Paratruth: Reborn

Modern life can leave us disconnected—from our intuition, our ancestors, our communities, and even ourselves.But for generations, Mexican brujas and curanderas have preserved traditions built around healing, spiritual resilience, the wisdom of the land, and relationships with those who came before us.On this episode of ParaTruth: Reborn, Justin and Erik welcome Wendy Mata, founder of Bruja Power Botanica and author of Bruja Curandera.Raised within a family tradition of brujería and curanderismo, Wendy shares how these practices shaped her understanding of magic, healing, ancestry, and personal power.We’ll explore what it truly means to be a Bruja Curandera, the relationship between magic and healing, how ancestral practices survive across generations, the importance of respecting the cultures these traditions come from, and how Wendy believes people can reconnect with their own spiritual power.If you’ve ever felt disconnected from your roots—or wondered whether the wisdom of our ancestors still has something to teach us—this conversation may give you a completely different way of looking at magic.Guest Bio: Wendy Mata is the founder of Bruja Power Botanica and a Bruja Curandera by lineage.She’s on a mission to help witches, healers, and magic-curious souls reclaim their power and live with purpose, magic, and abundance.Initiated in Shamanism in Yucatán, trained in Curanderismo and Brujería through her family line, and certified as a Reiki Master and Advanced Pranic Healer, Wendy blends ancestral wisdom with global experience.She’s a Feng Shui Master (Malaysia), a certified leadership coach (Canada), and a lifelong student of energy, consciousness, and co-creation.Before fully stepping into her spiritual path, Wendy led global product launches in cybersecurity and digital forensics.Now, she helps others weave systems, soul, and strategy to build powerful lives and businesses on their own terms.Her work has guided tens of thousands back to their power, and she believes the collective shift begins when each of us remembers who we really are.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/paratruth-reborn--6273542/support.

Your tattoos may carry more power than you realize.Whether your ink represents someone you love, an important moment in your life, a spiritual symbol, or simply something that spoke to you, every tattoo contains a story. But what if that story could become part of your magickal practice?On this episode of ParaTruth: Reborn, Justin and Erik welcome Witch, High Priest, educator, and author Jake Morningstar to explore his book Tattoo Magick: Drawing on New and Old Ink for Spells and Spiritual Connections.Jake reveals how tattoos can become conduits for intention, spellwork, ancestor connections, devotional practices, protection, manifestation, and personal transformation. We’ll explore whether pain itself can carry spiritual power, how existing tattoos can be awakened for magickal work, what happens when the artist doesn’t share your spiritual beliefs, and whether the act of tattooing can become a ritual in its own right.Your body may already be telling your story.The question is: what happens when you intentionally give that story power?Guest Bio: Jake Morningstar is the High Priest of Diamond Eye coven and a Witch of almost 25 years. A lifelong lover of learning (11 years post high school!) Jake has a BS in Neuroscience and a PhD in Marketing. He has taught hundreds in the mundane and magickal arts. Visit him on Instagram at @that_morningstar_witchBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/paratruth-reborn--6273542/support.

Does consciousness survive death?Darnella Ford, award-winning author, speaker, and consciousness explorer, joins Justin and Erik on ParaTruth: Reborn to explore one of humanity's greatest mysteries: what happens after we die?For more than two decades, Darnella has consciously explored out-of-body experiences (OBEs). Following the traumatic loss of a close friend in 2021, those experiences took on an even deeper meaning and eventually inspired her bestselling book, The Next Breath: Life After Loss and Journeys into the Hereafter.In this conversation, we explore:• What an out-of-body experience actually feels like• OBEs versus lucid dreams and near-death experiences• Whether consciousness can exist independently from the brain• Encounters beyond the physical body• Skepticism and spiritual discernment• Grief after devastating loss• What may happen immediately after death• Life reviews, reincarnation and soul evolution• Quantum Theory and consciousness• Whether our loved ones truly remain with us• How contemplating death can change the way we liveDarnella doesn't ask listeners to simply accept her conclusions. Instead, she encourages curiosity, discernment, and contemplation as we explore questions that may not have easy answers.Join Justin and Erik as belief meets evidence, and we search for the truth beyond human understanding.Some truths are hidden in the dark. We're here to bring them to light.Guest Bio: Darnella Ford is an award-winning author, speaker, and consciousness explorer who has spent more than two decades consciously traveling beyond the body through out-of-body experiences (OBEs). Drawing from these profound experiences, she explores life after death, the nature of consciousness, soul evolution, and the deeper purpose of our human journey. Through her bestselling book, "The Next Breath: Life After Loss and Journeys into the Hereafter," podcast interviews, retreats, and private sessions, Darnella invites others to approach life's greatest mysteries with curiosity, discernment, and hope—offering not beliefs to adopt, but insights for reflection and contemplation. You can contact Darnella directly through her website at www.journeytoworthy.orgBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/paratruth-reborn--6273542/support.

Are ghosts really the spirits of the dead—or could something far stranger explain centuries of paranormal encounters?On this episode of ParaTruth: Reborn, Justin and Erik welcome author J. Allan Danelek to discuss his book Ghosts Explained and explore the mysterious territory between absolute belief and cynical skepticism.Across cultures and throughout history, people have reported apparitions, strange voices, unexplained footsteps, intelligent interactions, and locations seemingly haunted by past events. But calling something a “ghost” doesn’t necessarily explain what happened.We explore:• What consciousness might tell us about survival after death• Interactive vs. non-interactive hauntings• Residual hauntings and whether events can somehow leave an imprint• The psychology surrounding paranormal experiences• How a haunting might actually work• Ghost hunting equipment and what it really measures• Spirit communication and its limitations• Whether some alleged ghosts could have completely different explanations• Dangerous or negative entities• The evidence that keeps Danelek from both blind belief and complete skepticismJ. Allan Danelek has written numerous books on paranormal, spiritual, historical, and Fortean subjects and has appeared on programs including Coast to Coast AM. His work encourages readers to investigate extraordinary claims while remaining open to possibilities we may not yet fully understand.👻 What do YOU think a ghost actually is?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/paratruth-reborn--6273542/support.

What does it really mean to create your own Pagan spiritual path?Debra DeAngelo, author of Pagan Curiouser: A Joyful Path of Nature, Magic & Spirituality, joins ParaTruth: Reborn LIVE to explore Paganism beyond the stereotypes.We dive into nature-centered spirituality, magic, ritual, altars, deities, tarot, magical tools, plant and animal allies, synchronicity, intuition, and what it means to develop a spiritual practice that genuinely belongs to you.Debra is a Pagan author, eclectic solitary dirt witch, tarot reader, former Paganism instructor and longtime magical practitioner. Her work encourages those who are Pagan-curious to move beyond collecting individual practices and begin discovering what they're truly seeking from spirituality.But we're also asking the questions ParaTruthers want answered:Is magic real?Can deities actually communicate with us?What separates synchronicity from coincidence?Can tarot reveal information beyond ordinary perception?And how can someone tell the difference between intuition and imagination?Join Justin & Erik as belief meets evidence and curiosity takes us a little further down the Pagan path.Guest Bio: Debra DeAngelo is a garden variety Pagan and eclectic solitary dirt witch, with diverse spiritual interests and magical pursuits. She lives a Goddess/Nature-centric life in northern California with her husband, Joe, and their fatt catt Maxx.She has written three books for Llewellyn Worldwide, as well as feature stories and opinion pieces for Witches & Pagans and SageWoman magazines, and has self-published two anthologies. She taught beginning Paganism classes for University Magickus (an online paranormal/magical school) for more than two years. She continues to lead a monthly tarot study group, now in its tenth year, and reads tarot privately and at public events.Following a long career in print journalism as a managing editor and award-winning, syndicated opinion columnist, she now focuses on her massage practice, magical exploration, writing, and riding. A lifelong Horsey Girl, the heart of every day belongs to her four-legged bestie, Tino. She has two grown and deeply loved children, who continue to school her on parenting.She holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of California at Davis, and is a graduate of Massage Therapy Institute in Davis, CA.For more information or to get in touch, visit her website debradeangelo.com, or find her on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Threads, and BlueSky.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/paratruth-reborn--6273542/support.