The Fairy Tale Tarot is a solo endeavor by talented artist Lisa Hunt. The cards are inspired by European short stories originating in the middle ages that were handed down from generation to generation, and later published by The Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Anderson. The deck is brilliantly crafted in water colors and soft pencils. The cards are easy to read and the symbols easy to identify even if some of the major arcana names have been changed to fit the fairy tale motif. For example the World card is now fittingly "Happily Ever After".

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The Fool card has been renamed to Innocence. Little Red Riding Hood represents the unrealized self, her red cape symbolizing potential vitality. The wolf is her animal nature, initiating the awakening of the ego. The forest represents ancient wisdom, and the faces of the trees are aspects of the collective unconscious. The ferns are there to distract the unwary traveler from the task at hand. The girl's braids embody innocence and restrictive thinking. The brown leaves on the trail represent the eternal cycle of life.