♥RHECORD♥: My very first set of deck

It all happened (as far as I can remember.... hope I'm right) during my 18th birthday. After spending time with my long-term-friends (C.R.Y.B.B--> wala si Y), I checked my mails. *wheeww* quite a lot of greetings. Then I decided to check my horoscope, which I don't usually do. I had been subscribed to unnecessary mails, which includes horoscopes, cosmic calendars, tarot readings, urban adventures, etc... but I never cared to read any of them, and even erasing them is already time consuming. However, since it was my birthday, I opened one of them and found various of offers just for me. I tried one of the offers, which is the FREE Celtic Cross reading.

By that time, I still got no clue about what the celtic cross was all about, but what was revealed to me during that time intrigued me. Then I remember someone I knew, my english teacher (Hi Sir! If ever you get the chance to read this), all I can remember was when he was talking to someone (I don't remember who that someone was) about him having a tarot card but don't know how to use/read them yet. Then my fascinations grew as I surfed for informations about tarot and the like. I discovered that there's a huge number of tarot deck of different themes & genre. With that kind of number, I can't choose any of them, although only a few did appeal to me. I searched some more and found out that all tarot decks were the same despite those differences in themes. However, you must choose a deck which you feel you have a stong connection.

I then filter my search within the Philippines if ever they are selling those cards here, and yes! But only a FEW sell those cards here and you only have FEW choices too. I first tried google search engine which brought me to OLX, and found cards with justified prices which ranges from 150php - 1500php however all of those cards are in used condition and none of the cards did appealed to me; the name yes, but when I searched for pictures of those cards I find them...quite losing the "X" factor. The cheapest one was Cardcaptor Sakura Anime Tarot, there's nothing wrong with the card and I love CCS but I find it quite childish.

Then the Phoenix Cards- For Past life regression, happens to be the most expensive of those cards the seller was selling which costs P1,500 (Original price is P1,635); the name appeal to me but the designs didn't.

As well as the Celtic Oracle, mermaids (the old version--> I like the new one),

robin wood,

even the commonly known Raider-waite tarot did not appeal to me.

Now, you see what I mean?!? Oh! Pardon me, let me show you those decks I fell in love with first through http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/detailslist.shtml ---> This is where they present different kinds of decks made by different artists in the passage of time.

I first browsed to the theme Anime/Manga. Followed by gothic,emo,...etc... These are a few decks which caught my eyes.

Legacy of the Divine Tarot by Ciro Marchetti.
I love all of his works/decks: Gilded Tarot & Tarot of Dreams

Magic Manga Tarot by Viviane

Manga Tarot by Lo Scarabeo
This was the only deck I like from Lo Scarabeo

Dark Angels Tarot

Now you really see what I mean. Big difference huh?!?

www.wiccanonlineshop.com the first wiccan online store in the philippines only offered 3 kinds of tarot decks. Finally I tried ebay, though I often avoid ebay because they are claiming that they are selling cheap products which are in fact very expensive compared to others if searching is your passion. Then the same cards from www.wiccanonlineshop.com appeared except for 1. The Mystic Dreamer Tarot.

When I first got a glimpse of the card it was just a so-so card; an average card. Then still searching if there are still others here in the Philippines who sell extraordinary cards which turned out to be NONE. I tried searching the net for the possible price of the card and it turned out way cheaper for as low as $17.97, and its original price as of the moment is $26; some even sell it for $24. When I filled up their order slip, I saw that the freight costs as much as the cards, even expensive than the cards. Then I realized that her (the seller) price is fair enough.

May 4, 2010. 2 days after my birthday, I inquired if it was still available and what was her last price for it. The following day, she replied that it was still available so I asked for her contact number. May 6, 2010 I got her contact number, and the following day May 7, 2010, friday at around 12:30pm, I contacted her while me and my friends are having lunch because I went to school to attend a meeting that day. I tried the "sweet-talk" tactics, the "pitty" tactics, the "birthday" tactics, the "how I wanted to have 1" tactics, and so on... It worked! But not quite what I had in mind. She told me that she purchased 2 of it para mka.sulit, and she bought it online too so the freight was expensive and that was the reason why she couldn't give me the price that I wanted. I even tried the "give-to-me-the-price-that-I-wanted-and-I'll-immediately-pay-TODAY" tactics but didn't work. She told me that there's another who was also interested in the card, then I thought..... I thought well, I thought hard.... I must make up my mind now. Take it or leave it! Then I assure her I'll get the card and pay for it next week (still hoping to find cheaper cards), then she agreed about keeping the card for me for about a week.

Monday, May 10, 2010 was elections day. I searched for cheaper cards but failed. Then I searched about the Mystic Dreamer Tarot deck. The name suits me, mysterious & dreamer. Yup! I'm a dreamer, and dreams play a role for me. As I went through the decks again, I am beginning to love the card and finally made a final decision.

Some would say that your first deck must be given to you, but almost all of the sites said that you choose your own card, or rather the card chooses you. The card should personally be chosen by you and feeling a strong connection between you and the card. First, you must first consider your budget. You should go for a card that you will value for sure.

I WILL TAKE THE CARD!!!! lolz. Impulsive much! So, the following day May 11, 2010 at around 14:50 (2:50 pm) I paid for the card T_T. Bankrupt! We (nagpa.uban kei Chris) went to chinabank not knowing what to do (hahahaha! First time lamang) at around 2pm and got #70 as a priority number. Waaaaahh!!! Super Tagal!!! Then not knowing that there's a 50php charge *ggggrrrr* she never mentioned it.

AIR21 track number: 301002368983 (memorized lamang.... dugai man jud niabot oi... I kept tracking)

Anyways, this morning May 14, 2010 at around 10:50 am, I got the package nah!!! Hope it's really worth it *crossing my fingers*!! I have read a few pages of the book, haven't opened the cards yet. I will begin reading the meaning of each card by next week and hopefully exploring the deck too. *excited* ---Intuition, open my mind-----

PRESENTING MY VERY FIRST SET OF TAROT DECK:

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