#80 Studying the tarot as an anchor for personal practice with Benebell Wen The Making & Mending Rituals Podcast

I hope you’ll enjoy today’s episode, which is a really interesting conversation with the wonderful Benebell Wen. If you’re into tarot and would like to hear a different perspective grounded in deep research and wild curiosity this might be for you 3 Here is some of what we talked about:


Making friends with the tarot and experiencing it as an ally for decision making and growth
Psychology in tarot, seeking proof and engaging our rational mind
Writing a book and staying committed to the creative process
Sigil making and the tao of craft

Benebell Wen is a practitioner of various metaphysical arts. She studies tarot, feng shui, the I Ching, numerology, and both Chinese and Hellenisic astrology. She is the author of Holistic Tarot: An Integrative Approach to Using Tarot for Personal Growth and Tao of Craft: Fu Talismans and Casting Sigils in the Eastern Esoteric Tradition. When not lecturing, teaching or writing on metaphysics, Wen practices law in California and New York. She is of Taiwanese descent and currently lives in Northern California with her husband James and their beloved cat.

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