Gen Explains

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In episode 151 of the Gen Explains podcast, Gen explains the real history behind the legend of Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans. Gen and David explore her life as a free woman of color, hairdresser, and spiritual leader, how her story blends documented history with folklore, and the mythology that has grown around her name. Join the Kythera Club community by subscribing to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode of the Gen Explains podcast, we are joined by Tonya Kubo. Tonya is the host of the Find Your Freaks Podcast. Tonya and Gen get together for her birthday, explore her solar return chart, and dive into what in her astrology makes her a lover of odd folks and their stories. Get in touch with Tonya by following @tonyakubo or get all her links (including the Find Your Freaks podcast) at...

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In episode 148 of the Gen Explains podcast, Gen explains drink divination. Gen and David explore what divination is, the three traditional drinks associated with drink divination, and how you can practice drink divination yourself. Join the Kythera Club community by subscribing to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/genkahlo⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Leave...

This month's Mystic Maintenance guest is Arelli Rueda, founder of Rueda & Co Marketing. Gen and Arelli explore the importance of art, vision, and hard work as business founders. Gen gives Arelli a reading and also provides insight into future windows of possibility. Get in contact with Arelli for any social media management and marketing needs by visiting her website ruedacomarketing.com o...

In episode 146 of the Gen Explains podcast, Gen explains the true story which inspired the iconic film Nacho Libre. Gen and David explore the life of Father Sergio Gutierrez Benitez AKA Friar Storm (Fray Tormenta), the similarities and differences between the true story and film, and what the deal is with the multiple birthdays listed online for Father Sergio. Join the Kythera Club community by su...

In episode 145 of the Gen Explains podcast, Gen explains superstition. Gen and David explore superstition vs manifestation, the ways people begin to incorporate superstitions, and their own superstitions. Join the Kythera Club community by subscribing to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/genkahlo⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Leave us a voice note with question...

This episode is sponsored by Jamie’s Reading Rainbow 🌈 In episode 144 of the Gen Explains podcast, Gen and David explore spellwork. Gen and David explore what spellwork is, how to do it, and Gen's first spellwork consultation in 2019. Get an aura reading for yourself or even your pet! To get in contact with Jamie: ​discoveryourrainbow@gmail.com ​@jamielynnesq on Instagram ​In person at Moon C...

In today's episode, Gen and David discuss magick in movies. Gen and David rant and rave over 4 different films and how they portray magick and occultism: Tarot, Obsession, Sinners, and Late Night With the Devil. Join the Kythera Club community by subscribing to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon at ⁠⁠patreon.com/genkahlo⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Leave us a voice note with...

In this spotlight series, we discuss the impactful and tragic life of Alan Turing. We discuss his contribution to modern computing, his tragic personal life, and notable aspects in his birth chart. Join the Kythera Club community by subscribing to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon at ⁠patreon.com/genkahlo⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Leave us a voice note with questions or commen...

In today's Experience Exchange, we interviewed John Bultena. John is a writing professor at UC Merced and an occult metalhead. John shares his knowledge around the history of metal music, the tie in to the occult aspects (whether performative or integral), and his recommended albums for folks curious to start listening metal music. Listen to John's podcast "More Than Metal" anywh...

This month's Mystic Maintenance guest is Lisbeth Vazquez of the Alpha Bella y Mystica podcast. Gen and Lisbeth explore healing out loud via podcasting, being the black sheep, and a birth chart reading to see what cosmic combinations make up Lisbeth's unique life trajectory. Listen to the Alpha Bella y Mystica podcast wherever you get your podcast, including ⁠YouTube⁠. Join the Kythera Club communi...

In today's episode, Gen explains William Randolph Hearst. Gen and David explore the rise of yellow journalism and how Hearst helped invent modern media manipulation, how Hearst's obsession with collecting relics and antiquities connects to his birth chart, and how his empire still echoes through the media landscape David and Gen navigate today. Join the Kythera Club community by subscribing to our...

In today's Experience Exchange episode, Gen interviews the Wine Witch of the Central Coast, Nancy Ulloa. Nancy is a Latina winemaker who integrates her love of obscure wines with her spiritual practice. In this episode, Nancy explains her story, her process, and provides advice for anyone else forging their own path. Visit Nancy's tasting room, Ulloa Cellars , in Paso Robles or order her w...

In today's episode, Gen explains fashion astrology. Gen and David explore the recent uptick in folks wanting to find an aesthetic via astrology, Gen's personal aesthetic markers to look for, and how Gen and David's fashion has been influenced by their natal astrology. Pre-order Styled by the Stars by Alyssa Polinsky https://tr.ee/GRl08l Fashion remediation article by Helo Astrology: ht...

This month's Mystic Maintenance guest is Zumbie Allure. Gen and Zumbie explore the story behind her unique name, discuss her advocacy around Merced County, and dive into a birth chart reading to see what cosmic combinations make up Zumbie's uniqueness. Join the Kythera Club community by subscribing to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon at patreon.com/genkahlo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In today's episode, Gen explains alchemy. Gen goes over the origins of alchemy, physical and psychological process of alchemy, and how she has used it to overcome a difficult interpersonal situation. Join the Kythera Club community by subscribing to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon at patreon.com/genkahlo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Leave us a voice note with questions or comment...

In today's episode, Gen explains totem poles. Inspired by Gen and David's recent trip to Alaska and Canada, this episode dives into the misconceptions of totem poles, the different types of totem poles, and how this beautiful practice was temporarily lost, but in the process of being reclaimed. Join the Kythera Club community by subscribing to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon at p...

This month's Spotlight Series is on the life of Pamela Colman Smith. Pamela is the illustrator behind the Rider Waite Smith Tarot and the person who gave life to the minor arcana AKA pip cards. Even though much of her life is undocumented, she has left her mark on the world forever. Join the Kythera Club community by subscribing to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon at patreon.com/genkah...

In this Experience Exchange episode, we interview Tanisha "Peachy Queen" McClain, owner of Quichey Creations. Gen interviews Tanisha on her expertise and experience as an ancestral intuitive kitchen witch, her ability to connect food and people, and how she blends her kitchen witchery with her activism. Get in contact with Tanisha by following @ quicheyfairy and @ peachyqueenyall on ⁠Ins...

In this Mystic Maintenance episode, Danie from The Tipsy Hellcat. Gen and Danie explore how The Tipsy Hellcat was created, the need for community through The Hellcat Bridal Collective, and The Tipsy Hellcat's business astrology birth chart! Get in contact with Danie by following @thetipsyhellcat on Instagram , Facebook , or joining the Facebook group The Hellcat Bridal Collective . Hire The Ti...

In today's episode, Gen explains the Takanakuy, Peru's Fighting Festival. Gen gets into the mysterious origins, David explores the psychological effects, and they banter over whether or not this is truly restorative justice. Join the Kythera Club community by subscribing to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon at patreon.com/genkahlo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Leave us a voice note with q...

A serpent with feathers. A god with a planet. A king who walked into the sea and promised to return. Quetzalcōātl is one of the most powerful figures in all of Mesoamerican mythology… and one of the most misunderstood. This week on Gen Explains, we’re tracing the full arc: cosmic creator, fallen king, morning star, colonial legend. Gen brings the mystic lens, David brings the receipts, and we both...