In this episode of The Living Mandala of the Tarot Stephanie Ansin and I cover the the The Hermit, Wheel of Fortune,  Justice and The Hanged Man. Our focus deck as we explore during the series is the classic Rider-Waite deck--the most widely used Tarot deck in existence. 

At the top of each episode, Stephanie pulls a card from the Motherpeace Tarot deck, a beloved version of the Tarot from the 1980's that highlights the goddess and the feminine force, and performs a quick, live interpretation of the doorway that card lends the episode. The fourth episode is sponsored by the Six of Pentacles.

In this episode of The Living Mandala of the Tarot Stephanie Ansin and I cover the the Hierophant, the Lovers, the Chariot and Strength. Our focus deck as we explore during the series is the classic Rider-Waite deck--the most widely used Tarot deck in existence. 

At the top of each episode, Stephanie pulls a card from the Motherpeace Tarot deck, a beloved version of the Tarot from the 1980's that highlights the goddess and the feminine force, and performs a quick, live interpretation of the doorway that card lends the episode. The third episode is sponsored by the Four of Cups.

In this episode of The Living Mandala of the Tarot Stephanie Ansin and I cover the Fool (briefly), The Magician, The High Priestess, The Empress and The Emporer. Our focus deck as we explore during the series is the classic Rider-Waite deck--the most widely used Tarot deck in existence. 

At the top of each episode, Stephanie pulls a card from the Motherpeace Tarot deck, a beloved version of the Tarot from the 1980's that highlights the goddess and the feminine force, and performs a quick, live interpretation of the doorway that card lends the episode. The second episode is sponsored by the Eight of Cups.

In the opening episode of The Living Mandala of the Tarot Stephanie Ansin and I cover the basics - a short history of the Tarot, different types of decks, the Major and Minor Arcana, the schools of knowledge encoded in these cards plus a little more about Stephanie and her journey into this amazing world of art, divination and spiritual growth. Our focus deck as we explore during the series is the classic Rider-Waite deck--the most widely used Tarot deck in existence. 

For the duration of the podcast episodes, Stephanie pulls a card from the Motherpeace Tarot deck, a beloved version of the Tarot from the 1980's that highlights the goddess and the feminine force, and performs a quick, live interpretation of the doorway that card lends the episode. The Living Mandala of the Tarot series as a whole is sponsored by the Two of Cups: the two of us conversing, making magic, exchanging and having fun. And the first episode is sponsored by the Nine of Pentacles: there are nine episodes and the material we will cover is expansive! Let's enjoy the ride. Here we go!

The closing conversation to a 9-part podcast series exploring seven philosophers, their associated astrological alignments, and how each philosophy manifests in the house and home. This series is produced in collaboration with special guest Dr. John Macready, a Professor of Philosophy at Collin College. The series is based on his 2022 book A Continental Guide to Philosophy (Edinburgh University Press).

The 9 Episodes:

• Opening Episode
• Plato 
• Descartes 
• Hume 
• Kant 
• Nietzsche 
• Arendt 
• Spinoza 
• Closing Episode

​A conversation about Baruch Spinoza, his astrological chart and how a Spinozian garden might manifest with Dr. John Macready, professor of philosophy at Colin College in Plano, Texas.

​A conversation about Hannah Arendt, his astrological chart and how a Arendtian living room might manifest with Dr. John Macready, professor of philosophy at Colin College in Plano, Texas.

​A conversation about Friedrich Nietzsche, his astrological chart and how a Nietzschean bedroom might manifest with Dr. John Macready, professor of philosophy at Colin College in Plano, Texas.

A conversation about Immanuel Kant, his astrological chart and how a Kantian office might manifest with Dr. John Macready, professor of philosophy at Colin College in Plano, Texas.

A conversation about David Hume, his astrological chart and how a "Hume Bathroom" might manifest with Dr. John Macready, professor of philosophy at Colin College in Plano, Texas.