As the last episode for season two, I'm sharing my villain origin story 😈
How did I get into reading tarot cards? What did I initially think of my sun sign? How did my first attempt at a tarot business flop miserably? Learn all that and more, plus some cool stats about you, the listeners, in this year's State of the Pod.
I hope every one of you has a fantastic holiday season and a great start to 2026🎄
Season 3 drops January 15 😎
Track: Angels We Have Heard on High
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How is the Judgment card different from the Justice card? What about Temperance versus The Star? In your tarot deck, there are a lot of cards that have similar, yet distinct, themes. Sometimes, it can be easy to get these cards confused...or to know the difference, but have a hard time articulating it.
This episode is all about those cards that have similar narratives, but tell unique stories.
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Every tarot card reader is unique. We've all got our own special combo of deck preference, relationship with the cards, philosophy, and delivery style.
How do these come together in your unique reader mosaic? Maybe you haven't thought about this question much. But it's an important question to answer because the better you know yourself, the better you are as a reader. That's what this episode is all about.
In this episode, we're diving back into the minor arcana to take a look at a handful of cards that feel like "mini" versions of major arcana cards. You've probably heard the 2 of Cups called the "mini Lovers" before, but what about other "mini" cards in your tarot deck?
We also drop the minor arcana into real-life situations, because really, that's what tarot is for. It helps us navigate our lives.
And there's some ASMR 🤪
What does a 1st house year really look like? Or a 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 12th house year? It's great to have the basics, but some things are best understood through concrete examples. That's what this episode is all about.
Listen to a collection of profection year stories from listeners like you. With each, we take a close look at the themes at play and how these themes played out in listeners' lives.
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With spooky season upon us, we dive into some horrific and horrifically awkward stories readers have shared with the podcast.
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When you're feeling stuck, ready to pivot, or simply trying to figure out your next move, tapping into your inner calling will help you find the way.
That's exactly how Amanda Nafash, founder and owner of Inner Calling, LLC helps people align their lives with their true needs and strengths. We recently sat down together to chat about tarot, spiritual work, helping people live their best lives, and of course, a bit of astrology! Listen now to learn more about Amanda and her work, and don't miss your chance to do her Inner Calling spread for yourself!
Here's where profection years get really interesting. Not only is each profection year colored by a sign, it's driven by that sign's ruling planet. That planet plays a big role in your experience during a given profection year...and so do certain planets in your natal chart!
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As Mark Hoppus once sang, "Nobody likes you when you're 23."
There's an astrological reason for that: profection years! In this episode, you'll learn all about profction years:
This is why last week's episode is all about reading your natal chart...you're gonna want it when you're listening to this one.
And you'll get to hear me sing!
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Blink-182
Esther Garcia of Fiftysounds.com
Natal charts might look complicated, but they're actually structured quite logically. Once you understand the logic, reading your natal chart is a breeze--I promise! In this episode, you'll learn how to cast your own natal chart and the basics of interpreting it. This is in preparation for next week, when we'll be talking about profection years. Even if you're brand-new to astrology, you'll finish both episodes with a firm grip on what's going on in your chart. Trust me on that one.
No matter which deck you're working with, there's probably a bunch of trees, flowers, leaves and maybe even some other plants like seaweed and cacti in it. Those plants mean something! Everything in tarot means something. And in this episode, we're diving into exactly what those plants in your deck communicate.
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There are lots of buildings in your deck. And bridges. And...pyramids? What's that about?
Listen to this episode and I'll tell you ;)
This week, we're taking a little detour from tarot to talk about something tangential: the Wheel of the Year. Essentially, this is the calendar of Neopagan holidays, also known as sabbats. Keep in mind, though, that as its name implies, Neopaganism is a modern creation. It draws largely from Celtic traditions, some of which you may be familiar with, like Samhain.
Understanding the Wheel of the Year can help you feel more grounded in your practice. It can also give some context to the things we do for certain holidays, like light the menorah at Hanukkah and share meals and gratitude at Thanksgiving.
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Every tarot reader has little rituals they do to set the space before a reading. What are yours? In this episode, I'll tell you all about mine...and why I do them.
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Do you want to read tarot for other people? If not, that's fine...lots of readers only read for themselves. But if you're curious about reading for other people (and maybe even getting paid to do it), here are five questions you need to answer honestly.
Aries and Libra. Cancer and Capricorn. Yeah, they're all zodiac signs, but what else can we say about them? Hint: consider these signs as pairs. There are six axes within the zodiac wheel:
The signs in each axis oppose and complement each other. You'll find their complementary energies in your tarot deck, too. That's what this episode is all about.
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People ask me a lot of questions about tarot, and in this episode, I answer them. Listen for my answers to four of the most common questions people ask me about working with the cards.
The major arcana gets a lot of love on this podcast. The minor arcana, not so much. Until today.
In this episode, we're diving into the minor arcana and dissecting how to read them effectively. How do they relate to the majors? Do they have astrological connections? What about the court cards? Listen now, because it's all in this episode.
Music credit to Esther Garcia and Fiftysounds.com.
You've probably done a Celtic Cross at some point in your tarot life. It's the first spread a lot of us learn. Maybe even most of us. But it's not the only spread out there; there are literally thousands of awesome spreads that can help you structure and interpret your readings. That's what this episode is all about: using spreads.
We're FINALLY finishing up the major arcana as real-life situations! In this episode, it's The Devil through The World. What does a real-life Devil moment look like, and how is it different from a real-life Tower moment? How about Sun moments vs. Moon moments vs. Star moments? It's all in here, so listen now.
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