Magic From the Root

Summer is almost over! I hope yours has been full of time in nature.

I spent a very HOT summer day chatting with my friend and apprentice, Ari. I originally met them in Atabey, a BIPOC Herbal Medicine Program, last year. I quickly knew that they were a gifted channel for Spirit, and I was excited to get to know them better. Over the span of this year, she and three other folks have become my Creative Cauldron Apprentices. It feels like an easy and dreamy extension of the magic and medicine that we were steeped in during the previous year. In this episode, Ari (they/she) shares how connecting with their Spiritual Practice took disconnecting from colonialism and patriarchy, the many ways they experience Spirit and live in an constant dreamy realm, and how important laughter and pleasure are to us and our Ancestors.

Ari is a queer, neurodivergent, filipinx, 1st gen Taurus rising from Ohlone lands in the so-called bay area of California. Currently scheming up a life that's balanced between freedom and safety, and deeply rooted in connection with earth. Most of their accomplishments of late have been internal and only people super close to them may have noticed the 12th house journey they've been on for the last 5 years. That looks like finding Filipinx spiritual mentors, rediscovering their closeness with earth, practicing and receiving bodywork, tickling around with plant medicine, listening to their friends and partners and well ancestors better. It also looks like resting and eating treats on the couch accompanied by their two cats and nesting partner. They dream of cocreating cozy spaces with friends to feel beautiful and safe and supported in our bodies as we say byeeeeee to capitalism. 0:00 Intro

1:34 Hello Ari! Whatch Drinking?

7:20 Their Path and Keeping the Magic in Life

9:20 The Deity of Lost Things and Ouija Boards

11:20 Land Ancestors

13:13 Goth Kid, Vampires, and Catholicism

17:48 Out of Body Experiences and Intergeneration Grief

21:27 Experiencing Ancestors

26:36 Post-college, No More Cis-white men. Say NO to the Bullsh!t

32:53 Why Would Spirit Limit how it is Felt and Seen

39:12 The Trauma of Colonization Squashing Magic

42:21 Music, Trickster Energy, Laughter

46:23 Creative Cauldron Apprenticeship

49:48 Ari's Daily Practice

In this Samhain episode, I interview my coven mate and sweet friend, Bee. They are an indigiqueer human of mixed decent that uses they/she pronouns. Bee grew up in the PNW and is an artist, creator, sound & energy healer, a walker between worlds, a fire & pole dancer, a deep believer in magic, and what I would call a Liminal Light Being. Their magical practice is deeply connected to the tree & plant people, the crystal & mountain people, and those who have passed into other realms and dimensions. 

0:00 Intro

1:33 Tea Talk & Introducing Bee

4:10 Creating Sacred Space

7:45 Catching up, Grady Cat, How We Met (Fan Girl!)

12:17 Bee's Magical and Mental Health Path

33:45 Candle Magic

35:10 "She Powerful!"

37:15 Navigating Depression & To Be a Tree

45:03 Talking to Trees, Mountains & Ghosts

51:00 Brotherly Support in Life and in the Afterlife

56:17 Break with AnchorFM

58:00 I Share how AMAZING Bee is (Fan Girling, again ;) )

1:03:45 Earth download leads them to PDX & Spiritual Teachers

1:07:00 Reciprocity as Their Guide

1:09:00 Cultural Rootlessness in America

1:17:30 Holding Indigenous & Norwegian Ancestry

1:22:30 Bee's Daily Practice

1:26:05 Shielding & Energetic Clearing with Tatiana Sakurai

1:30:20 Magic & Neurodivergence

1:32:03 Liminal Time for a Death Worker

1:39:37 What IS a Portal?

1:45:35 Excited about Integrating Magic Openly into Daily Life

1:52:30 Tips onYour Path

1:56:03 Plans for Samhain

1:58:00 Tarot by O'Dell

2:01:17 Kuddos & Blessings to You! 

Happy Solstice!

While "social distancing", Andrea and O'Dell put out a call for  questions on Instagram and you all delivered! They are here today to  answer them in a special Q&A session.

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 01:00 - Welcome to the Quarantine Q&A
• 02:05 - Tea talk time
• 03:09 - Question #1 - How do I know if a spirit or guide is trying to connect with me?
• 10:56 - Question #2 - Do you follow certain Gods/Goddesses or deities?
• 18:26 - Question #3 - How do I know what "type" of witch I am? Do I have to pick one?
• 21:38 - Question #4 - Why do you think some people are more drawn to witchcraft than others"
• 23:47 - Question #5 - How do you know which spell will be most effective?
• 27:48 - Question #6 - When using a recipe, how do you know which herbs or oils to use when it gives multiple options?
• 31:09 - Am I supposed to follow a specific path or structure in my practice?
• 37:11 - Question #8 - As I am new to practicing, what is the best way to protect myself?
• 41:17 - Question #9 - Do you practice dark magic?
• 47:01 - Tarot time
• 48:26 - Farewell message of hope, love, appreciation and healing

This week's show is all about magic gone wrong. O'Dell shares a couple  of stories where his work had some very unintended outcomes, and what he  did to reverse it.

Andrea  shares a few stories where her work didn't hit the mark for various  reasons. Both share lessons learned, and what could have been done  differently to make things go a little better. Listen and learn!

Chapters:

• 00:59 - Welcomes, introductions, past episode reflections and random musings about life (and food).
• 03:22 - It’s tea time! Whatcha drinking today?
• 05:00 - Today we’re talking about spells gone wrong, and O’Dell tells us about a skull spell that he did to bring someone back into his life, and it did not pan out as intended!
• 22:59 - O’Dell and Andrea chat about lessons learned from the love spell from hell, and O’Dell talks about what he did to clean it up.
• 25:11 - Andrea chats about a love spell that she did for a friend who wanted some passion to be restored in their relationship, and what went wrong.
• 29:24 - O’Dell shares a story about a vinegar jar spell he did on a troublesome co-worker who was causing issues for him and bullying several other people on the regular. It was much more intense than he intended. Oops. Cleanup on aisle 3!
• 38:08 - We chat about why it’s never a good idea to do spell work when you are in the heat of the moment and how best to approach this. We also take a slight detour into the history of cursing and hexing and why it’s not totally bad so long as it is warranted and you’ve covered all bases and have a clear idea that this is the best course of action.
• 42:20 - Put your back into it! We chat about spells going wrong when you, or whomever you’re doing work for, don’t put any effort into them.
• 45:27 - Andrea segues into a story about a spell she did for a friend who was awaiting repayment for a huge amount of debt they were owed, and why it didn’t work.
• 48:07 - Andrea tells a story regarding how spells don’t always work out the way you want them to. She tells a story about a heart opener/healing spell she did to ease the tension between a friend of hers and his ex.
• 51:08 - Andrea tells a story that’s not necessarily a spell gone wrong. It’s about a doll (O’Dell hates dolls by the way) that she had a strong affection for and the past life connection she had to it. (This is definitely going to be a future topic on the show!)
• 56:19 - We chat about why it’s a good idea to document everything you do and everything you use in your spells so you can gauge the success (or failure) and learn from it.
• 58:05 - Tell us your stories of spells gone wrong and what you learned! Send us a message from our website and maybe we’ll share them on the show.
• 59:07 - Tarot time! Andrea pulls a card from the Santa Muerte Tarot -  Book of the Dead deck. What message do we have for you today?