The Fairytale Tarot Paperback – 10 Jun. 2005

Magic Realist press have a unique and wonderful way of making pictures that fascinate, intrigue and which give a good feeling inside."With art that is precise as it is ornate, Magic Realist press have united some of the world most fascinating fairy tales with the symbolic, yet story-like images of the tarot. There is a real marriage here and not simply a cobbling together of different traditions. The pictures illuminate both the tales and the cards, but they do something more. They allow us to create new stories, new meanings and that is certainly special." ~Racheal PollockFairy tales portray wisdom through stories of sadness, happiness, the overcoming of obstacles, courage, danger, good and evil, the list is endless. It goes without saying that the meaning of fairy tales goes hand in hand with the meaning of Tarot. Magic Realist Press have integrated them perfectly in an easy to understand and very enjoyable way. The images are bright and beautiful and make the both the fairy tale and Tarot meaning easy to understand.As usual, the cards are accompanied by a beautifully bound, in-depth book which explains the picture and meaning of each card in detail. The cards are a good size with a matt finish, although not very robust. The book and deck come in an easily accessible box. Oh, and it comes with one extra, special card.This deck is for both beginners and experienced readers alike. I highly recommend it.

Each card in this pack is illustrated a fairy story appropriate to its meaning. Unfortunately, if you don't know the story, you may not get the point. A girl dancing in the street, watched by a cynical-looking man, will not suggest the Devil unless you know "The Red Shoes". Luckily you get a book with all the stories. As well as well-known tales from Grimm and Anderson, it has folktales from all over the world, and is a good read in its own right. The meanings of the minors are generally in line with those of the Waite-Smith pack. Not, perhaps, for beginners, but it should appeal to experienced readers and to collectors.

I am not sure whether it was just my pack (lucky me!) but I got these as a present for christmas and I was blown over by them. I got the book and the cards in a set and as people know there is a re-write of the ten of coins, but in my book the suit of coins in my book goes up to eight misses out nine and the repeats the suit of coins two to eight all over again without even mentioning the court cards to the coins either. I was extremely upset and not knowing who to contact about it I had to just leave it I was not very happy at all. I don't think it could be just a miss print on just my book either so be careful when buying these if you actually want to know what they all mean. If you are buying them just for the art and the cards then go for it, it is a beautiful deck, but when it comes to the paperback printed with them, then it is a complete and utter let down.

I am totally overjoyed with this deck, I have many but this is one of my top 5 favorites - I draw a card daily to post to a site I belong to and get to learn daily from this deck. I love the stories & find they so relate to the card.... I would recommend this deck to anyone no matter the age - I don't have one regret having bought this set - The book itself is a gem to go with a top notch deck... As you can see I can't say enough about this deck - and there's not one negative I could think of - just my opinion

I think the deck itself is great. In fact, I love it. I just wish I had a complete deck. I wrote Baba Studio twice and Amazon once. All I want is a replacement card for one that is not printed on both sides. I'm sure they're a good company. I have many other decks of Baba's that are fantastic. Anyway, I ordered in November, and no reply from anyone. :(

This deck is truly unique. I really like how the cards look like the pages of a story book. I also like that it is a fairtyale deck, yet also has darker tales (or at least darker aspects of a story) and how this is not just a deck for beauty. This deck is about the teachings of each tale and what they can mean for you.