The Archetypal Tarot Podcast: Recent Episodes
Julienne Givot and Cyndera Quakenbush
The Archetypal Tarot Podcast explores the universal human patterns of the archetypes of the Tarot uncovering provacative mythology for the 21st century
Happy New Moon in Gemini!
The Archetypal Tarot Podcast welcomes guest Laura Carbone, a Berlin-based musician, psychic medium, tarot reader and sound healer with Sicilian-German roots.
In this soulful and illuminating conversation, Laura and Cyndera dive deep into the emotional landscapes we all carry—grief, repression, and the sacred work of reclaiming the voice. With a sampling of Laura’s healing sound work, this podcast explores the power of embodiment, the archetype of the Wounded Healer, and what it means to give your gifts consciously to the world. There’s tenderness, connection, and a magical thread that even links the conversation back to Cyndera’s home town of Joshua Tree—a place of spirit and renewal (it’s also the location that the host recorded this episode)!
Prompted by Cyndera to share her story, Laura speaks of her journey through music - from singing in her parents' garden to punk rock stages across Europe, and ultimately into the sacred realm of sound healing and intuitive voice work. She recounts the transformative power of rage expressed through punk, the healing magic of crystal bowls, and her mystical connection to animals, tarot, the womb space, and ancestral memory. Through Laura’s story, we are invited to meet our own voice as a sacred instrument of healing, to confront inherited silence, and to gift our truth back to the world—consciously and courageously.
In this episode:
✨ The connection between the throat and womb as partner organs of expression and intuition
✨ Laura’s rediscovery of mediumship and sacred use of divination rooted in her Sicilian lineage
✨ How sound became a healing modality during the stillness of the pandemic
✨ From across the world, both Laura and Cyndera synchronistically connect around experiences at the Integratron
✨ The shame women inherit through history—and how vocal expression becomes liberation
Whether you’re on your own healing journey or simply curious about the voice as a portal to transformation, this episode offers inspiration, presence, and a sense of deep listening.
You can connect with Laura through her website for information on her tarot card readings, workshops, vocal mentoring and more.
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In this soulful and engaging episode, the Archetypal Tarot Podcast welcomes guest Kaity Craven about her “Moonflower Moments” practice with card readings. She invites us into the magical world of intuitive card reading — a journey that’s equal parts playful, profound, and occasionally butt-kicking (in the best way). With decks at the ready and intuition in the driver’s seat, Kaity, a card and nature-rhythm reader, shows how each card becomes a doorway into deeper questions, unexpected answers, and moments of powerful self-discovery.
What I love about Kaity’s reading style is that it just FLOWS as she trusts her intuition. She is also unafraid to use MULTIPLE card decks, allowing for a diversity of interpretation. Nature’s symbolism is frequent in her readings, and I love how she utilizes the Story Through Stone Reflection Card deck!
This episode reveals Kaity’s reading style IN ACTION while she gives me a live card reading! Budding and experienced card readers will benefit from observing her trust, style and flow — and you’ll definitely want to grab your own deck and play along.
Kaity shares how the process is less about having all the answers and more about being a big YES to whatever arises — drawing another card, chasing a curiosity, or exploring a feeling until the “well” feels fully drawn. Whether it’s joy, mystery, or a spiritual gut-check, the cards are there to meet you where you are and take you further than you expected.
Craving more of Kaity? You can watch her frequent and amazing Youtube videos by becoming a subscriber to Moonflower Moments.
I highly recommend a reading with Kaity, she can read over Zoom or phone at reasonable rates. You book her by reaching out to her via her Instagram account.
Want to see the cards Kaity uses in this podcast’s card reading? Become a paid subscriber on my Substack and gain access to the video version next week!
On this captivating episode of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast, host Cyndera engages in an intimate conversation with Romani guests Paulina Stevens and Jezmina Von Thiele. Together, they explore the powerful intersection of Romani heritage and the world of tarot, discussing their bold decision to publicly identify as fortune tellers—a choice that invites both recognition and backlash. Amidst the complexities of their journey, Paulina and Jezmina reveal how their activism intertwines with their practice, confronting racism and the challenges of reclaiming their cultural narrative. This is a profound discussion on identity, resilience, and the transformative power of embracing one's roots in the face of adversity. Tune in for an eye-opening, thought-provoking conversation that challenges conventional perspectives and celebrates the strength of Romani women in the mystical arts.
For video and ad-free listening, support this podcast by becoming a paid subscriber at https://archetypalstories.substack.com/
Check out Paulina and Jezmina’s own podcast, Romanistan, and the Romani Art & Culture Festival in New Orleans this weekend!https://www.romanistanpodcast.com/romanistan-festival-neworleans
You can follow them on Instagram @romanistanpodcast
Paulina Stevens Jezmina Von Thiele
In this thought-provoking episode of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast, hosts Julienne and Cyndera dive deep into the current climate of social and political upheaval, exploring how archetypes like the victim, warrior, and the strength of community can guide us through these chaotic times.
Julienne Givot, original co-founder and Archetypal Tarot Podcast host, returns to discuss the pervasive victim archetype in modern culture, its disempowered and empowered expressions, and the healing potential that comes from confronting and transcending our wounds. The conversation expands to broader societal dynamics, including the push-pull of victim and perpetrator energies in politics, the struggles of moving beyond the pendulum swing, and the need for a collective, rather than a singular, hero to navigate crises.
Julienne and Cyndera explore how the Tarot can offer wisdom, including how archetypes like the strength card, the hermit, and the eight of swords reflect the emotional landscapes many are navigating today. Tune in for an inspiring conversation about building community, finding personal strength, and creating joy amidst chaos.
Stay connected with Julienne! Her amazing art and service offerings can be found at:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/freerangepriestess/
and
https://revjulienne.com/
In this episode of The Archetypal Tarot Podcast, host Cyndera Quackenbush sits with Brigit Esselmont to dive deep into "intuitive manifesting." Brigit, a leading expert in tarot and personal transformation, shares insights from her newly released book Intuitive Manifesting: Align with Your Inner Wisdom and Attract Your Dream Life. She explains how manifesting goes beyond the surface-level pursuit of goals and dives into a powerful co-creative partnership with the universe. By tapping into the wisdom of tarot and other intuitive tools, Brigit reveals how we can manifest more meaningfully, authentically, and in alignment with our true desires. Whether you're seeking clarity in your desires or looking to build a deeper connection with your intuition, this conversation offers a refreshing perspective on creating the life you truly want. Tune in for an inspiring chat about blending psychology, spirituality, and tarot to manifest your dreams.
In this powerful and dynamic episode of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast, host Cyndera welcomes Stacey Williams-Ng, the visionary artist behind the Rhythm & Soul Tarot. This groundbreaking deck bridges the worlds of tarot and music, offering a unique and deeply spiritual perspective on both.Drawing from her Southern roots and a lifelong love for music, Stacey introduces us to a deck that channels the essence of four foundational American music genres—Blues, Jazz, Rock & Roll, and Country—into each suit, bringing a fresh, soulful energy to the cards. Stacey and Cyndera’s conversation is visited by brilliant song clips from a few of the cards (there is a Spotify playlist to go with entire deck).
Stacey takes us behind the scenes of her creative process, where Southern history, family legacies, and her rich musical heritage converge to form a tarot deck unlike any other. From the deep, heart-wrenching blues of the Mississippi Delta to the rebellious energy of rock and roll, Rhythm & Soul Tarot brings a musical cadence to tarot readings, pairing each card with a song that resonates with its energy. Stacey even introduces two new Major Arcana cards, Rhythm and Soul, which embody spiritual depth and cultural significance (these cards are optional depending on how traditionally you approach tarot).
But this episode is more than just about the artistry of a tarot deck—it’s a reflection on the power of music, culture, and spirituality to heal and transform. As we honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we are reminded that the fight for justice in the American South is deeply tied to both personal and collective stories of resistance and resilience. Born in the heart of the South, King’s vision of justice was shaped by the region’s painful history—one marked by racial oppression, segregation, and systemic inequality—but also by a powerful spirit of resistance, unity, and transformation.
King's call for a "beloved community" wasn’t just an abstract ideal. It was a vision born out of the complexities and contradictions of Southern history—where the struggle for justice was intertwined with music, culture, and a shared desire for a better, more equitable future. The same spirit of resistance that fueled the civil rights marches, the sit-ins, and the fight for voting rights also echoes in the music that shaped the South—blues, jazz, and rock all carried messages of freedom, defiance, and hope.
In this context, justice becomes more than just a legal or political term. It’s about confronting the painful truths of the South’s legacy of racial violence and inequality, while moving toward a future where dignity and opportunity are not just ideals, but lived realities for all. King’s vision of justice was never about simply dismantling oppressive systems—it was about building bridges of understanding, compassion, and love. He knew that true justice could only be achieved through nonviolent resistance and a collective commitment to reconciliation, even in the face of overwhelming adversity.
As we reflect on King's work and vision on this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we honor not only his legacy but the ongoing journey toward justice in the South and across the nation. Whether through music, tarot, or the power of community, we are reminded that justice is not a destination—it is a journey that requires each of us to confront our past, challenge the present, and envision a future where equality and love reign.
Join us for this heartfelt and thought-provoking conversation, where tarot, music, and history come together to inspire us to continue the fight for justice—because the path toward a beloved community begins with us, together.
You can purchase this extraordinary deck from La Panthère Studio directly (Stacey is also the founder of this publishing company!)
About StaceyStacey is the writer and artist behind The Southern Gothic Oracle, the deck that launched La Panthère Studio. She is a former design instructor and children’s book illustrator, and is a frequent speaker on topics of design and art-making.
Visit her website at lapantherestudio.com/
In this engaging episode of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast, we meet Rachel White, a multifaceted creator who has bridged various spiritual practices. Rachel shares insights about her Totem Tarot deck, which reimagines traditional tarot archetypes with mythological figures as varied as Odin, Venus and Coyote. Rachel - who has a bit of the trickster humour herself - is lively, informed and wise. She gives the world a modern shamanistic approach that can navigate corporate conversations right along with the complexities of the inner realm.
This conversation, with Archetypal Tarot Podcast host Cyndera Quackenbush, delves into Rachel’s multifaceted journey, from her 23 years in the corporate world to embracing shamanism and herbalism full-time. Rachel discusses her herbalism practices, including creating flower essences and integrating them into her latest oracle deck, The Totem Flower Essence Deck, which merges plant medicine with archetypal wisdom.
This episode explores how tarot, herbalism, and plant allies can guide self-reflection and manifestation, offering listeners a unique blend of mysticism, practical wisdom, and personal growth. Enjoy and check out Rachel’s links below!
Graphic Designer Emma Cook created the artistic imagery for Rachel White’s TOTEM DecksBio:
Known as “The Skeptical Shaman”, Rachel White is making waves as an unusual spiritual practitioner. Blending more than 20 years of corporate experience with a deep knowledge of the World of Woo, Rachel’s fresh, pragmatic and inherently practical take on spiritual and personal development is a hit among the “spiritually homeless.” Rachel is the host of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, the Owner of TOTEM Readings—her Austin, TX-based spiritual practice-- the author and publisher of the TOTEM Tarot Deck and the TOTEM Flower Essence Deck, and the purveyor of TOTEM Flower Essences on her TOTEMReadingsATX Etsy Shop. She is also the author of the TOTEM Readings Substack, an engaging community that challenges preconceived notions of what it means to “be spiritual.” Rachel works with clients in-person and remotely, offering one-on-one psychic services and tailored Spiritual Transformation Coaching and Business of Woo Mentoring programs.
Important Links:
Rachel’s Instagram || TOTEM Readings Website || The Skeptical Shaman Podcast || Rachel’s Etsy Shop
I truly believe everyone has something unique to offer the Tarot world. If you’re a writer or artist or wise wanderer YOU have a unique perspective that will enrich this community. You can offer yet another bridge to self-understanding and inner illumination that no one else can.
It has been my great joy to sit with and press “record” on over 100 conversations with wisdom seekers of the world.
And then I met Mandy.
When I had a chance to review Mystic Storyteller: A Writer’s Guide to Using the Tarot for Creative Inspiration, I had a moment to myself where I said, “THIS is the book I wish I could have written!”
Truthfully, Mandy’s got the creds to speak thoroughly on tarot and writing. She has written over a dozen literary works and even has a couple pen names under her belt!
Well, if you can’t beat ‘em, join em! And we do just that here on Substack in our latest Archetypal Tarot Podcast.
I cannot even begin to describe how much this book offers writers, creatives and tarot enthusiasts alike. This book is CHOCK-FULL of guidance as Mandy takes you by the hand, weaving in her personal experience with the timeless wisdom of the tarot. If you’re like me, you might for the first time feel capable of writing that first great American novel!
Her book covers:
- Enhancing creativity.
- Strengthening writer’s intuition.
- Inspiring ideas and composition.
- Improving storytelling proficiency through building confidence and encouraging authenticity of voice and style.
- Nurturing rich character- and world-building practices.
- Elevating plot and scene development skills.
- Troubleshooting writer’s block.
- Supporting self-discovery and wellness routines.
- Mapping out a memoir.
The companion deck, illustrated by Roz Kazaz, is inspired by Rider-Waite-Smith but incorporates the modern visages and true diversity that reflect our world. Playfully, writing paraphernalia populates the tools of the tarot characters:
Mandy’s fundraising campaign reached full support since we recorded this podcast. If you would like updates on the book’s release, join Mandy’s mailing list here: https://www.haintbluecreative.com/books/mystic-storyteller
In this episode of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast, hosts Julienne Givot and Cyndera Quackenbush dive deep into the archetypes surrounding the current political landscape.
This podcast begins with an exploration of how the ancient Greek legend of Cassandra’s gift of foresight—and the accompanying curse of being disbelieved—resonates with recent political challenges. Julienne shares her own "Cassandra moments," reflecting on alarming agendas such as Project 2025, while emphasizing the need for collective action and community in the face of rising authoritarianism. With insights into the dynamics of modern democracy and the importance of staying engaged, this episode is not just a discussion but a rallying call for listeners to remain vigilant and connected.
Tune in for an enlightening conversation that blends mythology, politics, and the power of collective heroism!
Have you registered to vote? You can check that out in just 30 seconds here:
https://www.vote.org/am-i-registered-to-vote/
Join us on the Archetypal Tarot Podcast for an enchanting episode with Cyndera Quackenbush and special guest David DePasquale, the creative force behind the mesmerizing deck, The Storyteller’s Tarot. David, a seasoned animation art director and storyteller, delves into his latest tarot project, where mythology, history, and spirituality intertwine to craft a deck brimming with vibrant narratives from around the globe.
Discover how David's deep-rooted passion for storytelling influenced the creation of this unique deck, filled with rich cultural references and literary nods—from Dante's Divine Comedy to ancient myths. Explore the intricate process behind the deck's creation, including David's intuitive approach to art and his commitment to cultural sensitivity. Whether you're a tarot enthusiast or simply intrigued by the fusion of art and storytelling (like I am!), this episode promises a captivating journey through the world of tarot and animation. Don’t miss out on this chance to uncover the magic of The Storytellers Tarot!
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Celebrating our 100th episode of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast, Julienne Givot and I take a moment to reflect on our incredible journey over the past decade. It all began in a closet in San Francisco, where we embarked on a quest to explore archetypes and the Tarot, weaving together our personal stories and insights along the way.
Throughout the years, our lives and the podcast have evolved, shaped by significant events such as the global pandemic which brought us back together. In this reunion, Julienne and I sat down to discuss current events through an archetypal lens, diving into societal divisions and the dehumanizing effects of social media and AI in today's complex world.
Julienne shares her reflections on her path as a Free Range Priestess, crafting prayers and feminist rosaries with a deeply personal and intuitive touch. She also has married hundreds of couples on Maui!
Meanwhile, I reveal the latest development —twenty-two years in the making—working with my father’s stones to create a 3rd Edition Story Through Stone Reflection Card deck, soon to be released.
After a decade and 100 episodes, we express our deep gratitude for our listeners and the opportunity to embark on this podcast journey together. With enthusiasm, we look forward to exploring deeper themes of life, spirituality, and human experience in future episodes, inviting our audience to join us in this ongoing exploration.
Links:
Julienne Givot can be found at:
https://revjulienne.com
and https://www.etsy.com/shop/freerangepriestess/
Cyndera’s Story Through Stone card project can be supported here:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/story-through-stone-reflection-cards/x/24162339#/
For a now-dated but still relevant understanding of AI, watch the documentaries provided at https://www.humanetech.com
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This is a book about Tarot, and it will scratch every itching question that asks, “Can I really ask the cards that?”
Not only that, but this is a fiercely practical guide that will hold your hand as you face these questions. It will give you accessible understanding and WORDS in the face of life’s events that often rob us of speech.
Plus, Theresa, aka the Tarot Lady, is just fun and comfortable to talk to. Her voice, as in all her books, comes through familiar and warm like a best friend. She shares herself and her true life experience so you don’t feel so alone.
This podcast conversation delves into specific chapters of the book, such as dealing with death and dying, pregnancy loss, ends of relationships, and serious illnesses. Theresa provides examples of tarot spreads and exercises, like the "Words Left Unsaid" journaling exercise, to help individuals process their feelings and regrets.
Additional topics include: How Tarot can be used for personal reflection, Tarot for caregiving, Tarot for coping with collective grief, finding empowerment and resilience with the cards, how to ask health related questions, and facilitating difficult conversations with children.
Theresa explains that she wrote this book to fill a gap in Tarot literature, providing interpretations, spreads, and professional advice for readers dealing with challenging circumstances. I am sure you will treasure Theresa’s personal experiences and insights as they highlight the role of Tarot in processing emotions we may have hereto thought impossible to approach.
You never know when you may need to pull this one off the shelf for some friendly help! You may purchase the book The Cards You’re Dealt: How to Deal When Life Gets Real here: https://redwheelweiser.com/book/the-cards-youre-dealt-9781578638031/P.S. It's a big birthday and anniversary month coming up for the Archetypal Tarot Podcast! If you would like to support the podcast please consider becoming a paid subscriber on https://archetypalstories.substack.com/ or backing my new Story Through Stone card deck release. There are perks for contributions! Check out the details here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/story-through-stone-reflection-cards/x/24162339#/
Your Archetypal Tarot Podcast Host, Cyndera Quackenbush here!
After spending decades with the Tarot, I find myself still tapping all their mysteries and layers of interpretation. Here and there, the Lenormand started to tap at my window and I got curious what this divination system was all about.
I got my first Lenormand deck years ago, and drew my first card (a practice I later learned was not suited to Lenormand readings). What card did I get? The Coffin. Not long after that the pandemic began. Life (and death) happened…
It wasn’t until I came across Lenormand expert Erika Robinson, that I was introduced properly to this method and how it could be used for readings.
This podcast unveils Lenormand for all listeners and Erika even gives me a reading on the show! Her warmth and clarity is stunning.
Here are a few of my takeaways from our conversation:
- As the title of Erika’s book suggests, Lenormand can be seen as a language of divination. The way the cards work together in a spread is like interpreting a sentence, or (my favorite thing) telling a story that speaks to your question. Who better than Erika, long-time English teacher and writer, to break this down for us?
- Cards are rarely picked for 1-card readings. Cards are best interpreted in relationship to each other in a spread.
- There is a beautiful simplicity inherent in the Lenormand. Meanings can be memorized and fortunes told even with a regular deck of playing cards.
- Erika is just a wonderful person - fun to chat and connect with! Her reading was insightful and dead on.
Check out Erika’s latest publication, The Language of Lenormand and her beautiful deck, Lenormand of Hope:
Thank you Erika for coming onto the Archetypal Tarot Podcast!
This delightful dialogue with Kara Simons introduces her new book You Belong Here: A Story of Otherworldly Help in Finding My Place, which will launch its Kickstarter campaign on May 7th.
Kara recounts her journey of breaking away from a restrictive and damaging belief system rooted in Mormon theology. Her experience of being torn away from deep family connections at a young age paved her path toward a direct connection with the other world. She found guidance from the forces and animals of nature, which lead to the creation of her Prairie Majesty Oracle and Song of the Grandmothers.
Kara is a mother of 3 and a practicing lawyer too, so you get a well-grounded and practical perspective that is rare in the spiritual canon. Have you ever felt you might need a spiritual lawyer to come and draw up some contracts for greater self-awareness and boundary setting? With Kara’s guided questions at the end of each section of her book, search no further!
This autobiographical book is not just a beautiful read but a gateway of encouragement and allowance for each person’s deeper access to spirit. Please join the Archetypal Tarot Podcast in celebrating the bravery of Kara’s work - you can sign up to receive updates at the following link:
https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/46e707e0-76b3-4db2-8993-607cbd3d7eeb/landing
For the Archetypal Tarot Podcast’s special Women’s History Month edition of the podcast, we’re featuring the art and interview of Rachel Phillips!
Though her work doesn’t (yet) appear in the form of tarot decks or grimoires, Rachel’s creations tap into the communicative powers of photo manipulation and the magic that such manipulation has on our own reflections of time, ancestry and the journey of women as both the viewer and viewed.
Rounding out the end of last year, Cyndera had the chance to go and visit Rachel’s exhibition Holding Time, Tracing Light held at San Francisco State University’s School of Art and Design.
Cyndera at the life-size Ghost Light Theater Projection! She had so much fun playing with shadows and pretending to be part of the art! Cyndera had originally been drawn to Rachel’s artistry in the form of her collection called Divinations.
In the 1860s, Cabinet Cards were all the rage. Having your photograph taken more frequently (not just once or twice a year) allowed for the introduction of photography to the modern world. These pictures on stiff cardboard, often lost the names of the person’s portrait over time, holding just the company of the photographer. In Rachel’s transfer print play, she brings to life once again the faces of the past while dreaming into their “divination” method dictated by imaginative shadows and images:
Divination by Celestial Bodies, 2014
Divination by Cards, 2014
Divination by Sharp Object, 2016
Well, that was an appropriate year for sharp objects, as it turned out, so we are convinced Rachel’s intuition via art work is spot on!
To see Rachel’s full body of work online, visit https://treadwellpress.com/
Stay tuned for the Archetypal Tarot Podcast release of the video for paid subscribers on Substack, where you can catch a glimpse of Rachel Phillips herself, along with her incredible Ghost Light Theater alit in the background!
Also, a very happy birthday to Rachel this month, we're so glad she was born!
Archetypal Tarot is thrilled to release this latest podcast with guest Dr. Giavanni Washington about her new oracle deck, The Black Goddess Within. It was inspiring to meet a woman who has followed her ancestral wisdom and is blazing a powerful path of healing through conversation and connection through the imagery and words of her oracle.
This deck, for Every Body, features photographs of real woman embodying the goddesses of Africa in its many territories and elements (beautifully bedecked by illustrator Marla Warner). Meet stunning mermaids in the deck along with warriors, healers and other divinities of different ages, body types, abilities, skin tones and gender expressions.
The deck links the Black body to her storied, ancestral and mythology past in the roots of Africa. Past and present are bridged offering specific healing to Black women in particular, and any who wish to welcome the deep expressions of these goddesses within their modern lives.
This deck welcomes and challenges us to see beyond the veils of a white-valued society to the many-faceted aspects of Black Beauty, Black Divinity and Black Joy.
Many thanks to Dr. Giavanni for joining the Archetypal Tarot Podcast <3 You can find out more on her website and even draw a card online!
The Chinese 5 Elements Oracle is a deck to accompany you in the adventure that is and will be 2024, and also in the new cycle we find ourselves according to Chinese Metaphysics. 2024 launches “the Age of 9” which is the last cycle of the 180-year great cycle of the Nine Periods. It is said to bring back a rise in Yin Energy, ruled by the Fire trigram Li which is associated with spirituality and middle aged women (never been so excited to turn 40 this year!!)
The Lunar New Year itself will welcome the Wood Dragon. We met with Vicki Iskandar, creator of The Chinese Five Elements Oracle, in this podcast to discuss what we can expect from this cycle and symbolism.
Surprisingly, Vicki’s words on this card and cycle were all about joy.
In 2024, we find ourselves in an election year, not just in the United States, but with over 50 countries deciding between authoritarian and democratic leaders.
Already we see divisiveness and tension playing out with over 110 armed conflicts through out the world - how can we possibly participate and cultivate joy?
"Joy, associated with Fire element, is the key to raising our frequency. This is especially critical in the Age of 9… As the world becomes more divided, those who are able to cultivate inner joy will be the ones who’ll keep moving up on the path to bring light to others; fear and negativity may push others to spiral downward."
~Vicki Iskander
Many of the messages within The Chinese Five Elements Oracle are designed lovingly to stoke your inner joy. From the messages of Heaven and Earth to the charming illustrations provided by Candice Soon, you are sure to find that special spark that is uniquely your own joy.
Happy 2024! Happy Lunar New Year! Happy Age of 9 to you!
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If you were to walk a Tarot path and see each familiar card, Major and Minor, with a recognizable human face, you will have stumbled onto the Unfolding Path universe!
In this interview, Athene and Cyndera discuss spiritual belief and creation as well as how she makes the tarot images tangible and relatable in an intuitive way. Athene shares her journey with us, which in turn becomes a tool that can welcome communication with the beyond to inform our own paths.
The imagery included in this deck features animals, plants, and a cast of modern and diverse people—all with a mystical touch. Each suit is represented by a different color palette while characters of varying color, size, ability, and age create a beautiful community. This 78-card deck and guidebook is the perfect compass for those seeking self-discovery.
ATHENE NOCTUA is the artist and creator behind several oracle and tarot card decks. Her creative process is deeply meditative and forms a key pillar of her spiritual practice. Placing herself at the service of Spirit, she works to create divination tools that open a channel of communication between us and the Divine. Living deep in the English countryside on a renovated canal barge, her art is inspired by the energies and cycles of life in the natural environment around her.
For the Video version of this podcast, subscribe to https://archetypalstories.substack.com/
This newly released oracle deck was created by artist Carrie Paris and writer Tina Hardt. The Beloved Dead invites us into conversation with ancestor archetypes and spirit guides. Pictures of the past from both known and unknown sources help to shed light on unconscious patterns unfolding in our daily lives.
This rich conversation between Tina and Cyndera unveils how this Oracle deck came to be (it started with a picture!) and how the collaboration between Tina and Carrie blossomed (it started with a card reading!).
Amongst these stories, Tina delves into the structure of this 81-card Oracle, tips on usage, and some ways to look at the shadow aspects of the cards. She also distinguishes between the process of divination and mediumship, both of which she has pursued and practiced in her extensive channeling of words, Spirit and ideas.
Additional collaborations between Carrie Paris and Tina Hardt include The Siren’s Song and The Relative Tarot.
Co-Creator of The Archetypal Podcast, Julienne Givot, returns for this very special podcast and interview with Perdita Finn!
Perdita, Julienne and Cyndera discuss the deep meaning and magic inherent in having a daily connection with ancestors, and all friends, beyond the grave.
Perdita Finn's father, a doctor, used to arrive home in the middle of the night and find his three-year-old daughter sitting in the dark in front of a broken figurine from some lost Nativity scene of the Virgin Mary. Not only was their family not religious but Perdita would not even see the inside of a church for another decade. Perdita didn't remember this...and her father would not tell her this story until just before his death. It took her almost a half century to uncover her childhood devotion and to begin to make sense of it.
A longtime Zen student, she decided she'd had enough of priests and lineages and fundraising campaigns soon after the birth of her children. She preferred to be out in the woods with her kids and caring for various wild animals they discovered that needed help. Once they rehabilitated 16 baby possums together. A pet goose marched up and down the long driveway to their house in the Catskills.
In 2011 in the events described in The Way of the Rose: The Radical Path of the Divine Feminine Hidden in the Rosary her life changed forever. Rediscovering her devotion to the Lady freed her own voice at last. She is the co-founder with her husband Clark Strand of The Way of the Rose, an eco-feminist rosary fellowship dedicated to the rights of the earth and the rights of women. More of her writing can be found at wayoftherose.org
*This description contains content from Perdita Finn’s bio featured on Amazon.
*Julienne Givot's amazing Ancestor Hoops are available in her Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/FreeRangePriestess
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Join Cyndera Quackenbush in this special recording as she interviews Kate Farrell about the patterns and archetypes of the Heroine’s Journey and how it unfolds throughout the movie Barbie, directed by Greta Gerwig.
WARNING - THIS RECORDING INCLUDES SPOILERS FOR THE FILM BARBIE
This interview covers the differences between the more commonly known “Hero’s Journey” popularized by Joseph Campbell. With parallels to ancient myth, the world’s first writing, and fairy tales, the heroine’s journey has the power to reach and validate women in their real-world lives. A deeper exploration within this interview reveals how the Heroine’s Journey can be a transformative experience open to anyone regardless of gender.
Kate Farrell believes in the power of story. A graduate of the School of Library and Information Studies, UC Berkeley, she has been a language arts classroom teacher (pre-school and grades kindergarten through 12th), author, librarian, university lecturer, and storyteller in Northern California since 1966.
Kate has founded Woven with the vision to enhance and elevate the feminine in 21st century culture by applying the universal archetypes of the heroine’s journey to creative works that reflect a clear awareness of the vital role of the feminine in our era. Woven’s mission statement is to provide opportunities to explore the fundamental aspects of the universal heroine’s journey through activities such as, but not limited to, talks, workshops, training, retreats, in person and online, publications, and other media.
You can sign up for Kate’s upcoming workshops by visiting her website: https://katefarrell.net/events/
This podcast celebrates the beautiful blooming of the Rosebud Tarot, now available from Weiser Books! Cyndera interviews artist Amanda Lee Stilwell and writer/diviner Diana Rose Harper.
This deck depicts the glories of roses in their many forms along with vintage photographs collaged with sensuous altar imagery. Each card interpretation is introduced with an individualized poem that opens and expands the image translation (this podcast features Diana reading her poem from “The Star”). Tarot titles and suits are creatively re-imagined, busting old tarot restrictions to make both a queer and BIPOC-friendly deck.
In addition to deep discussions on process and collaboration details, this podcast also unveils powerful gardening magic such as intentional tools and the use of rose stems as protective wards.
After witnessing this playful deck and its creators, prepare to have your perspective of roses - and tarot - transformed.
This is the story of Cyndera's dad, the Archetypal Tarot's host and creator of the Story Through Stone Reflection Card deck. The billion year-old stones that her father Jim Quackenbush found within the Mojave desert contain rare naturally-occurring imagery that inspired not only the cards but a new process of card readings.
This is an origin story. This is a family story. This is a story from the earth herself.
To see additional imagery and video surrounding this podcast, please head over to Cyndera's substack archetypalstories.substack.com or to her website storythroughstone.org
Asha Frost, a member of the Chippewas of unceded Nawash First Nation (present day Ontario, Canada) shares with Cyndera about her Oracle deck and recently released book, You are the Medicine: 13 Moons of Indigenous Wisdom, Ancestral Connection and Animal Spirit Guidance.
When so much traditional knowledge, life and livelihood has been lost through colonization, where can we even begin to pick up the pieces? New hope is found in the great gift of Frost’s Oracle, illustrated by Steph Littlebird. Steeped in Ojibway teachings, Asha has retrieved this wisdom from ancestors and from her own bones, to share with both indigenous and non-indigenous seekers. She instructs her audience on how to approach and use this medicine respectfully, with the true belief that these teachings can guide each of us back to our own unique medicine. How might the world transform if we are to walk in our own gifts, tailored from our own healed ancestors?
While revealing traditional insights, Asha’s work is also immensely inclusive for our modern world. Asha embraces two-spiritfolks in her work and introduces guides that are non-binary in both her imagery, stories and language.
A whole-hearted gift from a rainbow healer, podcast listeners will love Asha Frost and for the visionary work that lies within her words and Oracle.
ASHA FROST (she/her) is an Indigenous Medicine Woman and a member of the Chippewas of Nawash First Nation. As an energy healer, homeopath, and mentor, Asha has guided thousands of people through profound and lasting transformation with her ceremonies, teachings, and speaking events. Asha lives on Anishinaabe, Huron-Wendat, and Haudenosaunee Territory, with her husband and two beautiful children, with whom she co-creates a better world for the seven generations to come. Visit her online at ashafrost.com
“The only question in the end is whether I can find and tell my inner story,
which is also my inner truth.” ~ Michael Meade.
What fairy tale, myth or story most resembles what your mother lived in her formative years?
This month’s podcast is a special early tribute to Cyndera's mom for Mother’s Day! This podcast includes her story as a child, and its many parallels to the Cinderella story: absent mother, absent father, abandonment, perseverance, patience, kindness, birds, housework, stepmother, stepsisters, fairy godmother, the magic carriage, the dog, the dream come true....
A video version of this reading is available for paid subscribers on the Archetypal Stories Substack! The article and video includes pictures of Cyndera's mom and images from the Little Golden Book version that captured my her imagination and heart as a little girl.
Enjoy and... Happy Mother's Day!
Cyndera welcomes Melissa Townsend - artist, psychic and card creator - to her home in Suisun, California. Over tea, the two discuss the deep process of working with the philosophies of Putanjali through the creation of art work inspired by the yoga sutras. Townsend has dedicated a painting of her personal process to EVERY yoga sutra (Books 1-4). The work of the sutras and the art of Tarot are compared and contrasted. The vital nature of doing such deep artistic work in the age of AI is revealed.
Melissa's work can be purchased through her website at https://melissa-townsend.com
Melissa's Bio:
Melissa Townsend is an Artist, Author, Psychic & Astrologer, and lives in San Francisco with her husband and son.
She has been a practitioner of Yoga for over 35 years, and studied Sanskrit for over 15 years, now teaching the language to others. Melissa has also translated the Yoga Sutras, and has been creating paintings inspired by them since 2011. The paintings, translations, and commentary of the Yoga Sutras, Book One and Book Two, have been published in full-color, soft-bound books and as Meditation Cards.
You can also find Melissa on YouTube videos on Astrology and the Tarot. She has created a couple Tarot Decks including The Subtle Tarot.
The unifying force behind all of Melissa's work lie the age-old questions, the ones that push us onto the spiritual path, “Who am I?” and “Why am I here?” All of this is a way to engage with each other, as we all ask and try to answer those questions.
The Rider-Waite-Smith deck has been known as the preeminent Tarot deck that first illustrated the entire Minor Arcana along with a re-imagining of the Major Arcana that has influenced hundreds of deck on the market today. This podcast interviews Weiser author and editor Judika Illes and researcher/artist/designer Kathryn Sky-Peck about their recently released Weiser Tarot that features Pamela "Pixie" Colman Smith's original line art with freshly watercolor painted cards. The Weiser Tarot presents a fresh face that embraces figures on a varying spectrum of skin tone and gender orientation. The creators' process with this landmark deck inspires all of us to come to this antiquated deck with fresh eyes and to "examine each card one by one, prior to considering the interpretations of others." The 78 pieces of art, originally drawn by Smith, "open our intuition and imagination to explore our hearts and minds" (Illes 2022).
More about Judika Illes:
Born in New York City, Judika Illes is a lifelong lover, student, and practitioner of the magickal arts. She is the author of numerous books devoted to magic spells, witchcraft, saints, spirits, and the paranormal including the best-selling Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells and Encyclopedia of Spirits. Her other books include Pure Magic: A Complete Course in Spellcasting, Magic When You Need It, Encyclopedia of Witchcraft, and Daily Magic, a perpetual calendar of spells, rituals, and feasts. Judika is also the curator of two books of occult fiction. Someday she will publish some occult fiction of her own. Judika is a certified aromatherapist and has been a professional tarot card reader since 1988. Judika has worked as an editor for Weiser Books since 2015. Before that, she worked for The Witches’ Almanac. She teaches about spell-casting and other topics in the US, internationally, and virtually. Her website is under construction, but Judika is easily found on-line at Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJudikaIlles Instagram: @judikailles and Twitter: @JudikaIlles
More about Kathryn Sky-Peck:
Kathryn Sky-Peck has been a life-long student of the esoteric arts. Currently Creative Director at Red Wheel/Weiser, she has been with Weiser books off and on since 1981 when she first began working with the publisher. She is an award-winning poet, a fine artist, and—when the grace of youth allowed it—a modern dancer. She sees all these art forms interconnected, finding color and movement in words and music in poetry. She has been the sole proprietor of Sky Peck Design for the last 27 years, where she maintains a select group of clients, most notably The Witches Almanac and Ibis Press. In her role as book development director at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, she authored Who Has Seen the Wind? and The Poet’s Delay, both compilations of poetry based on the museum’s art collection. She loves the anonymity of being in the background, from where she’s had the honor to work with, support, and learn from some of the occult world’s best-known authors. Not on social media, she lives at the edge of a New England wood with her cat Milo.
The Tarot Lady, Theresa Reed, visits the Archetypal Tarot Podcast with tips on intuition and the power of free will. We discuss her book on Astrology and Tarot and how to overcome fears of "bad" charts or cards.This episode begins with Theresa's own story - how she was in a slump with her career and was surprised to get a reading that she would one day run her own business. She has now been a successful tarot reader for over 30 years and author of many publications. This interview and book details how most of us need to "twist our fate" to best understand ourselves, bring our gifts to the world and thrive even when challenges in our charts arise. If you're curious or drawn to better utilizing tarot and astrology to guide your decision-making The Tarot Lady is the wise sister you've always wanted to listen to!
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Happy New Year and happy new podcast platform! I am writing to let you know that all new Archetypal Tarot Podcasts will be published on Substack at archetypal stories.substack.com. You can head over there now to listen to Song of the Grandmothers: An Interview with Deck Creator Kara Simons! This beautiful deck's insights restore our connection to grandmother energy for everyone, and to the larger natural world. This great shift comes with an immense THANK YOU for supporting the podcast on Podbean. I hope you will consider subscribing and supporting the podcast on its new platform. All old episodes will still be available here on Podbean and also on Youtube (thank you Richard Cox for uploading those!!) Yours in Tarot Podcasting, Cyndera Quackenbush
In this interview with oracle deck creator Kara Simons, Cyndera and Kara explore the bounty of wisdom from the prairie plains through its animals, flora and elemental beings. At the heart of this beautiful and boldly illustrated deck is the revelation of self sovereignty, and the invitation therein to reclaim a direct connection with nature. Kara breaks down the channeled wisdom of these cards and the structure that organically emerged during the cards' creation. Stories of synchronicity and deep learning abound, including how the connection with artist Amy Putney Koenig was sparked. Carefully crafted questions emerge from each card that will clarify your inquiries and stir up transformative intuition. Any and all are welcome to the wildness of the prairie to open to its expansive wisdom!
Find out more anout Kara, her decks and connect with her on her website joyfulresonance.com
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This episode Julienne is in conversation with Sophie Bashford, author of The Goddesses, Gods & Gaurdians oracle deck recently published by Hay House and with beautiful illustrations by Hillary Wilson.
Together they discuss the universal archetypal patterns and perspectives seen in the cards and guidance on working with these energies.
Sophie Bashford is a UK based author, channel and much-loved expert on Goddesses. She supports people all over the world to awaken their soul memories of the Goddess through her Moon Temple Membership, private sessions and retreats. www.sophiebashford.com
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BIG Thanks to our patrons: Peter, Janet, Richard, Joro, Juniper and Rash of Stay Woke Tarot. We appreciate our Patrons and their support! You can find out more about the fabulous benefits of being a Patron at http://tiny.cc/tarotpodcast This episode is sponsored Freerange Priestess on Etsy - you’ll find unconventional rosaries, quirky prayer beads, sacred jewelry and more. https://www.etsy.com/shop/FreeRangePriestess
Cyndera Quackenbush interviews Theresa Reed aka "The Tarot Lady" in this latest installment of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast. Celebrating her recently released deck Tarot for Kids, these two Geminis dive deep into the discussion around early life and the intuitive arts. How can children learn to use Tarot? How can they trust their instincts? How can intuitive wisdom be nurtured and cultivated at an early age? These questions and more are illuminated with real life stories from the Tarot Lady and her own experiences as a precocious child, mother and card reader for thousands. You'll emerge from this podcast with renewed hope for the next generation!
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About The Tarot Lady: Theresa Reed (aka “The Tarot Lady”) is a world-renowned Tarot expert who has been reading Tarot—and teaching Tarot to curious students—for close to 30 years. She is the author of Tarot: No Questions Asked – Mastering the Art of Intuitive Reading and The Tarot Coloring Book, an illustrated tour through the world of Tarot with coloring sheets for every card in the deck. Theresa is also the author of Astrology For Real Life (A No B.S. Guide for the Astro-Curious) and the co-author of Tarot for Troubled Times with Shaheen Miro. Her latest project is Tarot for Kids, a kid-friendly tarot deck with artist Kailey Whitman. In addition to writing, teaching, podcasting, and speaking at Tarot conferences, Theresa also runs a popular website—TheTarotLady.com—where she dishes out advice, inspiration and tips for Tarot lovers of all experience levels. She also hosts two educational podcasts: Tarot Bytes and Astrology Bytes, which have been downloaded by millions of people around the world. Follow Theresa on Twitter and Instagram for her daily “Six Second Tarot Readings”—plus photos of her extremely handsome cat, Monkey. Photographer credit: Jessica Kaminski
The Archetypal Tarot Podcast celebrates the arrival of Spring with a special guest, storyteller Priscilla Howe. She is the author of the recently released sampler of Bulgarian Folktales called Clever, Kind, Tricky and Sly. With so much happening in the world, with an eye particularly on Eastern Europe, Priscilla and Cyndera find hope, laughter and wisdom within the trickster archetype, embodied by "Clever Peter" and also the old woman archetype "Baba Marta." Priscilla tells two tales from her book and Cyndera follows suit with a made-up Bulgarian-inspired story of her own. This podcast is full of heart as it unveils aspects of the trickster that can be kind as well as sly.
About author Priscilla Howe: Storyteller Priscilla Howe has traveled the world with a bagful of puppets and a headful of stories since 1993. Her favorite story is the one she's telling at any given moment, and her favorite audience is the one right in front of her. She is a native New Englander who lives in Lawrence, Kansas with a cat named Pippin. Priscilla's new book, Clever, Kind, Tricky and Sly: A Bulgarian Folktale Sampler just came out, thanks to Parkhurst Brothers Publishers. Find out more about and connect with Priscilla through her website https://www.priscillahowe.com/ .
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This episode we welcome back a long time friend of the podcast, Rashunda Tramble. (You might know her as Rash of Stay Woke Tarot). We recorded this late last year about her book: The Numinous Tarot Guide: A New Way to Read the Cards. If you don’t have a copy, well we highly recommend it. We discuss her book, reexamine tradition and unpack some gems found in The Hierophant card.
About Rash
Rashunda Tramble is a writer and Tarot reader originally from Memphis, Tennessee now living in Switzerland. She has a BA in Film and an MA in Creative Media Practice. She is also a member of Mensa and a certified Reiki IV practitioner. She has worked in radio and television in the US, and marketing and communications (art, luxury and finance) in Europe. Having worked with the Tarot for over 20 years, she offers professional readings under the moniker Stay Woke Tarot and is the co-author of “The Numinous Tarot Guide: A New Way to Read the Cards”. Follow her on IG & Twitter: @staywoketarot Website (book a reading!) https://www.staywoketarot.com/
Stay in touch with us! We’re in Instagram & Facebook @TarotPodcast our email is tarotpodcast @ gmail.com
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We are over-the-moon excited to share our conversation with deck creator, artist and magic maker Chris-Anne. You might know her from her wildly cool The Lightseer’s Tarot. In this episode we discuss her brand new deck: The Tarot of Curious Creatures. With their illuminating conversations and grounded wisdom, the curious and quirky characters in this 78 (+1) deck are a strangely familiar twist on the traditional tarot. And we think you’re gonna love it. The Tarot of Curious Creatures is available November 2nd and can be ordered from her website chris-anne.com and the usual places you get your decks. More about Chris-Anne: Chris-Anne is a deck creator, artist, and magic-maker, as well as a marketing strategist and owner of Pixelbrand: a branding and graphic design company. She offers unique courses for creators that combine marketing and branding with manifestation and intuition. She successfully Kickstarted three independent card decks: The Sacred Creators Oracle, The Light Seer's Tarot, and The Muse Tarot-all now available through Hay House. Her latest card deck, The Tarot for Curious Creatures releases this fall.
- Website: chris-anne.com
- Instagram: @pixiecurio
Stay in touch with us! We’re in Instagram & Facebook @TarotPodcast our email is tarotpodcast@gmail.com Now you can find Cyndera and Julienne on clubhouse! This episode is sponsored Freerange Priestess on Etsy - you’ll find unconventional rosaries, quirky prayer beads and more. freerangepriestess.com / https://www.etsy.com/shop/FreeRangePriestess BIG Thanks to our patrons: Joro, Peter, Janet, Richard, Juniper and Rash of Stay Woke Tarot. We appreciate our Patrons and their support! You can find out more about the fabulous benefits of being a Patron at http://tiny.cc/tarotpodcast The podcast is produced by Both/And Media Theme music by: The Lunar Group
Happy New Year from the Archetypal Tarot Podcast! For their annual New Year's ritual, Julienne Givot and Cyndera Quackenbush sit down with a couple decks to draw their cards for 2022. For the Major Arcana card, Cyndera picks from the recently released Tarot in Pandemic and Revolution and Julienne picks a card from the Archetype Cards of Caroline Myss. These cards are not pre-picked before the podcast, allowing listeners to hear the intuitive, gut reactions to the revealed images, themes and archetypes. Find out what's in store for 2022 with The Archetypal Tarot Podcast New Year's edition!
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For our latest installment of star Tarot deck makers, we’re thrilled to share this interview with artist-extraordinaire Cat Pierce! Known for her successful contributions in psychedelic indie music, she has recently turned her artistic expressions towards her own version of the classic Tarot. The Wandering Star Tarot is a beautifully illustrated deck acting like a compass for individual readers to use in their own inward journeys of reflection. Our interview explores the topics of intuition, creative process and the relationships between music and Tarot. We delve deep into the youthful, feminine and haloed figures that gaze out directly to each reader. The Mother Star and The Creator, additions to the traditional 78 cards of the Rider Waite, are discussed in detail along with the ethics of Yes/No Questions. There is also an undeniable presence of CATS. Get ready to play with Cat Pierce and Julienne and Cyndera in the latest Archetypal Tarot Podcast! More about Cat Pierce: Cat Pierce is a singer, songwriter, visual artist, self-proclaimed psychonaut, and spiritual evolution enthusiast. Known primarily for her music, she is one half of the sister-band The Pierces, and has also had success as a solo artist. Her songs have been featured in movies and television shows such as Dexter, Gossip Girl, Riverdale, and more. Most notably, she penned and performed the theme song for the ABC hit show Pretty Little Liars. She has toured the world with Coldplay, Lissie, Adam Green, and Albert Hammond Jr., and performed with Emmylou Harris and Elton John. She has garnered two top ten albums in England, one of which reached Gold status. Her love of drawing, writing, and delving into the mystical inspired her to create her first tarot deck: The Wandering Star Tarot (available now).
Instagram: @iamcatdog Facebook:@CatPierceMusic YouTube: thepierces Stay in touch with us! We’re in Instagram & Facebook @TarotPodcast our email is tarotpodcast @ gmail Now you can find Cyndera and I on clubhouse! This episode is sponsored Freerange Priestess on Etsy - you’ll find unconventional rosaries, quirky prayer beads, tarot jewelry and more. freerangepriestess.com / https://www.etsy.com/shop/FreeRangePriestess BIG Thanks to our patrons: Joro, Peter, Janet, Richard, Juniper and Rash of Stay Woke Tarot. We appreciate our Patrons and their support! You can find out more about the fabulous benefits of being a Patron at http://tiny.cc/tarotpodcast The podcast is produced by Both/And Media Theme music by: The Lunar Group
This episode features a conversation about the crossroads of science and intuition in the brand new book: The Premonition Code: How Sensing the Future Can Change Your Life. Science combines with spirituality in this revolutionary new book as best-selling dream author and Cambridge University academic Theresa Cheung joins forces with cognitive neuroscientist Dr Julia Mossbridge, and together they explain and examine scientific research showing that sensing the future is possible and that it is not set in stone. The Premonition Code is available now and you can access the companion website ThePremonitionCode.com for in-depth information, training and testing of your pre-cognative skills. Yes YOUR precognitive skills! Connect with the Archetypal Tarot Podcast on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram @TarotPodcast
It’s tempting to assign gender to the Archetypes of Masculine & Feminine but this is often a folly because no matter what you outwardly identify with the most we all have qualities of the Masculine and Feminine or as Carl Jung puts it the Anima and Animus. This topic is ginormous but Cyndera and Julienne focus on how these archetypes show up in the major arcana. Julienne parses out several sets based on themes of how the archetypes manifest in the world and as usual the conversation ranges from the personal to the political and how we can use the mythology of tarot for a better understanding of ourselves and our world. Be sure to check out Cyndera’s new online readings at storythroughstone.org/readings Be a part of our Patron Team! Tiny.cc/tarot Connect with us on Social Media :)
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Julienne’s sets of the Major Arcana for contemplation of the Masculine & Feminine Archetypes. Androgynous (Containing both at once organically) * Justice * World * Temperance * Judgement
Male * Hierophant * Chariot * Emperor * Magician
Female * Empress * Priestess * Star * Strength
Dualistic (containing both but with distinction between the two) * Devil * Lovers * Tower
Open Masculine (Externally masculine but requiring aspects of feminine interiority.) * Hanged Man * Hermit * Fool
Open Feminine (Externally feminine but requiring aspects of masculinity) * Sun * Moon * Wheel
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This episode Cyndera interviews writer and film maker Marieke Lexmond about her writing of the Madigan Chronicles with the use of the 22 Major Arcana cards of the Tarot. Throughout this interview, the influences of nature, magic and archetypes pervade and are revealed through the creative writing process. We'll hear a selection from Marieke's first book, The Dagger and discuss the Magical Tarot Deck that is introduced and explored through her second book of the same title. We have 6 in total to look forward to, as well as a specially created Tarot deck of animals and nature illustrated by Marieke's friend from childhood, Nicole Ruijgrok. Thank you for joining us on this journey of magic, life lessons and tarot-inspired characters as we go "Under the Witches Hat."
Marieke Lexmond reads tarot cards, loves food, photography, and travel. She has three sassy little dogs that she likes to take everywhere and have their own Instagram account @urbandogsquad. Her background in filmmaking enabled her to travel and live around the globe. Storytelling is in her blood, from saving her allowance from a very young age to buy books, to her master's degree from the Dutch Film Academy. Fantasy and science fiction are her favorite. She prefers to write fun and mystical stories. Her attraction to nature and places with a magical history brought her to New Orleans and the West Coast of Ireland. As a pagan, she felt an instant connection to the land; it feeds her imagination and has become the inspiration for the Madigan Chronicles.
Her website and instagram tag: underthewitcheshat.com @underthewitcheshat
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Today marks our 10 year anniversary of podcasting! From the Fool to the World and back, Story Through Stone founder and teacher Cyndera Quakenbush and Archetypal Consultant, Julienne Givot have been dishing out thoughts, ideas, interviews and wise cracks about the Tarot, archetypes and provocative mythology for the 21st century for a decade. This episode is a rare opportunity for the two to be together in person discussing the past, present and the future.
email us TarotPodcast@gmail.com We’re in Instagram & Facebook @TarotPodcast This episode is sponsored Freerange Priestess on Etsy - you’ll find unconventional rosaries, prayer beads and more. freerangepriestess.com / https://www.etsy.com/shop/FreeRangePriestess
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Can you connect to your ancestors using the Tarot? Answer: YES
Julienne and Cyndera join together for a very special interview with Nancy Hendrickson, author of the recently released Ancestral Tarot (full bio below). Like a 3 of cups dancing, hosts and guests embark on a discussion of anchoring with the ancestors, and the growing interest this has in the collective at the moment.
Nancy delves more deeply into the description of the different types of ancestors tarot readers can work with. Beyond ancestors of blood, each person can call on both Ancestors of Time and Place. Drawing the wisdom of daily life lived over centuries, guidance for specific questions and problems can be articulated through Tarot imagery.
Julienne describes a mini reading she did for herself for her beginning ancestor work and Nancy provides further insight, including some perspectives on reversals. To further delight current topic interests, Nancy, Julienne and Cyndera further explore the connection between fairy tales and tarot, as well as the ancestors present in the larger natural world. This episode wraps up with the conclusion that ancestor work is not only popular at the moment, but is necessary for our continued survival on earth. Open your eyes, ears and heart for signs from the ancestors in this latest interview!
Nancy Hendrickson is the author of Ancestral Tarot, a book that takes readers into the realm of Ancestors of Blood, Place, and Time using Tarot. She has decades of experience in both genealogy and tarot. Nancy is a columnist for The Cartomancer Magazine, writing about Tarot decks from a cultural perspective. She is active on Instagram @nancysageshadow where she posts daily about Tarot and other forms of divination. You can learn more about Nancy and her work at www.sageandshadow.com
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This episode We delve into the world of archetypal fairytales inspired by Cyndera’s recent acquisition of volume one of Jungian scholar Marie Louise Von Franz’s Archetypal symbols in Fairytales: The Profane and Magical Worlds and Julienne mostly fails a Tarot quiz. She's hoping for a chance to redeem myself but until then we hope you enjoy our banter about the power of archetypes and story.
Show notes & Reference Links:
Volume 1 of the Collected Works of Marie-Louise von Franz: Archetypal Symbols in Fairytales: The Profane and Magical Worlds
This Jungian Life podcast https://thisjungianlife.com/
Clarissa Pinkola-Estes http://www.clarissapinkolaestes.com/
Jean Shinoda-Bolen https://www.jeanbolen.com/
Robert A. Johnson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Johnson_(psychotherapist)
This episode is sponsored by our stalwart patrons: Peter, Richard, Juniper and Rash of Stay Woke Tarot and Janet. We appreciate our Patrons and their support makes all of this possible. You can find out more about the fabulous benefits of being a Patron at http://tiny.cc/tarotpodcast
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It’s the year of the Hierophant - by calculation as well as last months guidance reading for 2021. SO much Pope and a whole year to work with it. ;-) Both Cyndera and Julienne are in the process of moving, so this month we offer you a replay of our original episode on the Hierophant from 9 years ago! (January 2012) We hope you enjoy this vintage episode and we’ll be back next month with a fresh one. Many thanks to our generous Patrons: Peter, Janet, Richard, Juniper and Rash of Stay Woke Tarot. We appreciate our Patrons and their support makes all of this possible. You can find out more about the fabulous benefits of being a Patron at http://tiny.cc/tarotpodcast This podcast is sponsored by: freerangepriestess.com / https://www.etsy.com/shop/FreeRangePriestess The podcast is produced by Both/And Media Theme music by: The Lunar Group
Aloha! It’s time for our annual new year card draw. Cyndera and I got together on Zoom the Morning of January 1st 2021 and drew three focus cards for the new year. One major arcana card, one Hawaiian Mana card and this year we added one of Cyndera’s Story Through Stone Card. Episode sponsored by: Free Range Priestess unconventional rosaries & prayer beads on Etsy . Podcast listeners get $2 off their order by using the code MAHALO at check out.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/FreeRangePriestess Cyndera's classes: https://www.storythroughstone.org/workshops Cards for 2021: Our card from the Story Through Stone deck doesn't have a name but we've dubbed it "The Cave of Light"
From the Hawaiian Mana Cards: Nalu (card 26)
Major Arcana Tarot Card: The Hierophant
2020 has been full of surprises most of them frankly not so much fun and some devastating but a few have been beautiful. This episode is a discussion about a deeply feminist practice hidden inside the patriarchy.
Recommended Resources: Free range rosaries & prayer beads by Julienne https://www.etsy.com/shop/FreeRangePriestess
More beautiful and sacred beads: Aloha Rosa Leis by Geralyn https://aloharosaleis.com/
Recommended Reading/Listening:
The Way of the Rose: The Radical Path of the Divine Feminine Hidden in the Rosary What happens when a former Zen Buddhist monk and his feminist wife experience an apparition of the Virgin Mary? https://www.amazon.com/Way-Rose-Radical-Divine-Feminine/dp/0812988957/
Untie the Strong Woman: Blessed Mother's Immaculate Love for the Wild Soul Via personal blessings and stories of visitations, miracles, and common events, Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés helps us reconnect with the fierce and loving force of the Blessed Mother.
http://www.clarissapinkolaestes.com/untie_the_strong_woman__blessed_mother_s_immaculate_love_for_the_wild_soul_108856.htm
We are getting all kinds of Witchy this October episode - we’re excited to share this conversation with Tarot bad @ss Melissa Cynova. 🕯️ Melissa is an award winning author and tarot reader from St. Louis, MO. Her latest book, Kitchen Table Magic is out now. We talk magic, the archetype of the witch, grief, toxic positivity and pumpkin spice lattes - there is more to them than you realized. True story! As is the case when Melissa and I together swearing happens so you have been warned - there will be f* bombs a plenty.
Follow Melissa on the socials for authentic, wise, big-hearted goodness.
As always, you can Find us on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @TarotPodcast Email us at TarotPodcast@gmail.com
💞 Big thanks to our Patrons: Peter, Richard, Juniper and Rash of Stay Woke Tarot. We appreciate your friendship and support every day!
The podcast is produced by Both/And Media Theme music by: The Lunar Group
Story Through Stone founder and teacher Cyndera Quakenbush along with her co-host Julienne Givot, Archetypal Consultant and Free Range Priestess discuss the surprising fact that they have been publishing the podcast for 9 years, the Lovers card - internal wholeness - relationships - weddings - prayer - Julienne’s role as a Free Range Priestess and Cyndera’s deepening into her work with her Story Through Stone Cards.
Big thanks to this episode’s sponsor, Melissa Cynova! Melissa is an award winning author and tarot reader from St. Louis, MO. Her latest book, Kitchen Table Magic is out September 8th. Check out her website melissacynova.com and follow her on the socials for authentic, wise, big hearted goodness. You can thank us later.
Melissa on Insta
Melissa on FB
References: The Way of the Rose: The Radical Path of the Divine Feminine Hidden in the Rosary https://wayoftherose.org/
Check out Julienne’s Instagram exploration of beauty on https://www.instagram.com/revjulienne/
Cyndera’s Insta also has some beautiful imagery with her billion year old stones with naturally occurring imagery. https://www.instagram.com/story.through.stone/
Cyndera on Your Tango: https://www.yourtango.com/experts/cyndera-quackenbush
Episode sponsor: 💫 Get your first 5 minute reading for only $5 with Keen so click or tap this link to get started https://trykeen.com/archetypal 💫NASA discovered a new Comet, named Newowise in late March of this year and for the past couple of weeks it’s been passing by the earth. What can this celestial event reflect for us here on earth in the midst of the chaos of multiple pandemics? What can it teach us about developing a new wisdom that is equal to these challenges? Here is a pic of the Stone Card along with a re-created image of Haley's comet mentioned in the episode.
Cyndera’s article on Neowise What The Comet Neowise Can Teach Us About Our Collective Consciousness Cyndera’s article on The Death Card Many thanks to our Patrons! Peter, Katt, Richard, Juniper and Rash of Stay Woke Tarot. We appreciate your friendship and support every day!
Episode sponsor: Get your first 5 minute reading for only $5 with Keen so click or tap this link to get started https://trykeen.com/archetypal The core survival archetypes are: The Child, The Victim, The Saboteur and The Prostitute. Part 1 covered The Child & The Victim and in this episode we cover The Saboteur and The Prostitute. For a cinematic deep dive into all of the survival archetypes using the film The Way, check out this downloadable course from Julienne’s mentor, Jim Curtan. The Way: A Journey of Healing & Self Acceptance https://gum.co/theway Use the promo code: rona for 20% off purchase. The world seems to be turned upside down, and many of us long for a simple answer to complicated problems. This two part series discusses 4 archetypes universal to everyone that form the core patterns of survival. Each of these patterns can give us a place to stand amidst the chaos. If we are open to observing what archetypal patterns are emerging for us we can better navigate our lives and interact positively for ourselves and our community. First off, what is an archetype? Archetypes are universal patterns of talents, motivations and behaviors. They contain a dialogue of how and why we use our energy the way we do. Archetypal patterns are a way to learn about the truth and possibilities of our lives. Every character archetype has an empowered or light side as well as a disempowered or shadow side. Archetypes are both universal and personal. More at Julienne’s website: https://archetypist.com/ The Saboteur Corollary or attendant archetypes: Magician, Alchemist The Head Mind & Thought Choice, Truth, Self-Esteem Element: Air The Saboteur is often the Inner Critic with a running dialogue that picks things to pieces (hence the sabotaging…). It’s the part of us that has a tendency to be logical (empowered) and over-thinking (disempowered). The Alchemist/Magician represents an ability to identify and understand the illusions that the Saboteur concocts and seeing the possibilities in situations. The ancient Alchemists where focused on changing lead to gold and the symbolic Alchemist can see the gold in the leaden situations. In film/tv: Miranda - Sex & the City, Hermione - Harry Potter The Prostitute Corollary or attendant archetype: Lover The Heart Emotions, Faith, Negotiation, Integrity, Self-Worth Lover / Prostitute Element: Water In film/tv: Charlotte from Sex in the City, Hagrid from Harry Potter The Prostitute archetype engages lessons in integrity and the sale or negotiation of one’s integrity or spirit due to fears of physical and financial survival or for financial gain. This archetype activates the aspects of the unconscious that are related to seduction and control, whereby you are as capable of buying a controlling interest in another person as you are in selling your own power. Prostitution should also be understood as the selling of your talents, ideas, and any other expression of the self–or the selling-out of them. This archetype is universal and its core learning relates to the need to birth and refine self-esteem and self-respect. The disempowered version of the Prostitute is the People Pleaser, the empowered, the Lover who gives from their excess. R.A.I.N. process to working with archetypes adapted from work created by Tara Brach. Acknowledge each of these stages in a journal or other creative outlet. Recognize - the archetype Accept with Compassion - accept it’s message for you with compassion Investigate - where and why this pattern comes up Navigate - to the next right action OR / Non-attachment - dis-engage from it
The world seems to be turned upside down, and many of us long for a way to navigate the chaos. This two part series discusses 4 archetypes universal to everyone that form the core patterns of survival.
Each of these patterns can give us a place to stand amidst the chaos. If we are open to observing what archetypal patterns are emerging for us we can better navigate our lives and interact positively for ourselves and our community.
First off, what is an archetype?
Archetypes are universal patterns of talents, motivations and behaviors. They contain a dialogue of how and why we use our energy the way we do. Archetypal patterns are a way to learn about the truth and possibilities of our lives.
Every character archetype has an empowered or light side as well as a disempowered or shadow side.
Archetypes are both universal and personal.
More on archetypes can be found on Julienne's website: archetypist.com
The core survival archetypes are: The Child, The Victim, The Saboteur and The Prostitute.
Part 1 delves into The Child and The Victim and Part 2 will cover The Saboteur and The Prostitute.
Each are their own distinct template but for the core 4 survival archetypes but it's useful to also bring in their strongest corollary archetype.
The Child
Corollary archetype: Sovereign (or King/Queen) responsible for self, has wide care and concern for others. Is willing and able to respond to the needs of others.
Empowered attributes: * Imagination * Sees things afresh * Willingness to try something new * The rejuvenating power of play * Connects with nature * Curiosity - being curious keeps you open - seeking wisdom vs simple answers even if unsubstatiated - these often concretize - become a protected belief because we are not able to let in opposing or new ideas.
Dismpowered attributes: * Naiveté - believing because we want a simple answer. * Blind trust / handing our power over to another for protection * Temper tantrums * Refusal to follow guidance because it’s uncomfortable “You’re not the boss of me!”
Attendant archetypes: Seeker, Detective, Guide, Artist, Student
Victim / Warrior Empowered attributes: * Creates, holds and protects boundaries * Uses discernment before engaging in battle * Seeks not to hurt others but protect * Acknowledges that wounds connect us to each other fostering understanding & compassion * Alerts us to when we are in danger
Dismpowered attributes: * Refusal to move toward healing * Hands power over due to woundedness / helplessness * Seeks attention through complaining without movement toward resolution * Engages in blame but not toward healing
Attendant archetypes: Judge, Hero, Mentor, Liberator
R.A.I.N. process to working with archetypes adapted from work created by Tara Brach Recognize the pattern at work in any situation Accept situation with Compassion Investigate how to move forward Navigate to next right action or connection OR Non-attachment - let go
Amidst this pandemic we are feeling all the feels. It’s exhausting, it’s confounding, it’s scary and undoubtedly it’s changed life as we know it forever.
In this episode we dive into the archetypal catalysts of three tarot cards, Death/Rebirth, Judgement and The World. We unpack how these relate to the corona virus pandemic and how they can provide insight into our individual and collective opportunities for a pretty big leap in evolution.
We present questions that can help us process what is going on and discover our part in this evolutionary process. We finish with an idea for an exercise to open ourselves and attune to the inspiration of beauty even in these dark times. Note This recording contains coarse language as well as humor. If the idea of death, is overwhelming for you, consider saving this episode for later. We don’t present anything graphic but we do reference metaphorical death and rebirth as a part of the evolution/growth process. If that's too much right now, we get it - all of our feelings and experiences are heightened as we navigate this crisis and the last thing we want is to make it worse. We send you aloha and compassion. We named the episode Wide Open based on the title of a painting created by Cyndera's friend Angela Han. The painting itself was inspired by a song of the same name written by Cyndera and her husband, Joro. Both song and painting were created in the last month amidst the covid-19 pandemic. Look for a bonus episode with more info.
We hope you find inspiration and hope you’ll reach out to us on social media or by email.
For a photo of the painting and links and references visit the show page here: https://archetypaltarot.podbean.com/e/wide-open-three-archetypal-processes-of-evolution/
Journal / exercise / exploration or card spread prompts:
Death-Rebirth Endings, cycles of transformation, change, new beliefs, new awareness , renewal (Reversed) not wanting to move on, clinging to the past, fear of change, sentimental, end of hope, forces of destruction
Question: What are you letting go of now and how does that inform your dream of the future?
Judgment self realization and understanding, spiritual awakening, knowing motives, transparency, a reckoning, epiphany (Reversed) hiding - shadow material
Question: What part of yourself in this crisis needs to be “un-judged” by acceptance in order to feel more whole?
The World Completion, wholeness, new levels of consciousness, (Reversed) short cuts, a need to follow through, unmet dreams, a need to stay focused to complete a task.
Questions: What does your beautiful future look like? Are you able to envision a future where our world has evolved SO much for the better?
Beauty Journal Hat tip to the Metaphysical Milkshake podcast and Dr. Rhett Diessner for this idea. Every week make note of something beautiful in each of these four categories: -A beautiful design -Something beautiful in nature -Something morally beautiful -A beautiful idea
References, Resources & Links: ✨ Angela Han, artist https://www.angelahanart.com/ IG&FB @angelahanart
✨ Local Futures
✨ The Sunrise Movement
✨ Michael Meade - A Time of Transformation series
✨ New York Times article on St. Rosalia patron saint of plagues
✨ This Jungian Life episode 106 When Everything Changes
✨ Metaphysical Milkshake podcast episode on Beauty
Film & Television with Utopian themes
Star Trek Black Panther Tomorrowland Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Avatar Cloud Atlas The Last Station La Belle Verte The Biggest Little Farm (documentary) The Seventh Seal
"Wide Open" a painting by Angela Han.
Cyndera & Julienne discuss the the Corona Virus pandemic through the lens of the archetypal stories of the tarot. Keeping in mind that we drew The Strength card as our focus for 2020, we pull in a few more that we see in evidence during this crisis and discuss how this archetypal view can guide and possibly bring something new to the world during the darkest time.
Tarot Cards / archetypal stories discussed are: STRENGTH, HANGED MAN, HERMIT, TOWER, DEATH-REBIRTH
We are careful in our discussion to honor what unfolds with compassion (and especially self compassion) and not castigate people for not approaching the hardships with a purely spiritual view. All of our capacities are needed at this time even if it means standing in the closet and screaming obscenities to re-set ourselves for the road ahead.
We also discuss ways to use time away from regular routines to re-connect with friends, spend time in nature, bring life to new projects and observe the process of creativity as fomented by BEING (Yin/Feminine) and then brought to life by DOING (Yang/Masculine).
References:
As usual we recognize our podcast friends, colleagues and sheroes for their thoughtful contributions and ideas.
✨ Rash of Stay Woke Tarot reminds us of compassion for ourselves and not feeling ashamed of a less than spiritual approach.
✨ Award winning author, academic and bad@ss goddess, Naomi Klein
✨ Cyndera's first ever certified Story Through Stone Reader, Desiree Ammons of Sukha Self Care.
✨ Ke'oni Hanalei of Pohala Hawaiian Botanicals references the lessons of Hawaiian Fern Medicine, particularly Laukahi - Divine Magnetism.
✨ Author, card-slinger and all around bad@ss of tarot, Melissa Cynova turned us on to The Lightseer's Tarot by Chris-Anne which are the images we focus on.
Happy New Years to our Archetypal Tarot Podcast listeners!
As per the Archetypal Tarot tradition, co-hosts Julienne Givot and Cyndera Quackenbush got together over the phone and picked a card for the new year. This time we picked one from the Rider-Waite Major Arcana and one from the Mana Cards, to bring a bit of Mainland and Island Wisdom together for our New Years reading. Themes emerging include Strength, Winds of Change, At-One-Ment and yelling at CNN...
Poem by Hafiz and Story of Maui from Catherine Kalama Becker & Doya Nardin's Mana Cards (as is the above image)
It has been a time of darkness, literal darkness, as California in the past weeks have been plunged into power outages, fears of fire, evacuations and unspeakable loss because of those fires - once again.
As the smoke thickens and we face a “new normal,” we seem to be seeing even less clearly around us and are uncertain in these darkening times. True Light, when it comes, is unexpected and often fleeting. More and more we ask, what is our path as a human race? What is our place here on this earth? What can I in my one life do to contribute?
This podcast explores the quest for purpose through a recent reading. The querent asks how she can find her path again and what's important to her amidst a chaotic daily family life. This question is a meaningful personal plea that has collective significance.
Here is how you can get an online reading from anywhere in the world:
First Visit storythroughstone.org/readings
Purchase the reading using the PayPal button. Readings are usually $75 but with your $30 discount they will only be $45 by Typing in Promo Code STONESEASON. This offer will stand just until the end of 2019, so take advantage and purchase the gift of a reading for a friend as well!
You may also support this podcast by making a pledge at tiny.cc/tarot. Warmest thanks to our current patrons Cat, Richard, Allie and Geneva.
This Seasonal Archetypal Tarot Podcast features a reading from the Autumn phase of life - the time when careers may come to a close and retirement beckons. This encompasses both the realities of ending and also the embrace of new creative and collaborative relationships.
This podcast also offers two different ways to receive your own Story Through Stone Reflection Card Reading!
How might we liberate our card readings to reveal not only personal insights but also deepen our dialogue with the Earth itself? This question began with a reading for a young woman in Spain, asking if she should leave for London to study acting. The story that resulted, "The Gift of the Oyster" revealed a surprising chain of synchronicities that lead Archetypal Podcast host, Cyndera Quackenbush, to connect more deeply with the surrounding environment and its shelled companions.
Do you have a grit of sand you would like to explore as a possible pearl in a Story Through Stone Reading? We are still accepting questions and readings to be featured on the Podcast, which you can submit by becoming a Patron and e-mailing tarotpodcast@gmail.com. Make your tiny, or not so tiny pledge at tiny.cc/tarot and warmest thanks to our current patrons!
Special Summer Travel Edition! Cyndera makes her way to Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece, and reflects on two contrasting yet complimentary archetypes - the Pillar and the Mermaid - and how both are present in the images of the Tarot. Stories emerge from Cyndera's own childhood as the failed Delphi of the Desert, and she also offers a creative retelling of the Contest of Athena and Poseidon inspired by her trip to the Acropolis. Questions, Readings and their stories will resume in the next podcast! You can still receive a reading by becoming a patron at tiny.cc/tarot and e-mailing tarotpodcast@gmail.com with your question.
Whew! At the very tail end of June, we've got the new Archetypal Tarot Podcast for you! Cyndera Quackenbush takes the reins and turns to the intimate new format that explores real-life questions, asked directly to the Tarot, and the readings that result.
The episode begins with a brief history of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast and how this latest period marks a third chapter. The real-life question comes from "Dee" in India, who is wondering about the unfolding of her own tarot practice.
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Aloha listeners! We have some BIG news for you. Things are changing up around the Archetypal Tarot Podcast! We’ll explain. It’ll be cool. Stay till the end of the show to find out how you can participate. Thanks for listening! You’ve just heard about our transition to a reading based podcast with Cyndera I bet you are excited to get a reading! If you are already a Patron - just send Cyndera your question by email to tarotpodcast@gmail.com If you aren’t a Patron yet - well what are you waiting for!? Just go to tiny.cc/tarot to sign up. Or Google Archetypal Tarot Podcast and land yourself on our podcast site. It’s super easy to sign up and receive so many cool Patron bonuses for less than the price of a cappuccino! As always, you can Find us on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @TarotPodcast Big thanks to our Patrons: Sara, Geneva, Richard, Peter, Rash, Alli, Yvonne and K. Your support makes all this happen & you make us smile every day! Produced by Both/And Media Theme music by: The Lunar Group
Ke’oni Hanalei is an alchemist, Hawaiian Cultural Practitioner and founder of Pohala Botanicals https://www.pohala.net/ in Kula, Maui, Hawaii. Ke’oni comes from a long line of medicine holders (called Kahuna here in Hawaii), his lineage extends far, far, far back in time. He inherited sacred fern medicine wisdom his Grandmother, Kau’ikeonalani. We hope you enjoy this conversation with Ke’oni as we discuss masculine & feminine energies, emotional intelligence and what we are all called to be and do to fulfill our destinies and the destiny of the planet. Definitely follow Ke’oni on Instagram at pohala_hawaiian_botanicals - his website is pohala.net.
Aloha means love.
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Topics include: masculine & feminine energies, compassion, purpose & meaning, Emotional intelligence - feeling the feels, true expression of the Self
Hawaiian Language: There is more than a little bit of Hawaiian language used in the podcast so here is a handy cheat sheet in case you need it. The Hawaiian language is contextual and relational as well as poetic. It frequently does not translate directly 'one to one' and words have multiple meanings but here is my best attempt to share the meanings of some of the words used in the podcast.
Aloha: There are many meanings of aloha but my sense is that they culminate in what we call Love with a capital L. It’s worth noting that 'alo' means ‘presence’ and ‘ha' is the breath of life - so in a way it’s the recognition of sacred presence which is Love. It’s used as both hello and goodbye as well.
Kapili (kah-pee-lee) : to bond, synthesis, put together, unite
Kapu (kah-poo): forbidden, sacred, protected (because it’s sacred)
Kūkala: proclaim
Pōhala: to recover consciousness; to wake from stupor. PōHALA, to ascend.
Huna: secret, hidden
Kahuna: expert, priests/priestess, keeper of sacred knowledge, medicine holder
'Ike (ee-kay): wisdom
Mana’o (man-na-oh): thought
Kiakahi (key-ah-kah-hee): purpose & meaning
Ke'oni and Julienne
If you are a regular listener you will know our guest for this episode. Melissa Cynova is first and foremost a bad ass of Tarot. She been slinging tarot cards for 30 years - her first book from Llewelyn press Kitchen Table Tarot is a must read for noobs and experts alike. This is her 3rd time on the podcast because we love her so much (did I mention she is a bad ass?) and we are celebrating the publication of her new book, Tarot Elements: Five Readings to Reset Your Life. Just get it. You can connect with her on the Instagrams or her website: melissacynova.com And here is my conversation with Melissa. WARNING We swear a lot in this episode.
Some stuff we talk about: Melissa’s new book, Tarot Elements: Five Readings to Reset Your Life. Ghost Dog the Way of the Warrior Cheryl Strayed, Brene Brown, Elizabeth Gilbert
Gen X whininess
We know you could have done something else with the last 40ish minutes of your life but we are SO glad you spent it with us. We highly encourage you to connect with Melissa on Instagram and yes, get her book! Available at fine stores everywhere -but the vandalized copy available from her website is the best. MelissaCynova.com If you are listening to this in March of 2019 look for a post on Instagram and Facebook for a chance to win a copy. Big mahalos to our Patrons: Sara, Geneva, Richard, Peter, Rash, Alli, & Yvonne! Thank you! your support makes all this happen & you make us smile every day! Produced by Both/And Media Theme music by: The Lunar Group
Body Image & Archetypes a conversation with Richard Cox & Nicole Schnackenberg This episode is a conversation about archetype and body image with Nicole Schnackenburg & Richard Cox. We discuss their philosophy and exploration of the underlying meanings beneath body image struggles. Subjects discussed include: The archetype of the Witch, the fairytale The Snow Queen , super hero films, Star Wars, Game of Thrones and more. Nicole Schnackenberg is a psychotherapist, a 200-hour yoga teacher, a Director of the Yoga in Healthcare Alliance (YiHA), and a trainee child psychologist at the Tavistock in London. She currently divides her time between her doctoral studies, her position as a trustee of the Body Dysmorphic Disorder Foundation, and her work with YiHA. She has authored a book on body image struggles: False Bodies, True Selves: Moving Beyond Appearance-Focused Identity Struggles and Returning to the True Self and co-edited a book on Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Reflections on Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Stories of Courage, Determination and Hope. https://www.nicoleschnackenberg.com/ Richard Cox a student on non-dualism and runs groups and one to one sessions exploring consciousness. He hosts a podcast principally looking at the intersection of spirituality and therapy (with occasional digressions). He developed a program called Unbreaking the Mirror to explore a Consciousness based approach to engaging with body image distress. Podcast: http://deepstateconsciousness.com/content Study link - http://deepstateconsciousness.com/unbreaking-the-mirror-study Connect with Cyndera and Julienne on social media to share your thoughts and ideas about this show:
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As a part of their annual New Year tradition, Cyndera and Julienne drew a tarot card as a focus for us for the coming year. The result was a hilarious surprise because it was: The High Priestess! A card and archetype that was much discussed in 2018 and seems to be sticking around for the next year as well. They further unravel this mysterious feminine archetype in a conversation that ranges from Dr. Who, patriotism & patriarchy, process & productivity to The Blessed Mother and rites of passage. And probably a bit of foul language too. What is the High Priestess as a Verb? Connectivity, Imagination & Relationship Connect with Cyndera and Julienne on social media to share your thoughts and ideas about the meaning of the High Priestess.
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To wrap up 2018 we present to you an original holiday fable written and read by our very own Cyndera Quakenbush. We hope you enjoy this short story and send you wishes for holidays filled with connection, peace, happiness, laughter and tasty treats! Gud Yule! Merry Christmas! Happy Solstice! Feliz Navidad! Mele Kalikimaka!
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Aloha! We have been on a bit of a summer sabbatical but we are back and excited to get this episode out to you! As ever we invite you to be part of making the podcast magic happen by joining our Patron team! Just visit tiny.cc/tarot for more information. This episode features a conversation with Barb Kurkas Lee. Barb is a certified clinical aromatherapist and archetypal consultant. Her service is to partner with people to help them nurture and connect to their inner lives. Check out her very cool blog and info on her service at barbkl.com. We discuss her work which combines archetypal discovery with essentail oils to help balance and heal. Our conversation ranges to various archetypes such as the Victim, the Mother, the Alchemist, Healer and more. Toward the end of the show Julienne and Barb celebrate practices which feed the soul and encourage listeners to discover and keep doing the things that feed their soul even if they seem silly - all the better! More on Barb Kurkas Lee: Barb creates specific essential oil blends to support people as they connect to their soul’s compass. By learning our soul’s contract in working the archetypes, we find inner sustenance and peace. The interior work for a person is a labor of love. Barb’s education as a masters prepared nurse, retired nurse midwife, experience in other areas of healthcare, and hospice bring a deep dimensional witnessing of a soul’s journey on earth. Her ability to assist people and groups in their own labor of love is one of her callings. Visit her website: https://barbkl.com/ Connect with her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/barbkl/ Connect with the Archetypal Tarot Podcast https://twitter.com/TarotPodcast https://www.facebook.com/ATpodcast https://www.instagram.com/tarotpodcast/
Our guest for this episode is Ste McCabe otherwise known as The Tarot Cat. Ste is a tarot reader, synth-punk musician and counsellor. He has just published Tarot Makes Music - a limited edition magazine that explores the connections between tarot, music and creativity. Our conversation ranged from tarot (of course) music, belief, superstition, mental health and those tarot readings that just kinda fall flat and have you saying “Meh”.
Become a member of the podcast Patron team. Rewards abound. Visit Tiny.cc/tarot More about Ste McCabe aka The Tarot Cat: The Tarot Cat is Ste McCabe, a tarot-reading counsellor, musician and writer living in Scotland. Ste began reading tarot in 2005 shortly after his dad died and found the symbolism to be a powerful tool in getting him through bereavement. He began his counselling training around the same time and uses tarot as a tool to help guide others through difficulties with compassionate, artistic exploration; his speciality is beautifully written email readings. His magazine, Tarot Makes Music, is the quirky and fascinating result of his research into connections between tarot, alternative music and creativity. Get a reading by The Tarot Cat via his website and grab a copy of Tarot Makes Music from his Etsy shop! Twitter @TheTarotCat
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Our first ever triple header - super extra bonus size podcast - all about the High Priestess! Over 2 hours of wisdom from some of our favorite people, Rashunda Tramble and Melissa Cynova.
What in the world does this mysterious figure have to do with these crazy times we are living in? How do we hold things as sacred in daily life? We ask two very wise women their take on this and more. Part 1 is Cyndera and I starting things off. Pop culture references abound! Who knew that this stoic character could be seen in The Matrix, Too Wong Foo, Star Wars, The Dark Crystal, Never Ending Story and more... Part 2 of the Low Down on the High Priestess is a conversation with Rashunda Tramble of Stay Woke Tarot. Rash is an African-American immigrant living in Zurich, Switzerland . If you haven’t already, check out her website and blog at staywoketarot.com, where you can book mp3 audio file and in-person / video readings. Follow her on Instagram @StayWokeTarot. Part 3 is a dialogue with author and card slinger Melissa of Little Fox Tarot. She been slinging tarot cards and teaching classes since 1989. She can be found in the St. Louis area and online for personal readings, parties and beginner and advanced tarot classes. Her first book, Kitchen Table Tarot was released in 2017. Her next book Tarot Elements: Five Readings to Reset Your Life will be out February 2019. You can find her at LittleFoxTarot.com Go ahead and schedule a reading – she already knows you want one.
We know you could have done something else with the last 2 hours of your life but we are SO glad you spent it with us. Be sure to check out our guests Rash at StayWorkeTarot.com and Melissa at LittleFox.Tarot.com and Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. If you would like to become one of our most favorite people in the world become a Patron! just visit tiny.cc/tarot and you too could be like these awesome humans: Richard, Sara, Talia, Hilary, Peter, Rash, Christine, Cat, Alli, Geneva & Yvonne! Thank you guys! you make us smile every day! Produced by Both/And Media Theme music by: The Lunar Group
Part 2 of Julienne's conversation with Archetypal Astrologer Shawn Nygaard. Their conversation focuses on the archetypal symbolism and history the upcoming Saturn in Capricorn in 2020.
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Saturn in Capricorn - echoes of the slave trade
"There is nothing more satisfying, more gratifying than true adulthood." - Toni Morrison Subtopics include:
- Thresholds
- Capricorn
- The Handmaids Tale
- Black Panther
- Ancient Babylonia
This episode is part 1 of a conversation Juienne had with Archetypal Astrologer Shawn Nygaard. Shawn is an astrologer based in Minneapolis. He is a Tutor for MISPA (Mercury Internet School for Psychological Astrology), and has presented at conferences and different astrology schools as well as at The Minnesota Jung Association. His writing has been published in The Mountain Astrologer. Shawn is a graduate of the CMED Institute in Chicago, where he studied archetypes and symbolism with Caroline Myss. Their wide ranging conversation reflects on The Star card of the Tarot as our lens for looking at 2018, some of the major astrological aspects just ending and those for the near future. And of course, movies, music and culture. Topics discussed: * Moana * Black Panther * Super Heroes * Pricilla Queen of the Desert
You can find out more about Shawn at his website ImagineAstrology.com Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter and look for the Giveaway post where you could win a recording of A Brief Introduction to Archetypal Astrology by Shawn Nygaard. Part 2 of this conversation will be published for our Patrons in the next week or so and then to the public in March. If you would like to become one of our most favorite people in the world become a Patron! just visit tiny.cc/tarot and you too could be like these awesome humans: Richard, Sara, Talia, Hilary, Peter, Rash, Christine, Cat, Alli & Geneva Produced by Both/And Media Theme music by: The Lunar Group
The first episode of 2018 has Cyndera and Julienne discussing the archetypes and mythological themes in the latest Star Wars film, The Last Jedi and the parallels to current events. Archetypes include The Priestess, The Hero, The Hermit, The Empress, The Chariot and the subverting of the Princess archetype. SPOILER ALERT If you haven't seen the film yet we go deep into the film so spoilers abound.
They also pull a card to reflect on 2017 and one to work with for the year to come. The results might surprise you.
This is how we win. Not by fighting what we hate, but by saving what we love.
- Rose Tico as played by Kelly Marie Tran in The Last Jedi
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This episode features a high voltage conversation with Julienne and Melissa Cynova, owner of Little Fox Tarot. Melissa has been slinging tarot cards and teaching classes since 1989. Her first book, Kitchen Table Tarot was released this year, and her next book is underway. We are giving away 2 copies of Kitchen Table Tarot! The next Patron to sign up at a $2 a month or higher level will get a copy of the book! More info an to sign up visit Tiny.cc/tarot Or find our entry posts on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram .
The conversation ranges from tarot in current events, pop culture and let me tell you we filled the swear jar in this episode. If you are sensitive to expletives this might not be the episode for you.
More about Melissa: She lives in St. Louis with her outstanding kids, her sweet husband, Joe, two cats, two dogs, and a tortoise named Phil. When she's not slinging cards, she's enjoying her tribe and probably watching a superhero movie while reading a book. She is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Go ahead and schedule a reading – she already knows you want one. LittleFoxTarot.com
Topics include:
The Moon
Trump
Politics
The Fool
Heros journey
The Outsider
The World
The Heirophant
The Tower
6 of swords
Miss Cleo
Welcome to the FIRST EVER Patron only podcast! This episode in full will only be available to YOU dear patron as a way of saying thank you - we love having you on the team. Part One is Cyndera and I discussing the solar eclipse and the symbolic deep shadows and bright light in the wake of this cosmic event who and it’s effects that can could even be getting stronger over time. More topics include: Mercury in retrograde The 8 of Cups The Moon The Sun Part Two is Julienne interviewing Weston of Root Lock Tarot about his up close and personal experience in the ‘path of totality’ during the eclipse.
Julienne talks with Weston, creator of Root Lock Tarot and Root Lock Radio Podcast - a course on Tarot. They discuss the most difficult suit in the Tarot - the Swords. But it's not all tough stuff, they geek out on Game of Thrones which is SO the suit of swords. Topics range from pop culture to politics in this lively discussion of the symbols in the sword cards. Weston has also generously offered to give away a 30 minute reading with him. Check out our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram from September 21st - October 15th, 2017 to find our entry posts. (If you are a Patron you are automatically entered into every giveaway!)
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This episode features T!M Freke who is a pioneering philosopher & bestselling author of 35 books. In Tim's latest book 'Soul Story’ he offers a revolutionary approach to awakening for the 21st century and a visionary new understanding of the nature of reality.
Tim and Julienne discuss the ideas in Soul Story, evolution from the Fool to the World and how the Tarot works - like really HOW TAROT WORKS. More info on Tim on his website TimFreke.com
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Cyndera and Julienne bring their provocative archetypal and tarotic insights into the new film Wonder Woman. The archetypes in The Priestess, The Sun and the Chariot are at play in the film. They also discuss how listeners can become a part of the Archetypal Tarot team by signing up to be a patron of the show.
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She articulated: “I feel it's important to celebrate real women, brave and courageous historical leaders who had an actual impact on the world.”
I felt as though wounded, as if a spear had gone straight through my heart, as if she was saying I wasn’t real. Why on earth did I feel this way? Wonder Woman is not, in fact, flesh and blood, and I am certainly myself not Wonder Woman.
The poster did indeed stick out like a sore thumb on the wall, she did not match the drab green walls, the muted tones of the overhead file bins. Would my own personality clash as brilliantly as this to the work culture?
Wonder Woman seemed protected in her plastic cover, the natural light causing her to emit an armor of reflected light. I was speechless, tears came to my eyes, I left early from my first official day, along with the poster.
Today, in Wonder Woman’s defense, these words have come me: You speak of the courage of suffragettes, the immensity of emotion portrayed in Frida Kahlo’s artwork, but who would these women be without the forces that came alive within them. We speak of these forces in abstracted terms all the time - they are real and present even after each historical woman exhales her last breath - Courage, Leadership, Imagination, Vision. Fictional figures such as Wonder Woman, illustrate and actually embody these forces for us.
The gift of Fiction, the gift of art, that percolates through our culture in various guises - depicts for us these forces we hope to ourselves enact. We can celebrate the lives of historical women AND embrace the inspiration of of the figures of fiction - who try on possibilities, dreams and visions that our not-so-humble humanity has not yet dared.
Scientists look to science fiction for ideas of invention and innovation. Teachers and psychologists look to literature for an understanding of human behavior. Mathematicians have found formulas from their dreams (another source some may call “not real”)
“The Gods have not died, they have just gone underground.”
The forces within us are Real - Love, Hate, Courage, Passion, Intelligence. Allow us to celebrate and be educated by history and Imagination alike, for one teaches of the past the other of the future.
Since her creation, Wonder Woman has been resurrected many times, always reflecting the struggles of the age. Her tiara and dark tendrils rise again, along with a voice that is once again trying to be heard.
What do you believe in? What do you wish to stand for? Do you act from Love or do you simply hide and take cover from fear? Wonder Woman’s name is Diana Prince - Diana connects her to the name of the Roman Goddess of the Moon. Like the light of the Moon, her power is a reflected one and thus reminds us of REFLECTION - the power to look within yourself to see your own shadows and your own light. Prince - though she is a woman she also embodies the sacred masculine. She is in touch with her noble male capacities (the animus in psychology). And thus Diana Prince, Wonder Woman, is a marriage of opposites, the holding of a tension between differences, and thus a medicine for our deeply divided times.
Red, White and Blue are the colors of Wonder Woman’s classic costume. In one comic, she is actually dressed from a tattered American flag. Since WWII Wonder Woman has stood for what is noble about the United States, a symbol of liberty, justice and truth. She rises in the face of what is most ugly about our country, which has always been equipped with the teeth of greed, bigotry, narcissism and blindness.
Wonder Woman rises with only the weapons of truth, and her own strength to remind us of the hope we must not lose hold of. Hold tight to the Lassos of Truth! Feel the bondage of those bracelets encircling your wrists, reminding all deeds done by these hands to be for the liberation of self and others.
Feel the tiara, placed upon the crown of the head, framing the third eye of Insight, Intuition and crystallized concentration. Most of all, feel your heart, beating with life, beating with love for life bursting in each moment with your passion...
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Julienne and Cyndera are back together again recording in the same space at the same time! Out of their recording closet in San Francisco the Aloha edition of the podcast was recorded in Julienne's new home on Maui, Hawaii. This tropical edition of the podcast discusses how our sense of place influences our lives, what to do when you are caught between our head and your intuition and the joys of adventure learning to live in a new place.
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Cyndera shares her experience visiting the fiery beauty of a live volcano and the mythology of the Hawaiian Goddess Pele and the two discuss the foreshadowing events found in the Mana Cards deck years before Julienne's move. Synchronicity, sun and learning to integrate symbols, intuition and are the themes of this show! Sorry no ukelele serenade this time.
Pic of the Maui card mentioned in the podcast. And surprise! This deck of Hawaiian wisdom is available to purchase! You can buy they direct from the authors from their site or get them via Amazon.
Temperance: Interview with Angelo Nasios
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Cyndera Quackenbush interviews Angelo Nasios, author of the book Tarot: Unlocking the Arcana.Temperance is the card under discussion; a card whose angel symbolizes the "middle way" path as a solution between extremes. The need for this in today's culture, a political and lifestyle landscape of polarities, is explored with an eye on the upcoming election (some cussing ensues naturally as a result!). Angelo and Cyndera also take a deeper look into how tarot works, identifying spiritual and psychological components in its understanding.
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This month Julienne is in conversation with Archetypal Counselor, Spiritual Director and film buff, Jim Curtan. Jim and Julienne discuss some of their favorite topics - Archetypes and Movies. They focus on the Tower card in particular and the many aspects of change that it symbolizes. They discuss the good, the bad, the scary and as well as the grace that change can bring when we fully allow ourselves to grieve the loss of the past and dive into what the change brings us. They also discuss the Tower card in relationship to popular films such as The Hunger Games, Castaway, Inside Out and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Jim has just released a self-guided audio workshop called Embracing the Grace of Change using the film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel as a contemplation on the choices and opportunities presented by the kinds of change that the Tower card can present.
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More about Jim: Jim has combined his 20 years’ experience in the entertainment industry with more than a decade as a retreat leader and spiritual director to develop a unique and entertaining approach to using film as a gateway to rich spiritual experience. He is a spiritual director, archetypal counselor and retreat leader. He has taught extensively with New York Times best-selling author Caroline Myss and has been a faculty member of the Caroline Myss Educational Institute (CMED) since its inception in 2003. He has also taught at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York, The London Centre for Spirituality, St. John’s Seminary, Stillpoint Center for Christian Spirituality and The Crossings in Austin, Texas among others. His lectures and workshops have been well received throughout the United States, Canada, Great Britain, the Netherlands, France and Indonesia. In his prior career as a talent manager, Jim advised such prominent actors as John Malkovich, John Travolta, Patrick Swayze, Geena Davis, Willem Dafoe, Andy Garcia and Melanie Griffith.
Since 2014 Jim has produced a series of self-guided workshops using films for archetypal and spiritual contemplation of situations that affect our daily lives. Each comes with an audio course commentary on the film and workbook available to download immediately from his online store. Courses include:
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- Ratatouille: Fate, Destiny & the Hero’s Journey
- The Way: A Journey of Healing & Self Acceptance
- Embracing the Grace of Change: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
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A word of warning about this episode - we were drunk and we used quite a bit of foul language. This is the first and probably only drunk edition of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast where we needlessly besmirch our reputation. Why? The Devil made us do it. Explicit language and ukulele music - you have been warned ;).
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Julienne Givot and Cyndera Quackenbush raise a glass of wine (or four) and revel in Dionysus and all horned gods. Your favorite archetypal tarot podcast hosts unleash new wild and vulnerable aspects of themselves as they celebrate the Autumn season and spirit of Halloween with the Devil card. What results? An exploration of the need for ecstatic experience and letting loose to be yourself (complete with LOTS cuss words). A brief drunken history of Crete (the F*cking Minoans!) is reported as the creators of labyrinths and worshipers of the Minotaur. Also featured is a ukulele lost and found, stories about Raccoons and Outlander outfits. Heck, there's even some live music and marital arguments. A midst the revelry there is some actual information and discussion of The Devil card of the tarot, mythology and meaning. This is a podcast (foolish or funny?) to shake your tail at - and you're just about to learn what that means.
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Julienne and Cyndera are back to the closet (aka Archetypal Tarot's secret headquarters) for an in-depth discussion on superstition and all-around "woo-woo," which the urban dictionary defines as “unfounded or ludicrous beliefs.” After using these terms in a few podcasts, they received an email from a listener asking just why they are so down on anything 'woo-woo' or superstitious. Always happy to hear from listeners and taking this question to heart (and mind), J and C clarify what they mean by superstitious and philosophize on the subject of the tarot, astrology and other systems as both sacred and important learning tools for discernment. The podcast incorporates feedback from Twitter followers, the esteemed "Uncle Carl" (Jung) and contemporary idea guy Seth Godin among others.
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While studying astrology I have applied it to concrete cases many times. ... The experiment is most suggestive to a versatile mind, unreliable in the hands of the unimaginative, and dangerous in the hands of a fool, as those intuitive methods always are. If intelligently used the experiment is useful in cases where it is a matter of an opaque structure. It often provides surprising insights. The most definite limit of the experiment is lack of intelligence and literal-mindedness of the observer. ... Undoubtedly astrology today is flourishing as never before in the past, but it is still most unsatisfactorily explored despite very frequent use. It is an apt tool only when used intelligently. It is not at all foolproof and when used by a rationalistic and narrow mind it is a definite nuisance. - Carl Gustav Jung: Letters, volume 2, 1951-1961, pages 463-464, letter to Robert L. Kroon, 15 November 1958
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In the last podcast on The Moon we discussed being lost and the creative process in relation to the Artist archetype. In this podcast we delve into another aspect of this shadowy archetypal stage - the feminine archetype of deep knowing, agency and connection to nature. Artemis, also known as the Goddess of the Moon, the Hunt, Midwifery and Wilderness.
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The Moon & Transitions If you think about it, you are probably in some kind of transition in your life right now. It could be small and less noticeable or it could be a huge life transition which leaves you feeling lost and unsure of what will happen next. This ambiguous stage of life is often associated with The Moon card of the Tarot when things are not quite what they appear to be and when we often feel lost in the wilderness. Along comes an archetype that embodies this situation to guide you through. She is called Artemis and she is part of the pantheon of mythological Greek Gods and Goddesses replete with stories to nourish you during this time.
A Recognition of Feminine Aspects Cyndera and Julienne discuss The Moon card of the Tarot in relation to Artemis who some interpret as a Three-in-One Goddess with different aspects embodying cycles of transition. The new moon seen as Artemis herself (also known as Diana in Roman mythology), the full moon seen in Selena and the waxing moon seen as the goddess Hecate. This triune goddess takes a page out of the archetypal Maiden/Mother/Crone iconography and presents the middle stage as not simply woman as Mother but as woman in full bloom with or without children. It's a model we have had scarce references to in the past but one that is coming into fruition in the 21st century when a woman can be valued for herself with or without offspring.
Together C & J talk about a recent workshop they attended with the venerable Jungian Psychiatrist and Author Jean Shinoda Bolen. Her new book, Artemis: The Indomitable Spirit in Everywoman delves deeply into the archetypal powers of this feminine character and how her energy is showing up in our lives and the greater culture.
The Indomitable Spirit at Any Stage
The indomitable spirit of Artemis can be seen more and more in films such as Hunger Games with it's very Artemis inspired Katniss Everdeen, Merida the heroine of Pixar's Brave as well as icons from years past Wonder Woman and the Six Million Dollar Woman. All of these characters contain aspects of Artemis and work with the adversities and the challenges of the Victim archetype in a way that not only empowers themselves but dedicates them to the protection of others. The Goddess Selene is seen as the woman in full, empowered with autonomy, generosity and the fulfillment of her choosing. We can see Selene in Minnie Driver's character Skylar in Good Will Hunting, Gina Torres's Jessica Pearson in the TV series Suits and Kerry Washington's Olivia Pope in the show Scandal and many others in film, television and literature. Goddess Hecate the sage, fair witness and wisdom keeper who no longer gives a d@mn about what other people think, can been seen in Maude from the 1970's cult classic Harold and Maude as well as in many roles played by both Helen Mirren and Judi Dench. Do you have an example of one of these indomitable archetypes from film, television or books? Leave it in the comments.
Artemis: The Indomitable Spirit in Everywoman by Jean Shinoda Bolen is a groundbreaking new book that explores the archetype of the activist. Indomitable means untamed, unsubdued. It is the one-in-herself quality in girls and women who will not be victims, no matter what. To bring the Artemis archetype to life, Dr. Bolen delves deeply into the myth of Atalanta, the famous hunter and runner in ancient Greek mythology, a mortal woman who is identified with Artemis the Greek Goddess of the Hunt and Moon. Atalanta began life abandoned and left to die because she was born a girl. She faced the Calydon Boar and drew first blood; she was the runner who would demand to be beaten in a footrace by the man who could claim her as his bride. Atalanta exemplifies the indomitable spirit in competent, courageous girls and in the women they become. This is grit, the passion and persistence to go the distance, to survive, and to succeed.
Dr. Bolen paints a vivid picture of Artemis women in current media, including Princess Merida from the animated film Brave and Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games. In all these examples and those of real-life women who grow into their Artemis spirit, she provides the means through which readers can navigate their own personal exploration to become their authentic selves. Bolen dedicates this book to women and girls who embody the archetype of Artemis, who discover her uncrushable spirit in themselves or others. We highly recommend getting a copy of this book - it's rich in detail, insight and empowering examples we can see in ourselves. If you are going through a transition, this book is a valuable resource.
The Artemis triune: Artemis (Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen - Hunger Games) Selena (Gina Torres as Jessica Pearson - Suits) Hecate (Helen Mirren - as whatever the bloody hell she wants)
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For some, the Death card can feel ominous and terrifying. What if there was a deck that faced it directly and in every card of the Major and Minor Arcana?
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In this brave new Archetypal Tarot podcast, Death is embraced early on with an interview with Lupa Greenwolf, artist and creator of the Tarot of Bones . Lupa is the author of a number of books including her upcoming book Nature Spirituality From the Ground Up: Connect With Totems in Your Ecosystem out in January 2016. We will be discussing her new tarot deck The Tarot of Bones, a natural history themed divination deck, which will make its debut in the summer of 2016.
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The full 78-card deck will feature photography of Lupa's artwork made from animal bones and other natural materials. Cyndera and Lupa discuss stones, bones and how relating with these natural presences can deepen the human connection to nature. A naturalistic interpretation of the Death Card allows us to get in touch with the ignored presence of Death in our lives and how it relates to our current relationship with the environment.
Topics covered in this podcast: - the process of working with animal remains as an artistic and spiritual medium - how to make art for both major and minor arcana - How to work with Death in tarot readings and combat superstition - How encountering bones assists with deepening a connection with nature rot of Bones, featuring nature-found moss and a corn snake skeleton.
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Craig Chalquist - Depth Psychology Bad @ss!
In the continuance of the new Archetypal Tarot Podcast series, Julienne and Cyndera break the linear mold of the Tarot order and jump all the way to The World Card! Our guest for this episode is Craig Chalquist PhD. Craig is the department chair of East-West Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies and adjunct faculty at Pacifica Graduate Institute, where he teaches ecopsychology. Craig is an author and editor many books, including Terrapsychology: Reengaging the Soul of Place.
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He is also a contributor to the Huffington Post, AlterNet, The Journal of Critical Psychology among many, many others. Craig is a Certified Master Gardener, teacher to many, passionate advocate of cultivating a sustainable relationship to the planet and all around bad ass of depth psychology.
Freud vs Jung! (with Cyndera egging them on)
Topics discussed / fun had:
- The momentous effect of “earthrise” the first photograph of the earth taken from space and how it forms a new mythology.
- Hobbits & Heroes (guess which we need more of these days?)
- How Craig started teaching the Hero's Journey and why he seldom does anymore.
- The Avengers
- Alchemy & Gnostiscism & the Silver Tradition (hint: it's not all about the dudes...)
- Carl Jung and the red book
- The Pandora’s box opened by the Nuclear age
- The role of fantasy as impetus for change (in fact the driving force of necessary change).
- Using mythology to shift consciousness
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My co-host Cyndera and I are very excited to announce a new format for the Archetypal Tarot Podcast. We will be revisiting the Major Arcana but this time with special guests giving their insights on the themes and ideas presented by these ancient yet totally relevant archetypal stories.
We start the new year off on the topic of Passion, it's nature and how we can actually nurture a sense of vitality and adventure in our lives.
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Our guest for this edition is an author who has literally written the book on the nature and nurture of passion, Gregg Levoy. Gregg is the author of the best selling Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life and puts his keen sense for creative insight as well as a Storyteller's magic into his new book Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion.
Where his first book Callings was about finding passion, Vital Signs picks up on the why’s and how's of losing our sense of passion & vitality and how to regain a passionate life with creativity and abundance. We love this new book and recommend you get a copy - it's available at Barnes & Noble, Amazon and many fine bookstores. Visit Gregg's site and check out all of the resources in "Wow!" images, books, music and films to help you connect to passion and excitement. http://gregglevoy.com
Ultimately, passion is a life skill---a stance---that helps bring vitality to all our engagements: from work, family and school life, to creative, social and spiritual life. And it’s a survival mechanism---critical to health and well-being---because your attachment to life depends on your interest in it. -Gregg Levoy
We think you will really enjoy Julienne's conversation with Gregg about passion, creativity, the call of the wild, the archetype of the Fool, Vampires, Zombies, Intuition and the practice of living our lives fully.
Passion is an unstable element and will naturally degrades over time but some very simple, yet powerful practices have the ability to heat things up again. Not only is passion something we start to miss over time but it's important to our overall health. As Gregg says in our discussion "Our attachment to life depends to a great degree to our interest in it.". Without interest, everything fades, including our health. It's no wonder Zombies and Vampires have been of such an interest in the last few years - we fear the life being sucked out of us by routine and a lack of creativity.
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Gregg's List of 5 Things You Can Do To Beef Up The Passion & Quality of Your Life:
1) Pay attention to what is trying to emerge in your life. 2) Remember that you have a ‘use by’ date. 3) Come up with a bucket list. (Check out this from Artist Candy Chang: Before I Die) 4) Always give yourself something to look forward to. 5) Look for where you’re restless - ask yourself: What wants to move? And where does it want to go? Julienne’s addition: 6) Turn something upside down. (The Trickster archetype can be very useful in this.)
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How can you use the archetypal images of the Tarot to release limiting beliefs? In this special edition of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast, Cyndera has a conversation with Stephanie Megan of Soulshine Tarot about just that.
Stephanie Meghan a Tarot Archetypal Hypnotherapist and owner of Soulshine Tarot an online personal development practice that uses the archetypal images of the Tarot. Meghan is an ivy-league trained scientist who takes a no-nonsense approach to reading Tarot and helping her clients release limiting beliefs.
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Stephanie offers customized sessions with guided meditations mixed with a gentle hypnosis. Meditation is an immensely powerful and beneficial tool that can enhance your well-being and can allow you to remove limiting beliefs that cloud your path to happiness.
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In this special update of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast Julienne and Cyndera discuss their most recent archetypal adventures. Cyndera discusses her newly minted deck of reflection cards based on some amazing billion year old stones discovered by her Father, Jim Quakenbush in Death Valley, California over 30 years ago. Her rich and unique inheritance has been to use the stones to create Story Through Stone which, along with her reflection cards, also provides workshops to school age children and adults alike. Julienne and Cyndera discuss how interactions with the images of the ancient Tarot, from dreams, and from nature allow for a creative exploration of individual life themes.
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Julienne is excited to announce a project about archetypes and film that she produced with her archetypal consulting Mentor, Jim Curtan. A newly released audio course and workbook on Fate, Destiny & the Hero's Journey as seen in Pixar's 2007 animated film Ratatouille. This self-guided audio course takes you on an archetypal adventure of an Artist and the choices that transform a life of dreary fate to one of heroic destiny. Julienne's blog post on it expands further and you can purchase the course and save $5.00 by using the offer code podcast (good until May 31st)
What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from. ~TS Eliot Sign up to be a part of the Archetypal Tarot Patron Team! tiny.cc/tarot
Finally we reach the culmination of this heroic journey with card 21 –The World! In this last of the regularly scheduled podcast series, Julienne and Cyndera discuss beginnings, endings, rebirth, transformation and fulfillment. After all these trials and tribulations of the hero's journey, we now come to know true balance and connection to our destiny looking back across our past and forward into the future. We feel the benefit of the journey thus far and see that our evolution is not just for ourselves but for the good of others. From this stage onward, our sense of risk is different because we have a greater understanding of the richness of life and recognize both the strength and space to hold challenge and loss as well as joy in the days to come. Full show notes and references
With a trumpet blare and a scene depicting people rising from graves as shown in Judgement - card number 20 of the Tarot, Julienne and Cyndera discuss how the hero of our journey is called to leave the old behind – not just Death and those stages in between.
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This penultimate edition of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast sees Judgement as a stage of the rebirth process where one is asked to call the old selves back up and with it the old stories to release their particular hold on us and see them in a new light. Through the lessons and experiences of the journey we can now judge what best action should be taken and rise up to the challenges to embrace our life and answer the greater 'Calls' of our life beyond the egoic or the mundane. We see now our true calling is in every breath of our lives playing out in every moment.
Julienne regales us with how this story of redemption and evolution is played out poignantly in the 2012 epic film Cloud Atlas with the compelling stories of lives interwoven over 500 years.
Cyndera relays how the academy award winning documentary "Searching for Sugarman" captures the essence of a true calling held within the Judgement card. Throughout the podcast the ideas of redemption, evolution and levels of change effect how we see our true calling. Full show notes with links and references
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Here Comes the Sun! After the dark debacle of the stage represented by the Moon card, the nineteenth card of the Major Arcana shares its rays of light on the Archetypal Tarot Podcast. Inside the protective walls of a golden kingdom, two children (or a child and horse in the Rider Waite) are happily at play. Like Romulus and Remus, suckled from the wolves of the last card, it is as if the birth of a new Rome has taken place as a long-awaited result of this Tarot journey's recent trials.
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Julienne Givot and Cyndera Quackenbush explore this stage of rebirth by delving into the child archetype in its many manifestations, including its shadow. Listen as Julienne and Cyndera share a synchronistic moment and find out how to have fun while even riding a city bus. In the Hollywood realm, Robin Williams as Puer (eternal youth), Tom Hanks in the film "Big" and Shirley Temple are discussed as examples of this stage. In the Sun card enjoy yourself in a land somewhere between the Teletubbies and the Secret Garden. Full show notes with links, images and videos.
After emerging from the water's edge of the lovely Star maiden, the Archetypal Tarot podcast heads to the eighteenth card of the Major Arcana - the Moon. Sounds romantic, doesn't it? But what's this - a barking dog, a howling wolf and a .... lobster climbing from the depths?!?!
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Julienne Givot and Cyndera Quackenbush have a WTF moment as they explore the depths of this surprising, surreal imagery incorporating the archetype of the Artist and the penchant for creative madness. Our hero of the Tarot Journey has reached her dark night of the soul and finds that she has spiraled back to the dark wisdom behind the High Priestess's veil. In relation to the "lunacy" encountered in the moon, Julienne presents to us the Artist archetype and its shadow. Cyndera shares some highly personal details and a passage from Carl Jung's Red Book. The following films, discussed in this edition, beautifully illustrate the Moon themes of madness, creativity and dreams: The Hours, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Science of Sleep. COMPLETE SHOW NOTES
Archetypal Tarot celebrates its 20th podcast! With some much needed respite after the tumult of the falling tower, Julienne Givot and Cyndera Quackenbush cozy up in some Dutch slippers and delve into the nourishing waters of the 17th card of the Major Arcana- The Star. Full show notes with references can be found here.
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Is it the Tower of Destruction or the House of God? In card number sixteen of the Major Arcana, we are met with yet another image that often inspires fear and superstition.
This is the first podcast in which Julienne Givot and Cyndera Quackenbush are divorced from their own tower (the recording studio) and explore this card's symbolism from the telephone. With the sudden shock experienced in this stage of the fool's journey, will those tethered to their addictions be struck from their habits? Does hitting rock bottom ultimately free us? Sign up to be a part of the Archetypal Tarot Patron Team! tiny.cc/tarot Cyndera explores how a client once completely dissembled her own psychic castle and Julienne reveals the qualities of the Liberator archetype. A closer look at current events and films such as the Hunger Games, Castaway and Groundhog Day also helps us all to "think outside the tower." Also, don't miss this podcast's first homework assignment to watch Beasts of the Southern Wild through the lens of the Archetypal Tarot Journey. We'll be discussing it in the next edition along with the 17th card of the major arcana: The Star. Questions or suggestions? Email us ATPodcast@archetypist.com Full show notes and references
As we enter the last row of our Tarot Journey (and a new year for the Archetypal Tarot Podcast), we are met with the formidable character of The Devil, the fifteenth card of the Major Arcana. Our hero, well on the path to rebirth, must first meet his own shadow and face addictions and attachments.
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Julienne and Cyndera also discuss the Pan-like characteristics of the Devil, who invites human beings to recognize their animal natures that rebel when they are suppressed. As always, this podcast adds to your growing movie list with some subtle and interesting studies of the Devil archetype in film.
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“What we strive for in perfection is not what turns us into the lit angel we desire.” ~David Whyte With a little rest after the Death card the Archetypal Tarot Podcast explores the beginning of the rebirth cycle with Temperance - the fourteenth card of the Major Arcana. Julienne Givot and Cyndera Quackenbush discuss the Angel archetype and the healing and recovery that can take place internally and even below conscious awareness. At the end of our second row, the Realm of Equilibrium, we have a resolution to the ongoing theme of opposites. Here, two elements are blended to create "the third thing" that mediates and transforms opposing realities. Listen to the podcast for more on this next step of the journey. Click for complete show notes with all the references from the podcast.
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References Cyndera mentions A Blue Fire by James Hillman specifically chapter 3. Julienne mentions this related article: Original Fairy Godmother
“We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.” ~Joseph Campbell
Who knew that Death could be so funny? But here it is, card number 13 in the Major Arcana. Join Julienne and Cyndera as they look at the archetype of Death from a symbolic and psychological point of view with a dash of added humor. Learn why this inevitable stage for the Hero isn't the end but an important element to the rest of the journey.
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The Death card liberates all that has reached its end, and cuts away stagnation so that life can continue. Beyond the literal interpretation of this card, there is a rich array of deaths that visit in our daily lives: the end of jobs, relationships and also the visitations of depressions and other forms of "falling apart." What advantages are there to dismemberment and disintegration? How do Zombies and Batman play a role at exploring this the ultimate mystery of life - it's end. Or is it the end? You'll just have to get the podcast and find out.
PS: Listen to all the way to the end and you'll find the first ever archetypal tarot gag reel.
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What happened!?! Our hero is hanging upside down! In the thirteenth edition of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast Julienne Givot and Cyndera Quackenbush help to dispel the superstition that often surrounds cards such as The Hanged Man, card number twelve in the Major Arcana.
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After an exploration of the Hanged Man's symbolic imagery and the martyr archetype, this podcast illuminates an invitation to test the inner strength gained in the previous card and make valuable sacrifices during this period of "hang time" (yes, a sports reference made its way into the podcast). Also join the discussion of movies featuring the martyr archetype - you may just find a new perspective, or your world turned upside down! Episode notes can be found here on Julienne's site Archetypist.com
The Archetypal Podcast returns from its Summer Sabbatical with its Twelfth Edition starring the eleventh Tarot card, Strength. After a turn on the Wheel of Fortune our Hero/Fool is taken in a new direction and learns from the Lion and Maiden depicted in this card.
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Inner strength is called for with the knowledge that it's made up of patience, self-control, and the awareness of one's instincts and drives. Archetypal Consultant Julienne Givot gives us the breakdown of the empowered and disempowered archetype of the Damsel and reflections on Beauty and the Beast story as it relates to this stage of the journey. Tarot Consultant Cyndera Quackenbush regales us with a retelling of an ancient Korean myth about a woman's lesson in true courage. See Julienne's blog post for more information and the text to the Korean folktale from the recording.
You can't plan this stuff! In card number 10 the Archetypal Podcast is met with the Wheel of Fortune - a fortuitous card that marks a new stage of awareness in the Fool's journey. After evaluating new moral issues presented by Justice, and time to reflect with the Hermit, the Fool/Hero is ready to chance life more consciously with The Wheel of Fortune. Though she thinks she may have control, the Wheel (often a favorable card when appearing in Tarot readings) quickly shows her that much of life is an inexorable force operating out of our control.
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Taking their own risks with this card, Julienne and Cyndera discuss an archetype addressing the fortune seekers of the world - The Gambler. Also the voice of the Victim emerged in the podcast, whispering woes from the bottom of the Wheel and warning against buying furniture in "Suckland". From lessons learned in both life's wins as well as losses, the message of this card is to let go and spin where the wheel takes you. As always, there is a lively discussion of film, psychological inquiry and insight.
The Tenth edition of the Archetypal Podcast takes us to meet The Hermit, a figure waiting off the beaten track with the wisdom that only remote regions can give. Card number 9 allows our hero traveling through the Major Arcana to either meet or become this humbled figure full of in-sight, as represented by his seeking lantern. A re-evaluation of his journey is required after a run-in with the objectivity of Justice, before he can once again chance the Wheel of Fortune (Card number 10). Sign up to be a part of the Archetypal Tarot Patron Team! tiny.cc/tarot Consideration of this card allows us all a moment to reflect without being sucked into eternal isolation - the shadow side of the Hermit. Fresh from a (hot) visit from her hometown of Joshua Tree, California, Cyndera shares fresh inspiration after encountering an old friend who embodies the Hermit archetype. Julienne takes us on a tour of the hermitic nature of the American literary Renaissance along with some insights on the Hermit from film and popular culture. For expanded references on the Hermit archetype check out Julienne's latest blog post.
The Ninth edition of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast attempts to do justice to the Justice card, which is number 8 of the Major Arcana. Sign up to be a part of the Archetypal Tarot Patron Team! tiny.cc/tarot After setting out on a newly realized journey on the Chariot, our hero quickly faces some form of judgement. Justice, pictured as a stern-looking woman is reminiscent of the Goddess of Wisdom, Athena, who assists our hero to view his challenges with a rational, dispassionate perspective. Holding both sword and scales, Justice cuts through to truth and weighs the balance of our ways. Listen in as Julienne recounts the myth of Solomon and also explores the shadow side of Justice. The archetype of the Avenger is briefly explored as Cyndera poses a question to our podcast audience: Do the ends justify the means if the oppressed triumph over their oppressors by using methods that mirror their oppressors' ways? This stage of the journey urges us to first observe if there are unbalances and to make adjustments, do whatever is necessary to bring things back into balance: physically, emotionally, socially, spiritually. We are asked to leave the subjectivity of the Hero for the wisdom and objectivity of the Judge and Mediator archetypes.
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The Eighth edition of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast explores the movement and meaning encompassed by the Chariot, card number 7 of the Major Arcana.
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For the first time, we see our hero of the deck breaking beyond the boundary of the Emperor's domain. In the last stage, the Lovers, he was faced with a choice and is now thrust down a particular path, reminiscent of the "crossing of the first threshold" of Joseph Campbell's stages of the hero's journey. Will all the wisdom of the figureheads from the previous stages help our hero in the real world? Julienne Givot connects in the ancient story of Arjuna as he faces the fears of battle under the guidance of Krishna. Cyndera Quackenbush illustrates the shadowy consequences of the heroic impulse by recounting the myth of Phaeton. The Chariot card allows us to find our own courage in the face of bold undertakings while keeping an eye on the dangers of hubris. To read more about these archetypes in film plus recommended reading visit Julienne's blog post.
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The Seventh edition of the Archetypal Tarot podcast reveals our heroic Fool at his/her first genuine choice point represented by card number six, The Lovers. The Lovers brings into focus this important first choice and reminds us that love, balance and companionship are called for.
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This stage has us examine the archetypes of the Lover as well as the Companion. A reminder to access both our masculine 'doing-ness' and feminine receptivity. Further exploration of the archetype of the Lover is found in this article on Julienne's site: Seizing The Power of The Lover Archetype An expanded list of these archetypes in film and television can be found here. Recommended reading: We: Understanding the Psychology of Romantic Love by Robert A. Johnson The Eden Project: In Search of he Magical Other by James Hollis Cyndera recommends: The Lovers Path Tarot set by Kris Waldherr
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Welcome to a Special Edition of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast. We've had many requests from people wanting to know more about who we are and what we do so we've created this 2 part series on just that. I sat down with my co-host Cyndera Quakenbush for an informal interview to share more about her background and unique approach to the tarot and beyond. Look for part 2 of the series coming soon! Visit Cyndera's website www.TarotDreamStone.com for more information and fabulous images of the stones discussed in the show. Cheers, Julienne
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The Sixth edition of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast explores the meaning of the Hierophant card of the Tarot as a stage of a journey where one examines the traditions, organizations and structures of one's life as well as how and who to seek higher guidance from. The Hierophant, also called the Pope card in traditional Tarot decks also symbolizes the archetypes of the Priest, Guide, Guru, Shaman,Wise Man and Messiah. Truly a symbol of higher wisdom, this card is a symbol of seeking greater or spiritual knowledge. In a comical twist of irony, this is the first podcast of the series to garner an 'explicit' rating due to Cyndera quoting a line from the movie "Magnolia".
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The Fifth edition of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast explores the meaning behind the Emperor card of the Tarot as a stage of a journey where one is asked to create structure and practical plans for your project or dream so that it can be fortified before going on to the next stage of the journey. The Emperor also symbolizes the archetypes of the Father as well as the King.
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Listen in on a conversation with Tarot Dream Stone consultant Cyndera Quakenbush and Archetypal Consultant, Julienne Givot, as they discuss the symbolic and real world qualities of these archetypal characters. An expanded list of these two archetypes in popular culture,TV and film can be found at the bottom of this article from Julienne's site.
Listen in on a conversation with Tarot Dream Stone consultant Cyndera Quakenbush and Archetypal Consultant, Julienne Givot, as they discuss the symbolic and real world qualities of these archetypal characters. Sign up to be a part of the Archetypal Tarot Patron Team! tiny.cc/tarot The Fourth edition of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast explores the meaning behind the Empress card of the Tarot as a stage of a journey where one is asked to create a protected, creative and nurturing space for their plans or project so it can grow before going on to the next stage of the journey. The Empress symbolizes the archetype of the Mother as well as the Queen. Listen in as Julienne and Cyndera discuss these important patterns to our growth and flourishing. Archetypes referenced: Empress, Mother, Queen, Matriarch, Networker, Soccer Mom, Uber Mom and the Goddess Venus/Aphrodite Film/Media Referenced: All About My Mother, Stepmom, Erin Brockovich, Serial Mom, Mommie Dearest, Elizabeth, Almost Famous Further reading: Mothers and Bears Oh My! on the Mother archetype and symbol of the Bear Sign up to be a part of the Archetypal Tarot Patron Team! tiny.cc/tarot
The third edition of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast investigates the meaning behind High Priestess card of the Tarot both as a stage of a journey where one is called to seek out intuitive wisdom from within as well as the characteristics of the Priestess archetype in film and in our everyday lives. Sign up to be a part of the Archetypal Tarot Patron Team! tiny.cc/tarot Archetypes referenced: Priestess, Virgin, Sage, Teacher, Mentor, Wise Woman Film/Media Referenced: Frida, The Matrix, The Big Lebowski Further reading: High Priestess, The archetype of the Virgin Listen in on a conversation with Tarot Dream Stone consultant Cyndera Quakenbush and Archetypal Consultant, Julienne Givot, as they discuss the symbolic and real world qualities of this archetypal character.
In this second edition of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast we explore the Magician, card number one of the Tarot. Encompassing the archetypes of the Alchemist, Visionary and the Saboteur, we also discuss the Magician as the second stage of a journey where the knowledge, tools and focus are gathered to move further toward a goal. Sign up to be a part of the Archetypal Tarot Patron Team! tiny.cc/tarot Listen in on a conversation with Tarot Dream Stone consultant Cyndera Quakenbush and Archetypal Consultant, Julienne Givot, as they discuss the symbolic and real world qualities of this archetypal character.
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In this first edition of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast we delve into the '0' card of the Tarot - the archetype of the Fool. A backwards Hero, a symbol of freedom and resilience, comic relief and a surprising carrier of wisdom. Listen in on a conversation with Cyndera Quakenbush, proprietor of Tarot Dream Stone.com and Archetypal Consultant, Julienne Givot as they discuss this intriguing character and it's role in the greater story of our lives.