Empower Your Magical Self (Leah Welborn)

Welcome to the second episode of the second season of my podcast, Empower Your Magical Self. My hope is that it inspires you to think about the meaning of magic in your life, and how you can empower your highest, most magical self. My guest today is High-Vibe Artist and Thought Leader, Shariya Wise. 

In 2020, I began to search for a way to truly live in joy. I'd been depressed for the entirety of my 47 years, and I accepted at that point the awesome responsibility before me: change or die. As you might surmise, I changed. 

A huge part of what has allowed me to thrive (for the first time ever) in the years since has been my dedication to changing my habits. Prior to 2020, I carried around an arsenal of habits to protect myself - at least that's what I thought. With that janky suit of armor constructed of copious booze, sarcasm, snark, and pessimism, I thought I'd be safe. I wasn't. 

Now I endeavor to live my life (as much as possible) by a Soul-Lit - meaning I don't consume or do anything that doesn't light my soul on fire. 

One thing that lights my soul on fire is high-vibe music. I've written about it at length, and on the first season of Empower Your Magical Self, two of my favorite high-vibe artists (Toni Jones and Peachkka) joined me as guests. 

Today my guest is Shariya Wise, another high-vibe artist whose music is in heavy rotation at Casa de Mystic Autistic. Good news! She has an album coming out on November 22nd with Chris n Teeb. In this episode, Shariya and I talk about living the life you want, regulating your nervous system, and magic. 

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It's gonna be a whole lot of who do I think I am I been breaking all illusions all 2020 I am not who I was a year ago I'm realizing how dope that is Thinking about who says who does she think she is, is not a divine woman's mentality - from the song I See Thoughts by Toni Jones Those lyrics are the powerful opening to the song I See Thoughts by Toni Jones, affirmation musician. I was so fortunate to have her as the guest for the first episode of Empower Your Magical Self, my new podcast. The podcast is one arm (leg? tentacle?) of my dharma, my mission in life: to help people find the magic within themselves. My goal is to help people connect with that magic until they're so enchanted by themselves that nothing can really hurt them. And then go further with that quest self-love quest.  As for my own quest for happiness, it really picked up speed once I began living by my Soul-Lit - a carefully considered way of life that makes me happy.  A big part of my Soul-Lit is music. I've written a lot about the high-vibe music I'm into, and how it helps me stay in a good mental place.  Toni Jones was the first musician I heard in the genre, and her music has had a big impact on my life. That's why I'm so grateful to her for joining me as my very first guest on Empower Your Magical Self. Take Up Space Sis was the first Toni Jones song I heard, and I'd never heard anything like it. I remember the warmth literally rising within my body as I heard her words for the first time, telling me (it seemed like she was talking directly to me) to take up space. To not shrink myself for anyone.  Wow.  I was so inspired that I immediately listened to her entire catalog. I've never really stopped listening to her music since then.  During our conversation, I asked Toni what her definition of magic is. Here's her answer, edited only for clarity.  "Magic has been branded as something out of the norm, but the magical is really our most natural state. We're experiencing magic all the time. Our cells are literally dying and regenerating themselves all the time. We're constantly experiencing this miraculous operation of self that keeps us going without our effort..it's hooked up to some type of Source Intelligence to do what it's designed to do.  I believe magic is our most natural state. Magic is our imagination. The fact that you can look at me right now through this iPhone, that's magical…that you can see my physical presence here. My voice through a device…that defies logic! But this phone is capitalizing on unseen energy? That's magical. And it's the same thing with our imagination, you can look at me right now, but you can imagine the color of your bathroom right now too. You can just take the moment and look at me and you can literally go into your mind's eye and see the color of your bathroom. That's magical. So I think that the 'normal' way of thinking and operating in life is more weird and insane. And abnormal.   I believe magic has been branded as though it's out of the norm, or it's something that's very rare, but no, magic is literally what we live every single day." There's a lot more of that wisdom on the podcast!  Toni and I share a very similar experience in that we both had mental health crises in 2019 that almost led to our demise. Because of that, she and I talked quite candidly about that experience and what it took for her to get out of that dark place. While I believe our conversation can be extremely helpful to some people, I know that it might also be triggering or at least uncomfortable for others. Thus I've taken that portion of our conversation out of the podcast episode and put it in a separate video that I'll post on my YouTube channel.  I'm so grateful to Toni for spending an hour with me. It's the first of what I know will be a truly magical series of conversations! 

November 15th is exactly one month before my 51st birthday. It’s also the release date of the tenth episode of my podcast, Empower Your Magical Self, featuring my guest, Integrative Life Coach Sarah Maurer (aka “Miss Adventure Pants” on social media). Sarah and I come to the body/mind/spiritual healing space from very different starting points. While she comes from a background of athleticism and adventuring, I come from one of reading and witchiness and being utterly disconnected from my body. We meet in the middle with our mutual obsession with nervous system regulation, I think. Now that I’ve produced 10 episodes of my podcast, Empower Your Magical Self, I think that I can safely say I love it and I think I’ve done a good job. Digging deep in conversation has always been my jam. When I was in college (decades ago), I was a reporter for the Daily Texan’s Arts & Entertainment section — that’s where I learned that interviewing interesting people is one of my favorite things to do. Fortunately, there’s no shortage of interesting people who are willing to talk to me about their own paths to becoming the empowered, magical people they are. Like this week’s guest, Sarah Maurer.

Welcome to the second season of Empower Your Magical Self. My hope is that it provides a bit of respite for you in the midst of a mad, mad world.  Today's episode is the first of 12 weekly interviews with people who I consider to be truly magical. And in the way of true magic, they each inspire the magic in me - that part of me that both yearns toward the sun like a flower and burrows into the earth like a root. The part of me that is vital and pure and aligned with life, the part that flows and sparks and crackles with life, that's never stuck and resentful. These people help me empower my magical self, and I suspect they'll do the same for you.  As was the case in season 1, I first encountered most of this season's guests on social media. But don't take that as a sign that they're lightweights. Each of my guests has loads to offer in terms of balm for aching souls.  My first guest of the season, WolfWomxn, is downright balmy in that regard, absolutely rife with medicine in the form of laughter and authenticity that's decidedly grounded.  I don't remember when I first saw the "Artist 🔮 Divinity Conjurer, Sarcasm Enthusiast, VVitch, Dendrophile, Photog, Light Worker, and Spiritual Supporter🌿" known as  WolfWomxnEnergy on the 'gram. I don't remember whether it was one of her hilarious face-pulling videos or one of her breathtakingly supportive videos that I first saw, but I'm certain I followed her immediately and likely went quickly to her page to obsess over her work, like tens of thousands of other (mostly) women and femmes who look to her as a beacon who sheds light on a way to live that's true and fun and fierce and (here's that word again) authentic.  On the first episode of the second season of Empower Your Magical Self, WolfWomxn joins me for a deep conversation about growing up different and how her neurodivergence impacts her life as a healer today.  If you enjoy this episode, please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE to my podcast, as it's a labor of love, gratitude, and magic with the intention of helping others empower their magical selves. Please help me spread the word.  #podcast #EmpowerYourMagicalSelfthePodcast #spiritualitypodcasts #magic #spirituality #neurospicy #neurodivergence #witchtok #energyhealing #energy #mindfulness #autistic  #latediagnosedautistic #mindfulnesspractice #actuallyautistic  #mysticautistic #themysticautistic #empoweryourmagicalself #selflove #wolfwoman #wolfwomxn

Welcome to the thirteenth and final episode of the second season of my podcast, Empower Your Magical Self.

This episode is a look back at the 12 episodes that have comprised this season, and editing this episode has brought back memories that span the second half of the year. I had only completed one of these interviews when I broke my right knee on July 7. Now, almost 6 months later, I'm almost back to 100%. 

Also during the course of the season, I published a book. It's called "Empower Your Magical Self With a One Month Habit Break: A Handbook to Regain Sovereignty" .  Autographed copies of my book are available on TikTok, and it's also available on Amazon. I hope you'll consider picking up a copy. Learn more at my website, LeahWelborn.net. 

This has been a great year, in spite of challenges. I'm thrilled with the second season of my podcast, and look forward to season 3 (late) next year. 

Please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE to Empower Your Magical Self, as it's a labor of love, gratitude, and magic with the intention of helping others empower their magical selves. 

Interested in my other work? I offer Reiki healing locally in Aurora, Colorado, and globally via internet and Reiki-infused handfasting ceremonies in Colorado.

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Welcome to the tenth episode of the second season of my podcast, Empower Your Magical Self. My hope is that it will inspire you to consider what community means to you. 

My guest today is Meghan Rubinstein, the founder of Sakala in Denver. Although we were talking by video, I've actually met Meghan in real life (!), so that sets her apart from most my guests. 

I met Meghan in real life because Sakala is a real, actual place in Denver, and (with great trepidation) I attended a Coffee & Communitea gathering there last year. The trepidation wasn't to do with Sakala specifically - as an autistic woman who was undiagnosed until quite recently, I've had decades of horrific social experiences and thus developed severe social anxiety, so walking into a group of strangers is terrifying for me. It says so much about Meghan and the space she's created that I was comfortable and have returned to several events there. 

In this episode, Meghan and I talk about dark times and how we got through them, we talk about community, and we talk about magic. 

If you're in the Denver area, there's a Coffee & Communitea at Sakala from 9 - 11 on December 12th, and I'll be there (at least part of the time!) with a few copies of my book and would love to meet you, so come by and meet me and today's guest, Meghan Rubinstein. 

Sakala's IG: https://www.instagram.com/sakalacommunity/

Please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE to Empower Your Magical Self, as it's a labor of love, gratitude, and magic with the intention of helping others empower their magical selves. 

Interested in my other work? I offer Reiki healing locally in Aurora, Colorado, and globally via internet and Reiki-infused handfasting ceremonies in Colorado.

Also, my book "Empower Your Magical Self With a One Month Habit Break: A Handbook to Regain Sovereignty" is now available on Amazon, and I hope you'll consider picking up a copy. Learn more at my website, LeahWelborn.net. 

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"I feel like magic is being willing to reside in the mystery…we're so conditioned to look at everything through the lens of our intellect and understand things, like 'I need to understand it in order to buy in' or 'it needs to make sense to in order for me to believe it.' And magic is just willing to behold - in the origin of everything is the mystery. It is incomprehensible, and that is completely magic and…it's very ordinary. We all come from the mystery and magic and it's like being able to look through eyes of wonder and curiosity…life is just regenerative and it really is ordinary, but we get to participate in it when we're present and curious. - Dr. Maura Moynihan For the penultimate episode of the first season of my podcast, Empower Your Magical Self, I'm joined by the delightful Dr. Maura Moynihan.  I'm not a mother, but I very much appreciate a maternal vibe. That sense of wonder at being seen and held and appreciated by the Mother is something I think most of us never outgrow. And why should we?  That marvelous maternal vibe is what I picked up from Dr. Maura's Instagram account (and I reckon she's a good deal younger than I, so it's not about age). It's full of uplifting and kind things that make me think and feel. What could be better? Oh yeah, she's funny! Next week is the last episode of Season 1 (I did it!). Join me then for a look back at my first 12 episodes - all of which were magic.  You can check out this episode, as well as those past, on my website, LeahWelborn.net.

Welcome to the sixth episode of the second season of my podcast, Empower Your Magical Self. My hope is that it will inspire you to let someone you admire know how they touch your life.  My guest today is professional witch and all-around dreamboat Sarah Potter. I fell in love with Sarah after hearing her a few years back on Between the Worlds, the podcast of another of my heroes (and guest earlier this season), Amanda Yates Garcia.  I have a very clear memory of hearing Sarah say in that interview that she never really has to make decisions because she simply follows the leadership of her Guides. I remember that so clearly because it inspired me to get to know my own Guides, and that's been the single most impactful development in my life. That's why Sarah is so very important to me.  There's a funny twist to that story, but you'll have to listen to the episode to find out what it is.  Sarah is a "color witch," and we talk about what that means during the episode. We also talk about altars, and habits, and our beloved pets, and so many other things!  According to her website, Sarah Potter is a celebrity psychic medium, Tarot reader & professional witch, but that description feels flat after you've spent time with her. You'll see what I mean when you watch the episode - she's magical, there's really no better word for her.  Sarah's IG: https://www.instagram.com/iamsarahpotter/ Sarah's Website: https://www.iamsarahpotter.com/ Sarah's Snipfeed: https://snipfeed.co/iamsarahpotter?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaYsuuFdEOpQQvNtz6NRNtkDzFWSVDWcnYbo5O9TaidKg-T2DURs7KSlFRQ_aem_Leuri-y1Qz8IL_3jE5-TSw In this episode, Sarah and I talk a lot about habits, both good and not so good. Habits can make the difference between an empowered, joyful life and utter misery, and I know that from experience. My book "Empower Your Magical Self With a One Month Habit Break: A Handbook to Regain Sovereignty" will be available right around Thanksgiving (2024), and I hope you'll consider picking up a copy. Follow me on Substack or any other of my platforms to be notified when it's available.  Please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE to Empower Your Magical Self, as it's a labor of love, gratitude, and magic with the intention of helping others empower their magical selves.  Interested in my other work? I offer Reiki healing locally in Aurora, Colorado, and globally via internet and Reiki-infused handfasting ceremonies in Colorado. Learn more at my website, LeahWelborn.net.  #podcast #EmpowerYourMagicalSelfthePodcast #spiritualitypodcasts #magic #spirituality #neurodivergence #witchtok #energyhealing #energy #mindfulness #autistic #latediagnosedautistic #mindfulnesspractice #actuallyautistic #mysticautistic #themysticautistic #colormagic #SarahPotter

"Magic is an interesting word to me because there's two places that my brain goes when I think of it. On the one hand is sleight of hand. It's tricking someone it's manipulating someone into believing something that's not true,… But when I think of magic I think of the way someone does something that for them is deeply easy. I'm one of those people that could, go into a kitchen and turn four eggs and salt and noodle into something magical, I mean, it just seems like magic.… I've watched women on freaking tiktok who take a hammer and a nail and whatever..and they've literally built something beautiful. That to me, that's magic. Someone who actually has the kind of gift, that can turn a pile of dirt into a home, like transform - literally ,not in some sleight of hand manipulative lying way - but can genuinely turn, flour and water into bread and feed everybody that to me is magic." -Ana Del Castillo  Ana Del Castillo is a magical person.  I was immediately entranced when I saw her on social media a couple of years ago. She spoke words of wisdom that my heart recognized immediately. She also has captivating charisma, and her voice is like honey.  I hope you'll join us on October 11th for the fifth episode of my Empower Your Magical Self when my guest will be Ana…youtube.com I'm so grateful that she agreed to be a guest on my podcast.  Please subscribe to Empower Your Magical Self wherever you get your podcasts to learn more about my inspiring guests - and how you can empower your magical self. #podcast #energy #vibrations  #beherenow #staypresent #actuallyautistic #neurodivergent #empoweryourmagicalself  #witch #witchtok   #lifelessons #liveinthepresent  #grounding  #freeyourmind #mysticautistic #autisticmystic  #breathe #breathwork #bodypositive #selflove #health #mentalhealth #abundance #spiritguides  #spiritualbaddie#genx  #selfempowerment  #spirituality   #leahwelborn #magicalmorningritual #spiritual

"I think magic is embracing your authenticity. In the most mundane way…everything has the possibility to be magic if we take the time to appreciate it. If we are in our full intensity, if we are fully present in who we are. And I think it’s when we’re also embracing our authenticity that the magic then comes to us as well. I don’t think it’s something even tangible…it is fully within us and of us. It is when we let those limitations go and fully embrace our authenticity that we then allow any opportunity in. That whole process is the magic, right?" -Peachkka Am I too old to be considered a “fangirl”? My interview with Peachkka was kind of a dream because she’s a literal rock star to me. It’s her music that I turn to when I need a fix of strength, a reminder of just exactly who I am and what I’m capable of. Her music is there for me when I need to get fierce. High-Vibe Music Along with Toni Jones, Peachkka is a star of the high-vibe musical galaxy, which makes her a very big deal to me. Back in May, I wrote an article that included Peachkka in a list of my favorites in the genre, and she continues to get me moving while elevating my spirit. I’m so grateful that she agreed to be a guest on my podcast. Please subscribe to Empower Your Magical Self wherever you get your podcasts to learn more about my inspiring guests — and how you can empower your magical self. #podcast #Peachkka #magic #interviews #highvibemusic

Magic is when you start to love yourself. When you shift the perception of "everything is out to get you" to "everything is for you." When you understand that truly, you are a magician and that you are the creator of your universe. That is when magic happens. Like I said, I didn't get lucky all of a sudden, I just changed my mindset. And when I told the universe, I'm ready to accept all the good things that you want to give me. That's when it started happening. If you're sitting in a low vibration, where you're not ready to accept things, the universe cannot give it to you. Kim Cardiel Earley Social media gets a bad rap.  While it's true that it can be horridly wicked, it can also be beautifully inspiring (kind of like humanity, no?). People complain about the algorithm, but I counter with "change your algorithm, change your life." The truth is that I've learned a lot from social media, and I've discovered people there who've come to be important in my personal development - like my guest on episode 8 of my podcast, Empower Your Magical Self.  Kim Cardiel Earley is a healer - in fact, she goes by the "Hapa Healer" on social media, and her videos are inspirational and, above all, real.  She turned a breakdown into a breakthrough after a profound experience with postpartum depression. Now Kim's an intuitive Reiki practitioner, tarot & oracle card reader, and an adept in accessing the Akashic records. She's also really fun to talk to.  Please subscribe to Empower Your Magical Self wherever you get your podcasts to learn more about my inspiring guests - and how you can empower your magical self. #podcast #reiki #energy #vibrations  #beherenow #staypresent #actuallyautistic #neurodivergent #empoweryourmagicalself  #witch #witchtok   #lifelessons #liveinthepresent  #grounding  #freeyourmind #mysticautistic #autisticmystic  #breathe #breathwork #bodypositive #selflove #health #mentalhealth #abundance #spiritguides  #spiritualbaddie #genx  #selfempowerment  #spirituality   #leahwelborn #magicalmorningritual #spiritual

Welcome to the twelfth episode of the second season of my podcast, Empower Your Magical Self. My hope is that it will inspire you to consider your perspective, and whether a revamp may benefit your life and the lives of those around you.  My guest today is the brilliant and colorful Kyla Price, aka StarLady Hedge, astrologer extraordinaire, joining me from her home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Like so many of my guests, I discovered Kyla on TikTok, where her extremely active account has garnered over 85 thousand loyal followers. What drew me to StarLady Hedge is her authentic, "we're all in this together" brand of SUPER-informed astrology and fun interaction with her legions of fans.  Maybe it's the autism - like me, Kyla is an autistic woman who was diagnosed later in life. Also like me, she's had lifelong struggles because of it. We both have BIG emotions that have caused even the well-intentioned around us to cluck their tongues and tell us we're being inappropriate. I feel big kinship with her.  We talk a lot in this episode about how crucial a change in perspective can be for those of us mired in existential struggle - and how annoying that suggestion can sound when we're actually mired there.  Interestingly, Kyla uttered the word "sovereignty" and of course I had to mention my book, "Empower Your Magical Self With a One Month Habit Break: A Handbook to Regain Sovereignty" . She didn't know anything about it, so it was a very kismet-ish moment and you can see us both get a bit excited about it in the episode (a few days after the interview Kyla bought copies for herself and several friends...so kind!). Autographed copies of my book are available on TikTok, and it's also available on Amazon. I hope you'll consider picking up a copy. Learn more at my website, LeahWelborn.net.  I'm sure you'll want to learn more about (and from) Kyla, so here are her links: Kyla's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/starladyhedge?utm_source=linktree_profile_share

Kyla's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@starladyhedge?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

Please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE to Empower Your Magical Self, as it's a labor of love, gratitude, and magic with the intention of helping others empower their magical selves.  Interested in my other work? I offer Reiki healing locally in Aurora, Colorado, and globally via internet and Reiki-infused handfasting ceremonies in Colorado. #podcast #EmpowerYourMagicalSelfthePodcast #spiritualitypodcasts #magic #spirituality #neurodivergence #witchtok #energyhealing #energy #mindfulness #autistic #latediagnosedautistic #mindfulnesspractice #actuallyautistic #mysticautistic #themysticautistic #kylaprice #StarLadyHedge #astrology #spiritualtiktok

It's episode 13 - the final episode - of Empower Your Magical Self's first season! Instead of inviting another guest, I put together some great clips from each of the dozen episodes we've had so far. I created this podcast as part of my whole Empower Your Magical Self Movement. For decades, I was allowing myself to be disempowered, and yet I complained about it all the time. I was desperately unhappy, and yet I couldn't figure out a way to be any different. Right around the time the big rona hit in 2020, something shifted within me, as it did in so many others. Maybe the shift opened the window for grace, I don't know. But I do know that everything changed, and I began to try to unravel the pain that had surrounded me like a cocoon for decades. That was when I was diagnosed with autism - the permission slip I wish I'd not needed. If you need a permission slip to be your glorious weird, tophat-wearing self, here it is. You can't give it back. It's yours now. Go make magic. The clips are in order of episode, so in this hour you'll hear: 1. Toni Jones 2. Jasper Lee 3. The Money Witch (Jessie Sussanah Karnatz) 4. Elizabeth Filkin 5. Ana del Castillo 6. Peachkka 7. Toni Nagy 8. The Hapa Healer (Kim Cardiel Earley) 9. Sarah Maurer 10. Susan Chiochi 11. Sequoia Sage Garza Keith 12. Dr. Maura Moynihan Check out the episode(s) and let me know: How have you empowered your magical self lately? #podcast #energy #vibrations #beherenow #staypresent #actuallyautistic #neurodivergent #empoweryourmagicalself #witch #witchtok #lifelessons #liveinthepresent #grounding #freeyourmind #mysticautistic #autisticmystic #breathe #breathwork #bodypositive #selflove #health #mentalhealth #abundance #spiritguides #spiritualbaddie #genx #selfempowerment #spirituality

Magic is faith and experimentation in the invisible.  - Toni Nagy For roughly the first 48 years of my life, I regarded my body as a cage in which I was trapped, and yet I was terrified of being separated from it.  Given that background, it's not surprising that accepting and deeply connecting with my body in all its glory and shame has been a huge part of my recovery.  Somatics has changed my life. There's no creator who epitomizes what somatics is for me like Toni Nagy, so I was happy to welcome her as my guest on the 7th episode of Empower Your Magical Self.  Somatics is a field within bodywork and movement studies which emphasizes internal physical perception and experience. The term is used in movement therapy to signify approaches based on the soma, or "the body as perceived from within" - (wikipedia) My conversation with Toni covered a lot of topics - feminism, body image, identity politics, and Buddhism just to name a few.  Please subscribe to Empower Your Magical Self wherever you get your podcasts to learn more about my inspiring guests - and how you can empower your magical self.

"Money is a lens we don't always incorporate on the journey to self-awareness, but it is a potent one that will liberate so much abundance in the rest of your life. Self-awareness can become a sanctuary, a place you experience grounding, and a launchpad to actualize your dreams."  from Money Magic by The Money Witch Money has always been kind of a thing for me. And by "thing" I mean an issue. If I'm really honest, the entirety of material reality has been kind of a "thing" for me. But I'm working on it.  That's why I was thrilled to have the Money Witch, Jessie Susannah Karnatz (JSK) as my guest for this week's episode of my podcast, Empower Your Magical Self. Check out her awesome bio…how could you NOT be intrigued? Jessie Susannah Karnatz, aka the Money Witch, brings capitalism-critical, shame-free education to healers, hustlers, and creatives in order to catalyze change in their financial lives. She believes healing our finances will bring blessing to our lives, our lineages, and our communities. She offers education, Money Magic products, and Intuitive Financial Coaching online and in the Bay Area (unceded Ohlone land) and does it all with impeccable business lady style. Jessie Susannah is the cult leader at Money Coven, an online web of magical beings who are healing their relationship with money, showing up for their financial self care, and becoming powerful stewards to their resources. Money Magic  JSK's book, Money Magic, is the only financial-themed book I've ever loved. It's the only one that didn't make me feel really bad about myself, and I'm grateful to the Money Witch for that bit of magic, if nothing else.  What is Magic? During our conversation, I asked JSK what her definition of magic is. Here's her answer, edited only for clarity. "Magic is taking responsibility for yourself as an energetic entity. And then using that intentionally. Sort of understanding the way that if I'm an energetic entity, I have to acknowledge both that I am powerful, and are there any parts of me that are invested in not being powerful? And then in some ways, we're back to that responsibility piece because if you're powerful, then you have responsibility to yourself. And you also have responsibility to the collective. Taking responsibility for my own power, and using it in intentional ways. That's what I think magic is.  And then I also think, when we're acknowledging ourselves like that, then we acknowledge that all entities have an energetic power. And we can ally with them or ask them to ally with us in our intentions.  So that to me is -  I'm setting my intention. I'm putting my energy behind my intention, maybe then I'm asking a certain crystal, or a certain plant, or a certain Bird or a god or goddess, or, an ancestor or whatever to ally with me in aligning my energy. Or maybe I'm working with my cousin and we're all aligning that energy together and using the power of the group. and yeah, that's my definition of magic." --- Please subscribe to Empower Your Magical Self wherever you get your podcasts to learn more about my inspiring guests - and how you can empower your magical self.

"You can never buy the Earth, no matter how much you paid her; you can only borrow the Earth…Befriend and borrow the Earth, and the Earth will befriend and borrow you, and she will freely give all her natural wealth to you, all her fruits and spiritual insights. But try to own her and you could find your relationship with her breaking down."  from We Borrow the Earth by Patrick Jasper Lee At this point, I don't remember a time when the work of my guest for the second episode of my podcast, Empower Your Magical Self, wasn't important to me.  That's hyperbole, of course. But there's a grain of truth to it, as I started reading Jasper Lee's work in 2020, just as my quest to save my own life began.  After decades of grinding desperation, I knew it was past time to find my personal power so that I no longer felt like flotsam crashing along the shore of the world's indifference. I'd tried so many ways of living and none of them felt good -not only was I not tapping into my own energetic power, I generally hated being alive.  It was time to get magical. It was time to Empower My Magical Self.  Books and My Soul-Lit I didn't know yet that I'm autistic. That diagnosis wouldn't come for another year. But I did know that I was being profoundly affected by my diet; not just what I physically consumed but also what I energetically consumed.  Once I really tuned into myself, it became clear - the art and entertainment I was consuming was hurting me as much as the unhealthy food and drink I was taking in. So I stopped all that and rebuilt my habits from the ground up.  My new habits became my Soul-Lit.  Since embarking on this new way of life three years ago, I've only read books that enhance my well-being and joy, and that's been a big change for me.  Jasper Lee's books have been a big part of that reading, and thus of getting my soul right, of empowering & decolonizing myself Jasper Lee's Books What is it that's touched me so deeply about Jasper's books? My original interest in them was learning more about the mysterious Romani Gypsy culture (and yes, I'm fully aware the Gypsy is often used as/considered to be a slur. I only use it here because that's how Jasper defines himself).  But once I became steeped in his work, his worldview and the traditions of which he spoke seemed so very right to me. It's an indigenous worldview; we forget that the Romani Gypsy people are an indigenous, tribal culture.  Jasper Lee has two major non-fiction books, We Borrow the Earth and Coming Home to the Trees. They are both gorgeous works that are, to my mind at least, utterly unique in their examination of Romani Gypsy spirituality by an actual chovihano (Romani Gypsy medicine man).  He's also written a fictional trilogy called The Long Reflection. Those books take place over the course of roughly a thousand years, and follow several generations of Romani Gypsies.  I highly recommend all of his books…and that's why I'm thrilled that he agreed to be on my new podcast, Empower Your Magical Self. Empower Your Magical Self: The Podcast My conversation with Jasper sparkled. We talked about (among other things) animism, earthworms, and our prehistoric ancestors. The latter bit of our talk reminded me of a story I published earlier this year called Shadow & Our Ancestor: A Parable About How Things Got This Bad, so I read it (it's short!) aloud during the break in the show.  Subscribe Today I'm so grateful to Jasper for spending an hour with me. It's the second of what is playing out to be a truly magical series of conversations.  Please subscribe to Empower Your Magical Self wherever you get your podcasts to learn more about my inspiring guests - and how you can empower your magical self. #podcast #EmpowerYourMagicalSelf #PatrickJasperLee

Welcome to the eleventh episode of the second season of my podcast, Empower Your Magical Self. My hope is that it will inspire you to consider your habits, and whether any of them detract from your sovereignty and joy.  

Today's episode is a little different, in that I don't have a guest. Today I'm talking about habits, and about how changing mine changed my life. 

The concept of "habits" looms so large in my world that I wrote a book about habits - specifically about how to break up with one (or just take a break from one) in 30 days. 

It's called Empower Your Magical Self With a One Month Habit Break: A Handbook for Reclaiming Sovereignty in 30 Days, and it's based in my own experiences with ceasing a few decades-long habits that were standing between me and my highest self.

Briefly, prior to 2020, I spent most of my life struggling with depression and anxiety to the point that I was planning an early exit when the pandemic hit. I can't explain precisely what happened, but I refer to it as grace. I knew I wanted to live, but only if my life was entirely different. I wanted to find a way to live in joy, even though I didn't know what that would entail, or how it would look or feel. 

Once I took honest inventory of my life, it became apparent to me that my habits would have to change. 

"Show me your habits and I'll show you your future." There's a lot of truth in that saying.

I knew my past - it was full of misery, and habits that matched. The two most problematic habits I had were watching news for hours every day and drinking at least one bottle of wine every night. 

Please understand that this is not about morals - that was an internalization that I had to fully grok in order to let go of the habits that no longer served me. It was not about judging and bullying myself, it was about honestly assessing what was going on and ditching what no longer served me. 

My book Empower Your Magical Self With a One Month Habit Break: A Handbook for Reclaiming Sovereignty in 30 Days is the Project that evolved as a mindful way of jettisoning those habits. 

The Project detailed in the book is divided into four themed weeks, and each day offers a prompt or a physical exercise aimed to help you get to the bottom of your habit's origin and shake it loose so that it no longer has power over you. 

• Week 1: Excavation
• Week 2: Tools
• Week 3: Ideas
• Week 4: Going Deep
• Wrapping Up

Empower Your Magical Self With a One Month Habit Break: A Handbook for Reclaiming Sovereignty in 30 Days is the book I wish I'd had when I was endeavoring to change my habits. It took me a few years to develop this 30 day process, and I know it can help you with any habit you'd like to change. 

The book is rooted in years of experience and research in methods and theories that helped me utterly rehab my life. 

• Mindfulness/Intentionality
• Somatics
• Polyvagal theory
• Self-directed neuroplasticity
• energy work/metaphysics
• Jungian psychology

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Interested in my other work? I offer Reiki healing locally in Aurora, Colorado, and globally via internet and Reiki-infused handfasting ceremonies in Colorado.

 Empower Your Magical Self With a One Month Habit Break: A Handbook for Reclaiming Sovereignty in 30 Days." is now available on Amazon, and I hope you'll consider picking up a copy. Autographed copies are available in my TikTok shop. 

Learn more at my website, LeahWelborn.net. 

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Welcome to the fourth episode of the second season of my podcast, Empower Your Magical Self. My hope is that it inspires you to celebrate a dream you've made come true and to really savor how that feels.

Today's episode is a bit of a dream come true for me.  My guest today is author, witch, and truly one of my personal heroes, Amanda Yates Garcia, also known as the Oracle of LA. 

Working backwards, I reckon it was 2018 when I found Amanda on social media, the year before here brilliant book Initiated (to which I'll return in a moment) was published. I was immediately smitten. 

Though I've considered myself a witch since I was 17 (almost 35 years ago), I'd just begun to center that reality in my life when I came upon Amanda, the Oracle of LA. For most of my life at that point I'd been drifting between the levels of my personal hell. I was depressed, but I'm coming to understand at long last that my undiagnosed autism was more likely the root of my struggles than the "chronic, hereditary depression and anxiety" that were diagnosed (repeatedly, over many decades). 

In 2018 the very, very thin ice on which my so-called life was situated began to crack. That was an extremely precarious time in my life, and unbeknownst to her, Amanda was a sort of life preserver for me. 

I'm writing this on October 22, 2024 - coincidentally 5 years to the date since Initiated, the Memoir of Witch was published. I read it in January of 2020, just as I was weighing whether or not to continue living. Again, Amanda doesn't know how meaningful her work has been to me. 

Over the years, I've continued to watch and learn from Amanda. Her brilliant podcast, Between the Worlds, inspired me to start this podcast in two ways. First, I kept emailing her with guest suggestions (for which she would kindly thank me), and secondly, I honestly just wanted to have a conversation with her. 

She was, of course, the first person I invited to be on the show's first season last year. Her schedule didn't accommodate her appearance last year, but I am beyond thrilled to welcome Amanda Yates Garcia, the Oracle of LA, as my guest for episode four of the second season of Empower Your Magical Self. 

Before you dive into the episode, I have a caveat. I broke my leg on July 7th, and I did this interview (too) soon after. I was so excited to have procured an hour of Amanda's time that I decided not to reschedule the interview. In watching the episode, I can tell I was in a lot of pain and was really not at my best. I apologize to listeners/viewers, and especially to Amanda for that. 

That being said, Amanda is true shimmering magic in this interview. We talk at length about egregores, a concept I learned about from her book, and specifically the egregore of the United States. We're in the thick of election season, and as American-born witches, Amanda and I endeavor to look honestly at the history and future of the country of our birth. 

In this episode I mention the work of one of my favorite writers, Patrick Jasper Lee, who was a guest on the first season of my podcast. You can find his episode here. I also mention KellyAnn Maddox, author of the brilliant book Rebel Witch and the brand new Witch in Darkness. Her episode of Empower Your Magical Self will come out in late November. 

Please enjoy this interview (that I thoroughly enjoyed but probably should have postponed) with the magical Amanda Yates Garcia. 

Amanda's IG: https://www.instagram.com/oracleofla/

Amanda's Website: https://oracleoflosangeles.com/

Amanda's Link tree: 

https://linktr.ee/oracleofla?utm_source=linktree_profile_share

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Welcome to the fifth episode of the second season of my podcast, Empower Your Magical Self. My hope is that it inspires you do something that scares you a little. My guest today is spiritual trap music artist  @monitamusic  who joins me from China where she's attending...get ready for it...Kung Fu camp!  I found Monita through other high vibe hip hop artists like  @peachkka  (who was a guest on my first season) and  @ShariyaWise  (who was a guest earlier this season). Monita's music is divinely dreamy, and her vibe is infectious joy. Please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE to Empower Your Magical Self, as it's a labor of love, gratitude, and magic with the intention of helping others empower their magical selves.  Interested in my other work? I offer Reiki healing locally in Aurora, Colorado, and globally via internet and Reiki-infused handfasting ceremonies in Colorado. Learn more at my website, LeahWelborn.net.  #podcast #EmpowerYourMagicalSelfthePodcast #spiritualitypodcasts #magic #spirituality #neurodivergence #witchtok #energyhealing #energy #mindfulness #autistic #latediagnosedautistic #mindfulnesspractice #actuallyautistic #mysticautistic #themysticautistic #empoweryourmagicalself #selflove #monita #highvibemusic

Welcome to the third episode of the second season of my podcast, Empower Your Magical Self. My hope is that makes you think about familiar ideas in a whole different light. My guest today is writer and filmmaker Bob Peck who joins me for a discussion about his book, Original Sin is a Lie, Krishna, and our shared love of Ram Dass, among other topics.  I recently read a novel called Lilith. The author, Nikki Marmery, does a magnificent job of building on the bits of myths that come to us about Lilith, Adam's legendary, rebellious first wife. I plan to write about the book soon, but for our purposes here, I'll just say that Marmery's Lilith is an immortal who spends her post-Edenic life hanging around what today we (in the West) call "the holy land". As such, she spent years with the Biblical Queen Jezebel and later with Mary Magdalene, after the death of Jesus.  In the novel, Mary Magdalene has one burning purpose: to get the true message that she and Jesus were spreading out to the world before her death. And that message is quite different than the one that's come to us through the Bible.  And that discrepancy between the Gospels we know today and the teachings of the actual Jesus is where my guest, Bob Peck, and I start our discussion on today's episode (#3) of the second season of my podcast, Empower Your Magical Self.  I discovered Bob on social media a couple of years ago, and was immediately charmed by his authenticity as well as his message. I'm quite a bit older than Bob, but we have a lot in common, beginning with our shared hometown of Austin, Texas. I wrote about his book Original Sin is a Lie earlier this year, and I'm just thrilled to have him on the show.  If you enjoy this episode, please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE to my podcast, as it's a labor of love, gratitude, and magic with the intention of helping others empower their magical selves. Please help me spread the word.

"Magic, to me, is weaving nothing into something…it's getting an intuitive hit - from your spirit guides, your soul, your spirit counsel, or your higher self - of an idea of something you may desire or want. And then creating it and being a part of weaving it into your life, bringing it into you…So magic can be different variations of abundance. But magic is where your soul, spirit, and energy of the earth, all come together and create." Elizabeth Marie Filkin, Psychic & Owner of Cosmic Tea Holistic Shop Do you have a favorite shop? Someplace you go that just lifts your spirits whether you buy anything or not? Cosmic Tea Holistic Shop is one of those places for me.  I'm fortunate to live within a few miles of this sacred place. I'm also fortunate that the shop's owner, the magnificent Elizabeth Marie Filkin, was kind enough to be my guest for the fourth episode of my podcast, Empower Your Magical Self.  Elizabeth is psychic and she's kind of that hip chick everybody wants to know. She's also extraordinarily kind and funny and I loved talking with her for the show.  I hope you'll join us on October 4th for the fourth episode of Empower Your Magical Self (spoiler alert: Elizabeth confirms I'm an alien. I think we all knew that).  Please subscribe to Empower Your Magical Self wherever you get your podcasts to learn more about my inspiring guests - and how you can empower your magical self. #podcast #energy #vibrations  #beherenow #staypresent #actuallyautistic #neurodivergent #empoweryourmagicalself  #witch #witchtok   #lifelessons #liveinthepresent  #grounding  #freeyourmind #mysticautistic #autisticmystic  #breathe #breathwork #bodypositive #selflove #health #mentalhealth #abundance #spiritguides  #spiritualbaddie#genx  #selfempowerment  #spirituality   #leahwelborn #magicalmorningritual #spiritual

Welcome to the eighth episode of the second season of my podcast, Empower Your Magical Self. My hope is that it will cause you to reconsider how you've always seen something. Perhaps there's something you're missing, or seeing through a skewed lens.  

 I became aware of today's guest, Joe Ellison, in the way I became aware of most my guests - TikTok. Joe is just a few months older than me, and in our early 50s, Joe and I are definite elders of TikTok. He's a singer/songwriter, and his band, Run with Patience, is currently on tour in Eastern Europe - he was in Serbia when I checked in with him earlier this week to get a photo for this episode. 

Though Joe's a rock star, that's not what his TikTok channel is about, and that's not why I asked him to be my guest. As BrothermanJoe, his charismatic and upbeat persona brings thousands of viewers (including me) to his videos for his regular features like "3 Good Things Thursday" and "Fridays with Mom".

Joe's close relationship with his 96 year old mother is one of the hallmarks of his videos, and one of the many things that's endeared him to me. While Joe's mother lives a few doors down from him, my mother and I share a home (she's upstairs, I'm downstairs). 

In today's episode, Joe and I talk about having strong relationships with our elders as we all age. We also talk about his experience growing up as a Black boy in a largely white environment, and he reflects on his time as a Black man in a white Christian church. 

Joe's IG: https://www.instagram.com/joe_ellison_and_rwp/

Joe's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brothermanjoe

Run with Patience Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2bgtJhTSL9c2C3TUeGjPa3?si=CXstEyZaTjuvdsAOs2KIwg

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Interested in my other work? I offer Reiki healing locally in Aurora, Colorado, and globally via internet and Reiki-infused handfasting ceremonies in Colorado.

Also, my book "Empower Your Magical Self With a One Month Habit Break: A Handbook to Regain Sovereignty" is now available on Amazon, and I hope you'll consider picking up a copy. Learn more at my website, LeahWelborn.net. 

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Magic is something that's out of the ordinary…it's extraordinary. I feel like in energy work, even people on their first day of Reiki 1 just learning how to do stuff - they experience magic. So It doesn't have to be that rarified. It can be on a daily basis - and some of it, I suppose, is learning - we use the word "awareness" a lot in this conversation - how to be aware enough, present enough - in the moment, actually breathing. So you're here in the moment when you recognize when the magic happens. Susan Chiocchi When something keeps popping up in your life, when it feels like the universe is dropping tasty breadcrumbs about a specific something at your feet, I think it's best to pay attention.  That's been Reiki for me lately. Though I've been aware of Reiki for decades, in the last six months it's become a steady offering on the breadcrumb menu I'm being presented by the universe. So I figured I should find out more. To that end, I invited Susan Chiocchi, founder of Reiki Colorado Academy, to join me as my guest for the ninth episode of my podcast, Empower Your Magical Self.  Empower Your Magical Self (episode 9 trailer) Join us on November 8th for the ninth episode of my podcast, Empower Your Magical Self, when my guest will be Susan…youtube.com In this hour, we talk all things Reiki: what is it? why is it called Reiki? where did it originate? can it be harmful? what does a session actually look like? If you're looking for a quick Reiki 101 with an expert, this episode should fit the bill.  Please subscribe to Empower Your Magical Self wherever you get your podcasts to learn more about my inspiring guests - and how you can empower your magical self. #Reiki #podcast #energy #vibrations  #beherenow #staypresent #actuallyautistic #neurodivergent #empoweryourmagicalself  #witch #witchtok   #lifelessons #liveinthepresent  #grounding  #freeyourmind #mysticautistic #autisticmystic  #breathe #breathwork #bodypositive #selflove #health #mentalhealth #abundance #spiritguides  #spiritualbaddie#genx  #selfempowerment  #spirituality   #leahwelborn #magicalmorningritual #spiritual

Welcome to the ninth episode of the second season of my podcast, Empower Your Magical Self. My hope is that it will inspire you to spend time contemplating your own magic, and how it can make your life more joyful. My guest today is the brilliant and fierce British witch Kelly-Ann Maddox, author of Rebel Witch and the new Witch in Darkness (to which I'll return momentarily).  I read Rebel Witch: Carve the Craft that's Yours Alone last year and immediately wanted to have its author on my podcast, so this interview is a wish fulfilled for me. It was an important book for me because of its irreverent (and that's not to say disrespectful, not at all) approach to witchcraft as... "A practice shaped by their individual personality and life journey, rather than allowing themselves to be spoon-fed. It challenges witches to design a nurturing practice that is truly theirs." (from https://www.kelly-annmaddox.com/my-books). In this episode (recorded back in June), we discuss activism and witchcraft in hard times - which for American witches is a subject that's very front of mind at the moment.  Kelly-Ann's new book, Witch in Darkness: Magick for Tough Times, Bad Days and Moments of Total Catastrophe, is one I plan to keep nearby in 2025 and beyond.   Kelly-Ann's IG: https://www.instagram.com/kellyann_maddox/ Kelly-Ann's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO3TVUyNxIdMdR9RljTIzaQ Kelly-Ann's Website: https://www.kelly-annmaddox.com/ Please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE to Empower Your Magical Self, as it's a labor of love, gratitude, and magic with the intention of helping others empower their magical selves.  Interested in my other work? I offer Reiki healing locally in Aurora, Colorado, and globally via internet and Reiki-infused handfasting ceremonies in Colorado. Also, my book "Empower Your Magical Self With a One Month Habit Break: A Handbook to Regain Sovereignty" is now available on Amazon, and I hope you'll consider picking up a copy. Learn more at my website, LeahWelborn.net.  #podcast #EmpowerYourMagicalSelfthePodcast #spiritualitypodcasts #magic #spirituality #neurodivergence #witchtok #energyhealing #energy #mindfulness #autistic #latediagnosedautistic #mindfulnesspractice #actuallyautistic #mysticautistic #themysticautistic #kellyannmaddox #rebelwitch

Welcome to the seventh episode of the second season of my podcast, Empower Your Magical Self. My hope is that it will make you consider something you've never thought of before, or think of something in a new way.  Like the majority of my guests, I became aware of today's guest through social media and quickly became a fangirl. I'm so happy that Jazmine (aka Witchyy Addams) is joining me today on my podcast for her FIRST EVER INTERVIEW.  I'm very fortunate - we've struck up a friendship (or maybe she just didn't avoid my attempts at friendship) and I admire her and the way her mind works so much. Maybe it's because we're both autistic witches. I've literally had dreams wherein she was helping me sort vague dream things out in that gauzy way that dreams are, and I really do adore Jazmine.  Jazmine, in my mind, is kind of a sage. But she refers to herself as a Spiritualist, and I think that's marvelous. She's undeniably gifted.  You may notice that I'm not in my usual spot during this podcast. That's because I was still hobbled from my broken leg and I needed to be in my Reiki room immediately after we recorded: Jazmine and I traded virtual services that week and it was delightful.  In return for 30 minutes of virtual Reiki from me, Jazmine gifted me with a truly beautiful and very thorough reading. We talk about it a bit during the show, but I highly recommend her services if you're looking for an insightful reading.  Jazmine's IG: https://www.instagram.com/witchyyaddams Jazmine's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@witchyyaddams Jazmine's Linktree: linktr.ee/witchyyaddams In this episode, we talk about the link between spirituality and autism, we talk about Tarot, and we talk about living a good life, among many other things. Please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE to Empower Your Magical Self, as it's a labor of love, gratitude, and magic with the intention of helping others empower their magical selves.  Interested in my other work? I offer Reiki healing locally in Aurora, Colorado, and globally via internet and Reiki-infused handfasting ceremonies in Colorado. Also, my book "Empower Your Magical Self With a One Month Habit Break: A Handbook to Regain Sovereignty" will be available later this month, and I hope you'll consider picking up a copy. Follow me on Substack or any other of my platforms to be notified when it's available. Learn more at my website, LeahWelborn.net.  #podcast #EmpowerYourMagicalSelfthePodcast #spiritualitypodcasts #magic #spirituality #neurodivergence #witchtok #energyhealing #energy #mindfulness #autistic #latediagnosedautistic #mindfulnesspractice #actuallyautistic #mysticautistic #themysticautistic #colormagic #jazmine #witchyaddams #witchyyaddams

"Magic is a choice. it comes from within…So let me get into the science of it just really fast. when you’re depressed you actually don’t process colors the same way… the brightness of the tones that you see becomes very narrow when you’re depressed. So the world that very depressed people see is a lot more bland than what people who are vibrant and in a good part of their life see. So knowing that, it’s important to reframe the world around you. That’s why I have these strategically placed little bits of joy — because it’s so easy to fall into that bland way of seeing. And you have to make a decision for yourself — “that’s not what I want to see.” - Sequoia Sage Garza-Keith How are you empowering yourself these days? How are you finding magic in the world? One of the many things I’ve been doing lately in my never-ending quest to find magic is participating more in the local spiritual community..and that’s how I met this episode’s guest. I went to an open house at a place called Sakala last week. It’s a really beautiful place in Denver where all sorts of services are offered. It’s a great space, and I encourage you to learn more about it. A Radiant Being At the open house, I noticed there was a woman near me sitting on the floor who seemed to be very happily working on an iPad. I could see that she was working on what looked to be sigils, so I said “I really like what you’re working on…are those sigils?” and she looked up at me with the most radiant, beaming face and she said “Hi! I’m Sequoia!” I thought “Wow, I don’t know who this person is, but I want to find out more about them.” And I think that you will have the same experience when you meet Sequoia Sage Garza-Keith. She’s a Seer. She’s also an artist. She’s a talented, multi-magical person I was grateful to meet, and I’m really happy to bring her to you today on the podcast.