Hi everyone, it's Katey, and today I am doing a tarot deck recommendations for
beginners video. Now, I did a video like this a couple of years ago but I think
it's time we updated it, so in this video I wanted to share the decks that I own
that I would recommend to somebody who is looking to learn the Tarot, who is
looking to get their first deck, or maybe their second deck. A few things to
point out before we get into actually looking at the decks... one would be the
fact that I am a Rider Waite Smith fan, so these decks will all be based on the
Rider Waite Smith. Now, if you want me to talk about in another video you know, kind of
like, the three big systems of Tarot and, you know, why you might choose each, and
why I chose the Rider Waite Smith, feel free to let me know and I will get that
video done for you. But basically, the Rider Ware Smith is my system of choice
and so the majority of these decks, or all of the decks that I'm going to be
talking about, stem from that school, that school of tarot. Now, of course, this is
also entirely subjective, you know, I'm recommending these decks because they
align closely with the traditional Rider Waite Smith imagery, which makes them, I think,
easier to learn, especially if you're referencing books about the Rider Waite
Smith. But, at the end, of the day if you find a deck that really sings to you, you
know, you'll probably be more inclined to learn with a deck that you love and if
you connect to it it might be easier for you to learn. So there's nothing wrong
with starting with any tarot deck, whether it's the Wild Unknown or the
Mary-El, you know, any decks that people have determined to be advanced decks or
intermediate decks or more difficult decks, you know, if that just totally
things to you then it's fine to start with that. I'm not saying that you have
to start with a beginner deck, I'm just sharing some of the decks that
I would recommend to a friend if they asked me, 'Hey, I want to learn Tarot, what
deck do you think I should start with?' I've tried to include a bit of a mixture
of indie and mass-produced decks, one because I like to support indie artists
and I tend to have more indie decks than I do mass-produced,
and I know that a lot of other people feel similarly, you know, if you
have a bit of extra cash and you want to support indie artists they're a great
choice. I've also tried to include plenty of
mass produce because I know they are a lot more widely available and accessible
to people. So these are those decks and in no particular order let's get into it!
Firstly, of course, there is the Rider Waite Smith itself, and there are a number
of different editions. My favourite is the Centennial Rider Waite Smith, which
is a mass produced, it was published by US Games a couple years ago, and I like
it for so many reasons, I like that the colours are a little bit more muted,
they're a bit softer, it looks aged, the card stock's lovely, there's so much about
it that I like. You can also get it in a tin now which is pretty cool. And for me, I
did find it very helpful to have this deck on hand when I was learning. I grew
to love it over time even though I didn't at the beginning and the reason I
found it useful was because all of the books that I was reading were directly
referencing this deck, so I did find it useful to have it on hand to, you know,
reflect on what was said in these books and to learn from these books more
thoroughly. The next is another obvious one - and I'll get into the more
interesting decks in just a second - but that is you know Rider Waite Smith clones,
,and there are so many of them. Now, these are basically, essentially just redrawings
or recolourings of the Rider Waite Smith imagery. i've done a video sharing, you
know, all of the ones that I own, but my favourite would probably be the one by
Lo Scarabeo, that I always forget the name of- Universal Tarot? I don't know.
I'll leave it here for you. Mine is trimmed, I trimmed mine, but I just think
it's, it's almost exactly a Rider Waite Smith, a few very minor changes so that,
you know, really wouldn't impact your ability to work with this deck and, you
know, generic Rider Waite Smith book, but I just think it's quite pretty, I really
like the artwork on this and, as you can see, when you trim it down it's a great,
great pocket size, too. The next is an old favourite of mine, it is the Hezicos
Tarot by Mary Griffin. This is the cutest, sweetest deck, and I have actually
done a full review on this deck, so if it interests you do check that out. The
reason I'm suggesting this deck is because even though it's a little bit
different with some cards, the majority of the cards are very very recognisable
as Rider Waite Smith imagery. Basically, they just have a bunch of gnomes and
fairies running around this really pretty, pastel land.
And the cards that are changed slightly, I think like the Eight of Cups,
it still does a really great job of depicting the meaning, the traditional
Rider Waite Smith meaning, just in a way that you can really connect with. It's
done in a way that helps you connect with the meaning through the imagery,
like it's really quite emotive, it really brings out a response in me, this imagery.
So even though I end up with the same meaning that the Rider Waite Smith might
have as the 'correct' meaning, I've done it through, you know, the imagery itself,
which I think is a good way to learn, to start learning how to read a little bit
intuitively, going with those emotional responses. I think the Hezicos
really walks a great balance between Rider Waite Smith imagery, but also a
little bit different, and to get those emotional, intuitive responses flowing,
the Hezicos also has a great little book, it's it's basically a little white
book, but it provides enough information to get you going. Next would be the
fabulous Monstart. This is also an independently published deck and it's
fairly new. This is very reminiscent of the Rider Waite Smith in the majority
of cards and it's so cute. It's basically little monsters and, I mean, there is a
similar vibe with, between this and the Hezicos so, I think, like just the colour
palette in many ways is a little bit similar. The little monsters though is
probably a little bit more Rider Waite Smith then even the Hezicos is, but
they are both based on the Rider Waite Smith's system. The Little Monsters, I
just can't help but smile when I look through this deck, it's such a sweet,
gorgeous little deck, the imagery does look a little bit different to the Rider
Waite Smith, perhaps it's a little bit more simple,
you know, we don't so much have that Masonic, esoteric symbolism, but we still
have very similar scenes, the faces and the body language of these little
monsters is also quite expressive which I think only aids learning to read and
being able to read with these cards. The little guide book that comes with this
deck I think is really really good. Again, it's not a huge amount of information, it
probably would still be considered a little white book, but the information
that is here I think is really really useful, and it would be great for a
beginner because not only does it discuss the meaning and give you a
divinatory meaning, it also discusses the artwork and
why the artwork was depicted in the way that it is, and why different bits were
included in the artwork, and I think this helps in learning because if you you can
understand the intention behind the imagery, you can begin to understand why
something means what it does rather than just having to learn by rote, by memory.
Next would be the Anna K, which I know is not everybody's favourite artwork, but I
actually quite like it, I quite enjoy it. And of course the reason that I am
suggesting it is because I think it is so so very readable. This deck, the whole
point behind this deck was that the esoteric symbolism, the stuff you had to
know the meaning behind, all of that's removed and instead what the artist has
decided to do is to express the meaning through colour and body language and
facial expressions and the interactions between the people on the cards. This I
think makes it such a good learning tool because you can almost begin reading it
right away, you know, you don't have to understand
all of the really heavy symbolism and what it's supposed to mean and all of
that stuff, you can just look at it and you get an emotional response. Again this
is another deck with a really good book, guide book. It's not a particularly long
guide book but I do think it is so effective and useful. Again it's just
very clear, concise, it doesn't focus on all the symbolism and hidden meanings, it
just focuses on what this card means and how you can read it it's still
absolutely the Rider Waite Smith meaning and the system just without all of the
prerequisite knowledge required in order to read it. Next would be the Aquarian
Tarot which I know many argue actually is a clone, this was one of the decks
that was created in the '70s along with decks like the Morgan Greer, that is
basically just the Rider Waite Smith done with a different art style. This one, like
the Morgan Greer, is a little bit closer up in terms of the imagery and the the
portraits, the people that are depicted, but the symbolism, the majority of it's
here, it's very recognisable as a Rider Waite Smith deck.
Very few cards have many changes at all so if this or decks like the Morgan
Greer, if the artwork appeals to you more then they would be good replacements for
the Rider Waite Smith I think. The deck that I have
specifically is the vintage copy, but you can get this deck at pretty much any
tarot shop, any bookshop, it's widely available, it's a bit of a classic in
fact. Next would be this little African Tarot that my mum bought me recently. My
mum likes to get me a little tarot decks and Oracle decks when she goes away on
trips and so she picked up this little gem for me. And this is a Rider Waite Smith
clone, it is basically the Rider Waite Smith just with cuter artwork, it
actually kind of reminds me of the Gummy Bear Tarot, which is another Rider Waite
Smith clone, or Rider Waite Smith style, or inspired, deck, it's just based
in Africa, with Africans instead of solely white people, as we see in the
Rider Waite Smith. The creator was born in South Africa and they say in the
guidebook that this the reason they wanted to make a deck you know in South
Africa was in celebration of Nelson Mandela, so this is a super cute little
deck and a wonderful replacement or substitution for the Rider Waite Smith,
because it's all here, it's very recognisable, the scenery is very similar
it's just kind of cuter artwork in a different landscape. My next
recommendation would be the Circo Tarot, which I have done a review on recently.
Now this has a few cards that are a little bit different like cards like the
Judgment, but for the most part, a lot of the imagery is very recognisable as our
classic Rider Waite Smith, just a little bit more modern and a bit more playful.
The colours are super fun and I think it's just a really great reading deck.
There's not too much going on that it becomes overwhelming or confusing but
they're still enough here to get you going get your intuitive juices flowing.
There is a little white guide book, although it is very much a little white
book, but you know, if you just need a bit of a jog start for your memory there's a
few key words provided for each card. Next would be the World Spirit Tarot. Now
this is an old favourite of mine as well. This deck is the original Llewellyn
Edition that is out of print, but you can get this deck still from the Creator who
has self-published this deck recently. This deck is just fabulous, I love it so
much because it just feels like a celebration of the human experience, I've
said that before, the diversity in this deck is great, but it still largely
remains true to the Rider Waite Smith system. Many of the cards are very
I'm reminiscent of the actual imagery, I mean, where they do deviate you can
understand the connection between the Rider Waite Smith imagery. The little
white book that accompanies this deck again is quite a good one, it's certainly
very helpful in understanding what's going on in the image and the meaning
behind the image. Next up we have the Watersprite Tarot. Again an old favourite
of mine that I have done a review on. I'll leave all links in the descriptions
below if you're interested and in the cards as well. This deck, again, varies
slightly from the Rider Waite Smith, but not too much, and where it does vary it
still maintains the core meaning, sometimes it's just a little bit more
obvious. Similarly to decks like the Anna K where we kind of just really see
the meaning rather than having to understand the symbolism in order to
know the meaning. I love this deck, I think it's a gorgeous deck, the colours
are so pretty and you can get an accompanying guidebook, although it is
sold separately, it's not essential if you have another book that you're
learning with, I don't think you need this guidebook, but I do think it's a
good one, so if you have the cash and you are interested in it, you know, go ahead
and grab, it it does describe the actual symbolism in the card, which I think can
be really helpful when you are learning. Rather than just describing what the
card means it actually breaks down the symbolism the pictures what's in the
picture. The next deck is the Tarot Mucha, which is a gorgeous little deck with
this really fabulous Art Nouveau theme going on. I really like
the imagery in this deck, I think it's a lot of fun and it's very very close to
the Rider Waite Smith imagery, which makes it easy to learn and it also is
accompanied by a pretty decent little white book, especially for Lo Scarabeo,
I think they've done pretty well with this one. The only thing I would say that
might be a little bit challenging for beginners is the fact that we have these
little symbols for the Kings, Queens Knights and Pages rather than the word,
rather than you know it written there. So that might be a little bit difficult
to get used to, but you know you just basically have to remember these four
little symbols and then you're good to go.
But that is something that I wanted to mention, if you're not sure how you'd go
with that maybe this might not be the deck for you, for your
first deck. Then I also wanted to mention decks like Doreen Virtue's Angel Tarot Cards.
Now, she does have four different tarot decks at this point, the only one I have
here to show you is the Angel Tarot cardss, she also has the Guardian Angel
Tarot Cards, the Archangel, and the Animal Tarot, and all are pretty similar in many
ways in that we have this pretty generic, not-so-pretty
imagery I don't think, I don't- I'm not a big fan of this imagery, but it is very
easy to read because we have these key words, these descriptions at the bottom,
and even though there's plenty changed in this deck, the imagery doesn't too
much look like a Rider Waite Smith, deck some of the names are even changed, like
the Tower and the Devil and the Death cards, these are all changed, but with
those key words I think it does make it quite easy to read, and the system, the
system of tarot is still there, so perhaps if you're not super keen on
really getting really deep into the tarot, if you're not really keen on
learning all there is to know about Tarot, you just want to read something,
you want to get into something, this could be a perfect deck for you. Now I
have a few more decks to share with you that are I think still good for
beginners, but they're a little bit more outside of the box of Rider Waite Smith
than the previous ones that I've mentioned have been. So if you're ready
to kind of push yourself a little bit or you feel pretty confident, you're a bit
more of an intuitive reader, or whatever it may be, or your just keen on trying
something a bit different, these might be decks that suit you more. The first is the
Fountain Tarot. I know I think this is a great beginner deck because it is so
modern, I think it's quite easy to read and also it's so clear in its imagery.
It's still very much rooted in the Rider Waite Smith meanings. And the little
white book is one of my favourite little white books, I think it is- every
word has been chosen so purposefully and all of the imagery has also been chosen
very intentionally, it all comes together in a deck that feels so thoughtfully
done and it's a very readable one too. Next would be the Mesquite Tarot. Now I
like this because of its simplicity, I think that makes it very approachable
and flexible, and how we can use it and largely it does follow a Rider Waite
Smith's system you know even- a lot of the imagery we can see the Rider Waite
Smith imagery in it, it's just all stripped right back, it's all stripped
right back. And so that means perhaps is not quite as much
here to work with if you really want to draw intuitively from the imagery, and it
also means that some things have had to be changed because you know in order to
convey the same meaning while stripping everything back, you know, there's not
quite as much to work with, so some things have been changed. But by and
large, this remains a Rider Waite Smith's deck that I think could be a great
beginner deck. And the guidebook that comes along with this I love, I love this
guidebook, I think it's brilliant, it's almost poetic in the way that it's
written, it's a very interesting guidebook, it's quite different to any
that I've read before, but it's still it's still rooted in the Rider Waite
Smith meanings. Next would be the Osho Zen. This is an old favourite of mine and
some people argue that it's too far outside the Rider Waite Smith, or the
Tarot system indeed, I disagree I think the system is absolutely here. A lot has
changed what has been changed, I've done a review on this deck if you want to
learn a little bit more. The suits for instance have been renamed, but I think
the fact that there are keywords in this deck can be helpful, and the way that the
guide book's written is really flowy, really kind of does get those that
intuition starting to move and flow with the cards. For me this was a really
helpful deck when I was first learning, starting to actually put the cards
together to read you know three cards in a reading rather than reading the
individual card or only feeling like I could draw one card at a time, this deck
was great for that. Next would be the Spiral Tarot, another old favourite of
mine. This deck, especially the Minor Arcana, are very
Rider Waite Smith, just a whole lot prettier. The imagery is very flowy,
there's a lot of movement, it feels like a dance this deck, it's beautiful. The
major arcana are a little bit different but fundamentally they remain the same,
there's just a lot of Mythology that goes into this deck actually, which can
be very very interesting, can add a whole new layer to the cards. But ultimately,
this deck does come back to a Rider Waite Smith system or a foundation, and I
think it can be a great one to learn on, it's beautiful. And finally I would
like to mention this Shadowscapes. Now this is a fairly new deck to me and I do
think this it varies quite a bit from the actual imagy
in the Rider Waite Smith, but the core meanings are all here. And I don't have
the larger guidebook that you can get with the set but I've heard it's a
really good little book and you can actually get it on the Fools Dog app on
your phone, so that might be a good way for you to get started. I've heard many
people say that this was their first deck and it taught them everything they
needed to know about Tarot, it has a lot of layers and depth to it but first and
foremost it is Rider Waite Smith deck, just with a fantastical, whimsical,
beautiful element to it, so the imagery does differ quite a bit. And if you're
looking for more a clone and this might not be the right deck for you, and for
people like me it can be a little bit difficult to actually see the imagery
given how detailed it is. But I wanted to include it because I know this has been
many people's first deck and it has been wonderful for them. I have also recently
done a video sharing decks with keywords on them now not all of these are
beginner decks. I would argue. but some of them are. so if you're more looking for a
deck with those keywords. I'll leave a link to that in the cards and in the
description box below. And some of them I have actually included in this list as
well, but only two I think, where that that video offers seven examples of
decks tarot decks with keywords. So those are the Tarot decks that I would
recommend, that I own and I would recommend to a beginner tarot reader,
either as their first deck or you know one of their first decks, when they're
still learning, when they're still getting to grips with the Tarot system. I
would love to know what you think, if you are a newbie let me know if any of these
decks really call to you, and if you've been around in the Tarot world for a
little bit longer I would love to hear your recommendations in the comments
below. So for anybody who is new and looking for a deck, maybe these didn't
quite suit them, they might find some more examples in the comments below. So I
hope you enjoyed this video, I hope you found a deck or two that interests you,
and I'm wishing you so much love and luck on your tarot journey. Until next
time, bye!
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