Once known as the Exploring Astrology podcast, Holes to Heavens is the work of Adam Sommer, poet of the stars! It’s been running for a decade, fueled by music, conversation, and Adam’s myth-inflected insights into the unseen workings of astrology. When I went looking for an astrologically-oriented show where I could talk about tarot, Holes to Heavens was the obvious place to turn. We are both wordsy children of Mercury, and I hope the resulting conversation about dreams, oracles, and other realities is one many will find serendipitous,
Read More
TSC interview on Rune Soup, 11/14/18
I’m still pinching myself.
It was a couple years ago that my friend Ted turned me on to Rune Soup, Gordon White’s podcast about magic, culture, and the paranormal. I don’t remember which episode it was that Ted thought would be my jam. What I do remember is binge-listening for days, while I cooked dinner, while I did the laundry, whenever I had to drive places. “Holy shit,” says I. “There are some really smart people doing this magic thing.”
Read More
TSC interview on OCCULTURE, 11/14/18
Ryan Peverly is one of my favorite people to talk to in this occult - and occulted - world. His thoughtful questions and wide-open disposition make every conversation a pleasure to have and to listen to.
Read More
TSC interview on Tarot Visions, 11/02/18
RoseRed Robinson and Jaymi Elford are the wise, talented, and remarkably chill hosts of the Tarot Visions podcast. I’ve been a listener for a good while now, and I always enjoy their conversations with practitioners, deck creators, teachers, authors, and others in our tarot community. This week, it was my turn to hop on the mike with Jaymi and Rose!
Read More
"Backwards Tarot" and "Tarot Spells": 2 TSC articles released today
My publisher, Llewellyn Worldwide, kindly gave me the chance to sound off today on a couple of my favorite subjects.
Backwards Tarot: Stop Memorizing and Just Read Your Plain Old Life - a statement of my tarot philosophy in a nutshell, including a bunch of thought experiments you can do as you read.
Tarot Spells: Make Magic From Your Card of the Day - a short blog piece on how to turn your humdrum daily pull into a magical powerhouse.
Today's the day! Official release for Tarot Correspondences: Ancient Secrets for Everyday Readers
It’s official! Today is publication day for Tarot Correspondences: Ancient Secrets for Everyday Readers, my first tarot book. It’s only been 22 months or so since I emailed the brilliant Barbara Moore, whom I knew only from her impossibly stylish Steampunk Tarot. I introduced myself and asked if Llewellyn might be interested in a nerdy sort of book about tarot correspondences, the hidden codes embedded in every card and threaded into all modern tarot imagery. To my delight, she was willing to give it a shot.
Read More