Why Hero?

In Ancient Greek, the name “Hero” means protector. Hero was a virgin priestess of Aphrodite at Sestos who rejected the idea of virginity for herself. (Why serve the goddess of love if you don’t get to be in love yourself?) Did it end well? No — but since it’s patriarchal propaganda, are you surprised?

Hero Tarot evokes the open-minded evaluation of expectations put on us, whether by ourselves, our relationships, our families, our genders, our cultures, our races, our religions, our professions, our identities — or anything else. Hero Tarot encourages the intuitive selection of new modes of being, and the rejection of expectations that do not serve our true needs.

Every culture has its heroes, and through evaluation of these archetypal figures, we can preserve the aspects of our shared stories that ring true and demonstrate love, while putting aside those that cause cruelty, inequity, unhappiness, disdain, and jealousy.