In my last post, I mentioned some questions that I've been considering lately. Based on the lack of response, save from my friend Mark, I wonder if these questions do not interest you as much. But they keep coming up for me in different conversations with various colleagues. I've been wondering a lot about the future of tarot but having no ideas what that future may hold. Rachel Pollack's comment about tarot being an art form in and of itself  has triggered some inkling of a possibility of maybe an idea or two. I asked "are all decks meant to be read with?" Not long ago I would have answered with a resounded and confident "yes!" What good is a deck that isn't designed for ease of use?

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Reading the comments in my post about the High Priestess from the Tarot of the Elves has raised many questions for me that I had not thought about while writing that post, so I thought a follow up was in order, most of them not necessarily related to the card I originally wrote about. Here are a few things I've been mulling over and would like to what you think: 1. The Tarot of the Elves is a narrative deck. It tells a story and the cards relate directly to that story. Is it right to take a card from a narrative deck, totally out of context, and ask "so, what do you think about this?" 2. Is it right (or should I say useful?) to draw conclusions about any tarot card based on just

After Tuesday's rather intense post, I thought we'd end the week on a lighter note. And what is lighter than Arts and Crafts time in tarotland? If you are familiar with the tarot forum Aclectic Tarot, you may have heard about cropping cards. People crop cards for a few reasons. One is if the cards are over-sized, they may not feel comfortable to shuffle, particularly for people with small hands. Another is if a person finds a particular border treatment distracting. The border may seem too large or may contain the card name in several languages. I have only cropped one deck so far. My reason was because it was a non-RWS style deck and I wanted to use it without referring to my mental