Orien's Animal Tarot: 78 Card Deck and 144 Page Book

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Wolves howling at the moon are depicted in The Moon tarot card. Wolves are intuitive, social creatures by nature. They tend to have family structures similar to humans. They tend to select one partner and mate for life. The wolves in The Moon card can symbolize secrets being revealed as they are engaging beneath the moon and howling. The instruments of the suits – Wands, Cups, Swords, and Pentacles actually appear in the cards and the animals are shown interacting with them. Crayfish are a type of crustacean that symbolize femininity and emotions. They highlight the emotional aspects of The Moon card and can correlate to the astrological sign of cancer, which is also represented by a crustacean. Dog The animals depicted in the Animal Totem Tarot are also connected to elemental energies. Fire represents ambition, creativity and passion; Water is associated with emotions, clarity, and purity; Air represents thought, Divine connections, and inspiration; Earth is practical, grounded, with strong connections to our physical reality.

The cards are designed in such a way that it seems like the cat is speaking directly to you, while giving off its inner wisdom, energy and helpful advice. Horses have long been associated with, wildness, freedom and beauty. They have a nobility or dignity about them, they embody pride and power. And yet they often pull vehicles or carry their human rider, in mythology they are the ‘servants’ of the Gods and have a special affinity with the underworld and the souls of the dead. Rider Waite Smith Death card The artwork is highly stylised – with heavy outlines and beautifully textured dimensions to the images. The animals are depicted accurately and with genuine sensitivity. There is very little anthropomorphism in the cards – the imposition or reading of human emotions into the actions of an animal. Instead, in a clever reversal, the actions of animals are related to the experiences of humans. The images are quite affecting – the tragedy of humanity's encroachment into wild places, and the painful end results of actions motivated by greed, or without thought for the consequences occasionally appear here. So too does the majesty of animals living as they should in their natural habitat, and the cunning of those animals who have adapted to our urban encroachments. A salamander can be seen by the feet of the King of Wands as he confidently sits on his throne and surveys the natural world. Salamanders are fire spirits who represent transformational fire energy. It is believed they used to fire-walk and many reside around volcanoes. It appears on the King of Wands, the suit associated with the element of fire. Snake Animals can offer us great wisdom and insight into our inner world and help us get closer to our true nature.

The animals are divided into three categories, and all three types of animals appear in the querent’s life.

In the Court cards Knights are featured with shields, and the King and Queen have crowns situated nearby or within their grasp.

Some of the cards depict suffering. Death is a California condor feeding on carrion. The five of coins is an image of five dead raccoon dogs, a primitive canid species often brutally exploited in the Chinese fur trade. The five of cups depicts a capybara, a large rodent, dead from a bloody wound in its side. Three layouts are described (no diagrams are given) – the 8-card Inner Totem Pole, the 3-card Archetype Spread, and the 3-card Situation Spread. This must have cleansing bowl is made out of Selenite. As Selenite cleanses other crystals, you can use this bowl to cleanse your collection by placing them inside it. Keep collections to yourself or inspire other shoppers! Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places. The same symbolism is true for the snake that appears on the Seven of Cups in the top right cup on the card. The snake rests in the cup to symbolize how sexuality and earthly pleasures are one of the choices which the figure can make. Tortoise