Spectre Sisters: Christian Kenny With The Psychology of the Unknown
What happens when tarot, astrology, psychology, mathematics, true crime, and the occult collide?
In this episode of Spectre Sisters, Blue, Nyx, and Bri sit down with artist, creator, and publisher Christian Kenny for a fascinating conversation about his work exploring tarot, occult systems, human behavior, and the unknown.
Christian has spent years studying the occult and creating multimedia projects, including books, games, tarot decks, software, websites, and more. His work goes far beyond simply creating beautiful cards, he approaches these subjects through a combination of art, research, mathematics, psychology, and a healthy dose of skepticism.
One of the major topics of the conversation is Killer Cards Tarot, a deck that connects infamous true-crime figures with traditional tarot archetypes. Christian explains that the individuals featured on the cards weren't simply assigned to cards based on personal opinions. Instead, their birth information was processed through traditional occult and astrological systems to determine their corresponding cards. The results led to some startling connections and ultimately inspired Christian to develop Aurora, a system designed to provide investigators with capability percentages that could potentially help prioritize suspects rather than predict guilt or innocence.
The Sisters also dive into the idea of shadow work and why confronting the uncomfortable parts of ourselves can be an important part of personal growth. Christian discusses how people can bury difficult experiences, emotions, and trauma rather than confronting them, and how those unresolved issues can influence the way we think and behave. Christian also shares his approach to learning tarot. Rather than immediately memorizing card definitions, he recommends developing intuition by pulling a card each morning and reflecting on how its imagery and symbolism connect with experiences throughout the day.
The conversation takes a deeper philosophical turn as the Sisters and Christian discuss intuition, spirituality, consciousness, and what we actually mean when we call something "supernatural." Christian explains why he doesn't necessarily consider tarot or astrology inherently spiritual, while acknowledging that both can be incorporated into spiritual practices. The episode also explores the difference between tarot decks, oracle decks, and novelty decks, including what makes a tarot deck structurally functional rather than simply a collection of themed artwork. And Christian has plenty more projects in the works. He discusses the second edition of Killer Cards Tarot, the upcoming companion book, Circuits of Consciousness, the upcoming World Stage Tarot, and a children's tarot project designed to teach lessons and morals through bedtime stories.
Of course, no Spectre Sisters interview would be complete without a paranormal question. Christian reveals that he once unknowingly stayed at the infamous Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles, and only learned about its dark history afterward. From tarot and astrology to psychology, skepticism, true crime, intuition, and the strange connections hidden within human behavior, this episode takes the Sisters into territory they've never quite explored before.
Listen in as the Spectre Sisters get curious, ask questions, and take a deeper look at the systems and ideas behind the unknown.
Find Christian Kenny & His Work:
Killer Kards: https://killerkardstarot.com/
Website: https://www.courageovercomfortco.com/
Christian discusses his publishing projects and several of his tarot projects throughout the episode, including Courage Over Comfort, Killer Kards Tarot, Circuits of Consciousness, and World Stage Tarot.
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