Tarot by Hilary Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Episode 46: A week ahead tarot reading What's coming up this week? Let's see what the cards have to say! Book a session at www.tarotbyhilary.com

After a planning meeting of the Cardslingers Coast to Coast podcast, I asked Jaymers and Lis about what to record on my own podcast. Here are some of their thoughts, and mine, about holiday retail burnout, rest, unfiltered opinions about the “algorithm”, and more.

Episode 44, Talk about your readings, came out in October, so it’s been two months since the last episode. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hilary-parry-haggerty/episodes/Episode-44-Talk-about-your-readings-e2ahvne

PS, the birth and year cards episode was Episode 27, go check it out! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hilary-parry-haggerty/episodes/Episode-27-Birth-cards--year-cards--and-bibliomancy-from-How-to-Read-Tarot-e1t4lg1/a-a1uh13d

Book a session at www.tarotbyhilary.com

In this "dip into the mailbag" episode, I address a few questions: tarot tutoring, why I don't comment on other readers's readings, and how to become a professional tarot reader. This time I'm answering some frequently asked questions, including if I interpret other people's readings (it depends) and give recommendations to a young tarot reader who has aspirations to do tarot work professionally. The Tarot by Hilary podcast can be found on most podcast platforms. Please leave a kind review wherever you listen to your podcasts! Book a reading or tapping session at https://www.tarotbyhilary.com

This episode of the podcast is culled from Day 3 of my Card a Day Challenge, which is an evergreen playlist on my YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/@tarotbyhilary

Why is it this week's podcast episode? Because we discussed companion books in this week's episode of the Cardslingers Coast to Coast podcast!

Episode 75: Too Many Dang Card Meanings - https://cardslingerscc.podbean.com/e/episode-75-too-many-dang-card-meanings/

[Day 3] Card a Day Challenge: The Little White Book—Is it friend or foe? Welcome back, tarot stars! Today, we're discussing the Little White Book (LWB)/companion books. When you are first starting to read tarot, these books are actually a great resource... but they start to become a hindrance when you find that they conflict with your own intuitive hits or insights. I talk about this more, and what to do about it when your intuition and the LWB is in conflict, in this episode. I also have some worksheets for you that may help (and I mention them in the episode). Download them here: https://gallery.mailchimp.com/07a5b414d24a88d4b64d2b449/files/f2d0b56c-09c8-4797-b21a-dc51b367e1a4/WorksheetTheMajorMinorArcanakeywords.pdf Additional Reading: http://tarotbyhilary.com/throwing-out-the-book/ Don't forget to share your card of the day and insights and ahas in the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/5daysoftarotchallenge/

I was heated about this... so I created an entire episode about it! Please note that there may be cursing in this episode, so if you have littles, make sure you listen to this episode with headphones.

How do you spot counterfeit decks? This episode is dedicated to the subject. I will help you! And even if you get through this episode and are still not sure if you purchased a counterfeit deck, message me with a photo of the deck, and I'd be happy to try to help you determine whether your deck is legitimate or not.

Patrick Valenza: Counterfeit Decks

Patrick Valenza: How to Spot a Fake Deviant Moon Deck

Impromptu rant on counterfeit tarot decks and how to spot them! on @tarotbyhilary IG Live

US Games Systems: How to spot a counterfeit deck

Liminal 11: How to spot fake tarot decks

Grove and Grotto: How to spot a fake Tarot deck (and why it matters)

Want to call in with a question, like a good ole timey radio show? Well every month on Zoom we do exactly that for the Tarot by Hilary podcast. Every first Thursday of the month is the call-in show. Register at http://tarotbyhilary.com/podcasts/ to get the Zoom link and a reminder of when it all happens.

What is EFT tapping, how does it work, and what are the tapping points? Find out in this introductory podcast episode. I'd recommend starting here, and then trying out one of the tapping videos available on my YouTube channel.

Video version with illustrations of the tapping points is here: https://youtu.be/rViGohlU80U Tapping points: Side of hand Crown of head Start of eyebrows Side of eye Under eyes Under the nose Under the mouth Collarbone Under the arm Wrist to wrist For more information about tapping and to book a 1:1 session, go to http://tarotbyhilary.com/eft-tapping/ For more research on the science of tapping and clinical studies, Dr. Peta Stapleton https://www.petastapleton.com/ or  @DrPetaStapleton  on YouTube Tarot is my main squeeze but the Emotional Freedom Technique, aka EFT or Tapping, has quickly become a modality that has personally helped me with a number of issues, including self-worth, manifestation, healing parental emotional abandonment and trauma (with the aid of a separate licensed therapist), writer’s block, upleveling, boosting intuition, and more. What is EFT? The Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is a combination of acupressure and positive psychology, created by Gary Craig. Verbalization of an issue while also stimulating the acupressure points creates a sense of calm within the body’s energetic systems. Tapping can be used for many issues, including pain, anxiety, phobias, and stress relief. My EFT certification was provided through the Gala Darling Method, which included 3 months of weekly classes and practice sessions facilitating tapping sessions, from February to the end of April 2022.  @galadarling 

When I was younger, I wanted to be psychic SO BADLY. This was long before I became a professional psychic (through the use of tarot cards). Long, loooong before I even knew about tarot at all.

Not only was I obsessed with all things psychic, crying into my crystals how I was never going to be one of those elite few who seemed to be able to see through it all: people, situations, lies, manipulations, down to the cold or warm or hard truth… I was also obsessed with finding my soulmate. Long before I was truly even ready to date anyone, let alone find “the one.”

I don’t think I’m unusual in this regard. Many classic late-80s to early-90s board games were MADE for this kind of weird obsession I had, making me think that many pre-teen to teen girls were also similarly fixated on both witchiness and finding a boyfriend.

Want to read this instead of listen? https://tarotbyhilary.com/ask-zandar/

A "questions from the mailbag" episode!

Tune into my livestream every week on YouTube or Facebook, 6:30 p.m. EST on Fridays!

youtube.com/@tarotbyhilary

facebook.com/tarotbyhilary

Information on the tarot nova deck (my first ever tarot deck): http://tarotbyhilary.com/why-the-tarot-nova-made-me-a-better-reader-and-almost-made-me-not-become-one-at-all/

Workshop on myth busting https://youtu.be/QOvo61RiEzs

Advice on having multiple workhorse decks, especially if you do event readings. For example, I have at least 2 copies of the classic Radiant RWS deck (Radiant and the Reflective Tarot).

Questions answered in this episode:

What do you do about heavy readings at events?

Help me with court cards?

Link to workshop on the court cards

All About Court Cards https://youtu.be/qfQjuCvQIP0

All About Court Cards Part 2 https://youtu.be/vyl4dadxlV8

Tarot Diva by Sasha Graham

Homework: Do a Majors only reading, then a Minors only reading, then a full 78 deck reading - using the same question each time! How did the reading change for each type of reading?

This is a longer episode of the podcast, so I'd encourage you to grab a hot mug of something and get cozy! This will also be published as a visual podcast episode on my YouTube channel. Youtube.com/@tarotbyhilary

Not able to attend the live call-in episodes, but still want your voice heard? Feel free to share your thoughts, feedback, or requests on future episodes by using the voice message feature: https://anchor.fm/hilary-parry-haggerty/message

Filming tarot spreads episode for specific gear that I use, such as lighting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3FlS9KJsx8

For more about this podcast and to get a reminder of the next time the call-in show happens, go to: http://tarotbyhilary.com/podcasts/

How to Read Tarot pages 41–42 Card of the day practice

A new deck:

1. Unboxing videos for the weekly livestream - a true unboxing where you see my live unfiltered first impressions.
2. Work with that deck for card of the day pulls over one month
3. Until the next unboxing with a new deck of the month

Please note that this entire process takes about a half hour to do. Timing: 10 minutes to film, add captions to the video, and add a description, hashtags, and topics on IG/facebook

20 minutes - Sharing to TikTok, twitter, Vero True Social, YouTube shorts. From there you can take your link from youTube shorts and share it to other platforms, using the description in IG by copying/pasting.

Know what you want the purpose of these videos to be. If a card of the day practice is just for you and you alone, then maybe this episode isn’t for you. That’s totally okay! It is your decision whether you make your card of the day pulls public or not.

A card of the day will not apply to everyone all the time, just as a horoscope will not apply to everyone all the time. Keep what messages resonate for you, and discard those that don’t.

For whoever sees this and whenever they see it, what do they most need to know? To work with, not against, the algorithms.

Trust that the message will find the person it needs to.

Steps to creating card of the day videos

1. shuffle and pull your card of the day
2. Film your card of the day - no more than 60 seconds in length so that you can share the video to as many platforms as you want to.
3. Adjust your feed photo, cover, description, and hashtags. Make sure to copy the description so that you can paste that same description on other platforms.
4. Give the algorithm what it wants. Don’t ask them to click away - make it as native as possible so they don’t have to leave the app.

The platforms, in order:

Instagram instagram.com/tarotbyhilary

Facebook facebook.com/tarotbyhilary

TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@tarotbyhilary

Twitter https://twitter.com/tarotbyhilary

Vero True Social https://vero.co/ Username @tarotbyhilary (verified)

YouTube (Shorts) https://www.youtube.com/@tarotbyhilary

Optional:

LinkedIn

Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/hilarytarot/

Website https://tarotbyhilary.com/

Why did I start reading tarot? I wish I could say that it was because of my willingness to serve or my attraction to the cards. It was neither of this things that first started me on my path (at least, not entirely). The seed of wanting to learn a divination system started 4 years before I received my first deck of cards (the Tarot Nova, see the story of how I received them here). But really, it was a doom-and-gloom reading given to me when I was a tween that truly started me on this path.

I was around twelve years old enjoying a street fair. The psychic told me (I think she was a palmist, if I’m remembering correctly) I was going to jump from relationship to relationship without ever getting married and that I was going to die young (before 27 years old).

I can vouch for Maya Angelou’s words when she says, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

Read the blog post that inspired this episode here: http://tarotbyhilary.com/whyireallystartedreadingtarot/