The Archetypal Tarot Podcast

This episode is part 1 of a conversation Juienne had with Archetypal Astrologer Shawn Nygaard.  Shawn is an astrologer based in Minneapolis. He is a Tutor for MISPA (Mercury Internet School for Psychological Astrology), and has presented at conferences and different astrology schools as well as at The Minnesota Jung Association. His writing has been published in The Mountain Astrologer. Shawn is a graduate of the CMED Institute in Chicago, where he studied archetypes and symbolism with Caroline Myss.   Their wide ranging conversation reflects on The Star card of the Tarot as our lens for looking at 2018, some of the major astrological aspects just ending and those for the near future.  And of course, movies, music and culture.   Topics discussed: Moana Black Panther Super Heroes  Pricilla Queen of the Desert You can find out more about Shawn at his website ImagineAstrology.com  Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter and look for the Giveaway post where you could win a recording  of A Brief Introduction to Archetypal Astrology by Shawn Nygaard.     Part 2 of this conversation will be published for our Patrons in the next week or so and then to the public in March.    If you would like to become one of our most favorite people in the world become a Patron!  just visit tiny.cc/tarot and you too could be like these awesome humans:  Richard, Sara, Talia, Hilary, Peter,  Rash, Christine, Cat, Alli & Geneva    Produced by Both/And Media    Theme music by: The Lunar Group

The first episode of 2018 has Cyndera and Julienne discussing the archetypes and mythological themes in the latest Star Wars film, The Last Jedi and the parallels to current events.  Archetypes include The Priestess, The Hero, The Hermit, The Empress, The Chariot and the subverting of the Princess archetype. *SPOILER ALERT* If you haven't seen the film yet we go deep into the film so spoilers abound. They also pull a card to reflect on 2017 and one to work with for the year to come.  The results might surprise you. This is how we win. Not by fighting what we hate, but by saving what we love. - Rose Tico as played by Kelly Marie Tran in The Last Jedi Find out more about becoming a Patron of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast by clicking here Tiny.cc/tarot Connect with the podcast team on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram or email  tarotpodcast@gmail.com

This episode features a high voltage conversation with Julienne and Melissa Cynova, owner of Little Fox Tarot. Melissa has been slinging tarot cards and teaching classes since 1989. Her first book, Kitchen Table Tarot was released this year, and her next book is underway. We are giving away 2 copies of Kitchen Table Tarot!  The next Patron to sign up at a $2 a month or higher level will get a copy of the book!  More info an to sign up visit Tiny.cc/tarot   Or find our entry posts on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram . The conversation ranges from tarot in current events, pop culture and let me tell you we filled the swear jar in this episode. If you are sensitive to expletives this might not be the episode for you. More about Melissa: She lives in St. Louis with her outstanding kids, her sweet husband, Joe, two cats, two dogs, and a tortoise named Phil. When she's not slinging cards, she's enjoying her tribe and probably watching a superhero movie while reading a book. She is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Go ahead and schedule a reading – she already knows you want one. LittleFoxTarot.com Topics include: The Moon Trump Politics The Fool Heros journey The Outsider The World The Heirophant The Tower 6 of swords Miss Cleo

Welcome to the FIRST EVER Patron only podcast!  This episode in full will only be available to YOU dear patron as a way of saying thank you - we love having you on the team.    Part One is Cyndera and I discussing the solar eclipse and the symbolic deep shadows and bright light in the wake of this cosmic event who and it’s effects that can could even be getting stronger over time.     More topics include: Mercury in retrograde The 8 of Cups The Moon The Sun    Part Two is Julienne interviewing Weston of Root Lock Tarot about his up close and personal experience in the ‘path of totality’ during the eclipse.

Julienne talks with Weston, creator of Root Lock Tarot and Root Lock Radio Podcast - a course on Tarot.  They discuss the most difficult suit in the Tarot - the Swords. But it's not all tough stuff, they geek out on Game of Thrones which is SO the suit of swords.  Topics range from pop culture to politics in this lively discussion of the symbols in the sword cards.  Weston has also generously offered to give away a 30 minute reading with him.  Check out our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram from September 21st - October 15th, 2017 to find our entry posts. (If you are a Patron you are automatically entered into every giveaway!) Help keep the Archetypal Tarot Podcast alive by becoming a Patron!  Just visit Tiny.cc.tarot to find out about all the nifty rewards for joining our Patron team. Sign up for our email list for free!

This episode features T!M Freke who is a pioneering philosopher & bestselling author of 35 books. In Tim's latest book 'Soul Story’ he offers a revolutionary approach to awakening for the 21st century and a visionary new understanding of the nature of reality. Tim and Julienne discuss the ideas in Soul Story, evolution from the Fool to the World and how the Tarot works - like really HOW TAROT WORKS. More info on Tim on his website TimFreke.com Enter to win an ebook copy of Tim's book Soul Story on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter @TarotPodcast Find entry posts and submit by August 18, 2017. Sign up to be a part of the Archetypal Tarot Patron Team!  tiny.cc/tarot  

Cyndera and Julienne bring their provocative archetypal and tarotic insights into the new film Wonder Woman. The archetypes in The Priestess, The Sun and the Chariot are at play in the film. They also discuss how listeners can become a part of the Archetypal Tarot team by signing up to be a patron of the show.   Sign up to be a part of the Archetypal Tarot Patron Team!  tiny.cc/tarot ----more---- Treatise on Wonder Woman by Cyndera Quakenbush In an attempt to add a poster of Wonder Woman to my office, a new colleague of mine expressed her reservation to the addition of this image to the office environment, which, to her credit, did contain a speech bubble from Wonder Woman’s mouth saying “No Time for Naughty.” She articulated: “I feel it's important to celebrate real women, brave and courageous historical leaders who had an actual impact on the world.” I felt as though wounded, as if a spear had gone straight through my heart, as if she was saying I wasn’t real. Why on earth did I feel this way? Wonder Woman is not, in fact, flesh and blood, and I am certainly myself not Wonder Woman. The poster did indeed stick out like a sore thumb on the wall, she did not match the drab green walls, the muted tones of the overhead file bins. Would my own personality clash as brilliantly as this to the work culture? Wonder Woman seemed protected in her plastic cover, the natural light causing her to emit an armor of reflected light. I was speechless, tears came to my eyes, I left early from my first official day, along with the poster. Today, in Wonder Woman’s defense, these words have come me: You speak of the courage of suffragettes, the immensity of emotion portrayed in Frida Kahlo’s artwork, but who would these women be without the forces that came alive within them. We speak of these forces in abstracted terms all the time - they are real and present even after each historical woman exhales her last breath - Courage, Leadership, Imagination, Vision. Fictional figures such as Wonder Woman, illustrate and actually embody these forces for us. The gift of Fiction, the gift of art, that percolates through our culture in various guises - depicts for us these forces we hope to ourselves enact. We can celebrate the lives of historical women AND embrace the inspiration of of the figures of fiction - who try on possibilities, dreams and visions that our not-so-humble humanity has not yet dared. Scientists look to science fiction for ideas of invention and innovation. Teachers and psychologists look to literature for an understanding of human behavior. Mathematicians have found formulas from their dreams (another source some may call “not real”) “The Gods have not died, they have just gone underground.” The forces within us are Real - Love, Hate, Courage, Passion, Intelligence. Allow us to celebrate and be educated by history and Imagination alike, for one teaches of the past the other of the future. Since her creation, Wonder Woman has been resurrected many times, always reflecting the struggles of the age. Her tiara and dark tendrils rise again, along with a voice that is once again trying to be heard. What do you believe in? What do you wish to stand for? Do you act from Love or do you simply hide and take cover from fear? Wonder Woman’s name is Diana Prince - Diana connects her to the name of the Roman Goddess of the Moon. Like the light of the Moon, her power is a reflected one and thus reminds us of REFLECTION - the power to look within yourself to see your own shadows and your own light. Prince - though she is a woman she also embodies the sacred masculine. She is in touch with her noble male capacities (the animus in psychology). And thus Diana Prince, Wonder Woman, is a marriage of opposites, the holding of a tension between differences, and thus a medicine for our deeply divided times. Red, White and Blue are the colors of Wonder Woman’s classic costume. In one comic, she is actually dressed from a tattered American flag. Since WWII Wonder Woman has stood for what is noble about the United States, a symbol of liberty, justice and truth. She rises in the face of what is most ugly about our country, which has always been equipped with the teeth of greed, bigotry, narcissism and blindness. Wonder Woman rises with only the weapons of truth, and her own strength to remind us of the hope we must not lose hold of. Hold tight to the Lassos of Truth! Feel the bondage of those bracelets encircling your wrists, reminding all deeds done by these hands to be for the liberation of self and others. Feel the tiara, placed upon the crown of the head, framing the third eye of Insight, Intuition and crystallized concentration. Most of all, feel your heart, beating with life, beating with love for life bursting in each moment with your passion...   Sign up to be a part of the Archetypal Tarot Patron Team!  tiny.cc/tarot

Julienne 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. Sign up to be a part of the Archetypal Tarot Patron Team! tiny.cc/tarot   ----more---- Cyndera shares her experience visiting the fiery beauty of a live volcano and the mythology of the Hawaiian Goddess Pele and the two discuss the foreshadowing events found in the Mana Cards deck years before Julienne's move. Synchronicity, sun and learning to integrate symbols, intuition and are the themes of this show! Sorry no ukelele serenade this time.     Pic of the Maui card mentioned in the podcast. And surprise! This deck of Hawaiian wisdom is available to purchase! You can buy they direct from the authors from their site or get them via Amazon.

Temperance: Interview with Angelo Nasios Sign up to be a part of the Archetypal Tarot Patron Team! tiny.cc/tarot   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 tarot works, identifying spiritual and psychological components in its understanding.

Tell us what you thought of the show on Facebook or Twitter @TarotPodcast ! Sign up to be a part of the Archetypal Tarot Patron Team! tiny.cc/tarot 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 allow ourselves to grieve the loss of the past and dive into what the change brings us. They also discuss the Tower card in relationship to popular films such as The Hunger Games, Castaway, Inside Out and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Jim has just released a self-guided audio workshop called Embracing the Grace of Change using the film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel as a contemplation on the choices and opportunities presented by the kinds of change that the Tower card can present. ----more---- As a gift to our listeners Jim is offering a 20% discount on this course and all others by using this link or entering the code podcast at check out. More about Jim: Jim has combined his 20 years’ experience in the entertainment industry with more than a decade as a retreat leader and spiritual director to develop a unique and entertaining approach to using film as a gateway to rich spiritual experience. He is a spiritual director, archetypal counselor and retreat leader. He has taught extensively with New York Times best-selling author Caroline Myss and has been a faculty member of the Caroline Myss Educational Institute (CMED) since its inception in 2003. He has also taught at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York, The London Centre for Spirituality, St. John’s Seminary, Stillpoint Center for Christian Spirituality and The Crossings in Austin, Texas among others. His lectures and workshops have been well received throughout the United States, Canada, Great Britain, the Netherlands, France and Indonesia. In his prior career as a talent manager, Jim advised such prominent actors as John Malkovich, John Travolta, Patrick Swayze, Geena Davis, Willem Dafoe, Andy Garcia and Melanie Griffith. Since 2014 Jim has produced a series of self-guided workshops using films for archetypal and spiritual contemplation of situations that affect our daily lives. Each comes with an audio course commentary on the film and workbook available to download immediately from his online store. Courses include: Sign up to be a part of the Archetypal Tarot Patron Team! tiny.cc/tarot Ratatouille: Fate, Destiny & the Hero’s Journey The Way: A Journey of Healing & Self Acceptance Embracing the Grace of Change: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel These and more audio courses are available to download from his website http://jimcurtan.com/audio-workshops/ Podcast listeners can save 20% off any purchase when they use the offer code: podcast