Me and Rider-Waite don't get along.

When my daughter was interested in the Tarot, we bought her a book about it . That mentioned feeling right with a specific pack of cards and suggested going into a shop that sells them to get a real feel for a pack before buying . I know they are quite expensive.

I kinda get you about the difficulties of Rider-Waite. Initially, they freaked me out then after about 2 years of reading, the images of RW remain imprinted in my mind, making my own deck easy to interpret. This might explain why it's the most basic deck for a beginner. It was created so that its images would be easily remembered. In my case, it took me a while. I use the Tarot of the Thousand and One Nights. Obviously, it's bases on the Arabian Nights. A friend bought it for me as a gift. They were shown to me online at first and they just popped right out of the screen. Another friend uses the Osho-Zen deck. It's a lot different that the tradition tarot. The concepts that they represent are supposed to be similar, but they appear to be too vague to me to the point of kinda fearing them.

There is an herbal one that speaks to me, although it's hiding right now. Tried the round Mother Earth one, too ackward for me. My friend adores it, but it just drives me crazy. I'd like to try the Shape Shifter one. A couple that are like Tarot, but not quite the same vane that I like are the Animal Medicine Cards and the Sacred Path Cards that my friends have. I should have bought the Sacred Path one, maybe I would have found the right job for me by now and be happy. I haven't seen the Sacred Rose deck, what is it like?

over the years ive bought and attempted to use at least a couple dozen different decks. and not a single one of them has spoken to me. .

I use a herbal one and also the gypsy witch version. Both are nice and have different aspects that I like. It is a great way to get to know people both men and women and great at parties to stir things up alittle. I have not found a deck that I don't get along with. I like the gypsy witch one best.

Personally, I like the Tarot Revelations deck. It shows both the upright and Reversed positions. However, I'm happy with the one I am currently using, which is, "The New Mythic Tarot." This one has beautiful illustrations. Great for giving readings.

What good is Tarot?

I really like the Universal Rider-Waite deck, it is so much clearer, everything from the picture itself to being able to read with them!