Tarot for the End of Times - A Podcast with Sarah Cargill

In this final installment of the Interlude mini series, Sarah fully transitions out of Iteration 1 of Tarot for the End of Times by answering your most frequently asked questions. She shares what's new and what's next for the podcast as she invites listeners to stay connected while she prepares for Iteration 2 and other exciting offerings that are in the works. Question Timestamps: 1:31 - Will you be covering the minor arcana? 3:00 - Any tips for memorizing/internalizing card meanings? 4:58 - What is your opinion on the Court cards? How do you work with a divination system that reflects oppressive hierarchical power structures while also keeping your practice decolonial and intersectional? 11:37 - Do you have any suggestions for using tarot to engage in ancestor work? Especially for those of us who are disconnected from our family of origin but want to spiritually connect with the lineage? 13:48 - Any tips for creating and/or choosing a spread? 15:50 - If you have a lot of decks to choose from, how do you select the appropriate deck for a reading? 18:12 - When you’re reading your own cards, what are the best ways to distinguish major themes from minor themes? 21:11 - How do you know when you’re getting a “real” message vs. when you’re trying to see your reading through rose-colored glasses? 25:03 - What’s the best way to break in a new deck? 26:26 - What’s the deal with reversals? SIGN UP FOR SNAKESKIN TAROT NEWS to stay connected during seasonal pauses and be the first to know about upcoming events, new offerings, resources, flash coupons, and pending changes with the podcast. Listeners who sign up by March 31, 2024 will receive a 10% coupon for their next reading! (Terms apply) RESOURCES: CLICK HERE FOR THE MAJOR ARCANA PLAYLIST! ⁠BOOK REFERENCE: ⁠⁠W.E.B. Du Bois’s Data Portraits, Visualizing Black America, The Color Line at the Turn of the Twentieth Century.⁠ Support & Connect with Sarah: Find Sarah and continue the conversation on Instagram @snakeskin.tarot ⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE TO BOOK A READING⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠SUPPORT THE WORK (Venmo⁠⁠⁠⁠) ⁠⁠⁠⁠SUPPORT THE WORK (PayPal)⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/support

In observance of Black History Month, Sarah dedicates this episode to all the Black spiritualists, hoodoos, conjurers, healers and medicine keepers who, despite everything, keep the tradition and the magick alive. You deserve the world. One day, may the world deserve you. In the wake of her personal Tower season, Sarah takes a silent retreat in Joshua Tree, CA to get right with the Spirit of Justice. Pulled straight from the archives of Sarah's audio journal, she shares her reflections on spiritual justice, ancestral intervention, and the unchecked violence of white supremacy as she process the gap between the justice she deserves and the justice that's materially available to her. Support & Connect with Sarah: Find Sarah and continue the conversation on Instagram @snakeskin.tarot ⁠⁠CLICK HERE TO BOOK A READING⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠SUPPORT THE WORK (Venmo⁠⁠⁠) ⁠⁠⁠SUPPORT THE WORK (PayPal)⁠ LAST CALL: Submit a question for the upcoming Q+A episode by commenting below (for Spotify listeners) or by submitting a question to @snakeskin.tarot via Instagram. (DMs are open!) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/support

Sarah returns to the podcast with the reintroduction of Interludes, a segment designated for tarot-adjacent topics and conversations that inform her craft and the practice. In this two-part conversation, she is joined by her partner, Kimi Mojica (pronouns: they/she), to discuss spiritual companionship, karmic entanglements, and the radical act of witnessing. In part 2, Sarah and Kimi unpack the Dharma of tarot as they discuss the power of choice, what it means to bear WITHness, and the parallels between the life and story of the Buddha and the archetypal story of the Fool's Journey. Accessibility Note: Spotify now has captions! In response to this update, Sarah is experimenting with a new format that does not include a separate transcript. If this creates a barrier to access, Sarah wants to know! Please leave a comment in the Q+A section of this episode and/or DM her directly on Instagram @snakeskin.tarot. Support & Connect with Sarah: Find Sarah and continue the conversation on Instagram @snakeskin.tarot ⁠CLICK HERE TO BOOK A READING⁠⁠ ⁠⁠SUPPORT THE WORK (Venmo⁠⁠) ⁠⁠SUPPORT THE WORK (PayPal)⁠ Support & Learn about Kimi's work: Find and connect with Kimi on Instagram @kimi.mojica ⁠WORK WITH KIMI⁠ ⁠SUPPORT THEIR WORK (Venmo/PayPal/CashApp) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/support

Sarah returns to the podcast with the reintroduction of Interludes, a segment designated for tarot-adjacent topics and conversations that inform her craft and the practice. In this two-part conversation, she is joined by her partner, Kimi Mojica (pronouns: they/she), to discuss spiritual companionship, karmic entanglements, and the radical act of witnessing. Recorded during a partner's retreat in July 2023, part 1 offers behind-the-scenes insight into the making of "The World" episode and what it means to hold emotional and spiritual boundaries with those who make up one's relational ecosystem. Accessibility Note: Spotify now has captions! In response to this update, Sarah is experimenting with a new format that does not include a separate transcript. If this creates a barrier to access, Sarah wants to know! Please leave a comment in the Q+A section of this episode and/or DM her directly on Instagram @snakeskin.tarot. Support & Connect with Sarah: Find Sarah and continue the conversation on Instagram @snakeskin.tarot CLICK HERE TO BOOK A READING⁠ ⁠SUPPORT THE WORK (Venmo⁠) ⁠SUPPORT THE WORK (PayPal) Support & Learn about Kimi's work: Find and connect with Kimi on Instagram @kimi.mojica WORK WITH KIMI SUPPORT THEIR WORK (Venmo/PayPal/CashApp) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/support

Sarah concludes Iteration 1 of Tarot for the End of Times with a conversation that unpacks the problems of "light hegemony", the virtues of Darkness, the necessity of shadow work, and the indispensable role of community throughout one's spiritual development. Find Sarah and continue the conversation on Instagram @snakeskin.tarot Want to submit a question for the Q+A Special? Comment on this episode OR send Sarah a message on Instagram! CLICK HERE FOR TRANSCRIPT CLICK HERE TO BOOK A READING ONE-TIME DONATION (Venmo) ONE-TIME DONATION (PayPal) FURTHER READING: “Opening to Darkness: Eight Gateways for Being with the Absence of Light in Unsettling Times" by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel"The Next Buddha May Be a Sangha" by Thich Nhat Hahn."The Fertile Soil of Sangha"by Thich Nhat Hahn --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/support

Some seasons are for f---ing around, but Judgment is when you get to find out! Sarah begins this episode with a firm call-in as she contextualizes this archetype in a conversation about Juneteenth, economic justice, community care, and reparations as a form of spiritual work. She then goes on to discuss the relationship between accountability and reciprocity, the difference between review and rumination, escaping indecision purgatory, and everything else that goes down at the center of the crossroads. CLICK HERE FOR TRANSCRIPT CLICK HERE TO BOOK A READING ONE-TIME DONATION (Venmo) ONE-TIME DONATION (PayPal) Find Sarah and follow the podcast on Instagram @snakeskin.tarot --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/support

What if the armor that protects you from disappointment is the very thing that keeps you from accessing the full range of your joy? CLICK HERE FOR TRANSCRIPT CLICK HERE TO BOOK A PERSONAL READING ONE-TIME DONATION (Venmo) ONE-TIME DONATION (PayPal) Find Sarah and follow the podcast on Instagram @snakeskin.tarot Attributions: Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/support

We cannot outrun the influence of our shadows, but The Moon can teach us how to make friends with them. ⁠ CLICK HERE FOR THE TRANSCRIPT CLICK HERE TO BOOK A PERSONAL READING ONE-TIME DONATION (Venmo) ONE-TIME DONATION (PayPal) Tale of Tsukuyomi and Ukemochi no Kami Find Sarah and follow the podcast on Instagram @snakeskin.tarot Attributions: Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/support

Hope is what we find at the intersection of love and freedom. The Star reminds us that we are big enough to choose both. CLICK HERE FOR THE TRANSCRIPT BOOK A PERSONAL READING ONE-TIME DONATION (Venmo) ONE-TIME DONATION (PayPal) Find Sarah and follow the podcast on Instagram @snakeskin.tarot Attributions: Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/support

The Tower asks: how will you summon your freedom? Sarah returns for another installation to talk about spiritual co-regulation, holding space for suffering, and how The Tower works to activate personal and collective agency. CLICK HERE FOR THE TRANSCRIPT CLICK HERE TO BOOK A READING ONE-TIME DONATION (Venmo) ONE-TIME DONATION (PayPal) Find Sarah and follow the podcast on Instagram @snakeskin.tarot **Please direct all tarot/podcast inquires + comments to @snakeskin.tarot Self-Care Resources Self-Compassion Meditations "The Power of Cutting Off" - Dharma Talk by Brother Phap Dung --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/support

The Karma Keeper is tired of watching you undermine your power and play small. The Devil asks: in what ways do you unconsciously or habitually diminish your own power and agency as a means to relinquish responsibility or maintain a false sense of safety? Consider this: what if the Devil actually wants to see you win? CLICK HERE FOR TRANSCRIPT CLICK HERE TO BOOK A READING VIA SNAKESKIN TAROT ONE-TIME DONATION (Venmo) ONE-TIME DONATION (PayPal) FOR THE TREKKIES: VULCAN SALUTE ORIGIN STORY Apply the promo code WNTRPORTAL for 11% off your next reading (Full Tarot Consultation or Shadow Integration Reading ONLY). Code must be redeemed by January 31st, 2022 and is limited to one use per client. Appointments can be made for after January 31st, 2022. Find Sarah and follow the podcast on Instagram @snakeskin.tarot --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/support

How might the angelic archetype of the Temperance card support us in metabolizing our spiritual homecoming through the vehicle of the body? With tenderness, humor, empathy and embodied wisdom, Temperance prompts you to integrate to your most persistent wounds, rousing a level of agency that may not have been available to you before your unraveling. CLICK HERE FOR TRANSCRIPT CLICK HERE TO BOOK A READING VIA SNAKESKIN TAROT ONE-TIME DONATION (Venmo) ONE-TIME DONATION (PayPal) Apply the promo code WNTRPORTAL for 11% off your next reading (Full Tarot Consultation or Shadow Integration Reading ONLY). Code expires January 31st, 2022 and is limited to one use per client. Find Sarah and follow the podcast on Instagram @snakeskin.tarot **Please direct all tarot/podcast related inquires + comments to @snakeskin.tarot --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/support

The beliefs and habits that keep you small and safe might also, eventually, become the very thing that kills you. And that would be a shame, because the Death Card wants you to live. In this episode, Sarah takes her own advice and gives herself permission to transform, introducing the Death Card in conjunction with her new spiritual home, Snakeskin Tarot. CLICK HERE FOR TRANSCRIPT CLICK HERE TO BOOK A READING ONE-TIME DONATION (Venmo) ONE-TIME DOANTION (PayPal) Find Sarah and follow the podcast on Instagram @snakeskin.tarot --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/support

Surrender (verb) sur·ren·der | \ sə-ˈren-dər The process of relinquishing control while daring to trust the invisible machinations of the Divine, the Universe, and the otherwise inexplicable. Which holding patterns beg for release? How might we make space for our sacred unfurling? CLICK HERE FOR TRANSCRIPT CLICK HERE TO BOOK A READING ONE-TIME DONATION (Venmo) ONE-TIME DONATION (PayPal) Links Lucid Dreams of the Apocalypse (Digital Performance Series) Pauline Oliveros | Intro to Deep Listening Book References + Recommended Reading How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals The Sovereignty of Quiet: Beyond Resistance in Black Culture Find Sarah and follow the podcast on Instagram @snakeskin.tarot --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/support

What possibilities open up when we choose to uplift dignity over objectivity in the name of justice? How might this shift in focus transform our relationship to accountability? CLICK HERE FOR TRANSCRIPT CLICK HERE TO BOOK A READING ONE-TIME DONATION (Venmo) ONE-TIME DONATION (PayPal) Community-driven resource hubs to consider lending your support to: BAY AREA MUTUAL AID FUNDS AND COVID RESOURCES PALESTINIAN YOUTH MOVEMENT COMMUNITIES UNITED AGAINST VIOLENCE (CUAV) Find Sarah and follow the podcast on Instagram @snakeskin.tarot --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/support

Sarah opens this intimate episode with reflections gathered from the last year and announces exciting new offerings. She unpacks the polarities of this symbolically dense card to ask: how might we look to the contradictions of the Wheel of Fortune to unhook ourselves from the energetic traps of fatalism? CLICK HERE FOR TRANSCRIPT CLICK HERE TO BOOK A READING ONE-TIME DONATION (Venmo) ONE-TIME DONATION (PayPal) Find Sarah and follow the podcast on Instagram @snakeskin.tarot --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/support

In solitude, we encounter opportunities to pick our poison or to cultivate our medicine. The Hermit encourages us to choose the latter. CLICK HERE FOR TRANSCRIPT CLICK HERE TO BOOK A READING ONE-TIME DONATION (Venmo) ONE-TIME DONATION (PayPal) Find Sarah and follow the podcast on Instagram @snakeskin.tarot ***Community Post*** Tarot for the End of Times will be on hiatus for a little while. Sarah will be taking this time to cultivate her own medicine in hibernation and looks forward to reemerging soon. In the meantime, you can connect with Sarah on Instagram @snakeskin.tarot --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/support

In your most critical moments, who did you have to become to survive? Does that version of yourself still serve you? Is there another way? The Strength card stewards the inner fire of our hearts to help us reckon with these inquiries. CLICK HERE FOR TRANSCRIPT CLICK HERE TO BOOK A READING ONE-TIME DONATION (Venmo) ONE-TIME DONATION (PayPal) Find Sarah and follow the podcast on Instagram @snakeskin.tarot --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/support

How do we cultivate a generative relationship to our intuition so that we learn to trust our ability to make choices that serve our highest good? How might this shift our understanding of what it means to embody the fullness of our personal power? CLICK HERE FOR TRANSCRIPT CLICK HERE TO BOOK A READING ONE-TIME DONATION (Venmo) ONE-TIME DONATION (PayPal) Find Sarah and follow the podcast on Instagram @snakeskin.tarot --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/support

Love is a mutual recognition of the divinity that exists within each of us. The archetype of The Lovers reminds us to choose what heals. CLICK HERE FOR TRANSCRIPT CLICK HERE TO BOOK A READING ONE-TIME DONATION (Venmo) ONE-TIME DONATION (PayPal) Find Sarah and follow the podcast on Instagram @snakeskin.tarot --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tarot-for-end-times/support