Tria Prima Podcast Episode 2: The great tarot debate

Welcome to Episode two of the Tria Prima Podcast. We want to say a big thank you to all of you who subscribed and who took the time to leave us a review. We appreciate you.

We also want to say a big thank you to two brothers of Ascension Lodge #89 who have helped us make this Podcast happen. The talented Dan Hawkins wrote and recorded the music you hear at the beginning and Ascension’s newest member Mike Kramer is doing the audio engineering to make sure the audio levels are just right. This episode he added some sound design that I’m digging.

The Great Tarot Debate

This episode is all about Tarot. Jaime gives us a history lesson on the tarot, diving into what we know about where the tarot images come from and how it evolved.

If you are curious about how tarot intersects with Freemasonry make sure to read Jaime’s blog post “What do tarot cards have to do with Freemasonry” and Tria Prima contributor P.D. Newman’s “The Four Cardinal Virtues and How Freemasonry Came to Influence Tarot.”

You’ll find that Freemasons have been at the center of tarot innovation from associating the Major Arcana to the Hebrew alphabet to designing both the Rider-Waite Smith and BOTA decks.

Jake, Jaime and Pat have the Great Tarot Deck Debate. Jaime argues for the traditional Marseille deck while Jake  prefers the BOTA deck created by Freemason Paul Foster Case. Pat explains how he like to use the Rider Waite Smith deck. 

If you are not familiar with the different tarot decks referenced, we put together a gallery to help you see the differences and links to where you can get them.

Let us know in the comments how you use tarot and which decks you prefer.