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Ep112: Strength is looking in the mirror: seeking truth and liberation in a strength card year

In this moment of so much global pain and fear, how do we re-locate our bearings and connection to ourselves and each other? How do we combat the onslaught of disembodiment and interpersonal violence that capitalism uses against us? Where do we go from here?

In this first solo episode of season 8, Tavi shares some contemplations, insights...

Ep111: what we owe each other, and the perceived paradox of the wounded healer

This solo episode is a sermon, a love letter, a call to action to resist psychic death for anyone who may be feeling isolated, hopeless, numb or despairing under the heavy weight of our current world. What (or who) determines which of us are worthy of care in this life? How can we move from a framework of toxic guilt, shame and individualism, to one of c...

What lessons can we learn about Fatphobia from the planet Jupiter while she moves through the sign of Taurus? Delightful Taurus Erica Joy of Cosmic Healing, is here to talk about how rest, community, stability, care, protection and comfort are more than self-care buzzwords, especially when viewed through the lens of Fat Liberation. 

With a background in social work, Erica works in collaboration with their sibling kay darling via Co...

Cara Kovacs is an empowerment coach creating a culture change within the business realm. With magical witchy foundations, an intersectional feminist approach, and a values-aligned methodology, we talk all about how cara came to find her voice and locate her own ethics and practices in a coaching industry that has a bit of a reputation for being predatory or exploitative towards clients.

We also dig into the distinctions between wh...

you're in for a treat! Gata (she/they) is a Queer Afro Caribeña Angry Feminista, and c0vid cautious baddie with a maskie. She created the Bureaucratic baddie series of online workshops: how to file your taxes, how to sue your landlord, and how to sue pretty much any person, government agency, or corporation in the state of CA. 

Gata and Tavi talk about the "still-coviding" life, intersections of race, ableism, imperia...

The Universe is speaking. Are you listening? Do you know how to? 

This first episode of 2024 invites you on an international conversational journey to slow down, tune in and get grounded, with sisters and co-authors, Nyasha Williams and Grace Banda. These creators have blessed us with Elemental Alchemist: a bright, bold, and de-colonial oracle deck and guided journal set that seeks to guide us lovingly along our paths towards conne...

Kelli Frances Corrado (She/Her) is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, teaching artist and occasional visual artist, “a quilt of memories and mysticism.” In this special musical episode of ru!gw, we delve into Kelli’s unique approach to music-making and field recording, the relationships between music, creativity and physical and emotional space, how kelli weaves various self-care practices and rituals into her life and ar...

Tavi and our guest--drag artist, actor, and healing witch rexy lafemme--speak about rexy's personal practices, dive deep into the "Upside Down" systemic toxicity of modern Theatre and Film industries, what the SAG and WAG strikes signify astrologically, old and outdated practices of tokenism, transphobia and exceptionalism towards trans and other marginalized people in the entertainment industry, the spiritual experie...

Ep 104: death, decomposition, rebirth: a saturn return scarytale

In this first solo storytelling episode, Tavi shares an exhilarating, inspirational tale about tree medicine, growing up out of your twenties, finding your way on new paths, and learning how to listen to and trust your own intuition through it all. If you're currently navigating major tectonic losses, changes, or transformations--like Death or Tower card moments--...

ep 103 with Chaney Williams

In this episode, we go in-depth about systemic cultural and Medical Industrial Complex biases against midwives, doulas and holistic birthwork in general, health disparities for Black birthing parents, parallels between Western medical perspectives on midwifery and massage therapy fields, and advice for interested families on how to search for and choose a midwife or doula.

We also discuss the core i...

Happy Spring! In our March episode of rise up! good witch, we have the pleasure of sitting down with Brunem Warshaw of Well Deep Remedies to chat about polyvagal herbalism, systemic barriers to formal herbal medicine training, disability justice work, connecting with ancestral practices in culturally appropriate ways, and how to keep our herbal practices accessible for ourselves and our communities. Brunem also shares some valuable...

Part 2 of 2 of our interview with Given Q Davis of Blooming Fire Healing.

In this final half of episode 101, we cover our current special interests--Prince! Jean-Michel Basquiat! Others!--Given's moving and thorough tarot spread for 2023 the Chariot year, variety between drag scenes, and how performing stand-up comedy can affect your sense of self. Also, Tavi's apothecary webshop is now open, wow! For pictures of the full tarot spr...

Happy Black History and Futures Month! In this first episode of 2023, your new host Tavi Elise chats with an old friend: Portland-based performer, musician, healing artist and tarot reader, Given Davis. We move through all sorts of juicy topics–drag as healing magic, magic as activism, surviving the worlds of stand-up comedy and the non-profit industrial complex, problematic reiki work, and much more!

Stay tuned for Part 2 of this ...