Fortune’s Wheelhouse

Dec 03 2024 120 ep. 57 mins 548
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Fortune’s Wheelhouse is a podcast about esoterics and the tarot. The show is hosted by Susie Chang and Mel Meleen. Its first 22 episodes look closely at esoteric imagery in the major arcana of the Rider Waite Smith and Thoth tarot decks,

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INTERVIEW EPISODE! Mel's Telos Tarot (bonus: Susie on 'Dreaming the Decans')

Dec 03 2024 75 mins  
Happy Holidays everybody! For the first time in a couple of years, we are delighted to bring you a brand-new episode of Fortune’s Wheelhouse! As you probably know, Mel released her Telos Tarot deck this year, so we thought we’d have a conversation about the magical labor that went into the deck and its unique take on decanic imagery. At the end, we also talked a bit about my ow

SERIES FINALE: A reading for Mel, a reading for Susie.

Sep 22 2021 70 mins  
Friends, we have arrived at our destination. After completing the planetary, numeric, zodiacal, and elemental series, Mel and Susie decided to record one final episode to mark the conclusion of the Fortune's Wheelhouse podcast: we decided to give the gift of divination to each other, reading about what turned out to be similar concerns for each of us. Fortune's Wheelhouse will rema

Episode 116: The Element of Earth in Tarot

May 26 2021 50 mins  
We conclude our series on the 4 elements and their relationship to the tarot with Earth, the source, home, and ultimate destination of all of us. We explore the qualities of Earth, both physical and metaphysical; its zodiacal and planetary expression in the tarot, its connection to the world of Assiah and the sephira Malkuth on the Kabbalistic Tree of Life; its magical and natural

Episode 115: The Element of Air in Tarot

May 12 2021 50 mins  
We continue our series on the 4 elements and their relationship to the tarot with Air, the ubiquitous and mobile element associated with the restless human mind. We explore the qualities of Air, both physical and metaphysical; its zodiacal and planetary expression in the tarot, its connection to the world of Yetzirah on the Kabbalistic Tree of Life; its magical and natural correspo

Episode 114: The Element of Water in Tarot

Apr 28 2021 55 mins  
With this episode we continue our series on the 4 elements and their relationship to the tarot with Water, repository of redemption, the unconscious, and all that is felt. We explore the qualities of Water, both physical and metaphysical; its zodiacal and planetary expression in the tarot, its connection to the world of Briah on the Kabbalistic Tree of Life; its magical and natural

Episode 113: The Element of Fire in Tarot

Apr 14 2021 64 mins  
It's elementary, dear astral heroes! With this episode we begin a new series on the 4 elements and their relationship to cards in the tarot. First up is that spark of creation, the element of Fire. We explore the qualities of fire, both physical and metaphysical; its zodiacal and planetary expression in the tarot, its connection to the world of Atziluth on the Kabbalistic Tree of L

Episode 112: Patron One-Card Readings, part 2 [March 2021]

Mar 24 2021 47 mins  
Fortune's Wheelhouse brings you part 2 of our March 2021 readings episode illustrating how the correspondences are applied in real time when reading a card. Esoteric tarot reading is both an art and a science, in which the correspondences form a support for the intuitive oracular moment. We put out a call for questions from Fortune's Wheelhouse patrons, and we are happy to say that

Episode 111: Patron One-Card Readings, part 1 [March 2021]

Mar 10 2021 46 mins  
Back by popular demand! Fortune's Wheelhouse brings you part 1 of a readings episode that illustrates how the correspondences are applied in real time when reading a card. Esoteric tarot reading is both an art and a science, in which the correspondences form a support for the intuitive oracular moment. We put out a call for questions from Fortune's Wheelhouse patrons, and we are ha

Episode 110: The Sign of Pisces in Tarot [zodiacal]

Nov 25 2020 46 mins  
We conclude our zodiacal series with mystical, spiritual sign of Pisces, the Fishes. We explore the characteristics of the sign, its associated planetary dignities, its magical and natural correspondences, its astronomy and related constellations and myths, its magical uses and more; all considered in terms of its expression in the tarot. Cards considered in this episode: - The Moo

Episode 109: The Sign of Aquarius in Tarot [zodiacal]

Nov 11 2020 60 mins  
We continue our zodiacal series with the inventive and idealistic sign of Aquarius, the Water-Bearer. We explore the characteristics of the sign, its associated planetary dignities, its magical and natural correspondences, its astronomy and related constellations and myths, its magical uses and more; all considered in terms of its expression in the tarot. Cards considered in this e