In this episode we discuss 2034 as The Strength Year, what it means, what to expect, and how to work WITH the Lion of Strength rather than struggle against it. We also consider what tools will be available to us in the Strength Year, mythologies of Strength, what it means to be authentic, post-humanist perspectives on Strength, and how to find our way this year with the Star card to guide us. Finally, we speak to your own PERSONAL card of the Year and what that means for you, so join us! P.S. Don't forget to sign up for our Strength Year workshop! See belowREFERENCES:Eliza Swann on Cybele as a symbol of StrengthDeborah Netburn How to Draw Inspiration from Strength, Tarot's Card of the Year article in the LA TIMESEdgar Fabian Frias, who is also mentioned in Netburn's article and whose work we love.Queen of Pentacles episode where we talk about Cybele (we think)James Baldwin quote as seen on the New Economy Coalition's Instagram feed.Bayo Akumalfe and the Otherwise**********************************BETWEEN THE WORLDS STRENGTH YEAR WORKSHOPIn this course, you'll learn how the Strength Year can help us find our authentic self, work with our muse, and resource ourselves to create the world we want to find! (All without becoming a monster!) Each one of us has a specific area in our life where we can make most use of the medicine of the Strength Year, and it’s different for everyone. In this workshop you’ll learn how the Stength Year can show you how to gently coax your inner Lion to give its most might roar.FIND OUT MORE You can buy this as a one off or become a member of our coven where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies included in the cost of membership.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here.**********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates GarciaTo join Amanda's MYSTERY CULT on Substack click here.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com*********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Are you an artist or writer looking for structure, support and community? Check out Carolyn's project - Homework Club -with with arts consultant and author, Beth Pickens:Homework Club offers creative people strategies for keeping their projects and practices a priority with monthly webinars, worksheets, live QnA’s, accountability pods, and actual homework (that you'll never be graded on. Ever!). Make 2024 a BIG PROJECT year - first month free with code: LetsDoThisMind Your Practice is our podcast.You can visit https://www.bethpickens.com/homework-club for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds.**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

We’ve got a great show for you today with the writer and witch elder Jamie Della, author of A Box of Magic, The Book of Spells and many other magical titles. In this episode we go into things like working with and calling in mentors; navigating your Saturn return; the difference between witchcraft, Wicca, and Druidry; how to work with tarot cards in your magic (and why you should); how spells work and what they do; healing spells, cord cutting spells, and how to understand the court cards. In other words, this is a very practical episode and we know you’re going to get a lot out of it. Jamie Della is full of wisdom and offers great insight into not only the how of magic, but the WHY of magic. Join us today, Between the Worlds!**********************************Jamie's Box of Magic Giveaway: A personalized signed copy of A BOOK OF MAGICK by Jamie DellaBox of Magick candle from @twinmoonmagickBarefoot Priestess Spray from @mtshastagoddess andBe Nourished Tea from @oshalafarmRibbons for knotwork**********************************You can still get our workshop: QUEEN OF CUPS, SONG OF THE SIREN: Chants, Prayers, and Invocations. To join Amanda's MYSTERY CULT on Substack click here.Listen to Carolyn's podcast for artists and writers with Beth Pickens Mind Your Practice, and join their Homework Club. **********************************FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST JAMIE DELLA**********************************BETWEEN THE WORLDS QUEEN OF CUPS, SONG OF THE SIREN: CHANTS, PRAYERS, AND INVOCATIONS WORKSHOPIn this course, you'll learn how to call your longings into being through the timeless art of prayer, chanting, and invocation. You'll learn to create spells and rituals simply by using your voice, with the tarot as your guide. By the time you complete this course you'll be able to offer prayers at your gatherings, write chants to help you access your intuition, and devise invocations to call your intentions into the material world. Inspired by the Queen of Cups, this workshop will teach you to access your inner muse, awaken your creative spirit, use your voice as a tool for meditation, magic, and offerings from your heart to the world.FIND OUT MORE You can buy this as a one off or become a member of our coven where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies included in the cost of membership.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here.**********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates GarciaTo join Amanda's MYSTERY CULT on Substack click here.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com*********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

Samhain is the ancient Celtic word for summer's end, and is also the third and final harvest holiday in the Witches' Wheel of the Year. You may know this holiday as Halloween. Whatever you call it, this is the time of year when the veils are thin and spirits are said to walk the earth. Find out what this holiday means for contemporary witches and learn about what you can do to celebrate it at home with our special guest, writer and tarot reader, Jessica Jernigan, author of "A Postmodern Witches' Guide to Halloween."**********************************You can still get our workshop: QUEEN OF CUPS, SONG OF THE SIREN: Chants, Prayers, and Invocations. To join Amanda's MYSTERY CULT on Substack click here.Listen to Carolyn's podcast for artists and writers with Beth Pickens Mind Your Practice, and join their Homework Club. **********************************FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST JESSICA JERNIGANJessica Jernigan has been working with books for more than twenty years—as a bookseller,  a marketing professional, a copywriter, an editor, and a reviewer. She has also been working with Tarot since she acquired the Aquarian deck in 1984. She find Tarot to be a useful tool for meditation. What she finds, more than anything, is that Tarot cards take us outside the everyday chatter in our heads and encourage us to look at ourselves, our lives, and our worlds in new ways. Tarot has enriched her life, and she truly enjoys sharing Tarot with others. Follow her on Instagram:  @postmodernwitch - reach out via DM to inquire about her zine, "A Postmodern Witch’s Guide to Samhain".Read Jessica's interview essay in Bitch Magazine with host Amanda Yates Garcia and Starhawk, goddessmother of West Coast Witchcraft, here: Binding Harm - Generations of Witches Intertwine Rituals and Activism.Check out her website: jessicajernigan.com**********************************A PROMOTION DEAR TO OUR HEARTS:From Missing Witches authors Risa Dickens and Amy Torok comes a new book to help you harness the power of lunar magic. New Moon Magic offers 13 anti-capitalist practices for the modern witch—one for each New Moon of the year—that will help you rediscover your magic and nurture a Witchcraft that creates instead of consumes.Each practice is paired with a Witch who embodies the Craft, including The Word with Terry Tempest Williams and Toni Morrison, The Circle with Audre Lorde, The Garden with Mayumi Oda, and more. New Moon Magic is available now wherever books are sold. ***North Atlantic Books is offering listeners 30% off (plus free shipping) on New Moon Magic with code NEWMOON (all one word) at www.northatlanticbooks.com now through December 31, 2023. This offer is limited to recipients with U.S.-based mailing addresses only⁠.*************************************BETWEEN THE WORLDS QUEEN OF CUPS, SONG OF THE SIREN: CHANTS, PRAYERS, AND INVOCATIONS WORKSHOPIn this course, you'll learn how to call your longings into being through the timeless art of prayer, chanting, and invocation. You'll learn to create spells and rituals simply by using your voice, with the tarot as your guide. By the time you complete this course you'll be able to offer prayers at your gatherings, write chants to help you access your intuition, and devise invocations to call your intentions into the material world. Inspired by the Queen of Cups, this workshop will teach you to access your inner muse, awaken your creative spirit, use your voice as a tool for meditation, magic, and offerings from your heart to the world.FIND OUT MORE You can buy this as a one off or become a member of our coven where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies included in the cost of membership.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here.**********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates GarciaTo join Amanda's MYSTERY CULT on Substack click here.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com*********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

In which we discuss magical practices for the New Moon (and all moons), reasons to re-enchant your world, witchcraft as an anti-capitalist practice, ways to work with the rhythms of nature that don't require you to add one more thing to your to-do list, and advice for baby witches from some wise witches of the North. Special guests today are Amy Torok and Risa Dickens of the Missing Witches podcast (you're going to love them!); they've just come out with their second book "New Moon Magic: 13 Tools for Resistance and Re-enchantment". We love their work and we know you will too, join us!**********************************California Medical Debt Super Smackdown is a group of California-based friends (and wrestling fans) who were inspired to help eradicate local medical debt after reading articles about other groups of friends doing the same thing. We’re not affiliated with any organization — just friends. Learn more about how to help eliminate medical debt for low-income Californians for pennies on the dollar here: https://ripmedicaldebt.org/campaign/ca-medical-debt-super-smackdown/**********************************You can still get our workshop: QUEEN OF CUPS, SONG OF THE SIREN: Chants, Prayers, and Invocations. To join Amanda's MYSTERY CULT on Substack click here.Listen to Carolyn's podcast for artists and writers with Beth Pickens Mind Your Practice, and join their Homework Club. **********************************FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR GUESTS: AMY TOROK AND RISA DICKENSAmy Torok and Risa Dickens are witches, artists, activists, and perpetual students living out in the woods on unceded Anishinaabe territory, in Quebec, Canada. They host the podcast, Missing Witches where they research true histories – and interview real practitioners – of Witchcraft and other occulted practices. They learn from artists, poets, academics, and activists who are conjuring better possible worlds. They're dedicated to creating an intersectional, feminist history of ideas; sharing marginalized ideas about what’s POSSIBLE; and helping to build communities of care with other magical beings. They've also written two books, Missing Witches: Reclaiming True Histories of Feminist Magic and New Moon Magic: 13 Anti-Capitalist Tools for Resistance and Re-enchantment, and run a magical community, which is trans-inclusive, anti-racist, feminist, pro-science, anti-ableist, and full of love.Check out their website: missingwitches.comOr follow them on Instagram:  @missingwitches**********************************BETWEEN THE WORLDS QUEEN OF CUPS, SONG OF THE SIREN: CHANTS, PRAYERS, AND INVOCATIONS WORKSHOPIn this course, you'll learn how to call your longings into being through the timeless art of prayer, chanting, and invocation. You'll learn to create spells and rituals simply by using your voice, with the tarot as your guide. By the time you complete this course you'll be able to offer prayers at your gatherings, write chants to help you access your intuition, and devise invocations to call your intentions into the material world. Inspired by the Queen of Cups, this workshop will teach you to access your inner muse, awaken your creative spirit, use your voice as a tool for meditation, magic, and offerings from your heart to the world.FIND OUT MORE You can buy this as a one off or become a member of our coven where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies included in the cost of membership.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here.**********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates GarciaTo join Amanda's MYSTERY CULT on Substack click here.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com*********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

In the Queen of Cups tarot card, we see a Queen gazing intently into a lidded golden goblet. By the power of their attention and care, whatever is in the goblet is infused with magic. Like the sea itself, the essence of the suit of Cups is to ebb and flow. This Queen teaches us to pay attention to our cycles and rhythms. When this card comes up in a reading, something mysterious is rising up from the well of creativity inside you, called to new life. Our guest today, creativity expert Dr. Diana Rivera is here to help us take our creative powers seriously and bring our creative babes into being. You can still get our workshop: QUEEN OF CUPS, SONG OF THE SIREN: Chants, Prayers, and Invocations. To join Amanda's MYSTERY CULT on Substack click here.Listen to Carolyn's podcast for artists and writers with Beth Pickens Mind Your Practice, and join their Homework Club. **********************************FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST DR. DIANA RIVERADr. Diana Rivera is a psychologist in Los Angeles whose research focuses on creative empowerment and cultivation of intuition. In addition to her PhD in psychology, she also holds degrees in Theater Arts and American Studies. She is also a certified personal/professional development coach as designated by the International Coaching Federation. Her professional background includes decades of engagement as a veteran facilitator in performing arts education, professional development coaching to artists, youth, educators, and creative entrepreneurs.Visit her website: empowermentpsychologyla.comFollow her on Instagram: @empowermentpsychology**********************************BETWEEN THE WORLDS QUEEN OF CUPS, SONG OF THE SIREN: CHANTS, PRAYERS, AND INVOCATIONS WORKSHOPIn this course, you'll learn how to call your longings into being through the timeless art of prayer, chanting, and invocation. You'll learn to create spells and rituals simply by using your voice, with the tarot as your guide. By the time you complete this course you'll be able to offer prayers at your gatherings, write chants to help you access your intuition, and devise invocations to call your intentions into the material world. Inspired by the Queen of Cups, this workshop will teach you to access your inner muse, awaken your creative spirit, use your voice as a tool for meditation, magic, and offerings from your heart to the world.FIND OUT MORE You can buy this as a one off or become a member of our coven where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies included in the cost of membership.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here.**********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates GarciaTo join Amanda's MYSTERY CULT on Substack click here.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com*********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

 In this, the second of two solo episodes with host Amanda Yates Garcia on "The Grail Knight", we discuss the mythologies of the Knight of Cups. Specifically, we focus on the Celtic legend of the Grail Knight Percival, his travels through the Forest of Arroy (the Forest of Adventure), and his encounter with the Fisher King. We talk about the Well Maidens, and the Wasteland. We describe the pursuit of the Grail as one of the founding myths of Western Civilization, because it describes the desecration of the sacred, but also prophesies what medicine must be found in order to  restore the world to right order. We give study questions, and also rituals you can use when themes related to the Knight of Cups show up in your reading, or your life. Join us!Enroll in our new workshop: QUEEN OF CUPS, SONG OF THE SIREN: Chants, Prayers, and Invocations. To join Amanda's MYSTERY CULT on Substack click here.Listen to Carolyn's podcast for artists and writers with Beth Pickens Mind Your Practice, and join their Homework Club. **********************************BETWEEN THE WORLDS QUEEN OF CUPS, SONG OF THE SIREN: CHANTS, PRAYERS, AND INVOCATIONS WORKSHOPIn this course, you'll learn how to call your longings into being through the timeless art of prayer, chanting, and invocation. You'll learn to create spells and rituals simply by using your voice, with the tarot as your guide. By the time you complete this course you'll be able to offer prayers at your gatherings, write chants to help you access your intuition, and devise invocations to call your intentions into the material world. Inspired by the Queen of Cups, this workshop will teach you to access your inner muse, awaken your creative spirit, use your voice as a tool for meditation, magic, and offerings from your heart to the world.FIND OUT MORE You can buy this as a one off or become a member of our coven where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies included in the cost of membership.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here.**********************************REFERENCES FOR THIS EPISODE“The Tarot Handbook” by Angeles Arrien (an overview of Tarot and its symbolism, including Arthurian legend).“The Mythic Tarot” by Juliet Sharman Burke and Liz Greene“The Encyclopedia of Tarot” by Stuart R. Kaplan, Jean Huets, and Elizabeth Foley O’Connor - a reference book“The Quest for the Holy Grail” by Pauline Matarasso, translation of medieval texts“Grail Alchemy: Initiation into the Celtic Mystery Tradition,” by Mara Freeman“The Well of Remembrance: Rediscovering the Earth Wisdom Myths of Northern Europe,” by Ralph Metzner."Sir Perceval of Galles" by Jessie L. Weston: http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/arthurian/west/west05.htm“Tarot of the Holy Light: A Continental Esoteric Tarot”, by Payne-Towler, Christine.“The Cathars: Persecuting Heretical Christians In The 13th Century” by Jack Crawford, MPhilBetween the Worlds Episode # 21 Ancestral Magic of the Ancient Celts with Mara Freeman“Crazy Heart” a film with Maggie Gyllenhall and Jeff Bridges**********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates GarciaTo join Amanda's MYSTERY CULT on Substack click here.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com*********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

The Knight of Cups is guided by visions. They’re spiritual, on a quest for meaning and purpose. This person is an artist, a poet, they’ve been wounded, they’ve become wise, they’re pursuing their dreams. If you get this card in a reading, it’s an invitation to get curious about your inner world and and the inner world of others. In this, the first of two Amanda solo episodes on "The Grail Knight", we discuss the basic meaning of the knight, correspondences, pop culture references, and all the reasons why you don't want to date this Knight if they come up in reverse. Join us!Enroll in our new workshop: QUEEN OF CUPS, SONG OF THE SIREN: Chants, Prayers, and Invocations. To join Amanda's MYSTERY CULT on Substack click here.Listen to Carolyn's podcast for artists and writers with Beth Pickens Mind Your Practice, and join their Homework Club. **********************************BETWEEN THE WORLDS QUEEN OF CUPS, SONG OF THE SIREN: CHANTS, PRAYERS, AND INVOCATIONS WORKSHOPIn this course, you'll learn how to call your longings into being through the timeless art of prayer, chanting, and invocation. You'll learn to create spells and rituals simply by using your voice, with the tarot as your guide. By the time you complete this course you'll be able to offer prayers at your gatherings, write chants to help you access your intuition, and devise invocations to call your intentions into the material world. Inspired by the Queen of Cups, this workshop will teach you to access your inner muse, awaken your creative spirit, use your voice as a tool for meditation, magic, and offerings from your heart to the world.FIND OUT MORE You can buy this as a one off or become a member of our coven where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies included in the cost of membership.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here.**********************************REFERENCES FOR THIS EPISODE“The Tarot Handbook” by Angeles Arrien (an overview of Tarot and its symbolism, including Arthurian legend).“The Mythic Tarot” by Juliet Sharman Burke and Liz Greene“The Encyclopedia of Tarot” by Stuart R. Kaplan, Jean Huets, and Elizabeth Foley O’Connor - a reference book“The Quest for the Holy Grail” by Pauline Matarasso, translation of medieval texts“Grail Alchemy: Initiation into the Celtic Mystery Tradition,” by Mara Freeman“The Well of Remembrance: Rediscovering the Earth Wisdom Myths of Northern Europe,” by Ralph Metzner."Sir Perceval of Galles" by Jessie L. Weston: http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/arthurian/west/west05.htm“Tarot of the Holy Light: A Continental Esoteric Tarot”, by Payne-Towler, Christine.“The Cathars: Persecuting Heretical Christians In The 13th Century” by Jack Crawford, MPhilBetween the Worlds Episode # 21 Ancestral Magic of the Ancient Celts with Mara Freeman“Crazy Heart” a film with Maggie Gyllenhall and Jeff Bridges**********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates GarciaTo join Amanda's MYSTERY CULT on Substack click here.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com*********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

Where is the realm of Hecate?  In the liminal spaces, the place where the imagination and the material world meet. So says Robert Allen, author of the forthcoming book "Imago," about what's really going in the magician's mission of astral projection. Weaving together strands from his background in painting, Ceremonial Magic, German Tanz Theatre, physical theater, phenomenology and the philosophy of images, Amanda and Robert discuss the relationship between art and magic, and how the imagination really can change the world. The images of the tarot are bottomless pools into the void, offering us opportunities to travel between the worlds. We're especially thrilled to share this episode with you because Robert Allen is one of Amanda's dearest teachers, she's been studying with him for years and is so excited to share his work with you.To join Amanda's MYSTERY CULT on Substack click here.Listen to Carolyn's podcast with Beth Pickens Mind Your Practice, and join their Homework Club. Enroll in our new workshop: QUEEN OF CUPS, SONG OF THE SIREN: Chants, Prayers, and Invocations. **********************************FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST ROBERT ALLENRobert H. Allen has been a practicing ceremonial magician for more than half a century; he joined the Ordo Templi Orientis under the direction of Kenneth Grant, which is currently known as the Ordo Typhonis. He is also a senior member of the Temple of the Silver Star (TOTSS), a Golden Dawn patterned Thelemic Order, and an Instructor for the TOTSS academic track. In addition, Robert is an Initiate of the Jane Wolfe lineage of Aleister Crowley’s A.˙. A.˙. Allen holds a degree in fine art, is a dancer, choreographer, physical theater artist, and director, working with significant choreographers and directors in the United States and Europe. He has taught at major universities in the US,  and is a certified teacher in the Krishnamacharya Yoga tradition, as well as in the Michael Chekhov acting method. More recently, he has been integrating theater technique and magickal practice in a series of ongoing workshops called Performance Movement Magick. His book, "IMAGO: Body. Vision. Magick," came out in June of 2023 through Theion Publishing and is now available for order.Follow him on Instagram: @performancemovementmagick/Visit his website: performancemovementmagick.com/ **********************************BETWEEN THE WORLDS QUEEN OF CUPS, SONG OF THE SIREN: CHANTS, PRAYERS, AND INVOCATIONS WORKSHOPIn this course, you'll learn how to call your longings into being through the timeless art of prayer, chanting, and invocation. You'll learn to create spells and rituals simply by using your voice, with the tarot as your guide. By the time you complete this course you'll be able to offer prayers at your gatherings, write chants to help you access your intuition, and devise invocations to call your intentions into the material world. Inspired by the Queen of Cups, this workshop will teach you to access your inner muse, awaken your creative spirit, use your voice as a tool for meditation, magic, and offerings from your heart to the world.FIND OUT MORE You can buy this as a one off or become a member of our coven where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies included in the cost of membership.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here.**********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates GarciaTo join Amanda's MYSTERY CULT on Substack click here.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com*********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

Join us today with special guest, astrologer Amalia Scott Jančič, as we discuss the mythology of the water signs. Learning these myths will help you understand the function of each card in the Court of Cups, and also in your birth chart! For instance, do you know Scorpio's relationship to Artemis (the goddess of nature and night)? Extra points if you know which of the Court of Cups corresponds to each water sign. In this episode we discuss how the Court of Cups leads us on a journey into the heart of emotional intelligence. We talk ancient mysteries, first loves, and what that cauldron the Queen of Cups is holding REALLY represents. Join us!To join Amanda's MYSTERY CULT on Substack click here.Listen to Carolyn's podcast with Beth Pickens Mind Your Practice, and join their Homework Club.**********************************FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST AMALIA SCOTT JANCICAmalia Scott Jančič's work as an astrologer is largely informed by mythology, storytelling, folklore, and the alchemy of narratives. Through mythological and folkloric narratives, we gain access to mythic dimensions of our lives: symbolic meaning, synchronicity, and an aligned sense of purpose. In readings with Amalia, you’ll learn about the archetypal and narrative conditions of your personality, and work to tease out the threads of your personal narrative.Amalia grew up in Oxford, MS and holds a degree from Columbia University in New York City, where they studied Art History and American Literature. They've worked in bookstores, museums, and co-operated community library, art, education, and occult spaces in Brooklyn, NY, Oakland, CA, and Grass Valley, CA. They are a certified Astrologer through the Forrest Astrology Apprenticeship Program and have undergone a full 200-hour trauma-informed yoga instruction program through the Niroga Institute in Oakland, CA. They have worked with the Tarot for 15+ years and are currently earning a Master in the Science of Counseling at Loyola University in New Orleans.Book a Session with AmaliaVisit their website: The Hare In The MoonTheir Instagram:  @thehareinthemoon**********************************BETWEEN THE WORLDS CHARIOT YEAR: RIDE OF YOUR LIFE WORKSHOPIn this course, you'll learn how the Chariot Year can help us reach for our goals, focus, and step into our most exalted form! (All while avoiding burn out!) Each one of us has a specific area in our life where we can make most use of the medicine of the Chariot Year, and it’s different for everyone. In this workshop you’ll learn how the Chariot Year can be YOUR vehicle for transformation.FIND OUT MORE You can buy this as a one off or become a member of our coven where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies included in the cost of membership.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here.**********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates GarciaTo join Amanda's MYSTERY CULT on Substack click here.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com*********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes. 

This week, we have a very special guest on the show, Madame Pamita. Madame Pamita (she/her) is a teacher, author, spellcaster, and the proprietress of Madame Pamita’s Parlour of Wonders. She’s the author of Baba Yaga’s Book of Witchcraft (Llewellyn), Madame Pamita’s Magical Tarot (Weiser), The Book of Candle Magic (Llewellyn), and Seven Secrets to Supercharge Your Spellwork (Parlour of Wonders). This week we’re talking to her about her most recent book, Baba Yaga’s book of Witchcraft. I know that y’all are big fans of crone goddesses and fairy tales and if you’re nodding your head to that, well then, this is the episode for you. We ALSO talk about what not to do at a cross roads, the history of slavic magic, and so much more. So let’s go!Listen to Carolyn's podcast with Beth Pickens Mind Your Practice, and join their “Homework Club”.To join Amanda's Full Moon Ritual via her  MYSTERY CULT on Substack click here.**********************************FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST MADAME PAMITAMadame Pamita (she/her) is a teacher, author, spellcaster, and the proprietress of Madame Pamita’s Parlour of Wonders. Whether through the products she sells, the workshops she teaches, the books and articles she writes, or the podcasts she hosts, her goal is to empower you and to provide a helping hand to assist you in finding the path to your success.Whether in her one-on-one coaching or in her weekly free Live Q&A, she loves to dispense spell work and rootwork advice, teaching you ways to work with the spirits of plants, minerals, witchcraft tools and other artifacts to assist you in achieving your goals.She is the author of Baba Yaga’s Book of Witchcraft (Llewellyn), Madame Pamita’s Magical Tarot (Weiser), The Book of Candle Magic (Llewellyn), and Seven Secrets to Supercharge Your Spellwork (Parlour of Wonders).She is also a member of the Crystal Silence League, an ordained minister of the Universal Life Church, and a YourTango Expert.Her website link: https://www.parlourofwonders.com/Her Instagram:  @madamepamita**********************************BETWEEN THE WORLDS CHARIOT YEAR: RIDE OF YOUR LIFE WORKSHOPIn this course, you'll learn how the Chariot Year can help us reach for our goals, focus, and step into our most exalted form! (All while avoiding burn out!) Each one of us has a specific area in our life where we can make most use of the medicine of the Chariot Year, and it’s different for everyone. In this workshop you’ll learn how the Chariot Year can be YOUR vehicle for transformation.FIND OUT MORE You can buy this as a one off or become a member of our coven where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies included in the cost of membership.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here.**********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates GarciaTo join Amanda's MYSTERY CULT on Substack click here.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com*********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

It’s time for us to talk about the Page of Cups! Messenger of Love! Cup Bearer of Awen, the substance of inspiration. This Page is an artist, a healer, a dreamer, a sign that love is on the way, that it’s time to listen to our hearts and heed its messages. We’re drinking deep from the cup of this Page with our guest today, Jonathan Joe, astrologer, tarot lover, musician, and PISCES. Join us!Listen to Carolyn's podcast with Beth Pickens Mind Your Practice, and join their “Homework Club”.To join Amanda's MYSTERY CULT on Substack click here.Outro Track: Collide by Nate Qi**********************************FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST JONATHAN KOE aka Nate QiJonathan Koe is a queer mystic who currently lives in Brooklyn, NY, land of the Lenape people. Fluent in the language of music, astrology, tarot, energy work, statistics, and the Akashic perspective, Jonathan aims to empowerthe collective through compassionate discernment, to nurture communities of passionate seekers, and to expand our sense of interconnectedness beyond the myths of binary-thinking and not-enoughness. You can follow Jonathan's contemplations and conversations with friends (including Amanda!) on their podcast, Healing The Spirit. Their website link: https://www.nateqimusic.com/Their Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nate_qi/Their current offerings at this moment are: Their podcast, Healing The SpiritTheir astrology readings and  Akashic readingFolks are also able to check out Jonathan's astrology course, Astrology as Praxis, and join the waitlist or their newsletter for the next round. **********************************BETWEEN THE WORLDS CHARIOT YEAR: RIDE OF YOUR LIFE WORKSHOPIn this course, you'll learn how the Chariot Year can help us reach for our goals, focus, and step into our most exalted form! (All while avoiding burn out!) Each one of us has a specific area in our life where we can make most use of the medicine of the Chariot Year, and it’s different for everyone. In this workshop you’ll learn how the Chariot Year can be YOUR vehicle for transformation.FIND OUT MORE You can buy this as a one off or become a member of our coven where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies included in the cost of membership.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here.**********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates GarciaTo join Amanda's MYSTERY CULT on Substack click here.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com*********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

In this episode, in honor of the creative magic of the Court of Cups, we speak with art consultant Beth Pickens, author of Make Your Art No Matter What, and Your Art Will Save Your Life; and host of the podcast, Mind Your Practice.. Talking with Beth inspired us to roll up our sleeves and recommit to our creative work, and we know it will for you as well. We talk about why artists are important, how to keep making work even if you're feeling depressed or anxious, and how to build a life that can support your creativity. We know you're going to love it! Join us! **********************************COME TO AMANDA'S PERFORMANCE ON FEBRUARY 18THBoil Toil and Trouble and features work by over 50 contemporary artists in a multigenerational grouping that examines water through the lens of magic, ritual, and the role of the “witch” or medium in contemporary art. Some great LA Based artists in the show, such as Trulee Grace Hall and Lita Albuquerque as well as big names like Ana Mendieta, Marina abramovic and Bruce Nauman.The exhibition will be up for a few weeks, but Amanda will be performing 1-1 personal rites of inspiration Saturday February 18th 6-10 pm, in Hollywood at 708 N Manhattan Place.Free and open to the public. Food and drinks served.Find out more here. **********************************FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST BETH PICKENS.Beth Pickens is an arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What and Your Art Will Save Your Life. She (and her producer, our very own Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs) also make a podcast called Mind Your Practice, geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).Her “Homework Club” offers creative people support and strategies for keeping their projects and practices a priority with monthly webinars, worksheets, live QnA’s, optional accountability pods, and ACTUAL HOMEWORK (that you'll never be graded on. Ever!)You can visit https://www.bethpickens.com/homework-club for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds.**********************************BETWEEN THE WORLDS CHARIOT YEAR: RIDE OF YOUR LIFE WORKSHOPIn this course, you'll learn how the Chariot Year can help us reach for our goals, focus, and step into our most exalted form! (All while avoiding burn out!) Each one of us has a specific area in our life where we can make most use of the medicine of the Chariot Year, and it’s different for everyone. In this workshop you’ll learn how the Chariot Year can be YOUR vehicle for transformation.FIND OUT MORE You can buy this as a one off or become a member of our coven where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies included in the cost of membership.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here.**********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates GarciaTo join Amanda's MYSTERY CULT on Substack click here.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com*********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

In this episode we discuss 2023 as The Chariot Year, what it means, what to expect, and how to work WITH the Chariot rather than against it. We also reflect on 2022, the Lovers Year, and consider what tools it was giving us that we can use to keep our Chariot in good working order. Finally, we speak to your own PERSONAL card of the Year and what that means for you, so join us! P.S. Thank you to Jonathan Koe who inspired the title of this episode!REFERENCES:Council on Foreign Relations, Ten Most Significant World Events in 2022, James M. Lindsay.Entertainment Weekly, The Biggest Pop Cultural Moments of  2022.Dr Jean Chang, psychologist speaking about momentum.  **********************************BETWEEN THE WORLDS CHARIOT YEAR: RIDE OF YOUR LIFE WORKSHOPIn this course, you'll learn how the Chariot Year can help us reach for our goals, focus, and step into our most exalted form! (All while avoiding burn out!) Each one of us has a specific area in our life where we can make most use of the medicine of the Chariot Year, and it’s different for everyone. In this workshop you’ll learn how the Chariot Year can be YOUR vehicle for transformation.FIND OUT MORE You can buy this as a one off or become a member of our coven where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies included in the cost of membership.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here.Starting on Hanukkah, and lasting till January 6, save 20% on ALL of our previous workshops with code: *YULEBEDELIGHTED ***********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates GarciaTo join Amanda's MYSTERY CULT on Substack click here.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com*********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************MIND YOUR PRACTICE PODCASTMind Your Practice - Carolyn's  podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people support and strategies for keeping their projects and practices a priority with monthly webinars, worksheets, live QnA’s, optional accountability pods, and ACTUAL HOMEWORK (that you'll never be graded on. Ever!)You can visit https://www.bethpickens.com/homework-club for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds.**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

We're pulling out last year's Solstice decorations and flying through the frosty air. Come to our Yuletide podcast party and hear all the meaning of the upcoming holiday and get a sneak preview of our upcoming Court of Cups season. Think cauldrons of inspiration, sea monsters, grand romances, and searches for the Holy Grail. Join us!**********************************BETWEEN THE WORLDS CHARIOT YEAR: RIDE OF YOUR LIFE WORKSHOPIn this course, you'll learn how the Chariot Year can help us reach for our goals, focus, and step into our most exalted form! (All while avoiding burn out!) Each one of us has a specific area in our life where we can make most use of the medicine of the Chariot Year, and it’s different for everyone. In this workshop you’ll learn how the Chariot Year can be YOUR vehicle for transformation.FIND OUT MORE You can buy this as a one off or become a member of our coven where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies included in the cost of membership.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here.Starting on Hanukkah, and lasting till January 6, save 20% on ALL of our previous workshops with code: *YULEBEDELIGHTED ***********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates GarciaTo join Amanda's MYSTERY CULT on Substack click here.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com*********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************MIND YOUR PRACTICE PODCASTMind Your Practice - Carolyn's  podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people support and strategies for keeping their projects and practices a priority with monthly webinars, worksheets, live QnA’s, optional accountability pods, and ACTUAL HOMEWORK (that you'll never be graded on. Ever!)You can visit https://www.bethpickens.com/homework-club for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds.**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

In this episode, deck creator and multi-media artist Courtney Alexander joined us as we discuss the King of Swords, who teaches use how to use our ideas as tools to break through barriers, obliterate the oppressive structures holding us back, and find more joy in our spirituality. We discuss art as a form of resistance and a form of transformation, God as ecosystem, and being able to read the cards just through their energy. Amanda begins the episode with the basics of the card, plus a discussion of an indigenous hero, Kandiaronk, who shows us how language can be a force of liberation. Join us!To leave a review of the podcast on iTunes, open your Apple Podcasts APP and scroll down to the comments. Or you can try to click this link (sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't depending on your set up).Find us on Instagram at:Podcast: @BetweentheworldspodcastAmanda: @OracleofLACarolyn: @CarolynPennypackerRiggs**********************************FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST COURTNEY ALEXANDER:Courtney Alexander is a multimedia artist, writer, publisher, and public speaker. Her artistic practice is an ongoing ritual of expansion and emancipation. Making history as the first black person to create a widely distributed tarot deck, Courtney is the artist behind Dust II Onyx, a card series made up of 78 mixed media paintings depicting the complexities of blackness as humanity, as a race, and as a color story. It also includes a hard-cover 200 page monograph that serves as a catalogue as well as guidebook. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, PBS Arts Plus, Teen Vogue, Huffington Post,  Bitch Media and more.Visit her website: dust2onyx.comFind her on Instagram: @dust2onyxtarot Buy her deck, and other merch:  Dust 2 OnyxJoin her Patreon: Black x Sage*********************************BETWEEN THE WORLDS TAROT FUNDAMENTALS WORKSHOPIf you want to go deeper in your tarot practice but aren't sure where to start, join us for this powerful workshop!Tarot is a witchy way to develop your intuition and find your magic. Every part of your life that involves decision making can be supported by tarot. When we listen to our intuition, we listen to our authentic self. Our heart knows the answer and it can guide us.Whether you've just acquired your first deck, or you've been reading for decades, you are always a student of the Tarot. Join us!FIND OUT MORE You can buy this as a one off or become a member of our coven where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies included in the cost of membership.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here.**********************************REFERENCES“The Dawn of Everything,” a book by David Graeber and archeologist David Wengrow**********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.To sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com*********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************MIND YOUR PRACTICE PODCASTMind Your Practice - Carolyn's  podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people support and strategies for keeping their projects and practices a priority with monthly webinars, worksheets, live QnA’s, optional accountability pods, and ACTUAL HOMEWORK (that you'll never be graded on. Ever!)You can visit https://www.bethpickens.com/homework-club for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds.**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

When the Queen of Swords comes up in your readings a truth is coming. Ultimately, you will be better off for knowing it. You'll be stronger, clearer, wiser. And maybe a little... uncomfortable? Join us today for this Amanda solo episode where she talks about the Queen of Swords as liberator and also manages to cover Medusa, Artemisia, Ladyhawke, a Berber Warrior Queen, mic drop moments, and debates about whether or not you should move to Portland. Join us!To leave a review of the podcast on iTunes, open your Apple Podcasts APP and scroll down to the comments. Or you can try to click this link (sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't depending on your set up).Find us on Instagram at:Podcast: @BetweentheworldspodcastAmanda: @OracleofLACarolyn: @CarolynPennypackerRiggs*********************************This episode is sponsored by Glimmerwood!  www.glimmerwood.comFacebook | Instagram | Shop*********************************TAROT FUNDAMENTALS WORKSHOPIf you want to go deeper in your tarot practice but aren't sure where to start, join us for this powerful workshop!Tarot is a witchy way to develop your intuition and find your magic. Every part of your life that involves decision making can be supported by tarot. When we listen to our intuition, we listen to our authentic self. Our heart knows the answer and it can guide us.Topics include:consecrating your deckscard meanings, and strategies for reading them"scary" cards and letting go of superstitionunderstanding the Celtic cross spreadcreating your own spreada meditation for understanding confusing cardsa song and gesture to invoke clarity and protection during your readingsan online workshop and more!Whether you're just acquired your first deck, or you've been reading for decades, you are always a student of the Tarot. Join us!FIND OUT MORE You can buy this as a one off or, get yourself the gift that keeps on giving throughout the year, and become a member of our coven where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies included in the cost of membership.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here.**********************************REFERENCES“Keywords for the Crowley Tarot” a book by Hajo Banzhaf and Brigitte Theler“Off With Her Head: The Denial of Women’s Identity in Myth, Religion, and Culture” edited by Howard Eilberg-Schwar and Wendy Doniger“The Crowley Tarot” by Akron & Hajo Banzhaf“The Woman King” an upcoming American historical epic film directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood“The Intuitive Tarot” a book by Richard Gordon and Dixie Taylor“The Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination” a book by Robert M. Place“Tarot Correspondences: Ancient Secrets for Everyday Readers” a book by T. Susan Chang“Tarot of the Holy Light,” a book by Christine Payne-Towler & Michael Dowers“Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith Slaying Holofernes,” by DR. ESPERANÇA CAMARA, https://smarthistory.org/gentileschi-judith-slaying-holofernes/“Medusa With the Head of Perseus Will Shame Men Outside NYC Courthouse.” By Jessica Mason, https://www.themarysue.com/medusa-with-the-head-of-perseus-will-shame-men-outside-nyc-courthouse/Cynthia Becker, The Kahina: the Female Face of Berber History https://mizanproject.org/the-kahina-the-female-face-of-berber-history/#_ftn2Leah Garza's class on Decoloniality, Living Systems **********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.To sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com ********************************* Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs ********************************** MIND YOUR PRACTICE PODCASTMind Your Practice - Carolyn's  podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people support and strategies for keeping their projects and practices a priority with monthly webinars, worksheets, live QnA’s, optional accountability pods, and ACTUAL HOMEWORK (that you'll never be graded on. Ever!)You can visit https://www.bethpickens.com/homework-club for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds. ********************************** Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

Growing up as a queer kid on the small, conservative Greek island of Cyprus, George Lizos realized that he had to choose between trying (and failing) to fit into unjust social standards, or to focus on becoming more authentically himself. Choosing the latter, he eventually became a pagan priest, and devoted his life to learning protection magick - a technique for taking our lives back from dominant ideologies and living into our authentic selves.Join us on today’s episode of Between the Worlds, where George teaches us how to overcome fear of judgement, imposter syndrome, and people pleasing with his 7 Step Formula for energetic protection. We discuss energetic cords, psychic daggers (and how to remove them), digital amulets and talismans and how to protect your energy on social media (!!).George Lizos is a spiritual teacher, psychic healer, the host of The Lit Up Lightworker Podcast, and the #1 bestselling author of Be The Guru, Lightworkers Gotta Work, and Protect Your Light. We can’t wait to introduce you! Join us!To leave a review of the podcast on iTunes, open your Apple Podcasts APP and scroll down to the comments. Or you can try to click this link (sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't depending on your set up).Find us on Instagram at:Podcast: @BetweentheworldspodcastAmanda: @OracleofLACarolyn: @CarolynPennypackerRiggs_____________________________FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST GEORGE LIZOS:George Lizos is the creator of Intuition Mastery School®, and his work has been featured in Mind Body Green, Soul & Spirit, Kindred Spirit, Spirit & Destiny, Watkin’s Mind Body Spirit, Fate & Fortune, and The Numinous. George helps people find their life purpose and work their magic in real, palpable ways to create positive change in the world. He holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in Metaphysical Sciences, Masters in Psychology and Business Management, and is an ordained priest to Hellenic Polytheism. Visit his website: georgelizos.comFind him on Instagram: @georgelizosBuy his book: Protect Your LightListen to his podcast: Lit Up Lightworker and the episode about The True Meaning of Witchcraft with Amanda! *********************************COURT OF PENTACLES: FINDING YOUR GIFT WORKSHOPIf you have trouble identifying your gifts, or knowing what to do with them, this is the right workshop for you!In this 4-week workshop, we’ll cover how to identify, develop, and protect your gifts, and then how to offer them to the world — all through the lens of the Court of Pentacles in tarot!THIS WORKSHOP INCLUDES:Weekly, easy, doable, downloadable PDF worksheetsPractical, achievable weekly activities you can do in less than an hour a weekInvocations, rituals, and spells galore!Journal prompts, correspondences, and keywords to help you metabolize and make use of what you learnMP3s of songs you can use anytime to access the spirit of the Court of PentaclesAnd a 1.5 hour live call to go deeper into the workFIND OUT MORE You can buy this as a one off or, get yourself the gift that keeps on giving throughout the year, and become a member of our coven where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies included in the cost of membership.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here. ********************************** Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.To sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com ********************************* Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs ********************************** MIND YOUR PRACTICE PODCASTMind Your Practice - Carolyn's  podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people support and strategies for keeping their projects and practices a priority with monthly webinars, worksheets, live QnA’s, optional accountability pods, and ACTUAL HOMEWORK (that you'll never be graded on. Ever!)You can visit https://www.bethpickens.com/homework-club for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds. ********************************** Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

Today’s guest, Phyllis Curott, has been practicing witchcraft for over 40 years, is the author of one of our favorite decks, the Witches Wisdom tarot deck, and 6 other books on witchcraft. Today we discuss what people get wrong about witchcraft (hint, it’s not just about willpower and manifesting), divination as dialogue, how to find your path, the secret ingredient of intention setting, magic for folks who are overwhelmed by the state of the world, and what the tarot is ultimately teaching us. So glad to have you with us for this conversation, three cheers to intergenerational witchcraft community!To leave a review of the podcast on iTunes, open your Apple Podcasts APP and scroll down to the comments. Or you can try to click this link (sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't depending on your set up).Find us on Instagram at:Podcast: @BetweentheworldspodcastAmanda: @OracleofLACarolyn: @CarolynPennypackerRiggs_____________________________FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST PHYLLIS CUROTT:Phyllis Curott is a spiritual pioneer. As one of America’s first public Witches, teachers and advocates, she has spent more than 40 years helping Witchcraft become the fastest growing spirituality in America and expanding its reach across the globe. Phyllis is an attorney whose groundbreaking cases secured the legal rights of Witches, including the right to form religious organizations, perform legally binding marriages, perform rituals in public places, have religious holidays off from work, retain custody of children, wear or display symbols of faith, and more. Phyllis is also an internationally best-selling author and the most widely published Witch/Wiccan priestess in the world. The creator of the acclaimed Witches’ Wisdom Tarot with artist Danielle Barlow, her YouTube series What is Wicca? has 3 million views, and her online course Awaken the Witch Within has helped countless seekers discover and deepen their practice of Witchcraft as the modern rebirth of Euro-Indigenous wisdom traditions.Visit her website: phylliscurott.comFind her on Instagram: @phylliscurottBuy her books!Join her Patreon.Get the Witches' Wisdom Tarot Deck. *********************************COURT OF PENTACLES: FINDING YOUR GIFT WORKSHOPIf you have trouble identifying your gifts, or knowing what to do with them, this is the right workshop for you!In this 4-week workshop, we’ll cover how to identify, develop, and protect your gifts, and then how to offer them to the world — all through the lens of the Court of Pentacles in tarot!THIS WORKSHOP INCLUDES:Weekly, easy, doable, downloadable PDF worksheetsPractical, achievable weekly activities you can do in less than an hour a weekInvocations, rituals, and spells galore!Journal prompts, correspondences, and keywords to help you metabolize and make use of what you learnMP3s of songs you can use anytime to access the spirit of the Court of PentaclesAnd a 1.5 hour live call to go deeper into the workFIND OUT MORE You can buy this as a one off or, get yourself the gift that keeps on giving throughout the year, and become a member of our coven where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies included in the cost of membership.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here. ********************************** Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.To sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com ********************************* Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs ********************************** MIND YOUR PRACTICE PODCASTMind Your Practice - Carolyn's  podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people support and strategies for keeping their projects and practices a priority with monthly webinars, worksheets, live QnA’s, optional accountability pods, and ACTUAL HOMEWORK (that you'll never be graded on. Ever!)You can visit https://www.bethpickens.com/homework-club for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds. ********************************** Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

Chaweon Koo knows how to work with demons, she shows us how to wring results from the shadows, she tells the story of the breakthrough spell she did in a graveyard. She teaches us how to work with our ancestors. In other words, you won't want to miss this episode. If you've ever had any questions about alchemy, K-Pop Chaos Magick, Mudang (Korean shamanism), how to deal with "un-woke" magical practitioners or how having a broken heart can make you a powerful witch... find your answers here.Chaweon Koo is the author of the new alchemical grimoire "Spellbound",  is the host of the Witches & Wine youtube channel, and has one of the most popular occult accounts on TikTok (otherwise known as witchtok). Join us!To leave a review of the podcast on iTunes, open your Apple Podcasts APP and scroll down to the comments. Or you can try to click this link (sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't depending on your set up).Find us on Instagram at:Podcast: @BetweentheworldspodcastAmanda: @OracleofLACarolyn: @CarolynPennypackerRiggs_____________________________FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST CHAWEON KOO:Chaweon Koo is a writer of the intersection of pop culture, the occult, and futurism. Her Tik Tok @chaweonkoo is one of the most popular occult accounts on the platform, and she also interviews some of the most distinguished occultists and witches in the English-speaking world on her YouTube, “Witches & Wine”. Her new book “Spell Bound” came out May 2022  and details her journey from an atheist witch into one of the most visible East Asian practitioners of both Eastern and Western occult traditions. In September she will be giving an online lecture for The Last Tuesday Society about what witches and occultists can learn from Kpop bands, find out more here.*********************************COURT OF PENTACLES: FINDING YOUR GIFT WORKSHOPIf you have trouble identifying your gifts, or knowing what to do with them, this is the right workshop for you!In this 4-week workshop, we’ll cover how to identify, develop, and protect your gifts, and then how to offer them to the world — all through the lens of the Court of Pentacles in tarot!THIS WORKSHOP INCLUDES:Weekly, easy, doable, downloadable PDF worksheetsPractical, achievable weekly activities you can do in less than an hour a weekInvocations, rituals, and spells galore!Journal prompts, correspondences, and keywords to help you metabolize and make use of what you learnMP3s of songs you can use anytime to access the spirit of the Court of PentaclesAnd a 1.5 hour live call to go deeper into the workFIND OUT MORE You can buy this as a one off or, get yourself the gift that keeps on giving throughout the year, and become a member of our coven where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies included in the cost of membership.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here. ********************************** Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.To sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com ********************************* Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs ********************************** MIND YOUR PRACTICE PODCASTMind Your Practice - Carolyn's  podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people support and strategies for keeping their projects and practices a priority with monthly webinars, worksheets, live QnA’s, optional accountability pods, and ACTUAL HOMEWORK (that you'll never be graded on. Ever!)You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds. ********************************** Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

Get ready for Summer Solstice with this episode as we discuss the history of Summer Solstice and how you can celebrate it in all your witchy glory. Hint: a feast is involved! Then join Amanda and her special guest, Melissa Madara, co-owner of Catland Books (Brooklyn's favorite occult shop).  We take a deep dive into the magic of the kitchen as we discuss Melissa's book: The Witch's Feast. Plant lovers and folks who love to nerd out on magical history will especially love this episode. In this convo we discuss:Where the name Litha comes fromDivination magic for the SolsticeFood spells and plant magicHow to transform your kitchen into a magical house of witchcraftHow to forage for herbs in urban environmentsLearning to see invasive plants as a voice of the spirits of the landHow to use kitchen magic to remediate challenging aspects of your birth chartThe most important thing for baby witches to do when they begin their practice.We can't wait for you to tune in! Happy Solstice!To leave a review of the podcast on iTunes, open your Apple Podcasts APP and scroll down to the comments. Or you can try to click this link (sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't depending on your set up).Find us on Instagram at:Podcast: @BetweentheworldspodcastAmanda: @OracleofLACarolyn: @CarolynPennypackerRiggsREFERENCES FROM THIS EPISODE:Marsilio Ficino, philosopher of the Renaissance via Britannica online. History of the Summer Solstice Holiday by Patti Wigington , via Learn Religions.Witchcraft Medicine: Healing Arts, Shamanic Practices, and Forbidden Plants. By Claudia Muller-Ebeling, Christian Ratsch, and Wolf-Dieter Storl. [Book]Why We Celebrate Summer Solstice, by Maria Konnikova, via Scientific American.The Native American Sun Dance. Native Americans Online. The Long Lost Friend: a 19th Century American Grimoire, by John George Hohman, via Catland Books. Fiddler's Green Magazine  : Art & Magic for Tea-Drinking Anarchists, Convivial Conjurors & Closeted OptimistsCondensed Chaos by Phil Hinde via Catland Books._____________________________FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST MELISSA JAYNE MADARA:Melissa Jayne Madara is a witch, chef, botanist, and storyteller. They are a partner at Catland Books, Brooklyn's little witch shop, where they serve as an educator, diviner, and curator of Catland's courtyard garden. In addition, Melissa is the editrix of Catland's house-published arts and occulture journal, Venefica Magazine. Melissa's writing and commentary has been published in Venefica (V2 & V4) as well as in Susie Magazine (Issue 1) , Fiddler's Green Peculiar Parish Magazine (Volumes 5 & 7), and in their premiere book, The Witch's Feast.Melissa's research focuses primarily on plant folklore, ancient religions, herbalism, divination, and the botany of poisonous plants. They are an avid collector of historical formularies, particularly recipes for food and fragrance. Melissa's botanical and apothecary work can be found under the brand Moon Cult Herbs. As a chef, Melissa is most known for hosting sumptuous ritual dinners and full moon feasts in Brooklyn and beyond. Find out more about Melissa here...Website: thewitchsfeast.comInstagram: @saint.jayne*********************************COURT OF PENTACLES: FINDING YOUR GIFT WORKSHOPIf you have trouble identifying your gifts, or knowing what to do with them, this is the right workshop for you!In this 4-week workshop, we’ll cover how to identify, develop, and protect your gifts, and then how to offer them to the world — all through the lens of the Court of Pentacles in tarot!THIS WORKSHOP INCLUDES:Weekly, easy, doable, downloadable PDF worksheetsPractical, achievable weekly activities you can do in less than an hour a weekInvocations, rituals, and spells galore!Journal prompts, correspondences, and keywords to help you metabolize and make use of what you learnMP3s of songs you can use anytime to access the spirit of the Court of PentaclesAnd a 1.5 hour live call to go deeper into the workFIND OUT MORE You can buy this as a one off or, get yourself the gift that keeps on giving throughout the year, and become a member of our coven where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies included in the cost of membership.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here. ********************************** Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.To sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com ********************************* Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs ********************************** MIND YOUR PRACTICE PODCASTMind Your Practice - Carolyn's  podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people support and strategies for keeping their projects and practices a priority with monthly webinars, worksheets, live QnA’s, optional accountability pods, and ACTUAL HOMEWORK (that you'll never be graded on. Ever!)You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds. ********************************** Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

Today we chat with Bunny Michael, a multi-disciplinary artist, spiritual coach and guide, who helps us access our higher self. You’ll know them from their inspirational and hugely popular IG memes and juicy podcast, XOHigher Self. In this episode we discuss what Bunny means by that term higher self (in witchcraft it’s often referred to as the deep self). We discuss finding our true worth, and how tarot and magic can help us do that. We go into how Bunny pulled herself out of a break up doom spiral and into IG stardom by making artwork that truly means something to people, and how you can do that too. We know you’re going to love it. Can’t wait to hear what you think!To leave a review of the podcast on iTunes, open your Apple Podcasts APP and scroll down to the comments. Or you can try to click this link (sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't depending on your set up).Find us on Instagram at:Podcast: @BetweentheworldspodcastAmanda: @OracleofLACarolyn: @CarolynPennypackerRiggs FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST BUNNY MICHAEL:Bunny Michael is a spiritual coach and multi-disciplinary artist who has dedicated their work to awakening Higher Self- the manifestation of love within all humans deconditioned by the limitations of ego identity. Using writing, visual art, music, and performance Bunny has shared their Higher Self message on stages throughout the United States and Europe. What began as a viral meme series on Instagram, garnering over 200k followers, has now expanded to a popular advice podcast, XO Higher Self, and a book deal with Little Brown imprint, Voracious Books, set for publication fall 2023. Find out more about Bunny here...Website: bunnymichael.comInstagram: @BunnyMichaelPodcast: XOHIGHERSELFMerch: Get the mug and the t-shirt. *********************************COURT OF PENTACLES: FINDING YOUR GIFT WORKSHOPIf you have trouble identifying your gifts, or knowing what to do with them, this is the right workshop for you!In this 4-week workshop, we’ll cover how to identify, develop, and protect your gifts, and then how to offer them to the world — all through the lens of the Court of Pentacles in tarot!THIS WORKSHOP INCLUDES:Weekly, easy, doable, downloadable PDF worksheetsPractical, achievable weekly activities you can do in less than an hour a weekInvocations, rituals, and spells galore!Journal prompts, correspondences, and keywords to help you metabolize and make use of what you learnMP3s of songs you can use anytime to access the spirit of the Court of PentaclesAnd a 1.5 hour live call to go deeper into the workFIND OUT MORE You can buy this as a one off or, get yourself the gift that keeps on giving throughout the year, and become a member of our coven where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies included in the cost of membership.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here. ********************************** Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.To sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com ********************************* Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs ********************************** MIND YOUR PRACTICE PODCASTMind Your Practice - Carolyn's  podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people support and strategies for keeping their projects and practices a priority with monthly webinars, worksheets, live QnA’s, optional accountability pods, and ACTUAL HOMEWORK (that you'll never be graded on. Ever!)You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds. ********************************** Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

People like to sneer at the Knight of Swords. "It's too aggressive," they say, "too domineering."  But sometimes our anger can motivate us to take necessary action. Tune in to this episode where we talk about how you can use the wisdom of the Knight of Swrds to move forward in your life, with professional witch and tarot deck creator Casey Zabala. We discuss:How the Knight of Swords helps us connect to our inner truthHow to recognize when you're becoming a professional witchFeathers as omensBuilding tolerance for discomfort, passion, and conviction (in yourself and others)How it's not your job to please everyoneAOC as Knight of Swords archetypeHow the Princess Bride movie teaches us to raise energy like a witchWhat’s missing from most people’s understanding of divinationHow how the Knight of Swords can help us connect with our anger as a motivating forceTo leave a review of the podcast on iTunes, open your Apple Podcasts APP and scroll down to the comments. Or you can try to click this link (sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't depending on your set up).Find us on Instagram at:Podcast: @BetweentheworldspodcastAmanda: @OracleofLACarolyn: @CarolynPennypackerRiggsspecial thanks to Danny Echevarria for magical audio consultation FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST CASEY ZABALA:Casey Zabala is an artist, tarot reader, practicing witch, intuitive mystic, and the founder of Modern Witches Confluence. She is author and illustrator of both, Wanderer's Tarot, a feminist tarot deck for modern witches, and Wyrd Sisters Oracle, an oracle deck for connecting with one’s personal magic. Find out more about Casey here...Website: wandererstarot.comInstagram: @wandererstarotWanderer's Tarot Deck: Get the deck here.Wyrd Sisters Oracle Deck: Get the deck here. **********************************REFERENCES FOR THIS EPISODE"Understanding the Tarot Court" a book by Mary K. Greer & Tom Little"A Feminist Tarot" a book by Sally Gearhart and Susan Rennie"78 Degrees of Wisdom" a book by Rachel Pollack"The Princess Bride," a movie by Rob Reiner *********************************COURT OF PENTACLES: FINDING YOUR GIFT WORKSHOPIf you have trouble identifying your gifts, or knowing what to do with them, this is the right workshop for you!In this 4-week workshop, we’ll cover how to identify, develop, and protect your gifts, and then how to offer them to the world — all through the lens of the Court of Pentacles in tarot!THIS WORKSHOP INCLUDES:Weekly, easy, doable, downloadable PDF worksheetsPractical, achievable weekly activities you can do in less than an hour a weekInvocations, rituals, and spells galore!Journal prompts, correspondences, and keywords to help you metabolize and make use of what you learnMP3s of songs you can use anytime to access the spirit of the Court of PentaclesAnd a 1.5 hour live call to go deeper into the workFIND OUT MORE You can buy this as a one off or, get yourself the gift that keeps on giving throughout the year, and become a member of our coven where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies included in the cost of membership.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here. ********************************** Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.To sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com ********************************* Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs ********************************** MIND YOUR PRACTICE PODCASTMind Your Practice - Carolyn's  podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people support and strategies for keeping their projects and practices a priority with monthly webinars, worksheets, live QnA’s, optional accountability pods, and ACTUAL HOMEWORK (that you'll never be graded on. Ever!)You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds. ********************************** Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

In this episode we discuss the Page of Pentacles with the brilliant astrologer Diana Damascena. Want to find pleasure in speaking your truth? This is the episode for you! This conversation goes broad and deep, touching on the Jupiter/Saturn conjunction and what it means for you, the Manda Scott "Boudica" series, how the Page of Swords can help us find a new direction in our lives, narrative theory, Air Signs, fairy tales, planetary dignities, why you need to ask why -- and so much more! It's such a fun convo we know you're going to love it! Stay tuned!To leave a review of the podcast on iTunes, open your Apple Podcasts APP and scroll down to the comments. Or you can try to click this link (sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't depending on your set up).Find us on Instagram at:Podcast: @BetweentheworldspodcastAmanda: @OracleofLACarolyn: @CarolynPennypackerRiggsspecial thanks to Danny Echevarria for magical audio consultation FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST DIANA DAMASCENAA:Diana Rose is an astrologer, tarot reader, writer, and educator. Through gentle persistence and fiercely loving focus on deep healing, Diana aims to support clients with a multifaceted and compassionate approach. Find out more about Diana here...Website: ddamascenaa.comInstagram: @ddamascenaaPatreon: patreon.com/ddamascenaaTwitter: twitter.com/ddamascenaa *********************************COURT OF PENTACLES: FINDING YOUR GIFT WORKSHOPIf you have trouble identifying your gifts, or knowing what to do with them, this is the right workshop for you!In this 4-week workshop, we’ll cover how to identify, develop, and protect your gifts, and then how to offer them to the world — all through the lens of the Court of Pentacles in tarot!THIS WORKSHOP INCLUDES:Weekly, easy, doable, downloadable PDF worksheetsPractical, achievable weekly activities you can do in less than an hour a weekInvocations, rituals, and spells galore!Journal prompts, correspondences, and keywords to help you metabolize and make use of what you learnMP3s of songs you can use anytime to access the spirit of the Court of PentaclesAnd a 1.5 hour live call to go deeper into the workFIND OUT MORE You can buy this as a one off or, get yourself the gift that keeps on giving throughout the year, and become a member of our coven where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies included in the cost of membership.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here. **********************************REFERENCES FOR THIS EPISODEQuadrants in Astrology: https://www.astro.com/astrology/opa_article191119_e.htmFour Elements of the Wise book by Ivo Dominguez Jr. ********************************** Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.To sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com ********************************* Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs ********************************** MIND YOUR PRACTICE PODCASTMind Your Practice - Carolyn's  podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people support and strategies for keeping their projects and practices a priority with monthly webinars, worksheets, live QnA’s, optional accountability pods, and ACTUAL HOMEWORK (that you'll never be graded on. Ever!)You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds. ********************************** Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

In this episode we discuss Beltane, the sexiest Pagan holiday in the Wheel of the Year. Tune in to learn more about its history, meaning, and how you can celebrate and light some fires of your own. In this episode we cover:Everything you ever wanted to know about Beltane but were afraid to askWhether or not it's okay to work magic during an eclipseHow to recognize a sacred siteOfferings for fairiesPlant lustand give you a Beltane blessing!Tune in! To leave a review of the podcast on iTunes, open your Apple Podcasts APP and scroll down to the comments. Or you can try to click this link (sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't depending on your set up).Find us on Instagram at:Podcast: @BetweentheworldspodcastAmanda: @OracleofLACarolyn: @CarolynPennypackerRiggs REFERENCES FOR THIS EPISODE:Self Delve plant dildos on Etsy.Sign up for Maria Minnis, aka @tinyparsnip on Instagram, Waning Moon newsletter here. “Twilight Sleep: A collection of Henbane Lore,” by Coby Michael Ward on Patheos.The Christian Beltane blessing, on Sacred Texts dot org.Am Beannachadh Bealltain (The Beltane Blessing), a pagan revision, by Patti Wiggington."Re-Enchanting the World: Feminism and the Politics of the Commons" a book by Silvia Federici.“Celtic Heritage: Ancient Tradition in Ireland and Wales,” a book by Alwyn and Brinley Rees.Lord of Misrule: Thomas Morton's American Subversions. An essay by Ed Simon on the Public Domain Review.Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopedia. "May Day". Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Mar. 2022, https://www.britannica.com/topic/May-Day-international-observance. Accessed 25 April 2022.Well Maidens Blog.Wikipedia contributors. "Belenus." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 19 Apr. 2022. Web. 26 Apr. 2022.********************************* COURT OF PENTACLES: FINDING YOUR GIFT WORKSHOPIf you have trouble identifying your gifts, or knowing what to do with them, this is the right workshop for you!In this 4-week workshop, we’ll cover how to identify, develop, and protect your gifts, and then how to offer them to the world — all through the lens of the Court of Pentacles in tarot!THIS WORKSHOP INCLUDES:Weekly, easy, doable, downloadable PDF worksheetsPractical, achievable weekly activities you can do in less than an hour a weekInvocations, rituals, and spells galore!Journal prompts, correspondences, and keywords to help you metabolize and make use of what you learnMP3s of songs you can use anytime to access the spirit of the Court of PentaclesAnd a 1.5 hour live call to go deeper into the workFIND OUT MORE You can buy this as a one off or, get yourself the gift that keeps on giving throughout the year, and become a member of our coven where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies included in the cost of membership.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here. ********************************** Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.To sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com ********************************* Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs ********************************** MIND YOUR PRACTICE PODCASTMind Your Practice - Carolyn's  podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people support and strategies for keeping their projects and practices a priority with monthly webinars, worksheets, live QnA’s, optional accountability pods, and ACTUAL HOMEWORK (that you'll never be graded on. Ever!)You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds. ********************************** Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

Today we have a special treat for you in our conversation with museum scholar Liz Andres wherein we discuss:Liminal Beings, those mythical creatures who dwell between the worlds, of life and death, above and below, in the wilds and in the human realms.hybrid creatures, half human half animal, like the Sirens or Medusa, or the randy adventurous Centaurs of yorebeings that break through binaries - disrupters who destabilize the reality we thought we knew all too wellmagical holders of the mystery traditionsand embodiments of the unknowable and the beyond.Sounds delicious, right? Join us!To leave a review of the podcast on iTunes, open your Apple Podcasts APP and scroll down to the comments. Or you can try to click this link (sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't depending on your set up).Find us on Instagram at:Podcast: @BetweentheworldspodcastAmanda: @OracleofLACarolyn: @CarolynPennypackerRiggs FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST LIZ ANDRES:Liz Andres is a museum professional and scholar based in Los Angeles. She holds degrees in Art History, Classical Archaeology, and Museum Studies from U.C. Berkeley and the University of Leicester, and specializes in museum education and exhibitions. Her current research focuses on hybrid and liminal creatures in ancient Greek art and mythology, and museum taxidermy and representations of death and nature in western art.additional info about Liz and her projects:Join her for 2 upcoming zoom lectures with Morbid Anatomy:Read her recent research via Research GateConnect with her via Instagram @libbyteal Or on Twitter at @libbyteal10Stay tuned for her new podcast, Hierophantastic, an exploration of awe and wonder, launching later this year!********************************* WELCOME LOVERS: CARDS OF THE YEAR WORKSHOPIn this workshop, we’ll look at the collective card of the year for 2022 –  the Lovers card – and discuss what it's offering us. We’ll also look at your personal cards of the year, how they relate to the collective cards and to your soul card. CLICK HERE to register for Welcome Lovers: Cards of the Year Workshop.We’ve also got Candle Magick, we’ve got Empress Love Magick, we’ve got Ace of Swords protection magick and more. CLICK THIS LINK TO SHOPYou can also get your favorite witch a yearly subscription to our coven -- the gift that keeps on giving throughout the year, where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies for a super reasonable price.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here. ********************************** Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.To sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com ********************************* Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs ********************************** MIND YOUR PRACTICE PODCASTMind Your Practice - Carolyn's  podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people support and strategies for keeping their projects and practices a priority with monthly webinars, worksheets, live QnA’s, optional accountability pods, and ACTUAL HOMEWORK (that you'll never be graded on. Ever!)You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds. ********************************** Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

This episode, on the King of Pentacles, is all about taking the risk of honoring and following what is sacred to you. To do that takes courage. When the King of Pentacles appears, you are being asked: What is holy to you? What is sacred? What must be protected, cared for, nurtured and loved for generations to come?We discuss:Basic Witch meaning of the cardSymbolism and CorrespondencesKing of Pents as a VirgoFacing your fearsPop culture figures that remind us of the king of pents (can you guess who it is?)Cernnunos, god of witches, and other mythologies relating to the cardand so much more!To leave a review of the podcast on iTunes, open your Apple Podcasts APP and scroll down to the comments. Or you can try to click this link (sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't depending on your set up).Find us on Instagram at:Podcast: @BetweentheworldspodcastAmanda: @OracleofLACarolyn: @CarolynPennypackerRiggs REFERENCES FOR THIS EPISODE:Michael Meade, “Run Towards the Roar,” an essay from the book, “The World Behind the World,” 2008. And his essay, “Elders are bridges.” Hallelujah, a song by Leonard CohenA zillion quotes by Leonard Cohen, see here and here and here. Koyote the Blind, a shaman first introduced to me by Leah Garza in her Living Systems class.“Taliesin: The Last Celtic Shaman,” a book by John Matthews.“Witchcraft and the Gay Counterculture,” by Arthur Evans. William Forsythe, the choreographer who uses classical ballet as a sounding board for new movement. Scrumptious! ********************************* WELCOME LOVERS: CARDS OF THE YEAR WORKSHOPIn this workshop, we’ll look at the collective card of the year for 2022 –  the Lovers card – and discuss what it's offering us. We’ll also look at your personal cards of the year, how they relate to the collective cards and to your soul card. CLICK HERE to register for Welcome Lovers: Cards of the Year Workshop.We’ve also got Candle Magick, we’ve got Empress Love Magick, we’ve got Ace of Swords protection magick and more. CLICK THIS LINK TO SHOPYou can also get your favorite witch a yearly subscription to our coven -- the gift that keeps on giving throughout the year, where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies for a super reasonable price.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here. ********************************** Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.To sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com ********************************* Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs ********************************** MIND YOUR PRACTICE PODCASTMind Your Practice - Carolyn's  podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people support and strategies for keeping their projects and practices a priority with monthly webinars, worksheets, live QnA’s, optional accountability pods, and ACTUAL HOMEWORK (that you'll never be graded on. Ever!)You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds. ********************************** Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

In this episode we discuss the Queen of Pentacles, a court card that is here to teach us how to find security, bring lushness to our world, and help us practice the delicious art of not giving a huckleberry about what the haters think. If you’re ready to invoke the power of this card, join us!We discuss:Basic Witch meaning of the cardSymbolism and CorrespondencesQueen of Pents as a CapricornBoundariesDGAFingmythologies relating to the cardand so much more!To leave a review of the podcast on iTunes, open your Apple Podcasts APP and scroll down to the comments. Or you can try to click this link (sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't depending on your set up).Find us on Instagram at:Podcast: @BetweentheworldspodcastAmanda: @OracleofLACarolyn: @CarolynPennypackerRiggsNOTE: In this episode we mentioned that some people can't say no in relationships because they are threatened with violence or other forms of abuse. If this is you, please know that you are not alone and that there are resources available to you. If you're in need please contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800.799.SAFE or text START to 88788. REFERENCES FOR THIS EPISODE:T. Susan Chang - “Tarot Correspondences,” book.Mary K. Greer - “Understanding the Tarot Court,” book.Akron & Banzhaf - “The Crowley Tarot,” book.Sally Gearhart (with a little help from Susan Rennie) - “A Feminist Tarot,” book.Mark Ryan and John Matthews, “The Wildwood Tarot Deck," book and deck. Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. On Agriculture in Ancient Egypt. Ancient Egypt. Primary Homework Help by Mandy Barrow. Hapi the Nile god. Wikipedia. Rider Waite Coleman Smith Tarot DeckThoth Tarot DeckTarot of Pagan Cats by Magdelina Messina, with artwork by Lola Airaghi.Staci K. Haines, “The Politics of Trauma,” book.In Search of Diana of Ephesus Aug. 21, 1994, Section 2, Page 33.Diana of Ephesus: The Multibreasted Fertility Deity. Melvin A. Shiffman, M.D., J.D. Ayni, honoring the humanity in all.  Blog Post on GlobalVolunteers.orgAyni: Living Life in the Round  by Patricia Soledad Llosa  in ParabolaOtherwild the store with boobs. ********************************* WELCOME LOVERS: CARDS OF THE YEAR WORKSHOPIn this workshop, we’ll look at the collective card of the year for 2022 –  the Lovers card – and discuss what it's offering us. We’ll also look at your personal cards of the year, how they relate to the collective cards and to your soul card. CLICK HERE to register for Welcome Lovers: Cards of the Year Workshop.We’ve also got Candle Magick, we’ve got Empress Love Magick, we’ve got Ace of Swords protection magick and more. CLICK THIS LINK TO SHOPYou can also get your favorite witch a yearly subscription to our coven -- the gift that keeps on giving throughout the year, where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies for a super reasonable price.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here. ********************************** Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.To sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com ********************************* Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs ********************************** MIND YOUR PRACTICE PODCASTMind Your Practice - Carolyn's  podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people support and strategies for keeping their projects and practices a priority with monthly webinars, worksheets, live QnA’s, optional accountability pods, and ACTUAL HOMEWORK (that you'll never be graded on. Ever!)You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds. ********************************** Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

One of the most common questions for tarot readers is about how people can find ways to make a living doing what they love. In this episode, we talk about how the Knight of Pentacles attempts to answer that question, and get to some ecology and mythology along the way. We discuss the Bee Goddesses of ancient Crete, pollinators, the Great Plains buffalo, astrological correspondences, and where the bulls and the bees meet in the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.This episode is dedicated to Amanda's kitty familiar, Pagan, who passed from this world in the early hours of January 12th, and all the listeners who have recently lost their loved ones. We send out our gratitude to all the Between the Worlds listeners who have offered their support and care, with special thanks to Nick Mattos and the Shift Network who generously sponsored a grove of 11 trees in the Superior National Forest in Pagan's honor. We dedicate the grove to all who are missing their loved ones right now.To find out more about our workshops either scroll down or visit our website. www.betweentheworldspodcast.com/shopTo leave a review of the podcast on iTunes, open your Apple Podcasts APP and scroll down to the comments. Or you can try to click this link (sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't depending on your set up).Find us on Instagram at:Podcast: @BetweentheworldspodcastAmanda: @OracleofLACarolyn: @CarolynPennypackerRiggs REFERENCES FOR THIS EPISODE:Bee (Mythology)Aristaeus the bee god. Virgil, Georgics IV from https://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/Latin/VirgilGeorgicsIV.phpThe Bees, from Virgil’s Georgics https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/poem-week-bees-virgils-georgics-book-iv/Bee Goddess by Tau Tia L Douglass  https://www.templeoftheola.org/bee-goddess.htmlAntonio Machado, poem, Last Night As I Was SleepingTarot Correspondences, by T Susan ChangUnderstanding Aleister Crowley’s Thoth Tarot, by Lon Milo Duquette’sQueering the Tarot, by Cassandra SnowThe Crowley Tarot by Akron and BanzhafUnderstanding the Tarot Court by Mary K. Greer********************************* WELCOME LOVERS: CARDS OF THE YEAR WORKSHOPIn this workshop, we’ll look at the collective card of the year for 2022 –  the Lovers card – and discuss what it's offering us. We’ll also look at your personal cards of the year, how they relate to the collective cards and to your soul card. CLICK HERE to register for Welcome Lovers: Cards of the Year Workshop.We’ve also got Candle Magick, we’ve got Empress Love Magick, we’ve got Ace of Swords protection magick and more. CLICK THIS LINK TO SHOPYou can also get your favorite witch a yearly subscription to our coven -- the gift that keeps on giving throughout the year, where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies for a super reasonable price.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here. **********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.To sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com*********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************MIND YOUR PRACTICE PODCASTMind Your Practice - Carolyn's  podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people support and strategies for keeping their projects and practices a priority with monthly webinars, worksheets, live QnA’s, optional accountability pods, and ACTUAL HOMEWORK (that you'll never be graded on. Ever!)You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds. ********************************** **********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

Today on Between the Worlds we discuss the transition from the Hierophant year to the Lovers year. What it means for you, and what it means for the world. Tune in to find out how 2021 deepened our understanding of lineages and ancestry in recognition of the more-than-human world; and how the Hierophant called us all to become students and masters. We discuss the concept of the daimon as an intermediary between the human and more-than-human realms, and how that may have impacted us collectively and personally. Finally, we take a deep dive into the Lovers year, anticipating likely themes relating to love, relationships, independence, interdependence,  individualism, decoloniality, what we need to compost, and what the Lovers year is calling out for each of us to practice.  Come walk with us in the open winds, and talk with us like the Lovers do!To find out more about our workshops either scroll down or visit our website. www.betweentheworldspodcast.com/shopTo leave a review of the podcast on iTunes, open your Apple Podcasts APP and scroll down to the comments. Or you can try to click this link (sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't depending on your set up).Find us on Instagram at:Podcast: @BetweentheworldspodcastAmanda: @OracleofLACarolyn: @CarolynPennypackerRiggs REFERENCES FOR THIS EPISODE:BETWEEN THE COVERS PODCAST interview with poet Rosemary WaldropTHE EMERALD podcast by Joshua Schrei, the On Resonance episodeDrew Broaderick, music teacher, Tetra Music School.In the WILDWOOD TAROT and guidebook, the Hierophant is called Ancestor.WORLD AS LOVER, WORLD AS SELF by Joanna Macy.LIVING SYSTEMS class with Leah Garza.5 ADVANCES THAT FOLLOWED PANDEMICS an article on the History Channel by Glen McDonald.DAIMON, the Greek meaning of, on Wikiwand.RILKE ON LOVE AND OTHER DIFFICULTIES by Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by John J. L. MoodLOVE AS POLITICAL RESISTANCE an essay in the book PLEASURE ACTIVISM  by adrienne maree brownTHE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES by Peter Wohlleben*********************************WELCOME LOVERS: CARDS OF THE YEAR WORKSHOPIn this workshop, we’ll look at the collective card of the year for 2022 –  the Lovers card – and discuss what it's offering us. We’ll also look at your personal cards of the year, how they relate to the collective cards and to your soul card. CLICK HERE to register for Welcome Lovers: Cards of the Year Workshop.We’ve also got Candle Magick, we’ve got Empress Love Magick, we’ve got Ace of Swords protection magick and more. CLICK THIS LINK TO SHOPYou can also get your favorite witch a yearly subscription to our coven -- the gift that keeps on giving throughout the year, where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies for a super reasonable price.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here. **********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.To sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com **********************************MIND YOUR PRACTICE PODCASTMind Your Practice - Carolyn's  podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people support and strategies for keeping their projects and practices a priority with monthly webinars, worksheets, live QnA’s, optional accountability pods, and ACTUAL HOMEWORK (that you'll never be graded on. Ever!)You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds. **********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

Welcome to our first episode on the court cards! The Page of Pentacles teaches us how to find our gifts, and more importantly, how to enjoy them! Court cards are our most requested cards, because they’re so puzzling. Court cards can teach us about the masks that we wear and the personas or roles that we take on. They can indicate personality types. They can also help us understand where we are in our processes of transformation. The Page of Pentacles is the Child of Wisdom. They are practicing becoming secure in a world that is inherently unstable and constantly changing. The person in this card is GIFTED, and their task, and your task (if this card comes up for you) is to figure out how to share that gift with the world. Tune in to this episode for a discussion on how to recognize your gifts, what gifts are, medieval roles and what they have to do with us now, magical stones, astrological correspondences, Vikings, the Princess of the Echoing Hills, mitochondrial eve, and where you need to go to call in the power of the Rose of the Palace of the Earth. Join us!To find out more about our workshops either scroll down or visit our website. www.betweentheworldspodcast.com/shopTo leave a review of the podcast on iTunes, open your Apple Podcasts APP and scroll down to the comments. Or you can try to click this link (sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't depending on your set up).Find us on Instagram at:Podcast: @BetweentheworldspodcastAmanda: @OracleofLACarolyn: @CarolynPennypackerRiggs REFERENCES FOR THIS EPISODE:INTERVIEW WITH AMANDA by LEAH DIETERICH in Triangle House Magazine: We Are Equals, We Empower Each OtherKEYWORDS FOR THE CROWLEY TAROT by Banzhaf and ThelerTHE TAROT: HISTORY, SYMBOLISM, AND DIVINATION by Robert M. PlaceSEVENTY-EIGHT DEGREES OF WISDOM by Rachel PollackTAROT FOR TROUBLED TIMES by Shaheen Miro & Theresa ReedTAROT AS A WAY OF LIFE by Karen Hamaker-ZondagA FEMINIST TAROT by Sally Gearheart with a little help from Susan RennieDAUGHTERS OF THE MOON TAROT by Ffiona MorganTHE CROWLEY TAROT by Akron and BanzhafGODS SPEAKING by Judith O’GradyIF WOMEN ROSE ROOTED by Sharon BlackieTHE TAROT OF PLANTS by Heather EndersQUOTE INVESTIGATOR for the “Purpose of life is to discover your gift…” quote. *********************************WELCOME LOVERS: CARDS OF THE YEAR WORKSHOPIn this workshop, we’ll look at the collective card of the year for 2022 –  the Lovers card – and discuss what it's offering us. We’ll also look at your personal cards of the year, how they relate to the collective cards and to your soul card. CLICK HERE to register for Welcome Lovers: Cards of the Year Workshop.We’ve also got Candle Magick, we’ve got Empress Love Magick, we’ve got Ace of Swords protection magick and more. CLICK THIS LINK TO SHOPYou can also get your favorite witch a yearly subscription to our coven -- the gift that keeps on giving throughout the year, where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies for a super reasonable price.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here. **********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.To sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com **********************************MIND YOUR PRACTICE PODCASTMind Your Practice - Carolyn's  podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people support and strategies for keeping their projects and practices a priority with monthly webinars, worksheets, live QnA’s, optional accountability pods, and ACTUAL HOMEWORK (that you'll never be graded on. Ever!)You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds. **********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

Find out what happens when Venus, the planet of love and intimacy, stations retrograde in Capricorn, and what it means for you on this holiday week  "mini-sode" (that became a full episode. This retrograde will give you an opportunity to close the loop. To heal an old wound or get it right this time. We talk about how Venus retrograde can help you clear out old patterns that get in the way of full intimacy with life, your creativity, and those that you love. We talk ancestral curses, the meaning of fairy tales, Hecate as the goddess of the crossroads, and much more. Have a listen while you're making that holiday dinner! Thanks for joining us.To find out more about our workshops either scroll down or visit our website. www.betweentheworldspodcast.com/shopTo leave a review of the podcast on iTunes, open your Apple Podcasts APP and scroll down to the comments. Or you can try to click this link (sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't depending on your set up).Find us on Instagram at:Podcast: @BetweentheworldspodcastAmanda: @OracleofLACarolyn: @CarolynPennypackerRiggs REFERENCES FOR THIS EPISODE:Demetra George 's book "Mysteries of the Dark Moon" is a great place to look for references to Hecate.Check out Pina Bausch's piece, "Bluebeard," if you're a dance and fairy tale fan.Sign up for Amanda's newsletter to stay caught up on upcoming transits. *********************************GREAT WITCHY GIFTS:  OUR BTW WORKSHOPS  Between the Worlds workshops are available for download and make great gifts. Our next workshop is Welcome Lovers: Cards of the Year workshop.We’ve also got Candle Magick, we’ve got Empress Love Magick, we’ve got Ace of Swords protection magick and more. CLICK THIS LINK TO SHOPYou can also get your favorite witch a yearly subscription to our coven -- the gift that keeps on giving throughout the year, where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies for a super reasonable price.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here. **********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.To sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com **********************************MIND YOUR PRACTICE PODCASTMind Your Practice - Carolyn's  podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people support and strategies for keeping their projects and practices a priority with monthly webinars, worksheets, live QnA’s, optional accountability pods, and ACTUAL HOMEWORK (that you'll never be graded on. Ever!)You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds. **********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

Welcome to Season 5 of Between the Worlds, in this episode we go deep into Winter Solstice, otherwise known as Yule, the witches’ celebration of the darkness. Winter Solstice is the holiday where the new and old meet. It’s both the holiday of the Ancient Crone, and the holiday that celebrates the conception and the birth of the divine child, the rebirth of the sun.We’ll be talking about the astrology of the season, the mytho-poetics of the Yule, tarot correspondences, and rituals you can do to make sure your longest night a magical one.Join us! To find out more about our workshops either scroll down or visit our website. www.betweentheworldspodcast.com/shopTo register for Amanda's Solstice ritual, go to: https://bit.ly/3yxy9gqTo leave a review of the podcast on iTunes, open your Apple Podcasts APP and scroll down to the comments. Or you can try to click this link (sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't depending on your set up).Find us on Instagram at:Podcast: @BetweentheworldspodcastAmanda: @OracleofLACarolyn: @CarolynPennypackerRiggs REFERENCES FOR THIS EPISODE:H. Byron Ballard, a pagan book about the Wheel of the Year, “Seasons of a Magical Life.”Demetra George on “Planetary Joys,” https://demetra-george.com/blog/planetary-joy-moon-third-house/Tai Gooden, a great resource on the Yule holiday meaning. "The curious past and present day importance of Yule", https://nerdist.com/article/yule-curious-past-and-present-day-importance/Marie Howe, "What the Living Do" – the poem from the episode.In David Abram’s book, “The Spell of the Sensuous,” he refers to the indigenous conception of the ancestors as being the land itself.Mark Snyder on Monarch Butterfly Migration. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/10/18/monarch-butterflies-california-migration-begins-hope-big-numbers/5864309001/Acyuta-bhava Das at Nightlight Astrology is a great resource on the meaning of the solstices in astrology. https://nightlightastrology.com/Joanna Macy and  Molly Young Brown, "Coming Back to Life: Practices to Reconnect Our Lives, Our World." For their work on Positive Disintegration and the ecological crisis.Starhawk's book, "The Spiral Dance," is the source for the Solstice chant Amanda used in the episode. This chant is from the work of the Reclaiming Collective. The chant goes: "_ is lost to the night.  _ is lost to the night... to fall and rise again....to die and be reborn. What more must we lose to the night? ... The light was born, And the light has died. I surrender this year to the night." (If you like this chant we highly recommend grabbing a copy of this book. *********************************GREAT WITCHY GIFTS:  OUR BTW WORKSHOPS  Between the Worlds workshops are available for download and make great gifts. We’ve got Candle Magick, we’ve got Empress Love Magick, we’ve got Ace of Swords protection magick and more. CLICK THIS LINK TO SHOPYou can also get your favorite witch a yearly subscription to our coven -- the gift that keeps on giving throughout the year, where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies for a super reasonable price.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here. **********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo sign up for Amanda's Solstice Ritual on 12/21/21 7pm PST or find out more CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.To sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com **********************************MIND YOUR PRACTICE PODCASTMind Your Practice - Carolyn's  podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people support and strategies for keeping their projects and practices a priority with monthly webinars, worksheets, live QnA’s, optional accountability pods, and ACTUAL HOMEWORK (that you'll never be graded on. Ever!)You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds. **********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

Find out how the story of the suit of pentacles ends in the last episode of the season. Host Amanda Yates Garcia breaks it all down with guest, Benebell Wen, author of two tarot books and the creator of the Spirit Keeper's Tarot deck.In this episode we discuss:how the 10 of Pentacles is a good omenfamily matters and ancestral influencesMiranda JulyWhat it means to receive an inheritancecan the tarot predict events or forecast the future?how to break unhealthy cyclesthe Green Manhow if you get the ten of pentacles you risk losing all your wealth if you don’t do this one thingthe potlatchthe geopolitical lessons of the 10 of pentacleswhat happens when you try to control things that are not yours to controlMercury in Virgothe 10 of Pents relationship to the Wheel of Fortuneand what your reaction when you get the 10 of Pentacles says about you!We can't wait to hear what you think! Join us!To find out more about our ACE OF PENTACLES: ABUNDANCE MAGICK WORKSHOP either scroll down or visit our website. www.betweentheworldspodcast.com/shopFind us on Instagram at:Podcast: @Betweentheworldspodcast Amanda: @OracleofLA Carolyn: @CarolynPennypackerRiggsTo leave a review of the podcast on iTunes, open your Apple Podcasts APP and scroll down to the comments. Or you can try to click this link (sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't depending on your set up). REFERENCES FOR THIS EPISODE:Podcast Recommendation: If I Go Missing The Witches Did It“Green Man: The Archetype of Our Oneness with the Earth,” a book by William Anderson."Cat's in the Cradle," a folk song by Harry Chapin."Young and Dangerous," a Chinese TV show."Dynasty," an American TV show."Downton Abbey," a British TV show. *********************************Find out more about our special guest, Benebell Wen: Benebell Wen is the author of Holistic Tarot and The Tao of Craft, both published by North Atlantic Books. She is also the artist and creator of the Spirit Keeper's Tarot. Find her on Instagram: @bellwen.Or at the following:Website. http://www.benebellwen.comYouTube. https://www.youtube.com/c/BenebellWenTwitter. http://www.twitter.com/tarotanalysisInstagram. http://www.instagram.com/bellwen ********************************* UPCOMING WORKSHOPS  - ACE OF PENTACLES: ABUNDANCE MAGICKAbundance is already present, but remembering that can be a challenge in a culture that’s modeled on scarcity. True abundance includes rest, love, nourishment, inspiration, security, and pleasure. In this workshop we will establish a new relationship to abundance, inspired by the natural systems of the earth and the wisdom tradition of the tarot. This workshop includes:Invocation to call in abundance whenever you want or need toA beautiful PDF including special correspondences, FAQs, deities, a reference list and moreA tarot spread for abundance3 easy abundance rituals for daily use (or whenever you need)1 expansive ritual done in the live workshop to call abundance into your life right nowAn abundance meditation you can use whenever you need to get into that state of flowAnd so much more!Anyone can join this workshop but current subscribers to our coven at the Jupiter level receive the workshop with the cost of membership.  CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here. **********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com **********************************MIND YOUR PRACTICE PODCASTMind Your Practice - Carolyn's  podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people support and strategies for keeping their projects and practices a priority with monthly webinars, worksheets, live QnA’s, optional accountability pods, and ACTUAL HOMEWORK (that you'll never be graded on. Ever!)You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds. **********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

In this episode we talk with Danica Boyce, creator of the Fairfolk Podcast, about paganism, the otherworld, and folk traditions of abundance.Tune in as we discuss the difference between Paganism vs. Neo paganism; explore the meaning of earth-centered spirituality; how there IS a continuity of paganism from pre-Christian times; the radical idea that the earth is inherently good; whether or not the otherworld exists, and if it does, how we get there; what we mean when we say "Spirit";  desire as the force that moves us; what's wrong with the theory of evolution; the sacred;  the Pagan holiday of Lunasa; “dark and twisted” monsters who live in caves; how music and poetry creates the world; and how polyphonic music changes our perception of reality. And so much more!Danica is an online pagan educator and life and business coach. She is known for her podcast Fair Folk, a project dedicated to sharing the sacred song and folk traditions of Europe. She uses the lens of abundance mindset and conscious embodiment to approach personal liberation and the revival of nourishing and sustainable traditional culture.To find out more about our ACE OF PENTACLES: ABUNDANCE MAGICK WORKSHOP either scroll down or visit our website. www.betweentheworldspodcast.com/shopREFERENCES FOR THIS EPISODE:Podcast Recommendation: If I Go Missing The Witches Did ItKing Orfeo, a song by AlvaJohn Barleycorn, a song by The Young Tradition*********************************Find out more about our special guest, Danica Boyce: Danica Boyce is an online pagan educator and life and business coach. She is known for her podcast Fair Folk, a project dedicated to sharing the sacred song and folk traditions of Europe. She uses the lens of abundance mindset and conscious embodiment to approach personal liberation and the revival of nourishing and sustainable traditional culture.Find her on Instagram: @danica.boyce Join her mailing list: Danica Boyce Newsletter Listen to the Fairfolk Podcast on Soundcloud: Fairfolk Podcast  Listen to the Fairfolk Podcast on Apple Podcasts: Fairfolk Podcast *********************************UPCOMING WORKSHOPS  - ACE OF PENTACLES: ABUNDANCE MAGICKAbundance is already present, but remembering that can be a challenge in a culture that’s modeled on scarcity. True abundance includes rest, love, nourishment, inspiration, security, and pleasure. In this workshop we will establish a new relationship to abundance, inspired by the natural systems of the earth and the wisdom tradition of the tarot. This workshop includes:Invocation to call in abundance whenever you want or need toA beautiful PDF including special correspondences, FAQs, deities, a reference list and moreA tarot spread for abundance3 easy abundance rituals for daily use (or whenever you need)1 expansive ritual done in the live workshop to call abundance into your life right nowAn abundance meditation you can use whenever you need to get into that state of flowAnd so much more!Anyone can join this workshop but current subscribers to our coven at the Jupiter level receive the workshop with the cost of membership.  CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here.**********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo join Amanda's Full Moon in Pisces Ritual Sunday 9/19/21 6pm PST: CLICK THIS LINK TO REGISTER OR FIND OUT MORE.To sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************MIND YOUR PRACTICE PODCASTMind Your Practice - Carolyn's  podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people support and strategies for keeping their projects and practices a priority with monthly webinars, worksheets, live QnA’s, optional accountability pods, and ACTUAL HOMEWORK (that you'll never be graded on. Ever!)You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds. **********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

Pentacles are about solutions, and this card is all about dealing with the enormity, sensuality, eroticism, ripeness, and the full glory of our presence. So says our special guest today, the grown ass witch, Angela Mary Magick. This card appears when we’re ready to admit wild truths about ourselves, when we need to get big enough to hold the pointy things (and maybe even take PLEASURE in it), and when we’re being called to take up space AND be in community at the same time.We cover:How to alert your spirit guides to your presence; how to activate earth energy; how triggers activate our feral cycles; how to deal with changes happening in our bodies; how to deal with controversy and complexity; what to do if someone just doesn’t like you (hint: you don’t need to scamper around trying to prove yourself); how to feed yourself and others and so much more.Our guest today is a true teacher, mystic and mentor, Angela Mary Magick, to get the prompts from the episode, subscribe to their channels, or find out more about their practice, see below!We absolutely adore them and we know you will too! Join us!To find out more about our ACE OF PENTACLES: ABUNDANCE MAGICK WORKSHOP either scroll down or visit our website. www.betweentheworldspodcast.com/shopTo join Amanda's Full Moon in Pisces Ritual Sunday 9/19/21 6pm PST: CLICK THIS LINK TO REGISTER OR FIND OUT MORE.REFERENCES FOR THIS EPISODE:Podcast Recommendation: If I Go Missing The Witches Did ItTo get Angela Mary Magick's prompts, subscribe to her newsletter here, or check out her links below!Biddy Mason monument, Downtown LAand don't forget to check out the Witches Confluence*********************************Find out more about our special guest, Angele Mary Magic: Angela Mary Magick She/They is the creatrix of Moon bb Magick Tarot & Altalune Sensual Oracle Cards. Find their Worldwide Coven on YouTube, Patreon, Instagram, and their newsletter love notes for creativity, community, magick, relaxation & spirituality. Angela is a Witch, mama, emergent artist, community organizer, educator, lifelong student and reviewer at Indie Deck Review Angela Mary Magick is honored to be FemmeCee of Modern Witches Confluence October 29-31 2021.Find Angela on : YouTube (And don't forget to SUBSCRIBE!)Find Angela on: Patreon Find Angela on: InstagramSign up for Angela's: Newsletter Love NotesGo to Angela's website: Angela Mary MagickNeed a little Witch ASMR? Go to: ASMR Ask a Witch Q & A*** 9 OF PENTACLES JOURNAL PROMPTS (Get the remaining prompts by subscribing to Angela's newsletter):We Witches know how embodiment works and our journaling practice is the place on the map where treasure is buried. Let's get out our Book of Shadows and take up some space with Witchcraft!1. OUR BODYYour Body, My Body, OUR BODY. We are interdependent and share one truth, that all of us have bodies which carry our Spirit through life. How does this communal experience make you feel?TO GET THE REMAINING JOURNAL PROMPTS, SUBSCRIBE TO ANGELA MARY MAGICK'S NEWSLETTER HERE.*********************************UPCOMING WORKSHOPS  - ACE OF PENTACLES: ABUNDANCE MAGICKAbundance is already present, but remembering that can be a challenge in a culture that’s modeled on scarcity. True abundance includes rest, love, nourishment, inspiration, security, and pleasure. In this workshop we will establish a new relationship to abundance, inspired by the natural systems of the earth and the wisdom tradition of the tarot. This workshop includes:Invocation to call in abundance whenever you want or need toA beautiful PDF including special correspondences, FAQs, deities, a reference list and moreA tarot spread for abundance3 easy abundance rituals for daily use (or whenever you need)1 expansive ritual done in the live workshop to call abundance into your life right nowAn abundance meditation you can use whenever you need to get into that state of flowAnd so much more!Anyone can join this workshop but subscribers to our coven at the Jupiter level receive the workshop with the cost of membership.  If you're buying as a one off, receive 20% off your purchase if you buy before 9/6/21. CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here.**********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo join Amanda's Full Moon in Pisces Ritual Sunday 9/19/21 6pm PST: CLICK THIS LINK TO REGISTER OR FIND OUT MORE.To sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************MIND YOUR PRACTICE PODCASTMind Your Practice - Carolyn's  podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people support and strategies for keeping their projects and practices a priority with monthly webinars, worksheets, live QnA’s, optional accountability pods, and ACTUAL HOMEWORK (that you'll never be graded on. Ever!)You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds. **********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

Today we’re talking about the 8 of Pentacles, all about mastering your craft and makin’ those coins. When the 8 of Pents comes up, you’re being called to know your craft so well, to be so confident in it, that you can innovate. You’re not checking to see what other people are doing or if you’re getting it right. You’re paying attention to the materials and listening to what wants to emerge. Whether that’s in your practice as a witch or a musician, or a podcaster or whatever you’re doing. Your real work and practice begins when you’re able to innovate according to what wants to be done, not what what is imposed by the outside.Join us as we discuss how to find your flow with artist, astrologer and tarotista, Alejandra Luisa León. She began collaging as a way to process grief, and The Lioness Oracle Tarot was the result. Since then she has hand collaged and published two other decks: The Stars Divine (an Astrology deck) and Vision of the Muse. On top of running her online business, she also gives readings and teaches. She resides in Oakland, California. We know you're going to love her as much as we do. Join us!To find out more about our ACE OF PENTACLES: ABUNDANCE MAGICK WORKSHOP either scroll down or visit our website. www.betweentheworldspodcast.com/shopREFERENCES FOR THIS EPISODE:Nia Dennis's "Black Excellence" gymnastics routineMihaly Czicksentmihali's work on Flow. Check out this article here.Author and Arts Consultant, Beth Pickens: bethpickens.com and her book, Make Your Art No Matter WhatDonna Summer, the song, "She works hard for her money."Kerry James Marshall, "Mastry", a painting exhibition at the MOCA, Los Angeles.*********************************Find out more about our special guest, Alejandra Luisa León: oracle, artist, and deck creator....  Visit her website: www.thelionessoracle.comCheck out her Instagram feed: @thelionessoracleBuy her tarot decks: The Lioness OracleGrab some of her hot merch: t-shirts, tote bags, cute stuff galore...Or sign up for her mailing list: https://www.thelionessoracle.com/newsletter *********************************UPCOMING WORKSHOPS  - ACE OF PENTACLES: ABUNDANCE MAGICKAbundance is already present, but remembering that can be a challenge in a culture that’s modeled on scarcity. True abundance includes rest, love, nourishment, inspiration, security, and pleasure. In this workshop we will establish a new relationship to abundance, inspired by the natural systems of the earth and the wisdom tradition of the tarot. This workshop includes:Invocation to call in abundance whenever you want or need toA beautiful PDF including special correspondences, FAQs, deities, a reference list and moreA tarot spread for abundance3 easy abundance rituals for daily use (or whenever you need)1 expansive ritual done in the live workshop to call abundance into your life right nowAn abundance meditation you can use whenever you need to get into that state of flowAnd so much more!Anyone can join this workshop but subscribers to our coven at the Jupiter level receive the workshop with the cost of membership.  If you're buying as a one off, receive 20% off your purchase if you buy before 9/6/21. CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here. Looking for CANDLE MAGICK - THE WORKSHOP?? Click this link.**********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************MIND YOUR PRACTICE PODCASTMind Your Practice - Carolyn's  podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people support and strategies for keeping their projects and practices a priority with monthly webinars, worksheets, live QnA’s, optional accountability pods, and ACTUAL HOMEWORK (that you'll never be graded on. Ever!)You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds. **********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

Dear Listeners we’re so excited to dive with you into this episode with one of our favorite and dear guests, Chiron Armand. Chiron is is a shamanic practitioner holding initiations in Haitian Vodou, Brazilian Quimbanda, and is a trained hoodoo root doctor in the Southern Conjure tradition. He’s also the author of Deliverance!: Hoodoo Spells of Uncrossing, Healing, and Protection and Clearing Spaces: Inspirational Techniques to Heal Your Home. AND he holds an MA in Performance Studies from New York University and a BA in Ritual Anthropology and Queer Studies from Hampshire College. In short, Chiron is brilliant, thoroughly educated and initiated, and also kind, adorable, and super fun to talk to. We love him so much and know you will too.Today we’re talking about the Spirits of the Land, and the Spirits of Places. We talk about ancestral relationships to the land and how they show up in your childhood. We talk about techniques for communicating and forming bonds with the spirits of the land, and how to do that even if you’re living in a big city where you feel like any land spirits may be long gone. We discuss how the ocean can heal our relationships, and how the mountains can lead us to deeper integrity and purpose — but that we can’t approach them in an extractive way, wanting something. Instead, we need to approach the spirits of the land in an attitude of romantic reverence.Stay tuned to find out how.To find out more about our ACE OF PENTACLES: ABUNDANCE MAGICK WORKSHOP  either scroll down or visit our website. www.betweentheworldspodcast.com/shopQuestions to ask yourself if you're worried you're failing:by whose standards am I failing?who benefits from my believing myself a failure?who benefits if I love myself more in all my failure? Truly, like which groups of people or beings benefit from your resistance to imposed notions of success?how can you throw your failure back in the face of the status quo, or whomever it is that says that you’re failing? Like truly, what would it look like to thumb your nose?ask yourself, how can I open up a dialogue here, instead of operating on a dominator model?*********************************Find out more about our special guest, Chiron Armand: writer, shamanic practitioner, and decolonial creative....  Visit his website: https://www.impactshamanism.com/Check out his Instagram feed: @chironarmandAnd his YouTube: Impact Shamanism Grab some of his Quimbanda Supplies: https://osoldameianoite.com/ or here Quimbandasupplies.com  (coming soon! follow him on Instagram in the meantime)Or buy his magnificent books: Deliverance!: Hoodoo Spells of Uncrossing, Healing, and Protection or Clearing Spaces: Inspirational Techniques to Clear Your Home*********************************UPCOMING WORKSHOPS  - ACE OF PENTACLES: ABUNDANCE MAGICKAbundance is already present, but remembering that can be a challenge in a culture that’s modeled on scarcity. True abundance includes rest, love, nourishment, inspiration, security, and pleasure. In this workshop we will establish a new relationship to abundance, inspired by the natural systems of the earth and the wisdom tradition of the tarot. This workshop includes:Invocation to call in abundance whenever you want or need toA beautiful PDF including special correspondences, FAQs, deities, a reference list and moreA tarot spread for abundance3 easy abundance rituals for daily use (or whenever you need)1 expansive ritual done in the live workshop to call abundance into your life right nowAn abundance meditation you can use whenever you need to get into that state of flowAnd so much more!Anyone can join this workshop but subscribers to our coven at the Jupiter level receive the workshop with the cost of membership.  If you're buying as a one off, receive 20% off your purchase if you buy before 9/6/21. CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here.**********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************MIND YOUR PRACTICE PODCASTMind Your Practice - Carolyn's new podcast with author and arts consultant, Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people a framework for keeping their projects and practices a priority with *actual homework* and optional accountability groups made up of other artists and writers!You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds.**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

When the 7 of Pentacles comes up in a reading it's a sign that we’re worried about all the ways we might fail. But the 7 of Pentacles offers us an opportunity to turn failure into an act of rebellion and … pleasure.In this episode we discuss the relationship between the 7 of Pentacles and the Chariot card; its correspondence to Saturn in Taurus; how 7s usually portend and initiation of some kind; and analyze it all through the lens of Jack Halberstam's glorious book, THE QUEER ART OF FAILURE. We also go into a discussion of the relationship of the 7 of Pentacles to gardening; how plants teach you about love and loss; abuelita knowledge; how to recognize when a plant wants to work with you; creating refuges; how fungi create networks of intelligence; and what we should do if we know the world is ending tomorrow.Our guest this week is queer artist, herbalist, and plant lover Flora Pacha, previously known as La Loba Loca, host of the WildWeeds Podcast, teacher of feminist brujeria workshops, keeper of pigs, and tender of lands. We love them and we can’t wait to introduce you! Join us.To find out more about our ACE OF PENTACLES: ABUNDANCE MAGICK WORKSHOP  either scroll down or visit our website. www.betweentheworldspodcast.com/shopQuestions to ask yourself if you're worried you're failing:by whose standards am I failing?who benefits from my believing myself a failure?who benefits if I love myself more in all my failure? Truly, like which groups of people or beings benefit from your resistance to imposed notions of success?how can you throw your failure back in the face of the status quo, or whomever it is that says that you’re failing? Like truly, what would it look like to thumb your nose?ask yourself, how can I open up a dialogue here, instead of operating on a dominator model? References in this episode include:Saturnalia, University of Chicago. https://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/calendar/saturnalia.htmlThe Queer Art of Failure, a book by Jack Halberstam7 of Pentacles, a poem by Marge Piercy**********************************Learn More About Our  Guest Flora Pacha (formerly known as La Loba Loca)Our guest this week is queer artist, herbalist, and plant lover Flora Pacha, previously known as La Loba Loca, host of the WildWeeds Podcast, teacher of feminist brujeria workshops, keeper of pigs, and tender of lands. Visit their website: https://lalobaloca.bigcartel.com/Follow them on Instagram: @flora.pachaListen to their podcast: Wild Weeds PodcastJoin their Patreon: Flora Pacha*******************************CURRENT WORKSHOPS  - ACE OF PENTACLES: ABUNDANCE MAGICKAbundance is already present, but remembering that can be a challenge in a culture that’s modeled on scarcity. True abundance includes rest, love, nourishment, inspiration, security, and pleasure. In this workshop we will establish a new relationship to abundance, inspired by the natural systems of the earth and the wisdom tradition of the tarot. This workshop includes:Invocation to call in abundance whenever you want or need toA beautiful PDF including special correspondences, FAQs, deities, a reference list and moreA tarot spread for abundance3 easy abundance rituals for daily use (or whenever you need)1 expansive ritual done in the live workshop to call abundance into your life right nowAn abundance meditation you can use whenever you need to get into that state of flowAnd so much more!Anyone can join this workshop but subscribers to our coven at the Jupiter level receive the workshop with the cost of membership.  If you're buying as a one off, receive 20% off your purchase if you buy before 9/6/21. CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here.********************************** Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates GarciaTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker RiggsCheck out Mind Your Practice - Carolyn's new podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens.Mind Your Practice is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks). There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people a framework for keeping their projects and practices a priority with *actual homework* and optional accountability groups made up of other artists and writers!You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds.**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

Many tarotologists say the 6 of Pentacles is one of the most complicated cards in the Minor Arcana. It's a card about exchange, giving and receiving, but as we know all too well, that shizz can bring up a lot for people! In this episode we talk about knowing your value (and how if you're over giving, you probably don't); guilt and being of service; leaky boundaries, how to set clearer ones and defend them; gift societies; obligation; Marcel Mauss; myths and fairytales; how the moon is not a vending machine (hey, hey CA Conrad); what the Cameron Crowe film Say Anything tells us about tarot; how to find TRUE abundance and what to do with it once you've got it... all with our illustrious guest, Liz Worth!A bit more about our guest... Liz Worth teaches practical approaches to tarot and spirituality. She is the author of seven books, including The Power of Tarot and Going Beyond the Little White Book: A Contemporary Guide to Tarot. She can be reached at lizworth.com.Join us! References in this episode include:78 DEGREES OF WISDOM a book by Rachel PollackTHE GIFT a book by Marcel MaussSAY ANYTHING a film by Cameron CrowIN YOUR EYES a song by Peter GabrielBTW 42: UNDERWORLD, BUT MAKE IT FASHION, ACE OF PENTACLES, PART 2  a podcast by Amanda Yates Garcia and Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Learn More About Our  Guest Liz WorthLiz Worth teaches practical approaches to tarot and spirituality. She is the author of seven books, including The Power of Tarot and Going Beyond the Little White Book: A Contemporary Guide to Tarot. She can be reached at lizworth.com.  Visit her website: www.lizworth.comFollow her on Instagram: @LizWorthTarotFollow her on Facebook: Liz WorthBuy her book: The Power of Tarot******************************* CURRENT WORKSHOPS TEMPERANCE: Potions, Offerings, & Rituals of Transformation :  In this workshop you will learn to use ordinary substances to make big magic in your everyday life. Cooking magic, cleaning magic, love magic, and more. You'll learn how to whip up a spell using the things you have in your kitchen, create offerings for your ancestors, and a clearing bath that will restore your soul. Click here to find out more. To become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here.********************************** Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates GarciaTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker RiggsCheck out Mind Your Practice - Carolyn's new podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens.Mind Your Practice is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks). There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people a framework for keeping their projects and practices a priority with *actual homework* and optional accountability groups made up of other artists and writers!You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds.**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes. 

Circe is the first witch mentioned in the literature of the classical world. Daughter of the Sun, and the ocean nymph Perse, Circe is the Lady of the Beasts, wielder of wands, knower of plants, both poisonous and medicinal, and is queer AF.  She's a goddess of secrets and necromancy (she can communicate with the dead). Her familiar is the hawk, so if you see one, recognize that Circe might be present. In this episode we discuss the beautiful demi-goddess Circe in all her glory with one of her priests, Nick Dickinson. He tells us how to invoke her, and why Circe is a goddess all witches need to know. He also shares his methods for lifting the evil eye, and breaking curses from his family lineage of Greek Folk Magic. Do you know how the evil eye gets transmitted? You might have done it yourself by accident. Find out what it is and how to lift it by tuning in!We are absolutely in love with Circe, her wisdom, her wileyness, her complexity, her mastery. We seriously could have talked with Nick for YEARS! We're so excited to share this episode with you, dear listeners. You're going to love it! A bit more about our guest... Nick Dickinson is Headmistress of Circe Academy through The Cauldron Black in Salem MA, and a professional witch and witchcraft educator with over 35 years of experience working with clients and students in both public and private settings. Ordained and initiated in a variety of tantric yoga traditions (Mahayana Buddhism), and a teacher of yoga teachers and psychics, his classes and workshops are influenced by the intersection of classical yoga theory and modern witchcraft practice. Operating through a multidimensional animist lens with a focus on Greek folklore, Nick’s content welcomes all traditions at all levels and can be approached in a purely secular way.  NOTE: Don't forget to pre-order the new Taschen book, Witchcraft......we mention in the episode edited by Pam Grossman and Jess Hundley. A spellbinding journey through the global history of witchcraft, the third volume in The Library of Esoterica follows this magickal tradition from its ancient roots to its modern incarnations. Through more than 400 artworks, and revelatory essays and interviews with modern practitioners. Amanda's got an essay in it about witches of mythology, and it features many other beloved friends of Between the Worlds, such as Gaby Herstik and Edgar Fabian Frias. You won't want to miss it! Click here to find out more. References in this episode include:The Odyssey, by HomerCirce, by Madeline MillerThe Book of Oberon, by Harms, Clark and PetersonTransformations of Circe, by Judith YarnallDrawing Down the Moon: Magic in the Ancient Greco Roman World, by Radcliffe G Edmonds III **********************************Learn More About Our  Guest Nick DickinsonNick Dickinson is Headmistress of Circe Academy through The Cauldron Black in Salem MA, and a professional witch and witchcraft educator with over 35 years of experience working with clients and students in both public and private settings. Ordained and initiated in a variety of tantric yoga traditions (Mahayana Buddhism), and a teacher of yoga teachers and psychics, his classes and workshops are influenced by the intersection of classical yoga theory and modern witchcraft practice. Operating through a multidimensional animist lens with a focus on Greek folklore, Nick’s content welcomes all traditions at all levels and can be approached in a purely secular way. Join his class, at the Cauldron Black: Circe AcademyLift your curses for a dollar a month by joining his Patreon: Hedgecraft Ritual ArtsNick is also presenting at Salem Witchcraft and Folklore festival again this year: find out more about the festival here.Follow him on Instagram: @UrbanWizardFollow him on Facebook: Nick Dickinson ******************************* CURRENT WORKSHOPS TEMPERANCE: Potions, Offerings, & Rituals of Transformation :  In this workshop you will learn to use ordinary substances to make big magic in your everyday life. Cooking magic, cleaning magic, love magic, and more. You'll learn how to whip up a spell using the things you have in your kitchen, create offerings for your ancestors, and a clearing bath that will restore your soul. Click here to find out more. To become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here.********************************** Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates GarciaTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker RiggsCheck out Mind Your Practice - Carolyn's new podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens.Mind Your Practice is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks). There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people a framework for keeping their projects and practices a priority with *actual homework* and optional accountability groups made up of other artists and writers!You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds.**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes. 

This episode is sponsored by a new film created for the Tarot reading community from The Theatre Company in Portland, Oregon. Claire Willett's The Broken Heart Spread is a deep dive into the world of modern tarot card reading. Over the course of a single day, we meet seven women at seven different personal thresholds, all looking to the wisdom of the tarot for guidance in matters of the heart. The tarot cards open doors for each of the women - and Delphine herself - to write the next chapter of their own story. The Broken Heart Spread is currently streaming through August 22nd on Stellar. Catch the film on your own time through Video on Demand, tickets start at just $20 and can be found at thetheatreco.org. We hope you enjoy this movie normalizing the magic of witches!**********************************Speaking on the truth of suffering and fear, Zora Neale Hurston said that, only "half gods are worshipped in wine and flowers. Real gods require blood.” The Five of Pentacles is not a comfortable card. It speaks of pain and privation, the moments that bring us to our knees. But, as Amanda and her guest Dr. Thea Wirsching discuss in this episode, those moments are also invitations from the real and often blood thirsty gods to wrestle with the angels of our history.5s are ruled by the hierophant. The priest, the Pope, the card in the major arcana that connects us with our spiritual traditions; in some decks it is called, "Ancestor." The 5 of Pentacles demands our humility. It is an invitation to love life in it all its blizzards and madness and freezing winds. We discuss the Little Match Girl; the 4 Noble Truths of Buddhism; African American literature of the 19th century; The Wedding Crashers; how religion can offer salvation... and be a bunch of bullshit;  Mercury in Taurus; and where to find refuge.Our guest is Thea Wirsching is an Evolutionary astrologer and has been practicing astrology for almost two decades.  Her counseling business, The Pluto Babe, helps guide her clients in the process of releasing shame. She received her PhD from UCLA, and her dissertation focused on the history and literature of American occultism.  Much of this original research appears in her forthcoming publication, The American Renaissance Tarot (2021).  As a Tarot reader, Thea emphasizes the healing power of narrative and the cards’ facility to write a new story.  References in this episode include:CLOTEL, by William Wells Brown, the first African-American novel (1853)Rachel Pollack, “78 Degrees of Wisdom.”Zora Neale Hurston, "Their Eyes Were Watching God."Chiron Armand. An anonymous meme on his IG Stories. **********************************Learn More About Our  Guest Thea WirschingThea Wirsching is an Evolutionary astrologer and has been practicing astrology for almost two decades.  Her counseling business, The Pluto Babe, helps guide her clients in the process of releasing shame. She received her PhD from UCLA, and her dissertation focused on the history and literature of American occultism.  Much of this original research appears in her forthcoming publication, The American Renaissance Tarot (2021).  As a Tarot reader, Thea emphasizes the healing power of narrative and the cards’ facility to write a new story. Her deck, The American Renaissance Tarot, is out August of 2021.To find out more about Thea, visit her on Instagram, @the_pluto_babeOr visit her website: www.theplutobabe.comOr find her on Facebook @theplutobabe ******************************* CURRENT WORKSHOPS TEMPERANCE: Potions, Offerings, & Rituals of Transformation :  In this workshop you will learn to use ordinary substances to make big magic in your everyday life. Cooking magic, cleaning magic, love magic, and more. You'll learn how to whip up a spell using the things you have in your kitchen, create offerings for your ancestors, and a clearing bath that will restore your soul. Click here to find out more. To become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here.********************************** Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates GarciaTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker RiggsCheck out Mind Your Practice - Carolyn's new podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens.Mind Your Practice is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks). There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people a framework for keeping their projects and practices a priority with *actual homework* and optional accountability groups made up of other artists and writers!You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds.**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes. 

The 4 of Pentacles is about creating stability, economic security, a healthy body, a cozy home, or anything else that nourishes and sustains us. But if security is something that MOST of us long to have, then why does the 4 of Pentacles seem like such a crabby card? When we pull the 4 of Pentacles, Tarot is coming to us like a close friend, putting their hands on our shoulders, looking us in the eye and quietly asking: "Is what you’re doing you right now really getting you what you want? Maybe, it's time to let go."In this episode we talk about the relationship between the 4 of Pentacles, the Emperor Card, and the Death Card; Moliere's play "The Miser"; Charles Eisenstein's "Sacred Economics"; FOMO; Snoop Dog; being in integrity; how to tell when you're operating out of fear; scarcity and abundance; trusting your own value; somatic practices to help you take the best step forward; and how to create true abundance.Our guest this episode is Liliana Perez, a psychic medium, intuitive channel, deck creator and working witch. As a first generation born xicana indigena her passion is to provide accessible healing and connection to those in her local community as well as the virtual. She uses her strengths as a channel, her knowledge of the Tarot, folk medicine and magic to empower her clients to live their very best life. We love her! Her Passages Oracle Deck is out in September.Join us! References in this episode include:Charles Eisenstein, “Sacred Economics.”Rachel Pollack, “78 Degrees of Wisdom.”Robert M. Place, “The Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination”The Miser by Moliere study guide. By Cummings Study Guides. “Money (That’s What I Want)" a song by Tamla founder Berry Gordy and Janie Bradford, recorded by Barrett Strong. **********************************Learn More About Our  Guest Liliana PerezLiliana is a first generation born, colonized xicana indigena whose passion is to provide accessible healing and connection to those in her local community as well as the virtual. After spending the last few years focused on deepening, expanding and healing her relationship with herself, Liliana felt called to guide others on their own healing journey. Liliana’s heart lies in supporting + empowering individuals with the necessary tools to be their own guides and healers. Her work is a collaboration with her guides, ancestors, Earth, Sun, Moon + Stars. She combines her intuition as a medium, her knowledge of the Tarot, folk medicine and magic to bring you clarity and guidance.Her Passages Oracle Deck is out in September!To find out more about Liliana, visit her on Instagram, @hijaquecuraOr visit her website: https://hijaquecura.comOr subscribe to her newsletter. ********************************* CURRENT WORKSHOPS TEMPERANCE: Potions, Offerings, & Rituals of Transformation :  In this workshop you will learn to use ordinary substances to make big magic in your everyday life. Cooking magic, cleaning magic, love magic, and more. You'll learn how to whip up a spell using the things you have in your kitchen, create offerings for your ancestors, and a clearing bath that will restore your soul. Click here to find out more. To become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here.********************************** Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates GarciaTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker RiggsCheck out Mind Your Practice - Carolyn's new podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens.Mind Your Practice is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks). There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people a framework for keeping their projects and practices a priority with *actual homework* and optional accountability groups made up of other artists and writers!You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds.**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes. 

On today’s episode we’re talking with Tyson Yunkaporta, author of “Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World.” Tyson is a senior lecturer in Indigenous Knowledges at Deakin University in Melbourne and is a member of the Apalech clan in Queensland, Australia. "Sand Talk" explains how the teachings of aboriginal culture can help us imagine a way to a sustainable future by emphasizing community and connection over individualism and fragmentation, and by cultivating respect for the land. In this episode, we talk about how even when Western cultures seek out indigenous knowledges, they lack a framework to be able to understand what they're being offered. Indigenous thinking, according to Tyson, is relational. It requires long term connection and commitment to the community and the land. It’s not just about using didgeridoos, or smudge sticks, (or wands and cauldrons as the case may be), it's about engaging with a larger matrix of connectivity that is the TRUE essence of indigenous thinking and way of life.. We're really excited to share this episode with you! Thanks for tuning in! References in this episode include:Tyson Yunkaporta, "Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World."Tucker Carlson Had A Witch On His Show, It Did Not Go As Planned, https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tucker-carlson-witch-interview_n_59c1c14ce4b0186c2206b97fMichael M Hughes, "A Spell To Bind Donald Trump and All Those That Aid And Abet Him." *********************************REGISTER FOR AMANDA'S MOON RITUAL ON FRIDAY 7/23/21 6:30pm PSTThis Aquarius Full Moon in Leo Season is the Visionary Moon, the Claiming Moon, and the Herb Moon. Leo season asks us to show up with a heart full of courage. Aquarius is the sign of the visionary. This full moon is the time to show up with courage and envision the life you want; not just for yourself, but for all beings.Ritual is on Zoom and by donation - 7/23/21 6:30pm PST. To register CLICK HERE.  *********************************CURRENT WORKSHOPS TEMPERANCE: Potions, Offerings, & Rituals of Transformation :  In this workshop you will learn to use ordinary substances to make big magic in your everyday life. Cooking magic, cleaning magic, love magic, and more. You'll learn how to whip up a spell using the things you have in your kitchen, create offerings for your ancestors, and a clearing bath that will restore your soul. Click here to find out more. To become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here. **********************************Learn More About Our  Guest Tyson YunkaportaTyson Yunkaporta is an academic, an arts critic, and a researcher who is a member of the Apalech Clan in far north Queensland. He carves traditional tools and weapons and also works as a senior lecturer in Indigenous Knowledges at Deakin University in Melbourne. He lives in Melbourne and his book "Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save The World," is out now via Harper Collins.Buy his book "Sand Talk" via his publisher page: https://www.harpercollins.com/blogs/authors/tyson-yunkaporta **********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates GarciaTo sign up for Amanda's next ritual, click here: FULL MOON IN AQUARIUSTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com **********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker RiggsCheck out Mind Your Practice - Carolyn's new podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens.Mind Your Practice is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks). There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people a framework for keeping their projects and practices a priority with *actual homework* and optional accountability groups made up of other artists and writers!You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds. **********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes. 

The 3 of Pentacles is an invitation and a reminder to create spaces that are a celebration of what you hold sacred in life and attending to the details of maintaining them. When the 3 of Pentacles comes up, we know that we are being directed to get quiet and recognize what is sacred TO US, in our own hearts, and then we are being called to build it in the world, which requires that we find collaborators. The 3 of Pentacles invites you to look for people who share the same values as you, who hold the same things as sacred, and to come together with them to build something beautiful. Join us today as we discuss how to build your own sacred space with our special guest, Maria Minnis! References in this episode include:Charlotte Northrop. “The Amazing Story of the Intersex Goddess Cybele and Her Gay Priests” https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/intersex-goddess-cybele-trans-priests/#gs.jucoVogWikipedia contributors, 'Temple of Cybele (Palatine)', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 20 February 2021, 02:42 UTC, Lorraine Hansberry, writer of "A Raisin in the Sun"."Wrecking Ball," written by Sacha Skarbeck, performed by Miley Cyrus."The Seedling" by Laurence Dunbar ********************************* CURRENT WORKSHOPS TEMPERANCE: Potions, Offerings, & Rituals of Transformation :  In this workshop you will learn to use ordinary substances to make big magic in your everyday life. Cooking magic, cleaning magic, love magic, and more. You'll learn how to whip up a spell using the things you have in your kitchen, create offerings for your ancestors, and a clearing bath that will restore your soul. Click here to find out more. To become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here.**********************************Learn More About Our  Guest Maria MinnisMaria Minnis is a Bay Area-based poet and oracle with Southern roots who writes and teaches about everyday magic and holographic thinking. Sparked by a Kundalini awakening after a near-death experience, her work is inspired by voids, whale songs, Southern ritual, the moon, movement, experience, plant wisdom, and infinite interconnectedness. She is unapologetically Black and wildly intent on living on purpose. She lives on Ohlone land.To find out more about Maria, visit her on Instagram, @TinyParsnipOr visit her website: https://www.mariaminnis.com/Or subscribe to her newsletter. ********************************** Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates GarciaTo sign up for Amanda's next ritual, click here: FULL MOON IN AQUARIUSTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker RiggsCheck out Mind Your Practice - Carolyn's new podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens.Mind Your Practice is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks). There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people a framework for keeping their projects and practices a priority with *actual homework* and optional accountability groups made up of other artists and writers!You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds.**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

The 2 of Pentacles is all about being able to handle, and even enjoy (gasp!) complexity. In this episode, Amanda breaks down the card and discusses the history of jugglers, shaman, and court jesters; the infinity symbol; Jupiter in Capricorn; how to make multi-tasking work for you (and if we're anti-capitalist should we even be doing that?)... and then breaks it all down with special guest, Sarah Potter, aka The Color Witch. The Color Witch goes deep on keeping a healthy work-life balance. So if you're feeling overwhelmed and need some strategies for keeping all your plates spinning with joy, this is the episode for you! ** TO ENTER OUR CONTEST TO WIN A FREE WORKSHOP OR 1/2 HOUR TAROT SESSION...**Simply open the Podcasts app on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.Search for "Between the Worlds Podcast"Go to the Series page (not just a single episode page)Scroll down to ReviewsLeave a sweet review of the showScreenshot it and then email it to us at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.If you are not a subscriber to the BTW Weird Circle, you will be entered to win free participation in the upcoming Temperance Workshop, a $55 dollar value.If you ARE a Weird Circle Subscriber, you will be entered to win a free 1/2 hour tarot session with Amanda (a $100 value).If you've already written us a review, that's no problem, just screenshot your previous review (include an update if you want), and send it our way.  It's fine if you entered last week!Thank you so much for helping to support our podcast as we grow! References in this episode include:Motherpeace Round Tarot guidebook by Vicki Noble and Karen VogleThe Witches’ Wisdom Tarot Guidebook by Phyllis CurottThe Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination by Robert M. PlaceKeywords for the Crowley Tarot by Banzhaf and ThelerThe Complete Book of Tarot Reversals by Mary K. GreerWikipedia contributors, "Stańczyk," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sta%C5%84czyk&oldid=1009299864 (accessed June 6, 2021).The Intuitive Tarot by Richard Gordon with Dixie TaylorHistory of Juggling on Top End Sports. ********************************* CURRENT WORKSHOPS TEMPERANCE: Potions, Offerings, & Rituals of Transformation :  In this workshop you will learn to use ordinary substances to make big magic in your everyday life. Cooking magic, cleaning magic, love magic, and more. You'll learn how to whip up a spell using the things you have in your kitchen, create offerings for your ancestors, and a clearing bath that will restore your soul. Click here to find out more. To become a Between the Worlds Wierd Circle Subscriber, click here.To  Be Entered To Win A Free Workshop or 1/2 Hour Session with Amanda:Simply go to Apple / iTunes Podcasts  , leave a sweet review of the show, screenshot it and then email it to us at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.If you are not a subscriber to the BTW Weird Circle, you will be entered to win free participation in the upcoming Temperance Workshop, a $50 dollar value.If you're a Weird Circle Subscriber, you will be entered to win a free 1/2 hour tarot session with Amanda (a $100 value).If you've already written us a review, that's no problem, just screenshot your previous review (include an update if you want), and send it our way. Thank you so much for helping to support our podcast as we grow! **********************************Learn More About Our  Guest,  Sarah PotterSarah Potter is a professional witch, Tarot reader, and psychic medium based in NYC. She has shared the magic of manifestation with thousands of clients by tapping into the transformational energy of color and Tarot to promote self-empowerment and problem-solving through retreats, lectures, workshops, and one-on-one services.To find out more about Sarah, visit her on Instagram, @IAmSarahPotterOr find her on TikTok: @IamSarahPotterOr read her on Astrology.Com********************************** Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates GarciaTo sign up for Amanda's next workshop: Psychic Self Defense, click here.To sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker RiggsCheck out Mind Your Practice - Carolyn's new podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens.Mind Your Practice is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks). There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people a framework for keeping their projects and practices a priority with *actual homework* and optional accountability groups made up of other artists and writers!You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds.**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

In this episode, Amanda tells the folktale of Tannhauser, a 13th century knight and writer of erotic poetry. (This episode is steamy!). Though the story takes place in Germany, it was a variation of a tale common throughout Europe over a thousand year period while European culture was transitioning from animist paganism to Christianity. It tells the story of a mortal man seduced by an otherworldly woman, such as a fairy queen or goddess, who lures him to her Underworld paradise. This story asks us: where does abundance actually come from? Does it come from the land, physical pleasure, healthy food, enjoying loved ones, and contributing to our community in some way? Or does abundance come from working hard, getting a well paying job, saving money, and playing by "the rules"? When Spirit presents us with its gifts, what should we do with them? How can we cherish the abundance available to us and help it grow? Tune in to find out!Please note that this is part 2 of our Ace of Pentacles episode, continuing from last week, but you can totally listen to it as a stand alone piece. Just note, it might be a little too sexy for sensitive listeners. ** TO ENTER OUR CONTEST TO WIN A FREE WORKSHOP OR 1/2 HOUR TAROT SESSION...**Simply go to Apple / iTunes Podcasts  , leave a sweet review of the show, screenshot it and then email it to us at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.If you are not a subscriber to the BTW Weird Circle, you will be entered to win free participation in the upcoming Temperance Workshop, a $55 dollar value.If you ARE a Weird Circle Subscriber, you will be entered to win a free 1/2 hour tarot session with Amanda (a $100 value).If you've already written us a review, that's no problem, just screenshot your previous review (include an update if you want), and send it our way. Thank you so much for helping to support our podcast as we grow! References in this episode include:Graham Harvey, “Contemporary Paganism: Listening People, Speaking Earth”Heather Whipps, “The Profound History of Coins,” https://www.livescience.com/2058-profound-history-coins.html#:~:text=The%20world's%20first%20coins%20appeared,money%20had%20been%20around%20awhile.Tannhäuser in Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tannh%C3%A4userNorma Lorre Goodrich, “Medieval Myths.”D.L. Ashliman, “Tannhäuser: A German Legend” https://www.pitt.edu/~dash/tannhaeuser.htmlDr. Karl E. H. Seigfried, “Myth and Legend in Wagner’s Tannhauser.” https://www.norsemyth.org/2015/02/myth-legend-in-wagners-tannhauser-part.htmlMountain of Venus: Legend of Tannhauser. http://artelisaart.blogspot.com/2012/08/mountain-of-venus-legend-about.htmlTannhauser, Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/TannhauserSally-Anne Huxtable, “Under the Hill: Venus and Tannhauser in the Victorian Underworld.” https://etinacademiaego.wordpress.com/2015/12/21/under-the-hill-venus-and-tannhauser-in-the-victorian-underworld/Barbara G. Walker. “The Woman’s Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects.”The Trials of Oscar Wilde. https://www.makingqueerhistory.com/articles/2016/12/20/the-trials-of-oscar-wilde *********************************CURRENT WORKSHOPS TEMPERANCE: Potions, Offerings, & Rituals of Transformation :  In this workshop you will learn to use ordinary substances to make big magic in your everyday life. Cooking magic, cleaning magic, love magic, and more. You'll learn how to whip up a spell using the things you have in your kitchen, create offerings for your ancestors, and a clearing bath that will restore your soul. Click here to find out more. To become a Between the Worlds Wierd Circle Subscriber, click here.To  Be Entered To Win A Free Workshop or 1/2 Hour Session with Amanda:Simply go to Apple / iTunes Podcasts  , leave a sweet review of the show, screenshot it and then email it to us at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.If you are not a subscriber to the BTW Weird Circle, you will be entered to win free participation in the upcoming Temperance Workshop, a $50 dollar value.If you're a Weird Circle Subscriber, you will be entered to win a free 1/2 hour tarot session with Amanda (a $100 value).If you've already written us a review, that's no problem, just screenshot your previous review (include an update if you want), and send it our way. Thank you so much for helping to support our podcast as we grow!**********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates GarciaTo sign up for Amanda's next workshop: Psychic Self Defense, click here.To sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker RiggsCheck out Mind Your Practice - Carolyn's new podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens.Mind Your Practice is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks). There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people a framework for keeping their projects and practices a priority with *actual homework* and optional accountability groups made up of other artists and writers!You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds.**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

Between the Worlds returns with Season 4! Today we’re talking about the ACE of Pentacles. The Ace represents the suit in its purest form. Pentacles represents the element of earth. We talk about the history of the suit, deep time, the Orphic Egg, how coins may have made civilization possible (for better or worse), the difference between an amulet and a talisman, why reversed pentagrams are considered "evil", and how to use pentacles of any kind in your magic. Tune in! References in this episode include:The EMPRESS Workshop - Still available at  https://betweentheworldspodcast.com/shop/Tarot, from the Library of Esoterica by Taschen, Jessica HundleyBook of Symbols, by TaschenGraham Harvey, “Contemporary Paganism: Listening People, Speaking Earth”Heather Whipps, “The Profound History of Coins,” https://www.livescience.com/2058-profound-history-coins.html#:~:text=The%20world's%20first%20coins%20appeared,money%20had%20been%20around%20awhile.Janet and Stewart Farrar, “A Witches’ Bible.”Israel Regardie, “The Tree of Life: An Illustrated Study in Magic.”Pentagram in Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PentagramBarbara G. Walker. “The Woman’s Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects.”The Pentagram in Depth. http://symboldictionary.net/?p=1893Fez Inkwright. “Botanical Curses and Poisons: The Shadow Lives of Plants.”*********************************CURRENT WORKSHOPS TEMPERANCE: Potions, Offerings, & Rituals of Transformation :  In this workshop you will learn to use ordinary substances to make big magic in your everyday life. Cooking magic, cleaning magic, love magic, and more. You'll learn how to whip up a spell using the things you have in your kitchen, create offerings for your ancestors, and a clearing bath that will restore your soul. Click here to find out more. To sign up for Amanda's next workshop: Psychic Self Defense, click here.**********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates GarciaTo sign up for Amanda's next workshop: Psychic Self Defense, click here.To sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker RiggsCheck out Mind Your Practice - Carolyn's new podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens.Mind Your Practice is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks). There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people a framework for keeping their projects and practices a priority with *actual homework* and optional accountability groups made up of other artists and writers!You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds.**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

CURRENT WORKSHOPS JOIN US FOR THE EMPRESS WORKSHOP. The Empress Workshop: Erotic Magick for Joy, Pleasure, and AllureIn this workshop, we call in the Empress, pleasure Queen and the tarot avatar of Venus, goddess of love, luxury, beauty and creativity, and we practice her sacred arts. Erotic Magick teaches you how to:Have more funEmbrace eroticismIncrease your personal powerTurn sensuality into an act of rebellionBoost your confidencePractice magickAnd Become more fully yourselfRight now the Sun and Venus are both in Taurus. Beltane, the pagan fire holiday celebrating sexuality and fertility, arrives soon to light up our night. We need to make the most of this moment!In witchcraft our pleasure is not penalized or policed. Our pleasure is holy. We have our glorious senses for a reason. And as long as ye harm none, do as thou wilt. Join us!This workshop includes:A beautiful PDF initiating you into two of the Empress’s super powers: Pleasure Magick and Fashion Magick (including theory, context, correspondences, and more)A live ritual to enhance your pleasure and allure (+ you’ll get the replay)3 Simple Spells to Bring Pleasure Magick into Your Everyday LifeEmpress Tarot GuidePleasure Magick Reading List An Empress meditation audio recording you can use anytime you want to call in the Goddess of Love+ more!The live ritual happens on May 2 at 11am, but if you can’t make it, the replay will be available within 24 hours.  Your presence is OUR pleasure. We hope you can join us! CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE.THE EMPRESS WORKSHOP and all future workshops are included in your Jupiter level subscriber membership who sign up this month.  Click here to subscribe. 

When the 10 of Swords appears, it's usually because you’re ready to call it. The battle is over. There’s no going back, and it’s time to MOVE ON.  The  10 cards are often about our collective experience. In this episode, we think about the social causes of defeat, or “ruin” as it’s called in the Thoth deck. Because we live in an individualist society we tend to think that when we experience ruin it’s our own fault, but often it’s a social set up. This card asks us to consider “what if our problems are systemic rather than personal,” and, what we can do about it. We discuss  all of this and more with our special guest, tarot expert Mary K. Greer.Mary K. Greer is an independent scholar, writer, teacher, and professional tarot consultant known for her innovative teaching techniques. With an M.A. in English Literature, she taught Tarot in colleges for fifteen years. She is the author of twelve books on tarot and on magic, and is an initiate of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Priestess/Hierophant in the Fellowship of Isis, and student of the Mysteries. Her books include: Tarot for Your Self: A Workbook for Personal Transformation, 21 Ways to Read a Tarot Card, Women of the Golden Dawn: Rebels and/Priestesses, and she is a co-author of Pamela Colman Smith: The Untold Story.  You probably already have one of her books, and now you'll get to hear her in person. Join us!References in this episode include:Mary's essay on the relationship between the Emperor, Death, and the Fool Birth Cards -https://marykgreer.com (https://marykgreer.com/2021/01/05/emperor-death-fool-birth-cards-and-daechwita/)BTS Song and Video: Daechwita written, performed and produced by Min Yoongi aka Suga aka Agust D Video  https://youtu.be/qGjAWJ2zWWIThe classes MKG references at Global Spiritual Studies are here: https://globalspiritualstudies.com/petit-lenormand/mary-k-greer/ , AND Mary's also got another workshop coming up this Saturday, see her section below for that one.To join our Coven, grab the Sigil Magick workshop, or join Amanda's Moon Ceremony, or to join Mary's upcoming workshop, see below...******************************** Find out more about our special guest, independent scholar, writer, teacher, and professional tarot consultant Mary K. Greer.Visit her website: https://marykgreer.com/Check out her Facebook feed: @mkgreerJoin her workshop THIS SATURDAY:  Tarot and the Secret TraditionBuy one of her books:  https://marykgreer.com/publications/(Mary mentions Tarot for Your Self, Tarot Reversals, and 21 Ways to Read a Tarot Card specifically)*********************************CURRENT WORKSHOPS JOIN US FOR SIGIL MAGICK. Sigil Magick is a foundational magical tool that involves making custom symbols to shift your reality and harness the creative powers of your unconscious mind. By the time you’re finished with this class, you’ll have a potent magical tool you can use to shift your reality, connect with your intuition, and to use in any ritual – whether you’re casting spells with your friends or on your own. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE.SIGIL MAGICK  and all future workshops are included in your Jupiter level subscriber membership who sign up this month.  Click here to subscribe.  FULL MOON IN LIBRA + OSTARA CEREMONY on Mar 28, 2021 at 11:00 AM Pacific Time. This is a workshop via Amanda's solo project The Oracle of Los Angeles (it is not a Between the Worlds Workshop). This ceremony is by donation. You can register for the workshop via this link.  **********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker RiggsCheck out Mind Your Practice - Carolyn's new podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens.Mind Your Practice is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks). There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people a framework for keeping their projects and practices a priority with *actual homework* and optional accountability groups made up of other artists and writers!You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds.**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

The 9 of Swords is often known as "the nightmare card”, referring to the  things that wake you up in the night and keep you tossing and turning. You might be obsessing, like: Did I do something wrong? How could this person do this thing to me? What if I never become economically stable? What if I never find love? What if something horrible happens to someone in my family? The hamster keeps running its wheel. But there's a way out of the torment of this card. We can't wait to show you what it is!Our guest today is Rachel True, a life-long tarot practitioner and actress whom you’ll know from her starring in the 90s version of The Craft, about a coven of young witches. She was also the lead on the TV show Half & Half, for which she was nominated for an NAACP award. Rachel just came out with a new tarot deck and guidebook called the True Heart Tarot, which we think you will LOVE.  Tune in to hear her deep wisdom on the 9 of Swords and so much more.********************************Find out more about our special guest, actress, tarot deck creator, and writer Rachel True.Visit her website: https://truehearttarot.com/Check out her Instagram feed: @trueracheltrueRead her IMDB page:  Rachel TrueBuy her book and tarot deck:  True Heart Tarot*********************************CURRENT WORKSHOPS Join us for Sigil Magick!Sigil Magick is a foundational magical tool that involves making custom symbols to shift your reality and harness the creative powers of your unconscious mind. By the time you’re finished with this class, you’ll have a potent magical tool you can use to shift your reality, connect with your intuition, and to use in any ritual – whether you’re casting spells with your friends or on your own. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE.SIGIL MAGICK  and all future workshops are included in your Jupiter level subscriber membership who sign up this month.  Click here to subscribe. **********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker RiggsCheck out Mind Your Practice - Carolyn's new podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens.Mind Your Practice is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks). There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people a framework for keeping their projects and practices a priority with *actual homework* and optional accountability groups made up of other artists and writers!You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds.**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

The 8 of Swords appears when we WANT to do something, but sh*t keeps getting in our way.  In this card we can see that the person in the image has forgotten her power, it’s almost like she believes so strongly that she is a prisoner that she no longer even tries to escape. When this card comes up, the rut you’re in usually has more to do with old habits and patterns than it does with current external circumstances - though it might not be an easy fix, there IS a way to free yourself. In this episode we talk about: epigenetics, the NeverEnding Story, shit jobs, mailbox magic, how to use the 8 of Swords to kick your iPhone addiction, and so much more.Our guest today is Liza Fenster, of Crow Mother Tarot. She’s a tarot practitioner, intuitive, and an energetic healer and neuromuscular massage therapist with 20 years of extensive spiritual and metaphysical practice and study. We love her Instagram page and her attitude and we can’t wait to introduce you. Stay tuned to find out how to free yourself from that 8 of Swords bondage, and call in the Luck Dragon who will take you to your Southern Oracle. Join us!********************************Find out more about our special guest, intuitive, tarot reader, and massage therapist Liza FensterVisit her website: http://www.thecrowmother.com/Check out her Instagram feed: @crow.motherFind her on Facebook:  @liza.fensterTake her upcoming workshop:  Healing the Wheel*********************************UPCOMING WORKSHOPS Join us for Sigil Magick!Sigil Magick is a foundational magical tool that involves making custom symbols to shift your reality and harness the creative powers of your unconscious mind. By the time you’re finished with this class, you’ll have a potent magical tool you can use to shift your reality, connect with your intuition, and to use in any ritual – whether you’re casting spells with your friends or on your own. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE.SIGIL MAGICK and all  Between the Worlds workshops and are included in your Jupiter level subscriber membership.  Click here to subscribe. **********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker RiggsCheck out Mind Your Practice - Carolyn's new podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens.Mind Your Practice is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks). There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people a framework for keeping their projects and practices a priority with *actual homework* and optional accountability groups made up of other artists and writers!You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds.**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

Rebel, demon, adversary, bringer of light, the Devil appears in all these guises and more. The Devil card often points to our fatal flaw, the wound that is standing in our way, preventing us from getting the thing we really want. One especially delicious tool we can use to help deepen our knowledge of the Devil card is literature. Today we’re discussing the meaning of our favorite foe with Milton scholar Michael Ursell. We discuss the infamous book, "Paradise Lost," and what it teaches us about love and resistance. In the episode you’ll find out why the Devil figure really is scary, but not for the reasons you might think. Tune in!********************************Find out more about our special guest Michael UrsellCheck out his Twitter feed: @ursellmichael*********************************UPCOMING WORKSHOPSSIGIL MAGICK & Tarot Studio are both  Between the Worlds workshops and are included in your Jupiter level subscriber membership. To sign up for Sigil Magick, visit: https://betweentheworldspodcast.com/product/sigil-magick/ FULL MOON IN VIRGO CEREMONY on 2/26/21 at 6pm PST is a workshop via Amanda's solo project The Oracle of Los Angeles (it is not a Between the Worlds Workshop). This ceremony is by donation. 10% of the proceeds go to Texan's affected by the recent storms. You can register for the workshop via this link. **********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs"Falling" is by Bouquet.Check out Mind Your Practice - Carolyn's new podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens.Mind Your Practice is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks). There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people a framework for keeping their projects and practices a priority with *actual homework* and optional accountability groups made up of other artists and writers!You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds.**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

When I think of the 7 of Swords the first thing I think of is that you’re getting away with something. Now, that could be a good thing or bad thing, depending on the circumstances. Often this card indicates solving a problem without direct confrontation. As much as we might WANT there to be a black and white solution to our problems, a right choice and a wrong choice,  the Seven of Swords often appears when we having to navigate ambiguity, times when there is no clear answer. If this sounds like your life, you're going to want to tune in.Our guest today is Jerico Mandybur, author of "Neo Tarot: A fresh approach to self care, healing, and empowerment", and "Daily Oracle: Seek answers from your higher self". She’s also the host of the podcast, Beyond Belief, and was previously the host of the chart-topping Self Service and a weekly guest on Girlboss Radio. As a tarot reader and spiritual coach, Jerico has held court at events hosted by Urban Decay, HBO’s Game of Thrones, BeautyCon, Depop, Soho House, the Chateau Marmont, Neuehouse, The Fullest Magazine, and more. Jerico is deep, and our conversation was juicy, can wait for you to meet her!********************************Find out more about our special guest, writer, tarot reader, and podcaster Jerico MandyburVisit her website: https://jericomandybur.com/Check out her podcast: Beyond BeliefGrab her tarot deck:  Neo TarotCheck out her Instagram feed: @Jerico.Mandybur *********************************AVAILBLE WORKSHOPSSIGIL MAGICK & Tarot Studio are both  Between the Worlds workshops and are included in your Jupiter level subscriber membership. To sign up for Sigil Magick, visit: https://betweentheworldspodcast.com/product/sigil-magick/ This is a Between the Worlds workshop and can be purchased as a one off, or is included in your Jupiter level subscriber membership.  Click here to register.**********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker RiggsCheck out Mind Your Practice - Carolyn's new podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens.Mind Your Practice is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks). There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people a framework for keeping their projects and practices a priority with *actual homework* and optional accountability groups made up of other artists and writers!You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds.**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

When I think of the 6 of Swords the first thing I think of is that you’re leaving something behind, it might be a relationship, a job, a house, or an old pattern, habit or belief system. In this card, the Tarot is cautioning you not to bring your old problems with you into new territories. It's not always easy to leave behind what you know, even when what you know isn't right for you anymore. But the 6 of Swords card has wisdom for us to make the process a little easier, and maybe even... exciting?Our guest today is Grace Duong, multidisciplinary artist, author, and creator of Mystic Mondays - Tarot for the Modern Mystic: an intuitive tool for spiritual guidance. It's a colorful deck, full of positive vibes that allow you to access answers for your highest good. Grace brought such a warm hearted and revelatory spirit to the discussion of this card. We can't wait for you to meet her! [See below for her beautiful salt scrub recipe!] ********************************* Find out more about our special guest, tarot reader, artist, author, and creator Grace Duong Visit her website: http://graceduong.com/Check out her Dribble: https://dribbble.com/graceduongCheck out her  project, Mystic Mondays: https://www.mysticmondays.com/Download her Mystic Mondays App: https://www.mysticmondays.com/pages/appCheck out her Instagram feed: @mysticmondays or @graceduongAnd here is Grace’s Beautiful 6 of Swords Release Cleansing Scrub Recipe:Jojoba oilEucalyptus Salt (Grace uses Dr. Teals)Clary Sage Essential Oil*********************************AVAILBLE WORKSHOPSSIGIL MAGICK & Tarot Studio are both  Between the Worlds workshops and are included in your Jupiter level subscriber membership. To sign up for Sigil Magick, visit: https://betweentheworldspodcast.com/product/sigil-magick/ CLICK THIS LINK TO FIND OUT MOREThis is a Between the Worlds workshop and can be purchased as a one off, or is included in your Jupiter level subscriber membership.  Click here to register.**********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************We reference Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' song: People Ain't No Good from the album, The Boatman's Call.Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker RiggsCheck out Mind Your Practice - Carolyn's new podcast with author and arts consultant, Beth Pickens.Mind Your Practice is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks). There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people a framework for keeping their projects and practices a priority with *actual homework* and optional accountability groups made up of other artists and writers!You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds.**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

In this episode we talk about spirit guides, how to work with them, what they are, whether or not they're "real", and basically everything you could think of that is spirit guide related. We learn how they can help you find your path, trust your intuition, and make difficult choices. This episode is light-hearted and fun! We thought you'd need a little breather since the Suit of Swords is a challenging one. And our guest today is as sweet and brilliant as can be; she's got a passion for justice and a knack for connecting people with their spiritual essence.Rhian Lockard is the creator of Moonstone Witchery, a magical service that includes a podcast, Youtube Channel, a shop, and a super hot instagram page. She also has a coaching practice, and does private intuitive sessions and readings. Join us!********************************Find out more about our special guest, creator of Moonstone Witchery, Rhian LockardVisit her website: https://rhianlockard.com/Visit the Moonstone Witchery website:  https://www.moonstonewitchery.com/Check out her podcast: Moonstone WitcheryHave a look at her Youtube Channel: Moonstone WitcheryCheck out her Instagram feed: @moonstone_witcheryTikTok: Moonstone_Witchery*********************************AVAILBLE WORKSHOPSSIGIL MAGICK & Tarot Studio are both  Between the Worlds workshops and are included in your Jupiter level subscriber membership. To sign up for Sigil Magick, visit: https://betweentheworldspodcast.com/product/sigil-magick/ CLICK THIS LINK TO FIND OUT MOREThis is a Between the Worlds workshop and can be purchased as a one off, or is included in your Jupiter level subscriber membership.  Click here to register.**********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker RiggsCheck out Mind Your Practice - Carolyn's new podcast with author and arts consultant, Beth Pickens.Mind Your Practice is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks). There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people a framework for keeping their projects and practices a priority with *actual homework* and optional accountability groups made up of other artists and writers!You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds.**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

When I think of the 5 of Swords, I think about conflict. Someone is hurt, another someone is feeling bitter and resentful, someone else is on a vindictive rampage. But of course, since tarot is a wisdom tradition, it’s not just going to leave us there in harm’s way like that. It’s got medicine for us, it’s got some strategies, tune in to find out what the 5 of Swords teaches us about transforming hurt into healing.Our guest today is Marcella Kroll an artist, creator, performer, and psychic medium. Her spiritual guidance provides insight, clarity, and healing on core levels to her clients and students. Embracing her multidimensional and diverse ancestral bloodlines, Marcella offers a safe container for those ready to explore the liminal and do the deep work, either in private sessions or in the sacred sanctuary of learning, ceremony, or ritual. We love Marcella and we know you will too. Join us! *********************************Find out more about our special guest, tarot reader, artist and medium Marcella Kroll Visit her website: https://www.marcellakroll.com/Check out her podcast: Saved By The SpellGrab her book or Oracle Deck: Priestess, and Sacred Symbols Check out her Instagram feed: @marcellakroll *********************************AVAILBLE WORKSHOPS*Cutting the Cord - a Banishing and Welcoming Ritual Workshop*In this workshop we’ll be releasing our sorrows and clearing our wounds. Then, we’ll welcome in the ways we’d like to grow and flourish in the coming year. CLICK THIS LINK TO FIND OUT MOREThis is a Between the Worlds workshop and can be purchased as a one off, or is included in your Jupiter level subscriber membership.  Click here to register.**********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker RiggsCheck out Mind Your Practice - Carolyn's new podcast with author and arts consultant, Beth Pickens.Mind Your Practice is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks). There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people a framework for keeping their projects and practices a priority with *actual homework* and optional accountability groups made up of other artists and writers!You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds.**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

When nothing feels stable, how do you find stability? After the heartbreak of the 3 of Swords, the 4 of Swords reminds us that we’re entering a recovery period. When this card appears,  it’s time to lay down your weapons. Get some rest. It’s okay to retreat a little and regroup. It’s in the dark of the earth that we restore and heal. You will take action again very soon and you need all your strength. Tune in to this episode to learn more about the healing powers of this card and what it offers.Our guest today is Brandi Spradling of Venus in Retro Tarot. She’s a progressive Black Feminist who practices intuitive tarot from a healing perspective. Brandi has a special gift for making the tarot accessible, especially for those who might feel alienated (neurodivergent folks or people who’ve experienced trauma for instance). She’s doing tarot for real people, and is willing to be vulnerable and her own experiences and how she uses tarot to help her through them. We love her and we know you will too!Quick head’s up, in this episode we do address a few sensitive issues in this episode, such as mental illness and birth trauma, but MOST of the episode is focused on healing. Just wanted to let you know. x*********************************Find out more about our special guest, tarot reader Brandi Spradling: Visit her website: https://www.venusinretrotarot.com/Check out her Instagram feed: @venusinretrotarotOr her YouTube feed: Venus In Retro Tarot *********************************AVAILBLE WORKSHOPS*Cutting the Cord - a Banishing and Welcoming Ritual Workshop*In this workshop we’ll be releasing our sorrows and clearing our wounds. Then, we’ll welcome in the ways we’d like to grow and flourish in the coming year. CLICK THIS LINK TO FIND OUT MOREThis is a Between the Worlds workshop and can be purchased as a one off, or is included in your Jupiter level subscriber membership.  Click here to register.**********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

A sword is a weapon, and weapons are used in armed conflicts. So we wanted to bring Sarah Schulman, author of the book CONFLICT IS NOT ABUSE: OVERSTATING HARM, COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY AND THE DUTY OF REPAIR, on the show to discuss the nature of conflict and what we can do to resolve it. Turns out, Sarah has been practicing tarot for decades, and rather than seeing the Suit of Swords as being about conflict, she sees it as being about truth and realization. In this episode we have a lively discussion about how the suit of swords works; how people in positions of power (like some police officers and "President" Tr**p) like to see themselves as victims even when they're being abusive and why that is; and how the Suit of Swords calls us to take an honest look at ourselves and our communities. This is one of those episodes we SO WISH we could listen to with you in person, because it's challenging and invites a rigorous dialogue. Listen to it with your quarantine buddy and discuss. We're sure it will give you a lot to talk about. Let us know what you think!More on our guest: Sarah Schulman has written over 18 books, plays, and screenplays. She’s an lgbtqia+ activist, and AIDS historian. Has been awarded a Guggenheim, among many other awards, is the Co-Founder of MIX: NY LGBT Experimental Film and Video Festival, Co-Director of ACT UP Oral History Project, and the US Coodinator of the first LGBT Delegation to Palestine. Sarah Schulman is also on the advisory board of Jewish Voice for Peace, and is  a fellow at the NY Institute for the Humanities at NYU. *********************************Find out more about our special guest, Sarah Schulman: writer, activist, and historian....  Visit her wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_SchulmanCheck out her book Conflict is Not AbuseOr her latest book Let the Record Show: A Political History of Act Up New YorkFollow her on Twitter feed: @SarahSchulman3*********************************AVAILABLE WORKSHOPS*Cutting the Cord with 2020 - a Banishing and Welcoming Ritual Workshop*In this workshop we’ll be processing through some of the teachings of 2020 so that we can use them to move forward in the new year. We’ll be releasing our sorrows and clearing our wounds. Then, we’ll welcome in the ways we’d like to grow and flourish in the coming year. CLICK THIS LINK TO FIND OUT MOREWe hope you join us for this beautiful ceremony, our magic is more powerful when we do it together! (But if you can't be there with us, you'll also receive a download you'll have access to forever). This is a Between the Worlds workshop and can be purchased as a one off, or is included in your Jupiter level subscriber membership.  Click here to register.**********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************MIND YOUR PRACTICE PODCASTMind Your Practice - Carolyn's new podcast with author and arts consultant, Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people a framework for keeping their projects and practices a priority with *actual homework* and optional accountability groups made up of other artists and writers!You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds.**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes. 

We interrupt our usual programming to give a little impromtu pep talk. This little rant / love letter to you is raw and un-edited. A last minute thing coming as a result of... ummm, people storming the capital building and an attempted coup. Basically, we didn't feel right putting out our scheduled episode but Amanda still had a few things to say, so here it is. Hope you enjoy. And we'll be back with you next week with a special episode about swords and conflict, with a very special guest. *********************************YOU CAN STILL DOWNLOAD OUR WORKSHOP*Cutting the Cord with 2020 - a Banishing and Welcoming Ritual Workshop*In this workshop we’ll be processing through some of the teachings of 2020 so that we can use them to move forward in the new year. We’ll be releasing our sorrows and clearing our wounds. Then, we’ll welcome in the ways we’d like to grow and flourish in the coming year. CLICK THIS LINK TO FIND OUT MOREWe hope you join us for this beautiful ceremony, our magic is more powerful when we do it together! (But if you can't be there with us, you'll also receive a download you'll have access to forever). This is a Between the Worlds workshop and can be purchased as a one off, or is included in your Jupiter level subscriber membership.  Click here to register.**********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************MIND YOUR PRACTICE PODCASTMind Your Practice - Carolyn's new podcast with author and arts consultant, Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people a framework for keeping their projects and practices a priority with *actual homework* and optional accountability groups made up of other artists and writers!You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds.**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

Everyone knows the 3 of Swords, because everyone has known heartbreak on some level, or will someday. When this card appears, so too does hurt. But the hurt points to something authentic and true within your nature that is not being treated with the care that it needs. The solution is tenderness. Our medicine is humility and gratitude. While we might resist the 3 of Swords, it’s actually a good thing, because its wisdom helps us become capable of true intimacy. We might not push people away, or project as much, now that our wounds are being made visible. The poison is also the medicine. As our guest Jessica Dore says in this episode, the 3 of Swords reveals "the dirt-work of the heart"... if we dig hard enough, we might just get a garden.Our guest today is Jessica Dore, who has a brilliant, soulful approach to the tarot, which she offers via her exceptionally popular Instagram and Twitter feeds. She’s a licensed social worker, who also worked in publishing for many years, and now she’s a full time tarot maven. She’s got a book on the tarot coming out next year through Viking, and we can’t wait for you to meet her and hear what she has to say about the 3 of Swords.*********************************Find out more about our special guest, Jessica Dore: writer, social worker, and tarot aficionado....  Visit her website: https://www.jessicadore.com/Check out her Instagram feed: @thejessicadoreOr her Twitter feed: @thejessicadore*********************************UPCOMING WORKSHOPS*Cutting the Cord with 2020 - a Banishing and Welcoming Ritual Workshop*In this workshop we’ll be processing through some of the teachings of 2020 so that we can use them to move forward in the new year. We’ll be releasing our sorrows and clearing our wounds. Then, we’ll welcome in the ways we’d like to grow and flourish in the coming year. CLICK THIS LINK TO FIND OUT MOREWe hope you join us for this beautiful ceremony, our magic is more powerful when we do it together! (But if you can't be there with us, you'll also receive a download you'll have access to forever). This is a Between the Worlds workshop and can be purchased as a one off, or is included in your Jupiter level subscriber membership.  Click here to register.**********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************MIND YOUR PRACTICE PODCASTMind Your Practice - Carolyn's new podcast with author and arts consultant, Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people a framework for keeping their projects and practices a priority with *actual homework* and optional accountability groups made up of other artists and writers!You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds.**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

In the 2 of Swords, a woman has to make a big decision without having all the information she needs. She's paralyzed by the thought she might make the wrong choice, and so she waits. The wisdom of this card teaches us how to move forward even when we feel caught in indecision. We could be deciding where to live; whether to break up or hook up; which next project to begin; or where we should focus our energy. No matter what we're deciding about, this card has some potent medicine for us.Our special guest today is Chiron Armand, a shamanic practitioner with initiations in Haitian Vodou (Houngan Asogwe) and Brazilian Quimbanda (com licensa). He is a trained hoodoo root doctor in the Southern Conjure tradition and is the author of "Deliverance!: Hoodoo Spells of Uncrossing, Healing, and Protection and Clearing Spaces: Inspirational Techniques to Heal Your Home." We can't wait for you to meet him. Come join us, between the worlds! *********************************Find out more about our special guest, Chiron Armand: writer, shamanic practitioner, and decolonial creative....  Visit his website: https://www.impactshamanism.com/Check out his Instagram feed: @chironarmandAnd his YouTube: Impact Shamanism Grab some of his Quimbanda Supplies: https://osoldameianoite.com/ or here Quimbandasupplies.com  (coming soon! follow him on Instagram in the meantime)Or buy his magnificent books: Deliverance!: Hoodoo Spells of Uncrossing, Healing, and Protection or Clearing Spaces: Inspirational Techniques to Clear Your Home*********************************UPCOMING WORKSHOPS*Cutting the Cord with 2020 - a Banishing and Welcoming Ritual Workshop*In this workshop we’ll be processing through some of the teachings of 2020 so that we can use them to move forward in the new year. We’ll be releasing our sorrows and clearing our wounds. Then, we’ll welcome in the ways we’d like to grow and flourish in the coming year. CLICK THIS LINK TO FIND OUT MOREWe hope you join us for this beautiful ceremony, our magic is more powerful when we do it together! (But if you can't be there with us, you'll also receive a download you'll have access to forever). This is a Between the Worlds workshop and can be purchased as a one off, or is included in your Jupiter level subscriber membership.  Click here to register.**********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************MIND YOUR PRACTICE PODCASTMind Your Practice - Carolyn's new podcast with author and arts consultant, Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people a framework for keeping their projects and practices a priority with *actual homework* and optional accountability groups made up of other artists and writers!You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds.**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

Welcome back to Between the Worlds, Season 3! This season we’re tackling the suit of swords, which deals with two basic themes: truth and conflict. In this episode we discuss the Ace of Swords, going deep into the mythology of the Arthurian Legends, thunder gods, fairy women, gifts from the underworld – AND how all this relates to making choices and finding your life's purpose. We can't wait to get back into the magic with you! P.S. We also give a brief note about the end of our old podcast, Strange Magic. If you're interested, you can read the full statement below. ********************************** STATEMENT ON THE END OF STRANGE MAGICWe know there have been a lot of rumors flying around about the end of our old podcast, Strange Magic. Thank you for being willing to hear our perspective. CLICK THIS LINK TO READ OUR FULL STATEMENT. Strange Magic was a thing of beauty. We appreciate our listeners' patience, wisdom, grace, humor and support as we navigate this challenging situation together. You give us life. We're hoping that this statement puts an end to the "niche drama" and allows all of us to move on in peace.  Onward! ********************************** UPCOMING WORKSHOPS*Cutting the Cord with 2020 - a Banishing and Welcoming Ritual Workshop*In this workshop we’ll be processing through some of the teachings of 2020 so that we can use them to move forward in the new year. We’ll be releasing our sorrows and clearing our wounds. Then, we’ll welcome in the ways we’d like to grow and flourish in the coming year. CLICK THIS LINK TO FIND OUT MORE [NOTE, we're having some problems with our website. Please check back in soon.]We hope you join us for this beautiful ceremony, our magic is more powerful when we do it together! (But if you can't be there with us, you'll also receive a download you'll have access to forever). This is a Between the Worlds workshop and can be purchased as a one off, or is included in your Jupiter level subscriber membership.  Click here to register. **********************************MIND YOUR PRACTICE PODCASTMind Your Practice - Carolyn's new podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What,  Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people a framework for keeping their projects and practices a priority with *actual homework* and optional accountability groups made up of other artists and writers!You can visit MindYourPractice.com for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds.**********************************EPISODE REFERENCESMara Freeman, "Grail Alchemy." Please note Mara Freeman appears on our podcast in the episode BTW 21, Ancestral Magic of the Ancient Celts.Norma Lorre Goodrich, "Medieval Myths"Claíomh Solais / The Irish Sword of LightFour Treasures of the Tuatha Dé DanannThe Sword of NuadaThe Lady of the LakeExcaliburJanet FarrarSwords from Celtic MythologyMandy Brown, “Thinking About Power Differently.”  ********************************** To sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com **********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

Join us for our season finale with superstar special guest, writer and activist adrienne maree brown! We talk about her favorite decks, the pleasures of tarot, the power of witchcraft, and the truth about the 10 of Wands. Usually the 10 of Wands appears when you're feeling burdened, overwhelmed, and when you can't see a way out of the trouble. In the Thoth deck, the 10 of Wands is known as "Oppression" but in this episode we spin that meaning on its head using the wisdom of Octavia Butler. Oppression always implies resistance, and what if your tactic for resistance is... pleasure? Tune in to find out!**********************************UPCOMING WORKSHOPS*The Way of the Wands –  A 10-Week Workshop *Wands are the tools of invocation: the act of calling something into being. In this workshop, we'll be cultivating your ability to focus, and work with the energy of transformation (instead of getting worked over by it) you’ll get weekly one-sheets, meditations, live calls, rituals, tarot spreads, and you'll get to join our special forum to connect with our beautiful community.This is a Between the Worlds workshop and can be purchased as a one off, or is included in your Jupiter level subscriber membership.  Click here to register. 9/18/20 5pm PST NEW MOON IN VIRGO HEALING RITUALDuring this ritual, as Mars enters its retrograde and the New Moon in Virgo appears we will be focusing on setting intentions; clearing blocks; going deeper into our physical practices; connecting with our most authentic self; and increasing our capacity for joy presence, and pleasure in our bodies, hearts, and minds.DURING THIS RITUAL WE WILL BE: Receiving guidance and encouragement from our Holy Guardian Angels (our deepest, most authentic selves) for the next step in living out our purpose.Using ritual techniques to restore our energy and sense of wellbeingReleasing outmoded beliefs from our bodies and using intention and guided meditation.NOTE: This is Amanda's personal ritual. Please direct questions to guardian@oracleoflosangeles.com (not Between the Worlds) - Click here to register.**********************************Find out more about our special guest, pleasure activist, podcaster and writer adrienne maree brown  ....  Visit her website  - adriennemareebrown.net Check out her Instagram feed: @adriennemareebrown And her activist organization: @emergentstrategyListen to her podcast: How to Survive the End of the WorldAnd her other podcast: Octavia's Parables.And read her books: Pleasure Activism and Emergent Strategy**********************************To sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker RiggsThis week's songs quote:adrienne maree brown: "Can I still rest?"and Margaret Atwood's poem Helen of Troy Does Countertop Dancing: "Try me. This is a torch song. Touch me and you'll burn."**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). Often with editing help from Jiha Lee. The BTW image was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

We've got a fun new segment for you, travelers between the worlds! In these minisodes host Amanda Yates Garcia answers listener questions. She gives you practical, actionable, witchy tips that are fun to use at home. In this episode she answers a question from Weird Circle subscriber Rune Stone Rainwater about how to make the most of their kitchen magic. Tune in to find out herbs to use, incantations to chant, gods to invoke, and get some recipe ideas. This episode is delicious!**********************************UPCOMING WORKSHOPS*The Way of the Wands –  A 10-Week Workshop *Wands are the tools of invocation: the act of calling something into being. In this workshop, you’ll get weekly one-sheets with small tasks to help you use that wand energy to stir your creative fires, connect with your passions, and call your desires into being - all through the lens of the tarot. This is a Between the Worlds workshop and can be purchased as a one off, or is included in your Jupiter level subscriber membership.  Click here to register. ********************************** This week's episode is brought to you by Unearthed Minerals: hand-fabricated jewelry, crystals, and ritual supplies, 100% self-collected in the Western Cascades.We love this company's commitment to ethically sourced minerals!Use discount code 'oracle' for 10% off any purchase. Find them at  unearthedminerals.com ********************************** *Amanda's Family Vulva Goddess / Teddy Bear / Overthrowing Patriarchy Bread Recipe *(Otherwise Known As "Cinnamon Swirl Loaf")Basic Bread Ingredients1/4 Cup warm water (about 110 degrees)1 package active dry yeast2 Cups warm milk or vegan milk of your choice (about 110 degrees)2 Tablespoons butter or vegan butter of your choice, melted and cooled2 teaspoons salt2 Tablespoons granulated sugar6 to 6 1/2 Cups all-purpose flourCinnamon Swirl Section Ingredients4 Tablespoons sugar4 Tablespoons ground cinnamonFace and Buttons IngredientsRaisins or walnuts, cloves, candied ginger, etc.Step 1. Pour water into bowl; add yeast and stir until dissolved. Add milk, butter, salt and sugar. Stir until well blended.Step 2. Sprinkle in 3 Cups of the flour, 1 cup at a time, stirring until flour is evenly moistened. Add 4th cup of flour and beat until dough is smooth and elastic (about 5 minutes--rest when you get tired). Mix in 5th cup flour to make a stiff dough.Step 3. Measure 6th cup of flour; sprinkle about half of it on board. Turn dough out onto heavily floured area of board. Keep a light coating of flour on dough as you begin to knead.Step 4. Fold dough toward you with your fingers; push away with the heel of your hand. Rotate dough a quarter turn and repeat folding-pushing motion, adding flour to board as you knead. Kneading is finished when dough is nonsticky, smooth and satiny.Step 5. Put dough in greased bowl; turn over to grease top. Cover bow with clear plastic wrap or damp cloth. Let rise in warm place (80 degrees) until doubled (about 1 1/2 hours). Test by inserting two fingers into dough--if indentations remain, dough is ready to shape.Step 6. After dough has risen, punch it down to release air bubbles, then turn dough out onto a lightly floured board. Knead dough briefly and shape into smooth oval.Step 7. Divide dough in half by grasping dough in center and squeezing.Step 8. Roll out each half into a rectangle about 6 by 16 inches. Mix together cinnamon and sugar for swirl. Sprinkle half of mixture evenly over each rectangle. Beginning with the narrow side, roll each half tightly into a loaf. Seal ends and seam by pinching with your fingersStep 9. Let rise, covered, on greased cookie sheet for half an hour. Cut one half into half again and, of the two quarters, cut one into six pieces for legs, arms and ears of the goddess / teddy bear / patriarch. Cut a small piece off of the large (undivided half) and use for  boobs / snout / penis. That is, the large half is the body, the quarter is the head, the six pieces are shaped to form arms and legs and the small piece is for the   boobs / snout / penis. Pinch pieces together, cover, and let rise another 15 to 20 minutes. Place raisins or walnuts for eyes or pierce the patriarch with cloves.Step 10. Bake in 375 degree oven for about 35 minutes or until loaves are nicely browned and sound hollow when tapped. Remove from oven and turn loaves onto racks to cool.**********************************To find out more about the host, Amanda Yates Garcia...... sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.... order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.... Amanda's Instagram... Amanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). The BTW image was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

Join herbalist, artist and comedian Melanie Griffin, and host Amanda Yates Garcia, as they discuss spiritual and herbal means for coping with the stress of 2020. This episode covers a lot of ground, ranging from overcoming the militaristic medical complex, to working with herbs to ameliorate depression. Plants are not just resources to exploit but beings to establish relationships with. Our spiritual practices connecting with the plant world can be a lifeline in troubled times. We talk about specific herbs you can work with to cope with stress, depression and frayed nerves, and other ways, besides ingesting them, to work with plants. Plant work is ancestral work, join us and find out why.**********************************UPCOMING WORKSHOPSCandle Magic Workshop - Download Available 8/13/20Whether or not you “believe” in magic, candle rituals are a great way to focus your intention, shift your mood and connect to your sacred practices. This is a Between the Worlds workshop and can be purchased as a one off, or is included in your Jupiter level subscriber membership.  Click here to register. **********************************Find out more about our special guest, herbalist, artist, and comedian Melanie Griffin, and her plant medicine line, Magenta's Magical Medicinals...Check out her Instagram feed: @msmauveDonate to Black & Pink, a national prison abolitionist organization dedicated to dismantling the criminal punishment system and the harms caused to LGBTQ+ people and people living with HIV/AIDS who are affected by the system through advocacy, support, and organizing. You can donate by clicking this link. **********************************To find out more about the host, Amanda Yates Garcia...... sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.... order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.... Amanda's Instagram... Amanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). Often with editing help from Jiha Lee. The BTW image was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes. 

How do you keep going when you're exhausted and over it, when you feel like no matter what you build, something just comes along to knock it down again? The 9 of Wands is the feeling that comes when you feel like you've been struggling forever and you just don't know if you can take one more blow. The good news is, the 9 of Wands also offers some wisdom on how you can reconnect with your power source, feel rejuvenated, and remember why you started this journey in the first place. In today's episode of Between the Worlds we discuss all of this with activist, Akashic records reader, and decolonial scholar Leah Garza. For those of you who need a little encouragement, this is a good episode to tune in!**********************************8/27/20 Today Only - Buy Amanda's Book "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" for $2.99 on Kindle.Click here to grab your copy. **********************************UPCOMING WORKSHOPSCandle Magic Workshop - Download Available 8/13/20Whether or not you “believe” in magic, candle rituals are a great way to focus your intention, shift your mood and connect to your sacred practices. This is a Between the Worlds workshop and can be purchased as a one off, or is included in your Jupiter level subscriber membership.  Click here to register. 9/2/20 5pm PST - FULL MOON IN PISCES CEREMONY: DIVINATION AND INTUITION - By DonationFull Moons can be the best time for divination because they are the times when the voice of Spirit comes through the strongest. We might think of it as spiritual high tide. This Full Moon Ceremony we will be: focusing on the Piscean practice of water scrying, connecting to our intuition, and discussing the relationship between creative, boundless Pisces and focused, precise Virgo; figuring out what is this season asking of us and how can we show up for it. NOTE: This is Amanda's personal ritual. Please direct questions to guardian@oracleoflosangeles.com (not Between the Worlds) - Click here to register. **********************************Find out more about our special guest, Akashic records reader, decolonial theorist and podcaster Leah Garza  ....  Visit her website  - crystalsofaltamira.comCheck out her Instagram feed: @crystalsofaltamiraListen to her podcast: We Are Power CrystalsAnd to get her list of decolonial theory books click here.  **********************************References in this episode include:Amanda mentions Jerico Mandybur’s Neo Tarot: A Fresh Approach to Self-Care, Healing and EmpowermentLeah and Amanda discuss Mad Max: Fury Road.To sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). Often with editing help from Jiha Lee. The BTW image was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes. 

The 8 of Wands appears when it is necessary to focus our attention and act fast. The time for waiting is over. We receive an important message and we need to act on it. Join us this episode when we talk with Harvard educated T. Susan Chang, author of Tarot Correspondences, who literally knows everything there is to know about the tarot. We talk about this card's astrological correspondence: the upbeat Mercury in Sagittarius (expansion of communication), but how that's not always a good thing (gossip, overexposure). We talk about ways to organize your tarot studies to get the most out of them, and simple ways to use this card to aid you in your travels. You won't want to miss this episode! **********************************This episode is sponsored by a company we love: DayMoon Wands!Whether you want help overcoming obstacles, aspire for greater creativity, or need assistance with change, love, protection or abundance, Natalia Rose specializes in intuiting custom wands and staffs; by communicating with you to learn your story and what you long for, she tunes in to bring your custom wand to life.Visit DayMoonWands.com to find your wand or e-mail info@daymoonwands.com for a custom wand.**********************************UPCOMING WORKSHOPSCandle Magic Workshop - Download Available 8/13/20Whether or not you “believe” in magic, candle rituals are a great way to focus your intention, shift your mood and connect to your sacred practices. This is a Between the Worlds workshop and can be purchased as a one off, or is included in your Jupiter level subscriber membership.  Click here to register. Healing Ceremony for Virgo Season 8/21/20 4pm PSTThis Waxing Moon session is 100% ceremony, trance, energy work, and breath. We focus on setting intentions, clearing blocks, going deeper into our physical practices, connecting with our most authentic self and increasing our capacity for joy, presence, and pleasure in our bodies, hearts, and minds. NOTE: This is Amanda's personal ritual. Please direct questions to amanda@oracleoflosangeles.com (not Between the Worlds) - Click here to register. **********************************Find out more about our special guest, writer and tarot encyclopedia T. Susan Chang  ....  Visit her website  - www.tsusanchang.comBy her book - Tarot Correspondences Visit her Etsy Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/tarotistaAnd to get her 8 of Wands tarot luggage tags, click here. **********************************References in this episode include:Save the Cat by Blake Snyder - the concept of breaking into Act 3Keywords for the Crowley TarotAstrology for the Authentic Self by Demetra GeorgeDylan Thomas The Force That Through The Green Fuse Drives The FlowerTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). Often with editing help from Jiha Lee. The BTW image was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes. 

The 7 of Wands teaches us to stand up for what we believe in. As we rally the courage to defend what we believe in, we inspire others to do the same. This card is all about taking risks, trusting our intuition, and creating the change we want to find. Join host Amanda Yates Garcia and special guest, artist, mystic, and psychotherapist Edgar Fabian Frias, as we discuss they ways in which YOU are being called to inspire others. The challenge of this card is to figure out how to use power without destroying what you love most. Tune in as the tarot guides us to lean in to the big changes.**********************************UPCOMING WORKSHOPSCandle Magic Workshop - Download Available 8/13/20Whether or not you “believe” in magic, candle rituals are a great way to focus your intention, shift your mood and connect to your sacred practices. This is a Between the Worlds workshop and can be purchased as a one off, or is included in your Jupiter level subscriber membership.  Click here to register. **********************************Find out more about our special guest, artist and mystic Edgar Fabian Frias  ....  Visit their website  - EdgarFabianFrias.orgFollow them on Instagram - @edgarfabianfriasWatch them on Youtube - Edgar Fabián Frías **********************************References in this episode include:Edgar mentions the artist activist group “In Plain Sight”, 80 artists doing actions of resistance in July, organized with Rafa Esparza. In Plain Site: an artist project to abolish ICE.Edgar mentions the movie “Aimee and Jaguar” about the two resistance fighters who fell in love in Nazi Germany. Aimee and Jaguar.Stormé DeLarverie is one of the people who instigated the Stonewall Uprisings, check her out here and here. Article on BoundariesThe Wet’suwet’en resistance and ancestral land rights.Edgar recommends the Collective Tarot Deck by Lori Lauren.Amanda recommends the Lightseer's Tarot, where the 7 of Wands is depicted as a meditator.To sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). Often with editing help from Jiha Lee. The BTW image was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes. 

Magical cauldrons, sacred stones, bewitched swords, well maidens, bleeding spears, such are the things of Arthurian legend. Tune in today as we discuss the ancestral magic of the ancient Celts with expert and Western Mystery Tradition initiate Mara Freeman. We talk about the grail myth as a prophecy for contemporary environmental collapse; poets as prophets; the meaning of the knights; and the suits of the tarot and their relationship to "the four hallows"; the four sacred objects of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the fairy people of pre-Christian Ireland. This is a super magical episode that really helps expand the mythological knowledge of your tarot practice. Join us! **********************************UPCOMING WORKSHOPSCandle Magic Workshop - Download Available 8/13/20Whether or not you “believe” in magic, candle rituals are a great way to focus your intention, shift your mood and connect to your sacred practices. This is a Between the Worlds workshop and can be purchased as a one off, or is included in your Jupiter level subscriber membership.  Click here to register. **********************************Find out more about our special guest, author Mara Freeman ....  Visit her website  - ChaliceCentre.netBuy her book, Grail Alchemy.Join her mystery School - The Avalon Mystery School.**********************************To sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). Often with editing help from Jiha Lee. The BTW image was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes. 

The 6 of Wands speaks to us of progress, recognition and reward, but the real question it asks is... from whom is that recognition coming? Do you need to impress someone to make progress? What does victory mean for YOU? We discuss all this and more with the brilliant Rash Tramble of Stay Woke Tarot. Prepare to think deeply about what it means to honor accomplishments, and WHO does the honoring in your world.**********************************UPCOMING WORKSHOPSCandle Magic Workshop - Download Available 8/13/20Whether or not you “believe” in magic, candle rituals are a great way to focus your intention, shift your mood and connect to your sacred practices. This is a Between the Worlds workshop and can be purchased as a one off, or is included in your Jupiter level subscriber membership.  Click here to register. Full Moon in Aquarius / Lughnasadh Ritual - 8/2/20 11am PSTBeing together in community is a great way to recharge. Amanda is looking forward to seeing you this Sunday for this donation-based ritual in celebration of the Full Moon in Aquarius and the pagan holiday of Lughnasadh, the holiday of the first fruits. This is Amanda's personal ritual. Please direct questions to amanda@oracleoflosangeles.com (not Between the Worlds) - Click here to register. **********************************Find out more about our special guest, Rashunda Tramble of Stay Woke Tarot ....  Visit her website and get a reading - StayWokeTarot.comFollow her on Instagram @StayWokeTarotAnd READ HER BLOG!  It's sooooo good!**********************************References This Episode Include:TLC - "What About Your Friends"Bruce Springsteen - "Atlantic City"Vanessa Williams - the first Black Miss AmericaThe Modern Spell Casters TarotThe Light Seers TarotTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). Often with editing help from Jiha Lee. The BTW image was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes. 

Most people would agree that we're living through a moment of great unrest. The wisdom of the 5 of Wands is that it teaches us out to deal with conflict. Our guest today, the illustrious Danielle Dorsey of Tarot Views, brings a lot of heart and humor to the discussion as we look at how processing your feelings privately can be a blessings, and how stepping back can be surprisingly empowering.**********************************Find out more about our special guest, Danielle Dorsey...Danielle is currently offering free tarot readings for Black people, which she encourages non-Black allies to support by donating to her venmo @tarotviews or via cashapp - $tarotviews. Detailed info here.  Visit her websites- Tarot Views + DanielleDorky.comAnd follow her on Instagram @tarotviews - where she posts anti-racist tarot spreads, journal prompts, and other spiritual resources.**********************************References This Episode Include:Esther Stanford-Xosei, an abolitionist, historian and freedom fighter talks reparations here.Find out more about Self Organizing Systems (SOS)Woman Yelling at a cat meme: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/woman-yelling-at-a-catEveryday Witch Tarot by Deborah Blake and Elisabeth AlbaParable of the Sower by Octavia ButlerThe Commons Web, Public Access Witch TVNext World Tarot by Christy Road CarreraTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). Often with editing help from Jiha Lee. The BTW image was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes. 

The 4 of Wands teaches us to celebrate, even and especially in difficult times. In this episode we discuss how finding joy, giving yourself permission to rest, and celebrating your accomplishments are essential if you want to bring your projects to completion. Join special guest, fashion witch and writer, Gabriela Herstik, and host Amanda Yates Garcia, as the 4 of Wands teaches us how to help our communities thrive.**********************************Find out more about our special guest, Gabriela Herstik...Visit her website, GabrielaHerstik.comRead her books: Bewitching the Elements, and Inner Witch.Or follow her on Instagram @gabyherstik**********************************Amanda's References This Episode Include:“Tarot as a Way of Life” by Karen Hamaker-ZondagCelebration by Kool and the Gang.“Tarot Reversals” by Mary K. Greer“Keywords for the Crowley Tarot” by Banzhaf and Theler“Pleasure Activism” by adrienne maree brownThe Nap Ministry - follow on InstagramTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). Often with editing help from Jiha Lee. The BTW image was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes. 

We are SO EXCITED to present to you this very special episode with guest Dr. David Delgado Shorter where we discuss the Flower Worlds of the Yaqui people of northern Mexico. In this cosmology there are nine interlocking worlds filled with magical creatures. Reality is danced and sung into being. Flowers are messengers from Spirit. In the Western Mystery traditions, the suit of wands relates to the wisdom flowers and trees, and in this episode we get to hear a radically different perspective on these beings. Dr. Shorter has studied with the Yaqui for over 20 years and helps us understand the indigenous view of the enchanted world of plants, brought into being through relationship and ritual. **********************************Find out more about our special guest, Dr. David Delgado Shorter ...Visit his website, DavidShorter.comRead his book "We Will Dance Our Truth: Yaqui History in Yoeme Performances" or his many other books.Check out his various websites on Indigenous Studies. Read his brilliant essays.Or follow him on Instagram .**********************************Amanda's References In This Episode Include:"We Will Dance Our Truth: Yaqui History in Yoeme Performences," by David Delgado Shorter.To sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). Often with editing help from Jiha Lee. Special guest this episode is Dr. David Delgado Shorter. The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes. 

In this episode we talk about the 3 of Wands, a card about risk, adventure, creativity, and going deeper into what you thought you knew, with our very special guest, Lindsay Mack of the Tarot for the Wild Soul Podcast. The 3 of Wands is often challenging for people, especially because it's so similar to the 2 of Wands. But here we make some distinctions and talk about how when the 3 of Wands appears, it's time to open up your creative horizons by allowing yourself to sit in your discomfort a bit.**********************************Find out more about our special guest, teacher and wild soul Lindsay Mack ...Visit her website, LindsayMack.comSubscribe to her mailing list.Listen to her podcast, Tarot for the Wild Soul.Or follow her on Instagram .**********************************Amanda's References This Episode Include:Interview with the Chilean economist Manfred MaxNeef and Amy Goodman: https://www.democracynow.org/2010/9/22/chilean_economist_manfred_max_neef_us“Tarot as a Way of Life” by Karen Hamaker-Zondag“Tarot Reversals” by Mary K. GreerTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). Often with editing help from Jiha Lee. The BTW image was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes. 

In this episode we talk about the 2 of Wands, making decisions and dreaming big, with special guest Pam Grossman. Here we discuss how this card is the "yes... and" card, which asks us to stay rooted in our history, traditions and teachings, AND expand those things, reaching for deeper connection within our community and bringing more life and healing to the world.**********************************Find out more about our special guest, writer, curator, witch and podcaster Pam Grossman ...Visit her website, PamGrossman.comSubscribe to her mailing list.Listen to her podcast, The Witch Wave.Follow her on Instagram or Facebook or Twitter or Pinterest.Or grab a copy of her fantastic book, Waking the Witch.**********************************Amanda's References This Episode Include:Tracy Griffiths who teaches at the Institute for Psycho Structural Rebalancing.The Wild Wood TarotThe Rozimira TarotTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.Or, contact Amanda to book a session, or Carolyn just to find out more, below:*****Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):www.carolynpennypackerriggs.comCarolyn's Instagram**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). Often with editing help from Jiha Lee. The BTW image was created by Marian Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes. 

Welcome back to Season 2 of Between the Worlds! In this episode we discuss the Ace of Wands. We prepare you for the season and go in deep so that you truly get what the Suit of Wands is all about. Wands are often thought of as the witch's most powerful magical tool, because a wand is a conduit for our will to be made manifest in the world around us. So as we go through this season, dear witches, consider what YOU will to bring into the world. And how your will can be OF SERVICE to the world. As we discuss each card, we invite you to consider where you are in your journey to manifest your will for the greatest good of all beings. **********************************Amanda's References This Episode Include:History Daily Blog, Karen Harris: https://historydaily.org/a-brief-history-of-magic-wandsCenter for Tactical Magic: https://www.tacticalmagic.org/CTM/project%20pages/Wands.htm / https://www.tacticalmagic.org/CTM/thoughts/AM8.htmlEncyclopedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/art/scepterThe Magic Wand / Esoteric Archives: http://esotericarchives.com/wands/index.htmlWikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WandEtymology Online: https://www.etymonline.com/word/wandDictionary of Symbolism: Cultural Icons and the Meanings Behind them. By Hans Biedermann. Scepter, p. 300-301Book of Symbols by Taschen. Sections on Phallus, Broom, and Spear.To sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.Or, contact Amanda to book a session, or Carolyn just to find out more, below:*****Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):www.carolynpennypackerriggs.comCarolyn's Instagram**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). Often with editing help from Jiha Lee. The BTW image was created by Marian Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes. 

In this episode we talk about the 10 of Cups, the final scene of in the story of the cups. Here you conclude your quest for the Holy Grail; you drink from the Goddess's Cauldron of Renewal. In this episode we talk about what true happiness is -- if it's even possible -- and if so, how to attain it (especially in these troubled times). And we do all of this with the illustrious, beloved maestro of joy himself, Rob Brezsny, creator of Free Will Astrology. Join us as we fly over the rainbow and Between the Worlds!**********************************Find out more about our special guest, writer, astrologer and mystic Rob Brezsny ...Visit his website, Free Will Astrology.Subscribe to his newsletter to get his free weekly astrology.Follow him on Instagram or Facebook or Twitter or Youtube.Or grab a copy of his book, Pronoia from your local indie bookseller or on Amazon.**********************************Quest of Cups 10-Week Online Workshop InformationJoin us for our last workshop of the season, The Quest of Cups: In Pursuit of Your Deepest Heart’s Desire.This 10-week course will help you deepen your knowledge of the tarot AND most importantly, figure out how to apply its lessons to your everyday life.This Course Includes:10 x  1-page (i.e. bite sized, 1 per week) PDFs to help you connect with the magic of each cup card in the suit.Spells you can used based on the cardMeditations to help you connect with the suit of cupsNumerological, herbal, crystal, and astrological correspondences to help you remember and work with the messages of each cardJournal prompts to help you integrate the lessons of the cardsBi-weekly (2x per month) ½ hour group video calls that include a brief meditation, discussion of that week’s card, and a Q&A sessionAltar strategiesA full “album” of the cups songs from the Between the Worlds episodes you can listen to just for fun, and practice to be able to call in the energy of the cardsCups movement gestures to kinesthetically call in the energy of each cardAnd more!TO SIGN UP FOR THE WORKSHOP OR FIND OUT MORE, CLICK HERE**********************************Amanda's References This Episode Include:“The Complete Book of Tarot Reversals” by Mary K. Greer“The Women’s Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets” by Barbara Walker“The Book of Symbols” edited by Taschen“Tarot Correspondences” by T. Susan Chang“Pronoia” by Rob BrezsnyTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggsadditionally, this episode features:Tara Jane O'Neil's cover of "Rainbow Connection" by Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher. Carolyn's freestyle version (wrong lyrics) of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" **********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.Or, contact Amanda to book a session, or Carolyn just to find out more, below:*****Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):www.carolynpennypackerriggs.comCarolyn's Instagram**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer) & Rob Brezsny (special guest). With editing help from Jiha Lee. The BTW image was created by Marian Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes. 

In this episode we talk about the 9 of Cups, wishes granted, dreams coming true, and getting your satisfaction with our friend, known to the world as the Oprah of Sex Coaches, Myisha Battle. Everybody likes to get the 9 of Cups because it’s known as the wish card - in other words, you hope for something, you say it out loud or visualize it or write it down and it comes true. This card is literally about what it means to get what you want emotionally, relationally, spiritually. What’s not to love about that?**********************************Find out more about our special guest, podcaster and Sex Coach Myisha Battle ...Website: http://www.myishabattle.com/IG: @myishabattlePsychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/myisha-battle-san-francisco-ca/348716Maven Clinic: https://www.mavenclinic.com/for-individuals**********************************Quest of Cups 10-Week Online Workshop InformationJoin us for our last workshop of the season, The Quest of Cups: In Pursuit of Your Deepest Heart’s Desire.This 10-week course will help you deepen your knowledge of the tarot AND most importantly, figure out how to apply its lessons to your everyday life.This Course Includes:10 x  1-page (i.e. bite sized, 1 per week) PDFs to help you connect with the magic of each cup card in the suit.Spells you can used based on the cardMeditations to help you connect with the suit of cupsNumerological, herbal, crystal, and astrological correspondences to help you remember and work with the messages of each cardJournal prompts to help you integrate the lessons of the cardsBi-weekly ½ hour group video calls that include a brief meditation, discussion of that week’s card, and a Q&A sessionAltar strategiesA full “album” of the cups songs from the Between the Worlds episodes you can listen to just for fun, and practice to be able to call in the energy of the cardsCups movement gestures to kinesthetically call in the energy of each cardAnd more!TO SIGN UP FOR THE WORKSHOP OR FIND OUT MORE, CLICK HERE**********************************Amanda's References This Episode Include:“Keywords for the Crowley Tarot,” by Banzhaf and Theler“The Complete Book of Tarot Reversals” by Mary K. Greer“Modern Tarot” by Michelle Tea\To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs.Musical reference: "When You Wish Upon A Star" performed by Cliff Edwards. **********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.Or, contact Amanda to book a session, or Carolyn just to find out more, below:*****Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):www.carolynpennypackerriggs.comCarolyn's Instagram**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer) & Ann Friedman (special guest). With editing help from Jiha Lee. The BTW image was created by Marian Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes. 

In this episode we talk about … the 8 of Cups, knowing when to hold them, fold them, and walk away, with our very special guest, Ann Friedman, media wunderkind, writer, editor, and former host of the Going Through It Podcast. If you're not sure if it's time to move on from... that place you're living, that relationship you're in, or that job you have... this is the episode for you. We also give you some good tips on how to do decision-making tarot readings, and give a ritual for working with Hecate, Guardian of the Crossroads. Join us!**********************************Find out more about our special guest, writer, editor, and podcaster Ann Friedman...Check out her website https://www.annfriedman.com/Sign up for her newsletter: https://www.annfriedman.com/weekly/Listen to her podcasts: https://www.annfriedman.com/podcastYou can also follow her on Instagram or Twitter: @annfriedman**********************************Quest of Cups 10-Week Online Workshop InformationJoin us for our last workshop of the season, The Quest of Cups: In Pursuit of Your Deepest Heart’s Desire.This 10-week course will help you deepen your knowledge of the tarot AND most importantly, figure out how to apply its lessons to your everyday life.This Course Includes:10 x  1-page (i.e. bite sized, 1 per week) PDFs to help you connect with the magic of each cup card in the suit.Spells you can used based on the cardMeditations to help you connect with the suit of cupsNumerological, herbal, crystal, and astrological correspondences to help you remember and work with the messages of each cardJournal prompts to help you integrate the lessons of the cardsWeekly ½ hour group video calls that include a brief meditation, discussion of that week’s card, and a Q&A sessionAltar strategiesA full “album” of the cups songs from the Between the Worlds episodes you can listen to just for fun, and practice to be able to call in the energy of the cardsCups movement gestures to kinesthetically call in the energy of each cardAnd more!TO SIGN UP FOR THE WORKSHOP OR FIND OUT MORE, CLICK HERE**********************************Amanda's References This Episode Include:“Tarot as a Way of Life” by Karen Hamaker-Zondag“The Complete Book of Tarot Reversals” by Mary K. Greer“Braiding Sweetgrass” by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Amanda talks about this book when she describes the mucky pond).Also, the wand maker Amanda mentions is Daymoon Wands. You can find out more about them on Instagram @daymoonwands or on their website www.daymoonwands.com.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs.Referenced excerpt: I'm Set Free by The Velvet Underground.**********************************Ritual for HecateHecate is the guardian of the in between places so it’s good to go at dawn or twilight to do this ritual, leaving offerings for her at a crossroads where three roads come together. This ritual is good for transitional moments. You’re asking for Hecate to guide you at this crossroads in your life, through this transition. Before you set out to the crossroads do a ceremonial clearing with fumigation herbs like mugwort or cedar or rosemary, have a ritual bath and anoint yourself with oil of cypress, or brush yourself down with a soft brush. Then go to a crossroads where three roads come together. You can leave coins for her, or pour a libation of water, milk (you can use any milk, oat milk, etc) - she is also the goddess of childbearing, wine or honey, snake skins for transformation, fish or eggs (for you non-vegan friends), or garlic also works, or onion, you can also leave cakes. Leaving offerings for Hecate on the dark moon (the night before the new moon), in ancient Greece the ritual to Hecate (involving a ceremonial dinner for her) was called a Deipnon. After the dinner your supposed to leave offerings for her at the crossroads where three roads come together, and say,“Torch bearing Hekate, powerful wanderer through realms of night, guide me through this crossroads of my life, lend your wisdom to mine and show me the way. Deliver me to the wisest course of action. Please accept these offerings as thanks for your wisdom and your guidance.”After leaving the offerings, walk away and don’t look back**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.Or, contact Amanda to book a session, or Carolyn just to find out more, below:*****Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):www.carolynpennypackerriggs.comCarolyn's Instagram**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer) & Ann Friedman (special guest). With editing help from Jiha Lee. The BTW image was created by Marian Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes. 

In this episode we check in with the tarot to see if it has any messages for us on how to handle the current crisis. As usual, Tarot had a lot to say! We left the reading feeling empowered and hope you will too. We witches are all in it together. In this episode we commiserate, give a few tips, and share the love. **********************************Centering, Grounding, Releasing and Shielding Meditations:Every witch knows that staying centered is one of the most important things to do in a time of crisis. Now that we have so much time at home, we've got time to practice. This practice includes Centering, Grounding, Releasing, and Shielding - we practice this everyday. We also do it at the beginning of every ritual, and now you can too. Each meditation is five minutes long, you can do them separately or play them all together for one 20 minute meditation. Please enjoy!CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR FREE MEDITATIONS Vernal Equinox Ritual: Thursday 19 March 2020, 7pm PST, on Instagram Live @OracleOfLACelebrate the coming of spring together with your community. On Instagram Live Thursday 19 March 2020, 7pm PST. Can't wait to connect with all of you. Connect via @OracleofLA**********************************To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.**********************************EMPEROR WORKSHOP INFORMATIONSign Up for Our "The Emperor in 2020 Workshop: Making Daddy Work For You" here -- or become a Jupiter-realm subscriber and get it as part of your membership (which will soon include an online forum to connect with other witches and witch-curious folx). In the workshop:You’ll learn to calculate your card of the year and your soul card numerology. And you’ll find out how the Emperor year will affect your soul card and your card of the year in particular.We’ve got exercises on how to locate your places of powerExercises to develop your intuitionA step-by-step how to on making your own Emperor altarRituals you can do to harness the power of the emperor year to build stamina, confidence and focus in 2020Invocations, songs, and gestures you can use to call in the Emperor (these are a BTW addition to our workshops and we think you’re going to find they’re REALLY special)A live call with Amanda to answer all your questions and help you get the most out of this year that is really calling us to claim our vision and share it with the worldAnd more!TO SIGN UP FOR THE WORKSHOP OR FIND OUT MORE, CLICK HERE**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs.**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.Or, contact Amanda to book a session, or Carolyn just to find out more, below:*****Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):www.carolynpennypackerriggs.comCarolyn's Instagram**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). With editing help from Jiha Lee. The BTW image was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.

In this episode we cover the 7 of Cups -- the dating app card. Lol. Really  though, it's all about making choices, even when you're dazzled by appearances or afraid of them. We talk about how to see through self-deception, and we throw in a little talk on co-dependency for good measure with our friend, writer and comedienne Sara Benincasa.**********************************Find out more about our special guest, writer and comedian Sara Benincasa...Instagram: Excellent Coats on Irritated Women Instagram: SaraJBenincasa Twitter: SaraJBenincasaAuthor, "Real Artists Have Day Jobs"Speaker on mental health awareness with Collective Speakers**********************************To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's References This Episode Include:“Keywords for the Crowley Tarot” by Hajo Banzhaf and Brigitte Theler“Tarot as a Way of Life” by Karen Hamaker-Zondag“The Crowley Tarot” by Akron and Hajo Banzhaf“Symptoms of Co-dependency” article by Darlene Lancer. **********************************EMPEROR WORKSHOP INFORMATIONSign Up for Our "The Emperor in 2020 Workshop: Making Daddy Work For You" here -- or become a Jupiter-realm subscriber and get it as part of your membership (which will soon include an online forum to connect with other witches and witch-curious folx). In the workshop:You’ll learn to calculate your card of the year and your soul card numerology. And you’ll find out how the Emperor year will affect your soul card and your card of the year in particular.We’ve got exercises on how to locate your places of powerExercises to develop your intuitionA step-by-step how to on making your own Emperor altarRituals you can do to harness the power of the emperor year to build stamina, confidence and focus in 2020Invocations, songs, and gestures you can use to call in the Emperor (these are a BTW addition to our workshops and we think you’re going to find they’re REALLY special)A live call with Amanda to answer all your questions and help you get the most out of this year that is really calling us to claim our vision and share it with the worldAnd more!TO SIGN UP FOR THE WORKSHOP OR FIND OUT MORE, CLICK HERE**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs.**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.Or, contact Amanda to book a session, or Carolyn just to find out more, below:*****Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):www.carolynpennypackerriggs.comCarolyn's Instagram**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer) & Sara J Benincasa (special guest). With editing help from Jiha Lee. The BTW image was created by Marian Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes. 

In this episode we talk about the Six of Cups, innocent pleasures, nostalgia for times past, and staying present in this delicious moment. We get INTO IT with one of our favorite literary heroes, Francesca Lia Block author of more than 25 books, from her first book Weetzie Bat to her latest The Thorn Necklace, we know you’re going to love what she has to say, so join us!**********************************Find out more about our special guest, writer Francesca Lia Block......take one of her classes or order her books at: https://www.francescaliablock.com/Grab a copy of The Thorn Necklace here.You can also follow her on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter by clicking these links.**********************************To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's References This Episode Include:“A Feminist Tarot: A Guide To Intrapersonal Communication” by Sally Gearhart with a little help from Susan Rennie“Modern Tarot” by Michelle Tea“Keywords for the Crowley Tarot” by Hajo Banzhaf and Brigitte Theler“Tarot as a Way of Life” by Karen Hamaker-Zondag“What is Nostalgia Good For? Quite Bit, Research Shows.” NYT article by John Tierney**********************************EMPEROR WORKSHOP INFORMATIONSign Up for Our "The Emperor in 2020 Workshop: Making Daddy Work For You" here -- or become a Jupiter-realm subscriber and get it as part of your membership (which will soon include an online forum to connect with other witches and witch-curious folx). In the workshop:You’ll learn to calculate your card of the year and your soul card numerology. And you’ll find out how the Emperor year will affect your soul card and your card of the year in particular.We’ve got exercises on how to locate your places of powerExercises to develop your intuitionA step-by-step how to on making your own Emperor altarRituals you can do to harness the power of the emperor year to build stamina, confidence and focus in 2020Invocations, songs, and gestures you can use to call in the Emperor (these are a BTW addition to our workshops and we think you’re going to find they’re REALLY special)A live call with Amanda to answer all your questions and help you get the most out of this year that is really calling us to claim our vision and share it with the worldAnd more!TO SIGN UP FOR THE WORKSHOP OR FIND OUT MORE, CLICK HERE**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs.This episode includes a clip of the band, Hole covering Nirvana's Pennyroyal Tea. **********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.Or, contact Amanda to book a session, or Carolyn just to find out more, below:*****Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):www.carolynpennypackerriggs.comCarolyn's Instagram**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer) & Francesca Lia Block (special guest). With editing help from Jiha Lee. The BTW image was created by Marian Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes. 

In this episode we talk about the five of cups, walking through the territories of loss and grief, but we have a poet with us, Ariana Reines, author of A Sand Book, which just won the Kingsley Tufts Poetry award and was long-listed for the National Book award… but awards aside, we’re happy to have her here because, as everyone knows, poets take our greatest heartaches and weave them into something beautiful, something useful, some kind of magic or medicine. Stay tuned to find out how you can too.**********************************Find out more about our special guest, poet Ariana Reines...Ariana's website.Ariana's Instagram.Get Ariana's beautiful book, A Sand Book.**********************************The episode begins with a song you can sing while pouring out libations for those dreams/people/phases/etc no longer with us:For all the pieces broken far beyond repairFor all the leaving trains, things that go awayFor all who flew or faded, not to be forgottenI spill the 5 of Cups upon the earth for them**********************************Amanda's References Include:“Keywords for the Crowley Tarot” by Hajo Banzhaf and Brigitte Theler“Tarot as a Way of Life” by Karen Hamaker-Zondag“The Crowley Tarot” by Akron and Hajo Banzhaf"78 Degrees of Wisdom" by Rachel Pollack“Trauma and Recovery” by Judith Herman**********************************EMPEROR WORKSHOP INFORMATIONSign Up for Our "The Emperor in 2020 Workshop: Making Daddy Work For You" here -- or become a Jupiter-realm subscriber and get it as part of your membership (which will soon include an online forum to connect with other witches and witch-curious folx). In the workshop:You’ll learn to calculate your card of the year and your soul card numerology. And you’ll find out how the Emperor year will affect your soul card and your card of the year in particular.We’ve got exercises on how to locate your places of powerExercises to develop your intuitionA step-by-step how to on making your own Emperor altarRituals you can do to harness the power of the emperor year to build stamina, confidence and focus in 2020Invocations, songs, and gestures you can use to call in the Emperor (these are a BTW addition to our workshops and we think you’re going to find they’re REALLY special)A live call with Amanda to answer all your questions and help you get the most out of this year that is really calling us to claim our vision and share it with the worldAnd more!TO SIGN UP FOR THE WORKSHOP OR FIND OUT MORE, CLICK HERE **********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs.Outro song: excerpt of "Falling" by Bouquet**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.Or, contact Amanda to book a session, or Carolyn just to find out more, below:*****Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):www.carolynpennypackerriggs.comCarolyn's Instagram**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer) & Ariana Reines (special guest). With editing help from Jiha Lee. The BTW image was created by Marian Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes. 

We're taking the week off as Carolyn adjusts to parenthood.Next week we'll pick right back up where we left off - as Amanda talks 5 of Cups with poet Ariana Raines!*****Subscribers! Keep a lookout for a very special download arriving in your inbox in the near future.*****Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.Or, contact Amanda, or Carolyn below to book a session or just to find out more:*****Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):www.carolynpennypackerriggs.comCarolyn's Instagram

In this episode, we talk about twin flames (what are they, can you ever love another, what if love hurts?); how to know if you're on the right path in life and what to do if you're not sure where you are; and what to do if you're a witch in the corporate world - do arty witches sneer, or are you a hero behind enemy lines? Jade Chang joins us to discuss, come hang out with us between the worlds!**********************************Amanda refers to an Allure article about finding your Twin Flame: https://www.allure.com/story/what-is-a-twin-flame**********************************EMPEROR WORKSHOP INFORMATIONSign Up for Our "The Emperor in 2020 Workshop: Making Daddy Work For You" here -- or become a Jupiter-realm subscriber and get it as part of your membership (which will soon include an online forum to connect with other witches and witch-curious folx). In the workshop:You’ll learn to calculate your card of the year and your soul card numerology. And you’ll find out how the Emperor year will affect your soul card and your card of the year in particular.We’ve got exercises on how to locate your places of powerExercises to develop your intuitionA step-by-step how to on making your own Emperor altarRituals you can do to harness the power of the emperor year to build stamina, confidence and focus in 2020Invocations, songs, and gestures you can use to call in the Emperor (these are a BTW addition to our workshops and we think you’re going to find they’re REALLY special)A live call with Amanda to answer all your questions and help you get the most out of this year that is really calling us to claim our vision and share it with the worldAnd more!TO SIGN UP FOR THE WORKSHOP OR FIND OUT MORE, CLICK HERE**********************************To Find Out More About Jade ChangCheck out her book: The Wangs vs. the World (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781328745538)Instagram: @hellojadechang Twitter: @thejadechang**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.Or, contact Amanda, or Carolyn below to book a session or just to find out more:*****Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):www.carolynpennypackerriggs.comCarolyn's Instagram**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer) & Jade Chang (special guest). With editing help from Jiha Lee.Design:Logo Image by Maria Minnis / tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnipFont Design by Leah Hayes / w w w . L e a h H a y e s . c o m

In this episode host Amanda Yates Garcia and producer Carolyn Pennypackerriggs, talk about the 4 of Cups. Here, the tarot explains how to create emotional stability by establishing healthy boundaries and accepting the gifts life offers us.**********************************EMPEROR WORKSHOP INFORMATIONSign Up for Our "The Emperor in 2020 Workshop: Making Daddy Work For You" here -- or become a Jupiter-realm subscriber and get it as part of your membership (which will soon include an online forum to connect with other witches and witch-curious folx). In the workshop:You’ll learn to calculate your card of the year and your soul card numerology. And you’ll find out how the Emperor year will affect your soul card and your card of the year in particular.We’ve got exercises on how to locate your places of powerExercises to develop your intuitionA step-by-step how to on making your own Emperor altarRituals you can do to harness the power of the emperor year to build stamina, confidence and focus in 2020Invocations, songs, and gestures you can use to call in the Emperor (these are a BTW addition to our workshops and we think you’re going to find they’re REALLY special)A live call with Amanda to answer all your questions and help you get the most out of this year that is really calling us to claim our vision and share it with the worldAnd more!TO SIGN UP FOR THE WORKSHOP OR FIND OUT MORE, CLICK HERE**********************************Amanda's References Include:2/8 Dancing Diaspora Collective event at Pieter Space in LA: Reclamation, an evening of Radical Embodiment2/15 Eliza Swann’s Event in Joshua Tree Panpsychic Poet: Movement and Magic Intensive.Tarot correspondences from the book “Keywords for the Crowley Tarot” by Hajo Banzhaf and Brigitte ThelerOther references include: “Tarot as a Way of Life” by Karen Hamaker-Zondag; “Motherpeace: A Way to the Goddess” by Vicki Noble.Dr. Peter Levine, trauma therapist. Amanda refers to his book, “Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma”.**********************************Carolyn References:Amanda Seales: What Is A Fuckboy And How Does One Avoid Them?Paul Rudd (+Janeane GarofaloWet Hot American American Summer (2001)**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs.4 of Cups:Additional music: **********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.Or, contact Amanda, or Carolyn below to book a session or just to find out more:*****Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):www.carolynpennypackerriggs.comCarolyn's Instagram**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer) & Jade Chang (special guest). With editing help from Jiha Lee.

In this episode we talk about … the 3 of Cups, collaboration, celebration, and using your emotional intelligence. Today, our producer Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs will be making her FIRST on the air appearance in the more than 2 years of us doing the podcast, as will the famous novelist, television writer, and BFF, Jade Chang.**********************************EMPEROR WORKSHOP INFORMATIONSign Up for Our "The Emperor in 2020 Workshop: Making Daddy Work For You" here -- or become a Jupiter-realm subscriber and get it as part of your membership (which will soon include an online forum to connect with other witches and witch-curious folx). In the workshop:You’ll learn to calculate your card of the year and your soul card numerology. And you’ll find out how the Emperor year will affect your soul card and your card of the year in particular.We’ve got exercises on how to locate your places of powerExercises to develop your intuitionA step-by-step how to on making your own Emperor altarRituals you can do to harness the power of the emperor year to build stamina, confidence and focus in 2020Invocations, songs, and gestures you can use to call in the Emperor (these are a BTW addition to our workshops and we think you’re going to find they’re REALLY special)A live call with Amanda to answer all your questions and help you get the most out of this year that is really calling us to claim our vision and share it with the worldAnd more!TO SIGN UP FOR THE WORKSHOP OR FIND OUT MORE, CLICK HERE**********************************To Find Out More About Jade ChangCheck out her book: The Wangs vs. the World (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781328745538)Instagram: @hellojadechang Twitter: @thejadechang Amanda's References Include:Great recent essay on Emotional Intelligence in the NYT, Adults Guide To Social Skills. Emotional Intelligence: Psychology Today article.Follow Nedra Glover Tawwab, a psychologist who focuses on boundaries, on Instagram @nedratawwab Lovage Soup recipe: https://www.food.com/recipe/old-fashioned-lovage-and-potato-soup-253324**********************************Carolyn References:Artist/designer Jillian Maddocks of 323**********************************Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs.3 of Cups Round:Verse 1:A moving circle of 3 creates in harmonywe raise the 3 of Cups - synchronized, we cry, "To Us!"Verse 2:The Muses, Fates, and Graces kiss in sweetest synthesisWe turn the 3 of Cups, and rhyme, "To Us! To Us!"Verse 3:"To Friendship! O! To these good times! To yours and yours and mine!"We lift the 3 of Cups, "To Us! To Us! To Us!"Additional music:"3 is a Magic Number" by Bob Dorough for Schoolhouse Rock!"Black Celebration" by Depeche Mode**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.Or, contact Amanda, or Carolyn below to book a session or just to find out more:*****Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):www.carolynpennypackerriggs.comCarolyn's Instagram**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer) & Jade Chang (special guest). With editing help from Jiha Lee.

In this episode we talk about the 2 of Cups. Out of all the cards in the deck, this one is the most likely to speak to love, hooking up, partnership and attachment. To help guide us through, we’ve brought on relationship expert, writer, Instagram-advice-giver AND total charmer, Tracy McMillan. Stay tuned!Tune in if:You want to know what love isYou want us to show youYou're healing from a break upYou want to know more about different attachment styles and how they relate to tarot****EMPEROR WORKSHOP INFORMATIONSign Up for Our "The Emperor in 2020 Workshop: Making Daddy Work For You" here -- or become a Jupiter-realm subscriber and get it as part of your membership (which will soon include an online forum to connect with other witches and witch-curious folx). In the workshop:You’ll learn to calculate your card of the year and your soul card numerology. And you’ll find out how the Emperor year will affect your soul card and your card of the year in particular.We’ve got exercises on how to locate your places of powerExercises to develop your intuitionA step-by-step how to on making your own Emperor altarRituals you can do to harness the power of the emperor year to build stamina, confidence and focus in 2020Invocations, songs, and gestures you can use to call in the Emperor (these are a BTW addition to our workshops and we think you’re going to find they’re REALLY special)A live call with Amanda to answer all your questions and help you get the most out of this year that is really calling us to claim our vision and share it with the worldAnd more!TO SIGN UP FOR THE WORKSHOP OR FIND OUT MORE, CLICK HERE****To find out more about our guest, Tracy McMillan, follow her on Instagram, @TracyMcMillanTracy McMillan is a television writer, relationship expert, and the author of three books. Tracy has made dozens of television and radio appearances -- including the Today Show, Access Hollywood Live, and Oprah's Super Soul Sunday. Currently she can be seen every Saturday night on the OWN Network hosting the relationship reality show, Family or Fiance. She's also the mother of a 22-year-old non-toxically masculine guy...****Amanda's References Include:Ian Svenonius, Nation of Ulysses, “Today I Met the Girl I’m Going to Marry”Amanda’s discussion of Mithra was informed by the Encyclopedia Britannica “Keywords for the Crowley Tarot” by Hajo Banzhaf and Brigitte Theler“78 Degrees of Wisdom” by Rachel Pollack“Tarot for Yourself: A Workbook for Personal Transformation” by Mary K. GreerWe use the music from "Romeo and Juliet" by Henry Mancini, "Romeo and Juliet" the ballet by Tchaikovsky, and the song "Exit Music (For A Film)" by Radiohead from the movie "Romeo and Juliet" by Baz Luhrmann**********************************MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs.**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.Or, contact Amanda, or Carolyn below to book a session or just to find out more:*****Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):www.carolynpennypackerriggs.comCarolyn's Instagram**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). With editing help from Jiha Lee.

In this episode we dive in deep with the Ace of Cups. We talk about the mythology of cups, fountains, wells, chalices and grails. We mention a mermaid or two. AND we talk about what it all means for you when the Ace of Cups comes up in a reading. Take a sip. Refresh yourself! And don't forget to sign up for our Emperor Year Workshop - more info in the show notes.Tune in if:You're looking for loveYou're looking for renewal or refreshmentYou want to contact the museYour on a quest for your true purpose in this life****EMPEROR WORKSHOP INFORMATIONSign Up for Our "The Emperor in 2020 Workshop: Making Daddy Work For You" here -- or become a Jupiter-realm subscriber and get it as part of your membership (which will soon include an online forum to connect with other witches and witch-curious folx). In the workshop:You’ll learn to calculate your card of the year and your soul card numerology. And you’ll find out how the Emperor year will affect your soul card and your card of the year in particular.We’ve got exercises on how to locate your places of powerExercises to develop your intuitionA step-by-step how to on making your own Emperor altarRituals you can do to harness the power of the emperor year to build stamina, confidence and focus in 2020Invocations, songs, and gestures you can use to call in the Emperor (these are a BTW addition to our workshops and we think you’re going to find they’re REALLY special)A live call with Amanda to answer all your questions and help you get the most out of this year that is really calling us to claim our vision and share it with the worldAnd more!TO SIGN UP FOR THE WORKSHOP OR FIND OUT MORE, CLICK HERE****Protect Water and the Water Protectors HereDonate to and support the water protectors standing against the Enbridge pipeline: Giniw Collective, an Indigineous women-led frontline resistance to Engbridge’s Line 3 tar sands pipeline through Anishinaabe territory. They defend the sacred, support them here.****Amanda's References Include:The painting, “Truth Coming Out of Her Well to Shame Mankind” is by French Academic painter Jean-Leon Jerome.“The Book of Symbols” published by Taschen“Medieval Myths” by Norma Lorre Goodrich“78 Degrees of Wisdom” by Rachel Pollack“Women's Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects”Theme song to “West Side Story” by Leonard Bernstein: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG-VPZ1AyOc - also if you have time watch the opening sequence… soooooo good! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxoC5Oyf_ss“The Women’s Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets” by Barbara G. WalkerFontana di Trevi scene in “La Dolce Vita” by Federico Fellini: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkyDfGi-PdMAs You Wish scene in “The Princess Bride” by Rob Reiner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRgR_mqI-wY )**********************************MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs and Bouquet (fountain-themed bridge from the song "Moon Was Made")**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com . Or, contact Amanda, or Carolyn below to book a session or just to find out more:*****Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):www.carolynpennypackerriggs.comCarolyn's Instagram**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). With editing help from Jiha Lee.

Welcome to our first episode of Between the Worlds (with the Amanda Yates Garcia -- former co-host and Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs -- producer -- of the Strange Magic podcast). In this episode we talk about 2020 as The Emperor year. We tell you what to expect, how to make the most of it, and what the Emperor is calling you to do. We also get into some deep thoughts with our special guest: famed astrologer and spirit medium Jessica Lanyadoo.Tune in if:You're worried about the state of the world and want to know what to doYou want to calculate your tarot numerology for the yearYour ready to "step into your power" and to understand what that even meansYou're ready to re-evaluate your relationship to authority****EMPEROR WORKSHOP INFORMATIONSign Up for Our "The Emperor in 2020 Workshop: Making Daddy Work For You" here -- or become a coven-level subscriber and get it as part of your membership (which will soon include an online forum to connect with other coveners). In the workshop:You’ll learn to calculate your card of the year and your soul card numerology. And you’ll find out how the Emperor year will affect your soul card and your card of the year in particular.We’ve got exercises on how to locate your places of powerExercises to develop your intuitionA step-by-step how to on making your own Emperor altarRituals you can do to harness the power of the emperor year to build stamina, confidence and focus in 2020Invocations, songs, and gestures you can use to call in the Emperor (these are a BTW addition to our workshops and we think you’re going to find they’re REALLY special)A live call with Amanda to answer all your questions and help you get the most out of this year that is really calling us to claim our vision and share it with the worldAnd more!TO SIGN UP FOR THE WORKSHOP OR FIND OUT MORE, CLICK HERE****To Find out more about Jessica Lanyadoo check out:Her Website: LoveLanyadoo.comHer Book: Astrology for Real RelationshipsHer Instagram: @jessica_lanyadoo/****Amanda's References Include:"The Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination," by Robert Place.**********************************Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com . Or, contact Amanda, or Carolyn below to book a session or just to find out more: Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):www.carolynpennypackerriggs.comCarolyn's Instagram**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer). With editing help from Jiha Lee.

Just a reminder... this episode, The World Card, is our last episode as "Strange Magic". Next week we bring you "Between the Worlds". We'll continue to bring you tarot, magic, art, mythology and more. **********************************In this episode we talk about … Major Arcana XXI - The World Card. Realize your purpose and allow your destiny to materialize as you hold the world in your hands.Tune in if:You want to know you're on the right pathYou want to step into wholenessYou've recently completed a major projectYou're ready to put your lessons into practice Amanda's References Include:Yale article on what ecologists are learning from indiginous people. https://e360.yale.edu/features/native-knowledge-what-ecologists-are-learning-from-indigenous-peopleBitch article 15 indigineous feminists to know and read https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/15-indigenous-feminists-know-read-and-listenLetter from the Zapatistas to women who struggle everywhere in the world. https://enlacezapatista.ezln.org.mx/2019/02/13/letter-from-the-zapatista-women-to-women-in-struggle-around-the-world/learning-from-indigenous-peoplePoem by T.S. Elliot is from The Four Quartets: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/644987-we-shall-not-cease-from-exploration-and-the-end-of**********************************Links!Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):www.carolynpennypackerriggs.comCarolyn's Instagram**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia, Sarah, Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs. With editing help from Jiha Lee.

(Just a reminder... next episode, The World Card, will be our last episode as "Strange Magic". After that the podcast will be called "Between the Worlds" - we will still be talking tarot, magic, art and culture so stay tuned. The show will keep appearing in your feed if you're subscribed, so subscribe now and don't miss our new season!).**********************************In this episode we talk about Major Arcana XX, Judgement. Tune in to learn the difference between making good choices and being reckless, and how to step into rhythm of resurrection.Tune in if:You’re ready to begin a new era of your lifeYou need to know if you can trust the call you're hearingYou've been getting lots of signs and want to know what they meanYou're confused about the meaning of this cardYou're ready to contribute to the collectiveNOTE: The GORGEOUS song at the end of the episode is "Listen, Listen" by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs, performed by Bay Area's Future Chorus.Amanda's References Include:“The Book of Symbols” by TaschenQuote about growth and the Angels from the Talmud"Angels in America" by Tony Kushner. Here's a clip.**********************************LINKS!Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):www.carolynpennypackerriggs.comCarolyn's Instagram**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia, Sarah, Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs. With editing help from Jiha Lee.

In today's episode, we talk about Major Arcana XIV, the Sun card. Tune in if you’re ready to step into your confidence; let your inner light shine; harness the power of the sun; heal issues related to self worth; support yourself through a rebirthing process; and of course, celebrate!********************************************************Amanda's References from this episode include:“The Tarot” by Paul Foster Case“78 Degrees of Wisdom” by Rachel Pollack“The Queering of the Tarot” by Cassandra Snow“The Book of Symbols” by Taschen“The Women’s Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects” by Barbara WalkerPenelope Umbrico is the artist who crowd sources sun imagery. http://www.penelopeumbrico.net/index.php/project/suns/“Making the Gods Work for You” by Caroline W. Casey**********************************LINKS:Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):www.carolynpennypackerriggs.comCarolyn's Instagram**CONTRIBUTORS:Sarah Faith Gottesdiener, Amanda Yates Garcia, Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs. With editing help from Jiha Lee.

In this Winter Solstice Special Episode we help you get through the longest, darkest night of the year and the soul (in the Northern Hemisphere at least), together. Well, not just get through it, but cherish it and revel in its beauty. We talk about the astrology of the season, the psychology of the longest night, what this season means for you, AND, most importantly, we’ve got a ritual guide to help you make the most of all of it.*******************************Win A Free Session With Amanda (by submitting a review of Initiated)To enter to win a free tarot session with Amanda (and get a downloadable altar prayer PDF, guaranteed), all readers of Initiated need to do is review Amanda's book on Amazon or Goodreads + their Instagram Feed and then submit a screenshot via email here (guardian@oracleoflosangeles.com). For each review (Goodreads, Amazon, or Instagram) you will receive a separate entry. 3 reviews = 3 entries to win. Good odds for a good cause! Thanks for your participation!! Offer ends December 18th.***Grab some incredible gifts for the Modern Women in your life by shopping Sarah's shop. She's got an incredible array of shirts, sweatshirts, tote bags, zines, art and more. Support Sarah's small business this holiday by CLICKING THIS LINK.****************************Amanda References:Adam Elenbass of Nighlight Astrology The spiritual ecology book "Coming Back to Life" by Joanna Macy and Molly Brown and the concept of Positive DisintegrationThe poem by Marie Howe called "What the Living Do"Amanda refers to an essay in The Atlantic by Emily Esfahani Smithabout rituals for dealing with grief. The book The Spiral Dance by Starhawk.****************************YOUR SOLSTICE RITUAL GUIDEText for the candle lighting ritual (by Amanda Yates Garcia)I am _____. [Describe who you are, i.e. artist, lover, friend, etc.]Example: I am Amanda Yates Garcia, witch, writer, artist, and Oracle of Los Angeles.This year I have lost ______ to the night. [Describe what you have lost, be it personal or political].Example: This year I have lost a lot of time to internet vampires, and countless hours worrying over the fate of our world under kyriarchy.And by the powers of the Goddess within me, from the darkness of this, the deepest night, I call forth the light of ______. [Describe what you want to call forth into the world and why]Example: And by the powers of the Goddess within me, from the darkness of this, the deepest night, I call forth the light of generosity, to use my words and actions to empower people to create a more beautiful, loving and compassionate world.Chant While Burning Your Solstice HerbsThe text for the chant is by Starhawk from her book The Spiral Dance. Please buy this book! Please note I do not include the full chant so as not to infringe on copyright. If you want the full chant buy Starhawk's book or visit her website.A great way to do this chant is to go around your circle and name your losses, toss the herbs into the fire, and then everybody chants the text together and you keep going round until you feel satisfied.[whatever you lost] is lost to the night[whatever you lost] is lost to the nightTo fall and rise againTo die and be rebornWhat more must [you/I/we] lose to the night? **********************************Links:Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):www.carolynpennypackerriggs.comCarolyn's Instagram**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia, Sarah, Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs. With editing help from Jiha Lee.

In this week's episode, we discuss Major Arcana 18: The Moon. Tune in to find out how to embrace your wildness, make your subconscious your best friend, and tips on how to become a creature of the night.************************Win A Free Session With Amanda (by submitting a review of Initiated)To enter to win a free tarot session with Amanda (and get a downloadable altar prayer PDF, guaranteed), all readers of Initiated need to do is review Amanda's book on Amazon or Goodreads + their Instagram Feed and then submit a screenshot via email here (guardian@oracleoflosangeles.com). For each review (Goodreads, Amazon, or Instagram) you will receive a separate entry. 3 reviews = 3 entries to win. Good odds for a good cause! Thanks for your participation!! Offer ends December 18th.Amanda's References from this episode include:Rachel Pollack, “78 Degrees of Wisdom"Paul Foster Case, “The Tarot”Caroline W. Casey, “Making the Gods Work for You” (thanks for the recommendation Anna Gard!)Sarah references:The Red Hand Files: Project by Nick Cave The band grouper **********************************Links!**Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):www.carolynpennypackerriggs.comCarolyn's Instagram**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia, Sarah, Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs. With editing help from Jiha Lee.

Here are some of the resources Sarah mentioned:Native Land projectThe Sogorea Te Land TrustWishtoyo's Chumash Village projectShayne Case's Toki Amanwani  projectNorth American Traditional Indigenous Food SystemsAll My Relations Podcast

This week’s episode is sponsored by our favorite NON-Tarot deck of cards: Polemic! - the game of small differences. Find out more at: http://www.gardenpathgames.com***Win A Free Session With AmandaTo enter to win a free tarot session with Amanda (and get a downloadable altar prayer PDF, guaranteed), all readers of Initiated need to do is review Amanda's book on Amazon or Goodreads or their Instagram Feed and then submit a screenshot via email here (guardian@oracleoflosangeles.com). For each review (Goodreads, Amazon, or Instagram) you will receive a separate entry. 3 reviews = 3 entries to win. Good odds for a good cause! Thanks for your participation!!***ReferencesSarah cites the Magic of the Ordinary: Recovering the Shamanic in Judaism by Gershon Winkler& a poem by Sonia Sanchez Choral interludes: "There in the Inbetween" by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs. Performed by Community Chorus, featuring Janai Amey, Jess Basta, Arlene Deradoorian, Jiha Lee, Tany LingAmanda’s discussion of the Star drew heavily from “The Book of Symbols” published by Taschen.Amanda’s discussion of the symbolism of the Star was also informed by Paul Foster Case’s book “The Tarot: A Key to the Wisdom of the Ages”Amanda speaks about Ishtar drawing from “Women’s Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects” by Barbara Walker.She also cites, "The Qabalistic Tarot" by Robert Wang."Seventy Eight Degrees of Wisdom" by Rachel Pollack"The Charge of the Star Goddess" by Doreen Valiente as adapted by Starhawkand the song Star Man by David Bowie**********************************Links!**Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):www.carolynpennypackerriggs.comCarolyn's Instagram**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia, Sarah, Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs. With editing help from Jiha Lee.

A huge thank you to Casey Zabala of the Witch's confluence for organizing a beautiful event. A huge thank you to everyone there that participated. To learn more about the Witch's Confluence, go here.************************************Links!Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):www.carolynpennypackerriggs.comCarolyn's Instagram**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia, Sarah, Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs. With editing help from Jiha Lee.

This episode is sponsored by: Embodied Manifestation, a free workshop, hosted by Thérèse Cator. Sign up for free at www.EmbodiedManifestation.com/strangemagic To support and learn more about the talented witches featured in this episode:Asali Earthwork/ www.asaliearthwork.com / instagram.com/asaliearthworkErica Feldman / hauswitchstore.com / instagram.com/hauswitchChiron Armand / impactshamanism.com / instagram.com/chironarmand / facebook.com/impactshamanism / twitter.com/ChironArmandMaria Minnis / tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnipYumi Sakugawa / yumisakugawa.com / instagram.com/yumisakugawaAmanda's book events: 11/24 Miami, FL: Miami Book Fair, panel. Time TBD.To purchase Amanda's book, Initiated, click here.  **********************************Links!Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To pre-order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):Carolyn's Instagram**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia, Sarah, Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs. With editing help from Jiha Lee. 

Strange Magic endorses the Living Altar. To get a copy of this oracle deck, click here, and help to support witches making magic!References from the ShowAmanda's book events:Thursday, 10/31 7pm, Brooklyn, NY: Halloween Ritual and Reading at powerHouse ArenaMonday, 11/4 7pm, Los Angeles, CA at BooksoupFriday, 11/15, time TBD, Los Angeles, CA at Stories Bookstore and Café11/24 Miami, FL: Miami Book Fair, panel. Time TBD.To purchase Amanda's book, Initiated, click here. Amanda talks about the movie, "The 6th Sense," directed by M. Night Shyamalan.Amanda discusses the Tongva wise woman, Toypurina. You can find an article about her here at KCET. ************************************LINKS!Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To pre-order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):Carolyn's websiteCarolyn's Instagram**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia, Sarah, Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs. With awesome editing help from Jiha Lee.

Strange Magic endorses the Living Altar. To get a copy of this oracle deck, click here, and help to support witches making magic!References from the ShowAmanda's book events: Saturday, 10/26, 6pm Los Angeles, CA: LA BOOK LAUNCH!! Skylight Books with Pam Grossman on Q & A; Thursday 10/31, 7pm, Brooklyn, NY: Halloween Ritual and Reading at powerHouse Arena; Monday, 11/4 7pm, Los Angeles, CA at Booksoup; Friday, 11/15, time TBD, Los Angeles, CA at Stories Bookstore and Café; 11/24 Miami, FL: Miami Book Fair, panel. Time TBD.To purchase Initiated, click here. Amanda reads the poem "Second Coming" from Yates as found in Didion's "Slouching Towards Bethlehem"Sarah references Fiona Apple's MTV Music Video Awards Speech Sarah quotes from the book "Everything is An Illusion" by Ramana Maharshi Nisargadatta Maharaj VasisthaWe listen to "Anthem" by Leonard Cohen**********************************Links!Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To pre-order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):Carolyn's Instagram**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia, Sarah, Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs. With editing help from Jiha Lee.

Today we ride the party train through the troubled territories of jealousy, betrayal, and failure. We look at how the tarot can help us deal with the most difficult aspects of our lives, and talk about how we reckon with these hard feelings personally. It sounds difficult, but when we're together witches can make anything fun. It's magic! Join us! **********************************References from the ShowTo pre-order Amanda's book, Initiated, and get your the free Self-Initiation Spell (only available to pre-orders) and be entered to win a 1 Hour session with Amanda, CLICK HERE. Once you click, simply fill out the form and add a screen shot of your pre-order receipt. (Note: all pre-orders will be honored!)Check out the flower essences oracle deck created by Kinsey Zaire on Instagram at @thefloweressencesdeck or if you’re near Manitou Springs, Colorado, at Kinsey’s plant shop, Garland @hellogarlandAmanda's book events: Tuesday 10/22, 7:30pm San Francisco, CA at Green Apple Books; Thursday, 10/24, 7pm San Diego, CA at Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore; Saturday, 10/26, 6pm Los Angeles, CA: LA BOOK LAUNCH!! Skylight Books with Pam Grossman on Q & A; Thursday 10/31, 7pm, Brooklyn, NY: Halloween Ritual and Reading at powerHouse Arena; Monday, 11/4 7pm, Los Angeles, CA at Booksoup; Friday, 11/15, time TBD, Los Angeles, CA at Stories Bookstore and Café; 11/24 Miami, FL: Miami Book Fair, panel. Time TBD.**Links!Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To pre-order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):Carolyn's Instagram**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia, Sarah, Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs. With editing help from Jiha Lee.

Listener discretion is advised in this episode. We get kinky, dirty, and have a whole lot of fun discussing Major Arcana XV - The Devil. Think power, BDSM, the Matrix, David Bowie's bulge, addictions, snakes, goats billowing black sabbath smoke from the top of a snow storming mountain. Only the Gothest of witches need apply. Tune in, if you dare!**********************************References from the ShowTo pre-order Amanda's book, Initiated, and get your the free Self-Initiation Spell (only available to pre-orders) and be entered to win a 1 Hour session with Amanda, CLICK HERE. Once you click, simply fill out the form and add a screen shot of your pre-order receipt. (Note: all pre-orders will be honored!)Check out Guard n' Flags to get your own personalized flag. www.guardnflags.comAmanda talks about who the Devil is in the film The Matrix, directed by by the Wachowskis."Master and Servant" the song that appears a few times in the episode is by Depeche Mode.“The Devil is God as he is misunderstood by the wicked.” quoted by Amanda is by Paul Foster Case, from his book "The Tarot.""The Devil is the mask of wildness..." quoted by Amanda is by Peter Grey from his book "Apocalyptic Witchcraft."Amanda mentions the film "Labyrinth" where David Bowie plays the Goblin King, and a clip appears in the show. The film is directed by Jim Henson.Sarah mentions the film "The Long Kiss Goodnight" and we use a clip of it in the episode. The film is directed by Renny Harlin."We are free as queer people, and there are places to go to find ourselves..." quote Sarah mentions is by John Cameron Mitchell."The life energy locked up in the dark hidden areas of the self," quote Sarah mentions is from Rachel Pollack from her book "78 Degrees of Wisdom"Alice Walker quote Sarah mentions is: "People give up their power by thinking they don't have any." from her book "The Color Purple"Audre Lorde quote Sarah mentions begins: "Black and Third World people are expected to educate white people as to our humanity. Women are expected to educate men..." is from her book "Sister Outsider"Song at the end is "Hellmouth" by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs.**********************************Links!Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To pre-order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):Carolyn's Instagram**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia, Sarah, Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs. With editing help from Justine McLellan.

We're back with Season 3 of Strange Magic!In this episode we review our Empress and Hanged Man predictions from the beginning of the year to look at what's come true and how it's all played out. We also take a deep dive into a review of our own cards of the year in the hopes that you'll be inspired to check back in with your cards as well. xo**********************************References from the ShowTo pre-order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.The Mindfulness Conspiracy essay by Ronald Purser in The Guardian that Amanda discusses.Keeping Harvey Weinstein's Secrets, Part 1 and Part 2, on The Daily podcast by the NYT which Sarah discusses.**********************************Links!Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.To pre-order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):Carolyn's Instagram**CONTRIBUTORS:Amanda Yates Garcia, Sarah, Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs. With editing help from Justine McLellan.

In this episode we talk Temperance: the card that teaches how to heal. When this card appears we know we've got the angels on our side. Tune in to this, our last episode of the season, to hear us dish on turning struggle and strife into pure alchemical gold.This is the episode for you if:you’re just coming out of a period of loss, and now you’re in recoveryyou feel lost or bereft spirituallyyou’re ready to take the fragments of your life and turn it into something more, something greateryou're ready to tap into their “higher self”, or begin to contemplate higher consciousness or go deeper into connecting to the superconscious, or collective consciousnessTune in! References from the ShowFor more information about Carolyn's show at the Getty, CLICK HERE.To pre-order Amanda's book, CLICK HERE.To learn about the latin phrase in the Thoth version of the Temperance card, read this book: "The Crowley Tarot" by Hajo Banzhaf & AkronIf you're going through a grieving process or a break up, Amanda strongly recommends you read this book: "Heartbreak, Mourning and Loss" Volumes 1 & 2, by Ginette ParisSee this movie! "Adaptation", the film written by Charlie Kaufman**********************************Links!Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comTo sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):Carolyn's InstagramCONTRIBUTORS: Amanda Yates Garcia, Sarah, Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs. With editing help from Justine McLellan.

In this episode we discuss every witch's favorite subject: spells. Do they work? HOW do they work? Are they safe? And we dish some delish spells stories of our own.*****Links!*Amanda Yates Garcia * (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comCONTRIBUTORSAmanda Yates Garcia, Sarah, Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs.

Also known as the Nameless Card, the Death card, Major Arcana XIII, is the key to helping us face the unknown and allow change to happen. Tune in if you're facing grief or loss. Tune in if you're ready to move on, or even if you never want to let go; either way, this is the card for you.You might want to listen to this episode if:You've been experiencing loss and are finding it difficult to copeIf you feel like you need to make a change but aren’t sure where to beginIf you've been experiencing accidents, setbacks, lingering illnesses, etc., and are wondering what givesIf you need permission to finally end something major, and begin processing around itJoin us!References from the ShowJames Hillman, "The Dream and the Underworld"Michael Pollan, "How To Change Your Mind"Blue Oyster Cult, "Don't Fear the Reaper"The Reclaiming Collective, "The Pagan Book of Living and Dying"Louise Bogan, "After the Persian" -- the poem that says, "Good bye, good bye, there was so much to love, I could not love it all, I could not love it enough."Denis Villeneuve (Director), Eric Heisserer (Screenplay), Ted Chiang (Writer), "Arrival"Akkron & Hajo Banzhaf, “The Crowley Tarot”Paul Foster Case, “The Tarot”Laurie Cabot, "The Power of the Witch"Martín Prechtel, "The Smell of Rain on Dust"Audre Lorde, "The Cancer Diaries"Rainer Maria Rilke, "The Dark Interval: Letters on Loss, Grief, and Transformation"Death in the Afternoon Podcast by the Order of the Good DeathOn Being Podcast: Interview with Joanna MacyM. Night Shyamalan (Writer, Director) "The 6th Sense"  *********************************Links!*Amanda Yates Garcia * (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comAmanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs **(musician, artist, producer):Carolyn's Instagram

Woot, woot! It's summer Solstice, the holiday where witches in the northern hemisphere light up their grills, put on their frills and... collect rain water in crystal bowls. Tune in to find out simple ways to celebrate with your people. We give you alllll our magical Solstice tips.Notes from the show:This year, in Los Angeles, Solstice comes on June 21st at 8:54am PST.For more information about Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs' event at the Getty, click this link.Amanda mentions the book "Witta" by Edain McCoy. The familiar blessing is as follows:Take your beloved animal in your arms or into your circle and then say address the prayer to Brigid, the Lady of the Beasts: "Blessed Brigid, Lady of the Beasts and Guardian of all creatures, I ask that you enfold your loving arms of protection around my cherished friend (state friend’s name). Spirit of nature, guardian of wood and earth, give my beloved friend (state pet’s name) the blessings of strength, health, and long life."Then to your pet you say, “May I always know how to aid you when you are in need. May I always see to your comforts as well as I see to my own. And may I be as good a friend and companion to you as you are to me. In accordance with your free will. I bless you on this sabbat… So mote it be!"*******Links!*Amanda Yates Garcia * (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comAmanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook 

Hang tight, the Hanged One is here to show you how to get through difficult times. The Hanged One tarot card gets a bad wrap, but we show you the bright side on this episode of Strange Magic.You might need this episode if:You feel like no matter what they do nothing changes, i.e. you feel stuck in an uncomfortable positionYou are in an uncomfortable and groundless time period in your lifeYou feel frozen, or unable to respond, disassociated and disengagedYou are in a situation where there’s nothing you can do to improve your lotIt’s the card of you year - hint: this year it's EVERYONE'S card of the year, since 2019 is the year of the Hanged Man.We get into allllll of this in the episode.Some important references from the show:“The Crowley Tarot” by Akron and Hajo Banzhaf"Tarot Constellations" by Mary K. Greer"After the Persian" a poem by Louise Bogan"The Queer Art of Failure" by Jack Halberstam“I will be there for you. I will be there for you even when you die.” Quote from Integrative Body Psychotherapy*****Links!*Amanda Yates Garcia * (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comAmanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook 

We were so excited about this episode we put it out a day early! Intuition. Is it real? Is it just wishful thinking? Can you trust it? How do you listen to it? In this episode we answer these questions and more.In this episode, you'll find out just what intuition is and why it's useful. Also, Sarah and Amanda share some of the things they wish someone had told them when they first started practicing this stuff on their own.****Links!*Amanda Yates Garcia * (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comAmanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs **(musician, artist, producer):Carolyn's Instagram

In this episode, we go into every witch's favorite subject: feminism! Sarah and Amanda discuss friendship and the 3 of Cups; to complete or not to complete with the 4 of Wands; getting frisky with the Page of Cups; powering up with the Queens; and yes, we finally address the Motherpeace controversy. Tune in!Feminism and the tarot is one of our favorite subjects and we could go on about it all day. We get personal and relational in this episode, and that's what makes it so juicy and real... just like feminism! We know you're going to love this episode!Leave us a five star review on iTunes and we'll respond with an astral high five.++++Links!Amanda Yates Garcia * (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comAmanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs **(musician, artist, producer):Carolyn's Instagram

In this episode Sarah and Amanda talk about Major Arcana XI, the Justice card. If you're having legal issues, have fallen out with a friend or loved one, or keeping running in to the same old drama, this is the episode for you.We talk about goddesses of wisdom and their bloodthirsty, devouring shadows. We talk about squaring up with your values (remember those?). We talk numbers (if you ever wanted to know what 11-11 means now's your chance). We talk swords and blindfolds -- bet you didn't know Justice could be so hot!In our magical tips section we get real on how to cut cords and get yourself out of broken cosmic contracts. We all need more justice in our lives! Tune in!We know you're going to love this episode! Leave us a five star review here and we'll respond with an astral high five.    *********************************Links!*Amanda Yates Garcia * (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comAmanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs **(musician, artist, producer):Carolyn's Instagram

In this episode we give witchy advice for some of our listeners' most pressing problems. Tune in to hear Sarah and Amanda roll up their sleeves and become life hacktivists, tarot-style.We answer questions about patriarchy and questions about ambition.We tell you the secret tricks that helped us create lives we love.We problem-solve about what to do when that one pesky card KEEPS showing up.AND we discuss what to do if you want to come out as a witch, but don't live in Los Angeles where there's literally a witch on every broomstick in town.We know you're going to love this episode! Leave us a five star review here and we'll respond with an astral high five.Thanks for tuning in!    *********************************Links!*Amanda Yates Garcia * (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comAmanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs **(musician, artist, producer):Carolyn's Instagram

In this episode we interview some of our favorite witches to find out what witchcraft means to them. Tune in to hear from an art witch, a sex witch, a decolonialist witch, and a famous astrologer witch, and remember... there's a witch wherever you arrrrrreeeee.In fact, hearing from all of these other witches can help you understand where witchcraft fits into your world. We want to hear from you! Don't forget to let us know what kind of witch you are when you leave your five star review for us on iTunes.Witches you'll hear from today include:Edgar Fabian FriasMyisha Battle - Note Myisha mentions Kendrick Daye, whom you can find here.Leah GarzaJessica LanyadooThanks for tuning in!** Links!Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comAmanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookCarolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):Carolyn's Instagram

In this episode we discuss the weird and wonderful world of the Wheel of Fortune, including as many wheel puns as possible -- wheely, wheely good ones!But seriously folks, this card is special. Full of arcane symbols, great wisdom about luck, acceptance, surrender, fate, destiny, and recognizing that to everything there is a season.Respect that the universe works according to its own laws of time and space. Show up in truth, authenticity and humility and you are golden.    *********************************NOTES FROM THE SHOW:Let it be known that it was Emily Dickinson (and not the disgusting abuser Woody Allen) that first said, "The heart wants what it wants," in a letter Mary Bowles (to whom she frequently wrote intense and passionate missives).The song "Turn! Turn! Turn!" was originally written by Pete Seeger, but our favorite version is the one we used in the show by the inimitable Nina Simone. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZv-RNdmY0I)    *********************************Links!Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comAmanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookCarolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):Carolyn's Instagram

In today's episode, Amanda interviews Sarah about her slow tarot journey into becoming a professional reader.Sarah gets personal and talks about her initial resistance to being a reader, discussing some of what she's learned in her 15 years with the cards, and gets deep into her love of the tarot.Thanks for tuning in!    *********************************Links!Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comAmanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookCarolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):Carolyn's Instagram

In this episode, Sarah interviews Amanda about how she came to tarot and when she became a witch.Our hope is that by listening to our stories about how we came to make tarot, magic, and witchcraft such a huge part of our lives, that you will be inspired to think about your OWN tarot journey.The world comes to us in the form of stories. As we tell our stories of how we came to our beliefs, we reveal our processes of discovery, resistance, and ultimately, empowerment.Thanks for tuning in!    ********************************* Links!Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comAmanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookCarolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):Carolyn's Instagram

In this episode Sarah and Amanda discuss Major Arcana 9, The Hermit card. This is the card for you if you want to Netflix and chill... with yourself, like, in a spiritual way.The Hermit corresponds to the number 9, which represents the completion of a cycle. The Hermit appears in your life when you're ready to stop looking outside yourself for answers. You already have all the information you need, you already have the skills, now it's time to consolidate, to tie up loose ends, and to trust that you have the wisdom it takes to pursue your right path.Despite the fact that the Hermit has a reputation for being somber, in this episode Sarah and Amanda find the joy in this card and can't wait to share all the things they love about it with you.    *********************************NOTES FROM THE SHOW:The Leonard Cohen song you hear in this episode is "Lady Midnight" (snowy road remix).The pop culture references we wanted to include but didn't (and also those we did) are:John MuirHildegaard Von BingenMaroon colonies of people who escaped from enslavementThe Crone: Baba Yaga, HecateThe Oracle in the Matrix (Neo goes to her, she is mature, she doesn’t sweat his youthful distemper)In Game Of Thrones - Thoros, the wayward priest of the lord of light, he doesn’t observe religiously, but his magic is effective: "We’re here for a reason. The Lord of Light is keeping Beric alive for a reason. He gave a failed drunk priest the power to bring him back for a reason. We are part of something larger than ourselves."LadyHawke, the Monk Imperius who helps the protagonist couple break the curse (he had retreated in shame for betraying them, but redeems himself by helping them at great risk to himself)Amanda's autoresponderAmazons (warrior women who retreated from the patriarchal world)    ********************************* Links!Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comAmanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookCarolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):Carolyn's Instagram

Most of the time when we pull tarot cards, we arrange them into spreads basically at random. But that doesn't really help us understand the story of the cards as it was intended by tarot's inventors. When we lay the Major Arcana out in grids, we can understand how the "Fool's Journey" evolves and also get a better understanding of how the cards relate to each other when they come up in a reading.    *********************************Links!Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comAmanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookCarolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):Carolyn's Instagram

The wild witches of the west are back with Season 2 of Strange Magic!In this episode we discuss Major Arcana 8, the Strength card. Also known as The Lady of the Beasts, and sometimes simply, Lust, this card helps us find and celebrate our inner wild thing.If you're:having to endure a situation you’re not sure you can enduretrying (maybe struggling) to get in touch with your creativityif unconscious drives are encouraging you to do things you consciously know you shouldn’t doif you’re ready to expand beyond what you always thought you were capable ofif you’re trying to find your right place in the world... then this is the episode for you! The Strength card has brings magic to all these areas and so much more.--- Notes from the episode ---In the episode we talk about The Elemental Tarot Deck, by Caroline Smith and John Astrop.We also discuss Victoria Nelson's brilliant book "On Writer's Block" for any and all creatives.    *********************************Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):www.oracleoflosangeles.comAmanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookCarolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):Carolyn's Instagram

In this episode, Amanda and Sarah discuss the steamy Cards of the Year combo for 2019: The Empress and the Hanged One. We discuss how to apply YOUR cards of the year to your own life, and how to use them in your magical practice. Sarah and Amanda dish on what they expect from THEIR cards of the year and how they handled their cards from 2018. +++++Links!**Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):**www.oracleoflosangeles.comAmanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):**Carolyn's Instagram

In this episode, Amanda and Sarah discuss Major Arcana 7: The Chariot.Sometimes known as the victory card, the Chariot teaches us how to align our will so that we can accomplish our goals. A protective symbol, the Charioteer helps us establish healthy boundaries and tame our fiercest inner (and outer) critics.We talk about the history and evolution of this card, what it can teach us and how to use the card as a tool in our magical practice. Of course, we also ruminate on examples of this card in pop culture, and get into the scary shadow side of the card as well. Libidinous horses abound!If you'd like to learn more about the issues discussed in our Listener Mail section, see below:Follow Julie Williams, the PhD letter writer who incorporates disability studies into her social media on Instagram. (@ juliet.echo.whiskey)You can also click here to read or download the essay, "On Being A Cripple," by Nancy Mairs. Highly recommend this text on what it is to live with a disability.You might also want to check out:This essay by Cara Liebowitz "On Identity-First Versus People-First Language."Or this essay about "The Social Model vs The Medical Model of Disability".+++++Links!**Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):**www.oracleoflosangeles.comAmanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):**Carolyn's Instagram

In this episode, Amanda and Sarah discuss Key 6: The Lovers.We talk about the history and evolution of this card, and what that can teach us. We talk about ways to relate to this archetype and ways to make magic with it. We discuss some energies of this card through pop culture, some shadow sides of this card.+++Here are some references from the episode:all about love by bell hooksListen to the Rumi poem referenced being read out loud here.Queen singing "We Will Rock You"

In this episode we discuss some ways we are consciously building inclusive Tarot practices. We talk about some things we each do personally to create an inclusive space in our private Tarot practices.We go into personal detail about our thoughts and behaviors around creating an inclusive practice as white people and discuss language we feel needs addressing in the "spiritual new age community". We also share some practitioners who do this work full-time; some of them mentioned are listed, with links, below:Leesa Renee HallRachel CargleLeah Garza (Download her free list of texts on decolonization and pay her if you can)Brig FeltusTeka LarkIjeoma OluoAlexis P. MorganJack HalberstamT1JShaun KingDesiree AdawayShanda CatriceGloria AnzalduaLa Loba LocaDecolonizing FitnessLayla SaadDr FrantoniaReneice Charles Stay Woke TarotShiShi RoseEricka HartRachel RickettsCatrice JacksonAsali EarthworkEdgar Fabian FriasSlow Holler TarotDust II Onyx Tarot Rise Up Good WitchErin AquarinLittle Red TarotLatham ThomasDori MidnightShayne CaseCaliban and the Witch by Sylvia FedericiWitches, Midwives & Nurses by Barbara Ehrenreich and Deirdre English bell hooksAudre LordeJames BaldwinAngela DavisRoxane Dunbar-OrtizVirgie Tovaradrienne maree brownTa-Nehisi CoatesClaudia Rankine White Fragility By Robin DiAngelo—Links!**Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):**www.oracleoflosangeles.comAmanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):**Carolyn's Instagram

This key is very important, it marks a turning point in the major arcana. It is the first tarot card where traditionally, we see more than one person. This is the first card where we see a kind of hiearchy represented. There is an exchange between the High Priest and their God/Goddess/Goddexx, and between the High Priest and those assembled to listen.Find out our interpretations, and some magical and practical ways to work with this powerful archetype.... Some Hierophant Archetypes we discuss:Gurus Getting Me Too'edWild Wild Country: A documentary about OshoArundhati RoyRepresentative and Civil Rights leader John Lewis on the podcast On Being.+++Links!**Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):**www.oracleoflosangeles.comAmanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):**Carolyn's Instagram

The Emperor is structure, stability, planning, and well, empires. We talk about the patriarchy, power, and ways to work with this card positively, and magically. How can we reimagine power, and take up space in our own life more?...We reference the work of adrienne maree brown : Emergent Strategy.The link to the article about alpha wolves that Amanda references, by Carl Safina, can be found here.The link to the Cher quote we were talking about can be found here.Links!**Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):**www.oracleoflosangeles.comAmanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):**Carolyn's Instagram

The Empress is the Queen of Queens. Like the HIgh Priestess she sits, but her throne is in nature, and it is daytime. She is mother earth, she is Venus, she is love and creation and sex and generative processes. She’s an open rose, one who has been pollinated and is activated by pollination. She’s sex, pleasure and the pursuit of. The integration of all the cards before her, she is ego and intuition, personal power and surrender. Find out more ways to work with her and for her, in this episode....Some Empress Archetypes we discuss:LizzoBig Freedia+++Links!**Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):**www.oracleoflosangeles.comAmanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):**Carolyn's Instagram

We get asked a lot of questions and we love it! In this episode we discuss a couple of ones we have received often.Tune in to this episode to learn more about how we think about serving clients through spiritual advising, and different ways to connect with a spiritual practice outside of "God" or "Goddess" worship.....Links!**Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):**www.oracleoflosangeles.comAmanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):**Carolyn's Instagram

The High Priestess teaches us how to utilize our intuition. Tune in to this episode to learn about the symbolism of this card; what the High Priestess teaches us about trauma, healing and being of service; and how she is inviting you to amplify your own witchy nature....Vocab:Major Arcana - The 22 archetypal cards (numbers 0 through XXI) that make a tarot deck a tarot deck rather than just a deck of playing cards.Magic - changing material reality or consciousness according to one's will; often combines symbols, emotional charge and action to initiate transformation . Suits: - The four sections of a tarot deck that correspond to the suits in a regular deck of playing cards. In the case of the tarot it's cups (hearts), pentacles (spades), diamonds (swords), wands (clubs). Shaman - Shamans are leaders of their communities who used altered states of consciousness to enter extraordinary realms of being and bring back knowledge to help heal their communities. A controversial term, the word shaman was originally coined by Western anthropologists working with the indigineous people of Siberia meaning "someone who works in a trance state." However the term has expanded to include anyone who uses trance-based healing techniques, but most often refers to indigineous practitioners.Heroine's Journey: The common trope of "the Hero's journey" tells the story of a wiley figure who chooses to go on an adventure, has a crisis, wins a victory, and then comes home changed or transformed bringing a gift to his people. In the heroine's journey, by contrast, the heroine under patriarchy is often abducted to the underworld against her will and has to navigate her way out again, finding her own power in the process, then helping others to do the same. Archetypes - an overarching pattern of behavior or a “way things happen”, specifically refers to religion, mythology, symbols, literature and art. See also Carl Jung. Keys - the keys of the tarot are the tarot cards themselves but most often refer to the Major Arcana. They’re called keys because they open up portholes to new ways of thinking. Correspondences - within the occult, objects, symbols, astrological signs, elements, metals, crystals and many other objects and signs relate to each other through a system known as correspondences. For instance, Major Arcana 3, the Empress, corresponds to the planet Venus.  +++Links!**Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):**www.oracleoflosangeles.comAmanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):**Carolyn's Instagram

Vocab:Samhain: - Pronounced "Sow-wen", Samhain is the witches holiday on October 31st honoring the ancestors and celebrating the 3rd harvest.Magic: - changing material reality or consciousness according to one's will; often combines symbols, emotional charge and action to initiate transformation . Hexing: A spell directed towards another person or group with the intention of causing them harm. Binding: A spell cast on another person or group with the intention of preventing them from doing harm. ....Books Mentioned in the PodcastLaurie Cabot with Tom Cowan. "Power of the Witch." Delta, 1990.Micheal M. Hughes, "Magic for the Resistance." Llewellyn Publications, 2018.....Links!**Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):**www.oracleoflosangeles.comAmanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):**Carolyn's Instagram

The Magician teaches us how to harness our will and achieve our desires. Tune in to this episode to learn about the symbology of this card, see some examples of the Magician in pop culture, and find out how to use it to create some magic of your own....Vocab:Major Arcana - The 22 archetypal cards (numbers 0 through XXI) that make a tarot deck a tarot deck rather than just a deck of playing cards.Magic - changing material reality or consciousness according to one's will; often combines symbols, emotional charge and action to initiate transformation . Suits: The four sections of a tarot deck that correspond to the suits in a regular deck of playing cards. In the case of the tarot it's cups (hearts), pentacles (spades), diamonds (swords), wands (clubs). Heroes Journey: The common trope of stories that involve a hero who goes on an adventure, has a crisis, wins a victory, and then comes home changed or transformed bringing a gift to her people. Athame: A witch's ceremonial knife.Archetypes - an overarching pattern of behavior or a “way things happen”, specifically refers to religion, mythology, symbols, literature and art. See also Carl Jung. Keys - the keys of the tarot are the tarot cards themselves but most often refer to the Major Arcana. They’re called keys because they open up portholes to new ways of thinking. Correspondences - within the occult, objects, symbols, astrological signs, elements, metals, crystals and many other objects and signs relate to each other through a system known as correspondences. For instance, Major Arcana 3, the Empress, corresponds to the planet Venus. ....Links!**Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):**www.oracleoflosangeles.comAmanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):**Carolyn's Instagram

The Fool often appears at the beginning of a journey. At those times we launch ourselves into a new course of action, often because we don't know how difficult it will be once we get into the thick of it. But The Fool is surrounded by guides, guardians and protectors. In this episode, learn how you can access some of yours.....Links!**Amanda Yates Garcia (art witch, healer, writer):**www.oracleoflosangeles.comAmanda's InstagramAmanda's Facebook**Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (musician, artist, producer):**Carolyn's Instagram

Before we begin, please note that this episode was recorded before the SCOTUS confirmation hearings. The card of this year is Justice (Major Arcana 11). Yeah. Topical, right?In any case, join us as we discuss how to calculate your Soul Card, your Year Card and THE Card of the Year - what "card of the year" means, controversies, karma, what justice is? Do we get justice through punishment and revenge, or through restoration of balance. Technical Stuff:To calculate THE card of the year, add up the numbers of the year: 2 + 0 + 1 + 8 = 11 = Justice, and some people then reduce 11 down to 1 + 1 = 2 = the High Priestess.To calculate YOUR card of the year, one way of doing it is to add your birth month (for example, April = 4) plus your birth day (let’s say, April 11th = 11) and then add it to the number of THIS year. So: 4 + 11 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 8 = 26 . Then you reduce the number to correspond to the Major Arcana, so 2 + 6 = 8A great resource to find out more about calculating the card of the year and tarot numerology is Mary K. Greer’s Tarot Constellations: Patterns of Personal Destiny published in 1987 by Newcastle Publishing Co.Vocab:Major Arcana - The 22 archetypal cards (numbers 0 through XXI) that make a tarot deck a tarot deck rather than just a deck of playing cards.Numerology - a system of divination where numbers correspond to mystical meanings. Archetypes - an overarching pattern of behavior or a “way things happen”, specifically refers to religion, mythology, symbols, literature and art. See also Carl Jung. Keys - the keys of the tarot are the tarot cards themselves but most often refer to the Major Arcana. They’re called keys because they open up portholes to new ways of thinking. Correspondences - within the occult, objects, symbols, astrological signs, elements, metals, crystals and many other objects and signs relate to each other through a system known as correspondences. For instance, Major Arcana 3, the Empress, corresponds to the planet Venus. BOGO - Buy One Get One.  Get InvolvedIf you’re interested in getting more involved politically, here are some ideas for places you can start. Remember, witches aren’t just about love, light and meditation; we get active in the world and work on behalf of justice for all beings.RAICES: support every aspect of legal aid for immigrant families: https://www.raicestexas.org/#donateBLM: https://blacklivesmatter.com/resources/RAINN - Nationals Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline: https://www.rainn.org/about-national-sexual-assault-telephone-hotlineImmediate Midterm election actions:Canvassing is an especially effective approach, and although initially terrifying, it can be, dare we say… fun?!: Swing Left https://swingleft.org + Sister District https://www.sisterdistrict.com provide infrastructure, scripts, etcTextbanking: https://www.openprogress.com/text-troop/Postcarding: https://postcardstovoters.orgBake sales (for real!): http://www.bakeamericagreat.org 

Join us for our very first episode of Strange Magic where we introduce ourselves and our podcast and describe what you can expect throughout our podcast season.  We share our perspectives on where magic is right now, how we see witchcraft, what to expect from a tarot reading, and a few tips on how to use tarot in your magical practice. Tune in and say hi.