Welcome back to the “every card in the deck” series. We’re back with the Two of Swords, which happens to be a stage card. These cards often suggest we are looking at a movie or a fantasy scene rather than one rooted in reality. Here, we are being asked to calm our minds to make a clear decision. The moon reminds us to use intuition; even the blindfold tells us to go inside.

Melissa:

Smith Waite Tarot by Pamela Colman Smith and A.E. Waite

Hilary: 

Meraki Tarot 2nd edition by Kerri Snook (aka BouchetteDesigns)

Jaymi:

Under the Oak Tarot by Ofride and StregaDelleMele 

Media Mentioned

Before Tarot by Corrine Kenner, Pietro Alligo, Floreana Nativo, and Simona Rossi Eon

New Directions in Tarot: Decoding the Tarot Illustrations of Pamela Colman Smith by Scott Martin 

Stage Cards of the RWS episode of the Tarot by Hilary

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Today, we’re getting into the Two of Cups. This card is about trust and equality; no one needs to worry anymore. There is so much to unpack in the Rider Waite Smith deck. Lis dives deep into the symbolism and how it relates to the meaning, while Hilary reminds us why this card is excellent for relationship readings.

Melissa: The Prairie Tarot by Robin Ator (out of print). However, you might be able to get a phone app version through your phone store: http://www.foolsdog.com/Prairie/

Hilary: Legacy of the Divine by Ciro Marchetti

Jaymi: The Lighted Window by Lindsay Hook

Shoutouts

Ryan Edwards, creator of The Maybe Lenormand

Andrew McGregor of The Hermit’s Lamp

Resources Mel Meleen’s Tabula Mundi Tarot site

Susan Chang’s website

Tarot Deciphered by Mel Meleen and T. Susan Chang

36 Secrets by T. Susan Chang

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We dive into the Ace of Swords and the immediacy it brings. Swords bring up thoughts, how we use our voice, and put ourselves forth for change. It puts an edge on things and brings our ideas into focus. Melissa, Hilary, and Jaymi break down the Ace of Swords in various ways and how to tie the card into ways you can use the initial spark of action.

Homework: What cause can you lend your voice to? Take up the sword and think about how you can volunteer your time and money. Listen to some of our examples if you need ideas.

Decks

Narrative Alchemy Tarot by Krissie Bentley

Next World Tarot by Cristy C. Road (Jaymi uses the pocket edition; the link goes to the regular size)

The Shining Tribe Tarot by Rachel Pollack

Luna Soul by Darren Shill & Mike Medaglina

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The Ace of Cups has a comforting vibe. Cups relate to our emotions or things that ebb and flow in our lives. The Ace runs over, showing the honest, true source of the waters of life. The cup offers nourishment and receives love in any shape it comes.

Homework: Figure out what is medicine and poison to yourself. Make a list and keep it handy for when you need self-care. Also, download the app Finch (both Android and iOS).

Decks Mentioned

Weiser Tarot by Weiser Books

Sasuraibito Tarot Deck by Stasia Burrington

Trick or Treat Tarot by Jonathan Hunt and Barbara Moore

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Aces are the first step of each minor suit. In this case, we relate the wands to the element of fire and a season. It can be the idealized focus for Wands. It’s the ember of the fire seen in the suit. It’s a spark of the idea or connection. They help focus the potential energy into focus.

Decks Mentioned

Rider Waite Smith by AE Waite and Pamala Coleman Smith

Shadowscapes Tarot by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law (Czech edition, now out of print) 

Luna Sol Tarot by Liminal 11

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Welcome back to the cards. Hilary, Lis, and Jaymi kick off the minors. We see the minors as the day-to-day nitty-gritty items of our lives. These cards are broken down into two aspects: the numbered cards and the court cards. There are four suits to the 56 cards. Each one has its association with an element that relates to one of the four elements: air (swords), fire (wands), cups (water), and earth (pentacles/discs/coins).

We’re going to reveal the numbers as a whole. So you’ll get four episodes detailing the aces, the twos, etc., and then we’ll give a wrap-up. We’ll begin with the Ace of Wands starting next month!

Homework: Separate your deck into majors and minors. Look at the minor arcana and see what comes up. Then, do a reading with the minors and a majors-only reading to see how each reading deals with the same topic.

Resources Mentioned

36 Secrets by T. Susan Chang 

Rebecca Szymczak

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Two weeks ago, we had our 100th episode. Instead of doing a recording, we did our first YouTube Live on our very own YouTube channel. We took questions for viewers, brought Kendra, the producer, on, and had fun. Here's the recording from that.

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Hilary and Jaymi talk about their journey into right-sizing their tarot collections. Whether it’s because you run out of space or self-imposing a container size, it’s good to take a peek at your collections and see what you have and whether or not it’s still loved and useful for you.

Please read (and download) Jaymi’s article on right-sizing your collection, published in The Cartomancer Magazine (volume 8, issue 2, summer 2022). She is allowing everyone to download a free copy of her article. Homework: Please share images of your deck collection with us. You can email us at cardslingerscc@gmail.com, or tag one of us on Instagram.

Decks Mentioned

The CrystalStruck Tarot by Moonstruck Crystals 

Legacy of the Divine Tarot by Ciro Marchetti 

Melissa wants a Delta Enduring Tarot (Out of Print) copy. If you have it, please email it to her.

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The last of the major arcana cards, The World is both an ending and another beginning. This episode examines how The World card is a portal to the past and our future. We also share our favorite World cards from our collections. 

Check out Courtney Weber’s Tarot for One, and listen to her That Witch Life podcast.

Other episodes

Into the Mystic, Part One

Into the Mystic, Part Two

Decks mentioned

Hilary: Witch Sister Tarot by Julia Jeffery and The Star Seed Oracle by Rebecca Campbell and illustrated by Danielle Noel.

Jaymi: Tarot of Oneness by Robyn Voisey

Lis: Little Monsters Tarot by Peony Coin Archer First edition is out of print; however, there is a Kickstarter for a new oval edition which you can back until Monday, April 1, 2024.

We love you all! And because life got crazy for us all, we’ve decided to clean out the inbox. Here are our quickfire answers to some of your earlier messages. From revisiting meanings in the little white booklet to ethical questions on reading cards for people we know; to learning which decks are good for clients or other situations;  we’re eternally thankful for your patience and your questions.

Connected Episodes

Episode 76 When Tarot Come for Me 

Recommended

Tarot Disassembled by Jennifer Steidley

Rider Waite Smith Tarot

Reflective Tarot from US Games

Simple Tarot by Angie Green

Scorpio Seas by Melissa Cynova and Maggie Stiefvater

The Black Violet Tarot by Heidi Phelps

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Heed the call! Let the angel’s voice wash over you. Cleanse the slate of your sins. Judgment is a card of perspective, in who perceives you. Judgment is the law of the higher self.  Use this knowledge gained from the past cards of the major arcana to lead you into alignment for the next project, the next stage of your life’s path.

Decks Mentioned

Intro poem from A Poet’s Tarot by Josep Miquel Sobrer, published by Liminal 11

Lis: Little Monsters Tarot by Peony Coin. Lis uses the Out of Print deck, however... you can back the new edition via Kickstarter until March 19, 2024. She also mentions the Shadowscapes Tarot by Stephanie Law

Hilary: Crystal Unicorn Tarot by Pamela Chen OOP and, the Meraki Tarot by Bouchette Design 

Jaymi: Gaian Tarot by Joanna Powell Colbert, and the Triple Goddess Tarot by Jaymi Elford and Franco Rivolli

References

Astrology.com's page on Judgment

The Never Ending Story movie 

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Hilary, Melissa, and Jaymi discuss soul mates, twin flames, and kindred spirits. They relate it back to tarot readings and the divination community. We discuss the concepts, pitfalls to avoid, and how to deal with clients who seek their ultimate love. We recommend that you cultivate a relationship with yourself. Learn what you want in your life and secure your emotional boundaries. Remember that The Lovers card is a new relationship, an endorphin hype card while the Two of Cups is grounded and realistic.

Recommendations

Hilary added this page for more information on twin flames and soul mates. We do not endorse this info at all: https://theeverygirl.com/soulmate-or-twin-flame/.

Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery

Melissa’s Future book (working title: Kitchen Table Circle)

Episode 17: Sexy, Sexy Fun Choices. The Cardslingers discuss The Lovers card.

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Two two twos-day on Friday! Today, we’re diving into the Two of Wands, the fiery ball of brainstorming power. The mental plans are being developed to lead through to the end of the suit. It takes a lot of courage to look out into the distance and set plans in motion. Once again, we give our opinions of what the card means and share some favorite deck examples.

Homework: Start looking at your dreams. Either write down a dream or start listing micro-motions you can start doing.

Decks Mentioned

Narrative Alchemy Tarot by Krissie Bentley

Soul Cats Tarot by Leeza Robertson and Adam Oehlers

Reflective Tarot by US Games

Accurate AF by Prism + Fleur (first edition)

Wild Unknown by Kim Krans

Tarot Coloring Book by Theresa Reed

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We got a listener question regarding condescending feedback and clients that fight you on your interpretation. We tell stories of how this worked in our lives, and we give feedback on how to deal with this situation as it relates to client readings and social media posts. Bottom line: don’t be a dick. (Props to Wil Wheaton.)

Homework: Know the intention and why you’re posting, and that can help you deal with various feedbacks.

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Hey, this is our fifth year! And we have so much to share with you all. We give you a small road map of where we’re gonna go this year. Including more card episodes, mentor chats, divination reviews, listener reviews, and maybe discussing some of the US fortune-telling laws. 

Resources Mentioned

Empty Cup Oracle  

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Clarity is absolute. We look for joy. The Sun card expresses happiness in many forms.

Decks Mentioned:

The Sacred Sisterhood Tarot by Ashawnee DuBarry and Coni Curi

Mary-El Tarot by Marie White

Triple Goddess Tarot by Franco Rivolli and Jaymi Elford  

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Happy winter holiday, everyone. In this special episode, the cardslingers toss out what they want in their stockings and some last-minute quick holiday gift-giving ideas. Melissa wants a sackful of tarot decks and books. She would also like more publishers to make tarot books into audiobooks. Jaymi wants an unlimited Google Play gift card to weed her 500+ books wishlist down. Realistically, she’s looking forward to 2024’s Bee Tarot by Kristoffer Hughes and The Awakening Tarot by Monica Bodirsky. Hilary wants Liminal 11’s entire catalog; specifically The Citadel: A Fantasy Oracle.

Decks

Witch Sister Tarot by Julia Jeffrey (Llewellyn)

Mini Decks like the mini Dark Wood Tarot by Sasha Graham and Abigail Larsen (Llewellyn) and the mini Reflective Tarot (US Games)

Tarot of Vampires by Charles Harrington and Craig Maher (Llewellyn)

Sacred Sisterhood Tarot by Ashawnee DuBarry and Coni Curi (Weiser)

Books

Godmother Night by Rachel Pollack, or her other non-tarot works.

The Cards You're Dealt by Theresa Reed

Your Tarot Toolkit by Ru-Lee Story

And, of course, our books also make great gifts:

Kitchen Table Tarot

Tarot Inspired Life

How to Read Tarot 

Accessories

Moonlit Faye bags by Jenna Diaz

Spellwork Dice

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A year or two ago, Hilary started a certification process for tapping. This is a process known as the emotional freedom technique (EFT). It’s similar to the rapid eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR) that Lis has been doing. It’s good to work with issues and to clear stresses in our lives. Now, doesn’t that sound a bit like our favorite tool, tarot? It may not solve the problems; however, it can help you change how you feel about it.

So, we’re here with Hilary to learn about her process and how she connects it back to her tarot practice. We even have Hilary take us through a short process of making a consistent card of the day practice.

If you have questions, contact Hilary at her website. Learn more about this on her site’s tapping page. She also has many tapping videos on her YouTube page.

Homework: Try a tapping session, whether it’s the consistent card of the day or another one.

Recommendations

Gala Darling’s Tapping School/Certification

The Science Behind Tapping by Peta Stapleton

Tapping into Ultimate Success by Jack Canfield and Pamela Bruner

Sure I’ll Join Your Cult by Mara Bumford

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The Cardslingers discuss the meanings of The Moon. At its core, this card represents fear and the unknown. It’s a reminder of all we have gone through in The Tower and Devil cards. Yet, this card tells us to recognize the darkness and to learn the lies. Lean into the darkness, sit with it, and learn from the shadows. 

If you are struggling and need a helpful friend, contact the following groups: NAMI or the Trevor Project

Decks Mentioned:

https://bookshop.org/lists/episode-89-the-moon-is-goth-and-it-pleases-this-bitch

(Purchases at our Bookshop.org list directly help the podcast)

Trick or Treat Tarot by Jonathan Hunt and Barbara Moore

Triple Goddess Tarot by Franco Ravilli and Jaymi Elford

Star Wars Tarot (from an Etsy purchase)

Fountain Tarot by Andi Todaro and Jason Gruhl

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Welcome to our Treehouse of Horror, where the Happy Squirrel card is the ultimate scariest card. In honor of the thinning of the veil, we’ll let you all know our top three scary cards. Happy Halloween, Happy Samhain, and Blessed Dia de los Muertos, everyone. Thanks for joining us. Be safe this year.

Cards Mentioned:

Lis: 9 Swords, Lovers, 10 Swords

Hilary: 10 Swords, Tower, Death

Jaymi: Tower, Devil, 3 Swords

Decks Mentioned:

Tarot of the Buroughs by Courtney Weber (out of print) 

Smith Waite deck

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Sign up now, for a new Advanced Tarot class with Melissa. And in the comfort of your own house. Hosted with EventBrite, this class happens in the evening of October 23, 2023 (5-6:30 Pacific, according to Jaymi’s account.)

Click here to grab a ticket!

From the page itself:

Join us for Advanced Tarot - Beyond three card readings, an exciting online event where you'll dive deeper into the mystical world of tarot. Expand your tarot skills and discover new ways to interpret the cards beyond the traditional three-card spreads. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced tarot reader, this event will empower you to unlock the secrets of tarot like never before. Don't miss out on this opportunity to take your tarot readings to the next level.

Also, it's going to be a good time. :)

Happy October, everyone. Kicking off the divination month, we dive into the psychic arts, thanks to our listener question from way back when. We discuss the differences between how you can tell if it’s real or not, how to hone it in with practice, and what to do with the information after you get it.

Our listener from the UK says, 

TL, DR: For those of us who are not born gifted in this regard, what can we do to strengthen our intuition and learn to understand what it shows us?

I am a beginner reader who enjoys studying tarot in my spare time. I've bought books by Rachel Pollack, Melissa's book, and Barbara Moore's Tarot Spreads book, and I take time to practice on willing friends.

One thing I know we probably can’t learn from a book is how to nourish and develop our intuition.

I appreciate that some of us on this planet are born with a stronger gift than others, such as clairvoyance or psychic ability, and it amazes me to hear how you all get clear visions and exact information from your readings.

In your opinion, can anything like this be learned, and if so, how do we strengthen and nourish our intuition so we can level up our tarot practice both for ourselves as a healing practice and in reading for others? (I sometimes think I can picture something, a kind of vision or snapshot, that I could communicate to somebody, but then I don't know if it's me inflicting my own ideas on them or if it's my intuition popping up and handing me helpful information.)

Homework: Write what you think the next day will look like in a journal. Do this for two weeks. How accurate are you?

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Jaymi’s noticed something interesting happening in the tarot world. There are a lot of decks out there that are renaming cards. For example, some decks rename The Hanged Man to the Hanged One. Suits get renamed; the same with court cards. So, she put it on the kitchen table for Lis and Hilary to give some information. 

It comes down to the intent behind using the tarot, who you are reading for, and how you live. Give permission for gender not to be as important in tarot. Renaming makes their power our own. Take it and own it.

Homework: What are your thoughts on renaming cards? Do you like it? Is it helpful or not?

Episodes Referenced:

The Hanged One, Episode 48 

Significators Series :

• episode 49
• episode 50

Deck Resources:

Gaian Tarot by Joanna Powell Colbert

Numinous Tarot by Cedar Wren McCloud

Tarot for Kids by Theresa Reed and Kailey Whitman

Legacy of the Divine by Ciro Marchetti

Future Ancestors Tarot by Lexa Luna Studio 

The Writer’s Block Tarot by Vivian Caethe and Amber Peter. Deck may be Out of Print; however, you can get the book at Amazon.

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Gather round, for the Cardslingers want to share their favorite Hallowmas tarot decks. There are so many decks for each one of our personalities! Enjoy the walk through our seasonal decks. Jaymi misread the artist for the Tarot movie cards; it was Slippery Jack. (as this post on X says).

Mass Market Decks

The Zombie Tarot by Paul Kepple and Stacey Graham

Nightmare Before Christmas Tarot by Minerva Siegel

The Witch Sister by Julia Jeffrey

Dark Crystal Tarot

Supernatural Tarot

Dark Mansion Tarot

The Poe Tarot Redfeather by Trisha Shufelt

Tarot of the Unexplained by Davezilla

Tarot Z by Jaymi Elford and Alejandro Colucci

Trick or Treat Tarot Llewellyn by Barbara Moore and Jonathan Hunt

The Vertigo Tarot by Rachel Pollack, Dave McKeon (out of print)

HoroScare Tarot by Deckstiny

Deviant Moon Tarot by Patrick Valenza

Indie Decks

Skeleton Tarot by Cat RocketShip

The Fantod Tarot by Edward Gorey

Moonshadow Tarot by Ibiza Tarot

Silver Acorn Tarot by Stephanie Buscema and Madame Pamita

Tarot of Twisted Shadows

Oracle

Anna Riva’s Mystic Fortune Cards

The Witchery Pokery Fortune Telling Playing Cards by Wychwood Oracle (out of Print)

Conjure Cards by Jake Richards

Sorcery Underground by Briian David Macdonald

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Tarot is a language. Like any other language, speaking and understanding the components takes time. Today’s listener question asks, 

Are there any cards you straight-up disagree with the description listed in the “little white book”? How did you discover the meaning it has for you?

We recommend that you take in the info when you are new and then branch out and question the experts. Read the cards how you want because you are the master at reading tarot in your style.

Homework: Look at your deck (or decks) and compare the images. Where are the synchronicities, where are the differences? Keep a list of these meanings and add your own.

Resources The Complete Guide to the Tarot  by Eden Gray

Legend: The Arthurian Tarot by Anna-Marie Furgison, Out of Print 

Scorpio Sea Tarot by Melissa Cynova and Maggie Stiefvater

Tarot Inspired Life by Jaymi Elford

Triple Goddess Tarot by Jaymi Elford and Franco Rivolli

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Some call it the card of hope. Others see it as the calm that comes after the destruction of The Tower. The Star brings healing and space to mend. Now, you are okay; things are safer and softer. In this episode, we dive into our thoughts around this card and pull some examples from our collections. We also discuss how many decks display the central figure nekkid on these decks.

Homework: Look at your Star cards and compare and contrast. Go outside and look at the sky. Be gentle to yourself.

Melissa: This Might Hurt by Isabella Rothman & Addison Duke

Hilary: Gilded Tarot Royale by Ciro Marchetti 

Jaymi: Triple Goddess Tarot & Creatures Tarot by Sara Kathleen

Cori: The Herbal Tarot by Michael Tierra and Candis Cantin

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The Cardslingers tackle the topic of reviews, criticisms, and feedback. While we tend to focus the discussion on the books we’ve done, the information can apply to your tarot business when clients write reviews or send you feedback (both positive and negative). We give some ideas on how to take the feedback and what we want to see in reviews. 

Homework: 

Leave a review for Cardslingers in your favorite podcast app. Ask your local booksellers if they have copies of our books for sale. If they don’t, they can order copies for you. You can help us and other authors by leaving a constructive review on our book’s page on Amazon or GoodReads. 

Our Books:

Melissa Cynova – Kitchen Table Tarot

– Tarot Elements

– Kitchen Table Magic

– Scorpio Seas Tarot

Jaymi Elford

– Tarot Inspired Life 

– Triple Goddess Tarot deck

– other various tarot decks with Lo Scarabeo and other publications. This link takes you to her website publications page. 

Hilary Parry Haggerty

– How to Read Tarot

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We stalled on talking about cards due to this ugly vibe. No one likes to get this card in a reading. We’ve hemmed and hawed long enough, and we’re pushing through this one. Today’s card is The Tower. Watch us put on our big person underoos and listen to our thoughts on this difficult card. Is it really the big bad card people think it is?

Decks Referenced:

Melissa: The Sasuraibito Tarot

Hilary: Wild Unknown Tarot

Jaymi: Creatures Tarot

Homework: Relisten to Melissa’s invocation and relax into the moment. You can get through this shit. You CAN do it.

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The Cardslingers tackle a sensitive topic of deck boundaries. How do we cleanse our decks? Who do we allow to touch our tools? We get a bit deep about boundaries, cleaning, and possession around our divination tools. Is there 

There was a small side topic that was touched on in Episode 32, which made me want to ask a question. Feelings about other people touching your decks. This got me thinking about a situation I found myself in, and I’m looking for advice and opinions. 

How do you all reset/cleanse your decks? What is the preferred method of the Card Slingers trio? For example, let’s say someone has touched your deck or, worse - had the balls to use it for reading without consent, and you’re trying to rekindle a relationship with that deck after the fact. Is there ever truly a lost cause outside of a deck too damaged to use? 

I have put the deck back in order, smudged it, and put selenite on it. It’s sat on the shelf since then, unused. I can’t shake the disrespected feeling, and I’m hoping you all may have another option I can try before I throw in the towel and give up on this specific one. 

Tarot decks we mention in this episode:

Jaymi will add this later after she gets a chance to re-listen. Feel free to help her out (Thanks!)

Melissa: Sasuraibito Tarot

Hilary: Wild Unknown Tarot

Why the Giant Sequoia Needs Fire to Grow

You also may want to listen to Episode 73: WTF, Why is my deck mad? 

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Melissa and Jaymi work on their new musical (don’t worry, it’s not coming out anytime soon). They answer a good listener question from Laura T.:

When I read cards, I like to have two rocks..a silver obsidian and a quartz wand. One anchors me, and the other I just like to hold. Are there any objects you like to have in your space when you read? 

Place items around you that make you feel grounded. Keep stuff to keep away the bad vibes. Keep what you need to make your reading space feel comfortable. Anything that makes you feel calmer and happy does help readings.

We recommend that you visit local gem fairs to get good deals. The Pyramid collection also has great stuff at good prices.

References

Episode 43: Event Season Cometh (this is where we recommend a tarot go bag for events) 

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Running a business is a marathon. Getting into this profession requires everyone to wear all the hats. Marketing, social media, sales, accounting. In this episode, we spend some time talking about wearing all the hats.

Homework: Look at your energy and figure out your capacity. Learn what you can do at this moment or when you’re at your best. Doing so will help you uncover what is sustainable.

Past episodes:

Episode 69: The Business of Reading with John Verbrugge

Resources:

Reality Check blog posts: Part-time versus going full-time posts from Hilary and Theresa Reed

Scoob’s website

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Understanding and developing timing in tarot is one of the true moments when you can play with your cards. There are so many different systems out there for divining “when” questions. Melissa, Hilary, and Jaymi discuss various methods they know of and use. We also recommend ways that you can develop your own systems based on your personal locations and situations.

Homework: Practice timing readings. Work on your own system, start big, and then delve deeper into specifics. And ask for feedback to know.

References:

Madame Pamita 

Al Juarez (his “Cuando, Cuando, Cuando” class is amazing)

Christiana Gaudet, Timing Class on YouTube 

Hilary’s clock spread

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The cardslingers invite mentor Nancy Hendrickson onto the cast. She helps us dive deep into her world of writing, family history, and her art of healing with blends of tarot. Nancy says, “The more you know about family, the more you know about yourself. People want their stories told.” So, it’s time to get personal with Nancy and learn more about connecting with the ancestors.

Nancy’s books, Ancestral Tarot and Ancestral Grimoire give readers a powerful method to connect to ancestors of all types. Not only do we have a birth family, but we also have a magical family. These books are meant to be worked with and used rather than swiftly read.

Her final wish for the community is to be clear about what we want and take our practices to the next level by finding our niche in tarot and to take the courage and authenticity to do our own.

We’re so grateful to have Nancy in our community and a mentor to us all. Go buy her books, Ancestral Tarot and Ancestral Grimoire. Find Nancy online at www.sageandshadow.com and on her Instagram at @nancysageshadow.

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Hilary and Jaymi talk about reading tarot for your self and Mary K Greer’s Tarot for Yourself. Strangely the two do relate, and cross over, and we feel it’s time to chat about the connections and our observations. We discuss what happens when the cards call you out and go a lot deeper than you expected for reading material. And we share stories of when tarot came for us when reading for others.

Homework: Record readings from others and get permission to write that down. See if there’s a message for you in them. Learn to discern how this happens.

Recommendations:

Cardslingers Episode 33 Stalker Cards

Cardslingers Episode 30 Birth Cards

Mary Greer’s Tarot Cycle series:

Tarot for Yourself, (three editions out all with the same name, link goes to current edition);

Tarot Constellations, revised and renamed Who are you in the Tarot? for a 2nd edition, and to Tarot Archetypes as a 3rd edition; 

Tarot Mirrors.

Tarot for One by Courtney Weber 

Tarot Visions podcast episodes on the Tarot for Yourself Read-along (show notes include links to any worksheets Jaymi made)

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Happy October. During this spooky season, we’ve decided to share some creepy and spooky stories we’ve encountered while being tarot readers. While some of these stories happen during autumn, they also occur year-round. So stay awhile and listen to Melissa, Hilary, and Jaymi tell stories.

Homework: Play around with your protective circles and expand and contract them. See what happens when you let other sensory critters into your space. Understand when you are open to more psychic events throughout the day or the year.

Shoutouts

Stacey Wolf James

Rachel Pollack

Shining Tribe Tarot

Psychic Tarot by Nancy Antenucci and Melanie Howard

Recommended Episodes

Episode 7 The High Priestess is Not Your Filing Cabinet

Episode 19 Engaging Client in Readers

Episode 42 Spooky Scary Horror Cards

Episode 87 Everyone is a Little Bit Psychic

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Reading and understanding cards can be hard for beginners. The companion book or little white book (LWB) can be viewed as a boat or a harbor that anchors you instead of being set adrift on a sea of tarot meanings/interpretations. However, as you grow and learn, you’ll find that cards have a wide variety of meanings. So, in today’s episode, we answer two listener questions about how you figure out what cards mean to you when the LWBs have different meanings. 

Homework: Keep a meanings journal. Compile various meanings for each card from all the sources you have available to you. Do it online or printed and see where things intersect and differ. Personal meanings are as valid as what “experts” write.

Decks Mentioned: 

Scorpio Sea Tarot by Maggie Stiefvater and Melissa Cynova 

Handl Tarot  (and the companion books, Major Arcana, and Minor Arcana, by Rachel Pollack) 

Mary-El Tarot by Marie White

Wild Unknown Tarot by Kim Krans

Herbal Tarot by Michael Tierra and Candis Cantin

The Savvy Soul Tarot by Julie Waidelich

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Usually, tarot uses the information from the cards that readers lay on the table. But what about what doesn’t show up? Can it tell us anything? Hilary and Jaymi talk about how one can read between the lines and show what’s missing from what doesn’t appear in a spread. Jaymi views cards in a spread as the main focus. When cards or suits don’t appear, they’re unimportant; things are a-ok. The real answer is what’s being shown. However, Hilary sees things differently.  Listen in to hear her framework.

Homework: Do a few readings exploring missing cards or seeing what’s not on the table. See how this expands your readings for both yourself and others.

We Recommend:

Tarot for One by Courtney Weber – which contains info from Hilary on this. Also a great resource for anyone wanting to read for themselves.

Significators episodes: #49 What are Significators? #50 The Cardslingers Weigh in on Significators

Learn more from past Hilary as she developed her points of view on The Tarot Lady's blog.

Tarot Bytes with Theresa Reed and Hilary where they discuss this very thing 

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Welcome back, Lis! We missed you. And what is this? A haunted deck. Oooh. Thanks. Hilary hates it, and Jaymi wants to get her hands on it. So, dear listeners, we’re discussing personalities we assign to our decks, whether they are truly haunted or angry. We give you ways to deal with these personalities.

Decks mentioned:

Untold Tales, a home-made deck by Ingred Blackstock (Jaymi was not able to find a link, sadly)

Deviant Moon Tarot by Patrick Valenza (link takes you to purchase the Borderless edition)

Mary-El Tarot by Marie White

Haindl Tarot by Hermann Haindl (has wonderful companion books by Rachel Pollack)

For more on this topic:

Read Sophia’s (Hilary’s mentee) third newsletter, which discusses using “used” decks.

Our friend and mentor Beth Owl’s Daughter has some cool wisdom from her newsletter dated 31/MAY/2022. 

What I mean is that the Tarot starts out as a system that you can read up on, learn, practice, and use. And that’s great. And that’s where most people stick.

Cool.

Except I have noticed that, given half a chance, it doesn’t take long before the cards start to really GET you.

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Hilary and Jaymi revisit some listener questions focused around spreads. This episode revisits and expands information from episode 53. Which is “what spreads do you guys use, and how to determine which to use for each client?” We recommend you have a small stockpile for various topics. We also like to create our own spreads from scratch and often use a spread creation deck. Hilary has a formula for reading spreads which is “card interpretation + positional meaning + interaction of cards = interpretation within a spread.”

Homework: think about spreads you use, and dig deep into thinking why you have them and use them.

Good Books and Decks for Spread Creation:

Tierney Sadler’s Deck of 1000 Spreads

Kimbery Tsan’s Spread Crafter’s Oracle

Go buy Hilary’s book, How to Read Tarot.

Also, go buy Tarot Elements by Melissa Cynova to get a whole spread program to help fix your shit.

And, Jaymi’s book, Tarot Inspired Life, also has a chapter on spreads with using and creating them.

Listen to these Past Episodes

37– for Celtic cross information

50– Cardslingers weigh in on significators

53– To Spread or Not to Spread

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Hilary and Jaymi take time to chat with one of their beloved mentors, Theresa Reed. Join in as Theresa shares many great nuggets of wisdom, including this one: 

“We must never take our elders, teachers, and mentors for granted.  They deserve the ultimate respect for passing down their experience and wisdom. To be in the presence of greatness and knowledge is a gift, one that can be taken away in the blink of an eye.

So today, thank the teachers, mentors, and wise elders in your life. Show your gratitude for what they are giving you. Honor them NOW while they are still here.” https://www.thetarotlady.com/the-hit-list-elders-mentors/

Theresa Recommends:

Rebecca Gordon

Ruth Ann and Wald Amberstone 

Mary K Greer

Rachel Pollak

3 A.M tarot

Cassandra Snow For more about Theresa Reed, follow her on her Twitter and Instagram accounts. Or sign up for her Patreon.

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Welcome back to Cardslingers in 2023. We've had a nice winter break, which allowed us to relax and update the site design a bit. Hilary and Jaymi give a preview of what's to come this year! Thanks for sticking by with us. We're glad you're here.

• Mentors series
• More reader questions
• More card episodes

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Content Warning: While we’re under an explicit tag for cussing, we get sexually explicit in this episode. So, please don’t listen to this around kiddos; we also want to be aware of those who have sexual traumas or issues around sex. We’re not making fun of anyone’s sexual kinks or labels. Our crew spans all types of sexuality.

Jaymi digs deep into her tarot library, and comes up with an amazing gem for this special 69th episode. She reads from the “sacred text” of The Sexual Key to the Tarot by Theodor Laurence (Signet 1971). And the Cardslingers crew responds and retorts. What a way to end the year.

Cards drawn from:

The Tarot of Sexual Magic

The Erotic Tarot

The Waite Smith Tarot (RWS) 

We also mention the Big Mouth on Netflix, too.

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What happens when two authors and tarot readers get together and reminisce about their history with tarot with someone who is freshly learning to read tarot? We welcome in “newbie” reader Bo Jofferon, who reminds us what it is like to be a reader in their first five years.

Each tarot journey is different. Your journey will be different than everyone on this ‘cast. Remember to go at your pace. Find the helpers and have the confidence that you can do this.

Want more of Bo? Find him at https://www.fenrirtarot.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/Bo_Joffrion_Tarot.

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The Cardslingers get down to business, the business of readings. Special guest, John Verbrugge, is here to help us understand more business for readers. While coming in from the tech world, John gives us all some great advice on running your readings as a business owner. Think big and look to the future. Invest in yourself. Here’s hoping Hilary gets her private jet one year. So much good homework here. Thank you, John.

Visit John at www.tarotgeek.com and email him at john@tarotgeek.com.

Here are some articles from Hil that may help you realize that you are the TALENT, baby… and that you’re running a business, not a hobby:

• Tarot Reader, Tarot Reader, Where Does Your Money Go?
• Productivity tools from a part-time tarot reader
• Reality Check - What It's Really Like Working as a Part Time Tarot Reader

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The alternate title of this episode is “Grand Rising, Beloveds!” Be careful of how you get a witch’s attention. Scammers online, and off, are everywhere and we’re fed up with it. Even tarot decks are being “counterfeited” and scammed. Listen to our stories about scammers; being copied; or having to deal with unhappy people who think we’re frauds. Amanda sums this up by saying, “It's easy for scammers to infiltrate a profession that people don't want to recognize as "legitimate". If it was easier for tarot readers (who are published authors, who have large followings, who have online courses) to get a goddamn verification checkmark, it'd sure help…”

Read up on how one person was scammed out of a fortune in Portland, Oregon. https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2010/05/portland_man_accuses_hawthorne.html

Read Hilary’s fantastic post on how to recognize a scammer reading as it’s happening: http://tarotbyhilary.com/i-got-scammed-by-a-reader-how-it-happened-to-me-and-how-you-can-prevent-it/

There are different ways to deal with imposter/scammer accounts on Instagram or TikTok. Hilary’s episode on Spammers, Scammers, and Charlatans is here: https://youtu.be/UQ9A-RAlLpk 

Email us with your tarot-related questions. Booking a reading is done through our websites, and nowhere else.

Melissa: hello@melissacynova.com

Hilary: hilary@tarotbyhilary.com

Jaymi: tarot@innercompasstarot.com

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Where’d the memes go?!?!? Hilary’s Insta account got suspended for “reasons,” and Jaymi and Melissa are giving her the space to vent, meme, and give good learnings on how to deal with Social Media BS. Know your intent about why you’re on the various platforms and how that can affect your personal, spiritual, and professional accounts. At the time of this posting, Hilary’s primary Instagram account has been reinstated.

Homework: Back up your social media accounts if you can. Diversify on the platforms—Review Hilary’s YouTube live streams on Spammers and scammers.

Platforms we Like

Hilary recommends Vero 

Jaymi is more at home on Mastodon

Melissa found her place on Threads

Shoutouts

Theresa Reed

Starcana

RoseRed

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Note: Zoom had some technical glitching in recording, so there may be some weird transitions in this episode. Don’t let it get in the way of this good stuff.

Self-care is the best care. What happens when you can’t even look at another deck? We’re talking about how to not turn into a chunk of charcoal. This field is lonely, and burnout can be real. Learn how to create containers for your readings and setting boundaries. Take time to understand your needs, wants, desires, and values which can free yourself from burnout. These things are the underpinnings for living the life you desire. 

We discuss a future three-part series of self-care while doing the work (before, during, and after) from our friend Ellen the Red. https://ellenthered.appointlet.com

Hilary recommends Gala Darling’s Magnetic Mindset book https://bookshop.org/books/magnetic-mindset-how-to-make-love-to-the-universe-and-manifest-anything/9798218030568

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Let’s talk about the dark side of the tarot community. Readers are people, not products or things. Yes, we appreciate each other's ideas and opines. However, there is a way to come at us and befriend us, and help us through our own journey. Think about how you use your privileges towards others and remember that a person is at the other end of the communication channel. Also, there is no light without the dark, and our screw-ups are what lead us to our brilliance.

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Welcome to the last formula for our “What to Charge” series, where we show you our consummate competence. That’s right; we’re talking professional-level charging. We’re using craftsman instead of master because, at this level, you do so much more than just read and offer advice. You craft magic with the cards between your hands.

At this level, you can continue to read, but you also reach out through other avenues like teaching and writing. Many professionals turn away from the event reading and general public spaces and want 100% control of their future. Learn to cultivate the leader within and acknowledge the amazingness you are. Learn to leave a tarot legacy.

Homework: Watch StrongBad “Trogdor” for the in-jokes. Keep on learning and developing your skills in both tarot and business. 

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We push the What to Charge series one level further with the Journeyman level of charging for your reading, being a Journeyman. What does this mean? Well, at this level, you’re 3 years or more off book and should be charging between $50-$100 depending on where you live. This level is about experimentation with your readings or learning what works, including dropping prices. It’s also about looking deeper at the cards or finding your niche in this niche market. At this point, you have confidence as a reader and now look at what you do as a real business dealing with all the areas a real business takes.

Homework: Think about your brand/career and who you are as a reader.

People we mentioned

Pamela Chen https://www.magicalpam.com

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