We came, we saw, we…invented a new dating show?

It’s not what we set out to do, but it doesn’t make it any less valuable to THE CULTURE.

In this Happy Hour Livestream, Rachel and Jesse (aka Billy Purgatory) dig into the weirder mysteries of the bible that no CCD teacher wants to tackle, including: the Book of Enoch, the mystery of the Leviathan and the Behemoth, whether or not the Old Testament might describe the battle between Titans and Olympains, and what to expect when you’re expecting an apocalypse.

Ana Marija joined us to share an incredible incubus story from Bosnia that lined up a little too closely with Rachel’s own recent experiences. Sam "Skyguy" joined dressed as a Sith Lord and updated us on a rather anticlimactic encounter with a sexy gorgon.

We even had our first winner winner chicken dinner of a TOTEM + PUCK HCKY collaboration t-shirt or tank, courtesy of our livestream sponsor PUCK HCKY. You know. The one with the President that hangs out with Snoop Dog and s**t.

And don’t forget: TOTEM is a real business and, despite my behavior, I am a real shaman. So, if you want to check out my 1:1 session offerings or details about TOTEM’s Spiritual Transformation Coaching or Business of Woo Mentoring programs, head over to the TOTEM Readings website HERE.

If you want to learn more about our book, The Business of Woo, check out the reviews— or secure your own copy— on Amazon HERE.

Interested in herbalism, magical potions, or plant medicine cards? TOTEM’s Etsy Shop has you covered.

Next week, we start an hour later at 6 PM CST. We’ll be tackling the topic of occult ritual murder and its overlaps with both serial killers and the government. This upcoming Livestream Happy Hour will have it all, so be sure to join live, ask to come on as a guest, and pitch your thought-provoking questions to take part in the greatest metaphysical experiment since Jack Parson’s blew himself up while doing rocket engine Thelema, all while possibly winning a nice new piece of drip.

-Rachel

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Oracle TOTEM Flower Essence

Per the Weekly Card Pull, Oracle, our Delphinium Flower Essence, was reported to Etsy (most likely by a disgruntled client…who got mad at me because she didn’t pay me).

I know. Read that again. And then please make it make sense.

Because of this, Etsy has removed this best-selling essence from my online shop and there is no process to appeal this decision, which compounds the circumference of her damage long-term to somewhere around $10,000 based on sales projections.

So, if you like our Oracle flower essence (which you may because it is a best seller and many folks seem to like it), please feel free to reach out to me via email to order it directly: [email protected]

You can also message me to add a bottle of Oracle to any Etsy order of other TOTEM Flower Essences— or the TOTEM Flower Essence Deck— and I’ll send you a PayPal or Stripe invoice for the additional bottle.

In my spare time (on the side of having what amounts to multiple full time jobs), I am working on getting a Shopify site up and running, but it may be a minute. So, stay tuned…and send me the grace to not seek revenges against those beating me up during my prolonged life crisis.

At least not yet;)

The Business of Woo book is here!

Our new book, The Business of Woo: Thriving In Your Psychic Business (Without Losing Your Mind Or Sellig Your Soul!) is here, and you can check it out or buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX7MHB8L#

TOTEM Flower Essence Deck

While we’ve sold the last copy of our TOTEM Tarot Deck, our TOTEM Flower Essence Deck is still available for sale on Etsy and Amazon and is currently 60% off on Etsy during our 3-day fire sale.

TOTEM Etsy Shop

In other news, we are also running a 60% off sale on our TOTEMReadingsATX Etsy shop, which includes all of our TOTEM Flower Essences and our TOTEM Flower Essence Deck.

The Skeptical Shaman Podcast

If you enjoy The Skeptical Shaman podcast, please consider leaving a rating or review on Spotify HERE or Apple Podcasts HERE. Reviews and ratings REALLY help us build on our momentum and get great guests for all of you to listen to!

Tip Jar

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Want to work with me?

You can book a one-on-one reading, channeling session, energy work session, and many more services— including one-on-one Coaching and Mentoring work— with me on my website’s booking page HERE.

-Rachel

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This Van Helsing Happy Hour Call-In Live Stream was a huge success. We covered a lot of ground, explored supernatural lore, looked at beautiful art, discussed demons and why there’s a Freemason Bible…and much, much more!

Next week our very first sponsor, PUCK HCKY, is offering a piece of our TOTEM + PUCK HCKY collection to the viewer/ caller with the MOST INTERESTING QUESTION. So, be sure to join and, more importantly, participate. Your question may just unlock true existential meaning— or conjure a powerful metaphysical force!

And, even better, next week will be all about the Bible: but in a f*cked up, fun way that you’ve always wanted it to be. So don’t miss it, and don’t forget that TOTEM is a business- check out our Etsy shop, our latest book on Amazon, our sister podcast (The Skeptical Shaman), and feel free to book a strange and esoteric session anytime on our website HERE.

So, you know…stuff and things.

Until next time!

-Rachel

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The Business of Woo book is here!

Our new book, The Business of Woo: Thriving In Your Psychic Business (Without Losing Your Mind Or Sellig Your Soul!) is here, and you can check it out or buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX7MHB8L#

TOTEM Flower Essence Deck

While we’ve sold the last copy of our TOTEM Tarot Deck, our TOTEM Flower Essence Deck is still available for sale on Etsy and Amazon and is currently 60% off on Etsy during our 3-day fire sale.

TOTEM Etsy Shop

In other news, we are also running a 60% off sale on our TOTEMReadingsATX Etsy shop, which includes all of our TOTEM Flower Essences and our TOTEM Flower Essence Deck.

The Skeptical Shaman Podcast

If you enjoy The Skeptical Shaman podcast, please consider leaving a rating or review on Spotify HERE or Apple Podcasts HERE. Reviews and ratings REALLY help us build on our momentum and get great guests for all of you to listen to!

Tip Jar

If you want to leave us a tip or donate for our weekly card pull or any other content here on Substack, here is our PayPal link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=EFFQDP4JQ6E4A

Want to work with me?

You can book a one-on-one reading, channeling session, energy work session, and many more services— including one-on-one Coaching and Mentoring work— with me on my website’s booking page HERE.

-Rachel

TOTEM Readings is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

TOTEM Readings is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

Thank you to everyone who joined us live and participated in our Business of Woo Based Department Live Call-In Happy Hour Show with billy.purgatory! And, for those catching the replay, we tackled many of the most pressing metaphysical issues of our time, including:

* UFOs/ UAPs

* Astral projections

* Mental telepathy

* ESP

* Clairvoyance

* Spirit photography

* Telekinetic movement

* Full trance mediums

* The Loch Ness monster

* The theory of Atlantis

* Tartaria

* Titans and Olympians

* Anunnaki

* Spiritism

* The Occult

* Metaphysics

* Alchemy

* Divination

* Hauntings, shades and ghosts

We’re considering making this a regular “show” here on Substack, so please pop into the comments and let us know if you like the format, the day/time, and what, if anything, you’d like us to tackle next time. We do pre-plan some guests, so reach out anytime!

-Rachel

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This episode is now unlocked for all subscribers, and is available on Apple, Spotify, and anywhere else you listen for free! Please consider leaving a rating or review of the pod— and enter to win our Review Raffle by shooting me a screenshot via email: [email protected]

The 12th season of The Skeptical Shaman podcast is here, and our newest Villain Era alter ego, Veilwalker, is brought to us by the incredible Celina Ceja Geisler of The Essence of the Moon YouTube channel.

In this first half of another two-part episode, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with the incredible Celina Ceja Geisler of The Essence of the Moon YouTube channel all about her so-called Villain Era alter ego: Veilwalker. Unlike some of the other alter egos we’ve met in this series, Veilwalker is more about liminality and detachment: a kind of psychically-enabled dissociative persona that enables Celina to tap out of material reality and tap into the demimonde of psychic and spiritual activity.

Celina understood the assignment for this Villain Era discussion, letting all of the real real actually hang out-- and all while taking accountability for what aspects of Veilwalker she plans to integrate more functionally, day in and day out.

Celina’s YouTube channel explores tarot, oracle decks, spirit work, ancestor veneration, folk magic, devotional practices, shadow work, and the intersection of spirituality and everyday life. She also creates handcrafted ritual oils, offers spiritual readings, and hosts conversations through my interview series, Voices from the Liminal.

Rachel’s LINKS:

* TOTEM Readings Website: https://www.totemreadings.com

* TOTEM Readings Substack: https://totemrach.substack.com

* Rachel’s Other Links: https://linktr.ee/totemrach

Please support the Sponsors of The Skeptical Shaman Podcast:

* Buy The Business of Woo book HERE: https://a.co/d/0g7EFJmM

* TOTEM + PUCK HCKY Merch Drop: https://puckhcky.com/collections/totem

* The TOTEM Flower Essence Deck: https://a.co/d/gw16LsG

* The TOTEM Flower Essences: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TotemReadingsATX

* TOTEM Spiritual Transformation Coaching: https://www.totemreadings.com/coaching

* TOTEM Business of Woo Mentoring: https://www.totemreadings.com/business-of-woo

* Celina’s LINKS:

* YouTube: https://youtube.com/@Essenceofthemoon-i6n

* Ko-fi Shop & Spiritual Offerings: https://ko-fi.com/essenceofthemoon

* Booking Site: https://koalendar.com/e/meet-with-essence-6

* Email: [email protected]

Please note: The views and opinions expressed on The Skeptical Shaman do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the podcast. Any content provided by our guests, bloggers, sponsors or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, protected class, group, club, organization, business individual, anyone or anything. And remember: sticks and stones may break our bones, but words—or discussions of religious or spiritual topics-- will never hurt us.

billy.purgatory and I went live rather spontaneously this Friday for a special “Tight Sweater, Good Speller” Happy Hour in which we explore themes ranging from strip clubs to Kabbalah to the Unibomber to Gnosticism and more.

Are breasts considered a resource curse? Have the good guys momentarily lost the spiritual war? Are demons and incubi lurking in the American Airlines terminal of O’Hare?

We explore these questions— and many more— in this latest live video from the heart of Texas.

-Rachel

The Business of Woo book is here!

Our new book, The Business of Woo: Thriving In Your Psychic Business (Without Losing Your Mind Or Sellig Your Soul!) is here, and you can check it out or buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX7MHB8L#

TOTEM Flower Essence Deck

While we’ve sold the last copy of our TOTEM Tarot Deck, our TOTEM Flower Essence Deck is still available for sale on Etsy and Amazon and is currently 60% off on Etsy during our 3-day fire sale.

TOTEM Etsy Shop

In other news, we are also running a 60% off sale on our TOTEMReadingsATX Etsy shop, which includes all of our TOTEM Flower Essences and our TOTEM Flower Essence Deck.

The Skeptical Shaman Podcast

If you enjoy The Skeptical Shaman podcast, please consider leaving a rating or review on Spotify HERE or Apple Podcasts HERE. Reviews and ratings REALLY help us build on our momentum and get great guests for all of you to listen to!

Tip Jar

If you want to leave us a tip or donate for our weekly card pull or any other content here on Substack, here is our PayPal link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=EFFQDP4JQ6E4A

Want to work with me?

You can book a one-on-one reading, channeling session, energy work session, and many more services— including one-on-one Coaching and Mentoring work— with me on my website’s booking page HERE.

-Rachel

TOTEM Readings is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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This episode is now unlocked for all subscribers, and will be available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all other platforms for free on Saturday, September 5th at 7 AM CST!

The 12th season of The Skeptical Shaman podcast is here, and this second half of our two-part episode highlights the undeniable creative and spiritual power of a well-defined Alter Ego. Jesse James, aka Billy Purgatory, literally wrote a series of stories about his demon-fighting alter ego, breathing some very real life into a very real aspect of himself. But Billy Purgatory isn’t just a literary anti-hero: he’s also Jesse’s Villain Era shadow aspect, offending sensibilities left, right and center as he embraces his shamanic self and fights the armies of hell. In this two-part conversation, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with Jesse James, aka billy.purgatory, all about how he’s coming to grips with a world drenched in both some very real (and often spooky) Woo and some real-deal anti-humanism in the form of the technocratic elite seeking to replace humans, human creativity and even our connection to spirituality with dumb, derivative machines.Jesse is dedicated to remembering the before times, building a veritable Library of Alexandria of recent, peak culture to remind us all of what we once had: freedom, fun and imagination. He’s also seeking ways to resurrect his alter ego, perhaps on the pages of new stories or in his own life, as he explores the world of Woo with an eye to the pits of Hell!Rachel’s LINKS:

* TOTEM Readings Website: https://www.totemreadings.com

* TOTEM Readings Substack: https://totemrach.substack.com

* Rachel’s Other Links: https://linktr.ee/totemrach

Please support the Sponsors of The Skeptical Shaman Podcast:

* Buy The Business of Woo book HERE: https://a.co/d/0g7EFJmM

* TOTEM + PUCK HCKY Merch Drop: https://puckhcky.com/collections/totem

* The TOTEM Flower Essence Deck: https://a.co/d/gw16LsG

* The TOTEM Flower Essences: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TotemReadingsATX

* TOTEM Spiritual Transformation Coaching: https://www.totemreadings.com/coaching

* TOTEM Business of Woo Mentoring: https://www.totemreadings.com/business-of-woo

Jesse’s LINKS:

* Substack: https://substack.com/@jessejamesfreeman

* YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@billypurgatory

Please note: The views and opinions expressed on The Skeptical Shaman do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the podcast. Any content provided by our guests, bloggers, sponsors or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, protected class, group, club, organization, business individual, anyone or anything. And remember: sticks and stones may break our bones, but words—or discussions of religious or spiritual topics-- will never hurt us.

This episode is now unlocked for all subscribers, and available on Apple, Spotify, and anywhere else you listen!

The 12th season of The Skeptical Shaman podcast is here, and this second, two-part episode highlights the undeniable creative and spiritual power of a well-defined Alter Ego. Jesse James, aka billy.purgatory, literally wrote a series of stories about his demon-fighting alter ego, breathing some very real life into a very real aspect of himself. But Billy Purgatory isn’t just a literary anti-hero: he’s also Jesse’s Villain Era shadow aspect, offending sensibilities left, right and center as he embraces his shamanic self and fights the armies of hell. In this two-part conversation, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with Jesse James, aka Billy Purgatory, all about how he’s coming to grips with a world drenched in both some very real (and often spooky) Woo and some real-deal anti-humanism in the form of the technocratic elite seeking to replace humans, human creativity and even our connection to spirituality with dumb, derivative machines.Jesse is dedicated to remembering the before times, building a veritable Library of Alexandria of recent, peak culture to remind us all of what we once had: freedom, fun and imagination. He’s also seeking ways to resurrect his alter ego, perhaps on the pages of new stories or in his own life, as he explores the world of Woo with an eye to the pits of Hell!Rachel’s LINKS:

* TOTEM Readings Website: https://www.totemreadings.com

* Rachel’s Other Links: https://linktr.ee/totemrach

Please support the Sponsors of The Skeptical Shaman Podcast:

* Buy The Business of Woo book HERE: https://a.co/d/0g7EFJmM

* TOTEM + PUCK HCKY Merch Drop: https://puckhcky.com/collections/totem

* The TOTEM Flower Essence Deck: https://a.co/d/gw16LsG

* The TOTEM Flower Essences: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TotemReadingsATX

* TOTEM Spiritual Transformation Coaching: https://www.totemreadings.com/coaching

* TOTEM Business of Woo Mentoring: https://www.totemreadings.com/business-of-woo

Jesse’s LINKS:

* Substack: https://substack.com/@jessejamesfreeman

* YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@billypurgatory

Please note: The views and opinions expressed on The Skeptical Shaman do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the podcast. Any content provided by our guests, bloggers, sponsors or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, protected class, group, club, organization, business individual, anyone or anything. And remember: sticks and stones may break our bones, but words—or discussions of religious or spiritual topics-- will never hurt us.