Tarot for the Modern Reader

S02 Ep042 - Winter is supposed to be about rest but Sagittarius and it’s ruling planet Jupiter are all about luck and expansion- so how do we best thrive in this season? Join me in this week’s episode to learn how to take advantage of this very auspicious energy right now, including our Sagittarius new moon falling on the 12/12 portal, at which time we also entered the 3rd decan of Sagg, a day before Mercury Retrograde begins- whew...

S02 Ep041 - We’re now in the window of the true Samhain portal. Tune in to this week’s episode and pickup the ritual I left out of last week’s episode (oops!), as well as why you might want to do these rituals again (or for the first time), this week! But hurry- the portal won’t be open long. I also share a few announcements for the podcast for the coming month!

Announcements, a Blooper and the True Samhain Portal

S02 Ep040 - Halloween and rituals go hand in hand. Although we have turned Halloween into a night of spooky fun, complete with costumes and candy for children, it is really a special night to honor those who are no longer with us, and based on the much older pagan sabbat of Samhain. It's a great time to communicate with those who have passed over, or any of our spirit guides, as the veil is much thinner not only during Scorpio...

S02 Ep039 - Death, rebirth and letting go, these are the themes that let us know that Scorpio season has arrived!​ This is the time of year that we are prime to look into the deepest darkest corners and excavate the things that are no longer serving us. The things that are holding us back. Things that have long outlived their usefulness. Some of these things go all the way back to our childhood,​ and some are just outdated and outw...

S02 Ep038 -  The Shadow Self, what is it and where does it come from? How is it formed, and how do we heal it? Why do we have it in the first place? These are all questions that come up when we begin discussing the shadow. No discussion about the shadow is complete without a dive into mythology, as all things related to the shadow are naturally related to the Underworld, which is the domain of Pluto (who in the Tarot, rules the Dea...

Ep 037-  Want to know what's in the cards? Look no further than the stars! What if I could share with you a cool way to use a 3-card-reading, every 10 days, that you don't even have to draw yourself, that could accurately forecast your next 10 days? What if we could do that for all of the 10 days of the rest of your life? And you don't have to be an astrologer to do it either! This technique also works retroactively-...

S02 Ep036 - The decans and their forecasts, are determined by their astrological associations- so while we may look at the imagery in this card and think it would be a terrible predictor of our week, it's astrology tells a different story. The association for the Three of Swords is Saturn in Libra, and that's the association we need to keep in mind, when we are considering the energy that we are going to be experiencing d...

S02 Ep035 -  The Sun has moved into the sign of Libra and we have reached the Autumnal Equinox- the moment in time when the balance of light and darkness briefly become equal. In the Justice card, we often consider things to be “balanced”, when the scales are equal, right? When neither side is tipping farther than the other. Then we are said to be in balance. That might work out on paper, or for a static image on a card, but in rea...

S02 Ep034 - The Empress represents all that is fruitful. She represents abundance. These are definitely themes of the fall harvest season. The Empress, being ruled by Venus, is an emanation of the divine feminine… as is all that we have gestated in our lives this past season. Whether it be the crops in the ground, or the projects we have worked on over the summer, the process of creation and gestation is divinely feminine and falls...

S02 Ep033 - How does a card of money and wealth relate to the Divine or Sacred Feminine? The suit of Pentacles is known for its representation of money, health, assets, values and valuables. The ten in this suit specifically, is often related to wealth, generational wealth, property, inheritances, legacy-  things of value we pass on. Where does the Divine Feminine come in? Join me in this week's episode as we enter the portal ...

S02 Ep032 - After a large survey of responses to the question, What's your biggest struggle with learning or reading Tarot, the results are in. I asked, and boy did you answer. In this weeks podcast episode, I'm uncovering some of your biggest blocks to reading Tarot easily and successfully, and if you listen closely, you might even hear a response of your own in here! Tune in this week to find out how you can overcome yo...

S02 Ep031 - We are now in the energy of the Hermit, and this week, I want to get a bit more intentional about how you can use this energy to actually CULTIVATE a practice of building good habits and routines with the Tarot as your guide and accomplice. Now I know, talking about routines and schedules can be a completely boring topic for many of us, and one of the least sexy and exciting things we can do with our tarot practice! But...

S02 Ep030 - I am so thrilled we are entering Virgo season- the season of routines, making order out of chaos (hello live-out-loud Leo season!), and health. This is the time of year that we get our systems in order, get organized, create new routines and enjoy the change of season in our lives. While we still have one month of "summer" left, Virgo is a mutable sign, and let's us know that it is during this sign's...

S02 Ep029 - These are astrologically significant times! In addition to all of the magnanimity of Leo season that we experience in early August, between Lughnasadh and the Lion’s Gate portal, we are in a period of EXTRA Leo energy right now, between the Venus Cazimi and Star Point happening now in Leo, as well as a New Moon in Leo as well! Tune in this week to hear about how we can best take advantage of all this Leo energy for luck...

S02 Ep028 - The Lion's Gate portal began to open on July 26 and closes on August 12. However it reaches its peak on August 8th, (8/8)- an exact alignment today between the Earth, the Sun and the star Sirius.✨ The two stars line up like two beautiful suns! It is a time of intense cosmic energy that is flowing between the physical and the spiritual planes- a time of awakening your DIVINE LIGHT.  We all have a divine purpose here...

S02 Ep027 - For those in the northern hemisphere, I'll share some of the themes of this particular sabbat and how they show up in our tarot cards, specifically the later pentacles, and how you can celebrate and enjoy it. I’ll share some great rituals and things that I do to celebrate, and also relate it to our tarot cards, share where we see this sabbat show up in our readings, and what the correlations are. It’s my goal and m...

S02 Ep026 - Oh how I love Leo season! There is SO MUCH to love at this time of year! The full expression of summer is upon us as the sun makes it's way into it's OWN sign. Because of course, the sun rules the sign of Leo. So the sun is here for us in all of it's glory, and we are under the fiery playful sunbeams it shines down on us. Unlike the cards for last season, the cards for this season make a little more of a ...

S02 Ep025 - Cancer season is one of my FAVE times of year... the ocean, the energy of the height of summer, the garden blooms and all that it produces. But curiously, did you know that this sign relates to the Chariot card in the tarot? Do you wonder WHY? That seems like such an unlikely pair doesn't it? Emotional, mothering and nurturing cancer associated with the masculine, fast-paced, victory-bound charioteer? The sign of C...

S02 Ep024 - In this episode, we discuss what Gemini season typically brings, how it differs and builds up on the previous season of Taurus, and what cards you can expect to see more of during Gemini’s yearly, month-long sojourn. Gemini energy ushers in a season of activity, excitement and magic! Use it to your advantage to advance your most exciting goals! The weather is warming up, and so is your magic- tune in to hear where the w...