In this episode of Kinship Tarot, hosts Lauren and Anna introduce tarot practices and rituals to guide you into the New Year. They explore the Year Card for 2025–the Hermit–discussing its themes of introspection, inner wisdom, and community connection. Lauren and Anna also share how to calculate your personal Year Card and offer creative ways to work with it throughout the year, from journaling prompts to altar setups. The episode highlights a variety of New Year tarot spreads, including reflective and goal-setting layouts, as well as month-by-month spreads for the year ahead. To round out the episode, Lauren offers witchy tips, demonstrating a cleansing yoga sequence with twists to release stagnant energy.

In this festive episode of Kinship Tarot, hosts Lauren and Anna explore connections between tarot cards and the Christmas season. They discuss tarot cards that align with the themes of the holidays, such as the Lovers, the Hermit, and the Star, and draw parallels between the Hero’s Journey and the structure of Hallmark Christmas movies. Lauren and Anna also showcase Christmas-themed tarot decks, including Nightmare Before Christmas and Winter Waite Redux. The episode features one of Biddy Tarot’s holiday-inspired tarot spreads for reflection and guidance, as well as a 12 Days of Christmas yoga sequence.

In this episode of Kinship Tarot, Lauren and Anna explore some of the connections between tarot and family. From major arcana archetypes like the nurturing Empress, to the unconditional love of the Ten of Cups, tarot cards can offer insights into family roles, chosen families, and the challenges and joys of familial relationships. The hosts also discuss using tarot spreads to navigate family dynamics and offer practical witchy and yogic tips for fostering harmony at home.

In this episode of Kinship Tarot, hosts Lauren and Anna explore the connections between tarot and tattoos. They dive into tarot decks that incorporate tattoo symbolism, from Tattoo Tarot to Light Seers, discussing how tattoos in tarot cards add layers of meaning. The hosts also share ideas for personal tarot-inspired tattoos, from Major Arcana cards like Strength or the Fool to creative combinations of symbols from the Minor Arcana. They chat about witchy tattoo inspiration, pain-relief breathing techniques, and ideas for yoga and spiritual tattoos, offering listeners creative ways to connect body art with their personal journeys.

In this episode of Kinship Tarot, hosts Lauren and Anna explore how tarot can be used as a tool for resistance to Trump-era politics. They discuss tarot cards that resonate with themes of power and resistance, from cards like the Devil and Emperor, to resistance cards that celebrate community and strength, such as the 3 of Cups and 7 of Wands. Lauren and Anna also highlight feminist and queer tarot decks as empowering tools for guidance and expression, with practical ideas for using tarot in journaling, grounding, and planning creative acts of resistance. The episode features a powerful spread for staying grounded, focused, and ready to fight, alongside protective spells and energizing yoga flows.

In this episode of Kinship Tarot, hosts Lauren and Anna explore the spiritual and astrological significance of the Beaver Full Moon, the final supermoon of the year. They discuss how this moon invites us to prepare for winter, much like animals gathering resources for the colder months, making it a time for evaluating our own resources—both physical and emotional—and making any necessary adjustments. Lauren and Anna also introduce a tarot spread for self-reflection, guiding listeners through a five-card layout to take stock of ourselves as winter approaches. They close with a ritual involving an orange candle and journal prompts, plus a cleansing breath exercise to connect mind, body, and spirit.

In this episode of Kinship Tarot, hosts Lauren and Anna explore Scorpio season and its transformative energy. They look at Scorpio’s connection to the 8th house, which governs themes of death, rebirth, and life-changing experiences. Tarot cards associated with Scorpio, like Death and the 5, 6, and 7 of Cups, embody transformation and emotional depth. Lauren and Anna also provide a special Scorpio tarot spread for their querent, who is navigating career changes and work-life balance. The episode wraps up with a Scorpio new moon ritual and a yoga pose to help channel Scorpio’s powerful energy for inner transformation.

In this episode of Kinship Tarot, hosts Lauren and Anna look at some of the history and traditions of Samhain and the Day of the Dead, two holidays that celebrate and honor our ancestors. They also share tarot decks that draw inspiration from these traditions, using the Santa Muerte Tarot deck and a “Beyond the Veil” spread. The episode wraps up with witchy tips for creating a Samhain altar and a reflective yoga flow to celebrate the season of death and rebirth.