Living Open | Modern Magick and Spirituality for Mystics and Seekers

Bex Mui, MEd, she/her, is a biracial, first generation, queer, lesbian advocate and equity consultant committed to the work of LGBTQ+ affirmation at the intersections of spirituality and sexual and mental wellness. A queer witch, energy worker, and spiritual organizer, Bex founded House Of Our Queer, a QTBIPOC-centered spiritual playspace where she shares affirmations for the queer and trans community. In this episode, Eryn and Bex talk about: Bex’s journey with religion, queerness, and spirituality Allowing ourselves to have expansive “yes and” spirituality after/beyond dogmatic religion Taking what we’ve been harmed by and shaping them into something that serves Reframing what ritual is and can be Why Bex felt so called to create House of Our Queer Queering spirituality Reframing Jesus and reframing femmes and femininity in the bible Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/bex-mui  Connect with Eryn on their Instagram and check out moon sign, officially out everywhere! Join the waitlist to get updated when HOLY is back. Check out the Religious Trauma workbook: https://www.living-open.com/religious-trauma-workbook Read “wonderland” and “are you really queer?” in mosaic magazine. Connect with Bex on her Instagram and website. Order her book: House Of Our Queer: Healing, Reframing, and Reclaiming Your Spiritual Practice. 

Edgar Fabián Frías works in installation, photography, video art, sound, sculpture, printed textiles, GIFs, performance, social practice, and community organizing, among other forms.  In this episode, Eryn and Edgar talk about: Edgar’s journey with creativity, spirituality, and healing The doorway that “confusing” art opens Existing in states that aren’t as valued by capitalism Bridging western medicine and other ways of healing and bodies of wisdom Staying connected with the dreamworld ( a love letter to dream witches) Divination witchery! Practicing tactical magic in the moment you need it Trusting what you receive in divination Reminding yourself of the support of the universe and ancestors Imagining and creating ancestor connection The power and magic of imagination Divination & art practice The interconnected cycles of creativity Vulnerability as a fertile space Feeding our wholeness especially when there is such pressure to constantly be creating Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/edgar-fabin-fras Connect with Eryn on their Instagram and check out moon sign, officially out everywhere! Join the waitlist to get updated when HOLY is back. Connect with Edgar on their website, YouTube, and Instagram.

Euphemia, (they/them) is a somatic and pleasure coach, facilitator, and author. In this episode, Eryn and Euphemia talk about: Moving towards more aliveness The deep why behind somatics with a pleasure focus for Euphemia Ancestors & pleasure Cultivating other choices and ways of being besides the “fast” default Slow pleasure! Exploring your pleasure dial Spirituality in mundanity Connecting down to draw up Connecting with the body & pleasure even when there’s trauma and chronic pain Cultivating pleasure and embodiment practices to support us in moments when we feel less resourced and have less capacity Savoring practices What the book writing process taught them about creativity, the body, and pleasure Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/euphemia-russell Connect with Eryn on their Instagram and check out moon sign, officially out everywhere! Donate $20+ to Octavia’s GoFundMe & then email me your mailing address to get a free copy. Giveaway details here & GoFundMe link here! Connect with Euphemia on their website and Instagram. Get their book, Slow Pleasure, here!

Liliana (she/her) is a first generation Xicana Indigena, cosmic channel, psychic medium and artist.  In this episode, Eryn and Liliana talk about: Liliana’s journey with spirituality and healing How Reiki connected her to her intuition and helped her open her psychic channel Tarot as part of her journey Discerning a gut feeling from your ego How Liliana recommends folks start to connect with spirit and understand what spirit is for them Being both connected to spirit and grounded in the Earth The art of letting go of what you can’t control Cultivating the ability to hold a whole range of feelings Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/liliana-perez  Connect with Eryn on their Instagram and check out moon sign, released everywhere May 20th! Donate $20+ to Octavia’s GoFundMe & then email me your mailing address to get a free copy. Giveaway details here & GoFundMe link here! Connect with Liliana on her website and Instagram.

Lauren (she/her) supports creative individuals with artistic blocks or wounds move through those barriers and into their authentic flow. In this episode, Eryn and Lauren talk about: Lauren’s journey with art, creativity, and spirituality Working through artistic wounds Taking the pressure off of making art Why we get blocked from feeling blocked from getting messy, creative and curious Making art under capitalism Feeding our creativity Creating an art practice that supports your mental health and connection to self and intuition ‘ Her big feelings coloring book Unlearning toxic new-age beliefs How affirmations can be supportive without being spiritual bypass-y Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/lauren-schwind Connect with Eryn on their Instagram and check out moon sign, released everywhere May 20th! Join the waitlist to get updated when HOLY is back! Connect with Lauren on her website and Instagram. Support the Big Feelings Coloring Book on Kickstarter!

Raina LaGrand (she/her) is a somatic therapist and coach providing trauma-informed and liberation-oriented care to help anxious and sensitive people embody confidence and cultivate secure relationships. In this episode, Eryn and Raina talk about: Raina’s journey Liberation through joy, play, pleasure, and movement Centering choice Living honestly and authentically Finding a balance with our feelings when we value feelings so much & also don’t want to get stuck in them Developing discernment Reparenting our parts Not making creativity a to-do list item Building confidence in security in relationship Big and small ways to be honest about who we are Digging into the work of relationships with other people who want to do that, too Allowing ourselves change and fluidity Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/raina-lagrand  Connect with Eryn on their Instagram and check out moon sign, released everywhere May 20th! Check out the Religious Trauma workbook and their article in Salty World Mag. Connect with Raina on her Instagram and website, or through email at raina@roottorisesomatics.com.

Hannon (they/them) is a white nonbinary queer creative and care worker. They are a facilitator of introspective space, a former residency creator, and currently steward their bathing project, Tender Tank, drawing baths in conversation with bather’s internal tides. In this episode, Hannon and Eryn explore: Hannon’s journey with healing and coming to care work Reclaiming care work and feminized labor What home means to them and how connection to ancestors is part of that The spaciousness and freedom of queerness Offering space for self-inquiry through the tender tank project Being in right relationship with all that’s around you Their connection to spirituality What does it mean to worship? Releasing control The lifelong project of relationships Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/hannon Connect with Eryn on their Instagram and join their email list to be the first to know when moon sign is released late May! Check out the Religious Trauma workbook and their article in Salty World Mag. Connect with Hannon on their Instagram and their website.

Sophia (she/her) is a Channeler, Explorer of The Akasha, and Conduit. Hailing from a family of root-workers, she operates as a conduit for frequencies that bridge you to your soul's remembering and connecting you to the wholeness of your Supreme Self. In this episode, Eryn and Sophia talk about: How Sophia’s spiritual journey and life has unfolded and changed over the pandemic Accepting your weird magic Finding acceptance and grace Being more of yourself Hyper individuality and accepting help Libra/Aries polarity Communicating with angels Learning the language of her guides The healing modality she channeled over the past few years to help us attune to trust Spirituality as just part of life Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/sophia-hornyak  Connect with Eryn on their Instagram and join their email list to be the first to know when moon sign is released for regular orders late May! Check out the Religious Trauma workbook and their article in Salty World Mag. Connect with Sophia on her website, YouTube channel, and Instagram.

Onyi Love (she/her) is a healing artist and priestess, and the founder of the company and brand ONYI LOVE. In this episode, Eryn and Onyi talk about: Onyi’s journey with spirituality and healing How Onyi views life and spirituality Lessons Onyi learned on her recent trip in France Listening to the universe Integrating and reflecting out your healing work into the world Grounding in your peace Opportunities to practice what we’ve been learning Resting and finding balance with yourself Tapping into ancestral traditions that connect you with peace Learning how to be in silence Not appreciating the subtle because we think our experiences have to be extreme Being a reflection of the version of earth you desire Using our reflections in other people to break through our own stuff Stepping into your courage Listening to your body Life as play Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/onyi-love  Connect with Eryn on Instagram. Preorder their poetry collection, moon sign, now through April 15th! Connect with Onyi on her Instagram and her website.

Brittany Carmona-Holt (she/her), aka The Birth Witch, is a full spec­trum doula, facilitator for a community-based doula training program, birth assistant to a community based midwife, Tarot reader, poet, reproductive justice advocate, amateur herbalist, and author of the book Tarot For Pregnancy: A Companion for Radical Magical Birthing Folks coming out this June. In this episode, Eryn and Brittany talk about: Brittany’s journey to birthmark Her ego check around her own birth experience Her poetry Letting our creativity flow in seasons Tarot for pregnancy and how tarot can support pregnancy Ace through 10 as the pregnancy journey Contributing to the conversation without knowing everything Postpartum time & showing up for folks postpartum Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/brittany-the-birth-witch  Connect with Eryn on Instagram. Preorder their poetry collection, moon sign, now through April 15th! Connect with Brittany on her Instagram and website. Buy her book, Tarot for Pregnancy: A Companion for Radical Magical Birthing Folks. Mentioned in this episode: Ep. 112: Intuitive Birth and Trusting Your Body with Birthkeeper Clarke Lunara.