Mind Witchery

This week I’m following my own advice about creativity, and giving myself space to rest and recharge. I’m resharing an episode of Mind Witchery about setting goals. You’ve probably been told there’s one best way to set attainable goals. It’s built on a rigid, quantitative paradigm that works for some people. I am absolutely not one of them, and I bet you aren’t, either. Here’s a goal-setting syste...

If you’re an entrepreneur, forging connections is so important. We want our marketing and outreach to help people like, know, and trust us. Theoretically, this makes them want to purchase things from us, partner with us etc. My fellow witch and community networking expert Jennifer Battle has been thinking a lot about the Like, Know, Trust factor, and how to make sure it centers and honors our most...

This week I’m following my own advice about creativity, and giving myself space to rest and recharge. I’m resharing an episode of Mind Witchery about discipline. Do you wish you had more of it? It is possible to become more efficient, focused, and potent in your work. Here’s a magical reframe that can help you get there. Mentioned: Gretchen Rubin’s Four Tendencies Make Magic: Rather than fitting y...

This week I’m following my own advice about creativity, and giving myself space to rest and recharge. I’m resharing an episode of Mind Witchery about the ways our overnight-success-obsessed culture keeps us from seeing the truth of - and finding comfort in - the cycles of creation. I love a good metaphor, so this episode uses an agricultural analogy to rethink progress as cyclical rather than line...

We are all talking ourselves into and out of things All. The. Time. From buying that fancy coffee to taking early retirement, we’re in constant deliberation with ourselves about which actions match our values and which ones don’t. I think it’s super important to have those internal debates from a conscious, informed, self-aware place. Here’s a spell to help with that. Make Magic: Once you accept t...

When I say “encourage,” I’m really thinking about the “courage” part. Real, vital creativity, that comes from the heart, requires us to be brave. This spell will help you identify and open up the unique channel to the universe that ONLY you have, and ONLY you can nurture for the good of us all. Mentioned: Martha Graham on creativity and the life of an artist: https://www.themarginalian.org/2015/10...

Writing, coaching, teaching, working with your brain more than your hands. My amazing guest, Sarah M. Chappell, calls this “knowledge work.” We’ve learned through experience that there is no Right Way to be that kind of businessperson. To thrive as a knowledge worker, you need to work in a way that centers your whole self. Sarah and I will help you figure out what questions you can ask to start ma...

What question comes to mind when you’re thinking about trying something new? If it’s “will this work?” this spell is for you. Together, we’re going to unpack why our concept of what “works” is so limited, and how opening up to new possibilities can start with redefining a single word. Make Magic: If you give yourself space to understand WHY you want to do something new, it can transform your conce...

“Ambition” is a term laden with all kinds of assumptions from patriarchal, white-dominant, ableist culture. But I have good news. Ambition doesn’t have to be synonymous with the urge to acquire money, fame, or power. We can each define it for ourselves in a way that reflects the impact we want to have on the world. Here to help me figure out how is novelist, essayist, writing teacher, and ambition...

For this new moon, I’m serving up a witchy brew of insight from the astrology of the moment, mixed with a generous helping of wisdom from my life as a plant mama. So many of the ways plants can struggle are mirrored in our own lives. But with enough gentleness and care they thrive, and so can we. Mentioned: Mind Witchery episode 106: Aries New Moon / Libra Full Moon Feat. Alejo López Make Magic: T...

There is a world of difference between sharing a perspective and counseling someone about what they should do. Good coaching should always start from the premise that you are the expert on you and you and your situation, and focus on helping you uncover what works best for you. Whether you’re receiving or giving support, this spell will help you identify the approach that will open up a curious, e...

When you’re charting your own path as an entrepreneur, training and certifications can be a good investment. But that’s not true for everyone. How do you know if should look into additional training, or if other self-investment is a better fit? I’m so excited to have Allyson Scammell here to help me unpack this thorny question. Allyson is a Master Intuitive Coach and Energy Clearing Guru who helps...

Real talk: guilt isn’t always bad. When it’s reminding us to treat people better than we have in the past, guilt can be a helpful guide. But the dominant culture knows we want to be better, and encourages us to overextend ourselves by taking too much responsibility for other people’s feelings. This spell will help you start to let go of the impulse to feel guilt when you make decisions that honor...

As you know, I believe we always exist at choice. But this lunation offers an extra special invitation to ask. With whom do you want to associate, co-create, collaborate? What are the vibes you want to nurture? And what are the vibes you would just rather not? What brings you to life? And what are you done with? Mentioned:  My website, nataliekmiller.com , where you can sign up for my Sunday...

Let’s be real, I could have called this episode A Spell for Getting Your SELVES Together. Because we all contain multitudes, and all those parts of us have their own perspectives and priorities. No decision, no approach, no tactic, is going to be effective unless we learn to love and appreciate what all those parts are trying to say. Mentioned: No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness...

Your inner critic has been trained by society  to blame every problem on some failing of the individual.  The explanations it can imagine are All Your Fault. This spell will help you turn the critic’s question on its head, and think about what you need rather than what you’re doing wrong. Make Magic: Your inner critic takes such a narrow view of every situation. It cuts right down to “wh...

I’m having a practice-what-I-preach moment, giving myself permission to rest when I need it, like we all, inevitably, do. So I’m resharing one of the first-ever spells from the early days of Mind Witchery, which has been so helpful for me, and feels particularly resonant in this moment. Mentioned:  Kristin Neff’s self-compassion work. Check out her incredibly resourceful website , which has a...

This lunation is asking you to stand up for what you deserve. It's not going to be handed to you. You MUST choose to have faith in yourself and believe that you deserve this. We’ll get into why and how to do that with Leslie Tagorda, astrologer, world-improving brand strategist, mama, musician, and delightful multiplex being. I can’t wait for you to hear it! Mentioned:  You can find Leslie Ta...

What does success mean to you? Like, you personally? The dominant culture sure knows what IT wants you to strive for. Money, titles, bigger houses, and more stuff to put in them. But, if you’re here, you’ve started to realize your search for those things supports the system way more than it serves you or the communities you want to lift up. Mentioned:  timewitchery.com/planner , where you can...

Last week, I talked about Evolutionary Discomfort. Choosing the discomfort of change and growth over the discomfort of settling. So often, this requires us to leave behind jobs, relationships, and associations that don’t support our values. This spell will help you decide if it’s time to go in a self-honoring, self-loving way. Mentioned:  Mind Witchery 112: A Spell for Evolutionary Discomfort...

Okay, love. Today's incantation might make you more uncomfortable than usual. It will challenge you to be real about your discomfort, and how you choose to experience it. I'm sorry, but I'm not sorry. I believe this world needs you at your most fully expressed, at your most free to grow. I hope today's spell helps you to honor that version of you. Make Magic: Evolutionary discomfort is choosing th...

Do we want to be people who take responsibility? Of course! And/but, dysfunctional, oppressive systems RELY ON US to feel personally responsibility for fixing systemic bullshit. It is WAY past time for us to stop beating ourselves up for our inability to solve problems that are sooo much bigger than us as individuals. Mentioned: Brigid Schulte’s book Overwhelmed: Work, Love, And Play When No One H...

Eclipses loom LARGE on the astrological calendar, and we’ve got a solar AND lunar eclipse coming up in the next few weeks. If that sounds scary, I’ve got the best news for you! We’ve got Corina Dross, one of my favorite new voices in astrology, here to help us look past the stereotypes around eclipses and embrace the opportunity they present for change and growth. Mentioned: Corina Dross is a cons...

Expectations are a weight that is ultimately limiting. The pressure to achieve a specific result breeds anxiety, and generally just fucks us over creatively. This spell will help you free your creative impulses by letting go of narrowly defined outcomes. Mentioned: Carol Dweck’s very insightful book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success . Join Crucible, a supportive container to help you turn you...

Creativity is evolutionary and empowering. And a lot of the time, it’s really fucking scary. It comes with all kinds of social baggage, about worthiness and individuality, and the impossible demands of uniqueness. This spellbook will help you find a way out of your own head, so you can add your voice to the glorious chorus of human creativity. Mentioned: Join Crucible, a supportive container to he...