Before we rush into a new year, this episode invites you to pause.
After revisiting the opening arc of This Ain’t Fortune Telling, from The Fool’s leap to the polarity of intuition and structure, Clo reflects on what 2025 truly asked of us and how those lessons shape the year ahead.
This is not a prediction episode.
It’s a grounding, reflective conversation about participation, choice, and meeting your life with intention.
You’ll be guided through a powerful New Year tarot spread designed to help you release what no longer belongs to you and orient yourself toward 2026 with clarity, not pressure.
You can pull this spread anytime — now, later, or seasonally throughout the year.
✨ Extended interpretations and journaling prompts are available on Patreon.
In the extended version, Clo:
This space is slower, more nuanced, and designed for those who want to go deeper with the cards.
“What am I being asked to participate in right now — and what am I no longer meant to carry?”
Return to this question whenever you pull cards this year.
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This isn’t about predicting your future.
It’s about choosing how you meet it.
Trust what’s showing up.
Pull with intention.
And let the cards support your clarity — not replace it.
Episode 4 — The Emperor & The Empress (with Victoria)
Come for the tarot, stay for the truth.
In this episode of This Ain’t Fortune Telling, Clo and co-host Victoria sit down with two of the most talked-about archetypes in the deck: The Emperor and The Empress. We look at how these cards show up as structure vs. softness, boundaries vs. nourishment, strategy vs. creativity—and why you actually need both energies to build a life that feels solid and alive.
We talk about patriarchy, parent wounds, over-giving, control freak tendencies, and what it really looks like to “be in your power” without steamrolling yourself or anyone else. If you’ve ever felt like you’re either doing too much or not enough… this one’s for you.
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Guest Host: Meaghan
In this episode, Clo explores the powerful tension — and partnership — between the Magician and the High Priestess. One is the tarot’s master of tools, action, and manifestation. The other is the keeper of intuition, inner knowing, and the space between. Together, they show us how to move through life with both clarity and trust.
Joining Clo is special guest Meaghan, a Somatic Sexologist and Intimacy Coach who helps women reconnect with the pleasure, power, and wisdom of their bodies. Her work blends psychology, the Somatica® Method, sensual embodiment, and womb alchemy. She’s the perfect guide to explore how we balance doing with listening, action with intuition, and effort with surrender.
• What the Magician teaches about tools, action, and creating momentum
• What the High Priestess reveals about intuitive wisdom, silence, and inner truth
• How these archetypes work as partners rather than opposites
• The tension between “doing” (study, technique) and “knowing” (intuition) in tarot
• How these energies show up in real life: relationships, career, creativity, and personal growth
• Meaghan’s grounded insight on recognizing when it’s time to act vs. when it’s time to listen
Note: The full, extended version of this episode — including deeper teaching, journaling prompts, and bonus discussion — is available exclusively to Patreon subscribers.
Three-Card Spread: Balancing Magician & High Priestess Energy
Card 1 — What action is needed (Magician)
Card 2 — What intuition is whispering (High Priestess)
Card 3 — How to balance the two
Where in your life do you need the Magician’s tools — and where do you need the High Priestess’s trust?
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Every journey has a heartbeat between the leap and the landing — the moment after we say yes but before anything makes sense.
In this short episode, Clo explores the sacred space between The Fool and The Magician — the pause where instinct turns into intention.
If you’ve been in that strange limbo between starting and seeing results, this is your reminder that the silence isn’t failure — it’s integration.
You’ll learn how to:
🜂 Honor the pause after your leap
🜃 Take one small grounded action to activate momentum
🜁 Read a simple 3-card spread to find your next step
1️⃣ What energy am I still carrying from the leap?
2️⃣ What first action wants to happen next?
3️⃣ What supports me as I build momentum?
Pull these cards quickly — no overthinking.
Let the story tell itself.
🎧 Listen to Episode 2 — The Fool: Leaps, Risks & New Beginnings for context.
🎙 Stay tuned for Episode 3 — The Magician & The High Priestess coming November 28.
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This in-between place is where magic and doubt wrestle for the mic.
Your only job is to keep showing up for the version of you who said yes.
Trust your momentum — and pull with intention.
Summary
In this episode of This Ain't Fortune Telling, Clo and Eileen explore the symbolism and lessons of the Fool card in tarot. They discuss the importance of taking leaps of faith, trusting the unknown, and embracing the journey of self-discovery. Through personal anecdotes and insights, they highlight how curiosity and intuition guide us in navigating uncertainty and making empowered choices. The conversation culminates in a tarot reading that illustrates the Fool's journey, emphasizing the potential for new beginnings and the importance of being present in the moment.
Takeaways
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SHOW NOTES — Bonus Episode: The Fool’s Journey (Backstory)
Welcome to a special bonus drop of This Ain’t Fortune Telling. Today I’m giving you the backstory that every tarot learner needs to know before we begin card-by-card next week.
This is the Fool’s Journey — the true narrative the Major Arcana is telling.
This is how tarot mirrors a human life.
From innocence — to initiation — to power — to ego — to collapse — to death — to rebirth — and finally: integration.
We walk through the Fool’s key milestones, the teachers he meets, the tests he fails, the illusions he falls for, and the awakenings that reshape him.
By the end of this episode, you’ll have the actual map that makes the whole thing make sense.
So next week, when we begin with Card Zero — The Fool — you’ll already know the shape of the road he’s stepping onto.
Today: no predictions, no spreads — just context. And context is queen.
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Host: Clo
Air Date: October 31, 2025
Welcome to This Ain’t Fortune Telling! In this first episode, Clo sets the tone for the entire series — tarot without the fortune-cookie nonsense. Recorded on Samhain, the witch’s New Year, this solo episode dives into endings, reflection, and the magic of beginning again.
Clo shares why she created this podcast, how her own tarot journey transformed from “please just tell me what to do” to “I’m learning to read my own damn energy,” and why tarot isn’t about predicting your fate — it’s about understanding yourself.
She also walks listeners through a Samhain spread designed to help you release what no longer serves and step into the season ahead with clarity and courage.
“The cards don’t predict your future — they clarify your energy.
Wherever you are, whatever you’re ending or beginning, trust what’s showing up.”
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No fluff, no fortune telling. Just real talk, real cards and clarity you can use.
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