Tarot cards

Rokk · 09-22-2011, 11:08 PM

So I was thinking about buying a couple of tarot decks to add to my arsenal. I thought they might be good to use for some mentalism and "spooky" effects to give the trick a more magical touch. I also figured you can use it in performances to switch into a deck with a setup without raising suspicion.

And you can find some decks that look really cool to.
But then I saw that they cost at least three or four times as much as a ordanairy deck.

Anyway...
Is there anyone of you guys who owns or uses tarot cards in your performances? Got any suggestions for what I should buy? Is it even worth it to buy a deck? And how good is the finnish and "feel" in those decks?

la0o9 · 09-22-2011, 11:34 PM

well, i'm part of an otaku community( i won't bother explain the term, it's tedious work, try google) so i have seen and touch tarot cards before, and well, i think it's in your best interest to not buy a deck... they are bigger than most regular packs( usually in length, but sometimes in width as well), the finish is a plastic coating( that's what they are here, it might be a different one else where in the world, but i doubt it) so it's hard to tell how long it will be able to handle well( if the stock is as good as the alladins 1001, it should hold out fine).

Albert · 09-23-2011, 12:44 AM

I've always had an interest in it, not for the arsenal, but pure fortune telling (of course, it's not real, but it's just fun to do. People like these stuff). I'm also looking to buy one more so now, now that I've been reminded of it. Let me search some up too.

ItsMagicITellYou · 09-25-2011, 01:45 AM

i was REALLY into tarot card stuff for awhile, and i always got mine from garage sales/thrift stores, theres a 2/3 chance a place that like will have some for a dirt cheap price...or maybe im just lucky :P

09-22-2011, 11:08 PM	#1
Rokk Hobby Magician/Musician Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sweden Posts: 38	Tarot cards So I was thinking about buying a couple of tarot decks to add to my arsenal. I thought they might be good to use for some mentalism and "spooky" effects to give the trick a more magical touch. I also figured you can use it in performances to switch into a deck with a setup without raising suspicion. And you can find some decks that look really cool to. But then I saw that they cost at least three or four times as much as a ordanairy deck. Anyway... Is there anyone of you guys who owns or uses tarot cards in your performances? Got any suggestions for what I should buy? Is it even worth it to buy a deck? And how good is the finnish and "feel" in those decks?

09-22-2011, 11:34 PM	#2
la0o9 Move monkey atm Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Not where you'd want to go :P Posts: 747	well, i'm part of an otaku community( i won't bother explain the term, it's tedious work, try google) so i have seen and touch tarot cards before, and well, i think it's in your best interest to not buy a deck... they are bigger than most regular packs( usually in length, but sometimes in width as well), the finish is a plastic coating( that's what they are here, it might be a different one else where in the world, but i doubt it) so it's hard to tell how long it will be able to handle well( if the stock is as good as the alladins 1001, it should hold out fine). __________________ "Doubt isn't the same as saying people are bad, it simply means you actually care, 100% trust is nothing more than ignorance"~ Akiyama Shinichi- Liar Game "It's not the destination but the road to it that is worth the trip" "Be careful what you wish for... it might just come true"~ old saying "It's a small world, but only relatively" "Reality is not the world, it is the way humankind depicts the world, thus when you alter a person's way of seeing the world, you alter reality itself"

09-23-2011, 12:44 AM	#3
Albert DarkSleightZ Artist Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 671 Donor Score: 110	I've always had an interest in it, not for the arsenal, but pure fortune telling (of course, it's not real, but it's just fun to do. People like these stuff). I'm also looking to buy one more so now, now that I've been reminded of it. Let me search some up too. __________________ "Bluffing is an important act to all strategies." - Lelouch Lamperouge

09-25-2011, 01:45 AM	#4
ItsMagicITellYou ~Z~ Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Planet earth, you? Posts: 57	i was REALLY into tarot card stuff for awhile, and i always got mine from garage sales/thrift stores, theres a 2/3 chance a place that like will have some for a dirt cheap price...or maybe im just lucky :P __________________ "The magician and politician have much in common- they turn our eye away from what they're really doing."