The Outerknown

This week, we welcomed “O.G. Witch” Lilith Dorsey to the podcast. We had such a joyful exploration of all things African Traditional Religion! Lilith is a voodoo priestess who has also been initiated into Santeria, and she so generously shared her amazing spiritual journey. She enlightened us about the meaning of Ashe, what it’s like to experience possession, and practicing voodoo in the magical city of New Orleans. Lilith has a tr...

What might we discover in the deep, dark woods? This spooky season, we wander to where the natural and supernatural worlds meet with wilderness skills expert and guide, Norther Emily. Gather round the campfire to hear Norther's tales of some seriously strange happenings in wild places — from ghosts, to cryptids, to Bermuda Triangle-like mysteries — and learn from Norther about foraging, wilderness navigation, and how we can cr...

We are over the moon to welcome Maria Minnis to the Outerknown this week! Maria is a tarot reader, ritual facilitator, educator, and most recently, author of Tarot for the Hard Work. We went deep with her about how the tarot can be a tool to do deep shadow work around internalized racism and biases, as well as decolonizing our ideas about self-love. Maria also gives us a sneak peak at some exciting projects she’ll be offering this ...

Did you know we all share a set of major astrological transits that herald important life stages and transitions in our lives? This week, Jackie and Lane welcome author, astrologer, and life guide Stephanie Gailing (she/her) to the podcast to explore the concept of cycles in astrology. From the 28-day cycle of the moon, to the 248-year cycle we're completing in this election year with the United States' Pluto return, we e...

Welcome back listeners! We’re excited to return for Season 5, and our first episode is a joyful one. This week we chat with Karyn Paige, a certified Human Design practitioner and mindset coach. She breaks down what exactly Human Design is and shares her journey of applying what she has learned. We talk about aura types, self-validation, and how to leverage Human Design for the collective. Tune in to hear more about how we can all u...

In our final episode of the year, we catch up with astrologer Chad the Maverick for a fresh look at the stars. We take a look back at 2023, examining how the year's major planetary transits have influenced our lives and society as a whole. We also dive into Chad’s outlook for major transits to watch in 2024 and his forecast for the themes and energetic shifts we can anticipate in the year ahead. Eclipses and presidential elect...

Have you ever wondered how candle making and magic fuse together? Our guest for this episode, Bran Taylor of Magic Hour Candles, shares their four-decade journey as a witch and how they’ve honed their technique in creating extraordinary candles. Bran not only enlightens us on their unique process of designing each candle, but also shares how anyone can engage with candles in their magical or ritual practices. Their immense knowledg...

This week, sex scholar Nadège Collot — a coach, astrologer, and best-selling author — joins the podcast for an enlightening, empowering exploration of sex, history, and spirituality.

In this fascinating and far-reaching conversation, Nadège walks us through her historical research on the fertility goddess Virgo, the true definition of an ancient "virgin," sexual liberation in cultures like ancient Egypt and Rome,...

The fall season has arrived, so grab your favorite cozy beverage and catch up with Lane and Jackie. This week, we’re sharing a conversation that responds some big spiritual questions. Lane and Jackie ponder the role of religion in their lives, the relevance of religion as the world evolves, and beliefs about the concept of fate. 

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Join us for a disarming conversation with the luminous Liza Fenster, also known as Crow Mother. As a tarot reader and medium, a Reiki Master Teacher and healer, an ordained minister, and a steward of Crow Mother Kachina, Liza is no stranger to the unseen. In this episode, we reflect on her upbringing and relationship to her indigenous ancestry, how life gives us its own initiations, exploring magic and returning to our own intuitiv...

This week, we were blessed by a meandering and delightful conversation with Bex Carlos, aka @tutiabruja. She is a multi-hyphenate in the best ways—a witch, a magic teacher, an audio creator, and a transmuter. We talk brujería and ancestral connections, using one’s spiritual practice to get answers science can’t always give us, building magical communities and so much more. Bex is such a wellspring of wisdom and experience, and we k...

We're kicking off spooky season with a frightful episode on ghosts, featuring paranormal investigator, researcher, and filmmaker Amanda Paulson. We dive into the details of what it's really like to encounter a ghost, some of the most haunted places to visit, and Amanda's theories of the paranormal. Plus, we discuss Amanda's upcoming documentary film, Death Is With Me, about a very special ghost. Tune in for chil...

Welcome to Season 4! We’re starting off with a great conversation with Désirée Eckert, a witch and hypnotist who incorporates other spiritual modalities to create unique experiences for her clients. Her practice is rooted in neuroscience but dips into dreamwork, meditation, and the metaphysical. In this episode, Désirée shares how she came to hypnosis, demystifies what hypnosis is and can do, and the ways she hopes to make hypnosis...

It's Pisces season! Bringing season 3 to a close, Jackie and Lane sit down for a chat exploring the intersections of astrology, purpose, and our lived experiences. We reflect on the recent Pisces new moon, look at Saturn's upcoming move into Pisces and how its three-year sojourn through Aquarius has shown up in our lives, examine some of the interesting psychology found in our birth charts, and contemplate the concept of ...

This week, we welcome back previous guest and prodigious artist, performer, magician, and psychic medium Marcella Kroll. In the second of two illuminating conversations with Marcella this season, we dive into the topic of tarot. Marcella is a gifted, intuitive tarot reader and has also created four incredible tarot and oracle decks of her own. Tune in to hear about her artistic process in making decks, and even some events in Lane&...

We sat down this week to chat with the sweet soul, Rebecca Beyer, about hedgecraft, Appalachian folk magic, and foraging and working with plants. Rebecca is also a tattoo artist whose work is an extension of her deep love of the stories of plants. She shares some of her favorite ways to use plants as well the kind of relationship she hopes we all might have with the natural world around us.

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This week’s guest sheds light on our connection to deities. We had a joyous chat with astrologer and magician Hawk Grubb about how the divine can show up in your birth chart, how to look for and interpret omens in your daily life, and what it’s like to work with our “big homies” — the gods. We hope this episode enlightens you and makes you smile as much we did.

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Today’s episode is a conversation with Portland, OR’s Erika Fortner, the wonderous force behind the shop Queen Meb and The House of Twigs: School of Ritual. As Erika is such a multi-faceted being, our conversation meanders through her journey of becoming a witch and tarot reader, encounters with the divine, motherhood, and launching and growing a witchy business. She has so much wisdom to share, and we loved learning about her path...

This week, Jackie and Lane welcome legendary artist, performer, magician, and psychic medium Marcella Kroll to the podcast. In the first of two interviews with Marcella this season, we explore a crucial and foundational topic for any empath, seeker, or magician: protection magic. We cover different forms of psychic attack, the modern effects of social media, methods of magical self-defense, and more.

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