Spiritual Seeker's Podcast

Episode 130: Gaian Reiki with Kara Daniels On episode 130 of the Spiritual Seekers podcast, I was fortunate enough to speak with Kara Daniels once again. I had her on the show 2.5 years ago on ​ episode 105 ​ . I love following her on IG and hearing all the stories she shares with her nature and animal communication abilities. She is starting up a new course in September called Gaian Reiki. I wanted to hear more about this offering, and I also just wanted to connect. Kara Daniels is the founder of Deep Root Connections , a heart-centered, earth-based space where Earth, animals, nature, and spirit are alive, intertwined, and communicating. She is an interspecies communicator and a channel for the spirits of the land, teaching embodied, Earth-based healing and guiding people to reconnect with the sacred wisdom of the land and their own sacred heart. Kara's work bridges the seen and unseen, supporting multidimensional remembrance and empowering people to co-create, co-exist, and live in harmony with the natural and mystical realms, mixing the physical with the magical in the most down-to-earth way.

Episode 129 Modern Day Witch Hunt with Beck Ravenswood Beck Ravenswood is the owner and operator of The Serpent's Key Shoppe and Sanctuary in Hanover PA. They've been practicing witchcraft and studying tarot since their teen years, and today walks the paths of a Lunar and Hekatean Witch. In 2023, their store came under scrutiny for the practice of "fortune telling" by Hanover's police chief whose investigation was based on a law dating back to 1861. Since their run in with the police, Beck has been an advocate for readers across the State, working with State Representatives to introduce legislation to abolish the ban, while concurrently suing the State of Pennsylvania over a 1st Amendment Rights violation. Today, you can find them slithering around The Serpent's Key Shoppe and Sanctuary, leading classes, rituals, workshops and yes… even tarot readings! https://serpentskeyshoppe.com/ Instagram: @the_serpents_key

Episode 128: Tending Your Spirit with Natalie Natalie is a healer, a space-holder, and a fellow traveler on this wild human path. Her work lives at the intersection of energy healing, depth psychology, and sacred ceremony — and her deepest purpose is helping people come home to themselves. She works with the Emotion Code, Gestalt therapy, subconscious rewiring, ceremony, song, and the sacred intelligence of your own nervous system. Together with her clients, you go to the root — not just the symptom. Website: www.tendingyourspirit.com Booking: www.heal.me/tendingyourspirit Upcoming group events: Song Circles (monthly) www.heal.me/tendingyourspirit/events/songcircle Solstice Meditation and Sound journey (this is a one time collaboration) www.heal.me/tendingyourspirit/events/june Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@tendingyourspirit Instagram: www.instagram.com/tendingyourspirit Podcast IG: www.instagram.com/daughtersofthemilkyway Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify. com/show/2XU8taIyNbT10sEDe6FrHb?si=b0b55e417bba4463 Podcast on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@daughtersofthemilkywaypodcast?si=smDS7FzY7BWO-IBi

Episode 127: Crystal Wisdom with Krista Mitchell Krista N. Mitchell, a "deep healer of the soul," is the acclaimed author of Crystal Reiki and Change Your Energy: Healing Crystals for Health, Wealth, Love, & Luck . As the founder of Istaria Crystallis® School of Crystal Healing and Mediumship, she offers private services and training in transcendental crystal medicine: channelling crystalline energy and consciousness, dragon spirit medicine, and galactic frequencies; helping individuals clear dark energy, overcome blocks, and achieve a higher state of consciousness. I've been following Krista for the better part of 10 years by now. She is a very informed energy healer and crystal teacher. I loved speaking w her about how her journey in business has evolved as a crystal practitioner over the years, and of course I love the magic of crystals which predate this history of our Earth! So mindblowing! Hope you enjoy this conversation! learn more about Krista here To learn more about me (Karen) and the work that I do, go to rebalancewithreiki.com - if you are local to Northern NJ and you'd like to check out my store front you can visit my page moonmagicwellness.com . For more information about my online course Spiritual Seekers 101 go here . For more info and to book a distance healing session with me go here.

Episode 126: Astrology with Ally from Witchy Hunch Allyson Makuch of Witchy Hunch has been in private practice as an astrologer for 5 years, giving hundreds of astrology readings to clients from around the world. Her readings are down-to-earth, direct, and practically useful, focused on helping you understand and accept yourself in order to find greater balance in your life. I started following Ally on Instagram in the past like 6 months and she regularly cracks me up with how she impersonates all the different astrological signs. We had such a fun and easy time talking, from goofing around, talking shop and getting serious about the state of the world. She is fun, smart and just cool all around. I was so grateful to connect with her! Find Ally on Instagram Her website ​ Watch here To learn more about me (Karen) and the work that I do, go to rebalancewithreiki.com - if you are local to Northern NJ and you'd like to check out my store front you can visit my page moonmagicwellness.com . For more information about my online course Spiritual Seekers 101 go here . For more info and to book a distance healing session with me go here.

Episode 125: That Witchy One Amy Smith Amy is fellow witchy soul sister. I only just came across her Instagram this summer, I felt a complete and deep resonance with her. From her mannerisms and expressions to her attitude and how she carries herself. I was stoked to connect with her for a reading just 2 weeks ago. We work very similarly with how we receive information for energy healing work. I asked her soon afterward if she'd come be a guest here just to shoot the spiritual shit and was so happy she agreed! I hope you enjoy getting to know her and listening in on two witches talking shop. Find Amy on Instagram Here ​​ WATCH ON YOUTUBE To learn more about me (Karen) and the work that I do, go to rebalancewithreiki.com - if you are local to Northern NJ and you'd like to check out my store front you can visit my page moonmagicwellness.com . For more information about my online course Spiritual Seekers 101 go here . For more info and to book a distance healing session with me go here.

Episode 124: The Schumann Resonance with Erin Brown Erin is a Frequency and Clarity Coach with over 25 years of experience in both the medical and metaphysical fields. She is a certified spiritual life coach, energy channel , and intuitive guide who helps clients attune their personal frequency, offering clarity and insight to those seeking answers and alignment in their lives. With her unique background and holistic approach, Erin empowers others to find clarity, raise their frequency, and step into their fullest potential. I discovered her from her TikTok page, @ConsciouslyErin where she speaks daily on the Schumann Resonance. I find her teaching and approach very grounding, clear and helpful. We had a fun conversation. I was grateful she took the time to connect and share what she knows as well as some of her story! To learn more about me (Karen) and the work that I do, go to rebalancewithreiki.com - if you are local to Northern NJ and you'd like to check out my store front you can visit my page moonmagicwellness.com . For more information about my online course Spiritual Seekers 101 go here . For more info and to book a distance healing session with me go here.

Episode 123: Abandonment, Public Execution and Strangulation - Past Lives Revealed In the past few months I have a few past life stories bubble up to the surface to be examined and cleared from being stabbed with a sword in my torso, to being paraded around in shackles prior to a public execution, to strangulation at the hands of my husband. It's all so fascinating and interesting how these things come up when digging deep to unlock whatever it is that is blocking us from soul growth! To learn more about me (Karen) and the work that I do, go to rebalancewithreiki.com - if you are local to Northern NJ and you'd like to check out my store front you can visit my page moonmagicwellness.com . For more information about my online course Spiritual Seekers 101 go here . For more info and to book a distance healing session with me go here.

Epsidoe 122: Spirituality with Sam Sam Simmons is a spiritual coach, intuitive channel, and your go-to guide for merging the woo with your human. Through her platform, Spirituality with Sam, she helps people connect with their spirit guides, clear shadows, and raise their frequency — all without taking it too seriously. She's here for the cosmic downloads and the human experience, and believes personal growth should feel expansive, empowering, and definitely a bit fun. I first discovered Sam back in like February or so. I found her take on the current political energies of our country very refreshing. She reads the energy of what we are swimming in and helps to create clarity from the chaos. What I like most about Sam is her encouragement and support of her community to listen within and trust themselves, encouraging their own discernment and discouraging them of giving their power away. I find Sam to be a fellow lightworker who's got a very similar mission as mine and I appreciate her matter of fact way and down to earth approach and casual nature. Find Sam on YouTube here Find Sam on TikTok To learn more about me (Karen) and the work that I do, go to rebalancewithreiki.com - if you are local to Northern NJ and you'd like to check out my store front you can visit my page moonmagicwellness.com . For more information about my online course Spiritual Seekers 101 go here . For more info and to book a distance healing session with me go here.

On Episode 121 I speak with Gia Prism. Gia is a trance medium, one through whom Spirit speaks. As a psychic medium and an inter-dimensional channel, Gia is a portal to the other side, opening the door that separates the worlds and facilitating a dialogue between the living and all that lies beyond. She uses her abilities as a teacher, healer, and channel to help audiences heal and walk the path of ascension through live events and on TikTok, where she speaks on the spiritual aspect of current events. I only just started following Gia back in like February or so as she was regularly speaking on national politics through a spiritual perspective which I found comforting and affirming. We had an interesting conversation about her early years being raised in a Mormon home and being diagnosed with mental illness while not realizing her psychic gifts. She woke up to her gifts over 15 years ago and now is a gifted trance channeler, unapologetic about the messages Spirit gives her. I appreciate her gifts and was grateful for her time. :) To learn more about me (Karen) and the work that I do, go to rebalancewithreiki.com - if you are local to Northern NJ and you'd like to check out my store front you can visit my page moonmagicwellness.com . For more information about my online course Spiritual Seekers 101 go here . For more info and to book a distance healing session with me go here.

Episode 120: The Plan B Chronicles: Divorce, Defiance, Liberation I had Meredith as a guest here on the podcast last June, episode 113 Taylor Swift and the Divine Feminine. We have since gotten to know each other a little better and when I heard that she was promoting her new book, I wanted to support her in spreading the word. In The Plan B Chronicles: Divorce, Defiance, Liberation , psychotherapist Meredith Beardmore delivers a raw and compelling memoir chronicling her journey through betrayal, healing, and self-discovery. After discovering her husband's infidelity, Meredith's life spirals into chaos, challenging everything she thought she knew about love, trust, and personal strength. Drawing from her professional experience in therapy and somatic healing, Beardmore navigates the emotional wreckage while offering readers valuable insights and practical tools for overcoming similar challenges. Through her path of somatic therapy, spiritual awakening, and ultimately reclaiming her personal power, Meredith's memoir is a candid, inspiring account of how the darkest moments in life can lead to profound transformation. This book serves as both a healing guide and a story of empowerment, making it essential reading for modern women questioning their own relationships and seeking a way forward. I was happy to read a copy of her book last weekend- she is a great writer and storyteller and I loved the way she wove it all together… Nevermind the sprinkling in of messages from spirit and divine interventions along the way! Right up my alley! She did a beautiful job of making magic from her hardship and in turn will help loads of others who are on a similar journey. Meredith Beardmore is a licensed psychotherapist, author, and the creator of the YouTube channel Mend with Mere . Her second book, The Plan B Chronicles: Divorce. Defiance. Liberation. , is a fierce and funny collection of essays about heartbreak, single motherhood, and rewriting your future when life blows up the blueprint. She's also the author of Hey Addiction, Thanks for Nothing: A Brutally Honest Guide to Loving an Addict Without Losing Your Mind , inspired by her years of supporting families of addicts—both professionally and personally. Meredith holds a master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from The Ohio State University and integrates ACT, CBT, mindfulness, and expressive arts into her therapeutic work. Her writing has appeared in The Huffington Post , Buzzfeed , and Colman McCarthy's Teaching Peace . She lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her son, Jules, and their dog, Reese To learn more about me (Karen) and the work that I do, go to rebalancewithreiki.com - if you are local to Northern NJ and you'd like to check out my store front you can visit my page moonmagicwellness.com . For more information about my online course Spiritual Seekers 101 go here . For more info and to book a distance healing session with me go here.

On Episode 119, I speak with Kate Olson who is a priestess and Seidr practitioner whose work is centered around reclaiming the sacred feminine and reintegrating the feminine into our collective consciousness and our individual lives. Sitting at the intersection of history, psychology, and spirituality Kate weaves together the Pre-Christian traditions of Northern Europe and the Lineage of The Rose to hold truly transformational spaces. I learned about Kate through the Instagram algorithms somehow along the way. Her handle is @themysticinthewoods and I just appreciated the sharpness in which she delivers information and how much that she knows, and that she's a scholar. She's a great teacher, she's down to Earth, she's fun and full of information! We speak about so many things, but notably the Witch Wound and the church's creation of the Devil! It's all so fascinating. Learn more about Kate here Watch on YouTube To learn more about me (Karen) and the work that I do, go to rebalancewithreiki.com - if you are local to Northern NJ and you'd like to check out my store front you can visit my page moonmagicwellness.com . For more information about my online course Spiritual Seekers 101 go here . For more info and to book a distance healing session with me go here.

Episode 118 Today I speak with co-authors Maura Bertotti and Ann Merli about their recently published book, Uncover Your Recovery - Uncover Your Healing. Uncover Your Recovery is a system designed to identify and heal the challenges we each face in our lives. Everyone is recovering from something. This book help in changing our perceptions about the idea of recovery, which helps to make healing accessible to all of us. ​​​ Uncover Your Recovery is a journey that begins with you! Recovery is a process, an act of change that can make a significant difference in your life. The information contained in their book is offered for the purpose of awakening your innate healing potential. ​ This book and all of its tools and wisdom helps support you through life's ups and downs as you do the work of Uncovering Your Own Healing. The book is for everyone. As the authors point out throughout the book, we are all recovering from something. Through their writing they offer the keystones of healing, which are curiosity and awareness. Using these two tools offers insight into all of our recovery from life's big and little hurts. Ann Merli - Is a yoga teacher, energy healing practitioner/massage therapist. Using multiple resources and modalities, her passion in life is to support people in living their best versions of themselves. Maura Bertotti - is an Angel Channeler and healer who brings comfort and support to all through her connection to the Angels. With the Angels and Maura your healing is at a higher level. Purchase their book here! To learn more about me (Karen) and the work that I do, go to rebalancewithreiki.com - if you are local to Northern NJ and you'd like to check out my store front you can visit my page moonmagicwellness.com . For more information about my online course Spiritual Seekers 101 go here . For more info and to book a distance healing session with me go here.

Episode 117, Fun Times Connecting with Spirit This is one of those episodes where I talk about the recent happenings in my life doing the work that I do. From a recent class I taught on Oracle Tools, to my visit to a house that supposedly had a lot of "activity" (It did!), to Angels stepping in to help in a loud way. I love love love my job and my connection almost as much as I love sharing these stories! Making the esoteric ordinary is my jam. :) Hope you enjoy listening in!

Safrianna Lughna, LCPC, MS is a retired trauma therapist who with a little bit of unicorn magic, a wish, and a dream, transformed into the Queer-Spirit Guide: an international best-selling author, speaker, CEO, and transformational mentor. She is the CEO of Living LUNA, a brand committed to "Uplifting the Others" through education, community, and wellness services. Safrianna empowers visionary leaders, healers, and creatives to embrace self-love and authentic embodiment to bridge the gap from surviving to thriving. She connects clients with their higher selves, helps them build better boundaries, and cheers them on as they bravely leap into embodying a life built on soul-level success. Whether nerdy, queer, spiritual, or otherwise marginalized, Safrianna embraces all open-minded non-judgmental individuals who want a space free from pain dumping to socialize and find encouragement while building a better world. Safrianna and I have druid and shaman aspects in common! We get along really well and had a refreshingly open and honest conversation. I was happy to speak with her and share her with you all! Connect with and learn more about Safrianna To learn more about me (Karen) and the work that I do, go to rebalancewithreiki.com - if you are local to Northern NJ and you'd like to check out my store front you can visit my page moonmagicwellness.com . For more information about my online course Spiritual Seekers 101 go here . For more info and to book a distance healing session with me go here.

Episode 115 - Death, Rebirth, and lots of signs from Spirit Early in June I recognized that I'd overextended myself. I never considered myself to be a people pleaser nor did I think I was bad with my boundaries, but evidence to the contrary revealed itself! I started out my summer overwhelmed, burned out and with a dysregulated nervous system. I'd seen a homeopath who gave me a remedy that brought all this to the forefront. It course corrected me and its effects aided in me recognizing where I'd overcommitted myself, forcing me to confront needed change. Between the homeopathic remedy and the goddess Kali, it became evident that I'd need to clear my plate in a big way to usher in whatever new energies that needed to take place. It was a transformative summer, one where I was mostly a recluse and in cocoon mode. A metamorphosis… All to rise again, a fresher, better version of myself! Sometimes I wish I was exempt from human suffering, but why be put on this planet as a human if not to get the full human experience? Hope you enjoy listening in! Be sure to check this out in the blog format – or my Instagram - to see all the many accompanying photos that go along with this story! It's a long one! Hope you enjoy and gain something from listening in on it! To learn more about me (Karen) and the work that I do, go to rebalancewithreiki.com - if you are local to Northern NJ and you'd like to check out my store front you can visit my page moonmagicwellness.com . For more information about my online course Spiritual Seekers 101 go here . For more info and to book a distance healing session with me go here.

Episode 114- Starseeds and Light Language with Elies Hadi Elies has been guiding lightworkers, healers, and starseeds in their awakening journey since 2016. She focuses on helping them to remember their calling, activate their gifts and fulfilling their highest vision. She does this through a mix of modalities including light language, EFT Tapping, Akashic Clearing, Angel Healing, Coaching and many more. She believes that the spiritual awakening and healing journey can be playful, yet powerful at the same time. Watch Elies' Starseed Videos Here Elies Website To learn more about me (Karen) and the work that I do, go to rebalancewithreiki.com - if you are local to Northern NJ and you'd like to check out my store front you can visit my page moonmagicwellness.com . For more information about my online course Spiritual Seekers 101 go here . For more info and to book a distance healing session with me go here.

Episode 113 - Taylor Swift and the Divine Feminine with Meredith Beardmore I'm so excited to bring you today's episode! I will be geeking out about Taylor Swift and the Divine Feminine with therapist – and Swiftie- Meredith Beardmore. Meredith Beardmore is a psychotherapist operating a private practice, the author of Hey Addiction, Thanks for NOTHING!: A Brutally Honest Guide to Loving an Addict Without Losing Your Mind , and is also known as "Mend with Mere" from her successful YouTube Channel. Meredith is an Ohio State University graduate with a master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Meredith specializes in substance abuse treatment, helping family members of addicts and treating emerging adults with various issues, from identity development to depression. Her YouTube Channel, "Mend with Mere," initially intended for therapy discussions, became a platform for analyzing song lyrics, primarily Taylor Swift's, garnering thousands of subscribers and over 5 million hours of watch time. I am so happy to have found MEND WITH MERE, and her channel where she often thoughtfully discusses, dissects and reacts to songs. I stumbled upon her page in the research that goes along w dissecting lyrics! The recent Taylor Swift album – the Tortured Poets Department- is rich with amazing and meaningful songs that really sent me down rabbit holes. I've recently become a Swiftie, and I'm not embarrassed to admit it! The more I've learned about Taylor Swift and her work, the more I've grown to love her! When she started the Eras tour last year I noticed all the girl mom friends of mine who went to see the show with their daughters were just as crazy to see her as their daughters were… this intrigued me and I ended up watching the Netflix Special on her called "MISS AMERICANA". From there I really grew to really respect her as an artist and person. It's clear she's a smart, self-aware and sensitive. I only began delving into her catalogue since February of this year after watching her video for "You Need To Calm Down". Seeing how she advocates for the LGBTQ really warmed my heart- I cried when I first saw it even tho it's not necessarily a tear jerker! As a mom to a transgirl it made me even happier to see someone with this platform saying F U to the naysayers. I then started listening to her on Spotify, just letting it play… I heard the song "I Did Something Bad" where she mentions how narcissists love her (common for empaths) and then she sang "They're burning all the witches even if you aren't one…. So light me up" and I got CHILLS so bad!! I could feel the power she was channeling and was floored! I later learned about the song Willow and her video for that where it looks like a coven of women dancing around the moon—fun fact, this tree is associated with Hecate—Queen of the Witches, goddess of the underworld connected to magic and divination. Witch isn't a bad word- a witch is a woman in her power who can transmute energy and Taylor Swift does just that. From the snakes being thrown her way w the bs drama she had with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, where she turned it around for fuel for her Reputation album, to changing the script on London and her relationship to that city (We recorded this just prior to those shows… Travis Kelce is clearly the Divine Masculine and his performance with Taylor on stage was so symbolic and amazing. If you don't know what I'm talking about, clearly you are NOT a Swiftie, lol. Google it! Night 3 London, June 22). They both really embody the divine feminine and masculine so strongly. Nothing prepared me tho for when she premiered her performance of "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me" from her new album in Paris back in May. This was an empowered woman, not hiding her rage and playfully playing on people's fears/accusations of her being a witch. I ate that shit up!! Every single time I listen to or watch that song I get chills and my eyes fill with tears. She channels such power and light. Meredith and I speak about sacred rage, how it's necessary to feel in order to heal, we speak on intuition and how it grows after the arrival of our children. We speak about our kids on the spectrum and their heightened sensitivities, and we also touch on the oh so common narcissist and empath connection. I loved my conversation with Meredith, we meandered a bit and I love all the different directions we went in. I hope you enjoy it too!! Mend with Mere (YouTube) Meredith's website Books mentioned: Anita Moorjani- Dying To Be Me (book on near death experience) Gabor Mate - The Myth of Normal (book connecting trauma to physical illness) Christine Northrup- Dodging Energy Vampires

On Episode 112, I wanted to share with you when I was a guest on the "No Bs Human Design Podcast", about a year ago. I recently re-listened to it and thought it'd be worthwhile to share here w you all. I'd interviewed Human design expert Adriana Keefe as a guest on my show last year and then I was a guest on hers. We had a fun conversation regarding the work that I do and how I do what I do. She shared her perspective in being on the receiving end of a distance healing session from me and I appreciated her insights and feedback. You know how I'm a fan of sharing fun and cool spiritual stories, and there were definitely a few in this episode. Enjoy! To learn more about me (Karen) and the work that I do, go to rebalancewithreiki.com - if you are local to Northern NJ and you'd like to check out my store front you can visit my page moonmagicwellness.com . For more information about my online course Spiritual Seekers 101 go here . For more info and to book a distance healing session with me go here.

Episode 111 ! I'm excited to be bringing you episode 111 during the week of my solar return! Today is a solo-cast where I'm sharing some stories from the Witchy Weekend Retreat I recently hosted, some cool personal stories from my own relationships + a fun story of deep past life insights from a recent client. I love my job and I love sharing the interesting things that come while being consciously on a spiritual journey! To learn more about me (Karen) and the work that I do, go to rebalancewithreiki.com - if you are local to Northern NJ and you'd like to check out my store front you can visit my page moonmagicwellness.com . For more information about my online course Spiritual Seekers 101 go here . For more info and to book a distance healing session with me go here.