Description
Once upon a time, behind a cottage door deep in the dark forest…
The old stories still have something to whisper to you.
A 78-card dark fairy-tale tarot deck for intuitive, story-rich readings. 🖤The Grim Tales Tarot by artist and mystic Fiona Edgewood, published by Llewellyn Worldwide, is a full 78-card deck with a 200-page full-color guidebook. Inspired by the Brothers Grimm, Edgewood weaves fairy-tale imagery and quiet occult secrets into the traditional Rider-Waite-Smith structure, so each card feels like a scene from a story you half remember. On Temperance, an old woman pours a potion into a jar of eyes; on the Wheel of Fortune, a pale child mends a spiderweb while its weaver looks on. The edges are sprayed an antique, aged-brass gray, and the card backs show flying monkeys carrying lanterns through a floral night. Printed with sustainably sourced paper and ink, the deck invites you to listen to its characters and write your own modern "once upon a time." On your reading table, it opens a door into the enchanted, shadowed woods of your own intuition.
Why You’ll Love It:
✔ 78 cards with a 200-page full-color guidebook
✔ Rider-Waite-Smith structure, easy to read if you know the classic system
✔ Gothic fairy-tale artwork inspired by the Brothers Grimm
✔ Antique gray sprayed edges and lantern-carrying flying monkeys on the card backs
✔ Printed with sustainably sourced paper and ink
✔ Associated with storytelling, intuition, and exploring the shadow side of familiar archetypes
✔ Pairs with our Macabre Tarot for a gothic tarot collectionPerfect For:
✔ Lovers of dark fairy tales and folklore
✔ Intuitive, story-based tarot readings
✔ Shadow work and journaling
✔ Samhain and autumn altar spreads
✔ Readers who know Rider-Waite and want fresh imagery
✔ A gift for the bookish witch in your lifeHow to Use It: Settle in as though you're about to hear a bedtime story: dim the lights, light a candle, and get comfortable. Shuffle while you ask your question, then draw three cards and read them as a tale, with a beginning, a turning point, and an ending still being written. Before opening the guidebook, look closely at each image and ask what the character is trying to tell you. Then read the meanings and see where your story and the book meet. Write your reading down as a short fairy tale of your own, starting with "Once upon a time." 🖤
Every card holds a story, and every story holds a key.
Care / Please Note: Purchase includes the deck and guidebook. Keep cards dry and away from open flame. Store together in the box between readings. This deck is a tool for reflection and spiritual practice and is not a substitute for professional advice.
Description
Once upon a time, behind a cottage door deep in the dark forest…
The old stories still have something to whisper to you.
A 78-card dark fairy-tale tarot deck for intuitive, story-rich readings. 🖤
The Grim Tales Tarot by artist and mystic Fiona Edgewood, published by Llewellyn Worldwide, is a full 78-card deck with a 200-page full-color guidebook. Inspired by the Brothers Grimm, Edgewood weaves fairy-tale imagery and quiet occult secrets into the traditional Rider-Waite-Smith structure, so each card feels like a scene from a story you half remember. On Temperance, an old woman pours a potion into a jar of eyes; on the Wheel of Fortune, a pale child mends a spiderweb while its weaver looks on. The edges are sprayed an antique, aged-brass gray, and the card backs show flying monkeys carrying lanterns through a floral night. Printed with sustainably sourced paper and ink, the deck invites you to listen to its characters and write your own modern "once upon a time." On your reading table, it opens a door into the enchanted, shadowed woods of your own intuition.
Why You’ll Love It:
✔ 78 cards with a 200-page full-color guidebook
✔ Rider-Waite-Smith structure, easy to read if you know the classic system
✔ Gothic fairy-tale artwork inspired by the Brothers Grimm
✔ Antique gray sprayed edges and lantern-carrying flying monkeys on the card backs
✔ Printed with sustainably sourced paper and ink
✔ Associated with storytelling, intuition, and exploring the shadow side of familiar archetypes
✔ Pairs with our Macabre Tarot for a gothic tarot collection
Perfect For:
✔ Lovers of dark fairy tales and folklore
✔ Intuitive, story-based tarot readings
✔ Shadow work and journaling
✔ Samhain and autumn altar spreads
✔ Readers who know Rider-Waite and want fresh imagery
✔ A gift for the bookish witch in your life
How to Use It: Settle in as though you're about to hear a bedtime story: dim the lights, light a candle, and get comfortable. Shuffle while you ask your question, then draw three cards and read them as a tale, with a beginning, a turning point, and an ending still being written. Before opening the guidebook, look closely at each image and ask what the character is trying to tell you. Then read the meanings and see where your story and the book meet. Write your reading down as a short fairy tale of your own, starting with "Once upon a time." 🖤
Every card holds a story, and every story holds a key.
Care / Please Note: Purchase includes the deck and guidebook. Keep cards dry and away from open flame. Store together in the box between readings. This deck is a tool for reflection and spiritual practice and is not a substitute for professional advice.
