{"podcast":{"title":"The Archetypal Tarot Podcast","slug":"the-archetypal-tarot-podcast-1077312","podcast_index_feed_id":1077312,"rss_url":"https://archetypaltarot.podbean.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://archetypaltarot.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/390346/2015_ATP_Icon_Green_1400px_sm.jpg","author":"Julienne Givot and Cyndera Quackenbush","episode_count":100,"summary":"The Archetypal Tarot Podcast explores the universal archetypal patterns of the Tarot uncovering provocative mythology for the 21st century. We often feature conversations with teachers, authors and creators about how the mythic tarot, and other card traditions and imagery, can be applied to modern life.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-05T18:17:47.380873+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-archetypal-tarot-podcast-1077312"},"episode":{"title":"Tarot Disassembled","slug":"tarot-disassembled","published_at":"2025-10-21T17:45:57+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-archetypal-tarot-podcast-1077312/tarot-disassembled","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-archetypal-tarot-podcast-1077312","url":"https://archetypaltarot.podbean.com/e/tarot-disassembled/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rn47u3fph9vq8hdb/disassembledTarto.m4a","summary":"What happens when you take the tarot apart—piece by piece—to see what it’s really made of? In this lively and thought-provoking conversation, host Cyndera Quackenbush sits down with artist, author, and tarot creator Jennifer Cooper Steidley to explore her innovative deck, Tarot Disassembled, and its companion guidebook. Born from an unexpected moment of inspiration (watching her young son take apart a sandwich!), Jennifer began to imagine what it would mean to “disassemble” the tarot—to pull apart its imagery and look closely at the symbols that make up each archetype. The result is a bold, colorful, and refreshingly playful deck that invites readers to reconnect with tarot through the pure language of symbolism. Together, Cyndera and Jennifer dive into:✨ The origin story behind Tarot Disassembled and its Kickstarter beginnings✨ How removing human figures opens the door to a more universal, bias-free tarot experience✨ The joy of rediscovering details hidden in the Rider-Waite-Smith imagery (yes—even the tiny eagle on the Fool’s satchel!)✨ How “disassembling” tarot mirrors our own life process—taking things apart to understand, re-evaluate, and rebuild✨ Ways to use this deck in tandem with traditional ones to deepen intuition and symbolic literacy Their conversation unfolds like a creative workshop and a spiritual reflection all at once—touching on archetypes, imagination, and the art of seeing with fresh eyes. Cyndera connects the process to her own Story Through Stone deck, where ancient stone imagery becomes a mirror for intuition. By the end, listeners are reminded that tarot—like life itself—is an ongoing process of discovery: a dance between taking things apart and bringing them beautifully back together. Artist and tarot creator Jennifer Steidley has always been…","meta_description":"What happens when you take the tarot apart—piece by piece—to see what it’s really made of? In this lively and thought-provoking conversation, host Cyndera…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2456,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-archetypal-tarot-podcast-1077312/episodes/tarot-disassembled/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-archetypal-tarot-podcast-1077312/tarot-disassembled.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}