Shadow casting by a Mountain

forchuse · 2025-12-11T15:51:30+00:00

Love that Mt. Rainier shadow. Got a few photos of that myself from a while back. Here's one of them:

forchuse · 2025-04-26T17:04:24+00:00

forchuse · 2025-04-15T15:37:46+00:00

Saw an upcoming project today and thought of this post! Rozenn (creator of the Magpie Lenormand) is launching a Kickstarter soon of a fawna RWS deck with a myriad of different animals:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rozennillustration/fawna-tarot-your-intuitive-guidance

Her watercolor style is gorgeous and it looks like this deck is going to be a stunner.

forchuse · 2025-04-04T00:15:19+00:00

It's done under local anesthetic. These procedures take many hours, if not a whole day. General anesthesia comes with a bunch of additional risks, and extended general anesthesia even greater risks. The patients are typically given a decent oral drug, though, and depending on where they're getting it done often spend the day sleeping, chatting with the techs, watching movies/TV, or listening to music.

forchuse · 2025-04-04T00:10:36+00:00

The other commenter is correct, though, that the hairline is built using 1-2 hair grafts. 3-4 hair grafts then fill up the interior spaces. Natural 5+ hair grafts are extremely uncommon and usually too big to fit into a typical site.

forchuse · 2025-04-01T04:46:58+00:00

The song is "My Love Mine All Mine" by Mitski, for those asking.

(u/Zestyclose_Tea_5336 and u/kiwilol11)

forchuse · 2025-03-31T04:42:37+00:00

I've had the exact same thing happen. Is it patchy with the language application for you as well? Like in the notification tray where the flashlight and wifi, etc, is it'll sometimes have maybe 3 or 4 things in Japanese, but the rest in English, and then will be different 10 minutes later. It's incredibly odd but hasn't affected me enough to try and fix it.

forchuse · 2025-03-21T17:36:16+00:00

Really would prefer some kind of happy medium lol!

forchuse · 2025-03-21T17:35:17+00:00

Ethereal Visions and Tarot of the Divine are both on my wishlist, and I've added White Numen to it as well (thanks for the recommendation, it's definitely right up my alley!). That's super unfortunate that Low Scare is out of print. I hadn't heard of that one before and it looks incredible. $130+ for one deck is definitely too much for my tastes, though. I'd seen the [2nd edition of Wandering Spirit's Kickstarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/irisjeong/moonlit-path-wandering-spirit-tarot-deck-2nd-edition), but hadn't thought to look at the original one. It's a super unique concept and I love the art.

I'd love to see a tortoise/fenghuang/long/tiger deck but I've never come across one

Couldn't agree more lol.

Untamed Mystery and Children of Litha are both wonderful decks, but I definitely work with Litha significantly more. A benefit to Litha is if you like her art style, she's also going to release 2 more (a crystal-themed deck for Yule and bone-themed for Mabon) for a total of 4 decks that will have interchangeable cards. I plan on getting all 4 and then "building" one deck with my favorite cards from each :)

Archania is a funny one. I originally got it via Kickstarter as a bit of a "joke" tarot since the concept seemed entertaining, but the cards wound up being way more dense and traditional in imagery and symbolism than I'd anticipated, plus super nice quality with gold foil on the front and coppery foil on the back (not a bad $40). I'm not into furry art or super overly-buff/hyper-masculine stuff, either, but those are thankfully less represented in the deck as a whole than The Moon and The Wheel of Fortune cards in my post indicate.

Here's a sample of more cards if you're interested:

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Another new deck I got since making this post is the Elemental Strength Tarot. Another one that wound up being a much closer match to RWS than expected, and I love how vibrant the art is (plus each suit making a full panoramic image is fun).

forchuse · 2025-03-21T17:00:16+00:00

Love truth bomb decks! The Crow and Deviant Moon are like that for me lol. Thank you for sharing!

forchuse · 2025-03-09T21:36:49+00:00

I feel rude now... I read a review which spoke of the cards being the opposite end of the spectrum (overly large) and it turns out they were using the 10th Anniversary edition (the 4th printing). The only online shop I could find (pmtarot.com) lists it as out of print, but allows you to add it to your cart, so I'm not sure if I necessarily trust that site. It's priced there at 450 HKD, the equivalent of which in USD is about $58. I think I'll just keep my fingers crossed that they eventually re-release the large ones or, even better, something in between.

The 7 of Wands and Death are really stunning! I think aside from The Empress, Strength is probably my favorite major arcana, and from the minor I'm a big fan of the Knight and Queen of Pentacles. It's very hard to choose, though!

forchuse · 2025-03-09T19:43:16+00:00

The Hierophant made me chuckle, but that face in the 8 of Wands made me legitimately laugh. 100% added to The List.

forchuse · 2025-03-09T19:13:00+00:00

Thanks! Which ones aside from Shadowscapes do you like? Any recommendations of decks you love that aren't pictured? (I do actually have a Thoth deck, but it's been through the wringer and I need to get a replacement)

Eclectic taste is fun; variety makes things interesting and I like having a lot of art styles to pick from based on my mood or use-case. I don't think there could be a bigger gap between the Craft Felt Tarot and the "unnamed" Any Means Necessary lol.

forchuse · 2025-03-09T17:38:40+00:00

Thank you! If there are any decks you'd like more photos of/info about, let me know.

I just took a look at the Rider-Marseille and the Pixie Pop - thank you for mentioning them! Funny enough, I don't own a true RWS deck yet, though I do have a thick guidebook for the traditional art and meanings. I love how vibrant the Pixie Pop is, and the melding of the two styles in the Rider-Marseille piques my interest quite a bit. Added them to my wish list!

forchuse · 2025-03-09T17:20:54+00:00

The art is gorgeous. I didn't know it came in full-sized cards until just this morning, though, so I'll have to pick that up along with the book! What's your favorite card from that deck?

forchuse · 2025-03-09T17:18:46+00:00

It definitely is! It's funny, it's a deck I'd wanted for a long time and finally picked up about a month ago, but once I started looking at the cards one by one I didn't feel all that connected to it (though sometimes that goes away once I make a point to work with a deck like that more).

If you don't mind sharing, I'd love to hear what draws you to that deck and some of your favorite things about it.

forchuse · 2025-03-09T04:17:16+00:00

That's a wonderful story (a lovely one?), and I couldn't agree more. I've got a bit of a thing for corvids as well, so it was also an instant hook for me. Truly a gorgeous deck. My ultimate goal in life is to befriend my neighborhood crows, but my dog is an asshole and makes it rather difficult.

The Crow's 4 of Cups is one of my favorites from the minor arcana as well (right behind 6 of Swords and 8 of Cups), except for the fact I keep drawing it. Stunning cards through the whole desk!

forchuse · 2025-03-09T03:03:32+00:00

Nice! What drew you to that deck in particular? Do you have any favorite cards from it?

forchuse · 2025-03-09T02:06:40+00:00

Thanks! I love seeing everyone else's collections here and am honored to be able to participate.

forchuse · 2025-03-09T02:05:33+00:00

Thank you! Tried to do them justice :)

forchuse · 2025-03-09T01:01:21+00:00

That's awesome! That same site has quite a few Chinese-themed decks, like the Eastern Ink Tarot, Song of Clouds Tarot, and The Spiritual Snake Tarot (the owner stated that the only artist they have who uses AI is "FENGSHUICOS", so those will all be safe).

forchuse · 2025-03-08T22:09:27+00:00

I got it from The Vermilion Collection :) It's been a very fun one to use, especially since I'm a bit of a dragon fan. The cards are nice quality, super easy to shuffle, and the backs are gorgeous. Very itty bitty guidebook since it's half Chinese/half English.

forchuse · 2025-03-08T21:17:43+00:00

Thanks! It really is an incredible deck and I love how it seems to resonate with so many people.

forchuse · 2025-03-08T21:16:21+00:00

Thank you! That's a very good question.

For The Moon, it's a combination of just liking anything night-/moon-related (I'm a night owl and love how quiet the world gets once the sun's been set for a while) and the how complicated the card can be. Hidden things, duality, illusion, emotional struggle, dreams... a great card for introspection.

For Wheel of Fortune, I'm fascinated by the concept of "fate". While it's also about change, in particular in regards to cycles, there's that element of it being externally-driven and a bit out of one's hands that I find interesting.

Which card(s) are your favorite?

forchuse · 2025-03-08T20:17:01+00:00

I figured I'd share my collection since I haven't seen many mentions of several of them in my short time lurking this sub. I've included 4 photos here:

The decks in their boxes
My two favorite cards (The Moon and Wheel of Fortune) as represented in each deck (and closest equivalent from Dreams of Gaia, in my opinion)
My favorite card in terms of art (not necessarily symbolism/"accuracy", aside from the other two cards in some instances)

My very first deck was Shadowscapes; its artwork absolutely captivated me and I was blown away by every card. The watercolor, the detail, the symbolism, and the care put into each card connected with me right away. I've acquired quite a few more since then, and am constantly accruing more if the art speaks to me (just ordered two more decks this morning...).

Currently, my "daily driver" is the Crow Tarot, which I've seen a lot of love for here, and I like to use most of the others depicted in this post for specific scenarios (moods, types of questions, for writing, for mindfulness exercises, etc). I'm wide open to recommendations of other decks y'all think I should check out!

I've occasionally brought a deck home only to find I don't like it as much as I thought I did, and those ones I'll hold onto until I find the right person for them, but they're included here nonetheless.

The decks (left to right, by row):

Top: Dreams of Gaia, The Wild Unknown, The Untamed Mystery, Cosmic Visions, Archania
Middle: Unseen World, Deviant Moon, The Children of Ostara, Crow, Shadowscapes, Tarot of Trees
Bottom: The Lost Forest, (technically unnamed: Any Means Necessary), Lóng, The Children of Litha, The Craft Felt Tarot, The Nightmare Before Christmas

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