The Broom Closet Briefing Podcast

About The Broom Closet Briefing Podcast

Political divination meets investigative intuition. Tarot and astrology as tools of analysis, resistance, and forecast. A Substack for those who crave both meaning and receipts. thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com (https://thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)

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The Broom Closet Briefing

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news · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Jun 2025

Latest episode

4 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

18 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Oct 2026

   Politics and Prophecy

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2. 

   28 Jun 2026

   Episode #12: The Summer of 2026, a conversation with Astrologer Elisabeth Grace of WHYNOWNEWS

   This conversation started with a flat tire, because apparently the universe enjoys opening political astrology episodes with slapstick symbolism. Broom was supposed to sit down with astrologer Elizabeth Grace for a discussion about the Summer of 2026 in the United States, and right on cue, the day delivered a literal rubber-meets-road omen. Broom got stuck at the tire shop. EG’s astrology software chose violence. Mercury retrograde was hovering in the background like a messy intern with access to the printer. But EG pointed out that the deeper signature was not just Mercury. The Moon at the end of Scorpio was opposing Mars in Taurus: fixed signs, fixed problems, fixed objects, fixed tires. Astrology said: brick wall. Life said: Les Schwab. And that really became the thesis of the episode. The point is not to panic every time the sky gets spicy. The point is to understand the weather of the moment so you can move through it without acting like the Titanic saw the iceberg and said, “Interesting aesthetic choice.” EG’s view of astrology is not fortune-cookie nonsense. It is pattern recognition. It is timing. It is reading the symbolic architecture behind what looks like random chaos. From there, we moved into the larger question: what the hell is coming in the Summer of 2026? And EG did not hand us a fluffy beach forecast. Mars, Uranus, eclipses, Jupiter, and Gemini all point to a season of disruption, acceleration, and narrative warfare. Not just “things explode,” although Mars-Uranus can absolutely bring that energy. The deeper story is that words, information, media, censorship, defamation, First Amendment battles, AI, data, and the control of the public narrative become the real battlefield. This is where the conversation gets especially important. We are no longer simply living in an earth-power era where the person who digs up the most oil, gold, or land wins. We are moving deeper into an air-power era, where whoever controls information controls reality. The empire is no longer just holding a sword; it is holding a microphone, a server farm, and a terms-of-service agreement. Cute little apocalypse, honestly. Then came the Trump-Vance-Nixon portion of the program, because apparently history has decided to stop rhyming and start plagiarizing itself. Broom brought up the Nixon parallels, EG discussed the brutality signatures around Nixon, Project 2025 figures, and the 2025 inauguration chart, and the conversation turned toward the possibility that Trump’s undoing comes not from his enemies, but from his own party. Broom’s Lenormand reading had already pointed to “the dogs of his own house,” and EG made the practical point: if his party controls the machinery, then his party is the machinery that would have to move against him. The most important takeaway, though, is that this is not a “wait for Trump to leave and then brunch returns” situation. No ma’am. The rot is structural. The work continues after the spectacle exits. The episode ends with a reminder that the fight ahead is not just electoral—it is cultural, informational, generational, and spiritual. Back up your computers. Watch the headlines. Watch the symbols. Watch who is trying to control the story. And above all, do not confuse a flat tire with the end of the road. Sometimes it is just the universe saying: pull over, look closer, and read the damn pattern. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe (https://thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

3. 

   15 Jun 2026

   Episode #11: The Tradwife Spell: How Christian Nationalism Rebranded Female Submission as Aesthetic Content

   The tradwife movement is no longer just a woman in a floral dress baking sourdough under suspiciously professional lighting. It has become something much darker: a political spell disguised as domestic softness. What began as cottagecore cosplay has mutated into Christian nationalist propaganda, where female submission is rebranded as holiness, financial dependence is sold as peace, and giving up political power is framed as obedience to God. RESTACK and SHARE The recent TPUSA women’s conference made the mask slip. When conservative Christian women begin flirting with the idea that women should give up their right to vote because women tend to vote too liberally, we are no longer talking about homemaking. We are talking about democratic self-erasure with a Bible verse slapped on top like a clearance sticker. This is why the witch has always terrified patriarchal religion. The witch is not evil. The witch is the woman who belongs to herself. She is the woman who reads the signs, owns her body, keeps her money, casts her vote, names her rage, and refuses to let a husband, pastor, or political movement interpret her destiny for her. Christianity labeled her dangerous because women’s autonomy has always been dangerous to systems that require female obedience to survive. And in 2026, this entire tradwife fantasy may become a political boomerang. You cannot sell women a one-income household dream in an economy where groceries, rent, healthcare, childcare, and energy costs are eating families alive. You cannot tell women to leave the workforce while offering them no paid leave, no affordable childcare, no healthcare safety net, and no financial protection if the “provider” loses his job, leaves, cheats, abuses, or simply decides the money is his because he earned it. The tradwife influencers never show that part. They show the bread, not the bank account. They show the baby, not the postpartum bill. They show submission as romance, but never the woman asking for grocery money from a man who has learned that being the provider makes him the gatekeeper. So no, this is not harmless content. It is not just “let women choose.” It is a movement using some women’s choices to normalize the removal of choice from everyone else. And if calling that out makes us witches, feminists, Jezebels, or women of the world, then pass me the broom. The witch votes. The witch works. The witch mothers if she wants. The witch marries if she wants. The witch leaves if she must. The witch bakes bread and reads contracts. The witch lights candles and checks voter registration. We have an election cycle to haunt. Here is a sneak peak of the Tarot deck that I created: Other related posts to check out: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe (https://thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

4. 

   1 Jun 2026

   Episode #10: A Conversation on Trump, Netanyahu and the future of US and Isarel with Guest Dorje Kirsten

   In this Broom Closet Briefing live conversation, I sit down with political and mundane astrologer Dorje Kirsten of Heart Astrology for a deep, fiery, and very timely look at Trump, Netanyahu, and the future of the United States and Israel. We begin with Trump’s natal chart, his eclipse birth, his Mars rising, and the infamous Regulus warning: success can be enormous, but revenge is the poison that collapses the throne. Dorje breaks down why Trump has been able to survive politically for so long, why his “luck” may not be endless, and why his current revenge tour may be exactly the thing that begins to unravel him. We also discuss the growing signs around Trump’s health, the Walter Reed visit, the canceled Camp David meeting, and the possibility that the public image being presented is not matching what is happening behind the curtain. Dorje points to major astrological pressure points around late August and late October into November, while I connect those themes to my own Tarot and Lenormand readings that have repeatedly shown medical crisis, hidden intervention, and a leader being propped up past his natural expiration date. Modern medicine, unfortunately, remains the villainous side character keeping the zombie walking. From there, we move into the chart of the United States itself and the repeating Civil War pattern now showing up through courts, redistricting, voting rights, and institutional sabotage. We talk about why the country may already be in a modern civil war — not with muskets and uniforms, but through maps, courts, media, and the legal machinery of democracy. The people, however, are not passive in this chart. The astrology points toward public mobilization, mass turnout, and the necessity of civic pressure, especially as we move toward the midterms. We also dig into MAGA as a hybrid between a cult of personality and a cult of movement, and why it must be dismantled before it mutates into something more durable. The answer is not despair. The answer is education, turnout, pressure, and refusing to let authoritarian theater become national religion. Then we turn to Netanyahu and Israel. Dorje looks at Netanyahu’s chart, his connection to Trump, and the warlike Mars signatures linking Trump, Netanyahu, and the chart of Israel itself. We discuss Netanyahu’s fragile coalition, the upcoming election, the exhaustion of the Israeli public, and whether the war project is reaching its limit. Dorje points to major signs that the war cycle is losing power, while I connect that to my own readings showing Netanyahu trapped, restrained, and increasingly unable to control the consequences of his choices. This conversation also explores the deeper spiritual and karmic question of Israel’s chart: whether Israel can move away from the Scorpio South Node pattern of war, trauma, and self-wounding, and toward its Taurus North Node path of peace, stewardship, and sacred responsibility. We do not pretend this transformation happens overnight. But we do look at the astrology suggesting that the old war machine is running out of road. This is a conversation about collapsing strongmen, karmic backlash, political astrology, Tarot confirmation, authoritarian decline, public awakening, and the uncomfortable truth that history often turns before the official narrative admits it. The empire is not as stable as it looks. The strongmen are not as strong as they perform. And the people are not spectators. They are the transit. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe (https://thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

5. 

   23 May 2026

   Episode # 9: The Matchstick Economy and Why This Doesn’t Look Like Collapse — It Looks Like a Legitimacy Crisis

   In this episode of The Broom Closet Briefing, we are talking about the economy not as a sterile chart, not as a cable-news stock ticker, and definitely not as some smug economist’s quarterly hallucination, but as a pressure system moving through daily life. Gas prices, oil anxiety, shipping routes, grocery costs, corporate greed, geopolitical escalation, and voter rage are not separate stories. They are one story wearing different outfits. This episode is based on recent economy readings I did, but I am not walking through the cards themselves. Instead, we are looking at the broader archetypal pattern they revealed: a nation under strain, institutions performing stability, corporations preparing to pass the bill downstairs, and ordinary people beginning to realize that “temporary disruption” is often just elite-speak for “you are about to pay for this.” And historically, when nations enter this kind of economic squeeze, the danger is not always instant collapse. Sometimes it is worse than that. Sometimes it is a legitimacy crisis. Sometimes the system keeps running, but the public stops believing in the people operating it. So no, this is not Mad Max at Costco. This is more subtle, more corrosive, and politically far more dangerous. This is the matchstick economy: a room full of dry tinder, old lies, leaking gas, and very confident people playing with fire while insisting they have a plan. The economy is talking. The question is whether anyone in power is listening before the match hits the floor. Readings discussed or referenced here in this episode: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe (https://thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

6. 

   9 May 2026

   Episode #8: Uranus in Gemini and our next 7 years of Revolution

   In this episode of Broom and Grey, we step straight into the electric storm of Uranus in Gemini, because apparently the universe looked at the timeline and said, “You know what this needs? More chaos, more information warfare, more revolutions of thought, and maybe a little nervous-system jazz hands.” Very generous. Very subtle. Very Uranus. Over the next seven years, Uranus moving through Gemini is not just going to rearrange the furniture. It is going to rip the wallpaper off the walls, expose the wiring, and ask why everyone has been pretending the house was structurally sound. Gemini rules communication, media, language, networks, transportation, propaganda, education, messaging, and the way ideas spread through the collective bloodstream. Uranus does not enter that space politely. Uranus does not knock. Uranus kicks the door open wearing silver boots and announces that the old story is dead. This is the transit of narrative collapse and narrative warfare. It is the era where information becomes the battlefield, speech becomes spellwork, media becomes weaponized, and the people finally begin to understand that whoever controls the story has been controlling the cage. But Gemini is slippery. Gemini is dual. Gemini is the trickster with two phones, three burner accounts, and a group chat full of receipts. So this transit will not give us one clean revolution. It will give us many. Political revolutions, technological revolutions, media revolutions, spiritual revolutions, and personal revolutions in the way we think, speak, connect, and refuse to be programmed like obedient little appliances. And yes, we get into why this transit has historically shown up during moments when the country’s nervous system starts sparking like an overloaded outlet. The Civil War era had Uranus in Gemini. The last time Uranus moved through Gemini, the world was dealing with massive shifts in communication, war, technology, and social order. Now here we are again, except this time the printing press has become the algorithm, the town square has become the feed, and every person with a phone is both witness and broadcaster. History is not repeating exactly, because she has better lighting now, but she is absolutely rhyming with a megaphone. This episode is about what happens when the collective mind wakes up and realizes it has been living inside someone else’s script. It is about the next seven years of disruption, exposure, reinvention, rebellion, and the strange, glittering madness of watching old institutions try to survive in a world where the message moves faster than the monarchy, the party, the billionaire, or the regime can control. Uranus in Gemini is not here to make things comfortable. It is here to make things undeniable. And frankly, comfort was never the revolution’s strongest outfit anyway. Broom Closet Briefing is a reader supported publication. Please consider subscribing (Free or Paid) to keep this effort going. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe (https://thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

7. 

   29 Mar 2026

   Episode #7: The Exit Arc Is Not a Fall — It’s a Function

   There’s a very specific kind of political shift that doesn’t announce itself loudly, doesn’t arrive with a clean scandal or a breaking headline, and doesn’t give you the satisfaction of a clear beginning. It moves quietly at first, almost politely, in the background of everything else that’s happening, until one day you realize that someone who once felt central to the narrative now feels strangely exposed, like the ground beneath them has shifted even though nothing has officially changed. That is the pattern I’ve been watching across Tulsi Gabbard, Pete Hegseth, and Kristi Noem, and what’s unsettling is not the individual details of their situations but how structurally similar their arcs have been. These are not isolated trajectories, and they’re not random moments of controversy. They are expressions of the same underlying mechanism, where visibility turns into scrutiny, alignment turns into liability, and the system begins to reposition people in ways that are subtle enough to go unnoticed until the outcome is already in motion. What makes this even more interesting is that the shift doesn’t begin with failure. It begins with reinterpretation. The same qualities that once made someone valuable start to be read differently, the same associations that once reinforced credibility start to invite questions, and the same level of exposure that once elevated them starts to work against them. Nothing about the individual has to change for this to happen, because the shift is happening in the way they are being framed, and once that framing changes, everything else follows. By the time an exit becomes visible, it feels sudden, but it isn’t. It is the final step in a process that has already unfolded in layers, where support has quietly thinned, where narratives have narrowed, and where the system has already identified the most efficient place for consequence to land. What looks like a fall is actually a function, and what looks like an ending is really the system protecting itself in the only way it knows how. In the episode, I’m not going into the details of the articles themselves. I’m stepping back and mapping the arc, because once you understand the structure, you stop reacting to individual events and start seeing the pattern that produces them. And that pattern tells you far more about what’s coming than any single headline ever could. The articles are linked below: Wondering if I have a gift of reading tarot? Naah! Anyone can do this and I teach you how to. Reading tarot/Lenormand is a life skill in my opinion. I have opened door to my Patreon where I teach how I read Tarot to decode world events. If you are interested in furthering your study on Tarot and read like me (predictive Tarot reading) join my Patreon below. My Patreon is my teaching platform. If you are a practitioner of the Craft, I have a tier that is not Divination but a “Coven” where I approach Magick the same way I approach Divination: with Logic and Science. My Patreon offers that as a stand alone tier! I am starting a Level 1 through 6 Abundance magick journey in April 2026 checkout my Broom closet coven membership to access that ritual starting April. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe (https://thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

8. 

   21 Mar 2026

   Episode #6: War, Economy, and the Illusion of Control

   Something is shifting—and it’s not just the headlines. Over the past two weeks, I wrote about three things that, on the surface, had nothing to do with each other: the U.S.–Iran war, rising economic pressure, and the strange reappearance of Cuba in political conversations. But when you step back and look at them together, they stop feeling random. They start looking like a pattern. This episode pulls those threads together. We’re not talking about whether there will be a crash or whether a war will escalate in the way the news frames it. We’re talking about what happens when an economic system begins to strain, when political power starts performing instead of stabilizing, and when old geopolitical ghosts suddenly come back into focus. Because that combination is never accidental. And if you’ve been feeling like something is off—but you can’t quite explain why—you’re not wrong. You’re just noticing the pressure before it becomes visible. The Broom Closet Briefing does more than news, it forecasts upcoming energies before things happen, as well as decodes them for you through a divinatory angle.The best way to support independent creators like me is to subscribe/Like/Share/Restack my work. The perks of subscribing to my newsletter is to join a vibrant and kind community! My chat is only available to subscribers (Free or Paid), consider subscribing to stay connected to the community! Please share on your Social networks for more people to find me! Articles discussed in the episode are linked below! Wondering if I have a gift of reading tarot? Naah! Anyone can do this and I teach you how to. Reading tarot/Lenormand is a life skill in my opinion. I have opened door to my Patreon where I teach how I read Tarot to decode world events. If you are interested in furthering your study on Tarot and read like me (predictive Tarot reading) join my Patreon below. My Patreon is my teaching platform. If you are a practitioner of the Craft, I have a tier that is not Divination but a “Coven” where I approach Magick the same way I approach Divination: with Logic and Science. My Patreon offers that as a stand alone tier! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe (https://thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

9. 

   16 Feb 2026

   Episode 5: Eclipse energy for the collective and our current political world, in conversation with Jenny Duceour

   In this episode my lovely guest and very dear friend Jenny Duceour (https://substack.com/profile/312677727-jenny-duceour) who is an astrologer on Substack, talks about current events, political climate and how things unfold during this eclipse season. We also look at how this eclipse affects the 3 special people of interest, Trump, Vance and Stephen Miller. Below are the articles that will give you more context on what we talked about: Wondering if I have a gift of reading tarot? Naah! Anyone can do this and I teach you how to. Reading tarot/Lenormand is a life skill in my opinion. I have opened door to my Patreon where I teach how I read Tarot to decode world events. If you are interested in furthering your study on Tarot and read like me (predictive Tarot reading) join my Patreon below. My Patreon is my teaching platform. If you are a practitioner of the Craft, I have a tier that is not Divination but a “Coven” where I approach Magick the same way I approach Divination: with Logic and Science. My Patreon offers that as a stand alone tier! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe (https://thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

10. 

    8 Feb 2026

    EPISODE #4 :After the Detonation: Why Power Is Performing Instead of Governing

    Something has changed in the way power is behaving. The Epstein files didn’t just expose people — they destabilized relationships that were never meant to be visible. Since then, the system hasn’t been governing. It’s been performing. Journalists arrested and released without consequence. Raids that generate spectacle instead of resolution. Billionaires posturing while their room to maneuver quietly collapses. In Episode 4 of The Broom Closet Briefing, I walk through why these moments belong together — and how to read the tells of a system reacting to exposure. This isn’t about headlines.It’s about behavior under pressure. Below are the articles that I talked about in the Podcast! Wondering if I have a gift of reading tarot? Naah! Anyone can do this and I teach you how to. Reading tarot/Lenormand is a life skill in my opinion. I have opened door to my Patreon where I teach how I read Tarot to decode world events. If you are interested in furthering your study on Tarot and read like me (predictive Tarot reading) join my Patreon below. My Patreon is my teaching platform. If you are a practitioner of the Craft, I have a tier that is not Divination but a “Coven” where I approach Magick the same way I approach Divination: with Logic and Science. My Patreon offers that as a stand alone tier! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe (https://thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

11. 

    26 Jan 2026

    Episode 3 - What Happens When Neptune and Reality Collide

    This week didn’t feel like another headline.It felt like a fracture. Two Minnesotans dead at the hands of federal agents.Official stories collapsing under video.Politicians walking back words they were confident about days ago.Courts saying no.Allies backing down.Money tightening. This isn’t chaos.It’s consequence. In this episode, I connect the dots between Minneapolis, ICE, Congress, the courts, and the quiet retreat of power happening everywhere at once. Why this moment feels different. Why the fog that protected institutions for years is burning off now. And why what comes next won’t be managed with language anymore. This is not prediction.This is pattern recognition. The Broom Closet Briefing does more than news, it forecasts upcoming energies before things happen, as well as decodes them for you through a divinatory angle.The best way to support independent creators like me is to subscribe/Like/Share/Restack my work Wondering if I have a gift of reading tarot? Naah! Anyone can do this and I teach you how to. Reading tarot/Lenormand is a life skill in my opinion. I have opened door to my Patreon where I teach how I read Tarot to decode world events. If you are interested in furthering your study on Tarot and read like me (predictive Tarot reading) join my Patreon below. My Patreon is my teaching platform. If you are a practitioner of the Craft, I have a tier that is not Divination but a “Coven” where I approach Magick the same way I approach Divination: with Logic and Science. My Patreon offers that as a stand alone tier! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe (https://thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

12. 

    11 Jan 2026

    Episode 2: How Kristi Noem and ICE Just Triggered the Collapse We Predicted

    This week did not feel like news; it felt like a haunting. A mother was killed during an ICE encounter in Minneapolis, and the nation snapped back into the trauma of 2020 as if no time had passed at all. Into that raw grief walked Kristi Noem with the eagerness of someone mistaking tragedy for a casting call, revealing more about her political soul than any hearing ever has. And while her collapse is already in motion, the deeper story is the prophecy we laid months ago about ICE — a machine grown too large, too reckless, and too exposed to survive what’s coming. In this episode, I pull together the Minneapolis shooting, Kristi’s unraveling persona, and the institutional cracks spreading across the regime, weaving them into the exact collapse arc the cards warned us about. If you want to understand why this week felt different, why the headlines suddenly speak in chorus, and why the spell around this administration is breaking, listen in. It’s all unfolding exactly the way we predicted. Here are the articles referenced in the episode: Wondering if I have a gift of reading tarot? Naah! Anyone can do this and I teach you how to. Reading tarot/Lenormand is a life skill in my opinion. I have opened door to my Patreon where I teach how I read Tarot to decode world events. If you are interested in furthering your study on Tarot and read like me (predictive Tarot reading) join my Patreon below. My Patreon is my teaching platform. If you are a practitioner of the Craft, I have a tier that is not Divination but a “Coven” where I approach Magick the same way I approach Divination: with Logic and Science. My Patreon offers that as a stand alone tier! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe (https://thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

13. 

    31 Dec 2025

    2025 Recap: Our very first Episode from the Broom Closet Briefing Room

    Welcome to the very first episode of The Broom Closet Briefing Podcast. This episode is an opening invocation—and a line in the sand. I begin by thanking the subscribers who built this corner long before it had a microphone, and the many new readers who joined this month and pushed me—loudly and lovingly—into finally starting this podcast. This show exists because a critical mass of people recognized that this work needed a voice. In this episode, I talk about why The Broom Closet Briefing exists in the first place: as a space where complexity is not sanded down, where politics is not treated as purely rational, and where intuition is not dismissed as fantasy. I unpack why politics and divination are not opposites, but parallel languages—both concerned with power, symbolism, repetition, and collapse. I also introduce the concept of divination journalism—a practice I didn’t set out to invent, but fell into by reading political events the same way I read a spread: through placement, timing, repetition, and omission. This is not about guessing outcomes or performing certainty. It’s about pattern recognition, accountability, and learning how to look backward honestly so we can see forward more clearly. As we move toward 2026, this podcast will focus on longer arcs, deeper context, and fewer reactive hot takes. It’s a space for people who sense that something fundamental is shifting—and want language, symbols, and structure to understand it without panic or myth-making. If you’re here for certainty, this may not be comfortable.If you’re here for clarity, you’re in the right place. The readings we go over are the following: Wondering if I have a gift of reading tarot? Naah! Anyone can do this and I teach you how to. Reading tarot/Lenormand is a life skill in my opinion. I have opened door to my Patreon where I teach how I read Tarot to decode world events. If you are interested in furthering your study on Tarot and read like me (predictive Tarot reading) join my Patreon below. My Patreon is my teaching platform. If you are a practitioner of the Craft, I have a tier that is not Divination but a “Coven” where I approach Magick the same way I approach Divination: with Logic and Science. My Patreon offers that as a stand alone tier! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe (https://thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

14. 

    1 Jul 2025

    Unmasking the Big Beautiful Bill: A Lenormand Deep Dive Into Political Deception

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com (https://thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7) Let me tell you a secret the Tarot community doesn’t like to talk about: Tarot is stunning, poetic, layered, and brilliant—but when you’re asking about real-world timing, tangible outcomes, and what exactly is about to go down? Tarot can get cagey. Symbolic. Circular. It mirrors your inner state, but it doesn’t always tell you what the hell is actually happening outside of you. That’s where Lenormand struts in, cigarette dangling from its lips, arms crossed, asking, “Do you want answers or therapy?” What is Lenormand? Lenormand is a 36-card fortune-telling system that cuts through the fluff. Originating from 19th-century cartomantic traditions, it uses everyday symbols like Dog, Snake, Letter, and Scythe to spell out situations in plain language. While Tarot dives into your psyche and archetypes, Lenormand reads like an investigative report. It tells you what’s happening, who’s involved, and how it unfolds. Lenormand isn’t just a name—it’s a legacy. The system was named after Marie Anne Lenormand, a legendary French cartomancer who read for the likes of Napoleon Bonaparte and Empress Joséphine. She wasn’t pulling cards for love and light—she was advising political giants during the most volatile periods of French history. Her readings weren’t just entertainment; they were intel, and she was trusted like a wartime oracle. Ironically, the Lenormand deck we use today wasn’t actually designed by her—it was popularized after her death by German publishers trying to cash in on her mystique. But the system itself evolved out of The Game of Hope, a fortune-telling card game that was already in circulation and soon morphed into a practical tool for spying on the future. So no, Lenormand wasn’t born in a yoga studio. It was born in the shadow of revolutions and empires—built for people who needed to know what was coming before it came for them. Each card on its own means very little. The magic of Lenormand lives in the pairings, the chains, the way the story knits itself together like a domino trail of real-life events. For example: * Ring + Scythe = Sudden breakup or canceled contract * Fox + Bear = Deceptive boss or financial fraud * Man + House = A man connected to real estate, or a central male figure in the household It doesn’t ponder. It pinpoints. And when you read with house positions—where each card lands in a grid that represents specific themes like the Heart (love), Letter (news), or Tower (institutions)—you go from vague insight to full-blown intelligence gathering. It becomes a divinatory chessboard. Tarot Reflects, Lenormand Reports Imagine this. You do a Tarot reading asking, "Will I get the job?" and you get the Star, the Four of Cups, and the Hanged Man. Gorgeous cards, meaningful cards, but the answer? Vague. Maybe yes, maybe no, but you’re in limbo and you need faith and inner healing. Now pull Lenormand. Anchor + Sun = YES. You got it, solid and bright. Or Anchor + Scythe = Nope. They cut the position. That’s the kind of surgical precision Lenormand brings to the table. It’s the system that doesn’t care about your mood. It tracks outcomes, not energy. In a world where politics change overnight, court rulings drop at midnight, and your inbox might decide your next crisis—Lenormand is the tool I reach for when the stakes are real. It’s also faster. You can read a 3-card or 5-card line in two minutes and get the clarity that might take a 10-card Tarot spread an entire therapy session to untangle.

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    25 Jun 2025

    Lenormand Called It: Zoran In, Cuomo Out

    Let’s talk about what went down in the New York mayoral primary—because once again, Lenormand did not stutter, and neither did I. Deck used: Lustrous Lenormand by Ciro Marchetti (https://www.amazon.com/Lustrous-Lenormand-Ciro-Marchetti/dp/0738773204/ref=asc_df_0738773204/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693550347078&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7861512807249844260&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9032898&hvtargid=pla-1636713779510&psc=1&mcid=911caa88a8053738a76b5c14907a8cb7&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693550347078&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7861512807249844260&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9032898&hvtargid=pla-1636713779510&psc=1&hvocijid=7861512807249844260-0738773204-&hvexpln=0) Here is the article. In a private video I shared only with my paid subscribers (because trolls can stay broke and outside), I walked through a Lenormand reading that accurately forecasted Zohran Mamdani’s win. What I didn’t include publicly—until now—was what the cards had to say about Andrew Cuomo. Spoiler alert: It wasn’t good for him. Or the crumbling shell of establishment Democrats he’s attached to. Zohran’s Spread: Clear as Day For Zohran Mamdani, the cards sang like a choir: * Child – Signifying youth, new energy, and clearly representing Zohran himself. * Dog – Loyal base. This man has a community that rides for him. * Key + Stork – This combo screams “elevation,” “promotion,” and “next stage.” In Lenormand, Stork is your promotion card and Key is the guarantee. Together? Victory lap. * Moon – Reputation, public image, admiration. In other words, people see him and like what they see. When read in pairs (as Lenormand should be—Tarot girlies take note), this reading clearly pointed to Zohran advancing to the next round. Simple. Direct. Surgical. Cuomo’s Cards? RIP to That Man’s Career Now here’s the bit I saved for the vault: Andrew Cuomo’s reading was the spiritual equivalent of getting escorted out of the building. * Clouds – Confusion, shady reputation, murky vibes all around. * Coffin – Full stop. Hard no. End of the road. * Stork – Usually a good card, but when it’s chasing the Coffin? Dead-end elevation. Like promoting a ghost. * Shadow Card: Child – A nod back to Zohran. His energy is literally underneath Cuomo’s reading. Translation? Not only is Cuomo not going anywhere—he’s being eclipsed by new energy. This was the cards giving him the “thank you for your service, now please go” treatment. And honestly? That felt prophetic. A Note on Learning Lenormand Lenormand is not read like Tarot. The Lustrous Lenormand deck by Ciro Marchetti is gorgeous but way too advanced for beginners. Lenormand isn’t about interpreting art—it’s about precise symbol pairings that don’t care how pretty the deck looks. I’ll be doing a tutorial soon on which decks to use if you want to read Lenormand properly (without spiraling into aesthetic confusion). Final Thoughts Every time I read an election with Lenormand, I’m reminded why I trust it over Tarot for fast, sharp, political predictions. Tarot gives you the why and the moodboard. Lenormand gives you the damn answer. And this time? It told us loud and clear: ✅ Mamdani moves forward.❌ Cuomo’s campaign? DoA. So tell your friends, tell your group chats: The cards don’t lie. And neither do I. This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe (https://thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

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    21 Jun 2025

    The Housewives Are Holding Knives

    So I didn’t post a deck review this week... because I’ve been building one. And not just any deck. I’m talking about my Domestic Divine Tarot—my love letter to retro rebellion, 1950s perfectionism, and the absurdity of how we expect women to save the world while baking a soufflé and smiling for the damn Christmas card. This deck is my magic, my satire, and my chaos spell wrapped into a red-and-white polka-dotted box. I didn’t make this to be cutesy. I made this because I’m tired of seeing Tarot that centers passive mysticism while ignoring the nuclear burnout that lives inside every “perfect” woman. I wanted to create a deck that weaponizes femininity, wields the spatula like a sword, and says: No, I will not find peace—I will find receipts. “I imagine this woman to be in her most powerful position—right in the domestic front. Partly because I’m mocking all those tradwife influencers. But also because I know that’s where the rebellion begins.” This is the first full walkthrough I’ve done of my own tarot deck, and in this video, I go into: * Why I designed the back of the cards with my favorite red-and-white polka dot pattern (hint: it’s camp and chaos) * How a bad print job gave my cards an “accidental border”—and why that actually worked with the aesthetic * The themes of distorted time, gaslighting calendars, and falsified narratives that appear repeatedly (Judgement + Ace of Swords? They're not playing fair.) * The wild little trick I hid in the 5 of Swords—where the woman is holding two “5” cards, but one of them is secretly a 6 of Spades—aka the fake narrative, the forged drama, the fight you never agreed to but still got blamed for * How every single image is commentary. On purity culture. On quiet rage. On how beauty and performance are used to erase dissent. This deck is not nostalgic. It’s strategic. It’s the kind of deck that makes you ask,“Wait... if the calendar’s wrong, what else have they lied about?” The Domestic Divine Tarot is my personal visual grimoire, my clapback to aestheticized oppression, and yeah—my pretty little chaos bomb wrapped in apron strings. I don’t know if I’ll ever sell it. I don’t even know if I want to. But if I do, you’ll be the first to know. For now, this is your invite to step inside the pastel portal. The blender is running. The knives are sharp. And dinner? It’s metaphorical. This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe (https://thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

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    10 Jun 2025

    Deck Review: The Rustic Fortune Tarot

    Today’s feature? The (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/roxana-paul/rustic-fortune-tarot-deck)Rustic Fortune Tarot (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/roxana-paul/rustic-fortune-tarot-deck) by Roxana Paul (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/roxana-paul/rustic-fortune-tarot-deck) — a retro-art tarot deck that’s as charmingly vintage as it is stubbornly challenging. Let me start by saying this: this deck will test you. It’s not your usual Rider-Waite clone with easily digestible symbolism. No ma’am. This one grabs your intuition, throws her into a 1950s magazine ad, and says, “Read between the mascara lines.” The suits are renamed (think: Wands = Pleasures, Pentacles = Meals, Cups = Drinks, Swords = Tools), the cards are steeped in nostalgia, and every image looks like it belongs on your grandma’s kitchen wall — if your grandma had a secret life as a diviner. I didn’t even get the guidebook, because I’ve been around long enough to trust my gut. But if you're a baby witch just starting out, do yourself a favor and grab the book. This deck will chew up the casual reader and ask for dessert. And yes, it comes with two High Priestess cards — because clearly one version of feminine mystery wasn’t enough (love that for us). It’s not just aesthetics though. The Rustic Fortune Tarot is for those of us who don’t read reversals (I said what I said), who don’t need “love and light” shoved down our throats, and who crave that grayscale nuance where a 5 of Cups can be grief or grit depending on the question. It’s sarcastic. It’s satirical. It’s real. And it’s exactly the kind of deck that lives in my purse now because it matches my whole energy: complicated, gorgeous, and not for the faint of heart. If retro kitsch and intuitive depth had a lovechild, it would be this deck. And guess what? I’m working on a retro-inspired tarot deck myself (cat’s out of the cauldron). No shame: I’ll be using AI tools because I’m not the paintbrush-wielding artsy type. But I am the concept queen, and my future deck is gonna pack punch, politics, and personality. In the meantime, if you want a deck that reads like a snarky kitchen witch channeling Mad Men aesthetics and real talk divination, then The Rustic Fortune Tarot is your next magical obsession. I’ll link where to find it. And while you’re at it, smash that subscribe button because I’ve got more decks, more tea, and more reviews coming soon. This is a reader-supported publication, and your clicks and coins help me keep the witchlight on. Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe (https://thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

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    3 Jun 2025

    Tarot That Bites Back: Deck review (Bonefire Tarot by Gabi Angus-West)

    You ever meet a tarot deck that feels like it’s whispering, “Let's f**ing go”* every time you pull a card? That’s how I feel about the Bonfire Tarot by Gabi Angus-West. This isn’t your grandma’s Rider-Waite-Smith. This is tattoo-art, symbolism-drenched, no-border, chaos-layered genius. I’ve been using this deck constantly in my recent readings—especially my political ones—and honestly? It’s a whole experience. Let me walk you through the obsession. First, No Borders. Period. I’m that person. If a tarot deck has borders, I’ll literally get out my scissors and start a DIY corner-rounding ritual. Borders fence me in. The Bonfire Tarot? Gloriously borderless. You get all the mess, magic, and mayhem of the art without those suffocating lines. Some folks on Amazon complained they missed the black border from the first edition. To them I say: embrace chaos. This deck’s beauty is in its visual explosion. Symbolism That Makes You Work (In the Best Way) Look, I love a Rider-Waite-Smith baseline. But I’ve evolved. I want to peel layers, not just read a script. And the Bonfire Tarot makes you do just that. The Nine of Swords? The traditional quilt? Gone. Replaced by a chessboard blanket and literal chess pieces hovering like anxious thoughts. Pure poetic nightmare. Four of Swords? Not some static knight lying in a cathedral. She's soaking in a bathtub, surrounded by clues. One shoe’s missing. Something is off. And that, my friends, is everything. Ten of Swords? Oh, we got predatory birds circling the dying man. Because death in this card isn’t just dramatic—it’s opportunistic. Inclusivity Woven Into the Chaos Tattoo style aside, this deck shows up for representation. People from all walks of life. Different body types, races, vibes. And that matters. I’m not just looking at archetypes—I’m seeing people, stories, moments. That lifts my spirit in a real way. From RWS to Your Own Synaptic Story If you’re new to tarot, this might not be your first deck. There’s a lot going on. (I made the mistake of trying to read Paulina Tarot years ago and backed out like a spooked cat. Way too busy for baby me.) But now? I crave decks that make me dig. That stretch my intuition. That honor the divine whisper: “You're meant to see this.” How I Choose a Deck: High Priestess Test We all have our tarot quirks. Mine? * No Borders * How’s the Eight of Wands? (Spoiler: in Bonfire, it’s chef’s kiss—full-on message imagery) * How’s the High Priestess? (She’s one of my majors, and if she looks bland? Deck denied.) These are deal-breakers for me. If they pass? I’m in for the long haul. Final Verdict: Seasoned Readers, This One’s For You If you’re ready to push your interpretations, flex your intuitive muscles, and get a little messy with the divine, the Bonfire Tarot is your new bestie. She’s loud. She’s layered. She’s got something to say. 🛒 Available on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Bonefire-Tarot-Gabi-Angus-West/dp/076436622X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2D8D9EM254SNI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.dQsON8rjaf4nrV8fWKqMO7qYls0rI4mhrZD3z7zk5mnUSHbIaPHBZKzj5lJqGAPmMjPssOjuqmyx0791Kn-OlvVKTt060n_e5SymqqkMuTGHzRRqvW1PLZlTdqdG_Yqlt4xVUvntuRqwZ5YYIxKZSnqxaWwfI3N00AJGNm5rudlsN1ZQj66pqXGbudkn06K5LSmtWyaDy4Zz790Vqr1wrFRlIMci-fhIxMBtI5CcVME.V_me_Mp-MrWpev2Wcp6YpV4LBqjoJOtfyWv2Ued0O4U&dib_tag=se&keywords=bonefire+tarot&qid=1748913730&sprefix=bonefire%2Caps%2C206&sr=8-1) and other shops (if you’re not about that Bezos life). Coming Soon… I’ll be doing more reviews like this—decks I swear by, decks I’ve trimmed the hell out of, and decks that make me go “nope.” I’ve apparently got a nose for finding obscure gems people didn’t even know existed. Stay tuned. And remember:Broom Closet Briefing is a reader-supported, pseudonym-powered project.If you love tarot, symbolism, chaos magic, and spicy political takes—hit that subscribe button. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe (https://thebroomclosetbriefing.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

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