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How to Make Prolific Art: Becoming the Bridge, Communing with the Muse, and Tuning into Earth’s Rhythms with Poet Jacqueline Suskin
Do you want to make more art or dissolve your writer’s block? How do prolific artists find the time, energy, and passion to compose art? Have you wondered how to weave your creative practice and the natural world together?In this Moonbeaming episode, host Sarah Faith Gottesdiener and Jacqueline Suskin, a poet who’s written over 40 thousand poems uncover Jacqueline’s creative process for on-demand poetry writing by way of improvisation, muses, and channeling energy.In this episode you’ll learn:How to become the bridge to channel messages from the macro to the microLife as practice through patience and observationHow to tune into Earth’s rhythms and the impact of seasonal cycles of creative workExamples of how to create a simple ritual when receiving creative, intuitive giftsIf you want to renew inspiration and revive curiosity, translate energy transmission into creative projects and collaborate with Earth’s cycles, this episode is for you.About Guest: Jacqueline Suskin is a poet and educator who has composed over forty thousand improvisational poems with her ongoing writing project, Poem Store. Suskin is the author of 8 books, including The Edge of The Continent Volumes 1-3, Help in the Dark Season, Every Day is a Poem, and A Year in Practice, with work featured in various publications including the New York Times, the Atlantic, and the Los Angeles Times. An ecstatic earth-worshiper, she lives in Detroit where she works as a teaching artist with InsideOut Literary Arts, bringing nature poetry into classrooms with her Poem Forest curriculum.Jacqueline’s Links:Book: A Year in PracticeWebsiteInstagram MOONBEAMING LINKSJoin the Moon Studio Patreon.Buy the 2025 Many Moons Lunar Planner.Subscribe to our newsletter.Find Sarah on Instagram.
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How To Use Your Spiritual Gifts: Sarah’s origin story
Are you stuck in the sometimes confusing path of spirituality? Do you ask yourself, ‘Is this really for me?’ or ‘Am I required to share my spiritual gifts for a happier life?’Hint: You don’t have to.If you haven’t listened to part 1 and part 2 of this mini series, Thoughts on a Future Spirituality, go back and take a listen before jumping into this final part.In this Moonbeaming episode, host Sarah Faith Gottesdiener gets personal and talks about her early reluctance to mysticism, tarot as a portal to her psychic abilities, and the path to understanding which of her spiritual gifts to keep close and which gifts thrive in broader community. This episode is packed with business tips for mystics, psychics, modern witches, and artists.In this episode, you’ll learn:The concept and practice of timeline weavingEnergetic hygiene for highly sensitive and psychic peopleConsent for the utilization of spiritual giftsAdvice for service-based businessesThe value of lunar practices and archetypes in spiritual and healing workIf you’ve been on the fence about your spiritual path, want to utilize your gifts effectively, or need guidance and preparation on your mystical and creative profession, this episode is for you.MOONBEAMING LINKSJoin the Moon Studio Patreon.Buy the 2025 Many Moons Lunar Planner.Subscribe to our newsletter.Find Sarah on Instagram.
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Thoughts on a future spirituality: Unlock Your True Nature, Creating Better Problems, and Having Fun (pt. 2)
Don’t you want better life lessons? Want to learn how to define your spirituality so you can live your life in the truest, magical way possible?If you haven’t listened to part 1 of this mini series, Spirituality is not a self-improvement project, go back and take a listen before jumping into this one.In this Moonbeaming episode, host Sarah Faith Gottesdiener shares how she defines spirituality and its core aspects: prioritization of the Spirit, the natural world, engagement with the truth, its paradoxical nature to the personal and the collective, and the deep connection to creativity.In this episode, you’ll learn:The importance of treating things as alive and worthy of acknowledgmentHow detachment and love can access the truthHow personal vulnerabilities often reveal universal experiencesHow the Many Moons planner is an all-in-one, fun tool to support your spiritual engagement practicesIf you’re looking for how to align with your true nature, to start shifting your perspective, and have fun with spirituality, this episode is for you!MOONBEAMING LINKSJoin the Moon Studio Patreon.Buy the 2025 Many Moons Lunar Planner.Subscribe to our newsletter.Find Sarah on Instagram.
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Spirituality is not a self-improvement project: Thoughts on a future spirituality (part 1)
Are you an avid self-help consumer who’s always looking to improve yourself and do you question your life every few years? Have you been wondering if you’re truly in touch with your unique spirituality?In this Moonbeaming episode, host Sarah Faith Gottesdiener introduces common subconscious scripts called The Three S’s of Colonialism: shame, scarcity, and separation, and how spirituality is often misconstrued as a self-improvement project when it’s actually quite different from wellness, self-help, or even religion. Curious?In this episode, you’ll learn:How to release yourself from the co-dependency of self-developmentHow to identify what you may need for trauma healingFor practitioners: becoming more responsible on the language of spirituality, healing, and traumaIf you’re ready to discern what can actually support your ongoing healing and what spirituality genuinely offers, this episode is for you!Moonbeaming listeners, save 40% this fall at www.quarto.com/campaign/witchcraft.Free U.S. shipping for Many Moons until November 8th at 3:00 PM PST. Use code "pod" at checkout.Episodes mentioned:You Are Not Going To Hell: A Conversation with Eryn Johnson about Healing with the HierophantMOONBEAMING LINKSJoin the Moon Studio Patreon. Buy the 2025 Many Moons Lunar Planner.Subscribe to our newsletter. Find Sarah on Instagram.
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Astrology For Big Life and Planet Transitions with Jeff Hinshaw of Cosmic Cousins
Do you get anxious about big planetary transits? Are you looking for cosmic allies during these times of collective transitions and transformations?In this Moonbeaming episode, host Sarah Faith Gottesdiener invites Jeff Hinshaw of Cosmic Cousins to share some insight on something many of us are anticipating or curious about: Pluto entering Aquarius. What are the potential challenges of this transition and what does it offer to the collective consciousness?Jeff discusses his favorite astrological support system: asteroids.In this episode you’ll learn:How asteroids bring gender balance to the often patriarchal planetary system in astrologyThe details and nuances that asteroids represent and the 4 feminine archetypesHighlighting Pallas (asteroid) in Aquarius in 2025Big themes the collective consciousness may experienceIf you want to acquire special knowledge on asteroids as a healing resource and need nurturing support during big, collective transformations, this episode is for you!Moonbeaming listeners, save 40% this fall at www.quarto.com/campaign/witchcraft.About Guest: Jeff Hinshaw is the founder of Cosmic Cousins: Soul-Centered Astrology and has made several contributions to the world of astrology. Exploring the intersection of astrology and spirituality, Jeff discusses the connections between astrology and other esoteric practices, such as tarot, psychology, meditation, and yoga. Some of Jeff’s deepest areas of interests, in which he has participated in extensive study and research, is connected to the Planetoids, including: Chiron, Eris, Black Moon Lilith, and the Asteroids. Jeff is captivated by these placements because they offer much needed vocabulary for incorporating more feminine, queer and gender-expansive archetypes into the astrological conversation.More on Cosmic Cousins:Cosmic Cousins WebsiteInstagram @cosmic.cousinsCosmic Cousins Substack MOONBEAMING LINKSJoin the Moon Studio Patreon.Buy the 2025 Many Moons Lunar Planner.Subscribe to our newsletter. Find Sarah on Instagram.
Moonbeaming helps creatives, intuitives, mystics, visionaries, practitioners, and small business owners navigate change and cycles. We explore spiritual concepts, consciousness and energy, archetypes, visual culture, psychology, and effective practices that will help you expand, learn, and grow.
Your host Sarah Faith Gottesdiener, is an artist, author, small business owner and practitioner with over 20 years of experience. Visit the [moon-studio.co](http://moon-studio.co) for more of her education and products.