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A tiny woodland world with a clear tarot backbone
The Fae and The Ferns Tarot feels like opening a berry-coloured storybook at dusk. Samantha Sawyer's bees, rabbits, birds, moths, flowers and curling branches replace human drama with small woodland gestures, yet the familiar Major Arcana and four suits keep the reading rooted in tarot.
I find its limited pink, plum and violet palette surprisingly expressive. A raised wing, a tucked paw, an open beak or a flower held close becomes the emotional clue. Read the creature first, check that feeling against the traditional card, and then ask what the whole spread is doing with it.
Artwork that speaks through posture and pattern
The ornate frames repeat skulls, vines, blossoms and a little bee crest, so the deck feels like one continuous enchanted garden. Inside those borders, the pictures stay bold and uncluttered. That simplicity helps the eye find the action quickly, even when the deeper meaning takes longer to unfold.
The suits also carry distinct visual families. Cups arrive through birds and teacups; Pentacles gather around rabbits and coin discs; Wands grow through flowers and insects; Swords sharpen the atmosphere with blades, knots and pierced forms. Those recurring motifs make the deck easier to navigate without turning it into a set of flash cards.
Card study
The Hermit: a moth beside the lantern
A dark moth rests across the warm lantern while pale stars float around it. The large lamp occupies almost the whole card, so solitude here does not feel empty; it feels illuminated from within, with the moth close enough to the light to study it rather than rush through the dark.
In a reading, I would take this as permission to withdraw with purpose. Upright, it favours quiet research, reflection and one honest inner light. In shadow, the same enclosed glow can become isolation or circling the same thought. Ask what deserves patient attention before you rejoin the noise.
How the deck behaves in a spread
This is an intuitive deck, but it is not a vague one. The titles, numerals and familiar sequence give you a firm first step. Then the woodland character adds tone: a card may feel playful, guarded, tender or fierce before you have said a single keyword aloud.
For a three-card reading, notice which creature seems most active and which one appears to wait. Movement often shows where energy wants to go; stillness can show the part of the question that needs listening. Let that visual conversation refine the traditional meaning rather than replace it.
Four-card story
From first step to shared warmth
These four cards move from unruly possibility to bright confidence and then into a simple meeting. The Fool tumbles through ribbons in a jester's hat, The Sun's young deer bounds across flowing bands, the Ace of Wands lifts a flowering stem among bees, and the Two of Cups seats two birds face to face on a flowered teacup.
Beginner-friendly when pictures help you remember
A new reader can follow this deck because the 78-card structure is familiar, although Sawyer uses The Magus and The Universe as two Major Arcana titles. Keep a basic tarot reference nearby at first, then write down the visible action in plain words before looking up a meaning.
Try one card a day with three lines: what is happening, how it feels, and where that feeling appears in your life. The practice keeps intuition accountable to the image and gradually teaches you this deck's particular woodland language.
Card study
Death: a flower-crowned skull
A long pale animal skull hangs beneath antlers threaded with roses, blossoms and small mushrooms. White stars punctuate the pink field, while dark drips below the skull keep the sweetness from becoming decorative denial. Life and ending occupy the same frame.
Upright, this card can mark a necessary ending that makes room for another season. Its shadow may be clinging to the garland because the skull feels harder to face. In an actual reading, name what has already finished, what still deserves grieving, and what can now be composted into a different future.
Prompts for easy, deeper and demanding readings
Easy: What small creaturely instinct would help me today? Deeper: Which repeated symbol is changing the tone of this spread? Demanding: What truth am I softening because the picture looks gentle?
The final question matters with a charming deck. Cute animals can open the heart, but they should not make every answer comfortable. Let a blade remain sharp, let an ending remain an ending, and let the softer art help you stay present long enough to hear it.
Four-card story
Four ways intuition enters the garden
The High Priestess folds a wing around a flower-crowned long-necked creature; The Empress gathers two small young against a rose-wreathed body; The Star spreads a moth beneath scattered stars; and The Moon lifts a calling wolf-like face before a pale disc. Together they show intuition as protection, nurture, orientation and a voice rising from the dark.
Who will love it - and who may want another deck
This deck will suit readers who love woodland illustration, cohesive palettes, animal symbolism and cards that feel gentle without losing their traditional bones. It is especially inviting for journaling, daily pulls, creative questions and relationship readings where posture and distance matter.
If you need realistic human scenes, strong colour contrast between cards, or a very literal Rider-Waite-Smith retelling, the all-pink atmosphere may feel too enclosed. Browse the complete Gallery above and compare several Minor Arcana and courts before deciding; the everyday cards reveal the deck's voice more honestly than one beautiful Major alone.
Card study
Nine of Pentacles: a rabbit inside its own harvest
A pale rabbit sits upright inside a loose ring of nine pentacle discs. Small mushrooms and flowers rise around its paws, a butterfly hovers near its face, and the rabbit looks calmly outward rather than chasing anything beyond the frame.
This reads as enjoyment of what patient effort has made possible. Upright, it can be self-possession, earned comfort and a life with room to breathe. In shadow, the ring of coins may become a fence or a performance of independence. Ask whether your success is nourishing you - and whether you can enjoy it without closing the garden gate.
Buying guidance: choose the exact creator edition
The creator's listing describes a 78-card deck with 22 Major Arcana and 56 Minor Arcana, full-colour edge-to-edge printing, a booklet and golden edges. The listing also identifies Samantha Sawyer as the creator and artist. Because marketplace copies can change, check the photographs and seller details against the pink-and-plum deck shown in this review before purchasing.
The button on this page points to the creator's Etsy listing rather than an Amazon product page. Availability, finish and packaging can change, so treat the live listing as the current source for what is included.
Four-card story
How the four suits change the conversation
The Queen of Wands appears as a winged bee, the King of Cups rises from a flowered teacup as a feathered bird, the Three of Swords binds three blades through a soft heart-like form, and the Seven of Pentacles curls a small rabbit among seven coins. Fire moves, Water holds feeling, Air cuts, and Earth waits for growth.
Aurica's golden rule for this deck
Let the creature set the tone, but let the card title hold the compass. The animal gesture tells you how the message feels; tarot structure tells you what part of the journey you are actually reading.
Final thoughts
The Fae and The Ferns Tarot has a soft voice, but it is not a silent one. Its pink woodland is full of movement: wings opening, paws resting, flowers climbing around old bones, and small beings meeting across cups and stars.
If those images make you want to look twice, this deck can become a warm and memorable reading companion. Take it slowly, honour the darker cards as much as the sweet ones, and let each little inhabitant show you where the story is alive.
View The Fae and The Ferns Tarot on EtsyThe Fae and The Ferns Tarot FAQ
Who created The Fae and The Ferns Tarot?
Samantha Sawyer created and illustrated The Fae and The Ferns Tarot. The companion grimoire is credited to Samantha Sawyer and Dani Huard.
Is The Fae and The Ferns Tarot a complete 78-card deck?
Yes. The verified edition in this review contains 22 Major Arcana and 56 Minor Arcana, for 78 cards in total.
Does it follow familiar tarot structure?
Yes. It follows the familiar Major Arcana and four suits of Wands, Cups, Swords and Pentacles, while using titles such as The Magus and The Universe in the Majors.
Is this deck good for beginners?
It can be, especially for a beginner who remembers meanings through animals and visual stories. A basic tarot reference helps while learning the deck's less literal scenes.
What kinds of readings suit it best?
It is lovely for daily pulls, journaling, creative questions and emotional readings. Its gestures and repeated creatures are especially useful when you want to explore tone, instinct and relationship dynamics.
Where can I buy the creator edition?
Use the Etsy links on this page to visit the creator's listing, then compare the seller and current product photographs with the pink-and-plum edition shown here before ordering.
