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Title: Wild Earth Tarot
Created by: Coni Curi
Publisher: Rockpool Publishing
Price: $22.95
Number of cards: 78
Card size: 4.75 x 2.75 in
Box size: 5.25 x 3.25 x 2 in approx
Guidebook pages: 186
Purchased or gifted?: review copy gifted by : Rockpool Publishing
Absolute favorite card: Suit of Coins
Other favorites: (in order from most beloved): Eight of Coins, Page of Wands, Queen of Coins, Nine of Coins, High Priestess, The World, Six of Wands, The Pope, Three of Coins, Ace of Coins, King of Coins
Notable detail: n/a
Season: Autumn
Sabbat: Lammas
Sign: Cancer
Element: Fire
Deck compliment: Earth Song Oracle
Collective Pull: The World

Add to Your Altar

First Impressions

Well first of all, I love how it looks. I love the colors, which is just my kind of thing right now. I’m kind of getting into my colorful era but nothing super bright. I’m really loving these rich earthy tones that you see here. I am an earthy girl so of course the name also sparks for me. Not to mention some ancient Greek and Roman accents that are a true synchronicity for me. So far, so good. But of course, let’s get into every detail and you tell me if you’ll add this one to your altar.

The Packaging

The packaging is a bit different from a Rockpool Tarot. Usually the boxes are much bigger but they chose a smaller, book fold box for this one. It has a matte print with some glossy elements scattered throughout. The name for example and the details on the sides. The whole box is done in a yellow, red and brown color palette which is rich and warm but still feels muted enough to be easy on the nervous system.

The cards feel pretty standard and have been easy to work with. I haven’t had any bends yet from shuffling which is always a good sign. The cards are gold gilded. Not the most unique color but works with the deck. I can’t decide if a nice rich amber would’ve been good here too. What’s nice about the whole thing is that it just has this warmth to it. Everything from the card backs to the card images, the box and even the strip of paper holding the cards together feel warm.

The Guidebook

The guidebook is full color of course. Rockpool has been doing that for a really long time so no surprise there. It’s a small guidebook though which is a departure from other tarot decks they’ve done. Inside the guidebook, you’ll find:

An introduction
How to use the cards
Three spreads
Card meanings

I really like the page of tarot reading tips. I think that is a solid and most importantly, useful bit of information. When making my own decks, I am always asking how I can bring something new. So many decks are just a repeat of the same things but with new imagery and while new art is great, I find myself bored with the same guidebook information. This is something really simple and yet, useful to someone who needs a little more guidance.

I’ll admit, this is not the most informative guidebook in terms of information outside of the meanings. But it does give you enough to get started. For each card you get the name, keywords, a short phrase, the card image and the meaning. There is also a page at the start of each suit which describes the main imagery. For example, swords feature bees in addition to swords.

Theme

I’m not sure that there’s a specific theme to this deck. It is obviously earthy but ultimately I think it's more a celebration of the creator’s art than it having one unifying concept. And a deck doesn’t need to have a theme really. One can argue that the Rider-Waite-Smith deck doesn’t have a theme at all.

The Artwork

I really like Coni’s art. I’ve been on her website everyday, adding so many things to the cart. It’s kind of this mix of art nouveau, mediterranean, and old movie posters. I imagine this is what movie posters looked like in the 60s and 70s in Spain. Her art as a whole, not necessarily this deck. And her art is just so warm. That’s the thing I keep thinking about when I look at it. It’s like it glows with sunlight. Even the black cards are warm. You can tell there’s a nice amount of brown in it. You can create black paint by mixing blue and brown together. The more blue you have, the more cool toned it will be. And the more brown, the warmer it will be. That really makes a difference. If you look at the black on the High Priestess, you might notice that it's a much harsher black versus the black on the nine of coins which has that richness to it.

Ok, enough of my geeking out on color mixing. My point is the art truly feels like a summer day and I love it. I love the entire suit of coins. I was curious to know if the imagery for coins is fruit and sure enough it is. And I love that she used papaya, tomatoes and I think even kumquats and not just all of the traditional fruit you might expect. I guess that’s what I mean by sunny. It feels deliciously Mediterranean.

“The basic journey through the deck is organized by color code, and each card displays a bold scene where the symbol is vividly represented.”

If I had to choose an absolute favorite out of the coins suit it would be the eight of coins. I love the goblet. I’m kind of a sucker for those old Roman and Greek style urns and this is exactly what that looks like. Again, it's warm even with the black background. I also love that the image shows the results of the eight of coins rather than the eight of coins in action. It’s an unusual way to represent the card but I think it's smart.

I also really love the Page of Wands. Actually, I was on Coni’s website looking for a print of this exact card. So Rockpool if you’re reading this and I know you are, please, please tell Coni I’d love to buy this image as a print. There’s so much energy to this image. It’s sensual and still feels earthy and expressive. I also really love long hair in card imagery. I always tell Tijana who illustrated most of the Seasons of the Witch stuff to add more long hair blowing in the wind. It always feels so feminine and free to me.

Reading With this Deck

This deck told me that it’s personality is the eight of wands and The Emperor and wow, that’s a lot of energy. But you do get that sense from working with it. It does feel swift. Not really aggressive but I get the sense this deck is here to champion on my side. Interestingly, I’ve pulled more swords than anything and yet, I still feel that sense of warmth come through even in the darker cards.

I just feel optimistic when I work with this deck and it has become a current favorite. I’ve been keeping it on my desk to grab for gentle inquiries throughout the day and I really enjoy working with it. To be honest with you, I haven’t felt connected to tarot or oracle this whole year. I’ve really struggled to do readings consistently in my own practice. But since using this deck, I have found myself eager to draw cards again. And then I asked the deck what that means and I pulled Judgement which feels really good. Coni describes this deck as a last minute rescue. Someone throwing you a life line right as you think you’re about to be lost forever. And that feels really accurate, more than you could possibly know.

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Season, Sign, Element and Sabbat

I chose Autumn for the season and this was a hard choice. I kept going back and forth between autumn and summer. I said several times how sunny I think this deck is so summer felt like the natural choice. But, at the end of the day, the art reminded me more of early autumn than summer. That’s the time of the year when the sun is just starting to lose its power. It almost feels like for a month, the sun looks like it's constantly on the verge of setting. This deck has that Golden hour quality that pushed it more into autumn for me. It’s warm and rich and vibrant with just a hint of darker days coming in.

I went with Leo for the zodiac sign. There’s an indulgent quality to this deck and even a regal energy as well. It’s definitely expressive and playful at times, all things which are governed by Leo. I also chose Lammas which occurs right in the middle of Leo season. Lammas has always felt like the warmest, more sun-filled sabbat for me. I also associate golden tones with wheat which of course I associate with Lammas as well. But also, there are so many fruit and floral elements in this deck which correspond to Lammas beautifully. It’s a bountiful time and you see that abundance here as well.

Finally, I chose Earth for the element for obvious reasons. It’s just an earthy deck. I could also go with fire though. Again it has that sunny, warm quality to it so I could easily describe this deck as a good blend of earth and fire energies.

Collective Pull

I pulled The World for you. The world represents the closing of a season. It represents the culmination of a lot of work or time and the ability to finally see that a new chapter is upon you. There are obvious moments like a graduation or the birth of a baby or a promotion but there are more subtle ways this card can appear too. It could be having hope after a very long battle of having now. It could represent the day a new attitude or sense of confidence finally clicks into place. It could even be going out on a date after a really long time of feeling lonely. It's the kind of moment that makes you scream FINALLY! And when this moment occurs, don’t rush to be further along than you are or to push yourself to be in the next chapter before fully closing the book on this one. Take your time and savor this moment as they don’t come often.

Who is this deck for?

it's beautiful for sure and it's been really nice to work with. A deck doesn’t need to have a theme or be witty for it to work well. Some decks just feel good and that’s what this deck is for me.

I think you’ll enjoy this deck if you like working with somewhat playful decks. If you like decks that are a bit more on the positive side but still tell you what you need to know. And if you have any interest in mediterranean style art then you will absolutely love this too.

Deck Companion

I chose Earth Song Oracle to go along with this deck. They have such a similar vibe both aesthetically and energetically. They both have that warmth I’ve been describing throughout this review. I would say Earth Song is much more grounded. It feels like it has more earth energy than Wild Earth Tarot which is earthy too but for me, leans a little more fire. But I think that’s such a strong pairing, especially during the summer and early autumn months.

Read my review of Earth Song Oracle

Earth Song Oracle