How does spirituality and sexuality relate? It depends on who you are and what you believe. For this episode we talk sex and spells with guest Serena the Blessed who is a Black, Indigenous, Jewish trans-femme tarot reader and magic-maker in Portland, Oregon.

3:00 how magic works

6:00 OYE ancestors and priesthood family

10:00 “Black” magic and Hoodoo and Voodoo, Santeria

13:00 Yoruba origins of “queen”

16:00 gay culture can be different than queer culture 

21:00 all oppression is connected

23:00 more genders than two were common

29:00 Hoodoo and Voodoo work

33:00 her offerings

40:00 in what ways can I practice spiritual sexuality

45:00 on masking identity 

50:00 seduction vs shining brightly 

57:00 counseling and spirituality for Black Americans

1:04:00 white people can be poisonous

1:11:00 Third Eye Books and Cally’s Hot Wigs

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