I personally mostly use a deck based on what is sometimes called the “Medieval Tarot”. It was illustrated by Guido Zibordi and is published by Lo Scarabeo. The deck itself has what is referred to as an “Italian theme” that depicts scenes from a time gone by. I chose this deck to use for no other reason than the fact that the symbols in the deck speak to me. If you are interested, you can find such a deck fairly easily online or at most major book stores.
Whichever deck you end up using as time goes by is an individual choice that reflects your personality and how you relate to the Tarot. You can use more than one deck, and you can change decks as the mood strikes you. At some point you may have different decks for different types of readings. I have a very special antique deck that I use for answering very special and specific questions.
One important note here:
With so many different kinds of decks available, obviously the symbology on the various decks is going to be quite different from one to the other. That is why we discussed the fact that there is no ‘set’ meaning for individual cards. There are general guidelines, but the true meaning of the cards comes from how the symbology specific to the Tarot deck you use speaks to your imagination, and how your intuitive mind interprets that symbology and translates it into words that you can relate to your sitter. So spend some time shopping the decks available and find one that moves you, then make it yours!
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