Past Present Futurecast – Details, episodes & analysis

Andrew Cox is the owner of Nexus Occult Books & Oddities in Tucson, AZ. In this interview slash Tarot reading we talk about how watching The Exorcist at a questionable age led to a lifelong fascination with the occult and what it takes to turn a personal collection of over 20,000 books into a bookstore that also doubles as a hub of magical community and occult info-sharing.

Learn more about Andrew and Nexus on Facebook and Instagram @NexusOccult or at nexusoccult.com 

About your host

Maria Elena Pakulis is a Tarot guide, licensed massage therapist, intuitive energy worker, and podcast host. 

Learn more or schedule a reading at persephonictarot.com

Become a Patron for free at Patreon.com/Persephonic 

Video versions of all episodes are available at YouTube.com/PastPresentFuturecastPod

Tobi Luar is a psychic channel and healer also known as Rainbow Empath. In this interview/Tarot reading we talk about Tobi’s origins as a chaos magician, his dream to revolutionize how we approach energy healing, and why learning from the Thoth deck is such a unique experience.

Learn more about Tobi and his offerings on Instagram @rainbowempath

About your host

Maria Elena Pakulis is a Tarot guide, licensed massage therapist, intuitive energy worker, and podcast host. 

Learn more or schedule a reading at persephonictarot.com

Become a Patron for free at Patreon.com/Persephonic 

Video versions of all episodes are available at YouTube.com/PastPresentFuturecastPod

Liz Miller is the founder of Liz Bakes - an Arizona based, queer owned, cottage kitchen certified home bakery that specializes in food that makes you feel good. In this Tarot reading we talk about how Liz grew up baking with her grandmother, what it means to use a small business as a tool for community building, and adapting recipes to changing circumstances (and egg prices).

Learn more about Liz Bakes or place a custom order at liz-bakes.com

Follow Liz on Instagram @lizbakes_tuc

About your host

Maria Elena Pakulis is a Tarot guide, licensed massage therapist, intuitive energy worker, and podcast host. 

Learn more or schedule a reading at persephonictarot.com

Become a Patron for free at Patreon.com/Persephonic 

Video versions of all episodes are available at YouTube.com/PastPresentFuturecastPod

Emma Vasseur is an evolutionary astrologer, coach, and craniosacral bodywork practitioner. In this interview slash Tarot reading, we go over Emma’s decade long (Sag moon fueled) journey to becoming a healing arts practitioner; featuring stops along the way to attend massage school, study astrology, and get a master’s degree and certification in wellness coaching.

Learn more about Emma’s services at EmmaVasseur.com

Follow Emma on Instagram @itsme.emmav

About your host

Maria Elena Pakulis is a Tarot guide, licensed massage therapist, intuitive energy worker, and podcast host.

Learn more or schedule a reading at PersephonicTarot.com

Become a Patron for free at Patreon.com/Persephonic

Video versions of all episodes are available at YouTube.com/PastPresentFuturecastPod

Jacq Frances, perhaps most well known as her persona Jacq the Stripper, is an artist, actress, writer, director, dancer, entrepreneur, and highly qualified entertainer for hire. In this interview we discuss the benefits of embodying a character, Jacq’s new project Sun Valley Night Live (think small town community theater meets SNL), and what it’s like to navigate the world as a sparkly person.

Find Jacq on Instagram @Jacq_Frances

Subscribe to Jacq’s newsletter at jacqfrances.com

About your host

Maria Elena Pakulis is a Tarot guide, licensed massage therapist, intuitive energy worker, and podcast host. Learn more or schedule a reading at persephonictarot.com

Become a Patron for free at Patreon.com/Persephonic 

Video versions of all episodes are available at YouTube.com/PastPresentFuturecastPod

Tasha Beg is a former Wall Street Analyst turned evolutionary astrologer and pop culture pundit. In this conversation we talk about what it’s like to make such a hard pivot, being a Plutonic person, and what pop culture can teach us about practicing astrology.

Find Tasha on Instagram: @thepopastrologist

And on YouTube as The Pop Astrologist

About your host

Maria Elena Pakulis is a Tarot guide, licensed massage therapist, intuitive energy worker, and podcast host. Learn more or schedule a reading at persephonictarot.com

Carly Croman is (among other things) the founder of Sonoran Sapphics, a queer social club in Tucson, AZ. In this interview, we talk about the importance of cultivating queer joy and what it means to keep yourself nourished while being of service to your community.

Learn more about Sonoran Sapphics events on their Instagram: @sonoransapphics

Follow Carly on Instagram: @carly.here and Substack

About your host

Maria Elena Pakulis is a Tarot guide, licensed massage therapist, intuitive energy worker, and podcast host. Learn more or schedule a reading at persephonictarot.com

Ian Van Cleve is a stuntman and hypnotherapist in training. In this interview we talk about how learning a new spiritual skill led to a deeper understanding of his career in the entertainment industry.

Learn more about Ian at ianvancleve.com

Follow Ian on Instagram: @ianvancleve

About your host

Maria Elena Pakulis is a Tarot guide, licensed massage therapist, intuitive energy worker, and podcast host. Learn more or schedule a reading at persephonictarot.com

Chris Carlone is a filmmaker, photographer, musician, dancer, and 26th level wood elf. In this interview we talked about how Chris is initiating folks into the archetype of The Fool through his Sacred Fool movement workshops and he gives excellent advice to young creatives with multiples interests and talents.

Check out Chris's photo/video portfolio at chriscarlonecreations.com

Learn more about the Sacred Fool workshops on Instagram: @chriscarlone

Watch A Tale of Two Houses on YouTube

About your host

Maria Elena Pakulis is a Tarot guide, licensed massage therapist, intuitive energy worker, and podcast host. Learn more or schedule a reading at persephonictarot.com

Welcome to Past, Present, FutureCast, the podcast that's a tarot card reading that's also an artist interview, and it's also guiding you to discover more and more about all 78 cards in a tarot deck with every episode...New episodes arriving February 2025!