€ 32,50
Fairy tales and tarot share one quality: they work with images you recognise instantly. The Fairytale Tarot by Giulia Massaglia translates 78 classic and lesser-known folk tales into a complete tarot following the Rider-Waite-Smith structure.
Each card tells a story that matches the traditional tarot meaning.
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Fairy tales are full of archetypes. The innocent hero, the wise old woman, the threshold you have to cross. Those images also appear in tarot. Giulia Massaglia brings both worlds together in a deck that looks like a collection of pages from old storybooks.
The Fairytale Tarot follows the Rider-Waite-Smith structure exactly. Each card shows a scene from a classic or lesser-known folk tale. Glass slippers, poisoned apples, spindles and dark forests appear where you expect them. The Major Arcana uses well-known stories, the Minor Arcana draws scenes from less obvious sources.
Massaglia draws in a style that combines Art Nouveau with storybook illustrations. Her linework is fine and detailed, with attention to historical clothing and settings. The colour palette is rich and adapts to the mood of each story: warm and hopeful in one card, dark and urgent in another.
You recognise characters and situations at a glance. The emotion or theme is central to the composition. That makes it easy to read a card, even if you do not know the story itself.
The guidebook is multilingual and explains which story belongs to which card and how it connects to the traditional tarot meaning. That helps if you want to understand why a particular scene appears in that position.
Because this deck follows the Rider-Waite-Smith structure, you can use it as you are used to. The fairy tale images add a layer: you can read them as a story with a beginning, a challenge and an outcome.
Draw three cards and see which phase of the story you are in. Or draw one card and ask yourself: what role am I playing here? Am I the hero, the helper, or am I standing still at a threshold?
The mood is nostalgic and hopeful. That makes the deck pleasant for personal reflection and less suited to hard judgement or sharp analysis.
Draw one card and look at the character. Ask yourself: what role am I playing right now in my own story?
Giulia Massaglia is an Italian illustrator who previously created the Mucho Tarot and the Golden Art Nouveau Tarot, both published by Lo Scarabeo. Her strength lies in refined linework and attention to historical detail. In the Fairytale Tarot she combines that style with the world of fairy tales and folk stories.
Does this deck work if you are already used to the Rider-Waite-Smith?
Yes. The structure is exactly the same. The fairy tale images replace the original symbolism, but the composition of each card corresponds. You recognise the positions and meanings immediately.
What is the difference with the Golden Art Nouveau Tarot by the same illustrator?
The Golden Art Nouveau Tarot is tighter and more decorative, with gold accents and classic tarot symbolism. The Fairytale Tarot is warmer and more narrative: the images come from fairy tales and folk stories, and the mood is more that of an old storybook than an artwork.
| Auteur | Giulia Massaglia |
| Taal | English |
| Uitgeverij | Lo Scarabeo |
| ISBN | 9788865279847 |
| SKU | 0412-EX320 |
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