I do the majority of my readings, both professionally and voluntary, with the Rider Waite Tarot deck.

The images are simple which allow them to poke through the subconscious mind and jingle out the information needed to be heard.

But are the images of the Rider Waite old fashioned? Can we get by with new, more modern, images?

Well I’ve been trying.

I’ve got over 50 decks and am currently using one called Starseed Tarot. The images are based upon the structure of the Rider Waite (else how can they be accurately called Tarot?) but the images are more modern. You’d have to check them out online to see what I mean.

So far I’m liking them, but the flashes of intuition aren’t coming that strong. It’s usual with the Rider Waite to have the meaning of the reading on first glance at the spread.

Maybe this will happen as I attune my subconscious to these new images.

But this leads me to the question: why should I go through that just to receive what I already do with my trusty Rider Waite?