How can astrology help us give ourselves permission to do the things we deeply yearn to do and live the lives we would prefer? What is the connection between a creative practice and a spiritual journey in helping us to process shame, and how can practices like playing Dungeons and Dragons with friends or baking sourdough for our community resource our somatic capacity in the revolution?

Kristyn with a why chats with Jeanna Kadlec about her memoir- "Heretic: A Queer Revolt against Evangelicalism, Empire, and the Lies we are Sold;" astrology; the role of queerness, creativity, and community in the revolution; the importance of being cringe earnest; and why it is imperative to prioritize and keep personal our playful pleasure practices to stay grounded and resourced in capitalism.

Jeanna Kadlec’s Disney column at Longreads

You can follow Jeanna’s substack "Astrology for Writers."

Follow the podcast on Substack or Instagram!

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Grateful for all the learning and inspiration alluded to in today’s episode:

Carmen Spagnola’s Numinous Network

Listen to Jeanna and friends on their podcast Call your Coven- Coming out of the broom closet

Audrey Lourde “Uses of the Erotic”

Kristyn’s Intro to Astrology →Diana Rose Harper 's Podcast with JVN

Maeg Kaene*

Pallas K. Augustine

Mecca Woods

Sasha Ravitch

ET Shipley*

*Kristyn has had readings with Maeg and ET and highly recommend them both <3

Melissa Febos.

Lilly Dancyger

Mary Karr

Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

Ashley Ford's “Somebody’s Daughter”

For more deconstructing fundamentalist Christianity, check out Tia Leving’s Instagram and Substack

Liberation with Rev. angel Kyodo williams

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Thankful for the musical inspiration for the theme song:

Hadestown by Anais Mitchell, specifically “Our Lady of the Underground” and Orpheus’ Song

“Hedwig’s Theme” by John Williams

Shout out for the artistic assistance of:

Matt Schubbe (Logo)

Kevin Carlow (Music)

Can any good story that compels you towards a more liberated life be considered “Gospel?” If the Bible doesn’t mention Hell, what else might fundamentalist Christianity be getting wrong? Is this whole podcast made possible by Kristyn’s teenage years of evangelical somatics? If inspiration is really a godsend, then isn’t our creative practice a worship of the divine?

Kristyn with a Why chats with friend and fellow spiritual-creative Matt about story and gospel as they introduce themselves and set intentions for the stories they are working on in their weekly writer’s group.

You can find Matt here&here

Follow the podcast on Substack & Instagram!

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Grateful for all the learning and inspiration alluded to in today’s episode:

Carmen Spagnola’s Numinous Network

Sophie Strand’s novel: “The Madonna Secret”

Marcus Borg: “Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time”

For more deconstructing fundamentalist Christianity, check out Tia Leving’s Instagram and Substack and Jeanna Kadlec’s “Heretic”

Liberation with Rev. angel Kyodo williams

As always:----------------------------------

Thankful for the musical inspiration for the theme song:

Hadestown by Anais Mitchell, specifically “Our Lady of the Underground” and Orpheus’ Song

“Hedwig’s Theme” by John Williams

Shout out for the artistic assistance of:

Matt Schubbe (Logo)

Kevin Carlow (Music)