Thu 21 Feb 2008
Wolf Pack Tarot
Posted by kit under Oracle Decks
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One of the decks I bought during my New Year’s shopping spree is the Wolf Pack Tarot. Despite the name, it’s really more of an oracle deck than a tarot deck — it has the expected 78 cards but none of the typical major/minor arcana cards. It was created by psychic Robert Petro in 1995. The first version of the deck was black and white and featured 60 cards with artwork by Bruce Silkwood. The later 78-card colour version was apparently created in two runs, with the first run somewhat lighter in tone than the second. It features the artwork of Pat Morris. Both decks were published by Wind Spirit Productions, Inc., and were printed in Belgium.
The black and white deck includes a card with an excerpt from the book “The Donkey Man: Lessons on Prosperity” by Robert Petro and Therese Finch, a card describing the deck and the author, and a card explaining a 8-card spread. The colour deck includes a card describing the deck and author and a card explaining a 10-card spread.
Cards in the colour deck:
1 – Alpha Male
2 – Alpha Female
3 – The Past
4 – Family
5 – Healing
6 – Balance
7 – Love
8 – Communication
9 – Entrapment
10 – Risk
11 – Hidden Forces
12 – Completion
13 – Caution
14 – Discovery
15 – Innocence
16 – Friends
17 – Obstacles
18 – Support
19 – Emotion
20 – Home
21 – Fulfillment
22 – New Beginnings
23 – Gifts
24 – Release
25 – Loss
26 – Temporary Situation
27 – Abundance
28 – Walking Away
29 – Danger
30 – Guidance
31 – Stranded
32 – Children
33 – Wisdom
34 – Anger
35 – Transformation
36 – Judgment
37 – Opportunity
38 – Compassion
39 – Battle
40 – Long Journey
41 – Control
42 – Reunion
43 – Happiness
44 – Temptation
45 – Defeated
46 – Carelessness
47 – Strength
48 – Cleansing
49 – Be Alert
50 – Outcome
51 – Crossroad
52 – Choices
53 – Lessons
54 – The Fool
55 – Rejoice
56 – Guilt
57 – Good Advice
58 – Isolation
59 – Awareness
60 – Trust
61 – Endurance
62 – Respect
63 – Waste
64 – Excessive Pressure
65 – The Messenger
66 – The Well
67 – Decisions
68 – Famine
69 – Intent
70 – Truth
71 – Turbulence
72 – Cycles
73 – Security
74 – Persistence
75 – The Tickster
76 – Release
77 – Self-Reliance
78 – Prayer
Cards in the black and white deck:
1 – The Past
2 – Temptation
3 – Lessons
4 – Family
5 – Healing
6 – Balance
7 – Love
8 – Communication
9 – Entrapment
10 – Risk
11 – Hidden Forces
12 – Completion
13 – Caution
14 – Discovery
15 – Innocence
16 – Friends
17 – Obstacles
18 – Support
19 – Emotion
20 – Home
21 – Fulfillment
22 – New Beginnings
23 – Gifts
24 – Leadership
25 – Loss
26 – Temporary Situation
27 – Abundance
28 – Walking Away
29 – Danger
30 – Guidance
31 – Stranded
32 – Children
33 – Wisdom
34 – Anger
35 – Transformation
36 – Judgment
37 – Opportunity
38 – Compassion
39 – Battle
40 – Long Journey
41 – Control
42 – Reunion
43 – Happiness
44 – The Teacher
45 – Defeated
46 – Carelessness
47 – Strength
48 – Cleansing
49 – Be Alert
50 – Outcome
51 – Crossroads
52 – Choices
53 – Security
54 – The Fool
55 – Rejoice
56 – Guilt
57 – Good Advice
58 – Power
59 – Awareness
60 – Trust
(Italics denote cards that are different between the decks.)
I just googled for additional information and someone has made a calendar with some of the images. I don’t know if they have the permission of the designer or the artist — they refer to the latter as Pat Morrison, while the deck box itself says Pat Morris. The woman that I bought the decks from has created her own Web site for the decks but I’m a little disappointed by it as she provides precious little actual background information about the cards or their background.
Links:
- The Wolf Pack Tarot Deck – Official site, where you can purchase the decks, colouring book, and other items.
- Aeclectic Tarot – Information, images, and reviews.
- Wicce’s Tarot Collection – Review with images.
Tags: black and white decks, Bruce Silkwood, color decks, oracle, Pat Morris, Robert Petro, Wind Spirit Productions, Wolf Pack Tarot
I can clear up any misconceptions as I am the artist of the cards.
Hi Bruce,
Glad to see you here. (Sorry for the delay in approving your comment and replying.) I’d love to know more about the history and creation of the deck, if you have a chance. Have I made any mistakes in what I’ve written in the post? I’d tried to put together what little information I could find on the Web and on the decks themselves.
Kit
I see you’ve had question about the wolf deck, however you have never emailed any questions directly. I am the owner of the deck, my father Robert petro created them.
All images are copyrighted. Please contact me if there is anything you’d like to know