Engage intuition and reason to stimulate empathy and meaningful action for planetary healing
Exploring the richness and necessity of biodiversity, this 36-card full-color deck features the work of world-renowned artist Angela Manno and reveals how the loss of biodiversity is leading to the warming of our planet. She presents each threatened species in a traditionally religious form - the icon - to illustrate its true significance.
Includes 36 full-color cards featuring sacred icon-style paintings of threatened and endangered species and instructions for using this deck in a group setting
Portrays the unique charism of each species, the challenges it faces, and how it affects the greater biological community and human health
Teaches Visio Divina, or sacred seeing, an ancient form of prayer and meditation that evokes intuitive knowing and inspires meaningful action
Rich with insights from geologian, Thomas Berry and other ecological elders, the guidebook reveals the preciousness of each organism, specific challenges to its existence, and its effect on the greater biological community and human health.
Uniquely supported by QR codes leading to the websites of conservation organizations working to protect each species and its habitat, this deck inspires contemplation, empathy, and meaningful action to enact personal and planetary
healing.
Text by: Thomas Berry
Artwork by: Angela Manno
Published by Bear & Company: January 2026
36 cards & 160-page guidebook
Presented in a sturdy, magnetically sealed 1-piece box
Boxed set measures approximately: 19.5 x 13.2 x 3.5 cm
About the artist: Angela Manno trained with a master iconographer from Russia and studied at the San Francisco Art Institute, Parsons School of Design, and l’Ecole des Arts in Lacoste, France, through Sarah Lawrence College. Her work has been exhibited in private and public collections around the world, including NASA, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, and the National Museum of Women in the Arts. She works with the Center for Biological Diversity on its endangered species programs and lives in New York City.
