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Eliza Interviews: Amanda Bell - 8th House Healers

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Listen to Eliza Interviews: Amanda Bell from 8th House Healers. Gifts and curses, cookie homes and kindness, pink people and imposter syndrome, learning to art. A diviner and beloved mentor in the Tarot and Oracle community, Amanda is a sage and a poet. Listen as Amanda and Eliza weave through the mundane and the extraordinary and reflect on life and what it means to share in this human existence.When I riseUp from The flowing waterBare skin DrippingSunlightWater-light Wind driedFlesh waitingFor yourPaint, your colorWhere will you gild me?Which scars will be highlightedCrownedMade beautiful-Amanda BellJoin Eliza & Amanda as they discuss topics inspired by the Tarot- like Amanda’s own numerological system she calls “Tarot Math”. Amanda shares how synesthesia informs her experiences, the label of 'autism', and the weight that can accompany labels in general. Eliza & Amanda touch upon the grief of losing the sense of smell from having Covid and also being neurodivergent (unbeknownst to Eliza they have synesthesia and Autism Spectrum Disorder in common).Amanda's space for supporting Indie tarot decks not only helps to keep the storytelling tradition of the Tarot alive but reminds us of the ever-evolving nature of the Tarot itself, and that it's meaning comes from many individually spoken interpretations of life rather than just one person or system of thought or belief.Original interview recorded on March 17, 2022Acknowledgments:Stuart Kaplan Marsaille deck, Shadowscapes Tarot , RAADS test in this episode, a free resource to begin the process of self-evaluation that may precede a formal diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder: embrace-autism.com/raads-r8th House Healers Podcast is Eliza Harris and Sarah Cole-McCarthy. All rights reserved. Find us on Facebook and Instagram, purchase Eliza's Tarot on her shop. We’d love to hear from you! Send your questions, comments & suggestions to us at: 8thhousehealers@gmail.com. Podcast cover photography, ‘The Lovers’, by Eliza/ Esmerlize (esmerlize.com). Original podcast theme music, ‘Languid Stars’, by Dylan McCarthy (dylanmccarthymusic.com).