The Wild Unknown Alchemy Deck and Guidebook (Official Keepsake Box Set) Cards – Illustrated, July 5, 2022

I received, finally! a Christmas present I've been waiting on. I was first introduced to The Wild Unknown by Kim Krans with a tarot deck that was a gift from my sister. At first glance, it was not a deck I would necessarily have bought for myself. However, from the first touch of the deck, it was one I instantly bonded with. It has a unique voice that speaks clearly, yet with depth. I still have that first deck Holly gave me, even though I rarely take that one out to use, I've literally worn it out. It may well be my favorite deck ever. I bought a new version of the deck in a pocket edition awhile back, before moving to Florida. I carry it everywhere! I often have time between classes or when I'm out and about to be able to take clients and so I always have a deck with me and while I have a couple of pocket decks now, The Wild Unknown remains my go-to. I love the way it feels in my hands, I love the imagery, I love it's voice. I believe I've been using this deck since 2020, around the time I got my healing certification. I have loved it so much that my first pocket edition deck was another deck in the series, more of an alternative tarot/oracle deck called Animal Spirit. I often use this deck in my weekly blog readings that I post on my website. Kim Krans has 2 more oracle decks in her series: Archetypes and Alchemy. I've been drawn to the Alchemy deck for quite some time after having been softly introduced to the symbolism in the Animal Spirit deck. I've started using the deck this morning, will definitely get around to doing a video after I see the dentist this week and finish my homework for classes! But this deck, wow! It's a patient teacher. It shows rather than tells, yet speaks loud and clear. I may use this deck to teach classes on how to intuitively connect with tarot or oracle cards for beginners. These cards hold so much information, yet very easy to understand when you observe what is present and allow the abstract images to connect. I can't explain it, but there is a simple process of observation with these cards that really shift your thinking and can quickly get you to asking the deeper questions, to looking deeper within yourself to find the answers and to enjoy the journey of discovery.If you are new to reading oracle, I highly recommend getting a journal and this deck. Read the beginning of the guidebook to get you started and you will love this deck! You can absolutely use her techniques of observation with any deck, tarot or oracle, so while the deck may seem to be "a lot" for a beginner, trust me, it is more simple than you think and more complex than you will ever know. I think I will be reading this deck for years to come and still get something new from it with every pull.I have been a tarot reader for over 30 years and this is probably my new favorite deck. You will not be disappointed.

Kim Krans's work functions almost at the level of race memory: You know that you have the answer. You just need to relax your mind and let the answer come through. The work I have done with Krans's decks has shaken me to my very being, and her Alchemy Deck is no different. Beautifully illustrated, with a keen sense of color psychology, The Wild Unknown Alchemy Deck helps you handle big feelings, big changes, deep inner work, and bogged-down creative work.The Wild Unknown Archetype Deck is a long-time favorite of mine, but I think this one just might take its place, even if the hexagonal shape of the deck is cumbersome and hard to shuffle. Mix the cards on the table, and get ready to be understood. Highly recommended.

Do not go into this deck clothed. Take off every label, every superstition, every doubt, every everything lol. Place yourself in the current. Place yourself in you. This deck is a great veil that unveils. How I love the play in energy & words I can encourage here in this review! Isn’t that what oracle cards are? An invitation to play? And an even greater challenge to awaken?If you find this deck… please, know this was no find. But a door. The door is unusual. Shaped in the symmetry of a cube with the final point as you… you as a vortex. Look deeply at the cards and you will see what I mean.I have sat with this deck and tuned in by tuning out of it and then tuning back in. It is distinct the way it distinguishes what it wants to speak to (your heart, mind, soul, spirit, maybe all?) and it’s very delicate in the way it knows what you want to speak to within yourself. This deck is very well placed. The cards are shaped the way they are to help build upon and shape the flow of alchemy. It signifies and transports like a vortex. You are the portal. The cards help you conjure.I love that the cards are in a weird “hard to shuffle” form. Because then I can allow them to fall as they may. Don’t worry or focus too much on making the cards align evenly so the shuffle is neat. The kind of shuffle you need is indeed a messy one. This deck is more about feeling. Don’t get too caught up in the fact that the cards shuffle all over the place and they may implode everywhere on the floor. I find it to a be a great mirror when they do that. And it’s a great way to get the cards to talk when they seem to go quiet in a regular shuffle.These cards pair great with the wild unknown archetypes! I left a review on that one as well. There is a true divination flow in these decks. They are beautifully set up for those seeking liberation. I’m learning that there is an attraction to the decks we have by way of our spirituality. The deeper we go into those dark parts of ourselves… the happier we become without the light because we soon realize it only looks dark when we have become the light and it is no longer outside of us.The way the cards interact with you (this goes for any deck you buy) will be based on how deep you want to see yourself and how deep you want to reset in your divine. Everything else will follow.This is a beautiful journey to take. And it’s amazing to have decks that get weirder and weirder like the Kim Krans deck. And I only say that because I promise you will need these weird decks when the normal ones are just not cutting it. You want more for your thirst. Because the thirst is you. Not the drink. And this deck is that more.A great way to pinpoint to know just how far out there you’ve gone… is by noticing how you attract in things that sound and look like hieroglyphs. Something in you is speaking and then you will find out sound is not what you think it is. Especially, if you’re picking up decks and channeling!I learn something new every time I pick up this deck. Just found out I love surrealism art because of this deck. And I’m a word person lol.Start with the wild unknown archetypes and then come here to this deck. If it scares you or confuses you… you’re definitely in the right place! That means something is sparking and getting close to it will only show you that it’s you! 😉This is a weird deck. Wired to dare and then double dare. Enjoy and take your time! The cards will do what they need to for you. Trust.Happy travels 💜✨

I absolutely love these cards. I work with all of the wild unknown decks. I love them.

Beautiful deck! My mom loves it