Queering the Tarot, Cassandra Snow
Queering the Tarot, Cassandra Snow
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Queering the Tarot

Author: Cassandra Snow, Beth Maiden

Narrator: Leslie Howard

Unabridged: 8 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/08/2019


Synopsis

Tarot is best used as a tool for self-discovery, healing, growth, empowerment, and liberation. Tarot archetypes provide the reader with a window into present circumstances and future potential. But what if that window only opened up on a world that was white, European, and heterosexual? The interpretations of the tarot that have been passed down through tradition presuppose a commonality and normalcy among humanity. At the root of card meanings are archetypes that we accept without questioning. But at what point do archetypes become stereotypes?

Tarot has the power to serve a greater population, with the right keys to unlock the tarot's deeper meanings. In Queering the Tarot, Cassandra Snow deconstructs the meanings of the seventy-eight cards explaining the ways in which each card might be interpreted against the norm. Queering the Tarot explores themes of sexuality, coming out, gender and gender-queering, sources of oppression and empowerment, and many other topics especially familiar to not-straight folks. Cassandra's identity-based approach speaks directly to those whose identity is either up in the air or consuming the forefront of their consciousness. It also speaks to those struggling with mental illness or the effects of trauma, all seekers looking for personal affirmation that who they are is okay.

About Cassandra Snow

Cassandra Snow is a professional tarot card reader who teaches Queering the Tarot and Tarot for Beginners classes and coaches new and intermediate readers. She also runs Gadfly Theatre Productions, a queer and feminist theater company. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Althea

3.5/5 Stars I love tarot and I've had this book on my radar for some time now, so when I needed to make up shipping from a queer indie bookshop I finally decided to give this one a go. Overall, I really enjoyed it - it gave me a lot of new insight that I'm excited to go back over and annotate during......more

Goodreads review by Laura

I read this book quite some time ago, but never got around to putting my thoughts into words – I will say that while I was very much looking forward to this book, I ultimately felt let down. I will say before I mention my critiques that there were absolutely things I did like about this book and tha......more