Fortune’s Wheelhouse

Episode 20 - Judgement or Aeon

Some call it Judgement.  Some call it the Aeon.  One thing's for sure - the next-to-last card in the major arcana is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.  On one card we see an angel and the dead, arisen.  On the other we see god-forms, emerging and dissipating.  Along the way we encounter themes of sleeping and waking, of cleansing, redemption, and purification - and above all, of Fire, the element associated with this card in the same way that the Hanged Man was associated with Water, and the Fool with Air.  But it also serves double duty, associated with 'Spirit'.  Defining "spirit" and interpreting this card are tasks of equal magnitude! To learn more about the element of Fire, the Hebrew letter Shin, the color schemes of the cards, and so much else, be sure to visit us at www.patreon.com/fortuneswheelhouse.  You can also shop for Fortune's Wheelhouse T-shirts, mugs, backpacks, stickers, and more at our RedBubble shop.

Episode 19 - The Sun

⊕ Light, Love, Liberty, and Life! After our travels through lightning-struck ruins, starlit waters, and lunar mists, we have arrived in the clear shining light of the Sun! Here we find many signs of completion, health, and wholeness: the 4 elements, the 6 of Tiphereth, the 12 signs, the 22 Hebrew letters, the 36 decans - all these numbers can be found coded into the imagery of the Sun cards. Along the way we will explore the mystery of the solar child, or solar twins, the frontal lobe, the horses of the sun, the sacrificial gods, the solstices and equinoxes, and so much more. To learn more about the Sun - both the card and the 'planet', the Hebrew letter Resh, the color schemes of the cards, and so much else, be sure to visit us at www.patreon.com/fortuneswheelhouse.  You can also shop for Fortune's Wheelhouse T-shirts, mugs, backpacks, stickers, and more at our RedBubble shop.

Episode 18 - The Moon

Ruler of Flux and Reflux! Silvery queen of the night-shadows! Mistress of Sleep and Dreams!  We have come to the lunar mysteries, where magic and uncertainty mingle, and only the psychopomp gods know their way through to the other side.  Fish swim back and forth in the waters of the unconscious, falling and rising with the tides. In this episode we have much to explore: the dog, the wolf, the crayfish, the khephra beetle; the gods Anubis, Wepwawet, Artemis/Diana, and Mercury.  Along the way we stop at the 8, 9, and 10 of Cups - Indolence, Happiness, and Satiety - always watching what we wish for in this place of power! To learn more about the Moon, the sign of Pisces, the Hebrew letter Qoph, the color schemes of the cards, and so much else, be sure to visit us at www.patreon.com/fortuneswheelhouse.  You can also shop for Fortune's Wheelhouse T-shirts, mugs, backpacks, stickers, and more at our RedBubble shop.

Episode 17 - The Star

Star of wonder, star of night, star of hope and sweet delight!  After the storm and fury of the Tower, we come to the sweet clear air of the Star.  What form of the feminine divine does she express? What possibilities does she open for those who gaze at her across the distance?  And why is she always naked?! In this episode we talk about the Inanna or Astarte myth, the Star's travels in the underworld, the fylfot cross, the mysteries of the heptagram and the number 7, the 5, 6, and 7 of Swords as Defeat, Science, and Futility, and what waters it is that the Dweller Between the Waters dwells between.  To learn more about the Star, the sign of Aquarius, the Hebrew letters Tzaddi and Heh, the color schemes of the cards, and so much else, be sure to visit us at www.patreon.com/fortuneswheelhouse.  You can also shop for Fortune's Wheelhouse T-shirts, mugs, backpacks, stickers, and more at our RedBubble shop.

Episode 16 - The Tower

The Blasted Tower! The House of God! The Lord of the Hosts of the Mighty!  If the Devil makes you recoil, the Tower makes you cower, shielding yourself from falling debris and karmic whiplash.  But more importantly, what function does it serve, and for what freedoms do it storms clear the air? In this episode we explore the awesome destructive - and creative! - power of Mars.  Along the way we talk about Babel and Sauron and Abraxas and Dis; boars and wolves and lightning and thunder.   To learn more about the Tower, the planet Mars, the Hebrew letter Peh, the color schemes of the cards, and so much else, be sure to visit us at www.patreon.com/fortuneswheelhouse.  You can also shop for Fortune's Wheelhouse T-shirts, mugs, backpacks, stickers, and more at our RedBubble shop.

Episode 15 - The Devil

Sniff, sniff. Can you smell it?  I swear there's a whiff of brimstone in the air.  Feared, reviled, revered by some, he goes by many names.  The Devil is associated with the letter Ayin (meaning "eye") and Uriel, the "sharpest-sighted spirit in all of Heaven."  In this episode we turn our own sharp gaze on Old Nick, from curly horn to cloven hoof.  We interrogate his gifts of knowledge and mirth and his connection to the goat of Capricorn.  We examine the 2, 3, and 4 of Disks and how Change, Work, and Power might fall in his diabolical dominion. To learn more about the Devil, the sign of Capricorn, the Hebrew letter Ayin, the color schemes of the cards, and so much else, be sure to visit us at www.patreon.com/fortuneswheelhouse.  You can also shop for Fortune's Wheelhouse T-shirts, mugs, backpacks, stickers, and more at our RedBubble shop.

Episode 14 - Temperance

Temperance, the Great Reconciler!  The Bringer Forth of Life!  Everything about Temperance is a paradox, starting with the name.  Is it to moderate and hold back, as in the alcohol-shunning era of temperance?  Or is it to strengthen by enduring opposite extremes, as one tempers a sword?   In this episode we explore how fire and water, the divine and the mundane, the sun and the moon come together in alchemical union.  We chase rainbows and we hunt for crowns, we consider hybrids and hermaphrodites and the 8, 9, and 10 of Swords. To learn more about Temperance, the sign of Sagittarius, the Hebrew letter Samekh, the color schemes of the cards, and so much else, be sure to visit us at www.patreon.com/fortuneswheelhouse.  You can also shop for Fortune's Wheelhouse T-shirts, mugs, backpacks, stickers, and more at our RedBubble shop.

Episode 13 - Death

The Unnamed Card, the Reaper, the Scythe, the Lord of the Gates of...Death.  When you first started reading tarot, didn't he make you a bit nervous?  Even if everyone told you he just represented 'Change'? In this episode we dig into what 'Change' really means, and wrestle with Death's awesome powers of transformation.  What exactly is he reaping?  We consider issues of black and white, Nun the Fish in the Waters of Mem, the different incarnations of the Scorpion, the vital task of the dung beetle. To learn more about the Death card, the sign of Scorpio, the Hebrew letter Nun, the color schemes of the cards, and so much else, be sure to visit us at www.patreon.com/fortuneswheelhouse.  You can also shop for Fortune's Wheelhouse T-shirts, mugs, backpacks, stickers, and more at our RedBubble shop.

Episode 12 - The Hanged Man

Straight from the bottom of the deep blue sea, we bring you the inverted one, the drowned Phoenician sailor, Odin hung upon the tree, the dismembered Osiris...he's a traitor to some, a mystic to others, but in all his guises the Hanged Man hears a different drum.  In this episode we consider his themes of sacrifice, stillness, and altered consciousness.  What secret vision does he pursue? What does he surrender in the cause of redemption? To learn more about the Hanged Man, the element of Water, the Hebrew letter Mem, the color schemes of the cards, and so much more, be sure to visit us at www.patreon.com/fortuneswheelhouse.  You can also shop for Fortune's Wheelhouse T-shirts, mugs, backpacks, stickers, and more at our RedBubble shop.

Episode 11/08 - Justice or Adjustment

"Justice" and "Adjustment"! - They may sound similar, but when you think about it, there's two very different ways of looking at the world hidden within those two terms.  In this episode we talk about that difference, the special relationship of Justice and the Fool, and the dance of Venus (ruler of Libra) and Saturn (exalted in Libra) in the card.  We talk about the 2, 3, and 4 of Swords, and we crack up over some double entendres that are barely this side of decency even for us! To learn more about the Adjustment/Justice, the sign of Libra, the Hebrew letter Lamed, the color schemes of the cards, and so much more, be sure to visit us at www.patreon.com/fortuneswheelhouse.  You can also shop for Fortune's Wheelhouse T-shirts, mugs, backpacks, stickers, and more at our RedBubble shop.