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Today’s theme is a gentle tour through my tarot journey: the decks that shaped my practice, the ones that surprised me, and the ones that feel like old friends.

By the way, I did a dragon-themed tarot post last year! 🐉

My very first tarot deck was Shadowscapes by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law. It was a gift from a literary-minded friend who knew exactly what kind of ethereal creature I was becoming.

It’s delicate, watercolor-soft, full of fantasy elements and tiny details you only notice on the tenth reading. I didn’t use it much at first, but it set the tone for everything that came after.

Over the years I added more decks, slowly and almost shyly.

I even kept a mini Rider–Waite deck on my desk in Florida for ages without actually using it.

It’s funny, as I’m a visual person, but tarot originally overwhelmed me. There were just too many symbols, too many layers, and too much of a feeling of “Am I interpreting this correctly?”

Astrology felt easier: psychological, structured, familiar.

Tarot took longer to discover.

Everything shifted when I started using the Labyrinthos app (the website version).

It let me learn card by card, symbol by symbol, in a low-pressure way.

That’s when tarot stopped being intimidating and started becoming a reflective tool.

Each deck has its own personality, and I love that. A few that never let me down:

• Neon Moon Tarot — cyberpunk, limited palette, black and neon pink. Feels like reading cards inside a rainy alley in a future city.
• Mystical Cats Tarot — cozy, intuitive, and surprisingly wise.
• Paws Deck — playful but still emotionally accurate.
• Star Dragons Oracle — mythic, atmospheric, and perfect for symbolic or relational questions.

Using tarot as a reflective rather than a predictive tool makes it act more like a mirror, instead of a forecast.

It’s a neat way to check on my emotional weather.

And maybe because I approach it earnestly, I find that the decks have always met me with the same sincerity.