This is a tough one for me, because it isn't about "favorite decks", but rather which decks serve me well, and which five are most likely to cover my range of Tarot needs, if I were only allowed so few. I might actually cheat a bit, we'll see.
1. First up is the Spirit Keeper's Tarot, by Benebell Wen, both the original version and the Vitruvian version. See, told you I would be cheating. I think if I were given the choice of only one deck to keep, it would be this one, because this deck is not just lovely, it just does so damned much. It is a divinatory system, an occult system, and a system of evocation all rolled into one. It combines both the RWS system and the Thoth system into an entirely workable tableau of imagery. It is surprisingly easy to use out of the box, but subsequent use and study opens up whole new layers of
I feel kind of bad for even naming this deck, because both versions are now out of print and I don't want to taunt anyone with it, but selling decks is not the purpose of this post. The purpose is to honestly examine which decks I truly need.

It has everything I love in a deck - beautiful detail without being muddled, gorgeous color, plenty of occult symbolism, and highly intuitive. The Tabula Mundi is based on the Thoth system, which is the system I am most familiar with, so reading with it is a breeze for me.


think I might choose one of my rarer or more expensive decks for a place on this list but this deck is both beautiful, and reads like a dream. The images are so expressive, and the symbolism is spot-on. The cards are flexible and easy to work with, and I love how this deck feels in my hands. If I'm choosing decks to rescue from a fire, I might choose one of my rarer, harder to replace decks. But if I'm choosing decks to take to a desert island, where I can't access Amazon, then yeah, taking this bad-boy with me.
5. Last slot on the list. This is a really hard one. Part of me wants to choose a Marseille style deck, because sometimes that's just what you need, so an honorable mention goes to my favorite Marseille-esque deck, the Trionfi della Luna. But ultimately, I think my 5th deck won't be a Tarot Deck at all, but my trusty little Pixie's Astounding Lenormand. Sometimes you need the kind of reading that only a Lenormand can provide, quick, concise and no-nonsense. The familiar artwork of the Pixie's Lenormand gives me a strong connection to the deck, and the traditional format really brings out the fortune-teller in me.
So that's my list. What's on your list?
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