Opening The Door

Today I dive into a conversation with Maggie about ancestor work! You'll hear all about Maggie's art, her own spiritual journey, and her ancestor work. Get tips on how to work with your ancestors, how to dive back into your own heritage. We also discuss herbs, astrocartomany, and why taking care of our natural environment is so important. Enjoy! and remember, don't be afraid to open your door. Maggie Lynn Negrete is a storyteller & cheerleader of curiosity, available for commissioned illustration, lettering, divination and educational experiences. Negrete’s visual art focuses on hand lettering, portraiture and technical illustrations including infographics for freelance clientele as well as occult & botanical designs for individual merchandise under the brand La Mama Magia. As La Mama Magia, Negrete’s flagship products include the Libros Brujitos series of workbooks for young children and Astrocartomancy, a playing card deck illustrated for divination using an Astrology system. Additionally, Negrete utilizes this cartomancy system to provide supportive divination services to private clientele. Maggie's website: https://www.lamamamagia.com/ Maggie's tikto: khttps://www.tiktok.com/@lamamamagia

Today you'll hear a conversation I had with Sara Raztresen. Sara Raztresen is a Slovene-American writer and Christian Witch. She's working with the Order of St. Hildegard to beckme a certified chaplain, and her work in virtual spiritual ministry and education serves people who want to connect to their God in a more honest, direct, and empowering way. Sara also writes educational books and fantasy books, as well as provides classes, services, mentorship, and other content, all of which can be found at her website. We talk about the basics of christian witchcraft, how Sara chooses to use (or not use) magic in her life, and her other witchcraft practices, and her work with god and lucifer. Sara is an author and we also talk about her creative process and how she chooses the stories she writes. Sara's website: https://www.sararaztresen.com/ Sara's tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@srazzie97 Sara's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sararaztresen/

Today you'll hear a conversation I had with Maren! She walks us through what her spiritual awakening was like, how it felt, and how she got onto a spiritual path. Maren is a Speech Pathologist, a mother to two amazing boys, a wife, and a developing medium. She recently discovered her intuitive abilities while seeking spiritual healing and shares her experiences on Instagram @makingofamedium and cohosts a spirituality mentorship series on YouTube @The Healing H-Art. Her goal is to empower individuals to find their inner divine connection and begin their own transformative healing journey. For more information or to book a reading check out her website at MakingofaMedium.com Maren's website: www.MakingofaMedium.comMaren's instagram: @makingofamediumMaren's spirituality mentorship videos on YouTube: The Healing H-art Channel @thehealingh-art5166

Today on the podcast we explore shadow work, understanding our darkness and our light, spiritual alchemy, and so much more with Bri! Bri shares their own spiritual journey and gives us so many good snippets of spiritual wisdom along the way. We talk about why spiritual work feels scary at first, what kept us going, and how it's ok to be wrong sometimes! Today we’re welcoming Bri to opening the door podcast. Bri is a captivating and spiritual soul with many talents. Beyond being a content creator, they are always seeking knowledge in various areas of life, such as fitness, personal development, herbalism, psychology, and overall wellness. Bri uses their platform to document their personal growth and blossoming to inspire and connect with others. They are also a talented card reader and astrologer; while a novice, their skills go beyond that. Bri's instagram: https://instagram.com/blossomwithbri Bri's website: https://blossomwithbri.square.site/tarot

Today we're chatting with Brittany (happylittleplantwitch) about witchy spring cleaning! We go over different ways you can easily incorporate witchcraft and symbolism into your spring cleaning. About Brittany: Brittany is a witch who loves teaching and helping others find their paths and passions. She started in kitchen witchcraft, Italian folk magic, and plant based magics, but now just calls herself eclectic. Her goal is to form a community interested in self work, knowledge, caring for nature, and enjoying a little humor and science along the way. Today we’ll be discussing witchy spring cleaning. Brittany's instagram: https://instagram.com/happylittleplantwitch Brittany's tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@happylittleplantwitch

Today we're chatting with our pod BFF Anthony Lightz about meditating to receive messages from your guides, ancestors, higher-self, and anyone for your highest and best good ;). We go over all the basics of meditation and sketch out some beginning steps for you to start understanding how you can build your own connection with spirit to receive specific or general messages. We discuss intention setting, grounding and protecting your energy, setting your meditation rituals and more! Anthony's website: https://anthonylightz.com/

Today we're welcoming Emily to opening the door podcast! We talk about so many things on this episode but one of the most important things we talk about is how connecting with your psychic abilities can help you in your daily life. You never have to start a psychic based business or read anyone professionally to call yourself a psychic or a medium. You can use your psychic abilities in your daily life to get messages, make clear decisions, and understand the world in a new way. We discuss the magic and awe that can be found in everyday life, the amazing thing that is life force, meditation practices, and everything in between! About Emily: Emily is a person who has prioritized healing in all its forms, and has recognized and remembered some fraction of individual power, peace, and purpose to their earth life while in the nutrient dense soil of shadow or in the light of life’s intelligence. Emily's gardening and growth page: https://instagram.com/gardeningandgrowth

Embrace your crone energy! Today we chat with Alicia: Alicia is a spiritual consultant that began her spiritual journey in 2008 and has studied many different paths of spirituality such as numerology, astrology and tarot. She utilizes the tarot to give clients insight into complex situations as well as  channel messages from spirit. We chat about Alicia's psychic journey with tarot, numerology, brain balancing and more! We discuss how to step into your own authentic psychic self, she gives some great advice about how to listen to your own intuition. Crone energy has been an important part of her life and we discuss what it is, how to access it, and when we can access crone energy. Alicia's website: https://cronez.com Alicia's instagram: https://instagram.com/4cronez Alicia's youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCronezWay

Today we chat with Aleah about tarot, numerology, and sooo much more! Aleah gives a fresh perspective about divination and how it can be used in your life. Her joyful energy is infectious and she gives us the basics of numerology and how it works. We chat about healing through breaking generational loops, carrying on practicing witchcraft in a different way than her ancestors, and how you can find little signs and magic throughout each day. Aleah, is a witch with a passion for healing and finding your own inner source of power. She believes tools such as numerology, tarot and crystals can help us to see our potential obstacles or gifts in life, and can help us to celebrate and mend our path ahead. A heaping dose of humor throughout it all doesn’t hurt either. Aleah's instagram: https://instagram.com/aleahryder Aleah's facebook: https://m.facebook.com/MazelTarotandDivination/

Learn all the basics of Tarot in this episode! We go over everything you need to know to get started on your tarot journey including: -picking your first deck -major arcana and minor arcana cards -where to start once you have your deck, and more! This episode is about a lot more than just the basics of tarot. Lauren also reminds us that what we do in the spiritual space is art. She shares some inspiring words about why spiritual work is important and how we can look at it in a new way, and bring some of the fun and magic back to our practices! Lauren Bee is the creator of the Untitled Tarot. She’s an intuitive medium and tarot instructor. Her aim is to push the boundaries of what tarot can be and empower intuitives to take their place amongst the artistic community. After a series of Tower moments in 2019, she received a spiritual revelation about her purpose and completely changed the trajectory of her life. Four years later, she has given thousands of readings and has been lucky enough to work with clients from around the globe. In 2021, Lauren developed an Intuitive Work Group with the goal of providing a community and training space for quirky and creative readers to elevate their unique intuitive gifts. Lauren is excited to continue her work empowering clients and pushing tarot into the future. Lauren's website: https://www.untitledtarot.com Lauren's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/untitled_tarot/ Lauren's tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@untitled_tarot Lauren's youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/UntitledTarot