The Skeptical Shaman

The Business of Woo book…is here! Our new book, The Business of Woo: Thriving In Your Psychic Business (Without Losing Your Mind Or Sellig Your Soul!) is here, and you can check it out or buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX7MHB8L# And, while we just wrapped our recent Review Raffle with FOUR Grand Prize Winners (see below), honest reviews of our self-published labor of love are still great...

In this tenth episode of the 11th season of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with friend of the show and fellow podcaster Cardsy B, aka Rebecca Szymczak (of Hex and the City Podcast). Not only is Rebecca a resident wellness witch in residence at a posh Manhattan hotel, but she’s also a tarot deck creator, the author of the Saturn Diaries, and the creator of...

This Capricorn Full Moon feels…intense, energetically complicated, and potentially even game-changing in unexpected (and permanent) ways. But don’t worry: we get into all of it, so listen along, and check out links and info below. TOTEM Flower Essence Deck So, you’re not going to be seeing a whole lot of our trusty TOTEM Tarot Deck on these Full Moon Tarot Readings and TOTEM Weekly Card Pulls anyt...

I’m rolling off of Substack, IG and non-essential comms for a while to fight the forces of evil, do several in-person events for my new book The Business of Woo, and focus on some business critical stuff while I navigate a nearly year-long lawsuit. We show off the new Spring/ Summer TOTEM + PUCK HCKY clothing collection— featuring gorgeous jewel tones and new Court Card-themed designs— and share o...

Etsy TOTEM Flower Essence Sale The Suit of Armor TOTEM Flower Essence and TOTEM Flower Essence Deck featuring it (as mentioned in this week’s card pull audio) are all included in our current Etsy shop sale. The Business of Woo book…is here! Our new book, The Business of Woo: Thriving In Your Psychic Business (Without Losing Your Mind Or Sellig Your Soul!) is here, and you can check it out or buy i...

The Business of Woo book…is here! Our new book, The Business of Woo: Thriving In Your Psychic Business (Without Losing Your Mind Or Sellig Your Soul!) is here, and you can check it out or buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX7MHB8L# Early reviews matter a lot, so if you’ve purchased The Business of Woo please consider taking a moment to leave an honest review on Amazon. We are doing a NEW Re...

This Sagittarius Full Moon TOTEM Tarot Reading Livestream Extravaganza has it all: a very PUCK HCKY striptease, talk of Philip K. Dick and the Sumerian cuneiform tablets that informed his book “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?”, and a special, very Woo TOTEM Tarot Reading for billy.purgatory using our sold out TOTEM Tarot Deck. We chat good and evil, what happened to my rosary the other night,...

In this ninth episode of the 11th season of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with client, friend, and newly-anointed psychic channel Teresa J all about the strange, strange journey from being a “normal person” to becoming your true psychic self. Teresa opens up the kimono on the good, the bad, and the cringe of what it’s really like to transition from being...

In this eighth episode of the 11th season of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with friend of the show and astrologer extraordinaire Sam "Skyguy" all about planetary magic: how to do it, when to do it, and how to customize it to your unique natal chart- and annual astrological transits! Sam provides listeners a crash course in the background and fundamentals...

This episode is now unlocked for all subscribers, and available anywhere you listen: Apple, Spotify, Google, and more! In this seventh episode of the 11th season of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with friend of the show and Skeptical Shaman podcast editor Natalie Fehlner (of Sidhe) all about Natalie’s strange, strange journey into weird world of online di...

The Business of Woo book…is here! Our new book, The Business of Woo: Thriving In Your Psychic Business (Without Losing Your Mind Or Sellig Your Soul!) is here, and you can check it out or buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX7MHB8L# Early reviews matter a lot, so if you’ve purchased The Business of Woo please consider taking a moment to leave an honest review on Amazon. We are doing a NEW Re...

This episode is now unlocked for all subscribers, and available anywhere you listen: Apple, Spotify, Google, etc.! Please take a moment to rate and leave an honest review- it helps us keep on keeping on! In this sixth episode of the 11th season of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with Review Raffle winner and *as luck would have it* experienced animal heale...

Incredible things are happening here on Substack, and I’m thrilled to be a part of it— both as a creator and as a frequent viewer! Sam "Skyguy" joined me for an early Taurus New Moon Livestream Extravaganza, broadcasting from the surface of Mercury while donning some truly Mercurial drip: a set of very cool horns and the very cool TOTEM + PUCK HKCY “Amun Ra” hockey jersey, featuring art from our T...

This episode is now unlocked for all listeners— and free on Apple, Spotify, and anywhere else you listen! Please consider leaving a rating or review of The Skeptical Shaman podcast as they help us continue to book great guests and bring you unique conversations from the world of woo! In this fifth episode of the 11th season of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) cha...

The Business of Woo book…is here! Our new book, The Business of Woo: Thriving In Your Psychic Business (Without Losing Your Mind Or Sellig Your Soul!) is here, and you can check it out or buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX7MHB8L# Early reviews matter a lot, so if you’ve purchased The Business of Woo please consider taking a moment to leave an honest review on Amazon. We are doing a NEW Re...

This episode is now unlocked for all subscribers, and is available on Apple, Spotify and anywhere else you listen! In this fourth episode of Season 11 of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with long-time client (and fellow Chicagoan) Emily Prahin (of House of Lir), a lifelong psychic finally making the leap into the wild unknown of client-facing readings with...

This episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast is now unlocked for all subscribers, and available anywhere you listen: Apple, Spotify, etc.. THANK YOU to everyone that supports our efforts here, on our podcast, and across our small, Woo-based business! If you like our podcast content, please consider leaving a rating or review on Apple HERE. In this third episode of Season 11 of The Skeptical Shaman...

The Business of Woo book…is here! Our new book, The Business of Woo: Thriving In Your Psychic Business (Without Losing Your Mind Or Sellig Your Soul!) is here, and you can check it out or buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX7MHB8L# Early reviews matter a lot, so if you’ve purchased The Business of Woo please consider taking a moment to leave an honest review on Amazon. There is still one mo...

This episode with Renee Puvvada is now unlocked for all subscribers and available for free anywhere you listen: Spotify, Apple, Google, etc.. And, if you love what we’re doing on the podcast, please consider taking a moment to leave a rating or review on Apple HERE. Ratings and reviews really help us book cool guests, have cool conversations, and continue to create disruptive, heterodox content fo...

In this inaugural episode of Season 11 of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with Gabrielle Celeste (of Agua Astrology), combining their superpowers to form some kind of Chinese and Western Astrology Megazord, offering listeners insights into what to expect in the dynamic Fire Horse Year (2026)...and beyond! Rachel and Gabrielle discuss the incredible spiritu...

Well, this livestream turned into a bit of a chimera, didn’t it? See! This is what happens when it’s not during a cocktail hour! But I had to do this livestream during business hours for a change because I actually plans this evening: meeting with the events team at my beautiful, local bookstore Vintage Wines and Books about my upcoming in-person book event (more to come on that for those in the a...

The Business of Woo book…is here! Our new book, The Business of Woo: Thriving In Your Psychic Business (Without Losing Your Mind Or Sellig Your Soul!) is here, and you can check it out or buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX7MHB8L# TOTEM Flower Essence Deck We’ve sold the last copy of our TOTEM Tarot Deck, so you’re not going to be seeing a whole lot of it on TOTEM Weekly Card Pulls anytime...

Career & Life Path: Inari Okami (The Moon) From the TOTEM Tarot Booklet: “Inari Okami is transformation . Every night, the moon is a new creature. The same can be said for women. Inari Okami shows us how fungible and shiftable the fabric of our reality is, and how much impact our thoughts and intentions can have on the physical plane… The only certainty with Inari Okami is change. …While fun and e...

TOTEM Flower Essence Deck We’ve sold the last copy of our TOTEM Tarot Deck,so you’re not going to be seeing a whole lot of it on TOTEM Weekly Card Pulls anytime soon! That said, we will be using at least one card from our TOTEM Flower Essence Deck , which is available for sale on Etsy and Amazon . TOTEM Etsy Shop Sale In other New Year news, we are also running a 60% off sale on our TOTEMReadingsA...

Review Raffle Winners * Alyson Ogimachi won a guest spot on an episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast * Natalie Fehlner won a three-session Remote Energy Work package with me * Calm Ya Mind won an incredible box of “out of production” collector’s merch for bands including Metallica— valued at $1,000— from our friends at PUCK HCKY Thank you to everyone that participated in our Review Raffle this r...