Erotic Devotion (formerly home-body podcast)

How can we devote our attention to practices that serve our individual and collective well-being? Mary Grace discusses the Virgo full moon and how it illuminates the mutable areas of our charts to practically serve, find unity + digest our lives. She also  reads + discusses ceremony in regards to a passage from from Braiding Sweetgrass from Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer and she shares a channeled messag...

“Grief doesn’t have to eat us alive.” Today's guest Yarrow Magdalena shares practices of ritual, finding ways to be with grief, moments of forced stillness, getting off of Instagram, cocooning, embracing the idea of “enough” in a world that encourages constant production, and the gift of looking from the margins. We also discuss (9:47)  How ritual doesn’t have to be complicated, it can be sma...

The Sun and Venus enter Pisces later on this month to bring some salve to February 2021 astrology. Mary Grace encourages us to widen our consciousness and examine the big picture through a lens of yes/and or both/and. She further explores what it means to have a practice of neutrality; how being human both is and isn’t safe; how taking courage is a necessary part of the healing process. She wraps...

We explore the upcoming square between Saturn + Uranus -- a key signature of 2021's astrology. We look at how their roles intermingle, rethink the relationship between order and rebellion, and remind ourselves to seek clarity, grounding and community.  If you enjoyed the episode, check out: Episode 75: New Moon in Aquarius + Imbolc Episode 69: The Great Conjunction, a new era Mentioned in the...

Full moon in Leo on January 28, Mercury's upcoming retrograde through Aquarius, Imbolc and the New Moon in Aquarius on February 11.   I also discuss /  Leo full moon and serving from a place of sovereignty Aquarius stellium, finding your YES and committing to the work of saying ‘yes’  How Mercury retrograde can facilitate internal research and renewal in a culture that overemphasizes external...

Why does self-care = overconsumption? Isaias Hernandez (aka @queerbrownvegan) discusses the relationship between human and animal injustices, how queerness and diversity are inherent in nature, the danger of perfectionism in the zero-waste movement, and how you may already be practicing conscious consumerism without knowing it. We also discuss /  (16:03) How queerness impacts his understanding of...

Tami + Selima Lust of Iwilla Remedy talk with us about herbalism, the role of emotions in sustainable healing work and the value of forgiveness in our healing journeys.  WE DISCUSS /  *Why the “whole-systems thinking” of natural healing + holistic healing is vital  *Why we often  tolerate or endure unnecessary pain + illness *Tami + Selima's  personal healing journeys *Facilitating healing sp...

Today I discuss how the Ace of Pentacles + the High Priestess can help us experiment with the structures that support our most powerful flow. I also talk about the main astrology happening in January 2021 and share a personalized, channeled message just for this audience. I discuss: Ace of Pentacles + High Priestess Mars enters Taurus Mars square Saturn Mars conjunct Uranus Mercury entering Aquari...

Today I share about your expansive divine nature and guide you in a meditation to help you access your own grace + center your heart. I also discuss /  a poetic summary of deep alignment inspired by our listeners (you!) giving + receiving our own grace a guided meditation for your light-being, for centering your heart and feeling the expansiveness of your true nature. LINKS / ~free~ webinar for ho...

In this episode, I talk about your deep alignment -- what is it, why it's important and the power in your alignment for the world. I also discuss: * Why I am deleting instagram * How you can run your business without instagram. * What is deep alignment in the physical and energetic bodies * Some common causes for misalignment  * Why it’s essential to connect to your center * What is the point...

This episode brings us to the Winter Solstice and the "Great Conjunction" with Saturn + Jupiter in Aquarius. This aspect initiates a new era, a new epoch and a new element. I speak about my hopes for this world, the opportunities it can create as well as what the new world is calling us to.  I also discuss... *Mercury entering Capricorn *Sun entering Capricorn *Winter Solstice - a portal...

In today's episode, I share about the upcoming solar eclipse in Sagittarius, Saturn’s entrance into Aquarius + Jupiter’s entrance into Aquarius. I’ll share briefly about some of the dynamics this sets up for 2021, the necessity of community, and how LIFE needs difference to survive.   I discuss / *Why I'm so proud of you *Solar eclipse in Sagittarius on December 13/14 *Saturn’s entrance...

In this episode, regenerative beekeeper Ang Roell talks with us about how bees teach us about consensus, planning to thrive and the parallels between bee health + human health within our current agricultural system. We discuss /  *Their lineage + family history of beekeeping *The complexity of collaborating directly with the natural world to earn a living *White folk’s cultural displacement of her...

In today's episode, I share about the upcoming penumbral lunar eclipse in Gemini on November 30 and Mercury's entrance into Sagittarius. These transits bring us an invitation to further embody our minds, go to the trouble and give thanks to life for life. I discuss / *Lunar eclipse in Gemini *Bringing our minds back into our bodies *Mercury entering Sagittarius *Radicalizing our dreams *...

Today I am joined by Alysia Mazzella --   a traditional beeswax candlemaker and the author of Fourfold the Oracle, an oracle deck she created based on natural cycles of four. She is also the co-founder of Backland Gardens a project in upstate New York focusing on skill shares, education + self-sustainability. WE DISCUSS / *How she got into candle making -- a process that grew from a personal pract...

In this episode, I discuss some of the major astrological transits over the next couple weeks including Mars stationing direct, Scorpio New moon, Venus entering Scorpio + the Sun entering Sagittarius. I DISCUSS /  Jupiter conjunct Pluto Mars stations direct Scorpio New Moon Venus entering Scorpio Sun entering Sagittarius Channeled message for the next couple weeks  A poem LINKS / Sign up for a FRE...

In this episode, feminist writer + educator Amelia Hruby shares about breaking up with diet culture, learning to love herself, her new book Fifty Feminist Mantras and the non-neutrality of technology and social media. WE DISCUSS The process of re-visiting her writing and working on a new edition of her book Learning from our past selves and using the process of review to evaluate our growth Re-ali...

In this episode, I share from writings by Octavia Butler + Mary Oliver to help us unfold the astrological weather for the next couple weeks. I discuss: Samhain + Taurus Full Moon conjunct Uranus Mercury square Saturn Mercury stationing direct Re-orienting towards that which sustains life LINKS Support the Podcast on Patreon + get monthly video astro forecasts Get FREE monthly prompts for the curre...

Mimi is a Taiwanese Canadian, a shamanic intuitive and founder of CEREMONIE. Mimi works with a blend of modalities including core shamanism, plant spirit healing, ancestral wisdom, dream work, chaos magick, and other Chinese esoterics and divination practices. We talk about the concept of “wu” in Chinese culture and its likely implications in our concept of “woo” or “woo-woo.”  We also get into so...

In today's episode, I share about the upcoming Libra New Moon and the Sun moving into Scorpio. I also talk about the importance of being awake in this time, connecting to surrender + resilience and (of course) dragons. I also discuss: *Libra New Moon *Sun square Pluto *Sun square Saturn *Sun moving into Scorpio *What does awake mean and not mean *Moving from control to inner sovereignty *How...

In today's episode, Andréa Ranae Johnson, founder of Whole Self Liberation, joins me to talk about centering relationship in our movement towards liberation. We also talk about divesting from the narrative of activism as suffering and why it's important to motivate ourselves beyond simply not causing harm.  We also discuss: How she found herself on this path from a young age How she acce...

In this episode, I'll talk about some of the astrological highlights for the next couple weeks as well as share a channeled message for this part of the month. I also discuss: *Full Moon in Aries *Venus moving into Virgo *Mercury opposing Uranus *Sun opposing Mars *Mercury stationing retrograde in Scorpio Support the Podcast on Patreon + get monthly video astro forecasts Get FREE monthly prom...

In this episode, I discuss the Sun's ingress into Libra and Mercury's into the sign of Scorpio. I also talk about illness or wounds as a daimon that wants to lead us onto a healing journey and how that may be different from simply a "fixing" journey. I discuss: *Sun's ingress into Libra *Mercury moving into Scorpio *Sun opposing Chiron *Mars square Saturn *Healing as a spi...

This is a special bonus, mini-episode dedicated to the Virgo New Moon happening on Thursday, September 17, 2020. LINKS / Group Reiki Circle on September 21 - Save your spot here! Support the Podcast on Patreon + get monthly astro forecasts Get FREE monthly prompts for the current astrology Mary Grace's IG Mary Grace's website Book a 1x1 Session: Astrology, Tarot, Reiki + Intuitive Consul...

This special episode is second (and final) look back over the first year of the podcast; and we're bringing you clips and highlights from both guest conversations and solo episodes. My hope is that long-time listeners will get a refreshing review and that newcomers will get a digestive summary of where we've been. You can find the links to the original episodes in the notes below; and I...