A Feminist Tarot

Our choice of the Waite-Smith deck has to do with our understanding of what Tarot is, our beliefs about its historical lineage. our conception of its use and function. We feel that the poser of the Tarot derives from an ancient and complex symbology that represents all aspects, forces, stages, configurations in our psychic lives - a totality of human experience. If we look at its ancestry we will see that the Tarot is a particularly appropriate vehicle for women with feminist consciousness. At its very core it is synchronous with that vision which honors the female principle as a creative and dynamic force in the universe. We have also included the traditional meanings of the cards so that the reader herself may compare the distinctiveness of the feminist interpretations, at the same time noting their kinship with the historical Tarot.