Restructuring the Nicoletta Ceccoli Tarot

In this video I will show you how I went about the process of reimaging my Nicoletta Ceccoli Tarot and take you through card-by-card the restructuring process.
The interpretations of the cards are all my own creations, inspired by the artwork and built upon my foundational knowledge of the Tarot. I have layered every card with my own understanding, crafted as much by my outer experiences as the whisperings of my intuition. A much requested video, I hope that you may find new insights and inspirations to help you on your journey. Here is a download of the structure I used: dawnmichelleta...
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[@lunaeaweatherstone7906]

What a fun project! So thoughtfully done. I wrote the LWB for this deck and had some of the same problems you had with it -- how in the world to make the images go with a RWS interpretation. The publisher had already chosen the art for each card, but I did shuffle a few. For the Ceccoli Oracle deck, I got to name them all myself, which is a different kind of fun. :-)

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

That had to have been a challenge for sure! I don't have the oracle yet but it is on my list, I can't wait to see what you came up with for them. 🙂 Thank you for watching. ❤️

[@grumpyschnauzer]

Love this! So fun to take ready made decks and personalize it! I love watching this transformation.

[@veronica.theswamphag]

I love how you really make tarot your own, and you aren't hung up on doing things "right", just your way. Love it

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I figure my cards only "work for me" when they actually work for me, if that makes sense. 🙂 Thank you for watching. ❤️

[@veronica.theswamphag]

@@DawnMichelleTarot yeah absolutely makes sense!!!

[@kv1815]

I can't tell you happy I am to find you on KZbin.

[@alllyooop]

Wonderful! Your interpretation of card associations with this deck make so much more sense!

[@idaumphers101]

This is the most mind blowing tarot video I have ever seen. I have thought about different interpretations for cards, but never thought about totally changing the cards themselves. I have always thought of decks as "fixed" things for some reason. You just changed my worldview and I'm going to have to process that. Thank you.

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I am so glad that you found the video helpful. Changing the structure opened up a whole new world for me with this deck. It's a wonderful process to really help you create a deck that resonates with your way of seeing the cards. 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️

[@Eleonoor01]

This is so intelligent and creative! And it makes so much sense! ❤

[@saliyahstar3556]

Amazing .....thank you sharing your reimagined path for this deck. Very brave of you and the description in the walk through is thoughtful and adds to the depth of your uniqueness. I love your channel. You are a rising star in the tarot community.

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

Aw thank you, that is so sweet. I just enjoying sharing my love for Tarot with everyone. 😊 Thank you so much for watching! ❤️

[@MziDzi-z1c]

Love your interpretation 💕

[@MsGnor]

Dawn, thanks for sharing! 🥰 I too had mixed feelings about this surreal deck but some cards pack a walloping punch for me during readings. Utterly love what you did here. Your video is praised by Madwitch channel. Best wishes 💖✨🐟

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

Aw that’s wonderful, I adore Giselle. I am so glad you enjoyed the video. I have multiple copies of this deck now, so clearly it’s made an impact on me. 🥰

[@georginatoland]

As a system reader myself, I also found the original assignments of the Ceccoli Tarot awkward. Thank you for sharing how to find a better fit for the cards. I am only just beginning my journey of Tarot modification and you are my shining star!

[@cheryl8873]

how beautifully and well thought out ..love it

[@veronicajude]

This is brilliant! 💜 I’ve done the same thing with other decks and it’s a great way to make a deck more workable. I had the same issues when I did this with my Mary-El but it worked out great and helped me use a deck who images I loved but didn’t resonate so much in their original positions. This is also part of the reason a deck I’m finishing up doesn’t have titles, so I can move the cards around or switch them up as needed. I’m setting up for a client but I’m really looking forward to hearing your associations. And your journal..... holy moly I love it!!!!!

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

Thank you so much, it has been a labor of love. 😊 I thought about doing it to my Mary-El as well but I was determined to figure that deck out (I didn't want it to win!) I agree that it's a great way to work with a "stubborn" deck that just doesn't want to connect. 😊

[@ReneesZooTube]

This is absolutely brilliant!! I love this deck and now you've made me love it even more!! 💖 I'm going to get another copy of this deck, trim it, and work with it according to this new structure that you've developed.

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

That is fantastic! 😊 Be sure to let me know how it works out for you! 😊

[@heartsidetarot5827]

Wow! So interesting! I usually just find a way to make the card meaning I use fit with the existing imagery, however I think it is really cool that you just reordered the entire deck! The level of concentration and study this would take just blows my mind! Thank you for sharing :)

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

It was a really fun and creative process and I really enjoyed my time with the deck. I'm a big believe that if a deck doesn't work for you, mod it until it does lol! 😊 Thank you for watching! ❤️

[@bluecharlie84]

These are some of the same thoughts I've had! I think I'm going to have to copy you!

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

Please feel free too! I've had a lot of people say they found it works well for them too. :)

[@sharonvictor3900]

Wow! I am blown away by your depth and understanding of the tarot. How you have reimagined this is truly the work of a master. I am so appreciative of how you have shown that there is a way to honour our needs as users of the cards without disrespecting the work of the author. It feels very authentic and inspiring to me to really look at some decks I have which don't resonate or which I haven't connected with to see if a little shuffling 😜 wouldn't change that. Thank you for including your worksheet and sharing your process, I am very grateful.

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I am so glad that you enjoyed it! I it was a really wonderful process and this is one of my favorite decks now, a true treasure in my collection. 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️

[@sharonvictor3900]

@@DawnMichelleTarot it so inspired me I posted about it on my tarot facebook group and now I've got Rene Bee (Intuitive Rene on KZbin) doing this to her deck! I don't have the deck (yet!) so I have to wait before I can start cutting and reorganizing. She gave me the hashtag sharonmademedoit 🤣.

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

Hehe that's awesome!!

[@hildedeherdt5859]

Amazing! What a fantastic project. Thank you! Greetings from Belgium.

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I’m so glad you enjoyed it, it was so much fun!

[@MxKellyBear]

This was fascinating! I am blown away by the work that has gone into doing this and your reasoning behind each change. The journal is gorgeous too. Thank you for sharing.

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

Thank you so much, it is a bit of labor of love. 🙂 I am glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching! ❤️

[@WitchoftheMoonlitTides]

This video is incredible. I am so so so inspired right now. I just bought a gorgeous ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddess oracle deck but it’s in French which I don’t speak. It has a few notes pages so I can translate and make notes but I hate writing in guidebooks. Anyway you have completely inspired me here. I will MAKE a guide book so I can fit everything when I translate it that way I don’t have to write in the original and try to squeeze everything in. I also love the reassignments here, they’re wonderful. I too love this deck and this art but I don’t like the original assignments.

[@WitchoftheMoonlitTides]

Also I just got to the part where you replace the 9 of pentacles! That blew my mind. You are brilliant.

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I am so glad you enjoyed it! 🥰

[@JunoCarlson]

This was so well done and makes so much more sense to me. I wish you had your Tarot Journal pages for this deck available in an app. They would make such a lovely reference tool.

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I am so glad you enjoyed it. I do have a printout link in the description box in case that's helpful. 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️

[@maryharkins8105]

Wow! Just WOW! Thanks for this incredibly intuitive way of adapting a deck to your own sense of their messages. I'm sure that this took a ton of energy to create, but the product is truly unique. Congrats!

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

Thank you so much, I am so glad you enjoyed it. It was a labor of love to be sure, but I still use it all the time! 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️

[@chelseybennett316]

This is super helpful! I received this deck as a gift and have had a difficult time with it. I didn't even think of restructuring it. I'm excited to dive into it again and see if I can get it to resonate. Thank you for this video!

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

How wonderful, I do hope the restructuring helps you. I adore working with this deck now. 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️

[@GrimoireIsatis]

Bonjour Michelle, voilà que je tombe sur cette vidéo et oh mon dieu, c'est juste parfait! je possède ce jeu et il ne e parle pas comme un tarot mais plutot comme un oracle, je pesne que je vais copier votre idée de customisation et si vous pouviez me donner des conseils pour votre si jolie couverture de journal ? Un tout grand merci d'être là, vous nous sauvez 🙏😘

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I am so glad you enjoyed it! It definitely reads a bit more like an intuitive oracle for me, but I did give it a Tarot structure as well that I think works well for me. 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️

[@tarotales3222]

Thank you especially for the download! That saves so much time! I love restructuring decks, and may end up doing my own thing, but it helps to see someone else's take on it.

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

You are very welcome and I encourage you to do your own thing, that's part of the fun! 😊 I would love to hear about your experience if you do the same! Thank you for watching!

[@NinasFibreArt]

I love how well thought out your sorting process was. This was a really interesting. 👍 The grungy vibe you gave this deck is awesome. ⭐️ Wow! Your journal is beautiful ❤️

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

Thank you so much, it was a really fun process and a wonderful experience with my deck. 😊 Thank you for watching! ❤️

[@rosemarybrocco]

This is one of my favorite decks and I am BLOWN AWAY by how good it looks borderless. The only problem is that I would have to memorize the cards a lot more before I could cut the borders off. LOVE your journal as well, totally inspired me to start a tarot journal.

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

Isn't it stunning borderless? I found that by putting the originals in my journal I could just look a card up when I wasn't sure what it's association was. Although I find this deck reads really intuitive for me. But if you note the original cards in your journal it would give you a reference point. Also, a lot of times I take a photo of the whole deck before I trim off titles, that way I always have a digital reference in case I get stumped. Just some food for thought. 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️

[@ironempath7261]

Lady, I am amazed at how you think. You are entitled and free. I love this deck but don't know enough Tarot to take these liberties. It's far easier to stretch my mind to fit the card images. *I figure if you like a deck enough to purchase it, you accept it as is. The amount of work you put into your chosen alterations is dizzying, though you probably don't see it as "work" but as a labour of pure love. *I'm sure to come around though. I used to think that if you "got" a violent boyfriend, that was simply your lot in life. *I learned. (thanks for the PDF download)

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

It is a lot of work to be sure, but like you said, I don't see it as "work." I really enjoy the whole process as it involves all my favorite things, cards, journaling and art. 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️

[@juanoliveira4736]

Girl, you got me surprised with that restructuring. I loved your vision of the images of every card. Really, is way more deep than the previous associations. 😍😍😍💕✨

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

Thank you so much, it works so much better for me now. 😊 Thank you for watching!

[@elizabethparker848]

OMG this was amazing and very interesting I would never even think of taking on such a task, you are so clever, I am new to your channel and I am loving binge watching your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and talent with us 🤗💞

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

Thank you so much, I am so glad that you enjoyed it! This is one of my favorite decks now. 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️

[@MATT-dw3lu]

Amazing well done I'm impressed and motivated by your videos thank you

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

Thank you so much, I am so glad you enjoy them. 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️

[@Peekaboorose]

I can see how much thought and creativity went into this and am in awe! This blows me away, Dawn Michelle 💖

[@cardstalessecrets6419]

Nice work

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed it. 🙂 Thank you for watching. ❤️

[@annasmith6651]

What a brilliant idea; really enjoyed seeing this, thank you.

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it! 😊

[@evelynestylist8614]

What an amazing work, it’s very interesting and your scrap’s book is wonderfull. I suscribed at your chanel few weeks ago and i love it ! Hello from France.

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

Hello and welcome!! 😊 Thank you so much and I am so glad that you are enjoying the videos! ❤️

[@Lisa_Papez]

Wow this is incredible. It's so hard for me to imagine doing that - seems like SO much work! But great job!!

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

It was a bit of work, but I enjoyed it! Thank you for watching!

[@allie11234]

I love this idea! I may have to try my hand at restructuring this deck myself

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

That's wonderful, let me know how it turns out if you do! 😊 Thank you for watching!

[@clio7682]

I'm in awe of your (many) talents 😍

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

Aw thank you very much, that is so sweet. 😊 Thank you so much for watching!

[@literoylty]

Love it ❤️Thank you for sharing and because of your journal i finally understand🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

Oh I am so glad you found it helpful! 😊 Thank you so much for watching! ❤️

[@VLoveCrystals]

you are so creative. Love it!!

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

Thank you so much, I am so glad you enjoyed it! 🙂 Thank you for watching. ❤️

[@michelleyoo8088]

Lovveeeee this ❤️ I need to get this and restructure it this way!

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I am so glad you enjoyed it! I love working with it in its new structure. 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️

[@SoulWorkTreasures]

This is great! Im really tempted to do this as well :)

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

It was such a wonderful experience and I love working with it. I highly recommend it! 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️

[@SoulWorkTreasures]

@@DawnMichelleTarot Well, less than 24hrs after watching this video I've managed to secure a trade for this deck, and I'm going to go ahead and download the pdf and have a go at it!

[@VivianaCusi_FeelGreatProject]

The work you did with the deck is amazing. But your journal... How do you make those beautiful books? Goddess bless your hands and creativity!

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

Thank you so much! I am actually in the process of filming a tutorial on how I make the journals, so hopefully you'll be able to see that soon. :) Thank you so much for watching!

[@GAwildflower]

Boho Tarot That’s so great! I came here to ask about how to make the journal. No plans to mod the deck, but wow the journal 😍

[@jennsprague6080]

I adore your junk journal! I make them but my themes are predominately vintage nature. If you ever wanted to make one to sell, I would buy it. ❤️

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I love the vintage nature ones too, I hope to make one for one of my earthy decks as well. 😊 Thank you for watching!

[@dragorsi]

The deck makes more sense now even if I don't agree on a few choices. But that means I could get it and rearrange it too!

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

You totally could!! I think that's what part of makes it fun. I love seeing how other people rearrange their deck. It's so interesting to see how people reimagine it in their own way. 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️

[@TheBee1470]

I got this deck recently because I love her art but I'm excited to restructure it now because it makes so much more sense! You're a genius!! ❤Is the download still available? I don't see it in the description >

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I forgot to update the description when I moved the file. It should be in there now. :)

[@TheBee1470]

@@DawnMichelleTarot Thank you so so much ☺️

[@nataliyachepurnova29]

This is so fun!

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I am so glad you enjoyed it! 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️

[@jamieloom22]

Brilliant re-structuring of a deck that didn't fit the tarot structure originally for me.

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

Thank you so much, I adore working with this deck now that it makes a bit more sense to me. 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️

[@mariaprestonbookofshadows3289]

omg I love what you did , and as I watched your video , I realised that I thought the same thing on some of the cards , , I was also wondering , this is probably no , but worth a try , when I listened to you tell that story of the cards from 0 to the end ( well the meanings you have for them), I fell in love with it ,and was wondering if I can have a copy of that story of the cards please . It will help me on my journey , thank you , and great videos

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

Sure thing, if you want to send me an email at [e-mail] I would be happy to send my notes on the restructure I did. I am so glad you enjoyed it. 🙂Thank you for watching! ❤️

[@mariaprestonbookofshadows3289]

@@DawnMichelleTarot Hi I'm not sure if my e-mail has got to you , can you confirm if bit has please , it's from Maria , should say my name in the e-mail. It's about sending me your notes on the nicoletta reconstruction , which I loved and IVE watched like 3 times . Anyway wasnt sure if if would be easier to give you my email , and you just send it to me , Thankyou SO much [e-mail]

[@bridgettblessings317]

Beautiful!

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

Thank you!

[@BoyDiviner]

I like your restructuring so much -- you're a genius and I wonder how much effort, time, and energy you've placed in this project. I'm tempted to cut the borders off as well and do my own restructuring, with yours as a guide, but I'm terrible with deck mods so... I'm still holding back.

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

The deck mod probably took a couple of hours, but I didn't do it all in one day. 😊 I trimmed it one afternoon, rebacked it another and then went back and edged later on. (The journal is a different story, that took weeks! Lol) as for restructuring it, that again was another few hours. Writing everything back into the journal took the longest actually, I did that little bits at the time over several days. It's a really wonderful and fun process over all, and I enjoyed spending that time with my deck. 😊 Try trimming on a cheap deck of playing cards (or a cheap tarot deck) first, that will help you get the hang of it and build your confidence. Let me know if you decide to tackle it! ❤️

[@andreacaldwell2764]

Nice. I love this deck but I also have issues with cards-positions. I’d like to see how you made that journal. Chuckle

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I actually have a whole series on making a very similar journal coming up this month. 🙂 So glad you enjoyed the video, thank you for watching! ❤️

[@andreacaldwell2764]

Boho Tarot excellent!! I’ll be looking forward to it

[@starly3584]

Appreciate your work soooo much! You inspire me soooo much! I’d like to restructure my deck as well, but I have problem with the first step to cut the cards. Did you cut the cards just with scissors? How could the edge of the cards be perfectly aligned and smooth?

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I am so glad you enjoyed it. I have a a few tutorials on my channel on how I trim a deck. That should help walk you through the process. Thank you for watching. ❤️

[@starly3584]

@@DawnMichelleTarot thx！！I have found the tutorials and just bought the tools. Looking forward to restructuring my deck~😘😘

[@carmmen1384]

You made it sound good. It doesn't give me the tarot feeling but it is beautiful.

[@robertrussell4586]

When you use this deck presently, have you added titles, or do you memorize your new restructuring, or use it intuitively?

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I do have my notes to refer back to and I do remember much of the new structure that I created, but I also read it very intuitively a lot of the time. I actually have two copies of this deck now. My restructured one and another copy in it's original configuration. I tend to use them for different things these days. :)

[@melissacarl9333]

Just now finding this fantastic video. Technical question. How did you trim the borders so neatly?

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I have a process that I follow that includes using guides on my trimmer. I have a trim tutorial on my chant that walks through it if you're interested. I hope that helps! 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️

[@eleonoraolivieri7166]

This is so interesting and well done! I had to watch this video again in order to have all the needed time to read through all the pages of your new LWB bacause I learned many new useful interpretations of the cards 😻 I'd love to see many other 'restructuring' videos like this and the John Bauer Tarot's, though I understand it is a very time consuming process for you ^^'... But I really love the original 'tarot' content that you propose to us viewers, it makes your channel different from the other ones! 👏🏻 I have a question for you, have you ever thought about designing your own deck? I totally agree that your new 9 of pentacles fits the meaning better and it's way prettier too ;)

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I actually have the entire contents of this journal typed up, I would be happy to email it to you if you'd like (just shoot me an email at [e-mail].) I am so glad that you are enjoying my content, I try to put my own spin on things (and hope that it resonates with people!) I have thought about doing other deep explorations of decks but I wasn't sure if anyone would be interested. 😊 I am actually working on creating two decks at the moment, so hopefully some time in the future those will see the light of day. 😊 Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words, it is much appreciated!

[@eleonoraolivieri7166]

@@DawnMichelleTarot can't wait to see your own decks! 💪😍

[@ThesanVisionTarot]

I tried to download the file but it does not load the link, could you check it please. thanks!

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I think I got it fixed, give it a try now. 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️

[@cebell36]

Love your take on Nicoletta Ceccoli tarot. your link to the list don't work

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I am so glad you enjoyed it, thanks for letting me know. I'll see about getting that fixed. 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️

[@cebell36]

@@DawnMichelleTarot your welcome 💋

[@ghoulietown]

What a beautiful journal! I am curious how you got the names of the girls in the cards. Is this from another Nicoletta book, or did you just intuit them?

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

Oh no, that was through research. 🙂 Most (if not all) are on the artist's website, so I looked them up there and noted which cards depicted which artwork. I hope that helps! 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️

[@michelleyoo8088]

One question: how are you going to label the cards once the note tabs are removed

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I didn't label them, I left them down to just the artwork. After working with them for a while I know what each cards new position is for me, but if I forgot, I have it noted in my journal as well. I have heard people using sharpie to write on the top of their cards, but I've never done it. 🙂

[@TarotDomina]

I L.O.V.E. This!!!! I'm defo down to do this mod. I was wondering since you removed that card what card are you lacking since you have 77 cards now?I thought maybe making it a sort of wild card perhaps? I want to buy like 3 versions of this deck and play with it! Thanks for the inspiration, you deserve lots more subscribers! Love this video!!

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I am so glad you enjoyed it! I removed the one card, but I made a replacement with another one of her works of art. So I still have 78 cards in my deck, one of them is just printed at home. 🙂 Thank you for watching. ❤️

[@TarotDomina]

@@DawnMichelleTarot oh okay thought so. I love the change! 9 of pents Is one of my favorite cards

[@NinetteNickerson]

Wow! You are a maniac!!! 😆