Maya Petrick

there are pockets of poetry in every moment if you attune your attention to them.

Pamela Colman Smith, the visionary artist behind the iconic Rider-Waite tarot deck, revolutionized the world of tarot reading with her vivid and symbolic illustrations. As the first to depict all 78 tarot cards with detailed, full-scene imagery, Smith transformed tarot into a more intuitive and visually engaging practice. Her groundbreaking work... See more

While we can’t definitively know historical figures’ sexual orientations, Pamela Coleman Smith was likely a lesbian. Coleman Smith and her companion of forty years, spiritualist Nora Lake, socialized with lesbian and bisexual women during the first half of the 1900s. Coleman Smith was never linked to a man.

Dianic Wicca was born out of the second-wave feminist movement and was founded by Zsuzanna Budapest. It “embraces the Goddess but spends little time on her male counterpart,” and has long been associated with lesbianism, while still welcoming any woman. Dianic Wicca focuses on Mother Nature as the “life-giver and life-sustainer.” It promotes the... See more