Tarot Tuesday - Homestuck Deck

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I know some might cringe when reading the word 'Homestuck' because oh dear gods was the fandom ever one of the most awful things ever. But yes, there was a time when I was in to that and as such when the Kickstarter came out and I saw a tarot deck was one of the tier rewards I pledged enough to make it that far and got the deck and all the other little goodies too.

Now of course, this is not an easy deck to work with. I've heard people say that because the cards were drawn by a bunch of different artists the deck as a whole feels disconnected and like it doesn't work correctly, and my personal experience is that it very much lives up to all the connotations of the word 'troll'.

This deck likes to be tricky. Sure it'll give you the answer, but usually in some backwards way and you have to know how to see through that and get to what it really means to tell you. Familiarity with the series, the characters, and thus the importance of images that the artists chose to present is also very helpful in reading this deck as well, because that is far more likely to be helpful than relying on traditional meanings.

All in all, this is a very lovely deck and despite the art being done by many artists it's all beautiful. I'm thankful they added it to the store after the Kickstarter was over so people could just outright purchase it, and for fans of the series who also to tarot I'd say if for nothing else than the art it is a must-have.

Edit - It appears the What Pumpkin store no longer carries these, despite there being a Google link if you search it since it continually leads to the server maintenance page when that link is clicked. I'm unsure if they'll be coming back in the future, so if you would like to purchase your own copy I suggest looking through Amazon or similar sites and buying a second hand one since that appears to be the only way for now.