Lorraine Monteagut PhD, is a queer Latine astrologer and tarot reader and author of Brujas: The Magic and Power of Witches of Color, featured in Axios, NPR, Telemundo, Cosmopolitan, People en Espanol, Bustle, Book Riot, the Witch Wave, and elsewhere. She is the creator of Witchy Heights, a community space for practical magic based in St. Petersburg, Florida, through which she offers one-on-one readings, private parties, classes and a coven membership.
On this episode, we discuss:
- Lorraine's spiritual background and experiences growing up as a child of Cuban and Columbian immigrants
- That sticky place where scientific answers bump up against spiritual and mystical experiences, and how we might hold both as valid ways of seeing and experiencing the world
- Her grandmother's background in Espiritismo, and how this sparked the seeking and research that eventually became the subject matter for Lorraine's book, Brujas.
- Lorraine's understanding of the Sacred Feminine, and why it's important that we experiment with and embrace imperfect language and definitions for our spiritual seeking within a patriarchal context
- The importance of spiritual activism, and why our spiritual enhancement should help us reach out and create deeper connections with others
Here are a few notes related to this episode:
- Lorraine's book is Brujas: The Magic and Power of Witches of Color
- You can learn more about her at her website, https://www.witchyheights.com/, and you can follow her on Instragram @witchyheights.
- Lorraine mentioned the work of the late Gloria Anzaldua, a celebrated American scholar.
And here are a few more details about this show and my work:
- If you’d like to know whose ancestral tribal lands you currently reside on, you can look up your address here: https://native-land.ca/
- You can also visit the Coalition of Natives and Allies for more helpful educational resources about Indigenous rights and history.
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- And to read about the Sacred Feminine, check out my award-winning book Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine (Womancraft Publishing), available wherever you buy your books!. If you've read it, your reviews on Goodreads and Amazon are greatly appreciated!
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