Design and Artwork
The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit Deck and Guidebook, designed by Kim Krans, is a stunning collection featuring 63 full-color cards housed in an elegant compact box within a large keepsake box with a lifting ribbon. Each card is meticulously hand-drawn in Krans’s detailed and emotionally evocative style, capturing the essence of real and mythical animals. The deck is complemented by a fully illustrated, hand-lettered 208-page guidebook.
Symbolism and Themes
This oracle deck delves into the mysteries of the natural world and the animal kingdom, offering powerful animal archetypes that provide insight into relationships, personalities, behaviors, and tendencies. The cards can be used alone or alongside The Wild Unknown Tarot for an added layer of depth in readings. Each animal helps illuminate our complex natures and the endless mystery of who we are.
User Experience
Suitable for seekers of all levels, the hand-lettered guidebook offers grounded, easy-to-understand explanations of the cards, detailed spreads, practices, and concepts that power the Animal Spirit deck. It provides deep insights into how each animal's wisdom can be applied to self-discovery and personal growth, celebrating the hidden wisdom of the creatures that inhabit our world and beyond.
About the Author
Kim Krans is a visionary artist, author, and creator of The Wild Unknown Tarot, The Wild Unknown Journal, and The Wild Unknown Archetypes Deck and Guidebook. She holds a BFA from Cooper Union, an MFA from Hunter College, and an MA in depth psychology and creativity from Pacifica Graduate Institute. Kim has studied yoga and shamanism in various parts of the world and teaches workshops that activate creativity and transformation through art, meditation, mysticism, and movement.
- 63 full-color cards
- Hand-drawn, emotionally evocative artwork
- Illustrated, hand-lettered 208-page guidebook
- Explores real and mythical animal archetypes
- Provides insight into relationships, behaviors, and tendencies
- Large keepsake box with lifting ribbon
- Designed for seekers of all levels
- Created by renowned artist Kim Krans
- Isbn: 9780062742865
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