Resources

Mary and Tania’s ongoing list of links of interest including Tarot Scholars, articles, classes, and more.

Tarot for Two Podcast with Mary and Tania

Podcast 1 How does the Tarot work?

Podcast 2 What do we do with the bad cards?

Podcast 3 Is it just a deck of cards?

Series of Interviews with Tarot Deck Makers

William Haigwood: Journeying the Sixties, The Counterculture Tarot

Jazz Musician Art Lande: The Art Tarot

Rachel Pollack: Shining Tribe

Two Sylvias Press: Poet Tarot

Tarot Scholars:

Website for Angeles Arrien (1940-2014), author of The Tarot Handbook, Practical Applications of Ancient Visual Symbols (referencing the imagery of the Thoth Deck) and more

Website for Rachel Pollack, author of Seventy Eight Degrees of Wisdom, A Book of Tarot (referencing the imagery of the Rider Waite Deck)

Articles of Interest:

The Conjuring of a Poet Tarot Deck, an interview with Two Sylvias Press (about the Poet Tarot Deck writers Kelli Russell Agodon and Annette Spaulding-Convy created)

Upcoming Classes taught by Tania:

Monday Tarot Journaling: A Heart's Compass Approach. If you would love to develop a relationship to the tarot by journaling weekly, join this ongoing Monday group that meets from noon to 1 p.m. over zoom.  Journaling keeps us connected to a regular rhythm of listening to our hearts and minds. When you add tarot to that practice as a source of inspiration, you enter a vivid landscape of images, symbols, depicted scenarios, people cards, and archetypal energies. We will show up, write, and share in in a nurturing and heart-centered environment. We will move through the tarot deck one card per week. No prior experience with the tarot necessary; all level of writing welcome. You may bring your own tarot deck, though the instructor will provide examples from a variety of decks (including Rider Waite Smith, Voyager collage, Inner Child, Roots of Asia, Motherpeace, Thoth, Daughters of the Moon, Basque, Cats, Wild Unknown, and more). For full details and to sign up visit Tarot Journaling.

Tuesdays Tarot Coloring: A Heart's Compass Approach. This class is devoted to the grounding and meditative practice of creating art in community using a heart’s compass approach. I will provide us with versions of the tarot card of the week, a word cloud of traditional associations, and facilitate our opening discussion. We will respond to the image by improvising in art (all forms welcome) to create our own tarot improvisations. The aim is to create art based on our own personal connections and symbols that hold meaning for us as inspired by the universal energy behind each tarot card. For full details and to sign up visit Tarot Coloring.

From Fear to Love: The Tower and Tarot's Lover. How do static images on a card support inner personal growth and outer change? Join this webinar for a close look at the way Major Arcana (big secret) soul cards can help us move from fear to love. To explore the archetypal energies behind both cards, we will look at a number of versions of the Tower and Lovers cards. You'll be introduced to some simple but potent tarot journaling methods. No prior knowledge of the tarot necessary; all level of writer welcome.

Webinar offered through Antioch University's Inspiration to Publication program:

Saturday Oct 3, 2020 at 10 am PST; for full details and to sign up visit From Fear to Love

Tarot for Transition: Tarot Journaling for Joy. During times of transition and uncertainty, we can lose our connection to our inner compass and find ourselves feeling overwhelmed. We will explore just one aspect of our lives at a time in relation to the transitions we are facing, using the lens of the four tarot aces: the heart (love and dreams: Ace of Cups), the hands (wealth and manifestation: Ace of Disks),  the will (inspiration and direction: Ace of Wands), and the mind (vision and knowledge: Ace of Swords). We will walk through some simple tools for daily connection to the tarot through journaling, taking our "tarot eyes" into our surroundings, and celebrating the path forward as inspired by the energy of the four elements. No prior knowledge of the tarot necessary; all level of writer welcome.

Also offered through Antioch University's Inspiration to Publication program:

Saturday Oct 17, 2020 at 10 am PST

Saturday Oct 24 at 10 am PST

Saturday Oct 31 (Halloween) at 10 am PST

Saturday Nov 7 at 10 am PST

For full details and to sign up visit Tarot for Transition