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How To Celebrate Fall Equinox | A Witch & A Shaman22 Sep 202600:18:49

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The fall equinox can feel like a line in the calendar, but it is also experienced in your body and your lifestyle. We take a listener question from our community and explore what it actually means to celebrate the autumn equinox when your weather, your schedule, and even your landscape do not match the classic “crunchy leaves” picture.
 
 From Granddaughter Crow’s shamanic perspective, we talk about equilibrium as something you can sense across the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual bodies. That theme turns into practical ideas you can try immediately: step outside and notice the light, the temperature, and the earlier sunsets, then ask yourself what kind of balance fits this season. We also get delightfully nerdy about a folk practice you may have heard of: balancing an egg on the equinox as a tiny ritual for finding your center.
 
 Jenny C. Bell brings the witchy, seasonal living lens, including how to work with the Wheel of the Year in places where fall still looks like summer. We talk warm foods and traditional Chinese medicine inspired shifts, journaling and card reading prompts for “where am I balanced” and “where am I off,” and the gentle power of letting old goals drop away like leaves. Plus, we end with a cozy tangent on fall playlists, from cool jazz to PJ Harvey’s White Chalk.
 
 Subscribe, share this with a friend who loves seasonal rituals, and leave a review so more listeners can find the show.

#AutumnEquinox #WheelOfTheYear #SeasonalLiving

Thank you for supporting Belief, Being, & BEYOND! Your generosity helps sustain a woman-owned small business and an independent podcast dedicated to bringing authentic voices and meaningful conversations into the world. As a Navajo woman, I’m honored to share my perspective and create space for deeper connection, curiosity, and exploration. Your support truly makes a difference. ❤️ 

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Jenny C Bell - https://www.jennycbell.com/

Jenny’s Our Coven Community
https://our-coven.mn.co/landing

For more from Jenny:
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How To: A Guide to Divination | JoAnna Farrer author of The Diviner’s Path20 Sep 202600:59:32

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You can learn a lot of tarot keywords and still feel stuck the moment a real question hits. We wanted to get underneath that frustration and talk about what actually makes divination work: listening, timing, symbolism, and the courage to respond. Our guest JoAnna Ferrar (Llewellyn author, priestess, divination teacher, and professional violinist) brings a rare blend of musical training and spiritual practice that makes the “language” of signs feel practical instead of mystical and vague. 

We dig into why silence matters as much as sound and how pauses create the space where intuition can speak. JoAnna walks us through her nature-led approach from The Diviner Path, including the idea that divination is a cycle you live inside: realizing you have a question, shaping it, choosing a method (tarot, pendulum, runes, omens), interpreting, taking action, and returning to reflect. We also talk about the modern “party trick” version of divination and why it can feel scary when you skip the action step and forget you’re a participant in the conversation. 

From there we head outdoors for augury, omen walks, and the art of rebuilding observation in the natural world, then into dream divination without rigid dream dictionaries. Joanna shares how symbols blend cultural meaning with deeply personal associations and why “spirit logic is sideways logic.” We also explore her devotion to Apollo and the link between technique and inspiration, plus a playful M&M divination practice that proves spirit can speak through almost anything when you learn how to listen. 

If this conversation helps you rethink how you ask questions and read signs, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave us a review so more listeners can find the show.

JoAnna Ferrar is a Llewellyn author, priestess, divination teacher, oracular practitioner, professional violinist, and host of the Coffee & Divination podcast. 

JoAnna's background as a professional musician and graduate of the Juilliard School has made her uniquely attuned to the world of symbols and their nuanced interpretations—a skill she brings to her work in divination. She is a coven leader and teacher.

Her book, The Diviner’s Path, offers a nature-led approach to divination with tarot, runes, pendulums, and omens. JoAnna’s work explores land-based divination, animism, seer work, and practical ways of connecting with our intuition and the spirits around us. 

JoAnna is the host of the Coffee and Divination podcast, which she launched in 2020 to feature interviews with prominent authors and practitioners of occult, pagan, and divinatory arts. Visit her at CoffeeAndDivination.com.

#Divination #TarotReading #Intuition 

Thank you for supporting Belief, Being, & BEYOND! Your generosity helps sustain a woman-owned small business and an independent podcast dedicated to bringing authentic voices and meaningful conversations into the world. As a Navajo woman, I’m honored to share my perspective and create space for deeper connection, curiosity, and exploration. Your support truly makes a difference. ❤️ 

Did you know that you can join Our Coven Community? Surround yourself with other like-minded individuals hosted by Jenny C Bell. Visit JennyCBell.com Also, You, yes… you can sit down for a one-on-one with Granddaughter Crow. On sale prices are as low as $50 for a 30min shamanic and animistic insight from The Wisdom of the Natural World. Visit GranddaughterCrow.com 

Support the show

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Check Out My Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/GranddaughterCrow 

Check Out My Substack
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Social Media: @GranddaughterCrow 
YouTube Channel: @GranddaughterCrow

Jenny C Bell - https://www.jennycbell.com/

Jenny’s Our Coven Community
https://our-coven.mn.co/landing

For more from Jenny:
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Easy Daily Spiritual Ritual | A Witch & A Shaman... 100th Episode Celebration16 Sep 202600:34:01

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Your day is already full, so we’re not here to hand you another impossible checklist. We’re here to help you turn what you already do into a daily ritual that actually feels nourishing, grounded, and doable. Jenny C Bell and I start with the simplest foundation: if you have a routine, you can make it spiritually minded. That can be as small as greeting the sun or the moon, taking one breath before coffee, or speaking your day with clear intention.
 
 From there, we get specific with real-world spiritual practices for busy witches and spiritual practitioners. We talk about “double duty” rituals like brushing your teeth with a prayer for clean words, using small visual cues on your everyday items to trigger affirmations, charging jewelry as a talisman, and letting a shower become an energetic cleanse. Jenny shares how parenting and structure can support spirituality, including a quick Archangel Michael protection prayer in the car that helps everyone reset before the day begins.
 
 We also go deeper into daily practice tools: greeting your home and the room you work in, calling in the four elements, making offerings, smoke cleansing with mugwort (plus alternatives for smoke season), and pulling tarot and oracle cards to track what energy is leaving and what’s coming in. We end with two powerful closers: a nightly candle ritual and “a prayer for the people” as a way to release what you’ve been carrying, plus journaling tips that include gratitude journaling, voice notes, and a simple question you can write before sleep to invite clarity through dreams.
 
 If you try any of these daily rituals, tell us what changed for you, then subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find Belief Being and Beyond.

 #DailyRitual #SpiritualPractice #Witchcraft #EverydayMagic #Spirituality 

Thank you for supporting Belief, Being, & BEYOND! Your generosity helps sustain a woman-owned small business and an independent podcast dedicated to bringing authentic voices and meaningful conversations into the world. As a Navajo woman, I’m honored to share my perspective and create space for deeper connection, curiosity, and exploration. Your support truly makes a difference. ❤️ 

Did you know that you can join Our Coven Community? Surround yourself with other like-minded individuals hosted by Jenny C Bell. Visit JennyCBell.com Also, You, yes… you can sit down for a one-on-one with Granddaughter Crow. On sale prices are as low as $50 for a 30min shamanic and animistic insight from The Wisdom of the Natural World. Visit GranddaughterCrow.com 

Support the show

Granddaughter Crow - www.granddaughtercrow.com

Check Out My Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/GranddaughterCrow 

Check Out My Substack
https://substack.com/@granddaughtercrow

Social Media: @GranddaughterCrow 
YouTube Channel: @GranddaughterCrow

Jenny C Bell - https://www.jennycbell.com/

Jenny’s Our Coven Community
https://our-coven.mn.co/landing

For more from Jenny:
https://linktr.ee/Jennyc.bell?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=ba12a9e9-bd17-4699-9e70-68c74fb3c96f

A Native Greek Priestess Reviving the Lost Earth Temple Arts | Elyse Welles Author of Sacred Wild13 Sep 202600:58:58

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The land is not a backdrop. It is a relationship and once you start treating it that way, your whole spiritual life changes.
 
We’re joined by Elyse Welles, best-selling author of Sacred Wild and a modern Greek priestess devoted to reviving earth temple arts of the Mediterranean. We talk about how her childhood split between Greece and rural Pennsylvania made land-connection feel normal, not mystical, and why that matters for anyone trying to heal from rigid dogma or spiritual disconnection. From Artemis and sacred springs to a tree you can cry against, we explore what it means to be shaped by place instead of trying to force spirituality into a single “right” framework.
 
 From there, we dig into Elyse’s idea of spiritual archaeology: going to a place you feel called to and “excavating” through ritual, trance, sound, and active listening before you ever reach for research. We also address a question we hear constantly: can you connect to the land if you’re not Indigenous to it? Elyse breaks down the difference between respectful relationship and borrowed customs, and she shares simple practices anyone can start today, even if you live in an apartment and your sacred space is a nearby park or a small patch of green.
 
 We also get into the songs of the land, frame drum work, and why some melodies belong to one river, one hillside, one season. Elyse shares what her immersive pilgrimages in Greece actually look like, why she keeps groups small, and how dream oracle work and sacred waters change the way you move through the world. 

 If you enjoyed this conversation, subscribe, share it with a friend who needs a way back to the Earth, and leave a review so more listeners can find the show.

Bio: Elyse Welles is a bestselling author with Llewellyn Books for “Sacred Wild: An Invitation to Connect to Spirits of the Land”. A native Greek Priestess reviving the lost earth temple arts of the Mediterranean in her work with land spirits and the frame drum, she is also an initiated High Priestess in the eclectic Faery Tradition of witchcraft. She holds an MA in spiritual studies, and teaches online containers and guides immersive pilgrimages to Greece's sacred places in and around Delphi and Eleusis. She hosts two podcasts, including the top 20 show, The Magick Kitchen. Learn more at elysewelles.com and follow her at @seekingnumina on Instagram and Facebook.
Learn more at elysewelles.com and follow her at @seekingnumina on Instagram and Facebook. Also, Samhainfest.com

And my retreats for 2027 in Greece are now open for booking, learn more at elysewelles.com/

My next online container begins in November as well, I will have more info by time of recording but that will also be on the website and my socials links when it is closer.

 #SacredLand #EarthBasedSpirituality #Animism #GreekPaganism #NatureSpirituality 

Thank you for supporting Belief, Being, & BEYOND! Your generosity helps sustain a woman-owned small business and an independent podcast dedicated to bringing authentic voices and meaningful conversations into the world. As a Navajo woman, I’m honored to share my perspective and create space for deeper connection, curiosity, and exploration. Your support truly makes a difference. ❤️ 

Did you know that you can join Our Coven Community? Surround yourself with other like-minded individuals hosted by Jenny C Bell. Visit JennyCBell.com Also, You, yes… you can sit down for a one-on-one with Granddaughter Crow. On sale prices are as low as $50 for a 30min shamanic and animistic insight from The Wisdom of the Natural World. Visit GranddaughterCrow.com 

Support the show

Granddaughter Crow - www.granddaughtercrow.com

Check Out My Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/GranddaughterCrow 

Check Out My Substack
https://substack.com/@granddaughtercrow

Social Media: @GranddaughterCrow 
YouTube Channel: @GranddaughterCrow

Jenny C Bell - https://www.jennycbell.com/

Jenny’s Our Coven Community
https://our-coven.mn.co/landing

For more from Jenny:
https://linktr.ee/Jennyc.bell?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=ba12a9e9-bd17-4699-9e70-68c74fb3c96f

How Do You Find Your Spiritual Allies? A Witch & A Shaman explore Spirit Allies09 Sep 202600:16:45

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A crystal catches your eye, an herb keeps showing up in your yard, or a particular animal won’t leave your thoughts. Is that random, or is it relationship? We lean into a community question that goes straight to the heart of nature-based spirituality: how do you choose your allies, the energies you work with in ritual, spell work, and daily practice, and what if they’re choosing you?

We talk about “ally” as a living, energetic partnership with the natural world, whether that ally is an animal guide, a plant, an element, or a stone. For us, the foundation is consent and exchange: you bring intention and attention, and the ally brings its medicine, symbolism, and presence. Granddaughter Crow breaks down the idea of agreement through an energy lens, including how attraction can be a message, not just a preference. We also explore how your body can recognize a true fit before your mind can justify it, the same way you sometimes just know a friendship is real.

Jenny C. Bell shares a standout animal guide story from early in her path: expecting a cat, getting nothing, then meeting a wolf, and later experiencing jaw-dropping confirmation at a wolf sanctuary when wolves repeatedly chose her. From there, we widen the view to herbal allies that appear, crystals that seem to call you off the shelf, and a simple practice that works whether you’re brand new or deeply seasoned: follow curiosity. Curiosity and intuition often move together, and you don’t need a perfect reason to start listening.

If you’ve been waiting for a clear sign, this conversation gives you a grounded way to notice what’s already reaching for you. Subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave a review, then tell us: what ally keeps showing up in your life right now?

 #SpiritAllies #NatureSpirituality #Intuition 

Thank you for supporting Belief, Being, & BEYOND! Your generosity helps sustain a woman-owned small business and an independent podcast dedicated to bringing authentic voices and meaningful conversations into the world. As a Navajo woman, I’m honored to share my perspective and create space for deeper connection, curiosity, and exploration. Your support truly makes a difference. ❤️ 

Support the show

Granddaughter Crow - www.granddaughtercrow.com

Check Out My Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/GranddaughterCrow 

Check Out My Substack
https://substack.com/@granddaughtercrow

Social Media: @GranddaughterCrow 
YouTube Channel: @GranddaughterCrow

Jenny C Bell - https://www.jennycbell.com/

Jenny’s Our Coven Community
https://our-coven.mn.co/landing

For more from Jenny:
https://linktr.ee/Jennyc.bell?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=ba12a9e9-bd17-4699-9e70-68c74fb3c96f

What is Slavic Paganism in the Words of a Serbian American | Anna Urošević Applegate author "Slava!"06 Sep 202601:05:07

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Rev. Anna Urošević Applegate sits down with Granddaughter Crow and Jenny C Bell to share. As a first-generation Serbian American, she grew up moving between languages, calendars, and expectations, carrying both the ache of otherness and the seed of a powerful spiritual skill: living in liminal space. We talk about how that early tension later becomes a doorway into ancestral reverence, animism, and Slavic polytheism that feels earthy, direct, and startlingly practical.

Anna walks us through the Slavic world tree and the three realms of reality: Prav (the gods), Yav (the living world), and Nav (the underworld and the ancestors). We unpack why the underworld is not “evil” in this tradition, how darkness can be nourishing, and what it looks like to build right relationship with deities like Perun, Veles, and Mokosh through offerings, prayer, and place. Along the way, we connect these teachings to the present moment, including ecological spirituality, land spirits, water spirits, and the urgent need to stop treating nature as something we own.

 We also get real about cultural appreciation versus cultural appropriation. Anna shares a clear, respectful approach for curious seekers and for people reclaiming Slavic heritage after generations of forced assimilation: learn the language, meet living communities, ask for guidance, and don’t “steal and sell” what isn’t yours. She also shares the years of research and family interviewing that shaped her book Slava!, including how caregiving and death work sharpened her sense of what lies beyond the veil, and why ancestors feel close, not gone.

If this conversation moves you, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave us a review so more people can find Belief Being and Beyond.

Bio: Rev. Anna Urošević Applegate is a Chicago native and first-generation Serbian American who was taught to believe in the Spirit World and the beneficent intervention of her ancestors in daily life from a very early age. A Queer Witch, certified Death Midwife, and pious Polytheist who tends to roll out a welcome mat to chthonic Deities in particular, she became active in the Chicago Fellowship of Isis (FOI) community in 2002 and received her legal ordination as a Priestess in 2012. Anna is passionate about fostering inclusive Rodnovery, or Slavic Native Faith, and is the founder of the Circle of Rodu, which promotes the ancestral reclamation of the worship of Slavic Deities throughout the global Slavic Diaspora. Anna holds an M.A. in English from Loyola University Chicago and is the author of Slava! Slavic Paganism and Dual-Faith Folk Ways (Llewellyn, 2026).

IG: @annaurosevicapplegate_author
 Website: CircleofRodu.com

My mother, Milanka Urošević (1938-2026), friend of the Lakota Sioux nation, is smiling on us! Thank you so much for welcoming her presence in among us today! 

I want to give huge thanks to illustrator Nataša Ilinčić for her amazing illustrations in Slava! Please patronize Nataša's Etsy shop here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NatasaIlincic?ref=shop_sugg_market

My inclusive Slavic Native Faith group, Circle of Rodu, can be found online at:

https://circleofrodu.com/

I have an Etsy site for my devotional Polytheist jewelry and handcrafted ritual items at:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/JackalMoonDesigns?ref=shop_sugg_market

 #SlavicPaganism
 #Animism
 #AncestralWisdom 

Thank you for supporting Belief, Being, & BEYOND! Your generosity helps sustain a woman-owned small business and an independent podcast dedicated to bringing authentic voices and meaningful conversations into the world. As a Navajo woman, I’m honored to share my perspective and create space for deeper connection, curiosity, and exploration. Your support truly makes a difference. ❤️ 

Did you know that you can join Our Coven Community? Surround yourself with other like-minded individuals hosted by Jenny C Bell. Visit JennyCBell.com Also, You, yes… you can sit down for a one-on-one with Granddaughter Crow. On sale prices are as low as $50 for a 30min shamanic and animistic insight from The Wisdom of the Natural World. Visit GranddaughterCrow.com 

Support the show

Granddaughter Crow - www.granddaughtercrow.com

Check Out My Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/GranddaughterCrow 

Check Out My Substack
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Social Media: @GranddaughterCrow 
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Jenny C Bell - https://www.jennycbell.com/

Jenny’s Our Coven Community
https://our-coven.mn.co/landing

For more from Jenny:
https://linktr.ee/Jennyc.bell?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=ba12a9e9-bd17-4699-9e70-68c74fb3c96f

Do You Need a Spiritual Label? A Witch & a Shaman Talk Identity02 Sep 202600:16:15

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You don’t need to pick a box and live inside of it; you might need a label to express parts of self to others. We love to take on a community question we hear: do witches, pagans, and spiritual seekers actually need labels, or are all these titles just noise? From “crystal witch” to “eclectic witch,” we talk honestly about why naming your path can feel empowering at first, and why it can quietly become limiting when you cling to it. 
 
 We also get real about ego and identity. Jenny shares how years of releasing labels through spiritual practice can collide with modern pressure to declare a niche for social media, teaching, and creative work. Granddaughter Crow adds a grounded perspective on making “your ego your amigo,” recognizing the ego as a protective part of you while staying rooted in something deeper than a tagline. 
 
 One of the most powerful moments comes through a story about language and worldview, including Navajo and English ways of thinking. “Get to know a tree” becomes a mirror for how the left brain labels and separates, while a more relational way of knowing observes connection, presence, and the unseen forces moving through everything. If you’ve ever felt torn between finding your people and staying true to your own evolving practice, this conversation will help you hold both. 
 
 Subscribe, share this with a friend who’s questioning their spiritual identity, and leave us a review so more listeners can find the show. 

 #SpiritualIdentity #Witchcraft #AuthenticSpirituality 

Thank you for supporting Belief, Being, & BEYOND! Your generosity helps sustain a woman-owned small business and an independent podcast dedicated to bringing authentic voices and meaningful conversations into the world. As a Navajo woman, I’m honored to share my perspective and create space for deeper connection, curiosity, and exploration. Your support truly makes a difference. ❤️ 

Support the show

Granddaughter Crow - www.granddaughtercrow.com

Check Out My Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/GranddaughterCrow 

Check Out My Substack
https://substack.com/@granddaughtercrow

Social Media: @GranddaughterCrow 
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Jenny C Bell - https://www.jennycbell.com/

Jenny’s Our Coven Community
https://our-coven.mn.co/landing

For more from Jenny:
https://linktr.ee/Jennyc.bell?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=ba12a9e9-bd17-4699-9e70-68c74fb3c96f

How to Find Spiritual Community Without Losing Yourself | Judika Illes, Deborah Blake, Mat Auryn30 Aug 202601:06:57

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Tonight’s Roundtable Dialogue is on the Topic of Community – moreover spiritual community. Seasonally, it is autumn here in the Northern Hemisphere and kids are going back to school, and there is a community focus before the winter sets in. 

Our spiritual practices can range from being a solitary practioner, to being a part of a larger coven, kindred, or even a small witchy book club. 

Community and a sense of community can change throughout the years both individually, as well as collectively. So we will be exploring the concept of community, how it changes over time, and any insights for our future. 

We have AMAZING Guests with us this evening, Judika Illes, Deborah Blake, and Mat Auryn. The dialogue is both informative and funny! 

However, let’s not stop here. I would encourage you to consider this topic in your life, and even to bring this dialogue to your community. 

With that being said… It is my brightest honor to bring you Tonight’s Roundtable Dialogue. 

Subscribe, share this with a friend who’s looking for their circle, and leave a review so more seekers can find Belief Being and Beyond.

If you are looking for community, here is an excellent online community Our Coven Community brought to you by Jenny C Bell...  check it out https://our-coven.mn.co/landing 

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Bios:
Judika Illes is the bestselling author of numerous books devoted to spells, spirits, and witchcraft, including the Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells and Encyclopedia of Spirits, as well as Pure Magic, Daily Magic, Encyclopedia of Witchcraft, Encyclopedia of Mystics, Saints, and Sages, and Witches: A Compendium. 
A lifelong student, lover, and practitioner of the magical arts, Judika is also the creator of two oracle decks, Magic Spells Oracle and Protection Spells, as well as the forthcoming Prosperity Spells deck. The editor and curator of two books of mystical fiction, The Weiser Book of the Fantastic and Forgotten and The Weiser Book of Occult Detectives, Judika was among the contributing authors to Taschen’s Witchcraft, part of The Library of Esoterica series. She has been a professional tarot card reader for over three decades and is a certified aromatherapist. A native New Yorker, Judika teaches in the US and internationally, live and virtually.
Instagram @judikailles
facebook.com/AuthorJudikaIlles
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Deborah Blake is the author of nineteen books on modern Witchcraft, including The Eclectic Witch’s Book of Shadows, A Year and a Day of Everyday Magic, and the Everyday Witch’s Book of Deities, as well as the acclaimed Everyday Witch Tarot and Oracle and Everyday Witch’s Familiars Oracle decks. She has also written three paranormal romance and urban fantasy series, and as well as a cozy mystery series about a run-down pet rescue. Deborah lives in a 130-year-old farmhouse in upstate New York with numerous cats who supervise all her activities, both magical and mundane.
http://deborahblakeauthor.com
IG: @deborahblakeauthor & @the_crankycrone
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Mat Auryn is one of the most influential and respected figures in contemporary witchcraft and occultism. Renowned for his depth of knowledge, practical approach, and ability to make complex esoteric concepts accessible, Auryn has become a guiding force for spiritual seekers around the world. A dedicated practitioner and teacher, he has trained in multiple esoteric traditions, receiving initiations into various schools of witchcraft and occult study under the mentorship of some of the most esteemed figures in the field. His work seamlessly bridges ancient mystical wisdom with modern spiritual practice, offering a comprehensive and transformative approach to psychic development and magick.
https://auryn.net/
IG TikTok: @matauryn
Facebook: @MatAurynOfficial

#SpiritualCommunity #FindYourPeople #SpiritualSeekers

Thank you for supporting Belief, Being, & BEYOND! Your generosity helps sustain a woman-owned small business and an independent podcast dedicated to bringing authentic voices and meaningful conversations into the world. As a Navajo woman, I’m honored to share my perspective and create space for deeper connection, curiosity, and exploration. Your support truly makes a difference. ❤️ 

Did you know that you can join Our Coven Community? Surround yourself with other like-minded individuals hosted by Jenny C Bell. Visit JennyCBell.com Also, You, yes… you can sit down for a one-on-one with Granddaughter Crow. On sale prices are as low as $50 for a 30min shamanic and animistic insight from The Wisdom of the Natural World. Visit GranddaughterCrow.com 

Support the show

Granddaughter Crow - www.granddaughtercrow.com

Check Out My Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/GranddaughterCrow 

Check Out My Substack
https://substack.com/@granddaughtercrow

Social Media: @GranddaughterCrow 
YouTube Channel: @GranddaughterCrow

Jenny C Bell - https://www.jennycbell.com/

Jenny’s Our Coven Community
https://our-coven.mn.co/landing

For more from Jenny:
https://linktr.ee/Jennyc.bell?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=ba12a9e9-bd17-4699-9e70-68c74fb3c96f

What Are Spirit Guides? A Witch & a Shaman Explore Spiritual Guidance26 Aug 202600:19:36

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We sit down for a community Q&A with Granddaughter Crow and Jenny C. Bell to unpack what spirit guides are, how a spirit guide team can include ancestors, animals, nature spirits, angels, deities, crystals, and more, and why none of it needs to fit into a spiritual hierarchy. We talk about how guides can even meet you in forms you can accept right now, and how that relationship can last for a season, a lifetime, or across many lifetimes.

Then we get practical about how to talk to spirit guides. For us, it is not only meditation and candles. It is word and deed: an ongoing relationship you build through conversation and follow through. Jenny shares why she calls on “spirit guides of highest consciousness” for discernment, and we both break down how guides often respond through symbology and synchronicities like repeating numbers, songs on the radio, feathers on your path, tarot cards, and vivid dreams. We also name the impact of religious conditioning that discourages questions, and why asking for confirmation can be a healthy part of intuitive guidance.

If you have ever wondered whether you are doing it “right,” this conversation brings you back to something simpler: unlearning, becoming more childlike, and noticing what is already speaking to you. Subscribe, share this with a friend who is guide curious, and leave a review so more listeners can find Belief Being and Beyond.

 #SpiritGuides #SpiritCommunication #Intuition #Shamanism #Witchcraft 

Thank you for supporting Belief, Being, & BEYOND! Your generosity helps sustain a woman-owned small business and an independent podcast dedicated to bringing authentic voices and meaningful conversations into the world. As a Navajo woman, I’m honored to share my perspective and create space for deeper connection, curiosity, and exploration. Your support truly makes a difference. ❤️ 

Support the show

Granddaughter Crow - www.granddaughtercrow.com

Check Out My Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/GranddaughterCrow 

Check Out My Substack
https://substack.com/@granddaughtercrow

Social Media: @GranddaughterCrow 
YouTube Channel: @GranddaughterCrow

Jenny C Bell - https://www.jennycbell.com/

Jenny’s Our Coven Community
https://our-coven.mn.co/landing

For more from Jenny:
https://linktr.ee/Jennyc.bell?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=ba12a9e9-bd17-4699-9e70-68c74fb3c96f

Crystal Divination & Scrying | with Nicholas Pearson, Crystal Expert23 Aug 202601:03:30

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Ever picked up a stone and felt like it had something to say, but you weren’t sure how to listen? We’re joined by Nicholas Pearson, one of today’s leading voices in crystal healing and gemstone magic, to make crystal divination feel clear, grounded, and doable. We talk about his work on Crystal Divination and why the best results come from a surprising mix of structure, patience, and play.
 
 We start with scrying, the classic crystal-gazing practice that looks simple on the surface and gets deeply nuanced the longer you stay with it. Nicholas walks us through what scrying actually is, what you might perceive when you soften your gaze, and how to set yourself up for a real experience without forcing fireworks. Along the way, we land on a principle that applies to every spiritual practice: curiosity is the best cure for attachment. When you stop demanding a specific outcome and start wondering, your intuition has room to speak.
 
 Then we shift into lithomancy, or divination by drawing and casting stones. If tarot feels intimidating or you want a more hands-on method, casting stones can be a powerful alternative. We explore how to build a small curated set, how to read placement and patterns, and why the most important “tool” isn’t the stone at all, it’s the question you ask. We also hear what Nicholas is working on next, including his upcoming Reiki-focused writing.
 
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Bio: Nicholas Pearson is one of today's leading voices in crystal healing and gemstone magic. He is the author of more than ten books, including Crystal Basics, Stones of the Goddess, and The Witching Stones. Nicholas offers a unique blend of science and spirituality alongside a grounded, practical approach to working with crystals.

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What is Channeling? A Witch & A Shaman Explore Channeling19 Aug 202600:19:31

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This is a segment called A Witch & A Shaman (W&S) where Jenny C Bell & Granddaughter Crow sit down to answer questions. This question came to us from Our Coven Community, “Can you share more about channeling, your experience and how it works?”

The weirdest moment can be the most revealing: you hear yourself say “we,” you choose words you never use, and afterward you wonder where that message came from. That is the doorway into today’s community Q and A, where we unpack channeling in a grounded way that respects both mystery and personal agency. Jenny C. Bell and I treat channeling as a spectrum, from subtle intuition and divination insights to deeper ritual states where you feel like a vessel for a presence, a deity, or a guiding intelligence.
 
 We also widen the lens beyond witchcraft and shamanism. Channeling can look like creative flow, the muses, and inspiration, the feeling musicians describe when a concert turns spiritual and time disappears. If you have ever been so “in it” that you felt tuned to something bigger than your everyday mind, you already understand the core mechanic. From there, we get practical: we share the metaphors that help us stay in control, like turning a radio dial to a specific station or opening and closing a door on purpose.
 
 Then we get serious about what keeps channeling safe: spiritual protection, clear boundaries, and consent. You get to decide what comes through and what does not. We talk about why inebriation can lower boundaries, how to set sacred space like you are hosting a guest, and why closing the space matters if you do not want to feel exhausted afterward. We also share aftercare essentials, including water, protein, rest, and reintegration time.
 
 If you feel curious, that curiosity might be your signal that you are ready to develop your channeling practice with clarity and respect. Subscribe, share this with a friend who is exploring psychic development, and leave a review, what is your biggest question about channeling right now?

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Qigong & Magic for Grounding | with Rene Collins, Qigong Expert16 Aug 202600:53:31

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Your spiritual practice can be powerful and still leave you wiped out. If you’ve ever felt a ritual hangover, floated out of your body for days, or tried to “push through” with borrowed energy, this conversation is a reset. We’re joined by Rene Collins, a magician, musician, and long-time qigong practitioner who teaches Magical Qigong for the pagan community, and he brings a grounded, practical lens to energy, health, and real-world spiritual hygiene. 
 
 We talk about what qigong actually is: life force energy cultivation as a lifestyle, not a one-time fix. Rene shares his path through martial arts, meditation, and multiple magical traditions, plus a vivid story of blending qigong with Western magic during a circus storm. From there we get into why so many spiritual people feel ungrounded, how the hun and po can drift apart, and what it looks like to rebuild the body as the container for spirit. 
 
 Seasonal wisdom plays a big role too. Rene breaks down late summer and fall through the five elements, connecting digestion, lungs, boundaries, and protective energy. We explore how cooler weather and “veil season” can affect both immunity and energetic shielding, and why building your own internal “biosphere” matters. He also explains “casting on empty,” energy leaks, and false power, then offers a simple structure: foundational qigong before ritual, then again after, so you refill the battery instead of burning out. 
 
 If you want a body-based approach to magic, breathwork, grounding, and nervous system support, this one’s for you. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs more stability in their practice, and leave a review so more listeners can find the show.

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Self-Transformation w/The Initiates Oracle | with Marcella Kroll09 Aug 202601:01:39

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A scarab on the cover isn’t just pretty design, it’s a symbol of transformation. We’re joined by Marcella Kroll, a psychic medium, occult practitioner, and spiritual counselor, to talk about The Initiates Oracle and why this deck is built for ritual, integration, and real-life rebirth rather than quick fortune telling. We get into how symbol, color, and archetype can speak straight to the body, especially when words fail. 

Marcella shares the story behind the deck’s origins: a 2022 journey through Egypt with a Hermetic magic school, initiations and rituals in sacred temples, and days on the Nile that kept her in a dreamlike liminal space. From that experience, we explore how spiritual travel imprints the nervous system, how creativity becomes a vessel for the ineffable, and why initiations show up as repeated thresholds across a lifetime. 

We also talk practical divination and intuitive development: setting intention, pulling one card, entering the imagery like a portal, journaling what you see, then using the guidebook as support before you integrate the message in daily life. Marcella breaks down her Depth Oracle program and what it means to honor the oracle archetype with ethics, boundaries, self-trust, and community in the digital age. She closes with a grounding reminder that hits hard right now: breathe, stay centered, and pause between reaction and response. 

Subscribe for more conversations on mysticism, oracle decks, liminal space, and spiritual practice, and if this one resonates, share it and leave a review so more listeners can find the work.

Bio: Marcella Kroll is a multi-hyphenate artist, author, and intuitive with nearly 20 years of experience in the fields of divination, creativity, and spiritual empowerment. Known for their grounded presence and visionary insight, Marcella has been a trusted tarot reader and medium for celebrity clients, entrepreneurs, and cultural institutions alike.
 
 They have been featured on the television series Joan Knows Best with Joan Rivers, interviewed on the acclaimed podcast For The Wild, and invited to speak and lead public talks, ritual, s and experiences at venues such as The Lucas Museum and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, the Philosophical Research Society (Los Angeles), and UC Davis. In addition to being the creator of several beloved oracle decks and author of multiple published works, Marcella brings a rare blend of depth, humor, and authenticity to every space they enter.

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Spellcasting, Witch Encyclopedias, Oracle Decks | with Judika Illes Expert Author & Witch02 Aug 202601:02:29

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Spellwork does not belong to an elite club. When Judika Illes sits down with us, we get a clear, grounded reminder that if you are a human with desires or fears, you already have the raw material for magic. We talk about why her work, from Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells to her Oracle decks, lands with so many people: it makes witchcraft accessible, digestible, and practical without losing its depth.

We also trace Judika’s long relationship with tarot, starting with discovering the B.O.T.A. deck as a child and learning by building a personal bond with the cards. From there, we nerd out on research as sacred archaeology, what it takes to write deeply researched metaphysical reference books, and the real publishing process that most readers never see. If you love folk magic, this conversation is a feast: home ingredients, creative problem solving, and spells designed for people who need help now, not seven days from now with expensive tools.

Then we step into saints and Catholic folk magic, including why so many witches petition Saint Anthony of Padua for finding what is lost, Saint Expedite for fast results, and Archangel Michael for daily protection. We wrap with a big question about what lies beyond and a surprisingly comforting image of many possible afterlives, with room to move toward love and belonging.

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How Does a Shaman & Witch Protect Themselves 26 Jul 202600:38:00

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You can be spiritually open without being spiritually exposed, and that line is what we explore with spiritual protection that works in real life. We get questions all the time about how to protect your energy, why it matters, and what “protection” even means if you are an empath, a witch, a highly sensitive person, or someone doing any kind of intuitive or healing work. We start with the truth that changes everything: the brighter you shine, the more likely you are to attract other people’s projections, jealousy, and energetic clutter, even if nobody is “doing” anything to you on purpose.
 
 Together we bring a grounded, cross-cultural lens, pulling from Shamanism, Buddhism, angel work, and folk magic traditions like the evil eye to explain why so many paths agree on the same basic idea: there is an invisible world of energy, and you have to choose what you let in. From there, we get practical. We share a simple diagnostic that can save you years of confusion, “Is this mine?”, plus ways to test it using tarot or your body as a yes or no “human pendulum” so your nervous system can cut through spiraling thoughts.
 
 Then we move into the daily toolkit: cleansing and protection that does not require expensive supplies. We talk selenite for aura cleansing, cinnamon smoke as an easy home option, salt in the shower, and why cleanse first then protect so you do not trap residual energy. We also get into talismans and moon charging, healthy boundaries around your personal items, and the internal side of protection: self-care, therapy, journaling, and defending your magic from its classic enemy, self-doubt.
 
 If you want a spiritual protection routine you can actually keep, press play, try one practice today, and tell us what changed. Subscribe, share with a friend who feels “off” a little too often, and leave a review so more listeners can find the show.

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Are UFOs Real? The Metaphysics of UFOs | Dr. Jonathan Kendall UFO Explorer19 Jul 202600:47:48

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UFO stories are easy to dismiss until you look at what serious researchers actually wrestle with: physical traces on the ground, multi-witness sightings, “unknowns” admitted by official programs, and a strange pattern of spiritual aftereffects that do not fit a simple materialist story. We sit down with Dr. Jonathan Kendall, a practicing nephrologist and the author of The Metaphysics of UFOs, to ask a questions and explore the reality beyond what we currently call reality.

We start with the basics, including why “UAP” (unidentified anomalous phenomena) has become the modern label and how stigma has shaped public conversation. Then we go deep into classic high strangeness territory: Point Pleasant’s Mothman reports, waves of UFO sightings, and the unsettling Men in Black phenomenon that seems to blur government intimidation with something far more uncanny. Jonathan shares why the evidence base is bigger than most people realize, from Project Blue Book’s persistent “unknowns” to modern reporting, media scrutiny, and congressional attention.

The heart of the conversation is metaphysics: UAP as an overtly physical phenomenon that still leaves a spiritual signature. We talk about landing effects, radiation cases, and also the reports of orbs, apparitions, psychic experiences, and the surprising number of people who describe long-term personal transformation. We connect that thread to Jonathan’s other work on apparitions and after-death experiences, and we end with the question we ask every guest: what do you believe lies beyond?

If you’re curious about UFO evidence, UAP disclosure, Men in Black, Mothman, psychical research, and the spiritual dimension of close encounters, press play and join us. Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review so more listeners can find the show.

Here is a recent article that Dr. Kendall published: https://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/3340?utm_source=paraup0626&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=paraup0626

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I am a practicing Nephrologist in Eastern Kentucky, board certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. Independent Christian belief (i.e. very non-denominational). My belief is that current traditional belief systems lack a coherent understanding of reality as evidenced in my research and writing on apparitions and UFOs. Needless to say I have an immense fascination (and always have had) with the spiritual and the paranormal.

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What is Palmistry? Palmistry Made Easy | PV Dai Professional Palmist12 Jul 202600:53:01

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Your hands are not a sentence, they are a story you can edit. We sit down with professional palmist and author Paula Victoria Dai to clear up the biggest palmistry myths, from the fear around the lifeline to the idea that a reading locks you into one fate. Palmistry, as Paula practices it, is a living study of lines, mounts, texture, and hand shape that reflects your energy, patterns, and choices, and it can change as you do. 

We also dig into why Paula’s first book, In Your Hands: Putting The Magic Back In Your Hands, A Kids Guide To Palmistry, is such a smart entry point for both kids and adults. Written for ages eight to twelve, it uses clear language, color illustrations, and practical exercises that make hand reading feel approachable, especially if you have bounced off older, denser palmistry books. Along the way, we talk about intuition in childhood, neurodivergent-friendly learning, and why ethical spiritual practice matters, including grounding, setting sacred space, and reading with care instead of ego. 

You will hear simple palmistry tests you can try right away, like noticing your thumb position for your current social battery and gently testing hand flexibility as a mirror for how you handle plans and control. Then we go deeper into what a palm reading can reveal about career transitions, passion projects, relationships, and personal power, plus how Paula stays grounded through ancestral practice, dream work, and reconnecting with Filipino folklore and protective traditions. 

If you enjoy thoughtful conversations about divination, palmistry, hand reading, intuition, and spiritual ethics, subscribe, share this with a curious friend, and leave us a review so more listeners can find the show.

Bio: Paula Victoria is the professional palmist and author behind P is for Palmistry. Paula learned palmistry at a young age from her grandmother and has grown her practice through virtual readings, events, markets and residencies in the Los Angeles Area. 

With over 25 years of palmistry practice and experience connecting with people through art curation, professional organizing, and her interior design studio, Paula’s readings are deeply focused. 

Her readings help others discover their own set of personal strengths and guide them through life transitions with ease, clarity, and confidence. Her first book In Your Hands: A Kids Guide to Palmistry is now available anywhere you buy books!

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Llewellyn’s Complete Book of the Moon | with Jesamyn Angelica High Priestess05 Jul 202600:49:02

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The Moon has been shaping life on Earth since before humans had words for wonder, and we don’t have to treat that as metaphor. We sit down with Lady Jesamyn Angelica, priestess, ritualist, and oracle, to talk about the Moon as a real force: tides, water, bodies, evolution, and the quiet ways lunar cycles show up in our moods, choices, and rituals. If you’ve ever felt pulled toward moon magic but wanted something grounded, this conversation meets you there.

We also dig into devotion and language. Jesamyn shares why she consciously relates to the Moon as “she” and as goddess, how women-centered spirituality can be both healing and inclusive, and why centering women is not the same thing as excluding men. Along the way, we talk about her path and what it means to build a living relationship with the Moon instead of chasing perfect rules.

 On the practical side, we get into the tools people actually want: moon water, lunar elixirs, potions, and easy ways to connect with the Moon today using the elements and lunar astrology. Jesamyn also opens up about writing Llewellyn’s Complete Book of the Moon and why “take what works and leave the rest” is essential for sustainable witchcraft practice. Then we zoom out to leadership and community care, including the “empowered sovereign” archetype and how clear boundaries prevent burnout.

 If this sparked something in you, subscribe, share the episode with a moon-loving friend, and leave us a review so more people can find the show.

Jesamyn's Bio: Priestess, Ritualist, and Oracle, Jesamyn Angelica has practiced Witchcraft and walked the Path of the Moon since her dedication to the Goddess as a Maiden. Now in her Queen Season, she is High Priestess of Sisterhood of the Moon, a matriarchal Goddess Tradition for all located in the San Francisco Bay Area. As Alchemical Guide of The Women’s Mystery School of Magick & Empowerment, she is dedicated to empowering all women through truth-speaking, authenticity, and self-exploration. 

Through the soon-to-be launched Lunaversity, she shares her love of lunar alchemy and moon magick with all who are called to modern moon mysticism.
 
 Jesamyn brings joie de vivre, humor, and wit to all she does, combining these qualities with foundational skills in leadership, communication, and magick cultivated over three decades.
 
 Jesamyn’s first title, “Llewellyn’s Complete Book of the Moon: Lunar Wisdom for Magic, Healing, and Inspiration” was published in December 2025.

Explore her offerings at JesamynAngelica.com. 

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"What is Divination? How does it Work?" | Deborah Blake, Christopher Marmolejo, Jen Sankey28 Jun 202601:04:37

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Hi Everybody, Granddaughter Crow Here. With yet another episode of Belief, Being, & BEYOND! On this show, we love bringing Great People to Great People. Week after week, Jenny C. Bell and I get to showcase Amazing Authors, Authentic Creators, and Dedicated Spiritualists and every once in a while we host a Roundtable Dialogue where we can sit down with these creators. And tonight, is a Roundtable Night.

At our last Roundtable we explored the complex topic of AI or Artificial Intelligence vs the HI or Human Intelligence. How people in the Spiritual and Witchcraft community view AI” in 2026! It was a brilliant dialogue, and We did have an anonymous consensus on “Using AI as a Spiritual Advisor, is NOT the Best idea” 

So, that begs the question, “What are other options to connect with spirit?”

Tonight, We are going to explore the topic of “Divination”! What is it and different tools… and see where the dialogue takes us.  We have an expansive panel for you tonight… So let’s start the show! 

Divination looks mysterious from the outside, but the reality is much more human: it’s what we reach for when we need clarity, perspective, and a path forward. This Roundtable includes experienced readers, authors, and creators to unpack what divination, how it works, and the wander of it all. From tarot and oracle cards to runes, pendulums, charms, bones, moon phases, and pure intuitive hits, we compare tools and the real reasons they help people make sense of their lives.
 
 We also get practical about ritual and process. We talk about opening sacred space, setting ego aside, grounding before and after a session, and more. You’ll hear why asking better questions matters, how consent and dialogue can deepen a reading, and what to do when a card doesn’t make sense right away. If you’ve ever wondered whether you “have to” pull cards every day, or felt guilty when your practice ebbs and flows, we give you permission to build a divination practice that fits your body, your schedule, and your reality.
 
 Finally, we name the quiet truths that newer readers rarely hear: many pros won’t read for themselves when as they might be too close to the outcome. Self-doubt is often the biggest block. Divination is a kind of literacy and a practice of attention, one that gets stronger with time, play, experimentation, and trust. If this conversation helps you, subscribe, share it with a friend who’s curious about tarot and divination, and leave a review so more listeners can find us.

 Roundtable Guests -  

Deborah Blake: www.DeborahBlakeAuthor.com

 Christopher Marmolejo: www.TheRedRead.com

 Jen Sankey: www.stardustwanderertarot.com

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A Neurodivergent Approach to Spiritual Practice | with Jenny C Bell Author Divergent Witchcraft 21 Jun 202600:51:15

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Magick is as dynamic as we are! We’re joined by Jenny C. Bell, author of Divergent Witchcraft, to talk about building an inclusive witchcraft practice for real humans: ADHD minds, autistic learners, highly sensitive people, and anyone who has ever felt “other” in a world built around someone else’s rules.
 
 We unpack why Jenny chose the word “divergent” instead of trying to speak for every form of neurodivergence, and how witches are already deviating from the norm just by claiming the word witch. From there, we go deeper into deconstruction: how Abrahamic religious frameworks, Puritan work ethic, and cultural pressure can teach obedience, shame, and disconnection, and how self-sovereignty becomes a core magical skill.
 
 Then we get practical. Jenny shares meditation options for people who can’t sit still, including walking meditation and “meditative moments” that happen while you craft, doodle, or move. We talk journaling with purpose (especially writing to your future self), speaking spells out loud through breath and vibration, simple summer solstice rituals that celebrate sunshine without pressure, and using music playlists as a powerful ally for manifestation and energy work.
 
 If this resonates, subscribe, share the episode with a friend, and leave us a review so more divergent witches can find their way home.

Here is a Summer Solstice Meditation for you, created by Jenny C Bell 
Connecting with Land Spirits on Summer Solstice: https://youtu.be/QKjNT47pGy8?si=mW16BOaYeoRfzDPe

Bio: 

Jenny C. Bell is the author of Spirit Crystals: Discover Your Crystal Guide for Healing and Empowerment, Divergent Witchcraft: An Inclusive Approach to Making Magic and the Cosmic Creator Oracle deck. She is the founder of the Our Coven online community, host of the Cozy Coven Chats podcast and a practicing witch. For three decades, Jenny has practiced yoga, meditation, read tarot cards and worked with the healing powers of crystals. A Reiki master, meditation teacher and budding herbalist, Jenny uses her years of wisdom to champion others on their witchy journey.

www.jennycbell.com

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Indigenous Wisdom - Healing the Land | Dr. Maceo Carrillo Martinet, Ecologist14 Jun 202600:51:36

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The fastest way to lose the future is to forget the past, what the land already taught our ancestors. Granddaughter Crow sits down with Dr. Maceo Carrillo Martinet, ecologist, educator, and community restoration practitioner, to explore why climate change adaptation is as much about relationship as it is about data. His book Healing the Land Teaches Us Who We Are brings “hard science” into conversation with Indigenous knowledge, history, and cultural resistance, insisting that restoration work has to heal people and place at the same time.

We dig into how cycles and interdependence show up in both ecology and traditional teachings, and why linear “progress” can blind us to solutions that have worked for thousands of years. Dr. Martinet shares a powerful watershed restoration story from a legal water meeting where the default answer is bigger dams and bigger budgets, but the evidence points back to small rock dams placed high in the mountains. Those humble structures can slow runoff, increase infiltration, and bring back grasses, wildlife, and resilience, turning wounded land into a sponge again.

From there, we widen the lens to common lands, biodiversity, and the overlooked history of communal stewardship across the world, including Europe. We also challenge the words we use, unpacking how language can be a companion of empire and how even the word “nature” can carry separation. Along the way, we talk about listening to the land’s soundscape and why the “languages of life” matter if we want real ecological restoration, sustainable futures, and community healing.

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Bio: 

For over 24 years, Dr. Maceo Carrillo Martinet has been co-creating and implementing community-based ecological restoration and education projects across New Mexico and beyond. Helping communities restore land and water has been both his professional and personal passions and obligations since he can remember. His book: “Healing the Land Teaches Us Who We Are”, published by North Atlantic Books, is a culmination of his experiences working in community on projects to restore the land, but also attempts to situate ecological restoration into historical and cultural context in these tumultuous times. He received his doctorate in biology from the University of New Mexico where he focused on ecology, freshwater sciences and environmental education. Presently, he teaches a hands-on course at UNM on watershed and community restoration, and is planning to take students to do this work internationally.

https://maceocm.com/

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Moon Magick & Manifesting with the Moon | Jen Sankey Author07 Jun 202600:49:03

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Manifestation gets sold like a shortcut, but your life doesn’t change on a timer. We sit down with author, tarot reader, and professional witch Jen Sankey to talk about a different approach: manifesting with the moon in a way that’s tangible, repeatable, and built for real humans with full schedules, real emotions, and zero interest in gatekeeping.
We dig into why so many people feel stuck with modern “high vibration” manifesting culture, and why strict moon phase rules online can freeze new witches in place. Jen breaks down how every phase of the lunar cycle has a purpose, so you’re not waiting around for a perfect new moon or second guessing whether the full moon is “only” for releasing. We also explore the difference between tossing a wish into the universe and building momentum through reflection, action, and honest self inquiry.
One of the most helpful takeaways is Jen’s framework of lunar spirit, lunar mind, and lunar body, plus how tarot spreads can help you narrow your intention, spot resistance, and stop manifesting goals you don’t even want. Along the way, we call out red flags in pricey manifestation programs, share practical ways to work with current moon timing, and get a fun peek behind the scenes of tarot deck creation and Jen’s upcoming projects.
If this gives you a new way to work with your intuition, help us keep the show going: subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review.

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Jen Sankey is an author, deck creator, tarot reader, professional witch, and speaker. She blends tarot, lunar magic, and spiritual guidance to create transformative tools. Her works include the award-winning Stardust Wanderer Tarot (Self-Published), Enchanted Forest Felines Tarot (Llewellyn), Manifesting with the Moon: A Lunar Guide to Magic (Llewellyn), Feb 2026 Goblin Whispers Tarot (2028, Llewellyn). Jen shares her knowledge through workshops, events, and online platforms, inspiring others to embrace their intuition and magical potential. You can find her at www.stardustwanderertarot.com

Social Media: 

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 www.facebook.com/stardustwanderertarot
 www.substack.com/jennifer sankey
 www.stardustwanderertarot.com

#moonmagic #witchcraft #moonspells

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“How do Spiritualists and Witches View AI?” | Nikki Wardwell Sleath, Deborah Blake, Mickie Mueller31 May 202601:04:54

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You know we love bringing Great People to Great People. Week after week, Jenny C. Bell and I, Granddaughter Crow, get to showcase Amazing Authors, Authentic Creators, and Dedicated Spiritualists. In such, we get to talk about the BEYOND and all of its Wonder! 

However, sometimes what is BEYOND our human experience can be very complex, and even harmful in some cases! 

In tonight’s episode, we are going to explore the complex topic of AI or Artificial Intelligence vs the HI or Human Intelligence. Not from a “AI helps me get things done fast” nor from a position of the fact that “The AI data centers are detrimental to the mother earth and are stripping basic resources from already stressed environments”. 

Tonight, we are going to go back to the heartbeat of the human race. Self-expression, self-autonomy, and the humans right to breathe! We are joined here by the Artists of our time, the Authors, and Creators: Nikki Wardwell Sleath, Deborah Blake, and Mickie Mueller sit down with Jenny C Bell and Granddaughter Crow to explore the impact of “How people in the Spiritual and Witchcraft community view AI”!

As we explore this broad topic, know that you have the liberty to explore, investigate, and ask questions, and feel all of your feeling and think all of your thoughts. And let’s all continue to educate ourselves. So, let’s explore, In our 1st Roundtable Diaglogue. 

Join the conversation by leaving a comment, text the show, or email us at BeliefBeingBeyond@gmail.com. 

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Roundtable Guests:
Nikki Wardwell Sleath
www.nikkiwardwellsleath.com
IG: @nikki_wardwell_sleath

Deborah Blake: 
www.deborahblakeauthor.com
IG: @deborahblakeauthor & @the_crankycrone

Mickie Mueller: 
www.MickieMueller.com
IG: @mickiemueller & @hihumanbadge
YouTube: @MickieMuellerStudio

#podcast #ai #witchcraft #dialogue #spiritualgrowth 

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How to Become a Ghost | Samantha Corfield Author of Create Your Own Afterlife24 May 202600:53:24

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Samantha is a spiritual counselor, educator, ordained minister, and PhD in theology and world religions, and she brings a rare mix of grounded care and mystic clarity. Her new book, Create Your Own Afterlife: Take Control of Life After Death, asks a bold question: what if the afterlife isn’t just something that happens to you, but something you can prepare for with intention?
 
 We talk about ancestors, the power of grandmothers as guides, and how early spiritual experiences can become a lifelong toolkit for grief support and life transitions. Then we dig into one of the most surprising ideas in the conversation: “ghost training.” Samantha explains why there are plenty of books on contacting spirits, but almost none on how to be a spirit responsibly. We explore how to plan the kinds of signs you might send after death, how different religions view ghosts and afterlife contact, and how thinking this through can deepen your relationships right now.
 
 We also go straight into the heavy stuff: guilt, fear of punishment, and what to do when you need to make amends but the person you hurt has already passed. Samantha shares practical ways to repair, release, and reclaim hope, plus a vision for placing afterlife resources in hospice care and cancer centers where people need them most. If you’ve been searching for afterlife planning, fear of death help, grief healing, or spiritual counseling that doesn’t talk down to you, this one’s for you.
 
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Bio: 

Samantha Corfield is a spiritual counselor, educator, and founder of Spellmaker, a metaphysical business she has operated since 1995. Over the years, she has worked closely with hundreds of individuals navigating uncertainty, grief, spiritual doubt, fear of death, and life transitions.


 Her book, Create Your Own Afterlife, encourages readers to examine mortality with curiosity rather than avoidance. Free from dogma yet respectful of diverse beliefs, the book provides reflective exercises designed to help readers release inherited fears, define their spiritual truth, and craft a meaningful afterlife vision rooted in personal authenticity.
 While completing the final edits of the manuscript, Samantha experienced the sudden loss of her grandson, Preston. In the midst of profound grief, she found herself returning to the very framework she had created. The exercises became grounding tools — helping her reconnect with love, memory, and present-moment awareness.


 That lived experience strengthened her conviction that imagining one’s afterlife can be stabilizing rather than escapist. Samantha’s work blends psychological insight, spiritual imagination, and practical reflection. She believes that facing mortality honestly can reduce anxiety, restore agency, and help people live more fully — and that planning one’s afterlife may be one of the most liberating acts of self-awareness a person can undertake.
 Samantha lives with her husband of 20 years, Matt, and their dog, Rosie. She also makes a mean gumbo.

Connect with Samantha: 

www.createyourownafterlife.com

www.spellmaker.com

https://www.tiktok.com/@samanthacorfield

https://www.instagram.com/samanthacorfield1995/

https://x.com/SCorfield1995

https://www.facebook.com/groups/createyourownafterlife

@scorfield1995.bsky.social

https://samanthacorfield.substack.com/

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Can the Tarot Assist with Decolonization? | with Christopher Marmolejo Author of The Red Tarot17 May 202600:48:55

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Tarot isn’t just a mirror for your personal life. It can also be a language for breaking the spell of colonized thinking.

We sit down with Christopher Marmolejo, author of The Red Tarot, to talk about divination as a “literacy of liberation” and what it looks like to read the cards through a queer, trans, decolonial lens. We get honest about how colonization trains us to treat certain kinds of knowledge as “real” and dismiss spirit, ancestors, ritual, and psychic experience as irrational. We also connect this to the Missing Witches Reparations Fundraiser and why reparations are about repair, not charity.

From there, we make it practical. We explore what “colonized” interpretations can sound like in tarot, especially around gender, relationships, and the pressure to predict one correct future. Christopher reframes the Twos in the minor arcana, showing how the Two of Cups can hold fluid identity and two-spirit resonance, how the Two of Swords can reveal dissociation and silence born from trauma, and how the Two of Pentacles can invite you to learn by experience instead of following a rigid map.

We close with a grounding reminder: we don’t know what we don’t know, and staying curious keeps the spirit from getting exhausted. If this conversation helps you spot a blind spot or name a block, share it with a friend, subscribe, and leave a review so more listeners can find Belief Being and Beyond.

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Ancient Deities for the Modern Witch | Deborah Blake, The Everyday Witch Author10 May 202600:49:15

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A Deity can feel like a doorway, but most people get stuck on the threshold. How do you know who to approach, what to offer, and whether you’re crossing a line culturally or spiritually? We sit down with prolific modern witchcraft author Deborah Blake to talk about The Everyday Witch Book of Deities and what it looks like to build a real relationship with ancient Deities in a modern life that’s busy, noisy, and not designed for quiet spiritual practice. 

We get honest about research, too. A lot of witches grew up reading the same small stack of classic books, and research wasn’t what it is now with the internet. Deborah shares what changed when she dug deeper, and what still matters even when the history is messy. 

Then we go into the questions people are often afraid to ask out loud: cultural appropriation in witchcraft, how to stay respectful when a deity isn’t “from your culture,” and why there’s no neat rulebook that covers every spiritual call. We also make room for gender-expansive and LGBTQ+ seekers, including deities that don’t fit a strict god or goddess box, and why Hecate and other darker, protective powers can feel especially relevant right now. 

If you’ve been waiting for permission to practice in a way that’s sincere, grounded, and actually sustainable, hit play. Then subscribe, share this with a witchy friend, and leave a review with the deity or theme you want us to explore next.

Bio: 

Deborah Blake is the author of nineteen books on modern Witchcraft, including The Eclectic Witch’s Book of Shadows, A Year and a Day of Everyday Magic, and the Everyday Witch’s Book of Deities, as well as the acclaimed Everyday Witch Tarot and Oracle and Everyday Witch’s Familiars Oracle decks. She has also written three paranormal romance and urban fantasy series, and as well as a cozy mystery series about a run-down pet rescue. Deborah lives in a 130 year old farmhouse in upstate New York with numerous cats who supervise all her activities, both magical and mundane.

http://deborahblakeauthor.com

IG: @deborahblakeauthor & @the_crankycrone

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What is a Witch? | Raechel Henderson Author of A Witch Is: 13 Keys to Witchcraft03 May 202600:50:37

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You can tell a lot about a person by how they define “a witch,” and Rachel Henderson refuses to define it for you. Raechel is a pagan and a witch who writes at the intersection of magic and creativity, and her latest book, A Witch Is: 13 Keys to Witchcraft, is built to help you claim your practice without falling into someone else’s rules. We start with her path from a Baptist upbringing shaped by conformity to an eclectic witchcraft practice that values individuality, community, and lived ethics.

From there we get practical. We talk about why kindness is not the same as niceness, why boundaries can be an act of care, and how protection magic fits into an ethical framework. Raechel explains how she approaches guardrails in spellwork without fear-based dogma, and we dig into what new witches often ask for most: permission, structure, and reassurance that they are not “doing it wrong.”

We also go straight at the commodification of witchcraft. If social media altars make you feel broke or behind, you’ll love this part: thrifted tools, dollar store candles, found objects, and even your pantry can support real spellwork. Raechel shares a smart modern protection tip too, including how to ward your router, plus a clear explanation of sigils for anyone who wants simple, low-cost magic that actually sticks. We close with our favorite question about what lies beyond, and Raechel’s view of energy transforming into new forms.

If you enjoy the conversation, subscribe, share it with a witchy friend, and leave a review so more listeners can find us.

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How to Make Cozy Healing Drinks | Rhonda Kuykendall-Jabari author of Burn And Brew Rituals26 Apr 202600:57:22

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Your coffee can be more than caffeine. It can be a steady, repeatable way to calm your nervous system, ground your energy, and remind you that you belong to yourself. We sit down with Reiki master teacher, ritualist, and Wellness Uprising founder Rhonda Kuykendall-Jabari to talk about her new book Burn And Brew Rituals and the real life spirituality behind incense blends and cozy healing drinks. 

We get personal about where ritual actually starts: family, memory, and the small routines that raised us. Rhonda shares how her mother’s dresser became an unspoken altar, complete with music, scent, touch, and that ever present cup of coffee. From there we break down what makes a ritual a ritual, why intention matters more than fancy tools, and how you can work with what you already have, even if you live in a small space or can’t burn smoke. 

We also go deeper into ancestral connection and boundaries, especially for anyone who worries their ancestors might not approve of spiritual practices. Rhonda offers a clear approach: invite the supportive ones forward, set parameters, and listen in meditation. Along the way we talk moon phase meditations, food as energetic support, inclusive holiday rituals, and how Reiki and chakra healing quietly weave through everything she creates. 

If you want practical self care, accessible spiritual practice, and grounded energy work you can do today, this conversation is for you. Subscribe for more, share this with a friend who needs a softer morning, and leave a review telling us what daily routine you’re ready to turn into ritual.

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Hózhǫ́ – A Navajo Nation Medicine Woman’s Self-Reclamation | Granddaughter Crow asks, "Am I Enough?"19 Apr 202601:07:09

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A single Navajo word becomes a full roadmap for modern life. Jenny C Bell takes over the mic to interview Dr. Joy Gray (Granddaughter Crow) about her upcoming book, Hózhǫ́, and what harmony and balance look like when you’re living through noise, change, and real pressure. We get practical fast: how to pronounce “Hózhǫ́,” why language matters, and why Granddaughter Crow built the book as an interactive guide with exercises and journal prompts you can actually use.
 
 From there, we dig into her most grounding framework, the four bodies of existence: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. Granddaughter Crow explains why each “body” needs care, nourishment, rest, and growth, and why spiritual development can ripple into your nervous system and even your health. We also talk about spiritual maturity, the moment the early-stage magic fades, and what it means when spirit stops tying your shoes and asks you to stand on your own.
 
 The conversation doesn’t dodge the hard truth. Granddaughter Crow shares the personal cost of writing raw ancestral stories, reflects on Indigenous identity from the 1970s to today, and names the legacy of boarding schools and cultural erasure. We also explore internal narratives through archetypes and astrology as tools for self-reflection, plus how generational forces shape who we become. If you want a small practice to start today, Granddaughter Crow offers one you can do in minutes outside your door.
 
 If this resonates, subscribe for more conversations that blend Indigenous wisdom, embodied spirituality, and real-life tools, then share the episode and leave a review so more listeners can find it.

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Audiobook - Hózhǫ́ | Granddaughter Crow Author & Narrator (Sample Clip)16 Apr 202600:04:52

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The world is loud about who you “should” be, and it can slowly train you to think, feel, and even believe on command until your own life no longer feels like yours. We slow all of that down and turn inward, following a medicine woman and shamanic perspective on what it means to find balance and harmony within yourself so your life can change from the inside out. If you’ve been craving a more purposeful life that actually fits, this is a grounded place to start. 

We explore the idea of internal counsel: the built-in set of advisors you were born with. Not just the intellect of the brain, but also the wisdom of the physical body and gut intuition, the intelligence of the heart and emotions, and the guidance of the soul and spirit. Using the four bodies of existence as a simple map, we talk about how to hear yourself more clearly and how to make decisions that feel aligned across mind, body, heart, and spirit. These themes connect directly to self knowledge, self empowerment, and self actualization, not as buzzwords but as lived practice. 

We also spend time with Hózhǫ́, a Navajo concept described as a way of being: walking in balance with yourself and, in turn, walking in harmony with the world around you. The conversation lands on a powerful truth many of us recognize: living by other people’s rules can look “right” from the outside while feeling wrong on the inside. The answer is not perfection, it is authenticity and the courage to return to yourself. 

If this resonates, subscribe for more conversations on inner guidance, mindfulness, and authentic living, share this with a friend who feels off course, and leave a review so more people can find the show. What part of your inner counsel do you want to listen to first?

Available wherever you get your audiobooks. 

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What are Magic Powders and How to Work with Them | Charity L Bedell, Author of Powerful Powders12 Apr 202600:45:24

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A pinch of powder can be a full spell if you know what you are doing. We sit down with returning guest Charity L. Bedell to get practical about Powerful Powders and why magical powders remain one of the most versatile tools in spellcraft, hoodoo, conjure, and Southern folk magic. From dressing candles to building container spells, from dusting a threshold to laying a “path” that activates when people walk over it, powders turn intention into action in a way that is simple, portable, and surprisingly powerful. 

We also go deeper than recipes. Charity breaks down how correspondences actually form by studying the whole life of a plant: medicinal uses, where it grows, what it pairs with, and what it resists. Then we look at folklore and myth as another layer of meaning, and we talk about UPG (unverified personal gnosis) and why your lived relationship with an herb, crystal, or ingredient can outperform a list from a book. If you have ever wondered how to adapt traditional formulas like hot foot powder or black salt without losing the point of the work, this conversation gives you a clear method. 

Finally, we keep it grounded in everyday magic: shower and bath techniques using essential oils, directional washing for drawing in vs clearing out, and kid-friendly options like wish powders that let beginners learn without flames or complicated tools. We also cover responsible practice and safety, including why you should separate tools for edible powders versus non-ingestible blends. If you want accessible witchcraft that works in real life, start here. 

Subscribe for more conversations like this, share this episode with a friend who loves practical magic, and leave a review with your favorite powder or daily ritual takeaway.

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Bio: I am a witchcraft and nature spirituality author who has been published by Union & Square (Formerly Sterling Ethos) and Llewellyn. My first book The Good Witches Guide: A Modern day Wiccapedia of Magickal Ingredients & Spells focused on the connections between medicine and magic. My other two books Container Magic and Divine Dirt, focus on the connections between folk magic and the spirits of the land. My newest release is Powerful Powders! 

Thank you for supporting Belief, Being, & BEYOND! Your generosity helps sustain a woman-owned small business and an independent podcast dedicated to bringing authentic voices and meaningful conversations into the world. As a Navajo woman, I’m honored to share my perspective and create space for deeper connection, curiosity, and exploration. Your support truly makes a difference. ❤️ 

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Defining Shadow Without Fear | Rev. Stefani Michelle Author 05 Apr 202600:49:43

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If shadow work makes you think of something evil, you’ve been sold a story that keeps you small. We sit down with Reverend Stefani Michelle, an interfaith minister with deep metaphysical roots, and talk about shadow work the way it actually works as a natural part of being human, the “hidden” parts of us that still steer our choices until we bring them into the light with compassion and honesty.

We compare perspectives from shamanism and interfaith spirituality and keep finding the same truth underneath the vocabulary. Light creates shadow. What we refuse to look at doesn’t disappear, it gets louder. We also widen the lens into collective shadow work, naming how division and distraction can be engineered, and why community is the simplest form of protection. When we stop shaming ourselves, we stop hiding. When we stop hiding, we can connect again, neighbor to neighbor, heart to heart.

Then we go right into the modern tension point: AI and authenticity. As synthetic content rises, people’s “bullshit detector” gets sharper, which means real presence matters more than ever. We talk about how shadow integration makes you more trustworthy, more grounded, and harder to manipulate. You’ll also hear what we’re building next, including Stefani’s Phoenix healing events blending yoga, Reiki, and breathwork, plus Granddaughter Crow’s upcoming shamanism-focused classes and books.

Subscribe, share this with a friend who’s ready to do the work, and leave a review so more people can find these conversations.

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Rev. Stefani Michelle has been an intuitive healer her whole life studying metaphysics and energy with her mother since the 80's. She enjoyed a career in education and obtained degrees in communications, sociology, and leadership. 

She also became a Reiki Master and Interfaith Minister in '96. Recently she became a yoga teacher and retired from traditional education to become a healer and coach.

@PrimalHeartHealing on all socials

www primalhearthealing.com

Thank you for supporting Belief, Being, & BEYOND! Your generosity helps sustain a woman-owned small business and an independent podcast dedicated to bringing authentic voices and meaningful conversations into the world. As a Navajo woman, I’m honored to share my perspective and create space for deeper connection, curiosity, and exploration. Your support truly makes a difference. ❤️ 

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What are Flower Essences? | Lindsay Fauntleroy Founder of Spirit Seed Institute02 Mar 202600:57:44

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The ground keeps shifting, but our roots don’t have to. We sit down with healer, acupuncturist, and author Lindsay Fauntleroy to explore how flower essences, Ifa (the wisdom of nature), and the five elements can restore clarity when life speeds past the heart’s capacity to process. This isn’t theory from the sidelines. Lindsay shares a lived journey from health crisis to soul medicine, revealing how nature’s consciousness can change our minds, our choices, and our communities.
 
 We unpack the psychology of the elements—water’s descent into fear and destiny, wood’s direction, fire’s connection, earth’s steadiness, metal’s meaning—and show how these archetypes map cleanly onto everyday emotions and energy. From there, we demystify flower essences as vibrational remedies that carry a plant’s point of view, helping us move from reactivity to presence. If you’ve ever felt watched over by the more-than-human world, you’ll love our dive into animism, where the river has agency and the hawk notices you first.
 
 Decolonizing wellness becomes practical—choosing community over content, conversation over consumption, and inhabiting rather than owning the Earth. Lindsay also spotlights her Spirit Seed community and a new class on building plant allies and deepening earth-based spirituality with journal prompts and embodied practice. And when we ask for a medicine for right now, Angelica steps forward—an essence for ancestral connection and sensitive guidance through noisy times.
 
 If you’re craving grounded spirituality, ancestral wisdom, five-element psychology, and plant-based consciousness work you can actually live by, press play. Then share this conversation with someone who needs permission to slow down, listen, and remember why they came. Subscribe, leave a review, and tell us which element or plant ally is calling you today.

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Lindsay Fauntleroy Lac

Lindsay’s approach to soul medicine is grounded in over 15 years of mental health clinical practice as a licensed acupuncturist, her sacred study with elders of the Ifa tradition, and her commitment to community wellness. She is a fierce advocate for reclaiming ancestral knowledge systems as tools for personal evolution and collective liberation.

Lindsay’s current doctoral research explores the use Flower Essence Therapy as a decolonial approach to psychotherapy. One of her greatest joys is supervising advanced students in the Spirit Seed clinical residency, as emerging practitioners bring earth medicine to diverse communities around the world. 

www.thespiritseed.org

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Magical Forest | Dr. Mark Langenfeld is the author of Wisdom from the Woods24 Jan 202600:50:03

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What if the forest could translate psychology into plain language you can feel in your body? We sit down with clinical psychologist and author Mark Langenfeld to unpack Wisdom from the Woods, a pocket-sized devotional designed to guide a year of growth through practical nature metaphors, guided imagery, and mindful practice. From juggling as whole-brain therapy for dyslexia to moonlit walks that dissolve labels, Mark shows how storm clouds, willow trunks, and flower buds can teach forgiveness, patience, and grounded resilience without a single clinical buzzword.

We explore how to balance two modes of attention—hawk vision for planning and owl focus for execution—so you anticipate challenges without getting blindsided or burned out. Mark’s story of an owl’s tragic tunnel vision becomes a memorable reminder to shift perspective on purpose. He also opens the book’s structure: 52 stand-alone chapters with a subject index that lets you jump straight to anxiety, assertiveness, habit change, mindfulness, relationships, or visualization. Each chapter offers clear imagery, accessible exercises, and the kind of field-ready wisdom you can carry on a hike and apply the same day.

Beyond ideas, the conversation lands in service. Mark donates 100% of his author royalties to student nutrition at Northwood Technical College because learning starts with a full stomach. That choice fits the book’s ethos: wisdom should feed people. If you’re craving mental health tools that are practical, poetic, and portable, this episode will give you strategies you can try on your next walk—breathe like a storm that passes, stand like a willow that bends, and remove the old thorns that still catch on your sleeve.

If this resonates, follow the show, share it with a friend, and leave a review to help more listeners find these nature-driven tools for clarity, focus, and well-being.

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Mark Langenfeld is the author of Wisdom from the Woods, published by Llewellyn Worldwide. He holds a doctorate in clinical psychology from Alliant International University in Fresno, CA. He teaches psychology and sociology at Northwood Technical College in Superior, WI. Before teaching, he worked as a therapist for several years. Additionally, he presents workshops at conferences on various topics dealing with improving psychological well-being. His hobbies include juggling, hiking, gardening, meditation, rock collecting, fishing, and doing random acts of kindness.

My book, Wisdom from the Woods, is the culmination of a lifetime of observations, writing, and reflection on the natural world. The stories in my book are very relatable to the average person.

100% of the author's royalties are donated to the students' Nutrition Assistance Program through the Northwood Technical College Foundation. 

Facebook: @MarkLanenfeld 

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A Personal Journey a Spiritual Path | Ahaleaiah author of Lessons From Above 09 Jan 202600:45:51

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What if your hardest seasons were not punishments, but precise lessons nudging you toward a truer life? We sit down with Ahaleaiah (Tracy Nichols)—acupuncturist, herbalist, and spiritual teacher—to explore the Akashic Records, past-life memory, and the surprising freedom that comes from releasing regret. Guided for decades by the ascended master Ashlem through the late Reverend Bob Copeland’s trance sessions, Ahaleaiah shares how specific readings validated private moments she never told anyone, then mapped the patterns she needed to transform.
 
 We unpack how karma functions more like energetic momentum than doom, why patterns repeat until we learn, and how unconditional love begins with fierce self respect. Ahaleaiah’s new book, Lessons from Above, is part memoir, part field guide: a candid account of real mistakes, complicated relationships, and the step-by-step work of integrating spiritual insight into daily life. No lofty jargon—just grounded practices you can use today, from meditation and intuitive channeling to sound healing, crystals, and esoteric acupuncture. The goal isn’t to tell you what to do; it’s to help you hear your own soul clearly enough to choose.
 
 You’ll hear vivid stories of past-life resonance that illuminate present-day purpose, a reframe of oneness that cuts through the illusion of separation, and a compassionate stance she calls impersonal love—respecting every person as a spark of the divine, even when they challenge you. If you’ve felt stuck in cycles of self blame, if deja vu trails your relationships, or if you’re simply ready to see your story with kinder eyes, this conversation offers practical light for the path.
 
 Join us, then share your biggest takeaway. If the episode moves you, subscribe, leave a review, and pass it to a friend who needs a gentler way forward.

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Bio:
Ahaleaiah (Tracey Nicholls) is an acupuncturist, herbalist, and spiritual teacher who bridges holistic healing with divine wisdom. As founder of Pueblo Holistic Wellness Center and Spirit Healings, she integrates ancient medicine, energy work, and metaphysical guidance to help others awaken their inner truth. Guided by the wisdom of the Akashic Records and the presence of ascended masters, her mission is to bring higher awareness and healing to all who seek it.
ahaleaiah.com  
IG & FB: @Ahaleaiah 

Thank you for supporting Belief, Being, & BEYOND! Your generosity helps sustain a woman-owned small business and an independent podcast dedicated to bringing authentic voices and meaningful conversations into the world. As a Navajo woman, I’m honored to share my perspective and create space for deeper connection, curiosity, and exploration. Your support truly makes a difference. ❤️ 

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2026 Astrology Overview | Narayana Montúfar Author & Senior Astrologer 28 Dec 202500:54:42

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Change can feel chaotic until you have language for it. We sit down with astrologer and author Narayana Montúfar  to decode 2026 as a year that anchors a wider shift that started in 2020—out of heavy earth patterns and into an era defined by air and fire: ideas, networks, learning, and bold beginnings. Instead of fortune-telling, we focus on practical astrology you can use, the kind that grounds you in timing, choice, and embodied ritual.
 
 We start with the Moon—your inner wiring for safety, sleep, nourishment, and love—and why knowing your Moon sign can transform how you care for yourself. Then we reframe Saturn. Forget the fear: Saturn is the great builder, showing up in seven-year checkpoints and the famed Saturn return to help you craft the life that lasts. Nadiana’s “Written in Your Stars” maps cycles for Saturn, Jupiter, Venus, and beyond, and her free calculator pinpoints peaks and endings so you can plan with precision. We also explore her celestial art—birth chart paintings that turn your placements into color and motion—and her Luminous Year 2026, a living calendar with rituals, meditations, mantras, and journal prompts that keep astrology in your body, not just on your feed.
 
 The key is elemental alignment. Ask how you relate to air (mind, language, learning) and fire (will, initiation, spirit). If your brain feels passive, learn something new. If your fire is low, move and create; if it’s too hot, pace it with reflection. Two simple tools guide the year: find the house Aquarius rules in your chart to see where power returns, and treat Mercury retrogrades in water as emotional rewrites rather than glitches.
 
 If you’re ready to swap anxiety for agency, this conversation gives you the map and the mindset. Listen, share with a friend who needs a compass for 2026, and subscribe so you don’t miss what’s next. If this episode helped, leave a quick review—it helps more seekers find their timing.

Bio: 

Narayana Montúfar is a writer, astrologer, Akashic Records practitioner, visual artist, and the author of Moon Signs: Unlock Your Inner Luminary Power & Written in Your Stars: Use Your Saturn Return, Pluto Square, and Other Planetary Cycles to Become Your Best Self. Narayana thrives on maintaining a sacred and intimate connection with the sky through her writing, private readings, and abstract painting. She believes the power of the universe is best harnessed when we try to access it within ourselves. Narayana was featured as one of Vogue’s 13 Astrologers to Follow in 2021 and one of Medium.com’s Authority Magazine 2020’s Strong Female Leaders. She was also chosen as one of Destig Magazine’s Top Artists to Collect in 2020 and has appeared in numerous podcasts.
 
 Between 2011 & 2023, Narayana was the Senior Astrologer for Astrology.com & Horoscope.com. She now serves as the in-house astrologer for House of Intuition and currently writes for Forever Conscious and Parade. You can also find her writing and astrological insights in Vogue, Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Well+Good, Refinery29, Women’s Health, PopSugar, Bustle, Brit+Co, The Zoe Report, and more.

 

Website: www.naramon.com
 Readings: https://www.naramon.com/astrology-readings
 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/narayanamontufar/
 Threads: https://www.threads.com/@narayanamontufar
 Weekly Newsletter: https://www.naramon.com/join-newsletter 

Thank you for supporting Belief, Being, & BEYOND! Your generosity helps sustain a woman-owned small business and an independent podcast dedicated to bringing authentic voices and meaningful conversations into the world. As a Navajo woman, I’m honored to share my perspective and create space for deeper connection, curiosity, and exploration. Your support truly makes a difference. ❤️ 

Did you know that you can join Our Coven Community? Surround yourself with other like-minded individuals hosted by Jenny C Bell. Visit JennyCBell.com Also, You, yes… you can sit down for a one-on-one with Granddaughter Crow. On sale prices are as low as $50 for a 30min shamanic and animistic insight from The Wisdom of the Natural World. Visit GranddaughterCrow.com 

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Professional Life Change - From Media To Magic | Amy Miranda Author of Remembering What We’ve Forgotten21 Dec 202501:06:35

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A producer’s eye. A witch’s ear. A survivor’s will. That’s the energy Amy Miranda brings as we trace how she left award-winning media work, named her deepest wounds, and built a living map back to wonder. The conversation centers on her book What We’ve Forgotten, a richly illustrated, interdimensional guide that turns big spiritual ideas into rooms you can actually visit: an Inner Sanctum without gatekeepers, a Library that grounds Hermetic principles, elements, and the clairs, and protective halls that honor timing, truth, and consent.

We talk about how power gets counterfeited by the “uninvited”—patriarchy, colonialism, and extractive capitalism—and what it takes to reclaim the real thing. Amy shares how a soul retrieval reframed her identity as a creator, not a controller, and how lineage work across Filipino, Chinese, Taíno, and Scottish roots helped her name what was stolen and remember what endures. If you’ve ever felt like you “won” the system and still lost yourself, this story offers a different prize: integrity, clarity, and a practical way home.

To demystify the mystical, Amy uses a tech-native analogy: ordinary reality is the front end; non-ordinary reality is the admin panel. Change the backend, shift the experience. That’s how she teaches manifestation, discernment, and iterative healing—debugs, timing, and trust. We also explore choosing love over fear with fierce compassion, why community is a spiritual technology, and how to build a boat together before leaving a sinking ship.

Come for the star at the book’s heart (Sirius), stay for the keys, and leave with language, tools, and courage. If you’re ready to remember who you are and find the others, this one’s for you. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs it, and leave a review to help more seekers find their map.

Amy is a witch, medium, and Spiritualist who demystifies the mystical. Before being called to service in healing work, Amy spent over twenty years working in media as a globally awarded executive producer and creative. A few years into the launch of her creative company, Lunch, Amy began to follow her personal breadcrumbs and examine her own ten-thousand-foot view. In working through her own healing journey, she finally named her trauma and transmuted poison to medicine in pursuit of justice and change. Amy likes to say it ran in the family until it ran into her.

Her unique background brings a fresh and wonder-filled perspective by shining a new light on the old ways and bringing a new lens and creative perspective to our collective connectedness. Amy conducts creative healing workshops and ceremonies with clients around the world to help remind them how to reclaim their magic and authentic power.

Public Enemy's Chuck D describes her as "relentless" and Sandra Ingerman calls her "a leader for these times."

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What is Hoodoo and/or Rootwork? | Mawiyah Kai EL-Jamah Bomani and Sherry Shone “That Hoodoo Lady”30 Nov 202500:54:07

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A sacred circle, a living fire, and voices that won’t shrink to fit the frame. We brought together Mawiyah Kai EL-Jamah Bomani and Sherry Shone “That Hoodoo Lady” to talk about hoodoo as it’s actually lived: messy, embodied, ancestor-led, and unapologetically focused on liberation. The truth about where this work comes from, who it’s for, and why it’s still necessary.
 
 We dig into permission and boundaries with care. Everyone can read to learn history and context; reading becomes a bridge to respect and accountability. Practice, though, is not a marketplace. Hoodoo is born from survival and community defense, not from trends. We unpack how to move from ally to accomplice, how to challenge token panels and soft appropriation, and how to listen to the people who carry the line. Along the way, we explore “reverse engineering” sacred language—reclaiming scripture and spells so they serve freedom, not obedience.
 
 You’ll hear practical, grounded magic you can start today. Begin with a glass of water and your honest words; bless it, pour it to the earth, and let the work travel where it’s needed. Pair that with a mirror ritual that names you as a beautiful ancestor, shifting self-talk from scarcity to sovereignty. We connect these practices to therapy, book lists, and community study, because emotional maturity is part of the craft. If your ritual can’t hold grief, racism, and daily safety, it isn’t practice—it’s décor.
 
 Come sit with us. Learn from the women doing the work before writing the books. If this conversation moved you, subscribe, share it with someone who needs strength today, and leave a review to help others find these teachings. Your words matter—speak them. Your water matters—bless it. Your life matters—live it out loud.

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Bio:
Mawiyah Kai EL-Jamah Bomani, a native of New Orleans, is a distinguished writer and spirit woman. Her work has been featured in notable publications like The Crab Orchard Review, Dark Eros, Essence Magazine, and Chicken Bones: A Literary Journal. She is the author of several plays, including Crows Feet, Bourbon, and Men of the AmonRa Society, and co-writer/director of Brown Blood Black Womb. She received the Southern Black Theatre Festival’s 2012-2013 Playwright of the Year award for her play, Spring Chickens.

In 2008, Mawiyah earned her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of New Orleans. Beyond her writing, she is a respected educator, an 8th Generation Witch, and a Priestess of OYA in the Yoruba spiritual system, addressed as Iyanifa Faniyi Aboyade Omobola Bomani. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Oya N'Soro, an e-zine dedicated to culture and Afrikan Traditional Spirituality.

Mawiyah currently resides in Louisiana, where she conducts Orisa rituals, spiritual consultations, workshops, and divinations. She is working on two new projects: a middle-grade series, The Cool Beans Ghost Hunter Society, which features special needs superheroes, and Dead Man Stew, a poetry collection inspired by Tarot. Mawiyah is also the host of the podcast FishHeadsinRedGravy, which celebrates marginalized people in the esoteric and occult world. She is a recipient of the Critical Mass 8 Literary Award and the KAT Artist Residency. Mawiyah is the author of two books published by Llewellyn Worldwide: Conjuring the Calabash: Empowering Women with Hoodoo Spells and Magick and Hoodoo Saints and Root Warriors: Stories and Magick for Liberation.
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A Nigerian Woman's Journey with Spirituality | Perspective with Viv23 Nov 202501:04:15

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What if your hardest times were invitations to remember who you really are? We sit down with Viv, a Nigerian-based creative, tarot reader, and host of “Perspective with Viv,” to explore how intuition, shadow work, and art can turn displacement into belonging. Raised in a devout Muslim family, Viv built a powerful prayer life before a spark around “vibration and frequency” opened a wider field: dream-led tarot, effortless astrology, and creativity as a channel for healing. Her origin story as an artist carries a cinematic twist—an intuitive push to post her composite photography series placing Nigerian street life in Western backdrops sparked viral attention and major media features. The images reveal more than technical skill: they bridge cultures while honoring roots, showing how identity can be both grounded and expansive.
 
 We dig into the tension between organized religion and spirituality, and why going “beyond the box” matters when the work is to face the shadow and choose love over performance. Viv shares candidly about depression during her England years and how it transmuted into poetry, film, and photography. She breaks down the pivotal moment creativity dulled—when art shifted from soul-first to audience-first—and how she reclaimed voice through tarot, podcasting, and daily acts of remembering. Returning to Nigeria brought another test: would she lose her magic to conformity or anchor her home frequency? The answer arrives in synchronicities, aligned relationships, and a layered creative life that feels mundane and magical all at once.
 
 You’ll hear practical guidance to find your frequency: revisit what you loved as a child, engage what lights you up right now, and keep a creative outlet close while you do the necessary shadow work. Viv closes with a collective tarot reading on justice, mindset shifts, and welcoming abundance without self-sabotage. If you’re navigating identity, faith, or creativity, this conversation offers an honest map back to self.
 
 If this resonated, follow the show, share it with a friend, and leave a quick review to help others find these stories. Your support helps more people remember who they are.

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Viv is a dynamic podcast host, intuitive guide, and Tarot performer, celebrated for her captivating energy and soothing voice. On her podcast, Perspective with Viv, she delves into self-growth, shadow work, and personal transformation, while shining a celebrating the beauty of art, film, and creativity. Viv also offers insightful tarot and astrology readings and brings her magnetic presence to live events with unforgettable performances. Outside of that I’m a creative who doesn’t fit into a box. I’m also Nigerian and I’m based in Lagos, Nigeria.

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Healing Trauma with Yogo, EMDR, and Shadow Work | Jacqueline Jackson author of Holistic Trauma Healing16 Nov 202500:50:47

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Ever wish healing felt less like reliving pain and more like coming home to your body? We sit down with writer, yoga therapeutics teacher, and group facilitator Jacqueline Jackson to explore how somatic practices, EMDR-inspired tools, and gentle shadow work help calm the amygdala, restore choice, and make safety feel real again. Jackie’s path runs through journalism, caregiving, cancer survivorship, and decades of yoga teaching, and she brings that lived credibility to a practical “healing menu” anyone can use.

We unpack the science in plain English: what happens when the fire alarm in your brain won’t shut off, why the prefrontal cortex goes offline, and how bilateral stimulation can help the hippocampus file distress into the past. Then we get hands-on with simple, portable tools—orientation, belly breathing, and the butterfly hug—that you can try in a few minutes without dredging up old stories. Along the way, we connect ancient wisdom and modern research: mudras that mirror EMDR’s left-right rhythm, the yoga idea that issues live in the tissues, and the heart center’s reminder that we are unbroken at our core.

Community plays a starring role. From music therapy in clinical settings to singing in a choir to reopen the throat after illness, we show how rhythm and voice move what words can’t. Jackie also introduces the Other Parents Like Me network, a compassionate space for caregivers practicing boundaries, gratitude, and evidence-based communication. The big payoff? Not a new self, but the remembered self—lighter, clearer, and more resourced. If you’ve been wary of the word “trauma,” consider this your permission slip to start with safety, agency, and small daily practices.

If this conversation helps, share it with someone who needs a gentler path, subscribe for more grounded tools, and leave a review to tell us which practice you’ll try first.

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Jacqueline Jackson is a writer, yoga practitioner, and group facilitator with the Other Parents Like Me network. As an experienced, registered yoga teacher, Jackie completed a year-long comprehensive yoga therapy certification and a trauma-informed yoga certification. She is also certified in Somatic-EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Retraining) and trained in the Invitation To Change approach from the Center for Motivational Change. Jackie is a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists and is the author of Holistic Trauma Healing: Strategies to Integrate the Body, Mind, and Spirit and Urge Overkill: A Story of Breaking Free.

 

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What is a Hagstone? What are Witching Stones? | Nicholas Pearson Author & Crystal Expert09 Nov 202500:48:34

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Imagine picking up a beach pebble and realizing it’s not “just a rock,” but a potential ally with history, voice, and agency. That’s the journey we take with author and crystal expert Nicholas Pearson, who brings together geology, folklore, and practical magic to transform how we see stones—from glittering quartz and moonstone to the humble salt on our table. We move beyond buzzwords and trends into clear definitions and meaningful practice: what makes a crystal a mineral, when a rock is more than the sum of its parts, and why understanding structure actually deepens the mystery.

Nicholas shares a refreshing reframing of “precious,” rooted in medieval lapidaries where a stone’s value came from its virtue—its ability to influence protection, healing, or weather—rather than scarcity. That animistic thread runs through tales reaching back to hominid-era quartz offerings and into modern craft you can try today. We unpack the witching stone concept with a standout tour of the hagstone: how erosive forces and even mollusks pierce stone, why hag and hedge share a boundary-born origin, and how a simple hole becomes a literal lens for threshold work, dream protection, and divination.

What makes this conversation so useful is its accessibility. You don’t need to be a witch, pagan, or druid to participate. Nicholas offers archetypal roles instead of prescriptions, so any tradition can adapt the work. We also explore georegional magic—finding power in local stones like flint, chalk, granite, and fossils—supporting ethical practice while deepening a relationship with place. If you’ve ever felt awe at moonstone’s glow, this talk helps you keep that wonder while learning the science that holds it. If you’ve ever doubted that a garden pebble could be magical, you’ll leave with tools to prove yourself wrong.

Ready to blend science with spellcraft and build a practice grounded in both? Listen, subscribe, and share with someone who loves rocks as much as you do. If this episode sparked ideas, leave a review and tell us which stone is calling your name.

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What is Día de Muertos | Laura González26 Oct 202501:06:01

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What if death isn’t an ending, but a return to rest—and a reason to feed ancestors with flowers, fruit, and favorite foods? We invite Reverend Laura González to guide us through the deeper roots of Día de Muertos, far beyond costumes and candy. Laura opens the door to a pre‑colonial worldview where time moves in cycles, not lines: the blooming of flowers, the falling of fruit, and the seeds we leave for those who come after us. We unpack Mictlan as a place of dreaming rather than dread, and why skulls symbolize transformation, not horror.

Together we trace how colonization compressed forty days of indigenous honoring into two Catholic feast days, and what survived that shift: offerings, story, and communal care. Laura walks us through building a meaningful ofrenda—marigolds, fruit, coffee, chips, toys, and the exact foods your people loved—explaining why taste is memory’s shortcut. We talk about what to leave off the altar, how to avoid appropriation, and where to buy papel picado, sugar skulls, and clay figures directly from artisans who keep the craft alive. If your grief feels unfinished, this practice can become a yearly way to tell the stories, say the names, and let love do its work.

We also share Laura’s ongoing work: decolonizing goddess teachings, on‑demand classes, and a forthcoming series on the Tonalpohualli day signs. Come for the history, stay for the healing, and leave with a clear, respectful way to honor your dead and nourish the living. If this conversation moved you, subscribe, share it with someone who needs it, and leave a review so others can find the show.

Bio: Rev. Laura González is an Ixtlamatketl, Pagan Priestess, Spiritual and Community Healer, writer, podcaster, social justice and religious freedom activist, Priestess of the Goddess, and Minister of Circle Sanctuary. Learn more at bluewitch.org.

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What is The Wild Hunt | Jamie Waggoner Author of Hades: Myths and Magic19 Oct 202500:50:39

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Death isn't something to fear but rather a natural state of being. This profound insight from Jamie Waggoner, pagan priestess (PriestX) and author of "Hades: Myths and Magic and Modern Devotion," sets the tone for a conversation that transforms how we understand the autumn season and the mysteries beyond ordinary perception.
 
 As leaves fall and darkness claims more of each day, many spiritual practitioners feel the boundaries between worlds growing more permeable. But what if the "veil" isn't actually thinning? What if our awareness is simply expanding? Jamie suggests the unseen realms exist parallel to ours all the time—it's our willingness to perceive them that changes during this potent season.
 
 From her perspective as a hard polytheist who believes all gods are distinct entities with their own agendas, Jamie shares practical approaches to connecting with deities and ancestors. She describes her household tradition of setting a feast for Hades and Persephone at the autumnal equinox, complete with offerings buried in the earth and milk bones for Cerberus! We learn about the Wild Hunt led by Welsh deity Gwyn ap Nudd, who rides at Samhain gathering souls—and whose hounds create the curious phenomenon where the further away they sound, the closer they actually are.
 
 Jamie dispels common misconceptions about Hades and the underworld, explaining that unlike the Christian concept of hell, the Greek underworld isn't primarily a place of punishment. Most souls go to the Asphodel Fields—neither good nor bad—where we wait until reincarnation. This perspective transforms our understanding of death from something frightening into simply another phase of existence.
 
Whether through elaborate rituals or simple practices like mindful breathing or lighting a candle, Jamie offers accessible ways for anyone to connect with the unseen—even those who must practice in secret. Her insights reveal what many discover in deep spiritual work: unexpected nourishment, acceptance, and grounding in the very depths we once feared.
 
Curious about developing your own relationship with deities or ancestors this season? Explore Jamie's books or join her teaching programs at Way of the Weaver, where magic is taught as "open source technology" you can adapt to your own practice and community.

Jamie Waggoner: 

Jamie Waggoner is an author, Pagan priestess, and occult expert. She has been a practicing witch for 25+ years. Jamie is the author of Hades: Myth, Magic and Modern Devotion, and contributor to Witchology Magazine, Haunted Magazine, and The Feminine Macabre, among others. Jamie is also a cofounder and teacher for Way of the Weaver, an inclusive program of magical inquiry, social justice, and community building.

Website: www.jamiewaggoner.com

Social Media: @jmwaggoner (Insta, FB, and YouTube)

 

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Our Relationship with Death | Nikki Wardwell Sleath Author Dream Sorcery12 Oct 202500:57:15

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What if our greatest fear could become our most profound teacher? Death – that inevitable transition we spend our lives avoiding – might actually be our most significant spiritual initiation.

Nikki Wardwell Sleath, occultist and author of Dream Sorcery, brings her unique perspective as both a magical practitioner and former hospice worker to this transformative conversation about our relationship with mortality. Drawing from her experiences witnessing end-of-life struggles, Nikki reveals how our cultural avoidance of death creates unnecessary suffering while robbing us of meaningful closure.

"I feel that we as a society largely have a very unhealthy relationship with death," Nikki explains. "The suffering, the denial, the taboo around death stands in direct contradiction to how I view death as a witch, as a shamanic dreamer, as an occultist."

As autumn leaves fall and nature prepares for winter's rest, we explore why so many cultures celebrate death and ancestor veneration during this season. The natural world offers perfect metaphors for understanding death not as an ending but as part of a continuous cycle – like night following day, with its own unique beauty and purpose. Through practices like lucid dreaming, shamanic journeying, and mediumship, we can develop personal evidence that consciousness extends beyond the physical body.

Nikki shares practical wisdom for connecting with ancestors, using "death as an advisor" to clarify life decisions, and preparing ourselves to become "good ancestors" for future generations. She invites us to reframe death as the ultimate adventure – "moving into the next dream" with all the wisdom we've gathered in this one.

Whether you're grieving a loss, contemplating your own mortality, or simply curious about what lies beyond, this conversation offers comfort, perspective, and tools for approaching death with greater peace and even anticipation. Listen now to transform your relationship with life's most certain transition.

Nikki Wardwell Sleath is a practicing occultist, author and teacher, and the founder of the Society of Witchcraft and Old Magick. She is a trained facilitator of Active Dreaming and is the author of Dream Sorcery, The Goddess Seals, and You Might Be A Witch. Nikki holds a masters in Integrative Health and Healing and provides readings as well as magic spiritual and energetic healing sessions for clients.
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What is Samhain? A Witch's Guide to Celebrate | Jenny C Bell Author Divergent Witchcraft05 Oct 202500:46:15

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The ancient Celts understood something profound about October that modern society often glosses over with candy and costumes - this is when the boundary between our world and the spirit realm grows remarkably thin. In this captivating premiere of "As The Veil Thins" series, Granddaughter Crow welcomes witch and author Jenny C Bell to explore the deeper meaning behind Samhain, Halloween, and our cultural relationship with death.

Jenny reveals how the Witch's Wheel of the Year places Samhain at a critical juncture between the fall equinox and winter solstice - a time when nature herself appears to die. This seasonal death isn't something to fear but rather investigate with curiosity. As trees shed leaves and animals retreat into hibernation, we're invited to reflect on what parts of ourselves might need releasing. Perhaps it's an outdated belief system, a career that no longer serves you, or simply making peace with a chapter that's closing.

The conversation takes a deeply personal turn when Jenny shares her unexpected reconnection with her estranged father after his death. Through a medium friend, she discovered how souls often reflect on unlearned life lessons after passing, seeking understanding and forgiveness from beyond the veil. This perspective offers profound comfort for anyone hesitant to connect with complicated ancestors or painful family histories.

You'll discover accessible ways to honor those who've crossed over - from lighting candles while speaking their names to preparing cherished family recipes or hosting a "silent feast" with place settings for departed loved ones. These practices don't require special abilities or elaborate rituals - just heartfelt intention and openness to the unseen.

For those concerned about unwanted spiritual encounters during this sensitive time, Jenny offers practical protection methods using crystal allies like smoky quartz and labradorite, alongside her reassuring mantra: "All crystals are protective and all herbs are cleansing."

Whether you identify as a witch, spiritual seeker, or simply someone curious about meaningful autumn traditions, this conversation invites you to look beyond the Halloween decorations and discover the profound wisdom of honoring endings as the necessary precursor to new beginnings. Join us each Saturday in October for more illuminating discussions as we continue exploring what happens as the veil thins.

Jenny C. Bell is the author Spirit Crystals: Discover Your Crystal Guide for Healing and Empowerment (Summer 2025) and Divergent Witchcraft: An Inclusive Approach to Making Magic (Spring 2026), founder of the Our Coven online community, host of the Cozy Coven Chats podcast, and a practicing witch. For three decades, Jenny has practiced yoga, meditation, read tarot cards and worked with the healing powers of crystals.

www.jennycbell.com

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Spell Crafting with Containers | Charity Bedell27 Sep 202500:32:45

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What everyday objects in your home could become powerful magical tools? Charity Bedell returns to share her expertise on practical witchcraft and how ordinary items can be transformed into vessels for intention and spellwork.

Growing up in a household that blended Christian teachings with profound nature reverence, Charity developed a unique spiritual perspective that eventually led her to identify as both a pagan and a witch. Her father taught her early on that "Mother Nature knows what's going on" and that trees and animals possess their own spirits. This foundation, combined with her questioning after her grandmother's passing when she was thirteen, set her on a path of magical exploration that continues to this day.

Charity's published works reflect her practical, accessible approach to magic. In "Container Magic," she explores how jars, bottles, sachets, and even paper packets can serve as vessels for spells, making magic tangible and manageable for practitioners of all experience levels—even children as young as ten with proper guidance. She thoughtfully addresses the full lifecycle of magical tools, including the often overlooked aspect of how to properly dispose of them when their purpose is fulfilled. Her discussion of witch balls—protective ornaments designed to trap negative energies—reveals how traditional magical tools continue to serve important functions in contemporary practice.

Looking ahead to her forthcoming book "Powerful Powders" (March 2026), Charity shares how pre-charged magical powders can serve as ready-to-use spell components for days when energy is low but magical support is needed. By blending psychology, spirituality, and what she playfully calls "pseudoscience," she creates a practical framework for magic that appeals to diverse practitioners. Her seasonal practices for autumn and Samhain beautifully balance celebrating nature's cycles with honoring ancestral connections.

Ready to transform ordinary objects into extraordinary magical tools? Listen now and discover why Charity's final piece of advice—to trust your intuition and not let self-doubt sabotage your practice—might be the most powerful spell of all.

Charity is an established author in the fields of witchcraft and nature spirituality, with her works published by prominent publishers such as Union & Square (formerly Sterling Ethos) and Llewellyn. Her writing explores the intersections of magic, folk practices, and the spiritual connections with the natural world.
• The Good Witches Guide: A Modernday Wiccapedia of Magickal Ingredients & Spells (Co-written with Shawn Robbins)
• Container Magic: Spellcraft using Sachets, Bottles, Poppets & Jars
• Divine Dirt: The Art of Using Dirt in Magic, Ritual, and Spellcraft

Her forthcoming book, Powerful Powders: Recipes & Formulas for Magic & Spellcraft, is now available for preorder. This new work continues her exploration of practical magic by focusing on the creation and use of powders in spellcraft.
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What is a Kitchen Witch? Beyond the Cauldron | Trish Telesco 07 Sep 202500:56:21

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Step into the hearth of magic as kitchen witch Trish Telesco reveals how to transform your cooking from mundane to mystical. With over 40 years of magical practice and more than 50 published books, Telesco brings authentic wisdom to the sacred art of kitchen witchery.

The magic begins at the threshold—wiping your feet before entering the kitchen isn't just about cleanliness but about leaving negativity at the door. Your kitchen becomes a temple where wooden spoons become wands and soup pots transform into cauldrons. No need for elaborate tools or precise measurements; kitchen witchery thrives on intuition, authenticity, and mindful presence.

Discover the layers of magic in Telesco's famous Five Onion Soup, where five different onions prepared five different ways create a symphony of texture, flavor, and intention. Learn how to cook with edible flowers, arrange food according to elemental correspondences, and align your meals with astrological energies. These practices engage all five senses, creating what Telesco describes as a "moving meditation" that deepens the magical potency of your food.

Kitchen witchery offers profound healing possibilities, too. For those navigating depression, chronic pain, or life transitions, mindful cooking provides therapeutic benefits that nourish both body and spirit. As Telesco shares from her own journey through health challenges, cooking becomes a way to process emotion and find joy in simple creation.

The most powerful insight? Stop doing magic and start being magic. By bringing your authentic self into everyday cooking practices, you embody magical consciousness rather than merely performing rituals. This accessible approach makes kitchen witchery available to everyone, regardless of experience or resources. All you need is intention, curiosity, and a playful spirit to transform your kitchen into a place where delicious magic happens every day.

Trish Telesco has been a practicing Kitchen Witch for 40 years, and written numerous books on related subjects. Her most recent book is Cooking with the Kitchen Witch, a celebration of the first magical cookbook ever, Kitchen Witch's Cookbook. She lives in WNY with her cats, who run the house, and dogs who don't know it.

 FaceBook: @trish.telesco

https://kitchenwitchwisdom.substack.com

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Do Crystals Have Spirits? | Jenny C Bell Author of Spirit Crystals27 Jul 202500:53:37

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Step into a world where crystals aren't just beautiful objects—they're conscious allies waiting to guide you on your spiritual journey. Jenny C Bell challenges mainstream crystal practices with a refreshing perspective: what if we approached crystals as sentient beings rather than tools to be programmed?

Drawing from indigenous wisdom and her decades of experience, Jenny introduces us to the concept of "stone people"—crystal beings with personalities, wisdom, and healing gifts they're eager to share. This paradigm shift transforms how we relate to these ancient earth treasures. Rather than simply collecting crystals for their metaphysical properties, we're invited to build genuine relationships with them, just as we would with a trusted friend or mentor.

The heart of Jenny's approach centers around six quartz varieties that serve as spirit guides: clear quartz, amethyst, rose quartz, smoky quartz, aventurine, and citrine. Each carries unique archetypal energy—from amethyst's connection to ancient Egyptian alchemy to smoky quartz's ability to bridge the worlds between living and ancestor realms. Through guided meditations, readers discover which crystal guide is specifically calling to work with them, often forming a lifetime spiritual partnership.

What makes this approach so powerful is its accessibility. You don't need to be clairvoyant to communicate with crystal guides. As Jenny explains, intuitive information comes through various channels—feelings, sounds, colors, or simply knowing. The key is trusting whatever arises and approaching the relationship with openness and respect. Simple practices like breathing onto your crystal, creating playlists inspired by its energy, or taking it on adventures help deepen the connection.

Ready to discover which crystal guide is waiting to connect with you? Listen to this amazing podcast. 

Jenny C. Bell is the author Spirit Crystals: Discover Your Crystal Guide for Healing and Empowerment and Divergent Witchcraft: An Inclusive Approach to Making Magic (Spring 2026), She is also the founder of the Our Coven online community, host of the Cozy Coven Chats podcast, and a practicing witch. For three decades, Jenny has practiced yoga, meditation, read tarot cards and worked with the healing powers of crystals.

www.jennycbell.com

IG: @ourcovencommunity

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What is Lucid Dreaming? Can I Practice Magic in My Sleep? | Nikki Wardwell Sleath Author of Dream Sorcery18 Jul 202500:58:54

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What if the eight hours you spend sleeping each night could become your most powerful magical laboratory? In this enchanting conversation, Granddaughter Crow welcomes Nikki Wardwell Sleath—occultist, author, and direct descendant of Samuel Wardwell who was executed during the Salem Witch Trials—to explore the transformative practice of dream sorcery.

Nikki unveils the true meaning of occultism as the study of hidden mysteries, challenging negative stereotypes and emphasizing how this knowledge can be practically applied in our daily lives. She explains why building authentic relationships with deities and energies is essential for effective magical practice—comparing it to developing friendships rather than making transactional demands of strangers.

The heart of their discussion centers around dreams as gateways to expanded consciousness. Nikki challenges conventional scientific perspectives that view dreams merely as brain processing, instead revealing how dreamscapes transcend time, connect us with spirits, and allow us to practice magic without physical limitations. She shares remarkable experiences of precognitive dreaming and collective dream divination that demonstrate the transpersonal nature of dream consciousness.

Listeners will discover the revolutionary concept of creating "magical neural pathways" through lucid dreaming—becoming fully aware while dreaming—which enhances magical abilities even in waking life. Nikki provides insights into how anyone, regardless of their spiritual tradition, can begin working with dreams as powerful tools for healing, shadow work, and accelerating magical development.
What hidden treasures await you in the dreamscape tonight?

Nikki Wardwell Sleath

Nikki is also directly descended from Samuel Wardwell, one of the hanged in the Salem witch trials. Nikki Wardwell Sleath is an occult teacher, author, and the founder of the Society of Witchcraft and Old Magick. She’s formally trained in American Witchcraft,is a dream and shamanic energy healing facilitator and holds a Master’s degree in Integrative Health and Healing. Nikki is the author of several books with more forthcoming and can be found at www.nikkiwardwellsleath.com.

 

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Embodied Intuition: Accessing Your Natural Gifts Through the Five Senses | Ebony Banks Author28 Jun 202500:40:05

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What if your most powerful intuitive abilities weren't hidden in crystal balls or tarot cards, but within your own five senses? 

Eboni Banks, mystic, survivor, writer, and embodied intuition teacher, reveals how our natural intuitive gifts correlate directly with our physical senses. She unpacks the seven "clairs" - clairtangence (touch), clairgustance (taste), clairolfactance (smell), clairaudience (hearing), clairvoyance (sight), clairsentience (feeling), and claircognizance (knowing) - demystifying what many consider rare psychic abilities.

"Intuition is really part of our natural human design," Eboni explains. "It is the part of us that connects to our spirit." Through personal stories, including her accidental discovery of her own clairtangent abilities during a Reiki session and her powerful healing journey as a sexual violence survivor, Eboni demonstrates how our bodies constantly communicate wisdom through what scientists call a "connatural conversation" between mind and body.

bodywayintuition.com
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“Connatuaral”
James S. Gordon, MD
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https://www.youtube.com/@LlewellynBooks


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Did you know that you can join Our Coven Community? Surround yourself with other like-minded individuals hosted by Jenny C Bell. Visit JennyCBell.com Also, You, yes… you can sit down for a one-on-one with Granddaughter Crow. On sale prices are as low as $50 for a 30min shamanic and animistic insight from The Wisdom of the Natural World. Visit GranddaughterCrow.com 

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