Amateur Tarot Pod: A Mystical Comedy Advice Show

This week, we discuss the word "figuratively" and wonder why Ben's not more famous.

I'm considering picking up a second job and am wondering if it's a good idea? I could use the money, but worried the added stress would figuratively kill me.

Sarah

This week, we used the Deviant Moon Tarot by Patrick Valenza. The artwork on this is good, but creepy. Lots of moon-faced people. If you're really into spooky stuff, this is fine, but the art might be distracting in a regular reading. /5

This Week's 3-Card Tarot Reading

The Past: TEN OF COINS | The Present: FOUR OF WANDS | The Future: EIGHT OF WANDS

Our advice: Things have been okay, money-wise (Ten of Coins), but you're getting antsy and looking for something more. You're also in a good place right now in other areas of your life (Four of Wands). Instead of gettign a new job, throw yourself into your current work and reap those rewards (Eight of Wands).

The Card of the Week

The Shadow of Oz Tarot by Anthony Masterson gets /5 from Ben.

Tarot Card of the Week: Empress

Keywords: Nurturing power, beauty, nature, reward

This week, harness your feminine energy. Make sure that the leaders in your life are kind and have your best outcomes in mind. If not, find new leaders.

Want to get a free tarot card reading of your own? Send your question to [email protected] and we’ll answer it on the next Amateur Tarot Podcast.

This week, we keep our relationship alive and Ben LOATHES the deck of the week.

How can I improve my relationship with my in-laws?

Ophelia

We answered Ophelia's question using the Midcenturian Tarot by Madam Clara. Ben really likes the artwork on this dic, despit it not being pictures of Roman Centurions. /5

This Week's 3-Card Tarot Reading

The Past: JUDGEMENT | The Present: TEN OF SWORDS | The Future: LOVERS

Our advice: Things are about to pop off. There's a good possibility that parties on both sides are feeling judged (Judgement). As such, things feel pretty rough right now, but that's about to change (Ten of Swords). You need to make the choices that will bring you and your in-laws together (Lovers). Come from a place of compassion.

The Card of the Week

This week, we used the Tarot of Human Experience by Philip Young, Phd. and Sasha Campbell. /5

Tarot Card of the Week: Fire of Air/The Leader/Knight of Wands

Keywords: Energy of creativity as it expresses itself intellectually

Seek out or become the Leader this week. Focus your energies towards making it happen.

Want to get a free tarot card reading of your own? Send your question to [email protected] and we’ll answer it on the next Amateur Tarot Podcast.

This week, we start rating decks and we discover the difference between the head and the heart.

Hi guys! Love the podcast and having something both funny and enriching to look forward to every Monday. Thank you for the great reading and advice. You guys nailed it. I didn't get caught in any parades and landed that job, without ever resorting to poisoning my competition!

Here is a follow-up question: After landing the job, I feel like most of the pieces of my life have fallen into place. I've already been promoted, my family life is great, and I started running with friends to get healthier. However, many of my close friends have recently moved away, and though we are still close, we can't exactly hang out regularly. I'm an old dog and don't have very many tricks, s how can I go about making new friends? Would love to hear what you and the cards have to say about this.

P.S. Tad seems to be making progress on being a good friend. Maybe he will be my friend, too?

Jamie

We answered her question using the Saisurabaito Tarot by Stasia Burrington. Ben says the art is good...like art from Tumblr. Indie comic-style. /5

This Week's 3-Card Tarot Reading

The Past: JUSTICE | The Present: HANGED MAN | The Future: PAGE OF COINS

Our advice: Other people's choices have affected the way you live your life (Justice). You need to stop being passive and get on the hunt for new friends (Hanged Man). Make an investment into a group, and you will find new friends there (Page of Coins).

The Card of the Week

This week, we used the Sinking Wasteland Tarot by James Brothwell for our card of the week. /5

Tarot Card of the Week: Lovers

Keywords: Harmony, Love, Desire, Intimacy

This week, when you're choosing between the head and the heart...choose your gut.

Want to get a free tarot card reading of your own? Send your question to [email protected] and we’ll answer it on the next Amateur Tarot Podcast.

This week, we use an old deck and a new one, and get everyone set for the new year.

I'm getting married in a year. What will my first year of marriage be like?

Lis

We start off the year using the Madam Clara Sees All deck. It's got great artwork. woodcuts of lots of statues. You don't even need to know the Tarot to use these cards. they are overly card-stocky, though.

This Week's 3-Card Tarot Reading

Winter 2019: MOON | Spring 2019: SIX OF CUPS | Summer 2019: HAND OF MYSTERIES | Fall 2019: SEVEN OF WANDS

We're doing a different type of reading for our first one of 2018. Lis was asking us to prognosticate as opposed to give straight advice, so we switched it up a bit, and predicted what he first year of marriage will hold, using one card for each season.

Starting in winter, we see Lis adjusting to a new stage in her life, and learning new things about herself and her partner (Moon). We move on to Spring, which reveals the couple walking hand in hand towards life (6 of Cups). The summertime shows many new opportunities presenting themselves (Hand of Mysteries). Finally, we get to autumn, which sees Lis and her partner working diligently to maintain a healthy relationship (Seven of Wands).

The Card of the Week

This Card of the YEAR comes to us from the Ostara Tarot by Molly Applejohn, Eden Cooke, Krista Gibbard, and Julia Iredale.

Tarot Card of the YEAR: High Priestess

In 2018, know that you are not lost. The answers you're seeking lie within you.

Want to get a free tarot card reading of your own? Send your question to [email protected] and we’ll answer it on the next Amateur Tarot Podcast.

This week, Santa visits and Ben gets a gift. We also help Sarah deal with bouts of insomnia, just in time for the holiday break.

Lately I have been plagued with bouts of insomnia. What can I do to get a decent night's sleep?

Sarah

We answered her question using the Harry Potter Tarot by Elly Pieper. Ben was stunned into awed silence for a moment. He loves this deck. One interesting thing to note is that each minor arcana card has a specific name.

This Week's 3-Card Tarot Reading

The Past: FOOL | The Present: FOUR OF SWORDS | The Future: QUEEN OF COINS

Our advice: There was a time when you were sleeping well (Fool), but something has happened. There are forces in your life that are holding you back from being able to get rest (Four of Swords).To defeat your insomnia and get back to a place of rest, you need to find comfort in some of those more carefree thoughts and feelings you had with your beginner's mind (Queen of Coins).

The Card of the Week

Another new deck this week is the Saake Saake Tarot by Monicka Clio Sakki.

Tarot Card of the Week: Ace of Wands

Keywords: Ignition, Creation, Passion, Enthusiasm, Energy, Adventure, New Start

This week, start something new using your vast intellectual powers. But just be careful not to hurt yourself in the process.

Want to get a free tarot card reading of your own? Send your question to [email protected] and we’ll answer it on the next Amateur Tarot Podcast.

This week, we defend Slytherins and we are definitely humans. We also help Cassie figure out what to do with her ex.

Can you be friends with an ex? Should I keep talking to my ex?

Cassie

We answered her question using the Linestrider Deck by Siolo Thompson. We both like this one. It has beautiful animal-based artwork done in a loose watercolor style. Brian particularly likes the Fool card, which is an automation.

This Week's 3-Card Tarot Reading

The Past: EIGHT OF CUPS | The Present: KNIGHT OF COINS | The Future: KING OF SWORDS

Our advice: You've recently walked away from something you'd invested a lot of energy in...your relationship (Eight of Cups). We get why you'd ask if you can be friends with your ex. You've built that relationship from scratch, and now it's gone. But right now, it's time for you to focus on being a better version of yourself (Knight of Coins). Don't think about your ex or any other potential relationships really. Instead, use your intelligence to focus on what needs to be done. You know what the smart choice is (King of Swords). We all do!

So, can you be friends with an ex? Technically, yes. Should you? We're not so sure (and neither is the tarot).

The Card of the Week

This one comes from the Golden Tarot of the Renaissance by Giordano Berti and Jo Dworkin.

Tarot Card of the Week: Knight of Wands

Keywords: Adventure

This week, new passions will be revealed to you. Be on the lookout for them, and when you find them, pursue them with wild abandon. Have some fun and experiment.

Want to get a free tarot card reading of your own? Send your question to [email protected] and we’ll answer it on the next Amateur Tarot Podcast.

This week, we discuss Isaac Newton and give parenting advice.

Will my daughter ever grow up and "get it?"

Paisley

We answered today's question using the English Magic Tarot by Rex Van Ryn, Steve Dooley, and Andy Letcher. If political cartoons from the Harry Potter universe came into the muggle world and de-animated, they would be these cards.

This Week's 3-Card Tarot Reading

The Past: TEMPERANCE | The Present: NINE OF WANDS | The Future: QUEEN OF SWORDS

Our advice: Up to this point, you've been walking a thin line between laissez faire and tough love (Temperance), and you're tired. But you're almost there (Nine of Wands). It's time to leave lenience behind (Queen of Swords).

The Card of the Week

This week's card comes from the Morgan-Greer Tarot by Lloyd Morgan and Bill Greer

Tarot Card of the Week: Seven of Swords

Keywords: Partial success in coping with authority

This week, take your victories where you can find them.

Want to get a free tarot card reading of your own? Send your question to [email protected] and we’ll answer it on the next Amateur Tarot Podcast.

This week, we discover the devil is somebody's weird drama teacher and we walk up to dragon.

I’m contemplating a career change. What should I do?

Adam

We answered Adam's question using the Mountain Dream Tarot by Bea Nettles. This is (as of this episode) the only photographic deck in our collection, and dates back to Appalachia in the 70s. Ben says that this is like a 70s porn deck, but there's no porn, so the joke's on him.

This Week's 7-Card Tarot Reading

The Past: KING OF CUPS | The Present: SEVEN OF COINS | The Future: FIVE OF CUPS | The Advice: ACE OF CUPS | The Additional Factor: SEVEN OF WANDS | The Obstacle: DEVIL | The Outcome: ACE OF COINS

Our advice: There is someone in your life who has been giving you fatherly advice on this issue (King of Cups), but you are stuck in a pattern of working quite hard and hoping that the work pays off, with the payout always just out of reach (Seven of Coins). You're sentencing yourself to a future of continuing to see only the negative aspects of your work, overlooking the great things that are available to you (Five of Cups). There is an opportunity available to you that will be more fulfilling, (Ace of Cups), and you know that your ideas are worthwhile (Seven of Wands). You must be able to let go of what's comfortable and safe (Devil), and then your new opportunity will come to fruition (Ace of Coins).

The Card of the Week

This week, we used the Lord of the Rings Tarot by Peter Pracownik and Terry Donaldson.

Tarot Card of the Week: Ace of Swords

Keywords: Breakthrough, Sudden resolution

This week is a good week to seize an opportunity. When things get tough, you'll get help from an unexpected source.

Want to get a free tarot card reading of your own? Send your question to [email protected] and we’ll answer it on the next Amateur Tarot Podcast.

This week, we talk about vacation plans and make a plea to the FBI.

Is something going to happen to help me stop talking to my ex?

Sarah N.

We answered her question using the Initiatory Golden Dawn Tarot by Giordano Berti and Patrizio Evangelisti. It has really cool comic-booky art. Very extreme...Ben thinks it would make a good anime.

This Week's 3-Card Tarot Reading

The Past: KNIGHT OF SWORDS | The Present: FOUR OF COINS | The Future: NINE OF COINS

Our advice: You've been moving forward with things, heedless of the consequences (Knight of Swords). It's time to start protecting yourself, or you risk losing what's most important to you (Four of Coins). If you are able to keep your feelings protected, a comfortable, fulfilling life is in your future (Nine of Coins).

The Card of the Week

This week is the Night Sun Tarot by Pietro Alligo.

Tarot Card of the Week: Page of Coins

Keywords: Impulsive, Initiative, Good News, Deceit, Superficiality

You have a lot of positive energy to start something new this week, but don't deceive yourself about progress. Set real milestones and measure your progress by those.

Want to get a free tarot card reading of your own? Send your question to [email protected] and we’ll answer it on the next Amateur Tarot Podcast.

This week, we celebrate Thanksgiving and answer 100% more questions than normal!

Will Pumpkin Spice items ever die?

Jason

This week, we used the Food Fortunes Deck by Josh LaFayette. While this deck breaks with ANY traditional imagery in favor of a whimsical culinary journey, the artwork is great and the concept is flawlessly executed.

This Week's 1-Card Tarot Reading

THE DELICATE ONE

Our advice: No.

My sister and I are getting together next weekend to make Poutine using Rally's fries. It's a Canadian dish. It's usually French Fries topped with cheese curds and gravy. I'd love to know if they're going to be delicious or a disaster.

Tom

This week's 3-card reading

The Past: OTHER DUO | The Present: ISLANDER | The Future: QUEEN OF SIDES

Our advice: You're breaking out of a traditional mindset (Heirophant/Other Duo), and a big paradigm shift is coming (Tower/Islander). Your passion and curiosity will drive you to create bigger and better dishes (Queen of Wands/Queen of Sides).

The Card of the Week

Tarot Card of the Week: The Beginning

The Beginning card is a fried egg, and it correlates to the Fool in a standard deck. This will be a week of new beginnings. Approach everything with a beginner's mindset, and enjoy any food comas that come your way.

Want to get a free tarot card reading of your own? Send your question to [email protected] and we’ll answer it on the next Amateur Tarot Podcast.