A special release! To celebrate Friday the 13th, I've done an early release of my episode on the High Priestess. I talk about how I resonate with this card, explore the imagery and symbolism, and then segue into an exploration of why we (spiritual white women) are so drawn to images of Indian and other brown goddesses, rather than exploring the divine feminine "in our own backyard" by looking at goddesses from our bloodline. I talk about Freyja and the Celtic Morrigan. I mention Biddy Tarot, Tarot.com and Aclectic Tarot, as well as "Google" for some of my brief research on the symbolism. 

On this episode, I have the pleasure of talking with Jasmine Wolfe. Jasmine is a numerologist, tarot reader, and self proclaimed esoteric intellectual based in Sacramento California. As a “jack of all trades” type of artist, she seeks to create space for defiant self love within herself and in the every growing spiritual community. She is a life long student, teacher, and performer who is trying to make this world just a bit softer. We talk about her tarot journey, being a witch girl vs. a horse girl, being an artist, her love of dance, the challenge of the writing process, and most importantly, she teaches me all about numerology! My mind is blown, ya'll! Instagram: @satinxsatan Website: https://esotericjasmine.wordpress.com/ During our interview, Jasmine mentions @alizakelly as an astrologer that she follows! I also mention the podcasts Truth Telling with Elizabeth Dialto and Rune Soup with Gordon White. 

On today's episode, I define creativity, and intuition, which make up the foundational tagline for this podcast! I share from my life where creative intuition shows up, mostly in the grey areas, the spaces between things. I talk about four areas where it's showing up currently: 1) My experience as an adoptee 2) My experience being queer 3) My identity as a working mom 4) My spirituality, walking the path between Christianity and Witchcraft. 

On today's episode, I look at the current political situation of detaining immigrant children, and ask: what does the Five of Swords, what does the Five Wands , what does the Five of Cups , and what does the Five of Pentacles have to offer us, me personally, and us as a collective, right now? What are the invitations that these cards are asking for us to explore together as we wrestle with the current 24/7 news cycle and social media. I talk about colonialism, patriarchy, white supremacy, trauma, power, control, struggle, and lots of difficult topics. No easy answers, but sitting with the questions. I mention Lindsay Mack's Tarot for the Wild Soul Trauma episode & training. Find more at: www.tarotforthewildsoul.com I quote Bakara Wintner's WTF is Tarot: and How do I do it? You can follow her: https://www.instagram.com/bakaraw/ I mention The Complete Book of Tarot Meanings by Anthony Louis. I read from the LWB that came with the centennial edition of the Smith-Waite Tarot Deck. 

On Episode 12 I introduce you to some of the information that I am learning from Ren Zatopek's Simple Spiritwork online course (that's free!), including her quote that "all maps are metaphors." So tarot can be a map for this moment?! Yes! I was introduced to Ren in an episode of Sarah Chappell's podcast: So You Wanna Be a Witch? I recommend listening to that podcast, as well! I mispronounce her last name in the episode, oops! It sounds like chapel, not shapelle. Sorry Sarah! I take this concept of maps as metaphors and apply it to my tarot practice. I share some vulnerable insights from a recent motherhood experience I had with my son who lives with sensory processing disorder, and my own insecurities as a mom in general. Resources: Ren's FREE Simple Spiritwork Course: https://www.renspiritwork.com/simplespiritwork Follow Ren on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/renspiritwork/ So You Wanna Be a Witch Podcast: https://soyouwannabeawitch.com/ 

On this episode, I take a look at tarot card #12 in the Major Arcana: The Hanged Man. You'll learn different meanings for this card, including: -suspension - restriction -sacrifice -letting go -martyrdom -surrender, and -changing perspectives. You'll be introduced to Tess Giberson's zine on Major Arcana, which says that The Hanged Man explores discomfort and examining where our limitations are. Tess references Rachel Pollack's philosophy that the Major Arcana is split into 3 lines of 7 cards, with The Hanged Man dealing with identity/metamorphosis. I discuss my feelings of limitations with these definitions, and wanting The Hanged Man energy to encourage people to play more, to trust their body/mind/spirit and embrace spontaneous experiences to get out of their comfort zone and see the world from a different perspective, not because they're being forced to, but out of childlike curiosity!