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Focus Cards for 2021 Jan 10, 2021

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Aloha! It’s time for our annual new year card draw. Cyndera and I got together on Zoom the Morning of January 1st 2021 and drew three focus cards for the new year. One major arcana card, one Hawaiian Mana card and this year we added one of Cyndera’s Story Through Stone Card. Episode sponsored by: Free Range Priestess unconventional rosaries & prayer beads on Etsy . Podcast listeners get $2 off their order by using the code MAHALO at check out.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/FreeRangePriestess Cyndera's classes: https://www.storythroughstone.org/workshops Cards for 2021: Our card from the Story Through Stone deck doesn't have a name but we've dubbed it "The Cave of Light" From the Hawaiian Mana Cards: Nalu (card 26) Major Arcana Tarot Card: The Hierophant

Rebellion Rosaries and Reclaiming the Goddess Nov 22, 2020

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2020 has been full of surprises most of them frankly not so much fun and some devastating but a few have been beautiful. This episode is a discussion about a deeply feminist practice hidden inside the patriarchy. Recommended Resources: Free range rosaries & prayer beads by Julienne https://www.etsy.com/shop/FreeRangePriestess More beautiful and sacred beads: Aloha Rosa Leis by Geralyn https://aloharosaleis.com/ Recommended Reading/Listening: The Way of the Rose: The Radical Path of the Divine Feminine Hidden in the Rosary What happens when a former Zen Buddhist monk and his feminist wife experience an apparition of the Virgin Mary? https://www.amazon.com/Way-Rose-Radical-Divine-Feminine/dp/0812988957/ Untie the Strong Woman: Blessed Mother's Immaculate Love for the Wild Soul Via personal blessings and stories of visitations, miracles, and common events, Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés helps us reconnect with the fierce and loving force of the Blessed Mother. http://www.clarissapinkolaestes.com/untie_the_strong_woman__blessed_mother_s_immaculate_love_for_the_wild_soul_108856.htm

Kitchen Table Magic with Melissa Cynova Oct 26, 2020

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We are getting all kinds of Witchy this October episode - we’re excited to share this conversation with Tarot bad @ss Melissa Cynova. 🕯️ Melissa is an award winning author and tarot reader from St. Louis, MO. Her latest book, Kitchen Table Magic is out now. We talk magic, the archetype of the witch, grief, toxic positivity and pumpkin spice lattes - there is more to them than you realized. True story! As is the case when Melissa and I together swearing happens so you have been warned - there will be f* bombs a plenty.

Follow Melissa on the socials for authentic, wise, big-hearted goodness.

As always, you can Find us on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @TarotPodcast Email us at TarotPodcast@gmail.com

💞 Big thanks to our Patrons: Peter, Richard, Juniper and Rash of Stay Woke Tarot. We appreciate your friendship and support every day!

The podcast is produced by Both/And Media
Theme music by: The Lunar Group

Love Beauty And 9 Years Podcasting Sep 02, 2020

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Story Through Stone founder and teacher Cyndera Quakenbush along with her co-host Julienne Givot, Archetypal Consultant and Free Range Priestess discuss the surprising fact that they have been publishing the podcast for 9 years, the Lovers card - internal wholeness - relationships - weddings - prayer - Julienne’s role as a Free Range Priestess and Cyndera’s deepening into her work with her Story Through Stone Cards.

Big thanks to this episode’s sponsor, Melissa Cynova! Melissa is an award winning author and tarot reader from St. Louis, MO. Her latest book, Kitchen Table Magic is out September 8th. Check out her website melissacynova.com and follow her on the socials for authentic, wise, big hearted goodness. You can thank us later.

Melissa on Insta

Melissa on FB

References:
The Way of the Rose: The Radical Path of the Divine Feminine Hidden in the Rosary https://wayoftherose.org/

Check out Julienne’s Instagram exploration of beauty on https://www.instagram.com/revjulienne/

Cyndera’s Insta also has some beautiful imagery with her billion year old stones with naturally occurring imagery. https://www.instagram.com/story.through.stone/

Cyndera on Your Tango: https://www.yourtango.com/experts/cyndera-quackenbush

NeoWise: Developing new wisdom amidst chaos Jul 30, 2020

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Episode sponsor: 💫 Get your first 5 minute reading for only $5 with Keen so click or tap this link to get started https://trykeen.com/archetypal 💫NASA discovered a new Comet, named Newowise in late March of this year and for the past couple of weeks it’s been passing by the earth. What can this celestial event reflect for us here on earth in the midst of the chaos of multiple pandemics? What can it teach us about developing a new wisdom that is equal to these challenges? Here is a pic of the Stone Card along with a re-created image of Haley's comet mentioned in the episode. Cyndera’s article on Neowise What The Comet Neowise Can Teach Us About Our Collective Consciousness Cyndera’s article on The Death Card Many thanks to our Patrons! Peter, Katt, Richard, Juniper and Rash of Stay Woke Tarot. We appreciate your friendship and support every day!

Survival Archetypes Part 2 Jul 02, 2020

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Episode sponsor: Get your first 5 minute reading for only $5 with Keen so click or tap this link to get started https://trykeen.com/archetypal The core survival archetypes are: The Child, The Victim, The Saboteur and The Prostitute. Part 1 covered The Child & The Victim and in this episode we cover The Saboteur and The Prostitute. For a cinematic deep dive into all of the survival archetypes using the film The Way, check out this downloadable course from Julienne’s mentor, Jim Curtan. The Way: A Journey of Healing & Self Acceptance https://gum.co/theway Use the promo code: rona for 20% off purchase. The world seems to be turned upside down, and many of us long for a simple answer to complicated problems. This two part series discusses 4 archetypes universal to everyone that form the core patterns of survival. Each of these patterns can give us a place to stand amidst the chaos. If we are open to observing what archetypal patterns are emerging for us we can better navigate our lives and interact positively for ourselves and our community. First off, what is an archetype? Archetypes are universal patterns of talents, motivations and behaviors. They contain a dialogue of how and why we use our energy the way we do. Archetypal patterns are a way to learn about the truth and possibilities of our lives. Every character archetype has an empowered or light side as well as a disempowered or shadow side. Archetypes are both universal and personal. More at Julienne’s website: https://archetypist.com/ The Saboteur Corollary or attendant archetypes: Magician, Alchemist The Head Mind & Thought Choice, Truth, Self-Esteem Element: Air The Saboteur is often the Inner Critic with a running dialogue that picks things to pieces (hence the sabotaging…). It’s the part of us that has a tendency to be logical (empowered) and over-thinking (disempowered). The Alchemist/Magician represents an ability to identify and understand the illusions that the Saboteur concocts and seeing the possibilities in situations. The ancient Alchemists where focused on changing lead to gold and the symbolic Alchemist can see the gold in the leaden situations. In film/tv: Miranda - Sex & the City, Hermione - Harry Potter The Prostitute Corollary or attendant archetype: Lover The Heart Emotions, Faith, Negotiation, Integrity, Self-Worth Lover / Prostitute Element: Water In film/tv: Charlotte from Sex in the City, Hagrid from Harry Potter The Prostitute archetype engages lessons in integrity and the sale or negotiation of one’s integrity or spirit due to fears of physical and financial survival or for financial gain. This archetype activates the aspects of the unconscious that are related to seduction and control, whereby you are as capable of buying a controlling interest in another person as you are in selling your own power. Prostitution should also be understood as the selling of your talents, ideas, and any other expression of the self–or the selling-out of them. This archetype is universal and its core learning relates to the need to birth and refine self-esteem and self-respect. The disempowered version of the Prostitute is the People Pleaser, the empowered, the Lover who gives from their excess. R.A.I.N. process to working with archetypes adapted from work created by Tara Brach. Acknowledge each of these stages in a journal or other creative outlet. Recognize - the archetype Accept with Compassion - accept it’s message for you with compassion Investigate - where and why this pattern comes up Navigate - to the next right action OR / Non-attachment - dis-engage from it

Survival Archetypes: Guides to Navigating a Pandemic Part 1 May 25, 2020

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The world seems to be turned upside down, and many of us long for a way to navigate the chaos. This two part series discusses 4 archetypes universal to everyone that form the core patterns of survival. Each of these patterns can give us a place to stand amidst the chaos. If we are open to observing what archetypal patterns are emerging for us we can better navigate our lives and interact positively for ourselves and our community. First off, what is an archetype? Archetypes are universal patterns of talents, motivations and behaviors. They contain a dialogue of how and why we use our energy the way we do. Archetypal patterns are a way to learn about the truth and possibilities of our lives. Every character archetype has an empowered or light side as well as a disempowered or shadow side. Archetypes are both universal and personal. More on archetypes can be found on Julienne's website: archetypist.com The core survival archetypes are: The Child, The Victim, The Saboteur and The Prostitute. Part 1 delves into The Child and The Victim and Part 2 will cover The Saboteur and The Prostitute. Each are their own distinct template but for the core 4 survival archetypes but it's useful to also bring in their strongest corollary archetype. The Child Corollary archetype: Sovereign (or King/Queen) responsible for self, has wide care and concern for others. Is willing and able to respond to the needs of others. Empowered attributes:

Imagination
Sees things afresh
Willingness to try something new
The rejuvenating power of play
Connects with nature
Curiosity - being curious keeps you open - seeking wisdom vs simple answers even if unsubstatiated - these often concretize - become a protected belief because we are not able to let in opposing or new ideas.

Dismpowered attributes:

Naiveté - believing because we want a simple answer.
Blind trust / handing our power over to another for protection
Temper tantrums
Refusal to follow guidance because it’s uncomfortable “You’re not the boss of me!”

Attendant archetypes: Seeker, Detective, Guide, Artist, Student Victim / Warrior Empowered attributes:

Creates, holds and protects boundaries
Uses discernment before engaging in battle
Seeks not to hurt others but protect
Acknowledges that wounds connect us to each other fostering understanding & compassion
Alerts us to when we are in danger

Dismpowered attributes:

Refusal to move toward healing
Hands power over due to woundedness / helplessness
Seeks attention through complaining without movement toward resolution
Engages in blame but not toward healing

Attendant archetypes: Judge, Hero, Mentor, Liberator R.A.I.N. process to working with archetypes adapted from work created by Tara Brach Recognize the pattern at work in any situation Accept situation with Compassion Investigate how to move forward Navigate to next right action or connection OR Non-attachment - let go

Wide Open: Three Archetypal Processes of Evolution Apr 22, 2020

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Amidst this pandemic we are feeling all the feels. It’s exhausting, it’s confounding, it’s scary and undoubtedly it’s changed life as we know it forever. In this episode we dive into the archetypal catalysts of three tarot cards, Death/Rebirth, Judgement and The World. We unpack how these relate to the corona virus pandemic and how they can provide insight into our individual and collective opportunities for a pretty big leap in evolution. We present questions that can help us process what is going on and discover our part in this evolutionary process. We finish with an idea for an exercise to open ourselves and attune to the inspiration of beauty even in these dark times. **Note** This recording contains coarse language as well as humor. If the idea of death, is overwhelming for you, consider saving this episode for later. We don’t present anything graphic but we do reference metaphorical death and rebirth as a part of the evolution/growth process. If that's too much right now, we get it - all of our feelings and experiences are heightened as we navigate this crisis and the last thing we want is to make it worse. We send you aloha and compassion.

We named the episode Wide Open based on the title of a painting created by Cyndera's friend Angela Han. The painting itself was inspired by a song of the same name written by Cyndera and her husband, Joro. Both song and painting were created in the last month amidst the covid-19 pandemic. Look for a bonus episode with more info.

We hope you find inspiration and hope you’ll reach out to us on social media or by email.

For a photo of the painting and links and references visit the show page here: https://archetypaltarot.podbean.com/e/wide-open-three-archetypal-processes-of-evolution/

Journal / exercise / exploration or card spread prompts:
Death-Rebirth Endings, cycles of transformation, change, new beliefs, new awareness , renewal (Reversed) not wanting to move on, clinging to the past, fear of change, sentimental, end of hope, forces of destruction Question: What are you letting go of now and how does that inform your dream of the future? Judgment self realization and understanding, spiritual awakening, knowing motives, transparency, a reckoning, epiphany (Reversed) hiding - shadow material Question: What part of yourself in this crisis needs to be “un-judged” by acceptance in order to feel more whole? The World Completion, wholeness, new levels of consciousness, (Reversed) short cuts, a need to follow through, unmet dreams, a need to stay focused to complete a task. Questions: What does your beautiful future look like? Are you able to envision a future where our world has evolved SO much for the better? Beauty Journal Hat tip to the Metaphysical Milkshake podcast and Dr. Rhett Diessner for this idea. Every week make note of something beautiful in each of these four categories: -A beautiful design -Something beautiful in nature -Something morally beautiful -A beautiful idea References, Resources & Links:

✨ Angela Han, artist https://www.angelahanart.com/ IG&FB @angelahanart

✨ Local Futures

✨ The Sunrise Movement

✨ Michael Meade - A Time of Transformation series

✨ New York Times article on St. Rosalia patron saint of plagues

✨ This Jungian Life episode 106 When Everything Changes

✨ Metaphysical Milkshake podcast episode on Beauty

Film & Television with Utopian themes Star Trek Black Panther Tomorrowland Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Avatar Cloud Atlas The Last Station La Belle Verte The Biggest Little Farm (documentary) The Seventh Seal

"Wide Open" a painting by Angela Han.

CoronArchetypes: An archetypal discussion about WTF is going on. Mar 22, 2020

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Cyndera & Julienne discuss the the Corona Virus pandemic through the lens of the archetypal stories of the tarot. Keeping in mind that we drew The Strength card as our focus for 2020, we pull in a few more that we see in evidence during this crisis and discuss how this archetypal view can guide and possibly bring something new to the world during the darkest time.

Tarot Cards / archetypal stories discussed are: STRENGTH, HANGED MAN, HERMIT, TOWER, DEATH-REBIRTH

We are careful in our discussion to honor what unfolds with compassion (and especially self compassion) and not castigate people for not approaching the hardships with a purely spiritual view. All of our capacities are needed at this time even if it means standing in the closet and screaming obscenities to re-set ourselves for the road ahead.

We also discuss ways to use time away from regular routines to re-connect with friends, spend time in nature, bring life to new projects and observe the process of creativity as fomented by BEING (Yin/Feminine) and then brought to life by DOING (Yang/Masculine).

References:

As usual we recognize our podcast friends, colleagues and sheroes for their thoughtful contributions and ideas.

✨ Rash of Stay Woke Tarot reminds us of compassion for ourselves and not feeling ashamed of a less than spiritual approach.

✨ Award winning author, academic and bad@ss goddess, Naomi Klein

✨ Cyndera's first ever certified Story Through Stone Reader, Desiree Ammons of Sukha Self Care.

✨ Ke'oni Hanalei of Pohala Hawaiian Botanicals references the lessons of Hawaiian Fern Medicine, particularly Laukahi - Divine Magnetism.

✨ Author, card-slinger and all around bad@ss of tarot, Melissa Cynova turned us on to The Lightseer's Tarot by Chris-Anne which are the images we focus on.

2020 Podcast Jan 05, 2020

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Happy New Years to our Archetypal Tarot Podcast listeners!

As per the Archetypal Tarot tradition, co-hosts Julienne Givot and Cyndera Quackenbush got together over the phone and picked a card for the new year. This time we picked one from the Rider-Waite Major Arcana and one from the Mana Cards, to bring a bit of Mainland and Island Wisdom together for our New Years reading. Themes emerging include Strength, Winds of Change, At-One-Ment and yelling at CNN...

Poem by Hafiz and Story of Maui from Catherine Kalama Becker & Doya Nardin's Mana Cards (as is the above image)

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