The Tarot Diagnosis

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I had the opportunity to sit down with Sam and Aussie, a couple and castmates from the Netflix hit show "The Ultimatum: Queer Love," which debuted in May 2023 and follows five couples who disagree over whether or not they’re ready to get married. This might seem like a departure from my typical content, but Sam is actually a tarot reader and both she and Aussie infuse Tarot and mental health advocacy into their daily lives and into their relationship. I’m so grateful to Sam and Aussie for getting vulnerable with me and opening up about how profoundly healing tarot has been on an individual and relational level, both on and off Netflix.
 

We talk about everything from self-awareness, healthy communication, to intention setting and manifestation while pulling cards, of course. Judgement, Two of Pentacles, Six of Wands, Seven of Wands, and even a few oracle cards make an appearance throughout our conversation. 
 

Sam and Aussie are two of the warmest, humble, and welcoming humans I’ve had the pleasure of speaking to. There are so many wonderful nuggets of wisdom and comfort throughout this conversation. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

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Audio Edited by Anthony DiGiacomo of Deep Resonance Sound

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This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I sit down with a body positive photographer and content creator who’s on a mission to help folks learn to love their body. Ashley Fenison and I get really vulnerable talking about existing in a fat body, how to develop a relationship with a body that society is always telling us to hate, and how to comfort our wounded inner child.

We open the episode with the Ace of Swords (swords won’t leave me alone y’all) and The Universe (The World). This prompts a discussion on societal messaging and societal codependence, which then leads us into exploring the Three of Pentacles, Six of Wands, Eight of Swords, and The Fool.

To learn more about Ashley Fenison, check her out on IG and TikTok @ThirdEyeLens

Decks Used: Modern Witch Tarot and Witches Tarot

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Audio Edited by Anthony DiGiacomo of Deep Resonance Sound

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This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, Sonia Fregoso, M.A., LMFT joins me to explore somatic healing practices and how tarot can act as our personal medicine and wisdom. We get vulnerable and explore the ancient healing practice of crying, discuss how tarot is accessible medicine, and get real about how we've become disconnected from our bodies. We begin by inviting in the energy of the Strength card and the Page of Pentacles and end with the Strength card re-emerging with the Six of Cups. We even share some practical tools you can start implementing immediately and even challenge you to practice one at the end of the episode that might take you outside your comfort zone.

Sonia Fregoso, M.A., LMFT is a Xicana licensed psychotherapist, spiritual guide, and energy bruja. She meets people at the intersection of Spiritual Health and Mental Health, combining her expertise in psychology with elements of Ancestral, Somatic, and Energetic healing practices. Her focus is on facilitating the release of emotional pain and helping people connect to their bodies, ancestors, and wisdom. Learn more about her practice and her offerings here.

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Audio Edited by Anthony DiGiacomo of Deep Resonance Sound

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This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I guide us to the tarot intersection of Internal Family Systems and Carl Jung's process of individuation.

I have been deep in the world of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Jungian Depth Psychology the last few months - so, it’s not surprising that the theme for this week’s episode centers around both of these concepts.

In fact, the workshop in The Symposium this month (Working with The Swords) is also heavily influenced and inspired by IFS and Jungian concepts. If you’re already a Symposium member, this episode is a great primer for the upcoming workshop on June 15th.

In this episode, we explore and pull cards for different parts of ourselves such as the exile, the firefighter, and the manager, while also weaving in Jung's theory of the Self, the persona, and the shadow. I unexpectedly share a personal example of an exile through the lens of the Eight of Swords, and then we process the Eight of Cups and The Lovers. There's also a focus on how The High Priestess is an accurate archetype of the Self.

Let me know what cards show up for you as you pull alongside me!

Decks used: Pagan Otherworlds & Tarot Vintage (to reference traditional imagery)

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Audio Edited by Anthony DiGiacomo of Deep Resonance Sound

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Music by Timmoor from Pixabay

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, Nick Kepley from the In Search of Tarot podcast joins me as my very first guest post podcast shake up! We get nerdy about the importance of looking beyond the self, through the lens of The Magician. We peel back the layers of the card's overt and covert symbolism, while also exploring what it means to step outside of the binary, or all or nothing thinking, and into a state of liminality or “formlessness." We touch on the Six of Pentacles, The World, and The Wheel of Fortune, while we work to figure out why The Magician appears insular when the magic they create exists because of what’s outside of, or beyond, them.

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Also! If you love The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, please be sure to hit those 5 stars and write us a review on whatever platform you listen to us on. It really is a HUGE help to us and allows more people to see our podcast!

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Audio Edited by Anthony DiGiacomo of Deep Resonance Sound

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Music by Timmoor from Pixabay

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I open up about my surface-level relationship with The Fool and the journey I took in search of depth and meaning. It was during this month-long journey that I started to apply various psychological principles to the first card in the Major Arcana – like the theory of attachment, the experience of anxiety, and the liminality of identity development.

However, it wasn’t until the recent changes with the podcast that I started to assign the word “Resilient” to The Fool. So, I dove back into my reflections and realized this card, that often feels so shallow, might actually be the wisest and most resilient card in the whole Tarot.

*This episode was influenced and inspired by the work of Yoav Ben-Dov, Rachel Anne Williams, the Buddhist principle of non-attachment, attachment

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Also! If you love The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, please be sure to hit those 5 stars and write us a review on whatever platform you listen to us on. It really is a HUGE help to us and allows more people to see our podcast!

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Audio Edited by Anthony DiGiacomo of Deep Resonance Sound

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Music by Timmoor from Pixabay

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I explore the pain and confusion inherent within an abrupt farewell and speak candidly about my former co-host’s departure and what my vision for the future of The Tarot Diagnosis is - all while pulling cards of course. I have a lot of conflicting thoughts and feelings about this episode, but I think it's a necessary part of the process. Join me as I explore my own experience with this sudden change through the lens of the Two of Wands, Five of Swords, Nine of Swords, and Ten of Pentacles.

As always, you’re invited to tag along for what’s most definitely going to be quite an adventure.

Deck used: Tarot Vintage

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Also! If you love The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, please be sure to hit those 5 stars and write us a review on whatever platform you listen to us on. It really is a HUGE help to us and allows more people to see our podcast!

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Audio Edited by Anthony DiGiacomo of Deep Resonance Sound

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Music by Timmoor from Pixabay

After a brief hiatus, we are back with a new episode and a GUEST! Jordan Hale joins us this week to explore the magical world of dreams and how to incorporate tarot into a dreamwork practice. Jordan is a psychotherapist, writer, and performer. She hosts her own podcast called Psyche Magic, where she interviews artists and healers about working with the subconscious - via dreams, tarot, and spiritualism.  She is passionate about exploring the power of these various shadow work practices for deepening self-awareness, cultivating interconnection, and nurturing creativity. 

Get ready to take notes to expand your own experience with dreams. Jordan gives us tons of practice advice and exercises on how to engage with, interpret, and process our dreams.

Jordan is also hosting a workshop inside The Symposium this month. If you’d like to catch this live, or have access to the recording afterwards, there’s still time to become a member. Join here!

If you love The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, please be sure to hit those 5 stars and write us a review on whatever platform you listen to us on. It really is a HUGE help to us and allows more people to see our podcast!

Don't forget to subscribe to our email list to get all kinds of free mental health and tarot goodies on our website, as well as access to our private membership community The Symposium! www.TheTarotDiagnosis.com

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Audio Edited by Anthony DiGiacomo of Deep Resonance Sound

Contact: [email protected]

Music by Timmoor from Pixabay