Tarot Familiars

Published July 20, 2026 Updated July 20, 2026

Lisa Parker’s Tarot Familiars gives the traditional 78-card tarot a distinctly gothic world of cats, creatures and witchcraft.

2009 SpainCatsFantasyFolkloreNature & EnvironmentTarotLisa ParkerFournier
Tarot Familiars title card with a black cat and candle, alongside the card back

Above: the title card shows a black cat beside a candle and books; the reverse carries Lisa Parker’s monogram within a dark ornamental border.

The title card places a black cat behind a candle, books and a map. The reverse carries Lisa Parker’s monogram within the pack’s dark ornamental border.

Tarot Familiars is a 78-card tarot by Lisa Parker, published by Fournier. It follows the traditional tarot structure, but wraps its courts, Major Arcana and numbered cards in Parker’s animal-centred fantasy scenes.

In folklore and fantasy, a familiar is an animal companion associated with a witch or other magical figure.

Tarot Familiars is a classically 2000s goth pack, placing those companions in moonlit interiors of candles and black lace.

The publisher calls it a deck of “charm, magic, mystery and symbolism”. On Judgement, an orange cat sits at a table set with tarot cards. Wheel of Fortune has a Ouija board, and the Tower gives its flying owl a pentagram talisman. In the courts, cats and owls appear with crystal balls and books, see the box .


Major Arcana

The first half of the Major Arcana from Tarot Familiars

Above: the first eleven Major Arcana, each titled in English, French, German and Spanish.

The second half of the Major Arcana from Tarot Familiars

Above: the remaining Major Arcana, ending with The World and retaining the four-language titles.

Minor Arcana

Court Cards

Swords and Cups court cards from Tarot Familiars

Above: ravens make up the Swords court, while owls fill the Cups court.

Wands and Pentacles court cards from Tarot Familiars

Above: cats make up the Wands court, while wolves fill the Pentacles court.

Swords

Ace through Ten of Swords from Tarot Familiars

Above: apart from the raven on the Ace, the suit counts identical swords against a starry blue ground.

Cups

Ace through Ten of Cups from Tarot Familiars

Above: an owl accompanies the Ace; the numbered cards show groups of silver chalices.

Wands

Ace through Ten of Wands from Tarot Familiars

Above: a black cat accompanies the Ace; the numbered cards pair each wand with an open book.

Pentacles

Ace through Ten of Pentacles from Tarot Familiars

Above: a wolf appears on the Ace; the remaining cards count silver pentagrams set with blue stones.


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By Kieran Evans

United Kingdom • Member since July 11, 2026

Tarot collector, enthusiast for all kinds of paper rectangle.

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