Getting to Know Woo

This week co-hosts Tess Whitehurst and Natasha Levinger are happy to welcome Byron Ballard, teacher, folklorist, writer, and animist.  In this interview, they cover growing up wild in rural Appalachia, all children starting out as animists, becoming a Wiccan in young adulthood, founding Mother Grove Goddess Temple, endarkenment vs enlightenment, a broader definition of permaculture, acknowledged kinship to the natural world, and more.

In the usual weekly segments, Tess & Natasha cover how all feelings are neutral, grieving and pain and allowing, the fear of feeling, Tess's cat's refusal to be contained, birthday IFS work for Tess, energetic hygiene, bringing in chrysanthemums for fall, and (you guessed it) even more!

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• Tess's latest book, The Self-Love Superpower, is out in September but available for pre-order now!

This week co-hosts Natasha Levinger & Tess Whitehurst are joined by somatic therapist, nutritionist and herbalist Luis Mojica of Holistic Life Navigation for a thoughtful, engaging and nuanced discussion on ecogrief.  In the this discussion they talk about viewing the earth no differently than our bodies, what if our reaction is the problem, how separation causes pain, the entitlement inherent in human supremacy, the contradiction of living in the modern world, moral judgement of natural events, obsession with survivals, the problem of hopelessness, wanting "the masses" to change.

Plus, Tess thinks we're all such interesting monkeys!

In the usual weekly segments, Natasha & online book launch for her new book, The Self-Love Superpower, hosted by East West Books.  Head over to tesswhitehurst.com to pre-order today or learn more.

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• Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts!  Thanks to those who already have! It really helps spread the word about Magic Monday

Your co-hosts Tess Whitehurst & Natasha Levinger are so happy to welcome back Nicole Piar, the intuitive and creative force also known as Ghost Kitten Art.  In this inspiring interview, they talk about inadvertently removing the joy from work, getting off the proverbial treadmill, how difficult listening to your intuition can be, divine timing, times when the next step isn't on your to-do list, the self-care inherent in structure, listening to the rhythms of your creativity, how trauma responses can feel "safe" sometimes, and more.

In the usual weekly segments, Tess & Natasha discuss being tested on multiple fronts, facing loss head on, how we apply moral value to different emotions, cutting off from emotions, starting with a new therapist, letting go and calling on help, unintended consequences of spells, color magic, whether allergies have metaphysical meaning, turning off permissions, feeling into the energy you want to present, dancing your expansion, holding on loosely and more!

This Wednesday August 18, 2021, registration opens for the next round of Natasha's Inner Child Healing Course.  Visit highestlighthealing.com to learn more.

Tess is having an online book launch for her new book, The Self-Love Superpower, hosted by East West Books.  Head over to tesswhitehurst.com to pre-order today or learn more.

And...

• Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts!  Thanks to those who already have! It really helps spread the word about Magic Monday

Co-hosts Natasha Levinger & Tess Whitehurst, welcome special guest Nicholas Pearson.  Nicholas is acrystal & mineral expert and author of several books including the upcoming Flower Essences from the Witches Garden: Plant Spirits in Magickal Herbalism.  In the interview, they cover his childhood formed by a pursuit of knowledge, avoiding the hardness of the world by embracing the softness, making the divine personal, the "divine androgyne", how crystals connect to the divine feminine, the crystalline content of the human body, the connection between music, crystals, flower & humans, the heart as conductor of the crystalline field, piezoelectricity as metaphor for how crystals operate, and more.

In the usual weekly segments, Natasha & Tess also discuss parents putting their own issues on their kids, giving yourself the love and acceptance you may not have gotten earlier in life, uncoupling your self-worth from external factors, the entitlement of cis het men under the patriarchy, integrating all your feelings, deeply kind self-care, signs you're on the right track, resilience, and more!

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• Registration for Natasha's Inner Child Healing Class opens very soon!  Learn more or get on the wait list here! (You can also sign up for the mailing list to watch her free master class on boundaries as a prelude.)

Co-hosts, Tess Whitehurst & Natasha Levinger, are absolutely delighted to welcome Elhoim Leafar, astrologer, dowser, traditional shaman, and author of Manifestation Magic: 21 Rituals, Spells, and Amulets for Abundance, Prosperity, and Wealth.  They talk about manifesting abundance in a spiritual way, Elhoim's journey to the United States, his beginnings in Union Square in NYC, culture-based limiting beliefs, exercise for rooting out "garbage thoughts", defining wealth & abundance for yourself, remaining open to new perspectives, and more!

In the usual weekly segment, Tess & online book launch for Tess's new book, The Self-Love Superpower, hosted by East West Books.  Head over to tesswhitehurst.com to learn more and pre-order the book!

Your co-hosts, Natasha Levinger & Tess Whitehurst, are excited to welcome Mark Mezadourian, intuitive and angel & guide worker.  They dive deep into working with angels, covering such topics as removing worth & deserving from interactions with angels, what angels have to say about this period of time, how to start communicating with angels & guides, training your trust and communication muscles, the three types of guidance from angels, how angels want to make our world bigger, and more!

In the usual weekly segments, Natasha & Tess also cover, the power of the mind, the power of chemistry, counteracting the ego voice, Natasha's Harrowing Experience, setting up a new physical space with feng shui and other practices, clearing out old energy from a space, living the life you're here to live, not cherry picking your feelings, "allow, allow, allow", Lughnasadh this week, celebrating nature, getting used to being amazed, and even more.

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• Natasha's Inner Child Healing Class is coming up again in August.  Learn more or get on the wait list here!

Your co-hosts Tess Whitehurst & Natasha Levinger talk elements in all their forms and powers with Ivo Dominguez, Jr., author of The Four Elements of the Wise.  They cover viewing the elements as both forces and beings, the planets as elements, making sure you're grounded when connecting to energetic realms, magnetizing to you what you don't have naturally, elements in the universe like organs in the body, the elements as our ancestors, earth as pattern rather than just form, and more!

In the usual weekly segments, Tess & Natasha talk about discomfort in Cancer seasons, being comfortable expressing emotions, intense growth and the crystallization of self-love, grounding to integrate, loving your past selves, feeling that your spirituality should preclude bad behavior, family curses, jinxing your manifestations, learning to live with uncertainty, upper limit problems, owning who you are, big manifestation rituals and, if you can believe it, much more.

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• Tess's new book, The Self-Love Superpower, is available to pre-order!  Get more info on tesswhitehurst.com

Co-hosts Natasha Levinger & Tess Whitehurst are happy to welcome Lara Veleda Vesta, author of Wild Soul Runes: Reawakening the Ancestral Feminine (among other books!).  They talk about the why of ancestral healing, not resonating with the dominant culture of your childhood, learning how to live with the earth and other humans, how to deal with ancestors you had a problematic relationship with, reincarnation and repetition in your lineage, Wyrd and Norn work, automatic writing and more!

In the usual weekly segments, Natasha & Tess cover the perception of time, deeper clarity after growth cycles, loving meanness, reaching out for support when you need it, learning to love yourself when you're imperfect (spoiler alert: that's all the time), loving people where they are, how Natasha & Tess got started in their work, how many crystals Natasha is grabbing during the show, letting go of responsibility that isn't yours, and (if you can believe it) even more!

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• Natasha's Inner Child Healing Class is coming up again in August.  Learn more or get on the wait list here!

Your co-hosts, Tess Whitehurst & Natasha Levinger, dive right in this week, discussing the solstice sunrise, healing wounds, Internal Family Systems, transmuting old pain into new happiness, freedom from your inner critic, the scariness of doing emotional work, ancestral healing, setting boundaries, interacting with those who believe differently, self-validation, enjoying time to do nothing, and compassionate self-exploration.

Plus, Tanya Carroll Richardson drops in to help Tess & Natasha answer a listener question about what it means to work with angels.

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• Tess's new book, The Self-Love Superpower, is available to pre-order!  Get more info on tesswhitehurst.com

Your co-hosts, Natasha Levinger & Tess Whitehurst welcome Jonathan Corpus Ong, professor, researcher, tarot reader and purveyor of crystals.  They talk about understanding trolls, research on fake news & conspiracy theories, making something positive from the pandemic, coming out as woo woo in an academic setting, dealing with the stigma of "new age" in the mainstream, integrating separate spheres of your life, what is "conspirituality", checking in with your motivation and your intuition, the de-legitimization of new age work y mainstream media and more!

In the usual weekly segments, Natasha & Tess cover the relativity of time, being born in mercury retrograde, lessons on communication, being hard on yourself, judging others when feeling judged, Internal Family Systems work, kids & animals take up soooooo much time, integrating your recent growth with light, the Sagittarius new moon, and more!

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• Register for Natasha's Energy Tune-Up to help yourself integrate energy after a growth cycle