In this episode, we continue our conversation about spiritual and energetic discernment by moving beyond what discernment is and into what it actually looks like in practice. How often do we genuinely check in with ourselves before deciding what an experience means? When something feels off, how do we determine whether we’re picking up on something spiritual or energetic, responding to our environment, dealing with stress or physical discomfort, or simply having a bad day?
We talk about learning to recognize what you may be carrying, receiving, or projecting, and why checking in with yourself doesn’t mean automatically accepting someone else’s interpretation of your experience. We also explore what discernment can look like when chronic illness complicates the picture, the role research and existing information can play when something doesn’t immediately make sense, and why sometimes the most responsible answer is simply, “I don’t know yet.”
Discernment doesn’t always end with a neat answer. Sometimes it means investigating further, sometimes it means making an adjustment, and sometimes it means putting an experience into the weird file until you have enough information to understand what the hell is actually going on.
This path isn’t about perfection; it’s about presence. Let’s begin.
Books mentioned in the episode:
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A Curious Future: A Handbook of Unusual Divination and Unique Oracular Techniques by Kiki Dombrowski:
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Kala is a co-priestess in The Temple of the Unseen Flame, alongside my beloved co-conspirator and co-priestess Pagan. I’m just a plain-Jane kind of girl from the Southern US, raised on cornbread, front porch stories, and in the rhythm of Southern Baptist Sundays. My path to Paganism has been long, winding, often surprising, and full of unexpected turns. I didn’t find it all at once. The more I leaned into my dreams, my intuition, and my experiences with spirit, the more the world began to shimmer with meaning. The gods, the dead, the land – all of it was speaking. These days, I’m a priestess of death and rebirth, of sovereignty and sacred mischief. I walk with spirits. I work with Gods who burn away illusions and shine light into shadow. My magic is devotional and practical, grounded and ecstatic. I believe in sacred rest, in the wisdom of the body, and in building spiritual homes for people like us, the seekers, the weirdos, the ones who never stopped asking questions. Now, I walk a path of devotion, sovereignty, and mystery with The Unseen Flame.
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