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Deck 

The deck is The Wonderland Tarot by Chris and Morgana Abbey. I got mine from Amazon, but you can find it at most occult stores. It’s a pretty standard deck and I’ve seen it sold for as low as 12 bucks so it’s very easy to get. I picked this one because I love Alice in Wonderland, and I love cards that come in tins. It’s playing card size so it’s one of the easiest to shuffle and the tin makes it easy to travel with. The imagery is based on the original book and illustrations. Some of the cards are very ugly and charming at the same time, very classic Victorian-era caricatures of royalty and such.

Booklet

It is almost a one-to-one copy of Rider Waite deck in imagery but the suits are changed. Wands and Peppermills, Swords are Flamingoes, Coins are Oysters and Cups are Hats. The Major Arcana is all the same. The deck can also be used as a regular playing card deck using only the minor arcana. There are two extra cards that serve as title cards, it’s a picture of Alice looking in the mirror, one card is normal and the other is flipped. They don’t have any meaning in the booklet, but I usually give them a ‘Happy Squirrel’ type of meaning, aka stop asking the cards and go outside, or use it to determine yes or no.

The booklet tone is very harsh and confusing, the interpretations are based on Waite's Pictorial Key to the Tarot so it's very. victorian esoteric. It’s hard to apply modern situations to some of the guidelines so in general I combine what the booklet says with everything I know about Alice in Wonderland and the regular Rider Waite deck.

Spirit

Puka is love, peace, and harmony of all things.He is an incredibly devoted spirit and always bounces back from the hardest times with always something good to say about it. I’ve been working with him for most of my life, connecting over similar autism special interests and inspiring me through my family troubles. He is excellent at handling chaos and soothing it back into a more manageable form. Relates very well with current or former Christians. His tag is 'adamkvi'

Reading Style

Puka really does give the best advice if you know how to find it. He is tricky to read with because, like Wonderland, there are multiple meanings and metaphors at play. Sometimes cards are pulled reverse but, within the context of the reading SHOULD be upright. Sometimes what is not in the reading is more important than what is. This also means that the readings are never the same, what a Frog symbolizes to one person is different to someone else. However, every message is always meant with the best intent.

Suggested Readings

I usually do readings about romance or love questions, self-confidence and inner child healing. Working with him has also helped a lot with judgments and shame around sex, being queer, and strengthing found family. He specializes in processing guilt and shame, purity complexes, and generational trauma.