Reddit mentions of Smith-Waite Centennial Tarot Deck in a Tin

The Smith-Waite Centennial, the smaller tinned edition. I adore this deck. It consistently amazes and surprises me. I love the muted colors and the faux antique look of the deck. I like the tinned edition because it's smaller (about the size of a standard playing card), which makes it easy to shuffle and handle and easy to use for larger spreads when you don't have a lot of room, which I often don't. It also makes it easier when reading for other people, since I like to have them shuffle the cards a bit before the reading, and a lot of people have trouble shuffling larger cards when they aren't used to it. The metal tin makes it really easy to tote around too. I just wrap a rubber band around it and pop it in my bag without worrying about any damage to the cards. There is also a larger, standard size edition, which I would recommend over the tinned edition if size isn't a factor for you because it makes it easier to enjoy Smith's lovely artwork.

Forgot to add this - my other fave, and one I only use to read for myself at the moment, is the Druidcraft Tarot. Will Worthington's art is so lovely.

A lot of tarot readers are also deck collectors. :)

I order my decks online, typically. There is a Waite-Smith mini deck (in a tin) available from Amazon for only 10 dollars, and I highly recommend getting a physical deck if you can. The deck I linked has really nice coloring too, it's on my wish list. :)

Etsy has a lot of the fancy indie decks, but you'll be paying ~$40 and up for a deck.

Go to Aeclectic Tarot to find deck reviews, or look up "tarot deck collection" on YouTube if you want to see what people have in their own collections. YouTube is my favorite way to learn about decks!

Edit: You can also get nice decks from bookstores, even Barnes and Noble - that's where I got my Shadowscapes Tarot. Since you can't look at a deck in the store, I recommend looking it up online to see if you like the cards.

Rider Waite Smith deck

Thoth deck and the Duquette book

Tarot de Marseilles and the Ben Dov book

i don't really like apps except as a reference, because it doesn't give you the option to draw your card of the day. i hold fast to the belief that divination in cartomancy is driven by the subconscious; how many shuffles you do, how you cut the deck, which cards you're drawn to. unless you have the option to do these things, i don't put much weight into the apps.

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if you're short on cash you can always color your own deck, a book you can pick up at amazon. or you could find many of the less expensive decks, such as the smith-waite centennial deck, everyday mini deck, or the ceccoli mini deck. all these decks listed are cheaper than the coloring book, with the exception of the first they are under $10, and if you have prime they will come in two days with free shipping.

To me, the deck is cheeky. It's often blunt with a funny twist. I liken it to seeking advice from a good friend with a dark sense of humor who always tells me what I need to hear.

Since you mentioned the Hermetic Tarot was your first deck, and the Zombie Tarot is your first time branching out to other decks, I think it's important to mention just how different the Hermetic Tarot is from most other decks that stick more closely to the RWS style and meanings. If you've done the majority of your studying with the HT, almost any deck you add to your collection right now is going to be harder to click with at first. People who start with the Thoth Tarot tend to have the same issue.

I was actually pleasantly surprised by the Zombie Tarot considering it's a novelty deck. They did a really good job adjusting the cards into the context of a zombie apocalypse. Keep in mind, though, it also deviates quite a bit from the common RWS meanings and imagery. The Devil card is a perfect example with the cigarette machine. Of the multiple meanings for The Devil, the ZT has focused in on addictions, vices, and temptation. I would read that card differently than if I pulled The Devil from another deck.

That being said, my advice would be to not give up o the deck just yet. Instead, purchase a RWS style deck--the Centennial Edition is my favorite--and begin studying that. From there, decks like the ZT, Wild Wood Tarot, Deviant Moon Tarot, etc. will be easier to click with and understand. It's like knowing Spanish and trying to learn Portuguese.

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