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- The Swiss Deck
- Quite possibly, the most widely known deck of the sequential
variety is the Swiss Deck. Its vintage woodcut style and French
text is familiar to all tarot enthusiasts and readers. It is a
very popular starter deck among novices.
- Sequential decks abound, many set to certain historic or
cultural motifs:
- The Rider-Waite Deck
- The mother of all starter decks (since its inception) remains
the
symbolic style Rider-Waite. Admittedly, when I read for others
with my sequential Prediction Deck, it is the Waite images I will
refer to for evaluation of a spread (I'll often look up the card
in a book if it's one I have not come across sufficiently to
memorise it. Once I see the card itself, I usually put the book
down).
- Waite-style decks come in all sizes and colour schemes:
- The Rider-Waite deck has even inspired parodies:
- With Waite in mind, many decks have been created in
assorted
exotic or cultural motifs. They manage to retain the integrity of
Waite's imagery while being true to the intended style:
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