Tarot Visions

Chances are your favorite Tarot deck came with a companion book. Have you read it? In this episode Rose and friend of the show Jaymi Elford dish about which decks' companion books really impressed and which ones left something to be desired.

Technical Note: For some reason (that we have not yet discovered) the Skype recording for this episode was not as high as we would like; we apologize for that though we do hope you enjoy the show.

For this episode, Charlie is joined by friend of the show Benebell Wen, author of Holistic Tarot, to discuss the recent San Francisco Bay Area Tarot Symposium. We dish about our favorite panels, share some of what we learned, and ponder mathematical improbabilities that make Charlie think Tarot might be real. We also want to say hello to Donna, a listener who said hi to us at the show. Hi Donna!

Wouldn't Tarot readers make great detectives? This week's guest sure thinks so! For this episode, we are joined by Steve Hockensmith, the author of The White Magic Five and Dime (A Tarot Mystery).  Steve talks about what it's like to write with a Tarot reader for a protagonist, about the acceptance of heroic occultists in general, and what happens when you mix Jane Austen fans with Zombies!  

Be sure to check out Steve's other books in the Tarot series, Fool Me Once and the forthcoming Give the Devil His Due.

Could Tarot readers benefit from having their own personal Obi-Wan, guiding them on the path to a career in divination?  Does the idea appeal to you or does it sound a little like the old "certification" conversations?  Here to set the record straight, Hilary Parry joins us to talk about her own experiences both as an apprentice and Tarot mentor.  Also, Rose and Charlie may commit a felony.

Find out more about Hilary on her site, here: http://tarotbyhilary.com/

In this episode, we are ecstatic to be joined by the one, the only Mary K Greer! We chat about a recent discussion Mary started on Facebook on the meaty topic of whether or not Tarot readers should study psychology in order to improve their readings for clients. Mary addresses the arguments that are often brought up about the potential dangers of readers dipping their toes into psychology (and refutes them quite handily we must say). Mary talks about aspects of psychology that will benefit readers, advice for dealing with challenging clients, and where to begin learning.

Books Tarot Readers might consider:

Man and His Symbols
Tarot as a Way of Life: A Jungian Approach to the Tarot
The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients
My Voice Will Go with You: The Teaching Tales of Milton H. Erickson
Man's Search for Meaning

Tarot-to-Go Radio co-hosts Anastasia Haysler and Rose Red are reunited in this episode of Tarot Visions.  Anastasia shares the story of her experience writing Painting the Soul: The Tarot Art of David Palladini, the famed creator of the Aquarian Tarot and New Palladini Tarot, from the unexpected call from Stuart Kaplan that kicked things off to finishing the book in moonlit Florence. Enjoy!

You can find out more about the book at http://www.blackswanpress.net/

It's a crossover episode! Charlie and Rose are joined by HiC Luttmers, Charlie's co-host of The Amethyst Oracle, and host of REvolution with HiC to confab about trending topics in the world of Tarot.  We gab about Tarot being banned from certain sites, online classes, a recent bevy of articles about Tarot in mainstream sources, and more.

In this episode, Rose and Charlie catch up with Arnell Ando to hear about her famed Tarot history tours through Italy, her work as a tarot publisher, and even how much she enjoys a nice glass of limoncello.

For this episode, Rose and Charlie start a mini-series on the Tarot Courts, and where better to begin than the pages? They discuss how they view the Page position itself, the specific pages of each suit, and what decks out there have a unique take on the pages.

Short readings are great! Rose and Charlie confab about the merits of keeping it brief.  In an especially meta move, they even keep the podcast short. As a matter of fact, let's end this episode description right here so you can listen to the show.