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Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & FolkloreQueering the Tarot w/ Charlie Claire BurgessShuffle through your Tarot deck as we’re joined by author and artist Charlie Claire Burgess who talks about their work around tarot and the intersection of spirituality and queerness. We talk about witchy awakenings courtesy of the CW network, getting rid of the binary in tarot readings, and so much more!Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of queerphobia, abusive relationships, theft, misogyny, white supremacists, patriarchy, colonization, and the apocalypse. GuestCharlie (they/them) is a queer and trans-nonbinary author and artist working at...2025-07-2349 min
The Tarot DiagnosisJudgement & Justice Demystified: A Therapeutic Tarot BreakdownThis week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I’m diving into the nuanced and often-confused archetypes of Judgment and Justice (especially for newer readers). Plus, these are two major arcana cards that are especially relevant given the state of the world. Fun fact: this episode was inspired by a listener request, and I went full nerd-mode by pulling out lots of books I thought had unique perspectives on these archetypes in order to dig into these cards from psychological, therapeutic, and archetypal lenses.After a brief life update about my recent trip back to Fl...2025-06-1528 min
Call Your Coven: Practical Advice for Nonsensical TimesCoven Convo: Gods, Ancestors, & Spirits, Oh My!Lilith, crows, Mercury, ancestors, planets, and so much more. Today, the coven is opening up about our own deity & spirit relationships and ancestral practices: how we understand them, how we practice in day to day life. Whether you work with a ton of gods and goddesses or are just dipping your toes in, this episode is designed to bring spiritual support, validation, and curiosity to your life.
If you enjoyed this episode, you can leave us a message at callyourcoven@gmail.com or on Instagram @callyourcoven. As always, honest ratings & reviews are deeply appreciated. And since you...2025-06-131h 27
The Blackthorn GroveTarot in Other WordsEdited by Cassandra Snow. (Cassandra-Snow.com)Cassandra is a professional tarot card reader, and teacher, writer, and theather maker in Minneapolis, MN. Cassandra's writing focuses on tarot, paganism, arts journalism, queer lifestyle and personal storytelling. They are the author of Queering the Tarot and Queering your Craft: Witchcraft from the Margins and co-authored Lessons from the Empress: a Tarot Workbook for Self-Care and Creative GrowSponsored by Amy Blackthorn Intuitive (amyblackthorn.as.me)Media mentioned during the episode.Becoming Dangerous: Witchy Femmes, Queer Conjurers, and Magical Rebels by Katie West2025-05-2259 minCall Your Coven: Practical Advice for Nonsensical TimesCoven Convo: Building Spiritual CommunityEveryone is talking about the importance of community these days, but what does “community” even mean? What is it like to navigate relationships with friends alongside strangers? How do you handle rupture and repair? What’s the difference between being “in community” versus just friends with someone? Join us as we explore all of that and more.
If you enjoyed this episode, you can leave us a message at callyourcoven@gmail.com or on Instagram @callyourcoven. As always, honest ratings & reviews are deeply appreciated. And since you are the coven, please share this episode with your own personal c...2025-05-091h 10
Modern Witches✨88. Charlie Claire Burgess ~ Dismantling Tarot’s Binary Code🌟In this episode of the Modern Witches Confluence podcast, host Casey Zabala speaks with Charlie Claire Burgess, a tarot creator and writer whose work redefines the traditional structures of divination. They discuss how tarot, often rooted in binary archetypes, can be queered to reflect fluidity, multiplicity, and personal truth. Charlie shares their journey as a nonbinary practitioner, the philosophy behind Radical Tarot, and how dismantling rigid narratives within tarot can empower deeper self-exploration and collective liberation.Charlie Claire Burgess is a queer and trans-nonbinary author and illustrator working at the intersection of tarot, spirituality, and...2025-02-081h 08
Tarot-salonkiVII Vaunut – minne matka ja mikä motivoi?Tässä jaksossa Ella ja Ida juttelevat tarot-pakan suuren arkanan seitsemännestä kortista, Vaunuista, jossa liikutaan ja kaivataan liikettä ja etsitään eteenpäin kulkemisen motivoijia. Jakso jatkaa Tarot-salongin suuren arkanan sarjaa, jossa suuren arkanan kortit käydään läpi yksi kerrallaan.Tarot-salongissa puhutaan tarot-korteista itsetutkiskelun välineenä. Podcastissa myös nörtteillään korttien merkityksistä ja keskustellaan tarot-rituaaleista, -kulttuurista ja -tulkinnasta. Oppainasi Ella (@tarotwisdomii) ja Ida (@idaniittyleinikki). Tervetuloa mukaan!Jaksossa mainittua:Tarot-pakatSmith-Waite, Tieto meissä, Fifth Spirit, Spacious TarotKirjatLane Smith: 78 Acts of Liberation. Tarot...2025-01-0300 min
WitchingAroundIntersectionality with Ysha the Activist WitchThis month, Raegan chats with internet personality Ysha (@acovenoftwo and @activist.witch) about intersectionality in the Pagan community and effective activism.
You can follow Ysha on the Instagram handles listed above and @activistwitch on YouTube. You can support or volunteer for Witches For Palestine by emailing witchesforpalestine@gmail.com
Follow the podcast @AWitchsPodcast on Facebook and @witchingaroundpodcast on Instagram, and you can follow Raegan on Threads and Instagram @raeganshanti
And don't forget to book your tickets for Witchfest International at www.witchfest.net
Referenced Materials:
The Radical Tarot by...2024-12-0240 min
Author's Afterword108: Mark Stay (The Witches Of Woodville)Charlie and Mark Stay (The Witches Of Woodville) discuss writing humour into wartime, using period-correct language as well as slang, why community is important and how much we've lost over the decades, and the metric ton of projects he has on the go. Please note there are various uses of very minor curse words. A transcript is available on my site General references: The Bestseller Experiment Claire Burgess' YouTube video about jam roly polyThe Fortean Times Mark's newsletter The Witches Of Woodville website I spoke to Jacquie Bloese in episode 101 I spoke to...2024-10-2856 min
Four of Wands by Euryale and WolfFour of Wands Episode 13- Guest: Kellin, Question Everything - Magic & Queer TheoryIn this episode of the Four of Wands podcast, Euryale and special guest Kellin delve into the significance of queer theory in understanding identity, spirituality, and the constructs of gender and time. They explore personal experiences, the role of witchcraft, and how societal norms shape individual practices. The conversation emphasizes the importance of questioning established norms and finding fulfillment outside traditional frameworks, while also discussing various resources and literature that inform their perspectives.
Kellin's Book Recommendations:
Witchcraft Books-
“Queering Your Craft” - Cassandra Snow
“All of Our Stories” - Beth Maiden
“R...2024-09-301h 15
Becoming PowerEp 7 - Externalizing Intuition: Using Tarot to Come Back to Yourself with Charlie Claire BurgessThis year, I’ve spent a lot of time feeling lost. Since my layoff, I’ve been planting seeds and imagining myself into many new life shapes, wondering which seeds will take root.This darkness can feel fruitful but can also be disorienting.Recently, sitting in a coffee shop, feeling overwhelmed, a friend said to me, “You already know how to grow, even when you think you don’t.”Could that be true? Deep down, is there a part of me that knows the way? Are we like acorns, carrying a quiet map...2024-09-101h 00Call Your Coven: Practical Advice for Nonsensical TimesIntroduction to the CovenMeet the Coven: Rebecca 'Bee' Scolnick, Jeanna Kadlec, and Meg Jones Wall!
Thank you for listening! You can leave a message at callyourcoven@gmail.com or on Instagram @callyourcoven. As always, honest ratings & reviews are deeply appreciated. And since you are the coven, please share this episode with your own personal coven members and friends!
You can also support the podcast on Patreon!
Links & resources we mention:
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Sylvan Learning Center
The Witch’s Book of Numbers: Enhance Your Magic with Numerology by Bee
Bee’s news...2024-08-2748 min
Card Talktarot (books) for collective liberationOn this special episode of CARD TALK, we're talking about five books that are devoted to tarot not just as a personal practice, but also as a tool for collective liberation. Check out these tarot books & their talented authors:Red Tarot // Christopher MarmolejoRadical Tarot // Charlie Claire BurgessTarot for the Hard Work // Maria MinnisQueering the Tarot // Cassandra SnowAnd available now: 78 Acts of Liberation // Lane SmithI also highly recommend the work of so many other liberation-oriented tarot teachers and creators including Rashunda Tramble, Cyrée Jarelle Johnson, J...2024-08-2022 min
shea in the catskillsJuly 2024: a mid-year check-inIn this episode:
blog post for this offering
Charlie Claire Burgess
Tarot 101 + what people are saying about it
Online Tarot Circles
In-Person Tarot Circle
me + Elena Solano, The Symbolic Lab + Confusion + Casting Spells on Saturday, August 3
me + Cory Nakasue + tarot + astrology in mid-September
My books are open—book with me thru calendly!
Saidiya Hartman
Hojin’s online art practice series
Martha Crawford’s Discernment and Emotional Function
Musical moods: inspiration, connection, rage (support artist Robin Herold on Patreon!)
Visualizing wealth inequality
“the goal is to have an endless war, not a successful war”
trying to eat my snacks in peace
...2024-07-0119 min
Wildly Tarot PodcastThe Gay MarseilleIn this episode, the powerhouse of knowledge and tarot resources, Thomas of Hermit's Mirror, joins Ettie as guest co-host!
(00:00) Introduction
(04:50) Question from Neil
(16:30) Question from Aja
(30:10) A World from our Sponsors: Us
(41:20) Gay Marseille Review
(1:02:25) Closing
The questions we answer in this episode come from Neil, who will be helping their friend post-top surgery and Aja, who is having difficulting knowing how to disengage from a friendship.
Since we are running low on questions, If you have one you would like to have answered on the podcast, please fi...2024-06-281h 04
Countdown To The BAFTAsUnseen Worlds to Fresh Perspectives - The Best TV Documentaries of the YearWhat does the Spider-Man of Paris have in common with The Enfield Poltergeist? Alex Zane reveals the documentaries in contention for the BAFTA TV Awards 2024 with P&O Cruises.Find out as Alex is joined by TV exec Faraz Osman and foreign affairs journalist, documentary filmmaker and author Ramita Navai to discuss a challenging yet creatively ambitious year for factual production teams.The transcript of this episode will be available on the BAFTA website.Nominations discussed in this episode are:FACTUAL SERIESDUBLIN NARCOS Benedict San...2024-04-2554 min
Tarot-salonkiIV Hallitsija – oma tila haltuunTässä jaksossa Ella ja Ida juttelevat tarot-pakan suuren arkanan neljännestä kortista, Hallitsijasta, jonka arkkityypissä on kyse hallinnasta, järjestyksestä, elinvoimasta ja impulsseista. Jakso jatkaa Tarot-salongin suuren arkanan sarjaa, jossa suuren arkanan kortit käydään läpi yksi kerrallaan.Tarot-salongissa puhutaan tarot-korteista itsetutkiskelun välineenä. Podcastissa myös nörtteillään korttien merkityksistä ja keskustellaan tarot-rituaaleista, -kulttuurista ja -tulkinnasta. Oppainasi Ella (@tarotwisdomii) ja Ida (@idaniittyleinikki). Tervetuloa mukaan!Jaksossa mainittua:Tarot-pakatThe Wild Unknown tarot, Holy Spectrum, Moonchild, Spacious Tarot, Thoth, Gentle TarotHenkilötTero Goldenhill2024-03-2400 min
In Search of TarotRadical Tarot Book Club: Minor Arcana + Court CardsIt's the final installment in our Book Club series discussing Charlie Claire Burgess' phenomenal new work, RADICAL TAROT.
This episode is an extra long deep-dive into the Minors and Courts, and it's also Angie's farewell to the podcast. We will miss you, Angie!
JOIN US THIS THURSDAY 12/21 for our Book Club Hang with special guest Charlie Claire Burgess on Patreon: patreon.com/insearchoftarot
Follow Angie on Instagram and visit their website.
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SEAMSIDE: Exploring the Inner Work of TextilesPAOLO ARAO AND I TALK TAROTLast week when Paolo Arao talked about our textile practices, we mentioned that one of the things that we have in common is our shared love of taro. So in this special SEAMSIDE bonus episode, you'll hear us share about our own personal tarot practice and how it plays into our creative practice. If you have a tarot practice, I hope you pick up some new nuggets. And if you don't have a tarot practice, maybe you want to give it a try?⤷ Get your free TINY QUILT tutorial video I mention in this episode⤷Learn more...2023-12-1615 minIn Search of TarotRadical Tarot Book Club: Wheel of Fortune - The WorldThe In Search of Tarot Book Club continues with our second of three monthly installments discussing Radical Tarot: Queer the Cards, Liberate Your Practice, and Create the Future by Charlie Claire Burgess.
Throughout the month of November, we've been reading the chapters on Wheel of Fortune through to the The World, and today's episode features a deep-dive discussion on those chapters. However, you don't need to have read any of the boook in order to enjoy the themes and topics covered in this episode.
JOIN US THIS WEDNESDAY (11/29) FROM 6-7:30PM ET ON PATREON FOR...2023-11-261h 35
A Tiny Revolution#201: Queering the Mystical, w/ Charlie Claire BurgessAuthor of RADICAL TAROT and creator of the Fifth Spirit Tarot and the forthcoming Gay Marsielle, it's Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them). Follow them @the.word.witch and thewordwitchtarot.com.🌈 Q Christian Fellowship National Conference is Jan 11-14 in ABQ, New Mexico! Use offer code TINYREVOLUTION for 10% off registration. QCFconf.orgIf you like the show, leave us a 5 Star Review ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ if you didn’t, just go away. ;) 🌺 What Makes You Bloom is out on JAN 9! preorder now!thekevingarcia.com/bloom 🤔 Deconstructing your faith? Feeling stuck in the...2023-11-2156 minIn Search of TarotRadical Tarot Book Club: Introduction - The HermitOur innaugural In Search of Tarot Book Club pick is Radical Tarot: Queer the Cards, Liberate Your Practice, and Create the Future by frequent ISOT contributor Charlie Claire Burgess.
For the month of October, we've been reading the Introduction through The Hermit, and today's episode features a deep-dive discussion on those chapters. However, you don't need to have read any of the book in order to enjoy the themes and topics we dive into.
JOIN US TOMORROW (10/23) FROM 7-8:30PM ET ON PATREON FOR OUR BOOK CLUB HANG! All Patron levels are welcome to attend...2023-10-221h 09
Witch Church174. Exploring Your Queerness Through A Radical Tarot With Charlie Claire Burgess➡️Watch this episode on Youtube!
🍓CHARLIE’S INFO
https://www.thewordwitchtarot.com/
IG @the.word.witch
Buy Radical Tarot
Buy Fifth Spirit Tarot
thewordwitchtarot.com
TikTok: @the.word.witch
*Note from Cassandra Snow (ig @mx.cassandra.snow) on their sexuality / gender spread shared by Mal on the episode: “Some minor changes: I also pull cards to go totally outside the spectrum including the half circle to represent that there are infinite options. I also embrace language about fluidity and...2023-10-191h 15
Listen To The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Spellbinding!Radical Tarot by Charlie Claire BurgessPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/32825to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Radical Tarot
Author: Charlie Claire Burgess
Narrator: Charlie Claire Burgess
Format: mp3
Length: 10 hrs
Release date: 09-26-23
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 6 ratings
Genres: LGBTQ+ Studies
Publisher's Summary:
A dynamic re-envisioning of the tarot, including tarot card imagery, that describes how the tarot is queer, that the archetypes are alive, and that tarot doesn’t tell the future; it creates it. Radical Tarot meets the tarot in a space of evolution, deconstruction, and creation, using the historical and common meanings of the cards as a launchpad for digging into li...2023-09-2630 min
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Title: Radical Tarot
Author: Charlie Claire Burgess
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Release date: September 26, 2023
Genres: Mindfulness & Meditation
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Radical Tarot meets the tarot in a space of evolution, deconstruction, and creation, using the historical and common meanings of the cards as a launchpad for digging into limiting beliefs and societal conditioning and unlocking the personal truths beneath. The Fool's Journey is re-envisioned as a journey to non-binary thinking, the gender essentialism is ousted from the Major Arcana and the Court Cards-and all the...2023-09-2610h 00Explore A Soul-Stirring Full Audiobook On Your Commute.Radical Tarot by Charlie Claire BurgessPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/716454to listen full audiobooks.
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Author: Charlie Claire Burgess
Narrator: Charlie Claire Burgess
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Release date: September 26, 2023
Genres: Medicine & Naturopathy
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Radical Tarot meets the tarot in a space of evolution, deconstruction, and creation, using the historical and common meanings of the cards as a launchpad for digging into limiting beliefs and societal conditioning and unlocking the personal truths beneath. The Fool's Journey is re-envisioned as a journey to non-binary thinking, the gender essentialism is ousted from the Major Arcana and the Court Cards-and all the...2023-09-2610h 00
Listen and Be Transported With Free AudiobookRadical Tarot Audiobook by Charlie Claire BurgessListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 716454
Title: Radical Tarot
Author: Charlie Claire Burgess
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Format: Unabridged
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Language: English
Release date: 09-26-23
Publisher: Hay House PGRH
Genres: Health & Wellness, Mindfulness & Meditation, Naturopathy & New Age
Summary:
Radical Tarot meets the tarot in a space of evolution, deconstruction, and creation, using the historical and common meanings of the cards as a launchpad for digging into limiting beliefs and societal conditioning and unlocking the personal truths beneath. The Fool's Journey is re-envisioned as a journey to non-binary thinking, the gender essentialism is ousted...2023-09-2610h 00Experience Your Ears To A Game-Changing Full Audiobook.Radical Tarot by Charlie Claire BurgessPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/32825to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Radical Tarot
Author: Charlie Claire Burgess
Narrator: Charlie Claire Burgess
Format: mp3
Length: 10 hrs
Release date: 09-26-23
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 6 ratings
Genres: LGBTQ+ Studies
Publisher's Summary:
A dynamic re-envisioning of the tarot, including tarot card imagery, that describes how the tarot is queer, that the archetypes are alive, and that tarot doesn’t tell the future; it creates it. Radical Tarot meets the tarot in a space of evolution, deconstruction, and creation, using the historical and common meanings of the cards as a launchpad for digging into li...2023-09-2630 minDownload Best Full-Length Audiobooks in Health & Wellness, Mindfulness & MeditationRadical Tarot by Charlie Claire BurgessPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/716454to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Radical Tarot
Author: Charlie Claire Burgess
Narrator: Charlie Claire Burgess
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 0 minutes
Release date: September 26, 2023
Genres: Mindfulness & Meditation
Publisher's Summary:
Radical Tarot meets the tarot in a space of evolution, deconstruction, and creation, using the historical and common meanings of the cards as a launchpad for digging into limiting beliefs and societal conditioning and unlocking the personal truths beneath. The Fool's Journey is re-envisioned as a journey to non-binary thinking, the gender essentialism is ousted from the Major Arcana and the Court Cards-and all the...2023-09-2610h 00
Download Best Full-Length Audiobooks in Health & Wellness, Mindfulness & MeditationRadical Tarot by Charlie Claire BurgessPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/716454 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Radical Tarot Author: Charlie Claire Burgess Narrator: Charlie Claire Burgess Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 26, 2023 Genres: Mindfulness & Meditation Publisher's Summary: Radical Tarot meets the tarot in a space of evolution, deconstruction, and creation, using the historical and common meanings of the cards as a launchpad for digging into limiting beliefs and societal conditioning and unlocking the personal truths beneath. The Fool's Journey is re-envisioned as a journey to non-binary thinking, the gender essentialism is ousted from the Major Arcana and the Court Cards-and all...2023-09-2603 minGet Best Full Audiobooks in Health & Wellness, Medicine & NaturopathyRadical Tarot by Charlie Claire BurgessPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/716454to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Radical Tarot
Author: Charlie Claire Burgess
Narrator: Charlie Claire Burgess
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 0 minutes
Release date: September 26, 2023
Genres: Medicine & Naturopathy
Publisher's Summary:
Radical Tarot meets the tarot in a space of evolution, deconstruction, and creation, using the historical and common meanings of the cards as a launchpad for digging into limiting beliefs and societal conditioning and unlocking the personal truths beneath. The Fool's Journey is re-envisioned as a journey to non-binary thinking, the gender essentialism is ousted from the Major Arcana and the Court Cards-and all the...2023-09-2610h 00
In Search of TarotRadical Tarot with Charlie Claire BurgessCharlie Claire Burgess is a queer and trans-nonbinary tarot practitioner, writer, deck creator, and witch. They are the author of Radical Tarot, a guide to reading tarot radically for personal and collective liberation; the creator of Fifth Spirit Tarot, a queer and inclusive deck for a world beyond binaries; and the creator of The Gay Marseille, a cheeky, queer update on the classic Tarot de Marseille. They are currently at work on their next book, Queer Devotion (Hay House 2025), an exploration of the queer divine in deities and figures of myth and legend. Originally from the Deep South, Charlie has...2023-09-2254 min
Let It Be Easy#13: On embracing the unknown with life coach Giulia MazzolaIn this episode with kindred spirit Giulia Mazzola, we compared notes on the decisions, life experiences, tools, and supports that have helped us to connect with our intuition and carve our own unique paths.* Giulia’s website and Instagram* Jen Carrington* Lindsay Mack* Tarot for the Wild Soul* Edited by Sonics Podcasts* This podcast on SubstackThe tarot card we discussed is this one, from Fifth Spirit Tarot by Charlie Claire Burgess. Get full access to Cocoon at lisasanchez.substack.com/subscribe2023-08-1747 min
Hot Air DivinersS1Ep5 New Moon in GeminiOn this episode we start with some announcements up front, then jump into a conversation about the witty Gemini archetype, including some real life examples you’ll either love or hate.Find Lauren, as Fire Moon Astrology on Instagram and TikTok or book a chart reading here.Support the show:- Subscribe/Like/Rate the show on your favorite podcast app- Subscribe to the Ritual Pursuits substack (it’s free!)- Follow Ritual Pursuits on Instagram- Check out the witchy goods on my website (They’re on sale...2023-06-1357 minIn Search of TarotTarot Obscuro with Stephanie Adams-Santos, Guest Hosted by Charlie Claire BurgessThe work of Stephanie Adams-Santos spans poetry, prose, screenwriting, and visual art. She/They are the author of the full-length poetry collections Dream of Xibalba and Swarm Queen's Crown (a Lambda Literary Award finalist). Their chapbooks include Total Memory and The Sundering (New York Chapbook Fellowship, Poetry Society of America). Stephanie’s short story "Night Flowers" appeared in the Latinx anthology Speculative Fiction for Dreamers. Stephanie was a Staff Writer and Story Editor on the television anthology horror series Two Sentence Horror Stories (CW/Netflix); their episode "Elliot" won a 2022 Gold Telly Award in Writing. As an inaugural fellow of The 2022 Oja...2023-05-251h 16In Search of TarotMeeting The MarginNick's going solo today to explore the themes and concepts that will inspire Meet Me at The Margin - a month-long virtual conference for queer people who want to reclaim and re-story their innate capacity for ambiguity, paradox, and liminality, which will take place June 4-28, 2023.
Through a series of eight workshops facilitated by some of today’s most Marginal thinkers, participants explore queerness through the lenses of tarot, astrology, narrative therapy, eco-mythology, archetype, art, and more. Facilitators include Charlie Claire Burgess, Amy DiGennaro, Edgar Fabian Frías, Nick Kepley, Jonathan Koe, Elias Lawliet, Sophie Strand, Jaison Per...2023-05-1835 min
The Delta FlyersAshes to AshesThe Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is Ashes to Ashes. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.Ashes to Ashes:The long-dead Ensign Ballard seeks sanctuary aboard Voyager, pursued by alien abductors who reproduce by reanimating cadavers.We want to thank everyone who makes this podcast possible, starting with ou...2022-12-191h 42
The Delta FlyersSpirit FolkThe Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is Spirit Folk. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.Spirit Folk:For the holographic inhabitants of Fair Haven, unworldly actions from Voyager personnel fit only one explanation - they're faerie folk.We want to thank everyone who makes this podcast possible, starting with our Executive pr...2022-12-121h 06
The Delta FlyersCollectiveThe Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is Collective. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.Collective:When Chakotay's shuttle is captured by a Borg ship, Janeway enters into hostage negotiations with a gang of dangerously erratic Borg children.We want to thank everyone who makes this podcast possible, starting wi...2022-12-051h 27
The Delta FlyersTsunkatseThe Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is Tsunkatse. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.Tsunkatse:When Seven of Nine is captured by alien warriors, she is forced to fight a Pendari gladiator as a contestant in a deadly game.We want to thank everyone who makes this podcast po...2022-11-281h 17
The Delta FlyersMemorialThe Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is Memorial. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.Memorial:Capt. Janeway worries about crew members who are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorders after they return from an exploration.We want to thank everyone who makes this podcast possible, starting with our Executive pr...2022-11-211h 14
The Delta FlyersVirtuosoThe Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is Virtuoso. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.Virtuoso:A superior race is enthralled by the Doctor's singing voice, and he considers leaving the ship to embrace a career in opera singing.We want to thank everyone who makes this podcast possible, starting with our Ex...2022-11-141h 04
The Delta FlyersBlink Of An EyeThe Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is Blink of an Eye . Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.Blink of an Eye:Captain Janeway and the crew orbit a primitive planet which begins to evolve at an astonishing rate, levelling its new-found weaponry at Voyager.We want to thank everyone who makes th...2022-11-071h 14
The Delta FlyersFair HavenThe Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is Fair Haven. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.Fair Haven:A radioactive storm threatens the Voyager while the crew enjoys leisure time in the setting of Fair Haven, an Irish coastal village of the early 20th century.We want to thank ev...2022-10-311h 19
The Delta FlyersPathfinderThe Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is Pathfinder. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.Pathfinder:On Earth, the Starship Enterprise's Lt. Barclay becomes obsessed with contacting Voyager and turns to his old friend Counselor Troi for help.We want to thank everyone who makes this podcast possible, starting wi...2022-10-241h 05
The Delta FlyersThe Voyager ConspiracyThe Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is The Voyager Conspiracy. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.The Voyager Conspiracy:Seven of Nine begins a new method of data analysis that makes her craft a conspiracy theory that Janeway and Tuvok intentionally stranded Voyager in the Delta Quadrant.We want to thank ev...2022-10-171h 09
The Delta FlyersOne Small StepThe Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is One Small Step. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.One Small Step:Voyager crosses paths with a rare spatial anomaly that swallowed an Earth ship orbiting Mars in 2032. A discovery that calls for an away mission.We want to thank everyone wh...2022-10-101h 32
The Delta FlyersDragon's TeethThe Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is Dragon’s Teeth. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.Dragon’s Teeth:Escaping from a powerful armada, Janeway and her crew take shelter on a desolate planet where they find a slumbering warrior race.We want to thank everyone who makes this p...2022-10-031h 06
The Delta FlyersRiddlesThe Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is Riddles. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.Riddles:Tuvok is robbed of his psychological prowess after being zapped by an energy force, and Janeway searches for the `shadow people' responsible for the attack.We want to thank everyone who makes this po...2022-09-261h 09
The Delta FlyersAliceThe Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is Alice. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.Alice:A space shuttle with a seductive female persona becomes an obsession for Tom Paris, and it convinces him to cannibalise Voyager's parts.We want to thank everyone who makes this podcast possible, starting with our Executive pr...2022-09-191h 27
The Delta FlyersTinker Tenor Doctor SpyThe Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.Tinker Tenor Doctor SpyThe Doctor's colourful daydreams are intercepted by alien raiders, who glean enough information about Voyager to launch an attack.We want to thank everyone who makes this po...2022-09-121h 24
The Delta FlyersBarge of the DeadThe Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is Barge of the Dead. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.Barge of the Dead:A brutal experience aboard a shuttle puts B'Elanna in touch with the Klingon afterlife, where the Barge of the Dead steers her towards Klingon hell along with her mother....2022-09-0552 min
The Delta FlyersSurvival InstinctThe Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is Survival Instinct. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.Survival Instinct:Seven of Nine is stalked by three renegade Borg drones, who want to learn from her how to terminate their neural links and become individuals again.We want to thank everyone who makes this po...2022-08-291h 08
The Delta FlyersEquinox Part IIThe Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is Equinox, Part II. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.Equinox, Part II:While trying to run down the Equinox and retrieve its captain, Chakotay fears Janeway is becoming equally as unethical and corrupt, challenging his loyalty.We want to thank everyone wh...2022-08-221h 22
The Delta FlyersEquinox Part IThe Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is Equinox, Part I. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.Equinox, Part I:Voyager encounters the Equinox, a Starfleet science vessel also stranded in the Delta Quadrant; hostile aliens attack both ships as Janeway tries to figure out Equinox captain Rudy Ransom.We...2022-08-151h 09
The Delta FlyersWarheadThe Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is Warhead. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.Warhead:An alien missile with artificial intelligence terrorizes the crew after it links with the Doctor's program.We want to thank everyone who makes this podcast possible, starting with our Executive producers Megan Elise & Rebecca McNeill...2022-08-081h 21
The Delta FlyersWarheadThe Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is Warhead. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.Warhead:An alien missile with artificial intelligence terrorizes the crew after it links with the Doctor's program.We want to thank everyone who makes this podcast possible, starting with our Executive producers Megan Elise & Rebecca McNeill...2022-08-081h 57The Delta FlyersWarheadThe Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is Warhead. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.Warhead:An alien missile with artificial intelligence terrorizes the crew after it links with the Doctor's program.We want to thank everyone who makes this podcast possible, starting with our Executive producers Megan Elise & Rebecca McNeill...2022-08-081h 21The Delta FlyersWarheadThe Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is Warhead. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.Warhead:An alien missile with artificial intelligence terrorizes the crew after it links with the Doctor's program.We want to thank everyone who makes this podcast possible, starting with our Executive producers Megan Elise & Rebecca McNeill...2022-08-081h 21
The Delta FlyersRelativityThe Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is Relativity. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.Relativity:Capt Braxton, of the 29th-century Federation Timeship Relativity, contacts Seven of Nine to go back in time and discover who destroyed Janeway's ship.We want to thank everyone who makes this podcast possible, st...2022-08-011h 38
The Delta Flyers11:59The Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is 11:59. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.11:59:Janeway recalls her ancestor Shannon O'Donnel, who helped build the Millennium Gate on Earth. Guest stars: Kevin Tighe, Bradley Pierce and John Lynch.We want to thank everyone who makes this podcast po...2022-07-251h 02
The Delta FlyersSomeone To Watch Over MeThe Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is Someone To Watch Over Me. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.Someone To Watch Over Me:The Doctor teaches Seven of Nine the art of dating; Neelix unwittingly provides forbidden food and drink to the ambassador of a monastic colony.We want to thank ev...2022-07-181h 06
The Delta FlyersJuggernautThe Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is Juggernaut. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.Juggernaut:Voyager rescues two crew members of an abandoned, out-of-control Malon freighter that is about to unleash radiation into the sector.We want to thank everyone who makes this podcast possible, starting with our Ex...2022-07-111h 00
The Delta FlyersThink TankThe Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is Think Tank. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.Think Tank:A "think tank" offers to help the Voyager crew solve its dilemma with the Hazari in exchange for Seven of Nine.We want to thank everyone who makes this podcast possible, st...2022-07-041h 10
The Delta FlyersThe FightThe Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is The Fight. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.The Fight:Commander Chakotay believes he is a boxer and battles the Delta Quadrant's champion Kid Chaos while Voyager is caught in Chaotic Space.We want to thank everyone who ma...2022-06-2756 min
The Delta FlyersCourse OblivionThe Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is Course Oblivion. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.Course Oblivion:Tom Paris and B'Elanna Torres get married, but their honeymoon is interrupted by a phenomenon that breaks down the molecular infrastructure of Voyager and the crew.We want to thank everyone who makes this po...2022-06-2058 min
The Delta FlyersThe DiseaseThe Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is The Disease. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.The Disease:Harry Kim has a passionate affair with an exotic alien explorer, violating Starfleet protocol and putting the Voyager crew and Varro species in danger.We want to thank everyone who makes th...2022-06-131h 15
Cardslingers Coast to CoastEpisode 57: A Bunch of QueerdosRepresentation matters. Melissa, Hilary, and Jaymi talk about their queerness and how we can see beyond the gender to get to the core of their energy. Jaymi’s mission is to remove the binary from the cards and give readers and sitters the power to create their own language for gender inside the cards. Hilary wants the bi-erasure to stop and to know that when we share our queerness with others it is with honor and privilege. And Melissa sees you. Really.
Please do not out anyone who is queer, it is not safe to do so ev...2022-06-1056 min
The Delta FlyersDark FrontierThe Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch & recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang & Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is Dark Frontier. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.Dark Frontier:The Borg re-assimilates Seven of Nine causing Captain Janeway to struggle with the Borg queen for control.We want to thank everyone who makes this podcast possible, starting with our Executive producers Megan Elise & Re...2022-06-061h 32
ArnemancyDivine Light and the SensesFinally, here is part four of our deep dive into Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa's Three Books of Occult Philosophy! If you feel lost and would like to catch up with the first two episodes, you can find them on the page for this series.
In this episode, we will be taking a look at some pretty big topics: divine light and the senses. These form a pretty important core for the vision of magic outlined in this book, and I did as best I could trying to cover these topics and make sense of them. However, they are tricky, so I...2022-04-0331 min
The Word WitchStrength, the Star, and the 8‘s: Hope Through Radical ChangeIt's the triumphant (ish?) return of tarot lesson episodes! In this one, Charlie picks up where they left off long ago with the 8's of the Tarot. We explore the Minor Arcana 8's through movement and change, Strength through tapping into our wild and hidden selves, and The Star through radical acceptance and hope in the midst of upheaval. This group of cards has some potent and necessary messages for the times we're living in.
A transcript of this episode is available here.
Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $2 a month and...2021-11-1040 min
Lost Immortals and Radio Hieroglyphics with Roy Stannard and Matt StaplesLost Immortals Ep 127 29.8.21 with Roy Stannard and Matt Staples on Burgess Hill Radio 103.8FMTHE LOST IMMORTALS – EXPANDING YOUR MUSICAL HORIZONS Ep127
Broadcast Sunday 29th 5-7pm on Burgess Hill Community Radio 103.8FM and www.burgesshillradio.co.uk/listenlive
With Roy Stannard and Matthew Staples
Hand picked, personally selected tracks from our 820+ Facebook followers that include the debut of Eddie Vedder's daughter Olivia; three tracks that have psychedelia in common but come from three different decades. We explore two artists from Apple in 1970 signed and produced by George Harrion. Lou Reed, The Mondays and seven tracks from 2021.
Lost Immortals from the past and legends of th...2021-08-292h 44
The Word WitchPART 2: Oracle and Tarot Deck Creation with Coleman StevensonIn Part 2 of my conversation with tarot and oracle deck creator and all-around artistic powerhouse Coleman Stevenson of The Dark Exact, we dig into the practical, business side of being an independent creator that not many people talk about! From small-batch printing, to creative inventory storage struggles, to deciding whether or not to put gilded edges on your deck, Coleman peels back the curtain on running a one-person business and also offers excellent, real-talk advice for prospective deck makers.
If you haven't listened to Part 1, I definitely recommend doing that to get Coleman's insights on the creative...2021-08-0534 min
The Word WitchOracle and Tarot Deck Creation PART 1 with Coleman StevensonTarot and oracle deck creator and all-around artistic powerhouse Coleman Stevenson of The Dark Exact joins me to talk all about the process of deck creation from concept to art to publication. In this first part of our two-episode interview, we dig into the different processes behind tarot and oracle creation, what makes a good oracle deck (and what makes a bad one), evolving traditional deck systems, and what makes a deck of cards magical.
Tune in next week for Part 2, where we get into the joys and challenges of independent deck publication and running your own...2021-07-2856 min
In Search of TarotLIVE from the 2021 Searcher's Solstice Tarot ConferenceHappy 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 queer, non-binary people, and how we each live in constant interrogation and exploration of the Tarot...2021-06-291h 30
The Word WitchMoving Tarot Queerly Forward with Nick KepleyNick Kepley (he/they), a.k.a. Man of the Cards, joins me to talk about one of my very favorite subjects: gender in tarot. Together, we dig into the court cards, the masculine/feminine duality, the idea of “traditional” card meanings (who’s tradition are we talking about?), tarot as a tool for deconstructing social programming, tarot as an essentially nonbinary journey, and why we’re both so in love with this deck of cards that we’re trying to evolve and expand them beyond these sticky and ingrained limits.
As Nick points out in the episode, t...2021-06-041h 05
The Word WitchThe Messy In-Between with Ashley and Elizabeth of the Wellness Community Magic PodcastIn this special co-interview episode, I sat down with Ashley Brooke James and Elizabeth Moore to talk tarot, spirituality, donuts, and the messy in-between spaces of becoming. Ashley and Elizabeth are the co-founders of TRILUNA Wellness, a non-diet, pro-donut, anti-racist community wellness company in Nashville, TN, as well as the hosts of the Wellness Community Magic Podcast, where they host real talk about the wellness world and seek to make self-care realistic, sustainable, and inclusive.
Our conversation is all about the magic and pain and possibility of transitional spaces, so if you're feeling those vibes right now...2021-04-1456 minThe Word WitchWe're Making a Comeback!After an unexpected year-long hiatus that started in March 2020 (gee I wonder why...), The Word Witch Podcast is returning to your earbuds soon!
SHOWNOTES
Find us on Instagram @the.word.witch
Our website is www.thewordwitchtarot.com
Pick up Fifth Spirit Tarot at www.fifthspirittarot.com
Our theme music is by Bitches in the Beehive
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Wellness, Community, MagicThe Messy In-Between - Charlie Claire BurgessThanks for listening to Wellness, Community, Magic, a podcast with a pro-donut, anti-racist, Glenda-the-good-witch agenda. In this episode, Elizabeth Moore and Ashley Brooke James join one of our favorite podcasters, Charlie Claire Burgess (AKA The Word Witch) for a conversation about tarot, magic, and a world beyond binaries. If you struggle with black + white thinking, this episode is for you. Join us next week for one of our last episodes before we close out this season! Links: The Podcast TRILUNA The Box Series The Word Witch...2021-04-1353 min
In Search of TarotEp. 16 - Gender in Tarot with Charlie Claire BurgessCharlie 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 they live, and offers more classes as well as readings through their business, The Word Witch Tarot....2020-12-211h 05
ArnemancyHalloween Showdown with the AlexxcastThis is the audio-only version of the 2020 HALLOWEEN SHOWDOWN live episode that I recorded with Alexx Bollen of the Alexxcast. We had a number of special guests, including Stephanie Quick, Wesley Martusewicz, and Charlie Claire Burgess of the Word Witch.
The original was broadcast live on Halloween 2020 on YouTube. You can watch the original video at this link.
Links
Arnemancy Patreon
Alexx's Patreon
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We Are Our Own LoversEpisode 3: where Kelsey and Charlie emphatically agree about the power of self-acceptanceIn this episode of We Are Our Own Lovers, Kelsey talks about owning our power through self-acceptance with special guest Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them). Charlie is a queer and non-binary artist, writer, teacher, creator, and witch. Their tarot deck, Fifth Spirit Tarot, is a queer and inclusive deck for a world beyond binaries! Its’s amazing!! Charlie is also the host of The Word Witch podcast and the author of two tarot zines. They teach tarot at Portland Community College and offer distance tarot readings online.
Website: www.TheWordWitchTarot.com
Deck: www.FifthSpiritTarot.com
Instagram: @the.word.witch2020-05-171h 01The Word WitchThe Chariot, the Tower, and the 7's: The Limits of PowerIn this tarot lesson episode, Claire is joined by Reverend Erik of the Arnemancy podcast to guide you through The Chariot, The Tower, and the Sevens! This deep and meaty conversation contains lightbulb moments for both Claire and Erik, and it also offers the most laughs you’ll probably ever hear about The Tower.
Fifth Spirit Tarot launches on Kickstarter on March 20th! Mark your calendars to help bring this queer and inclusive tarot deck into the world! Visit www.FifthSpiritTarot.com to check out the cards and sign up to the newsletter to get updates.
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The Word WitchLiving in a Death YearThe podcast is 1 year old today! In this special anniversary episode, Claire gets personal with cards of the year and shares their experience of living through a Death year. We talk about shedding, transformation, and the sacrifice required to bring anything new into the world. Also in this episode: updates on wtf has been going on since the last episode, and Claire briefly reads the podcast’s natal chart. It’s a double air sign, just like Claire! (To no one’s surprise.)
The Word Witch is a podcast about tarot, astrology, magic, and belief made especially for qu...2019-10-1942 minThe Word WitchThe Lovers, the Devil, and the 6's: Sacred RebellionIn this tarot lesson episode, the Lovers teach us to choose ourselves, the Devil invites us to free ourselves, and the minor Sixes guide us to re-alignment after the struggle of the Fives.
The Word Witch is a podcast about tarot, astrology, magic, and belief made especially for queer folx and others making magick from the margins. The host Claire Burgess (they/them) is a queer and nonbinary tarot practitioner, illustrator, writer, and witch. They're the person behind The Word Witch Tarot, along with plenty of help from their partner and business wizard, Aaron Caffee (he...2019-06-111h 06The Word WitchThe Hierophant & the 5’s: Where Spirit Enters FleshThe Fives aren’t everyone’s favorite cards in tarot—but they are at The Word Witch! The Fives are full of challenge, conflict, and contraction, but they are also where we meet our biggest opportunity to learn, grow, and spiritually evolve. This episode, we explore the Hierophant, Temperance, and the Minor Fives, and Claire shares why they chose to name their in-progress tarot deck Fifth Spirit Tarot. (Hint: it’s because of the Fives!)
Tarot Cards in this episode: the Hierophant, Temperance, 5 of Wands, 5 of Swords, 5 of Cups, 5 of Pentacles.
Check out...2019-05-111h 00The Word Witch#13: Q&A - Reversals, Intuition vs. Brain, and a Surprise!The Word Witch answers your questions with the help of Tarot Ranger (a.k.a. Aaron, a.k.a. Babe)! We field questions about right brain/left brain and the receptive/projective energies in tarot, distinguishing between intuition and opinion during readings, the tricky bits in reading for people you know, and, finally, working with reversals. This episode also contains some exciting announcements, so tune in!
Connect with Claire:
Instagram: @the.word.witch
Twitter: @WordWitchTarot
Facebook: @thewordwitchtarot
Website: thewordwitchtarot.com
Connect with Aaron:...2019-04-0849 minThe Word Witch#12: The Emperor, the 4's, and Cultivated ExpansionIn this episode, Claire has a LOT to say about The Emperor, Death, and the rest of the number family of the 4’s! This is the energy of structure and stability, of systems and intelligent design, and of intentionally cultivated growth. The Emperor is an often misunderstood card, one with which many folks have a hard time connecting, so here we unpack the card’s associations with patriarchy and toxic masculinity and take a look at The Emperor’s true medicine, which has nothing to do with either.
Tarot Cards in this episode:
-The Em...2019-03-1658 minThe Word Witch#11: Activist Magic with David SalisburyDavid Salisbury is a queer witch and professional activist who joins us today for an enlightening conversation about magic-working and activism! Our talk spans from hiding sigils in your emails to queering the God-Goddess binary, and from cultivating psychic sensitivity to owning our privilege through shadow work. David’s fourth book on witchcraft, Witchcraft Activism: A Toolkit for Magical Resistance, comes out from Weiser Books on March 1st!
But before we get to the interview, Claire takes a look at watery, intuitive Pisces, the upcoming Mercury Retrograde in Pisces, and the medicine of The Moon car...2019-03-011h 13The Word Witch#10: The Empress, the 3's, and Creative GrowthIn this episode, we get straight to an intense look at The Empress and the tarot number family of the 3’s! This is the energy of creativity, fertility, abundance, growth, and love. And it’s also the family of the 3 of Swords and The Hanged Man, two of the more, well, uncomfortable cards in the Tarot. What do the Empress and these cards have in common? Listen to find out!
Tarot Cards in this episode:
-The Empress
-The Hanged Man
-The World
-3 of Swords
-3 of...2019-02-1348 minThe Word Witch#9: The Language of Magic with Louise NovembreIn this episode, Louise of Novembre Tarot and Novembre Tattoo joins us for a fascinating transatlantic conversation spanning tarot, witchcraft, tattoos, archetypes, fantasy novels, sigils, activism, and more. Louise is a French artist, deck creator, tattooist, writer, and witch whose deck The Tarot of Devotion is a powerful meditation on revering the holiness within us all. But before we get to the interview, Claire takes a look at eccentric and collective Aquarius (their sun sign!), its relationship to The Star, and what we can learn from the Water Bearer this season.
If you liked this p...2019-01-241h 21The Word Witch#8: The 2's and Tarot EthicsThis episode continues our Tarot Number Families series with a lesson on the 2’s! The High Priestess leads this number constellation characterized by duality, receptivity, and inwardness. Claire is also joined by their official babe Aaron Caffee, who you may remember from Episode 4, for a new segment on the ethics of tarot reading! This time, Claire and Aaron share their own experience with a tarot reading gone wrong, discussing issues with timelines and free will. But before all that, Claire digs into the Capricorn-Cancer eclipse cycle that we just entered and what that has in store for your 2019. If yo...2019-01-091h 17The Word Witch#7: Lifting the Veil with Keon of Millennial Soul FoodWelcome to Capricorn season! The Sea-goat's tarot card is The Devil, so in this episode we look at the medicine that The Devil and Capricorn have to offer as we move into the new year. We also talk about setting intentions (or “resolutions,” if you must) for the new year (or not!), and we dig into the problematic messaging of the Law of Attraction. Next, it’s on to the main event: our interview with Keon of Millennial Soul Food. Keon is a tarot reader, a life/spiritual/business coach, a Capricorn Sun/Moon and Aquarius Rising, and a self-d...2018-12-271h 29The Word Witch#6: The 1's and the Winter SolsticeThe Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere is coming up on December 21st, so in this episode we look at the significance of the solstice in the Wheel of the Year, and Claire gives us two ritual suggestions to harness the power of this longest of nights. We also continue our series on Tarot Number Families with the 1’s, which also happens to be the BIGGEST number family, encapsulating three Major Arcana cards and eight Minor Arcana cards, so get ready! The 1’s are the family of the grand cycle and of the evolution of the conscious Self, so this...2018-12-121h 07The Word Witch#5: Hermit-Like Manic State with Harvey JamesIn this episode, Claire gives you the astro rundown for the next two weeks, including Mercury stationing direct and the New Moon in Sagittarius (sounds good, but it’s complicated) and then brings you their long-awaited conversation with Harvey James (they/them) of Harvey James Tarot. Claire and Harvey get cerebral about tarot, covering the archetypes, gender, representation, and what that all says about what’s “normal” (spoiler alert: there is no normal). Harvey also shares the inspiration and creative process of designing their own deck and makes a VERY EXCITING announcement. Don’t miss it!
If you lik...2018-11-281h 32The Word Witch#4: Special Episode! Transgender Awareness with Aaron Caffee and Harvey JamesIn this special bonus episode for Transgender Awareness Week (Nov. 12-19), Claire (they/she) has a conversation with their partner Aaron Caffee (he/him) about his experience as a transgender man, and talks to Harvey James (they/them) of Harvey James Tarot about their magickal work with transgender ancestors (or “transcestors,” if you will). Claire also shares their own experience as a nonbinary person in a binary world, and we hear messages from trans and gender-nonconforming (GNC) listeners on what they want their trans/GNC siblings and cis allies to know this week.
Thank you to ev...2018-11-1949 minThe Word Witch#3: Tarot Number Families & Everything SagittariusIn this episode, Claire looks at the astrology of the next two weeks (so much Sagittarius!), reads the cards for a listener’s question, and introduces a new tarot segment! Once a month for the next nine months, we’ll be looking at the Tarot through the lens of Number Families. By understanding the foundational energies of element and number, we’re able to bridge the Major and Minor Arcanum and uncover the logic that gives rise to the meaning of each card. This week, we cover the basics: the elements and The Fool. Next month, we tackle the 1’s!
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