About this episode

Mollie Adler introduces her Patreon series on tarot, exploring its significance beyond fortune telling and its relevance in the age of AI.

This episode is the opening lesson from my new Patreon series, House of Cards. House of Cards is an ongoing study of the Rider-Waite-Smith tarot through depth psychology, mythology, symbolism, dreams, and contemplative practice. Every week we move through the deck one card at a time, treating tarot as a language of psyche, symbol, and myth. I’m releasing this first lesson publicly because it explains the philosophy behind the series. You can continue the study from Lesson 2 onward over on Patreon. In this introductory lesson we explore: • Why symbolic literacy matters in the age of AI • Why tarot is far more than fortune telling • How sustained attention transforms the way we see • Why symbolic systems have always been central to spiritual and psychological development • How to approach this series for the deepest transformation Suggested Deck Throughout this series I’ll be using the Smith-Waite Centennial Tarot Deck (Pamela Colman Smith Centennial Edition). We’ll explore in much more granular detail why this particular deck was chosen in Lesson 2, which is available now on Patreon. Next Episode House of Cards 02: Why the Rider-Waite-Smith Deck: Join us on Patreon as we explore…

People in this episode

Host: Mollie Adler

Topics covered

• tarot
• symbolic literacy
• depth psychology
• mythology
• spiritual development
• AI

Keywords

• tarot
• Rider-Waite-Smith
• symbolism
• depth psychology
• spirituality
• AI
• mythology
• contemplative practice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon

Books & works: House of Cards, Rider-Waite-Smith tarot

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