Living Open is a podcast for mystics and seekers hosted by Philly-based writer and facilitator Eryn Johnson. Explore paths back to the self with this podcast, intended to be support on your unique healing journey.
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Living Open | Modern Magick and Spirituality for Mystics and Seekers
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Reviews
Tam Speyder
5 out of 5 stars
The Humble Podcaster
Seeing "Living Open" in my podcast feed makes me smile. Eryn Johnson has the most soothing voice. Her podcasts inspire me to grow as a person. 5 stars is too limited for her message and Eryn is one big star
SudieTho
5 out of 5 stars
Like a hug for my soul :’)
I’ve been listening to this podcast for a long time now, gleaning little gems of wisdom and love. Every episode leaves me just as moved as the first one. Eryn and her guests feel like dear friends who always have the right words, the right medicine for you.
yourcrapness420
5 out of 5 stars
medicine
this podcast is truly medicine. always the reminder i need and gives me so much wisdom. thank you
waterbearer witch
5 out of 5 stars
love it!
nourished by this, tysm!!!!
dreaaaaaaaaaaaaa
5 out of 5 stars
I’m a Libra too!
I love these podcasts of yours!! I am so grateful I found u I am considering beginning my own podcast.. I would love to connect with u! I am a libra sun and will be 27 on October 17! I would really love to connect and be able to learn from one another! I am an artist, a reiki master, witch, writer and many more things! I am a content creator and I would love to connect with each other! U can find me on TikTok at ultraviolet_supernova and IG at ultravioletcreations. I really hope to connect with. One another I love your energy and u inspire me!
Laura Gale
4 out of 5 stars
Can we take the wokedom down just a little please?
I do really appreciate most concepts and ideas shared in this podcast. Acceptance of self, deep introspection, and gentleness. Some things Erin shares seem too “woke”, like her comments on “ her own whiteness.” These concepts are negatively limiting, which is not helpful . It is reverse racism, it feels almost religious in sanctimony.
lovetolearnandlisten
5 out of 5 stars
Eryn has a beautiful truthfulness in humanity
I love how Eryn gently moves us into the very realness of bring human. She invites us into her beautiful evolution and welcomes guests that are igniting a terrific Light on this planet. These are the important conversations. ✨
Gemini-Empress
5 out of 5 stars
Balm for the soul
Such a wide variety of ways offered to enhance our spiritual evolution. And the poetry readings are my absolute favorite! Thank you Eryn for continuing to create this podcast with such care and compassion ❤️❤️
Alipp17
5 out of 5 stars
So healing
Thank you Eryn, receiving your medicine ❤️ I relate to your shadings so much!
Janae Malpas
5 out of 5 stars
Really loving this podcast!
I’m another Colorado local (Red Feather Yoga) & I appreciate your genuine questioning & curiosity about your path & finding what resonates for you. I’m always in that pendulum, myself - and am endlessly exploring & learning & trying to ascertain what it means to me. This podcast clicks for me, a lot. Thank you for sharing.
wendychloe5567
5 out of 5 stars
Amazing
Amazing show !!! Amazing guests and host. Love it and thank you ♥️🙏
LunarFern
5 out of 5 stars
Such a Gift! A Part of my Self-Care Days...
This podcast always brings me such awareness, hope, connection & deepening. I am deeply grateful to Eryn for all that she shares with us and connects us to through this space that feels so intentional & supportive. I love to listen to this as I paint - it just grounds me & fuels more inspiration. Thank you thank you! Recommend 100%
gamjdjdj
5 out of 5 stars
The Divine Energy 💗
Though I do not listen to all the episodes. I love to connect back every once an a while, and it is wonderful. I learn something new every podcast, all episodes are easy to follow and it is a true, lovely experience every time.
pnut3xoxo
5 out of 5 stars
So needed
Eryn is amazing and her voice is so soothing. I really appreciate the diversity in the guests she brings on.
al_beth
5 out of 5 stars
❤️❤️❤️
I get so much comfort and support through this podcast. I constantly learn from Eryn and all her guests. I feel more connected to my own magic and the magic that the universe holds.
shroomdooom
5 out of 5 stars
She’s Amazing!!
I have only discovered her recently and I’ve been obsessed ever since! She’s down to earth and real from hard topics to light conversations she stays herself and it shows. I really can’t get enough of her content
RXHZ mom
5 out of 5 stars
Magical and peaceful
Loved your easy and laid back yet deep af interview with Davidia. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Sjanewest
5 out of 5 stars
My most valued podcast
I have gained so much insight from you and your thought and heartful guests. I just finished the nonviolent communications interview and am left so elated as I now have a way to put into words what I had been feeling and now a framework that can help me dive in further. Thank you so much for your contribution and I’m going to find your Patreon (sp?) account so I can support you monthly as I really do get so much value. I appreciate you offer these conversations for free so I can share them as well. Love your willingness to share so authentically about how these guests and concepts have changed you as well, even on controversial subjects. Thank you for your leadership!
js1515
5 out of 5 stars
A m a z i n g
Thank the universe I came across this podcast. Do you have any other platforms I can support you on?
Bosslady32
5 out of 5 stars
I love this podcast!
Thank you Eryn for your weekend podcasts. It makes me smile, laugh, love and learn so much. I can often feel your smile while you’re talking! And your guests are some of my absolute favorite magickal folks around. Thank you!
ShiftgigEr
5 out of 5 stars
Witchy stuff
I just discovered you in the last month. I’m on my spiritual healing path. I live in New Orleans but I’m from South Jersey and Philly was my stomping grounds. I’m trying to find what my path of healing is that I have to offer. I love the interviews and learning about all the tools out there to create the lives we want, heal ourselves and help others! Thank you from a black girl from Jersey that’s recently into some witchy stuff!
Hhfubf
5 out of 5 stars
Beautiful podcast
I love this podcast! It helps me stay on track on my spiritual journey and always seems to have two or three perfectly timed nuggets of light or wisdom that I needed to hear. Thank you Eryn for being vulnerable and open - you are super inspiring 💜
ohmeggiepoo
5 out of 5 stars
Eryn has such a radiant soul ❤️
I eagerly await every upload Eryn drops on this podcast. It’s one of my absolute favorite shows to tune into. Eryn has such a beautiful presence. Her voice is so soothing. The episodes are so raw and real. Both Eryn and this podcast have been huge catalysts in my healing journey. I would recommend this show in a heartbeat!
Anielle Reid
5 out of 5 stars
So soothing
I absolutely love her calming voice and stories. I feel like some episodes are just magical lullabies where I feel comforted and surrounded by this raw feminine magick.
MontyM24
5 out of 5 stars
Quickly becoming one of my favs
I just recently found this podcast and I’m finding myself choosing it over all my usual go-tos. There is something so comforting and authentic about Eryn’s voice and I love the simplicity here. It feels raw and real. Like we’re bffs just hanging out. Thank you Eryn 💜
nicknameistakentryagain0000000
5 out of 5 stars
Love love love this podcast
🖤
Kimberly0202
1 out of 5 stars
Get to the point
Rambling about herself. Feels like She’s the patient and we are the counselor
AppalachianWitch
5 out of 5 stars
A beautiful & thoughtful podcast
I love this podcast. Eryn does a beautiful job of weaving her magic through informative & thought provoking topics. It’s quickly become one of my favorite podcasts to tune into.
AplusB
5 out of 5 stars
Epi 130
The Yarrow Magdalena interview was such a great one. I really resonate her feelings about social meeting, finding alternative ways to show up, and also writing, with an actual pen and pad. ❤️
Riverrrrrrrrr
5 out of 5 stars
Great content!
The content is amazing and I'm learning so much! My only feedback would be that on a lot of episodes, there are fairly prominent scratchy noises on the audio that can be distracting when listening on earbuds.
magic design
5 out of 5 stars
Beautiful Spiritual Podcast
It takes strength of character to have this ability to guide these amazing interviews with spiritual teachers, healers, mystics, empaths, etc...Eryn’s sensitivity and vocal clarity allow for truth, vulnerability, and openness in people. I absolutely love this podcast and will continue to recommend it to anyone I know who like myself, needs more knowledge, guidance, mentorship, and community.
AunnaG6
5 out of 5 stars
Very grounding
This is one of my favorite podcasts. It’s so grounding. I enjoy exploring the content and topics.
kelbelleee
5 out of 5 stars
All the yes!
So far I’ve only listened to one podcast episode (the spell casting one) but I’m hooked. The opening bit about how to “reframe the story” is so powerful, and definitely something I’ll be sitting down to work with soon. I also have a somewhat strained relationship with my mother and so that piece really helped me understand the role that I place in that. I also loved all of the spell ideas. I’ve been practicing spell work for about a year now and some of the tips presented in this episode were things I’d never thought of that I know will help transform my practice. Thanks so much!
Roots and Wings Healing
5 out of 5 stars
Living Open with Eryn is so wonderful
I love Eryn’s openness and vulnerability. I love that she shares what’s going on with her and how she’s working in her own healing. That’s one of the best ways for others, or at least for me, to learn to heal as well. And that level of vulnerability is just beautiful. I love her interviews and her insights. She is very loving and open and I always look forward to her next podcast. Thank you, Eryn!
KellyBPerez❤️
5 out of 5 stars
Amazing podcast
I just love this podcast!!! Definitely one of my very favourites and I listen to podcasts all day at work:)
hammburr
5 out of 5 stars
Love love love
I have known of her skill for a long time, but after listening to 8 episodes of living open in one day, I feel like I have been filled with hope and love for my spirit and my magic. I loved how she explained so in depth about her magic and her spells; this gave me insight into someone I know and their magic. I don’t know anyone who practices but after listening I feel like I finally have a sister in this magical world. Thank you so much Eryn for all that you produce and all of your energy you give your listeners during your podcast ✨
Lula Sphinx
5 out of 5 stars
🖤
I love the down to earth and intimate feeling of this podcast. It feels like I’m listening to a friend and I love that. I love Eryn’s personal stories and comments, the openness is awesome. The interviews are amazing, nourishing, and thought provoking, and I love that it’s more about the content than making a “perfect podcast.” It’s very inspiring. This is one of a few podcasts that make me feel like there are others out there like me who think in the way of magic. So thank you!
IndiRae7
5 out of 5 stars
My absolute favorite!
There are a ton of great witchy, magical podcasts but Living Open is just beyond amazing. Eryn is so genuine and inspiring and the things she shares resonate so deeply. Living Open has greatly impacted my own practice and healing and I’m so grateful for this resource Eryn’s provided.
lovinglifeincolumbusohio
5 out of 5 stars
Vibration riser
Have been listening to your podcast for about a month now and I just have to say I’m so happy to have found you!!! Your topics are on point, your voice is gentle and your vulnerability refreshing. Thanks so much for all you’re doing !!!
willow717
5 out of 5 stars
Just what I have been searching for!
This podcast is everything I have been looking for! A podcast that is intentionally inclusive, diverse, that also intersects the mystical realms of spirituality and energy. Absolutely love the hosts vulnerability and transparency, and the thoughtful conversations shared by guests.
Ds_mammy
5 out of 5 stars
Amazed
I can’t stop listening!!!! Just found this podcast... it’s so human and so real. Touches my soul!!!!
Msltrae
5 out of 5 stars
Obsessed with Eryn & this podcast 🤩
Ahhh I absolutely loveeee this podcast! Eryn is super relatable, extremely authentic, super real & totally transparent ❣️ She has a beautiful way of expanding topics and explaining information & truly brings a wonderful energy 💟
meoww~
5 out of 5 stars
A beautiful, beautiful show
This podcast makes my heart sing! Eryn is an incredibly gentle and beautiful soul, just hearing her voice and words makes me feel comfortable and seen. I’ve been binging this podcast ever since I discovered it, and I’ve been dreaming of going to Philly to join one of Eryn’s breathwork circles. Everyone who is into tarot, healing, or really magic of any sorts NEEDS to listen to this podcast. So much love for this show ❣️
Maddy_Sun
5 out of 5 stars
Inspiring and informative
This podcast always gets my gears turning. It brings me a new understanding of astrological concepts in resonating ways and sheds light on new perspectives. I love love love eryn's work and all that she stands for. If you want to hear a warm-hearted, genuine, and informative podcast, you gotta check this one out!
Erika Hashi
5 out of 5 stars
this podcast is so important!
I’ve been listening to Eryn’s podcast for about a year now and I have to say...THIS is what launched me into mysticism practices which is something I’ve been longing to learn about since I was an adolescent. Aside from coordinating interviews with deeply gifted and interesting individuals, Eryn has such a knack for making listeners feel empowered and included in the conversation through her kindness...sometimes listening to episodes feels like receiving auditory reiki...is that a thing? It feels like a thing. Anyway, I can almost guarantee that you will learn a deeply important lesson from at least one of the guests on here. If you’ve found your way here, there’s probably something in it for you specifically to receive. I know it’s helped me work through a lot of stuff I’ve been carrying around. I am forever grateful for discovering Eryn and her podcast. If you’re feeling the love too, just a friendly reminder that her Patreon is also loaded with goodies that are well worth their weight in gold 💛
juliamoon1111
5 out of 5 stars
I love this podcast
I look forward to Eryn's gentle, compassionate and very real presence each week. I have learned so much from her guests and am amazed at the huge amount of wonderful witchy content contained in each podcast, without exception. I'm so grateful for her work, and the participation of her guests, to share such important wisdom with us, in the spirit of healing, for ourselves and for the world. Highly recommended. @juliamoon1111
Babessica
5 out of 5 stars
A must-listen for waning witches
Great cross-disciplinary, intuitive discourse on how to live in your magic. I love how Eryn explores the tarot categorically and encourages the listener to receive her own wisdom fully and without judgement. Super heartfelt, down-to-earth interviews. Lovely voice, too! 💓♾ @babessica
leilajjordan
5 out of 5 stars
Lovely!
Listening to this each week grounds me in my own practices and reminds me to be gentle with myself as I keep learning. Such gratitude to Eryn for hosting. IG: leilajjordan
thepursuitofmagic
5 out of 5 stars
✨
Eryn is truly an example of “living open” in that she shares so much about her own journey. I have discovered many amazing practitioners and learned so much from this podcast!
Razmoosin
5 out of 5 stars
Thoughtful and inspiring
Such thoughtful and inspiring work! Thank you for shedding light on some amazing individuals!
Marta Myshrall
5 out of 5 stars
A blessing
Thank you! I’m so grateful to have found this podcast. I have been in a place in life that feels like stagnancy mixed with a tornado. This podcast is really helping to bring me back into myself, my magic, and living my life with ritual. I can’t wait to listen to more episodes!
Molly5057
5 out of 5 stars
Learn something new every episode
This is such a lovely podcast! Eryn knows exactly what questions to ask in order to extract the the uniqueness each guest has to offer. I find myself constantly writing down books/ podcasts that the show suggests for further learnings. A great resource for a spectrum of interests be it reiki, tarot, yoga, or breathwork! Keep it up Eryn!!
amber astronauta
5 out of 5 stars
inspiring
eryn is so kind and creates a really cozy and inviting space for practitioners, seekers, and anyone really to share their work, their experience, their struggle, and the beauty they have to give to the world. listening to this podcast on my way to work in the morning gives me a little more inspiration and motivation for the day.
Kimberly1027
5 out of 5 stars
Insightful
I love this podcast! I recommend this for anyone even remotely interested in the idea of spirituality. My favorite episodes so far have been with Grace Doung, creator of Mystic Mondays Tarot and Sarah, creator of the Many Moons workbooks. Thank you Eryn for keeping us lifted and living open!
briannaz24
5 out of 5 stars
Wonderful!!
love these podcasts!
Anesthesia101
5 out of 5 stars
💜💜💜
..so much love for this podcast! Thank you Eryn! 💕🔮🦄✨💜
mogakm
5 out of 5 stars
This podcast will light you up
I am so happy I found this podcast and the community that it has brought into my life. Eryn brings so much variety on her own and with the guests she interviews. I have learned and grown so much since subscribing.
flowersinmay
5 out of 5 stars
Intentional Living
"Living Open" is a great reminder to live life on purpose. The podcast encourages the listener to explore what living a meaningful, passionate life is all about and then being intentional about pursuing that life. Great job, Eryn!
Ztiditsyidyittodyodoy
5 out of 5 stars
Incredible
This is amazing
Spontaneous Eels
5 out of 5 stars
Want to change your life? Listen to this!
Living Open is a podcast that does a special thing: engages the listener in an area that we so desperately crave and desire. Inspiration. These conversations serve to explore the depths and valleys of what inspiration is, how it arises within oneself, and how to take it full-throttle and do something with it. If you're comfortable with your creativity you're more than likely not. Creativity is constantly changing and Eryn Johnson speaks accurately about how inspiration is derived and how it can be cultivated. I've never listened to a podcast with more determination to shape this world for the better and it all begins with the listener. So please, take a moment to listen to what this series has to say and tap into just how exciting and valuable your inspiration, creativity, and joy are to developing a deeper appreciation and awareness in the world.
Podcast information
- Amount of episodes
- 100
- Subscribers
- 1
- Verified
- Yes
- Website
- Explicit content
- No
- Episode type
- episodic
- Podcast link
- https://podvine.com/link/..
- Last upload date
- May 23, 2023
- Last fetch date
- May 28, 2023 6:36 PM
- Upload range
- WEEKLY
- Author
- Eryn Johnson
- Copyright
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- Ep. #287: Leaving Christianity & Navigating Religious Families as Queer People with Jeanna KadlecJeanna Kadlec (she/her) is a writer, astrologer, former lingerie boutique owner, and recovering academic. Her writing has appeared in ELLE, NYLON, O the Oprah Magazine, Allure, Catapult, Literary Hub, Autostraddle, and she's the creator of the New York Times-featured newsletter Astrology for Writers. A born and bred Midwesterner, she now lives in Brooklyn. HERETIC is her first book. In this episode, Eryn and Jeanna talk about: Jeanna’s journey with Christianity & deconstruction Grieving the loss of religion Not just replacing christianity with cut/copy/paste spirituality but actually figuring out what we believe Navigating having conservative, evangelical families Believing in people’s capacity to change Having hard conversations with family The particular loneliness of strained and estranged relationships with parents Reparenting ourselves Check out the blog for this episode at erynjohnson.com/blog/jeanna-kadlec Check out my recent essay in Insider. Subscribe to Joy Notes and check out the Religious Trauma workbook. Connect with Jeanna on her website, social media. Read her book, Heretic, and check out her substack Astrology for Writers.0 comments0
- Ep. #286: Whole-Body Healing: Nervous System, Gut Microbiome, Self-Love and More with Functional Medicine Nurse Practitioner Victoria AlbinaVictoria Albina (she/her/ella) a Functional Medicine Nurse Practitioner, an herbalist, and a nervous system expert. In this episode, Eryn and Victoria discuss: Her journey with health and healing How the stories we tell about ourselves and the world impact our somatic experience of life Vagus nerve and polyvagal theory! Different nervous system states Perceiving threat Finding safety in the nervous system slowly and steadily Allowing your body to complete the energy of what it wanted to do in a challenging moment Hypervigilance after trauma Self-love The fawn response, codependence, and people pleasing Attachment theory All of this existing in context of oppressive systems Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/maria-victoria-albina Connect with Eryn on their substack, Joy Notes. Explore the Religious Trauma Support workbook. Download Victoria's free suite of meditations and nervous system orienting exercises. Tune into Victoria's Feminist Wellness podcast and connect with her on Instagram @victoriaalbinawellness.0 comments0
- Living Open | Modern Magick and Spirituality for Mystics and Seekers Apr 10 · 52m Ep. #285: Rituals for Creative Writing + Unearthing our Deepest Stories with Laura Ellen JoyceLaura (she/they) is a writer, editor, and book coach who works with intuitive and magical writers who want to unearth their own writing stories and create a sustainable writing practice. In this episode, Eryn and Laura talk about: Laura’s journey with creativity, writing, magic, and spirituality Using frameworks and support for our writing (and not) Pinning down key emotional moments and using them as a basis for fiction writing Unearthing and softly excavating our deepest stories Collaborating with the parts of you the story is coming from Figuring out the story you’re trying to tell Being open to the nonlinear creative writing process Rituals Laura uses in their writing process Different stages of the creative process where feedback may be more or less helpful Experiential learning through the writing process The inner work that goes along with writing Identifying learned myths in creativity Writing the true book that you’re meant to write Creating a sustainable writing practice Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/laura-ellen-joyce Connect with Eryn on their substack, Joy Notes. Explore the Religious Trauma Support workbook. Connect with Laura on their website and their new Substack!0 comments0
- Ep. #284: Using the Tarot to Have Conversations with Your Creativity with Chelsey Pippin Mizzi of Pip Cards TarotChelsey Pippin Mizzi (she/her) is a writer, tarot reader, and the founder of Pip Cards Tarot, a tarot consultancy helping creatives unblock, generate new ideas, and connect to their inner artist through tarot. In this episode, Eryn and Chelsey talk about: Chelsey’s journey with creativity, writing, and tarot Images in the process of writing Using your tarot deck to have conversations with your creativity Using tarot to write better stories and better-developed characters Doing tarot spreads for your characters Holding the cards loosely! Lessons from Chelsey’s book-writing process Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/chelsey-pippin-mizzi Connect with Eryn on their substack, Joy Notes. Some of their writings on creativity and creative process over there: devotion to creative transformation telling the story that wants to be told play and nourishing the creative self a mini creative reset the next thing leads to the next thing scent-sual creative aliveness with Mary Adelle Connect with Chelsey on Instagram, her website, or her Substack, The French Dispatch. Mentioned in this episode: The Querant by Alexander Chee Character development tarot spread Chelsey's Tarot for Novelists ebook Chelsey's book, The Tarot Spreads Yearbook0 comments0
- Ep. #283: Building an Embodied Relationship with Plants with Clinical Energetic Herbalist Gina BadgerGina Badger (they/she) is a clinical energetic herbalist. They offer care through their private practice, Long Spell, and collaborative projects such as Wet Coast mutual aid kits. Gina is a queer nonbinary femme of mixed Western European ancestry born in Treaty 6 territory and currently living on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh nations (Vancouver, Canada). In this episode, Eryn and Gina talk about: Gina’s journey with plants! Building an embodied relationship with plants Personal healing-oriented plant communication Looking to the plants as teachers Orienting toward plant relationship Ways to give plants attention What relationship with plants looks like for them in the winter Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/gina-badger Subscribe to the Joy Notes substack here and get a copy of the Religious Trauma support workbook here. Connect with Gina on their website, Instagram, or over email at gina@longspellherbs.com. Footnotes from Gina: Episodes from KPFA radio show the Herbal Highway: “ Herbal Energetics ” (15/Feb/2023, originally aired 1/May/1999) and “ Honoring our Elders: Karyn Sanders,” (2/Nov/2022) Joanna Macy’s Work that Reconnects Chani Nicholas’s Week Ahead Podcast for the week of 30/Jan/20230 comments0
- Ep. #282: Hoodoo with That Hoodoo Lady Sherry ShoneSherry Shone (she/her) honors her Black, White, and First Native heritages using hoodoo work. She has two books on the subject and working on her first divination deck. In this episode, Sherry and Eryn talk about: Sherry’s journey with spirituality and hoodoo Doing hoodoo before even understanding what she was doing Intention, faith, and direction The roots of hoodoo What sherry means when she says hoodoo is for everyone Healing lineage wounds and not arriving to other practices with no connection to your own Hoodoo for liberation Simple and effective magic How it can scare people around us when we’re changing and becoming more of ourselves Connecting with ancestors and shared ancestors Her relationship with the bible now Simple hoodoo spells CW: brief mention of physical violence Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/that-hoodoo-lady Check out the Religious Trauma workbook, a 110-page digital workbook full of prompts, reflections, meditations, rituals, and somatic exercises to support folks on a journey of deprogramming and healing from dogmatic religious backgrounds. Subscribe to the Joy Notes substack for upcoming writings like: TELLING THE STORY THAT WANTS TO BE TOLD, I’LL NEVER WRITE SOMETHING AS GOOD AS MELISSA FEBOS AND THAT’S OKAY, BOOKS I LOVE, GETTING INTO YOUR BODY WHEN YOUR BODY CAN FEEL LIKE A STRANGE OR UNKIND PLACE. Connect with Sherry on her website and Instagram. Get a copy of Hoodoo for Everyone. Tarot for Top Surgery.0 comments0
- Ep. #281: Queer Quilting with Grace RotherGrace (they/them) is an artist, a quilt maker, and a writer. Their work falls under the broad canopy of “women’s work” and they are intentionally digging into what it means to look at that work through a queer, non-binary lens. They’re self taught and often work in unconventional methods and reclaimed materials to achieve pieces that represent their experiences and interests as a German-American midwestern lesbian. But sometimes, too, they just make socks because they have cold feet. In this episode, Eryn and Grace talk about: Grace’s journey with creativity, quilting, writing! Getting into quilting Family histories of quilting Making wonky weird quilts! Working with reclaimed and recycled fabrics Queerness & quilting What it means to do women’s work through a queer, non-binary lens Home-making without heteronormative gender roles Grace’s connection to their German ancestry Queer culture and how we create it by living it! Grace’s writing practice Telling stories with words and textiles Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/grace-rother Check out the latest joy notes and share your creative intentions for the year here. Subscribe to access an archive of writings on creativity, healing, aliveness, beauty, and grief. Connect with Grace on their Substack, Instagram, and website.0 comments0
- Ep. #280: Queer Conjuring & Tarot for Top Surgery with Jasper JoyJasper Joy (they/he) is a white genderqueer witch, tarot scholar, community chemist, Venusian writer, and elder-babe residing among the rightful homelands of the Eastern Band of Cherokee people, both past and present. In this episode, Eryn and Jasper talk about: Jasper’s journey with healing & tarot Queer conjuring Coming into their own spirituality from a Wiccan background Spiritual integration! Manifesting “bad things” Queer witch as an embodied archetype Honoring Medusa as a queer witch! Tarot for top surgery The queens of the tarot and water Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/jasper-joy Read the latest joy notes: THE NEXT THING LEADS TO THE NEXT THING. Subscribe for a free 7-day trial to read paid essays! Join Virtual Solstice Breathwork for Grief, a gathering on Tuesday, 12/20 at 7 pm EST to be with and tend to grief. Connect with Jasper on Instagram, and their website. Find Tarot for Top Surgery here!0 comments0
- Living Open | Modern Magick and Spirituality for Mystics and Seekers Dec 5 · 54m Ep. # 279: Slow Creative Magic + You're Still an Artist Even if You're Not Making Anything Right Now with Art Therapist Mina HiebertMina Hiebert (she/her) is an art therapist who believes in the power of making art with intention, connection, and the spirit of play. She currently works as a counsellor in elementary schools and with adults online through the therapeutic art group “Oracle Lab”. Mina’s main method of creative practice is garment sewing, through which she explores expression, colour, and her body. She lives on the unceded, traditional and ancestral territories of the Lekwungen/Songhees and Esquimalt peoples, also known as Victoria, BC. In this episode, Eryn and Mina talk about: Mina’s journey with art, creativity, and healing Making art but not feeling like an artist / feeling like an artist! Untangling the idea of only being an artist if you’re producing something not just if you’re experiencing The identity of artist Queerness & art making Giving our own meaning to our art Permission to play, make mistakes, make a mess, use your nice supplies! Mina’s journey with textile arts! The transformation her sewing practice has gone through Making garments as a political statement Slow creative magic! Being open to being touched by what’s happening around us Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/mina-hiebert Read the latest joy notes: THE NEXT THING LEADS TO THE NEXT THING. Subscribe for a free 7-day trial to read paid essays! Join Virtual Solstice Breathwork for Grief, a gathering on Tuesday, 12/20 at 7 pm EST to be with and tend to grief. Connect with Mina on her website and Instagram.0 comments0
- Ep. 278: Number Magic & Growing with Our Spiritual Practices with Rebecca ScolnickRebecca Scolnick (she/her) is an emotional witch, forever seeker, and queer human lady, who uses magic and storytelling to support unlearning work and inspire new meaning-making. In this episode, Rebecca and Eryn talk about: Rebecca’s journey with healing & spirituality Evolving our spiritual practices & why neither of us read tarot for ourselves very much anymore Spirituality as part of capitalism world The responsibility of both facilitator and participant to do Hierophant work Abandoning ourselves and calling it spirituality! How we embody & interact with surrender Numerology magic! Angel numbers exist & don’t exist! Working with these systems and tools (like tarot and numerology) intuitively Lineages of numerology Life path numbers and what you can learn from them Entry points to learning about your own numerology Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/rebecca-scolnick Get the Religious Trauma workbook, a 110-page digital workbook full of prompts, reflections, meditations, rituals, and somatic exercises to help you deprogram, heal, and reclaim who you are after religion. Read the latest edition of joy notes: DEVOTION TO CREATIVE TRANSFORMATION Read Abandoning Myself and Calling It Surrender. Connect with Rebecca on her website and Instagram. Get a copy of her book, The Witch’s Book of Numbers!0 comments0
- Ep. #277: The Lineages We Carry In Our BodiesToday I’m reading you the October Joy Notes essay for paid subscribers as a little freebie, called THE LINEAGES WE CARRY IN OUR BODIES : thousands of ghosts, emergent ancestor ritual, and remembering who we are in our grief. Joy Notes is my twice-monthly publication featuring writings on being stretched wide by beauty, grief, and the full spectrum of aliveness. I want to invite you to subscribe to joy notes for $5/month - there is also a free tier - but paying helps support a working writer & makes writing sustainable! Click here to subscribe and get access to other pieces including: SCENT-SUAL CREATIVE ALIVENESS WITH MARY ADELLE ABANDONING MYSELF AND CALLING IT SURRENDER INSTRUCTIONS FOR BEING ALIVE LETTING OURSELVES CHANGE & TRANSFORM0 comments0
- Ep. #276: Letting Your Body Lead with Christina CarlsonChristina Carlson (she/they) is an Embodiment and Intuitive Coach, and the Host of the Podcast Bitches, Witches, and Queers. In this episode, Eryn and Christina talk about: Christina’s journey with healing and spirituality coming from evangelical Christianity Following her body’s lead Finding a space of internal safety Being with parts of yourself that are difficult for you Not dominating yourself into being the “best” version of yourself Cultivating compassion and kindness to accept yourself Going back to church experiences (weddings, funerals, etc) as ex-Christian people How harmful religious ideas can be replicated in spiritual spaces too The basic human need to belong Creating new community and relationships after religion Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/christina-carlson Get the Religious Trauma workbook, a 110-page digital workbook full of prompts, reflections, meditations, rituals, and somatic exercises to help you deprogram, heal, and reclaim who you are after religion. Read the latest edition of joy notes: abandoning myself and calling it surrender. Connect with Christina on their website and Instagram. Listen to my episode on their Bitches, Witches and Queers podcast!0 comments0
- Ep. #275: Healing with Spirits, with Kaitlyn Graña of Spirit Garden TarotKaitlyn (they/them) is a queer, non-binary trans* Espiritista, psychic medium, diviner, and occult educator in Los Angeles, California. Kaitlyn specializes in facilitating conscious connections between the mortal and spirit realms, uncovering authentic, ancestrally guided spiritual practices, spiritual healing through mediumship, and exorcism. In this episode, Kaitlyn and Eryn talk about: Kaitlyn’s journey with spirituality and healing How Kaitlyn’s kids are part of their spiritual practice Becoming the parent their kids need Loneliness Espiritisma and how they connect with spirits, how the spirits move through them Working with troubled spirits Helping spirits pass over to the next realm What spirits are motivated by The healing work that their spirits do What they’ve learned about life from the spirits Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/kaitlyn-grana Subscribe to Joy Notes, Eryn's new twice-monthly Substack newsletter about being stretched wide by beauty, grief, and the full spectrum of aliveness. Join HOLY, a seven-week reclamation circle for ex-religious folks who want to create community and healing together. Connect with Kaitlyn on their website, Instagram @spiritgardentarot, and TikTok @crynowcrylater. My Broken Language by Quiara Alegría Hudes.0 comments0
- Ep. #274: Plant Magic and Italian Folk Medicine with Lisa FazioLisa Fazio (she/her) is an Irish/Italian American herbalist, astrologer, writer, mother, grandmother, and educator. In this episode, Lisa and Eryn talk about: Lisa’s journey with plant magic, astrology, and spirituality Secure attachment through plant relationship and physical & somatic anchors with plants Being in service to plants Working with plants on indigenous stolen land Finding home with plants Animism She reads us her poem, “how to love a polluted river” Lisa’s relationship to poetry Poems as living things How her spiritual practice has evolved from growing up Catholic Italian folk medicine! Plants and ancestral connection Simple ways to start to reconnect with ancestral lineages How ancestral work can disempower white supremacy Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/lisa-fazio Subscribe to Joy Notes, Eryn's new twice-monthly Substack newsletter about being stretched wide by beauty, grief, and the full spectrum of aliveness. Book a sliding scale breathwork session with Eryn. Join the waitlist for HOLY. Connect with Lisa on her website. Stay tuned for her book, Della Medicina: Plants of Italian American Folk medicine - out next year.0 comments0
- Living Open | Modern Magick and Spirituality for Mystics and Seekers Sep 6 · 54m Ep. #273: “Chill in theory, activated in reality”: Hot and Unbothered with Yana Tallon-HicksYana Tallon-Hicks, LMFT, (she/her) is a sex therapist specializing in LGBTQQ+, kinky, and non-monogamous relationships. She is also a consent, sex, and sexuality columnist and educator. Her work centers around the belief that pleasure-positive and consent-based sex education can positively impact our lives and the world. In this episode, Eryn and Yana talk about: Yana’s journey with pleasure, queerness, kink, polyamory Integrating sex education facts with making our dreams about sex and sexuality feel real and settled Working with shame and other barriers from moving towards the sex lives and relationships with sexuality we want Talking about sex with your sexual partners Shame monsters! Attachment & sex Getting comfortable with our desires Shattering myths about good sex! Meeting and not meeting our own personal ideals of sex Dealing with our own personal baggage around sex in our bodies How to set big and small sexual goals that are aligned with your values Integrating sex into your daily life (if you want to) Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/yana-tallon-hicks Subscribe to Joy Notes, Eryn's new twice-monthly Substack newsletter about being stretched wide by beauty, grief, and the full spectrum of aliveness. Book a sliding scale breathwork session with Eryn. Join the waitlist for HOLY. Check out Yana's book, Hot and Unbothered. Follow her work on Instagram @the_vspot and connect with her on her website.0 comments0
- Ep. #272: Ancestral Healing as Liberation and Spirituality as a Form of Reparative Care with The Spiritual Abolitionist Kris HenryKris (they/them) is a radical black queer Jamaican Obeah Enby and Olorisha in the Lukumì tradition. They are the owner of the Spiritual Abolitionist and the creatrix of The Spiritual Abolitionist Oracle Deck, the only handmade, black-centric, ungendered oracle deck in existence (currently available for preorder). They provide spiritual wares, “twerkshops”, and services that center the safety of black, queer, trans and intersex folx in spirituality and believe that there is no revolution without ancestral healing. In this episode, Eryn and Kris talk about: Kris’ journey with spirituality, creativity, and ancestral connection What started Kris’ deconstruction from Christianity Ancestral healing as liberation, especially for Black queer & trans folks Connecting with queer & trans ancestors who aren’t going to reject you the way your living families may have Reparative care with ancestors Decolonizing our notions of ourselves Returning to spiritual pre-Christian roots Faith & doubt The process of creating The Spiritual Abolitionist oracle deck Poetry as a spiritual through line of their life Not being stuck in versions of yourself that don’t resonate anymore Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/spiritual-abolitionist Connect with Eryn on their Instagram. Book a sliding scale breathwork session with Eryn. Join the waitlist for HOLY. Connect with Kris on Instagram and their website. Preorder the Spiritual Abolitionist Oracle deck.0 comments0
- Ep. #271: The Wheel of Consent with Britta LoveBritta Love (they/she) weaves between the worlds of conscious sexuality and psychedelic ritual, with a through line of social justice and embodied consent. They became an advocate for sex worker’s rights as an undergraduate at the London School of Economics in 2007 and have been a writer and activist pushing for the decriminalization of drugs and sex work ever since. Britta is a certified somatic sex educator through the Institute for the Study of Somatic Sex Education, has trained with Betty Martin’s School of Consent and is a certified circle keeper with the Planning Change Restorative Justice Certification Program under the tutelage of Kay Pranis. Britta is currently completing a research-based memoir about healing and awakening through altered states induced by sex and drugs, based on her Consciousness Studies thesis at Goddard College, and is in the process of organizing a Sex Strike // Strike for Pleasure in response to the U.S. abortion bans. In this episode, Eryn and Britta talk about: Britta’s journey with healing & sexuality Navigating consent in long term relationships The Betty Martin wheel of consent - “some of the most psychedelic, life changing work” for them Getting clear on what our desires are, what we want to take, what we want to allow Allowing versus enduring Understanding our patterns within the wheel of consent Not assuming people have easy access to their choice & their voice Receiving no’s Cultivating consent in psychedelic spaces Not transferring hierarchies of power Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/britta-love Connect with Eryn on their Instagram. Book a sliding scale breathwork session with Eryn. Connect with Britta on their website and Instagram. Check out the Strike for Pleasure on Instagram and the website!0 comments0
- Ep. #270: Living in a State of Emergence with Yvette LalondeYvette (they/she) is a somatic/movement psychotherapist focused on integrating the neurobiology of trauma into relational movement practices. In this episode, Eryn and Yvette talk about: Yvette’s journey Their spiritual initiations Trying our actual selves on in spaces where we didn’t really know anyone How they went from wanting to be a nun to finding a more fluid & open spirituality Craving community with elders and decolonizing mentorship Retraumatization in spiritual communities Rooting into our power in healthy and helpful ways The role of somatics in our empowerment & disempowerment Not putting judgements on contraction or expansion Healing together in community Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/yvette-lalonde 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. Connect with Yvette on their website and Instagram.0 comments0
- Ep. #269: Restedness, Possibility, and Wholeness with Flory HuangFlory Huang (she/they) is a deep feeler, seeker and seer with diverse experiences and skill sets that enable her to establish containers for deep inquiry, relation and being. In this episode, Eryn and Flory talk about: Flory’s journey with spirituality & healing Holding hope, possibility, and change The space between the person you are and the version of yourself you know you can be Being perceived in our wholeness The somatics of possibility The contraction before the expansion How contraction teaches us about restedness The beloved ~ meta emotions ~ Having roots within the swirl Hot takes on the “always expanding” culture of spirituality! Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/flory-huang 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. Connect with Flory on their website and Instagram.0 comments0
- Ep. #268: Living in the Paradox of Grief and Praise with Ash CantyAsh Canty (they/he) is a Psychic Medium, Death Guide & Spiritual Life Coach. They support others in liberating their souls, deepening relationship with death and connecting folks with their loved ones on the other side. In this episode, Eryn and Ash talk about: Ash’s journey with healing and spirituality Deepening our relationships with death & being in connection with death in a way that makes us more alive Living in the paradox of grief and praise Living with death in mind Being fully in this life & feeling liberation Letting go and being held The invitation to continue opening up even when death is inevitable Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/ash-canty Connect with Eryn on their Instagram and download their free 7 minute breathwork meditation. Connect with Ash on their website and Instagram.0 comments0
- Living Open | Modern Magick and Spirituality for Mystics and Seekers Jun 13 · 46m Ep. #267: Queer Spiritual Practice & Reimagining Spirituality with Bex MuiBex 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.0 comments0
- Ep. #266: Creativity, Imagination, and Divination Witchery with Edgar Fabián FríasEdgar 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.0 comments0
- Ep. #265: Slow Pleasure and Aliveness with Euphemia RussellEuphemia, (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!0 comments0
- Ep. #264: Being Both Connected to Spirit and Grounded in the Earth with Liliana PerezLiliana (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.0 comments0
- Ep. #263: Art as Ritual and Creative Magic with Lauren SchwindLauren (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!0 comments0
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