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Join us to explore Tarot, astrology, magic, and more from a queer and inclusive perspective! With a mix of interviews and solo episodes with host Charlie Claire (they/them), The Word Witch always seeks to highlight folks making magic from the margins.
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Wednesday Nov 14, 2018
Wednesday Nov 14, 2018
In this episode, Claire looks at the astrology of the next two weeks (so much Sagittarius!), reads the cards for a listener’s question, and introduces a new tarot segment! Once a month for the next nine months, we’ll be looking at the Tarot through the lens of Number Families. By understanding the foundational energies of element and number, we’re able to bridge the Major and Minor Arcanum and uncover the logic that gives rise to the meaning of each card. This week, we cover the basics: the elements and The Fool. Next month, we tackle the 1’s!
Also in this episode, Harvey James of Harvey James Tarot stops by to tell us about a very important day coming up next week: Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR). Harvey tells us about TDOR and about what we can do to mourn and venerate those souls lost to transphobic violence. Find info about TDOR: http://tdor.info
TIME STAMPS (approx.)
05:20 TDOR with Harvey James.
10:00 Crow Mail! Claire answers a question about day jobs for all of us magickal folk toiling in a capitalist society.
17:50 Career advice from the cards.
33:00 Astro Update, including Jupiter in Sag, Mars in Pisces, Venus Direct, Mercury Retrograde (53:00), Sun in Sag, and the Full Moon in Gemini (58:30). Plus, a look at Temperance as connected to Sagittarius (40:50).
1:03:50 Tarot Lesson: Number Families. Claire lays the foundations for understanding the number families with a look at the elements (1:09:00) and The Fool (1:23:00).
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Connect with Harvey James:
Instagram: @hjtarot
Website: harveyjamestarot.com
Connect with Claire:
Instagram: @the.word.witch
Twitter: @WordWitchTarot
Facebook: @thewordwitchtarot
Website: thewordwitchtarot.com
The poem at the end of the episode is "The World I Live In" by Mary Oliver, from her collection Felicity.
If you want to support this podcast, please join us on Patreon for as little as $1/month! https://www.patreon.com/thewordwitchtarot
The Word Witch is produced, written, and recorded by Claire Burgess. Editing and tech support come from Danu Vino. Our logo is designed by Claire Burgess.
Our theme music is "Counting Rice" by Bitches in the Beehive. Their album, Itty Bitty Spaces is available now on iTunes, Spotify, and elsewhere!
The Word Witch is a production of The Word Witch Tarot.
Tuesday Oct 30, 2018
Tuesday Oct 30, 2018
In this second episode of The Word Witch, Claire talks to Jordan Rayne of Sincerely the Tarot! In this amazing conversation, they discuss finding spirituality as a queer and trans person, reclaiming the language of religion, navigating gender and queerness in the Tarot, and searching for representation in tarot decks. Before the interview kicks off, Claire shares the significance of Samhain, a.k.a. All Hallow’s Eve, a.k.a. Halloween. It's the witches’ new year and a powerful time to peer through the veil to connect with your ancestors, whether they be blood relatives, chosen family, or forebears on your path.
(time stamps are approximate)
1:30 A look at Samhain/Halloween with Claire.
10:00 Interview with Jordan of Sincerely the Tarot begins!
14:00 Jordan shares the origin of Sincerely and his entrance to tarot.
23:00 Jordan satisfies Claire’s logistical curiosity about his beautiful offerings.
28:00 Doubting the channel: we all do it.
39:00 Hand altars, natural artifacts, and finding/creating queer spirituality.
42:00 Reclaiming God.
50:00 Finding spiritual community as an outsider.
56:00 Alternate names for God: Goddex! Let’s make it happen.
58:00 Gender in the Tarot: Court Cards and Archetypes.
71:00 Inclusivity and representation in tarot.
Connect with Jordan:
Instagram: @sincerely_the_tarot
If you like the podcast, please subscribe, rate, and review! It would do our hearts (and our stats) such good!
Show Notes
Connect with Claire:
Instagram: @the.word.witch
Twitter: @WordWitchTarot
Facebook: @thewordwitchtarot
Website: thewordwitchtarot.com
If you want to support this podcast, please join us on Patreon! For as little as $1/month, you can get access to collective readings by Claire, tarot and astro content, and podcast outtakes and extras. Plus, you'll help support a working witch!
The Word Witch is produced, written, and recorded by Claire Burgess. Editing and tech support come from Danu Vino. Our logo is designed by Claire Burgess.
Our theme music is "Counting Rice" by Bitches in the Beehive. Their album, Itty Bitty Spaces is available now on iTunes, Spotify, and elsewhere!
The Word Witch is a production of The Word Witch Tarot.
Thursday Oct 18, 2018
Thursday Oct 18, 2018
Welcome to The Word Witch, the podcast for folx making magick from the margins! In this first episode, host Claire Burgess (they/she) shares why they're making this podcast, what you can expect, and how it got its name. This is more than just an intro episode, though! Claire also delves into their perspectives on tarot and witchcraft, the magic of words, the power of otherness, and the link between spirituality and queerness.
Tune back in next week for Claire's conversation with another queer tarot practitioner and magick worker! After that, the podcast will follow a biweekly format of one interview and one solo episode every month.
If you like the podcast, please subscribe, rate, and review! It would do our hearts (and our stats) such good!
Show Notes
Connect with Claire:
Instagram: @the.word.witch
Twitter: @WordWitchTarot
Facebook: @thewordwitchtarot
Website: thewordwitchtarot.com
If you want to support this podcast, please join us on Patreon! For as little as $1/month, you can get access to collective readings by Claire, tarot and astro content, and podcast outtakes and extras. Plus, you'll help support a working witch!
The Word Witch is produced, written, and recorded by Claire Burgess. Editing and tech support come from Danu Vino. Our logo is designed by Claire Burgess.
Our theme music is "Counting Rice" by Bitches in the Beehive. Their album, Itty Bitty Spaces is available now on iTunes, Spotify, and elsewhere!
The Word Witch is a production of The Word Witch Tarot.