In Search of Tarot

Angie Miller is a fitness instructor, yogi, energy worker, and witch with over 10 years of experience helping people understand their bodies in a more connected, more mindful way. She is also the new co-host of In Search of Tarot, joining Nick for bi-weekly minisodes discussing various topics and answering listener questions. IN THIS CONVERSATION Angie and I discuss her spiritual path in and out of the Mormon Church, her work as a yoga and fitness instructor and the complications of the teacher/student dynamic, and the way she's gone about reclaiming Christ as a personal deity with a wild heart and a wicked sense of humor. Angie's website and blog Angie's Instagram --- Support In Search of Tarot on Patreon Book a Reading with Nick Nick's website

Today we're crossing two thresholds: the final episode of Season Three and the 2021 Winter Solstice. To mark this energy shift, I'm offering you some personal reflections and sharing a bit about how my personal Tarot practice has ebbed and flowed this year. Thank you so much for listening and being part of this community. I can't wait to jump back in your ears with Season Four! Register for the year-long IN SEARCH OF TAROT community Book Your 2022 Year-Ahead Reading Support this podcast on Patreon In Search of Tarot Theme was written and recorded by AJ Ackleson

Challenging outdated, non-inclusive decks of the past, the BLACK QUEER TAROT takes the traditional 78-card Tarot arcana and remakes them with a diverse cast of muses.  Kendrick Daye is a multimedia artist and designer, living in Harlem, NY. His diverse approaches to making art include art direction, bespoke design, music, and most notably collage - both digital and analog. Kendrick aims to create work that imagines a future where Black queer life is prosperous and thriving.  Justin Henry, spiritual consultant for the Black Queer Tarot, has been using their eight years of tarot experience to ensure that each design accurately depicts the meaning of each card in the tarot deck. Not only this, but they are the sole author of the entire guidebook of 156 meanings that others may use to inform their own readings. They are a graduate of Columbia University with a degree in Psychology and Sociology, a self-taught makeup artist and the Founder and Practitioner of Tarot Supreme.  Together, the three of us discuss the importance of representation in Tarot, the complications of taking on the role of reader, oracle, or guide, and the need for vivid imagination in both Tarot and queer life. Purchase the BLACK QUEER TAROT and Guidebook   Kendrick Daye   Justin Henry and Tarot Supreme   Support this podcast on Patreon   Book a 2022 Year-Ahead Reading with Nick   "In Search of Tarot Theme" written and recorded by AJ Ackleson.

Evolutionary oracle K. Leigh Clapp is a professional Tarot reader from Frederick, Maryland. In her work and writings, she draws upon her vast knowledge base spanning from religion and science to mythology and metaphysics. A Deaf scholar-mystic fluent in American Sign Language and English, Leigh sees translation as a potent act of alchemy. Her name sign evokes images of illumination and blooming. IN THIS CONVERSATION Leigh shares rich insights on language and its companions - symbol, metaphor and syntax - and discusses what gets lost in translation when moving from an oral or signed language to a written one.  We were also joined by ASL-English interpreter, Andrea Rehkopf, who voiced for Leigh and signed for Nick. A video of this interview is available to watch on YouTube. A transcript of this podcast is available online at manofthecards.com/transcripts. Follow Leigh on Instagram @liminalsight. Learn more about Leigh and sign up for her newsletter at liminalsight.com. --- Support this podcast on Patreon. Follow Nick on Instagram @manofthecards. Access the full podcast archive and transcripts at manofthecards.com. In Search of Tarot Theme was written and recorded by AJ Ackleson.

You asked and now I'm answering! Today's Q&A episode is a special All Hallows' Eve treat touching on the topics of working with deities, reading without spreads, integrating Oracle decks, and steering clear of appropriation. Thanks to everyone who wrote in! Support the podcast on Patreon Follow Nick on Instagram @manofthecards In Search of Tarot theme music was written and recorded by AJ Ackleson.

Morgan Glover is a tarot contemplative, former journalist, and working mother who's on a meandering journey toward finding her place in the earth community. She approaches tarot as a practical, poetic, and philosophical discipline, and is drawn toward questions of an eco-soulcentric nature. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in sustainability and environment, and sees no contradiction in reading her textbooks with a deck in hand. She shares her tarot musings on Instagram @mojoglo. IN THIS CONVERSATION I speak with Morgan about her refreshingly open approach to interpreting the cards and the way she uses the Tarot to ground herself in the here and now. We also talk at length about her love of Uusi decks, particularly the Pagan Otherworlds and Materia Prima, and she shares how the cards have become an ally in deepening her relationship with poetry and the written word. Follow Morgan on Instagram --- Support this podcast on Patreon Follow Nick on Instagram In Search of Tarot theme music was written and recorded by AJ Ackleson

Bobby Abate is a queer artist, filmmaker, activist and Tarot aficionado from Brooklyn, New York, and creator of the new OUTSIDER TAROT. An outsider himself since the first grade, Bobby found refuge in the underground world of provocateurs, artists, queers, and punks. His introduction to the Tarot was through the Tarot of the Cat People at the age of seventeen. Ever since, he sought to create a deck that paid homage to all the beautiful misfits who live by their own rules. Bobby spent eight years researching and creating the OUTSIDER TAROT, which marries ancient esoteric systems with the revolutionary spirit of the boundary-breaking forward thinkers that have left an indelible impression on his life. Visit @bobbysweetkitty on Instagram to see his other artworks. IN THIS CONVERSATION Bobby and I discuss paths to understanding the cards for those of us who live outside of the mainstream narrative, and his eight-year process of researching, channeling and refining his new work of art, the OUTSIDER TAROT. Purchase the OUTSIDER TAROT Follow @outsidertarot on Instagram Visit Bobby's website --- Support this podcast on Patreon Follow Nick on Instagram --- In Search of Tarot theme music was written and recorded by AJ Ackleson

Sebastian Crane has an insatiable appetite for weird history, black velvet, and things that go bump in the night. He is the host of The Hellfire Club, a celebratory exploration of queer, occult, and erotic history on Patreon, by day, and a ghost tour guide in Salem, MA after sundown. You can find him creating dazzlingly queer content on all platforms @Mr_S_Crane. IN THIS CONVERSATION Sebastian and I discuss Romantic aesthetics, photography as time magic, queer-coded Disney villains, and the unearthing of LGBTQIA+ representation in history, magic, and myth.  Follow Sebastian on Instagram and Tiktok Join Sebastian's Patreon: The Hellfire Club --- Support this Podcast Follow Nick on Instagram --- "In Search of Tarot" Theme music was written and recorded by AJ Ackleson

My guest today is Alana Davenport, who brings over 20 years of Tarot practice and social justice activism experience to writing about Tarot. Alana is a full-time parent of two young children and holds an interdisciplinary Master's Degree in Humanities & Social Thought from New York University, a Master's Degree in Social Work from the University of Maryland, and all of the accompanying debt. Alana’s next project is writing a book on reading Tarot politically, based on content from her/their Instagram account @politicsoftarot. IN THIS CONVERSATION Alana and I discuss her work in social activism and how she allows her strong sense of justice to inform her approach to the cards. We also hone in on Three of Swords as an ally in the often painful work of unlearning, and speak at length about my business name "Man of the Cards" and why I have chosen to keep it even after my own journey with gender and identity. Alana’s new Tarot & Politics zine will be available for purchase by donation via @politicsoftarot beginning September 24. I am honored to be one of the featured writers in this first edition, alongside many other brilliant tarot readers, teachers, and thinkers. Follow Alana and purchase her zine on Instagram --- Support this podcast on Patreon Read a transcript of this episode Follow Nick on Instagram Visit Nick's website In Search of Tarot theme music was written and recorded by AJ Ackleson. 

Sophie Strand is a poet, historical-fiction writer, and essayist based in the Hudson Valley with a focus on the intersection of spirituality and ecology. Her first book of essays The Flowering Wand: Lunar Kings, Lichenized Lovers, Transpecies Magicians, and Rhizomatic Harpists Heal the Masculine is forthcoming from Inner Traditions. She has three chapbooks: Love Song to a Blue God (Oread Press), Those Other Flowers to Come (Dancing Girl Press), and The Approach (The Swan). Her writing has been published by The Dark Mountain Project, poetry.org, Unearthed, Braided Way Magazine, Creatrix Magazine, and Your Impossible Voice. IN THIS CONVERSATION Sophie and I discuss a plethora of topics, including her definition of magic, the limits of language, queerness in nature, and why the term "Divine Feminine" has become too restrictive for her. Follow Sophie on Instagram Visit Sophie's Website --- Support this podcast on Patreon Follow Nick on Instagram manofthecards.com In Search of Tarot theme music was written and recorded by AJ Ackleson.