Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Really?

OK, so here's my Tarot card for today...

The High Priestess: Feminine wisdom encompassing three stages of the life cycle, Maiden, Mother, Crone.

WTF? Why are THOSE the three stages? Do I HAVE to end up as a crone? What if I skip the Mother part (it's too late for me but I have plenty of friends who have decided not to have kids, do they get to go on to Cougar instead of Crone?)

You know, rarely do you seek out a Tarot card reader and find yourself in some guys living room, sitting a card table and hoping for a good future while he munches chips and sneaks peeks at the game on the TV over your shoulder. I've met a LOT of Tarot card readers and I have to say that 99% (if not 100% but I'm allowing for faulty memory) are women. So why the sexist cards? Does the High Priest card have the guys moving from Master to Father to Cranky Old Guy Screaming at Kids to Get Off His Lawn?

I doubt it.

1 comment:

unmitigated me said...

Oh great. Crone. There's a great name for post-menopausal women. Dumb Tarot.