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They are exactly that, tools. Different people prefer different mediums for their work. Tarot cards have a range of uses and correspond nicely with the Tree of Life for people doing pathworking.

Think of them like a language, but far more numinous.

<<< Path 26 - Ayin

http://www.qabalah.dk/Paths/26ayindevil.html

Tarot is legit and tons of fun. I suggest finding a deck you feel aligned with. I personally use the Hermetic tarot deck but I want to get a Thoth deck because of how beautiful the art is on it.

Start by picking a card each day and write it down. I've come to learn that our vessel can be connected or taken over by the higher more divine parts of ourselves. So you can use the deck as a communication tool with your higher self. Ask questions, pull cards and gain some insight. Eventually you'll believe it once you get some silly and entertaining results in your daily cards.

>"NEET wizard collectible trading cards"

I love that. What is it with wizards and collecting tarot decks? Ah well.

Also I should probably add that they're great to practice your scrying and astral projection since each card is really their own world. They're great for learning about the Qabalah(especially the more detailed sets) paths too. Hence why we use them as a "gateway" in path working.

>>61116

I see your Thoth devil and raise you a Hermetic devil!

That's a beautiful website. I'll be sure to save it and use it for learning about the paths.

Any deck has value, but some are more suited for different kinds of work. Like Khan said, the Rider Waite, Thoth and Hermetic decks are some of the most used and are good for things like pathworking as the systems have developed around each other. I use the Thoth deck purely because I like the artwork and feel more drawn to it than any of the others. The man I purchased it from recommended the Rider Waite as a first deck because the standard suite cards have more unique scenes, making them easier for divination, but as I only use the Major Arcana it wasn't really an issue for me.

But they all have value, even those cheesy ones that you see lining the walls of crystal bookshops. I had a friend with a large deck of 'archetype' cards, very fluffy. After a night of drinking we all took turns pulling them and then reading them for each other. 'He always pulls the child cards,' our mutual friend kept telling me. Made sense too, it fit him to a tee. Out of the 60+ card deck, he managed to pull four of the six child cards in a six card draw. My friend and I just lit a cigarette and sat back. The universe was playing with him tonight.

<< Tasty Thoth Death artwork

Is "tarrot" some kind of exotic bird?

I'm thinking about getting the Hermetic Tarot Deck but am somewhat anxious about grumblings in the reviews for the reprint on Amazon. There are complaints of certain cards seeming to be printed from low-res digital images or poorly compressed jpegs, but then there are others reporting nothing wrong. Might US Games have resolved their quality control issues with this deck now?

>>72192

>Hopefully I'm asking the right question here but what would be the decks to avoid?

Depends on your level of skill.

Noob level = Get whatever deck your ego tells you to get

Mid tier wizard = The more abstract the deck the better (You don't want to be constrained by the overt and blatant symbolism in the cards artwork).

God Tier wizard = Design and draw your own deck. Nothing else will suffice.