The Tarot Diagnosis

Why is Everything F*cked? - A Collective Tarot Reading

01 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of ⁠The Tarot Diagnosis⁠, I’m kicking off March with a new series for the pod: a monthly collective tarot reading. A lot of you ...

The Anatomy of a Good Tarot Question: How to Ask Better Questions for Deeper Readings

22 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of ⁠The Tarot Diagnosis⁠, I explore why asking better questions might be the most important tarot skill you can develop.As a psych...

Poisoning the Tarot Well: How Fear, Bias, and Conditioning Shape your Tarot Readings

08 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of ⁠The Tarot Diagnosis⁠, I explore a concept called “poisoning the well” and how it can inconspicuously shape the way we inte...

Stop Mothering the Tarot: Part tarot analysis, part cultural critique

25 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of ⁠The Tarot Diagnosis⁠, I'm exploring something that’s been stirring in me since a recent book club event inside The Sympo...

Collective Effervescence & the Three of Cups: The Emotional Power of Shared Experiences

11 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Tarot Diagnosis, I discuss an epiphany I had after pulling the Three of Cups. It led me to reflect on the feeling I have when I...

A Collective Tarot Reading for 2026: Nervous System Wisdom

28 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this last episode of 2025 for ⁠The Tarot Diagnosis⁠, and I’m offering a collective reading using my annual New Year spread. This reading is f...

The Year of the Wheel of Fortune

14 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on⁠ The Tarot Diagnosis⁠, I explore 2026 as a Wheel of Fortune year, with The Magician as its companion archetype - an invitation to ste...

Time, Tarot, and the Nervous System

07 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve had “Timekeeper” by Grace Potter & The Nocturnals stuck in my head, and it sent me down a rabbit hole about how we experience time - ps...

The Shadow of Being Seen: Tarot, Psychology, and Writing My First Book

16 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on⁠ The Tarot Diagnosis⁠, I'm taking you behind the scenes of writing my new book, Dark Shadow, Golden Shadow (available for pre-ord...

Roots of the Shadow: A pre-release chapter read through of Dark Shadow, Golden Shadow

09 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on⁠ The Tarot Diagnosis⁠, in honor of my upcoming book Dark Shadow, Golden Shadow, which releases on December 8, 2025, I’m reading a p...

Celebration to Corruption: The Shadow of the Six of Wands

02 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What if the real root of evil isn’t money, but power?This week on⁠ The Tarot Diagnosis⁠, I take a deep, psychologically grounded look at the Six...

Blindfolds and Closed Eyes in Tarot: What Obscured Vision Really Symbolizes

19 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does it mean when tarot archetypes are blindfolded or their vision is obscured? In this week’s episode of The Tarot Diagnosis, I explore the of...

The Shadow of the People Pleaser: A Tarot Exploration

12 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on⁠ The Tarot Diagnosis⁠, we’re exploring one of the most commonly misunderstood behaviors that exist in many of us: people-pleasing. ...

Tarot Therapy: Tarot as a Transitional Object, Space, & Phenomena

05 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on⁠ The Tarot Diagnosis⁠, we’re getting delightfully nerdy. Inspired by a conversation with a dear friend, I explore tarot through the...

The Devil in Your Relationship: A Therapeutic Tarot Journey

21 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After a rejuvenating break in nature, I'm back…and tarot wasted no time in offering a message that couldn’t be ignored. In this reflective epi...

Archetypal Neuroscience: The Dopamine & Serotonin of Tarot

31 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I pulled two seemingly contradictory cards (the Knight of Wands and the Seven of Pentacles) and found myself...

It’s All in the Clouds: A Journey into Tarot Symbolism

17 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When you think of the Wheel of Fortune, you might focus on the wheel itself - the chaos, the symbols, the turning of fate. But what about the soft, bi...

Tarot Therapy: Why Changing Our Thoughts Doesn't Work - A DBT Approach

10 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I’m unpacking why “just think positive” advice often backfires and offering a more sustainable approac...

Grief is Proof: Exploring Loss Through Tarot

27 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

[TW: Discussion of death, grief, suicide.] This week on The Tarot Diagnosis, I sit down with the Five of Cups and a whole host of other cards, but not...

The Shadow Spiral of the Swords: A Tarot Journey from the Five to Ten of Swords

13 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis, I had every intention of doing a neat little compare-and-contrast between the Five and Seven of Swords. But in true ...

The Abandoned Archetype as the Golden Shadow

30 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I’m unpacking the emotional aftermath of the Summer Solstice Summit and diving deep into one of the most p...

Judgement & Justice Demystified: A Therapeutic Tarot Breakdown

15 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I’m diving into the nuanced and often-confused archetypes of Judgment and Justice (especially for newer re...

The Truth Behind the Two of Cups

01 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I’m sitting down with the Two of Cups, but not in the romanticized way we often think about with this card...

Lazy or Liberated? The Four of Swords & Eight of Pentacles go to Therapy

18 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I invite you to step away from your Eight of Pentacles bench of productivity and join me on the stone slab w...

Architecture of Stability: Tarot and Financial Wellness with Mimi Cirbusova

04 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I have a timely and tender conversation with my friend and favorite financial educator Mimi Cirbusova to exp...

Damocles: A Jungian-Tarot Psychoanalysis of Sleep Token

27 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I’m stepping back into my music-journalist roots (yes, I share a tidbit of my personal lore in this episod...

Tarot Therapy: The Psychodrama of Tarot & Witchcraft

13 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I’m continuing my monthly Tarot Therapy series by exploring a topic I’ve been wanting to discuss for age...

The Wounded Caretaker: A Tarot Exploration

06 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast I’m exploring a delicate identity that many people carry without ever naming: the wounded caretaker. Inspir...

Gaslighting, Over-Explaining, and the Page of Swords in Tarot

30 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ⁠The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast⁠, I’m discussing a tender and often overlooked habit many of us carry: over-explaining. In this episod...

Tending to Our Parts with Tarot

16 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I’m doing something a little different this week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast! I’m re-releasing an episode from a few years ago on Tarot and Par...

Tarot Therapy: The Wands & Motivational Interviewing

02 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I’m continuing the new Tarot Therapy series, where I explore tarot through the lens of therapeutic theorie...

Why is Toxic so Intoxicating? | Understanding Relationship Dynamics with Tarot

23 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I explore how the brain’s dopamine system drives us to feel intoxicated by toxic relationships. Inspired b...

The Cognitive Magic of Tarot: A Conversation with Dr. Thomas Brooks

09 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week onThe Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I’m wading into the intersection of tarot and cognition with Dr. Thomas Brooks, a research psychologist, ed...

Tarot by Omission: What's NOT in Your Spread?

26 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ⁠The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast⁠, I am nerding out! I explore the concept of Tarot by Omission: what it means when a particular suit or ...

Tarot Therapy: Aces & The Stages of Change

19 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ⁠The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast⁠, I am introducing a brand-new series—Tarot Therapy! In this series, I’m returning to the foundation...

The Year of The Hermit

05 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ⁠The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast⁠, I’m exploring the collective and personal energy of 2025, a year ruled by The Hermit. From a numerol...

Who I was, Who I am, Who I am becoming

29 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ⁠The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast⁠, I’m reflecting on the last year and my personal relationship to vulnerability. A few weeks ago, we r...

Tarot for Creativity with Chelsey Pippin-Mizzi

08 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ⁠The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast⁠, I sit down with one of my favorite creators, Chelsey Pippin-Mizzi, to explore her latest book, Tarot f...

Intuitive Manifesting with Brigit Esselmont of Biddy Tarot

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ⁠The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast⁠, I am sitting down with Brigit Esselmont, the founder of Biddy Tarot and the best-selling author of Eve...

Stories we Don't Share: Tarot for Ancestral Shadows & Family Narratives

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ⁠The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast⁠, I am highlighting the hidden narratives that shape our lives: the unspoken family stories and ancestra...

Do no harm, take no sh*t: Processing Collective Grief with Tarot

10 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ⁠The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast⁠, I felt compelled to approach the podcast a bit differently. Like many of you, I’ve been sitting with...

Pages of the Past

03 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ⁠The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast⁠, I explore how the Pages of the tarot function as symbols of childhood and early adolescence—key stag...

Monsters & The Psychic Terrain {A Spooky Discussion with Candis Green}

20 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ⁠The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast⁠,  I am diving deep into the intersection of horror, monsters, and mental health in celebration of spoo...

Functions of the Shadow: Complexes & Projections

29 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ⁠The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast⁠,  I am exploring two important functions of the shadow: complexes and projections. Inspired by recent ...

Coping with the News: With Journalist Daylina Miller

15 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ⁠The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast⁠, Daylina Miller, a seasoned journalist and secular witch, joins the conversation to explore the delicat...

The Culmination of Suffering: An Analysis of the Ten of Swords

01 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ⁠The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast⁠, I am analyzing the symbolism of the Ten of Swords, focusing on its representation of fear, judgment, a...

The Value of Neutrality in Tarot

18 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I am exploring a concept that has been infiltrating several of my therapy sessions this past month - the ide...

Tarot & Cognitive Distortions

04 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I'm having a bit of nerdy fun by exploring the top nine cognitive distortions I have been seeing inside ...

The Truth about Spiritual Bypassing

21 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I was inspired by a facetious conversation inside The Symposium about how you could use tarot as a form of m...

The Burden of Healing

14 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I explore the challenges and rewards of seeking deep, meaningful connections in a fast-paced, often superfic...

The Golden Shadow

30 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I’m pulling cards to the concept of the golden shadow, a lesser-known aspect of Carl Jung’s theory of th...

How a Therapist Reads Tarot

16 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I’m getting candid about reading tarot as a therapist and how fascinating that intersection is to be hangi...

Tarot in Pop Culture

09 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, Erin Jones is back to explore the representation of tarot in pop culture, as well as the benefit of looking ...

Navigating Gender: A Tarot Exploration

19 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ⁠The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast⁠, I’m sitting down with The Gender Doula, Eli Lawliet, PhD. Eli (he/him) is the dreamer and weaver of ...

I Can Do it With a Broken Heart

12 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I’m doing something I have never done before. I am exploring tarot through the lens of music - specificall...

Tarot & Social Psychology

28 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I’m getting nerdy and exploring the topic of Tarot and Social Psychology. I spend time dissecting the conc...

Tarot for Your Existential Crisis

14 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I’m getting existential. There’s been an uptick in discussion in my therapy practice around the concept ...

Individuation with The World

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I’m back after a short hiatus with the anchor of The World. I reflect personally on what this card represe...

Judgement: A True Awakening

18 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I am joined by author and artist Monica Bodirsky. Together we traverse the world of Judgement and explore ho...

Shadow Work with Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung

11 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I invite you to step into the transformative practice of Shadow Work, guided by the symbolism of The Sun car...

The Moon: The intersection of Astrology & Tarot

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s episode is a break from tarot heavy content and instead taking a step into the world of astrology – specifically the role of the moon ...

Healing the Mother Wound

25 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It is so nice to be back recording some episodes. This has been a weird month for me - you probably noticed episodes have been inconsistent and I’ve...

The Perfectionist's Paradox: Exploring Overcontrol with RO-DBT & Tarot

11 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I am joined by fellow therapist Emilea Richardson from Sparrow Therapy and we work to navigate the intricate...

Coping with Tower Moments

28 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on⁠ The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast⁠, we’re holding space for Tower moments. I explore the concept of coping with Tower moments - tips to ...

Tarot & Attachment Styles

21 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I’m exploring the world of Attachment Theory through the lens of tarot! I start off anchoring us with The ...

Terrible Tarot: A Conversation with Annie Buell

14 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on⁠⁠ ⁠The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast⁠⁠⁠, I’m stepping into the world of social media tarot readers with Annie Buell aka Moonlight...

The Psychology of Temperance & Strength

05 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to a new year of The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast! This week I’m exploring the symbolism of the Temperance archetype while also finding wher...

Death and Transformation

03 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on⁠ ⁠The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast⁠⁠, I’m pulling cards and offering a raw and vulnerable glimpse into what this last year has been ...

Leaving the Church & Finding Tarot

26 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ⁠The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast⁠, I’m joined by Cami Ostman - a former Internal Family Systems therapist who has journeyed away from o...

The Cards You're Dealt: A Conversation with Theresa Reed aka The Tarot Lady

19 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on⁠ The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast⁠⁠, Theresa Reed (aka @thetarotlady) joins me to discuss life’s most difficult moments and her new la...

Logic & Magic: Finding Harmony in Opposition

12 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I tackle a topic I think many of you have pondered yourselves. How do we find harmony while we’re rooted i...

The Psychology of Money with Mimi Cirbusova

05 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ⁠The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast⁠, Mimi Cirbusova joins me to explore the personal stories and baggage we carry around about money and pe...

Justice & Cognitive Dissonance

29 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ⁠The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast⁠, I have an epiphany about the Justice card. You’ll hear me realize why this card has always frightene...

The Reality of The Wheel of Fortune: A conversation with Sarah Thibault

22 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast⁠, join me for a candid and personal conversation about the Wheel of Fortune and how we can humanize an ofte...

Healing Anxiety with Horror: A Conversation with Candis Green

15 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I’m talking to one of the coolest therapists in Canada! Candis Green from Many Moons Therapy joins me to e...

Using Tarot to Find Yourself

08 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I get personal as I explore the concept of the core self through the archetype of The Hermit and the Interna...

Revealing The Shadow: A Conversation with Thomas Witholt

24 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ⁠The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast⁠, I sit down with Thomas Witholt from Hermit's Mirror to create a space for us to unravel aspects of...

Healing from Betrayal: How Do We Trust Again & Repair?

17 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, the difficult topic of betrayal and the arduous process of learning to trust again is explored through the a...

Understanding Trauma: A Discussion on PTSD, C-PTSD, & Generational Trauma

10 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I spend time talking about some of the nuances of trauma including PTSD, C-PTSD, and generational trauma th...

The Alchemy of Language

04 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I sit down with Erin Jones, the owner of Hermit and The Moon, to explore the power, nuance, and healing prop...

Parts Work & Integration: Working with The Lovers & The Aces

27 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I spend time reflecting on personal identity and parts work. I’ve been seeing a lot of folks in my therap...

Tarot & Business

21 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I sit down with *gasp* my accountant. But this isn’t your average boring financial conversation. Tony Cola...

Reimagining The Hierophant

13 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I step into the profound world of The Hierophant in order to expose the complexity of history, culture, and ...

Tarot & Storytelling

06 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I sit down with author, storyteller, and tarot enthusiast Amanda “Mandy” Hughes from @HaintblueCreative....

Redefining The Emperor

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I explore why The Emperor is one of the most contentious cards in the tarot (along with The Hierophant, but ...

The Tarot Ultimatum {A Conversation with Sam & Aussie from Netflix's "The Ultimatum: Queer Love"}

23 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I had the opportunity to sit down with Sam and Aussie, a couple and castmates from the Netflix hit show &quo...

Reclaiming Your Body Narrative

09 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I sit down with a body positive photographer and content creator who’s on a mission to help folks learn to...

The Psychology of Manifestation with The Empress

02 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I celebrate the 100th episode of the podcast by exploring the idea of manifestation, the psychology behind i...

The High Priestess & The Paradox of Growth and Change

25 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I find myself sharing personal musings on the paradox of growth and change. I shed light on how so many of...

Tarot as Medicine {with Sonia Fregoso MA, LMFT}

18 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, Sonia Fregoso, M.A., LMFT joins me to explore somatic healing practices and how tarot can act as our persona...

Tarot & Parts Work: The Intersection of Internal Family Systems, Jungian Psychology, & Tarot

11 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I guide us to the tarot intersection of Internal Family Systems and Carl Jung's process of individuation...

Beyond the Self {Exploring The Magician with Nick Kepley}

04 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, Nick Kepley from the In Search of Tarot podcast joins me as my very first guest post podcast shake up! We ge...

Cultivating Resilience with The Fool

28 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I open up about my surface-level relationship with The Fool and the journey I took in search of depth and me...

Processing a Farewell: Exploring Luna's Departure from The Tarot Diagnosis

21 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, I explore the pain and confusion inherent within an abrupt farewell and speak candidly about my former co-ho...

Tarot for Dream Work: An interview with Jordan Hale

07 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

After a brief hiatus, we are back with a new episode and a GUEST! Jordan Hale joins us this week to explore the magical world of dreams and how to inc...

Grudges & Revenge

16 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, we dive into the often ugly (but all too familiar) world of Grudges and Revenge. Inspired by several listene...

Managing Intrusive Thoughts

09 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, we talk about the extremely common, but very uncomfortable topic of intrusive thoughts.    We all have the...

Reality vs Fantasy: A Bug Juice Story

02 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, we explore the intersection of fantasy and reality - where daydreams meet the realities of lived experience....

Self-Worth

26 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, we take a philosophical journey through the often elusive world of Self-Worth.   We explore the various fac...

Imposter Syndrome

12 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, we explore an often universal phenomenon that so many of you have asked us to talk about: Imposter Syndrome....