Newsgroups: alt.tarot Path: shell.portal.com!svc.portal.com!sdd.hp.com!col.hp.com!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!newsfeed.internetmci.com!howland.reston.ans.net!ix.netcom.com!netcom.com!f235.n109.z1.fidonet.org!f235.n109.z1.fidonet.org!f235.n109.z1.fidonet.org!not-for-mail From: Paul_Hume@f235.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Paul Hume) Subject: Re: the rider tarot deck X-Ftn-Tearline: Maximus/2 2.02 Message-ID: X-Comment-To: (Alex Thomson) X-Ftn-Seen-By: 109/235 391 X-Gateway: FIDOGATE 3.9.1 Sender: azoth@netcom14.netcom.com Organization: Hecate's Fountain - SubSpace InterNet Gateway X-Ftn-Path: 109/235 X-Ftn-Domain: Z1@fidonet References: Date: Sun, 19 Nov 1995 16:42:48 GMT X-Ftn-Origin: The Arena of Anon * Herndon, Virginia * (703) 904-9669 (1:109/235) Lines: 16 Alex - AT> agree on a good beginners' deck? Personally I like the idea of AT> traditional cards which contain all the symbolism AT> as this can then be AT> related to other areas such as numerology. What do you mean by a traditional deck in this context? The Rider deck WAS the first to apply pictorial symbolism to the small cards. And the earliest decks don't necessarily relate to numerology, astrology, etc. as these connections were not made until the 18th century. So as far as symbolic decks, the Rider is among the earliest "traditional" ones available - the ancestral deck for every other rendition of the Tarot that uses symbols for the minors, expecially. Paul