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The Nine of Wands is a card of options, due to the exhaustion and perseverance. Figures on the card stand at attention, and leaning on a wand. They are tired and they know that they need to push forward just a bit more. There is a sense of burnout for pushing on in projects or your world. Hilary sees this as the wounded healer card, where you need energetic hygiene. Jaymi also links this card with...

Note: With apologies? to Critical Role season 2. We’re almost there to the tens. The finish line. But not quite yet. The Nines are described in Kitchen Table Tarot as a burgeoning energy (we heard the author is a bitch lol) and Jaymi is loving how the Nines are facets of her journey currently. Meanwhile Hilary notes the angel number 9 is a sign to wrap up the old and begin the new. We highlight ea...

#162 TBR: Fort Building with Books Let’s talk about what we’re currently reading. Wrote a book? We’d love to review and interview you, so hit us up, and play with us. Don’t forget that books CAN become a divination tool. It’s known as Bibliomancy. We want to thank Red Wheel/Weiser, Llewellyn Worldwide; US Games Inc.; RedFeather MBS (formally Schiffer) for publishing great resources for expanding k...

#161 Getting Read to Filth by the Eights Melissa reads Hilary, Jaymi, and herself to filth with a small deck up to the eights. Jaymi gets a special “wheel of the year” reading with roots, love, and good works. Melissa needs to hunker down and choose her current book before picking another project. Hilary asks about a project she’s beta testing and needs to do the work while being her own boss.   H...

#160 Practice Makes Magic: The Eight of Pentacles The Eight of Pentacles is a card of repetition, of practice makes better. To do the work and keep on doing things diligently. The ‘slingers bring up the idea of learning tarot to the meanings, building a lexicon of meanings and making the magic happen. Enter the flow state to master the skills you need.   Homework: Pick up something you put down an...

#159 The Eight of Swords This card is about fear or trepidation. The figure on the card is seemingly trapped but the swords aren’t cutting into the person. They can move away if they want to. Hilary sees this card similar to a knotted necklace, where it takes a different angle to get it fixed. To think your way out of any situation. The person knows that certainty is there versus the uncertainty t...

#158 The Eight of Cups The slingers discuss the Eight of Cups. Hilary says it’s walking away from an emotionally charged situation, and you gotta let go. Melissa shows The Unveiled Tarot and it suggests freedom and getting out of a busy situation. Take the leap and get out. Jaymi leans on both ideas, where it’s about finding what’s missing and the time to let go.   Homework: If you are in a situat...

#157 The Eight of Wands The Cardslingers take a deep dive into the Eight of Wands. It’s a card of direction and movement. Melissa says that the card is “a decision to make” rather than a mental one. Hilary says there’s a strategy to this wand grouping, muster up your will and focus. Jaymi loves the aspect that there’s a message coming in. Think about boundaries, and not using up all of your own re...

#156 Intro to the Eights The eights are great. Both Hilary and Jaymi share the luck of an eight. If you look at all the eights, they tie back to the strength card, so there is a lot of internal work going on. Melissa’s Kitchen Table Tarot describes how hopeful and helpful these cards can be. They also relate the minor eights back to their lives and how they see the meanings growing and changing.  ...

Cardslingers get Spicy with today’s topic: when readers think that spiritual or religious beliefs are a necessary attribute for using tarot. Don’t enforce your beliefs and practices on others; let everyone use their cards the way they want.   Homework: Understand how your beliefs in spirituality, politics, and social standings may influence how you read to others.   Grab your tickets for Kitchen T...

#154 Getting Read to Filth with the Sevens Melissa reads Hilary, Jaymi, and herself to filth with a small deck up to the sevens. We recap the energy of the sevens and compare them to the fives of tarot. We also discuss reading styles with your decks.   Homework: Make your own pack of cards up to the sevens and do a reading for yourself or others.   Grab your tickets for Kitchen Table Gathering now...

#153 The Seven of Pentacles This is a card of sustainability, of harvesting what you need versus taking it all. Melissa sees this card of taking all the intentions and goals you harvest. There is some frustration involved, which makes this similar to the other suit sevens. There may be some harsh reality of working hard and either succeeding (RWS) versus the Luna Sol Tarot which is Thoth-based. Hi...

No one likes a thief and a liar and a sneaky person. The Seven of Swords talks about how trust and knowledge can be stolen. It’s a spikey card of subterfuge where the “person trying to get away with it” will get caught. Melissa sees this as how much do you trust the folks around you. It can also represent cheating on a partner (whether it’s you or others). Hilary sees this card as a “thinking abou...

It’s all a conspiracy! The Seven of Cups has so much symbolism you can get steeped in the lore. Melissa sees this card as your wishes and where you can go with what you want. There’s an aspect of whimsy and dream-like quality. Hilary calls this the idea-rrhea card. Too many choices. Jaymi sees this card as the window shopping card where you need to choose what you want wisely. Do you take one of t...

#150 The Seven of Wands The Cardslingers discuss their views of the Seven of Wands. There’s movement, chaos, and hard stances shown in the Smith Waite deck. Melissa’s view is that this is a bad intentions card, not a good position and shows an untrustworthy situation. Hilary says it’s about defending your turf, and standing your ground. Jaymi believes that there is a cause for why you feel so defe...

There’s so much going on with the number seven, both in general and in tarot’s structure and mythology.   Across history, and in many cultures there’s so many associations with the number seven. There are seven days of the week. Seven continents with seven seas. Seven colors of a rainbow. Seven major stars in the big dipper. Seven deadly sins and virtues. Seven notes in a major/minor scale. Seven...

The Cardslingers catch up on life. Then they discuss their thoughts on what tarot readings are, what they can do, and what they cannot do. While we understand that our clients want specific answers, or even someone to make the call for them, or even not give homework, each reader deals with these topics differently and through which medium. We go into the idea of “Sacred Silliness”. Merch update,...

Melissa reads Hilary, Jaymi, and herself to filth with a small deck up to the sixes. Hilary asks a question about a recent event happening in her life. And right away we get two cards outside of the small pack. Which leads to a lesson saying that the reading will happen as the reading wants to unfold. And there are times when cards will appear different than what we think they are. Jaymi just want...

Diving into the Six of Swords today. A card of transitions from roughness to calmness. A welcome respite from the horrors of the world and the internal struggles. Jaymi was once told it represented science and technology Melissa sees all this as being able to do whatever it takes to get secure and safe, as it ties into both of what Jaymi and Hilary says. Leave that job for better ones, take a vaca...

Welcome on in, today the Cardslingers tackle the 6 of Cups. The Smith Waite deck shows two children having fun. Lis reminds us that the guard in the back is keeping the kids safe. Standard meanings are nostalgia, safety, and enjoying communion. Remind yourself how important you are to those around you, with what you pass on to them. And thanks to the live crew for sticking around.   Homework: Make...

Today, the cardslingers discuss the Six of Wands. And, as tradition dictates, Melissa, Jaymi, and Hilary all have their favorites. RWS is all about celebration and successes. The image is a figure on a horse who has gone and done the thing. They have come back and are being celebrated for whatever it is they did. Jaymi chose two, of course, The Triple Goddess Tarot shows a mother and two kiddos be...

Mortgages, dick jokes and what’s this about tarot’s order? The Cardslingers chat about the overarching theme of the sixes. Themes of recognition, sharing information, and resources in the balance of the mix. We tie these themes back to The Lovers card where there’s love and choice built into each thing. There is hope in these cards, especially when they come after the fives.   Homework: What patte...

Welcome to 2026, everyone. The Cardslingers went live on YouTube to discuss the state of the world, how to cope with the horrors (especially in the US), and discussing the card of the Year which is The Wheel of Fortune. Watch out for the change coming (both good and bad); learn to distinguish how events, energy, and situations have power over you.   To add another layer into The Wheel we can reduc...

We have plans for the future. Starting in 2026, we’ll be doing the episodes live on our YouTube channel. While this episode covers the status of the audio podcast, the future of audio is tentative due to life changes as of 23/December.  We will continue to do book and deck interviews on the YouTube channel as well. Thank you for joining us, and get ready for a whole new way to witness Melissa, Hil...