Rock and Soul Tarot: Recent Episodes
Rock and Soul Tarot
A grunge era kid from the 90's working in rock radio who finally embraced tarot and intuition after ignoring it for the first 41 years of his life. This podcast looks at tarot meaning and lessons through the lens of rock music, which Orlando pulls from over 17 years of rock radio stories, memories and knowledge from. This show is all about looking at tarot in and entirely different way
A forgotten single off of Bruce Springsteens I'm Going Down album helps us understand the hard lesson of this card when it shows up in reverse
A look in what happens when what you once believed is no longer serving you. We study the lyrics to a mid 80's Queen classic to better understand what happens when this card appears upside down
There seems to be an abuse of power. Are you out of control with your will over others or are you dealing with a situation where someone is taking an extreme advantage of their authority? We look at an angry song off of the first Candlebox album to study this card
A simple saying gets us through the complex emotions of the Empress when she appears upside down. We study the lyrics to the Foo Fighters Times Like These look deep inside the energy of this card
Are you prone to the advice of others? Lets look at a George Harrison song off of his Cloud 9 album to help us examine the energy of this card in its reverse meaning
You're stuck and you don't know why? Ever encounter that? When the Magician shows up in reverse, There is a reason for it. A song by No Doubt helps us understand what this card, upside down is trying to help us understand
We take a dive into reversals... what they mean, why we use them, and while we're talking we look at a 3 Doors Down Song to help us understand this energy
Amanda from the Long Island, NY based punk rock band Bad Mary shares her experience with a Rock and Soul Tarot Reading with Orlando. What is a reading like? How do you know when to speak and when to let the psychic speak? How do you make a connection? Orlando and Amanda discuss it all in this very special edition of Rock and Soul Tarot
We look into whos BEHIND the King Of Cups and what makes this energy tick using the lyrics of Candlebox "Surrendering" Easy Street by Soul Asylum and Bob Marleys classic No Woman No Cry
A Bill Withers classic and solo Aaron Lewis song help us look deep into the maternal energy of the Queen Of Cups
Much heart, but not as much logic, treating the idea of something as if it is the material thing itself. A U2 song from the early 90s and a one hit wonder from a Canadian singer song writer help us understand the energy of the Knight Of Cups
Not the most logical but perhaps the most fun. We look at Up On Cripple Creek by the Band and Meet Virginia by Train to study the Page Of Cups
A charity single led by an all star cast, an outtake Bruce Springsteen put out years after he wrote it and appreciation for those who helped us get to where we are now is the energy we examine in the Ten Of Cups
Danny's song by Loggins and Messina may be a sappy ballad, but it helps us understand the sentiment behind this card. We also an ACDC song from just a few years ago and the Thin Lizzy classic 'The Boys Are Back In Town" and look deep into the nine of cups
A forgotten gem from the Freddy Jones Band, a plea from Styx and Metallica's Through The Never help us look deeper into this card
One line to one of the most Ultimate Classic Rock songs in history helps explain this card. One simple but profound line
Heavy Songs for a heavy card... Alice In Chains Sea Of Sorrow, Shinedowns 45 and Ozzy Osbourne's See You On the Other Side and Road To Nowhere help us look deeper into this card
The indifference to opportunity card... but WHY??? We look at some Pearl Jam and Van Halen lyrics to examine this card
We look at Live Aid 85 and the E United 99 tour to help understand the type of celebratory enery this card represents
This is the match mad ein heaven card.... BFF, ride or die friend to the end. We look at two less than rocking songs by Foreigner and The Pretenders for this energy
To start out the suit of Cups, we look at Chris Cornell's first solo single, "Sweet Sunshower" and 3 Springsteen songs during his "happy period" in the early 90's
We look at two completely different songs to look at two completely different layers to the King Of Wands
When we focus on the outside so much, are we hiding what's on the inside??? We'll look at Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton, Still The Same by Bob Seger, and Secret Garden by Bruce Springsteen to look into a charismatic but complicated figure in your deck
A look through three decades of rock music to examine the rebel card. Songs by the Crystals, Johnny Maestro, The Sex Pistols and Ozzy Osbourne help us get closer to a hard card to get that close to
An 80's TV theme and a song covered by the Red Hot Chili Peppers originally done by an R n B legend helps us look deeper into the Page Of Wands
A heavy card examined with some heavy songs by Bush, Candlebox, Alice In Chains and Neil Young
Back with the ALMOST THERE but KEEP PUSHING CARD. A look at the stories of Living Colour and Soul Asylum as we examine the energy of this card
A look at the Rolling Stones constant adaptation to their environment throughout their career, and the lyrics to Chris Cornells' Seasons and the debut Candlebox single Change as we look at the energy of this "action"card
We study an important protest song, Bob Marleys "Get Up Stand Up" and Breaking Benjamin's defiant anthem "I Will Not Bow: to understand the energy of the seven of wands
Three songs used in this discussion about the energy of the Six Of Wands. "Shooting Star" by Posion, "Winning" by Santana and "One Little Victory" by Rush
The conflict card... that can be easily resolved with trust and patience. We look at songs by Pat Benatar and Sponge to examine the energy and lessons of this card
Looking at the lyrics to a 1991 Southside Johnny song that features some very special guests and Cinderella's "Coming Home" to examine the Four Of Wands
Looking at two Bon Jovi songs written almost 15 years apart to examine the energy of this card
The careers of Sting, Scott Weiland and Nine Days help us examine the energu of this card
Looking at the explosion of Rock Star Coffee Brands and the lyrics to Blind Melon "Change" to get deeper into the meaning of the "Ace Of Wands"
For the final card in the suit of swords we look at Sting, Metallica and Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins
Looking at Joan Jetts Punk rock Anthem "Bad Reputation" and Queen's "I Want To Break Free" to help understand the energy of the Queen Of Swords
Looking at the career decisions of Rob Zombie to study the energy and meaning of the Knight Of Swords
We look at the comebacl of Aerosmith to examine some of the energy involved with the Page Of Swords
The ITS OVER card.... examined with the music of Warrant, Alanis Morrisette and a deep cut from Bruce Springsteen's "Born To Run" album, "Backstreets"
Two songs that deal with the subject of paranoia and insecurity help us examine the Nine Of Swords and its messages.... Soul Asylum's "Get On Out" and Ozzy Osbourne's "SIN"
Looking at 3 different sets of lyrics to examine the Eight Of Swords. Jimmy Cliff's "Trapped", Robert Teppers "Theres No Easy Way Out" and the Concrete Blonde "Joey"
An unlikely look at a Taylor Swift song a more predictable look at lyrics to a Gin Blossoms song to help examine the energy of the Seven Of Swords
Looking at the lyrics to Dokken's Breaking The Chains, Ringo Starrs It Dont Come Easy, and Bruce Springsteen's Land Of Hope and Dreams to examine the energy of the Six Of Swords
The big mouth card. The regret what you say card. Plenty of that in Rock and Roll. We look at bad blood and sour words that caused drama within Aerosmith, Stone Temple Pilots, and Pantera
Music, even the roots of rock music can teach us about tarot. We look at a song by Gladys Knight and the Pips AND the story of what the members of Alice In Chains went dealt with moving on after Layne Staley passed to help understand the energy of the four of swords
A card rarely welcomed but often needed. The lyrics of Mick Jaggers "Dont Tear Me Up" off of the 1993 Wandering Spirit album and Poison's classic "Every Rose Has It's Thorn" help us look at what this card could mean in a message
Looking at the life of blues legend Robert Johnson and the lyrics to the Clash "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" to examine to energy this card
Starting the Suit Of Swords by talking about Pearl Jam's battle with Ticketmaster and the solo careers of Darious Rucker and Aaron Lewis
The career of Corey Taylor and a song from Quiet Riots sophomore album Condition Critical is discussed while examining the energy of the King Of Pentacles
Some of the biggest names in Rock and Roll left the spotlight for periods of time to focus on personal situations from self care to family. We examine the energy of the Queen Of pentacles through some of those stories
Sometimes what's boring is what's best. Its also the easiest to ignore even though its gonna mess everything up. We look at the method of AC/DC's album recording and two sides to Guns and Roses to explain the Knight Of Pentacles
The Page Of Pentacles is about excitement fueling potential accomplishments and Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale's recent announcement of a TV Cooking Show and the lyrics to his 90's post grunge classic "Come Down" help us discuss the message of this card
The careers of Kiss and Metallica are spoken about to help interpret the energy of the Ten Of Pentacles along with looking at the lyrics to Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters"
To help understand the energy of this card, we look at Skid Row's first year, the first thing Andy Wood did for his mother after Mother Love Bone signed a major record deal and the lyrics to ACDC's Highway To Hell
Looking at how Randy Rhoads looked to enhance his guitar skills after signing on to play with Ozzy's solo band and how Wolfgang Van Halen went from the bands bassist to the front man of his own band while examining the energy of the Eight Of Pentacles
Looking at Pearl Jams turn away from a commercial writing format after their third album and the lyrics to Kiss "God Gave Rock And Roll To You II" to examine the energy of the Seven Of Pentacles
Looking at the energy of the Six Of Pentacles by examining the lyrics to Sir Bob Geldofs "This is The World Calling" and the historic events of Live Aid '85
Jesse Mailins "Solitaire" and Simple Plans classic "Don't You Forget About Me" help us interpret the energy of the Five of Pentacles
Looking at this card by studying the Ramones business practices and the lyrics to two songs. One is Judgement Day by Van Halen and the second is Tattooed Millionaire by Bruce Dickenson
Very rarely does an artist gain the same level of success as a solo artist than as a band. Bands usually sell much larger arenas than one guy on a barstool with an acoustic guitar. That's what we look at today in the Three Of Pentacles as we examine both Van Halen and the Beatles along with the Fab Four's hit "Help"
Looking the tumultuous relationship between Roger Waters and the rest of Pink Floyd and studying the lyrics of Shinedown "Fly From The Inside" to examine the second card in the Pentacles suit
Tom Petty told the story of Eddie who moved to Hollywood with aspirations of being a star in the song "Into The Great Wide Open" from 1991. This story has very similar energy to the Ace of Pentacles and we break down the lyrics to study the comparison
Looking at Around The World by the red Hot Chili peppers and Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus as we wrap up this journey through the Major Arcana
Two Queens of music help us understand the second to last card in the Major Arcana. We look at "Edge Of Glory" by Lady Gaga and "All Fired Up" by Pat Benetar
Looking at one of the most welcomed and positive cards in the Major Arcana. We look at lyrics to songs by Johnny Nash, the Beatles, and Bob marley to try and understand the energy of the Sun
The difference between Perception and Deception is based on how you handle the truth. Today we look at the Moon in the Major Arcana while talking about the 1987 Bruce Springsteen hit "Brilliant Disguise"
The wish is not complete yet... but you're on your way toward it. We look at Mid Western rocker Henry Lee Summer and one big hit in the late 80's. "I Wish I Had A Girl"
Yet another feared card in the Major Arcana. How Wayne Kramer of the MC5 and Stone and Jeff of Pearl Jam face the energy of the Tower is discussed in this episode
Not a card we really wanna see but a reality check at times. The stories of Andrew Wood of Mother Love Bone and Layne Staley of Alice In Chains help explain the meaning of one of the more feared cards in the major arcana
The stories of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and U2 along with the lyrics of Seven Mary Three help us understand Temperance
Looking at one of the most misunderstood cards in Tarot and one of the most misunderstood songs in heavy metal, Black Sabbath's Changes
The story of Bob Dylan and his motorcycle crash is where we look today to study the energy of The Hanged Man
Looking at established lead singers who refuse to play their former bands catalogue when in concert and bands that wont play their hits live as well as the music in the movie "The Legend Of Billie Jean" while examining the energy of the card numbered twelve in the Major Arcana
Studying the lyrics of Metallica's Master Of Puppets, The mainstream cross over success of Christian rockers Jars Of Clay and the story of the Beatles time in India studying under the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi to get deeper into the card numbered five in the Major Arcana
The tenth card in the major Arcana leads us to Lynard Synards Simple Man, Journey lead vocalist Arnel Pineda, and Whitesnakes Here I Go Again
Talking about what Brian wilson did to write some of rock and rolls most iconic songs, looking at the lyrics to a Bruce Dickenson solo song, and one of singer song writer Jesse Malin's best work while discussing the ninth card in the Major Arcana
Looking at the eighth card in the Major Arcana using the lyrics to Pop Evils "Waking Lions" and the story of Dave Grohl accompanied by the words to the Foo Fighters "Learn To Fly"
Looking at two unorthodox rock and metal bands while talking about the energy of the seventh card in the Major Arcana. Both Manowar and Queen songs are examined in this episode in reference to the Chariot
Looking at the lyrics of a song actually called "The Lovers" written by Kevin Martin of Candlebox for another band he was in, "The Hi Watts" Sometimes the best relationships doesnt give us everything we want and sometimes just because we have "everything" doesnt mean we're in the best relationships. We examine the complexity of the Lovers here
In Bruce Springsteen's "The Ghost Of Tom Joad" the songs narrator gives a soft but powerful speech to his mother that fully encompasses what the energy of the fifth card in the major arcana represents
Studying the lyrics to Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes and Piece Of My Heart by Janice Joplin as we look at the energy of the fourth card in the Major Arcana
Today we're looking at the High Priestess by comparing lyrical misinterpretations of Fleetwood Macs Rhiannon and the words to Arrested Developments "Mr Wendal" For more segments like this, please subscribe to my youtube channel "Rock and Soul Tarot"
Looking at the second card in the major Arcana by studying Jimi Hendrix unique approach to guitar playing and song writing while also studying the lyrics to Staind "So Far Away"
Looking at the fool's journey through the lens of rock 'n roll. This week, we study Soul Asylum's Runaway Train and its similarities to the first card in the major arcana.