Opening The Door

Today we're welcoming Karyn Paige to opening the door to tell us all about the basics of human design! We go through each human design type, learn about them, and also talk about how to build a better world through our personal human design. Get your free human design chart from Karyn in the link below!  Karyn Paige is a certified Informed Practitioner of Human Design, a facilitator, speaker, and coach. Her work centers the experiences of women of color from an intersectional perspective. She is here to help people find alignment by blending energy work and self-compassion to imagine the possibilities of a liberated world for themselves and the collective. Free human design chart: https://karynpaige.com/free-human-design-chart/ Karyn's IG: https://www.instagram.com/karynpaige/ OTD website: https://www.openingthedoorpodcast.com/ OTD book recs: https://bookshop.org/shop/openingthedoor

Today we're welcoming back Emily to the podcast! You first heard Emily on episode 30, about being self psychic. Now she's back to tell us about working with earth energy. We explore power animals, what working with earth energy feels like, how cool it is to get curious, and philosophize about the earth in general. Emily's website: https://www.ourauthenticself.com/ Emily's IG: @gardeningandgrowth OTD's website: https://www.openingthedoorpodcast.com/ OTD book recs: https://bookshop.org/shop/openingthedoor

Today we're welcoming author Mat Auryn to Opening the Door! We talk all things witchcraft, Mat's personal journey with witchcraft, the power and magic that our own minds hold, ethics in witchcraft and tarot reading, and more! Mat Auryn is an influential figure within the occult and witchcraft communities in the United States and worldwide, distinguished by his deep knowledge and practice in these esoteric realms. His expertise is shaped significantly by decades of personal private study, as well as his initiations into numerous traditions of occultism, witchcraft, and esoteric orders, where he received guidance and mentorship from highly renown figures within these traditions. Auryn’s vast knowledge is encapsulated in his two multiple award-winning books, “Psychic Witch: A Metaphysical Guide to Meditation, Magick & Manifestation” and “Mastering Magick: A Course in Spellcasting for the Psychic Witch“. These influential works invite readers to explore and refine their psychic abilities and delve deeper into magick and spellcasting, respectively and have been translated into over 12 languages. Mat's website: https://auryn.net/ Psychic witch book: https://bookshop.org/a/98195/9780738760841 Mastering Magic book: https://bookshop.org/a/98195/9780738766041 The Psychic Art of Tarot preorder: https://bookshop.org/a/98195/9780738768342 OTD's webiste: https://www.openingthedoorpodcast.com/

Today we are welcoming Krystiana AKA Earthside Medium BACK to opening the door to give us all the knowledge about how to start working with the moon! Krystiana infuses this conversation with plenty of astrology knowledge, moon phases, and all the moon basics. Krystiana is a witch, Psychic Medium, Astrologer and Tarot Instructor based in Vancouver Canada. Krystiana has been practicing psychic development, tarot and evolutionary astrology for around 15 years. As a queer, disabled woman she is committed to a trauma-informed approach in her work. By merging the realms of psychic mediumship and astrology she is able to use her gifts to support the intuitive development and personal growth of her clients. Krystiana's website: https://earthsidemedium.com/ Krystiana's IG: @earthsidemedium OTD Spring cleaning mini reading: https://www.openingthedoorpodcast.com/shop/p/mini-reading-spring-cleaning OTD book & deck recs: https://bookshop.org/shop/openingthedoor

Today we're welcoming Brittany AKA Happylittleplantwitch to talk us through altar building! We talk about the basics of altar building, and building altars both indoors and outdoors. 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 altar building in general and also getting into outdoor altar building. Brittany's IG: @happylittleplantwitch Brittany's Tiktok: @happylittleplantwitch Spring cleaning mini reading: https://www.openingthedoorpodcast.com/shop/p/mini-reading-spring-cleaning OTD book recs: https://bookshop.org/shop/openingthedoor

Today we're welcoming Kelly to tell us all about trance channeling! Kelly describes what it feels like, her personal journey with trance channeling, and we get into some thoughts about consciousness and where it might go during deep trance channeling sessions. Kelly is a trained trance channeler with over 12 years of experience, and a lifetime of talking to Spirit. She's passionate about channeling her two master guides for others, so they can bring guidance and healing directly to you as if you were talking to a wise friend. She currently offers private trance channeling sessions, as well as a series of free pop-up workshops online that are taught entirely by her two guides. Kelly's website: https://www.modernmonks.net/ Spring cleaning mini reading: https://www.openingthedoorpodcast.com/shop/p/mini-reading-spring-cleaning OTD book recs: https://bookshop.org/shop/openingthedoor

Want to start working with angels? Jessie Bee is here to chat with us about how to begin working with angels! She makes this topic so warm and approachable. Jessie Bee is an Angelic Reiki Healer who has been working with Angels, Ancestors and the body for 10+ years. A Reiki Master, she holds spaces with deep love and channels messages from the body and spirit team, healing across emotional, physical and spiritual spheres. Working across groups, retreats and 1:1s, underpinning all her work is the intention to infuse your cells with peace and remind you that you are: So Safe, So Held, So Loved. Jessie's website: https://www.jessiebeehealing.co.uk/ OTD's website: https://www.openingthedoorpodcast.com/ OTD book/deck recs: https://bookshop.org/shop/openingthedoor

Today we're talking cryptids and lore with Genevieve from Killer Pancake Illustration! Genevieve created an appalachian cryptid and ghost story themed tarot deck: https://killerpancakeillustration.com/pages/haunted-an-appalachian-tarot-deck Genevieve Barbee-Turner is a tarot card illustrator and two-dimensional artist based in Pittsburgh, PA. She creates cursed occult wares including tarot decks, stickers and stationary, fine art prints, and other decor inspired by horror stories, folklore, and ghost stories from across history and pop culture. Killerpancake blends contemporary Appalachia and queer/femme identity with a splash of gothic aesthetic. OTD's website: https://www.openingthedoorpodcast.com/ OTD book recs: https://bookshop.org/shop/openingthedoor

Hey keyholders! Today on the podcast you'll hear me chat with Heather Waxman about co-creating with the universe. Heather brings such a beautifully collaborative point of view to the manifesting spirituality space. Heather Waxman is a therapist, breathwork facilitator, and author of Your True Nature Oracle. She earned her Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Fairfield University. Through an artful and dynamic blend of therapeutic support, spiritual counsel, and somatic practices, Heather supports individuals, couples, and families navigating major life transitions, seasons of change, and cycles of death-and-rebirth to come home to their true nature. She works with people 1:1 both in-person and virtually through her private coaching practice, in groups through her community breathwork ceremonies, and works part-time as a therapist at Causeway Collaborative in Westport, Connecticut. Heather's website: https://www.heatherwaxman.com/ OTD website: https://www.openingthedoorpodcast.com/ OTD book recs: https://bookshop.org/shop/openingthedoor

Today we're welcoming Daisy from Earth Angel Crystal! She walks us through her spiritual journey, working with angels and higher realms, helping to raise your vibration and gives amazing tips and inspiration for following your heart. Daisy, owner and founder of Earth Angel Crystal in New York City, is a fifth generation energy healer and medium through her maternal lineage. Daisy experienced angelic encounters at the age of 6 years old. She works closely with the angelic realm and is blessed with the ability to see, feel, hear and sense spirit. Along with channeling messages from higher dimensional realms, Daisy facilitates energy healing sessions, also known as chakra balancings, to help remove energetic imbalances in the body. She helps align people to their higher selves and purpose. Daisy is a certified Reiki Master, Angel guide, crystal practitioner and body worker. Daisy was recently interviewed by NBC New York and featured in Timeout New York and the Queens Ledger.  Daisy's website: https://www.earthangelcrystal.com/ OTD's website: https://www.openingthedoorpodcast.com/ OTD book recs: https://bookshop.org/shop/openingthedoor