Tarot of the Animal Lords

Man has always looked to the animal world as a source of wisdom about his own nature. In many myths, gods are part human and part animal. The Egyptian god Horus has the head of a falcon. The Greek Minotaur is part man, part bull. The Tarot of the Animal Lords by artist Angelo Giannini extends this tradition. Each card shows a figure with the body of a human and head of some creature from the animal world - mammal, bird, repile or insect. This combination brings new insight into the meaning of the card. Card names are traditional and given in six languages. The suit symbols are creatures too as shown in a small circle in the upper left corner: salamanders (wands), crabs (chalices), butterflies (swords) and beetles (pentacles). The instruction booklet briefly identifies each card's animal and meaning.

Deck

Number of
Cards Card
Size Copyright Publisher Card Back Design

78
22 major
56 minor
2 5/8"
x
4 3/4" 2003 Lo Scarabeo
Llewellyn [back design]

Deck
Number of Cards	Card Size	Copyright	Publisher	Card Back Design
78 22 major 56 minor	2 5/8" x 4 3/4"	2003	Lo Scarabeo Llewellyn

Also Included:
instruction booklet (63 pages - 12/language - English, Italian, Spanish, French, German), title card, publisher card

Category: Tarot

Major Arcana Card Names:
Fool, Magician, High Priestess, Empress, Emperor, Hierophant,
Lovers, Chariot, Strength (card 11), Hermit, Wheel, Justice (card 8),
Hanged Man, Death, Temperance, Devil, Tower, Stars, Moon,
Sun, Judgement, World
Suit Names: Wands, Chalices (Cups), Swords, Pentacles
Court Cards: King, Queen, Knight, Knave (Page)
Language of Card Titles: English, Italian, Spanish, French, German, Dutch
Style of Numbered Suit Cards: picture scenes

See Also:

Related Items: Animal Decks

Sample Card Images:

[World] [2 of Pentacles] [Knave of Swords]