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"Here's where things get weird..." The Fool's Journey begins to look inwardly and define the self by understanding our reactions to the exterior world, and exploring our emotional awareness. The Maiden and the Beast are archetypes we instantly understand, so how did this card come to be, and what about the whole "8 vs. 11" issue? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/destinationunknownpodcast/support

There's just so much to keep talking about when it comes to candles! This time, we dive into candle meditations, scrying and lots more signs to look for while using your candle. Grab a cup of something hot to sip, and let's talk more about practices like this, which help us to set and send out our intentions. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/destinationunknownpodcast/support

Are you in control of the situation, or is it controlling you? And what phase of life does the energy of this card relate itself to? Believe it or not, I could've kept going on and on about this card, even though this podcast got deep in Tarot history! Omission: I neglected to mention: the action and manifestation of willpower represented in this card likens it to the Magician. Like the Magician, they both hold a wand, a symbol of their directed willpower, and they both take action in a situation in order to make what they will for come to life (or to "manifest" it). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/destinationunknownpodcast/support

Candle magick is a way for you to focus your willpower into the world, and utilize everyday objects as part of your spiritual path. This subject absolutely blew me away with SO much information, so grab a pot (not just a cup!) of tea for what has blossomed into a 2 part, supersized miniseries . --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/destinationunknownpodcast/support

The Lovers expresses the next big ego concept for the Fool on his journey, that of falling in love. Extra big cup of tea for this one, as we dive into the symbols and meanings of not only the Rider Waite Smith version, but all the Tarot de Marseilles' Lovers card illustration. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/destinationunknownpodcast/support

Once called "The Pope," this card represents, in its simplest form, education and moral authority. How these concepts break down, the symbols used, and how the message of the card can be applied both outwardly and inwardly, are all discussed in depth. So let's get deep with the Hierophant! Addition: Another triad in the Major Arcana that I neglected to mention is seen in the Devil card (15). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/destinationunknownpodcast/support

The Emperor, a figure of fatherhood and of masculine power in the material realm, helps create the rules that govern the structures we know best. Without his influence, society would crumble. Jump right into this Major Arcana card with me and a cup of tea, and discover how the Emperor influences your own life. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/destinationunknownpodcast/support

The last two myths share one commonality, which is trying to limit who can use Tarot. Those myths are: "Only the Romani, or Gypsies, can read Tarot." And, "You must be psychic to use Tarot." There's a lot to unpack for our final two myths, so grab a pot of tea for this 2-cups-long finale of the Exploding Myths series. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/destinationunknownpodcast/support

he Empress is, essentially, the Great Mother, representing many cultures' concepts of abundance and fertility, most often personified by a beneficent female. Carnal passion and sensuality are the realm of her power, and by nurturing others, she creates structures from the potential that surrounds her. Correction: About (11:15) I said the May pole was inserted after being wrapped in flowers, and meant the opposite. It would be pretty hard to dance and wrap a May pole in ribbons when it isn't even upright yet. :D --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/destinationunknownpodcast/support

"Reading Tarot opens portals to the demonic realm. You can be possessed by the Devil if you read Tarot cards." This myth is my favorite to explode! Let's unpack where all the fear comes from, and what (if anything) we should be fearful of when Tarot card reading. This podcast is 2-cups-of-tea in length, and scalding hot. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/destinationunknownpodcast/support

The High Priestess is the balance to the Magician card, the yin to his yang, and as vast as the potentiality that exists within the Fool, as well as within all of us. Let's dive into some of the symbolism and concepts associated with her. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/destinationunknownpodcast/support

Myth #6, "You must cleanse your Tarot deck." Myth #7, "You must burn this candle (incense, sage) and/or cleanse your space before (during, after) reading." Ritual practice...? Or, self limiting beliefs? Both? These myths are up to you to explode (...or not) and here's the why and how. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/destinationunknownpodcast/support

Rituals are prevalent during many cultures' New Year's celebrations -- most often to invite good luck, love, prosperity and abundance into your life. Here's a 2-cups-of-tea long podcast looking at various cultures' rituals and mindful practices observed when the New Year begins. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/destinationunknownpodcast/support

The Magician Card is a charismatic one, drawing attention wherever he goes. Here's an in-depth look at this card's symbolism, and how he introduces the Fool to the journey that lies ahead. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/destinationunknownpodcast/support

Is there any possible way for a logical human to analyze and categorize these mythical creatures? And if there were any classifications of fairies, then what might they be? Let's look at some literature and lore from around the world to see if we can get any closer to defining these elusive creatures. Listen to this bonus tale, and celebrate Tell A Fairy Tale Day with me, on February 26, 2021! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/destinationunknownpodcast/support

The Fool's Journey series explores each of Tarot's Major Arcana cards in depth, starting with the Fool Card (0). As card zero, the Fool is different than any other in the deck, it can travel! Grab a cup of tea and #KeepListening to find out more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/destinationunknownpodcast/support

Welcome to this new monthly feature, the Secret Faery Tales, where we begin by imagining some of the many cultures and categories of faery and the realms they are thought to inhabit. Grab your cup of tea, it's time to heed their call! The Secret Faery Tales are a free feature for all Destination Unknown listeners. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/destinationunknownpodcast/support

The Fool's Journey is a commonly used mnemonic to help beginners learn the Tarot's Major Arcana cards, but also serves as a metaphor for the path each soul takes upon incarnation, constructing our Ego as we advance towards self actualization. The lessons we incorporate are briefly examined here, card by card, as we kick off this upcoming podcast series, discussing each card in greater depth. Enjoy this extra juicy, double sized, two-cups-long podcast! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/destinationunknownpodcast/support

This subject came from a Destination Unknown Aspirant, and I also found it fascinating -- both scientifically and metaphysically! While researching, I discovered it's really a convergence of 6 different metaphysical concepts... listen in where I break it all down for us to critically examine for ourselves. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/destinationunknownpodcast/support

Myth #3, "Tarot cards must be wrapped in silk, and kept in a wooden box." Myth #4, "You must always use a spread cloth when reading." And Myth #5, "No one else can touch your cards." All three of these beliefs share the same root, the same underlying motivation. Once you know what that is, you can decide for yourself what you chose to believe, and what you don't. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/destinationunknownpodcast/support

Myth #2: "No one knows where Tarot came from." Well, yes and no... but mostly no. This myth gets busted wide open with an intensive, and scholarly look back in time at the evolution of a card game that later became what we now call a Tarot deck. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/destinationunknownpodcast/support

Launching the podcast with this popular Tarot lecture series, Exploding the Top 10 Tarot Myths and Superstitions, we begin with the most often quoted myth -- "Your Tarot deck must be gifted to you." You've likely heard it also. But... is it true? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/destinationunknownpodcast/support

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