Myth And Magic For Modern Times

What happens when two tarot readers meet to talk about archetypes? Literally everything. And nothing. Find out what that means in this latest episode of Myth & Magic for Modern Times -- an interview with Alese Osborn, one chaotic, wild, yang, female explosion of creativity and genius. She shares her thoughts on Carl Yung, J.R.R. Tolkein and Joseph Campbell -- soulful poets and scholars who believed in magic and who, each in their own ways, did big work in connecting archetypes and ritual, magic and spirituality into the everyday in their time. Our long, leisurely, frequently hilarious, insightful conversation covers everything from creativity, concepts of good, evil, the "Secular World," who the Mr Rogers of occultists is, and chaos. I hope you enjoy!

Join astrologer Katie Sloan and I as we explore the zodiac and some of the myths and the magic behind and around astrology. Katie helps explain how a horoscope is actually created, why your rising sign is super important,  what your birth chart is really all about, the truth behind some common misconceptions, and much, much more.  I hope you enjoy - and please let me know if you have any other astrology related questions not answered here! Email me at jayandjuniper@gmail.com, and find me on instagram @jayandjuniper Katie Sloan is an intuition based Evolutionary Astrologer and Tarot reader who specializes in coaching individuals and groups who are interested in self-discovery and betterment. She has been actively interested in psychology, symbolism in art, holistic healing, and the human connection her whole life. Katie has studied Astrology and Tarot extensively since 2007, and served on the Oregon Astrological Association board from 2010-2012. Book a service with her here https://www.katiesloanas

 I’m joined once again by award winning author Tina LeCount Myers to discuss the power of names and words, family legacies, and of marriage and how it’s the merging (or not) of names and identities. I share a naming ceremony that I invented to energetically clear my name of past baggage and I encourage you to take this ritual and make it your own, especially if you haven’t done a name clearing ceremony before or not for some time. Please feel free to let me know if you do so !<3 Learn more about Tina here: http://www.tinalecountmyers.com/  Message me through the podcast platform your listening to or jayandjuniper@gmail.com

I am joined by Luminessa Enjara, priestess and mentor, to discuss female sexual empowerment, and the myths, stories and archetypes around female sexuality in ancient and modern settings. Luminessa is hosting a workshop on April 27th from 10am-5pm in Sebastopol CA called 'What's Your Sexy?' Are you more the primal goddess, the goddess of sensuality and beauty, or the sacred courtesan. The workshop is for those who identify as a woman and will be exploring these archetypes and helping you play with understandings of your innate, unique power and allure and step into your sexual presence with integrity and confidence. Find out more and book a ticket here: http://www.thenewfemininemystique.com/whats-your-sexy.html

'The Princess Bride' is a hilarious film that I really enjoy rewatching, and also it portrays many unfortunate subliminal messages regarding love and romance. As much as I love this movie, I think it's important to look with a critical eye at what we're consuming, especially at a young, impressionable age (which is when so many of us first watch/ed this movie). This film is just one of so many that have contributed to the many damaging, subconscious beliefs in our society about love, and in this podcast, we utilize 'The Princess Bridge' as a starting off point and great example through which to take a closer look at some of those beliefs and messages. I'm joined by Sequoia, a fellow tarot read and healer, and Michaela, a friend I made through instagram with an avidly curiosity in cellular memory and cultural reprograming, to help tease apart those messages and shine a light into the stories beneath this classic story. To work with Sequoia and learn more, check out her website at www.infinitytreetarot.com an

In this podcast I chat with holistic creative coach and artist Crystal Caillech about the body and energy and how they're connected. We share insight how energy and emotions have manifested for us physically, including large-scale physical breakdowns for each of us, and how that brought us to the path we're on today. We also talk about developing trust with the universe and oneself, and about the most witchy art exhibit the world has ever seen or heard of. Join us! Crystal Caillech is a holistic creative coach & artist working with positive, self aware women who have had deep learning experiences in life and are ready to journey into new holistic creative experiences, driving their inner development forward, and creating lasting changes. Learn more at http://www.crystalcaillech.com/ and on instagram at @crystal_caillech

Walk the spiral path of life with Sam Jump and I as we discuss Netflix original series Russian Doll. There’s much that can be said about this mind-bending show, but in today’s episode Sam and I focus on theories of parallel timelines, deja vu, the spiral nature of life and lesson learning, and developing relationships with our past and future selves in the present and time travel. Yes! Time travel!!!! Even though we mostly use the show as a launch pad from which to explore all these fun idea there are still many SPOILERS in this episode so beware!! If you haven’t watched this show yet I highly recommend you take the 4.5 hours to do so (you’re going to want to binge it) and then come back here and join us! Sam Jump is a fitness coach and reiki practitioner who helps people come back into alignment with their own innate personal power - aligning mind body and spirit. Find her at www.aligningspace.com and over at @samjump on IG

Join returning guest Kathleen Callahan and I as we chat astrology! Our talk centers around Chiron, the Wounded Healer. We discover that we both have our Chiron in Gemini in our natal charts, affecting our throat chakra. With Chiron representing our deepest, most unhealable wounds, it’s not surprising that it takes us a while to warm up to this topic, as Gemini represents talking... one of the main activities of the throat chakra. The Chiron wound also represents the medicine. Through this episode, Kathleen and I learn how our Chiron in Gemini calls us to use writing, teaching, and social connecting as healing, in a magnitude of ways. Thus healing ourselves and those around us through the very source of our eternal wounding. Yeah, we’re in the big leagues now, fellow humans! Chiron’s medicine brings depth to the evolutionary healing we are all currently being invited to step in to. Give the podcast a listen, and then check out Kathleen's site and IG -- she is currently teaching a Chironic Master Class RIGHT

Join my delightful conversation with brilliant author Tina LeCount Myers as we explore the creative process, discuss the power of names, consciousness, subconsciousness, metaphysics, science, myths, family, and why neither of us can watch season 2 of the Handmaidens Tale. And then be sure to pick up Tina’s mystical/magical new fantasy book Dreams of the Dark Sky on February 19th!!!

This week I am joined by priestess and artist Morgan Leigh Kelsey to explore the many goddess archetypes found within the fabulous Mary Poppins movies and books, which are pure magic unto themselves.