So what IS a Tarot deck, exactly? How many cards are there? What's the difference between Major Arcana, Minor Arcana and Court Cards? In the latest episode of my Say It With Tarot Podcast, I break it down for you:
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Tarot reflects the breadth and depth of human experience--but also, apparently, Vulcan, Talaxian, Ocampan and holographic!
All iterations of the Star Trek universe yield rich archetypes that can also be found in the Tarot: The Ambassador, Warrior, Leader, Trickster, Counselor, Detective, Child, Shapeshifter, Con Man, Judge, Rebel, Storyteller, Engineer, etc.
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Just recorded and published a new episode for my Say It With Tarot Podcast: Tarot and the Gratitude Game.
...In the Tarot, the Swords suit is associated with the intellectual realm--thoughts, communication, bias, opinions, analysis, logic and so on. The sword, itself, is a symbol of power and cutting, engendering dread in many a foe.
And so it is with the Tarot Swords suit, which not only causes fear in many querents and readers--but also reflects the same relating to an issue at hand.
...In this episode of my Naked Tarot Podcast, I discusses a recent YouTube video from some punk who thinks that Tarot should NOT be accessible to the masses--because they'll "degrade" the cards, water down the meanings and "turn it into shit".
Although the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot and Thoth decks are replete with esoteric symbolism (Western Hermeticism, especially), the 78 cards--the underlying structure or "bones" of a Tarot deck--aren't shackled to those two traditions.
...In this episode of the Naked Tarot Podcast, I discuss the mystical, symbolic aspects of the death and resurrection of Christ as represented by the scorpion/Scorpio and the Phoenix--as well as the Death and The Sun cards of Tarot. Listen in, or download, at the link below.
Scorpio, Death, Resurrection, The Phoenix and The Sun Podcast
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