Charlie Claire Burgess (they/he) is a trans nonbinary author and artist working at the intersection of queerness and mysticism.
They are the author of Queer Devotion and Radical Tarot and the creator of the Fifth Spirit Tarot and Gay Marseille Tarot decks.
Charlie’s nonfiction has appeared in the Tarot in Other Words anthology, The Lambda Literary Review, F(r)iction, The Rebis, and elsewhere. His short fiction has received a Pushcart Prize Special Mention and notable mentions in two Best American anthologies.
Charlie lives in the Pacific Northwest with their spouse, a one-eyed pug, and an extreme number of houseplants.
Charlie Claire Burgess has been a guest on 1 episode.
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VYS0058 | Queer Devotion - Vayse to Face with Charlie Claire Burgess
February 25th, 2026 | 1 hr 55 mins
charlie claire burgess, fifth spirit tarot, magick, queer, queer devotion, radical tarot, tarot, vayse
The first Vayse interview of 2026 is with someone that Hine and Buckley have wanted to interview for years, it's none other than Charlie Claire Burgess! As an author and artist working at the intersection of spirituality and queerness, Charlie has written two of the most original and powerful spiritual books of the decade, Radical Tarot and Queer Devotion and has created the Fifth Spirit Tarot Deck, the Gay Marseille Tarot deck and has a third deck, the Aquarius Rising Oracle Deck in the works.
Charlie was super generous with their time and ideas, talking about how tarot was their rebellion against a conservative religious upbringing, how their attempt at conforming with societal norms and expectations left them searching for more and how discovering the way in which their magic and queerness is intertwined led them to finding themselves, others like them and a new direction in life.
The conversation also wanders through Charlie's process in creating the Fifth Spirit Tarot, the importance of self-expression, individuality and authenticity, the magick which can arise from embracing chaos and uncertainty... and why it's always a good time to embrace your inner-teen-goth... (Recorded 15 January 2026)