On today’s episode of Tarot for the Wild Soul, we dive deeply into the essence of Queen of Pentacles, The High Priestess and Death with Yaya Erin Rivera Merriman. Yaya is a rebirth doula, herbalist, creative director of Active Culture Family, and the co-facilitator of Medicine Mandala: A Green Magic Apprenticeship. “We really have a lot of power over our experience of being in this body through what we choose to eat.” -Yaya Erin Rivera Merriman  Queen of Pentacles is the caretaker. They are the caretaker of the parent, of the caretaker themselves. They hold space for us, and ask us to grou ..read more

  It’s Ask Lindsay time on the Tarot for the Wild Soul Podcast, the episode where I answer your questions about Tarot, magic and everything in between. “I believe in Soul Tarot, I teach this, that the Seven of Swords is actually the absolution and the release of those grippy, desperate, grabby impulses in the face of the fear that we will not have enough.” “Tarot doesn’t work that way. It’s not black and white like that.” “The Tower is not having an effect on you right now. The brain is having an effect on you. The Tower is not doing that to you. The Tower is existing benevolently kind of w ..read more

April is a powerhouse of a month, bringing with it the opportunity for huge energetic upgrades, and enormous transformation. “Without the releasing, there is no receiving.”  This month, we are being invited to surrender to some big releases, allowing old patterns to be shed, and room to be made for the new. We are also going to be called to open our arms to receiving, welcoming in bright opportunities, and space in our lives for growth. We will be called to check in about how we are relating to this work: Are we clinging onto things, unable to let go, because we are afraid? If so, why? What ..read more

It’s Ask Lindsay time on Tarot for the Wild Soul Podcast! The episode where I answer your questions about Tarot, magic and everything in between.“We actually can learn that sometimes there are cards that we think really stink and then we get into them and we realize it’s a lot lighter than how other people might experience it.”Today, we start the episode out with some words on this liminal space between the Eclipses, some exciting announcements about upcoming offerings, and work through some beautiful questions:The energy of the in-between time of eclipse season (1:01)All about Lindsay’s class ..read more

Happy Holidays, sweet Wild Souls! It’s our first ever minisode of the podcast, honoring the patron saints of self-care during any holiday season, or gathering: Two of Swords and Queen of Swords!This minisode is a gentle love note to anyone who might need to hear kind words in their ear this week. Just a reminder that you are allowed to honor your boundaries and self-care without apology during this Xmas holiday. If you are having trouble, call upon these who archetypes to help you — and know I, and so many others, love you deeply.Tarot Resources mentioned:The Threshold: A Journey into 2019 ..read more

On this episode of Tarot for the Wild Soul, we have the amazing, brilliant, and divine Jack Ferver as our embodiment of Queen of Wands!Jack Ferver is a New York based writer, choreographer, and director, and the co-host of the podcast, “Dance and Stuff.” His genre defying performances, which have been called “so extreme that they sometimes look and feel like exorcisms” (The New Yorker), explore the tragicomedy of the human psyche. Jack’s works have been presented in New York City at the New Museum; The Kitchen; The French Institute Alliance Française, as part of Crossing the Line; Abrons Arts ..read more

It’s Ask Lindsay time on Tarot for the Wild Soul Podcast! The episode where I answer your questions about Tarot, magic and everything in between.“Every single one of the Tarot cards that are in a deck contain some gift of medicine.”Topics:New Moon in Pisces + Mercury RX in Pisces (0:23)Reoccuring suits—aka, an abundance of Cups cards! (2:55)Five of Wands vs. Seven of Wands and how to differentiate between Tarot cards (8:01)Resources and practices for someone just starting to use the Tarot (15:17)How to connect with a Tarot deck when you no longer connect with the person who gave it to you (19 ..read more

In today’s Tarot for the Wild Soul episode, we’re meeting the embodiment of The Empress in Doula, breathwork facilitator, and herbalist, and co-founder of Birdsong Brooklyn, Erica Livingston.“The way that I define doula now is anyone who supports and provides service for any person crossing a threshold.” -Erica LivingstonThe core understanding of The Empress is that it’s an invitation to receive, and receiving is the hardest thing we do on this planet as people. In this episode, Erica embodies this receiving energy of The Empress by sharing how to dilate so we can become more comfortable with ..read more

March is a POWERFUL cycle. This is the month of newborn energy, the miraculous emergence of life, a time in which a whole new world can be borne within us. March holds within it a Mercury Retrograde, a New Moon in Pisces, a Full Moon in Libra ON the Spring Equinox, and, perhaps most significantly, the shift into a new zodiacal calendar. We complete our journey in Pisces, and transition into Aries season in the month of March, carried on the wings of the Equinox — the first day of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and of Fall in the Southern Hemisphere. Life is birthing anew as the spark of cr ..read more