Fortune’s Wheelhouse is a podcast about esoterics and the tarot.
The show is hosted by Susie Chang and Mel Meleen. Its first 22 episodes look closely at e...
INTERVIEW EPISODE! Mel's Telos Tarot (bonus: Susie on 'Dreaming the Decans')
Happy Holidays everybody! For the first time in a couple of years, we are delighted to bring you a brand-new episode of Fortune’s Wheelhouse! As you probably know, Mel released her Telos Tarot deck this year, so we thought we’d have a conversation about the magical labor that went into the deck and its unique take on decanic imagery. At the end, we also talked a bit about my own 2024 production, the Dreaming the Decans book, and how that came to be. Enjoy!
Mel's products
All decks (Rosetta, Tabula Mundi, Pharos, Telos) and books (Liber Mundi, Book of Seshet, Spectrum Fari) : tarotcart.com
Susie's products
Readings: www.tsusanchang.com/readings
The Living Tarot Online Class: www.tsusanchang.com/class
Arcana Cases, elemental and zodiacal perfumes, custom perfumes 8 of Wands talismans: www.etsy.com/shop/tarotista
Gift certificates and downloadable classes: www.tsusanchang.com/shop
9 of Swords blankets, phone cases, etc.: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/139646961
TSC BOOKS
Dreaming the Decans (hardcover): www.lulu.com/shop/t-susan-chang/dreaming-the-decans/hardcover/product-v8kqed2.html
Dreaming the Decans (paperback): www.lulu.com/shop/t-susan-chang/dreaming-the-decans/paperback/product-kv8gkr5.html
36 Secrets: https://www.lulu.com/shop/t-susan-chang/36-secrets/paperback/product-zzrd79
The Living Tarot: https://www.amazon.com/Living-Tarot-Connecting-Everyday-Readings/dp/0738772259
Tarot Correspondences: https://www.amazon.com/Tarot-Correspondences-Ancient-Secrets-Everyday/dp/0738755125
Fortune's Wheelhouse products:
Tarot Deciphered: https://www.amazon.com/Tarot-Deciphered-Decoding-Esoteric-Symbolism/dp/0738764477
Fortune's Wheelhouse tote bags, notebooks, etc.: https://www.redbubble.com/people/wheelhouse93/shop
Music: Excerpt from "The Catalog of Sam Elliot Alcohol Endorsements" by Gagmesharkoff
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SERIES FINALE: A reading for Mel, a reading for Susie.
Friends, we have arrived at our destination. After completing the planetary, numeric, zodiacal, and elemental series, Mel and Susie decided to record one final episode to mark the conclusion of the Fortune's Wheelhouse podcast: we decided to give the gift of divination to each other, reading about what turned out to be similar concerns for each of us.
Fortune's Wheelhouse will remain available on all podcast streaming services, for anyone to refer to whenever they like. Our books and decks will still be out there. You’ll still be able to find Mel at tabulamundi.com and me at tsusanchang.com. You’ll still be able to buy Fortune’s Wheelhouse merchandise at our RedBubble store, which is at www.redbubble.com/people/wheelhouse93/shop. And everyone is still free to join the Fortune's Wheelhouse Academy group on Facebook.
Thanks to all of you, for being our heroes of the astral world. By going on this journey through esoteric tarot with us, sharing it with others, and incorporating it into your own praxis, you complete the circuit of knowledge that Fortune’s Wheelhouse represents. As above, so below. As within, so without.
Music: "Off-Duty Fortune Teller," by Haale
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Episode 116: The Element of Earth in Tarot
We conclude our series on the 4 elements and their relationship to the tarot with Earth, the source, home, and ultimate destination of all of us.
We explore the qualities of Earth, both physical and metaphysical; its zodiacal and planetary expression in the tarot, its connection to the world of Assiah and the sephira Malkuth on the Kabbalistic Tree of Life; its magical and natural correspondences; its relationship to the suit of Pentacles or Disks and to the rank of Pages (RWS) or Princesses (Thoth).
Cards considered in this episode:
- The World/Universe (elemental major of earth) - The Devil, the Hierophant, and the Hermit (zodiacal majors of Capricorn, Taurus, and Virgo). - The suit of Pentacles or Disks - The Pages/Princesses
Music: "Earth," by ENOT
To learn more about the astrological architecture of the tarot, the Kabbalistic correspondences, and much, much more, be sure to visit us at www.patreon.com/fortuneswheelhouse. You can also shop for Fortune's Wheelhouse T-shirts, mugs, backpacks, stickers, and more! at our RedBubble shop.
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Episode 115: The Element of Air in Tarot
We continue our series on the 4 elements and their relationship to the tarot with Air, the ubiquitous and mobile element associated with the restless human mind.
We explore the qualities of Air, both physical and metaphysical; its zodiacal and planetary expression in the tarot, its connection to the world of Yetzirah on the Kabbalistic Tree of Life; its magical and natural correspondences; its relationship to the suit of Swords and to the rank of Knights (RWS) or Princes (Thoth).
Cards considered in this episode:
- The Fool (elemental major of air) - Justice/Adjustment, the Star, and the Lovers (zodiacal majors of Libra, Aquarius, and Gemini). - The suit of Swords - The Knights/Princes
Music: "Free as Air [Lata's International Dub Remix Version]" by Lata
To learn more about the astrological architecture of the tarot, the Kabbalistic correspondences, and much, much more, be sure to visit us at www.patreon.com/fortuneswheelhouse. You can also shop for Fortune's Wheelhouse T-shirts, mugs, backpacks, stickers, and more! at our RedBubble shop.
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Episode 114: The Element of Water in Tarot
With this episode we continue our series on the 4 elements and their relationship to the tarot with Water, repository of redemption, the unconscious, and all that is felt.
We explore the qualities of Water, both physical and metaphysical; its zodiacal and planetary expression in the tarot, its connection to the world of Briah on the Kabbalistic Tree of Life; its magical and natural correspondences; its relationship to the suit of Cups and to the rank of Queens.
Cards considered in this episode:
- The Hanged Man (elemental major of water)
- The Chariot, Death, and the Moon (zodiacal majors of Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces).
- The suit of Cups
- The Queens
Music: "Water" by Resonancedj
To learn more about the astrological architecture of the tarot, the Kabbalistic correspondences, and much, much more, be sure to visit us at www.patreon.com/fortuneswheelhouse. You can also shop for Fortune's Wheelhouse T-shirts, mugs, backpacks, stickers, and more! at our RedBubble shop.
Fortune’s Wheelhouse is a podcast about esoterics and the tarot.
The show is hosted by Susie Chang and Mel Meleen. Its first 22 episodes look closely at esoteric imagery in the major arcana of the Rider Waite Smith and Thoth tarot decks,
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