BTP211: History's Hidden Women of Tarot with Cat Willett
The Biddy Tarot Podcast: Tarot | Intuition | Empowerment
Brigit Esselmont
4.8 • 600 Ratings
🗓️ 23 July 2024
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever wondered where Tarot came from?
I mean, where it really came from?
Like many parts of history, Tarot has a shadowy past––and unsung heroines who haven't received their rightful credit for its rise.
Luckily, artist and writer Cat Willett was inspired to dive into Tarot's origins… and is now sharing the truth about the women behind Tarot with the world.
In this fascinating interview, Cat and I dig deep into the reality of the women who pushed Tarot's forward, the gender divide in Tarot, how we're taking our intuitive power back as women, and so much more!
Tune in for:
- [1:08] Where Cat's fascination with Tarot and Pamela Colman Smith began
- [6:30] Lesser-known secrets about Pamela Colman Smith
- [11:14] Who the hidden women of Tarot are, and how Cat discovered them
- [17:30] How the gender divide in Tarot is shifting
- [33:06] Where Cat predicts Tarot is heading in the next 10-20 years
If you're a Tarot history fan, you won't want to miss this episode!
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Bridget Esselmont and this is the Biddy Tarot podcast where you'll discover how to trust your |
| 0:09.6 | intuition, access your inner power and bring a little magic into your everyday life with Taru as your guide. |
| 0:16.2 | Each week I share my favourite tarot tips and I chat with special guests all about tarot and intuition. |
| 0:22.4 | Now, whether you're new to tarot or you're inexperienced tarot professional, you are in the right place, |
| 0:26.9 | my friend. Now, let's get started. |
| 0:31.7 | Welcome to the Biddy Taru podcast. I have a very special guest today, Kat Willett. |
| 0:37.4 | Now, Kat is a Brooklyn-based artist, |
| 0:39.8 | and she's written, illustrated, and published two full-length books. One is the Queen of |
| 0:44.9 | Ones, which is the story of Pamela Coleman Smith. And the other one is the Women of Tarou. |
| 0:51.4 | And it's an illustrated history of divinators, card readers and mystics. |
| 0:57.0 | And we're going to be chatting a lot about this book today and all about like the women |
| 1:02.5 | of Taru and how that's really evolved over time. |
| 1:06.4 | But first, let me say a big hello and welcome to you, Kat. |
| 1:10.3 | Welcome to the show. |
| 1:11.7 | Hi, Bridget. |
| 1:12.6 | Thank you so much for having me. |
| 1:14.6 | I'm very excited to be chatting with you. |
| 1:16.5 | Awesome. |
| 1:17.3 | It's a pleasure. |
| 1:18.3 | It's a pleasure. |
| 1:19.0 | So I would love to hear a little bit about how you got into tarot in the first place. |
| 1:26.1 | Can you share a little bit more about that? |
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