The Feline Mystique Oracle Deck Is a Cat Lovers Dream Come True

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Mar 10

The long-standing bond between humans and cats has stretched, in the words of Count Dracula , “oceans of time.”

Across centuries and cultures, felines have occupied a singular place in folklore, and mythology. As a familiar spirit, they’ve been revered as a unique creature of intuition, independence, and strange magic. The recently released, Feline Mystique Oracle, distills that sacred, and timeless, energetic relationship into 53 cards. This oracle deck is a playfully profound portal into the wisdom of the feline spirit, and much-needed joyful whimsy.

Feline Mystique is a 53-card oracle deck created by author Jennifer Sodini and illustrator Amelia Rose, published by Running Press. Sodini, who is also the author behind the Amenti Oracle Feather Heart Deck and Guidebook and Be Not Afraid Oracle, brings her signature approach to esoteric wisdom to this collaboration. Rose, a LA-based/Maine-raised illustrator and tattoo artist trained at the Pratt Institute and the Bauhaus in Weimar, Germany, creates artwork that fuses folk art warmth with ornate, vintage-inspired detail.

The deck explores the mythology and pop culture legacy of cats through the lens of unique breeds, treating each as an archetypal force with something specific to teach. The accompanying full-color guidebook, which is 160 pages, includes images of the cards, detailed guidance, and TS Eliot-inspired incantations. These spoken invocation have been designed to help the reader actively call in the energy of the archetype they draw, akin to a magic version of CATS: The Musical!

For a closer look at the deck in action, including the cards themselves, you can watch Jennifer Sodini’s video review and walkthrough on YouTube below.

Who Is This Deck For?

Feline Mystique is one of those relatively rare oracle decks that remains accessible as it serves multiple audiences, all without sacrificing its depth. For beginners to oracle and/or divination practices, this deck is an ideal entry point. There is no prerequisite knowledge required, and there is no dogma, or particular spiritual lineage attached to the format.

Accessibility is where this deck really shines.

The guidebook walks readers through a particular cat breed’s lore or bit of wisdom to reflect on, while giving card meanings (both right-side up and reverse) and a unique incantation for each to add another layer of ritual fun.

The book also offers some sample spreads in straightforward language, and a Dungeons & Dragons style alignment chart for each breed IE: Spicy, Neutral, Sweet.

For cat lovers, the appeal is perhaps the most immediate.

The deck treats kitties as multifaceted creatures worthy of serious contemplation. It will absolutely resonate with anyone who has ever felt that their cat understands the effable ineffable, or, in plainer terms, can see even more beyond the world we know.

The breed-specific approach also gives cat enthusiasts a personal point of connection. Seeing the qualities of a beloved breed reflected back through a card reading is an experience that is unparalleled.

For deck collectors and lovers of art (and attention to detail), the package itself merits attention, too.

The set arrives in a magnetic closure keepsake outer box with an inner card box, and Rose's illustrations are bright, bold, and absolutely charming. Her client list includes Spotify and Bulleit Bourbon, and she is the creator of the very popular Runners of the Sun oracle deck. Running Press’ production quality, in all of their decks and books, continues to reflect their high standards of creating keepsake objects, and collectibles for modern mystics.