Your Art Is A Spell

Edgar Fabián Frías
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Welcome to Your Art Is A Spell, the podcast that ignites inspiring and transformative conversations about art as a magical practice. I'm your host, Edgar Fabián Frías—a multi-passionate artist, witch, therapist, and proud mutant shape-shifter. My art spells have reached audiences through social media, billboards, and skyscrapers and have even been placed on the surface of the moon! Join us as we explore how reclaiming your unique artistic voice and embracing bold creativity can transform your life and the world around you. Subscribe to the podcast and sign up for our newsletter at www.yourartisaspell.com to stay connected!

  1. Art Is Living Emergence

    2D AGO

    Art Is Living Emergence

    What if art was never just art? In this episode of Your Art Is A Spell, I'm taking you with me to the Humboldt Forum in Berlin — one of the most beautiful and complicated buildings in the world — to explore a question that has been living in me since I arrived in this city: What is art, really, and what happens to it when it gets archived? Every culture that has ever existed on this earth has made art. And almost without exception, every culture that has ever made art has also practiced magic. These were never two separate things. They are one impulse — the human insistence that the invisible is real, that life is more than what you can touch and measure. Art is living emergence. It's what happens when human intention enters into relationship with material and something comes through that neither the maker nor the material could have produced alone. The Humboldt Forum holds thousands of sacred objects from cultures across the globe — objects that in their original context were never just art. They were portals. They were alive. And there they are, inside a reconstructed Prussian palace. I walk through this space not to perform outrage, but to feel what happens to living emergence when it gets archived. And what I find surprises me. Featuring the Joliba Friendship Choir and the Pet Shop Bears performing live inside the museum on the day I visited — because life force finds its way through. This episode 2 of Season 2: Tactical Magic. 🎧 Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-art-is-a-spell/id1796481637 If this episode speaks to you, share it with a fellow magic-maker. Your art is a spell — and it is changing the world around us. Time Stamps00:00:00] Welcome to Your Art Is A Spell | Berlin Artist Residency Introduction[00:00:24] Researching Wixárika Sacred Art at the Ethnologisches Museum Berlin[00:00:50] Introducing Season 2: Tactical Magic[00:01:03] Every Culture Has Made Art AND Magic — They Are One Impulse[00:01:28] Art vs. Western Regimentation: How Magic & Art Were Separated[00:02:18] Defining Art as Living Emergence[00:02:57] Heading to the Humboldt Forum: Sacred Objects in a Prussian Palace[00:03:37] Arriving at the Humboldt Forum | The Palace Is the Message[00:04:49] Colonial Collections: Objects from West Africa, the Americas & Asia[00:05:07] Can You Feel the Life Force? Vibration & Residue in Archived Objects[00:05:22] Surprise: Live Choirs Performing Inside the Museum[00:05:40] 🎶 Joliba Friendship Choir Live at the Humboldt Forum Foyer[00:06:39] 🎶 Pet Shop Bears Gay Men's Choir Live in the Americas Section[00:07:25] Sacred Ceramics & Ancestral Altars from Mexico, Peru, Guatemala & More[00:08:02] Art Is Living Emergence — Even Behind Glass, the Life Force Persists[00:08:11] On Archival Practices & Repatriation at the Humboldt Forum[00:08:44] Wixárika Yarn Paintings, Niericas & Sacred Shamanic Technologies[00:09:06] The Artwork Is the Portal. The Making Is the Ceremony.[00:09:09] What Does the Archive Do to a Portal? Interrupting the Circuit[00:09:50] The Humboldt Forum's Colonial History Room — Naming the Tension[00:10:20] Art Made with Intention Cannot Be Fully Contained[00:10:44] Sitting Outside the Museum: Energy Fields & Tactical Magic in Berlin[00:11:06] Using Your Body as Antenna — Resonating with Life on Earth[00:12:13] The Creative Calling: When Inspiration Moves Through You[00:12:31] Woken Up in the Middle of the Night to Create — Do You Know This Feeling?[00:13:15] Your Art Is a Spell: Channeling the Divine Every Time You Create[00:13:46] Tactical Magic for Witches Who Feel Untrained or Outside the Lineage[00:14:06] There Is No Right or Wrong Way to Practice Tactical Magic[00:14:48] We Are at a Crossroads: Why Tactical Magic Is Needed Right Now[00:15:07] Your Presence & Body Hold All the Wisdom You Need[00:15:22] Vibrate. Resonate. Channel. | Closing Invocation from Berlin

    16 min
  2. How Queer Artists Have Used Art Spells For Liberation For Over 100 Years

    APR 14

    How Queer Artists Have Used Art Spells For Liberation For Over 100 Years

    Welcome to Season 2 of Your Art Is A Spell. In this premiere episode, we introduce the concept of Tactical Magic, the use of ritual, art, and ancient wisdom as tools for survival and agency in difficult times. Join me on a journey to the Palm Springs Art Museum for the groundbreaking exhibition, Queer Arcana: Art, Magic & Spirit. Spanning over a century of work from 1909 to 2026, this show reveals how queer, trans, and gender-expansive artists have long used the esoteric to build worlds where they were once excluded. From the tarot of Rachel Pollack to my own social practice ritual, Give Us Home Spider, we look at how art functions not just as decoration, but as a technology of the spirit and a powerful act of political resistance. Video Chapters00:00 – Welcome to Your Art Is A Spell Season 200:30 – Reclaiming Sovereignty & Agency in Difficult Times01:05 – Artist Residency in Berlin: The Human Machine01:40 – Traveling to Palm Springs: Queer Arcana Exhibition03:30 – Arrival at Palm Springs Art Museum04:15 – What is Tactical Magic? Defining the Theme05:15 – Magic as Resistance: Survival at the Margins07:10 – Inside the Queer Arcana Exhibition: Art, Magic & Spirit08:08 – Art as Spellcraft: A Technology of the Spirit09:27 – The Q+ Art Initiative at Palm Springs Art Museum10:00 – The Six Portals of Queer Arcana (Section Walkthrough)11:53 – "Give Us Home Spider": My Social Practice Ritual (2017)13:00 – Why Queer People Turn to Divination & Ritual14:13 – Visionary Artists: Candice Lin & Hilma’s Ghost15:15 – Honoring Queer Lineages: Clarity Haynes & Agnes Pelton16:00 – Walter Mercado & Nao Bustamante: Latinx Astrological Legacies16:18 – Remembering Ancestors: Genesis P-Orridge & Nancy Azara16:50 – The Desert as a Place of Vision & Sanctuary18:18 – Honoring Rachel Pollack & Austin Osman Spare19:12 – Closing: Your Art is a Spell Explore the Exhibition: Queer Arcana at Palm Springs Art Museum: https://www.psmuseum.org/exhibitions/queer-arcana The Q+ Art Initiative: https://www.psmuseum.org/art/q-plus-art The artists included in this exhibition are: Carlos Alfonzo, Steven Arnold, Nancy Azara, Judy Baca, Elijah Burgher, Nao Bustamante, Cameron, Tee Corrine, Jayne County, Frances Salomé España, Edgar Fabián Frías, Russell FitzGerald, Sergio Hernández Francés, Hilma's Ghost, Tamara Gonzales, Marsden Hartley, Sadao Hasegawa, Richard Hawkins, Clarity Haynes, Joseph Liatela, Candice Lin, Fred Lonidier, Billie Luisi-Potts, Daniel Correa Mejía, Mundo Meza, Genesis P-Orridge, Agnes Pelton, Naudline Pierre, Rachel Pollack, Eric-Paul Riege To Watch / Listen to More Episodes from Your Art Is A Spellhttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEVN8TPFy9dYKoNr4LjNV9yDajN-ILKNR&si=1WF6GkfQh2pGfrzl To send me a voice notehttps://www.speakpipe.com/YouArtIsASpell To learn more about me and my artwww.yourartisaspell.com  To learn about my private practice Therapy With Edgar www.therapywithedgar.com 💌 Sign up for my newsletter: https://www.edgarfabianfrias.org/sign-up-to-my-newsletter 🕊️ Follow Me on BlueSkyhttps://bsky.app/profile/edgarfabianfrias.org 🌐 Follow Me on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/edgarfabianfrias/ More Videos From Me🎨 Artist Tips and Supporthttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEVN8TPFy9dY9ZOIxCC4tKz2RFqeeyQIm🖼️ Art Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKfUhzEPgGA&list=PLEVN8TPFy9daZcyxvJI316QxH4LYpwLY0🔮 Tarot and Oracle Deck Reviewshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5H9DUFzmESA&list=PLEVN8TPFy9darQDzJpTGsp2PkXxTXDyCj🎤 Interviewshttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEVN8TPFy9dZBa6n6gxN65YNKCgNn6syi🤳🏼 Watch my VLOGshttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEVN8TPFy9dYRVmz-OVAbsEpRuh_ygZIX🎵 Live Music Videoshttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEVN8TPFy9da7xjyfY9Ca7foFWYaD9_Yd🇲🇽 Videos en Españolhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEVN8TPFy9dYpsBwEBGxIta0ovDeayZjp Artwork used in cover is by Devan Shimoyama

    20 min
  3. The Secret Power Hidden In Your Art!

    08/31/2025

    The Secret Power Hidden In Your Art!

    Your Art Is A SpellSeason 1 Episode 21 You are not broken. You are becoming. This finale of Your Art Is a Spell reveals the sacred truth of mutation — how every act of art, imagination, and creation shifts timelines and transforms the world. Inspired by Octavia Butler, Mark Mothersbaugh, and cosmic astrology of 2025, this is your call to power. Timestamps00:00 – Welcome to the Season Finale of Your Art Is a SpellGratitude and reflection on Season 1 of the podcast/video series. 00:28 – A Secret Message for Freaks, Weirdos & MutantsAn empowering invitation for those who feel different to embrace their gifts. 01:10 – Mutation Is Our Birthright: Art, Change & LiberationHow transformation and mutation are sacred acts of resistance and creation. 01:32 – Unlocking Psychic & Spiritual Gifts (Dreams, Intuition, Synchronicity)Honoring our innate spiritual technologies and creative powers. 02:17 – Remembering Our Gifts Through Art & AncestorsStillness, creativity, and ancestral connection as portals of transformation. 02:44 – Octavia Butler on Change: God Is TransformationWisdom from Octavia Butler on becoming and collective mutation. 03:09 – My Story: East Los Angeles, Undocumented Roots & ResiliencePersonal journey from systemic barriers to academic and creative success. 04:06 – Mutating Beyond Expectations: Art, Healing & MagicHow breaking cycles and choosing transformation creates new realities. 05:03 – Art as Counter-Spell & Sacred TechnologyArt slows us down, heals, and reshapes our futures. 05:31 – Every Creation Mutates Reality: Portals & New FuturesEvery artistic act shifts timelines and births new selves. 05:55 – Psychic Gifts as Antennas: Tuning Into Subtle EnergiesDreams, intuition, and guidance as tools for survival and creation. 06:17 – Freaks Will Change the World: You Are the New StoryCelebrating outsiders as leaders of change and new futures. 06:39 – Astrology 2025: Neptune & Saturn in Aries (Mutation & Fresh Starts)How current astrological transits support courage, action, and transformation. 07:24 – You Are Becoming: Embracing Metamorphosis & PowerAffirmations of growth, evolution, and reclaiming gifts. 07:43 – Season 2 Sneak Peek: Writing My First Book on Art SpellsInvitation to co-create a new book on art magic and creativity. 08:29 – Stay Connected: Newsletter, Community & Future OfferingsWays to connect, share with friends, and receive updates. 08:50 – Closing Blessing: Your Art Is a Spell That Changes the WorldFinal gratitude for Season 1 and a reminder of your creative power. Links 💌 Sign up for my newsletter: https://www.edgarfabianfrias.org/sign-up-to-my-newsletter To Watch / Listen to More Episodes from Your Art Is A Spellhttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEVN8TPFy9dYKoNr4LjNV9yDajN-ILKNR&si=1WF6GkfQh2pGfrzl To send me a voice notehttps://www.speakpipe.com/YouArtIsASpell To learn more about me and my artwww.yourartisaspell.com  To learn about my private practice Therapy With Edgar www.therapywithedgar.com 🕊️ Follow Me on BlueSkyhttps://bsky.app/profile/edgarfabianfrias.org

    10 min
  4. Season 1 Reflections, Psychic Gifts & Spells for Creative Freedom

    08/20/2025

    Season 1 Reflections, Psychic Gifts & Spells for Creative Freedom

    Your Art Is A Spell Season 1 Episode 20 In this second-to-last episode of Your Art Is A Spell, Edgar Fabián Frías reflects on the wild magic of Season 1, shares a collective two-card tarot reading, and answers listener questions about creative blocks, ADHD focus, and healing money shame. Along the way, Edgar weaves in stories of psychic gifts, ancestral medicine, and the importance of building underground, community-rooted spaces in times of fragmentation and surveillance. This episode is a love letter to artists, witches, and dreamers navigating the messy, beautiful process of creation. It’s a reminder that your art is a spell—and that you have the power to reclaim joy, resilience, and freedom in your practice. Some organizations to support during this timeThe Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rightshttps://www.chirla.org/ Transgender Law Centerhttps://transgenderlawcenter.org/donate/ Dahnoun Mutual Aid in Gazahttps://www.instagram.com/dahnounmutualaid/ Palestine Children's Relief Fundhttps://www.pcrf.net/ Darfur Women Actionhttps://www.darfurwomenaction.org/ Watch this video on "Punk Damage" https://youtu.be/gtElsOoQhWY?si=KEmNikDc3efC96OO To Watch / Listen to More Episodes from Your Art Is A Spellhttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEVN8TPFy9dYKoNr4LjNV9yDajN-ILKNR&si=1WF6GkfQh2pGfrzl To send me a voice notehttps://www.speakpipe.com/YouArtIsASpell To learn more about me and my artwww.yourartisaspell.com To learn about my private practice Therapy With Edgar www.therapywithedgar.com 💌 Sign up for my newsletter: https://www.edgarfabianfrias.org/sign-up-to-my-newsletter 🕊️ Follow Me on BlueSkyhttps://bsky.app/profile/edgarfabianfrias.org

    47 min
  5. Drag, Dionysus & Divine Disobedience: Uma Gahd on Art as Ritual

    07/15/2025

    Drag, Dionysus & Divine Disobedience: Uma Gahd on Art as Ritual

    Your Art Is A Spell Season 1 Episode 19  In this episode of Your Art is a Spell, I’m joined by drag artist, educator, and witch Uma Gahd (Canada’s Drag Race Season 5). We dive into drag as ritual, Dionysian magic, chosen family, queer resilience, and what it means to stay authentic in a commercialized world. ✨🧙‍♀️🎭 🎭 Follow Uma Gahd: @umagahd and houseofgahd.com🌐 Learn more & join the newsletter: yourartisaspell.com🔮 Subscribe for more episodes on art, magic & queerness! Timestamps 00:01 – Welcome to Your Art is a Spell – Season Finale Intro  00:30 – Introducing Uma Gahd: Drag, Witchcraft & Education  01:52 – Uma on Being a Witch & Catholic Roots  03:24 – Greek Mythology & Discovering Dionysus  05:26 – Drag as Sacred Ritual & Personal Exploration  07:57 – Gender, Asexuality & Queer Spirituality  09:58 – Losing the Spark: Drag, Burnout & Rediscovery  11:01 – The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence & Activist Drag  14:06 – Rejection, Resilience & Building Queer Community  19:26 – The Origin of Uma Gahd: Character Building & Comedy  23:16 – Creating Safety in Queer Space Through Drag  29:03 – Returning to the Roots of Witchcraft  32:36 – Drag Story Time, Literacy & Teaching with Glitter  35:44 – Queer Family, The House of Gahd & Chosen Kin  42:38 – Facing Resistance, Trusting the Magic  47:42 – Advice to New Drag Artists: Go Big, Then Refine  50:30 – Tarot, Oracle Cards & Divination as Art  52:21 – How to Follow & Book Uma Gahd  54:44 – Final Reflections & Outro: Your Art is a Spell   To Watch / Listen to More Episodes from Your Art Is A Spellhttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEVN8TPFy9dYKoNr4LjNV9yDajN-ILKNR&si=1WF6GkfQh2pGfrzl To send me a voice notehttps://www.speakpipe.com/YouArtIsASpell To learn more about me and my artwww.yourartisaspell.com  To learn about my private practice Therapy With Edgar www.therapywithedgar.com 🕊️ Follow Me on BlueSkyhttps://bsky.app/profile/edgarfabianfrias.org

    59 min
  6. Hair Is A Spell: Gray Hair Magic & Gender Freedom with Opal Starlight ✨

    07/01/2025

    Hair Is A Spell: Gray Hair Magic & Gender Freedom with Opal Starlight ✨

    Your Art Is A SpellSeason 1 Episode 18 In this magical episode of Your Art Is A Spell, Edgar Fabián Frías sits down with the incredible Opal Starlight (they/them), a queer hairstylist, witch, and healer based in the Bay Area. Opal shares how they transformed their journey from working in celebrity salons to creating Magic Spell Studio, a deeply intentional space where hair becomes a ritual, a portal, and a tool for queer and gender-affirming liberation. We explore psychic haircuts, reclaiming gray hair as sacred, and how self-adornment can be an act of resistance and spiritual awakening. ✂️✨ Opal is a transformational hairstylist, a multidimensional nonbinary artist and a witchy magic maker. Working in the realms of mysticism, visual art and adornment, Opal is fascinated by our earthly divinity and the way our souls enchant of our human forms. A firm believer in the unique magic that we all carry, their work orbits around the exploration of our ever evolving identity, seeing the art of hair and the way we decorate ourselves as powerful spell casting.  🌙 Visit Magic Spell Studio: https://www.magicspellstudio.com💫 Follow Opal on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/magicspellstudio📍Book a session if you’re in the Bay Area or want to work with Opal If this conversation touched your heart or inspired your creativity, please like, subscribe, and share this spell with someone who needs it. 🧿 Timestamps00:00 – Welcome to Your Art Is A Spell00:27 – Introducing Opal Starlight & Magic Spell Studio01:05 – Hair, Adornment & Clothing as Art02:13 – Opal Introduces Themselves03:06 – From Celebrity Stylist to Hair Witch05:00 – Discovering Hair as a Magical Practice07:20 – The Birth of Opal’s Magic Garden Salon08:58 – Healing Through Haircuts & Sacred Space10:11 – Systems That Diminish Art & Identity11:19 – Liberation Through Pause & Psychedelic Healing13:08 – Coming Out as Non-Binary & Releasing Gender Rules14:37 – The Hermit Archetype & Shining a Light for Others15:24 – Gemini Magic & Gender-Affirming Haircuts17:15 – De-Gendering Hair Styling Practices18:46 – Living Authentically as a Non-Binary Artist20:28 – Adornment Without Gender: Decorating the Soul21:48 – Hair as Expansive, Expressive Art22:34 – Escapist Aesthetics & the Power of Color23:59 – Creating Magic Spell Studio as a Portal25:36 – Sultry Earth Spirit as Spatial Inspiration27:04 – Nature as a Maximalist Inspiration27:48 – Psychic Haircuts & Channeling While Styling29:54 – Deep Client Relationships & Emotional Healing30:51 – Dismantling Western Beauty Standards31:24 – Reclaiming Gray Hair as Sacred & Wild33:42 – Hair Dye as Ritual vs. Liberation35:29 – Aging as Beauty & Gray Hair as Spellwork36:56 – Activism Through Adornment & Self-Expression37:42 – How to Connect with Opal38:54 – Finding Opal Online & IRL40:10 – Final Message from Opal (Channeled Incantation)41:26 – Outro & Reflection by Edgar42:04 – Key Takeaways from Opal’s Visionary Practice43:30 – Connect with Opal + Share the Episode44:05 – Cast Your Spell into the Algorithm ✨ To Watch / Listen to More Episodes from Your Art Is A Spellhttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEVN8TPFy9dYKoNr4LjNV9yDajN-ILKNR&si=1WF6GkfQh2pGfrzl To send me a voice notehttps://www.speakpipe.com/YouArtIsASpell To learn more about me and my artwww.yourartisaspell.com  To learn about my private practice Therapy With Edgar www.therapywithedgar.com 💌 Sign up for my newsletter: https://www.edgarfabianfrias.org/sign-up-to-my-newsletter 🕊️ Follow Me on BlueSkyhttps://bsky.app/profile/edgarfabianfrias.org

    45 min
  7. The Power of Belief: Awakening Your Psychic Gifts in a Time of Crisis

    06/23/2025

    The Power of Belief: Awakening Your Psychic Gifts in a Time of Crisis

    Your Art Is A SpellSeason 1 Episode 17 In this episode, “The Power of Belief: Awakening Your Psychic Gifts in a Time of Crisis,” I explore how belief shapes our psychic capacities—and why systems of control are so invested in suppressing them. From interspecies communication to remote viewing, from being in the G.A.T.E. program to experiencing spontaneous synchronicity with an A-list celeb, this is a deep dive into magic, consciousness, and the urgent power of imagination. 📍 Timestamps:0:03 – Welcome to Your Art Is A Spell + introduction to episode theme  0:20 – Personal update: injury + urgency of making this video  0:32 – Backdrop of state violence: National Guard & ICE in LA  0:45 – Leaving the materialist paradigm behind  1:24 – Introduction to belief, psychic skills, and consciousness  2:09 – Systemic suppression of imagination and intention  2:33 – Consciousness as the foundation of all life  3:21 – Dehumanization, objectification, and political spectacle  4:02 – Remembering our interconnectedness and psychic abilities  4:46 – Step 1: Expanding belief to activate magical potential  5:34 – Messages from plants, crystals, animals, and spontaneous communication  5:54 – Exploring remote viewing and psychic phenomena  7:01 – The G.A.T.E. program & psychic children theories  7:54 – The Telepathy Tapes and personal psychic validation  8:36 – Examples of animal communication and dream appearances  9:16 – Synchronicity with A-list celebrity and confirmation from the universe  11:18 – Abundance, rest, and returning to natural rhythms  12:39 – Tuning into imagination, intention, and collective change  13:21 – Guided psychic communication practice  15:09 – Invitation to reflect and share your own experiences  15:34 – Final thoughts: belief as the foundation of magical power  16:04 – Season 2 teaser and YouTube call to action   To Watch / Listen to More Episodes from Your Art Is A Spellhttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEVN8TPFy9dYKoNr4LjNV9yDajN-ILKNR&si=1WF6GkfQh2pGfrzl To send me a voice notehttps://www.speakpipe.com/YouArtIsASpell To learn more about me and my artwww.yourartisaspell.com  To learn about my private practice Therapy With Edgar www.therapywithedgar.com 💌 Sign up for my newsletter: https://www.edgarfabianfrias.org/sign-up-to-my-newsletter 🕊️ Follow Me on BlueSkyhttps://bsky.app/profile/edgarfabianfrias.org

    18 min
  8. The Secret Reason Your Art Gets No Likes!

    05/30/2025

    The Secret Reason Your Art Gets No Likes!

    Your Art Is A SpellSeason 1 Episode 16 What if shadowbanning isn’t just an algorithmic glitch—but a curse? A silencing spell cast on witches, weirdos, and worldbuilders? And what if breaking that curse means reclaiming your visibility, your voice, and your magic—one uncensored post at a time? In this bold and galvanizing solo episode of Your Art Is A Spell, Edgar Fabián Frías invites us deep into the heart of shadowbanning—what it is, who it targets, and how to resist it with spellcraft, strategy, and soul. Drawing from lived experience as a queer, Indigenous, multidisciplinary artist and educator, Edgar unpacks how the algorithm quietly disappears creators who dare to be too real, too radical, too embodied. From sex workers to activists, witches to fat queer artists—entire communities are vanishing from feeds, silenced without warning. But we don’t disappear quietly. We haunt. This isn’t just an episode—it’s a counter-spell. A reminder that your art has power beyond the platform. A call to dream beyond the algorithm. 🎧 Tune in to discover: 🕳️ What shadowbanning really is—and why platforms pretend it doesn’t exist 🧙 Who gets shadowbanned (spoiler: it’s not random) 🌀 How to cast counter-spells: from engagement pods to code-switching captions 📬 Why newsletters and personal websites are magical tools for liberation 🖨️ How zines, flyers, and word-of-mouth keep art alive offline 🕸️ The importance of creative covens and collective amplification 🔥 Why quitting a platform can be an act of radical love—and not disappearance 👻 What it means to become uncensorable, to be the ghost in the machine This episode is for anyone who’s ever posted something sacred only to watch it vanish. For those who have been told their work is too much, too weird, too honest, too queer. For those still making spells in the shadows. You are not alone. You are not broken. And your art is still a spell—even when no one clicks "like." ✨ Listen, share, and conjure new pathways of connection—because the algorithm was never meant to hold our magic anyway. Let this episode be a love letter to your persistence, your wildness, and your refusal to be erased. Because your art is a spell—and it will outlive every shadowban. Timestamps 00:00 – Intro: Your Art Is a SpellWhat if your most magical post disappears into the void?00:29 – What Is Shadowbanning?The algorithm whispers “silencio”—but it’s not your imagination.00:52 – Shadowbanning = A 21st Century Witch HuntHow algorithms bury artists, witches, and truth-tellers.01:18 – Signs You’ve Been ShadowbannedHow to know when your content is being silenced.01:44 – Who Gets Targeted (and Why)Witches, queers, educators, activists, and creators pushing against the norm.02:33 – Shadowbanning Patterns & Real-World ExamplesHow artists and communities are disproportionately impacted.03:20 – From Artists to Activists: The Censorship ListWho's on the algorithm's hit list and why it matters.04:03 – My Shadowban StoriesHow my reach plummeted after speaking truth through art.04:50 – Be Safe, Be Quiet, Be Sellable? Nope.Refusing the algorithm's demand for palatable content.05:12 – Counter-Spells for Creators on InstagramPractical strategies to outsmart shadowbanning.05:56 – Speaking in Code: How to Say More While Saying LessTips inspired by TikTokers, educators, and digital witches.06:38 – Newsletters: The Unshadowbannable SpellWhy a newsletter is your best magical tool right now.07:57 – Build Your Own Digital AltarCreating websites, blogs, and online homes outside of the algorithm.08:20 – Go Underground: Flyers, Zines & Word of MouthOffline magic still works—maybe even better.08:60 – Find Your Coven: Community Is the CureSurround yourself with artists who amplify each other.09:38 – Name the Shadowban, Break the SilenceWhy we must speak out and stay visible.09:57 – Why I Quiet Quit InstagramChoosing connection over metrics.10:36 – Life After the AlgorithmFeeling more seen, more connected—without social media.11:23 – Witches Thrive in the ShadowsYour magic doesn’t need validation from the feed.11:47 – Become UncensorableMake art for the future. Archive for the collective memory.12:33 – Keep Casting Spells, Even in SilenceYour magic works whether it goes viral or not.13:14 – Subscribe & Stay ConnectedGet uncensored magic straight to your inbox and podcast feed.13:35 – We Were Never Meant to Be QuietWhy shadowbans make us even stronger.14:17 – Outro: Your Art Is Still a SpellAnd it’s already changing the world. Taylor Lorenz's video"Someone needs to do it"https://youtu.be/zXrjlOE9e50?si=vl7-gPWrMRp9hCeC Watch my video "I Quiet Quit Instragram and It Changed My Life"https://youtu.be/9sUdAPbIwt0?si=ZmZ2f7Eba2YcOqJ- To Watch / Listen to More Episodes from Your Art Is A Spellhttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEVN8TPFy9dYKoNr4LjNV9yDajN-ILKNR&si=1WF6GkfQh2pGfrzl To send me a voice notehttps://www.speakpipe.com/YouArtIsASpell To learn more about me and my artwww.yourartisaspell.com  To learn about my private practice Therapy With Edgar www.therapywithedgar.com 💌 Sign up for my newsletter: https://www.edgarfabianfrias.org/sign-up-to-my-newsletter 🕊️ Follow Me on BlueSkyhttps://bsky.app/profile/edgarfabianfrias.org

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Welcome to Your Art Is A Spell, the podcast that ignites inspiring and transformative conversations about art as a magical practice. I'm your host, Edgar Fabián Frías—a multi-passionate artist, witch, therapist, and proud mutant shape-shifter. My art spells have reached audiences through social media, billboards, and skyscrapers and have even been placed on the surface of the moon! Join us as we explore how reclaiming your unique artistic voice and embracing bold creativity can transform your life and the world around you. Subscribe to the podcast and sign up for our newsletter at www.yourartisaspell.com to stay connected!

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  • Creator
    Edgar Fabián Frías
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    24
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Edgar Fabián Frías
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