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Margaret Estelle's avatar

I want one of those hats! Do you sell them?

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Cameron M. Bailey's avatar

Awesome! I'm glad that you like the look of them!

I hadn't planned on selling them. Alas, I am far too disorganized to go into the merch business. 🤠

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Andreas's avatar

I absolutely love the tarot and it has been incredibly beneficial to my life and wellbeing. My simple hope is that more men will come to embrace the tarot as a practice. 🤍✨

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Cameron M. Bailey's avatar

It has been an important part of my life as well, and when I read your post I did start wondering why more men don't use Tarot. Your quiet mission seems to be a good one to me!

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Andreas's avatar

Now, how do we bring more men to the tarot side? 😊

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Cameron M. Bailey's avatar

Burn all of the frilly, silky, velvety, Tarot bags that seem to be everywhere? Replacing them with hard wood, leather, kydex? 😎

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Margaret Estelle's avatar

Perhaps make a deck out of compressed beef jerky?? Every suit is a different flavor.

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Cameron M. Bailey's avatar

I think you are on to something there! Genius!

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Sergio Gata Trigaza ⭕️'s avatar

I think one factor comes from the business side: as consumers are preferently women, everything is more women oriented.

In spanish (heavily gendered language) this is very clear in every blog, etc.

So I consciously write for both men and women. But you have given me an idea for a post!!!

Thanks 😊

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Cameron M. Bailey's avatar

I do wonder if at least part of it is the accessories, and the vibe they give off.

I think back to my childhood. I was raised a pretty darn serious Roman Catholic, and one thing women in that faith tradition did was pray the Rosary. A lot. Men almost never did. Now I haven't been a practicing Catholic since I was a teenager, but I still have lots of Catholic friends. And there has been a very visible change. Now, lots of men pray the Rosary. The only change, that I can discern, is a change in marketing from Rosary manufacturers. There are a lot of steel Rosaries available now, called names like 'Combat Rosary' held in little replica ammo cans and the like. All of these things supposedly based on a US Army issue Rosary from the First World War. I don't know, but I think that the accessories convince men that it is a manly thing to do.

In any event, that's what I see in my little corner of the world.

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Cameron M. Bailey's avatar

And I look forward to reading your post!

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Invisible Strings Tarot's avatar

I really hope more men engage with tarot, it’s such an incredible tool for self discovery and healing. I’ve been pleasantly surprised by how many men engage with my posts, I assumed I’d be talking to a pretty much all female audience, but what I have to say is for everyone. I’m glad to find I was wrong about that

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Cameron M. Bailey's avatar

I agree wholeheartedly, Tarot is for everyone! And I'm glad to know that you've got lots of men engaging with your posts. I can't help but notice that this one is doing the same. Perhaps men into Tarot are just a bit more shy?

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Invisible Strings Tarot's avatar

Maybe so, I definitely see it changing over time though

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Apollo's Lyre's avatar

As an exceedingly (excessively, really) virile and manly man who has been reading Tarot cards since his teens (and who also likes hats!), I support this movement haha. In my case, I can't quite remember if my love for Tarot came before or after amazing games like Persona and House of the Dead, which feature Tarot cards in them, but there was definitely some synergy there either way.

And after all, why settle some pedestrian "Man Card" when you can have "The Emperor" card or "Strength" itself!?

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Cameron M. Bailey's avatar

Now I of course claim to be a virile, vigorous, and potential manly man, but alas, when the cards chose me I didn't get to be an Emperor or Strength itself. Rather the High Priestess called my name! 😁🤣

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Apollo's Lyre's avatar

Haha! Given the subject matter of your Substack and the architecture on display with our beloved High Priestess, it strikes me as a most providential calling indeed. Certainly not one that would impugn one's manly bona fides😁

And, after all, man or woman, wretch or king, we are all multifaceted, protean even, wearing many masks (many hats!), playing all the parts, Fools traveling The World as the Wheel of Fortune spins and spins...

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Cameron M. Bailey's avatar

Indeed, the symbolism on the High Priestess card does directly reflect my avocation.

And yes, you are undoubtedly right, we all play a great many parts as we travel down the path of life.

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Lucas's avatar

I’ve noticed this as well, I’ve always thought it was really odd that you see so many women and so few men involved with the cards. I’m a late comer to learning about them but I don’t really understand the gender divide.

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Cameron M. Bailey's avatar

I know that it seems goofy, but I really do think that part of it can have to do with the accessories. So, I've decided that my hats will make a difference, not to mention the heavy and hard waxed canvas bag I bought the other day to carry my cards around! 😎

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