Black Cats

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It is extremely easy to become enamored with the Black Cats Tarot (published by Llewellyn). There’s something profoundly magickal about black cats, anyway, that creating a deck in their honor just seems so appropriate. There are a few decks out there already dedicated to cats (Tarot of Pagan Cats, Medieval Cats Tarot, Tarot of White Cats, and Cat’s Eye Tarot are some that come immediately to mind), but a deck of black cats instantly connects with those of us that live a life of magick. It was the Lovers card of this deck that first took my breath away. It is simply exquisite. It depicts a male and female cat, dancing on grassy steps that lead to a doorway above the clouds, their feet in that unmistakable cross step move of the tango. They look very classy, very sleek, very slinky. The male has his back to us, his broad shoulders positioned in a familiar manner of dance – the left one slightly higher than the right as he gently pulls on the right paw of the female. His right arm snakes around the waist of his feline love, drawing her close to him against his chest... One can believe that he has dark, brooding eyes boring into the green, bright eyes of the beautiful female. She looks

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