The Archetypal Tarot Podcast

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.    Twitter Instagram Facebook   Be a part of our Patron Team! Tiny.cc/tarot

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!   Archetypal Tarot Podcast https://archetypaltarot.podbean.com/ Provocative Mythology for the 21st Century Be a part of our Patron Team! Tiny.cc/tarot   ​Twitter & ​Instagram @TarotPodcast Facebook ​  

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 :) Twitter Instagram Facebook   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    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: Sara, Geneva, Richard, Hilary, Cat, Peter,  Rash, Christine,  Alli,  & Yvonne!  Thank you guys!  your support makes all this happen  & you make us smile every day!    Produced by Both/And Media    Theme music by: The Lunar Group 

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   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! your support makes all this happen & make us smile every day!   Produced by Both/And Media   Theme music by: The Lunar Group

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.  Find more info on Shawn on his website:  https://www.imagineastrology.com/ 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 Find out more about becoming a Patron of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast by clicking here Tiny.cc/tarot Connect with the podcast team on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram or email  tarotpodcast@gmail.com

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!) Help keep the Archetypal Tarot Podcast alive by becoming a Patron!  Just visit Tiny.cc.tarot to find out about all the nifty rewards for joining our Patron team. Sign up for our email list for free!

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 Enter to win an ebook copy of Tim's book Soul Story on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter @TarotPodcast Find entry posts and submit by August 18, 2017. Sign up to be a part of the Archetypal Tarot Patron Team!  tiny.cc/tarot  

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.   Sign up to be a part of the Archetypal Tarot Patron Team!  tiny.cc/tarot ----more---- Treatise on Wonder Woman by Cyndera Quakenbush In an attempt to add a poster of Wonder Woman to my office, a new colleague of mine expressed her reservation to the addition of this image to the office environment, which, to her credit, did contain a speech bubble from Wonder Woman’s mouth saying “No Time for Naughty.” 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...   Sign up to be a part of the Archetypal Tarot Patron Team!  tiny.cc/tarot