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Decks being created for men who love men:
Tarot decks created for gay men are a somewhat new entry into the Tarot world. These decks are creating allkinds of discussion in regard to gender issues, whether masculine images can be effectively read as feminine
archetypes in the Tarot, relevance to individuals who do not identify themselves as gay, breaking or strengthening
stereotypes, and if these enigmatic entries diminish the ancient traditions of Tarot. Provocative questions to decks
that seek to give gay men a personal insight into the Tarot.
Below are existing decks, decks in
development, as well as out of print decks that delve into the mystery
of gay
expression in the Tarot. If available, you will see The
Lovers card from the Major Arcana to give a comparative,
if not limited, view of how each deck utilizes variations of the same
theme. The Lover's card has an interesting
history, which is captured by Aeclectic Tarot (click
here to read what Solandia has to say about it).
Whether you are searching for a
deck of your own or seeking answers to questions that gay decks
represent perhaps
this page will help you along the way.
Oak Grove Oracle salutes the
creation of each of these works for giving the gay community a new voice
within the
realm of Tarot.
Currently In Print
© OAK GROVE
ORACLE 2004. All rights reserved.
Brotherhood Tarot (2004) - OAK GROVE ORACLE's RadFae deck infused with Gay History & Mythology
The Brotherhood Tarot is a masculine themed fantasy deck with digitally
enhanced photography. It incorporates
gay history, mythology, Radical Faerie imagery, and celebrates the
natural resources of California while
maintaining a close tie to the Rider-Waite.
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© LLEWELLYN
2004. All rights reserved.
The Gay Tarot (2004) - Created by Lee Bursten with art by Antonella Platano
The Gay Tarot focuses on the experience and identity of homosexual men.
While men are featured as all the major
figures, women are not excluded. The 78 images are fully illustrated,
with people are of all ethnicities, shapes and
sizes and in contemporary settings.
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© STEVEE POSTMAN 1998. All rights reserved.
Cosmic Tribe Tarot (1998) - Stevee Postman's Tarot includes three sets of Lover's Cards (Straight, Gay, and Lesbian)
The Cosmic Tribe Tarot is a contemporary deck with three different
Lovers cards included for various sexual orientations.
This striking deck is not for the faint hearted.
Developing Decks
© CHRIS BUTLER 2005. All rights reserved.
Son Tarot (2005) - Christopher Butler's new deck in development;
Creator of The Butler Tarot and The Alchemical
Elements Decks
The Son Tarot has Tarot imagery slanted to reflect the life and
experience of gay men. The traditional female archetypes
have been replaced with male equivalents who yet represent the feminine
within man, and the deck also contains traditional
astrological and planetary correspondances as well as Runic, elemental
and I Ching correspondances. New from the creator
of the Butler Tarot, this deck-and-book set is in progess, and seeking a
publisher.
Read Oak Grove Oracle's review of SON TAROT. As seen on Aeclectic Tarot
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© PAUL
CHIRUMBO 1995-2004. All rights reserved.
The Original Gay Tarot (2004) - Website
in development,
for now, check out a preview of this Tarot at Paul Chirumbolo's sister
site at
Guidance to Change Your Life
The cards combine the allure of personal affirmation
with the mystique of a subjective experience, presenting the
visual expressions of gaiety particularized to the manners of
traditional Tarot. Filled with symbolic
imagery, the
cards function by opening the psyche to new ideas, hidden possibilities,
and the depths of the feeling realms.
The reader will gain a full understanding of who and what they are,
combined with insight into what they can
become - a look at what it means to be gay - in 78 bite size pieces.
Out of Print
© JASON
DAVITT Date Unknown. All rights reserved.
The Gay Male Tarot (Unknown) - Out of Print; Welshman Jason
Davitt's sexually explicit cartoon drawn tarot,
Sample cards shown in The Tarot
Garden database
A no-holds-barred deck that reworks the esoteric tarot (primarily in the
Golden Dawn tradition) to express a gay male
point-of-view. The symbolism has been reworked to a 100% male
iconography, and includes overt sexual imagery on
every card. Three additional “Forbidden Magic” cards are included along
with the standard 78.
