sravana said:
Thea's is a 60s (I think..) deck which came out of the feminist lesbian separatist movement. No men allowed!
I think it has a certain charm, but I sold mine. That tells you that it wasn't worth keeping.
As far as deenabling this deck, it's pretty limited by it's in-your-face separatism, and several of the cards are in "landscape" mode, while the rest of the deck is in "portrait" orientation.
I've thought a bit about the "no men" thing. I'm so used to not reading gender literally that I don't think it would be a problem for me to only have one gender to begin with. And I actually like the idea of mono-gender decks because they can't rely on gender to symbolize "opposites" or "attraction" or "tension" or whatever else is usually symbolized by gender differences (I'd buy the Gay Tarot for the same reason if I liked the artwork better).
[FYI, if the deck came out of the lesbian separatist movement, it will be from the 1970s or early 1980s. There wasn't much of a lesbian movement before the late 1960s. ETA: TarotGarden says it was printed in 1984.]
I also like the idea of having two "perspectives" in the deck, so that's more of an advantage than a disadvantage.
Someone else also said the deck was ugly - which is of course a matter of taste. It probably wouldn't have caught my eye if the artwork didn't appeal to me...
So, not de-enabled yet. Any other reasons not to buy this one? What about the cardstock/lamination? Size?