Word Witchery, the Ancestors, & Tarot - Sanyu Estelle

Why to always work with the ancestors first, diving deep into the meaning of the words we use, and more...

In the Intro:

• A word about this podcast
• November Tarot Forecast
• The best bio ever

In the Interview:

• The power of words & etymological knowledge
• Ancestral migratory paths
• The history of "queer" & being multisexual
• Sanyu's Belizean and Ugandan roots
• Why to work with our ancestors first and foremost
• What it looks like when a genealogy/research nerd pieces together an ancestor's life
• Placing our forebears in the wider socio-historical context of their times: discovering a great-grandmother's life through understanding colonialism and the Trans-Atlantic slave trade
• The feeling of being the first generation in a new land
• The ancestors & Tarot
• Being claircognizant
• When illness is a spiritually energetic leveling up
• The interweaving of Christianity and spiritualism
• Working with dreams
• Opening yourself to the wisdom & weirdness of the multiverse
• Naming things collapses possibilities
• Taoism rules
• The Plant Alchemy Deck

Links:

SanyuEstelle.com

Life as Ceremony Magazine

My website MythicMedicine.love

Medicine Stories Patreon (podcast bonuses)

The Medicine Stories Facebook group

Take our fun quiz Which Healing Herb Matches Your Energy?

Mythic Medicine on Instagram

Music by Mariee Siou (from her beautiful song Wild Eyes)