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Root Lock Radio: A Tarot Podcast
by Root Lock Radio: A Tarot Podcast
A podcast for uncloaking, learning, and exploring the tarot cards, Root Lock Radio is designed to be a course in tarot for beginners and tarot experts alike. By focusing on the systems of archetypes, symbols, elemental energies, and numbers that lie beneath the tarot, the podcast will help you to understand the tarot cards on a deeper level and in a more flexible way. Whether or not you believe in mysticism, my hope is that the Root Lock Radio podcast will reveal how the wisdom woven into the tarot cards can help us all to lead more mindful, balanced and fulfilling lives. Thanks for listening!
Episodes
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RLR SXEX: 2021/2022: Hierophant/Lovers
An update from Weston, followed by reflections and projections based on the 2021 and 2022 Beacon Cards. www.rootlocktarot.com Books mentioned in this episode: My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781942094470 Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde...
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RLR S4E6: The World Reframed
A deep dive into the WORLD card in the third of 3 major arcana reframe episodes. www.rootlocktarot.com Submit a question for the upcoming Q&A episode: http://www.rootlocktarot.com/contact Music provided by: Shenandoah Davis www.shenandoahdavis.com Jeré www.soundcloud.com/jerejerejere Support RLR...
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RLR S4E5: Justice Reframed
A deep dive into the JUSTICE card in the second of 3 major arcana reframe episodes. www.rootlocktarot.com Music provided by: Shenandoah Davis www.shenandoahdavis.com Jeré www.soundcloud.com/jerejerejere Venus in Retrocast podcast: https://anchor.fm/venusinretrocast Follow Brandi of Venus in Retro...
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RLR S4E4: The Fool Reframed
A deep dive into THE FOOL card in the first of 3 major arcana reframe episodes. www.rootlocktarot.com Music provided by: Shenandoah Davis www.shenandoahdavis.com Jeré www.soundcloud.com/jerejerejere Support RLR and join the discussion forum: www.patreon.com/rootlockradio Buy the Root Lock Radio...
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RLR S4E3: 6 and 9
A look at the inverse relationship between THE LOVERS and THE HERMIT. www.rootlocktarot.com Music provided by: Shenandoah Davis www.shenandoahdavis.com Jeré www.soundcloud.com/jerejerejere Support RLR and join the discussion forum: www.patreon.com/rootlockradio Buy the Root Lock Radio Season 1...
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RLR S4E2: Echo Cards
We explore what happens when we try to cut the Major Arcana journey in half and introduce the concept of ECHO CARDS. www.rootlocktarot.com Music provided by: Shenandoah Davis www.shenandoahdavis.com Jeré www.soundcloud.com/jerejerejere Support RLR and join the discussion forum:...
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RLR S4E1: 2020/2021
A look at the BEACON CARDS of 2020 and 2021. www.rootlocktarot.com Music provided by: Shenandoah Davis www.shenandoahdavis.com Jeré www.soundcloud.com/jerejerejere Support RLR and join the discussion forum: www.patreon.com/rootlockradio Buy the Root Lock Radio Season 1 Companion Guide or the Root...
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RLR S3E8: Rant, Reflect, Recap: A Season Finale
In this season finale of Root Lock Radio, I reflect back on the demonstration reading in episode 7 and highlight some of the skills and decisions I used in that reading. I then tie together some major themes of season 3, including the use of Beacon Cards and a focus on Strength. I also give a...
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RLR S3E7: Behind the Curtain: A Demonstration Year Ahead Tarot Reading
In this episode, I take you behind the curtain of my Year Ahead Birthday Tarot Readings with a demonstration. Drawing on the submission of a Root Lock Radio listener, I share an 11-card tarot reading that includes both Beacon Cards and cards drawn from the deck. This serves to demonstrate some of...
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RLR S3E6: Card Reframe: 8, 9, and 10 of Wands
In this episode, I take a look at the 8, 9, and 10 of wands cards and how they represent experiences of anxiety and hypervigilance that can be difficult to manage with techniques like meditation. Instead, we look to the suit of pentacles as offering grounding resources for moments like these. We...
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RLR S3E5: The Queens: States of Our Wise Part
In this episode, I draw on an IFS-informed way of working with the court cards to examine how to work with the Queens. I offer a refresher in how to use the court cards from this perspective (first introduced in season 2, episodes 2 and 9). I also offer a simplified update of this concepts. Then,...
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RLR S3E4: Q&A: Skills and Boundaries for Working Professionally
In this episode, I answer listener questions about how to work with clients professionally. I address some common challenges that arise with clients during tarot readings, as well as ways to navigate boundaries in relationships with clients. Thank you for listening! www.rootlocktarot.com Music...
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RLR S3E3: Getting Unstuck in Tarot Readings
In this episode, I draw on listener questions and comments to address common ways you may get stuck in a tarot reading. I also offer an overview of skills that can help you get unstuck in a variety of situations. Thank you for listening! www.rootlocktarot.com Music provided by: Shenandoah Davis...
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RLR S3E2: Reframing Strength
In this episode, I ask for your questions regarding working with clients professionally (for a future episode). I then dive into the STRENGTH card and investigate how tarot urges us to consider an alternative version of what "strength" means by incorporating more spiritual and feminine energies.…
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RLR S3E1: Beacon Cards
In this episode I will introduce the concept of "beacon cards," which are cards calculated using the numerology of any given date. I will talk about the many uses of beacon cards, including how to integrate them into tarot readings. I will also introduce my upcoming Year Ahead Birthday Readings,...
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RLR210: Themes, Takeaways, Listener Questions: A Season Finale
This episode is the season 2 finale of Root Lock Radio! In this episode, I review the content of the past ten episodes to establish key themes and takeaways from this season of the podcast. Then, I answer listener questions. I also announce the release of the ROOT LOCK TAROT BOOK OF SPREADS! Buy...
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RLR209: The Pages: Tarot's Inner Children
In this episode, I make a couple of announcements, including an update on the forthcoming Root Lock Tarot Book of Spreads. I then dive into a look at the page cards from the IFS-informed approach to the court cards introduced in S2E3. I cover the age, gender, and focus of the page archetype and...
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RLR208: Reversals, Revisited
In this episode, I will revisit the concept of reading reversals in tarot and offer some ways to develop your reversal-reading toolkit. I discuss how reversals present an alteration or disruption of the energy of the card and how reading reversals is a process-based skill, rather than one based…
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RLR207: It's Alive! Interpreting Jumpers, Repeaters, and Damaged Cards
In this episode, I will explore the various ways a tarot deck can have a life of its own. I will explore how to interpret "jumpers" (cards that jump out of the deck) "repeaters" (cards that keep showing up across readings) and the value of keeping a tarot journal or log. I will then tell two...
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RLR206: Card Reframe: 8, 9, and 10 of Swords
In this episode, I will work to reframe the 8, 9, and 10 of swords cards. Although the imagery on these cards is dark and ominous, I view them as invitations to feel and heal. To explain this, I will draw on concepts from Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) and the book 'It's…
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RLR205: Busting the Binary: Reframing Gender in the Tarot
In this episode, I will revisit the four elemental energies represented in the four suits of the tarot with a specific focus on the gender energy of each suit. I will describe how to differentiate between the two masculine suits and the two feminine suits by exploring the concepts of the human…
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RLR204: The Forest, the Trees: Elements of an Effective Tarot Spread
In this episode, I will offer some considerations on what makes an effective tarot spread and provide some alternatives to the popular past-present-future spread. I will then go through a list of themes that can be adapted into tarot spread placements. Finally, I will introduce a new spread that…
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RLR203: Parts of Ourselves: A New Approach to the Court Cards
In this episode, I will discuss why the court cards are so difficult for many people and the particular challenges the court cards bring. I will then introduce a new way of considering the court cards by drawing on the concepts from Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, developed by Richard...
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RLR202: Ace of Basics: Another Look at the Ace Cards
In this episode, we will take another look at the ace cards of the tarot and cover some of the basic considerations when working with the aces. I will discuss why the aces can be so challenging and how to use the imagery in the cards, as well as your knowledge of the elements, to bring their...
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RLR201: Formulating Tarot Questions: Tips and Pitfalls
In this first episode of season 2, we will consider the ways in which the format of tarot questions impact tarot readings. We will examine a few types of questions to avoid and cover some ways to identify when your tarot question is throwing you off track in your search for guidance. We will also...
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RLR200: Announcing RLR Season 2
Announcing season 2 of Root Lock Radio! First episode out 9/19/19 Support RLR: www.patreon.com/rootlockradio www.rootlocktarot.com/learn-tarot
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RLR016: Looking into the Hourglass: How to do a Tarot Reading
In episode 16, I demonstrate how to conduct a tarot reading based on an actual question from a Root Lock Radio listener. We'll see how envisioning an hourglass shape can guide you to establish a structure to your tarot readings and you'll hear a step-by-step demonstration that details how you go...
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RLR015: Reading is Fundamental: The Fundamentals of a Tarot Reading
In episode 15, we turn to the fundamental conditions that every tarot reader should consider before reading for other people by comparing it to the concept of a "therapeutic frame" that is used in counseling. We'll discuss the how to make various environments as comfortable as possible for you…
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RLR014: Reading Reversals
In episode 14, we'll dig into the concept of reversals (cards that appear upside-down). Because there is no one right way to read a reversed card, introducing reversals into your tarot practice is a great way to develop your intuition and practice exploring possibilities with yourself or the…
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RLR013: The Court Cards Part II: Pentacles and Swords
In episode 13, we will conclude our exploration of the Tarot's Court Cards, by looking at the Pages, Knights, Queens, and Kings of the Pentacles and Swords Suits. Since this concludes our exploration of the entire Tarot deck, you're invited to share your ideas for the future of Root Lock Radio by...
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RLR012: The Court Cards Part I: Wands and Cups
In episode 12, we will delve into the specifics of the Court Cards by conducting an in-depth examination of the Kings, Queens, Knights, and Pages of the Wands and Cups suits. Drawing on the previous episode, we'll see how each card's position as an intersection of the suit's traits with the...
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RLR011: Setting the Stage for the Court Cards
In episode 11, we'll shift our focus to the 16 Court Cards of the tarot deck and talk about how they should be viewed as symbols of personality types, rather than actual people, and how deconstructing traditional views of gender can help us to widen the scope of these cards. We'll discuss how the...
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RLR010: The Suit of Swords
In episode 10, we'll wrap up our exploration of the minor arcana by taking a close look at the cards of the suit of swords and we'll see how some of the most intense cards in the tarot deck point the way to harmony on micro and macro levels. We'll also discuss how the minor cards can provide a…
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RLR009: The Suit of Pentacles
In episode 9, we'll look closely at the cards of the suit of pentacles and see how these earth-energy cards teach us the value of hard work and the importance of having a long-term vision of stability. Then we'll talk about tarot spreads and some ideas to consider if you're interested in creating...
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RLR008: The Suit of Cups
In episode 8, we'll continue our in-depth exploration of the minor arcana cards and look closely at the cards of the suit of cups. We'll see how the story of the water energy teaches us about emotional maturity--and encourages us to strive for it. Then I'll demonstrate how we can employ what…
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RLR007: The Suit of Wands
In episode 7, we'll see how what we know about first ten major arcana cards teaches us all we need to know to understand the numerology in the minor arcana suits. Then we'll take an in depth look at the suit of wands and see how those cards tell us the story of how the elemental fire energy grows...
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RLR006: Unlocking the Minor Arcana
In episode 6, we'll begin our exploration of the cards of the minor arcana and show how they ask us to zoom in through a "grid of daily experiences." We'll then see how what we already know about the major arcana cards can be used as a key to unlocking the meaning of the four suits. We'll also...
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RLR005: The Last Leg of the Fool's Journey
In episode 5, we'll finish our exploration of the cards of the major arcana through the last leg of the fool's journey, in which the fool struggles with himself to integrate the lessons he has learned along the way. Then we'll talk about how the archetypes presented in the major arcana cards can...
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RLR004: The Middle Leg of the Fool's Journey
In episode 4, we'll look at how the tarot's philosophy of conflict resolution played out in the cards of the first leg of the fool's journey. Then we'll continue our in-depth look at the major arcana cards by exploring the second and middle leg of the journey and see how it tells a story of the...
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RLR003: The First Leg of the Fool's Journey
In episode 3, we'll look closely at the first 8 cards of the major arcana, which we'll refer to as the "First Leg of the Fool's Journey." We'll introduce the concept of numerology in relation to the tarot, and recommend Paul Foster Case's (rather challenging) book The Tarot for those interested…
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RLR002: Tarot's Philosophy of Balance
In episode two, you'll learn how the concept of balance plays a prominent role in the philosophy behind Tarot, both in the balance of feminine and masculine traits, as well as the balance of the four elemental energies (fire, water, air, earth). You'll learn how drawing a "card of the day" can…
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RLR001: Getting Started With the Tarot Cards
In the first episode of Root Lock Radio, you'll learn a bit about the philosophy of tarot used in these lessons (and why believing in "divination" isn't necessary), why to start with the Rider-Waite Tarot Deck, and how to do your first tarot reading. Music provided by: Shenandoah Davis...
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A podcast for uncloaking, learning, and exploring the tarot cards, Root Lock Radio is designed to be a course in tarot for beginners and tarot experts alike. By focusing on the systems of archetypes, symbols, elemental energies, and numbers that lie beneath the tarot, the podcast will help you to understand the tarot cards on a deeper level and in a more flexible way. Whether or not you believe in mysticism, my hope is that the Root Lock Radio podcast will reveal how the wisdom woven into the tarot cards can help us all to lead more mindful, balanced and fulfilling lives. Thanks for listening!
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