First and Last Tag

I first saw this tag on Greylady's Hearth, and she in turn found it at Kelly's The Truth in Story. Basically you list your first and last tarot decks, oracle decks and other non-card divination tools. My first tarot deck was the Hanson-Roberts, which I have long since given away. At the time, the soft colors and gentle illustrations were pretty friendly for someone new to tarot. I laughed when I realized my newest tarot was also by Mary Hanson-Roberts (and Dorothy Morrison) - the Whimsical Tarot. I bought it to go with my newest oracle deck, the Over the Moon. Since I combine tarot and oracle when I do readings, I thought the child-like illustrations would work well together. My oldest oracle (and the first deck of any kind I ever bought) is the Medicine Cards. Decks with animals, plants or any form of nature have always been a favorite for me. As you can see, I trimmed the cards so they wouldn't be so tall. It helped tremendously that this deck came with a great companion book.

I love using other forms of divination besides cards (and I tend to pair them with tarot too). My oldest divination tool would be my Button Oracle. I lived with my grandmother as a young child, and I can remember going through her sewing drawer and pulling out her button collection. For my oracle, I looked for buttons with images that I could use to base the meaning for each on. I put together quotes and keywords for each one. I even found a wooden box on Ebay that was exactly like the one my grandmother had. The latest non-card item would be the Greek Alphabet "runes" I made; the Greek letters have been used in a large variety of ways - in math and science to everyday phrases. I asked Etsy's AlaskaLaserMaid to burn these into wood tiles for me. She had previously done the images of my Pictish Oracle for me on tiles, and she did a fantastic job on both sets for a very reasonable price.