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Wolf Pack
Wolf-themed tarot with naturalistic illustrations for novice readers and self-reflection.
by Robert Petro · Self Published
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The Canon's read
Tarot Canon's own assessment, written for this catalog.
The archive's reviewer says plainly what most reviews soften: this is not a deck for experienced readers, and it does not need to be. Robert Petro's self-published wolf deck runs seventy-eight cards of naturalistic, muted, deliberately simple wolf imagery, built for novices and for self-reflection, and its value sits exactly there. Single-animal decks trade tarot's symbolic range for one creature's full behavioral vocabulary, and the wolf's, pack loyalty, territory, endurance, the lone animal, maps onto human questions with almost no translation.
Simplicity in a first deck is a feature: nothing on these cards intimidates, and the wolf carries enough dignity that the deck never tips into cuteness. It suits novice readers taking a first step, self-reflection practices that want a steady visual companion, and wolf people, who were always its real audience. Experienced readers should take the reviewer's word and look elsewhere, unless the wolf itself is the point.
From the archive
An excerpt from a review at the Aeclectic Tarot archive, in the original reviewer's voice.
This would not be a deck that would attract experienced readers, however for the novice readers or those interested in self-reflection and self-improvement it is quite acceptable. The cards have simplistic drawings and is muted in its coloration. It is...
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