The Rituals & Medicine of Grief with gina Breedlove
The Queer Spirit
Author, grief doula, sound healer, vocalist, and composer, gina Breedlove (she/they/Grace) is from the People's Republic of Brooklyn N.Y. gina is an oracle for the medicine of Grace and grief, and travels the world sharing the good news of grief-letting as a path to liberation. Episode Highlights We learn about gina and the medicine + magic she shares with our collective about her work with grief-letting. In honor of gina’s Kitchen Table Grief circles, the three of us come to table to share and explore the ingredients/medicines each of us practice when navigating grief: grounding, clearing,...
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The Magic of Enough with Amanda Yates Garcia
The Queer Spirit
Amanda Yates Garcia (she/her) is a writer, witch, and the Oracle of Los Angeles. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The LA Times, The SF Chronicle, The London Times, CNN, BRAVO, as well as a viral appearance on FOX. She has led rituals, classes and workshops on magic and witchcraft at UCLA, UC Irvine, MOCA, The Hammer Museum, LACMA, The Getty and many other venues. Amanda hosts monthly moon rituals online, and the popular Between the Worlds podcast, which looks at the Western Mystery traditions through a mythopoetic lens. Her book, Initiated: Memoir of a Witch, received a...
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Healing the Queer Spirit with Jonathan Koe
The Queer Spirit
Jonathan Koe is a queer astrologer, diviner, and alchemist of the subtle realm. Their work aims to empower fellow shapeshifters, visionaries and intuitives in remembering their essence, cultivating skills in being present with the ever-changing nature of reality, and weaving sincere, loving kinships with the world - even when the world has broken our hearts. Episode Highlights Welcome to our second cross-pollination episode, where we share space with other queer podcasters and creators. Jonathan is the host of "Healing the Spirit" podcast. We take an energetic stroll and explore the...
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Sharing Magic on Our Hearts with Madre Jaguar
The Queer Spirit
Madre Jaguar (she/they) is a Queer, Non-Binary Birth Doula, Oracle and Curandera of Mayan, Pipil, Nahual and Garifuna descent. Born in Los Angeles, CA to Salvadoran immigrants and raised in Mexico. Their practice is rooted in their ancestral heritage and indigenous traditions of Mexico and Central America. Episode Highlights We learn about Madre Jaguar via some sweet nuggets of their story and how they answered their call to magic. Madre shares about some of the tools and medicines she works with regularly (mushrooms + tarot) and the impact they have on their life and practice. ...
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Queer Books Save Lives with J.P. Der Boghossian
The Queer Spirit
J.P. DerBoghossian (he/they) is the founder of the - the world's first library devoted to literature, film, and television by, about, and for Queer Armenians. He serves on the Board of the International Armenian Literary Alliance and is a past President of the Armenian Cultural Organization of Minnesota. He hosts the podcast which is a 2024 GLAAD Media Award nominee for Outstanding Podcast. He is a Lambda Literary Fellow and his essays have appeared in We Are All Armenian (University of Texas Press), The Sun Isn't Out Long Enough (Anamot Press),...
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Just the Queer of Us with TanyaMarck Oviedo & Nick Venegoni
The Queer Spirit
Join us for our season finale: Nick (he>they) + TanyaMarck (they/them) share about their queer story and connection. Episode Highlights We flow into and explore the potency of cultivating queer connections. We take a dip into queer spirituality. And finally we are honored to share and announce upcoming queer spirit offerings in 2024. Web links Follow us on Instagram Find TanyaMarck online at and on IG Find Nick online at and on IG Join the private to continue the conversation and connect with other listeners. Join us for circles online. Grab your FREE...
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Exploring Queerness, Akashic Records + Tarot with Ruth Camillia
The Queer Spirit
Ruth Camillia (they/she/ella) is a bilingual, bicultural, healing arts practitioner, reiki master, akashic records practitioner, and tarot reader. With maternal Indigenous roots from Los Altos de Jalisco, México, they integrate curanderismo and other ancestral practices into their daily life and work. As an intuitive and trauma-informed practitioner, Ruth believes healing is sacred. Episode Highlights Ruth shares their queer journey and story in the most delightful ways. And we explore aspects of Queerness alongside them. We get curious about and drop into the Akashic Records. Ruth...
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The Green Wisdom of Herbalism with Rekara Gage
The Queer Spirit
*Audio Note: Volume and clarity varies during some parts of this interview. Rekara Gage (she/her) is an herbalist who focuses on the importance of ritual, safety and community when it comes to personal healing and growth. Her approach to wellness is based in food medicine and spirituality, emphasizing new ways to add plant medicine to the routines that you already have in place. She loves helping people reconnect with their intuition and do things with meaning, making everyday feel special. In her practice, it's important to provide access and information to the public so that they can make...
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Creating Dreams out of Chaos with Crystal Mason & Jason Wyman
The Queer Spirit
Crystal Mason (they/them) is an artist, activist, dreamer, consultant and coach. They believe in the power of community and necessity of hope. Jason Wyman (they/them) is Queerly Complex. Using appreciative inquiry, deep listening, and creative conjuring, Wyman taps the Cosmic Mysteries in all to reveal moments of Chaos Poetry. They live, love, and create on Yelamu / San Francisco, and share a home and family with their husband and pride of house and feral cats. Episode Highlights Crystal + Jason share their personal queer-stories and drop some queer wisdom nuggets Sweetness alert: We get cozy...
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The Magic of Gender Exploration with Rae McDaniel
The Queer Spirit
Rae McDaniel (they/them) is a non-binary speaker, author, therapist, Certified Sex Therapist, coach and Transgender Diversity & Inclusion Educator. Rae helps audiences gain the sheer audacity to be themselves in the world through play, pleasure, and possibility. Their book Gender Magic is a first-of-its-kind practical guide to achieving gender freedom with joy, curiosity, and pleasure for transgender and non-binary individuals, gender explorers, and those who love them. Rae is also the founder and CEO of Practical Audacity, a Gender & Sex Therapy practice in Chicago, serving over 300 clients...
info_outlineDavid Weissman is a documentary filmmaker, public speaker and longtime activist. He is best known as producer of the films THE COCKETTES, WE WERE HERE, and CONVERSATIONS WITH GAY ELDERS. David was also co-founder of QDoc—The Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival.
Episode Highlights
- David shares about how he became an accidental filmmaker while he followed his path of activism.
- We discuss how his style of interviewing to elicit personal story colors the depth of his documentaries on queer history.
- David talks about his Gay Elders Project and value of including queer elders in his documentary work.
- He also talks about using younger folks to edit Gay Elders Project, and the importance of intergenerational collaboration.
- David provides insights into his connection between activism and filmmaking.
Web links
- Find him online at DavidWeissmanFilms.com
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