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By request from my friend Monica who asked for a new moon ritual for her birthday.  Happy birthday, Mo!  Thank you for sharing yourself!

• Can someone please help me find a better word than "manifestation"?  All the white people using it without acknowledging that privilege plays a huge role in aquisition have ruined it.  You can hit the "send us fan mail" link above to do this easily, if you're on Buzzsprout.  1:00
• Spoiler, you don't have to wait for the moon to be in a particular phase to do whatever kind of working you want.  2:20
• Episode 173:  A Spell for the Waxing Moon
• Sign up here for 7 Deadly Satisfactions 3:15
• Join the waitlist for Creatrix 3.0 here  5:00
• A note on lunar magic, and perception 6:50
• What workings new moon magic can be particularly potent for 9:20
• The fundamental building blocks of ritual 10:25
  • Create a container in time and space (have fun with this, candles, incense, music, how much time to set aside)
  • Clean the space both physically and energetically.  You can use smoke or sound)
  • Set an intention for your workings (I've given you one if you like at 12:00)
  • Break the circle with intention, then have snacks!
• Using confession (private) to locate a constraint.  
  • Use that identified constraint to identify what it is protecting you from- and thus what precious thing you are protecting.  12:00
• A lovely way to close the circle, thanks to Creatrix 1.0 for this lovely phrase 16:45

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What you'll hear:

• Sign up here for 7 Deadly Satisfactions!  We're launching ONLY to the waitlist in August and it's gonna be DOPE 1:00
• First question:  2:00
  • Navigating the BS healthcare system without being a total island
  • We might need to use a different approach to finances for when we need specialized care.  Here's a link to Episode 79 with Sandi York (lots of helpful links in there about profit first and how to use it) 7:00
• 2nd question:  11:00
  • When you want to save people from their perfectionism and you've already sent them: 
    • Episode 96: Insidious Perfectionism and what to do about it
    • Episode 127: Perfectionism - not a moral failing on your part
  • You can sign up here for my main email list if you're not interested in 7 Deadly Satisfactions (if you sign up there, you'll be on the main list anyway):  https://poser.kit.com/profile

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Surprise!  Or not.

What you'll hear:

• What kinds of assessment are available 1:30
• Why I decided to get assessed (after deciding not to) 2:30
• What it felt like to get the diagnosis 6:00
• Expectation vs. Realtiy:  telling people and how they respond 7:00
• What it has changed in my interior world 9:15
• Devon Price's Unmasking Autism is a worthwhile read
• What it has changed for me in the world (spoiler, jack shit) 11:00
• Unmasking...12:00
• If you listen to nothing else, listen to the crayon analogy (much more useful than thinking of it as a spectrum) 15:00
• Advice for telling folks (and what NOT to say if you are told someone in your life is autistic) 17:45

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What you'll hear:

• me yammering on about how wild this new microphone is, it's CRAZY sensitive 1:00
• Episode 160:  The Truth About Boundaries 3:25
• What happens when you're so well boundaried that you're boxed in 4:30
• Duo Illumi!  Carrying on the torch of What Does Circus Pay, Give Alicia and Deelia a follow, it will be well worth your time 5:45
• If you're in the beginning stages of learning boundaries, ignore this podcast 9:30
• The whole point of a boundary is to protect your time, energy, and vitality for a more sustainable high quality of life.  When they function well, the reward is more capacity.  9:45
• Raquel the Capacity Expert  12:00
• Article from The Preamble:  Stop Pretending You Don't Care  13:20
• Go full wanker!

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What you'll hear:

• My OG coven just lost one of our sisters, Kim Barto- this episode is for her.
• How I dealt with my grief that first week 2:00
• Episode 6:  Operating Under Active Grief 5:45
• Story begins at 6:25
• Episode 101: Breastmilk is Magic, and other Natural Witchcraft with Dr. Mel Hobart-Beaumari 7:21
• Definition of Coven from Dalta Rex Angel:  "A coven is a group that comes together by mutual choice and enthusiastic consent" 9:30
• ps. my coven sister Bethany gives an incredible astrology reading, not just for people but for events and businesses too.  You can book in with her here at Pollen and Stardust  18:22

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What you'll hear:

• Episode 179: Busking in Italy, Part I in case you missed it!
• Catch up on the Woo Corners (or sign up) here!  https://poser.kit.com/profile 2:00
• Story begins around 6:00 in (sheesh)
• Guest starring Bern at 15: 45

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What you'll hear:

• Woo Corner will be out in a few days, come join the sandbox here!~ https://poser.kit.com/profile
• Me yammering on about my new microphone 1:30
• Shared with permission, here is the post that riled up the subsection of the Internet that is terrified of body hair.  Go leave Alma some love on her other posts!  5:00
• Isn't it interesting that all a woman has to do to be gender non conforming is to NOT do extra work?  7:15
• My own spiral about this flood of trolls 11:30
• Summarizing:  The three things that were helpful/could be helpful if this happens to you or someone you care about 16:00
• Me making sure y'all don't have social media notifications on your phone...right?  16:30
• A slightly different story from another friend who had a similar experience, and her advice 17:00
• The best advice from Dita Von Teese:  "You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there's still going to be somebody who hates peaches." 21:30

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What you'll hear:

• Me yammering on about butoh, which I got to learn from Mari Osanai in Asheville last week
• Local peeps!  Wanna come see me dance live?  3pm May 3rd at the Park Circle Community Building!  As part of North Charleston Arts Festival with Jessie Natusch Dance Works 2:30
• The fancy PT that's actually working for my SI joint injury:  https://www.posturalrestoration.com/provider/courtney-stearn/ 5:00
• Storytime of one of my great injury reckonings begins at 6:45
• Circus Automatic!  https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CVzBYVMPF/  15:00
• Benediction 18:50

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What you'll hear:

• Thanks to Aiyanna for bringing the beginning of this conversation to light for this podcast 8:00
• Why I don't think "stick to your own culture" is the best response to this question 11:00
• A fitting place to begin this conversation...white sage 14:00
• Finding a way to use cultural practices that do not necessarily belong to you 17:00
• April Punsalan:  local botanist and herbologist mentioned at 18:30
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Please join me in giving the warmest welcome to the one and only Ess Hödlmoser! 

Ess Hödlmoser is an award-winning Canadian circus artist, writer, actor, and stunt performer. Ess has shared high-flying aerial straps and breath-taking contortion acts around the world through companies like Circus Flic Flac, Cirque du Soleil, the Moulin Rouge, and more; and performed twice at the prestigious Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in Paris.

You'll find Ess online in most places under the handle @strangewonderfulcreature, from Instagram, to Patreon, to Tiktok. 

I HIGHLY recommend following and supporting Ess on Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/cw/strangewonderfulcreature
www.strangewonderfulcreature.com

What you'll hear:

• Being on contract with Circus Flic Flac, and performing upwards of 52 shows in 24 days 3:45
• On the experience of returning as a laureate to view the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in Paris one year after performing there for the last time 6:30
• Sports psychology and how Ess approaches using it in high-pressure situations 16:00
• The New Toughness Training for Sports: Mental Emotional Physical Conditioning from 1 World's Premier Sports Psychologis By Jim Loehr  18:00
• What it's like trying to carry on when you're NOT trying to achieve a lifetime goal 22:00
• WE ARE WORMS! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5mcpZ5nTLg  23:00
• How Monte Carlo and Cirque du Demain compare 25:40
• How BARBETTE evolved since 2021, and how Ess decided to pivot the act from contortion to straps 30:00
• Ess' experience of working in film and being a part of the industry in this post-panini world  38:30
• Working with Circus Flic Flac, and the reality of the Christmas contract 43:00
• IF YOU LISTEN TO NOTHING ELSE LISTEN TO THIS  38:00
• How he approaches maintaining some semblance of privacy for himself online, being such a visible person 56:30
• How you approach work differently when the volume is so much higher than a one-off (or even once a day)  58:30
• It's a vibes based economy!! 1:15:00
• How the metric for success changes with volume and experience (it's not a fixed point anymore) 1:05:30
• Inappropriate jokes to end because we do what we want.

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