Shopping for your deck!

 

 

The Fool

from Etruscan Tarot

by Riccardo Minetti with art by Silvana Alasia

It's certainly way too late to ship out a Christmas present, but you can still pick out one for yourself! But where can you find just the right Tarot deck, Tarot guide book, or Tarot bag to please you? 

Pinterest is great for viewing a wide range of Tarot designs and beginning to get a sense of what styles of imagery might work well for your practice.

Check out Etsy, too, for more ideas and vendors.

You'll find a great archive of deck reviews (with card images) on the great Aeclectic Tarot site-- including several by yours truly from as much as 15 years ago!

Here's one of mine on the very unusual 2013 Oracle deck--for one thing, I said it was "not for people who prefer their decks gentle and sweet"--and another on Dorothy Krause's Millennium Tarot (aka Dorothy Krause's Tarot).

Two good New York City bookstores devoted to spiritual/metaphysical books and supplies, like Tarot, are:

Quest Bookshop

240 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10022 (212-758-5521)

Aum Shanti Bookshop

230 E 14th St, New York, NY 10003 (212-260-2866)

Oddly enough, I've never visited the little Brooklyn witch shop Catland, but I'm guessing it's cool!

Catland

987 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206 (718- 418-9393)
info@catlandbooks.com

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Do you have a favorite shop in your area or another resource to add to this list? Use my Contact Eva form on the right side of your screen to drop me a note, and I'll be happy to share it with hummingwitch readers!

Happy holidays!

CARD OF THE DAY: November 29, 2021: I could not resist!

 

Ten of Cups

from Oriens Animal Tarot

by Ambi Sun

 

November 29, 2021: Today's card--Ten of Cups--comes from a deck I do not yet own. But, I mean, c'mon! Look at this card with its adorable fennec foxes!

Then look at this video survey of Oriens Animal Tarot, a beauty created by Ambi Sun. I cannot wait to get my hands on this deck!

With the highest number in Tarot's Minor Arcana, a Ten packs a wallop of energy. So expect feelings (cups=water=the emotions) to be running high today and, if applicable, sensitivity and/or creativity to be at peak levels.

For some of you, that will mean paying extra attention to boundaries--yours and others--to make safe space in which to express and care for the sometimes unpredictable ebb and flow of feelings.

For others, it might mean taking time out to channel these high energies in some useful way--through an artistic medium, for instance. One way to use this day, if you have time, might be to begin creating homemade gifts for this gift-giving season. Or start looking for that perfect gift you'll give yourself. And, yes, I certainly have mine on the way!

In any case, be especially understanding with and gentle with yourself today. Luxuriate in the abundance of human feelings and spiritual inspiration the Ten of Cups can offer you.