Summary:
We talk about decks, divination, Taoist folk magic, and talismans with author and teacher Benebell Wen.
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Please check out Benebell’s website (www.benebellwen.com) which has loads of free downloads, video lessons, tarot deck reviews, and articles available, as well as some spectacular paid content and lessons. I also highly recommend her book, The Tao of Craft, her tarot deck The Spirit Keeper’s Tarot, and her Chinese Bone Oracle deck.
One of the essays that first brought me to Benebell was her article, “Pagan Practices and Chinese Folk Religions,” which I read a bit of in this episode.
I read a few passages from the Tao Teh Ching, by Lao Tzu (Trans. by John C. H. Wu) and the I Ching, Trans. by Kerson and Rosemary Huang.
Promotional image modified from image created by Benebell Wen.
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Title and closing music is “Homebound,” by Bluesboy Jag, and is used under license from Magnatune. Incidental Music is “Cave,” by Anthony Salvo (Magnatune) and “Ambient Gourd,” by Canton Becker (CC Soundcloud License).
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Thank you so much for your variety of content. I am the daughter of a Korean immigrant. Our lives in Korea were guided by rituals, many of which have there origins in Korean shamanism which predates Buddhism. Many think of Asians as a monolithic entity and culture and I do appreciate that your podcast contributed to the necessary conversation about the diversity of Asian identity and took a look at how historical colonialism has affected the perception of Asian culture.