#132 - Cat Willett, "Women of Tarot" Author and Illustrator

The Witch Wave

Pam Grossman

Arts, Visual Arts, Spirituality, Other, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2024

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

Cat Willett is a Brooklyn-based artist. She has written, illustrated, and published two full-length books. The first is The Queen of Wands: The Story of Pamela Colman Smith, the Artist Behind the Rider-Waite Tarot Deck. Her newest book, Women of Tarot, An Illustrated History of Divinators, Card Readers, and Mystics is out next week. Cat is fascinated by tarot as a facet of art history, and her work aims to elevate the women behind its evolution. She’s dedicated the last few years to telling these magical stories in her published books, both of which feature her own research and gorgeous artwork.

Cat also makes illustrated comics about parenting, motherhood, gender, and animals, and she is a regular contributor to The Washington Post. Other clients and publications include The New York Times, Apple, Doc Martens, the Museum of Arts + Design, and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and she is available for select freelance work and projects as well.

On this episode, Cat discusses visionary tarot artists such as Pamela Colman Smith and Lady Frieda Harris, the illuminating power of illustration, and the divinely feminine history of divination.

Pam also talks about tarot’s impact on the arts, and answers a listener question about witchly concerns regarding a religious pre-school.

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0:00.0	Hi magical friends, just a quick little message from me.
0:04.0	There is so much going on in the world right now,
0:07.2	and I'm particularly mindful of what's been happening in Palestine.
0:12.0	And so before we jump into today's episode, I just wanted to let you know that over the last several months, I've been raising funds for various nonprofits that are helping the residents of Gaza and sadly now
0:26.8	Rafa. And my latest round of fundraising is once again for the Palestine Children's Relief Fund.
0:34.7	So please do check that out over on my personal Instagram page,
0:38.7	which is at Fantasmophile.
0:41.4	And that's spelled with PHs, or you can just look up my name and please donate if you are able to and thank you so much to those who have given already and if you're interested in learning more
0:54.0	about the Palestine Children's Relief Fund,
0:56.6	you can check out their phenomenal and essential work
0:59.5	over at PCRF.net. Thank you so much. This season of the witch wave is brought to you in part by Black Phoenix
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2:24.0	Hi witch waivers, I have exciting news.
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