About Little Red Tarot

We’re here to celebrate and promote LGBTQ+ and BIPOC creators and their self-published decks, books and other tools.

Cultivating strong working relationships with artists and creators, caring for our workers, and listening to our fabulous customers, we situate this shop within a radical creative ecosystem.

LRT is a queer-owned business with a proud focus on LGBTQ+ creators and serving our fam. We are actively committed to growing our range of BIPOC-centred goods and bringing emerging artist of colour to the front.

We believe wholeheartedly in the radical magic that is created in marginal spaces. We work not only to curate a beautiful and diverse selection in our shop, but also to nourish and support our community at its roots, helping to grow more of the radical magic we need.

Slow and intentional shopping

We understand that customers come to our store seeking art and spiritual tools, and we honour these intentions in the way we serve you.

Rather than marketing our goods through creating a sense of urgency or need, we simply present our collection and believe that each item speaks for itself. We do not advertise – we trust you to find your way here. We encourage mindful shopping by offering information, reviews, and conversations with artists, to help you discover for yourself if we carry what you are seeking. Your pre-purchase questions are welcome.

We consciously design our systems and policies to be the very opposite of Amazon and other retail giants. Where the big guys race to to the bottom with impossibly fast delivery times and “rock-bottom prices”, we take our time over each order, hand-wrapping items with care and shipping out to you once or twice a week.

Our prices are not the cheapest you’ll find. They reflect fair payment for artists and care for our team. We never ask an artist to reduce their price, and we do not compete with the creators we stock. We choose to partner with smaller suppliers where we can (printing, packaging…and we stick with our local Post Office). We do not cut corners or compromise on earth or people care. We routinely review our processes to ensure that Little Red Tarot moves in alignment with our guiding values.

Who are we?

LRT is owned and run by me, Beth Maiden (she/her). Hi!

I’m a rural-dwelling tarot nerd, dancer, gardener and herbalist-in-training, with a deep true love for my queer community. I started this shop by accident, and, 12 (!!) years on, it’s my pride and joy, and a space of constant learning and growth.

You can find me at bethmaiden.com, where I once blogged about anticapitalist business, art and ritual. Then, following my own advice (for once), I took a massive break, fell in love with dance and gradually exited the cult of busy-ness. So nowadays it’s mostly just weird poems.