The Chariot in Drag w/ Kochina Rude

05/05/22 • 69 min

Witches Muse : Stories Beneath the Surface

This is going to be a big May for us - TWO EPISODES.
We begin with the Chariot in Drag, because we believe in the vessel.
We did the Chariot Episode earlier this season with Indy Srinath which you can see here
Kochina Rude is a drag queen, vocalist, and emcee based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Kochina’s distinct hard-femme style is fueled by an upbringing of punk rock coupled with Chicano culture.

Kochina is a cohost for weekly drag show “Princess” at SF Oasis, and also provides vocals for Bay Area punk band Lolly Gaggers. Offstage, she is a harm reduction activist, public health worker, and sexual health educator.

From the Desert to the Drag Club - I am so beyond inspired by Kochina. We talk about Drag and Drugs - and the work of Harm Reduction. This episode is inspired by the vessel of the craft. By the transformation that takes forth.
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The best news - We will be back for Season III. Stay tuned for future episodes as more unfolds with a brand new show format, cover art, and new co-host. More to come, stay tuned.
Content Warning : Drug Use, Needles, Addiction

Themes & Topics Covered

Boy Wizard
Drag is A Vessel for radical transformation
Drag Origin Story & Phatima Rude
Be Original and not just consumable
How Kochina Feels about RuPauls Drag Race
Harm Reduction - why it matters

Show Links
Ladies & Gentlemen - Phatima Rude
Ladies & Gentlemen - Phatima Rude Documentary Harm Reduction CoalitionLolly Gaggers

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Themes & Topics Covered

Boy Wizard
Drag is A Vessel for radical transformation
Drag Origin Story & Phatima Rude
Be Original and not just consumable
How Kochina Feels about RuPauls Drag Race
Harm Reduction - why it matters

Show Links
Ladies & Gentlemen - Phatima Rude
Ladies & Gentlemen - Phatima Rude Documentary Harm Reduction CoalitionLolly Gaggers

Support the Show.

Previous Episode

The Moon : The Facets of Experiencing with Jonathan Koe

The Moon always invites us in - no matter the phase.
This episode was gathered in moments of falls harvest - and now Spring emerges.
I am grateful to the work of Jonathan Koe and his way with words in this episode.
PLEASE NOTE: The start of the Jonathan's interview we have a small echo that comes back - feedback that last 30 seconds - the invitation of imperfection is present here - so welcoming it.
Enjoy the facets of grief and moments we tend in this Episode.
Themes Discussed Throughout Episode

Storytelling with Oma
8 of Cups Energy presents the discernment within the phase
How do we let go of control? What is grasping and reaching lead us to?
Whats present in moments that end?
Whats our relationship to ending and beginning?
How does the Moon card move us closer to the ways of experiencing instead of labeling?
Bullying and Greek Mythology
The Mystic and Mundane : How do we hold the mystic and mundane?
How does Practice and Performance share relationships
Being a shapeshifter in a world of too much

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Next Episode

Temperance Comes When We Tend : Reclaiming Thai Witchcraft with Victoria Wikler

We're back for some summer time podcasting!
Can you believe it?!? We are almost at the end of Season II. I am so excited to bring on our **NEW COHOST** and begin to tease out some of the way that Season III will be shaping up.
We are excited to bring a few episodes in July - and we begin with the amazing Victoria B Wikler from @dharmawitchrituals
Victoria B. Wikler is a Thai-American witch, peer counselor, mindfulness meditation teacher, and educator. She has 12+ years of experience in meditation as a Witch practitioner. She has taught mindfulness meditation to an array of communities and individuals from Haitian children to Brooklyn witches.

Victoria believes that mindfulness and spiritual expression is a human right, her mission has been and will always be to make mindfulness education, mental-health support, and safe spiritual practices intersectional and accessible to all- especially those among us who are underserved, under-appreciated, underprotected, and thus- underestimated.

Check out her work with Dharma Witch Rituals Instagram or her practitioner page

Themes of this Episode

What was your relationship to Magick growing up?
Kuman Thong - In a world where Black Magic can be noted and rooted as “bad” or stigmatized by supremacy - why is the reclaimaiton of Asian Ancestral Witchcraft so important?
What are a few aspects of Kuman Thong you’re most excited to teach on?
Temperance Balance - Moderation // Balance // Sagitarius
How is Meditation magical?
How do you meditate without distraction (HELP - love, an ADHD witch)
You speak of psychedelic witchcraft - teachers that have supported that practice - censored.
Dharma Witch Threads Let’s talk altered states - what's been your experience with psychedelics as a way to expand your capacity of care and consciousness? - Tips & Support for beginners - stories welcome.
Psychedelic for witches (psychedelic harm reduction)

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