Omg Tarot! A Podcast About Reading Tarot Cards

Numbers are integral to tarot. Literally every card has a number, and each number has a meaning. But it goes deeper than this. In tarot, the numbers on the cards you pull give you their context. A 4 may generally mean stability, but a 4 that follows a 9 tells a very different story than a 4 that follows a 2 or an ace. That's what tarot reader, charm caster and numerologist Dina Berrin and I are getting into here (plus some astrology 😁)

Check out Dina and her work at dinaberrin.com.

In this episode, I'm sitting down with Niels Vantzuriel, creator of The Arrival Method and co-founder of Adventures in Quiet Places. Through The Arrival Method, Niels and his partner help high-achieving women who are ready to change their lives do just that: change their lives by connecting with Ireland's ancient spiritual landscape. In our interview, we chat The Arrival method, the fae, what's happening on a biochemical level when you undergo a spiritual transition, and of course, how tarot fits into all of that!

Listen now to learn more, and check out Adventures in Quiet Places at adventuresinquietplaces.info

What's the most important thing for a tarot reader? Intuition.
Are some people born gifted with intuition and others, not so much? NO.
We are all intuitive. We are all capable of developing intuitive skills. And the tough truth is, we live in a world that actively works against this development, with constant stimulation and lives so tightly scheduled that there's barely a moment to just sit, observe, feel, and be. Maybe that's not true for everybody, but for a lot of us, we're existing in a culture that's actively anti-intuition, even if that wasn't the intended goal.
Or maybe it was. That's a conversation worth having, but it's not happening in this episode. This episode is all about connecting intuitively and bringing it to your tarot practice. Trust your intuition. It's there for a reason. Offloading your intuition is like trying to outsource your hearing or sense of taste. These sense are here to help you perceive the world.

Music credit: Fiftysounds.com

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In this episode, we take a little detour from tarot to explore another famous deck: the 52-card deck you play poker, rummy, war and go fish with.
Based on your birthday, you have a birth card, a personality card, and a whole constellation of other cards that, if you learn how to work with their energy, can help you live your best life. I sat down with Alexander and Vikki of The Source cards to discuss the deck's origin, how it correlates with astrology, and how you can find out which cards you've been dealt and how to play them well.

Interested in learning more? Visit www.thesourcecards.com

It happens. Sometimes, when you're reading tarot for somebody, the message doesn't resonate. And other times, the message may very well resonate, but it's not what the querent wanted to hear...so they act like it doesn't resonate. Or they argue with you. Or they insert their own interpretation.

What should you do in these scenarios? Although they look similar on the surface, they're really three distinct situations.
🃏 You might have missed the mark. It happens. Sometimes tarot readers get it wrong. Acknowledge that you're not perfect and move on.
🃏 Recognize that your reading isn't saying what your querent's ego wants to hear. It's awkward, but it happens. Remember, they came to you for a tarot reading. Your duty is to provide the service they came for, which is an objective reading, not an ego massage.
🃏 Their intuition might be picking up on something you missed. Trust them! You're here to be helpful, not domineering. Maybe your reading can provide some structure or clarity for what the querent's already intuiting on their own.

In any situation, it's helpful to return to the cards and cite why you're saying what you're saying. After all, that's what they came for -- a tarot reading. That's what this episode is all about.

Music credit: Esther Garcia of Fiftysounds.com