What tarot deck do you work with and why? How did you acquire them?  

I have been reading tarot cards pretty much
ever since I can remember! When I was a young
girl my gift became apparent when I started
using 'normal playing cards' to tell stories
for people - to start with family and friends.
When I was 12 years old I was given my tarot
deck from a fantastic reader (I was 'bought'
a reading for my birthday from my grandmother
who was the first person I read for). She told
me that I would use it to read in the back of
a shop with. Two and a half years later after
getting on with my school work and putting
them to the side for a while, I out of the blue
walked into a shop and asked if I could read
there on a sunday. She said she had been waiting
for me and I should come in the next sunday
and start. I have worked there on and off
(and a few other places and from home) for
the last 15 years. I still use the same
deck of cards - a Rider Waite set that was
over 30 years old when it was given to me.
They smell delicious and old-worldy, I
often wonder how many 'stories' they have
told.


For those who read tarot, which deck do you
use and why?

How old are your cards now?

How do you keep them?

How did they come into your belonging?

Do you read with the traditional
meanings from textbooks or do you
read intuitively?

Thanks for letting me share my
tarot journey with you - what is
yours?