In this episode, Kira is joined by the diviner, cartomancer, artist, and graphic designer Ashley McQuaid to discuss the Death card in tarot and the relationship it has to the sign of Scorpio. They discuss the history of tarot and astrological correspondances, the tension between Mars and Saturn's associations with death, and how our understanding of this card has shifted from "death" to "transformation." This conversation spans astrology, tarot, divination, and gnosis in a way that will make you ponder not only Death's connection to Scorpio, but the symbols that we rely on to divine with as a whole.

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