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Lyric said:The Cosmic Tribe has three Lovers cards--one gay male, one lesbian and one hetero.
And it is a lovely deck, also very good for intuitive reading. See for yourself!
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Lyric said:The Cosmic Tribe has three Lovers cards--one gay male, one lesbian and one hetero.
I'm a heterosexual woman, a feminist, and I love the Gay Tarot. I find it very human - that is, close to the preoccupations of all people, whatever gender, sexual orientation, colour or culture. It's very rare in that way. That universality means that as a woman, I don't feel left out, and I also feel like I have been given a window into the Western gay man's world (not all of it, I realise, but something - of course I don't have the experience of it, no matter how many gay friend I have) - though I can see why it would also appeal to some gay men specifically for its gay theme. Not being a lesbian, I don't know how it appeals to lesbian women. I can see the appeal of the Cosmic Tarot for all. Same thing with the World Spirit - where, for instance, the Lovers card is very versatile - whereas I see a brown man and a white woman, others might see two men, two women, two white people - one tanned, one pale, etc. etc.The Hanged Man said:These are among the most awful Tarots I've ever layed eyes on, and I hate them more for the fact that I would be presumed to be into them just because I'm for the greater part, homosexual in my sexual proclivities. These decks make me cringe!!!!!!
The Hanged Man said:As for a lesbian Tarot addressing lesbians issues better - I'm not sure about that.
Helvetica said:I'm a heterosexual woman, a feminist, and I love the Gay Tarot. I find it very human - that is, close to the preoccupations of all people, whatever gender, sexual orientation, colour or culture. It's very rare in that way. That universality means that as a woman, I don't feel left out, and I also feel like I have been given a window into the Western gay man's world (not all of it, I realise, but something - of course I don't have the experience of it, no matter how many gay friend I have) - though I can see why it would also appeal to some gay men specifically for its gay theme. Not being a lesbian, I don't know how it appeals to lesbian women. I can see the appeal of the Cosmic Tarot for all. Same thing with the World Spirit - where, for instance, the Lovers card is very versatile - whereas I see a brown man and a white woman, others might see two men, two women, two white people - one tanned, one pale, etc. etc.
I think the Motherpeace can be assimilated to a lesbian deck, although its intent is more radical feminist. But I don't own it, so I won't be categorical about that. I'd be interested to find out from lesbian tarot readers who know that deck what they think of the Motherpeace. My lesbian friends who read tarot tend not to choose decks according to their sexual orientation - and don't feel the need for a "lesbian tarot deck. I would hope, if one came out, that it would have as universal an appeal as the Gay Tarot.