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The Wild Unknown - A Review


Title: The Wild unknown
Artist: Kim Krans
Price Range: $29/£21
Dimensions: 19.56 x 12.95 x 6.73 cm
Publisher: HarperOne
Date: 17th November 2016
Style: Creatures n shit.
Hype or Drag: Verdict at the end

(Amazon stock photo) 

Why I ordered it
I was SO exited when I bought this deck. This was back in the day before I threw myself into hoarding decks.
I was precious with my money
Some may say I was shy, 4 of Pentacles was me. Golluming over my money like Smeagol and a ring… My precious…
I presided over the tarot choices, I really wanted to pick it back up and the old Tarot deck I had been gifted in my teens (My mum is a witchy woo) just wasn't speaking to me.
I looked through various posts on Instagram, loved the imagery and thought yep this is the one for me!
So i made a mistake.
1. I bought it because I got swept away.
    2. I got it from Ebay

It is not Kim Krans fault that I thought it was good to buy it on Ebay, I was young and impressionable what the fuck do you want from me? But that i did, didn't check out the seller either.

(Not authentic lol) 


IT ARRIVED!!
It came in the mail and first impression was feeling sick because I realised that I bought it from a dodgy seller. The box looked a bit weird but I thought well who cares, i am only reconnecting with Tarot and if i get any good at it I'll buy AN AMAZING COPY WORTH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, that'll BE Fine.
But it was not fine.
I'm still not fine.


Card Stock
I have since compared my shitty ebay deck to an authentic deck. I can safely tell you that the Card stock is actually decent. No issues here, nothing to see….. Move along now.


Card Imagery
Let me tell you that if you type in "The Wild Unknown" on Google images you'll see some awesome imagery.
This is what made me fall in love…

Take the Fool for example, lovely and cute. Makes you feel like cuddling it.
Does it represent innocence? HELL YEAH!

The Empress and Emperor are lit, i love them
I love this pic who wouldn't love it in a reading?!

But then the deck slowly disintegrates into cards that make no sense

How are you supposed to connect with this? Someone tell me. I NEED to know...... 
I mean imagine sitting in a reading and you are asking for guidance and you get that. It's like she hasn't even tried to draw, or just thought a couple of grubs will do! I can't draw, really it's about the same level as those cards. How is it a tarot card?
But nothing
And I mean NOTHING could prepare me for the shit show that was coming.... 

(WHAT IS THIS) 

(this is the most depressing 10 of Swords I ever did see) 


In conclusion
I'm glad I bought it on Ebay in the end, and didn't fork out 24 Smackaroos for it! 
If you are new to Tarot don't get sucked in by all the pretty shit. Take the cards that have THE MOST horrific or common meaning and judge decks on those before you buy them. If it doesn't convey imagery that is relavent then fuck it off!

The Wild unknown has an Animal Spirit Deck, Journal, Animal Spirit Deck, an Archetypes Deck and even a fancy letter writing set to go along with it! (Capitalism rules OK, so much for nature) and if that's the kind of thing you like then of course spend your money as you will.

But as a working Tarot reader, if you have that deck kill it with fire.

HYPE OR DRAG: DRAG

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