Living in a Death Year
Episode 16 of the The Word Witch podcast, hosted by Charlie Claire Burgess, titled "Living in a Death Year" was published on October 18, 2019 and runs 42 minutes.
October 18, 2019 ·42m · The Word Witch
Summary
The podcast is 1 year old today! In this special anniversary episode, Claire gets personal with cards of the year and shares their experience of living through a Death year. We talk about shedding, transformation, and the sacrifice required to bring anything new into the world. Also in this episode: updates on wtf has been going on since the last episode, and Claire briefly reads the podcast’s natal chart. It’s a double air sign, just like Claire! (To no one’s surprise.) The Word Witch is a podcast about tarot, astrology, magic, and belief made especially for queer folx and others making magick from the margins. The host Claire Burgess (they/them) is a queer and nonbinary tarot practitioner, teacher, writer, and witch. Claire is the creator of Fifth Spirit Tarot, a trauma-informed tarot deck for queers, outsiders, survivors, and anyone striving to not just survive, but also thrive. Check out the deck: www.fifthspirittarot.com Connect with Claire: Instagram: @the.word.witch Facebook: @thewordwitchtarot Website: www.thewordwitchtarot.com Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewordwitchtarot The Word Witch is produced, written, recorded, and edited by Claire Burgess. Editing help and tech support come from Danu Vino. Our theme music is "Counting Rice" by Bitches in the Beehive.
Episode Description
The podcast is 1 year old today! In this special anniversary episode, Claire gets personal with cards of the year and shares their experience of living through a Death year. We talk about shedding, transformation, and the sacrifice required to bring anything new into the world. Also in this episode: updates on wtf has been going on since the last episode, and Claire briefly reads the podcast’s natal chart. It’s a double air sign, just like Claire! (To no one’s surprise.)
The Word Witch is a podcast about tarot, astrology, magic, and belief made especially for queer folx and others making magick from the margins. The host Claire Burgess (they/them) is a queer and nonbinary tarot practitioner, teacher, writer, and witch. Claire is the creator of Fifth Spirit Tarot, a trauma-informed tarot deck for queers, outsiders, survivors, and anyone striving to not just survive, but also thrive.
Check out the deck: www.fifthspirittarot.com
Connect with Claire:
Instagram: @the.word.witch
Facebook: @thewordwitchtarot
Website: www.thewordwitchtarot.com
Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewordwitchtarot
The Word Witch is produced, written, recorded, and edited by Claire Burgess. Editing help and tech support come from Danu Vino. Our theme music is "Counting Rice" by Bitches in the Beehive.
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