Moonbeaming

By Sarah Faith Gottesdiener

What's Moonbeaming about?

Moonbeaming is a show for the modern witch and magical critical thinker. Join your host Sarah Faith Gottesdiener as she discusses tarot, magic, the moon, creativity, healing, business, witchcraft, and more.

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117. Energetic Conservation...

09.20.2023

Happy (early) fall Equinox! This week, we’re going into protection magic and welcoming transformation during 2023’s remaining lunar cycles. Signs of our Chariot year will show up more than ever this fall, and we’re looking back at just how far ...

Moonbeaming episodes:

09.20.2023 117. Energetic Conservation is Key: The Foundations of Protection Magic Happy (early) fall Equinox! This week, we’re going into protection magic and welcoming transformation during 2023’s remaining lunar cycles. Signs of our Chariot year will show up more than ever this fall, and we’re looking back at just how far ...
09.13.2023 116. How To Start A Union: A Step-By-Step Guide + Everything You’ve Ever Been Curious About Unions & Worker’s Rights This year, we’ve seen more than 200 strikes including over 320,000 workers — but we’ve still got our work cut out for us when it comes to securing fair wages, reasonable benefits, and better treatment for our labor. This episode ...
09.06.2023 115. The Closed-Loop Framework: An Energy-Saving Framework For Getting What You Want Whether you have ADHD, a chaotic home life, are growing your small business, or generally facing creative roadblocks, it can feel impossible to move toward creative and professional success. That's why Sarah’s revealing one of her biggest secrets for getting ...
08.30.2023 114. Divination Through Creative Self-Actualization Happy Super Blue Moon! We’re gearing up for the last Clear Channels Workshop of the year, where Sarah will show us how to channel our strengths and creativity into business ventures. It’s also time to lean into our powers of ...
08.23.2023 113. Shady Spirituality: Red Flags, Narcissism, White Supremacy, & Cults in the Industry with Katya Weiss-Andersson What is it about New Age Spirituality™ that gives us the ick? How do so many people get caught up in cult-like communities, or actual cults? This week, Sarah’s unpacking the red flags within pop-culture spirituality, the New Age realm, ...
08.16.2023 112. The Law Of Attraction Debunked: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly of New Age Spirituality with Chelsea Selby of Witch Baby Do our thoughts really create our reality? Can our energy cause hardship or challenges in our lives? You’ve seen New Age spiritual practices like the law of attraction and manifestation all over TikTok and social media. But when does self-help ...
08.09.2023 111. The Astrology for the Rest of 2023 with Anthony Perrotta: Tips & Practices to Get Realigned & Keep Moving Forward Happy Leo Season! This week's episode is all about the astrology of 2023 and what to pay attention to moving through the last 5 months of this year. Sarah unpacks it all with special guest Anthony Perrotta, astrologer, writer, and ...
08.02.2023 110. Grief, Growth, And Righteous Rage With Ashtin Berry Of The Collectress Have you struggled to express your anger in “appropriate” ways? Were you shamed and taught to mute your anger? If so, let’s RAGE. In this can’t-miss interview, Sarah and Ashtin Berry — a trailblazing activist, educator, and award-winning bartender — ...
07.26.2023 109. Spiritual Growth Spurts And How We Leave Our Comfort Zones With The 7 Of Wands In this Tarot teaching episode, Sarah shares tools to help us navigate the un-sanity of our world. We’re using Tarot as our road map to explore what to do in periods of uplevels, disguised as discomfort. We’re unpacking the 7 ...
07.19.2023 108. Getting Clarity And Discipline Through Transitions: A Tarot Reading For Insights This week, Sarah does something she’s never done before on the podcast. Our host is giving a Tarot reading to her special guest P! Tune in to hear Sarah pull cards and break down: Signs that we’re moving in the ...
07.12.2023 107. This Is How We Change: Using Our Imagination & Taking New Risks With The 7 of Cups Happy Cancer Season, Moonbeamers! Matters of the heart show up in the Cups, and the 7 reminds us to re-center ourselves and stop looking toward others to show us how to live. We’re taking what we learned in last week’s ...
07.05.2023 106. All about the 7’s in the Tarot: A Numerology Deep Dive Have you always wondered about the significance of numbers in your life? Has learning about numerology been on your bucket list forever? If so, this episode’s for you! This week, Sarah’s nerding out about the significance of the number 7 ...
06.28.2023 105. The Power of Pluto, Breaking Toxic Patterns, & The Gifts of Our Shadows: With Corinna Rosella With Pluto switching signs for the first time since 2008, we’re set up to receive both blessings and lessons from this tiny intense planet. But don’t worry! Sarah’s here to break down the effects of this planetary shift with none ...
06.21.2023 104. Unhooking Our Addiction To The Ego: Sobriety And Spirituality With Jeff Kober This week on Moonbeaming, we’ve got a special guest star who's also appeared on TV shows like “The Walking Dead,” “Sons of Anarchy” and “Buffy The Vampire Slayer.” Jeff Kober is an actor and seasoned spiritual practitioner ready to share ...
06.14.2023 103. How To Survive A Spiritual Crisis: Some Ways To Deal With Hard Things What is a spiritual crisis? How do you know when you’re going through one? This week, Sarah supports us in the fallout from lightning striking The Tower, our Major Arcana Tarot Card. She explains what a spiritual crisis actually is ...
06.07.2023 102. Collapse Awareness With Carmen Spagnola: Ways To Be With Impossible Things, And Step Out Of Freeze Response This week, we transition from talk of The Tower to cooperation dilemmas — like public health crises and climate change — that impact our nervous systems. As we transition into the summer season, it’s time to thaw our collective freeze, ...
05.31.2023 101. Things Fall Apart: All About The Tower Tarot Card Have you been feeling a breakdown coming on? Are you at a crossroads, struggling with what to do next? Your next good cry might just lead you to spiritual enlightenment. Seriously. Sarah’s been in a Tower Tarot card moment lately, ...
05.24.2023 100. Writing Love Letters To Ourselves And Each Other: Celebrating 100 Episodes Of Moonbeaming! Moonbeaming is turning 100 (episodes, that is) and we’re celebrating big time! Have you celebrated yourself enough lately? It may be time to bake a cake, collect wildflowers, or write yourself a love letter. Having doubts about your path is ...
05.17.2023 99. How To Make Scarcity Less Scary: Destigmatizing Money And Shame With Hello Universe Does shame make you want to self-isolate? Have you ever been afraid of being vulnerable with others about shame around money, productivity, or rest? If so, this week’s episode is for you! Sarah speaks with the hosts of Hello Universe ...
05.10.2023 98. Unblocking Abundance: Finding Pleasure In Beauty, Joy, And Presence Why do our nervous systems interpret change as disaster? Why do we assume that we’re at fault when things go wrong? This week, Sarah lays out how thriving in pleasure and true abundance means leaving behind elements of capitalism’s scarcity ...
05.03.2023 97. Embodying Abundance: Relating to Yourself and Your World Through the Lens of Enoughness Are you struggling to find abundance in a culture of scarcity? What’s your relationship with giving, self-worth, and enoughness? This week, Sarah shares how to make sustainable choices with our time and energy. Learn about over-giving and under-earning, prioritizing quality ...
03.09.2023 96. How To Make A Decision: Decision Magic 101! Decision fatigue? Decision avoidance? This episode is for you! In the season 5 finale of Moonbeaming, Sarah shares about one of her favorite topics: Decision Magic. Making a decision can be fraught. What will people think? What if you fail? ...
03.02.2023 95. Become Your Own Muse: the Erotic as Art, Sex Magic & Healing Imposter Syndrome with Gaby Herstik On today's episode, we have a very special guest: Gaby Herstik! Gaby talks about the sensual and erotic as magic, healing imposter syndrome, and how kink is healing for her. If you are interested in how eroticism and magic intersect, ...
02.23.2023 94. The Pain of Being Perceived, Dealing with Dejection, & Selling Without Being Cheesy: Your Questions Answered! Why am I so worried about people liking me? How do I start my business or creative process? WTF do I do when I'm unmotivated? To celebrate the first ever Clear Channels Workshop, Sarah is discussing some big issues that ...
02.16.2023 93. Deepen into Trust: Ways to Support A Creative Practice or Spiritual Business In this week’s episode, Sarah welcomes us on a journey toward trust, encouraging us to go at our own pace and practice loving ourselves, whether we’re feeling grounded or dysregulated. Continuing last episode’s exploration of business, we’re learning that enjoying ...
02.09.2023 92. Doing the Work That Feels Good: Ethics & Integrity in Business How can creating a business feel good? When you what you do syncs up with that you value! In this episode, learn how Sarah thinks about-and goes about- building a business that fits within her personal frameworks. To figure out ...
02.02.2023 91. Themes of 2023 In this episode, Sarah shares some of her thoughts about the top themes of the year. Tune in to learn more about how to ride the waves and navigate the choppy waters this year. Patrons, the full piece is uploaded ...
01.26.2023 90. The Shadows of the Chariot with Sanyu Estelle It's time to discuss the dark side of the Chariot archetype! Confused about the shadow versus a reversal? Want to get prepared for some of the energies of this year that might take a wrong turn? Special guest Sanyu Estelle ...
01.19.2023 89. It’s Okay to Change: New Paradigms in 2023 Are you feeling a big change coming on? Then you’re in the right year, babes! This week Sarah discusses one of the themes of 2023 for January: Creating New Paradigms. Listen in for advice on how to center your values, ...
01.12.2023 88. 2023 Astrology Forecast with Anthony Perrotta The stars have a lot in store for us this year! Sarah and friend of the pod Anthony Perrotta break down the first half of 2023 astrologically. Are you asking yourself what needs to be in your toolkit? Listen in ...
01.05.2023 87. Our Chariot Year Buckle up babes, the new year has begun and it is all about forward motion! This week Sarah discusses the card of the year, The Chariot. This year asks us where we are going, and what we have to leave ...
12.29.2022 86. From Lovers to Chariot: Archetypal Integration Hello Gentle Listeners! This year Sarah talks about the transition period we all go through at the beginning of the new year. We are entering into a Chariot Year full of big choices and forward movement, but there is still ...
12.22.2022 85. Reimagine Success and Get Rid of Shame with HausWitch’s Erica Feldmann Gentle listener, have you been too hard on yourself? This week is a behind-the-scenes workshop exclusive with Sarah and friend of the pod Erica Feldmann! Reimagine success and get real on what’s really running the show: internalized shame and capitalism! ...
12.15.2022 84. Reality Magic: Being with Grief and Joy as a Practice with Robin Rose Bennett Are you struggling to find joy in your daily life? Are you looking to deepen your connection with nature? This week, Sarah is joined by friend, mentor, writer, storyteller, and herbalist Robin Rose Bennett. The friends discuss plant medicine and ...
12.08.2022 83. Come Home to Your Body: Reciprocity, Radical Generosity, and Embodying Your Values with the Six of Pentacles It’s the last tarot teaching deep dive episode of the year. Can you believe it? We can’t! This week Sarah explores one of her favorite cards: the Six of Pentacles. Do you feel like you are doing it alone? Are ...
12.01.2022 82. Safety in Art: Healing Trauma and Reclamation of Disability with Barry Lee Gentle listeners, are you working on feeling safe in your body? Then, this episode is for you. Sarah is joined by friend of the pod Barry Lee, a non-binary, disabled, multidisciplinary artist, based in Atlanta GA. Barry shares their experience ...
11.24.2022 81. Moonifesting 101: Build an Intuitive Framework of Transformation With the Lunar Cycles We’re almost at the end of the year babes. Yes… let that sink in. Set yourself up for success by listening to an episode all about collaborating with the lunar cycles and creating an intuitive framework for your life. Sarah ...
11.17.2022 80. Insist on Existence: How to Create Wonder and a Devotional Art Practice with Annika Hansteen-Izora Gentle listeners, it’s time to hold space for creativity. Sarah is joined by writer, multimedia artist, and Many Moons contributor Annika Hansteen-Izora. Tune in for a magical discussion on decolonizing creativity, alchemizing spirit, treating your art as sacred, and much ...
11.10.2022 79. Healing Spirals, Sacred Choice, and Cutting Cords with the Six of Swords Are you ready to move in trust and embodiment? The Six of Swords is here to help. Join Sarah for a download on a very powerful and layered card. If you’re interested in ending unnecessary suffering, accessing deeper layers of ...
11.03.2022 78. You Don’t Have a Bad Chart: Following Your Red Thread, Queer Placements, and Writing Your Own Story with the Stars with Astrologer Anthony Perrotta Do you feel left out of modern Astrology? Has anyone ever cringed when you tell them your sign? This episode is for you. Sarah is joined by astrologer, designer, and curator Anthony Perrotta to discuss common misconceptions about astrology. Listen ...
10.31.2022 In the Thick of It Happy Samhain! Happy Halloween! And welcome to our last public minisode! This week Sarah does a tarot spread to provide insight into eclipse season and the upcoming month of intense change. Listen in for advice on how to recalibrate, reprioritize, ...
10.27.2022 77. Protect Your Magic: Foundations of Protection Magic ** CW: trauma, depression, suicide *** This week Sarah discusses a foundation of witchcraft: Protection Magic. Tune in to learn a holistic and well resourced approach to magical protection. Spoiler Alert: Sometimes a good boundary is better than any binding. ...
10.24.2022 Hello Darkness My Old Friend: Let’s Thrive During Eclipse Season Hi babes! Are you feeling extra witchy lately? Magic is in the air. Tis’ the season to compost, sort, and sift through your feelings. Sarah gives grounding advice to guide you through the eclipse and fast approaching Samhain. Sign Up ...
10.20.2022 76. Language Alchemy: Poetry, Chronic Illness, and Creative Intuition with Lisa Marie Basile How is a poem like a spell? Sarah joins poet, essayist, editor, and chronic illness awareness advocate Lisa Marie Basile to delve into all things creative intuition. Listen in for conversations about protecting your artistic integrity, connecting to ancestral wisdom ...
10.17.2022 How Does it Feel to Take Up Space? What if you didn’t get derailed by other people’s opinions? What does it feel like to protect your own energy? Sarah joins us this week at a very pivotal point. She reminds us that we get to shape our own ...
10.13.2022 75. Mirrors and Metaphors: Going Deeper With The Lovers and The Devil It’s time for some major tarot theory. Based on her popular workshop Tarot Constellations: The Devil and The Lovers, Sarah brings you an episode that dives into the relationship between The Devil and The Lovers cards. Do you have a ...
10.10.2022 Radical Recalibration We’re back babes! In the first minisode of the season Sarah prepares you for the big shifts in energy ahead. She pulls a card of the week that reminds us to support ourselves physically as well as mentally. It’s time ...
10.06.2022 How to Interpret The Tarot: Hot and Fresh Takes on The Cards Hi gentle listeners! Have you missed the pod? There is an extra special season marinating for you. Season Five premieres next week but until then Sarah has prepared this teaser to tide you over. Listen in for an episode full ...
08.18.2022 74. You are the Creation: The Gifts of Channeling and Inner Child Healing Through Art Hi babes and bye babes! In the season four finale Sarah talks about creative channeling and the gifts of becoming a vessel. Listen in for advice on how to channel healing through art and the value of connecting to your ...
08.15.2022 Practical Magic with the 7 of Pentacles Hi babes! The seasons are changing, the light is changing, and you are changing too! It’s time to root into the soil of your life and harvest the lessons you have learned throughout the summer. What are the practical ways ...

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Moonbeaming episodes:

117. Energetic Conservation is Key: The Foundations of Protection Magic

116. How To Start A Union: A Step-By-Step Guide + Everything You’ve Ever Been Curious About Unions & Worker’s Rights

115. The Closed-Loop Framework: An Energy-Saving Framework For Getting What You Want

114. Divination Through Creative Self-Actualization

113. Shady Spirituality: Red Flags, Narcissism, White Supremacy, & Cults in the Industry with Katya Weiss-Andersson

112. The Law Of Attraction Debunked: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly of New Age Spirituality with Chelsea Selby of Witch Baby

111. The Astrology for the Rest of 2023 with Anthony Perrotta: Tips & Practices to Get Realigned & Keep Moving Forward

110. Grief, Growth, And Righteous Rage With Ashtin Berry Of The Collectress

109. Spiritual Growth Spurts And How We Leave Our Comfort Zones With The 7 Of Wands

108. Getting Clarity And Discipline Through Transitions: A Tarot Reading For Insights

107. This Is How We Change: Using Our Imagination & Taking New Risks With The 7 of Cups

106. All about the 7’s in the Tarot: A Numerology Deep Dive

105. The Power of Pluto, Breaking Toxic Patterns, & The Gifts of Our Shadows: With Corinna Rosella

104. Unhooking Our Addiction To The Ego: Sobriety And Spirituality With Jeff Kober

103. How To Survive A Spiritual Crisis: Some Ways To Deal With Hard Things

102. Collapse Awareness With Carmen Spagnola: Ways To Be With Impossible Things, And Step Out Of Freeze Response

101. Things Fall Apart: All About The Tower Tarot Card

100. Writing Love Letters To Ourselves And Each Other: Celebrating 100 Episodes Of Moonbeaming!

99. How To Make Scarcity Less Scary: Destigmatizing Money And Shame With Hello Universe

98. Unblocking Abundance: Finding Pleasure In Beauty, Joy, And Presence

97. Embodying Abundance: Relating to Yourself and Your World Through the Lens of Enoughness

96. How To Make A Decision: Decision Magic 101!

95. Become Your Own Muse: the Erotic as Art, Sex Magic & Healing Imposter Syndrome with Gaby Herstik

94. The Pain of Being Perceived, Dealing with Dejection, & Selling Without Being Cheesy: Your Questions Answered!

93. Deepen into Trust: Ways to Support A Creative Practice or Spiritual Business

92. Doing the Work That Feels Good: Ethics & Integrity in Business

91. Themes of 2023

90. The Shadows of the Chariot with Sanyu Estelle

89. It’s Okay to Change: New Paradigms in 2023

88. 2023 Astrology Forecast with Anthony Perrotta

87. Our Chariot Year

86. From Lovers to Chariot: Archetypal Integration

85. Reimagine Success and Get Rid of Shame with HausWitch’s Erica Feldmann

84. Reality Magic: Being with Grief and Joy as a Practice with Robin Rose Bennett

83. Come Home to Your Body: Reciprocity, Radical Generosity, and Embodying Your Values with the Six of Pentacles

82. Safety in Art: Healing Trauma and Reclamation of Disability with Barry Lee

81. Moonifesting 101: Build an Intuitive Framework of Transformation With the Lunar Cycles

80. Insist on Existence: How to Create Wonder and a Devotional Art Practice with Annika Hansteen-Izora

79. Healing Spirals, Sacred Choice, and Cutting Cords with the Six of Swords

78. You Don’t Have a Bad Chart: Following Your Red Thread, Queer Placements, and Writing Your Own Story with the Stars with Astrologer Anthony Perrotta

In the Thick of It

77. Protect Your Magic: Foundations of Protection Magic

Hello Darkness My Old Friend: Let’s Thrive During Eclipse Season

76. Language Alchemy: Poetry, Chronic Illness, and Creative Intuition with Lisa Marie Basile

How Does it Feel to Take Up Space?

75. Mirrors and Metaphors: Going Deeper With The Lovers and The Devil

Radical Recalibration

How to Interpret The Tarot: Hot and Fresh Takes on The Cards

74. You are the Creation: The Gifts of Channeling and Inner Child Healing Through Art

Practical Magic with the 7 of Pentacles