Living Open | Modern Magick and Spirituality for Mystics and Seekers

Ari Felix (they/them) is a counseling astrologer, writer, poet, and bruje providing emoceanal support for apocalypse.

In this episode, Eryn and Ari talk about:

• Ari’s journey with astrology and healing
• Seeing everything as god
• Their religious background as the bones of their spirituality
• Ari’s words for folks who have rejected the religion they grew up with and want to cultivate connection to spirituality that is true to them
• Developing spiritual sovereignty
• Not replacing dogma with another dogma
• Applying critical thinking with your whole mind-body to everything
• The power and point of storytelling and myth
• Shedding orientation towards the destination
• Truth and certainty, truth as mutable
• Why Jupiter and Saturn need each other
• Learning about alignment through being misaligned

Blog for this episode: http://www.living-open.com/blog/ari-felix

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Eli is a gender doula - supporting folx as they question, explore, and transition their gender. In this episode, Eryn and Eli talk about:

• Eli’s journey with sexuality, gender, and spirituality
• “Is it my gender or sexuality, or is this just my trauma?”
• Queerness as a dream outside of the realm of our existence as kids
• His work as a gender doula
• Tarot’s role in his gender journey
• What Eli wants to tell people who are on a gender journey of some kind
• Why Eli thinks everyone should go on a gender journey
• Fluidity and changeability around identity and labels
• Labels & how they can constrain us
• Holding our own complications & other people’s complications, too
• Transness and queerness as vectors of spirituality and connection to nature, land, and community
• Different timelines for queer and trans people
• Tarot as support for gender exploration
• Grief as part of gender and sexuality journeys
• Ritual in gender journeys

Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/eli-lawliet

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Shohreh Davoodi (she/her) is a self-trust coach, writer, and the host of the Conjuring Up Courage podcast. She's dedicated to helping people move through self-doubt and shame so they can live their lives with intention and step into their motherf*cking magic.

In this episode, Eryn and Shohreh talk about:

• Shohreh’s journey over the pandemic including grieving and navigating huge transitions and changes
• Feeling fear and finding the courage to do the thing anyway
• The three pillars of self-trust
• Stepping into courage practices & the risk assessment of courage practices
• A reframe around “what if I’m wrong?”
• How exploring our own values and needs help us make tough choices
• Shohreh’s process of exploring her own values and needs
• The magic of the family black sheep
• Coming out & dealing with unsupportive family
• Not betraying yourself for the benefit of anyone else and anyone else’s values
• The bisexual to lesbian pipeline
• Finally seeing in color for the first time

Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/shohreh-davoodi-2

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Check out Shohreh’s first interview on the Living Open podcast. Listen to Shohreh's episode on her podcast, Conjuring Up Courage, on Identity, Divorce, & Coming Out Again.

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Mentioned in this episode: Untamed by Glennon Doyle.

Welcome to Leo season! In this episode, your host Eryn talks about the energy of Leo season & does a collective tarot reading for us to feel into how this energy wants to move through us. We talk authenticity, bravery, telling the truth about ourselves + more.

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Welcome to Cancer season! In this episode, your host Eryn talks about the energy of Cancer season & does a collective tarot reading for us to feel into how this energy wants to move through us. We talk guilt, boundaries, stories we tell ourselves + more.

Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/cancer-season-medicine-2021

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Download a free meditation for ex-religious folks and a free breathwork meditation. Connect with Eryn on Instagram.