Tarot of White Cats (English and Spanish Edition) [Cards]

Lo Scarabeo (Author), Severino Baraldi (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 8, 2005

Designed in the Rider-Waite tradition, this easy-to-use tarot deck is fun for all levels of tarot enthusiasts. Featuring majestic, albino kitties displaying their mystical and valiant personalities, these feline-themed cards are the perfect gift for your cat-loving friends.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Since 1987, Art Publisher Lo Scarabeo has published over 100 Tarot decks that have been acclaimed all over the world for originality and quality. Only the best Italian and International artists are selected for our new decks, and the result is that Lo Scarabeo's decks are all recognizable as an exceptional artistic value.

Tradition
One of Lo Scarabeo's goals is the preservation of traditional Tarot decks.

Development
New decks and ideas are continually gathered from all over the world. This allows Lo Scarabeo to produce some of the most innovative decks available today.

Quality
Lo Scarabeo is committed to ever increasing quality and beauty of their products.

Distribution
*Llewellyn is the exclusive distributor of Lo Scarabeo products in North America.

Product Details

• Cards
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications; Cards edition (August 8, 2005)
• Language: English, Spanish
• ISBN-10: 0738704636
• ISBN-13: 978-0738704630
• Product Dimensions: 4.9 x 2.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #568,767 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tarot of White Cats, August 4, 2005

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J. Bender (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tarot of White Cats (English and Spanish Edition) (Cards)

A charming deck, based closely upon the imagery of the Waite deck, and hence, very useable as a reading deck. The cat images are captivating in their colors, detail and integrity of execution, giving this deck not only better than average aesthetics, but also a very friendly and accessible feeling. A good deck to use if you want to win over someone who thinks of the tarot as threatening or evil. I've only had mine a day, and it is already one of my favorites!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE Tarot Deck for cat lovers!, August 15, 2006

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Isis C. Jones Harrell (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tarot of White Cats (English and Spanish Edition) (Cards)

If you love cats (or even if you just like cats) but want to stay with a "standard deck" these are the cards for you! Beautifully illustrated and fashioned after the Raider-Waite Tarot (except that all the people are cats), these cards are fun and easy to read!

A few of the cards have slight variations from the Raider-Waite Tarot ... for example, the 10 of Swords shows the picture of the Swords piercing through a sheet or blanket that is lying on the ground, but the cat has escaped ... perhaps not however, before first using one of his nine lives!? It kind of gives a slightly different feel than the "standard" meaning.

A cat has been added in the Ace cards. How fun! In the Ace of Coins card for instance, the cat is pouncing on the coin which to me, not only gives the meaning of a potentially good opportunity involving money but also that the opportunity should be pounced on! (I love it!) And in the Ace of Rods the cat is "digging his claws" into the staff (or rod). You can work that one out for yourself. At any rate, the variations are wonderful and give additional meaning to the cards.

The backs of the cards are also beautiful showing a blue background bordered with an ornate golden frame. A white cat sits in each of two golden chalices that are stem to stem on the card. Beautiful!

I would definitely recommend this deck to anyone and especially to cat lovers!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful!, March 9, 2006

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Isa (France) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tarot of White Cats (English and Spanish Edition) (Cards)

If you are looking for a beautifully designed and colorful deck, this one's for you. You ARE a cat lover, too, obviously!
Unlike with some other decks, both the major and minor arcana depict scenes. They are very detailed so you may want to go with your own feelings to interpret your drawing, as the accompanying booklet is very limited. The interpretations given for each card sound more like fortune cookies than anything! For interpretation, I recommend using a documented book along, such as that by Laura Tuan (unfortunately apparently not translated in English) that gives the general meaning of each card, and an interpretation in various fields (love, business, person, money...) as well as reverse meanings. I still give this deck 5 stars for its beauty.