Between the Worlds Podcast

Today we chat with Bunny Michael, a multi-disciplinary artist, spiritual coach and guide, who helps us access our higher self. You’ll know them from their inspirational and hugely popular IG memes and juicy podcast, XOHigher Self. In this episode we discuss what Bunny means by that term higher self (in witchcraft it’s often referred to as the deep self). We discuss finding our true worth, and how...

People like to sneer at the Knight of Swords. "It's too aggressive," they say, "too domineering."  But sometimes our anger can motivate us to take necessary action. Tune in to this episode where we talk about how you can use the wisdom of the Knight of Swrds to move forward in your life, with professional witch and tarot deck creator Casey Zabala. We discuss: How the Knight of Swords helps us conn...

In this episode we discuss the Page of Pentacles with the brilliant astrologer Diana Damascena. Want to find pleasure in speaking your truth? This is the episode for you! This conversation goes broad and deep, touching on the Jupiter/Saturn conjunction and what it means for you, the Manda Scott "Boudica" series, how the Page of Swords can help us find a new direction in our lives, narrative theory...

In this episode we discuss Beltane, the sexiest Pagan holiday in the Wheel of the Year. Tune in to learn more about its history, meaning, and how you can celebrate and light some fires of your own. In this episode we cover: Everything you ever wanted to know about Beltane but were afraid to ask Whether or not it's okay to work magic during an eclipse How to recognize a sacred site Offerings for fa...

Today we have a special treat for you in our conversation with museum scholar Liz Andres wherein we discuss: Liminal Beings, those mythical creatures who dwell between the worlds, of life and death, above and below, in the wilds and in the human realms. hybrid creatures, half human half animal, like the Sirens or Medusa, or the randy adventurous Centaurs of yore beings that break through binaries...

This episode, on the King of Pentacles, is all about taking the risk of honoring and following what is sacred to you. To do that takes courage. When the King of Pentacles appears, you are being asked: What is holy to you? What is sacred? What must be protected, cared for, nurtured and loved for generations to come? We discuss: Basic Witch meaning of the card Symbolism and Correspondences King of P...

In this episode we discuss the Queen of Pentacles, a court card that is here to teach us how to find security, bring lushness to our world, and help us practice the delicious art of not giving a huckleberry about what the haters think. If you’re ready to invoke the power of this card, join us! We discuss: Basic Witch meaning of the card Symbolism and Correspondences Queen of Pents as a Capricorn B...

One of the most common questions for tarot readers is about how people can find ways to make a living doing what they love. In this episode, we talk about how the Knight of Pentacles attempts to answer that question, and get to some ecology and mythology along the way. We discuss the Bee Goddesses of ancient Crete, pollinators, the Great Plains buffalo, astrological correspondences, and where the...

Today on Between the Worlds we discuss the transition from the Hierophant year to the Lovers year. What it means for you, and what it means for the world. Tune in to find out how 2021 deepened our understanding of lineages and ancestry in recognition of the more-than-human world; and how the Hierophant called us all to become students and masters. We discuss the concept of the daimon as an interme...

Welcome to our first episode on the court cards! The Page of Pentacles teaches us how to find our gifts, and more importantly, how to enjoy them! Court cards are our most requested cards, because they’re so puzzling. Court cards can teach us about the masks that we wear and the personas or roles that we take on. They can indicate personality types. They can also help us understand where we are in...

Find out what happens when Venus, the planet of love and intimacy, stations retrograde in Capricorn, and what it means for you on this holiday week  "mini-sode" (that became a full episode. This retrograde will give you an opportunity to close the loop. To heal an old wound or get it right this time. We talk about how Venus retrograde can help you clear out old patterns that get in the way of full...

Welcome to Season 5 of Between the Worlds, in this episode we go deep into Winter Solstice, otherwise known as Yule, the witches’ celebration of the darkness. Winter Solstice is the holiday where the new and old meet. It’s both the holiday of the Ancient Crone, and the holiday that celebrates the conception and the birth of the divine child, the rebirth of the sun. We’ll be talking about the astro...

Find out how the story of the suit of pentacles ends in the last episode of the season. Host Amanda Yates Garcia breaks it all down with guest, Benebell Wen, author of two tarot books and the creator of the Spirit Keeper's Tarot deck. In this episode we discuss: how the 10 of Pentacles is a good omen family matters and ancestral influences Miranda July What it means to receive an inheritance can t...

In this episode we talk with Danica Boyce, creator of the Fairfolk Podcast, about paganism, the otherworld, and folk traditions of abundance. Tune in as we discuss the difference between Paganism vs. Neo paganism; explore the meaning of earth-centered spirituality; how there IS a continuity of paganism from pre-Christian times; the radical idea that the earth is inherently good; whether or not the...

Pentacles are about solutions, and this card is all about dealing with the enormity, sensuality, eroticism, ripeness, and the full glory of our presence. So says our special guest today, the grown ass witch, Angela Mary Magick. This card appears when we’re ready to admit wild truths about ourselves, when we need to get big enough to hold the pointy things (and maybe even take PLEASURE in it), and...

Today we’re talking about the 8 of Pentacles, all about mastering your craft and makin’ those coins. When the 8 of Pents comes up, you’re being called to know your craft so well, to be so confident in it, that you can innovate. You’re not checking to see what other people are doing or if you’re getting it right. You’re paying attention to the materials and listening to what wants to emerge. Whethe...

Dear Listeners we’re so excited to dive with you into this episode with one of our favorite and dear guests, Chiron Armand. Chiron is is a shamanic practitioner holding initiations in Haitian Vodou, Brazilian Quimbanda, and is a trained hoodoo root doctor in the Southern Conjure tradition. He’s also the author of Deliverance!: Hoodoo Spells of Uncrossing, Healing, and Protection  and Clearing Spac...

When the 7 of Pentacles comes up in a reading it's a sign that we’re worried about all the ways we might fail. But the 7 of Pentacles offers us an opportunity to turn failure into an act of rebellion and … pleasure. In this episode we discuss the relationship between the 7 of Pentacles and the Chariot card; its correspondence to Saturn in Taurus; how 7s usually portend and initiation of some kind;...

Many tarotologists say the 6 of Pentacles is one of the most complicated cards in the Minor Arcana. It's a card about exchange, giving and receiving, but as we know all too well, that shizz can bring up a lot for people!  In this episode we talk about knowing your value (and how if you're over giving, you probably don't); guilt and being of service; leaky boundaries, how to set clearer ones and de...

Circe is the first witch mentioned in the literature of the classical world. Daughter of the Sun, and the ocean nymph Perse, Circe is the Lady of the Beasts, wielder of wands, knower of plants, both poisonous and medicinal, and is queer AF.  She's a goddess of secrets and necromancy (she can communicate with the dead). Her familiar is the hawk, so if you see one, recognize that Circe might be pres...

This episode is sponsored by a new film created for the Tarot reading community from The Theatre Company in Portland, Oregon. Claire Willett's The Broken Heart Spread is a deep dive into the world of modern tarot card reading. Over the course of a single day, we meet seven women at seven different personal thresholds, all looking to the wisdom of the tarot for guidance in matters of the heart. The...

The 4 of Pentacles is about creating stability, economic security, a healthy body, a cozy home, or anything else that nourishes and sustains us. But if security is something that MOST of us long to have, then why does the 4 of Pentacles seem like such a crabby card? When we pull the 4 of Pentacles, Tarot is coming to us like a close friend, putting their hands on our shoulders, looking us in the e...

On today’s episode we’re talking with Tyson Yunkaporta, author of “Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World.” Tyson is a senior lecturer in Indigenous Knowledges at Deakin University in Melbourne and is a member of the Apalech clan in Queensland, Australia. "Sand Talk" explains how the teachings of aboriginal culture can help us imagine a way to a sustainable future by emphasizing com...

The 3 of Pentacles is an invitation and a reminder to create spaces that are a celebration of what you hold sacred in life and attending to the details of maintaining them. When the 3 of Pentacles comes up, we know that we are being directed to get quiet and recognize what is sacred TO US, in our own hearts, and then we are being called to build it in the world, which requires that we find collabo...

The 2 of Pentacles is all about being able to handle, and even enjoy (gasp!) complexity. In this episode, Amanda breaks down the card and discusses the history of jugglers, shaman, and court jesters; the infinity symbol; Jupiter in Capricorn; how to make multi-tasking work for you (and if we're anti-capitalist should we even be doing that?)... and then breaks it all down with special guest, Sarah...