{"podcast":{"title":"The Tarot Diagnosis","slug":"the-tarot-diagnosis-3578861","podcast_index_feed_id":3578861,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/4a48eba4/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://thetarotdiagnosis.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/12362929/12362929-1618188048263-2f55cdda0ec8f.jpg","author":"Shannon Knight","episode_count":193,"summary":"Hey there! I'm Shannon - a licensed psychotherapist in private practice who also happens to love tarot. Each episode I work to demystify tarot and explore its connections to mental and emotional health while implementing its inherently helpful tools to better understand ourselves and those around us. Join me as I unravel common struggles related to our behavior, thought patterns, emotions, and relationships while pulling cards to facilitate growth and to help create the life and relationships we all desire.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tarot-diagnosis-3578861"},"episode":{"title":"The Devil in Your Relationship: A Therapeutic Tarot Journey","slug":"the-devil-in-your-relationship-a-therapeutic-tarot-journey","published_at":"2025-09-21T17:14:37+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tarot-diagnosis-3578861/the-devil-in-your-relationship-a-therapeutic-tarot-journey","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tarot-diagnosis-3578861","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thetarotdiagnosis/episodes/The-Devil-in-Your-Relationship-A-Therapeutic-Tarot-Journey-e38gvi5","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/4a48eba4/podcast/play/108608517/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-8-21%2F1a426a3b-75a1-44e1-3854-e2d37e2ade60.mp3","summary":"After a rejuvenating break in nature, I'm back…and tarot wasted no time in offering a message that couldn’t be ignored. In this reflective episode of The Tarot Diagnosis , I share how three cards - T he Devil, The Three of Swords, and The Lovers - kept showing up across multiple decks, pointing to a powerful arc about relational stuck-ness, emotional pain, and the freedom of conscious choice. We explore how The Devil archetype can represent cognitive distortions like all-or-nothing thinking and overgeneralization, which are those internal thought loops that keep us locked into outdated stories about ourselves or our partners. Then the Three of Swords becomes the bridge of clarity and discomfort when we realize just how much our thoughts have shaped our emotional experience. And The Lovers is where the healing begins: through reality-testing, reframing, and choosing a more balanced story. I also guide you through a practical, step-by-step therapeutic tarot exercise , using a real-life example I see in couples therapy all the time to show how tarot can help support emotional insight and mental flexibility. We walk through how each card pulled (the reversed Four of Pentacles, Three of Cups, and Four of Wands) helps us better understand our cognitive experience within our relationships. Decks used: Pamela Coleman-Smith Playing Card Deck, Mindscapes Tarot, Eternal Tarot 🌙 Stay Connected With Me 💌 Follow me on Instagram: ⁠ @thetarotdiagnosis⁠ 🧠 Sign up for my newsletter at ⁠ thetarotdiagnosis.com⁠ 👥 Join ⁠ The Symposium ⁠ — my tarot & psychology membership community If you love The Tarot Diagnosis Podcast, please consider leaving a review! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is a super easy and FREE way to support my work. Plus, it helps more people discover the podcast. I appreciate you al…","meta_description":"After a rejuvenating break in nature, I'm back…and tarot wasted no time in offering a message that couldn’t be ignored. In this reflective episode of The…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1658,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-tarot-diagnosis-3578861/episodes/the-devil-in-your-relationship-a-therapeutic-tarot-journey/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tarot-diagnosis-3578861/the-devil-in-your-relationship-a-therapeutic-tarot-journey.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}