Raggydoll Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 (edited) There have been so many discussions lately around the topic of diversity (and the lack thereof) when it comes to tarot and oracle decks. Its an important one and its a topic that we here at TT&M care greatly about. That is why I am hoping that you will all want to help me compile a massive list of decks that are diverse (in any way). I am talking about the decks that are inclusive when it comes to skin color/ethnicity/culture, age, body shapes, sexual orientation, gender variance, physical disabilities and so on. It would be perfect if you could share any decks that you know. Links and/or pictures would be great but are not mandatory ^-^ So please help me out and make this topic one that matters. That is the only way we will be able to see a change in the future ❤️ TAROT DECKS Afro goddess tarot, the Ancestral Path tarot Art Nouveau Tarot Asian American tarot Barbara Walker tarot Black Power tarot Bridge Witches tarot Buckland Romani tarot Children of Litha tarot, the Chrysalis tarot, the Collective tarot, the Cosmic Cycles Tarot Cosmic Tribe Tarot Cosmic Woman tarot Femme centric Daughters of the Moon Femme centric Delta Enduring tarot Dust II Onyx Everyday Enchantment tarot Everyman's tarot Male centric Dark Goddess tarot Divine Diversity deck Fifth spirit tarot, the Fountain tarot Fyodor Pavlov tarot Gaian tarot Gay tarot LGBTQ Ghetto tarot, the Goddess tarot Greenwood tarot Hip Chick tarot Hoodoo tarot Indian Folktales Tarot Intuitive Night Goddess tarot, the Lazy crow tarot, the Le Tarot des Femmes Erotiques Light and Shadow tarot Light Seer’s Tarot Luna Sol tarot Manzel’s Tarot Mary-El Medicine Woman Tarot, the Melanated tarot, the Mermaid tarot Mesquite tarot Modern Spellcaster tarot Modern Witch tarot Moonchild tarot Motherpeace tarot Mythical Goddess tarot Neon Moon tarot Next World tarot New Chapter tarot, the New Choice tarot de Marseille New Era Elements tarot Numinous tarot, the Prismatic tarot R. Black tarot Renaissance Tarot Sacred India Tarot by Rohit Arcana & Jane Addams Sacred Indian Tarot by Kiren Rai, majors only Sacred Sisterhood tarot Sasuraibito tarot Sensual Wicca Femme centric Seventh Sphere de Marseille Shining Tribe tarot Shrine of the Black Medusa tarot Silicon Dawn LGBTQ Sinking Wasteland tarot Slow Holler tarot Slow tarot, the Slutist tarot LGBTQ Son tarot LGBTQ Spirit Keeper's tarot Spirit within tarot St Croix tarot St. Jinx Arcana LGBTQ Star spinner tarot Stolen Child tarot Stretch tarot Tarot of Brass and Steam Tarot of Eden Tarot of the Ages Tarot of the Cat People Tarot of the Crone Tarot of the Divine Tarot of the toiling hands, the Tarot Rama LGBTQ Male Centric Tazama African Tarot Textured tarot, the The Star That Never Walks Around Thea's tarot LGBTQ Femme centric This Might Hurt tarot True heart intuitive tarot Universal Goddess tarot Urban tarot Wheel of Change tarot World Spirit tarot ORACLE DECKS Everyday Witch Oracle Edited October 7, 2022 by Raggydoll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggydoll Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 I will start by listing the ones that come to mind: Next World tarot The Melanated tarot Stretch tarot The Numinous tarot Thea's tarot The Afro goddess tarot Shrine of the Black Medusa tarot The textured tarot New Era elements tarot Spirit within tarot Delta enduring tarot Moonchild tarot Motherpeace tarot Dust II Onyx Ancestral path tarot Tarot of the ages The Everyday enchantment tarot If you have any thoughts on the decks I mentioned or if you think any of them don't belong on the list then please feel free to speak up. I'm really interested in hearing everyones thoughts and experiences. I do understand that many of the decks I have listed are independently published and therefore expensive. I would be incredibly happy if we can add some more affordable and readily available decks too, this just happens to be an area of decks that I am drawn to (I really like to support innovative artists and small businesses) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielJUK Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 There are way more than here probably but these are my LGBT suggestions, I don't own all these for myself but I am listing them based on categories I have seen them put in if I don't own them :) Sexuality Inclusive Decks Gay Tarot - although aimed at the gay male experience, it features men and women in diverse versions of RWS cards, you can use it to read for anyone with it's larger deck theme of seeking acceptance. Brotherhood Tarot - Masculine Gay photography deck Cosmic Tribe Tarot - comes with different Lovers cards for any relationship Everyman's Tarot - a male-centric deck Renaissance Tarot - implies same sex partnerships in some Majors with Greek / Roman myth themes Motherpeace - female-centric deck Sensual Wicca - female-centric Daughters of the Moon - female-centric St. Jinx Arcana (Saturn was talking about the cards in that gay self-published deck, I believe it also has some women) Silicon Dawn (Lovers is 3 women and other cards) Art Nouveau Tarot by Matt Myers - very 80's vintage art now with gay representation but very out of print now! Gender Inclusive / Genderless Decks The Numinous Tarot - is intersectional, queer, trans and non binary in themes, there is a kickstarter to fund a second reprint which has closed but you can still preorder it on it's kickstarter here Shining Tribe Tarot - was made by Rachel Pollock whilst transitioning (originally called Shining Woman Tarot) and has a cave art style which is genderless. Wild Unknown - I know a lot of LGBTQ people love it, it is truly genderless and fits anyone you are reading for as it's inclusive to all and features no humans Fountain Tarot - a Masculine deck but tries to represent all genders in the cards. Final shout out to Next World Tarot again, definitely want to buy it, it is inclusive to all and is a queer punk masterpiece from a Cuban-American illustrator. It is based on her friends and has LGBT folk and women in hijabs and in wheelchairs and has a mutual theme between the people of respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggydoll Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 THANK YOU!!! <3 This is wonderful. I was thinking about how to best create a list so that it is easy to see what type(s) of inclusiveness that any particular deck has. Like adding keywords such as LGBT, POC next to the titles. But I wasn't sure what keywords to use. English is not my first language so I struggle a bit with finding the correct terminology. Any help that I can get in that area would be very very appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielJUK Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 The funny thing is I changed the titles at last minute before posting as I was not happy with them! They said Lesbian and Gay Decks and Trans decks before :)) You can always edit categories later on or ask opinions on what people best prefer. LGBT and POC seem fine, they are categorisation labels :heartz: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggydoll Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 The funny thing is I changed the titles at last minute before posting as I was not happy with them! They said Lesbian and Gay Decks and Trans decks before :)) You can always edit categories later on or ask opinions on what people best prefer :heartz: Yeah, it’s hard! Everyone is so scared to say the wrong thing and I believe that is part of the problem because then we don’t discuss this topic as much as we should. I definitely get intimidated by the fact that my vocabulary is so limited. Back in school our teachers mostly stressed the importance to be able to ask for directions and to discuss the weather ;D But as you said, keywords can be added or tweaked later. Very good point :heartz: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodhiseed Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Urban Tarot :heartz: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggydoll Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 Urban Tarot :heartz: Of course! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Night Shade Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 The World Spirit Tarot is one of my favorite diverse decks. And for dragon lovers, the Lo Scarabeo Dragons Tarot is as well. And the universal Goddess tarot and Goddess Tarot feature goddesses from diverse cultures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonCarter Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 The Slow Tarot and the Stolen Child Tarot are in production (after successful Kickstarter campaigns) at the moment, but both look like they are reasonably diverse at least in gender and race and possibly some representation of differing abilities as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggydoll Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 Thank you both!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandma Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Thank you, Raggydoll, for this important thread. I thought of three decks right away that focus on non-white/slender/young/ and-or "commercially attractive" people. Here's an interesting one - The Star That Never Walks Around. It's a Native American themed deck. I don't think I've ever seen it mentioned in the forum. http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/star-that-never-walks-around/ A more familiar deck that shows a non-mainstream culture is the Buckland Romani, http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/buckland-romani/ The Ghetto Tarot is a beautiful deck in which RWS imagery is recreated by a photographer and a troupe of artists using only material available in the Haitian ghetto, which is a term of pride to those who celebrate its culture, https://www.ghettotarot.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggydoll Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 Grandma, that’s awesome! I totally forgot about the Romani deck. And that first one is one I’ve never heard of before. Need to go check it out right now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Night Shade Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 I forgot about the Hip Chick tarot. That one is on my wishlist! <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggydoll Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 I forgot about the Hip Chick tarot. That one is on my wishlist! <3 Someone mentioned that deck just yesterday, can’t believe I forgot about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregory Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Slow Holler - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggydoll Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 Slow Holler - Yes, good one! Thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinkingmystic Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 What an excellent resource! The forthcoming Everyday Witch Oracle looks like it will be much more diverse than the tarot deck. The Medicine Woman Tarot is another deck that comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregory Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Brotherhood Son Ancestral Path Light and Shadow Modern Spellcaster St Croix Tarot of the Ages And of course so MANY animal decks.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggydoll Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 Thank you everyone for contributing! I will start to compile the list tomorrow and then we just add to it as we go along <3 Gregory: yes, non-human decks are a great alternative so I’m glad you mentioned that. I don’t think we will add those to the list though (to try and keep things simple). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swift Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 The Mesquite Tarot: https://www.mesquitetarot.com Human figures of different colours. The Dark Goddess Tarot: http://www.darkgoddesstarot.com Goddesses from all over the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggydoll Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 The Mesquite Tarot: https://www.mesquitetarot.com Human figures of different colours. The Dark Goddess Tarot: http://www.darkgoddesstarot.com Goddesses from all over the world. Definitely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeyedRaven48 Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Hey! I’m not sure if anyone said it yet but what about the slut tarot? The images actually remind me of a time in my life Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggydoll Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 Hey! I’m not sure if anyone said it yet but what about the slut tarot? The images actually remind me of a time in my life Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Of course! I’ll add that too as soon as I get a chance to start on the list. Thanks! <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodhiseed Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 I thought the Wheel of Change Tarot was OOP, but it appears the artist is selling it: http://www.wheelofchange.com/store/wheel-of-change-tarot-deck Also the World Spirit Tarot might qualify, and the artist is selling second editions on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/527049990/world-spirit-tarot-deck-book-signed-by?ref=shop_home_active_2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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