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Belief, Being, & BEYOND!
by Granddaughter Crow
What do you believe—and how did you come to believe it? Welcome to Belief, Being, & BEYOND, where curiosity meets spirituality, and we explore the beliefs, practices, and experiences that shape how we move through the world. We dialogue with authors, teachers, witches, shamans, pagans, occultists, and other curious souls about what they believe—and what might lie BEYOND. Join Granddaughter Crow (aka Dr. Joy Gray), a Medicine Woman, Shamanic Practitioner, and member of the Navajo Nation as she interviews authors and creators on what they believe in. If you're looking for a place to explore different spiritual perspectives, ideas and practices then this is the podcast for you! Jenny C Bell, a witch with over three decades of experience, joins as a co-host and often uses her degree in literature to take a deeper look at an author's work. There’s no spiritual pop quiz here, and no one has all the answers. We ask questions, explore different perspectives, w
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Shadow Work | A Witch & A Shaman
Text or VM the Show The shadow is not a monster under the bed. Most of the time, it is the part of us that got shamed, silenced, or trained to disappear and it is still trying to protect us the only way it knows how. We start with a clear, grounded definition of shadow work through Carl Jung…
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Neuroscience and Magic? | Dr. Siddharth Ramakrishnan author of The Neuroscience of Magic
Text or VM the Show What really happens in your brain when you practice magic, pull tarot cards, or step into a ritual with a clear intention? We talk with neuroscientist, educator, and author Siddharth Ramakrishnan about the surprising places where modern neuroscience and ancient mystical…
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Crafty Witchy Cord Magic | Loren Morris Author of Cord Magic
Text or VM the Show Braiding your hair with a whispered intention sounds simple, but it opens a door into a whole world of fiber magic. We’re joined by Loren Morris, a traditional witch, owner of Primitive Witchery in Kingsport, Tennessee, and author of The Crafty Witch’s Guide to Cord Magic.…
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Are Tattoos Magickal? | Jake Morningstar author of Tattoo Magick
Text or VM the Show Tattoos can be art, memory, armor, prayer, or pure fun, but what happens when you treat ink as a living spiritual tool. I’m joined by Jake Morningstar, founder and high priest of Diamond Eye Coven, to unpack tattoo magick as real-world spellwork you can do with healed tattoos,...
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Do You Work With Angels | A Witch & A Shaman
Text or VM the Show We start with a community question from Our Coven Community: do you work with angels? From there, we get honest about what “angel work” means when you come from a strict Christian or Catholic background, and why opting out can be just as healthy and powerful as opting in. We...
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The Gender Doula | Eli Lawliet, Ph.D. author of Gender Rituals
Text or VM the Show We’re sitting down with Eli Lawliet, PhD, the creator of the gender doula, to offer a more grounded, human way into gender exploration: start with desire, values, and what actually feels good in your body, then build support around that. We talk about why the gender doula…
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What is Crystal Gridding | A Witch & A Shaman
Text or VM the Show You’ve heard people talk about “crystal grids,” but what does gridding actually mean, and how do you do it without turning it into a complicated craft project? We sit down with author Jenny C. Bell and Granddaughter Crow to answer a community question with real, usable steps...
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Ghosts are People Too | Richard-Lael Lillard, Judika Illes, Jake Morningstar
Text or VM the Show Ghosts are not just jump scares and cold spots. When we actually compare notes across witchcraft, occult practice, mediumship, and lived experience, the “paranormal” starts to look a lot more like a normal part of being human. We sit down as a roundtable with Judika Illes,...
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How To Celebrate Fall Equinox | A Witch & A Shaman
Text or VM the Show The fall equinox can feel like a line in the calendar, but it is also experienced in your body and your lifestyle. We take a listener question from our community and explore what it actually means to celebrate the autumn equinox when your weather, your schedule, and even your...
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How To: A Guide to Divination | JoAnna Farrer author of The Diviner’s Path
Text or VM the Show You can learn a lot of tarot keywords and still feel stuck the moment a real question hits. We wanted to get underneath that frustration and talk about what actually makes divination work: listening, timing, symbolism, and the courage to respond. Our guest JoAnna Ferrar...
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Easy Daily Spiritual Ritual | A Witch & A Shaman... 100th Episode Celebration
Text or VM the Show Your day is already full, so we’re not here to hand you another impossible checklist. We’re here to help you turn what you already do into a daily ritual that actually feels nourishing, grounded, and doable. Jenny C Bell and I start with the simplest foundation: if you have a...
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A Native Greek Priestess Reviving the Lost Earth Temple Arts | Elyse Welles Author of Sacred Wild
Text or VM the Show The land is not a backdrop. It is a relationship and once you start treating it that way, your whole spiritual life changes. We’re joined by Elyse Welles, best-selling author of Sacred Wild and a modern Greek priestess devoted to reviving earth temple arts of the…
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How Do You Find Your Spiritual Allies? A Witch & A Shaman explore Spirit Allies
Text or VM the Show A crystal catches your eye, an herb keeps showing up in your yard, or a particular animal won’t leave your thoughts. Is that random, or is it relationship? We lean into a community question that goes straight to the heart of nature-based spirituality: how do you choose your...
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What is Slavic Paganism in the Words of a Serbian American | Anna Urošević Applegate author "Slava!"
Text or VM the Show Rev. Anna Urošević Applegate sits down with Granddaughter Crow and Jenny C Bell to share. As a first-generation Serbian American, she grew up moving between languages, calendars, and expectations, carrying both the ache of otherness and the seed of a powerful spiritual skill:...
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Do You Need a Spiritual Label? A Witch & a Shaman Talk Identity
Text or VM the Show You don’t need to pick a box and live inside of it; you might need a label to express parts of self to others. We love to take on a community question we hear: do witches, pagans, and spiritual seekers actually need labels, or are all these titles just noise? From “crystal...
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How to Find Spiritual Community Without Losing Yourself | Judika Illes, Deborah Blake, Mat Auryn
Text or VM the Show Tonight’s Roundtable Dialogue is on the Topic of Community – moreover spiritual community. Seasonally, it is autumn here in the Northern Hemisphere and kids are going back to school, and there is a community focus before the winter sets in. Our spiritual practices can range…
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What Are Spirit Guides? A Witch & a Shaman Explore Spiritual Guidance
Text or VM the Show We sit down for a community Q&A with Granddaughter Crow and Jenny C. Bell to unpack what spirit guides are, how a spirit guide team can include ancestors, animals, nature spirits, angels, deities, crystals, and more, and why none of it needs to fit into a spiritual hierarchy.…
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Crystal Divination & Scrying | with Nicholas Pearson, Crystal Expert
Text or VM the Show Ever picked up a stone and felt like it had something to say, but you weren’t sure how to listen? We’re joined by Nicholas Pearson, one of today’s leading voices in crystal healing and gemstone magic, to make crystal divination feel clear, grounded, and doable. We talk about…
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What is Channeling? A Witch & A Shaman Explore Channeling
Text or VM the Show This is a segment called A Witch & A Shaman (W&S) where Jenny C Bell & Granddaughter Crow sit down to answer questions. This question came to us from Our Coven Community, “Can you share more about channeling, your experience and how it works?” The weirdest moment can be the…
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Qigong & Magic for Grounding | with Rene Collins, Qigong Expert
Text or VM the Show Your spiritual practice can be powerful and still leave you wiped out. If you’ve ever felt a ritual hangover, floated out of your body for days, or tried to “push through” with borrowed energy, this conversation is a reset. We’re joined by Rene Collins, a magician, musician…
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Self-Transformation w/The Initiates Oracle | with Marcella Kroll
Text or VM the Show A scarab on the cover isn’t just pretty design, it’s a symbol of transformation. We’re joined by Marcella Kroll, a psychic medium, occult practitioner, and spiritual counselor, to talk about The Initiates Oracle and why this deck is built for ritual, integration, and real-life...
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Spellcasting, Witch Encyclopedias, Oracle Decks | with Judika Illes Expert Author & Witch
Text or VM the Show Spellwork does not belong to an elite club. When Judika Illes sits down with us, we get a clear, grounded reminder that if you are a human with desires or fears, you already have the raw material for magic. We talk about why her work, from Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells to her...
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How Does a Shaman & Witch Protect Themselves
Text or VM the Show You can be spiritually open without being spiritually exposed, and that line is what we explore with spiritual protection that works in real life. We get questions all the time about how to protect your energy, why it matters, and what “protection” even means if you are an...
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Are UFOs Real? The Metaphysics of UFOs | Dr. Jonathan Kendall UFO Explorer
Text or VM the Show UFO stories are easy to dismiss until you look at what serious researchers actually wrestle with: physical traces on the ground, multi-witness sightings, “unknowns” admitted by official programs, and a strange pattern of spiritual aftereffects that do not fit a simple...
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What is Palmistry? Palmistry Made Easy | PV Dai Professional Palmist
Text or VM the Show Your hands are not a sentence, they are a story you can edit. We sit down with professional palmist and author Paula Victoria Dai to clear up the biggest palmistry myths, from the fear around the lifeline to the idea that a reading locks you into one fate. Palmistry, as Paula...
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Llewellyn’s Complete Book of the Moon | with Jesamyn Angelica High Priestess
Text or VM the Show The Moon has been shaping life on Earth since before humans had words for wonder, and we don’t have to treat that as metaphor. We sit down with Lady Jesamyn Angelica, priestess, ritualist, and oracle, to talk about the Moon as a real force: tides, water, bodies, evolution, and...
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"What is Divination? How does it Work?" | Deborah Blake, Christopher Marmolejo, Jen Sankey
Text or VM the Show Hi Everybody, Granddaughter Crow Here. With yet another episode of Belief, Being, & BEYOND! On this show, we love bringing Great People to Great People. Week after week, Jenny C. Bell and I get to showcase Amazing Authors, Authentic Creators, and Dedicated Spiritualists and...
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A Neurodivergent Approach to Spiritual Practice | with Jenny C Bell Author Divergent Witchcraft
Text or VM the Show Magick is as dynamic as we are! We’re joined by Jenny C. Bell, author of Divergent Witchcraft, to talk about building an inclusive witchcraft practice for real humans: ADHD minds, autistic learners, highly sensitive people, and anyone who has ever felt “other” in a world built...
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Indigenous Wisdom - Healing the Land | Dr. Maceo Carrillo Martinet, Ecologist
Text or VM the Show The fastest way to lose the future is to forget the past, what the land already taught our ancestors. Granddaughter Crow sits down with Dr. Maceo Carrillo Martinet, ecologist, educator, and community restoration practitioner, to explore why climate change adaptation is as much...
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Moon Magick & Manifesting with the Moon | Jen Sankey Author
Text or VM the Show Manifestation gets sold like a shortcut, but your life doesn’t change on a timer. We sit down with author, tarot reader, and professional witch Jen Sankey to talk about a different approach: manifesting with the moon in a way that’s tangible, repeatable, and built for real...
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“How do Spiritualists and Witches View AI?” | Nikki Wardwell Sleath, Deborah Blake, Mickie Mueller
Text or VM the Show You know we love bringing Great People to Great People. Week after week, Jenny C. Bell and I, Granddaughter Crow, get to showcase Amazing Authors, Authentic Creators, and Dedicated Spiritualists. In such, we get to talk about the BEYOND and all of its Wonder! However…
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How to Become a Ghost | Samantha Corfield Author of Create Your Own Afterlife
Text or VM the Show Samantha is a spiritual counselor, educator, ordained minister, and PhD in theology and world religions, and she brings a rare mix of grounded care and mystic clarity. Her new book, Create Your Own Afterlife: Take Control of Life After Death, asks a bold question: what if the...
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Can the Tarot Assist with Decolonization? | with Christopher Marmolejo Author of The Red Tarot
Text or VM the Show Tarot isn’t just a mirror for your personal life. It can also be a language for breaking the spell of colonized thinking. We sit down with Christopher Marmolejo, author of The Red Tarot, to talk about divination as a “literacy of liberation” and what it looks like to read the...
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Ancient Deities for the Modern Witch | Deborah Blake, The Everyday Witch Author
Text or VM the Show A Deity can feel like a doorway, but most people get stuck on the threshold. How do you know who to approach, what to offer, and whether you’re crossing a line culturally or spiritually? We sit down with prolific modern witchcraft author Deborah Blake to talk about The…
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What is a Witch? | Raechel Henderson Author of A Witch Is: 13 Keys to Witchcraft
Text or VM the Show You can tell a lot about a person by how they define “a witch,” and Rachel Henderson refuses to define it for you. Raechel is a pagan and a witch who writes at the intersection of magic and creativity, and her latest book, A Witch Is: 13 Keys to Witchcraft, is built to help…
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How to Make Cozy Healing Drinks | Rhonda Kuykendall-Jabari author of Burn And Brew Rituals
Text or VM the Show Your coffee can be more than caffeine. It can be a steady, repeatable way to calm your nervous system, ground your energy, and remind you that you belong to yourself. We sit down with Reiki master teacher, ritualist, and Wellness Uprising founder Rhonda Kuykendall-Jabari to…
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Hózhǫ́ – A Navajo Nation Medicine Woman’s Self-Reclamation | Granddaughter Crow asks, "Am I Enough?"
Text or VM the Show A single Navajo word becomes a full roadmap for modern life. Jenny C Bell takes over the mic to interview Dr. Joy Gray (Granddaughter Crow) about her upcoming book, Hózhǫ́, and what harmony and balance look like when you’re living through noise, change, and real pressure. We…
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Audiobook - Hózhǫ́ | Granddaughter Crow Author & Narrator (Sample Clip)
Text or VM the Show The world is loud about who you “should” be, and it can slowly train you to think, feel, and even believe on command until your own life no longer feels like yours. We slow all of that down and turn inward, following a medicine woman and shamanic perspective on what it means…
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What are Magic Powders and How to Work with Them | Charity L Bedell, Author of Powerful Powders
Text or VM the Show A pinch of powder can be a full spell if you know what you are doing. We sit down with returning guest Charity L. Bedell to get practical about Powerful Powders and why magical powders remain one of the most versatile tools in spellcraft, hoodoo, conjure, and Southern folk...
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Defining Shadow Without Fear | Rev. Stefani Michelle Author
Text or VM the Show If shadow work makes you think of something evil, you’ve been sold a story that keeps you small. We sit down with Reverend Stefani Michelle, an interfaith minister with deep metaphysical roots, and talk about shadow work the way it actually works as a natural part of being...
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What are Flower Essences? | Lindsay Fauntleroy Founder of Spirit Seed Institute
Text or VM the Show The ground keeps shifting, but our roots don’t have to. We sit down with healer, acupuncturist, and author Lindsay Fauntleroy to explore how flower essences, Ifa (the wisdom of nature), and the five elements can restore clarity when life speeds past the heart’s capacity to...
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Magical Forest | Dr. Mark Langenfeld is the author of Wisdom from the Woods
Text or VM the Show What if the forest could translate psychology into plain language you can feel in your body? We sit down with clinical psychologist and author Mark Langenfeld to unpack Wisdom from the Woods, a pocket-sized devotional designed to guide a year of growth through practical nature...
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A Personal Journey a Spiritual Path | Ahaleaiah author of Lessons From Above
Text or VM the Show What if your hardest seasons were not punishments, but precise lessons nudging you toward a truer life? We sit down with Ahaleaiah (Tracy Nichols)—acupuncturist, herbalist, and spiritual teacher—to explore the Akashic Records, past-life memory, and the surprising freedom that...
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2026 Astrology Overview | Narayana Montúfar Author & Senior Astrologer
Text or VM the Show Change can feel chaotic until you have language for it. We sit down with astrologer and author Narayana Montúfar to decode 2026 as a year that anchors a wider shift that started in 2020—out of heavy earth patterns and into an era defined by air and fire: ideas, networks,...
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Professional Life Change - From Media To Magic | Amy Miranda Author of Remembering What We’ve Forgotten
Text or VM the Show A producer’s eye. A witch’s ear. A survivor’s will. That’s the energy Amy Miranda brings as we trace how she left award-winning media work, named her deepest wounds, and built a living map back to wonder. The conversation centers on her book What We’ve Forgotten, a richly...
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What is Hoodoo and/or Rootwork? | Mawiyah Kai EL-Jamah Bomani and Sherry Shone “That Hoodoo Lady”
Text or VM the Show A sacred circle, a living fire, and voices that won’t shrink to fit the frame. We brought together Mawiyah Kai EL-Jamah Bomani and Sherry Shone “That Hoodoo Lady” to talk about hoodoo as it’s actually lived: messy, embodied, ancestor-led, and unapologetically focused on...
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A Nigerian Woman's Journey with Spirituality | Perspective with Viv
Text or VM the Show What if your hardest times were invitations to remember who you really are? We sit down with Viv, a Nigerian-based creative, tarot reader, and host of “Perspective with Viv,” to explore how intuition, shadow work, and art can turn displacement into belonging. Raised in a…
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Healing Trauma with Yogo, EMDR, and Shadow Work | Jacqueline Jackson author of Holistic Trauma Healing
Text or VM the Show Ever wish healing felt less like reliving pain and more like coming home to your body? We sit down with writer, yoga therapeutics teacher, and group facilitator Jacqueline Jackson to explore how somatic practices, EMDR-inspired tools, and gentle shadow work help calm the...
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What is a Hagstone? What are Witching Stones? | Nicholas Pearson Author & Crystal Expert
Text or VM the Show Imagine picking up a beach pebble and realizing it’s not “just a rock,” but a potential ally with history, voice, and agency. That’s the journey we take with author and crystal expert Nicholas Pearson, who brings together geology, folklore, and practical magic to transform how...
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What is Día de Muertos | Laura González
Text or VM the Show What if death isn’t an ending, but a return to rest—and a reason to feed ancestors with flowers, fruit, and favorite foods? We invite Reverend Laura González to guide us through the deeper roots of Día de Muertos, far beyond costumes and candy. Laura opens the door to a...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
What do you believe—and how did you come to believe it?
Welcome to Belief, Being, & BEYOND, where curiosity meets spirituality, and we explore the beliefs, practices, and experiences that shape how we move through the world. We dialogue with authors, teachers, witches, shamans, pagans, occultists, and other curious souls about what they believe—and what might lie BEYOND.
Join Granddaughter Crow (aka Dr. Joy Gray), a Medicine Woman, Shamanic Practitioner, and member of the Navajo Nation as she interviews authors and creators on what they believe in. If you're looking for a place to explore different spiritual perspectives, ideas and practices then this is the podcast for you! Jenny C Bell, a witch with over three decades of experience, joins as a co-host and often uses her degree in literature to take a deeper look at an author's work.
There’s no spiritual pop quiz here, and no one has all the answers. We ask questions, explore different perspectives, w
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What do you believe—and how did you come to believe it? Welcome to Belief, Being, & BEYOND, where curiosity meets spirituality, and we explore the beliefs, practices, and experiences that shape how we move through the world. We dialogue with authors, teachers, witches, shamans, pagans, occultists,...
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