Ep. 38: Aycee Brown - Embody Your Magic

I’m not interested in spiritual practices to escape the world. I long for practices that allow us to move authentically and skillfully in the world. That’s the kind of work this week’s guest, Aycee Brown, teaches.Aycee Brown’s new book Embody Your Magic is thesis in three short words. How do be bring our mysical, magical selves into our bodies and into the world.(One of my joys in hosting this podcast is finding people who share my ethos and making new friends instantly.)In a world that pulls us in every direction, where our to-do lists are never complete, and there is a constant hum of anxiety about something else we “should” be doing — finding a way to pause, turn off the noise, and come back to our bodies and our hearts is essential. And Aycee knows this intimately.When we turn away from the noise of the outside world and return to our inner natures, we connect to our innate wisdom. In the end, that’s what every spiritual practice is about: they are all pathways back into our own hearts.Aycee’s grounded presence in this conversation is also in the pages of her new book, and I’m grateful she’s doing this work — and that we all get to benefit from it.About This EpisodeAycee Brown has been reading people’s charts since homeroom. A psychic medium, astrologer, human design practitioner, and MBA — she moves between the spiritual and material worlds without apology and without losing her footing in either. Her recently published book, Embody Your Magic, is the culmination of a lifetime of doing exactly that.We trace Aycee’s path from a near-death experience at four years old, -- which she believes activated her psychic sensitivity -- to a grandmother who taught her to decode her dreams without ever calling it spiritual training. We talk about finding astrology at 13 because she thought something was wrong with her, what it means to teach people to play the cards they’ve been dealt, and why she has always been able to see exactly what someone is meant to do — whether they listen or not.We close on something I haven’t been able to stop thinking about: in a world drowning in information, the most radical spiritual act right now might be turning it off. Getting back in your body. Feeling the grass under your feet. Aycee says it plainly and I believe her.Chapters* [00:01:59] Growing up with Unity, hoodoo, and a grandmother who decoded dreams* [00:06:32] A near-death experience at four — and what it awakened* [00:13:40] Finding astrology at 13 to figure out what was wrong with her* [00:18:35] What Aycee does professionally — and how it became a business* [00:21:01] What her spiritual life looks like today* [00:29:37] The most important spiritual principle right now: get back in your bodyResources & References* 📚 Embody Your Magic by Aycee Brown: https://www.ayceebrown.com/embody-your-magic-book* 🎙️ Aycee’s podcast Is My Aura On Straight: https://www.ayceebrown.com/blog* 📚 The American Daughters by (New Orleans native son!) Maurice Carlos Ruffinhttps://mauricecarlosruffin.com/* 📚 Dominion by Addie Kitchens:https://bookshop.org/p/books/dominion-addie-e-citchens/* 📚 Malcolm in the Desert by Malcolm X’s daughter https://www.ilyasahshabazz.com/books/ orhttps://bookshop.org/p/books/malcolm-in-the-desert-wisdom-from-the-spiritual-transformation-of-a-civil-rights-icon-dr-ilyasah-shabazz/* 💬 adrienne maree brown: “The revolution must be irresistible,” is a quote from Pleasure Activism: https://adriennemareebrown.net/book/pleasure-activism/Work with Aycee🌐 https://www.ayceebrown.com/📸 Follow Aycee on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ayceebrown/🎥 On Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ayceebrownWork with Vera🌐 veralester.com📅 Book a coaching discovery call: veralester.as.me/coaching-discovery📸 Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/verarocks/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit veralester.substack.com/subscribe