Ghetto Tarot Introduction
Dec. 27th, 2018 11:34 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tarot_scholarIt's been years since I first laid eyes on The Ghetto Tarot. I never quite forgot it, and then when someone in a holiday gift exchange group mentioned wanting to rehome her deck (no issue with it except the size), I jumped at the chance. Now it's mine!
When it arrived, I saw immediately what she meant by the size being an issue. These cards are much bigger than your standard Tarot deck:
Pictured against my Robin Wood deck, which is as standard as they come.
Riffle shuffling with this deck simply won't work for someone like me, with itty bitty baby hands. This deck requires my Klondike shuffling method.
And now for the interview!
What kind of readings are you best suited for? 3 of Cups
Social, relationship, and emotional issues. And just...social. I think this is a deck that wants to meet other people, so to speak. Reading for others as well as myself.
What kind of relationship do you want to have with me? 7 of Pentacles rx
Something about this card suggested frequent use to me—putting in effort, cultivating patience. Which would make sense with the 3 of Cups above!
What kind of readings do you hate? 10 of Brooms (Wands)
Melodrama; when I already know what the problem is and how to fix it; when it's something I've brought upon myself.
When do you work best? What kind of conditions/approach do you prefer? 2 of Brooms rx
With an open mind, without preconceived notions or plans—spontaneously.
Describe yourself in one card. 10 of Cups rx
Not an optimistic attitude, but not entirely a pessimistic one either. Realistic and pragmatic, though with dark humor—winking, sly. Blunt and without sugar coating, but loving.
When it arrived, I saw immediately what she meant by the size being an issue. These cards are much bigger than your standard Tarot deck:
Pictured against my Robin Wood deck, which is as standard as they come.
Riffle shuffling with this deck simply won't work for someone like me, with itty bitty baby hands. This deck requires my Klondike shuffling method.
And now for the interview!
What kind of readings are you best suited for? 3 of Cups
Social, relationship, and emotional issues. And just...social. I think this is a deck that wants to meet other people, so to speak. Reading for others as well as myself.
What kind of relationship do you want to have with me? 7 of Pentacles rx
Something about this card suggested frequent use to me—putting in effort, cultivating patience. Which would make sense with the 3 of Cups above!
What kind of readings do you hate? 10 of Brooms (Wands)
Melodrama; when I already know what the problem is and how to fix it; when it's something I've brought upon myself.
When do you work best? What kind of conditions/approach do you prefer? 2 of Brooms rx
With an open mind, without preconceived notions or plans—spontaneously.
Describe yourself in one card. 10 of Cups rx
Not an optimistic attitude, but not entirely a pessimistic one either. Realistic and pragmatic, though with dark humor—winking, sly. Blunt and without sugar coating, but loving.
