Okay, I'm not sure what to do.........
Yesterday I went to Antwerp where I bought a Waite-Smith deck that was published by a Dutch publisher. I had my mind set to it for some time now, because of the backside of the cards.I couldn't see the entire deck at the store, because it was wrapped in plastic of course. As I came home and unwrapped the cards, I saw the colors where not the same as the Waite-Smith deck in the yellow box I already own. So, now I don't know which one to use. The thing is, I really want a deck that I'm going to use for a longer time (I like decks that look used). It took me a while to be sure which deck this was going to be and I finally decided that it's a Waite-Smith deck. It's just that I don't like the backside of the US version I have. But........I seem too got used to the bright colors already.
What to do?? What to do???
Here are some pics I made of the two decks. Would like to know what you think about it.
The backsides of the cards, don't have to tell you which one is which I guess.
Seven of discs. As you can see, the one on the right is much brighter.
Two of Swords. This card shows differences in brightness as well as you can see.
The Dutch publishing company says on their website that they reproduced the authentic colors of the Waite-Smith deck.
The thing I also like is the fact that there is no copyright written on the cards and that they feel like real cards. Almost no lamination. They have a real mate finish to them.
The reason I'm in doubt, is because of the meaning of the colors in the deck. The colors do have great meaning, and I don't want to miss something. But what are the real colors??????? That's the biggest question I guess.......
Since it has been a while, I have got all kinds of stuff to talk about.
First, I want to thank the people who contacted me about the life path spread. I really enjoyed doing them for you. So, THANK YOU!!!!!
Last few days I've been listening to some podcasts from The Tarot Connection. I've added them to my blog roll. Finally got round to using my mp3 player again. Really relaxing to listen to a tarot podcast while doing some stuff around the house!!
There are lot's more I didn't listen to yet, so I'm looking forward to that already!!
Today I was just playing around with my cards, and while shuffling them one card kept looking for my attention. It fell out a couple of times and popped up at the bottom of the pile..........
So I decided to give it some attention in this post, because I of course related to it.
The card I'm talking about is the ten of wands. 
The reason I connected with this card, is because lately things have been a bit to much for me too handle. That's why I didn't see where I was going to and that it was too much to carry around with me. My body showed me signs however and when listening to them I finally got to the point of throwing the weight of my shoulder. Have to say, I feel much better now. This card reminded me again, that I have to be careful not to get in this situation again.
Today I designed a seven card life path spread. To see how well this spread works, I'm offering free life path readings.
If you're interested, sent an e-mail with your name and birth date to lifepath.reading@hotmail.com.
I will answer your request as soon as possible and enclose a document with your reading in it.
To be honest I never really liked the Rider Waite tarot. When tarot came in my life, someone gave me the advise to buy the Universal Waite. The colours of the Universal Waite are softer and seem to be more gentle.
At a course I once took, a Rider Waite tarot was included. When I looked at these pictures I thought they where kind of harsh. I put them away immediately. 
Because I was working with the Crowley at that time, I didn’t connect with the Waite tarot at all, not with the original and not with the Universal.
As time went by, I started a two year tarot course. This course acquired u to use the Rider Waite tarot in the first year. Okay………….that was something I had to get used to. I picked up the Universal, because of the soft colours to get started.Now, after 6 months of taking the course, something changed.
As we spoke about the cards and their meanings, I suddenly missed something in the Universal cards. It was a sense of clearness that was missing in the cards for me.
When I got home I took the original Rider Waite cards out of their package and they just felt right. As if I suddenly understood what it was all about with these cards. Never felt so close to them before.
Why I’m telling this story? I was wondering if you ever got a change of heart, when it comes to tarot decks? Just let me know!!
