Listeners, we've powered through every summer since the inception of our podcast. Well this year we're taking a break until September so we won't have burn out by the time our Summer is over. Thank you so much for understanding. See you in September!
We're dealing with some major personal stuff that's prevented us from recording for the last few weeks (don't worry, all humans and animals are physically safe) so we're revisiting an old favorite from December of 2018--our recap of the Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler. Also, this is Holly's literal first time using the audio editing part of her brain so please bear with us! WE LOVE YOUUUU!
We open the show by bantering about modern RomComs and Holly implores everyone to go see The Lost City starring Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum and Daniel Radcliffe immediately! We did our annoucements at the front end of the episode since we have so many friends whose projects we wanted to hype! Our questions for the episode involve our first querent wanting to know how they can engage with their writing and our second querent asks about the best living situation for them and their wonderful cat, Cheese. Our friend Logan, AKA LarkAndLegend on instagram is currently kickstartering their TTRPG themed Lenormand deck! You can find out more information about the project, here! Our next friend, Jamie, whose the fastest designer that we've ever met has so many new and exciting projects each week listed in her shop that it's hard to keep up! However, aside from the hand crafted tarot items in her store, she's also having her own Kickstarter for "Out of Hand tarot". So follow that page for updates for when the project launches. Last, and definitely not least, one of our favorite decks Compendium of Constellations by Claire of Black and the Moon is available for pre-order! This is a deck that we constantly use and have loved from the start so get it now before you miss out! Our deck of the episode is Meraki Tarot and while we personally have the first edition, we were given updates from Kerri, the creator behind Bouchette Designs about the changes made in the second edition that is currently available to support on Kickstarter as well. Our book, The History of Tarot Art: Demystifying the Art and Arcana, Deck by Deck, is available now! Please leave an Amazon review to help with the algorithm! Do you love Holly and Esther, Existential Dread, and Bed? Then you'll love our face on everything! We got mugs, totes, phone cases, and even a tarot certification! You can find our merch here!Interact with us between episodes and join ourWildy Tarot Patreon,Facebook GroupandDiscord Server! You canfollow us on Instagram, and while you're there you can also followHollyandEsther.
Holly and Esther were so excited to see each other and shoot the shit that we had a lenghty banter about reading and finding our groove again! Our listener questions for this episode don't require pulling cards but are tarot related answering a "Desert Island Decks" styled question and how we created our podcast intro! Holly's Decks: Compendium of Constellations Ethereal Visions 1988 Cosmic Tarot The Vindur Deck Hilda Tarot Esther's Decks: Memento Mori Spirit Keeper's Tarot, Vitruvian edition Mesquite Tarot Morning Calm Oracle Our Tarot Then we hardcore fangirl over Exquisite Familiars Oracle from the brilliant mind of Richard Howdy aka OddMixMarket. Guidebook was written in collaboration with Judy Black and our very own Holly!!! Our book, The History of Tarot Art: Demystifying the Art and Arcana, Deck by Deck, is available now! Please leave an Amazon review to help with the algorithm! Do you love Holly and Esther, Existential Dread, and Bed? Then you'll love our face on everything! We got mugs, totes, phone cases, and even a tarot certification! You can find our merch here!Interact with us between episodes and join ourWildy Tarot Patreon,Facebook GroupandDiscord Server! You canfollow us on Instagram, and while you're there you can also followHollyandEsther.
Holly and Esther immediately start recording after seeing each other because they both already have different thoughts about our deck of the episode! Holly also explains why her coffee delayed her appearance for their recording. (We are a pro-coffee and pro-union podcast in case that needed to be clarified.) Our questions for the episode involve whether our first querent should continue seeing a psychiatrist now that they've found a therapist. Our second querent asks how to tell a partner that they're wanting to break up and other big life questions that comes with making that decision. And finally, for our deck of the episode, The Good Karma Tarot, you find out reasons why Esther low-key/high-key doesn't like the deck and Holly enjoys it! One of the first decks in a while that has been this ~controversial between the two!
Holly shares about her new hair gloss treatment that made her beautiful red hair more vibrant and we talk about how we narrowly avoided our "Oops All Oracle" episode becoming an "Oops all Black and the Moon Oracle" episode. Both questions for the episode are a little similar, previously we've answered questions for both questions and so there's a return to ask where the relationships stand now and how to proceed forward. Unsurprisingly, Compendium of Constellations and RECLAIM Oracle do not hold back! The Oracle deck we're reviewing this episode is Amor Et Psyche by Rachel Paul using art from Georges Barbier to create an unique oracle deck that follows the journey of love using stunning art that draws on ancient Greek myth and imagery. Our book, The History of Tarot Art: Demystifying the Art and Arcana, Deck by Deck, is available now! Please leave an Amazon review to help with the algorithm! Do you love Holly and Esther, Existential Dread, and Bed? Then you'll love our face on everything! We got mugs, totes, phone cases, and even a tarot certification! You can find our merch here!Interact with us between episodes and join ourWildy Tarot Patreon,Facebook GroupandDiscord Server! You canfollow us on Instagram, and while you're there you can also followHollyandEsther.
The banter of the episode involves Holly and Esther talking about their much anticipated D&D game and teases for a possible future game for Patrons. Our first question of the episode asks about their career as the breadwinner of their home and how they can find a career that meets their needs both emotionally and monitarily. Our second question asks about using oracle decks in readings and we go on a ~slight rant about how Oracle decks are treated in the tarot community and about how we incorporate oracle decks into our readings! The decks we talk about in this episode come from the second half of the contemporary section of our book: Golden Girls Tarot , Le Beau Monde Tarot, Kaleidadope Tarot, TV Series Tarot, Antique Anatomy Tarot, Our Tarot, 5 Cent Tarot, Next World Tarot, Black Power Tarot, Fifth Spirit Tarot, and The Numinous Tarot. Our book, The History of Tarot Art: Demystifying the Art and Arcana, Deck by Deck, is available now! Please leave an Amazon review to help with the algorithm! Do you love Holly and Esther, Existential Dread, and Bed? Then you'll love our face on everything! We got mugs, totes, phone cases, and even a tarot certification! You can find our merch here!Interact with us between episodes and join ourWildy Tarot Patreon,Facebook GroupandDiscord Server! You canfollow us on Instagram, and while you're there you can also followHollyandEsther.
We open our episode talking about the new Coffee/Baba Yaga tattoo Esther is getting and how things we were warned about in our childhood are absolutely not as relevant as we expected them to be. Our questions this episode ask about a job that possibly could be too good to be true for our first querent and our second question asks why we personally don't read reversals on the podcast. The decks we talk about in this episode come from the first half of the contemporary section of our book: Impressionists Tarot , Japaridze Tarot , Golden Tarot of Klimt, Moonchild Tarot , Dust II Onyx Tarot, and Guided Hand Tarot. Speaking of, our book, The History of Tarot Art: Demystifying the Art and Arcana, Deck by Deck, is available now! Please leave an Amazon review to help with the algorithm! Do you love Holly and Esther, Existential Dread, and Bed? Then you'll love our face on everything! We got mugs, totes, phone cases, and even a tarot certification! You can find our merch here!Interact with us between episodes and join ourWildy Tarot Patreon,Facebook GroupandDiscord Server! You canfollow us on Instagram, and while you're there you can also followHollyandEsther.
Apologies for the late release of this episode, there was a death in Esther's family so we are grateful for your patience.In this episode we mention the 100 Day Dress challenge Esther is doing along with the no-clothing-buy Esther and Holly are doing together! The first question of the episode asks about when would be a good time to become a dog parent. (When this happens, we absolutely demand dog tax pictures!) Our section of question, is a longer one about the multiple decisions our querent has available to them during their Chariot year where they have many paths open to them but they're unsure which direction to go in. Our deck of the episode is the long awaited Motherpeace Tarot, the last deck that we have a chapter dedicated to in our book! We go over why this deck is so important to the legacy of tarot but also where we have apprehensions about personally using this deck in our own practice. Speaking of, our book, The History of Tarot Art: Demystifying the Art and Arcana, Deck by Deck, is available now! Please leave an Amazon review to help with the algorithm! Do you love Holly and Esther, Existential Dread, and Bed? Then you'll love our face on everything! We got mugs, totes, phone cases, and even a tarot certification! You can find our merch here!Interact with us between episodes and join ourWildy Tarot Patreon,Facebook GroupandDiscord Server! You canfollow us on Instagram, and while you're there you can also followHollyandEsther.
Since our deck of the week, Moon Baby Tarot, fell through, this episode is about a pair of questions we got from a listener recently who is going through some big life and job transitions...and keep listening if you're here for a smol little rant about the first non-fiction book Holly has read in a long time. Also keep your ears out in the episode if you're wondering what book we want to write and publish next! Our book, The History of Tarot Art: Demystifying the Art and Arcana, Deck by Deck, is available now! Please leave an Amazon review to help with the algorithm! Do you love Holly and Esther, Existential Dread, and Bed? Then you'll love our face on everything! We got mugs, totes, phone cases, and even a tarot certification! You can find our merch here!Interact with us between episodes and join ourWildy Tarot Patreon,Facebook GroupandDiscord Server! You canfollow us on Instagram, and while you're there you can also followHollyandEsther.