The Tarot Podcast with T. Susan Chang

n this week’s 5 Questions episode, we’re speaking with the inimitable Benebell Wen about her Spirit Keeper’s Tarot, which came out in three different editions (the First edition, the Vitruvian edition, and the Revelation editions) between 2018 and 2021. The “SKT” has become an integral part of many readers’ practices, and I thought it would be fascinating to get a closer look at the inner workings of this rich and complex deck an...

In this episode, we examine how the 4 of Wands shows up in the lives of ordinary humans like you and me.

The 4 of Wands often gladdens the hearts of those who encounter it, even though its gifts can be fleeting. When you draw it, look out for the following themes:

• Couples & weddings
• Birthdays, parties, festivals
• Temporary structures, safe spaces, refuges
• Respite and recovery
• Counting to 4
• Venusian things!

To share yo...

In our episode on“Will I Ever...?” we confronted the human longing for prediction.  In this companion episode, “Should I...?”, we confront the human longing for advice. Our guest is once again Theresa Reed, aka “The Tarot Lady,” dispenser of advice to countless seekers—and the Old Farmer’s Almanac! Should you ask your cards whether you should do something?  We’ll find out together!

Theresa Reed, aka “The Tarot Lady”) has been a Tar...

In this week’s Try This at Home! segment, we explore a life-changing approach to learning the cards: TAROT BACKWARDS. Memorizing meanings won’t make you a tarot reader.  Instead, learn how to see tarot in the world around you so that you come to know the cards by heart.

Let me know what amazing connections you make in your own Tarot Backwards practice! — on the Tarot Podcast Discord server (if you’re a Patreon member - to sign up a...

In this week’s 5 Questions episode, we’re speaking with Lettie Jane Rennekamp, the creator of the Many Queens Tarot, a stunning, proudly queer, black-and-white deck. It was originally a Kickstarter deck; the mass market version was published by Andrews McMeel at the end of 2024.

Lettie Jane is an illustrator and artist based in Portland, Oregon by way of Kentucky. Her illustrations are bold and tender at the same time, depicting mo...

In this episode, we examine how the 3 of Wands shows up in the lives of actual living, breathing human beings like you and me!

The 3 of Wands is a quieter, more cryptic card than its predecessors in the suit. Join me to learn how to unpack its gifts and master its lessons. When you draw it, look for synchronicities in the following sectors:

• Leadership and efforts to excel
• Altruism and good intentions
• Waiting and watching
• Sense...

Hang on to your hats, folks! In this episode we begin to approach the core paradox that haunts all of us who concern ourselves with divination: Fate vs. Free Will.

My guest is Theresa Reed, aka “The Tarot Lady”.  One of her favorite catchphrases is “The cards tell a story, but you write the ending.” - which makes her the perfect expert to talk about the question that begins ”Will I ever...?”

We’ve all asked this question, because w...

In today’s “Ask an Expert” episode with tarot legend Mary K. Greer, we ask: Do the compelling human stories revealed in tarot have the same power, when the storyteller is an artificial intelligence? Can the brilliant mimicry of AI evoke real emotions and maybe even real healing in us? Is there truth to be found when we look at the diviner’s dance of chaos and meaning in the mirror of AI?

In short, can AI read tarot??? 

Stay tuned...

In this week’s Try This at Home! segment, we look at a two-card spread that will 100% change your life: The World’s Simplest Problem-Solution Spread. If you’re ready to start tackling your bugbears, remedying your missteps, and generally mitigating your angst, LOOK NO FURTHER.   

Once you’ve solved your first problem, let me know how it went!  Share your results on the Tarot Podcast Discord server (if you’re a Patreon member). Or y...

In this week’s Ask an Expert episode, I speak with veteran tarot teachers Wald and Ruth Ann Amberstone, co-founders of the Tarot School in New York City. The Amberstonesteach, write, speak and publish about tarot on all levels from divination to psychology to esotericism and magical practice. They are perpetual pioneers of new tarot techniques and remain lifelong tarot students.

In this conversation, we explore one of the Amberston...

In this week’s 5 Questions episode, we’re speaking with Joanna Powell Colbert about her ground-breaking nature-based deck, the Gaian Tarot, which first came out in 2009 and has just been re-released by Red Feather/Schiffer.

Joanna writes and teaches about tarot, earth-centered spirituality, seasonal and lunar lore, and creativity as a spiritual practice. She lives on the edge of woods and lake in Washington State, and it’s her inti...

In this episode, we examine how the 2 of Wands shows up in the lives of actual living, breathing human beings like you and me!

The 2 of Wands is the first of the “decanic cards” in modern tarot—the 2 through 10 number cards in each of the 4 suits. Because the astrology of the decans informs the way people experience decanic cards, this episode includes a very brief intro to decans and how they correspond to tarot cards.  To learn m...

In this week’s installment of “Ask an Expert” on the Tarot Podcast, we speak with Lon Milo DuQuette - perhaps the best-known ceremonial magician in this country, an authority on Hermetic Qabalah, and one of the most respected and entertaining writers and lecturers in the field of Western mystery traditions.  You can learn more about Lon and his work at https://lonmiloduquette.net.

In this conversation you’ll hear a magician’s persp...

Try This at Home! segments of the podcast feature spreads, techniques to help you develop your tarot practice at your leisure. We begin with a foundational tarot practice: Card of the Day. Invite the poetry of Fate into your life and sharpen your powers of observation! as you hunt for echoes of just one card in your personal surroundings, over the course of each day.

Once you've gotten your Card of the Day practice started, let me ...

The first installment of our Five Questions segment, in which we take a moment to learn about the creative process of tarot artists whose work has had a major impact on those of us who read cards. Our first guest is Chris-Anne Donnelly, maker of art and magic, and creator of the wildly popular Light Seer’s Tarot (2019).  You can learn about Chris-Anne's work on her website, and follow her musings on Instagram, where she is @pixie...

The first episode of the Tarot in Real Life segment! where we look at the way cards show up in the lives of actual living, breathing human beings.  We begin with the Ace of Wands.

When you draw it, look for synchronicities in the following sectors:

• Fire/heat
• Significant anniversaries
• Phallic imagery!
• Influx of energy
• Energy overreactions

To share your stories about the 2 of Wands for the next Tarot in Real Life segment, ...

The inaugural episode of The Tarot Podcast!  in which we ask legendary tarot teacher Mary K. Greer the fundamental question: why read tarot?

Mary K. Greer is perhaps the greatest living tarot authority we have, although she prefers to call herself a “midwife of the soul.”    She’s the author of a dozen books on tarot, including the indispensable Tarot For Your Self. Mary’s blog on the internet features posts on Pamela Colman Smit...