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The Archetypal Tarot PodcastOur Lady of BeesThis episode of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast welcomes back podcast co-founder Julienne Givot with her divine inspiration sparked from “Our Lady of Bees.”
What is asked of us as we encounter the world’s issues today? How can we feel that what we are doing is enough? These questions are addressed and answered with the immaculate symbolism of bees, the honeycomb, and the divine feminine presence inherent in all of us. What begins as a light-hearted tribute to the humble honey-maker unfolds into a deep meditation on community resilience, mental health, and sacred activism.
Julienne introd...2025-07-1945 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastTarot, with Pride: Queer Wisdom with Cassandra SnowTo close out Pride Month, this vibrant episode celebrates queer voices in tarot through the lens of Tarot in Other Words, a newly released anthology edited (and contributed to) by Cassandra Snow. In this intimate conversation, Cassandra shares the behind-the-scenes journey of curating this one-of-a-kind collection featuring personal, poetic, and powerful essays by leading queer tarot writers.
This luminous episode offers a heartfelt exploration into queer tarot wisdom:
✨ How tarot offers radical personal agency and transformation—especially for queer people navigating oppressive systems
✨ Why the title “Tarot in Other Words” speaks to “othered” perspectives and multidimensio...2025-06-2850 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastFrom Punk to Priestess: Voice as Portal to the Sacred Feminine With Guest Laura CarboneHappy New Moon in Gemini!
The Archetypal Tarot Podcast welcomes guest Laura Carbone, a Berlin-based musician, psychic medium, tarot reader and sound healer with Sicilian-German roots.
In this soulful and illuminating conversation, Laura and Cyndera dive deep into the emotional landscapes we all carry—grief, repression, and the sacred work of reclaiming the voice. With a sampling of Laura’s healing sound work, this podcast explores the power of embodiment, the archetype of the Wounded Healer, and what it means to give your gifts consciously to the world. There’s tenderness, connection, and a magical thread t...2025-05-2854 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastSecrets of Romani Fortune: Interview with Paulina Stevens and Jezmina Von ThieleOn this captivating episode of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast, host Cyndera engages in an intimate conversation with Romani guests Paulina Stevens and Jezmina Von Thiele. Together, they explore the powerful intersection of Romani heritage and the world of tarot, discussing their bold decision to publicly identify as fortune tellers—a choice that invites both recognition and backlash. Amidst the complexities of their journey, Paulina and Jezmina reveal how their activism intertwines with their practice, confronting racism and the challenges of reclaiming their cultural narrative. This is a profound discussion on identity, resilience, and the transformative power of embracing one's ro...2025-03-2534 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastSpecial Podcast Release! Archetypes for THIS MomentIn this thought-provoking episode of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast, hosts Julienne and Cyndera dive deep into the current climate of social and political upheaval, exploring how archetypes like the victim, warrior, and the strength of community can guide us through these chaotic times.
Julienne Givot, original co-founder and Archetypal Tarot Podcast host, returns to discuss the pervasive victim archetype in modern culture, its disempowered and empowered expressions, and the healing potential that comes from confronting and transcending our wounds. The conversation expands to broader societal dynamics, including the push-pull of victim and perpetrator energies in politics, the...2025-03-1154 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastIntuitive Manifestation: Interview with Brigit EsselmontIn this episode of The Archetypal Tarot Podcast, host Cyndera Quackenbush sits with Brigit Esselmont to dive deep into "intuitive manifesting." Brigit, a leading expert in tarot and personal transformation, shares insights from her newly released book Intuitive Manifesting: Align with Your Inner Wisdom and Attract Your Dream Life. She explains how manifesting goes beyond the surface-level pursuit of goals and dives into a powerful co-creative partnership with the universe. By tapping into the wisdom of tarot and other intuitive tools, Brigit reveals how we can manifest more meaningfully, authentically, and in alignment with our true desires. Whether you're...2025-02-1852 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastRhythm & Soul Tarot
In this powerful and dynamic episode of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast, host Cyndera welcomes Stacey Williams-Ng, the visionary artist behind the Rhythm & Soul Tarot. This groundbreaking deck bridges the worlds of tarot and music, offering a unique and deeply spiritual perspective on both.
Drawing from her Southern roots and a lifelong love for music, Stacey introduces us to a deck that channels the essence of four foundational American music genres—Blues, Jazz, Rock & Roll, and Country—into each suit, bringing a fresh, soulful energy to the cards. Stacey and Cyndera’s conversation is visited by brilliant song clips from a few o...2025-01-2053 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastThe Skeptical Shaman: Rachel White's OMEN OraclesIn this engaging episode of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast, we meet Rachel White, a multifaceted creator who has bridged various spiritual practices. Rachel shares insights about her Totem Tarot deck, which reimagines traditional tarot archetypes with mythological figures as varied as Odin, Venus and Coyote. Rachel - who has a bit of the trickster humour herself - is lively, informed and wise. She gives the world a modern shamanistic approach that can navigate corporate conversations right along with the complexities of the inner realm.
This conversation, with Archetypal Tarot Podcast host Cyndera Quackenbush, delves into Rachel’s mu...2024-12-1555 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastArchetypes of the ElectionIn this episode of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast, hosts Julienne Givot and Cyndera Quackenbush dive deep into the archetypes surrounding the current political landscape.
This podcast begins with an exploration of how the ancient Greek legend of Cassandra’s gift of foresight—and the accompanying curse of being disbelieved—resonates with recent political challenges. Julienne shares her own "Cassandra moments," reflecting on alarming agendas such as Project 2025, while emphasizing the need for collective action and community in the face of rising authoritarianism. With insights into the dynamics of modern democracy and the importance of staying engaged, this episode...2024-09-2542 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastThe Storyteller's Tarot: Interview with David DePasquale
Join us on the Archetypal Tarot Podcast for an enchanting episode with Cyndera Quackenbush and special guest David DePasquale, the creative force behind the mesmerizing deck, The Storyteller’s Tarot. David, a seasoned animation art director and storyteller, delves into his latest tarot project, where mythology, history, and spirituality intertwine to craft a deck brimming with vibrant narratives from around the globe.
Discover how David's deep-rooted passion for storytelling influenced the creation of this unique deck, filled with rich cultural references and literary nods—from Dante's Divine Comedy to ancient myths. Explore the intricate process behind the deck's...2024-08-2933 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastThe 100th EpisodeCelebrating our 100th episode of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast, Julienne Givot and I take a moment to reflect on our incredible journey over the past decade. It all began in a closet in San Francisco, where we embarked on a quest to explore archetypes and the Tarot, weaving together our personal stories and insights along the way.
Throughout the years, our lives and the podcast have evolved, shaped by significant events such as the global pandemic which brought us back together. In this reunion, Julienne and I sat down to discuss current events through an archetypal lens...2024-07-231h 08
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastThe Cards You're Dealt: Interview with Theresa Reed on "How to Deal When Life Gets Real"This is a book about Tarot, and it will scratch every itching question that asks, “Can I really ask the cards that?”
Not only that, but this is a fiercely practical guide that will hold your hand as you face these questions. It will give you accessible understanding and WORDS in the face of life’s events that often rob us of speech.
Plus, Theresa, aka the Tarot Lady, is just fun and comfortable to talk to. Her voice, as in all her books, comes through familiar and warm like a best friend. She shares herself...2024-06-2245 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastThe Language of Lenormand: Interview with Erika RobinsonYour Archetypal Tarot Podcast Host, Cyndera Quackenbush here!
After spending decades with the Tarot, I find myself still tapping all their mysteries and layers of interpretation. Here and there, the Lenormand started to tap at my window and I got curious what this divination system was all about.
I got my first Lenormand deck years ago, and drew my first card (a practice I later learned was not suited to Lenormand readings). What card did I get? The Coffin. Not long after that the pandemic began. Life (and death) happened…
It wasn’t until...2024-05-1441 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastYou Belong Here: Interview with Kara SimonsThis delightful dialogue with Kara Simons introduces her new book You Belong Here: A Story of Otherworldly Help in Finding My Place, which will launch its Kickstarter campaign on May 7th.
Kara recounts her journey of breaking away from a restrictive and damaging belief system rooted in Mormon theology. Her experience of being torn away from deep family connections at a young age paved her path toward a direct connection with the other world. She found guidance from the forces and animals of nature, which lead to the creation of her Prairie Majesty Oracle and Song of the Gra...2024-04-1651 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastDivinations in PhotographyFor the Archetypal Tarot Podcast’s special Women’s History Month edition of the podcast, we’re featuring the art and interview of Rachel Phillips!
Though her work doesn’t (yet) appear in the form of tarot decks or grimoires, Rachel’s creations tap into the communicative powers of photo manipulation and the magic that such manipulation has on our own reflections of time, ancestry and the journey of women as both the viewer and viewed.
Rounding out the end of last year, Cyndera had the chance to go and visit Rachel’s exhibition Holding Time, Tracin...2024-03-1743 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastThe Black Goddess WithinArchetypal Tarot is thrilled to release this latest podcast with guest Dr. Giavanni Washington about her new oracle deck, The Black Goddess Within. It was inspiring to meet a woman who has followed her ancestral wisdom and is blazing a powerful path of healing through conversation and connection through the imagery and words of her oracle.
This deck, for Every Body, features photographs of real woman embodying the goddesses of Africa in its many territories and elements (beautifully bedecked by illustrator Marla Warner). Meet stunning mermaids in the deck along with warriors, healers and other divinities of d...2024-02-2237 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastA Deck for the (Lunar) New Year and the Age of 9The Chinese 5 Elements Oracle is a deck to accompany you in the adventure that is and will be 2024, and also in the new cycle we find ourselves according to Chinese Metaphysics. 2024 launches “the Age of 9” which is the last cycle of the 180-year great cycle of the Nine Periods. It is said to bring back a rise in Yin Energy, ruled by the Fire trigram Li which is associated with spirituality and middle aged women (never been so excited to turn 40 this year!!)
The Lunar New Year itself will welcome the Wood Dragon. We met with Vicki Iska...2024-01-1946 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastThe Unfolding Path: Interview with Athene NoctuaIf you were to walk a Tarot path and see each familiar card, Major and Minor, with a recognizable human face, you will have stumbled onto the Unfolding Path universe!
In this interview, Athene and Cyndera discuss spiritual belief and creation as well as how she makes the tarot images tangible and relatable in an intuitive way. Athene shares her journey with us, which in turn becomes a tool that can welcome communication with the beyond to inform our own paths.
The imagery included in this deck features animals, plants, and a cast of modern...2023-11-1150 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastThe Beloved Dead: Divining Ancestral WisdomThis newly released oracle deck was created by artist Carrie Paris and writer Tina Hardt. The Beloved Dead invites us into conversation with ancestor archetypes and spirit guides. Pictures of the past from both known and unknown sources help to shed light on unconscious patterns unfolding in our daily lives.
This rich conversation between Tina and Cyndera unveils how this Oracle deck came to be (it started with a picture!) and how the collaboration between Tina and Carrie blossomed (it started with a card reading!).
Amongst these stories, Tina delves into the structure of this 81-c...2023-10-1439 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastTaking Back the Magic: Interview with Perdita FinnCo-Creator of The Archetypal Podcast, Julienne Givot, returns for this very special podcast and interview with Perdita Finn!
Perdita, Julienne and Cyndera discuss the deep meaning and magic inherent in having a daily connection with ancestors, and all friends, beyond the grave.
Perdita Finn's father, a doctor, used to arrive home in the middle of the night and find his three-year-old daughter sitting in the dark in front of a broken figurine from some lost Nativity scene of the Virgin Mary. Not only was their family not religious but Perdita would not even see the...2023-09-1653 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastBarbie and the Heroine’s JourneyJoin Cyndera Quackenbush in this special recording as she interviews Kate Farrell about the patterns and archetypes of the Heroine’s Journey and how it unfolds throughout the movie Barbie, directed by Greta Gerwig.
** WARNING - THIS RECORDING INCLUDES SPOILERS FOR THE FILM BARBIE
This interview covers the differences between the more commonly known “Hero’s Journey” popularized by Joseph Campbell. With parallels to ancient myth, the world’s first writing, and fairy tales, the heroine’s journey has the power to reach and validate women in their real-world lives. A deeper exploration within this interview revea...2023-08-2238 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastThe Rosebud Tarot: Interview with Amanda Lee Stilwell & Diana Rose HarperThis podcast celebrates the beautiful blooming of the Rosebud Tarot, now available from Weiser Books! Cyndera interviews artist Amanda Lee Stilwell and writer/diviner Diana Rose Harper.
This deck depicts the glories of roses in their many forms along with vintage photographs collaged with sensuous altar imagery. Each card interpretation is introduced with an individualized poem that opens and expands the image translation (this podcast features Diana reading her poem from “The Star”). Tarot titles and suits are creatively re-imagined, busting old tarot restrictions to make both a queer and BIPOC-friendly deck.
In addition to deep...2023-08-1349 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastMy Dad Story (and the Stones that Launched a Thousand Card Images)This is the story of Cyndera's dad, the Archetypal Tarot's host and creator of the Story Through Stone Reflection Card deck. The billion year-old stones that her father Jim Quackenbush found within the Mojave desert contain rare naturally-occurring imagery that inspired not only the cards but a new process of card readings.
This is an origin story. This is a family story. This is a story from the earth herself.
To see additional imagery and video surrounding this podcast, please head over to Cyndera's substack archetypalstories.substack.com or to her website storythroughstone.org
...2023-07-1524 minThe Archetypal Tarot PodcastYou are the Medicine: An Interview with Asha FrostAsha Frost, a member of the Chippewas of unceded Nawash First Nation (present day Ontario, Canada) shares with Cyndera about her Oracle deck and recently released book, You are the Medicine: 13 Moons of Indigenous Wisdom, Ancestral Connection and Animal Spirit Guidance.
When so much traditional knowledge, life and livelihood has been lost through colonization, where can we even begin to pick up the pieces? New hope is found in the great gift of Frost’s Oracle, illustrated by Steph Littlebird. Steeped in Ojibway teachings, Asha has retrieved this wisdom from ancestors and from her own bones, to sha...2023-06-1736 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastMy Mom: A Cinderella Story“The only question in the end is whether I can find and tell my inner story,
which is also my inner truth.” ~ Michael Meade.
What fairy tale, myth or story most resembles what your mother lived in her formative years?
This month’s podcast is a special early tribute to Cyndera's mom for Mother’s Day! This podcast includes her story as a child, and its many parallels to the Cinderella story: absent mother, absent father, abandonment, perseverance, patience, kindness, birds, housework, stepmother, stepsisters, fairy godmother, the magic carriage, the dog, the dream come true...2023-05-1436 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastMelissa Townsend: A Talk on Tarot & the SutrasCyndera welcomes Melissa Townsend - artist, psychic and card creator - to her home in Suisun, California. Over tea, the two discuss the deep process of working with the philosophies of Putanjali through the creation of art work inspired by the yoga sutras. Townsend has dedicated a painting of her personal process to EVERY yoga sutra (Books 1-4). The work of the sutras and the art of Tarot are compared and contrasted. The vital nature of doing such deep artistic work in the age of AI is revealed.
Melissa's work can be purchased through her website at h...2023-04-2354 minThe Archetypal Tarot PodcastThe Weiser Interview: A Rider-Waite-Smith Deck for EveryoneThe Rider-Waite-Smith deck has been known as the preeminent Tarot deck that first illustrated the entire Minor Arcana along with a re-imagining of the Major Arcana that has influenced hundreds of deck on the market today. This podcast interviews Weiser author and editor Judika Illes and researcher/artist/designer Kathryn Sky-Peck about their recently released Weiser Tarot that features Pamela "Pixie" Colman Smith's original line art with freshly watercolor painted cards. The Weiser Tarot presents a fresh face that embraces figures on a varying spectrum of skin tone and gender orientation. The creators' process with this landmark deck inspires...2023-04-0352 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastTwist Your Fate: Interview with Theresa ReedThe Tarot Lady, Theresa Reed, visits the Archetypal Tarot Podcast with tips on intuition and the power of free will. We discuss her book on Astrology and Tarot and how to overcome fears of "bad" charts or cards.
This episode begins with Theresa's own story - how she was in a slump with her career and was surprised to get a reading that she would one day run her own business. She has now been a successful tarot reader for over 30 years and author of many publications. This interview and book details how most of us need to "twist...2023-02-2746 minThe Archetypal Tarot PodcastThe Archetypal Tarot Podcast Has Now Moved to Substack!Happy New Year and happy new podcast platform! I am writing to let you know that all new Archetypal Tarot Podcasts will be published on Substack at archetypal stories.substack.com.
You can head over there now to listen to Song of the Grandmothers: An Interview with Deck Creator Kara Simons! This beautiful deck's insights restore our connection to grandmother energy for everyone, and to the larger natural world.
This great shift comes with an immense THANK YOU for supporting the podcast on Podbean. I hope you will consider subscribing and supporting the podcast on its new platform. All old epi...2023-01-2345 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastPrairie Majesty Wisdom with Kara SimonsIn this interview with oracle deck creator Kara Simons, Cyndera and Kara explore the bounty of wisdom from the prairie plains through its animals, flora and elemental beings. At the heart of this beautiful and boldly illustrated deck is the revelation of self sovereignty, and the invitation therein to reclaim a direct connection with nature. Kara breaks down the channeled wisdom of these cards and the structure that organically emerged during the cards' creation. Stories of synchronicity and deep learning abound, including how the connection with artist Amy Putney Koenig was sparked. Carefully crafted questions emerge from each card...2022-09-0451 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastArchetypal Guidance with Sophie BashfordThis episode Julienne is in conversation with Sophie Bashford, author of The Goddesses, Gods & Gaurdians oracle deck recently published by Hay House and with beautiful illustrations by Hillary Wilson.
Together they discuss the universal archetypal patterns and perspectives seen in the cards and guidance on working with these energies.
Sophie Bashford is a UK based author, channel and much-loved expert on Goddesses. She supports people all over the world to awaken their soul memories of the Goddess through her Moon Temple Membership, private sessions and retreats. www.sophiebashford.com
Follow her on Instagram
BIG...2022-06-2744 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastTarot for Kids with Theresa Reed aka The Tarot LadyCyndera Quackenbush interviews Theresa Reed aka "The Tarot Lady" in this latest installment of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast. Celebrating her recently released deck Tarot for Kids, these two Geminis dive deep into the discussion around early life and the intuitive arts. How can children learn to use Tarot? How can they trust their instincts? How can intuitive wisdom be nurtured and cultivated at an early age? These questions and more are illuminated with real life stories from the Tarot Lady and her own experiences as a precocious child, mother and card reader for thousands. You'll emerge from this podcast with re...2022-05-0140 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastStorytellers & Tricksters with Priscilla HoweThe Archetypal Tarot Podcast celebrates the arrival of Spring with a special guest, storyteller Priscilla Howe. She is the author of the recently released sampler of Bulgarian Folktales called Clever, Kind, Tricky and Sly. With so much happening in the world, with an eye particularly on Eastern Europe, Priscilla and Cyndera find hope, laughter and wisdom within the trickster archetype, embodied by "Clever Peter" and also the old woman archetype "Baba Marta." Priscilla tells two tales from her book and Cyndera follows suit with a made-up Bulgarian-inspired story of her own. This podcast is full of heart as it...2022-04-0140 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastThe Numinous Tarot with Rashunda TrambleThis episode we welcome back a long time friend of the podcast, Rashunda Tramble. (You might know her as Rash of Stay Woke Tarot). We recorded this late last year about her book: The Numinous Tarot Guide: A New Way to Read the Cards. If you don’t have a copy, well we highly recommend it. We discuss her book, reexamine tradition and unpack some gems found in The Hierophant card.
About Rash
Rashunda Tramble is a writer and Tarot reader originally from Memphis, Tennessee now living in Switzerland. She has a BA in Film and...2022-02-0154 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastThe Tarot of Curious Creatures with Chris-AnneWe are over-the-moon excited to share our conversation with deck creator, artist and magic maker Chris-Anne. You might know her from her wildly cool The Lightseer’s Tarot. In this episode we discuss her brand new deck: The Tarot of Curious Creatures. With their illuminating conversations and grounded wisdom, the curious and quirky characters in this 78 (+1) deck are a strangely familiar twist on the traditional tarot. And we think you’re gonna love it.
The Tarot of Curious Creatures is available November 2nd and can be ordered from her website chris-anne.com and the usual places you get your decks.
More about C...2022-01-3149 min
The Archetypal Tarot Podcast2022 New Year Focus CardsHappy New Year from the Archetypal Tarot Podcast! For their annual New Year's ritual, Julienne Givot and Cyndera Quackenbush sit down with a couple decks to draw their cards for 2022. For the Major Arcana card, Cyndera picks from the recently released Tarot in Pandemic and Revolution and Julienne picks a card from the Archetype Cards of Caroline Myss. These cards are not pre-picked before the podcast, allowing listeners to hear the intuitive, gut reactions to the revealed images, themes and archetypes. Find out what's in store for 2022 with The Archetypal Tarot Podcast New Year's edition!
Stay in touch with us! We’re...2022-01-0425 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastThe Wandering Star Tarot with Cat PierceFor our latest installment of star Tarot deck makers, we’re thrilled to share this interview with artist-extraordinaire Cat Pierce! Known for her successful contributions in psychedelic indie music, she has recently turned her artistic expressions towards her own version of the classic Tarot. The Wandering Star Tarot is a beautifully illustrated deck acting like a compass for individual readers to use in their own inward journeys of reflection. Our interview explores the topics of intuition, creative process and the relationships between music and Tarot. We delve deep into the youthful, feminine and haloed figures that gaze out directly to ea...2021-12-0149 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastThe Premonition CodeThis 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 you...2021-10-3040 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastArchetypes of the Masculine & FeminineIt’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 mytho...2021-10-3041 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastUnder The Witches Hat with Author Marieke LexmondThis episode Cyndera interviews writer and film maker Marieke Lexmond about her writing of the Madigan Chronicles with the use of the 22 Major Arcana cards of the Tarot. Throughout this interview, the influences of nature, magic and archetypes pervade and are revealed through the creative writing process. We'll hear a selection from Marieke's first book, The Dagger and discuss the Magical Tarot Deck that is introduced and explored through her second book of the same title. We have 6 in total to look forward to, as well as a specially created Tarot deck of animals and nature illustrated by Marieke's...2021-10-0446 min
The Archetypal Tarot Podcast10 Years of Archetypal Tarot!Today marks our 10 year anniversary of podcasting! From the Fool to the World and back, Story Through Stone founder and teacher Cyndera Quakenbush and Archetypal Consultant, Julienne Givot have been dishing out thoughts, ideas, interviews and wise cracks about the Tarot, archetypes and provocative mythology for the 21st century for a decade. This episode is a rare opportunity for the two to be together in person discussing the past, present and the future.
email us TarotPodcast@gmail.com We’re in Instagram & Facebook @TarotPodcast
This episode is sponsored Freerange Priestess on Etsy - you’ll find unconventional rosaries, prayer beads and mo...2021-09-0129 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastAncestral Tarot with Nancy HendricksonCan you connect to your ancestors using the Tarot? Answer: YES
Julienne and Cyndera join together for a very special interview with Nancy Hendrickson, author of the recently released Ancestral Tarot (full bio below). Like a 3 of cups dancing, hosts and guests embark on a discussion of anchoring with the ancestors, and the growing interest this has in the collective at the moment.
Nancy delves more deeply into the description of the different types of ancestors tarot readers can work with. Beyond ancestors of blood, each person can call on both Ancestors of Time and...2021-05-2558 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastArchetypal FairytalesThis episode We delve into the world of archetypal fairytales inspired by Cyndera’s recent acquisition of volume one of Jungian scholar Marie Louise Von Franz’s Archetypal symbols in Fairytales: The Profane and Magical Worlds and Julienne mostly fails a Tarot quiz. She's hoping for a chance to redeem myself but until then we hope you enjoy our banter about the power of archetypes and story.
Show notes & Reference Links:
Volume 1 of the Collected Works of Marie-Louise von Franz: Archetypal Symbols in Fairytales: The Profane and Magical Worlds
This Jungian Life podcast https://thisjungianlife.com/
Clarissa P...2021-04-2136 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastDeja Vu - The HierophantIt’s the year of the Hierophant - by calculation as well as last months guidance reading for 2021. SO much Pope and a whole year to work with it. ;-) Both Cyndera and Julienne are in the process of moving, so this month we offer you a replay of our original episode on the Hierophant from 9 years ago! (January 2012)
We hope you enjoy this vintage episode and we’ll be back next month with a fresh one.
Many thanks to our generous Patrons: Peter, Janet, Richard, Juniper and Rash of Stay Woke Tarot. We appreciate our Patrons and their support makes all...2021-02-1230 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastFocus Cards for 2021Aloha! It’s time for our annual new year card draw. Cyndera and I got together on Zoom the Morning of January 1st 2021 and drew three focus cards for the new year. One major arcana card, one Hawaiian Mana card and this year we added one of Cyndera’s Story Through Stone Card.
Episode sponsored by: Free Range Priestess unconventional rosaries & prayer beads on Etsy . Podcast listeners get $2 off their order by using the code MAHALO at check out.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/FreeRangePriestess
Cyndera's classes: https://www.storythroughstone.org/workshops
Cards for 2021:
Our card from the Story Through Sto...2021-01-1144 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastRebellion Rosaries and Reclaiming the Goddess2020 has been full of surprises most of them frankly not so much fun and some devastating but a few have been beautiful. This episode is a discussion about a deeply feminist practice hidden inside the patriarchy.
Recommended Resources:
Free range rosaries & prayer beads by Julienne
https://www.etsy.com/shop/FreeRangePriestess
More beautiful and sacred beads: Aloha Rosa Leis by Geralyn
https://aloharosaleis.com/
Recommended Reading/Listening:
The Way of the Rose: The Radical Path of the Divine Feminine Hidden in the Rosary
What happens when a former Zen Buddhist monk and his feminist wife experience an apparition of the Virgin M...2020-11-2236 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastKitchen Table Magic with Melissa CynovaWe are getting all kinds of Witchy this October episode - we’re excited to share this conversation with Tarot bad @ss Melissa Cynova. 🕯️ Melissa is an award winning author and tarot reader from St. Louis, MO. Her latest book, Kitchen Table Magic is out now. We talk magic, the archetype of the witch, grief, toxic positivity and pumpkin spice lattes - there is more to them than you realized. True story! As is the case when Melissa and I together swearing happens so you have been warned - there will be f* bombs a plenty.
Follow Melissa on...2020-10-271h 03
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastLove Beauty And 9 Years PodcastingStory Through Stone founder and teacher Cyndera Quakenbush along with her co-host Julienne Givot, Archetypal Consultant and Free Range Priestess discuss the surprising fact that they have been publishing the podcast for 9 years, the Lovers card - internal wholeness - relationships - weddings - prayer - Julienne’s role as a Free Range Priestess and Cyndera’s deepening into her work with her Story Through Stone Cards.
Big thanks to this episode’s sponsor, Melissa Cynova! Melissa is an award winning author and tarot reader from St. Louis, MO. Her latest book, Kitchen Table Magic is out September...2020-09-0238 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastNeoWise: Developing new wisdom amidst chaosEpisode sponsor: 💫 Get your first 5 minute reading for only $5 with Keen so click or tap this link to get started https://trykeen.com/archetypal
💫NASA discovered a new Comet, named Newowise in late March of this year and for the past couple of weeks it’s been passing by the earth. What can this celestial event reflect for us here on earth in the midst of the chaos of multiple pandemics? What can it teach us about developing a new wisdom that is equal to these challenges?
Here is a pic of the Stone Card along with a re-created image of Haley's com...2020-07-3038 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastSurvival Archetypes Part 2Episode sponsor: Get your first 5 minute reading for only $5 with Keen so click or tap this link to get started https://trykeen.com/archetypal
The core survival archetypes are: The Child, The Victim, The Saboteur and The Prostitute.
Part 1 covered The Child & The Victim and in this episode we cover The Saboteur and The Prostitute.
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The Archetypal Tarot PodcastBlackout“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” -James Baldwin
This week, we are participating in #PodcastBlackout to amplify the seriousness of the need for action to address racism and police violence.
We, along with many, many others feel grief and outrage over the death of George Floyd, yet another black life taken at the hands of a police officer. The image of a uniformed white man with his knee on the neck of George Floyd pinned the ground is a chilling symbol of white supremacy in our country and t...2020-06-0300 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastSurvival Archetypes: Guides to Navigating a Pandemic Part 1The world seems to be turned upside down, and many of us long for a way to navigate the chaos. This two part series discusses 4 archetypes universal to everyone that form the core patterns of survival.
Each of these patterns can give us a place to stand amidst the chaos. If we are open to observing what archetypal patterns are emerging for us we can better navigate our lives and interact positively for ourselves and our community.
First off, what is an archetype?
Archetypes are universal patterns of talents, motivations and behaviors.
They contain a dialogue of how and why we use o...2020-05-2554 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastWide Open: Three Archetypal Processes of EvolutionAmidst this pandemic we are feeling all the feels. It’s exhausting, it’s confounding, it’s scary and undoubtedly it’s changed life as we know it forever.
In this episode we dive into the archetypal catalysts of three tarot cards, Death/Rebirth, Judgement and The World. We unpack how these relate to the corona virus pandemic and how they can provide insight into our individual and collective opportunities for a pretty big leap in evolution.
We present questions that can help us process what is going on and discover our part in this evolutionary process. We finish with an idea for...2020-04-2259 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastCoronArchetypes: An archetypal discussion about WTF is going on.Cyndera & Julienne discuss the the Corona Virus pandemic through the lens of the archetypal stories of the tarot. Keeping in mind that we drew The Strength card as our focus for 2020, we pull in a few more that we see in evidence during this crisis and discuss how this archetypal view can guide and possibly bring something new to the world during the darkest time.
Tarot Cards / archetypal stories discussed are: STRENGTH, HANGED MAN, HERMIT, TOWER, DEATH-REBIRTH
We are careful in our discussion to honor what unfolds with compassion (and especially self compassion) and not cast...2020-03-2354 min
The Archetypal Tarot Podcast2020 PodcastHappy New Years to our Archetypal Tarot Podcast listeners!
As per the Archetypal Tarot tradition, co-hosts Julienne Givot and Cyndera Quackenbush got together over the phone and picked a card for the new year. This time we picked one from the Rider-Waite Major Arcana and one from the Mana Cards, to bring a bit of Mainland and Island Wisdom together for our New Years reading. Themes emerging include Strength, Winds of Change, At-One-Ment and yelling at CNN...
Poem by Hafiz and Story of Maui from Catherine Kalama Becker & Doya Nardin's Mana Cards (as is the abo...2020-01-0613 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastThe Soul Purpose PodcastIt has been a time of darkness, literal darkness, as California in the past weeks have been plunged into power outages, fears of fire, evacuations and unspeakable loss because of those fires - once again.
As the smoke thickens and we face a “new normal,” we seem to be seeing even less clearly around us and are uncertain in these darkening times. True Light, when it comes, is unexpected and often fleeting. More and more we ask, what is our path as a human race? What is our place here on this earth? What can I in my on...2019-11-0319 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastArchetypal AutumnThis Seasonal Archetypal Tarot Podcast features a reading from the Autumn phase of life - the time when careers may come to a close and retirement beckons. This encompasses both the realities of ending and also the embrace of new creative and collaborative relationships.
This podcast also offers two different ways to receive your own Story Through Stone Reflection Card Reading!
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The Archetypal Tarot PodcastGifts of the Oyster: Stories and SynchronicitiesHow might we liberate our card readings to reveal not only personal insights but also deepen our dialogue with the Earth itself? This question began with a reading for a young woman in Spain, asking if she should leave for London to study acting. The story that resulted, "The Gift of the Oyster" revealed a surprising chain of synchronicities that lead Archetypal Podcast host, Cyndera Quackenbush, to connect more deeply with the surrounding environment and its shelled companions.
Do you have a grit of sand you would like to explore as a possible pearl in a Story T...2019-08-3116 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastThe Pillar and the MermaidSpecial Summer Travel Edition! Cyndera makes her way to Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece, and reflects on two contrasting yet complimentary archetypes - the Pillar and the Mermaid - and how both are present in the images of the Tarot. Stories emerge from Cyndera's own childhood as the failed Delphi of the Desert, and she also offers a creative retelling of the Contest of Athena and Poseidon inspired by her trip to the Acropolis. Questions, Readings and their stories will resume in the next podcast! You can still receive a reading by becoming a patron at tiny.cc/tarot and e...2019-08-0120 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastTell Me About My Tarot Practice!Whew! At the very tail end of June, we've got the new Archetypal Tarot Podcast for you! Cyndera Quackenbush takes the reins and turns to the intimate new format that explores real-life questions, asked directly to the Tarot, and the readings that result.
The episode begins with a brief history of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast and how this latest period marks a third chapter. The real-life question comes from "Dee" in India, who is wondering about the unfolding of her own tarot practice.
Will you be the next reading question featured on our show? Become a...2019-07-0110 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastTransitionsAloha listeners! We have some BIG news for you. Things are changing up around the Archetypal Tarot Podcast! We’ll explain. It’ll be cool. Stay till the end of the show to find out how you can participate.
Thanks for listening!
You’ve just heard about our transition to a reading based podcast with Cyndera I bet you are excited to get a reading! If you are already a Patron - just send Cyndera your question by email to tarotpodcast@gmail.com If you aren’t a Patron yet - well what are you waiting for!? Just go to tiny.cc/tarot to sig...2019-05-2321 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastEmotional Intelligence: A Conversation with Ke‘oni HanaleiKe’oni Hanalei is an alchemist, Hawaiian Cultural Practitioner and founder of Pohala Botanicals https://www.pohala.net/ in Kula, Maui, Hawaii. Ke’oni comes from a long line of medicine holders (called Kahuna here in Hawaii), his lineage extends far, far, far back in time. He inherited sacred fern medicine wisdom his Grandmother, Kau’ikeonalani. We hope you enjoy this conversation with Ke’oni as we discuss masculine & feminine energies, emotional intelligence and what we are all called to be and do to fulfill our destinies and the destiny of the planet. Definitely follow Ke’oni on Instagram at pohala...2019-04-2853 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastCan a reading fix your life?
If you are a regular listener you will know our guest for this episode. Melissa Cynova is first and foremost a bad ass of Tarot. She been slinging tarot cards for 30 years - her first book from Llewelyn press Kitchen Table Tarot is a must read for noobs and experts alike. This is her 3rd time on the podcast because we love her so much (did I mention she is a bad ass?) and we are celebrating the publication of her new book, Tarot Elements: Five Readings to Reset Your Life. Just get it. You can connect with her on the In...2019-03-2247 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastBody Image & ArchetypesBody Image & Archetypes a conversation with Richard Cox & Nicole Schnackenberg
This episode is a conversation about archetype and body image with Nicole Schnackenburg & Richard Cox. We discuss their philosophy and exploration of the underlying meanings beneath body image struggles.
Subjects discussed include: The archetype of the Witch, the fairytale The Snow Queen , super hero films, Star Wars, Game of Thrones and more.
Nicole Schnackenberg is a psychotherapist, a 200-hour yoga teacher, a Director of the Yoga in Healthcare Alliance (YiHA), and a trainee child psychologist at the Tavistock in London. She currently divides her time between her doctoral studies, her posit...2019-02-1150 min
The Archetypal Tarot Podcast2019 Connectivity, Imagination & RelationshipAs 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?
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The Archetypal Tarot PodcastThe Tears of Father Christmas: A Holiday FableTo 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!
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The Archetypal Tarot PodcastBalance and Healing with Archetypes & Essential OilAloha! 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 discus...2018-08-1350 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastTarot, Music, Mental Health & MehOur 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”.
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More about Ste McCabe aka The Tarot Cat:
The Tarot Cat is Ste McCabe, a tarot...2018-06-2848 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastThe Lowdown on the High PriestessOur 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 Fo...2018-05-091h 25
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastSaturn in CapricornPart 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
2018-03-1843 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastLicense to Live Your LifeThis 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 as...2018-02-1846 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastThe Last Jedi & Saving What We LoveThe 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...2018-01-0443 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastFilling the Swear Jar with Melissa Cynova of Little Fox TarotThis 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 taro...2017-10-1955 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastDeep Shadows and Brighter Light: The continued effects of the EclipseWelcome 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...2017-09-2942 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastGame of Swords with Root Lock TarotJulienne 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 post...2017-09-2042 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastSoul Story: A Provocative Conversation with Tim FrekeThis 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 Fin...2017-08-0445 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastWonder Woman: The Sun, The Priestess & The WarriorCyndera 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.
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Treatise on Wonder Woman by Cyndera Quakenbush
In an attempt to add a poster of Wonder Woman to my office, a new colleague of...2017-07-1830 minThe Archetypal Tarot PodcastArchetypal Tarot Aloha EditionJulienne and Cyndera are back together again recording in the same space at the same time! Out of their recording closet in San Francisco the Aloha edition of the podcast was recorded in Julienne's new home on Maui, Hawaii. This tropical edition of the podcast discusses how our sense of place influences our lives, what to do when you are caught between our head and your intuition and the joys of adventure learning to live in a new place.
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2016-11-2234 minThe Archetypal Tarot PodcastUnlocking the Arcana with Angelo NasiosTemperance: Interview with Angelo Nasios
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Cyndera Quackenbush interviews Angelo Nasios, author of the book Tarot: Unlocking the Arcana.Temperance is the card under discussion; a card whose angel symbolizes the "middle way" path as a solution between extremes. The need for this in today's culture, a political and lifestyle landscape of polarities, is explored with an eye on the upcoming election (some cussing ensues naturally as a result!). Angelo and Cyndera also take a deeper look into how ta...2016-08-2153 minThe Archetypal Tarot PodcastThe Tower & Embracing the Grace of ChangeTell us what you thought of the show on Facebook or Twitter @TarotPodcast !
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This month Julienne is in conversation with Archetypal Counselor, Spiritual Director and film buff, Jim Curtan. Jim and Julienne discuss some of their favorite topics - Archetypes and Movies. They focus on the Tower card in particular and the many aspects of change that it symbolizes. They discuss the good, the bad, the scary and as well as the grace that change can bring when we fully a...2015-12-1156 minThe Archetypal Tarot PodcastThe Devil Made Us Do It (explicit)A word of warning about this episode - we were drunk and we used quite a bit of foul language. This is the first and probably only drunk edition of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast where we needlessly besmirch our reputation. Why? The Devil made us do it. Explicit language and ukulele music - you have been warned ;).
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Julienne Givot and Cyndera Quackenbush raise a glass of wine (or four) and revel in Dionysus and all horned gods. Y...2015-10-2926 minThe Archetypal Tarot PodcastThe Woo Woo EpisodeJulienne and Cyndera are back to the closet (aka Archetypal Tarot's secret headquarters) for an in-depth discussion on superstition and all-around "woo-woo," which the urban dictionary defines as “unfounded or ludicrous beliefs.” After using these terms in a few podcasts, they received an email from a listener asking just why they are so down on anything 'woo-woo' or superstitious. Always happy to hear from listeners and taking this question to heart (and mind), J and C clarify what they mean by superstitious and philosophize on the subject of the tarot, astrology and other systems as both sacred and important lear...2015-09-1229 minThe Archetypal Tarot PodcastArtemis: The Moon, Transitions and the Indomitable SpiritQuickie Edition of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast! (Quickie Editions are 30 mins or less)
In the last podcast on The Moon we discussed being lost and the creative process in relation to the Artist archetype. In this podcast we delve into another aspect of this shadowy archetypal stage - the feminine archetype of deep knowing, agency and connection to nature. Artemis, also known as the Goddess of the Moon, the Hunt, Midwifery and Wilderness.
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I...2015-06-2027 minThe Archetypal Tarot PodcastDeath & Connection to NatureFollow us on Twitter! @TarotPodcast or on Facebook
For some, the Death card can feel ominous and terrifying. What if there was a deck that faced it directly and in every card of the Major and Minor Arcana?
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In this brave new Archetypal Tarot podcast, Death is embraced early on with an interview with Lupa Greenwolf, artist and creator of the Tarot of Bones . Lupa is the author of a number of books including her upcoming book Nature S...2015-05-0546 minThe Archetypal Tarot PodcastThe World: A New Mythology with Craig ChalquistFollow us on Twitter! @TarotPodcast or on Facebook
Craig Chalquist - Depth Psychology Bad @ss!
In the continuance of the new Archetypal Tarot Podcast series, Julienne and Cyndera break the linear mold of the Tarot order and jump all the way to The World Card! Our guest for this episode is Craig Chalquist PhD. Craig is the department chair of East-West Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies and adjunct faculty at Pacifica Graduate Institute, where he teaches ecopsychology. Craig is an author and editor many books, including Terrapsychology: Reengaging the Soul of P...2015-04-0551 minThe Archetypal Tarot PodcastThe Nature and Nurture of PassionMy co-host Cyndera and I are very excited to announce a new format for the Archetypal Tarot Podcast. We will be revisiting the Major Arcana but this time with special guests giving their insights on the themes and ideas presented by these ancient yet totally relevant archetypal stories.
We start the new year off on the topic of Passion, it's nature and how we can actually nurture a sense of vitality and adventure in our lives.
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The Archetypal Tarot PodcastReleasing Limiting Beliefs Using Archetypal ImagesHow can you use the archetypal images of the Tarot to release limiting beliefs? In this special edition of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast, Cyndera has a conversation with Stephanie Megan of Soulshine Tarot about just that.
Stephanie Meghan a Tarot Archetypal Hypnotherapist and owner of Soulshine Tarot an online personal development practice that uses the archetypal images of the Tarot. Meghan is an ivy-league trained scientist who takes a no-nonsense approach to reading Tarot and helping her clients release limiting beliefs.
Sign up to be a part of the Archetypal Tarot Patron Team! tiny.cc/tar...2014-11-0957 min
The Archetypal Tarot PodcastStory Through Stone
In this special update of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast Julienne and Cyndera discuss their most recent archetypal adventures. Cyndera discusses her newly minted deck of reflection cards based on some amazing billion year old stones discovered by her Father, Jim Quakenbush in Death Valley, California over 30 years ago. Her rich and unique inheritance has been to use the stones to create Story Through Stone which, along with her reflection cards, also provides workshops to school age children and adults alike. Julienne and Cyndera discuss how interactions with the images of the ancient Tarot, from dreams, and from nature...2014-05-1936 minThe Archetypal Tarot PodcastThe World - True Balance and ConnectionWhat we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from. ~TS Eliot
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Finally we reach the culmination of this heroic journey with card 21 –The World! In this last of the regularly scheduled podcast series, Julienne and Cyndera discuss beginnings, endings, rebirth, transformation and fulfillment. After all these trials and tribulations of the hero's journey, we now come to know true balance and connection to our destiny loo...2013-07-2045 minThe Archetypal Tarot PodcastJudgement - Redemption, Evolution and Our True CallingWith a trumpet blare and a scene depicting people rising from graves as shown in Judgement - card number 20 of the Tarot, Julienne and Cyndera discuss how the hero of our journey is called to leave the old behind – not just Death and those stages in between.
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This penultimate edition of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast sees Judgement as a stage of the rebirth process where one is asked to call the old selves back up and with it the old sto...2013-06-1845 minThe Archetypal Tarot PodcastThe Sun - At Play With The ChildHere Comes the Sun! After the dark debacle of the stage represented by the Moon card, the nineteenth card of the Major Arcana shares its rays of light on the Archetypal Tarot Podcast. Inside the protective walls of a golden kingdom, two children (or a child and horse in the Rider Waite) are happily at play. Like Romulus and Remus, suckled from the wolves of the last card, it is as if the birth of a new Rome has taken place as a long-awaited result of this Tarot journey's recent trials.
Sign up to be a part...2013-05-2039 minThe Archetypal Tarot PodcastThe Moon, Madness and The ArtistAfter emerging from the water's edge of the lovely Star maiden, the Archetypal Tarot podcast heads to the eighteenth card of the Major Arcana - the Moon. Sounds romantic, doesn't it? But what's this - a barking dog, a howling wolf and a .... lobster climbing from the depths?!?!
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Julienne Givot and Cyndera Quackenbush have a WTF moment as they explore the depths of this surprising, surreal imagery incorporating the archetype of the Artist and the penchant for creative madness. Our h...2013-04-2639 minThe Archetypal Tarot PodcastThe Star - Finding True NorthArchetypal Tarot celebrates its 20th podcast! With some much needed respite after the tumult of the falling tower, Julienne Givot and Cyndera Quackenbush cozy up in some Dutch slippers and delve into the nourishing waters of the 17th card of the Major Arcana- The Star. Full show notes with references can be found here.
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2013-04-0131 minThe Archetypal Tarot PodcastThe Tower: Lightning Liberation Is it the Tower of Destruction or the House of God? In card number sixteen of the Major Arcana, we are met with yet another image that often inspires fear and superstition.
This is the first podcast in which Julienne Givot and Cyndera Quackenbush are divorced from their own tower (the recording studio) and explore this card's symbolism from the telephone. With the sudden shock experienced in this stage of the fool's journey, will those tethered to their addictions be struck from their habits? Does hitting rock bottom ultimately free us?
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Julienne and Cyndera also discuss the Pan-like characteristics of the Devil, who invites human beings to recognize their animal natures that rebel when they are su...2013-01-2638 minThe Archetypal Tarot PodcastTemperance, The Angel of Our Better Nature
“What we strive for in perfection is not what turns us into the lit angel we desire.” ~David Whyte
With a little rest after the Death card the Archetypal Tarot Podcast explores the beginning of the rebirth cycle with Temperance - the fourteenth card of the Major Arcana. Julienne Givot and Cyndera Quackenbush discuss the Angel archetype and the healing and recovery that can take place internally and even below conscious awareness. At the end of our second row, the Realm of Equilibrium, we have a resolution to the ongoing theme of opposites. Here, two elements are blended to creat...2012-12-1736 minThe Archetypal Tarot PodcastDeath: Dwelling in the Darkness Before Rebirth“We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.” ~Joseph Campbell
Who knew that Death could be so funny? But here it is, card number 13 in the Major Arcana. Join Julienne and Cyndera as they look at the archetype of Death from a symbolic and psychological point of view with a dash of added humor. Learn why this inevitable stage for the Hero isn't the end but an important element to the rest of the journey.
Help keep this podcast alive! Sign up to b...2012-11-2036 minThe Archetypal Tarot PodcastHang Time and the MartyrWhat happened!?! Our hero is hanging upside down! In the thirteenth edition of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast Julienne Givot and Cyndera Quackenbush help to dispel the superstition that often surrounds cards such as The Hanged Man, card number twelve in the Major Arcana.
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After an exploration of the Hanged Man's symbolic imagery and the martyr archetype, this podcast illuminates an invitation to test the inner strength gained in the previous card and make valuable sacrifices during this period of "hang t...2012-10-2233 minThe Archetypal Tarot PodcastStrength: More Than MuscleThe Archetypal Podcast returns from its Summer Sabbatical with its Twelfth Edition starring the eleventh Tarot card, Strength. After a turn on the Wheel of Fortune our Hero/Fool is taken in a new direction and learns from the Lion and Maiden depicted in this card.
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Inner strength is called for with the knowledge that it's made up of patience, self-control, and the awareness of one's instincts and drives. Archetypal Consultant Julienne Givot gives us the breakdown of the empowered an...2012-09-1932 minThe Archetypal Tarot PodcastThe Wheel of Fortune: You Can‘t Plan This Stuff!You can't plan this stuff! In card number 10 the Archetypal Podcast is met with the Wheel of Fortune - a fortuitous card that marks a new stage of awareness in the Fool's journey. After evaluating new moral issues presented by Justice, and time to reflect with the Hermit, the Fool/Hero is ready to chance life more consciously with The Wheel of Fortune. Though she thinks she may have control, the Wheel (often a favorable card when appearing in Tarot readings) quickly shows her that much of life is an inexorable force operating out of our control.
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