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Today’s guest is Catherine Pilfrey, an I Ching expert,  meditation teacher, and corporate designer who is also the creator behind the I Ching Oracle deck, which we’ll talk more about in this episode. I Ching is also known as the book of changes, and according to Catherine, we can also use the I Ching to help us make decisions in our everyday lives.

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If you liked this episode, check out the previous GRACED podcast episode with Anne Louise Burdett and Chelsea Granger: https://youtu.be/0sUKs-tC4bU

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What We Talk About:

00:00 Episode Preview

00:23 Opening

00:58 Introduction

02:15 Interview Begins with Catherine Pilfrey!

02:45 Creative Vision Behind the I Ching Oracle Deck

04:32 Making This Deck Accessible to Everyone

06:38 What Exactly is I Ching?

07:46 What Makes Someone a Good Person?

08:32 Bridging the Gap Between Group and Individual Consciousness

10:17 What Led You to Discover Buddhism?

12:22 Facing Family Backlash After Converting to a New Religion

12:45 The Life-Altering Effects of Meditation

14:28 The Evolution of Your Meditation Practice Over the Years

16:08 Advice for Beginners Starting Their Meditation Journey

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17:39 How I Ching Can Guide Your Decisions

19:44 The Inner Workings of the I Ching

21:34 Exploring the Symbolism of Each Card Color

22:41 The Journey of Deck Creation

24:24 Deciphering the Complex Metaphors of the I Ching

26:22 Integrating the I Ching Oracle with Other Decks

26:54 What's Your Sun, Moon, and Rising Signs?

27:31 What Advice Would You Give to Your Younger Self?

28:58 How Would You Define Everyday Magic?

30:10 What Are Your Favorite Rituals?

32:02 What Are You Looking Forward to in the Near Future?

32:29 One Card Collective Reading

32:48 Biddy Tarot Episode Reference

35:04 Closing Statements

35:38 End of Episode – Make Sure to Leave a Podcast Review!

36:40 End Screen

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Today’s guests are Anne Louise Burdett and Chelsea Granger, co-creators and friends of the Dirt Gems Plant Oracle Deck! Annie is the writer and Chelsea is the artist.

In today’s episode we talk about the wisdom of plant allies, recognizing our inner ecosystems to our outer ecosystems, and understanding our true nature by observing the environments and the plants around us. We also talk about the collaboration process between the two of them and how their friendship blossomed through creating this Oracle deck.

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00:00 Episode Preview

00:23 Opening

00:58 Introduction

02:36 Interview Begins with Chelsea Granger & Anne Louise Burdett!

03:06 A Collaboration Between Longtime Friends

03:43 Inspiration Behind the Dirt Gems Oracle Deck

05:48 Transitioning from a Small Project to a Large Business

07:35 Where Did the Name Dirt Gems Come From?

11:46 How to Listen and Talk to Plants?

14:15 Tying in the Lessons of the Plants to Your Own Cycle

19:16 What is a Plant Ally?

20:56 Protecting Plants in the Modern World

25:21 The Dangerous Plants in Nature

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29:32 Experiences They Share with Plants

35:55 Letting Plants Become Our Guide

37:45 Self-facilitate vs Shaman Guidance

40:38 Favorite Plant to Work With?

43:01 Bridging the Gap Between Our Outer and Inner Ecosystems

43:54 What's Your Sun, Moon, and Rising Signs?

45:04 What Advice Would You Give to Your Younger Self?

45:33 How Would You Define Everyday Magic?

46:00 What Are Your Favorite Rituals?

47:43 What Are You Looking Forward to in the Near Future?

49:15 Collective Reading from the Dirt Gems Oracle Deck

53:17 Closing Statements

53:42 End of Episode – Make Sure to Leave a Podcast Review!

54:42 End Screen

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Today’s guest is Justine Shu, who happens to be one of my Create Your Deck Club students. In this episode we’ll hear more about Justine’s experience inside the Create Your Deck Club inside the Mystic Mondays Coven. We talk about the link between our spiritual journeys and how they’re often tied to our creative expression, especially when it comes to the world of Tarot! How to maintain creative sovereignty, making our own creative choices when it is so easy to be influenced by others, including our teachers!

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00:00 Episode Preview

00:28 Opening

01:03 Introduction

02:07 Interview Begins with Justine Shu

04:08 Joining the Create Your Deck Club

05:42 Spiritual Sovereignty

06:57 The Soul Language of Tarot Cards

11:12 How Did Joining the Club Helped You?

13:09 Sharing & Creating with Other People

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17:33 Creating is a Very Lonely Process

20:26 Feeling Security Within Yourself

22:45 Letting Others Learn from Past Mistakes

24:37 Earning Money by Expressing Yourself and Helping Other People

28:35 You Have All The Time

30:30 You Never Know What Can Happen

31:53 Closing Statements

32:34 End of Episode – Make Sure to Leave a Podcast Review!

32:51 End Screen

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Our guest today is Adama Sesay, a professional Astrologer, Occultist, Entrepreneur and Beauty Expert. She is also the author of the book and oracle deck: Black Moon Lilith Rising and Black Moon Lilith Cosmic Alchemy Oracle Cards, which we delve into further in this episode. I invited Adama to join the podcast to explore the themes of the Lilith, how Lilith inspired Adama, reclaiming the repressed parts of ourselves, the impact of power struggles and authority on our lives, healing the divine masculine and divine feminine, and empowering ourselves using Black Moon Lilith.

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00:00:00 Episode Preview

00:00:27 Opening

00:01:02 Introduction

00:02:37 Interview Begins with Adama Sesay

00:03:01 How Lilith Became an Inspiration

00:08:48 The Many Forms of Lilith

00:14:43 Reclaiming the Repressed Parts of Ourselves

00:19:37 Power Struggles and Authority

00:22:40 Stages of Patriarchy

00:26:49 Healing the Divine Masculine & Divine Feminine

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00:30:10 Using Black Moon Lilith to Empower Ourselves

00:35:17 Symbolism for Lilith's Fight for Power

00:37:33 Ancestral Ties

00:40:25 Trying To Do Eveything

00:43:32 Terrible Mother Archetype

00:49:04 What's Your Sun, Moon, and Rising Signs?

00:49:27 What Advice Would You Give to Your Younger Self?

00:49:42 What Are Your Favorite Rituals?

00:50:47 Collective Reading with the Black Moon Lilith Cosmic Alchemy Oracle

01:04:16 Is the Tarot Related to the Devil?

01:06:15 Closing Statements

01:07:16 End of Episode – Make Sure to Leave a Podcast Review!

01:08:13 End Screen

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Our guest today is Kate Van Horn, a tarot reader, psychic, and spiritual mentor. She's also the author of The Inner Tarot - A modern approach to self-compassion & empowered healing using the Tarot, which we delve into further in this episode. I invited Kate to join the podcast to explore the themes of the Hermit tarot card. Understanding the Hermit means embarking on an inner journey to illuminate our soul's light by deeply comprehending and awakening to ourselves.

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00:00 Episode Preview

00:17 Opening

00:52 Introduction

02:14 Interview Begins with Kate Van Horn

02:41 The Journey to Find Yourself

04:32 Confronting Your Shadow

06:03 Healing from PTSD is Like a Full Time Job

07:57 Practices and Tool to Help You Get Through Traumatic Moments

09:24 Bridging the Gap Between Your Current and Future Self

12:33 Using Tarot to Help in Deprogramming

13:34 Defining the Major and Minor Arcanas

14:58 Somatic Experience with Tarot

16:28 Innerwork and Intimacy

19:30 Blockages in Manifesting

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21:14 Inner Source of Light

26:49 Cards That Redefined Themselves

28:49 Awakening to Your Spiritual Gifts

34:02 Working With Your Guides

38:11 Defining Self-Compassion

39:51 What's Your Sun, Moon, and Rising Signs?

40:18 What Advice Would You Give to Your Younger Self?

40:35 What Are Your Favorite Rituals?

41:22 One Card Collective Reading

42:39 Closing Statements

43:17 End of Episode – Make Sure to Leave a Podcast Review!

44:08 End Screen

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In today's episode, we welcome Kris Ferraro, an experienced energy healer, teacher, and author. With over two decades of expertise in practical healing, manifestation, and spirituality, Kris shares insights from her book, "Your Difference is Your Strength." This book serves as a love letter and empowering message for those who have felt like misfits. Rather than viewing being an outsider as a weakness, Kris discusses how we can transform it into a superpower.

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00:00 Preview

00:39 Opening

01:14 Introduction

02:56 Interview Begins with Kris Ferraro

04:48 From Misfit to Trailblazer

07:33 How Can People Accept Themselves No Matter What?

12:35 How Do We Deal With People Who Trigger Us?

17:16 Why Do You Not Recommend Burning a Letter?

19:36 How Would You Use the Elements in Alchemy?

23:04 What are Some of Your Favorite Rituals?

26:09 What Are Some Signs to Seek Out That Isolation or Solitude?

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30:42 Has Religion Played a Part in Your Spirituality?

40:08 Shedding the Beliefs That We Had to Become Our True Selves

41:59 Who Are Some of Your Favorite Trailblazers?

43:38 How Does One Know That They Have Stepped Into a Role?

48:52 How Does One Deal With Negative Attention?

53:47 A Matter of Feeling Safe

54:56 What Advice Would You Give to Your Younger Self?

55:10 What are Your Sun, Moon, and Rising Signs?

55:49 Closing Statements

56:32 End of Episode – Make Sure to Leave a Podcast Review!

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