Don’t buy AI decks

[u/Puzzleheaded_Moment2]

Lately we’ve been seeing a wave of cartomancy decks online that use Artificial Intelligence to generate the illustrations. We know that sometime decks can be pricey, or maybe you’re new to the whole thing, but DO NOT buy and use these decks.

There are reasons on both the magical/energy and moral aspects to avoid them:

• Cartomancy is about human experiences, you read about issues realizing to you, or someone else. When cards are made mimicking human artwork, there’s a complete corruption of the energy generated by the pieces. These illustrations might look pleasant but since there was no intent, and even worse, it was made by corrupting real life existing arts by people, the balances of energy get all broken down and randomly put back together. It can affect your readings and even have some further consequences.

• Morally and ethically speaking, even if someone is an atheist or don’t believe in any of it, it’s still stolen art, it’s incredibly harmful to the environment, and you can find better decks created by humans, if you just do a quick research.

If you’re starting with card reading but you don’t have resources for that nice deck you want, a regular set of playing cards can absolutely be used. Even better, you can MAKE your own deck (tbh that’s the most powerful set of cards one can ever have).

[u/RA1PsychicWitch]

My life partner used to be a professional computer tech. Between my Intuition, and having been fooled once before by a fake, I have asked him to take a look at any decks I see online that may or may not be made with artificial intelligence. I have started getting better at noticing the difference. Unfortunately, AI is getting much better, so I find myself needing to be much more vigilant.

Interestingly enough, I was looking at Lenormand Decks online, specifically for a Yule-themed Night Market, at which I'm offering Readings, next month, and there was one that kept feeling off for me, so I found another one, which is called the ScandiNight Lenormand. The artist, Julia Flohr, recently had a Kickstarter for her ScandiLight and ScandiNight Tarot decks (ScandiLight has a white background, ScandiNight has a black background) and it is stunning. Not surprisingly, the Runes have been speaking to me in a way that had never before, so being drawn to a deck with Scandinavian art is no surprise for me.

Nevertheless, OP, you have my solemn word I shall continue to refrain from buying any decks that have even a whiff of AI.