Today’s guest, Amanda Yates Garcia is a writer, witch, and the Oracle of Los Angeles. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The LA Times, The SF Chronicle, The London Times, CNN, BRAVO, as well as a viral appearance on FOX. She has led rituals, classes and workshops on magic and witchcraft at UCLA, UC Irvine, MOCA, The Hammer Museum, LACMA, The Getty and many other venues. Amanda hosts monthly moon rituals online, and the popular Between the Worlds podcast, which looks at the Western Mystery traditions through a mythopoetic lens. Her book, Initiated: Memoir of a Witch, received a starred review from Kirkus and Publisher's Weekly and has been translated into six languages. To find out more about her work become a member of her Mystery Cult on Substack. https://amandayatesgarcia.substack.com/

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We talked about

• Hearing and following the inner call.
• The vital role of artists and poets in our culture.
• Magical realism and living a magical life.
• Witchcraft, what it actually is. I love her focus on creativity and reclaiming.
• Overcoming fears that prevent you stepping into your creative magic.
• Migraine, illness and creativity.
• The empowerment of having a secret life.

Books Mentioned:

Initiated - Amanda Yate Garcia

Crow Moon: reclaiming the wisdom of the dark woods - Lucy H. Pearce

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