I watched this video around 2 years ago and decided there and then that the Morgan Greer was not for me. I was born in 77 and found that the artwork reminded me heavily of my childhood... didn't have the best of childhoods. Similarly the Anna K Tarot was on my NO list... but nearly two years of shadow work later and I've fallen heavily for the Anna K 🥰 and just now I cannot get enough of the Morgan Greer! ❤️ It was here I saw it first (and again, your videos for the Anna K) ... thank you so much for sharing 🙏❤️

I only have the Morgan Greer in a tin and I'm in love.

The courts in the Robin Wood are some of my favorite courts ever. I love how she put so much symbolism in their clothing, and they have such personalities. I feel like they’re easy to understand.

The Hanson-Roberts deck is a great deck as well.

I bought the Robin Wood deck back when it was new... Does that make me a classic? 😂

What a lovely presentation of the "grandmother's" of tarot. My 30 yo Robin Wood is my best friend and still looks brand new! Recently, I bot a copy of the companion book and had a revelation all over again. This deck belongs in every collection along with the Morgan Greer, because grannies dish out wise advise and the best cookies, all at the same time...

I've had the Aquarian Tarot on my list for so long. I really enjoy the art palette and art deco style. This is what I love about watching flip throughs...everyone is different and connects differently to decks! I have several friends that have the Morgan Greer and think that imagery is very pretty as well, love the bright colors!

The surprise element is the exact reason why i never rehome my decks because I discovered that if i force myself to spend time with a deck say i had a bad reaction at first sight, i kinda start liking their personality and quirks. Like getting to know a person. Also i realized i change from time to time and i fall in and out of love with my decks seasonally so yeah. But thats just my way and I know not everyone is polar like me lol

Robin Wood was my first deck, and still my favorite. The images are old friends. I chose it in the late 90s because the Rider Waite just did not speak to me. RW was so much more colorful, pretty, and accessible.💜

I have the Aquarian tarot, it's pretty good. I have the Morgan Greer but don't use it as much.

I was gifted the Aquarian in the 1980's, it was my first deck. My copy is well worn and has the same back, but without the white border. I don't use it a ton anymore.. but whenever I'm asking questions about things in my past, and how they are influencing the now, I pull it out and use the deck for any past positions. To be honest, in all these years, I never noticed the lack of sky vs pastel sky's. I feel like I have "known" these cards for so long, I've never tried to look for any deeper meanings then what I originally learned on these.

Morgan Greer deck has a special place in my heart. First deck I ever bonded with

Great video! I've still got my OG versions of all these decks, still love them all, and still use them at least a few times per year. The Robin Wood was my go to deck for many, many years (I wore out my first deck) and I've been working with it even more recently because I'm reading Robin's companion book.

The Connolly deck (mini version) was my first deck ever in HS in 1998. It’s still my go-to deck today, even with all the “noise” and new decks coming out. Nothing beats the oldies.

OMG! I was just looking for some rws decks and your video came out! Wonderful! Thank you so much 🥰

Thank you sharing this video. I too have the Robin Wood tarot and the Morgan Greer (tin version) tarot. These two decks are truly my favorite.

The Aquarian Tarot was my first deck. Then I had my cards read and I realized there were more attractive decks available. I first bought the Hanson Roberts deck and then the Robin Wood deck. It was like night and day to me. I haven't used the Aquarian deck since. It just didn't feel right for me. Love the other two and loved this video too. Well done!

Morgan Greer is my BABY! It was my first Tarot andI will Love it forever and my favorite card stock. 👍

Thank you for reading the current energies🌟

I have only this year embraced the Morgan Greer - I was inspired by my mother in law who has the Morgan Greer herself, as she used to read playing cards and tarot, though she no longer does so. I have a vintage 1970s deck and it has to be one of my favourites 😊 Xx

the indexing on the morgan-greer deck would be great for solitaire

Thanks for this video! My Morgan Greer (tin size) has been in a drawer with a bunch of other decks I don't use often... and you made me remember what a nice deck it is! I've pulled it out and have been shuffling it all day! I've also been on the fence about the Aquarian tarot... but those blank faces always make me think twice. Glad to know they were not a problem for you.

I really love Morgan Greer Tarot Deck. Especially Vintage one♡ The color pallet is more smoother and beautiful to me. Thank you for the video :)

Thanks you for this detailed video :), I never thought Robin Wood Tarot's art works are so amazing ^^.

I just started reading Tarot under 2 years ago and the Morgan Greer was the first deck I bonded with! I had started learning with the Universal Waite and things were going ok with that, but when I started reading with the Morgan Greer deck...that’s when I started to “get it”! Thank you for giving these old decks some love!

Omg, your HQ video makes Morgan Greer look stunning :) it’s on my wish list but your review makes me want it at some point. I am taking a tarot course and bought RWS. When I could have purchased this, but it was more money, however when I can. This is going be one I need. Thank you! Thank you! I love the BOLD COLOURS ♥️

I really enjoyed that you researched these older decks and brought out their special qualities for us to look at and appreciate. I have had the Robin Wood Tarot since the early 90s and actually was never very fond of it. I was in a Jungian Tarot class and this was the deck that the instructor recommended. But as of late I have begun to appreciate it. I only have one other tarot deck and I am always searching for “the perfect deck” which I’m not sure exists. So your video has helped me appreciate the Robin Wood Tarot even more. And I liked the other 3 classic decks you focused on, particularly the Morgan Greer. Thanks so much Dawn Michelle!

The Morgan -Greer was the first deck I purchased back in 1978 when it was released. It is still a great deck.

I always recommend the Hanson Roberts as a great starting deck for kids. Its size, the inner child feel to the images. I love mine, and it pairs beautifully with the fool's wisdom Oracle Cards.

I have all of these from way back. I’ve always loved them. Robin Wood was my first spell/intentions deck for a long time. Also on the Aquarian deck, there are jewels and symbols at chakra points.

Thank you for this video. My first deck was the Universal Waite, and though I learned the basics with it, I never connected to Smith’s art. Since then I’d moved on and read intuitively with RWS-inspired decks, and felt the same as you, that I’d “missed out” on these clones. If I could go back, I’d learn with the Robin Wood. Not sure how much I’d get out of it now, but your video certainly has me consider adding it to my collection. It is beautiful.

YAY!!! I was so looking forward to this video and it didn't disappoint! :D I love hearing about these decks. I have a real fondness for the Robin Wood, and have really considered the Hanson Roberts, but I agree that the titles are very disruptive to the artwork, so not sure if I'll take the plunge on that one! The Aquarian IS lovely and has a similarly 'close up' feel to the Morgan Greer - just a very different art style for sure.

Hi there Dawn. So glad that you have brought these old favourites into use. In the 80s many of the student's I taught loved them. One you might find interesting too and one I still have in a pocket size, is the Connolly deck. It has a slight religious feeling about it and so is less frightening to many people. Thanks so much for all your clips - there's always something new to learn.

the robin wood tarot was my first and remains my favorite deck, my go to deck. i am intrigued and will explore the hanson roberts tarot. thanks for sharing these decks.

Really loved what you had to say about the Morgan Greer in particular. None of these decks are in my collection, but it was such an interesting reflection. If you have more clone-y decks (like the Albano Waite, Universal Waite, Radiant Waite, Radiant Wise Spirit...) I'd love to hear you talking about (and maybe comparing) them too! (maybe too specific of a request, I get it lol). Thank you so much for all your hard work and relevant discussion 💖

Wow! You brought out some old favourites. My first deck was the Aquarian. The cardstock is more like cardboard with no borders on the back. I think you can still find copies of that version on Ebay. My copy of the RW is so worn, that I bought a replacement copy. Unfortunately, the cardstock has change. I have three copies of the MG. Two regular (again, one is worn out) and a tinned version. It's old school, retro vibe is still modern and relevant today. I do have a special love for the 9P. To get a bit more information on the Aquarian and Morgan Greer decks, look into the Spiritual Tarot by Echols, Mueller and Thomsen. They provide some insightful nuggets regarding the images on both of those decks. Enjoy!

I still have the Hanson-Roberts deck and used it in the past. Mainly for readings for people who were nervous about getting tarot readings. The images are cutesy and not scary. A very useful deck for that purpose.

My first real tarot deck in 1983 was ijj swiss. The minor arcana was hard to learn. Around 1993 ish I took a class at a metaphysical store with Robin wood. My favorite deck is either the Morgan Greer or the witches tarot (discontinued). I have worn out like about 8 Morgan Greer decks when I read professionally in Vegas over a decade.

thank you for doing this !

I absolutely LOVE the Morgan Greer. The colors are amazing. And I even love those mustaches. My dad and all my uncles had mustaches so I feel like it's just more helpful men in my life. And I also love the Robin Wood... BUT... The 9 of cups looks EXACTLY like my ex and it gives me the heebie jeebies haha

I ordered the Morgan Greer, Aquarian and the Borderless RWS because I purchased a book that studies them side by side - I got them all last month, can’t wait to get started on that!

I love each one, but my favorite has to be the Morgan Greer deck. I love the illustration quality art, it reminds me of a children's book I used to have called Leo the Lop. I think it was part of a series that included another one called Serendipity with a little purple sea dragon. I loved those stories growing up, and this deck feels very nostalgic, the Hanson Roberts deck is a little like that artwork too, now that I think about it.

Learned about tarot because my dad owned the Hanson Roberts deck in the 90s. That deck will always have a special place in my heart. 🥰 The queen court cards were my favourite as a child. Such beautiful artwork!!

I have an old Hanson Roberts deck and full size book that I inherited when my sister passed away a few years ago. She taught me to read tarot with those. It's beautiful and has such awesome memories for me.

my first deck was the Hanson Roberts. i remember struggling to decide on which one to buy because I was surprised at the choices. i have recently purchased the Morgan Greer because reviewers said they liked the expressions on the faces

I am mysteriously drawn to the Morgan Greer as well, there is just something really engaging when I see the imagery

I have none of these decks 🙈I have been interested in the Aquarian, Morgan Greer, and Hanson Roberts, but I never got around to getting them, probably because I know they're not likely to go OOP anytime soon. Thanks for the reminder about these awesome classics!

Been gone for a little while. I have all of these. All my favorites besides RWS. The Pamela Colman Smith RWS is my number one favorite. I'm searching for a second copy.

Really enjoyed your take on these 4 decks. The Aquarian Tarot is on my list and has been calling to me a lot lately. Now I get why that is a bit more and will bump it further up to the top. I have the Morgan Greer and do like it but I ended up with the mini by mistake and don’t feel that size does the art justice. Again have been feeling the pull lately to bite the bullet and order the larger size so I can dive in with it. Seeing your full sized deck shocked me as so many cards I hardly even recognized! So another bump up the wish list for this one. The other other two decks I don’t own but have seen around. I’m drawn more to the Robin Wood after your review. Was struck by how it reminds me a bit of the Greenwood Tarot, one of my all time favorite decks. Wondering it was an influence on Mark Ryan and Cheseca given the similar titles? Your lighting is excellent and makes your videos a joy to watch. Great insights on all these classics. Thanks for sharing.

I have all 4 decks and use all 4 decks. I have a thing for classic decks that follows or somewhat follows the Waite-Smith tradition. I would also add the Cosmic Tarot, Connolly Tarot, and Sharman-Caselli Tarot to this list. Great video! 🤗🤗🤗

Morgan Greer is my personal fav...😍

Hey Dawn! Great video as usual and your on point explanation.. love it! Just a request- please make and show us matching tarot bag/pouch for these decks you shared with us Today. I am so used to seeing your decks along with your matchy cute tarot bags! Please ❤️❤️❤️

Morgan Greer was the second tarot I learned with after waite-smith and I resonated with it soooooo much better.

I trimmed my Hanson-Roberts and now it is so wee tiny! I plan to teach my daughter with it when she is a bit older. Aquarian has been on my wishlist for a while, but I'm saving up for a vintage print! Great video, as always!

Thank you for doing this video on decks that are considered to be classics! They are truly foundational and have stood the test of time for a reason. I think that in the Aquarian with some of the cards showing a white background rather than sky is depicted that way for a reason and that is "focal point stands out better against the blank white". Just a thought! These decks were all popular when I was growing up. I was born in 1954, but do remember most especially and aside from the standard Rider-Waite-Smith, the Morgan Greer with it's deeply saturated and bright colors, AND the Aquarian with the white faces and watercolor skies (in some cards; but not all of course). I think perhaps the artist might have wanted to be all-inclusive with this mind, but that's just my opinion. Out of all of these decks mentioned, I lean more towards the Morgan Greer and many of the images remind me of actual people I knew and loved as well as grew up with, so I'm a bit biased I would suppose. Again, I'm so happy to see your appreciation for these decks! Much love and peace always =) I appreciate all of my decks, both old and new!

I learned on The Robin Wood. 😍 I picked up Tarot in 1996, and after my Radiant RWS went missing under “mysterious” circumstances, I purchased Robin Wood and really cut my teeth. Talk about drinking symbolism through a fire hose!! I still have my original in a special box I bought for it. I have the lwb and the longer book somewhere along with the original tuck box... goodness knows where!

I've had the Hanson Roberts deck for abot 30 years and the Robin Wood not much less than that. The Hanson Roberts is still one of my favourites and is the one I usually reach for in my daily readings. The art is so pretty (and clearly done with coloured pencil, which is my favourite medium to use in my own art). Another classic I have (actually the first one I ever bought) is the Sacred Rose. Very different imagery though still (mostly) RWS-based.

Love any vids about vintage decks! Dawn Michelle, have you looked at the Connolly deck? It's an oldie but goody that belongs in this group too. Still in print and has several guidebooks that go with it as well. I ADORE the Morgan Greer and I used it for years before I got a Waite RWS or any other decks. I think the 9 of Pents from Morgan Greer is the prettiest depiction ever! And, hello, those manly men....yum. It's a favorite RWS clone. Also I love David Palladini's art and own the vintage Linweave deck featuring his art too. Palladini's World card and the Sun card have amongst my favorites. I love these decks! I'm a huge 60's/70's art fan as it's the era of my childhood. All the art from that period was so groovy....lol!

Morgan Greer was my 1st. Bought it at a gaming store in 1980. Classics are good. I tend to relate to the more contemporary decks

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The robin wood tarot is the second deck i ever bought all the way back in 1999. I've always loved the Hanson Roberts but never picked it up.

Thank you. The Morgan Greer is a very in ya face deck! But I like it for that!

I do not know if someone have answered you question,abot the sky in the tarot Aquarium,in my perception it means how distant the connection can be between heaven and hearth for greedy reason. Thanks for your videos.

I've 10 now......And use GAIA I use for healing and the " Beyound Lemuri. And Work your light & The Oracle of wisdom I'm watching you alot as I journal alot . You've been really inspiring me just now. I'm sure still about Tarot ...Even though it's good ...I've Radleigh Valentine's fairy tarot cards. Thanks for all you do Clair UK🌎🌟🦋🌺

Perfect choices. I purchased The Robin Wood Tarot over 15 years ago just for the art and colors, before I even heard the word Tarot. I love the Morgan Greer and the Antiquarian (except for the blue backs). I am so bored with all the "new" Tarot decks all trying to outdo each other and the controversy going on today! Simple and vintage is perfecton, the difference between a Raphael and a Warhol.

The two decks that I 'd buy are the Morgan Greer & Robin Wood tarot..How ever ,with The Aquarian Tarot... the white background would be bothersome to me( I have light sensitive eyes ) To rid the cards of their shinyness...wipe them with a paper towel before working with them

The Morgan Greer really spoke to me when I first saw it online, and it was actually the first deck I purchased last year (borderless, close-up, but mostly that amazing color palate!). I also loved the size and feel of them in my hands; fans out perfectly without being too big or slippery. I will probably purchase it again at some point, but I gave my copy to my brother who was just getting introduced to tarot, because of what read to me as a highly masculine energy from this deck. -That's not a bad thing, but this past year, I've been confronting some deep "feminine wounds" from only recently leaving a highly patriarchal religion, so I'm finding myself responding better to "Modern Witch" or even the original RWS...technically, there are the same number of male figures I think, but in the MG they are very "manly men." ;) I hope I can work with it in the future without feeling so angry, because I love the art. (A couple exceptions though where I really prefer the RWS are The Empress and the Queen of Pentacles.)

How about the Connolly Tarot?

This was interesting. I do not have any of these decks though they are decks that I have looked at time and time again but never pulled the trigger on. Of the four I think I would only pick up the Greer and the Wood. Aquarian is not my aesthetic and I cannot get past the dark lines that make the Hanson cards look like cut out on top of pics.

A few comments on the decks: Morgan Greer now seems to have titles on the Majors and the Court Cards which I don't remember from before. The Hanson Roberts didn't have the extra languages printed on the bottom fortunately .- it was just the English title. Regarding the Aquarian deck, it always felt to me that when the white background was there, the person or situation was covered with a cloud of (their) thoughts or even a single focus. The World had just a small white archway but the rest of the background was coloured - rather like a balanced aura! The Wheel of Fortune had a square of white. The pinkish mauve background felt like the heaviness of emotions. Interesting that the High Priestess might have been the only one with an actual real background (balanced between material and physical?). Although the card backs are blue and in those days we never put the cards right way up, they symbolised all sorts of patterns to watch for when the cards were turned over. Indeed the patterns on some of the cards are quite attractive. The Robin Wood Tarot was one of the first decks that I remember that introduced nudity - and everyone was OK with that because it was presented so well.

Huh. These are all the decks I came up on. The very ones. Morgan-Greer was my first deck. I still have three of the four.

I must be honest, the Aquarian tarot is not my style! But I love love Morgan Greer - that colour pallet I love! And Robin Wood also goes on and off my wishlist... and it's going back on again!

I have had the Morgan Greerand Aquarian since early 90s they were a few of my first decks i had trimmed and I used flesh colored pencils on aquarian and I loved it but It was given away to my daughter. I had to buy greer. again because I had wore it out. I plan on buying the aquarian again and coloring the border brown or orange or what would you use? i don’t like the white faces so I will color them again since it turned out great when i did it last time. i may color the skies i have all these decks and love them all

I’ve been doing a bit of a deck study on the Morgan Greer and I really like it. I usually HATE bright colors but for some reason the funkiness vibes. I despise the bright yellows that overrun the classic RWS (which I studied for a few weeks and then IMMEDIATELY eschewed) but it works for the Morgan Greer. I have a question, do you have sensory issues or arthritis? I just realized you always pull your sleeves Almost completely over one hand in your videos and I have sensory issues and do that, too (not when I do tarot because I have tiny hands and the exposed skin helps with grip better, rather than fabric) but I just noticed it. 💕

The Aquarian deck wasn’t my favorite in fact I never worked with it for 20 years until it called out to me but I still did not like the white faces until I got my color pencils and colored some flesh on them and trimmed it,that I was able to work with and enjoy them.a lot. The Hanson Roberts was my first new tarot deck I bought in 98 and I used it to help get me out of religion that I was in. I’ve had the Morgan Greer for over 20 years and finally broke down and bought me a new deck because the colors had faded too much and I wasn’t using it much because it was so faded so the new deck made a big difference, although I kept my older deck because it has been with me so long.

The Aquarian deck was originally published by Morgan Press.

There’s a great video by Christine & Celeste where she dives into the symbolism and chakra/color connections she sees in the Aquarian Tarot. It really changed how I work with that deck and I love experiencing that extra layer of connection. I hope this is the right link, I need to watch it again to see... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jdibnNSbsNaVlnU.html

If you already watched it once, and now you just want to look at the pictures, Aquarian Tarot, 6:06. Morgan-Greer, 12:50. Hanson-Roberts, 19:00. Robin Wood, 25:54.

I would love to modify the Robinwood deck but not sure! If I cut the major cards- I loose some of the ribbon and close to numbers! But I love a borderless deck :) Would you modify this deck or edge with a white border?

I was wondering about the Morgan Greer cardstock. Mine is quite glossy but yours seems mat.

I have Aquarian finally. I got the one in the tin and didn't like it. I ended up getting a vintage copy, so there wouldn't be borders on the back...also different cardstock in those earlier decks. Mine is a Spanish version...but I'm fluent enough that it makes no difference to me.

It would be cool if you could share what you do with title/insert cards. I find they get on my nerves but don’t know how to honor them in a way that would satisfy me. I don’t want to throw them away or anything :/

I agree with you on Morgan Greer.. I have the pocket size one as well which is handy if you are traveling or want something in your bag.

Hi. I am new to tarot - still learning. I am looking for decks that have a modern take on RWS. Can you recommend any ? Thank you so much

I pulled out my Morgan-Greer to see how you got such a large version of it. Then I realized that my hands are probably twice the size of yours. 😂😂😂 Any recommendations on what color you would edge the Morgan-Greer?

i only use my tarot cards for games lol

ever played french tarot? jeu de tarot? tarock?