It is perhaps a measure of how busy things have been that I’ve completely forgotten to blog-post new Fortune’s Wheelhouse episodes, since we started Season 3 on June 6th. I apologize! I’ll retrofit blog posts as I have time.
In the meantime, Season 3 of Fortune’s Wheelhouse has begun with 7 planetary episodes. What’s a planetary episode? It’s an overview of how each of the seven traditional planets - Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon - influences the iconography of the tarot. We started in reverse order, with the Moon.
Here’s what you need to know about this week’s Mars episode, which should be available in your podcast feed even now:
.This is the fifth in our planetary series covering each of the seven classical "planets" in the tarot. Featured in this show: the Lord of the Hosts of the Mighty, indomitable Mars! - including his related astrology, Qabalah, powers, correspondences, Orphic hymn, and more!
Cards in the episode:
The Tower - planetary trump of Mars
The Emperor - zodiacal trump of Aries, ruled by Mars
Death - zodiacal trump of Scorpio, ruled by Mars
2, 3, and 4 of Wands, decans of Aries
5, 6, and 7 of Cups, decans of Scorpio
2 of Wands: Aries I
9 of Swords: Gemini II
7 of Wands: Leo III
5 of Cups: Scorpio I
3 of Pentacles/Disks: Capricorn II
10 of Cups: Pisces III
All 5's, as 5 is the number of Mars.
Excellent for sympathetic magic!
Music: "Sword of Misery" by FxCK YOU PUNK
For the Mars giveaway, we are resurrecting the limited-edition, 252-piece Tower puzzle, featuring the Tower from Mel’s Tabula Mundi deck, for you to build and deconstruct.
As always, you can sign up as a patron and find out more about the drawing at www.patreon.com/fortuneswheelhouse. You can also shop for Fortune's Wheelhouse T-shirts, mugs, backpacks, stickers, and more! at our RedBubble shop.