In Search of Tarot
92 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago -Utilizing the cards to examine new questions, question any answers, and reimagine the possibilities of our lives.
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Mindscapes Tarot with John A. Rice
March 16, 2022 06:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBJohn A. Rice is a lifelong artist, and one of the few who specializes in oil pastels. He runs his art shop, J.A.R. Studio, NYC, out of his New York City studio. He is also an accomplished Tarot reader, having studied extensively with his mentor from Italy. John drew on this background to create his unique, popular MINDSCAPES Tarot deck which is currently out on Kickstarter through the end of this week. IN THIS CONVERSATION John and I discuss his process for creating MINDSCAPES, the channele...
Quarterly Questions: Tarot Versus Oracle
March 09, 2022 12:05 - 23 minutes - 22.1 MBWelcome to our very first Quarterly Questions minisode! This week, Angie and I are chatting about a very popular and often controversial topic in cartomancy: Tarot versus Oracle. What factors are at play when we consider the legitimacy of a deck? How does our desire to be part of a community influence which cards we choose to work with? SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS WITH US! After listening to this episode, email us at [email protected] and tell us what you think! Support this podcast on Patreon ...
Meet Our New Co-Host: Angie Miller
March 02, 2022 07:00 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBAngie Miller is a fitness instructor, yogi, energy worker, and witch with over 10 years of experience helping people understand their bodies in a more connected, more mindful way. She is also the new co-host of In Search of Tarot, joining Nick for bi-weekly minisodes discussing various topics and answering listener questions. IN THIS CONVERSATION Angie and I discuss her spiritual path in and out of the Mormon Church, her work as a yoga and fitness instructor and the complications of the tea...
Things that were, things that are, and some things that have not yet come to pass
December 21, 2021 07:00 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBToday we're crossing two thresholds: the final episode of Season Three and the 2021 Winter Solstice. To mark this energy shift, I'm offering you some personal reflections and sharing a bit about how my personal Tarot practice has ebbed and flowed this year. Thank you so much for listening and being part of this community. I can't wait to jump back in your ears with Season Four! Register for the year-long IN SEARCH OF TAROT community Book Your 2022 Year-Ahead Reading Support this podcast o...
Black Queer Tarot
December 02, 2021 13:20 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBChallenging outdated, non-inclusive decks of the past, the BLACK QUEER TAROT takes the traditional 78-card Tarot arcana and remakes them with a diverse cast of muses. Kendrick Daye is a multimedia artist and designer, living in Harlem, NY. His diverse approaches to making art include art direction, bespoke design, music, and most notably collage - both digital and analog. Kendrick aims to create work that imagines a future where Black queer life is prosperous and thriving. Justin Henry, sp...
Language and Tarot with K. Leigh Clapp
November 08, 2021 07:00 - 30 minutes - 28.6 MBEvolutionary oracle K. Leigh Clapp is a professional Tarot reader from Frederick, Maryland. In her work and writings, she draws upon her vast knowledge base spanning from religion and science to mythology and metaphysics. A Deaf scholar-mystic fluent in American Sign Language and English, Leigh sees translation as a potent act of alchemy. Her name sign evokes images of illumination and blooming. IN THIS CONVERSATION Leigh shares rich insights on language and its companions - symbol, metapho...
Witches' New Year Q&A
October 25, 2021 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBYou asked and now I'm answering! Today's Q&A episode is a special All Hallows' Eve treat touching on the topics of working with deities, reading without spreads, integrating Oracle decks, and steering clear of appropriation. Thanks to everyone who wrote in! Support the podcast on Patreon Follow Nick on Instagram @manofthecards In Search of Tarot theme music was written and recorded by AJ Ackleson.
Contemplative Tarot with Morgan Glover
October 18, 2021 06:00 - 57 minutes - 53.3 MBMorgan Glover is a tarot contemplative, former journalist, and working mother who's on a meandering journey toward finding her place in the earth community. She approaches tarot as a practical, poetic, and philosophical discipline, and is drawn toward questions of an eco-soulcentric nature. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in sustainability and environment, and sees no contradiction in reading her textbooks with a deck in hand. She shares her tarot musings on Instagram @mojoglo. ...
Outsider Tarot with Bobby Abate
October 11, 2021 06:00 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBBobby Abate is a queer artist, filmmaker, activist and Tarot aficionado from Brooklyn, New York, and creator of the new OUTSIDER TAROT. An outsider himself since the first grade, Bobby found refuge in the underground world of provocateurs, artists, queers, and punks. His introduction to the Tarot was through the Tarot of the Cat People at the age of seventeen. Ever since, he sought to create a deck that paid homage to all the beautiful misfits who live by their own rules. Bobby spent eight y...
American Gothic with Sebastian Crane
October 04, 2021 06:00 - 52 minutes - 48.7 MBSebastian Crane has an insatiable appetite for weird history, black velvet, and things that go bump in the night. He is the host of The Hellfire Club, a celebratory exploration of queer, occult, and erotic history on Patreon, by day, and a ghost tour guide in Salem, MA after sundown. You can find him creating dazzlingly queer content on all platforms @Mr_S_Crane. IN THIS CONVERSATION Sebastian and I discuss Romantic aesthetics, photography as time magic, queer-coded Disney villains, and the...
Politics of Tarot with Alana Davenport
September 20, 2021 06:00 - 50 minutes - 47.2 MBMy guest today is Alana Davenport, who brings over 20 years of Tarot practice and social justice activism experience to writing about Tarot. Alana is a full-time parent of two young children and holds an interdisciplinary Master's Degree in Humanities & Social Thought from New York University, a Master's Degree in Social Work from the University of Maryland, and all of the accompanying debt. Alana’s next project is writing a book on reading Tarot politically, based on content from her/their ...
Decentering Human Narratives with Sophie Strand
September 13, 2021 06:00 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBSophie Strand is a poet, historical-fiction writer, and essayist based in the Hudson Valley with a focus on the intersection of spirituality and ecology. Her first book of essays The Flowering Wand: Lunar Kings, Lichenized Lovers, Transpecies Magicians, and Rhizomatic Harpists Heal the Masculine is forthcoming from Inner Traditions. She has three chapbooks: Love Song to a Blue God (Oread Press), Those Other Flowers to Come (Dancing Girl Press), and The Approach (The Swan). Her writing has be...
Jewitches with Zo Jacobi
September 06, 2021 06:00 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBZo Jacobi is a Jewish practitioner working to create spaces for Jewish mythology, mysticism, and practice online. Born in Los Angeles, she grew up surrounded by magic and now runs Jewitches, a blog, social media community, podcast and shop dedicated to making magic accessible. Zo resides in Los Angeles with her partner and their two very spoiled cats. In this episode, Zo shares some of the history surrounding the label of "witch" and its roots in anti-semitism and misogyny. We also discuss ...
LIVE from the 2021 Searcher's Solstice Tarot Conference
June 29, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBHappy Pride, Queers! As a way to honor and celebrate a month that should NEVER end, I'm dropping my first ever LIVE episode featuring the panel discussion "Expanding Sex, Sexuality & Gender in the Tarot" with Charlie Claire Burgess and Cassandra Snow, which took place this month at the 2021 Searcher's Solstice Tarot Conference. This recording begins with my opening remarks and then moves into a deeply vulnerable dialogue between the three of us on what it means to navigate this life as quee...
Crow Mother with Liza Fenster
May 17, 2021 05:00 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBLiza (She Her Hers) is a life long Witch who works as Reiki Master Teacher, Tarot Educator/Reader and Ordained Minister. Acting in this way as community servant, she is committed to both ecological and community healing on local and global levels - and with that, deeply committed to social justice and the healing and reparation of BIPOC communities and to the decolonization of wellness. It was truly an honor to hear Liza speak about the magic of the body, and the power of being embodied in...
Queering the Tarot with Cassandra Snow
May 11, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBCassandra Snow is a tarot card reader, tarot & witchcraft teacher and writer operating out of Minneapolis, MN. They have two books out from Weiser Books: Queering the Tarot and Queering Your Craft: Witchcraft From the Margins. Cassandra's work focuses on making the tarot & witchcraft accessible for those who are marginalized or struggling to connect. They teach on topics like Tarot for Empowerment for Fat People & Sex Positive Tarot in addition to unique & fun 101 style classes and their wor...
Stay Woke Tarot with Rashunda Tramble
May 04, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBRashunda Tramble of Stay Woke Tarot is a writer and tarot reader originally from Memphis, Tennessee now living in Zurich, Switzerland, who has been working with the cards for over 20 years. She has a BA in Film and an MA in Creative Media Practice, and is also a member of Mensa. She has worked in radio and television in the US, and marketing and communications (art, luxury and finance) in Europe. IN THIS CONVERSATION, Rashunda and I discuss where the line between honoring past interpretatio...
Photographing the Tarot with Nicolas Bruno
April 27, 2021 05:00 - 53 minutes - 49.7 MBNicolas Bruno is an artist based in Northport, New York, where he photographs and fabricates props for his compositions. Bruno weaves together his terrifying experiences of Sleep Paralysis with surreal self portraiture in a therapeutic translation of night terror to image. His constructed worlds of uncertainty exist on a plane between waking and sleeping, where he is tormented by a physical embrace of the subconscious and its perils, all while being paralyzed in bed. Influences of 19th centu...
Enneagram + Tarot with Danielle Park
April 19, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBDanielle Park is a Tarot reader and teacher who lives in Austin, TX. She explores the Tarot through many lenses, which include the Enneagram, poetry, Christianity, parenting, and queerness. Tarot has helped her navigate a divorce, grief, and find solid footing in God and magic. In this conversation, Danielle and I discuss the ways in which the Tarot can be used to help us discover, clarify, understand, and visualize our identity. She also teaches us about the Enneagram and how it can help u...
The Numinous Tarot with Cedar McCloud
April 12, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBCedar McCloud is a queer artist and author living in southern California. They are the creator of the Numinous Tarot and other divination decks which feature vivid watercolor illustrations of queer and marginalized people enjoying their own brand of magic. The power of storytelling to heal trauma is central to Cedar's work, along with a focus on compassionate honesty. In this conversation, I talk with Cedar about the ways art allowed them to discover and express themself, how they created t...
Christianity + Tarot with Brittany Muller
April 11, 2021 20:04 - 46 minutes - 43.1 MBBrittany Muller is a New York-based writer and tarot reader. Her interests include old churches, medieval and Renaissance art, and the mystical and contemplative traditions of Christianity. She loves exploring the intersections of Christianity and the occult, and she’s currently writing a Christian interpretation of the tarot for St. Martin’s Press. In this conversation, Brittany and I discuss the more mystical, contemplative sides of Christianity and the way Tarot can create a space for re...
Sound, Art, & Magic with zaneta sykes
March 29, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBzaneta (they/them) is a queer, multiracial Brooklyn-based sound ritualist, listening educator, nature recordist, creativity activist, tarot reader, and podcast host. At the core of their work is a deep desire to remember how to live in interconnectedness. Whether that is through meditation and connecting with the self, or in community rituals to connect to the land, zaneta weaves sound and ritual to create experiences that transform the way participants hear and connect to the world. In t...
The Spacious Tarot with Carrie Mallon
March 22, 2021 05:00 - 50 minutes - 47.2 MBCarrie Mallon is a professional tarot reader, teacher, and co-creator of The Spacious Tarot deck. Carrie believes tarot reconnects us to our belonging in the vast, mysterious story of the universe. Her approach to the cards has been described as compassionate, centering and energizing. Her blog posts are viewed over 70,000 times per month and she was a featured speaker at the inaugural Light & Love Tarot Festival. She currently resides in Utah with her spouse, two fluffy cats, one fluffy mut...
Numerology with Rebecca Scolnick
March 08, 2021 06:00 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBWhat could possibly be magical about math? Today's guest, Rebecca Scolnick, answers that question and more as she shows us how numbers can add great depth, nuance and meaning to our Tarot interpretations and our lives. Rebecca Scolnick is an emotional witch, forever seeker and queer human lady (she/her), who uses magic and storytelling to support unlearning work and inspire new meaning making. A jill-of-all-trades, she has enjoyed a multidisciplinary career as an artist in the film, tv, dig...
Defining Ourselves with Chloe O. Davis
February 22, 2021 06:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBIn this episode, I am joined by my friend Chloe O. Davis to talk about her debut book, The Queens' English: The LGBTQIA+ Dictionary of Lingo and Colloquial Phrases. Chloe has been collecting research for this book through candid conversations with friends and loved ones, since 2006. Join us for a conversation on the transformative power of words to define, refine, and shape who we are. Chloe O. Davis is a proud Black bisexual woman and debut author who works in the entertainment industry in...
Ep. 16 - Gender in Tarot with Charlie Claire Burgess
December 21, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBCharlie Claire Burgess (they/them) is a tarot reader, teacher, artist, writer, and witch who believes in tarot as a transformative tool for personal revolution. They are the creator of Fifth Spirit Tarot, a queer and inclusive deck for a world beyond binaries, the author of the book-length Fifth Spirit Tarot Guide, and the host of The Word Witch podcast, to name a few of their tarot projects and creations. Charlie teaches tarot classes at Portland Community College in Portland, Oregon, where...
Anti-Racism + The Tarot with Maria Minnis
December 07, 2020 06:00 - 55 minutes - 51.7 MBMaria Minnis is an ancestrally guided writer, designer, and tarot reader with Southern roots. Her motto is “a word is a spell,” and she uses it to guide her work in her completely donation-based offerings, such as her tarot poems and her blog series, Anti-Racism with the Tarot. Every week, she uses the Major Arcana as an analog to discuss various facets of anti-racism work. The series is a collection of exercises, readings, journaling prompts, and direct action activities to encourage people...
Ep. 15 - Anti-Racism + The Tarot with Maria Minnis
December 07, 2020 06:00 - 55 minutes - 51.7 MBMaria Minnis is an ancestrally guided writer, designer, and tarot reader with Southern roots. Her motto is “a word is a spell,” and she uses it to guide her work in her completely donation-based offerings, such as her tarot poems and her blog series, Anti-Racism with the Tarot. Every week, she uses the Major Arcana as an analog to discuss various facets of anti-racism work. The series is a collection of exercises, readings, journaling prompts, and direct action activities to encourage people...
Ep. 14 - Astrology and Tarot Spreads with The Punk Priestess
November 10, 2020 06:00 - 47 minutes - 44 MBMajorie (@thepunkpriestess) is a NYC based tarot reader, astrologer, fashion designer, and punk singer in her band the Combatives. Through her esoteric business the Punk Priestess, Majorie inspires a realistic approach to understanding and learning the art of tarot and astrology. She believes that tarot is the greatest form of intuitive therapy you will ever experience and is a tool used to realign your soul on its spiritual quest. Majorie's mission is to inspire others to connect with their...
Ep. 13 - Full Moon in Aries with Megan Turek
October 01, 2020 11:22 - 55 minutes - 51.4 MBIt's a full moon in Aries today and I'm asking myself, "how do we turn this narrative on its head?" To deepen the discussion, I'm thrilled to welcome a friend, collaborator and Aries Sun: Megan Turek (@tinyturek). Megan is the illustrator of the In Search of Tarot guided journal collection, which launched September 24 with Book Zero: THE FOOL. Megan and I chat about her creative process, what kind of art interests her in Tarot decks, and ways we'd like to harness Emperor energy during this s...
Ep. 12 - Virgo Season & The Hermit
September 16, 2020 13:39 - 50 minutes - 47 MBThis week we're honoring the New Moon in Virgo with the long-awaited return of our very own Virgo co-host Erika Conaway! Erika and I chat about The Hermit card which is associated with Virgo, and then dive into a live reading looking at Erika's year-ahead. CW: During our reading, Erika and I spent a good bit of time talking about body dysmorphia and her battle with an eating disorder. If this is a sensitive topic for you, please honor your own knowing. Listen to Erika's Spotify playlist f...
Ep. 11 - Living The Moon with Mallory Hasty
September 02, 2020 03:01 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBHappy Full Moon in Pisces! Today, we are joined by the exceptional Mallory Hasty of @whoroscopewitch for a discussion on Astrology, Tarot, reclaiming the word "psychic" and what it means to live a truly Piscean life. I'm also thrilled to announce the pre-sale launch of the first book in my new IN SEARCH OF TAROT series! Featuring hand-painted watercolor illustrations by Megan Turek, In Search of Tarot is a collection of eight guided journals designed to inspire and invigorate your connectio...
Ep. 10 - New Moon in Leo + Strength with Sara Hanks of Cottonwood Tarot
August 18, 2020 03:28 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBWe're closing out this fiery Leo season under the new moon by reflecting on Major Arcana number 8, Strength. What happens at the crossroads of strength and vulnerability? What does it mean to soften into leadership? What does it feel like to live life from the heart? We are so honored to welcome our special guest, Sara Hanks of Cottonwood Tarot. Sara is a tarot reader and post-Mormon witch living in Utah. She began reading tarot in 2014 and launched Cottonwood Tarot in 2017 to offer readin...
Ep. 9 - The Star + Healing with Stephanie M. Burg
July 30, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 58 MBIn honor of the August 3 full moon in Aquarius, this episode is devoted to The Star card and its energy of healing, destiny, and promise. We'll discuss the themes and interpretations of this card before diving into an exquisite conversation with Charleston-based healer, Stephanie M. Burg. Stephanie was a professional ballerina for over a decade before becoming a Certified Holistic Health and Life Coach, Breathwork Facilitator, Women's Embodiment Guide, Therapeutic Dance and Meditation Teach...
Ep. 8 - Bonus New Moon Tarot Q&A
July 17, 2020 02:42 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBThis month brings us a bonus New Moon in Cancer so we're bringing you a bonus Q&A episode filled with discussion of Nick's personal journey with Tarot, how to deepen your intuition, and recommendations on books, podcasts, and even flavors of ice cream! To book a reading or Tarot Tutoring session with Nick, visit manofthecards.com MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE: "In Search of Tarot" Music + Production by AJ Ackleson
Ep. 7 - Full Moon in Capricorn + The Devil
July 01, 2020 17:19 - 1 hour - 57 MBIN THIS EPISODE we welcome back Reiki Master Desirée Ricker @desireechrista to talk about her healing practices and the history and clearing power of Reiki. We break down the powerful astrology of this July 4th weekend, which includes a full moon in Capricorn and a lunar eclipse. And in correlation with Capricorn, we focus on The Devil - that energy we all love to hate and hate to love. Say what you will about this enigmatic figure, it always keeps things interesting! MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE: "...
Cancer Season + The Chariot
June 20, 2020 15:48 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBLet's take a midsummer dip in the tides, shall we? Cancer season has arrived, and with it comes the call to trust mother nature and evolve out of our protective shell into something greater. IN THIS EPISODE we welcome "real-life Cancers" Desirée Christa Ricker and AJ Ackleson. Desirée is a healer, teacher, and performing artist. A certified Reiki Master, Aromatherapist, and Yoga Instructor, she also writes original music and plays, acts, directs, choreographs, and is President of a non-profi...
Gemini Season + The Lovers
May 22, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBMirror, mirror on the wall. Gemini season is here and with it comes the call to reconcile, recombine, and reunite with all the different parts of ourselves. Corresponding with The Lovers, this season brings a desire for communication, not least of which...
Full Moon in Scorpio + The Death Card
May 06, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBWelcome to the psychic portal, mystics. The Full Moon in Scorpio has arrived, and with it the call to reassess and reunite with our ghosts and demons. This is a time for powerfully deep shadow work - a time to transmute and alchemize what was, is, and...
Taurus Season + The Hierophant
April 22, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBIn conjunction with the New Moon in Taurus, we talk all things Hierophant and the dangers of guru worship. Plus: the pagan roots of Easter, pop culture references, and a new segment where we pull a card for each other!MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE: "In Search...
Full Moon in Libra + Justice
April 04, 2020 20:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBIn conjunction with the Full Moon in Libra, we explore both sides of the Justice card. Plus: we answer a listener question, Erika gives us a lesson In Astrology 101, and we kick off a new segment that combines Tarot with Harry Potter. What's not to...
Aries Season and The Emperor
March 22, 2020 17:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBIn conjunction with the New Moon In Aries, we dive into the energy and lessons of The Emperor. We talk about our own personal journeys and what brought us to Tarot in the first place; discuss beacon cards; and chat a bit about the methods we used to strengthen our intuition around the cards’ meanings.