This is not a podcast ep! THIS IS A POWERFUL SESSION. In this episode we have Maya Banawa conducting a healing ceremony for Maria’s voice, intuitively feeling into, and sharing her process of guiding people into unlocking their authentic voice. For this session, what was released were warrior chantings, ancestral rememberings, child embracings — and meanderings around frogcroaks and what is really considered “a bad romance”. If you feel like you are drawn to creatively express and heal via your voice, AND/OR you want to listen into the navel root songs of a warrior heart tribes arriving, then this is the podcast in you. Our authentic soul’s music, invites your soul’s music too. (PS: maria considers this part of creativity as spiritual discipline series: this is a demo for song and sound)

Covers:

• Intro, invoking the sun and environment
• Selecting a song and reflecting on it’s depth and meaning
• What is a “Bad Romance?”, projections, judgements, wanting
• Listening and Journeying with “Genuine You” (00:48min mark)
• Toning for organs and body 
• Warrior chants with assisted drumming (includes ancestral healing and innerchild work)
• Closing Remarks
• Poetry/Rap enchanting chantings (1hr:59min mark)

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instagram.com/mayasongbird

instagram.com/genuine_youniverse

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In this very special episode we have Puki Maanawhari, a punong babaylan (with 11 years of experience) residing in metro manila, binabaylan mother of the coven of modern babaylan and alabays (babaylan in training) and very important resource with regards to babaylang history and experience. We cover very important and a wide range of topics with regards to babaylan terminology, initiation, their traumatic history, it’s accessibility, and it’s aesthetic appropriation in the arts and in queer terminology. This is a very candid approach with regards to having a working relationship with land spirits, rituals, and the realities of guarding a closed practice. If you are any type of healer, in the process of decolonization, and/or simply curious about the lineage/culture of magick that is held by the babaylan in the philippines and south east asia then this is a must-listen for you.

As this is an often marginalized culture, I would like to personally request listeners to come to this with an open and receptive energy, as well as to be a respectful advocate of indigenous healing practices, cultures and who and what is considered “babaylan” vis a vis terms like “shaman” “energy healer” etc. 

This ep covers:

• differentiating babaylan: indigenous practitioners, women shamans
• the marginalization 
• panawag tawag session, sapi ng ancestral fore fathers and fore mothers 
• puki’s series of strokes as shamanic initiation, her “tupadan”
• spirit guide = gabay, abyan, gabyan
• dianmasalanta, maria makiling bundok at diety
• skipping generations and baon: a physical stone of heritage (like darna)
• knowing names like estrella, tagsagod kalibutan, guide of the universe
• preparation for panawag tawag sessions and other requirements
• very specific direct relationship with a lineage and not just a symbol/archetype
• how does spirit/babaylan lineage see us now? fall and rise of babaylan population
• protection protocols of earning wisdom, and indigenous knowledge, this research is for you not for us?
• spirits need our help too! some of em depressed af, the broken nerve in metro manila area lineage of babaylan
• culture that is rooted in place, international lineages, are you the “power”, spirits choosing locations
• everyone can be babaylan: primary and secondary babaylans, proper use of the word 
• divine feminine practice, history of male babaylans (decoys) and trans, queer baylans
• akashic records /taga-alam access, lgbt icons “asog”/katalonan, ambaling lagi/lagun, masculine female trans-masc
• local myths and elementals being misrepresented, humans colonizing a spiritual world?, speaking for the land and to genuinely ground a “colonized” body
• co-existing with spirit and it’s not make-believe
• closing invitations!

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References

Babaylan Sing Back by Grace nono

Multiple soul ep: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3fSJywVxzxpgpBi5Nh2g5l?si=e54adce1177d4fee

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In this podcast episode maria goes through one of the most underrated skillsets for holding space, group workshops, and institutional dynamics: the grace of excellent facilitation. Maria walks you through an easy to follow framework of priming, generating, guiding, closing and enabling to make sure that folks feel seen and involved in the many instances that group dynamics, cooperation and education is sorely needed. If you ever feel overwhelmed with handling groups, or feel like you’re not deeply engaging your clients and/or groups then this is the podcast for you!

Covers:

• Intro, general structure and flow for facilitation
• (1) activating, priming, prep - questions that presence the person into the class
• (2) generative, open and weaving questions/prompts
• (3) summarising, reflecting the emergent themes/ learnings, what was evoked?
• (4) seeding a theme/lesson/technique/ “lesson content” (what people typically consider as “content” of the session) 
• Eg: BME model for a theater class, clarity and alignment of this choice
• Apply/do things immediately with them to ACTIVATE people’s Will/hara
• (5) reflecting/sharing and the vulnerabillity/politik of the shared space, emphasis in the process as already a learning mechanism, speaking to one person and the group at the same time
• Image: spiralling permeable circles, focus but also what’s around it?
• (6) a good close (reviews and condensing, grounding questions), the irl gap of applicability? if i leave knowledge inert i end up distrusting learning…
• get disappointed faster, meet them where they’re at
• the students are the material??? process as revelation

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Metioned links

BDSM and consent podcast - https://open.spotify.com/episode/1FQOqpZRC15expX1FdRdNX?si=8866d36b225249cb

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In the second installment of creative process as spiritual discipline we talk about somatics and dancing! The podcast gives a brief overview of mystery traditions that relate to ecstatic release and cultures of movement in communities. We then segway to artistic containers and explorations, of authentic movement, allowing dance (and a bit of theater) to alchemize experiences that can be often so hard to verbalize. Maria traces the mechanics of why bodywork, curiosity and awareness is important and translates what an everyday, allied relationship with the body can look like and how to easefully get there. If you've always been interested with dancing, and exploring the creative dimension of the body to further integrate and enable so much potent healing work, than this is the episode for you.

PS: i rerecorded this podcast two times, i feel like this is the most accessible and informative way for me to present all these ideas and informations

Covers:

• intro: walking, catatonic dancing
• intention and container: helps catalyze the burning of karma
• essential movement: maria's experience of enabling authentic movement in artists, examples
• we are always dancing, with our bodies
• introeception, tunneling and sensing into the body
• involving the body in checking-in and s
• centering in joy and curiosity
• why move with it? trance and movement meditation models
• consciously noticing something already changes it
• you're already doing this (most probably!)

References

somatics primer podcast ep - https://open.spotify.com/episode/7AseG01vl4gJTFq8GRIDs1?si=be58662f5c054087

Resma Menakem - My Grandmother's Hands

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In this very special episode we’ve got not one! But TWO people talking about what it’s like to live a life as a multi-soul (they/themz) magnificence, and what’s the deal on how it is similiar and dissimilar to queerness, neurodivergence, DID (dissociative identity disorder), parts work/internal family systems and just overall! expanded notions of being. So many spiritual circles keep interrogating a singular self — when a lot of local cultures (we talk about this in podcast) have such a multiple/twinned notions of our spirits and we’re really here to weave prod and walk around with you other definitions of existing in a singular body. 

We talk about how personalities fissure in trauma, how they synergize, how walk-ins happen and just what it’s like to live an authentic, and TOTALLY fractaled self. I am personally so grateful for the space Janelle has held for me in being totally comfortable in authenticity, so I really hope y’all enjoy the stories and insights we share in this podcast.

Sidenote: This podcast has key sections that are in tagalog. For international listeners I feel like this is still mostly! accessible with context clues.

PPS: this podcast ep has a bit of barking dogs thank you for your patience they are guests heheh

covers: 

• intro to multi-soul theory, maria’s story, janelle’s story & DID, neurodivergence
• is “self” singular?, my inner … 
• the value of synergy amongst parts and variety, acceptance
• negotiating various needs and desires, being a full range of experience
• soulwork, shamanic work, everyday life with multiple souls
• new to being human, why be human?
• limits of a pesona - what is a self?
• hacks to manage multiplicity: attuning to the body, chats, piccrews
• social construction of identity, “it gets bigger than me”
• multifaceted crystals, fractals, allowing yourself to be more
• your darkness can be somebody else’s light

Janelle’s Account

https://www.instagram.com/hellspawnedkitten/

kittenfromhell.carrd.co

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references:

Your Multiple Souls - Ruth Rendley

Video essay on social constructions of identity - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yeyyEFp1J4

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This has to be one of my favorite podcasts ever and one I’ve wanting to talk about for so long we talk about: kink, consent, a lot of sexual healing via such “lower” chakra practices. We talk about sex as an energy, as creativity, as about control, power, release and we cover even a few sacramental practices with regards to offering sexual/jing energy and the like. We also relate the rituals of learning consent, actually sitting down and sifting through our desires, and many modes of constant checking-in and considerations done to make any kind of kinky or even emotionally vulnerable space — safer and more enjoyable! (Maria relates this to games, and art making being more safety process oriented). Azaza also shares key radicalizations in terms of really realizing what power is, inside of relationships. THIS IS A MUST LISTEN, to anyone who like sex, relationship and any kind of play, do let us know what y’all pick up from this!

Language Note: a lot of key terms are in tagalog, this ep is in taglish

Covers:

• How she got into it, ethical hedonist, QUEER presencing
• sex as creativity, other kinds of babies
• reclaiming control, surrender, spiritual sex, womb work
• menstruation, period blood magick
• themes around kink: control, intimacy, limits
• vetting partners, professional partners
• subspace is like journeys, creating safety, after-care, surgery fore-thought
• mental safety, contracts, how this translates as well to other contexts
• virtual kink, vulnerability doesn't always equate to safety
• expressing desires, boundaries discussion, safety in games and theater
• safety tools, language, lines, traffic systems, necessary communication
• having space for shame without being shamed for it
• neurodivergent comfort in rules and kink, having kink tables with work! family! yourself!
• rituals for sharing power, checking in, presencing other people's desires
• being said no to is that they feel safe enough to express their boundaries; a holy trust of receiving a no
• unraveling stories around power, and bodies of women and how much space/desire one can have
• POWER SAFETY CONSENT! DRAWING LINES! KNOWING YOURSELF

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Shibari PH

https://shibari.ph/resources/

Azaza's Socials

https://www.instagram.com/_brialanae/

Sample Lines list for Games

Sample Table for BDSM

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In this special episode we have azaza or more commonly known as Brialanae talk to us about her path of shifting labels from trying to be a “witch” to actual priestessing. Azaza has been in the awakening, and energy healing path since 2016, and has some supremely practical advice about incorporating everyday sanctity (altar, ceremony, offerings) to your everyday life. They have physical health challenges as a long-time healer and thus have a relatable, and refreshing take on simple intentions, to amplify and transform your life. (PS: we also talk about deities and other entities, and maria geeks out about chinese mysticism so do tune in!) 

Language Note: a lot of key terms are in tagalog, this ep is in taglish

Covers

• Introducing Azaza to the audience~
• covering basic differences, common terms, seasonal ceremonies
• bodywork, everyday coffee, focus and intention
• body as altar, writing excavation, maria’s hacks for spellbooks
• somatics: twerking, shaking, gratitude, hips & shoulder connection
• metaphors and closing up too much clairsentience
• body love and boundaries
• Maria does a primer on taoist sexual energy techniques, cultivation
• everyday spirituality: makeup and color therapy, oracle card
• passive long term allies > hail mary saves; planting seeds of relations
• casual relationships with dieties, dragons, gratitude, dedications
• Archangel Michael Kuya Himbo Daddy Discourse & Metatron
• physicality, emotions and karma
• good massages, body catching up to detoxing trauma
• african somatics, bodies copying other bodies 
• TO BE CONTINUED TO KINK (in next ep)

References mentioned

Healing Love through the Tao: Cultivating Female Sexual Energy by Mantak Chia

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Welcome to a multi-series episodes that covers the nature of the creative process and how it naturally is also a, spiritual discipline, practice and process in itself. This is accessible to folks who perceive themselves as hobbyists to professionals, to genuinely explore ACTUAL! PROCESSES! AND! STEPS! that make art-making more emotionally aware, spiritually potent, and radically inclusive. If you want to give yourself more compassionate spaces to hear your stories and what wants to be spoken through you, then definitely this is the page-of an episode that you’ve been seeking for

• intro to creative processes as a series
• writing intro
• the work Already Exists
• incubation
• maria finding her specific, authentic writing voice
• some of our earliest material can be the most personal
• ridiculous compassion and shepherding our innermost selves 
• common blocks and easy practices to invite joyful creation

Artist’s Way - Julia Cameron

Big Magic - Elizabeth Gilbert

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Decolonization, Intersectional Privilege and Healing Collectives

A lot of people encounter healing via personal development or simply trying to relieve their own suffering. Where that is so powerful, just as powerful is also being able to speak about group stories, histories, and collective experiences, to feel in belonging with, solidarity with, and healing with a group. Wether it’s from imperial history, sexism, ableism, it can be very fruitful for everyone to have a lens of intersectional privilege/rank, to really allow us to digest and integrate the realities of healing but also meeting life sometimes face to face, and other times, with our face to the dirt. 

This episode also covers some considerations and techniques when translating, shifting concepts (that is increasing our native tolerance) — that are commonly used for individual healing into speaking and leading processes for possibly smaller and larger groups. In many ways the task of caring for the world, is a world level work, in the same way the community takes care of the commons. We hope that everyone feels like they can engage with group stories, histories with more grace after listening to this very potent podcast. 

Covers:

• Intro 
• group guides and stewardship, the head of a group’s wisdom body
• Example case: manananggal-esque, disjointed stomachs of a specific grp
• the sensitivity and primary archetypes of grassroots-womb
• Intersectional privilège, rank in groups
• using your privilege for the common good
• simple example: curly hair 
• inquiry, bowing and respect

References:

Ken Wilber’s — Integral Psychology

Arne Mindell — Sitting in the Fire

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In the longest episode to date yet! We have Guada and Miqo coming back to the podcast to give a robust and holistic primer with how to think about and safely go about the basics of channeling. We talk about some common pitfalls, fears and practical tips on how to commune with spirit to the degree and manner that best works for you. Even if you are a seasoned channeler, with three unique filipino perspectives on this episode, you’ll hear more first hand experiences from people who have been doing this, for all of their live(s) and will surely gain new nuance and clarity for this. We hope this enables everyone to easefully learn channeling without too much confusion from its mystique.

Note: This episode is in taglish, core concepts are definitely legible in english!

Covers:

• Intro: defining channeling, other parts of ourselves, hierarchies(?)
• Are guides you or not you?
• First experience of Guada, Miqo and Maria in channeling
• Guides: common pitfalls, grounding, discernment
• Things that can cause illnesses but also the devotionary aspect of pain/chronic illness
• Choice , myths, respecting the human experience
• It’s okay that some things are not right for you
• What’s the point of different channelers? choice, aspects, self-effacing wisdom
• How do you want to receive the message? alignments
• Wisdom is Free, imbibing/vibing with someone
• benefits: wisdom, range, shifting in and out, you are a testament
• you’re already channelling
• mastery: capacity to receiving-giving, why am I not receiving guidance as strong anymore?
• incorporating what you’ve come to know
• TIPS: intentions, weave it into your body-actions, tap into a version of me that’s already
• done this all of my life, i heal as a i create (don’t forget yourself !), waiting room/lobbies,
• create-curate
• BONUS: freewill & choice, what’s meant for you will find you

Episodes mentioned

Miqo Podcast on Curating Your Life:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0oGI4all3tqu9jL5nZbSiq?si=67deeaad7fc24641

Guada Podcast on Integrating Your Magick Humanity & Art:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/51X1l1qmGX9IGWpEsN3syW?si=58834e92b8314cea

Earlier Episode on Guides

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4K5fbXxcEdvvsQCTrcSWNq?si=3ab9fb24e48e40a1

Elemental Episode

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5XuVYEaCtNgPuBFdVYdK3D?si=020b37d4986045d0

Miqo

https://www.instagram.com/q.sessions/

https://www.instagram.com/miqowithaq/

Guada

Anothology — Guada’s poem & art book

www.instagram.com/guadatagalog

https://linktr.ee/inklingsbyguada

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