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Episode 105: Ace of Pentacles, My Garden Has Coins

It’s all about the things. We equate the Pentacles suit with the element of Earth and maybe winter. They refer to money, tangible items, and your home. These cards remind us to ground and how we can ground. It’s finding the safety when you are in the stillness.
Homework: Find the thing you want and get to getting it. 
Decks Mentioned
Rider Waite Smith Tarot
Radiant Rider Waite Smith Tarot
Wisdom of Pooh Tarot by Serefina and Angel Mesa, illustrated by Kat L Amsel
Resources Mentioned
The Playing Marseilles by Ryan Edward
Maybe Lenormand by Ryan Edward
Be Here Now by Ram Dass
 
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Episode 104: Ace of Swords

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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Episode 103: That’s a Good Lookin’ Ace of Cups

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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Episode102: Not Even Once, Ace of Wands

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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Episode 101: Intro to the Minors

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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Episode 100: Our 100th Episode YouTube Live

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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Episode 99: Curating Your Tarot Collection

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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Episode 98: Stepping Through Portals in the World

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.

Episode 97: Reaching into the Mailbag

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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Episode 96: Biblical Angels are Judgy, the Judgement Card

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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Support our podcast with books. We’re adding all the books from each episode to our Cardslingers CC bookshop.org store. Each purchase from this site gives us a percentage to cover our costs! 
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