Reading with the Marseille Tarot Intro 

Thank you for doing this series! I just began my tarot journey and am beginning with this deck. This was the first video I stumbled upon when researching the Marseilles deck and I'm glad I did. Your explanations are clear and thoughtful. I'm looking forward to learning more using your series as a guide of sorts!

I just got my first TdM deck so I could participate in a reading circle. I found this video and am so happy I did. I really look forward to the rest in the series. This is so beautifully presented. And I loved your recommendation to observe nature. I really can't wait to find out what that is about!

I've been a, primarily, RWS guy for some years and have only dipped my toes into Thoth and Marseille. I've been feeling and more drawn to the Marseille and your videos have been very helpful. Very approachable and conversational, thank you!

I definitely like the term 'pip deck' - it's clear and simple to understand as being more abstract in its illustrative symbolism of the minor arcana... One could simply refer to RWS as a 'non-pip deck'' with its elaborate directive pictures of scenes and situations. Thank you for the flower and foliage exercise - it's brilliant and most helpful in training the mind to begin navigating the less concrete, more intuitive pathways the pip cards present!

Hi, there. I just came across your video and am very impressed. I note that the comments are a few years old. Are you still producing lessons for the Marseille deck? I certainly hope so, as I just got a deck. :)

Hello!! I am so waiting to buy your deck!! Thank you for promoting this beautiful style!

You have a really calming voice it's easy to watch your channel,... I'm trying to find a pip tarot deck I'm a little more old-fashioned you have any recommendations for a decent one

I. Freakin. Love. Your channel! Thank you! I'm a tarot teacher and am sharing so many of your videos on our private study group. I've just begun my own channel (literally, last night) to share and teach and play - starting with the playing cards... Would you mind if I recommend your channel from time to time or refer to your videos and include links? Much love. Ryan (Cape Town, South Africa)

Hello. I am from Brazil and here There isn'ta lot of different books about Marseille Tarot, but there is a writer that has made an excellent key book about it. He speciefied the symbolism of Marseille and says that, because of beeing the oldest deck in the world, is the real and true deck that exists. All the orthers decks are based on this symbolism. Nei naiff is his name. He has written a trilogy that really makes all clear about tarot. Thans for the video and hello from Brazil.

you will find very good videos in French and Spanish, some in Italian as well.

I just found your channel as I began the journey with the Marseille. This is wonderful and helpful. Reading the Ben Dov book and waiting for my first Marseille, the CBD. Thank you for sharing your knowledge here.

For the different colors they used stencils (pochoirs)or hand painting. It is very long to carve 78 cards in wood. Remember it is a mirror image and very small images too. Impossible to carve exactly the same. I am sure they take great care of their blocks.

what was that last deck you showed? I really love it!

Hi, the tarot cards you have in last minutes, what is the name of that deck? I like it look like old color is not to bright 😊

Allen, here. Im familiar w the TdM system but am getting back into it due to the Tattoo Tarot: Ink & Intuition deck (but now I see I'm going to have to get a nice new Green Box Marseille Tarot deck, this year). I look forward to learning from and with you.

Thank you my friend. That was very interesting and informative.

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It’s very surreal that the more we progress in life, the more we get expeirenced in reading tarot and all.. the more we go back to the past / foundations on things. I have been purchasing such deck that are more on the pips looking tarot deck. Recently, I finally purchased a Tarot Marseille style deck.. it made me realized the beauty and wonder of its detail and I asked myself... why I didn’t noticed this in the past when I started one.. like more than a decade ago lol.

Came across your series last night and watched this episode this morning. I like that you are providing a foundation in what Marseilles is in an accessible fashion that is not overly simplistic. The suggestion to purchase a bouquet and watch it’s appearance as itdegenerates hits home to what the Marseilles tradition requires: observation! You can get a strong sense of timing and activity in th epics if you will carefully observe. Looking forward to watching your next video.🙂

This was such a helpful video Michael! Thank you for making this video and I'm glad the RU-vid algorithm lead me to your channel. Also, so nice to meet more male TarotTubers! 👏👏👏

Where can I find the Arcanum X tarot?

I just discovered your Channel and going to watch all your videos. love your content. you will see a lot of comments from me 🩵🩶🩷

Hi! Is Arcanum X already available for purchase?

What 8s the name of the deck you use towards the end of the video? Love the coloring thank yoy

I'm at 18:29 and still no mention of reading the Marseille as yet...I'll leave it here. This is more of a history of/comparative study of Marseille with other decks.

Thank you for the series. I picked up two Marseille style decks although I am afraid of reading them without any knowledge. Your videos help me see them in a new way!

Have you noticed stuff which most do not, such as the wing under the Empress's backside, how the three streams become two in Temperance, the long spoon of the Fool which cuts off his head from whats happening below, why the hat with the left-hand acolyte in the Pope card?, The Thumb in the belt symbolism in two cards of the Major arcana, the rope not tied round the Hanged Man's ankle & why six knots? (in the visconti version one of them is split), Death cutting off his own foot, The ill fitting crown, tongues of flame & the phallic shaped windows of the Tower, the tail of one dog raised whilst the other is down in the Moon, with its 19 drops & 30 rays, & one I still haven't figured out yet, why are there "leaves" on the two bottom animals of the tetramoph in the World card?

Great! Can't wait for more and can't wait for your marseille deck!!! It looks amazing! I changed my channel name from Tafalarota to Tarot Map but it's me and Im so excited about you sharing your thoughts on marseille. It's my deepest love

Hi :) What is the exact Marseille Tarot that you display at 16 minutes and beyond please?

Hi, thank you very much for the video! I would like to ask you: to which deck of the Tarot of Marseilles belongs the card that you show at 16:03? I would greatly appreciate it. regards! :)

Im geeked to watch this video! Thanks for making it :)

So if a deck had all the other elements of a Marseille deck (numberless Fool, Justice is 8, Strength is 11, coloration, etc.) but not the same exact patterns in the pips, it wouldn't be a Marseille deck?

What is the unidentified deck shown at 11:56 ?

yay! thank you for talking about marseille deck!! I just bought this deck and this was very helpful!

What is the deck that you show after Visconti-Sforza that you say is getting closer to Marseille?

semi illustrated/semi-scenic. but for Marseille, i would call it non-scenic

There are people in the minor arcana, just not in most pip cards, the court cards are part of the minor arcana

Would love if you did a video talking more about Visconti Sforza and what you can use from Marseille Tarot interpretation and what you cannot use and specific techniques with Visconti

I would like to commend your channel for being an invaluable resource in the TdM reading community. Thank you very much for this.

Any more videos coming?

starting my journey into the marseilles tarot here with you! thank you for sharing 🙏💙

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You seem confused, there are no tarot decks that are pip decks, as the Tarot pack includes the Major arcana, The Fool which can be included under that term, but is sometimes separate as it's a wild or sacrificial discard, & the minor arcana which is composed of the court cards (with people) & the numbered pip cards (which often do not), apart from especially the Sol Busca, Waite-Smith & others influenced mainly by these.Of course one can illustrate an abstract pictorially.

how about saying "non people minor cards"? lol