My mom threw out my tarot deck. Should I

The cards won't pick the deck for you, but they show what this choice is actually about — and it isn't the deck.

Past — Two of Swords, reversed. A long stalemate just broke on its own. Mom's move forced the call to act; the blindfolded decision you've been sitting with is over.

Present — Two of Pentacles, reversed. You're off-balance: juggling grief at her, attachment to the old cards, and the pull of a clean start all at once. That's why "should I buy" feels so loud right now.

Future — The Star, reversed, as the tendency if you act from that imbalance. A deck bought to close the feeling won't restore the practice. Hope here is downstream of what you actually do with the cards, not which box they came in.

The conditional that matters. If you buy this week — same or new — to stop the discomfort, you'll own a deck and miss the ritual. If you let the imbalance run its week before spending anything, the choice clarifies on its own: either a specific edition you can name down to the printer, or a fresh start you're choosing, not defending.

One step, before any purchase. Write down the exact deck you had — title, edition, publisher, cardstock if you remember — and one honest sentence on why that one and not another. If the sentence writes itself, re-buy. If you have to invent reasons, fresh is the real answer.

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