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Kim Krans is not only a vanguard of the new tarot movement, but the person who is redefining it for the twenty-first century. For a legion of contemporary seekers, The Wild Unknown is more than a tarot deck; it’s become a resonant guide for people all over the world, inspiring them to share countless images of their readings, tattoos, and art prints from the deck.Each of the seventy- eight cards in Krans’s Wild Unknown tarot deck is a work of art that explores the mysteries of the natural world and the animal kingdom. Hand drawn in her spare, minimalistic style, the striking images invite deep contemplation. Her Wild Unknown guidebook is also an extraordinary cult art object—a hand- lettered and fully illustrated primer that leads readers through shuffling and cutting the tarot, creating spreads, and interpretations of all seventy-eight individual cards. Read more
Publisher : HarperOne
Publication date : November 8, 2016
Edition : Boxed
Language : English
Print length : 208 pages
ISBN-10 : 0062466593
ISBN-13 : 94
Item Weight : 10.4 ounces
Dimensions : 7.7 x 5.1 x 2.65 inches
Part of series : The Wild Unknown
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Format: Book Supplement
The Wild Unknown Tarot cards excel on many levels. Buying Tarot cards without first holding them in your hand is a risk as things do not always arrive as they seem. I’m hoping this review will help. Traditional sized cards are made from a smooth, flexible laminate and boxed with their well-planned guidebook in a beautiful package. Mid priced and high in quality, if you’re buying “the one deck,” purchasing a gift or collecting it is an excellent choice. There are many levels on which to become attracted to Divination cards and just as many reasons. This deck is rich in archetypes and symbolic imagery; hand calls on integrating a wide array of world sources. If you’re a beginner and would like to develop your skill with symbolic interpretation, another deck may serve you better; the Rider/Waite or Marseille Tarots are more consistent. On the other hand if you are looking for an intuitive and rich interplay of emblematic imagery Krans’ will draw you deeply into intrigue and mystery. The Major Arcana, 22 cards that hold sway over the suit cards, is developed in such a way that they soften some of the original archetypal focus. For example, Death in the earliest examples of Tarot is emblematic of the Grim Reaper. Krans image of a departed bird is gentler. Like the former, it calls for change and clearing, but it doesn’t evoke a foreboding of divine combat, largely a Judeo/Christian concept, which emphasizes a deep contrast between life and death. Hers takes on an indigenous lilt with a portrayal of cyclical time, and nature as deity. She keeps the traditional elemental symbolism in the Minor Arcana but includes specific animal icons. As with her Major Arcana, Krans does not employ human representation leaving out the impact afforded by body language and gender, powerful aspects in traditional Tarot. Animal symbolism such as in the Devil/Goat and the Chariot/Horse are consistent, although the converging forces lack physicality to go along with their materialistic and spiritual vitality. Krans replaces the page, or Knave of the court with a daughter, turning the court into a family, this creates a more equal court. I find The Wild Unknown to be a beautiful and well-presented addition to the Tarot tradition, philosophically and artistically, despite what I have indicated as potential challenges with symbolism. I prefer to approach the Tarot for intuitive self-guidance as well as symbolist complexity. I find Krans’ imagery to be particularly compelling for journeying and dreaming as well as gleaning psychological and spiritual insight. This is not my only deck and as a reader I see the benefit of having several to work with, but currently it is my favorite, and I spend a lot of time studying it.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2019 Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2019 by Alison Barrows-Young
Format: Book Supplement
My mother, who passed away when I was only 12 years old, had a deck of Tarot cards she had purchased and begun studying shortly before she died. I remember being mystified by her interest in reading the cards and it instilled this insatiable desire inside of me to eventually figure out how to read them as well. I acquired her deck and kept it all these years as I battled through hardship after hardship after hardship...I never used them and never researched how to use them even until I was in m my late 20’s. I dabbled a bit. Lacking confidence to give anyone a reading besides myself and although I have always felt closely connected with the spiritual realm, I never felt like I was doing it right and the documentation offered to explain the meanings of each card and the layout have been anything but helpful: it feels like you’re trying to read something written in an old world language and that doesn’t produce the best outcome. As I gained more and more spiritual insight and began using what I believe is my talisman and gate key to the unknown, the mystic eye-an antique game I found at a shop many years ago, my interest piqued and I found myself missing cards from my beautiful mother’s deck and hankering for a deck to call my own... This deck spoke to me the very second I laid eyes on it. It actually makes me feel electric when I hold it. It is beautiful...absolutely STUNNING. It is so dark and eerie-it has almost a sad air about it as well. Countering that dark, dusky sadness hand drawn by this beautiful soul, Kim Krans are pops of color on almost every card. Rainbow serpents, fire in the most vivid oranges and yellows I’ve ever seen engulfing the feet of the goat on the devil card. Up against the wall of black it is absolutely breathtaking and entrancing. At the very LEAST, these Tarot cards are the most beautiful I’ve ever seen. I am so proud to own them and call them mine. Thank you, Kim, for your attention to detail and your perfectly balanced marriage of darkness and light in this deck. It makes me want to meet you and hug you to be perfectly honest! Beautiful deck aside I want to talk about the thing that makes these cards stand out more than any other deck on the planet for me, and that is the guidebook that comes with the cards. This little book is so easy to read and understand. It is beautiful and VERY STURDY! The last deck I bought I didn’t know what the hell it meant. I even googled “Reading Tarot For Dummies” and still didn’t get my questions truly answered. In Kim’s little guidebook she words the explanations so simply and so easily that you cannot help but understand how to begin and how to journey on without making it too complex or too stressful. I desire for this to be a calming, peaceful, enjoyable experience for myself and those around me that I read cards for and I feel like I am well on my way down the right path now as well...with a bad ass deck of cards tucked in my back pocket. Thank you Kim. You’re an inspiration. The forward you wrote gave me chills as my life is busy busy busy and anxiety ridden and chaotic and I find solace in creating. I just have no time to create with all the chaos I am trying to tame...I knew from page one that this was a divine choice. And I thank you for that. Buy this deck. Honestly it is priced too low in my opinion. I would have paid double for the beautiful attention to detail and the excellent instructions to begin your journey. You won’t be disappointed. It’s in the cards. 😍
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Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2020 Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2020 by Ashley Martin
Format: Book Supplement
Idk why people have said these cards have a negative vibe, I mean if honesty is negativity then ok, but if you believe honesty is negativity, you're delusional. Real life is not always unicorns and rainbows. Even if you are a light worker, you have to be honest with people bc truth is truth and people need to hear the truth, even it's not always positive. These cards are beautiful, the art work is beautiful. The set does come with a guide book that is very helpful bc since the art work of these cards is not the traditional rider waite tarot, there are no symbols to read. This deck forces you to use your intuition bc there are no symbols to memorize. If you have the cards general meanings memorized, it will help, but use your intuition--thisvis a good way to practice. After introducing myself to the cards and having a conversation with them, the fool card jumped out of the deck. I kind of took this as the literal meaning of the fool, but after looking it up along with the meanings of the other cards that jumped out, I took it as the deck welcoming me on a new journey. The set comes in a nice box. I'm just leaving the whole set in the box to keep everything together and protected. The cards are good quality, they feel good in my hands. This deck is honest, blunt, and to the point. If you want only "love and light" maybe just stick to those angel daily affirmations. If you want real answers, get this deck. I did buy a tarot guidebook bc I didnt know how the book would be that came with this set, it does go in to the symbols and numerology a lot more which is helpful for beginners. However, if you are advanced, the book that comes with this set will suffice.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2021 Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2021 by jesa
Format: Book Supplement
This is an absolutely intriguing deck. Beautiful cards, but most importantly, it has an very interesting energy about it. I've been contemplating buying these for quite some time, and had been going back and forth about it [I spent a LOT of time watching YouTube reviews (mostly for trying to catch a glimpse for how the guide book was written), and researching]. One woman online said that "this is a deck that will call you out on your bs" (I didn't understand then what that meant). Later, I visited a shop to look around and ask questions. I met a lady who worked there that was fairly well versed in tarot, whom I was getting general advice from about bonding with cards, cleansing, etc. In conversation, she made the comment that she "interviews" her decks. I honestly had never heard of such a thing. But a little internet search brought me to a list of questions that I really wanted to ask my new deck: (1). Tell me about yourself. What is your most important characteristic? 2). What are your strengths as a deck? 3). What are your limits as a deck? 4). What are you here to teach me? 5). How can I best learn and collaborate with you? 6). What is the potential outcome of our working relationship? After shuffling, I went over each question in my mind, and then with each question, I set aside a card. When I tell you this deck stands on BUSINESS?! The very first card that I pulled and turned over in answer to the first question was "the tower". I won't go through the rest of the reading....But please believe me when I say I was impressed, and shook all at the same time. I understand what that woman meant now; this (for me, as it seemed for her) is a deck for shadow work. It's energy loving, but no-nonsense. I am elated that this is the deck that I ended up with. I feel such a connection to it, and it has already provided some deep and wild insight. For the deck itself, the card quality is perfect. Not super thick, but not paper thin either. I'm a trash shuffler, but the size and smoothness of the cards means that it's still quite manageable (though, I don't have small dainty hands). The matte finish means no glare on the images, and the colors (when present) are striking and rich. I don't think there's a deck out there that suits my personality, interests, background, and needs better.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2025 by Jessica
Format: Book Supplement
I bought a deck for my niece's 16th birthday, and decided to get one for myself too. I don't know if she's using hers, but I love mine! The artwork is cool, contemporary and interesting, much different than the ye-olde middle-ages style of more common decks. There's an Edward Gorey-ish quality to the illustrations that is deliciously dark without being sinister. People on here complaining that it's a Satanic deck have other issues. I am a total beginner to the Tarot and am picking it up quickly. This set is geared towards newbies and the guidebook is very helpful with overviews, basic readings, and simple explanations of the suites. It's a little bit eerie how well the cards seem to match with situations in your life. I drew the IX of Swords—a very negative card—over an issue I was dealing with. It came up twice in a row in readings I did for myself, and again the next night, in a reading performed by a friend—with a completely different deck. There's nothing harmful here, yet these cards seem to have a power that deserves respect. And that's why we're interested, right? The more I handle my deck of cards, it feels like it's becoming energized. Very cool. At minimum, throwing the Tarot is a great hobby and conversation starter. As a psychological tool for introspection, it can be even more useful than that. If I could knock this set for anything, it would be the materials. They're fine, but not heirloom quality. The book especially feels cheaply made. Given that they went to the effort of making an elegant box set with "lifting ribbons" you'd think the publisher could have spent a couple extra bucks to give it a sophisticated and impressive feel. The artwork certainly deserves that. That said, the cards themselves have a nice satin sheen, shuffle well and feel pretty good in your hands, which is the most important part.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2020 by Rollo Grande
Format: Book Supplement
I wish I could write a second review, but I can’t, so I’m adding this to the review I wrote two years ago. This is unusual. Please bear with me. I know it’s TL, DR, but I plead with you to stay with me. I’m 61 years old and in poor health despite best efforts by myself and my medical team. I don’t know what time I have left on this earth plane. Let’s just say that due to several chronic illnesses—none of which are terminal—I’ll most likely be living out my natural days in a monstrous maelstrom of pain, crushing exhaustion, zero energy, weakness, nausea, immobility, frequent falls, migraines, being bedridden, and many other things I would not wish on my worst enemy. Also, when you’re chronically ill, you’re (well, *I* am) often hopelessly lonely. Cut off from people who are busy living their lives, and I never have any news about my life because I'm struggling every day just to stay alive. My illnesses keep me from being relatable. So my quality of life is pretty much nil. I am not a psychic. I’m an intuitive person and an empath who reads cards. I’ve read tarot since 1994. I collect decks because I love the art and often I like the different perspectives—different images, intuitions, energies, etc. I’ve switched “favorite” decks time and time again. Over the years I’ve honed my preferences for two decks—dear friends—that are my go-to when I need clarity, honesty, and insight. When I need to dig deep. When I need Truth. Over the past several weeks I’ve been in despair, physically, emotionally, mentally due to the effects of aforesaid cursed chronic conditions. I thought—I’m smarter than this. I reached for my Wild Unknown deck. As I shuffled, I thought and mulled over the state of my life. I planned to ask some very hard questions. Very hard questions and expecting very hard answers. I was more than ready to look the hard answers in the face and deal with them here and now. No going back. I shuffled. Asked my Very Hard Questions. Received answers. Did a number of different spreads, each asking various points/scenarios of my Very Hard Questions. As expected, the Wild Unknown gave me the unvarnished Truth. The Wild Unknown was honest and straightforward with me, as always. Again--a good friend. But…something else also happened. I felt the energy moving around me, holding me in a soft embrace. I was receiving compassion. I felt the support of the cards and the energy, woo-woo though that may sound. I dropped my face in my hands and wept. Hard. I hadn’t been able to cry in forever, it seemed. This deck understands me like no other. The Wild Unknown told me to not do anything drastic. To try to hold on. That there will be glimmers of light here and there. That life will continue to be the hardest thing I've ever done, but that there will be rewards worth waiting for. That the deck, spirit guides, animal guides, angels, whomever, would continue to work with me, to support me. In all my years of reading & study, I’ve never had that happen with a tarot deck. The Wild Unknown is indeed a powerful, magical deck that will support you when you need it. I swear by it. Many, many blessings to #KimKrans. Thank you. =-=-=-=-= February 2021: I’ve read tarot off and on for 25 years but had recently taken a break from reading because I had developed a problem. I could read accurately for my husband and myself, but whenever I read for someone else, I *read* the cards, but couldn’t *say* what I saw in the cards. Rather, I was telling the querent what they wanted to hear and not what I saw in the spread in front of me. I believed this happened in part because of my tendency to ruthlessly overthink *everything*. Alarmed and confused, I put my cards away for a while. Fast-forward a few years. I developed chronic illnesses, and in my search for answers to awful symptoms, I learned a lot about the mind-body-spirit connection. I realized that I’ve been living in my head for most of my life, which affected my ability to listen to and trust my intuition, and therefore affected the quality of my tarot readings. Somehow in my Amazon browsing, the Wild Unknown Tarot popped up. I hadn’t heard of it before because I—how should I put this—I wasn’t “active” in the tarot world. I hadn’t bought a deck in years, but felt strongly and peculiarly drawn to this one, so I purchased it, along with another deck that was clamoring for my attention. The Wild Unknown is the real deal. I’ve finally found *my* deck. The artwork is beautiful and, while understated, still holds incredible detail. This deck genuinely speaks to me. I love the fact that this deck features animals, nature, and energy, and that there are no people (which probably says something about me, lol). In my experience, this is not a negative deck at all; rather, it’s blunt, forthright, and truthful. It’s a no-BS deck that takes no prisoners. The severity of some of the images (e.g., 5 of Swords, 9 of Swords, 10 of swords) is so straightforward that it slices through my overthinking brain and allows my intuition to radiate forth and just read the cards. The stark beauty and accuracy of the artwork really, really helps me to read from the heart, from my soul, rather than giving voice to my overactive monkey mind that's wondering if I’m reading correctly. Ms. Krans has numbered Strength and Justice according to the Tarot de Marseilles method of numbering. It isn’t incorrect; it simply isn’t RWS. Also, this is not a racist deck. Regarding the information in the book about skin, hair, and eye color relating to different types of people, this interpretation is actually very traditional. I’m surprised Ms. Krans puts this information in her book because, while it *is* traditional, it’s also very old-fashioned and outdated. As a woman of color, when I first learned tarot, I pretty much ignored the implied racism of 15th century Italy (where tarocchi originated), and just read the cards. The skin/hair/eye color issue had always seemed redundant to me anyway. Regarding the court cards: I appreciate that Ms. Krans uses family relationships in lieu of the traditional King, Queen, Knight, and Page. There are other decks out there that have similarly changed the titles of the court cards for modern sensibilities. The Wild Unknown Tarot has helped me grow as a reader, as it blasted through the intellectual roadblock I used to experience when reading for others. This deck is truly a gift to me. If this deck resonates with you, don’t hesitate to buy this. A huge thank-you to Ms. Krans for such an insightful and honest deck. Update 5/17/21: Ok, I've finally made the leap from just reading for myself to reading for other people ;) I don't have words for how laser-accurate and emotionally moving these cards are. Even for the hard answers, I get a feeling of empathy--that the readings/the cards somehow have my querent's back even if the answers are hard news. I'm blown away by how much I, my intuition, and this wonderful deck work together. Beautiful art, beautiful font, beautiful and stunningly intuitive images. My intuition is absolutely *not* at a loss of words with the Wild Unknown. Ms. Krans, my hat is off to you. Thank you.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2021 by La Chat Cerise
Format: Book Supplement
I have been eyeing this deck for at least a year and finally got it to add to my collection. The artwork is stunning and I love the feel of the cards. I have only done one reading with it and it was a doozy. It is a very honest deck and really forces some introspection. I am open to darkness, so perhaps this deck carries more dark than light as other reviews have stated, but it doesn't bother me. Something to keep in mind all the same. Some great spreads as well! I hadn't seen a couple of them before. I would say I am intermediate in Tarot so right away I can tell you this is not a good first deck. Sure, buy it for the art and to perhaps read once you're more comfortable reading, but it is not a good deck for a novice. For one, the book offers poetic but brief descriptions that won't offer as much insight as other books do. Second, there are no reverse explanations. I tend to want to read cards as they were made to be read (so if they do not come with a reverse explanation, I do not read them that way), but I find that limiting and wish I had known beforehand because it's not a preference of mine. However, I am breaking that rule for myself with this deck because this deck feels, to me, like it should be read both ways. Also, for some odd reason, the Justice card numeral (XI) and the Strength card numeral (VIII) are switched. Not a huge deal when reading, but I'm curious as to why it was done since these are intended to be based on the traditional Rider-Waite deck, and the Major Arcana are ordered very specifically? Again, in an individual reading, it's not a huge deal, but it's the first thing I noticed, as I happened to get Justice in my reading and the numerals threw me off. In summary, this is a beautiful deck for any collectors. If you don't like decks with a darker affinity to them, perhaps avoid it, though I think you are missing out. Also, this deck is not beginners, so not a good First Tarot Deck gift to yourself or someone else, given the minimalistic guidebook. Or, at least, not a good first deck to LEARN from. By all means, get it just because it's beautiful.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2019 by Kim P.
Format: Book Supplement
I resisted buying this deck for a long time. My resistance was based on two things: first, it was so wildly popular that I was reluctant to be part of a fad. And second, one of the cards features a worm cut in half by a sword, an image that initially creeped me out and caused me to avoid the deck. But it kept coming into my line of sight, and many of the cards are so poignantly beautiful that I just had to have it. This boxed set is an incredible bargain. It is beautifully made. Within the outer protective cardboard sleeve is the large, sturdy box, which has a flap with a magnetic closure. I love that; it's so easy to open and close. A silk ribbon lifts the guidebook out, to reveal underneath the actual deck, in its own box. That box too has a silk ribbon to help you easily lift out the cards. The guidebook is all hand lettered, and offers some excellent interpretations. They really get to the heart of the matter. Some Tarot books give so many possible meanings to the cards that they almost have no meaning at all. That has its place, because we all know that meanings shift and change depending on the individual, the other cards in the layout, etc. But it can also be refreshing to have a simple, straightforward, no-holds-barred "this is what's happening" interpretation. This is an honest, tough-love deck, in my opinion. I don't think it's a deck I will go to when I (or a client) am feeling emotionally very fragile. It incorporates all the raw, primal, honest energy of nature-- not fluffy, airbrushed nature but blood-and-bones nature-- and you really need to be ready to hear and accept the raw truth when you use this deck. Some days I feel very drawn to use it; other days I feel I can't handle it. It's that kind of deck. But that's part of what makes it such a great deck. Reading for oneself is always hard, because we have a tendency to want to see in the cards the outcome or the meaning we desire, and so it's difficult to be objective. With this deck, you really have no choice. It's going to get right to the heart of the matter. If you're ready to face the deepest truths, this is your deck. For that reason it's a great deck for shadow work, for working with our innermost fears and secrets. In this sense the deck can be very healing, used with journaling, meditation, etc. The artwork is stunning and absolutely unique. Some people have likened the pip cards to the Marseille deck. I can see that, and yet they aren't really in the stylized, almost geometric patterns of the Marseille. If you study the card, there really IS a picture there, though the absence of any human figure or even an animal figure makes it more difficult to perceive. The Major Arcana are especially beautiful and evocative. One of the most unique Tarot decks that I've seen or own.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2017 by gypsygirl