Confessions of a Tarot Reader

Bex from Bex Tarot London
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I'm Bex.  I'm here to make Tarot a little less scary.I'm giving you a personal, behind the scenes tour of what it's actually like to be a tarot reader. I compare notes with other esoteric baddies about what we're thinking during a tarot reading, what you can expect as a metaphysical client, and how this whole psychic mediumship thing works in the first place!I'm so glad you're here.  

  1. 1d ago

    86. Brandi Gunn-O'Leary - Charmed intuitive, Lashes, Spell Oils and the launch of the Cousins Coven

    Connect with Brandi https://www.charmedintuitive.com/about https://www.instagram.com/charmed.mi/ In this episode Brandi Gunn O'Leary — lash artist, tarot reader, and creator of Charmed Makeup, Lashes & Tarot — joins Bex for one of the most chaotic, warm, funny, and genuinely insightful episodes yet. They discover a shared family name within the first minute and spend the rest of the episode co-founding a brand, designing merch, and building what they're now calling the Cousins Coven. But in between all of that: a real conversation about reading at events (the pre-reading nausea that never goes away, the portal that opens once you start, and why five-minute readings are simply not physically possible), Brandi's journey from lash studio to tarot table, how her incense business started with alcoholism, recovery, and a TikTok, and why she's currently pausing on the term "glamour magic" — and what that pause is actually about. Plus: AI, art theft, the Great Lakes, Willy Wonka, charm readings, recorded vs. live readings, and a sand timer that neither of them ever remembers to flip. Topics covered: Charmed Makeup Lashes and Tarot · beauty magic · glamour magic · spell incense · spell oils · tarot at events · reading health questions · AI and tarot · dark moon rituals · egg cleanse · crossroads magic · charm readings · Cousins Coven · Confessions of a Tarot Reader Like the episode? Leave a review ! Never miss an episode: tap on the Follow or the '+' icon Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bex_tarot_london/

  2. Jul 31

    85. Davezilla - The Feral Path Tarot, embodied archetypes, magical AI grimoire, creative muses, accessibility and inclusion in tarot practice

    Connect with Dave:  https://davezilla.com/ Illustrator, author, and magic worker Dave Zilla joins Confessions of a Tarot Reader to talk about The Feral Path Tarot, a deck built as an homage to real-life esoteric creators like Rachel True and Mat Auryn, each mapped to their own archetype. In this episode: The origin story of The Feral Path Tarot and choosing archetypes with real creators Lucumí, and the Orisha tradition — Dave's spiritual lineageAI, ghosts, and why Claude instances keep talking about the soulDesigning tarot for accessibility: braille decks, neurodivergent-friendly symbolsDiversity and representation in modern tarot decksWhere creativity really comes from — muses, brainstorming, and never having creative block Like the episode? Leave a review ! Never miss an episode: tap on the Follow or the '+' icon Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bex_tarot_london/

  3. Jul 23

    84. Cassandra Snow - Anxiety, AI, and Doing It Anyway

    Connect with Cassandra: https://www.instagram.com/mx.cassandra.snow/ Cassandra Snow, the author, performer, witch, and creator of Queering the Tarot.  Cassandra joins Bex this week to chat about performing at 40 and how doing it scared is still doing it. They discuss reading tarot as a people skill not just a card skill, why spell substitutions are more personal than any internet substitution list can tell you, and what it practically means to build a rooted, literate witchcraft practice.  Cassandra shares her three favourite journaling prompts, her hot take on generative AI (spoiler: she's not a fan), and why witchcraft and activism are, fundamentally inseparable. Like the episode? Leave a review ! Never miss an episode: tap on the Follow or the '+' icon Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bex_tarot_london/

  4. Jul 10

    83. Carol from Carrot Tarot - Hopecore Tarot, Quitting Corporate, Twin flame ick, and Starting a YouTube channel

    Connect with Carol! https://www.carrottarot.com/ In this episode Carol from Carrot Tarot joins Bex for a conversation full of warmth, laughs, and genuinely useful insight — from what it's like to quit corporate life and go all-in on tarot, to the art of reading for the collective vs. one-on-one clients. They go deep on Air sign life, they compare notes on Zoom vs. in-person readings, the questions that give them the ick (twin flames, "is he going to call?"), why a tarot reading is not a wishing well, and what "proactive tarot" actually means in practice. Carol also shares the story of her very first deck — a 1985 Merlin Tarot with pip cards and no traditional suits — and why she'd now strongly recommend starting with Rider-Waite-Smith. Plus: AI and tarot, platform pros and cons across YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok, the Scorpio stellium, and why Carol's husband might be developing psychic abilities. Like the episode? Leave a review ! Never miss an episode: tap on the Follow or the '+' icon Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bex_tarot_london/

  5. Jul 3

    82. Tarot by John - Alex Reads Tarot, tarot and religion compatibility, catholic mysticism, esoteric community hot takes, being a misfit amongst misfits

    Connect with John: https://www.tarotbyjohn.com/ Need more Bex and Tarot by John? Listen to episodes 6 and 39! Episode Overview When Alex Reads Tarot — one of the biggest tarot creators online — announced she was leaving tarot given a change in heart and religious beliefs, the internet had opinions. Lots of them.  Bex and return guest John from Tarot by John cut through the noise for a frank, funny, and thoughtful conversation about what this moment actually means. They unpack the community's reactions (not all of them pretty), clout chasing, spiritual awakenings, they discuss burnout and the relentless pressure of content creation, explore whether tarot and Christianity are truly incompatible, and reflect on what the esoteric world has done to the craft of reading tarot. This one's unscripted, unfiltered, and coming from a place of love. Like the episode? Leave a review ! Never miss an episode: tap on the Follow or the '+' icon Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bex_tarot_london/

    82. Tarot by John - Alex Reads Tarot, tarot and religion compatibility, catholic mysticism, esoteric community hot takes, being a misfit amongst misfits

  6. Jun 26

    81. Beck Ravenswood - Hanover, Pennsylvania's Most Notorious Fortune Teller on Her Lawsuit, the Police Visit, and Witch Trials Then and Now

    Connect with Beck! https://www.instagram.com/the_stitching_witch https://serpentskeyshoppe.com/ In today's episode What happens when a 1861 law threatens a modern tarot reader with jail time? In this episode of Confessions of a Tarot Reader, host Bex sits down with Beck Ravenswood — known online as Hanover, Pennsylvania's most notorious fortune teller — to unpack one of the strangest astories this podcast has covered. Shortly before her metaphysical store even opened, Beck was visited by the Hanover police chief, who cited an antiquated state law banning fortune telling, astrology, and necromancy, and threatened her with up to a year in jail or a $2,500 fine per offense. What followed was ultimately a 17-page lawsuit filed, essentially Beck v. the State of Pennsylvania. The conversation widens into the deep history of laws against witchcraft — tracing back to the Code of Ur-Nammu, the earliest known legal code in human history — and Bex and Beck's beliefs that spirituality has always been political, whether we like it or not. On a lighter note, Beck shares her origin story (Scooby-Doo's Hex Girls have a lot to answer for), her free monthly moon circles and seasonal rituals, the unconventional forms of divination she seeks out for herself, and her hopes for who plays her in the (inevitable) Netflix adaptation. In this episode: The 1861 Pennsylvania law banning fortune telling, astrology, and necromancyThe police visit, the denied right to record, and what happened nextFiling a 17-page lawsuit: Beck v. the State of PennsylvaniaThe Code of Ur-Nammu and the ancient history of anti-witchcraft lawWhy spirituality has always been politicalEthical tarot practice: disclosures, informed consent, and turning away repeat clientsBeck's witchcraft origin story — yes, it starts with Scooby-DooMaking accessible, welcoming community spaces, including moon circles and seasonal rituals: building an accessible Pagan communityUnconventional divination: seashell readings, oracle dice, tea leaves, and moreHow listeners can support the case and the broader fight for legal protection Like the episode? Leave a review ! Never miss an episode: tap on the Follow or the '+' icon Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bex_tarot_london/

    81. Beck Ravenswood - Hanover, Pennsylvania's Most Notorious Fortune Teller on Her Lawsuit, the Police Visit, and Witch Trials Then and Now

  7. Jun 18

    80. Markella, Letters of the Zodiac - Building a Tarot Snail Mail Club, Spiritual entrepreneurship, Skydiving and doing big things

    Connect with Markella: https://www.lettersofthezodiac.com/ This week on Confessions of a Tarot Reader, Bex sits down with Markella, founder of Letters of the Zodiac, a tarot-by-mail subscription that grew from zero to nearly a thousand subscribers in just four months. Markella shares the serendipitous story of how she got her first tarot deck, what it's really like reading tarot for close friends and family, and how she turned a personal season of caregiving and uncertainty into a thriving zodiac-based mail community. The glasses coming flying off when Markella shares her unfiltered take on AI-generated tarot and astrology content, the pressure of delivering hard truths in readings, and the upcoming skydive she agreed to as a personal milestone (and is now having major second thoughts about). Like the episode? Leave a review ! Never miss an episode: tap on the Follow or the '+' icon Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bex_tarot_london/

    80. Markella, Letters of the Zodiac - Building a Tarot Snail Mail Club, Spiritual entrepreneurship, Skydiving and doing big things

  8. May 29

    79. Lindsay Mack - Tarot for the Wild Soul, Soul Tarot, and the balm of Little House on the Prairie

    Connect with Lindsay: https://www.tarotforthewildsoul.com/ Connect with Chelsea Granger: https://www.chelseagranger.com/ This episode She's one of the most respected voices in the tarot world, and this week she's on Confessions of a Tarot Reader. Lindsay Mack — creator of Soul Tarot, host of the Tarot for the Wild Soul podcast, and author of the newly released Tarot for the Wild Soul: A Trauma-Informed Approach to the Cards for Growth, Healing, and Grounding in the Present Moment — joins host Bex for a conversation that is as honest as it is wide-ranging. Lindsay catches us mid-book tour, which she describes as equal parts exhilarating, nerve-wracking, and unexpectedly humbling. She talks about the three-year process of writing and releasing the book, what it feels like to let something you've gestated go out into the world, and the reality of self-marketing as a published author in 2026.  The conversation goes deep into Soul Tarot itself: what it means to read in a trauma-sensitive, non-predictive way, why the old paradigms of tarot fall flat for so many newer readers, and how to make space for readers who diverge entirely from your own framework. Lindsay also shares her perspective on the collective energy of 2026 — the Wheel of Fortune year — and what it means to find the still centre when the outer wheel is spinning wildly. In this episode: Lindsay's book tour: exhilaration, imposter syndrome, and the reality of publishing in 2026What it feels like to release a book — and why Lindsay compares it to early postpartumThe origin story of Tarot for the Wild Soul podcast, and what Tara Brach had to do with itSoul Tarot: a trauma-informed, non-predictive, heart-led framework — and what that actually meansPredictive tarot vs. inclusive tarot — why Lindsay says it doesn't have to be either/orThe Empress, the Emperor, and why tarot frameworks need to expand beyond outdated defaultsHow Lindsay's practice has changed: she barely reads for herself anymoreThe Wheel of Fortune as 2026's collective card — and Courtney Alexander's insight about the SunProtecting your energy as a sensitive practitioner in a turbulent political momentTeaching tarot and being taught by your students: the living HierophantChelsea Granger's art in the deck, and her book Many Ways to Draw a GhostMurder, She Wrote, Little House on the Prairie, and finding nourishment in uncertain times Like the episode? Leave a review ! Never miss an episode: tap on the Follow or the '+' icon Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bex_tarot_london/

    79. Lindsay Mack - Tarot for the Wild Soul, Soul Tarot, and the balm of Little House on the Prairie
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I'm Bex.  I'm here to make Tarot a little less scary.I'm giving you a personal, behind the scenes tour of what it's actually like to be a tarot reader. I compare notes with other esoteric baddies about what we're thinking during a tarot reading, what you can expect as a metaphysical client, and how this whole psychic mediumship thing works in the first place!I'm so glad you're here.  

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  • Creator
    Bex from Bex Tarot London
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    87
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Confessions of a Tarot Reader
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