On this episode:

• ​Two tarot events I'm doing this week on Thursday 6/4 and Sunday 6/7! More info on my Instagram
• ​The traditional meanings of The Tower card and its imagery of sudden upheaval
• ​The Tower reimagined as a symbol of uncertainty and the dismantling of rigid, foundational beliefs
• ​Key research on why uncertainty threatens us, why it's necessary, and how to build tolerance for it
• ​Why our relationship to uncertainty may be one of the truest measures of our resilience
• ​Why the ability to sit with ambiguity may be one of the highest forms of intelligence
• ​The Tower as a liberation card—how necessary collapse makes room for growth and possibility
• ​Practical prompts and exercises to work with The Tower in your own practice

References:

Brooks, A. W. (2014). Get excited: Reappraising pre-performance anxiety as excitement. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 143(3), 1144–1158. ⁠https://doi.org/10.1037/a0035325⁠

Carleton, R. N. (2012). The intolerance of uncertainty construct in the context of anxiety disorders: Theoretical and practical perspectives. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 12(8), 937–947. ⁠https://doi.org/10.1586/ern.12.82⁠

Carleton, R. N. (2016). Into the unknown: A review and synthesis of contemporary models involving uncertainty. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 39, 30–43. ⁠https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2016.02.007⁠

de Berker, A. O., Rutledge, R. B., Mathys, C., Marshall, L., Cross, G. F., Dolan, R. J., & Bestmann, S. (2016). Computations of uncertainty mediate acute stress responses in humans. Nature Communications, 7, Article 10996. ⁠https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10996⁠

Stolzoff, S. (2026). How to not know: The value of uncertainty in a world that demands answers. W. W. Norton & Company.

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On this episode:

• How projective tests are used in psychology
• Tarot as a projective tool in therapeutic contexts
• Comparison of Tarot with Rorschach and TAT tests
• The role of imagery and symbolism in self-understanding
• Empowered randomness and its therapeutic significance
• Case study: Tarot revealing subconscious truths

Takeaways:

• Tarot cards can serve as a structured yet ambiguous prompt for self-exploration.
• The imagery in Tarot contains universal human themes that evoke personal narratives.
• Using Tarot in therapy can bypass psychological defenses and access subconscious material.
• The randomness of shuffling Tarot cards acts as a catalyst for insight, similar to Jung's concept of synchronicity.
• Interpretations of Tarot cards are subjective and should be approached with care and transparency.

References:

Ivtzan, I. (2007). Tarot cards: A literature review and evaluation of psychic versus psychological explanations. The Journal of Parapsychology, 71, 139–149.

Pollack, R. (2019). Seventy-eight degrees of wisdom: A tarot journey to self-awareness. Weiser Books.

Rosengarten, A. (2000). Tarot and psychology: Spectrums of possibility. Paragon House.

Semetsky, I. (2006). Tarot as a projective technique. Spirituality and Health International, 7(4), 187–197.

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On this episode:

• The traditional and psychological meanings of The Empress and The Emperor cards
• A short breakdown of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Internal Family Systems (IFS) as therapeutic approaches
• A Tarot Psych perspective on The Empress and The Emperor cards informed by EMDR and IFS
• Why it's important to cultivate Ideal Inner Parents, especially when engaging in trauma work
• Reflection questions for you to use when The Empress or The Emperor show up in your Tarot reading

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