Science fiction and fantasy combine
in the art of Karen Kuykendall, creating a tarot deck situated in a distant place known as the Outer Regions, where people
have a mystical rapport with nature. The pack contains full-length
portraits of mysterious people in ornate dress with elaborate jewelry and
headdress.
The Major Arcana are represented by diamonds. Each suit relates to a different kingdom; rubies are swords, emeralds are wands, topaz are cups and sapphires are pentacles. Cats appear everywhere, and their presence dominates daily life. The deck is printed in Belgium. Cards measure 2-5/8" x 4-5/8".
The set comes with Karen Kuykendall's Tarot of the Cat People book (paperback, illustrated, 192 pp.), purported to be written by a single explorer to the Outer Regions, a vast area very, very far away, very mysterious and quite alien. Having begun what was to be a brief journey, she remained with the Cat People, studying their ways and adopting their costumes, taking part in their work, play and rituals.
The secrets of the Outer Region are thus revealed in all their splendor for the first time. It is a land that, because of its remoteness and its hostility to life as most people know it, has assumed legendary proportions, fueled by the tales of those few daring explorers and intrepid traders who have returned with exotic artifacts, rare jewels and tales of their journeys.
Set includes spread sheet for performing ancient ten-card readings of the past, present and future.
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