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Between the Worlds Podcast

Amanda Yates Garcia, Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs

Join us Between the Worlds as we discuss tarot, psychology, mythology, pop culture, witchcraft, magic, art, and history with host Amanda Yates Garcia and a series of special guests. Music and production by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs. (Looking for the podcast Strange Magic? You can find those episodes here as well. Just scroll down, Strange Magic episodes begin with the acronym SM. If you'd like to read our statement on the end of that podcast, please see the show notes of episode BTW 28: Ace of Swords. Thanks for listening! xo)

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#137
Oct 14, 2025 · 1 hr 16 min
BTW 92: King of Wands – Uplifting the Erotic with Christopher Marmolejo
Join us to discuss the King of Wands with our special guest, Christopher Marmolejo, author of "Red Tarot: A Decolonial Guide to Divinatory Literacy." The King of Wands invites us to heal our shame, resist oppression, liberate ourselves, and find the erotic in creative community. If you want to welcome joyful leadership into your life, this is the episode for you. Join us!
#136
Jul 18, 2025 · 1 hr 21 min
BTW 91: Knight of Wands – Hello, Stranger – with Guest Sophie Strand
Join us today with our guest the mystic and bard Sophie Strand as we discuss the Knight of Wands. Like Dionysus, the Knight of Wands arrives from beyond with a message: look for the joy, look for what delights you, even if it’s just a small thing, imagine it like a small spark of fire, then blow. We talk about the difference between the Knight and the King, and the ecological relationships they both imply. We talk about ecstasies; where inspiration comes from; what it means for your wand to flow
#135
Dec 31, 2024 · 1 hr 18 min
BTW 90: Spirit Flight and Dream Travel with Autumn Fourkiller
In this episode... making sense of dream premonitions; how to engage in spirit flight and dream travel - and the need for tethering when you do so; how to begin working with your ancestors in your dreams; how to receive signs and strengthen your intuition, plus the consequences of NOT listening to your intuition; what to do when you get dream messages for someone else; and the number one thing you need to in order to receive dream messages. All with special guest Autumn Fourkiller. PLUS a new s
#134
Aug 13, 2024 · 1 hr 13 min
BTW 89: Page of Wands – Awkward Awakenings, with Alice Sparkly Kat
In this episode with post-colonial astrologer Alice (AKA Ace) Sparkly Kat, we discuss the meaning of Venus in the Fire Signs and rendezvous with the Page of Wands, awakener of inspiration, exultation of salamanders, awkward definer of boundaries. When this card comes up in a reading, it's a sign that there's a new opportunity that wants to be seized. Prepare for the thrill of new adventure!
#133
Jun 28, 2024 · 1 hr 44 min
BTW 88: The King of Cups, Alchemist and Pharmakon with Brian Cotnoir
The King of Cups brews a potent medicine. Drinking it will change you. This King is an alchemist, bringing out the secrets you've kept hidden within. He is a trance inducer, a seducer, mixer of poisons and medicines. When the King of Cups appears in your life, you are about to encounter the Mysteries, you will become wiser, more relational. Your life will change. You may feel confused, inspired, turned on, transformed, besotted. Join us today to learn more about the power of this king, Lord of
#132
Feb 2, 2024 · 1 hr 24 min
BTW 87: The Strength Year – What to Expect in 2024
In this episode we discuss 2034 as The Strength Year, what it means, what to expect, and how to work WITH the Lion of Strength rather than struggle against it. We also consider what tools will be available to us in the Strength Year, mythologies of Strength, what it means to be authentic, post-humanist perspectives on Strength, and how to find our way this year with the Star card to guide us. Finally, we speak to your own PERSONAL card of the Year and what that means for you, so join us! P.S. Do
#131
Nov 24, 2023 · 1 hr 10 min
BTW E86: Finding Your Witch Mentor with Jamie Della
We’ve got a great show for you today with the writer and witch elder Jamie Della, author of A Box of Magic, The Book of Spells and many other magical titles. In this episode we go into things like working with and calling in mentors; navigating your Saturn return; the difference between witchcraft, Wicca, and Druidry; how to work with tarot cards in your magic (and why you should); how spells work and what they do; healing spells, cord cutting spells, and how to understand the court cards. In ot
#130
Oct 27, 2023 · 32 min
BTW 85: The Postmodern Witch's Guide to Samhain with Jessica Jernigan
Samhain is the ancient Celtic word for summer's end, and is also the third and final harvest holiday in the Witches' Wheel of the Year. You may know this holiday as Halloween. Whatever you call it, this is the time of year when the veils are thin and spirits are said to walk the earth. Find out what this holiday means for contemporary witches and learn about what you can do to celebrate it at home with our special guest, writer and tarot reader, Jessica Jernigan, author of "A Postmodern Witches'
#129
Oct 14, 2023 · 1 hr 14 min
BTW 84: New Moon Magic with Risa Dickens and Amy Torok
In which we discuss magical practices for the New Moon (and all moons), reasons to re-enchant your world, witchcraft as an anti-capitalist practice, ways to work with the rhythms of nature that don't require you to add one more thing to your to-do list, and advice for baby witches from some wise witches of the North. Special guests today are Amy Torok and Risa Dickens of the Missing Witches podcast (you're going to love them!); they've just come out with their second book "New Moon Magic: 13 Too
#128
Sep 29, 2023 · 1 hr 10 min
BTW 83: Queen of Cups' School of Art, with guest Diana Rivera
In the Queen of Cups tarot card, we see a Queen gazing intently into a lidded golden goblet. By the power of their attention and care, whatever is in the goblet is infused with magic. Like the sea itself, the essence of the suit of Cups is to ebb and flow. This Queen teaches us to pay attention to our cycles and rhythms. When this card comes up in a reading, something mysterious is rising up from the well of creativity inside you, called to new life. Our guest today, creativity expert Dr. Diana
#127
Aug 11, 2023 · 1 hr 7 min
BTW 82: Knight of Cups - Finding Your Holy Grail - (Part 2) Mythologies of the Knight
In this, the second of two solo episodes with host Amanda Yates Garcia on "The Grail Knight", we discuss the mythologies of the Knight of Cups. Specifically, we focus on the Celtic legend of the Grail Knight Percival, his travels through the Forest of Arroy (the Forest of Adventure), and his encounter with the Fisher King. We talk about the Well Maidens, and the Wasteland. We describe the pursuit of the Grail as one of the founding myths of Western Civilization, because it describes the desecrat
#126
Jul 28, 2023 · 39 min
BTW 81: Knight of Cups – Finding Your Holy Grail (Part 1)
The Knight of Cups is guided by visions. They’re spiritual, on a quest for meaning and purpose. This person is an artist, a poet, they’ve been wounded, they’ve become wise, they’re pursuing their dreams. If you get this card in a reading, it’s an invitation to get curious about your inner world and and the inner world of others. In this, the first of two Amanda solo episodes on "The Grail Knight", we discuss the basic meaning of the Knight of Cups, correspondences, pop culture references, and al
#125
Jun 23, 2023 · 1 hr 29 min
BTW 80: Art, Magick, and the Imagination with Robert Allen
Where is the realm of Hecate? In the liminal spaces, the place where the imagination and the material world meet. So says Robert Allen, author of the forthcoming book "Imago," about what's really going in the magician's mission of astral projection. Weaving together strands from his background in painting, Ceremonial Magic, German Tanz Theatre, physical theater, and the philosophy of images, Amanda and Robert discuss the relationship between art and magic, and how the imagination really can cha
#124
May 12, 2023 · 1 hr 3 min
BTW 79: The Mythology in the Astrology of the Court of Cups with Amalia Scott
Join us today with special guest, astrologer Amalia Scott Jančič, as we discuss the mythology of the water signs. Learning these myths will help you understand the function of each card in the Court of Cups, and also in your birth chart! For instance, do you know Scorpio's relationship to Artemis (the goddess of nature and night)? Extra points if you know which of the Court of Cups corresponds to each water sign. In this episode we discuss how the Court of Cups leads us on a journey into the hea
#123
Apr 5, 2023 · 1 hr 9 min
BTW 78: Baba Yaga at the Crossroads with Madame Pamita
Today we’re talking to Ukranian witch Madame Pamita about her most recent book, Baba Yaga’s book of Witchcraft. I know that y’all are big fans of crone goddesses and fairy tales and if you’re nodding your head to that, well then, this is the episode for you. We ALSO talk about what not to do at a cross roads, the history of slavic magic, and so much more. So let’s go!
#122
Mar 3, 2023 · 1 hr 14 min
BTW 77: Page of Cups – How To Love Like an Octopus with Guest Jonathan Koe
It’s time for us to talk about the Page of Cups! Messenger of Love! Cup Bearer of Awen, the substance of inspiration. This Page is an artist, a healer, a dreamer, a sign that love is on the way, that it’s time to listen to our hearts and heed its messages. We’re drinking deep from the cup of this Page with our guest today, Jonathan Joe, astrologer, tarot lover, musician, and PISCES. Join us!
#121
Feb 10, 2023 · 1 hr 8 min
BTW 76: The World Needs Your Art, with arts consultant Beth Pickens
In this episode, in honor of the creative magic of the Court of Cups, and the driving theme of The Chariot Year - PRACTICE! - we speak with arts consultant Beth Pickens, author of Make Your Art No Matter What, and Your Art Will Save Your Life; and host of the podcast, Mind Your Practice. Talking with Beth inspired us to roll up our sleeves and recommit to our creative work, and we know it will for you as well. We talk about why artists are important, how to keep making work even if you're feelin
#120
Jan 6, 2023 · 1 hr 3 min
BTW 75: The Chariot Year – Your Practice Is Your Purpose
In this episode we discuss 2023 as The Chariot Year, what it means, what to expect, and how to work WITH the Chariot rather than against it. We also reflect on 2022, the Lovers Year, and consider what tools it was giving us that we can use to keep our Chariot in good working order. Finally, we speak to your own PERSONAL card of the Year and what that means for you, so join us! P.S. Thank you to Jonathan Koe who inspired the title of this episode!
#119
Dec 19, 2022 · 1 hr 3 min
BTW 74: Solstice Season Yuletide Special
We're pulling out last year's Solstice decorations and flying through the frosty air. Come to our Yuletide podcast party and hear all about the meaning of the upcoming holiday, our upcoming Cards of the Year Workshop, and get a sneak preview of our upcoming Court of Cups season. Think cauldrons of inspiration, sea monsters, grand romances, and searches for the Holy Grail. Join us! Join us! ** FLASHSALE off all previous workshops w/ code: YULEBEDELIGHTED at betweentheworldspodcast.com **
#118
Oct 7, 2022 · 1 hr 11 min
BTW 73: The King of Swords' Expansive View with Courtney Alexander
In this episode, deck creator and multi-media artist Courtney Alexander joined us as we discuss the King of Swords, who teaches use how to use our ideas as tools to break through barriers, obliterate the oppressive structures holding us back, and find more joy in our spirituality.

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