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Moonbeaming

Integrating Tarot and Psychology with Shannon Knight of the Tarot Diagnosis

Moonbeaming

Sarah Faith Gottesdiener

Healing, Business, Money, Art, Religion & Spirituality, Mysticism, Feminism, Witchcraft, Mental Health, Witch, Psychology, Health & Fitness, Magic, Moon, Energy Work, Spirituality, Boundaries, Tarot, Visual Arts, Creativity, Arts

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2024

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Is Tarot secular or is it spiritual? How can Tarot cards be used in therapy practice? What *really* goes into shadow work and are you equipped to do it alone? Today we continue our mini series speaking with mental health professionals such as therapists, somatic educators, social workers, and other professional caregivers. Our special guest today is Shannon Knight, a John Hopkins-trained psychotherapist and host of The Tarot Diagnosis, a podcast that highlights the intersection of mental health and the practice of tarot and self-inquiry. In this episode of the Moonbeaming Podcast, host Sarah Faith Gottesdiener and guest Shannon Knight dive into the transformational potential of combining tarot with psychological modalities, exploring themes like internal family systems, shadow work, and the use of archetypes for personal inquiry. You’ll learn: - The different perspectives of tarot as either secular or spiritual - Combining tarot and therapy practice - Why shadow work should not be done alone (and how to do it) - How The Tarot Diagnosis was created If you’ve been using Tarot in therapy (or thinking about it), or if you’re wondering about the deep, complex nature of shadow work, this episode is for you. About Shannon Knight: Shannon Knight (she/her) is a Johns Hopkins trained psychotherapist. Shannon hosts The Tarot Diagnosis - podcast that highlights the intersection of mental health and the practice of tarot and self-inquiry.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Moonbeaming podcast. I'm Sarah Faith Godestiner, an artist, author and intuitive, and together we'll explore life through a creative and spiritual lens.

0:17.0

You'll learn so much about mysticism, creativity, consciousness, depth psychology, business, and more.

0:25.0

And you'll get to listen to conversations with luminaries

0:28.0

that you won't hear anywhere else.

0:31.0

With each episode, you'll receive insights, frameworks,

0:36.1

inspiration and tools to help you thrive and grow.

0:40.3

I'm so happy you're here because we have such a fantastic episode today as most of you know, I have been doing a month long, like a four episode

0:59.6

series where I've been interviewing various experts and practitioners in psychology, so social workers,

1:11.3

psychotherapists, and folks who do the work of care, of mental health care, of

1:20.5

human health care in very intimate settings with folks.

1:25.4

And it has just been such a great series.

1:29.5

If you haven't listened to all of them,

1:31.8

I strongly suggest you go back and tune in. We cover so much

1:37.9

ground, everything from Ketamine assisted therapy and the differences in care for those of us who are queer and

1:47.0

neurodivergent to biomimicry and its place in mental health and wellness to how to transmute and be with and heal from shame

1:59.8

in very effective and surprising ways.

2:05.0

Those are just like off the top of my head,

2:08.3

just a little taste of what the previous three conversations have given us and I could not be more thrilled

2:19.3

to close this series although it's not going to be the last time I'll be talking to

2:27.0

different practitioners. I am certain of that. I'm already thinking of some

2:32.1

folks I can invite on. I'm already thinking of some folks I can invite on.

2:34.1

I'm already thinking of some more thematic series

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