>But what if they're so "uncomfortable" with the whole idea, because they >know the origins of Tarot readings, that they don't want to be associated >with the whole event at all? Clearly most of you don't think this is a >risk in the USA, which is what I wanted to know. (But I am surprised.) Why on earth would a tarot reading generate negative publicity? The only people I know who are really against tarot (not just non-believers, but actually rabidly opposed) are wacked-out right-wingers who tend to be against just about anything else too. I know we here in the USA don't have the best reputation, but do you really think we're all like that? There are an estimated 100,000 practicing neo-pagans in the US, which is only a small, small fragment of the people who actually believe in tarot readings. Here where I live, it sometimes seems like we're the majority, not the minority... I love the idea of a ferret tarot deck, and I, too, would buy one--in fact, I'd love to help design it, if anyone wants to work on the art. :-) But, as far as that goes, I'd be pretty likely to shell out a couple of bucks at a ferret event to have Tesseract's cards read, or Molly's. And who knows? I could very well be the reader. :-) The Two of Cups would be a pair of fuzzies curled up happily in a hammock. :-) The Ace of Swords would be being stolen by a lovely blaze. The Nine of Swords (is that the one? Or is it the Seven, or Eight? Don't have my deck in front of me) would have a poor little ferret under the knife for surgery... Lots of ideas! Jen and the Crazy Business plus four [Posted in FML issue 2705]