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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
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
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
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
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 was at the point to where I wanted to upgrade from my beginner deck, to a more artistically interpretive deck. I searched the internet, off-and-on, for about a week, before I finally decided on this one. The reviews I read caught my attention, in the sense that people were mentioning theirs were reading as blunt, to-the-point, and honest - not a deck to use when feeling emotional or fragile. Not beating around the bush is a quality I admire, so, along with the beautiful artwork, I chose this deck. It only took a day, before I could verify the accuracy of the reviews. I would call this an Alpha deck. My other is more gentle (translate as "Beta"), which is greatly appreciated, as a deck to begin with. My newness to tarot mistakenly assumed that all decks would be of the same emotional caliber. This one let me know, right off, that it had things to say, and through what spread it was going to communicate: As I was shuffling and reshuffling the newness out of it, trying to figure out how I would use it and what purpose it would serve, three cards jumped out, and landed face down, in the spread used for a past, present and future reading. I said, "Well that was interesting. Okay, I'm listening," and flipped over the cards. The past ended up having three cards to it, so I read all three cards as the past. Both the present and future each had a single card. As I read all three categories, I realized this was very much my past and present (assuming also my future). It introduced itself to me, told me my story, how it would be used, and for what purpose. This was definitely not my beginner deck. At this point, now, I'm very curious and excited to continue the bonding process. It may be blunt, yes, but it definitely created it's own purpose to serve with me, and leaves no question as to what it is saying. I won't say it's my new favorite deck, as I believe both of mine have their equal places in my life, for both the good and the bad, but it is a deck I will continue using regularly, as both a standalone, and as a supplement to a reading. *Side note* It is my interpretation that the artist put her very essence into creating this deck. It almost feels as if I may "know" her a bit now, through her tarot creation. It reads in it.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2019 by Manly Pendergast
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'm a beginner and I have to say Manny things: 1st. The art of this cards are amazing. They constantly dance between beautiful and cutting-edge, never stopping in one or the other. If nature is your thing, this is for you. Also they don't feel cheap at all and I can shuffle easily. So that's amazing! 2nd. I enjoyed the book with the meanings and significances, even though I found quite weird the fact that the author doesn't gives upside down meanings. That's good for begginers but at the end is not enough. Also, I feel that the meanings in the book are ok, but need a little bit more of substance. 3rd. This cards are blunt. I have two decks, and for me one is like a mom, that cares about your emotions and sweetly guides you to take the right choice, and the other is the friend that cares enough for you to tell you the truth how it is. This cards are the best friend. They don't have a filter. They call the things how they are and they don't feel remorse if they offend you. If you want a sugar-coated guidance, this is not for you. I'm still learning a bit, and I've done readings so exact with this deck that even I get shocked while doing it. A friend who was going through a divorce (without my knowledge) asked me to do a reading and practically ended up crying because I not only read the circumstances of her divorce, but also gave an answer that was not too happy for her. Even when at the end was the right answer, and the right solution. So yeah, sometimes I love this deck, and there are other days that I rather not use it if I'm feeling too emotional or the person that is with me won't be able to handle the reading. I only give it 4 stars because of the meanings in the book. But I definitely recommend this deck if you can handle its honesty.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2019 by AB Rodriguez
Format: Book Supplement
Love, love love! Would purchase again. Kim Krans did an exceptional job and the box set is beautiful inside and out. One of my favorite decks this far. Eagerly anticipating receiving the wild unknown oriole deck and box set as well.
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