The Deck can be used as:
o A Collectable
o A Deck of Cards for Playing Card Games
o For doing Tarot Readings
o For Card Magic
o All the Above
The Deck currently is planned to be:
o 55 Card Deck, Magician Handling Quality, Poker Sized
o 4 suits of 13 cards each and 2 Jokers
o Tuck Box
o One DB
I have worked in mental health and wellness aspects for this project. E.g.., the 4 suits/deities also will represent healthy human activities to pursue, including PLAY, BALANCE, IMAGINATION, and MINDFULNESS, and other things.
This is very dog tribute heavy as well as works with mythology, elements, yin yang, and other symbols.
The main doggos include:
o Aztec/Xolotl
o Egyptian/Anubis
o Greek/Hecate
o Sumerian/Bau
o Vedic/Syama and Sabala
The Suits:
– AZTEC SKULLS / XOLOTL
– EGYPTIAN HEARTS / ANUBIS
– GREEK WHEELS / HECATE
– SUMERIAN STARS / BAU
– The Jack, Queen and King display each dog deity as a puppy, adolescent, and adult
– The Jokers are the Vedic death dogs, Syama the Black and Sabala the Spotted
MANUAL: The Gods Must be Canine
A special manual for readings, magic and myth will be made available. It currently includes:
Introduction “The Gods must be Canine” (an overview of the concepts and reasons for the
deck’s existence
Card Games
The Reading System
– Canine Themes
– The Mythological Themes
– Symbolic Themes
– Concept/Wellness Themes
– Yin Yang Aspect Themes
– Element Themes
– Mystic Number Themes
Card Magic
– Marked Backs
– Hidden Reveals
Tales, Tails & Tunes
CONTEST SUPPLEMENT
Thanks to the kindness of the community, an special extra supplement will be added to the project!
Here is the specialized breakdown:
CARCANIS SUPPLEMENT – for the MYTHODOGICAL DECK / GODS MUST BE CANINE PROJECT
Visual Art
• A Series of Canines in Yellow & an Anubis – Nestor
• “Hungry Pup” Card Art – Mysto-Xeno
Poetry
• A Collection of Poetry from Ron Dayton, I will compile into a “A Ballad of Barks” barklette.
Magic Effects & Reading Approaches
• FIDO – Chris Handa
• DOG READINGS – Scott Baird
• THE BLUE DOG – Bob Clayton
• THE BLACK DOG – Cody Nicols