Cat People Deck
Tarot of the Cat People combines science fiction and fantasy into a colorful deck featuring housecats, lions, leopards and more, perfect for cat lovers and Tarot lovers alike. Learn More
![Cat People](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/decks/deck-image/cat-people.jpg)
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Cat People Tarot Deck
Major Arcana
![The Fool Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/0.jpg)
The Fool
![The Magician Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/1.jpg)
The Magician
![The High Priestess Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/2.jpg)
The High Priestess
![The Empress Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/3.jpg)
The Empress
![The Emperor Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/4.jpg)
The Emperor
![The Hierophant Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/5.jpg)
The Hierophant
![The Lovers Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/6.jpg)
The Lovers
![The Chariot Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/7.jpg)
The Chariot
![Strength Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/8.jpg)
Strength
![The Hermit Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/9.jpg)
The Hermit
![Wheel of Fortune Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/10.jpg)
Wheel of Fortune
![Justice Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/11.jpg)
Justice
![The Hanged Man Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/12.jpg)
The Hanged Man
![Death Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/13.jpg)
Death
![Temperance Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/14.jpg)
Temperance
![The Devil Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/15.jpg)
The Devil
![The Tower Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/16.jpg)
The Tower
![The Star Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/17.jpg)
The Star
![The Moon Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/18.jpg)
The Moon
![The Sun Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/19.jpg)
The Sun
![Judgement Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/20.jpg)
Judgement
![The World Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/21.jpg)
The World
The Wands
![Ace of Wands Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/22.jpg)
Ace of Wands
![Two of Wands Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/23.jpg)
Two of Wands
![Three of Wands Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/24.jpg)
Three of Wands
![Four of Wands Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/25.jpg)
Four of Wands
![Five of Wands Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/26.jpg)
Five of Wands
![Six of Wands Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/27.jpg)
Six of Wands
![Seven of Wands Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/28.jpg)
Seven of Wands
![Eight of Wands Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/29.jpg)
Eight of Wands
![Nine of Wands Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/30.jpg)
Nine of Wands
![Ten of Wands Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/31.jpg)
Ten of Wands
![Page of Wands Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/32.jpg)
Page of Wands
![Knight of Wands Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/33.jpg)
Knight of Wands
![Queen of Wands Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/34.jpg)
Queen of Wands
![King of Wands Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/35.jpg)
King of Wands
The Cups
![Ace of Cups Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/36.jpg)
Ace of Cups
![Two of Cups Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/37.jpg)
Two of Cups
![Three of Cups Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/38.jpg)
Three of Cups
![Four of Cups Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/39.jpg)
Four of Cups
![Five of Cups Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/40.jpg)
Five of Cups
![Six of Cups Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/41.jpg)
Six of Cups
![Seven of Cups Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/42.jpg)
Seven of Cups
![Eight of Cups Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/43.jpg)
Eight of Cups
![Nine of Cups Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/44.jpg)
Nine of Cups
![Ten of Cups Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/45.jpg)
Ten of Cups
![Page of Cups Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/46.jpg)
Page of Cups
![Knight of Cups Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/47.jpg)
Knight of Cups
![Queen of Cups Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/48.jpg)
Queen of Cups
![King of Cups Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/49.jpg)
King of Cups
The Swords
![Ace of Swords Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/50.jpg)
Ace of Swords
![Two of Swords Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/51.jpg)
Two of Swords
![Three of Swords Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/52.jpg)
Three of Swords
![Four of Swords Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/53.jpg)
Four of Swords
![Five of Swords Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/54.jpg)
Five of Swords
![Six of Swords Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/55.jpg)
Six of Swords
![Seven of Swords Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/56.jpg)
Seven of Swords
![Eight of Swords Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/57.jpg)
Eight of Swords
![Nine of Swords Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/58.jpg)
Nine of Swords
![Ten of Swords Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/59.jpg)
Ten of Swords
![Page of Swords Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/60.jpg)
Page of Swords
![Knight of Swords Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/61.jpg)
Knight of Swords
![Queen of Swords Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/62.jpg)
Queen of Swords
![King of Swords Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/63.jpg)
King of Swords
The Coins
![Ace of Coins Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/64.jpg)
Ace of Coins
![Two of Coins Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/65.jpg)
Two of Coins
![Three of Coins Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/66.jpg)
Three of Coins
![Four of Coins Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/67.jpg)
Four of Coins
![Five of Coins Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/68.jpg)
Five of Coins
![Six of Coins Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/69.jpg)
Six of Coins
![Seven of Coins Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/70.jpg)
Seven of Coins
![Eight of Coins Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/71.jpg)
Eight of Coins
![Nine of Coins Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/72.jpg)
Nine of Coins
![Ten of Coins Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/73.jpg)
Ten of Coins
![Page of Pentacles Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/74.jpg)
Page of Pentacles (Coins)
![Knight of Coins Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/75.jpg)
Knight of Coins
![Queen of Coins Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/76.jpg)
Queen of Coins
![King of Coins Tarot card in Cat People deck](https://gfx.tarot.com/images/site/decks/cat-people/mid_size/77.jpg)
King of Coins
About the Cat People Deck
Karen Kuykendall, the creator of the Tarot of the Cat People, is called by people who know her, “the Cat Lady”. Her art has been influenced not only be felines, but also by architecture, anthropology, art history, costume in history, her travels in Europe, Mexico and the United States, and especially by the location of her present home, the desert of Arizona.
The varied list of accomplishments from Kuykendall’s career reflects her ever-expansive creativity. In the late 1950s she developed for Jamestown Lounge Furniture Company of New York a line of medieval inspired furniture which is still illustrated in their catalog. For nine years, she taught in Arizona public schools, and she has taught extension courses at Central Arizona College and the University of Arizona.
She has judged numerous art shows in the Southwest and was chairperson of the 1977 Casa Grande Art Fiesta. Her paintings hang in homes all over the United States, and her works, including papier mâché sculpture, have been shown in arts and crafts shows throughout Arizona. Her works have also been shown at the Phoenix Art Museum and the Tucson Art Museum. In 1965 and 1966, Kuykendall was the only female editorial cartoonist in the United States, when she worked at the Casa Grande Dispatch. Her book Art and Design in Paper Mâché was published in 1968 by Hearthside Press, New York. She also wrote and published Cat People and Karen’s Cats, written about and illustrated with her own cats.
Presently Karen Kuykendall continues to paint and to create a line of papier mâché jewelry similar to that seen on the figures in the Tarot of the Cat People. She appears at science fiction conventions dressed in the rich, flowing costumes and elegant jewelry of the Cat People. Her favorite subjects for art are richly costumed people, fantasy and science fiction, equestrians and of course cats, modeled on the ten cats that keep her company in her desert home while she works. The artist devoted more than two years to the preparation of the original art for the Tarot of the Cat People. Each original card was painted in acrylic on board measuring nine and a half inches by fifteen and a half inches. With great skill and control, the artist “splattered” the backgrounds, using a toothbrush. The stunning figures and felines are set in the world of the Outer Regions. U.S. Games Systems is proud to publish this outstanding Tarot deck, which successfully blends the symbolism of the Tarot with the fascinating imagery of science fiction and fantasy.