Tarot Tales

In this special episode of Tarot Tales, I perform a reading for Lauren Weatherall, a marketing consultant and all-around good egg. The reading took place in the Shine Insurance podcast studio at Dimension Mill, a co-working space, in Bloomington, IN. After having interviewed ten tarot professionals in season 1 of Tarot Tales, it made sense...

B.J. West is the creator of Story Forge cards, a tool for novelists, screenwriters, and RPG enthusiasts used to generate characters and story ideas. B.J. West is a prolific creator, having worked on novels, screenplays, and The Sims games. You can learn more about Mr. West on his Amazon bio page.

Jeff Kingfisher is a songwriter and recording artist, arranger and producer, composer for film and orchestra, instrumentalist, vocalist, and audio engineer.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Not only is he an accomplished musician, he is the creator of the Muzoracle: The Tarot of Music. Muzoracle combines cards, dice, and music concepts into an oracle in a class by itself.⁣⁣ Along the...

In episode 7 of Tarot Tales, our featured guest is Gail Fairfield. She is the author of Choice-Centered Tarot and Choice-Centered Astrology. Both of these books were on my bookshelf in the 90s, and I’ve recently revisited them. These books present esoteric topics in a forward-thinking and down to earth way. Check them out! Gail...

In episode 6 of Tarot Tales, I offer my top five decks! Am I really a tarot fuddy-duddy? Our featured guest this week is James Wells, a Toronto-based tarot practitioner who may be found on the web at Evolutionary Tarot & Circle Ways. In our chat, we cover a number of topics, including Kitchen Table Wisdom, R....

In episode 5 of Tarot Tales, I gush about how much I love the 35th anniversary edition of Mary K. Greer‘s Tarot for Your Self. Along the way, I mention my gaming blog, The Hall of Blue Illumination, and give a shout-out to my friends at Little Lemuria. The featured guest this week is the...

In episode 4 of Tarot Tales, I offer a review of the surreal Tarot of Dreams by Ciro Marcetti and Lee Bursten. The featured guest is the magical and luminous Lisa de St. Croix.  Lisa shares many wonderful stories behind particular cards. Along the way, we speak about her divinatory creations, Fool’s Dog, Reader’s Studio, and...

In episode 3 of Tarot Tales, I offer a mini-review of the StoryForge Cards. Listening to the episode, I’m not thrilled with the way I described reversals in the StoryForge Cards. There’s no upright position, as such, but the the meaning of the card is mirrored in each direction around a central theme. It’s a...

In episode 2 of Tarot Tales, I make a few observations about the “scary” cards in the deck before speaking with Marcus Katz, author of Tarosophy and co-creator of the “mystery box” tarot experience, Arkartia. Other topics touched upon in the show include Neuro-linguistic progamming, the Tarot Association, the Tarot Professionals Facebook group, The Magister,...

In episode 1 of Tarot Tales, Scott shares his background in tarot and interviews Jenna Matlin, the intuitive engine that drives Queen of Wands Tarot. She is the author of Have Tarot Will Travel, Have Tarot Will Party, and the Tarot Professionals Professional Development Program.