I have had a crush on Beth Maiden at Little Red Tarot (no relation) since I first saw her website. She is so smart, and has such an incredible point of view in regard to the cards. She comes at them in a gentle but sassy, non-binary, gender queer, true appreciation for the root of the root and the bud of the bud, as ee cummings would say. I’m not sure who found whom first, but we did the first of many reading swaps and then became friends and then we got to hang out in Portland last year! The crush …
All our hopes are pinned upon you! And the magic that you do… – Wonder Woman theme
If you’ve been around for a while, you’ll know that I’m crazy about Wonder Woman. Child of the 70’s, poor motherless waif who looked to Lynda Carter to save the world. It’s a beautiful story. Anyway, my love for WW has continued and has recently slammed into my love for tarot. The problem with some ‘theme’ decks is that they don’t read well. I’ve run into a few that were adorable and utterly frickin worthless. The Fool is falling off the cliff, the imagery is completely wrong for the meaning of the card, etc. Or the pips are lazily …