This book accompanies the Modern Queer Tarot deck - available from modernqueertarot.com. The Modern Queer Tarot has been created as both a divinatory device, as with any tarot or contemporary oracle deck, and as a means to educate and/or remind readers of the lives of seventy-eight richly memorable LGBT persons from history; every card in the deck, both Major Arcana and Minor Arcana, is assigned to one of these queer persons.With each of the seventy-eight classic tarot cards we ass...

“Without self-esteem, the only change is an exchange of masters; with it, there is no need for masters.” —Gloria SteinemWhen trying to find books to give to “the countless brave and smart women I met who didn’t think of themselves as either brave or smart,” Gloria Steinem realized that books either supposed that external political change would cure everything or that internal change would. None linked internal and external change together in a seamless circle of ca...

What story would Eve have told about picking the apple? Why is Pandora blamed for opening the box? And what about the fate of Cassandra who was blessed with knowing the future but cursed so that no one believed her? What if women had been the storytellers?Elizabeth Lesser believes that if women’s voices had been equally heard and respected throughout history, humankind would have followed different hero myths and guiding stories—stories that value caretaking, champ...

This book describes contemporary woman's search for wholeness in a society in which she has been defined according to masculine values. Drawing upon cultural myths and fairy tales, ancient symbols and goddesses, and the dreams of contemporary women, Murdock illustrates the need for—and the reality of—feminine values in Western culture today.

A sparklingly strange odyssey through the kaleidoscope of America's new spirituality: the cults, practices, high priests and prophets of our supposedly post-religion age.Fifty-five years have passed since the cover of Time magazine proclaimed the death of God and while participation in mainstream religion has indeed plummeted, Americans have never been more spiritually busy.While rejecting traditional worship in unprecedented numbers, today's Ameri...

An unmissable essay from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Don't Touch My Hair and What White People Can Do Next'A magnificent text' KATY HESSEL'This is s****o sharp, and funny, and will be so generously liberating for so many - read it!' KATHERINE RUNDELL'A must-read' PSYCHOLOGIESFor too long, beauty has been entangled in the forces of...

The Secret Life of a Satanist steps behind the curtain with the founder and High Priest of the Church of Satan.What is contemporary Satanism, and why would one start a church dedicated to the Dark One? It wasn't a rebellion against an oppressive religious upbringing; it was Anton Szandor LaVey's disgust with most of humanity. Drawing from Jack London, H.L. Mencken, Friedrich Nietzsche, Marquis de Sade, George Bernard Shaw, John Milton, Benjamin Franklin, and a host of repr...

“A fantastic book that gives deep insights into your personality, life, and journey based on your birth card.” —Theresa ReedThe tarot cards associated with your birth date and name form a pattern of personal destiny. They describe the theme of your life—the challenges and the gifts. In Archetypal Tarot, popular tarot practitioner and astrologer Mary Greer connects astrology and numerology to the tarot to create an in-depth personality prof...

A guide to reading Tarot as a spark for community engagement and social change“A beacon of insight and action.” —Nyasha Williams, author of Black Tarot and I Affirm MeThe cards in the Tarot deck offer seventy-eight invitations for change, not only in our inner life, but beyond. Lane Smith invites us to read each card with an eye toward the collective—how we can contribute to liberation in the world.

A cultural autobiography tracing the evolution of America's queer community in the three decades following the Stonewall Riots."A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at a new culture in a formation. A valuable and thoughtful account of a foundational moment in American cultural history."—David K. Johnson, author of The Lavender ScareThe Stonewall Riots of 1969 and the AIDS crisis of the 1980s have been captured in minute detail, and...

What links David Bowie, Beyoncé, David Lynch, Sylvia Plath, William Blake... and you? The answer is magic.In this first-of-its-kind book, bestselling author Pam Grossman reveals the spiritual and mystical creative techniques used by some of history’s greatest artists, creators and visionaries – and shows how you can use them in your own projects. Blending wisdom from witchcraft, art history, and modern creativity, Magic Maker is a guide to reclaiming the e...

Just in time for graduation, a smart and edgy collection of advice for young people from dozens of the most creative and visionary people on the planet. Contributors include:Camille Paglia • Wayne Koestenbaum • Jonathan Ames • Jennifer Belle • Howard Zinn • Joe Dallesandro • Bruce LaBruce • Dr. Laura Schlessinger • Tom Robbins • Judith Butler • Martha Nussbaum Horst • William S. Burroughs • Larry Niven • Veruschka • Lydia Lunch • Spalding Gray • Eileen Myles • Roger Scruton • Ken K...