Cardslingers Coast to Coast

Episode 115: The Struggle of the Juggle, Two of Pentacles

Welcome back to the “every card in the deck” series. We’re back with the Two of Pentacles. Another stage card, this time, it’s all about physical balance. In the realm of the pentacles, this is all about work, home life, and finances. It’s difficult to be two people simultaneously; we’ll never be a whole person. Be kind to others because we never know what invisible things everyone is going through. We also get into a bit of the work around reading at events.
 
Melissa: 
Light Seer’s Tarot by Chris-Anne
Jaymi: 
The Westwood Tarot by Yasmeen Westwood and Kalliope
Hilary:  
Honorable Mention: Witch Sister Tarot by Julia Jeffery
Meraki by Kerri Snook (aka BouchetteDesigns)
 
Media Mentioned
Sample of Jaymi spinning fire poi for STAARCon 2021
 
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Episode 114: Make a Clear Choice, Two of Swords

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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Episode 113: Let’s Talk About Love, Baby

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
ResourcesMel 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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Episode 112: The Courage of the Two of Wands

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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Episode 111: Cardslingers’s Guide to Spoopy Tarot Decks

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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Episode 110: Creepy Campfire Tarot Psychic Stories

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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Episode 109: Social Media Down, the BS of Platforms

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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Episode 108: Burnout, Breaks, and Rebooting a Business

Airhorns are back! Welcome back to the reading world, Lis. She’s back to slinging cards, taking bookings, writing books, and crafting decks. Hilary is thankful for all her referrals while Lis is working on other stuff. Jaymi speaks about tarot burnout and how to navigate personal needs and offerings to the world.
Episodes Mentioned
Episode 23: Fire that Freaker
Products Mentioned
Jamie Sawyer’s Pocket of Peers Tarot (out of print)
Theresa Reed and Carrie Paris’s My Living Astrology Chart Kit
 
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Episode 107: Let’s Revisit Boundaries

Melissa, Hilary, and Jaymi revisit the world of boundaries. Melissa reminds us that the definition of a boundary is “Rules and guidelines we set in our personal guidelines.” There are real, tangible benefits to having boundaries and enforcing them. You need to feel comfortable and safe first, and then you can worry about others. Boundaries also affect our client relationships. Hilary expands on client discernment and how it ties into relationship and boundary setting. And Jaymi reminds everyone about how hard enforcing boundaries can be.
Homework: Remember that no is a complete sentence. Relisten to our past thoughts on Boundaries in episode 20 to see how your boundaries have changed since then.
 
Past Episodes
Episode 20
-- Our Bookshop list from Episode 20
 
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Episode 106: The Magic of the Aces

As a nice wrap-up to our deep dive into the Aces, we give some practical ways to use the Aces in your magic. Hilary starts by giving ideas for specific focuses using these cards like new beginnings spells. Jaymi uses cards in her magic. She lays out the cards at her altar according to her identifiers and directions. You can place the magician in the center of the table and have them activate the spells or workings being done inside the circle.  Melissa showcases how to read with the Ace, the Fool, and the Magician, proving that you can do readings with a small pack of cards. She also gives Jaymi and Hilary suggestions for spells to honor the reading.
 
Resources Mentioned
Tarot Spells by Janina Renee
Tarot & Magic by Donald Michael Kraig (out of print)
Tarot Rituals by Nancy Antenucci
The Magic of Tarot by Sasha Graham
Spells for Tough Times by Kerri Conner
Cats Rule the Earth Tarot by Catherine Davidson and Thiago Corrêa
Transparent Tarot by Emily Carding
 
Do you like what you hear? Send feedback to us at cardslingerscc@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram at www.instagram.com/cardslingerscc. We also have a YouTube channel at youtube.com/@cardslingerscc. Eventually, we will back episodes up there and have more Live content.Support our podcast with books or decks. We’re adding all the books from each episode to our Cardslingers CC bookshop.org store. Each purchase from this store gives us a percentage to cover our costs! www.bookshop.org/shop/cardslingerscc.
Reminder: We will NEVER DM you for a reading on any social media site. We schedule all readings and conversations through our personal websites.