What is the heart of Leo?

How does personal transformation contribute to collective sovereignty?

What does it mean to choose joyous, authentic self-expression in late-stage capitalism?

In this episode, I invited healing medium and award-winning composer Eric Schackne to explore the archetype of Leo, their Sun sign. We discussed themes of shifting identities and multi-dimensional healing & artistic practices through the lens of Leo, filtered through the Chandra symbols for Eric’s Sun, Mercury, and Mars placements in Leo.

Eric’s warmth, generosity, and regal sense of humor really came through in this conversation, and I couldn’t stop smiling whenever I revisit this conversation.

Here's Eric's bio:

Eric Schackne is a healing medium, energetic channeler, spaceholder, organizer, teacher, student, award-winning composer, producer, and fifteen other things. They are the queerest straight-faced goof you will ever meet and thrive when able to weave levity and humor into their heart-centered facilitation style.

Lands and waters that have held and shaped Eric are ancestral to the Tequesta, Miccosukee, Seminole, Mascogo, Taíno(Florida) and Tataviam, Tongva, Chumash(Los Angeles). Eric's praxis is guided by animist and ecological frameworks, Indigenous precepts, somatic abolitionist and collective liberatory practices, and a bunch of other juicy buzzwords.

In 2023 Eric opened their practice for healing and divination called Trans Alchemy as a way to provide access to healing spaces and be useless to capitalism. Check out their Patreon where they offer a free guided embodiment meditation every month ~ Patreon.com/TransAlchemyOfficial

LINKS:

Join Eric's Patreon: Patreon.com/TransAlchemyOfficial
Listen to & support Eric's music on Bandcamp: https://ericschackne.bandcamp.com/

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This podcast is hosted, produced, and edited by Jonathan Koe. Theme music is also composed by me! Connect with me through my newsletter, my Instagram @jonathankoeofficial, and my music. For podcast-related inquiries, email me at healingthespiritpodcast@gmail.com.

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