This episode is coming to you on the eve of the inauguration of Joe Biden, on the last day of the Trump presidency, and a week after a failed coup in the capitol. 

It might feel like the hard part is over, but movements are slow, and the legacy of resistance is a long burning fire. In this episode with Dana Balicki, she and Leah talk about the unsustainable nature of social justice activism, the turn toward soulful movement work, and what it means to slow down when everything is telling us to outpace urgency. 

This is a time for sustainable action. This episode was recorded in on 12/1/20, but today feels like the exact right moment to release. Keep your fire lit, we need you. 

Connect with Dana! She does incredible transformation work with clients, group work, classes, and has an incredible instagram.  Check out her offerings on her website, and read her latest article!

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What does the fly that landed on Mike Pence’s head have to do with the fate of the United States? What does Satan have to do with God? And what did all three power crystals learn about Bayo Akomolafe when they communed in the virtual zoomiverse recently? Turn on this episode to find out!    Leah, Jaison and Katie talk with celebrated writer, speaker and philosopher Bayo Akomolafe about how the pandemic has made stable identity impossible, about navigating different versions of reality, and about how our ideas of justice must stay fluid.  

Connect with Bayo's work - http://bayoakomolafe.net Connect with We Are Power Crystals - @wearepowercrystals

"How much is sustainability staving off the inevitable?"

In this gorgeous episode, Leah Garza and Diana Rose Harper, @ddamascenaa explore the difference between sustainability and tending toward your vitality. 

Diana is a writer, juicer, pastel goth, reiki master, tarot reader, and astrologer, and she may not recognize it yet, but a Power Crystal. In the depths of this conversation we slip between the worlds of pandemic, astrology, accepting death, tending toward vitality, and choosing yourself above all else. 

She is a magician of words and anyone that sits in session with her will feel the balm of her wisdom and lyricism.

If you would like to engage with her work you can find her on Instagram at @ddamascenaa or at ddamascenaa.com.

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We want you to meet Angela Mary Magick. She's a witch, a poetic alchemist, and an Orange County mom. In this conversation, Jaison and Leah are bewitched by her effortless and enchanting storytelling. Like all superheros, she has an origin story to beat the band. 

She is also the creator of the Moon bb Magick Tarot, that is arriving Earthside shortly. This special oracle needs your help to be born. Preorder the deck and support her kickstarter.

You can find Angela on her YouTube Channel, Instagram, and at the upcoming Witches Confluence on Halloween!

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Who are we in quarantine?  What do we do when we can't leave the house, go to work, see people, or engage in any of our old distractions, while news of the world shifting, melting, protesting, and burning continues to pour into our lives through social media and the news?

We are unsoothable. In this episode we talk about the phenomena of intolerable unsoothability in the time of covid and the uprisings. 

Check out this episode and let us know how you are unsoothable and what you do for relief.

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Power Crystals are spread all over the planet. We live in every country on every continent. If you are listening to this podcast, there is a chance you are a cute, critical, and metaphysical power crystal. 

We have an exciting announcement. We have a new Power Crystal joining the WAPC podcast! You met Katie Robinson (she/they) in the first season of WAPC on the Divination Episode and now she is joining us a co-creator!

We know you will love Katie as much as we do!

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The second installment in our special get-to-know-us series leading up to a very big announcement!

Who is the one they call Jaison? What does he do? What's he really like?

Listen to this cute little interview of Jaison by Leah to find out what's behind that mysterious voice. 

Want to work with Jaison or take one of his classes?  Get in touch with Jaison on Instagram,

her website, or at Mostly Angels LA!

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Power Crystals we have missed you!

We are bringing you a special get-to-know-us series leading up to a very big announcement!

Who is Leah? What does she do? What are her super powers?

Listen to this cute little interview of Leah by Jaison to find out some deep dark secret secrets!

Want to work with Leah or take one of her classes?  Get in touch with Leah on Instagram,

her website, or at Mostly Angels LA!

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Everyone is fatphobic.

In this episode of We Are Power Crystals, we explore the systemic oppression of fatphobia and its roots in colonialism. This conversation goes very deep and we ground it in our own experiences in our bodies in a fatphobic society. 

Content Warning- If you are experiencing eating disorders, body image dysmorphia, or other sensitivities that could make you feel triggered, you may want to skip this episode. We speak very frankly about our bodies and experiences, but we ground the conversation in love and compassion for all of us.

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RESOURCES

Some of our fave Instagram accounts that offer critical perspectives on fatphobia:

Nalgona Positivity Pride

Virgie Tovar

Fat Women of Color

Some Articles Referenced in the Episode

White Supremacy, Colonialism, and Fatphobia Are Inherently Tied To Each Other, Hess Love, 2018. 

The Racist Origins of Fatphobia, by Sabrina Strings, Bust Magazine

Some Book Recommendations

Fearing the Black Body, Sabrina Strings

You Have the Right To Remain Fat, Virgie Tovar

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Reach Jaison at bluerosebotanics.com or @bluerosebotanics

Reach Leah at crystalsofaltamira.com or @crystalsofaltamira