There’s this Tarot tradition of having your first set of Tarot cards being given to you; however, it’s just a “tradition” and isn’t necessary to being able to read Tarot well.
After over 9 years I have finally received my gift of Tarot. (my mom or sister didn’t even get me a pack and they were readers. lol All things come in its own time)
Recently I offered and created (for free) Mindlogo for a business associate. I then received a set of Tarot cards created by Haindl and two books by Rachel Pollack explaining Haindl‘s Tarot deck imagery.
Indeed, I am happy to receive this gift of Tarot cards as the person recognized me as someone who would appreciate and give them a good home. It’s much more rewarding that it happened to me this way. 🙂
So the moral of the story is: What goes around comes around. 😉 When one gives without thinking of self, it’s without fail that you shall receive. In some time, in some place, and by someone not necessarily the person you originally gave to.
Giving creates abundance.
My first deck was a Thoth deck. It was given to me as a thank-you for a desk lamp and some herb seedlings that I was giving away to an aquaintance.
I still haven’t done many readings with it… but I’m just mesmerized by the art on it.
In over 9 years I haven’t picked up a pack of Thoth — and I have many Tarot packs. The Thoth pack is wonderful (and I have many other wonderfully illustrated packs); however, it’s background is often dark. Aleister Crowley made some error in the deck to keep some secrets away from people. If one does enough research or involves themselves in Occult practices, one can reveal the secrets but that just hasn’t been something that has interested me. Having said that I will pick up a pack soon as it’s a good pack, in my opinion, to meditate upon and to consider possibilities and such. I don’t think I would ever read with them but who knows. 🙂 Thanks for your comment by the way and validating that abundance comes to those that give.