#queer tarot

GROUP ONE

cards · page of swords, temperance, judgement, three of pentacles, queen of pentacles. 

channelled songs · dangerous woman by superm. finding your way home by the front bottoms. instagram by dean. 

hey there group one ♡ your future spouse may be slight, slim, and smaller than you in stature. because of the smallness of their physical appearance, people may tend to think there is a major age difference between the two of you – in particular, that your future spouse is considerably younger than you. to the extent that it may make people uncomfortable as they think you are dating someone who is underage or “barely legal.” 

this person may be a bit of a nerd, or at least have a nerdy-ish look to him. he may also be quiet and introverted, and prefer to work alone than with others. 

he may work in IT or in another field with computers. this job will pay well but he will not care for money or the finer things in life. as long as he has the necessities, he is happy. as long as he can fund your life and spoil you, he will be happy and content. he may also be the main breadwinner. 

GROUP TWO

cards · high priestess, king of swords, the chariot, the empress, six of cups

channelled songs · get your number by mariah carey. want you around by omar apollo. don’t you want to stay? by bill withers. 

hey there group two ♡ your future spouse will be both a caregiver, a caretaker. both in the sense of wanting to look after you and in the sense of looking after others in a professional sense, such as a nurse, physiotherapist, or personal trainer. 

for some, he may be famous or have a level of publicity that requires him to put up a front. 

he may work primarily with women or for women, and may remain closeted in order to capitalize on sex appeal or women’s sexual attraction to him – especially as his income relies on these clients recommending him to others and returning day by day, week by week, month by month, year by year.

or just to survive in a homophobic industry.

he may be a shrewd businessman who cares a lot about money and building a brand – especially as he may have to send money back home to ensure his family is taken care of. 

GROUP THREE

cards · king of pentacles, knight of pentacles, ace of cups, queen of swords, page of cups. 

channelled songs · all these things that i’ve done by the killers. lover, you should have come over by jeff buckley. real slim shady by eminem.

hey there group three ♡ your future husband may be bisexual, and you may be the first man that he has dated or had a serious relationship with. before you, he may have chosen to remain closeted or dl and only publicly date women. 

he may also have a child from one of the relationships with one of these women. while they may not have a romantic relationship anymore, your future husband may be a present co-parent and may still be very close with the mother of this child. 

truth be told, you may feel out of your depths in this relationship because it is nothing like what you have experienced in the past. or what you ever even imagined for yourself. 

GROUP FOUR

cards · ace of swords, seven of pentacles, the hierophant, ace of cups, three of wands

channelled songs · my way of life by frank sinatra. goodbye, little darlin’, goodbye by johnny cash. bus beat by the front bottoms. 

hey there group three ♡ you may meet your future husband by way of a chance encounter – in a way that feels fated; meant to happen; as if everything in the universe aligned to bring you two to this moment in time, to meet. 

and, with this, there is heavy “love at first sight” energy here.

however, you both may go your separate ways very soon after this meeting as one or both of you may have work or study commitments. 

you may then have a long distance relationship for a while, travelling back and forth as often as you can, and even staying with each other’s families for short periods of time as you each save to settle down and build a future together. 

This design is a take on something more personal to myself. Looking at the joy of being alone and the euphoria of being something that many people don’t understand. I leaned into my own experiences making something I could connect with.

This design pulls elements of eldritch and angelic character design for something very otherworldly. 

It embodies the phrases “bride to only myself” and “visceral love”, representing something seen as ‘pure’ into something slightly horrifying and awe inspiring.

The illustration focuses on the difference between how the subject character perceives themselves, and how the audience viewing the art perceives them.

The subject sees themselves as their upright meaning, “getting it right” in terms of their own identity. The audience sees the characters as their reverse meaning, with a “lack of self awareness”, and how extremely different they are from the world around them.

Despite this the design is still beautiful, with the character unabashedly happy with themselves.

In romantic illustrations, simple actions are seen through a new lens as they are done out of love. The softness and ‘love’ of an action is represented as a uniquely beautiful thing.

However these actions can also be experienced in a platonic way. Reinterpreting traditionally romantic actions into a platonic sense can help to give more sense into why these actions are important.

Because of that this illustration is centred around a scene of a wedding, as the main subject marries only themselves, working into the phrase “bride to only myself”

This is a statement of rejection towards everyone and the world around them, and shows they accept and love themselves as how they are now, and not how they could be.

The piece is balanced with the idea of “visceral love” exploring feelings of loving without restriction.

Aspec identities lie outside of typical romantic/intimate relationships, which can lead to boxing yourself in thinking that expressions of affection are limited to expressions of “love”. To love without restriction is to disregard these limits, to release yourself from the expectations of society and enjoy your life on your own terms.

Choose to be free and uncaring with your feelings, ‘love’ something without the condition of ‘loving’ it, and without caring what others will see your expression as.

The visceral need to enjoy your life and expression is more important than others' view on what ‘love’ should be. Everyone should be free to ‘love’ without condition.

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