Deconstruction

Rachael Spyker

Deconstructing the narratives that define our lives to find the common humanity in all of us. Deconstruction explores psychology, spirituality, and society to navigate the world with depth, clarity, and liberation. Hosted by Rachael, a psychedelic psychotherapist, this podcast offers: Interviews – Conversations with visionaries shaping new ways of being. Experientials – Guided meditations, bodyful practices, and immersive experiences. Join us as we reclaim wholeness and belonging. www.alchemycounselling.ca

  1. 29 Aug

    Milagros: An Ecstatic Dance Ceremony

    Spotify wouldn’t allow me to upload the full Ceremony I mixed, so this episode is a short teaser. The full Ecstatic Dance ceremony is available on SoundCloud --------- There is something deeply regulating about moving. Rhythm restores choice. Movement restores agency. The body remembers that activation can feel alive instead of overwhelming. In this ceremony, we explore ecstatic dance as a way of breaking out of stasis. A chance to loosen the rigidity that keeps us small and reconnect with the freedom and aliveness of the body. ------- This ceremony is dedicated to Milagros, my wild wise woman, midwife to the Goddess, and my favourite dance partner. Thank you for dancing with me through so many thresholds, and for calling me forward into more of myself. To our holy dancing Bodies. ------ Preparing the space: For the best experience, create a simple ceremonial container: • Find a private space where you can move freely. Make it beautiful • Use headphones or a good speaker for full sound quality • Dim the lights or light a candle if it feels supportive • Allow yourself to move without choreography or self-judgment Allow the music to guide you. Let the Body remember. You are Nature. And Nature knows how to rise Click to learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alchemy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rachael⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Treehouse Project ⁠ Please Rate and Review the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

  2. 29 Jul

    Moon & Muse: A Guided Encounter

    Born from a women’s ceremonial magic circle and created for the first Moon and Muse gathering in Bali, this journey invites you into an encounter with your inner Muse. The creative, intuitive, imaginal intelligence that lives within you and knows what is longing to be expressed through your life. Drawing from the depth psychology tradition of active imagination, this meditation offers a symbolic landscape where you can meet the unconscious, listen to the wisdom of your psyche, and reconnect with the deeper currents moving beneath the surface of everyday consciousness. No two journeys will ever be the same. Trust what emerges. Your imagination is not something to overcome. It is one of the primary languages through which the psyche speaks. If this is your first guided active imagination meditation, I recommend beginning with these companion episodes: • Inner Child: A journey into nervous system safety, embodiment, and why we can trust what we discover within ourselves. • Journey to the Internal Waters: An introduction to active imagination, archetypal psychology, and engaging the symbolic world of the psyche. As with all ceremonies, you may wish to create a quiet, intentional space before you begin. If it feels meaningful, orient yourself facing East, the direction of beginnings, illumination, and the rising sun. Slow down. Listen. And allow yourself to discover what wants to be made through you. Click to learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alchemy ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rachael.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Treehouse Project ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please Rate and Review the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

  3. 20 Jul

    Inanna’s Map: Consecrating the Descent (Carly Mountain)

    Part II In a culture obsessed with growth, productivity, and transcendence, what if our seasons of loss, uncertainty, and unraveling aren't signs that something has gone wrong, but sacred initiations? In this episode of Deconstruction, I sit down with writer, psychotherapist, somatic sex therapist, and sacred space holder Carly Mountain to explore the ancient Sumerian myth of Inanna's descent into the underworld, one of the oldest myths we have and one that offers a profound map for navigating the dark seasons of our lives. Together we explore what it means to consecrate our descent rather than pathologize it, the importance of calling in a witness, the sacredness of grief, compassion, the fierce power of the holy no, and why returning from the underworld may be the most vulnerable part of the journey. Whether you're moving through heartbreak, identity shifts, grief, burnout, or the quiet dismantling of an old way of being, may this conversation remind you that descent is not the opposite of growth. Sometimes it is the path that makes wholeness possible. Connect with Carly Mountain Website Instagram Books Descent and Rising Untamed Pleasure Myth Reading of Inanna’s Myth Click to learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠Alchemy ⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Rachael.⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Treehouse Project ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please Rate and Review the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple ⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠!

  4. 14 Jul

    The Descent of Inanna: The Myth

    Part I Recorded in preparation for my conversation with ⁠Carly Mountain⁠, author of ⁠Descent and Rising⁠. Which I am very excited to share as the episode was Alive and Inspired! But before joining us as we explore why Inanna’s descent has remained one of humanity’s most profound maps for initiation, embodiment, and transformation, I invite you to encounter the Myth for yourself. In this solo episode of Deconstruction, I read the ancient Sumerian myth of Inanna’s Descent into the Underworld. Rather than listening with your mind, you’re invited to receive the myth through your Body. Every character, gate, and encounter becomes a mirror for something within us, revealing why this story has endured for thousands of years. For this New Moon. Dedicated to Inanna. To every Woman who has walked into the darkness before us. To the Elders, Crones, Priestesses, and Wisdom Keepers whose devotion carried these stories across generations so they could find us now. May we honour the shoulders we stand upon by living them. For another rendition of Inanna's Myth, check out: Persephone's Rising Click to learn more about ⁠⁠⁠Alchemy ⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠Rachael.⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Treehouse Project ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please Rate and Review the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠Apple ⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠!

  5. 20 Jun

    Returning to Eros: Pleasure as Birthright (Milagros Maldonado)

    Pleasure is not self-indulgence, but an essential part of being fully alive. The Solstice feels like an especially fitting moment to share this conversation. In this conversation, I sit down with Milagros, tantrica, ceremonlialist, and creator of Alice in Pleasureland, to explore Eros as the animating force that moves us toward beauty, vitality, connection, and becoming.  Pleasure as Prayer.  We explore pleasure as a birthright, desire as a compass, and the possibility that our deepest conditioning may not simply disconnect us from pain, but from Eros itself the very aliveness that makes life worth inhabiting. For anyone who has ever felt disconnected from their body, afraid of wanting more, or quietly sensed there might be another way to be alive, this conversation is an invitation to wonder: What becomes possible when we stop fearing our longing and begin listening to where it wants to lead us? To Learn more about Milagros: Milagros Divine Flow Click to learn more about ⁠⁠Alchemy ⁠⁠and ⁠⁠Rachael.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠The Treehouse Project ⁠⁠⁠ Help us amplify the message! Please Rate and Review the podcast on ⁠⁠Apple ⁠⁠and ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠!

  6. 31 May

    Awakening Dream: Guided Embodiment Meditation

    This Blue Full Moon, I invite you to encounter Yourself. Come. Arrive. Settle into this moment with me. Simply who you are, here and now. Setting the Space: Wear Headphones. Light a candle. Be comfortable. Choose a quiet, cozy space where you won’t be interrupted. I dedicate this meditation to my Mom, who is moving through an important threshold of change and becoming. The wise woman who taught me resilience, gentleness, non binary thinking, and that integrity and love are the cornerstones of character. Playlist Find the songs and artists here: ⁠Awakening Dream Click to learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alchemy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rachael⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Treehouse Project ⁠

  7. 6 May

    Refuge: A Guided Meditation

    For a random Tuesday. When life is happening, and we want refuge. A soft return, landing back into Now, gently. Setting the Space: Wear Headphones. Light a candle. Be comfortable. Choose a quiet, cozy space where you won’t be interrupted. Click to learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alchemy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rachael⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Treehouse Project ⁠

  8. 1 Apr

    Persephone Rising: An Ecstatic Dance Ceremony

    For the first Full Moon of Spring, and recorded on the Spring Equinox, this episode of Deconstruction offers a guided ecstatic dance ceremony. This episode is a ceremony. A journey woven around the ancient myth of Persephone, the maiden who descended into hell and rose as its Queen — transformed enough that all of life responded to her blooming. We open the circle with the story of Persephone, Demeter, and Baubo. Then the music begins. Thirty minutes of uninterrupted movement. We close in Shavasana with a meditation to land. Fairytales and Ecstatic dance are some of the oldest medicines we have. When the Body moves freely, without choreography or performance, something reorganizes. Emotion metabolises. What has been frozen begins to thaw. This ceremony is for everyone whose winter asked everything of them Preparing the space: For the best experience, create a simple ceremonial container: • Find a private space where you can move freely. Make it beautiful • Use headphones or a good speaker for full sound quality • Dim the lights or light a candle if it feels supportive • Allow yourself to move without choreography or self-judgment Allow the music to guide you. Let the Body remember. You are Nature. And Nature knows how to rise Persephone Rising Playlist Click to learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠Alchemy⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Rachael⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Treehouse Project ⁠

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Deconstructing the narratives that define our lives to find the common humanity in all of us. Deconstruction explores psychology, spirituality, and society to navigate the world with depth, clarity, and liberation. Hosted by Rachael, a psychedelic psychotherapist, this podcast offers: Interviews – Conversations with visionaries shaping new ways of being. Experientials – Guided meditations, bodyful practices, and immersive experiences. Join us as we reclaim wholeness and belonging. www.alchemycounselling.ca

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  • Creator
    Rachael Spyker
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    58
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Rachael Spyker
  • Show Website
    Deconstruction

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