He's about to lose 85% of his video game library — because his mom says it's letting spirits into the house. And two roommates can't agree on a $90 spirit box... but one of them might believe in it more than he's willing to admit.

This week on What in the Woo Woo, Emily and KristaLyn dive into two Reddit AITA posts that blur the line between belief and denial — and give their take based on years of spiritual experience. Who's the a-hole? You decide.

Got a story of your own, or a take on who's the a-hole? Drop it in the comments. New episodes every week — Reddit Stories on Wednesdays, InkSpill Live on Fridays. Subscribe so you don't miss it.

Let's make the paranormal parasocial. 🔮

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00:00 Can video games invite spirits into your home?

00:30 Welcome to What in the Woo Woo

03:08 AITA: My mom says my video games are demonic

05:43 Religious panic, family curses, and gaming

06:59 Are video games spiritually dangerous?

08:19 When gaming and online spaces actually can affect people

10:36 Religious studies, fear, and spiritual control

11:27 Can fiction and horror be high vibration?

13:37 AITA: My roommate wants to buy a spirit box

15:14 Skepticism, fear, and shutting down spiritual curiosity

17:14 Paranormal investigation tools and spirit boxes

18:51 Emily’s ghost-hunting Playboy story

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Spirituality can be beautiful, healing, and life-changing — but when the world feels chaotic, uncertain, and intense, it can also get overwhelming fast.

In this episode of The Alchemist’s Inkwell, Emily and KristaLyn talk about spiritual psychosis, spiritual awakening, grounded intuition, mental health, astrology, spiritual bypassing, and how to tell when your spiritual practice is helping you grow versus making you feel more afraid, isolated, or unstable.

We also look at the intense astrology of the week, the collective pressure people are feeling, why discomfort does not always mean something is “out of alignment,” and why staying grounded is one of the most important spiritual practices right now.

This is not about being scared of your intuition. It is about learning how to stay spiritually open without losing your connection to reality, your body, your community, or your joy.

When in doubt, zone out. Stay grounded. Go make some magic.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Welcome to the oddly and surprisingly sane spiritual podcast

01:00 The intense astrology of the week

02:14 Big collective shifts, death, and transformation

05:04 Scorpio new moon, Mercury retrograde, and hidden truths

06:25 Why almost every planet is involved right now

08:19 Are the planets remaking the world?

09:08 Spiritual awakening, intuition, and people waking up fast

10:21 Grounded spirituality vs ungrounded spirituality

11:14 The new age to alt-right pipeline

12:31 Uncertainty, discomfort, and spiritual avoidance

13:30 Alignment does not always feel comfortable

15:25 “This moment is not just about you”

16:04 Learning what you stand for by what you won’t stand for

17:26 500 AD, major cycles, and collective transformation

18:24 Why discomfort can push us into growth

19:22 Grounding tools for spiritual overwhelm

20:41 Let trusted people tell you when they’re concerned

21:43 Mental health resources and spiritual strength

23:14 Psychosis, initiation, and spiritual boundaries

24:07 The baby formula experiment and spiritual bypassing

27:05 Christianity, morality, and failing the test

28:06 What spiritual psychosis can look like

29:21 Why awareness helps you navigate intense energy

31:58 Watch what spiritual “truths” you accept

33:00 The threefold rule, deities, dragons, and spiritual assumptions

35:36 Let your beliefs evolve

36:29 Ask why you believe what you believe

37:05 Media literacy and spiritual literacy

39:14 Saturn, Neptune, blurred boundaries, and spiritual structure

40:30 If your spiritual practice gets scary, take a break

41:12 Don’t stare into the bog faces

42:03 Finding joy, community, and grounded magic

43:58 When in doubt, zone out

46:28 Prepared, not scared

47:19 Travel, adventure, and magical community

50:15 Go make some magic

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Books are more than entertainment — sometimes they are comfort, escape, healing, identity work, and the thing that helps us get through real life.

In this Bookend Edition of The Alchemist’s Inkwell, Emily and KristaLyn talk about what they are reading, why fiction can be a healing modality, the comfort of returning to beloved stories, audiobook pacing, ADHD listening speeds, ancient Rome family trees, ancestry, millennial theme songs, and whether money really can change your happiness.

This episode is cozy, chaotic, bookish, and deeply honest about why stories matter when life feels like too much.

Tell us in the comments: what are you reading right now?

#Books #BookTube #Fiction #Reading #CozyFantasy #Audiobooks #TheAlchemistsInkwell #BookPodcast #Storytelling #Magic

CHAPTERS

00:00 Fiction as a Healing Modality
00:24 Welcome to the Bookend Edition
01:10 Why Stories Help Us Process Real Life
01:48 KristaLyn’s Reading Month
03:12 Manga, Mythology, Astrology, and Book Club Picks
04:43 Emily’s Comfort Reread
05:32 Dungeon Crawler Carl and Political Fiction
07:21 Audiobook Speed and ADHD Brains
08:33 Recording the Lacusta Audiobook
10:20 Meditation Voice and Slowing Down
11:28 The Ancient Rome Family Tree Problem
13:09 How Far Back Can You Trace Your Family Tree?
14:20 Emily’s Norwegian and Viking Ancestry
18:09 KristaLyn’s Family History
20:22 Ancestors, Names, and Choosing What to Carry
22:22 What Is the Theme Song of Millennials?
24:24 Would Winning the Lottery Change Your Happiness?
26:43 What We Would Do With Lottery Money
28:02 Tell Us What You’re Reading
29:00 Go Make Some Magic

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America is turning 250, and the astrology around this moment is intense.

In this episode of The Alchemist Inkwell, Emily and KristaLyn look at the astrology surrounding America’s 250th birthday, including Mars conjunct Uranus in Gemini, Pluto in Aquarius, Saturn and Neptune in Aries, and the larger 2026–2028 energetic pattern sometimes called Barbault’s Basket.

What starts as a conversation about predictions quickly becomes a bigger discussion about freedom, collapse, technology, AI, billionaires, climate, community, the Constitution, Fourth of July mythology, and what might come after the old version of America stops working.

Is this a moment of crisis, awakening, rebellion, or rebuilding? Maybe all of it.

By the end, they pull cards for America’s 250th birthday and explore how to stay grounded, protect your peace, reclaim real freedom, and imagine what comes next.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Hook
00:30 Welcome to The Alchemist Inkwell
00:38 Why this astrology has been anticipated for years
01:05 Barbault’s Basket and the major 2026–2028 prediction
02:01 Is this really one of the best parts of the century?
03:19 Saturn, Neptune, and questioning “altruistic” technology
04:44 Uranus, Pluto, rebellion, revolution, and progress
05:12 July 4 astrology: Mars conjunct Uranus in Gemini
06:16 The two-year societal pressure point
08:03 AI, data centers, and when technology stops being altruistic
10:52 Was Barbault too optimistic about the internet?
12:32 The future we were promised vs. the future we got
15:03 Infrastructure, quality of life, and billionaire greed
16:12 Why billionaires are afraid
17:17 Political spectacle, UFC, and power grabs
18:00 America’s 250th anniversary and the struggling experiment
19:52 Climate, “point of no return,” and faith in Earth
21:42 Why 250 years matters for empires
22:39 Fragile systems, the Electoral College, and trust
23:25 The Constitution was designed to be revised
23:54 The fading ink of the Constitution
24:39 Playing by rules that power already abandoned
25:50 Fake rebellion, fawning, and loud bullies
27:14 July 4th without the usual patriotism
28:30 Growing up around Fourth of July mythology
31:22 The community side of July 4th
34:26 Celebrating community without buying the myth
35:36 Pulling cards for America’s 250th birthday
37:50 King of Cups: emotional maturity and mindfulness
38:44 Four of Cups reversed: boundaries and refusing invitations
39:48 Dionysus, Uranus, and freedom
40:14 We were sold freedom that wasn’t real
41:08 Taking responsibility and reclaiming power
42:30 The revolution and what comes after
43:34 Omens, safety, and community
44:21 Closing: go make some magic

#Astrology #America250 #FourthOfJuly #SpiritualPodcast #UranusInGemini

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Today on What in the Woo-Woo, we’re reading two spiritual Reddit AITA stories about tarot, psychics, astrology, relationship boundaries, and what happens when people use “the universe” to avoid having an actual conversation.

First: someone gives a tarot reading to a friend she has feelings for… and then lies when the cards suggest he may not end up with his girlfriend.

Then: a boyfriend refuses to go to a psychic after his girlfriend starts making their whole relationship revolve around crystals, astrology, and spiritual excuses for rude behavior.

Is it spiritual guidance, emotional avoidance, or just two people who should probably be single for a while?

Let us know what you think in the comments.

#SpiritualReddit #TarotReading #AITA

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Cold Open: The Tarot Reading Got Awkward

00:30 Welcome to What in the Woo-Woo

01:34 Spiritual Reddit AITA Begins

02:04 Greece, Germany, and Spooky Travel Plans

03:53 AITA: Lying About a Tarot Reading

05:45 The Future Card Said Something Unexpected

06:52 The Real Problem: No Reading Boundaries

07:45 Tarot Ethics, Love Readings, and Free Will

09:16 Why We Don’t Do “Stay or Go” Readings

10:04 Say What You See

11:01 No Assholes, Just Immaturity

11:23 Talk About Feelings, Not Tarot

11:59 AITA: Refusing to See a Psychic

13:31 “I Don’t Think You Guys Should Be Dating”

14:05 Astrology Is Not Permission to Be Rude

14:40 Why Push Him Toward a Psychic?

15:23 Magic Doesn’t Need Your Belief

16:19 Grounded Spirituality vs. Social Media Spirituality

16:51 Respectfully, Be Single

17:31 Don’t Trap Yourself

18:36 Incompatibility Makes You Act Unlike Yourself

19:36 Final Thoughts: Go Make Some Magic

Mercury Retrograde is back, but this one is not just about broken phones, delayed flights, and miscommunication. This Mercury retrograde in Cancer is bringing up old feelings, unfinished emotional business, mental clutter, and the parts of ourselves we may have been avoiding.

In this episode of The Alchemist’s Inkwell, Emily and KristaLyn talk about why this retrograde feels more emotional than usual, how to close the “mental tabs” that are draining you, why crying in public should not be shameful, and how singing, creativity, and weird little life choices can help move stuck energy.

This is not a fear-based Mercury retrograde episode. This is a “feel it, process it, sing through it, and let your life get a little weirder” episode.

Go make some magic.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Welcome to Mercury Preprograde

00:58 Mercury Retrograde in Cancer

02:24 Emotional cages, Saturn, and old wounds

03:07 Why this retrograde has one clear story arc

04:02 Communication, the body, and emotional systems

04:52 Mercury shadow period explained

05:49 You are not supposed to get it right the first time

06:10 Crying in public and releasing shame

07:02 How to actually feel your feelings

07:27 Closing your mental tabs

08:49 Who may feel this retrograde the most

10:11 Big emotional choices and life changes

11:17 Liberating yourself during Mercury Retrograde

12:31 Let yourself hit the refresh button

13:47 Let your life be weird

14:56 Singing, spirituality, and moving energy

15:30 When in doubt, sing it out

16:22 Travel, timing, and Mercury stationing

17:14 Everyone has to deal with Mercury Retrograde

18:41 Billionaires, public beaches, and rebellious energy

19:34 The revolution has already begun

21:00 Shield your screens and protect your energy

22:25 Greece travel plans and Pirate Boat Day

24:49 Sundress struggles and travel wardrobe chaos

26:18 Swimsuit shopping and teenage fashion

27:28 Why this Mercury Retrograde is manageable

28:20 What are your Mercury Retrograde plans?

29:02 Travel chaos and Mercury Retrograde stories

30:41 The first retrograde of the astrological year

31:03 Creativity, “why not me?” energy, and closing thoughts

#MercuryRetrograde #AstrologyPodcast #SpiritualPodcast #MercuryRetrograde2026 #Astrology #Spirituality #EnergyWork #CancerSeason #EmotionalHealing #GoMakeSomeMagic

Welcome back to The Alchemist’s Inkwell: Woo Woo Edition — where we read spiritual Reddit AITA stories and ask the important questions: are they actually wrong, or is everyone just being weird?

This week, we’re talking about Catholic school, ghost conversations with kids, spiritual therapy, shamanic astrology buzzwords, religious trauma, Amazon ghost-hunting kits, and one husband who apparently wants to become an exorcist.

Because being open-minded does not mean believing everything.

And being spiritual does not mean letting people manipulate you with “faith,” “intuition,” or a ghost-hunting kit they bought online.

In this episode:

We react to a parent worried about supernatural talk around her kids.

We unpack whether a spiritual therapist’s approach feels grounded or like a pile of buzzwords.

We talk about religious trauma, relationships, exorcism, and what happens when spirituality crosses a boundary.

And yes — some opinions are just wrong.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Hook Preview

00:30 Welcome to Woo Woo Edition

01:24 Spiritual Reddit AITA as an intuition exercise

02:08 Catholic school, ghosts, and family dynamics

04:51 Is the free babysitting worth protecting?

06:27 Religious shame culture and fear of other beliefs

07:35 If your belief system is strong, questions shouldn’t destroy it

09:20 Wanting approval from religious institutions

10:45 Was the parent actually looking for a reason to criticize?

11:43 “Holy walnut” and Hermes the hamster

12:08 Spiritual therapy, astrology, and mental health

14:45 Therapy is personal — and fit matters

15:39 Choosing a therapist you can actually trust

16:06 Spiritual buzzwords and professional red flags

17:40 Is the friend projecting?

18:31 Finding therapists who are spiritually open but still grounded

19:36 The ethics problem with spiritual credentials

20:04 What kind of shaman are we talking about?

21:34 Lineage, closed practices, and spiritual accountability

22:25 The Amazon exorcist husband story

24:46 Religious trauma and changing relationship dynamics

26:40 Why unsupported exorcism is a serious boundary problem

27:40 Trust, communication, and respect in relationships

28:51 Is this faith, manipulation, or something more concerning?

29:58 Everyone gets to have opinions — but not all opinions are harmless

30:47 Some opinions are just wrong

31:48 Go make some magic

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In this episode of The Alchemist Inkwell, Emily and KristaLyn talk about the magic of the Summer Solstice, Cancer season, dream work, ritual practices, timeline shifts, and how to check in with everything you’ve been manifesting since last year.

The Summer Solstice is one of the major energetic turning points of the year, and this conversation explores how to work with that energy through dreams, divination, flower crowns, ritual outfits, dancing, drumming, spell jars, junk journal magic, plant care, natural water, and intentional manifestation.

They also talk about why this solstice feels especially activated, what it means to focus on your own world without spiritually bypassing, and how to stop shutting yourself down when you ask for what you really want.

If this season feels like a pivot point, this episode is your reminder to take stock of how far you’ve come, name what you want next, and go make some magic.

What are you doing for the Solstice this year? 🌞

Tell us what you’re manifesting, what ritual you’re trying, or what dreams have been coming through lately.

Chapters:

0:00 Intro / Hook

0:30 Intro and recording-ahead disclaimer

5:45 The astrology of the Summer Solstice

7:56 Realizing they’ll be on Mount Olympus for the solstice

9:25 Dream magic and solstice activation

10:35 How to remember your dreams

11:03 Imagination as the gateway to channeling

11:26 Checking in on last year’s manifestations

12:10 Flower crowns, sunlight, fairies, and solstice traditions

13:32 Building your own world without bypassing

14:09 Crowning your energy and ritual outfits

15:51 Dancing, drumming, abundance jars, and physical ritual

16:57 Plant care as solstice magic

17:39 The solstice as a pivot point of the year

18:35 Tools, traditions, and inviting magic into the real world

19:17 Open vs. closed spiritual traditions

20:55 Junk journal magic for the solstice

22:53 Cooking, gardening, and seasonal ritual

23:13 Natural water and giving thanks

25:17 Manifest what you want and stop shutting yourself down

25:49 Timeline shifts and glitchy energy

27:37 Collective timeline shifts and social energy

31:04 Looking back at what changed since last solstice

32:17 KristaLyn’s growth, healing, and follow-through

33:06 Emily’s publishing deal and major manifestations

34:51 Health progress, treatment plans, and real-life magic

35:47 Manifesting book success and podcast growth

37:43 Greece trip schedule and podcast updates

38:48 Go make some magic

#SummerSolstice #SolsticeMagic #SpiritualPodcast #WitchyPodcast #Astrology

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This week on What in the Woo-Woo, Emily and KristaLyn react to two Reddit stories about Reiki, tarot, skepticism, grief, boundaries, and spiritual consent.

First, a grieving teenager is taken to a Reiki session by his mom after a rough year, but he becomes convinced the whole thing is fake after finding what he believes is a hidden speaker. Was he right to refuse another session, or was his mom just scared and trying to help?

Then, a man loses it after his best friend’s girlfriend tries to give him a tarot reading in his own house after he already said no. Is he wrong for snapping, or was she crossing a line by pushing spiritual work onto someone who clearly didn’t want it?

This episode is full of gray areas: skeptical teenagers, grieving parents, pushy tarot readers, bad communication, and the big question at the center of it all — what does consent look like in spiritual spaces?

Tell us in the comments: who was wrong here?

Go make some magic.

#WhatInTheWooWoo #TarotReading #SpiritualConsent #RedditStories #TheAlchemistsInkwell

00:00 Welcome to What in the Woo-Woo
00:47 A Woo-Woo of Middles
00:56 Reddit Stories With Gray Areas
01:11 Share Your Opinions With Us
01:56 Story One: Am I the A-Hole for Saying No to Reiki?
02:59 A Grieving Teen Goes to Reiki
04:39 The Hidden Speaker Problem
05:08 Reiki, Energy Movement & Stomach Gurgles
06:06 Do We Have an Unreliable Narrator?
07:15 Spiritual Work You Don’t Want
08:39 Reiki, Science & Skepticism
09:30 Was the Practitioner the Problem?
09:50 Grief, Fear & a Scared Mom
10:47 Spiritual Consent Matters
11:37 Verdict: No One’s Really the A-Hole
11:50 Story Two: Forced Tarot Reading Drama
12:05 Judging the Poster Immediately
12:35 Astrology, Crystals & Friend Group Tension
13:30 “Stop With This Shit and Get Real”
14:21 Verdict: Everyone Sucks Here
15:05 Bad Astrology Takes and Breakup Advice
16:25 Partners, Friend Groups & Personal Space
18:31 Never Push Someone Into a Reading
18:53 Insecurity and Forcing Acceptance
20:15 The Poster Is Also a Problem
20:46 Everyone Failed at Communication
21:13 Gemini Season Communication Lesson
21:23 Patreon, Submissions & Closing

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This week on The Alchemist’s Inkwell, Emily and KristaLyn talk about the Venus-Jupiter conjunction in Cancer, the New Moon in Gemini, Pride Month, and how to find real joy while the world still feels heavy.

This episode is about spiritual survival without spiritual bypassing. Yes, the astrology of the week has some beautiful, magical, benefic energy — but Saturn and Mars are also acting like hecklers in the background. So how do we let good things happen, celebrate joy, and stay connected to our own power without pretending everything is fine?

Emily and KristaLyn also talk about Pride Month, spiritual travel, Greece, Delphi, asking your guides for validation, finding your values, and Emily’s official Locusta cover reveal.

If you are trying to stay grounded, magical, politically aware, and emotionally alive at the same time, this episode is for you.

Tell us in the comments: what good are you finding in the heavy right now?

Go make some magic.

00:00 Welcome to The Alchemist’s Inkwell

00:24 Finding the Good in the Heavy

00:36 Venus-Jupiter Conjunction in Cancer

01:16 Pride Month, June Energy & a Special Reveal

02:51 Thank You for 200,000 Streams

03:57 The Astrology of the Most Magical Week

05:35 Venus and Jupiter’s Wedding With Hecklers

07:16 Saturn, Leadership & Broken Systems

08:14 Good Things Can Still Happen in Hard Times

09:48 Joy, Creation & Resistance

11:32 Finding Personal Good in the Heavy

13:00 Spiritual Travel, Greece & Mount Olympus

14:23 Coffee Ground Divination

15:35 Athens, the Acropolis & Ancient Sacred Sites

16:32 Delphi, Prophecy & Know Thyself

17:28 Santorini, Deity Work & Magical Travel

20:38 Pride Month and Being Out Loud

21:20 Emily’s Daughter Graduating Middle School

22:38 Book Launch Season and Writing on Deadline

23:40 Staying Engaged With the World

25:33 Rejecting Black-and-White Thinking

27:00 Celebrating Good While Fighting Bad

28:22 Redemption Arcs, Growth & Ted Lasso

30:24 Staying Curious Instead of Getting Angry

31:26 Finding the Good Helps You Find Your Values

32:03 Shame, Power & Defining Good for Yourself

33:26 New Moon Validation Rituals

35:10 Emily’s Locusta Cover Reveal Begins

37:16 The Cover Reveal

38:26 Locusta Lore Drops Are Coming

39:05 What Good Are You Finding in the Bad?

40:01 Upcoming Interviews & Closing

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