’t change anything, just depends upon what I’m reading for. Blessed Be!

[@TarotandWitchery]

Blessed be!

[@BookLioness]

*applause* Yes! I have had that happen a few times: backed a kickstarter and then suddenly it's a mass market everywhere. Why bother backing it for a lot more when you can get a mass market with everyone else?

[@TarotandWitchery]

🧡🧡🧡🧡

[@ultravioletpisces3666]

Someone else hates the curious creatures tarot!!! I thought I was the only one

[@TarotandWitchery]

Oh! You are NOT alone!

[@purpletarotgalaxy9977]

I don't have the perfect deck either, but I usually find my way around the annoyances. The only decks I loved for the artwork but have returned anyways are the Hush tarot (no way I could figure this one out) and the Förhäxa (cards too big and cardstock too stiff). Funny enough I only started working with the Tarot de Carlotydes recently and I really connect with it. Maybe because I'm European and the characters are familiar? I even found its Perfect Pair in the Animal Apothecary Oracle, which I've had for a long time but didn't know what to do with. Thanks for sharing yours.

[@TarotandWitchery]

Tarot de Charlotte's is gorgeous, isn't it?

[@polly6341]

My first Indie deck (well, 2 decks that is 😉) is coming in about a month, so I can imagion how you feel. It is so not cool if it turms mass market so soon after receiving it😢 The creator says that the oracle deck I ordered will never go mass market. But some of her previous decks have gone mass market. I just hope it will at least have a second indie run, before that. If not: I just could not pass on this deck of her's as well. As that already happened with the Crow tarot and Urban Crow oracle....I could not let these decks slip through my fingers too😅 Btw: thanks for this video. Gives a good inside next to all the "wonderful and glorious" , which makes us go to FOMO mode straight away 😉😁👍🏻🙏🏻

[@TarotandWitchery]

I ordered MJ's new Forest Oracle deck too! She will not go mass market with it for a while AND it is reasonable enough to support the artist and feel fine if it goes mass market. I didn't get the new tarot she is doing. I love her work and always want to support her in it!

[@polly6341]

@@TarotandWitchery Ooo, wow! That's great. It looks sooooo amazingly gorgeous!! I can hardly wait 😁 And yes, she deserves our credits and all. She makes such great peaces of Art of her tarot and oracle decks..... You probably will receive the deck earlier than I will, as I live in Europe....I truly hope it will not disappoint you and give great readings. Lots of fun already in advance!!

[@TarotandWitchery]

I think we have at least another month before she even finishes it and then it's off to the printers? By summer, I'm guessing.

[@Marizeye]

What made me give up on the Chrysalis is it gets some UK folklore totally wrong. I forget which card as it was so long ago but it's the one with rags hanging from a tree. They represented this as celebration of getting a wish. AFAIK (I'm from UK) the clootie rags are not to celebrate getting what you want, but prayers to get something. Pagans feel free to correct me - loved the art, hated the erroneous appropriation.

[@TarotandWitchery]

That's my understanding of cooties trees! I'm just an American pagan, but I've never heard of them as getting a wish

[@pagancrafting]

great video , 💚, i feel the same about decks with no idea what suite it is, i d rather not have to read out of a book for tarot , oracle I don't mind

[@TarotandWitchery]

Thanks Cara. Looking forward to seeing you and the other witches tomorrow!

[@ultravioletpisces3666]

24:38 I adore this

[@naturalwitchery]

Great aspect of this deck!

[@golden1789]

Loved this so much I have now subscribed!

[@TarotandWitchery]

Welcomt!

[@highlysensitivetarot]

I agree with you about the Lightseers deck, its definitely a deck of beautiful people..more than anything i find the colour palette a bit weird.. but it has a fab guide book and its so easy to read. I have had the Hush tarot on my wishlist for ages.. its mesmerising but not an easy read. The Star Tarot is kind of overwhelming.. Big boxes 😖👎

[@TarotandWitchery]

I know that companies want to be seen, but it's environmentally an unsound practice to make big box foe big box sake!

[@grumpyschnauzer]

Such a fun video to watch and love your thoughts and points on some. Decks I absolutely love and wouldn’t change: Tarot of the Abyss and The Travelers Oracle by Ashley Mead (the book is phenomenal and deep on both decks). I would say my prized possession is The Boo Tarot and The Healing Waves tarot but each of those miss something minor :/ I’m curious why you are not a fan of Curious Creatures? A lot of people love it but not sure it’s for me at all. I hope Chris Ann does a deck with more diversity (age/body). I love her artwork. I’m thinking the Wyspell deck will be similar style but with the diversity when it is released from Kickstarter.

[@TarotandWitchery]

It's the bobblehead look of the animals on Curious Creatures. I k ow that many say if you do it with the book it's fabulous. For me the art style is incredibly unappealing!

[@claudiateresa]

This video is such a breath of fresh air! Btw, a book came up for Tarot de Carlotydes called "Mágicas / Magical" by Carlota Santos, in case you are interested 😊

[@TarotandWitchery]

Thanks for sharing!! I'm totally interested. Hope it's in English!

[@kirstencorby8465]

April, I had the exact same Kickstarter experience with another oracle deck as you did with Unfolding Path, and I felt the same way. I'm done with Kickstarter.

[@TarotandWitchery]

It was very disappointing. I still treasure the deck!

[@Tdiva-Elly]

My tarot de Carlotydes has a lwb

[@TarotandWitchery]

Mine does too, but there's nothing in there about the art. It's just key words.

[@souldreamer8571]

I hear ya on the Unfolding path Tarot. I was a little sour as well cause mine got stuck in the system for a lot longer than. It should have been due to the British mail issue. I literally got it found out the next day it was going mass market for almost 60 dollars less than what I paid for. I agree the box sucks and For what I paid not very good card stock either. I did buy the mass market just to kind of rid myself of the sourness of it all. It did work I use the mass market all the time!

[@TarotandWitchery]

Is the mass market nicer?

[@souldreamer8571]

@@TarotandWitchery I like the card stock better

[@TarotandWitchery]

Thanks for letting me know.

[@SaphirasGrimoire]

The head in the water in the Ostara Tarot is btw from slavic mythology. It's the ghost of someone who died in the swamp - they are called Kikimora or Mavka. Similar to a mermaid (Rusalka) who is a girl that drowned in a lake.

[@SaphirasGrimoire]

At 7:17

[@TarotandWitchery]

Wow! Thanks for the mythology. I really want to get the Slavic Tarot, but I am waiting for them to do a book with the lore behind the cards. Sounds like you would already know!

[@The_WeedWitch]

Would someone please tell me what "pipish" means lol. Wonderful video ❤

[@TarotandWitchery]

The "pips" are the minor arcana of the Marseille style deck. These tend to be just 5 coins, 6 wands, 10 swords (hope you understand) instead of what the Rider Waite Smith tarot is, where the minor arcana is "illuminated" with pictures. A pipishdeck tends to have very few illustrations in the major arcana.

[@reflectivetarot7612]

'Pips' are minors without illustrations, just the suit symbol: five swords, nine pentacles. The RWS has illustrated minors - a whole scene for almost every card - and some decks kind of have pips, but still arrange them meaningfully, or add small scenes/backgrounds, so instead of five plain swords in the same style, it might have swords crossed and blood dripping from one and a couple more looking abandoned. Often decks aren't completely consistent: the RWS has eight wands with a generic landscape background, ten pentacles superimposed on the scene, and an ornament that looks vaguely like three pentacles in the 3 of Pentacles card. Many decks illustrate scenes without the suit symbol.

[@The_WeedWitch]

@@TarotandWitchery got it! Thank you

[@TarotandWitchery]

Hugs

[@ThePracticalIntuitive]

The only thing I didn't like about the light seers tarot was the court cards. But then again, I don't like the court cards in any tarot deck. 😂

[@TarotandWitchery]

Court cards are rough. I'm constantly surprised by really good one....far and between

[@whalesong813]

Two decks I love, Tarot of the Abyss and Tarot Nuages do not have any #LovesMeNot aspect to them. At least for me lol.

[@TarotandWitchery]

I do really like Tarotbif the Abyss. There are so many clever cards un that deck!

[@KittyKat-xn7fy]

I would think the unicorn being chained to the queen of swords would mean she's so brutally honest she will cut off your fantasy!

[@TarotandWitchery]

Love this!

[@theotherheather4520]

The Hush Tarot would have been better as an oracle deck. In fact, I find that true for most artists work when the art was not intentionally made for the tarot deck. Personal opinion though.

[@TarotandWitchery]

It would be a lovely oracle deck!

[@Tarotismagic]

I agree, Chris Anne's take on tatot is magnificent! The Light Seer's Tarot seems very diverse but it actually isn't that much. I put aside cards that had ppl of colour in it and on the other side white ppl. And literally 85% of ppl were white. Plus obviously the age and body diversity is missing too. The Unfolding Path tarot kinda feel similar (modern times people deck) but different and the diversity is there. The percentage mentioned above was swapped (ppl of colour vs white ppl) plus it has body, gender mutuality and age diversity too. You mentioned that there are grey haired ppl only in cards like - the Hermit (also love that it is a woman (crone) as the hermit, no? 😀) BUT that isn't completely true, this deck has an elderly man for the Page of Cups. Absolutely amazing. The mass market eddition is wonderful, in a nice box with a lovely booklet. Feel free to check out my deep dive into it 😊 P.s. The Star Tarot is one of all time favourites too yay

[@TarotandWitchery]

I love the Unfolding Path tarot for the reasons you mentioned. I would have liked more going on in the cards other than people, but that deck is gorgeous, and I love the clever white not-borders!

[@Blubes23]

I never understand why ppl have to find themself in the deck. Like more body size, older ppl and so on. Cant we start appreciate ART for being just ART. if chris anne where to adjust her art to make everyone else happy and make it something else it would not be her deck, or her art. At this point every deck that comes out with humans looks the same. (Mostly). Im not reading to see a portrait art piece of myself.

[@TarotandWitchery]

I hope you are not misunderstanding me. I don't NEED to see myself in every deck. I would LIKE to see myself more in The Light Seers Tarot as it is a favorite of mine! Many of the decks I have are simply for the art 💕

[@polly6341]

For me it's not that I need to, or like to see myself in a deck, but to see 'the world I live in' represented. I am 55 years, I am big(ger), I am white, but have friends of different colors. I do have decks with only white (and young) people on it. I just grab them less and less. Except when it is a just for a fun reading or such. I love, love, love the Sufi tarot. Big cards, which I love, all kinds of people, colors and shapes. And a good guide book 👍🏻

[@TarotandWitchery]

Oooo, thanks for the tip on the deck!

[@BOUJEEBOGANBADBITCHQUEEN]

I agree and I am definitely not a supporter of this fat positive movement it's the most toxic movement ever and finally it's going down

[@kelvynmartin8688]

Yes I hate the split decks. They never sit correctly. Its a shame. I love a good guidebook. Because I love reading how the creator see their cards. You can still read it how you like to but its just good to know what they were thinking. I love the light seers tarot and I am nearly 55 years old the ages don't seem to bother me at all. I also love the everyday witch. I like that the everyday witches has their back in only one way. Mainly because i don't read reversals but can understand if you did it could be annoying. Makes it easy for me to check their in no reserves in the deck before I start reading. I also love the huge colourful guidebooks the Lewellyn put out. Not sure how they could package it differently without making the guidebooks smaller. I would rather have them the same way they come now then to end up with a guidebook smaller etc. I always place their deck in a tarot bags and place their guidebooks on a shelf for quick reference if i ever need them. Or read the guidebook and then place it back into the box and place it on shelf. Having such a colourful and large box reminds me about the deck. Which makes me use it more often. I hate the tuck boxes. They always usually end up damaging your cards in the long run. Those decks also usually end up in a tarot bag. This video shows me how everyone has their things they like or hate about tarot or oracle decks. Which is always interesting. The fifth spirit tarot guidebook, I find is really good. I Love how the guidebook describes the court cards. I have never really bonded with the Unfolding Path Tarot which is strange as I totally love The Light Seers Tarot and people talk all the time about these decks being so a like. I also have both the indie and mass market copies of the Unfolding Path Tarot. And yes they came out on top of each other. Which was disappointing for me also. The Kickstarter copy has got a terrible box. YEEK! ......I also don't like pips decks either which you spoke about in your video. . Thank you for the video. It got me thinking.

[@TarotandWitchery]

We are all so different! These are really just small things. Nothing huge, but just sharing!

[@polly6341]

Yeah, I love the big guide books from Llewellyn as well. Gorgeous ❤ Too bad for the big boxes then, right? 😅

[@TarotandWitchery]

But I am grateful for the gorgeous books they put out

[@Audrey-rb2nf]

That indie vs mass market thing is very common. Unfolding Path, Lightseers, Ethereal Tarot... Highly unethical IMO.

[@TarotandWitchery]

Just give me a good year until you sell! I want creators to do well, but maybe give me a moment with something you marketed as exclusive!

[@michelle.uncensored]

Really love your take on the decks but I had to stop watching because that bell chime at every new deck was getting on my nerves.

[@TarotandWitchery]

It's not on all my videos. I know how certain noises bother me, too!