#017 Talking Tarot with Carrie Leitch - Glitch Bottle Podcast

Carrie Leitch is a Tarot expert and has studied several esoteric traditions over the last twenty-five years. She has training in traditional Golden Dawn and Rosicrucian symbolism and Tarot interpretation, She also is a co-owner of Doc Solomon’s Occult Curios, which makes a variety of blessed and grimoire-specific items for clients, and she is married to the rambunctious magician and author Aaron Leitch.

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The introduction and outro music for this podcast is the piece “Tornado” by the excellent Dávid Szesztay, a composer from Budapest, Hungary, with all music copyright for this track belonging to David Szestay. Music © Dávid Szesztay. Here is more info:

[EmilyNoelM]

The dog barking is killing me! Lol she's so knowledgeable though.

[aranialawakiro]

You can really read with any Tarot deck even if the symbolism is totally different aslong as it is touching you on some level. For the RW you sure should know the symbolism (same for the Thoth) but it is really helpful to have so many decks nowadays where this is not needed but still can look up the traditional meanings to help you along.

[doradestroy]

I've started using playing cards more. I think you can use anything that has symbols that work for you.

[smr]

Very knowledgeable, ethical and professional couple, the Leitch Family. Aaron was my teacher and I look forward to learn more from him in the future. Alexander is such a great interviewer too.

[HoratioDoor]

Dude ummmm it's been almost seven years since had Carrie on for a solo show/interview? I love Aaron of course, but can you have Carrie on again to go in-depth into her solo work and working with Aaron at Doc Sol's? Cheers from uk mate love your show

[manzurmosharrof]

Can someone please tell me the spelling of the name mentioned in 26:56, the name of the guy who wrote the sonnets....

[jolo]

What a great podcast. I've been dabbling in tarot for many years now after being given the Thoth Tarot deck when I was 16. Now, I'm studying it more deeply, in conjunction with the Qabalah. My self doubt and lack of self belief has held me back up for too long, but after listening to Carrie and her advice, I feel more confident and willing to take chances. Thanks so much to you both and I've subscribed to the Doc Solomon channel and look forward to watching the videos. X

[lucifer-icth]

I absolutely loved this, a very interesting and intelligent conversation. Thank you both very much for this and I'll definitely will repeat it to digest all the small pearls :) love your podcast and this episode was fantastic

[mikev]

HEY!!! YOU'RE DOG IS TRYING TO TELL YOU SOMETHING!!!@

[Pomeroy]

Great podcast. This was the first time I heard an interview with Carry Leitch.I would like to hear more from her. Thanks.

[dina]

Couldn't finish listening w/ the barking going on

[andrewjenkins]

Hm... while I do agree that a lot of the symbolism in traditional Tarot forms is valuable, I'm not sure if I can entirely agree with the notion that it's better than, say, a Lord of the Rings deck. Like she said, Tarot originated as a card game. Even the Rider-Waite deck made a lot of changes. Like money, we ascribe our own meaning to it, and so it's been adapted to fit a specific system, one of many.

Going back to LOTR... I'm unfamiliar with the deck, but I am familiar with the books, and I could argue that Merry and Pippin actually are well-suited for the Fool. Stealing pumpkins (I assume from Farmer Maggot) shows a similar haphazard wandering nature to the Fool's traditional nigh-walk off a cliff. The Hobbits themselves may represent the bag of secrets, in their own hidden potential for greatness that comes later, ultimately playing large parts in the war against Sauron.

Upon reflection, I'd probably find more meaning with that deck than, say, any connections between Rider-Waite and the Sefirot, because my field of knowledge is more in Tolkien than the Kabbalah. So I suppose it ultimately does come down to what suits someone the best.

[kingchief]

There is some serious magick in the Leitch household :)