TarotForCats

A friend recently gave me a deck of Tarot Cards for Cats as a joke, but it turns out to be one of the most entertaining things I’ve read in a while! I’ve never really studied how tarot cards work, but I’ve always loved them for their intricate illustrations. And when you add cats! Well, it doesn’t get much better.

We laid out the deck for Mama Cat (one of the Hauspanther studio cats) to investigate. She was mildly entertained, but we enjoyed the lovely illustrations by Kipling West immensely.

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The best part, though, is the little booklet that comes with the cards. Written by Regen Dennis, this text will have you in stitches! It combines actual tarot instruction with witty guidance for cats. So funny! Here’s an excerpt describing THE FOOL card:

THE FOOL represents transitions, new experiences, and always, the quest for pleasure–with no looking back.

  • You discover that climbing to the top of the telephone pole was more fun than climbing down will be.
  • You drape your entire body across the radiator.
  • You risk starvation rather than consume the tasteless kibble your human mindlessly substitutes for the tiny, tasty cans of “Ocean Tuna Feast.”

The Tarot for Cats book and card deck was published in 1996, so I don’t think you can find them new, but you can find used copies on Amazon for under $10. Totally worth it!

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So this of course led me down the rabbit hole of looking for other cat-themed tarot cards, and I found some other gorgeous decks. Above: Tarot of Pagan Cats Mini Deck, $10.75; The Black Cats Tarot Deck, $19.66; Mystical Cats Tarot, $24.40.

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Tarot of White Cats Mini Deck, $10.75; Tarot of the Cat People, $27; Cat’s Eye Tarot, $20.