#166 - Maria Minnis, Tarot Revolutionary

About this episode

Maria Minnis discusses the intersection of tarot, spirituality, and social justice.

Maria Minnis is an unapologetically Black and queer tarot reader of 20+ years who teaches people about blending their spirituality with magic, liberation work, and eroticism in their everyday lives. She believes that the end result of all magic should be to cultivate a more equitable and empathetic planet. Maria is the author of Tarot for the Hard Work: An Archetypal Journey to Confront Racism and Inspire Collective Healing and the host of the Kinky Tarot podcast. On this episode, Maria discusses the sacredness of the Fool tarot card, holographic witchcraft, and the ways in which tarot can help us confront racism and cultivate liberation for all.  Pam also talks about reframing the magic of April Fool’s Day, and answers a listener question about cannabis and spirituality. Check out the video of this episode over on YouTube (and please like and subscribe to the channel while you’re at it!) Our sponsors for this episode are, Wheel of Fate , Dear Antigone , BetterHelp , Snowy Owl Arts + Tea House , and Blessed Be Magick   We also have print-on-demand merch like Witch Wave shirts, sweatshirts, totes, stickers, and mugs available now here , and all sorts of other bewitching…

People in this episode

Host: Pam

Guest: Maria Minnis

Topics covered

• tarot
• spirituality
• racism
• liberation
• magic
• eroticism

Keywords

• tarot
• spirituality
• racism
• liberation
• magic
• April Fool's Day
• cannabis

Sponsors

Wheel of Fate, Dear Antigone, BetterHelp, Snowy Owl Arts + Tea House, Blessed Be Magick

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kinky Tarot

Books & works: Tarot for the Hard Work: An Archetypal Journey to Confront Racism and Inspire Collective Healing

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