The Woods Out Back

I've been on a journey lately to commit to being my most authentic self, to pursue what I feel called to, because I believe each of us doing so makes the world a better place. Here, I reflect on the challenges I've had with allowing myself to do so, and share how important I find it is to remain joyful, even in a world full of hardship.

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I'm on the road right now, and have been diving down the rabbit hole that is Mystic Michaela and her whole aura reading practice. Join me while I share a bit of that with ya! Below are some of the podcasts and other things mentioned throughout the episode: 

Mayim Bialik's Breakdown with Mystic Michaela: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J86joNU6QLY

Mystic Michaela's podcast, Know Your Aura: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AVH7rckaZj1nIpcV7Xk5Y

The Witch Bitch Amateur Hour, What Color Are Our Auras:

Pt 1: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Wr4vzczSLj9B7b1C19OdJ?si=VLRrhhOdS0iynU9b9_geCA

Pt 2: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1witwIiTNPW6WfXitoSfwl?si=iTzLXG0BRGidnBGLFer4WQ

The aura quiz I took: https://knowyouraura.com/quizzes/what-color-is-your-aura/

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Join me and my friend Nicole having a long yap sesh about astrology, from our own experiences with it & some of our placements to how we've been feeling about the current mercury retrograde venus retrograde venus underworld eclipse season aries season we're having... it's fun!

Two cancer risings, some saturn-ruled placements, and a very cute dog named George who I wish ya'll could see. 

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A brief overview of some of the science, some of the astrology, a bit about the lunar nodes, and some of the symbolism and story of Virgo! Where science and spirituality intersect, even just a little, is always my favorite place to be.

The rain began to really come down while I was in the middle of recording, hopefully it's not too distracting. I kinda like the background noise, myself. 

One thing I meant to mention here was that I'm personally heading into a nodal reversal; the lunar nodes are about to be exactly opposite to where they were when I was born. Much to think about.

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Every so often it's nice to sit back and just peruse people's creepy and strange experiences on the depths of Reddit. At least, I find that relaxing anyway. 

Hang out around the campfire, hear a handful of random stories of ghosts and strange dreams I stumbled across.

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Many of us agree the system we live under now is unsustainable at best. Here, I share some of my recent thoughts about what I am questioning in my day to day to try to live more in line with the world I want to see, opening these questions up with the hope that others will find their own answers. 

Mentioned in this episode:

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer - cannot recommend this read enough. Very insightful look into indigenous wisdom and how we can start carrying that with us today, building a new relationship to the land. Sits beautifully at the intersection of science and spirituality. 

@watchfulcoyote on TikTok, highly recommend checking out all of his content but these two videos in particular had me thinking about all of this:

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Yg5My9/ 

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8YgMDqe/ 

@brown19170 on TikTok, particularly this one popped up on my fyp:

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Yg2d1j/ 

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Walk with me in the woods this week! This episode is slower than most will be. I'm taking a walk down a gravel trail while just share what's been on my mind, which is clearly heavily influenced by election time. 
The pacing of this one is different, and there's background noise from the woods, but I'm hoping it all adds up to a sort of meditative experience. I invite you to slow down, maybe get outside yourself, and reflect on some of these issues alongside me. 
It's worth noting in this episode especially that everything discussed here is just my own opinions. I want to encourage everyone to please be considerate, think through what you personally feel and believe, and go vote! 

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Meet Rhiannon, my twin on a spiritual level, the Pisces to balance out my Virgo. Rhiannon's being born into Wicca contrasted with my being raised in an agnostic/atheist household has always made for interesting discussion, so I wanted to share some of that with you here. A little bit of our stories, a little bit of queer stuff, and general sense of spiritual openness and appreciation. 
(They're named for the goddess, not the song, for anyone wondering. But we are Stevie Nicks fans over here.)

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Welcome to the Woods Out Back! This very first episode, I wanted to just get started and give some semblance of what Spirituality means to me, so this one's more of a short ramble.

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