artist's way

How might we engage the fecund creative energy of Venus in Pisces? What challenges might we face? What does Venus in Pisces teach us about the nature of love and forgiveness?

Here's a special tarot reading to support us through the Venus in Pisces transit, from March 11 to April 5, 2024, which will also coincide with the first eclipse season of the year. This reading is aimed at the Venusian artist within us - the parts that seek to create, to receive inspiration, and to (re)organize material reality. 

I encourage you to return to this reading anytime you crave support for this transit.

Here are the questions I asked and the cards I pulled for each: 

1. What gifts is this Venus in Pisces transit bringing us? King of Wands
2. What challenges might we face during this Venus in Pisces transit? 4 of Wands
3. What might be challenging for us to see or to access during this Venus in Pisces transit? Knight of Cups
4. What does Venus in Pisces want to show us about the nature of love and forgiveness? 2 of Pentacles
5. Which archetype serves as our anchor throughout Venus in Pisces? Chariot

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This podcast is hosted, produced, and edited by Jonathan Koe. Theme music is also composed by me! Connect with me through my newsletter, my Instagram @jonathankoeofficial, and my music. For podcast-related inquiries, email me at healingthespiritpodcast@gmail.com.

Christina chats with longtime friend Andrew Sisk about The Passing of the Buffalo by Buckskin, texting before calling, Big Pink, Andrew's songwriting journey, tips for staying the creative course and making time for yourself.  Also, Andrew's mama's freezer jam came up, scoring music for film, and how Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha inspired the creation of a big musical he's dreaming up.

Andrew Sisk emerged from the forests of New Brunswick into the Canadian music scene in the early 2000s writing and performing in several touring bands (Share, Sleepless Nights, Jenn Grant, Coco et co. ) As an independent artist he has released 14 albums, including the acclaimed art project “The Passing of the Buffalo- by Buckskin” (2012).

 Andrew Sisk’s song catalogue has been featured on national radio, used in television programs, and independent films, as well as, been covered by other artists like songstress Christina Martin with Blue Rodeo’s Greg Keelor. In 2013, the Canadian music scene honoured his songs with the release of a tribute album, “We Have the Same Lights Overhead“, by the Acadian Embassy label which featured acclaimed artists like Jon McKiel, Jenn Grant, and Michael Feuerstack. 

As a composer, Sisk has created the film scores for NFB Documentaries like “Paula” (2018), Seguridad (2024) and CBC’s Award winning Documentary “Freeman Patterson: The universe is unfolding as it should“(2023). Sisk was commissioned to perform a musical tribute to Canadian Poet Alden Nowlan for the 2020 Shivering Songs Music Festival as a multidisciplinary performance piece. 

Andrew Sisk’s newest and most ambitious work as a composer, songwriter, and arranger is Adrift (2023) which is poetic musical experience through the journey of healing from trauma.

Andrew's Bandcamp
Official Website

Got a question for Christina? Call her Heartbeat Hotline in Canada: 1-902-669-4769

Explore Christina's music, videos and tour dates at christinamartin.net

"The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave to it neither power nor time."  ~ Mary Oliver

Gemini season is notoriously flirty, buzzy, and filled with chatter, but this lunar cycle is inviting us to cut the noise and answer the call to our dreams. Join Zaneta in this creativity tarot reading, as they share the energies for this lunar cycle from May 19 - Jun 17 and how to work with these energies for our art. 

Mentioned in this episode:

• Listening to the Land: Field Recording as Ecological Care - June 17 Workshop
• Moon Pool ~ Psychic Listening Sound Stack
• Creativity Tarot Readings for June

About the Host

Zaneta (they/them) is a queer, multi Brooklyn-based sound ritualist, listening educator, nature recordist, creativity activist, tarot reader, and podcast host. At the core of their work is a deep desire to remember how to live in interconnectedness.  Whether that is through meditation and connecting with the self, or in community rituals to connect to the land, Zaneta weaves sound and ritual to create experiences that transform the way participants hear and connect to the world.  

In the spirit of an interconnected world, Zaneta focuses on supporting folx to make their art and express themselves fully, knowing that interconnection and interdependence are rooted in our individual wholeness and that our authentic creative expression is at the heart of that wholeness.  It’s towards this collective vision that Zaneta offers channeled tarot readings for creative liberation, and offers readings to support artists in navigating their careers and projects.

To learn more about Zaneta’s work visit

www.soundartmagic.com

Instagram @soundartmagic
 

About the Podcast

Art Witch is where creativity, magic, and healing align for personal and collective liberation.  Hosted by Brooklyn-based sound ritualist, arts educator, and tarot reader Zaneta, Art Witch aims to provide resources for the creative journey. In this podcast you’ll hear from a variety of artists, witches, healers, and experts sharing their wisdom and stories, all with the intention of helping folx make art and share their unique magic with the world.

Art Witch has a Patreon community where members meet regularly for group meditations, full moon rituals, and community conversations on art and magic. In addition, we have a full library of meditations and videos for the creative mystical journey. 

To support this podcast and become a member, visit www.patreon.com/soundartmagic

Instagram @artwitchpodcast

Writer and witch Amanda Yates Garcia talks about the ecology of magic, our personal magical correspondences, ritual as listening, and the evolutionary roles that art witches play in our planetary healing and future. 

Mentioned in this episode:

• Where Land Meets Sky: Geophonic Transmissions for the Body premieres in Brooklyn, March 10th
• Moon Pool ~ a sound substack devoted to psychic listening and forest transmissions

About the 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.

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

Mystery Cult Substack: https://amandayatesgarcia.substack.com/

IG @oracleofla

Between the Worlds Podcast

About the Host

Zaneta (they/them) is a queer, multi Brooklyn-based sound ritualist, listening educator, nature recordist, creativity activist, tarot reader, and podcast host. At the core of their work is a deep desire to remember how to live in interconnectedness.  Whether that is through meditation and connecting with the self, or in community rituals to connect to the land, Zaneta weaves sound and ritual to create experiences that transform the way participants hear and connect to the world.  

In the spirit of an interconnected world, Zaneta focuses on supporting folx to make their art and express themselves fully, knowing that interconnection and interdependence are rooted in our individual wholeness and that our authentic creative expression is at the heart of that wholeness.  It’s towards this collective vision that Zaneta offers channeled tarot readings for creative liberation, and offers readings to support artists in navigating their careers and projects.

To learn more about Zaneta’s work visit

www.soundartmagic.com

Instagram @soundartmagic

Boundaries as a love language. Clear communication as care. Authenticity as love. In this lunar cycle, we're redefining communication and how we relate to others. Exploring how we can create beauty even from writing a simple email.  Listen to the full creativity tarot reading as Zaneta shares the energies that are coming through this lunar cycle for our creativity and work, and how we can work with these energies for personal and collective growth. This reading is for Sept 25, the new moon in Libra, through Oct 24. 

Mentioned in this episode:

• Creative Liberation Tarot Readings
• Breathe in Black: A Breathwork Summit featuring Black Breathworkers Oct 20-23
• ArtWitch Patreon
• Sound + Nature newsletter

About the Host

Zaneta (they/them) is a queer, multi Brooklyn-based sound ritualist, listening educator, nature recordist, creativity activist, tarot reader, and podcast host. At the core of their work is a deep desire to remember how to live in interconnectedness.  Whether that is through meditation and connecting with the self, or in community rituals to connect to the land, Zaneta weaves sound and ritual to create experiences that transform the way participants hear and connect to the world.  

In the spirit of an interconnected world, Zaneta focuses on supporting folx to make their art and express themselves fully, knowing that interconnection and interdependence are rooted in our individual wholeness and that our authentic creative expression is at the heart of that wholeness.  It’s towards this collective vision that Zaneta offers channeled tarot readings for creative liberation, and offers readings to support artists in navigating their careers and projects. 

To learn more about Zaneta’s work, visit www.soundartmagic.com

Or follow them on IG @soundartmagic
 

About the Podcast

Art Witch is where creativity, magic, and healing align for personal and collective liberation.  Hosted by Brooklyn-based sound ritualist, arts educator, and tarot reader Zaneta, Art Witch aims to provide resources for the creative journey. In this podcast you’ll hear from a variety of artists, witches, healers, and experts sharing their wisdom and stories, all with the intention of helping folx make art and share their unique magic with the world.

Art Witch has a Patreon community where members meet regularly for group meditations, full moon rituals, and community conversations on art and magic. In addition, we have a full library of meditations and videos for the creative mystical journey. 

To support this podcast and become a member, visit www.patreon.com/soundartmagic

@artwitchpodcast

We start this lunar cycle with an inspired new moon in Aries on April 1st. How can we be available for the ecstatic energies of the moment? How can we be open to inspiration and available for magic? What needs to be released in order to move?

Mentioned in this episode:

• Sound + Listening Offering Newsletter 
• Zaneta's next grant project, Where Land Meets Sky: Geophonic Transmissions for the Body
• Art Witch Patreon
• How to Meditate Youtube Video 
• Call Your Power Back Meditation created by Zaneta 

About the Host

Zaneta (they/them) is a queer, multi Brooklyn-based sound ritualist, listening educator, nature recordist, creativity activist, tarot reader, and podcast host. At the core of their work is a deep desire to remember how to live in interconnectedness.  Whether that is through meditation and connecting with the self, or in community rituals to connect to the land, Zaneta weaves sound and ritual to create experiences that transform the way participants hear and connect to the world.  

In the spirit of an interconnected world, Zaneta focuses on supporting folx to make their art and express themselves fully, knowing that interconnection and interdependence are rooted in our individual wholeness and that our authentic creative expression is at the heart of that wholeness.  It’s towards this collective vision that Zaneta offers channeled tarot readings for creative liberation, and offers readings to support artists in navigating their careers and projects. 

To learn more about Zaneta’s work, visit www.soundartmagic.com

Or follow them on IG @soundartmagic
 

About the Podcast

Art Witch is where creativity, magic, and healing align for personal and collective liberation.  Hosted by Brooklyn-based sound ritualist, arts educator, and tarot reader Zaneta, Art Witch aims to provide resources for the creative journey. In this podcast you’ll hear from a variety of artists, witches, healers, and experts sharing their wisdom and stories, all with the intention of helping folx make art and share their unique magic with the world.

Art Witch has a Patreon community where members meet regularly for group meditations, full moon rituals, and community conversations on art and magic. In addition, we have a full library of meditations and videos for the creative mystical journey. 

To support this podcast and become a member, visit www.patreon.com/soundartmagic

@artwitchpodcast

This lunar cycle will take us directly into the heart of perfectionism, how it arises in our processes and art, and how this affects self and collective. A lot came through around how we can reframe and better understand perfectionism in the larger map of our journey and what we can do to release perfectionism. 

Mentioned in this episode

• Creative Liberation Tarot Readings
• Sound Art Magic Youtube Channel - Imposter Syndrome video  coming out later this week
• Patreon Community 

About the Host

Zaneta (they/them) is a queer, multi Brooklyn-based sound ritualist, listening educator, nature recordist, creativity activist, tarot reader, and podcast host. At the core of their work is a deep desire to remember how to live in interconnectedness.  Whether that is through meditation and connecting with the self, or in community rituals to connect to the land, Zaneta weaves sound and ritual to create experiences that transform the way participants hear and connect to the world.  

In the spirit of an interconnected world, Zaneta focuses on supporting folx to make their art and express themselves fully, knowing that interconnection and interdependence are rooted in our individual wholeness and that our authentic creative expression is at the heart of that wholeness.  It’s towards this collective vision that Zaneta offers channeled tarot readings for creative liberation, and offers readings to support artists in navigating their careers and projects. 

To learn more about Zaneta’s work, visit www.soundartmagic.com

Or follow them on IG @soundartmagic
 

About the Podcast

Art Witch is where creativity, magic, and healing align for personal and collective liberation.  Hosted by Brooklyn-based sound ritualist, arts educator, and tarot reader Zaneta, Art Witch aims to provide resources for the creative journey. In this podcast you’ll hear from a variety of artists, witches, healers, and experts sharing their wisdom and stories, all with the intention of helping folx make art and share their unique magic with the world.

Art Witch has a Patreon community where members meet regularly for group meditations, full moon rituals, and community conversations on art and magic. In addition, we have a full library of meditations and videos for the creative mystical journey. 

To support this podcast and become a member, visit www.patreon.com/soundartmagic

@artwitchpodcast

On this week's episode, I welcome guest Barbara Howlin, an actress,  producer and acting coach. She facilitates support groups around Julia Cameron's book The Artist's Way,  and fosters community for artists and actors around the creative process.

We talked about our creative inner child, the stories we get stuck into, what it takes to accept oneself fully, The Artist's Way and of course... The Neverending Story! 😊

To join one of Barbara's next online Artist's way group : www.barbarahowlin.com

Get notified when the Silken Mirror membership opens in 2023 : http://eepurl.com/dxzCk9

Follow us on Instagram @moonlitpathchannel

This podcast is hosted by Laure Porché: http://laureporche.com. You can follow me on Instagram @laureporche
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SHOW DESCRIPTION:

Grace and Xandra report back from their Artist Vacations, and read listeners’ stories. Featuring Artist Dates from Otiti, Janae, Laura, Lorrie, Sara, and moms. The art life is taking the easy road.

You can read along here: https://www.heroinetraining.com/artist-date-ideas/

YOU'RE INVITED TO OUR ART PARTIES!

• Join us for a SOCIAL Art Party on Saturday May 29
• Join us for a SILENT Art Party on Tuesday June 8th

SHOW NOTES:

• Gala Darling
• Lorrie Kim’s interview with actor Rupert Graves
• Spotted Dick recipe
• Grace’s latest art at Sugarmynt Gallery: https://www.sugarmynt.com/ourshop

SHOW DETAILS:

Read more and subscribe to our newsletter at  http://theartlife.show

Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91617

Email:  theartlife@heroinetraining.com

Xandra Robinson-Burns is on Patreon:  patreon.com/heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram:  @gracegordonofficial

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie:  http://roriemusic.com

A  Heroine Training  Podcast

Grace admits to self-imposed stressors and Xandra experiences synchronicities with her former self. They choose process: in both movement and career decisions. What’s on your artist’s altar?

We’re collecting stories about Our Artist Dates for the next Campfire Episode! Send us your story: theartlife@heroinetraining.com

SHOW NOTES:

• The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron 
• Everyday Wonderland: http://everydaywonder.land/
• Toil and Trouble at Sugarmynt Gallery
• Sign up for our newsletter: heroinetraining.com/artlifenews

SHOW DETAILS:

Read more and subscribe to our newsletter at  http://theartlife.show

Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91617

Email:  theartlife@heroinetraining.com

Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page:  bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial

Xandra Robinson-Burns is on Patreon:  patreon.com/heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram:  @gracegordonofficial

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie:  http://roriemusic.com

A  Heroine Training  Podcast

SHOW DESCRIPTION:

Many people abandon The Artist’s Way around this point in the book. So here’s some extra encouragement! 🥰🥰🥰 Grace and Xandra challenge themselves to dream bigger and want more. Did you read your morning pages this week?

If you’re doing The Artist’s Way with us, we would especially love to hear from you! Send us an email (or a postcard!) and we’ll cheer you on.

SHOW NOTES:

• The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron 
• Pin Up Girl Clothing
• Everyday Wonderland 
• Toil and Trouble at Sugarmynt Gallery

RELATED EPISODES:

• Episode 30: Self Love For Artists with Amelia Fortes
• Episode 28: Art Life in Quarantine
• Episode 5: Is Art Fun?

SHOW DETAILS:

Read more and subscribe to our newsletter at  http://theartlife.show

Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91617

Email:  theartlife@heroinetraining.com

Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page:  bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial

Xandra Robinson-Burns is on Patreon:  patreon.com/heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram:  @gracegordonofficial

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie:  http://roriemusic.com

A  Heroine Training  Podcast

In this reflection on Week 1 of Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way, Xandra and Grace face different challenges with their Artist Dates. They dream of Imaginary Lives, and ask: Can you "shadow declared artists" while being an artist yourself?

If you're doing The Artist's Way with us, we would especially love to hear from you! Send us an email (or a postcard!) and we'll cheer you on.

SHOW NOTES: 

• The Art Life Episode 36: Grace Quantock's Art Life
• IN THE WILD LIGHT by Jeff Zentner
• Splittings by Adrienne Rich
• Say Yes by Andrea Gibson
• Ode to the Things He Couldn't Take by Evan Boyd Knoll
• Heroine Training Best of 2020
• I LIKE TO WATCH: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution by Emily Nussbaum
• Get Organized with The Home Edit on Netflix
• Love and Light, Vol. One. - Album by Brig Feltus

SHOW DETAILS:

Read more and subscribe to our newsletter at http://theartlife.show

Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91617

Email: theartlife@heroinetraining.com

Xandra Robinson-Burns is on Patreon: patreon.com/heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram: @gracegordonofficial

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com

A Heroine Training Podcast 

Grab your notebooks, activate your sketch books, I am sharing with you some practical magic. This is my Grimoire, listen in to learn how I use my notebook as a tool to travel time, shape shift and connect to a higher power. If you are an artist or a creative person, no initiation required. Learn some tips to protect yourself from creative blocks and boredom. Any notebook will do, I found mine on a sidewalk, in front of Molasses bookstore in Brooklyn, just bring your heart and soul.

Delving into the past brings frustration for Jess and inspiration for Fiona. Jess tackles a tiny fiber art project and explores possible reasons for her creative inhibitions, while Fiona takes herself on a kitschy artist’s date to refill her “image well”. 

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We mention:
The piano hammering video by Amanda Palmer
Brené Brown on comparative suffering
Judith Just and her juicy tapestries
The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

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Thanks for listening to ART HORSE! If the pod is doing somethin for ya, please leave us an iTunes review! It makes us feel all floppy inside.

Website: arthorsepod.com
See the images for this episode on Instagram: @arthorsepod

Did you make art while listening, or feel inspired to do something big?
Let us know on Instagram, or send us an email to arthorsepod@gmail.com.
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This week, the Girls discuss the trifecta of PBS purity, Lavar Burton, Mister Rogers, and Bob Ross. Julie loses her Bob Ross virginity as she watches her first episode of the Joy of Painting and tries her hand at the Bob Ross painting method. Melissa gets emotional about Daniel Striped Tiger and Bob Ross's wife, and that's okay. The Girls also talk artist dates and wrap up their circle of gratitude as November draws to a close. Dream big, feel feelings, and move mountains with this week's episode.