Fortune's Wheelhouse

Vestal Virgin or Holy Harlot? She's the 'Strength' card in the Rider Waite Smith deck and the 'Lust' card in the Thoth deck. How can we reconcile these avatars of purity and passion? Join the Daughter of Fortitude and us as we travel the Path of the Flaming Sword to find out, visiting the 5, 6, and 7 of Wands along the way. You can visit us at patreon.com/fortuneswheelhouse - and check out our Fortune's Wheelhouse T-shirts and gear at redbubble.com/people/wheelhouse93/shop.

The Chariot is one of those symbol-packed Major Arcana where the closer you look, the more there is. In this episode we talk about protection, momentum, Merkabah mysticism, the enigmatic Sphinx and the powerful lunar presence in the card. And we talk about the 2, 3, and 4 of Cups and their relationship to the Chariot. You can visit us at patreon.com/fortuneswheelhouse, and check out our Fortune's Wheelhouse T-shirts and gear at redbubble.com/people/wheelhouse93/shop.

Ah, the Lovers - the card which means everything you think it does, and nothing you expected. In this episode, we talk about forbidden knowledge, dangerous choices, swords and serpents, angels and twins. We talk about the Garden of Eden and its two Trees, and the Lovers' secret connection with those dark and enigmatic minors, the 8, 9, and 10 of Swords. You can visit us at patreon.com/fortuneswheelhouse, and check out our Fortune's Wheelhouse T-shirts and gear at redbubble.com/people/wheelhouse93/shop.

This week we bring you the Pontifex! the Bridge Between Worlds! the Keeper of the Keys! The Hierophant is one of the most layered, complex cards in the deck. We talk about the Dove and the Serpent (not actually a pub for occultists!), the Beasts of Ezekiel, his cryptic hand gesture, keys, masks, and his connection to the 5, 6, and 7 of Pentacles. You can visit us at patreon.com/fortuneswheelhouse - and check out our Fortune's Wheelhouse T-shirts and gear at redbubble.com/people/wheelhouse93/shop.

This week we bring you the King of Kings himself, the Burning Ram, the Cubic Stone, the Emperor! We look at the ram vs. the lamb, the the color red, concepts of good government, relationship with the life force that is the Empress, and his connection with the 2, 3, and 4 of Wands (Dominion! Virtue! Completion!). You can visit us at patreon.com/fortuneswheelhouse - and check out our Fortune's Wheelhouse T-shirts and gear at redbubble.com/people/wheelhouse93/shop.

Call her Venus, Aphrodite, Isis, Urania, Demeter, Gaea, or what you like - no matter what her name, she's still your Mother. In this episode, we look at goddesses of love, beauty, fertility and generation. We talk about the moon, salt, the planting and the harvest. We consider themes of love and war, and the goddess as the Gate of Life. You can visit us at patreon.com/fortuneswheelhouse - and check out our Fortune's Wheelhouse T-shirts and gear at redbubble.com/people/wheelhouse93/shop.

In this episode we look at the High Priestess, card of lunar mysteries. We talk about the Moon: its changeability, its magical nature, its watery influence, its threefold significance for women, its association with the intuition and secret knowledge. We visit with goddesses: Isis and Hathor, the Virgin Mary, even Demeter and Persephone. You can visit us at patreon.com/fortuneswheelhouse - and check out our Fortune's Wheelhouse T-shirts and gear at redbubble.com/people/wheelhouse93/shop.

Call him Hermes, call him Mercury, call him Thoth - the god of many names is also the god of messengers, prophecy, writing, divination, thievery, and magic. Here at his crossroads we explore the many faces of the trickster, his close connection with the sun, his will and his power, acting at the speed of thought! You can visit us at patreon.com/fortuneswheelhouse - and check out our Fortune's Wheelhouse T-shirts and gear at redbubble.com/people/wheelhouse93/shop.

Fortune's Wheelhouse is a podcast about esoterics and the tarot, hosted by Susie Chang and Mel Meleen. Our first 22 episodes explore the major arcana of the Rider Waite Smith and Thoth decks. We look closely at the symbolism in each card and help you decode their hidden meanings. In our pilot episode, learn about His Mad Divinity, the Fool himself. You can visit us at patreon.com/fortuneswheelhouse - and check out our Fortune's Wheelhouse T-shirts and gear at redbubble.com/people/wheelhouse93/shop.