The Archetypal Tarot Podcast

Tarot Emblemata: Interview with Nitasia Roland

08 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Step into a world where knights, mottos, mythic beasts, and phoenixes rise again—and discover how Renaissance symbolism can illuminate your readings...

Year of the Fire Horse: Interview with Vicki Iskandar

05 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this illuminating return episode, host Cyndera Quackenbush welcomes back acclaimed astrologer and oracle creator Vicki Iskandar, author of the Chin...

2026 New Year's Card Draw

02 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

On New Year’s Day, Cyndera Quackenbush welcomes Julienne (Jules) Givot back to the Archetypal Tarot Podcast to revive a long-standing tradition: a c...

Visionary Woman Tarot

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Host Cyndera Quackenbush sits down with artist and tarot reader, and creator of the Visionary Woman Tarot, Kristine Gorman. What unfolds is an intimat...

Wise Earth Medicine Tarot

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast welcomes visionary artist, mystic, and deck creator Lalania Simone for an in-depth journey into her newes...

Tarot Disassembled

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when you take the tarot apart—piece by piece—to see what it’s really made of? In this lively and thought-provoking conversation, ho...

Mindscapes Tarot: Interview with John A. Rice

21 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Step right up dear traveler! Jump into the shoes of an ancient ship’s stowaway and discover the landscapes of the Tarot firsthand with a visionary...

Sun-Steeped: Summer Affirmations with Shannon Christie

24 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Even the most night-souled and moon worshipping amongst us sometimes just need to soak in the SUN and open to the gifts of warmth and light. In thes...

Our Lady of Bees

19 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast welcomes back podcast co-founder Julienne Givot with her divine inspiration sparked from “Our Lady of B...

Tarot, with Pride: Queer Wisdom with Cassandra Snow

28 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

To close out Pride Month, this vibrant episode celebrates queer voices in tarot through the lens of Tarot in Other Words, a newly released anthology ...

From Punk to Priestess: Voice as Portal to the Sacred Feminine With Guest Laura Carbone

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Happy New Moon in Gemini! The Archetypal Tarot Podcast welcomes guest Laura Carbone, a Berlin-based musician, psychic medium, tarot reader and sound h...

Nature, Intuition and Moonflower Moments with Kaity Craven

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this soulful and engaging episode, the Archetypal Tarot Podcast welcomes guest Kaity Craven about her “Moonflower Moments” practice with card r...

Secrets of Romani Fortune: Interview with Paulina Stevens and Jezmina Von Thiele

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this captivating episode of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast, host Cyndera engages in an intimate conversation with Romani guests Paulina Stevens and J...

Special Podcast Release! Archetypes for THIS Moment

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this thought-provoking episode of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast, hosts Julienne and Cyndera dive deep into the current climate of social and politic...

Intuitive Manifestation: Interview with Brigit Esselmont

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Archetypal Tarot Podcast, host Cyndera Quackenbush sits with Brigit Esselmont to dive deep into "intuitive manifesting." Brigit...

Rhythm & Soul Tarot

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful and dynamic episode of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast, host Cyndera welcomes Stacey Williams-Ng, the visionary artist behind the R...

The Skeptical Shaman: Rachel White's OMEN Oracles

15 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this engaging episode of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast, we meet Rachel White, a multifaceted creator who has bridged various spiritual practices. Ra...

The Mystic Storyteller: Interview with Amanda Hughes

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I truly believe everyone has something unique to offer the Tarot world. If you’re a writer or artist or wise wanderer YOU have a unique perspective ...

Archetypes of the Election

25 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast, hosts Julienne Givot and Cyndera Quackenbush dive deep into the archetypes surrounding the current po...

The Storyteller's Tarot: Interview with David DePasquale

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join us on the Archetypal Tarot Podcast for an enchanting episode with Cyndera Quackenbush and special guest David DePasquale, the creative force b...

The 100th Episode

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Celebrating our 100th episode of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast, Julienne Givot and I take a moment to reflect on our incredible journey over the past d...

The Cards You're Dealt: Interview with Theresa Reed on "How to Deal When Life Gets Real"

22 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a book about Tarot, and it will scratch every itching question that asks, “Can I really ask the cards that?” Not only that, but this is a...

The Language of Lenormand: Interview with Erika Robinson

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Your Archetypal Tarot Podcast Host, Cyndera Quackenbush here! After spending decades with the Tarot, I find myself still tapping all their mysteries a...

You Belong Here: Interview with Kara Simons

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This delightful dialogue with Kara Simons introduces her new book You Belong Here: A Story of Otherworldly Help in Finding My Place, which will laun...

Divinations in Photography

17 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For the Archetypal Tarot Podcast’s special Women’s History Month edition of the podcast, we’re featuring the art and interview of Rachel Phillip...

The Black Goddess Within

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Archetypal Tarot is thrilled to release this latest podcast with guest Dr. Giavanni Washington about her new oracle deck, The Black Goddess Within. It...

A Deck for the (Lunar) New Year and the Age of 9

19 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Chinese 5 Elements Oracle is a deck to accompany you in the adventure that is and will be 2024, and also in the new cycle we find ourselves accord...

The Unfolding Path: Interview with Athene Noctua

11 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you were to walk a Tarot path and see each familiar card, Major and Minor, with a recognizable human face, you will have stumbled onto the Unfoldin...

The Beloved Dead: Divining Ancestral Wisdom

14 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This newly released oracle deck was created by artist Carrie Paris and writer Tina Hardt. The Beloved Dead invites us into conversation with ancesto...

Taking Back the Magic: Interview with Perdita Finn

16 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Co-Creator of The Archetypal Podcast, Julienne Givot, returns for this very special podcast and interview with Perdita Finn! Perdita, Julienne and Cyn...

Barbie and the Heroine’s Journey

22 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Cyndera Quackenbush in this special recording as she interviews Kate Farrell about the patterns and archetypes of the Heroine’s Journey and how...

The Rosebud Tarot: Interview with Amanda Lee Stilwell & Diana Rose Harper

12 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast celebrates the beautiful blooming of the Rosebud Tarot, now available from Weiser Books! Cyndera interviews artist Amanda Lee Stilwell an...

My Dad Story (and the Stones that Launched a Thousand Card Images)

15 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is the story of Cyndera's dad, the Archetypal Tarot's host and creator of the Story Through Stone Reflection Card deck. The billion year-old ston...

You are the Medicine: An Interview with Asha Frost

17 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Asha Frost, a member of the Chippewas of unceded Nawash First Nation (present day Ontario, Canada) shares with Cyndera about her Oracle deck and recen...

My Mom: A Cinderella Story

14 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“The only question in the end is whether I can find and tell my inner story,  which is also my inner truth.” ~ Michael Meade. What fairy tale, my...

Melissa Townsend: A Talk on Tarot & the Sutras

23 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cyndera welcomes Melissa Townsend - artist, psychic and card creator - to her home in Suisun, California. Over tea, the two discuss the deep process o...

The Weiser Interview: A Rider-Waite-Smith Deck for Everyone

03 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Rider-Waite-Smith deck has been known as the preeminent Tarot deck that first illustrated the entire Minor Arcana along with a re-imagining of the...

Twist Your Fate: Interview with Theresa Reed

27 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Tarot Lady, Theresa Reed, visits the Archetypal Tarot Podcast with tips on intuition and the power of free will. We discuss her book on Astrology ...

The Archetypal Tarot Podcast Has Now Moved to Substack!

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Happy New Year and happy new podcast platform! I am writing to let you know that all new Archetypal Tarot Podcasts will be published on Substack at ar...

Prairie Majesty Wisdom with Kara Simons

04 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this interview with oracle deck creator Kara Simons, Cyndera and Kara explore the bounty of wisdom from the prairie plains through its animals, flo...

Archetypal Guidance with Sophie Bashford

27 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode Julienne is in conversation with Sophie Bashford, author of The Goddesses, Gods & Gaurdians oracle deck recently published by Hay House a...

Tarot for Kids with Theresa Reed aka The Tarot Lady

01 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Cyndera Quackenbush interviews Theresa Reed aka "The Tarot Lady" in this latest installment of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast. Celebrating her recently ...

Storytellers & Tricksters with Priscilla Howe

01 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Archetypal Tarot Podcast celebrates the arrival of Spring with a special guest, storyteller Priscilla Howe. She is the author of the recently rele...

The Numinous Tarot with Rashunda Tramble

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode we welcome back a long time friend of the podcast, Rashunda Tramble.  (You might know her as Rash of Stay Woke Tarot). We recorded this...

The Tarot of Curious Creatures with Chris-Anne

31 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We are over-the-moon excited to share our conversation with deck creator, artist and magic maker Chris-Anne.  You might know her from her wildly cool...

2022 New Year Focus Cards

04 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Happy New Year from the Archetypal Tarot Podcast! For their annual New Year's ritual, Julienne Givot and Cyndera Quackenbush sit down with a couple d...

The Wandering Star Tarot with Cat Pierce

01 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

For our latest installment of star Tarot deck makers, we’re thrilled to share this interview with artist-extraordinaire Cat Pierce! Known for her su...

The Premonition Code

30 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode features a conversation about the crossroads of science and intuition in the brand new book: The Premonition Code: How Sensing the Future...

Archetypes of the Masculine & Feminine

30 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It’s tempting to assign gender to the Archetypes of Masculine & Feminine but this is often a folly because no matter what you outwardly identify wit...

Under The Witches Hat with Author Marieke Lexmond

04 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode Cyndera interviews writer and film maker Marieke Lexmond about her writing of the Madigan Chronicles with the use of the 22 Major Arcana ...

10 Years of Archetypal Tarot!

01 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today marks our 10 year anniversary of podcasting! From the Fool to the World and back, Story Through Stone founder and teacher Cyndera Quakenbush an...

Ancestral Tarot with Nancy Hendrickson

25 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Can you connect to your ancestors using the Tarot?  Answer:  YES Julienne and Cyndera join together for a very special interview with Nancy Hendrick...

Archetypal Fairytales

21 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode We delve into the world of archetypal fairytales inspired by Cyndera’s recent acquisition of volume one of Jungian scholar Marie Louise...

Deja Vu - The Hierophant

12 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the year of the Hierophant - by calculation as well as last months guidance reading for 2021.  SO much Pope and a whole year to work with it. ...

Focus Cards for 2021

11 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Aloha!  It’s time for our annual new year card draw.  Cyndera and I got together on Zoom the Morning of January 1st 2021 and drew three focus card...

Rebellion Rosaries and Reclaiming the Goddess

22 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

2020 has been full of surprises most of them frankly not so much fun and some devastating but a few have been beautiful.  This episode is a discussio...

Kitchen Table Magic with Melissa Cynova

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We are getting all kinds of Witchy this October episode - we’re excited to share this conversation with Tarot bad @ss Melissa Cynova.   🕯️ Mel...

Love Beauty And 9 Years Podcasting

02 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Story Through Stone founder and teacher  Cyndera Quakenbush along with her co-host Julienne Givot, Archetypal Consultant and Free Range Priestess dis...

NeoWise: Developing new wisdom amidst chaos

30 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode sponsor: 💫 Get your first 5 minute reading for only $5 with Keen so click or tap this link to get started  https://trykeen.com/archetypal ...

Survival Archetypes Part 2

03 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode sponsor: Get your first 5 minute reading for only $5 with Keen so click or tap this link to get started  https://trykeen.com/archetypal   Th...

Survival Archetypes: Guides to Navigating a Pandemic Part 1

25 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The world seems to be turned upside down, and many of us long for a way to navigate the chaos.  This two part series discusses 4 archetypes universal...

Wide Open: Three Archetypal Processes of Evolution

22 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Amidst this pandemic we are feeling all the feels. It’s exhausting, it’s confounding, it’s scary and undoubtedly it’s changed life as we know ...

CoronArchetypes: An archetypal discussion about WTF is going on.

23 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Cyndera & Julienne discuss the the Corona Virus pandemic through the lens of the archetypal stories of the tarot.  Keeping in mind that we drew The S...

2020 Podcast

06 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Happy New Years to our Archetypal Tarot Podcast listeners!  As per the Archetypal Tarot tradition, co-hosts Julienne Givot and Cyndera Quackenbush go...

The Soul Purpose Podcast

03 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It has been a time of darkness, literal darkness, as California in the past weeks have been plunged into power outages, fears of fire, evacuations and...

Archetypal Autumn

05 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This Seasonal Archetypal Tarot Podcast features a reading from the Autumn phase of life - the time when careers may come to a close and retirement bec...

Gifts of the Oyster: Stories and Synchronicities

31 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How might we liberate our card readings to reveal not only personal insights but also deepen our dialogue with the Earth itself? This question began w...

The Pillar and the Mermaid

01 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Special Summer Travel Edition! Cyndera makes her way to Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece, and reflects on two contrasting yet complimentary archetypes ...

Tell Me About My Tarot Practice!

01 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Whew! At the very tail end of June, we've got the new Archetypal Tarot Podcast for you! Cyndera Quackenbush takes the reins and turns to the intimate ...

Transitions

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Aloha listeners!  We have some BIG news for you.  Things are changing up around the Archetypal Tarot Podcast! We’ll explain.  It’ll be cool.  ...

Emotional Intelligence: A Conversation with Ke‘oni Hanalei

28 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ke’oni Hanalei is an alchemist, Hawaiian Cultural Practitioner and founder of Pohala Botanicals https://www.pohala.net/ in Kula, Maui, Hawaii. Ke’...

Can a reading fix your life?

22 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

   If you are a regular listener you will know our guest for this episode. Melissa Cynova is first and foremost a bad ass of Tarot.  She been sling...

Body Image & Archetypes

11 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Body Image & Archetypes a conversation with Richard Cox & Nicole Schnackenberg   This episode is a conversation about archetype and body image with N...

2019 Connectivity, Imagination & Relationship

11 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As a part of their annual New Year tradition, Cyndera and Julienne drew a tarot card as a focus for us for the coming year.  The result was a hilario...

The Tears of Father Christmas: A Holiday Fable

17 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

To wrap up 2018 we present to you an original holiday fable written and read by our very own Cyndera Quakenbush. We hope you enjoy this short story an...

Balance and Healing with Archetypes & Essential Oil

13 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Aloha! We have been on a bit of a summer sabbatical but we are back and excited to get this episode out to you!   As ever we invite you to be part of...

Tarot, Music, Mental Health & Meh

28 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest for this episode is Ste McCabe otherwise known as The Tarot Cat. Ste is a tarot reader, synth-punk musician and counsellor. He has just publ...

The Lowdown on the High Priestess

09 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our first ever triple header - super extra bonus size podcast - all about the High Priestess! Over 2 hours of wisdom from some of our favorite people,...

Saturn in Capricorn

18 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2 of Julienne's conversation with Archetypal Astrologer Shawn Nygaard.  Their conversation focuses on the archetypal symbolism and history the u...

License to Live Your Life

18 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is part 1 of a conversation Juienne had with Archetypal Astrologer Shawn Nygaard.  Shawn is an astrologer based in Minneapolis. He is a ...

The Last Jedi & Saving What We Love

04 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The first episode of 2018 has Cyndera and Julienne discussing the archetypes and mythological themes in the latest Star Wars film, The Last Jedi and t...

Filling the Swear Jar with Melissa Cynova of Little Fox Tarot

19 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This episode features a high voltage conversation with Julienne and Melissa Cynova, owner of Little Fox Tarot. Melissa has been slinging tarot cards a...

Deep Shadows and Brighter Light: The continued effects of the Eclipse

29 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the FIRST EVER Patron only podcast!  This episode in full will only be available to YOU dear patron as a way of saying thank you - we love...

Game of Swords with Root Lock Tarot

20 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Julienne talks with Weston, creator of Root Lock Tarot and Root Lock Radio Podcast - a course on Tarot.  They discuss the most difficult suit in the ...

Soul Story: A Provocative Conversation with Tim Freke

04 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This episode features T!M Freke who is a pioneering philosopher & bestselling author of 35 books. In Tim's latest book 'Soul Story’ he offers a revo...

Wonder Woman: The Sun, The Priestess & The Warrior

18 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Cyndera and Julienne bring their provocative archetypal and tarotic insights into the new film Wonder Woman. The archetypes in The Priestess, The Sun ...

Archetypal Tarot Aloha Edition

22 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Julienne and Cyndera are back together again recording in the same space at the same time! Out of their recording closet in San Francisco the Aloha ed...

Unlocking the Arcana with Angelo Nasios

21 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Temperance: Interview with Angelo Nasios Sign up to be a part of the Archetypal Tarot Patron Team! tiny.cc/tarot   Cyndera Quackenbush interviews Ang...

The Tower & Embracing the Grace of Change

11 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Tell us what you thought of the show on Facebook or Twitter @TarotPodcast ! Sign up to be a part of the Archetypal Tarot Patron Team! tiny.cc/tarot ...

The Devil Made Us Do It (explicit)

29 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

A word of warning about this episode - we were drunk and we used quite a bit of foul language. This is the first and probably only drunk edition of th...

The Woo Woo Episode

12 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Julienne and Cyndera are back to the closet (aka Archetypal Tarot's secret headquarters) for an in-depth discussion on superstition and all-around "wo...

Artemis: The Moon, Transitions and the Indomitable Spirit

20 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Quickie Edition of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast! (Quickie Editions are 30 mins or less)   In the last podcast on The Moon we discussed being lost and...

Death & Connection to Nature

05 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Follow us on Twitter! @TarotPodcast or on Facebook For some, the Death card can feel ominous and terrifying. What if there was a deck that faced it d...

The World: A New Mythology with Craig Chalquist

05 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Follow us on Twitter! @TarotPodcast or on Facebook Craig Chalquist - Depth Psychology Bad @ss!  In the continuance of the new Archetypal Tarot...

The Nature and Nurture of Passion

09 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

My co-host Cyndera and I are very excited to announce a new format for the Archetypal Tarot Podcast. We will be revisiting the Major Arcana but this t...

Releasing Limiting Beliefs Using Archetypal Images

09 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

How can you use the archetypal images of the Tarot to release limiting beliefs?  In this special edition of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast, Cyndera has...

Story Through Stone

19 May 2014

Contributed by Lukas

In this special update of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast Julienne and Cyndera discuss their most recent archetypal adventures. Cyndera discusses her...

The World - True Balance and Connection

20 Jul 2013

Contributed by Lukas

What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from. ~TS Eliot Sign up to be a par...

Judgement - Redemption, Evolution and Our True Calling

18 Jun 2013

Contributed by Lukas

With a trumpet blare and a scene depicting people rising from graves as shown in Judgement - card number 20 of the Tarot, Julienne and Cyndera discuss...

The Sun - At Play With The Child

20 May 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Here Comes the Sun! After the dark debacle of the stage represented by the Moon card, the nineteenth card of the Major Arcana shares its rays of light...