The Feral Tarot

*Update* The initial upload had quite a bit of missing content-  This has been fixed- Tune back in for the full episode Late night trips down a hallway to your lover's bedchamber, pungent vulvic flowers, reaching out in lust... This episode is full of Venus's sensual, expansive, encompassing energy.  Join Lux and Nemo as they explore the 3rd path of the tarot as they take on The Empress's creativity and wander down various tangents of sensuality and divine femme-ness.

The Prince of Cups, as we and Crowley know him, or more commonly the Knight of Cups in many decks, takes us on a romp through the hot wet mess of the immature masculine. Sometimes endearing, sometimes off-putting, this archetype is dreamy and intense in equal measures. Stick around for explorations of romance and conquest, the shadow side of fantasy, Steven Universe and Zardoz.

Pack your camel, we're crossing the vast desert that is The Abyss with pure, untouched, intuition.  Nemo and Lux discuss The High Priestess, and how she differs from her counterpart, The Heirophant.  They also get into the topic of gender as a metaphysical concept, and allude to the inherent queerness of magick. 

Dive into the tangled world of Oppression and the ways we can drive ourselves mad in the fucked up hall of mirrors that is human cruelty. We touch into the existential kink side of bondage and how to reclaim our sanity in a world that encourages our self-oppression. Lux and Nemo discuss the ways this card has showed up in relationships, the pleasure of friction, and how conflict-avoidance in our culture is related to suppression of the erotic.

In this episode, Lux and Nemo take a break from talking about specific cards, and delve into the concept of Tarot as a whole.  The Major Arcana, Court Cards, Small Cards, reading, and even the history of our hosts, are all in play.  We find out about what card scares Nemo and Lux the most, and which one is all about sex, drugs, and rock n' roll.

Alakazam! This week, in part two of a two-part episode, Lux and Nemo continue to dig into The Magician (or the Magus). 

Abracadabra! This week, in part one of a two-part episode, Lux and Nemo dig into The Magician (or the Magus).  Join them as they get into hermeticism, existential kink, and the power of words.  

Our first pull from the minor arcana has us talking about the archetypes contained in the “Happy Family” card. We explore the polarity of young and dumb/free and wise, the liminal work of moving through satisfaction and putrefaction, and the transformative nature of attaining perfection and letting it crumble.

We kick off our journey through the Tarot with The Fool and explore the gifts and trials of folly. What will we learn when we have the courage to step off the cliff and into the unknown? Join us for explorations of Beginner’s Mind/Mystery/Blind Wisdom/Starry-eyed Wandering and Muddling through the Abyss...