#124 - Painting Decks & Magic in Tough Times with Josephine McCarthy

Summary

In this episode, Josephine McCarthy, an accomplished author and magical teacher, discusses the necessity of long-term magical practice during periods of stability and growth. She emphasizes the importance of inner work in service to others and how it feeds into the broader magical community. Additionally, she shares insights about her new deck, featuring 79 detailed paintings that reflect her magical journey.

Key takeaways

• 1Josephine McCarthy: Author, occultist, and magical teacher known for her work with Quareia
• 2Quareia: A magical training course that Josephine directs, focused on comprehensive occult education
• 3Importance of long-term magical growth: Emphasizes preparation during stable times for future challenges
• 4Inner work in service of others: Advocates for personal development to enhance community support
• 5New tarot deck: Features 79 detailed paintings reflecting her magical insights and journey.

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Transcript excerpt

You build a lot of these skills so that when you go into the bad times, you have this whole bag of really heavy skills that you can then use to navigate your way through and to help other people navigate their way through. Salutations, listeners, and welcome back to Glitch Bottle, the podcast where we uncork the uncommon in magic, mysticism, and the generally misunderstood. I'm Alexander Rath, and today we are so honored to welcome back to the podcast author, occultist, magical teacher, and tarot expert, Josephine McCarthy. So magically and otherwise, we intuitively feel or we might know that there are good times and then there are the tough times in our lives, our communities, and across the globe. And in quiet times, why is it so important for magical practitioners to learn, to study, and to grow? And when challenging times come, why do magical shortcuts never work? And how can magicians offset negative effects of the bad times in their own sphere? Well, there's no one better to ask than the excellent Josephine McCarthy, who it's always such an honor and a pleasure to chat with. Josephine is based in the UK and has been active in magic for more than 40 years while teaching and writing on Western mystery themes for more than 25 years. Josephine began teaching magical groups in 1993 in the USA and the UK, and she's authored dozens of books on magic that cover a menagerie of different focus areas and in-depth explorations of topics. She also is the director of Quaria, a free online magical training course that takes participants from apprentice to adept. ...

Excerpt from Glitch Bottle, Nov 13, 2022. Rights remain with the original creators. Hear the full episode at the source.