As I work though my own process of reclaiming my own Empressness, I turned to three queer tarot decks for new perspectives.
Reclaiming the Empress
Category: The Collective Tarot
Communication topography: A reading from a friend, with the Collective Tarot
Exchanging tarot readings with a friend is a good way to get out of your own head. Here are my reflections on my friend's thoughtful, helpful words.
The magic in-between: Exploring tarot and non-binary identity
Kori is a non-binary trans person, long time activist and community educator. In this interview, they explain how they use tarot in their work as a personal coach.
Scarcity, sand and soup
This morning, I drew cards from three decks. A tarot card, (then another,) from The Collective Tarot. An oracle card, from Dori Midnight’s Dirty Tarot. And a crystal card from the Crystal Portraits deck: Five of Bones Here’s a card I’ve seen in my own readings fairly regularly over the past year. In The Collective …
The Well of Memory: The Herbal Wisdom of the Suit of Cups
[Guest post] "In the realm of Cups, I turn to herbs that are soothing and moistening, helping the us to travel through the element of water with clarity."
A handmade bag for The Collective Tarot
Now I know that my cards will be kept safe and secure, no matter how bumpy the journey gets.
Four of Bones
This card wants me. The building of a safe space, withdrawal, reserve. Safety in solitude, in four walls to protect you and solid ground to stand on, enough food and maybe nothing more.
Asserting your boundaries – Four of Feathers
this is a card for claiming space to think and be, for restoring mental energy or gearing up for what comes next. It's absolutely right to take some time alone to do this.
Hold fast – The Star
What’s your North Star? By this I mean, what one thing would you know you could hold onto when everything else was falling apart? Not a partner, a lover, a friend, a pet – I’m talking about something deep inside you. An unchanging, untouchable essence of your self. The light of truth you carry within you. For …
Interviewing the Collective Tarot
We finally meet. After years of ogling others’ Collective Tarot decks, I’m so happy I now have my own. I’m gonna sit here, on this gorgeously bright Wednesday morning, with a bowl of porridge and a good strong coffee, and ask these cards all about how we’re going to get along…. 1. Tell me about yourself. …
Challenging structure – The Collective Tarot
Despite this talk of fighting, this is an amazingly positive deck of cards. In the way that activism can be the purest route to self-love, pride and love for the people around us, these cards are intended to bring about a revolution within the reader, within the read-for, and within the wider community.
Feel the love – Three of Bottles
I’m tired, sunburned, hungover, and very happy. I’ve just got back from my dear friend’s hen weekend and feel like my well has been well and truly filled. Twelve of us in a field by the sea, some tents, some drinks, a ridiculous amount of food. A rock ‘n’ roll dance, a few trips to …