It seems fitting that for a review on an Alice in Wonderland deck it feels like I myself have just climbed out from the rabbits hole! I notice it has been a while since I posted, yet somehow in my mind it seemed only a few days ago. That is what happens to authors and creative content producers, we have a tendency to lose space and time. 

At this point I am a complete Alice sympathizer and this deck arrived at the perfect time.

If you are a Baba Studios fan then you have been watching this deck come to life via both  facebook and their website. If you are not familiar with the incredibly work from Baba Studios then it is my honor to introduce you to some tarot VIPs.

One thing Karen and her team are known for is an exquisite product. Think high end luxury for the tarot market and you think Baba Studios. The Alice Tarot is just breath taking from beginning to end. I am even impressed by the box the cards sit in. It sort of flips open and hinges on the side making removal of the cards effortless.

The cards themselves go above and beyond with the special metallic ink that makes the images appear almost 3D. But like everything Baba Studios this is done in such an intuitive way that it only adds to the beauty and depth of the images. The back of the cards are just as stunning as the front of the cards and when they are sitting in their special red box look down right regal.

What makes this deck so special to me is not the exquisite attention to detail, though it sure doesn't hurt, is the fact that this deck has taken just one story and applied it to the depth of the tarot archetypes.

This deck embodies the art of story telling as each card has become an individual story inside the larger story of Alice's journey. This deck invites us to see what a deconstruction of a story looks like, piece by piece, card by card. This is emphasized in cards like the ace of swords and the four of wands. We really do feel in this deck that we are following Alice on her journey through the looking glass. 

There are two versions of the Lovers card in the Alice Tarot, one is of the Walrus and the Carpenter the other is of two flamingos. The Walrus and Carpenter is the one that I have kept in the deck, for me it is much stronger image then the flamingos and brings more depth to the lovers archetype.

Although there are so many special cards in this deck two of them are super special to me. The first is the page of cups. In this card we see a fish delivering a message to the duchesses door. I have close friend who I call little fish and she often brings me donuts and coffee. Hence why gifts from little fishes are special to me.

The second card I just love to pieces is the temperance card. To stretch or to shrink, what's a girl to do? Such is life, sometimes we need to stretch, expand and grow to make our goals and dreams come true. And sometimes it is in our best interest to be as small and insignificant as possible. Which piece of the mushroom do you need to eat?

This particular deck comes with a little white book, which to be honest is not that bad, as far as little white books go. I really enjoy the split meanings as you get a typical tarot meaning and then an Alice meaning. I have to say I personally prefer the Alice meanings. For whatever reason I totally missed out on the companion book for this deck, but I am able to order it right off the Baba Studios site. Thank the Goddess!!!

The Alice Tarot is truly a special deck. It is not only unique but sets a new standard in deck and product creation. This is a 5 star product from beginning to end. I congratulate the team at Baba Studios for knocking it out of the park with this one.

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