The Tarot Podcast with T. Susan Chang

Tarot readers, it’s long been observed, have a particular affinity for Jungian thought, probably because Carl Jung’s theories of archetype, synchronicity, and personality offer us such rich and thought provoking frameworks for thinking about what’s going on in a tarot reading.

This week’s episode features the first of a series of conversations with Mariana Louis, whose “archetypal tarot” approach applies Jungian thought to the practice of tarot, allowing readers a way to engage deeply with the symbolic content of tarot imagery.  In this episode, we talk about the Jungian practice of active imagination, and how it can extend our dialogue with the cards.

 

This week’s bonus content!: Host T. Susan and Tarot Podcast video producer Randy take the active imagination train ride with a mystery card! Find out which one—and what happened!—in this week’s Patreon post for members at https://patreon.com/thetarotpodcast.

Mariana Louis is a professional tarot counselor, scholar, and creator of Persephone's Sister, a platform for psycho-spiritual education and guidance. After stumbling upon Jung's The Undiscovered Self in her grandfather's attic library, Mariana began her study of depth psychology and the archetypal language of the soul. This led her to pursue a degree in Western Intellectual Traditions at the CUNY Graduate Center where she focused on archetypal perspectives in the transformation of Western thought. Marrying this scholarship with her expertise in the tarot Mariana formulated the archetypal tarot approach, which she teaches in the Archetypal Tarot School and other programs. Mariana is the author of Tarot and the Psychology of the Soul: Exploring the Archetypal Mirrors of the Psyche, as well as the co-host of the Soror Mystica podcast and a faculty member at the Jung Archademy.

Links for this show:

Soror Mystica podcast:

Tarot and the Psychology of the Soul

Mariana’s website: https://persephonessister.com

Archetypal Tarot School

On Substack: https://persephonessister.substack.com/

On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/persephonessister/

On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PersephonesSister

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Tarot IRL is back, with our next court card! In this episode, we examine how the charismatic and charming Knight of Wands shows up in the lives of regular people like you and me.

With his prancing steed, flaming helmet and salamander-bedecked surcoat, our Knight of Wands is heading places. His fit is checked, his hair is did, his look is maxxed—and he’s off on his next adventure just as soon as he takes one last selfie.  What will he do with the awesome creative potential of the Ace of Wands?!

When you draw the Knight of Wands, look out for the following themes:

People experiencing momentum

People having adventures

People meeting challenges

People Experiencing romantic drama

People moving

People having air-of-fire/solar experiences.

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Links for this episode:

Ep. 60: Intro to Court Cards.

4 Stories: An Elemental Approach to the Tarot (2025)
(Link above is better for creators, but here's an Amazon link if that's easier.)

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Tarot Deciphered: a card-by-card encyclopedia of tarot lore and correspondences.

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Whether you’ve been reading for a month or a decade, once in a while we can get kind of stuck in our tarot practice.  Fortunately, Barbara Moore is here to tell us all about how to revive a faltering tarot practice. In this brief episode, Barbara walks us through a variety of ways you can jump-start your cards, find your inner oracle, get the riffle back in your shuffle.

Our bonus for patrons this week?  How to find a Tarot study buddy.

Links for this episode:

Barbara’s website

Barbara’s author page at Llewellyn

Episode 53: How do I care for my tarot Cards? with Barbara Moore 

Episode 45: Why Are People Afraid of Tarot? with Barbara Moore 

Bonus post: How to Find a Tarot Study Buddy.

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The Tarot Podcast is sharing the secret sauce this week! it’s the Choose-Your-Own-Adventure spread, my hands-down favorite form of narrative problem-solving.  Choose your starting point and endpoint—and then let Fate handpick three magical tasks to accomplish on your personal heroic journey!

In this week’s bonus post: some tips to help you start and end your journey. Available to all paid Patreon members!

Links for this episode

BONUS POST: How to Start and End Your Tarot Adventure

Episode 09: World’s Simplest Problem-Solution Spread

4 Stories: An Elemental Approach to the Tarot 

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The effervescent Ethony Dawn returns to the show this week! to talk about an energy practice that’s really crucial for tarot readers: grounding. When you work with tarot, you’re reaching out with your subtle senses and making yourself alive to synchronicities and wonders. Groovy!  

But working these delicate antennae in extended client sessions can leave you feeling woozy, faint, and disconnected. In this episode, we talk about how you can reconnect with the Earth and re-anchor yourself in good ol’ reality.

Ethony is an author, tarot reader, tarot teacher, and High Priestess. She’s the author of Become an Exceptional Tarot Reader, Tarot Grimoire, and Your Tarot Court (Llewellyn) and created several decks, including Luminous Flow Tarot, Cosmic Wisdom Tarot, Modern Love Tarot, and Awakened Soul Oracle. As Headmistress of the Tarot Readers Academy, she teaches Tarot worldwide. Ethony is an ’80s child who loves Halloween, Care Bears, and the ocean. 

 

Links for this show:

Episode 58: Tarot Myths with Ethony Dawn

Ethony’s website

Ethony’s YouTube channel

Ethony on Instagram

Ethony on Facebook 

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