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And just like that, the end of 2024 is upon us. Say goodbye to The Strength Year with a supportive practice.
This week, Sarah leads a heart-opening and heart-strengthening meditation.
Use it any time you need to connect to yourself, open your heart, clear your heart center, and strengthen your heart intuition.
Thank you for a beautiful year, and we will see you soon in our January workshop series!
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Feeling daunted by the thought of shorter, darker days? Want to know how to embrace the magic of the solstice?
Weâve got you! Sarah is here to give you the tools to reflect on the year and encourage your practice. She shares her reflections on the power of the winter solstice and provides tips for getting back into your practice, incrementally, bit by bit, mirroring the sunâs incremental shift of light. Winter is the time to dreamâŠ
How the Solstice can be worked with in your practiceHow darkness can be a giftSolstice ritual suggestions
In this episode, youâll learnItâs time to wrap up the year, and Sarah shows you how.
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Did you find yourself repeating old patterns this year? Feel like you didnât achieve enough?
If youâre feeling ready to change for good, our host, Sarah, is primed to tell you how. Using Tarot archetypes as guides, Sarah poses transformative, reflective questions that lead to long-lasting change. With practical tools and suggestions, this episode will give you the insight to recognize how to elevate your spiritual practice and embrace the progress you have made on your journey so far.
In this episode youâll learn:
How to utilize Tarot archetypesHow to know what problems are worth expanding your energy to solveWhat impact honesty can have on your relationship with yourselfHow to shift loneliness to solitudeSay goodbye to destructive cycles and welcome in the new year ready to thrive!
STRENGTH YEAR EPISODES
Listen to S6 E132 Our Strength Year
Listen to S6 E133 The Shadows of Strength With Theresa Reed
Listen to S6 E151 The Strength Card Demystified
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Our Hermit Year
Mystic Vision
Future Self Workshop
January Jumpstart
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Do you need help to prioritize your practice? Are other peopleâs emotions getting the better of you?
In her first recording since the US election, Sarah shares her thoughts on preparing for the upcoming year and harnessing the courage to move forward. She highlights how to recognize the toxicity pervasive in mainstream culture and how to ensure you stay grounded amongst the noise. Learn how to control and effectively process your emotions at this heightened time could be just the ticket to avoid burnoutâŠ
In this episode, youâll learn
How to refine your energyHow to nourish your life forceWhen a conversation is a projection rather than a dialogueHow to get back to focusing on personal dreamsIf youâre ready to utilize your strength from this year and launch into the next prepared and grounded, this episode is for you!
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The Solstice gathering links will be sent to Many Moons purchasers and Patrons by December 5th.
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Do you want to make more art or dissolve your writerâs block? How do prolific artists find the time, energy, and passion to compose art? Have you wondered how to weave your creative practice and the natural world together?
In this Moonbeaming episode, host Sarah Faith Gottesdiener and Jacqueline Suskin, a poet whoâs written over 40 thousand poems uncover Jacquelineâs creative process for on-demand poetry writing by way of improvisation, muses, and channeling energy.
In this episode youâll learn:
How to become the bridge to channel messages from the macro to the microLife as practice through patience and observationHow to tune into Earthâs rhythms and the impact of seasonal cycles of creative workExamples of how to create a simple ritual when receiving creative, intuitive giftsIf you want to renew inspiration and revive curiosity, translate energy transmission into creative projects and collaborate with Earthâs cycles, this episode is for you.
About Guest: Jacqueline Suskin is a poet and educator who has composed over forty thousand improvisational poems with her ongoing writing project, Poem Store. Suskin is the author of 8 books, including The Edge of The Continent Volumes 1-3, Help in the Dark Season, Every Day is a Poem, and A Year in Practice, with work featured in various publications including the New York Times, the Atlantic, and the Los Angeles Times. An ecstatic earth-worshiper, she lives in Detroit where she works as a teaching artist with InsideOut Literary Arts, bringing nature poetry into classrooms with her Poem Forest curriculum.
Jacquelineâs Links:
Book: A Year in PracticeWebsiteInstagramMOONBEAMING LINKS
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Are you stuck in the sometimes confusing path of spirituality? Do you ask yourself, âIs this really for me?â or âAm I required to share my spiritual gifts for a happier life?â
Hint: You donât have to.
If you havenât listened to part 1 and part 2 of this mini series, Thoughts on a Future Spirituality, go back and take a listen before jumping into this final part.
In this Moonbeaming episode, host Sarah Faith Gottesdiener gets personal and talks about her early reluctance to mysticism, tarot as a portal to her psychic abilities, and the path to understanding which of her spiritual gifts to keep close and which gifts thrive in broader community. This episode is packed with business tips for mystics, psychics, modern witches, and artists.
In this episode, youâll learn:
The concept and practice of timeline weavingEnergetic hygiene for highly sensitive and psychic peopleConsent for the utilization of spiritual giftsAdvice for service-based businessesThe value of lunar practices and archetypes in spiritual and healing workIf youâve been on the fence about your spiritual path, want to utilize your gifts effectively, or need guidance and preparation on your mystical and creative profession, this episode is for you.
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Donât you want better life lessons? Want to learn how to define your spirituality so you can live your life in the truest, magical way possible?
If you havenât listened to part 1 of this mini series, Spirituality is not a self-improvement project, go back and take a listen before jumping into this one.
In this Moonbeaming episode, host Sarah Faith Gottesdiener shares how she defines spirituality and its core aspects: prioritization of the Spirit, the natural world, engagement with the truth, its paradoxical nature to the personal and the collective, and the deep connection to creativity.
In this episode, youâll learn:
The importance of treating things as alive and worthy of acknowledgmentHow detachment and love can access the truthHow personal vulnerabilities often reveal universal experiencesHow the Many Moons planner is an all-in-one, fun tool to support your spiritual engagement practicesIf youâre looking for how to align with your true nature, to start shifting your perspective, and have fun with spirituality, this episode is for you!
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Are you an avid self-help consumer whoâs always looking to improve yourself and do you question your life every few years? Have you been wondering if youâre truly in touch with your unique spirituality?
In this Moonbeaming episode, host Sarah Faith Gottesdiener introduces common subconscious scripts called The Three Sâs of Colonialism: shame, scarcity, and separation, and how spirituality is often misconstrued as a self-improvement project when itâs actually quite different from wellness, self-help, or even religion. Curious?
In this episode, youâll learn:
How to release yourself from the co-dependency of self-developmentHow to identify what you may need for trauma healingFor practitioners: becoming more responsible on the language of spirituality, healing, and traumaIf youâre ready to discern what can actually support your ongoing healing and what spirituality genuinely offers, this episode is for you!
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Episodes mentioned:
You Are Not Going To Hell: A Conversation with Eryn Johnson about Healing with the Hierophant
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Do you get anxious about big planetary transits? Are you looking for cosmic allies during these times of collective transitions and transformations?
In this Moonbeaming episode, host Sarah Faith Gottesdiener invites Jeff Hinshaw of Cosmic Cousins to share some insight on something many of us are anticipating or curious about: Pluto entering Aquarius. What are the potential challenges of this transition and what does it offer to the collective consciousness?
Jeff discusses his favorite astrological support system: asteroids.
In this episode youâll learn:
How asteroids bring gender balance to the often patriarchal planetary system in astrologyThe details and nuances that asteroids represent and the 4 feminine archetypesHighlighting Pallas (asteroid) in Aquarius in 2025Big themes the collective consciousness may experienceIf you want to acquire special knowledge on asteroids as a healing resource and need nurturing support during big, collective transformations, this episode is for you!
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About Guest: Jeff Hinshaw is the founder of Cosmic Cousins: Soul-Centered Astrology and has made several contributions to the world of astrology. Exploring the intersection of astrology and spirituality, Jeff discusses the connections between astrology and other esoteric practices, such as tarot, psychology, meditation, and yoga. Some of Jeffâs deepest areas of interests, in which he has participated in extensive study and research, is connected to the Planetoids, including: Chiron, Eris, Black Moon Lilith, and the Asteroids. Jeff is captivated by these placements because they offer much needed vocabulary for incorporating more feminine, queer and gender-expansive archetypes into the astrological conversation.
More on Cosmic Cousins:
Cosmic Cousins Website
Instagram @cosmic.cousins
Cosmic Cousins Substack
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Do you feel like youâre different and donât belong? Have you had different kinds of jobs or businesses or side hustles and still canât find a good fit? Do you tend to seek external validation to see if youâre on the ârightâ path?
In this Moonbeaming episode, host Sarah Faith Gottesdiener invites Xenia Marie Ross Viray, an imagination healer and frequency artist, and they talk about what to do when you donât feel like you belong, how to create your own language and opportunities, and simply, how to listen to your heart.
This week, youâll learn:
The use of imagination as a healing tool for psychological woundsSaturnâs supporting role in activating your dreams and creative processesDifferences between visions and fantasiesHow self-acceptance unlocks all creativityIf you are insecure about not fitting in and want to create your own vision⊠this episode is for you.
Moonbeaming listeners, save 40% this fall at www.quarto.com/campaign/witchcraft.
About Our Guest
Xenia Marie Ross Viray (she/they) is an imagination healer, frequency artist, and creativity catalyst with a focus on experiential learning containers and writing. She is the eldest of three sisters, and her name means kindness to strangers. Born as a brick-and-mortar fashion business, Myths of Creation is a container for experiments, art, writing, and gatherings at the intersection of creativity, spirituality, and meaning-making. Xenia's offerings are designed to support spirited innovators bring their natural genius into form and include Create Your Cosmology, a course in authentic belief systems, Imaginal Temple, a creative mystical mentorship, the Garden of the Imaginal Substack, and an evolving cornucopia of courses, workshops, and 1:1 sessions which you can find at MythsofCreation.com and @mythsofcreation on IG.
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Has this yearâŠbeen a year? Have you dealt with one curveball after another? Are you continuously trying to heal and recover from burnout because you feel it in your bones that you will?
Whether youâre sick, angry, or very exhausted: Itâs. Not. Your. Fault.
In this Moonbeaming episode, host Sarah Faith Gottesdiener shares about long COVID and burnout, framing the Star as a card to help us with dark times. She challenges ableist notions in spirituality and shares how the Star card in Tarot offers itself as a symbol of hope, faith, and healing after being dealt with serious trials. The Star card is soul retrieval and this is a guide to recognize the process.
This week, youâll learn:
The importance of hope and faith as healing toolsThe three lines in Tarot explained through a Jungian lensWhat the "Sequence of Sight" is within the cards and how to use themPractical application of Star card energyIf youâve been on a treadmill of unfortunate circumstances, difficult challenges, and want to apply healing through the Star Cardâs guidance, this episode is for you!
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How do you re-enchant your world when there are constant, repetitive curveballs in your life? Do you seek to improve your life and wellbeing and let that vibrate out to the world?
First, if you havenât listened to Part 1 yet, please go back and do so before you jump into this one.
In this Moonbeaming episode, host Sarah Faith Gottesdiener reflects on life challenges and highlights the necessity of tools and practices to remain connected to intuition. She emphasizes the importance of mindful creativity and enchantment in enriching and romancing life.
Sprinkle magic in your day-to-day and let it exponentially impact your life like a mycorrhizal network. The episode offers magical maxims, inspiring listeners to integrate intuition and magic into their lives and regain a sense of wonder and connection.
This week, youâll learn:
The signaling of whatâs missing in your life and questions to ask yourselfSilvia Federiciâs work on Re-enchanting the WorldFoundational magical ideas to reinvigorate your daily lifeIf youâve been exhausted, confused, needing change, and wondering how to re-enchant and romance your inner and outer world, this episode is for you.
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Do you believe in magic? Are you both skeptical AND curious about magic? How is magical thinking supportive for trauma survivors, and where does it harm us?
In this Moonbeaming episode, host Sarah Faith Gottesdiener examines the psychological phenomenon around âmagical thinking,â cognitive distortions that trauma survivors often create.
This episode has something for the believer and skeptic alike. This week, youâll learn:
3 ways that magical thinking shows up as cognitive distortionsHow magical thinking can be supportive for trauma survivorsDiscerning certain fantasies, where they come from, and the importance of paying attention to realityTaking responsibility and aligned actionIf youâve wondered why you think certain thoughts, or favor fantasy over action, this episode is for you.
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How do you know the difference between your intuition and your nervous systemâs instinct, and why does it matter? Whatâs a simple exercise that can strengthen your discernment and decisiveness?
In this Moonbeaming episode, host Sarah Faith Gottesdiener invites Embodiment Coach Sukie Baxter to discuss the alchemy of the nervous system, its impact for a self-led life, and how they, as self-identified introverts, manage their nervous system when sharing their voice to the public. Youâll learn:
how to regulate your nervous system in the momentexercises for developing your sensory skillsthe connection between intuition and the nervous systemself-permission when being in the public eyeIf youâre ready to tap into your senses, unlock your fight-or-flight state, and live a self-led life, this episode is for you.
About Guest: Sukie Baxter is an Embodiment Coach, author, speaker and educator on nervous system regulation. She helps anxious humans go from constantly striving for external validation and feeling overwhelmed by stress or self-doubt to becoming purpose-driven individuals who cultivate inner peace, authentic success and fulfillment in every aspect of their lives so that they can create a meaningful impact, unlock their true potential, and live a life of purpose, joy, and abundance.
MORE:
Whole Body Revolution
Youtube @sukiebaxter
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Having a brave, open heart is easier said than done. If you know, you know. What are you afraid of facing? How does showing your fears reflect on whatâs truly in your heart? In this Moonbeaming episode, host Sarah Faith Gottesdiener gives you a heart-to-heart and dives into how to strengthen your heart frequency! Folks, itâs not easy. But it IS necessary work if you want to live an aligned life. So tune in because youâll learn:
The power of Heart energyHow to clear and transmute your Heart frequencyHow this impacts your life, your communityIf youâre curious about to un-eclipsing your heart, strengthening your heartâs magnetic field, and leading your life wholeheartedly, this episode is for you!
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So youâre familiar with daily and weekly horoscopes or the infamous Saturn Return⊠but have you heard about Annual Profections? Are you curious about which themes your life is focused on right now, or why certain themes are popping up? Start here!
In this episode, host Sarah Faith Gottesdiener brings back Anthony Perrotta (astrologer and designer) on the Moonbeaming mic, to serve up a delicious lowdown about Annual Profections. Youâll learn:
Astrological timing techniquesThe supportive ways of using Annual ProfectionsThe time-lord of the yearHow to dig deeper to your personal annual profection (hint: class offering soon)What an 8th House Annual Profection year is likeIf you want to work with a birdâs-eye-view of YOUR year according to this astrological timing technique and want more aligned, guided support, this episode is for you.
Patrons can sign up for Anthonyâs class here.
About Anthony Perrotta: Anthony is an astrologer, artist, poet, designer, and curator. His focus is on integrating astrology into everyday life, where the abstract feels tangible. He has a background in fashion, and interior design, and has spent years bridging the gap between his passions. He has studied and practiced astrology for over 15 years, and because astrology is at the heart of everything he does, he has created intersections of art, design, and poetry with astrology.
Pre-order his forthcoming book, AstroStyle.
Anthonyâs Links:
Book: Astro Style
Book a reading with Anthony Perrotta.
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Are you a compassionate person but somehow you feel drained by everyone around you? Maybe you want to spend time with people and hold space⊠but you also donât want to overwork your natural flow? And what about unexpected energies that come your way? What do you do when microaggressions destabilize your energetic field? This episode is dedicate to our friends who love to help and support others while still preserving energy. Donât miss this episode! Itâs time to shift those subconsciously-embedded energy patterns!
Host Sarah Faith Gottesdiener invites a student with questions about maintaining your own energy and stop feeling so drained all the dang time. If youâve been curious about energetic hygiene and want to know exactly how to do it, this episode is for you. Key takeaways include:
understanding how to keep one's energy within the bodyactual practices to stop all the overextendingpractical methods for establishing energetic boundariesenergetically saying NO to micro aggressions and projectionsIf you feel tired after spending time with others âwhether with clients or friendsâ and you want to call back your energy, this episode is for you.
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Are you taking the time to consider your boundaries and communicate them? Do you really know what boundaries are? If you are boundary-curious, itâs time to start now with the most effective aspect of this workâŠinstrinisic boundaries!
In this weekâs episode of the Moonbeaming Podcast, weâre sharing a classic episode from the archives and getting into all things b-word: boundaries. Host Sarah Faith Gottesdiener discusses her concept of intrinsic boundaries, which might just change your life. As summer ends, this is the perfect time for a reset. Youâll learn:
what intrinsic boundaries are and what they are nothow to identify your boundaries and communicate themco-regulating with specific Tarot cards in relation to boundariesabout recommendations for clearing and tapping further into intuitionIf youâve been wondering what your boundaries are and how to tap into your intuition for a balanced and fulfilled life, this episode is for you.
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Is Tarot secular or is it spiritual? How can Tarot cards be used in therapy practice? What really goes into shadow work and are you equipped to do it alone?
Today we continue our mini series speaking with mental health professionals such as therapists, somatic educators, social workers, and other professional caregivers. Our special guest today is Shannon Knight, a John Hopkins-trained psychotherapist and host of The Tarot Diagnosis, a podcast that highlights the intersection of mental health and the practice of tarot and self-inquiry. In this episode of the Moonbeaming Podcast, host Sarah Faith Gottesdiener and guest Shannon Knight dive into the transformational potential of combining tarot with psychological modalities, exploring themes like internal family systems, shadow work, and the use of archetypes for personal inquiry. Youâll learn:
The different perspectives of tarot as either secular or spiritualCombining tarot and therapy practiceWhy shadow work should not be done alone (and how to do it)How The Tarot Diagnosis was createdIf youâve been using Tarot in therapy (or thinking about it), or if youâre wondering about the deep, complex nature of shadow work, this episode is for you.
About Shannon Knight: Shannon Knight (she/her) is a Johns Hopkins trained psychotherapist. Shannon hosts The Tarot Diagnosis - podcast that highlights the intersection of mental health and the practice of tarot and self-inquiry.
More:
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How do you navigate shame? What does inner criticism have to do with shame? In our society, itâs easy to slip into what we think we know as shame and often, the most common first response is to figure out a way to relieve it or treat it. Instead, what happens if you explore the unshaming way? Who will you find?
Today we continue our mini series speaking with mental health professionals such as therapists, somatic educators, social workers, and other professional caregivers. Our special guest today is David Bedrick, counselor, attorney, and a teacher of shame-based studies for therapists, coaches, and healers.
In this episode of the Moonbeaming Podcast, host Sarah Faith Gottesdiener and guest David Bedrick peel back the layers of shame and uncover what shame is here to tell us. Youâll learn:
the definitions and functions of shamethe process of the unshaming wayhow to work with your inner criticismhow inner power gets suppressedwhy you must respond with self-compassionIf youâve been stuck in a shame spiral and want to learn the first steps to unshaming yourself, this episode is for you.
Please note: This episode contains examples of abuse.
About David Bedrick: David Bedrick, JD, Dipl. PW, is a teacher, counselor, and attorney. He grew up in family marked by violence. While his fatherâs brutality was physical and verbal, his motherâs denial and gaslighting had its own covert power. This formative context introduced David early to the etiology of shame and instilled an urge to unshame.
Professionally, he was on the faculty for the University of Phoenix and the Process Work Institute in the U.S. and Poland and is the founder of the Santa Fe Institute for Shame-based Studies where he trains therapists, coaches and healers and offers workshops for individuals to further their own personal development. Thousands of students have studied with David in addition to his 30 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and groups.
David writes for Psychology Today and is the author of three books: Talking Back to Dr. Phil: Alternatives to Mainstream Psychology and Revisioning Activism: Bringing Depth, Dialogue, and Diversity to Individual and Social Change. His new book is You Canât Judge a Body by Its Cover: 17 Womenâs Stories of Hunger, Body Shame and Redemption.
His upcoming book, The Unshaming Way, will be published by North Atlantic books in 2024.
More:
Upcoming Book: The Unshaming Way by David Bedrick
David Bedrickâs Instagram
David Bedrickâs Programs
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