13. WTF is Tarot with Bakara Wintner

This episode is a Wild Soul Interview with Bakara Wintner, a Tarot reader, teacher, and author based in Durham, NC. She is the owner Everyday Magic in Durham, and is the author of the brand new book, “WTF is Tarot (and how do I use it?),” available wherever books are sold! Bakara is my girl from many years back, I love her deeply, and it was such a joy to have her on the podcast. In this conversation, Bakara and I dive into: • How she got her first Tarot deck — and how that moment changed her life (7:34) • Her journey through becoming a full-time Tarot reader in NYC, to moving to Durham and opening up her store, Everyday Magic (26:55) • How Bakara came to writing her book (36:22) • Bakara’s writing process for her book (40:03) • Connecting with the court cards of the Tarot: Knight of Wands as the fuckboy (43:34) • Bakara’s favorite Tarot cards to write about: Death (46:37) • Some of the lessons and Tarot wisdom Bakara learned through writing this book (52:13) • Bakara’s self-care practice (54:29) • Loving the Tower and the Judgement cards (1:02:41) • Learning the lessons of Temperance, Five of Wands, Page of Pentacles, and Seven of Pentacles (1:05:05) • The Tarot suits as Harry Potter houses + Myers-Briggs and Tarot (1:09:53) Follow Bakara at: https://www.bakaraw.com/ and https://www.shopeverydaymagic.com/ and on Instagram at @bakaraw and @everyday_magic _________ ABOUT THE PODCAST Tarot for the Wild Soul Podcast explores the cards through an inclusive, trauma informed perspective, rooted in compassion, common sense, and critical thinking. Through a weaving of intuitively channeled downloads, answers to listener questions, and lessons around the cards, Tarot for the Wild Soul offers ways to view the Tarot as helpful, applicable medicine that can provide nourishment and clarity to us in our day to day lives. ABOUT LINDSAY Lindsay Mack is a queer intuitive Tarot teacher, and the host of TFTWS podcast. Lindsay is the creator of Soul Tarot, a reinterpretation and intentional utilization of the Tarot as a non-predictive healing tool, one that is can assist us in differentiating the noise of our mind from the truth of our soul. Through her regularly sold out workshops, retreats and online Tarot courses, Lindsay has had the profound honor of teaching Soul Tarot to thousands of people from all around the world. As a joyful and healthy survivor of childhood abuse, trauma & PTSD, Lindsay is passionately dedicated to honoring and helping to bring space, light and healing to those who are experiencing mental, emotional or physical suffering. It was the healing from a breakdown in 2014 that fully birthed her into this sacred work and onto her soul path. It is an organic part of her healing work with the Tarot, and she is honored to be sharing these offerings to those who feel called to them. Honoring and acknowledging that this podcast is recorded on the unceded land of The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, currently called Portland, OR, with the deepest respect to the Kalapuya Tribe, Cowlitz Tribe, and Atfalati Tribe. WEBSITE: www.tarotforthewildsoul.com FOLLOW US ON IG at @wildsoulhealing PODCAST EDITOR: Chase Voorhees PODCAST ART: Rachelle Sartini Garner