In this Creator's Corner, Ettie sits down with Lori Lytle, Author of "Talismans & Tarot" to interview Lori about her practice and her book and all of the love and intentionality she infused in her book. It was such an honor having Lori on this episode to discuss the book itself, it's creation process, and how practically talismans have made a difference in her own practice.

In this quick review, Ettie talks about Talismans & Tarot by Lori Lytle . This charming book (no pun intended) integrates the use of tarot with the creation of personal magical objects to enhance one's intentions in their magical practice. Talismans & Tarot not only provides substantial resource for all 78 cards, but serves as a guidebook for creating a talisman from start to finish with thoughtful ritual suggestions, consecration and working with them. 

This week on Wildly Tarot, Emily guests hosts with Ettie. They talk about how Emily got into Tarot through the knitting pattern Reliquary and the two of them geek out over their similar background and hobbies that include D&D, Smut, and how ACAB Brennan Lee Mulligan is in Dimension 20

Question of the week is What are your desert island decks, ones you would bring and ones you would burn? Emily and Ettie have opinions so join us on discord to discuss what decks you would bring to the island and which you would toss into the fire. Also join the discord to see the infamous 'butt plug' cover for the Archetypes Deck Ettie mentioned when diving deep into Kim Krans lore.

The deck of the week is the Le Tarot aux ramures étranges or 'The Tarot of the Strange Branches' or 'The Tarot of the Strange Antlers'.

From research, this French deck can be found on Amazon but if you have a local tarot store, see if they can order it for you to purchase from them!

This absolutely magical deck is alluring, charming and yet elusive with its artistry challenging readers to think outside the Rider Waite Smith norms and explore the mystical fae-esque world created by Rouxalis.

*Content warning for this episodes includes hate symbols, politicians from Trump's first presidency, and questionable archetypal choices*

Diverting from the usual deck review format, this episode is a card by card walk through and reaction to The United States of Tarot.

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In this episode, Ettie is excited to share the contents of the most recent patreon solstice box that was sent out in June, highlighting the curated items they gathered for their bee themed box. 

Happy Summer Solstice, and to celebrate the longest day of sunshine Ettie sits down with Shannon Christie, artist and creator of Sun-Steeped Oracle, a golden hour infused affirmation deck. This inclusive deck, created with illustrated every day objects and artistic models, is an ode to the Sun. This deck is perfect for beginners and every card is imbued with trauma informed affirmations without spiritual bypassing.

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Kerri Snook from Bouchette Design joins Ettie this week as guest co-host and they jump right in to talk about recent projects from Kerri, personal transformation, and AI influenced decks changing the Kickstarter landscape.

The question of the episode is from a listener seeking advice for an overly zealous shopping compulsion. (Don't worry! We don't give financial advice on this podcast and aren't about to start now!)

The deck of the week is the Phases and Forests Oracle deck by Katharine Ryalls. Also note that you can follow Katherine's project on Kickstarter for their upcoming mini edition of the Phases and Forests Oracle!

You can support Kerri by signing up for the newsletter on her website and check out her current Kickstarter campaign for the Enchanted Divination Journals! On instagram, you can also follow her shop and her personal design page.

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I am so thrilled that my favorite drag artist, Stella Boheme, has joined me again to release an early sneak peak and discussion about their upcoming book Read Like a Queen : Real-Life Insights to SLAY Your Tarot Practice ! Stella, a long time Wildling, has given we Wildlings the first chance to pre-order their book! I've linked to Red Feather's page directly as many people are boycotting Amazon and other box shops at this time.

I do want to apologize to Stella for the quality of this recording. We had every intention to release a video episode and they got all glammed up just for technical problems to complicate things so the video portion of things and my audio (as you'll be able to tell) were victims of Mercury in the Gatorade again.

This week, Wildly Tarot is going a little off the rails when Charlie, a mentalist, tarot reader, and Ettie’s very own D&D Dungeon Master joins the podcast as guest co-host! Charlie brings a totally different perspective to the cards, blending mentalism and tarot in a way that’s both thought-provoking and delightfully outside the norm. We chat about the idea that all tarot is valid (a novel concept we know) and how Charlie forged a personal relationship with tarot after coming to it through some pretty unconventional paths.

We also tackle a listener question about how to reconnect with your magic after getting burned by big spiritual predictions, for example, TikTok astrologers and tarot readers swearing that Trump wouldn’t take office. Plus, we nerd out over the major arcana in the Tarot de Marseille and why this deck still holds its own centuries later.

Episode Resources:

Charlie Mind Reader (Website)

Charlie's Instagram

Tarotgraphe

Artisan Tarot

Jermay’s Talking Tarot Facebook Group

This week Tom Benjamin joins Ettie as guest host about an episode diving into Thoth Tarot by Aleister Crowley and artist Lady Freida Harris. Tom is the perfect guide for us as we talk about this deck throughout the episode so buckle up for all the thoughts about Crowley himself and the artwork masterfully composed by Lady Freida Harris.