The Chalice’s Mysteries. Attachment between spouses directs the relationship toward continuity, which is required for the formation of a happy family. #11: Knave Ace. The Mysteries of the Knotted Red Rope Recognize that connection entails giving of oneself. Accepting skepticism and changing it into trust is what it entails. #30: Greeting At its core, the tarot (especially the Major Arcana) is a story of self-development. It challenges you to look within yourself, to recognise what within society that will help you grow and what hinders you, to face down your darkest demons and tear down your boundaries, to tap your own limitless potential and discover the simple, transcendent joy of simply existing.

The Verbena’s Mysterious Power. Embarrassment, doubt, anxiety, and apprehension about getting involved must all be overcome. #3: Temperature Squeezing. The Magic of the Tears. Even pain can be transformed into power. You mustn't flee from emotions, but rather use them to find the true essence of our desires. Most importantly, the tarot offers LGBT people a spirituality that we are otherwise shut out of. Fundamental Christianity declares queer identity a sin, and there are similar strict rules and prejudices in other organised religions. Because of this, many LGBT people have a fraught relationship with religion and spirituality, with many shrugging the whole thing off entirely. But others yearn for some kind of spiritual meaning in their lives — and tarot offers them just that. It is a spirituality that is interactive, and relies on the very same journey of self-disocovery and realisation that is built into the queer experience.

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Ecstasy. Ace. The Comb and Brush’s Magic Loving enchantment is capped by achievement, fulfillment, and celebrations; good reasons to be happy and in love. #2: Participation The Tears Have Power. Even pain has the potential to be transformed into power. You should not avoid emotions, but rather use them to discover the true substance of your desires. #39: Knave It’s Pride month! Which means we’re taking this opportunity to dive into the intersection between tarot and the LGBT community. This has always been something that is dear to our hearts at Liminal — as several of our staff members and authors are queer, we strive to provide as much representation within the tarot as we can. But what is the connection between the LGBT community in tarot? And are there queer themes within the tarot already, regardless of whether we’re represented on the cards?

The Rose and the Violin’s Magic. You can’t give up on changing the world around you to make it more like your beliefs. And besides, the world is where our love lives. #6: Boredom One topic that sometimes comes up in our many conversations about how we interpret tarot is how sexual orientation shows up in the cards. I’ve written and spoken about this a few times, maybe most notably in my Answers to Your Questions About Tarot series. The downside is in what you gave up for this rendezvous with pleasure. Were you cheating? Did you change lots of plans at the last minute and alienate friends and family? The Tower always comes with an “either/or” proposition and the Empress is a card known for selfishness, so be aware of the costs involved when you see these two cards. REIGNITING THE OLD FLAME The Jug with Three Ribbons’ Magic Good fortune and happiness are not always and only for ourselves, but can be carried on to others in the hope that they will be returned to us in the future. #20: Intimate Indifference. Magic in the Cup of Coffee . An affectionate, gentle, and tender approach helps to overcome your partner's indifference, because it reflects simple and honest feelings .The Fan’s Mystique Pleasure is like burning coals: it doesn’t burn (you), but it does burn. #5: Completion There are any number of opportunities to discuss sexuality, gender, identity and relationships at the tarot table. If we understand the nuances of all the cards, and are intuitive in our approach, we can do a good job for any client in any situation. And, we can do this without trying to force an individual card to inform us of a person’s orientation.

Satisfaction. The Spiced Tea’s Magic. Surprises, awe, and frequent bantering must fuel a transparent and joyful partnership. Pentacles #1: Satisfaction

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Arousal. The Mysteries of the Wine Goblet Experimentation leads to excitement, but neither can persist without some moderation. #12: Dissatisfied Knight It was love at first sight. The Power of Sound. The unexpected bursts forth to transform a stagnant situation, changing the level of the spirit. #21: The World Turning more toward the future, I did another three card spread — this time focusing on where you’re at, what you want and how you can get there. This time, I drew the Four of Clits, The Stripper and The Moon reversed (reversals can be controversial in tarot, but I like to occasionally look at all the ways an a card can express different parts of one idea).

Tarot readers often end up helping people explore their identity or orientation and helping family members find a way to accept or support that exploration. However, none of those sorts of tasks require a specific card to reveal the things that people must always figure out for themselves.

The Three Candles’ Magic. Mind, flesh, and spirit are all intertwined in a satisfying partnership. The intimacy that precedes intercourse is the foundation of love. #2: Feelings of embarrassment But here’s the fun thing about tarot — even if we don’t view it through a queer lens, there’s plenty about the tarot that is already defiant of our sexuality and gender norms… Desire. The Magic of the Mirror . Vanity is the soul of love. You must love yourself to let yourself be loved , and you must love yourself before you can love another.