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The Alice Tarot
by Jewel

I am a confessed Baba Studios/Magic Realist Press (MRP) fan girl, and will never apologize for it.  Karen Mahoney and Alex Ukolov made a believer out of me with their previous decks, and just when I think they can't top what they have previously done, they managed to surprise me yet again with The Alice Tarot.  I know the deck is not new, it was originally published in 2014 and they are currently taking pre-orders for the re-release to come in March of 2019, but it is new to me and what a treat it is.  In my personal opinion it is the crown jewel of their fabulous decks.  From the fact that we have actual pictures of Alex as the Mad Hatter and his daughter as Alice, to the amazing costumes that were designed and created for the models photographed to create this deck.  Not to mention Alex’s artistic brilliance.  How he does what he does with the digital art to make people like me who are...

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Bohemian Gothic Tarot
by Jewel

The Bohemian Gothic Tarot, designed by Karen Mahony and illustrated by Alex Ukolov, is another baba studio Tarot masterpiece.  Yes, I am a baba studios/Magic Realist Press (MRP) fangirl, but with very good reason.  The quality and design of their decks puts them in a class of their own.  The seed idea for this deck was found in dark stories, events, and images they came across while creating their first deck, Tarot of Prague (MRP 2004), then in macabre fairytales when working on The Fairytale Tarot (MRP 2005), and became a major topic of conversation within the Aeclectic Tarot Community during their work on the Victorian Romantic (MRP 2006) as Karen shared information with us about some of the engravings and pictures they had run across that were too dark for the Victorian Romantic.  We all started joking around about how after they finished the Victorian Romantic they needed to get to ...

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The DruidCraft Tarot
by Jewel

The DruidCraft Tarot by Philip and Stephanie Carr-Gomm was published by St. Martin’s Press in 2005 as a deck and book set.  Thirteen years later this deck remains popular and has endured the test of time.  As the name implies it is based on a blend of Wicca and Druidry, in the words of the authors “Although the ways of the Wiccan and the Druid were – and still can be – quite distinct, many people now find that they can combine the teachings and practices of both traditions, following a path that some refer to simply as the Old Ways, but which can also be called DruidCraft (‘The Craft’ being an alternative name for Wicca or Witchcraft).”  The DruidCraft is a full on Pagan delight.  From the themes of the story of Ceridwen and Taliesin which encodes the teachings of the Alchemical Wedding, to sacred sites.  It is all there and accessible for those who wish to learn more about The Old...