A little bit about us:

Mary Schuch (she/her) is committed to showing up for the experience of belonging in a human body. In this lifetime, Mary is steadily walking a resonant path and striving to remember the inherent relationality of all beings. Informed by her upbringing as a homeschooled pastor's kid and the eighth of eleven siblings, Mary is reclaiming her right to exploration and education through meditative multidisciplinary living. She is devoted to practices incorporating writing, music, art, breadmaking, astrology, movement, and being outdoors. A beneficial byproduct of years of manual labor, Mary’s reverence for contemplative time has grown through work in gardens, kitchens, on a commercial lobster boat, and an oyster farm. She is originally from the Chicago area and currently lives on an island in Maine. Connect with Mary on Instagram @maryschuch and book a reading with her.

Jonathan is a mystical astrologer, spiritual guide, and alien musician. Jonathan teaches spiritual tools to help fellow visionaries transform their pain, build creative confidence, and embody levity amidst uncertainty. True to their Virgo rising and Gemini Moon path, Jonathan is a huge nerd with two masters degrees – one in music and another in economics. A Pisces Sun at heart, Jonathan is happiest when he's helping clients and students realize their own truth and when he's in the flow state making music for pure enjoyment.You can find Jonathan on their website, Substack, and their other podcast Healing The Spirit.

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A little bit about us:

Mary Schuch (she/her) is committed to showing up for the experience of belonging in a human body. In this lifetime, Mary is steadily walking a resonant path and striving to remember the inherent relationality of all beings. Informed by her upbringing as a homeschooled pastor's kid and the eighth of eleven siblings, Mary is reclaiming her right to exploration and education through meditative multidisciplinary living. She is devoted to practices incorporating writing, music, art, breadmaking, astrology, movement, and being outdoors. A beneficial byproduct of years of manual labor, Mary’s reverence for contemplative time has grown through work in gardens, kitchens, on a commercial lobster boat, and an oyster farm. She is originally from the Chicago area and currently lives on an island in Maine. Connect with Mary on Instagram @maryschuch and book a reading with her.

Jonathan is a mystical astrologer, spiritual guide, and alien musician. Jonathan teaches spiritual tools to help fellow visionaries transform their pain, build creative confidence, and embody levity amidst uncertainty. True to their Virgo rising and Gemini Moon path, Jonathan is a huge nerd with two masters degrees – one in music and another in economics. A Pisces Sun at heart, Jonathan is happiest when he's helping clients and students realize their own truth and when he's in the flow state making music for pure enjoyment.You can find Jonathan on their website, Substack, and their other podcast Healing The Spirit.

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A.P. shared their moving story of their “mystical meltdown”--a confrontation with and surrender to profound pain and grief. As a result of this intense shedding process, A.P. has been able access an increased capacity for love and accept their role as the seer of the family. Through their varied artmaking and “imperativeness of connectedness,” A.P. continues to rise to the occasion of being alive with infectious gusto. 

Check out Elisabeth Workman’s response to A.P.’s performance I Can See The Sky (and listen to a couple recordings from the show!) 

Wild Iris by Louise Glück 

A.P. Looze is a transgender multi-disciplinary artist and Akashic Record practitioner based in Minneapolis. They are a 2023-2025 Jerome Hill Artist Fellow, a 2025 Cedar Commission Fellow, 2019 Artist on The Verge Fellow, 2018 Naked Stages Fellow, among other awards. They make music, flags and performance art among other mediums—following both their whims and heart. They believe in art as a spiritual practice—to make meaning of life’s greatest griefs and joys, to make sense of mystery—a place to ask life’s most existential questions in an embodied way. Their Akashic practice is a means of channeling messages of love’s infinite story and are called to spread its word, magic, gospel, wisdom, and embodiment in as many ways as possible in this lifetime.

Contact A.P. through Instagram: @wahoolooze

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She’s a 4/1 Manifesting Generator who was born with Libra Rising under an Aquarius Sun and Scorpio Moon. 

We discussed how Bridget’s chart is ruled by Venus in Pisces in the sixth house, a placement that has taught her “life makes way more sense when you move in a Venusian, flowy way.”

Bridget shared about allowing the body and intuition to take the lead through chronic illness, how connecting with her [dead] grandfather taught her to not fear the doorway to the spirit world, and finding sacredness in care. 

Kathleen Bowman's recommendation for designating “grief hour”

Bridget has been enjoying KAOS | Official Trailer | Netflix

https://bridgetlally.xyz/ 

Follow Bridget on Instagram 

Follow Bridget's Substack 

About Bridget’s work:

“I support people through deep listening in order to connect them to source, spirit, purpose, and internal wisdom. We all have our life paths and sometimes there are situations in life that throw us off that path. I’m here to help you deeply listen to what your soul needs.”

Bridget offers holistic healing sessions and readings including ancestor channeling, limpias and platicas, holistic health coaching, fire cupping, human design, astrocartography, tarot and oracle, and more. 

And hey, if you’re in the Seattle area, she’s looking for bodies to practice massage!

A little bit about us:

Mary Schuch (she/her) is committed to showing up for the experience of belonging in a human body. In this lifetime, Mary is steadily walking a resonant path and striving to remember the inherent relationality of all beings. Informed by her upbringing as a homeschooled pastor's kid and the eighth of eleven siblings, Mary is reclaiming her right to exploration and education through meditative multidisciplinary living. She is devoted to practices incorporating writing, music, art, breadmaking, astrology, movement, and being outdoors. A beneficial byproduct of years of manual labor, Mary’s reverence for contemplative time has grown through work in gardens, kitchens, on a commercial lobster boat, and an oyster farm. She is originally from the Chicago area and currently lives on an island in Maine. Connect with Mary on Instagram @maryschuch and book a reading with her.

Jonathan Koe is a lunar thinker, a spirit healer, and a creative exorcist. Jonathan guides visionaries, artists, and seekers to re-imagine reality without losing their shit. You can find Jonathan on their website, IG, and their other podcast Healing The Spirit.

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A few references from this episode:

The work of Nisha Mody

David Lynch’s book, Catching the Big Fish  

Monthly online Tara practice led by Rachael Wooten, PhD

Rick Rubin’s Tetragrammaton podcast episode with Esther Perel

Our exciting upcoming guest, Bridget Lally

A little bit about us:

Mary Schuch (she/her) is committed to showing up for the experience of belonging in a human body. In this lifetime, Mary is steadily walking a resonant path and striving to remember the inherent relationality of all beings. Informed by her upbringing as a homeschooled pastor's kid and the eighth of eleven siblings, Mary is reclaiming her right to exploration and education through meditative multidisciplinary living. She is devoted to practices incorporating writing, music, art, breadmaking, astrology, movement, and being outdoors. A beneficial byproduct of years of manual labor, Mary’s reverence for contemplative time has grown through work in gardens, kitchens, on a commercial lobster boat, and an oyster farm. She is originally from the Chicago area and currently lives on an island in Maine. Connect with Mary on Instagram @maryschuch and book a reading with her.

Jonathan Koe is an artist, a guide, and a thinker. Jonathan guides fellow shapeshifters and visionaries in creating joyful union between practical implementations and mystical revelations. You can find Jonathan on their website, IG, and their other podcast Healing The Spirit.

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Mary also mentioned an astro retreat she's attending in Egypt, organized by The League of Stars.

A little bit about us:

Jonathan Koe is a queer mystic, artist, and diviner. They're joyfully devoted to exploring body-rooted energy practices and poetic inquiries as living portals into remembering our cosmic kinship. You can find Jonathan on their website, IG, and their other podcast Healing The Spirit.

Mary Schuch (she/her) is committed to showing up for the experience of belonging in a human body. In this lifetime, Mary is steadily walking a resonant path and striving to remember the inherent relationality of all beings. Informed by her upbringing as a homeschooled pastor's kid and the eighth of eleven siblings, Mary is reclaiming her right to exploration and education through meditative multidisciplinary living. She is devoted to practices incorporating writing, music, art, breadmaking, astrology, movement, and being outdoors. A beneficial byproduct of years of manual labor, Mary’s reverence for contemplative time has grown through work in gardens, kitchens, on a commercial lobster boat, and an oyster farm. She is originally from the Chicago area and currently lives on an island in Maine. Connect with Mary on Instagram @maryschuch and book a reading with her.

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We realize mid-episode this particular full moon is conjunct with our composite Aquarius Sun! For more about our composite chart, listen to "2 Become 1."

A little bit about us:

Jonathan Koe is a queer mystic, artist, and diviner. They're joyfully devoted to exploring body-rooted energy practices and poetic inquiries as living portals into remembering our cosmic kinship. You can find Jonathan on their website, IG, and their other podcast Healing The Spirit.

Mary Schuch (she/her) is committed to showing up for the experience of belonging in a human body. In this lifetime, Mary is steadily walking a resonant path and striving to remember the inherent relationality of all beings. Informed by her upbringing as a homeschooled pastor's kid and the eighth of eleven siblings, Mary is reclaiming her right to exploration and education through meditative multidisciplinary living. She is devoted to practices incorporating writing, music, art, breadmaking, astrology, movement, and being outdoors. A beneficial byproduct of years of manual labor, Mary’s reverence for contemplative time has grown through work in gardens, kitchens, on a commercial lobster boat, and an oyster farm. She is originally from the Chicago area and currently lives on an island in Maine. Connect with Mary on Instagram @maryschuch and book a reading with her.

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We got to know them through Leah's amazing courses, which we wholeheartedly recommend that you check out:

Living Systems: https://crystalsofaltamira.com/living-systems

Akashic Mentorship: https://crystalsofaltamira.com/akashic-mentorship

Dana Balicki is a transformational coach, changemaker, modern mystic, and wildly passionate lady boss devoted to helping you remember and become who you really are, not just who you were taught to be. https://danabalicki.com/

Leah Garza is a veteran teacher and education organizer. She has spent nearly two decades in social justice movement spaces, working toward equitable change in public education. She earned her masters degrees in education and depth psychology and is currently working on a Phd in community, liberation, indigenous, and eco psychologies. https://crystalsofaltamira.com/

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A little bit about us:

Jonathan Koe is a queer mystic, artist, and diviner. They're joyfully devoted to exploring body-rooted energy practices and poetic inquiries as living portals into remembering our cosmic kinship. You can find Jonathan on their website, IG, and their other podcast Healing The Spirit.

Mary Schuch (she/her) is committed to showing up for the experience of belonging in a human body. In this lifetime, Mary is steadily walking a resonant path and striving to remember the inherent relationality of all beings. Informed by her upbringing as a homeschooled pastor's kid and the eighth of eleven siblings, Mary is reclaiming her right to exploration and education through meditative multidisciplinary living. She is devoted to practices incorporating writing, music, art, breadmaking, astrology, movement, and being outdoors. A beneficial byproduct of years of manual labor, Mary’s reverence for contemplative time has grown through work in gardens, kitchens, on a commercial lobster boat, and an oyster farm. She is originally from the Chicago area and currently lives on an island in Maine. Connect with Mary on Instagram @maryschuch and book a reading with her.

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If you’re drawn to receive a reading from one of us, please reach out!

A little bit about us:

Jonathan Koe (they/he) is a queer mystic who’s fluent in the languages of music, astrology, tarot, energy work, statistics, and the Akashic perspective. Their work aims to empower others through compassionate discernment, to nurture communities of passionate seekers, and to expand our sense of interconnectedness beyond the collective myths of binary-thinking and not-enoughness. At the heart of Jonathan’s work as a healing artist is the desire to continually develop, transform, and question the ways we describe and enchant our internal and relational realities. You can find Jonathan on their website, IG, and their other podcast Healing The Spirit.

Mary Schuch (she/her) is committed to showing up for the experience of belonging in a human body. In this lifetime, Mary is steadily walking a resonant path and striving to remember the inherent relationality of all beings. Informed by her upbringing as a homeschooled pastor's kid and the eighth of eleven siblings, Mary is reclaiming her right to exploration and education through meditative multidisciplinary living. She is devoted to practices incorporating writing, music, art, breadmaking, astrology, movement, and being outdoors. A beneficial byproduct of years of manual labor, Mary’s reverence for contemplative time has grown through work in gardens, kitchens, on a commercial lobster boat, and an oyster farm. She is originally from the Chicago area and currently lives on an island in Maine. Connect with Mary on Instagram @maryschuch and book a reading with her.

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PS - We started using this term 'maven' after doing Jonathan Fields's assessment Sparketype.

If you’re drawn to receive a reading from one of us, please reach out!

A little bit about us:

Jonathan Koe (they/he) is a queer mystic who’s fluent in the languages of music, astrology, tarot, energy work, statistics, and the Akashic perspective. Their work aims to empower others through compassionate discernment, to nurture communities of passionate seekers, and to expand our sense of interconnectedness beyond the collective myths of binary-thinking and not-enoughness. At the heart of Jonathan’s work as a healing artist is the desire to continually develop, transform, and question the ways we describe and enchant our internal and relational realities. You can find Jonathan on their website, IG, and their other podcast Healing The Spirit.

Mary Schuch (she/her) is committed to showing up for the experience of belonging in a human body. In this lifetime, Mary is steadily walking a resonant path and striving to remember the inherent relationality of all beings. Informed by her upbringing as a homeschooled pastor's kid and the eighth of eleven siblings, Mary is reclaiming her right to exploration and education through meditative multidisciplinary living. She is devoted to practices incorporating writing, music, art, breadmaking, astrology, movement, and being outdoors. A beneficial byproduct of years of manual labor, Mary’s reverence for contemplative time has grown through work in gardens, kitchens, on a commercial lobster boat, and an oyster farm. She is originally from the Chicago area and currently lives on an island in Maine. Connect with Mary on Instagram @maryschuch and book a reading with her.

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As regular givers and receivers of readings, we wonder if perhaps our friendship and this podcast are an extension of our shared tendency to enjoy intense one-on-one connections. 

If you’re drawn to receive a reading from one of us, please reach out!

A little bit about us:

Jonathan Koe (they/he) is a queer mystic who’s fluent in the languages of music, astrology, tarot, energy work, statistics, and the Akashic perspective. Their work aims to empower others through compassionate discernment, to nurture communities of passionate seekers, and to expand our sense of interconnectedness beyond the collective myths of binary-thinking and not-enoughness. At the heart of Jonathan’s work as a healing artist is the desire to continually develop, transform, and question the ways we describe and enchant our internal and relational realities. You can find Jonathan on their website, IG, and their other podcast Healing The Spirit.

Mary Schuch (she/her) is committed to showing up for the experience of belonging in a human body. In this lifetime, Mary is steadily walking a resonant path and striving to remember the inherent relationality of all beings. Informed by her upbringing as a homeschooled pastor's kid and the eighth of eleven siblings, Mary is reclaiming her right to exploration and education through meditative multidisciplinary living. She is devoted to practices incorporating writing, music, art, breadmaking, astrology, movement, and being outdoors. A beneficial byproduct of years of manual labor, Mary’s reverence for contemplative time has grown through work in gardens, kitchens, on a commercial lobster boat, and an oyster farm. She is originally from the Chicago area and currently lives on an island in Maine. Connect with Mary on Instagram @maryschuch and book a reading with her.

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During this episode, Rebecca graciously offered us an oracle reading for the spirit of the podcast and our collaboration. The space she holds is powerful and we were honored to receive her psychic insights. We hope this gives our listeners a sense of how supportive and expansive it is to be witnessed by Rebecca. 

We are thrilled for Rebecca as she assumes the role of the 13th Reader for Britten LaRue's The Magician's Table: A Workshop Circle for Emerging Readers.

Thank you for being with us, Rebecca! We love you! Our life is more bedazzled with you in it :)

Rebecca's bio:

Rebecca Padgett (she/her) is a mystic, artist, and oracle devoted to the unseen world, living in an old farm house in Ontario, Canada. She enjoys living with nature and the wide-open, rural landscape which quiets and expands her mind, as well as immersing her in the cycles of the plants, animals, seasons, and night sky around her. She has previously worked with astrology, tarot, reiki, yoga, as well as intuitive abstract painting, a practice mirroring her life card - The Empress - reinforcing a strong connection to intuition and creativity. As she grows further into her voice, Rebecca finds her work to be the exploration of where these two places meet and interconnect to one another. Her work is ever-changing and growing as she is someone who is devoted to the cyclical nature of the universe and the creative process.

Connect with Rebecca via her website or Instagram.

Learn more about The Magician's Table: A Workshop Circle for Emerging Readers.

We welcome your feedback and your questions! Email us at mylifeisbetterwithyouinitpod@gmail.com.

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As two astrologers, we knew it would be fun to investigate this energetic phenomenon through our composite chart.

Together we meet in the middle as a Cancer Rising, Aquarius Sun and Gemini Moon.

Here is a link to our chart.

A little bit about us:

Jonathan Koe (they/he) is a queer mystic who’s fluent in the languages of music, astrology, tarot, energy work, statistics, and the Akashic perspective. Their work aims to empower others through compassionate discernment, to nurture communities of passionate seekers, and to expand our sense of interconnectedness beyond the collective myths of binary-thinking and not-enoughness. At the heart of Jonathan’s work as a healing artist is the desire to continually develop, transform, and question the ways we describe and enchant our internal and relational realities. You can find Jonathan on their website, IG, and their other podcast Healing The Spirit.

Mary (she/her) describes herself as someone who is committed to showing up for the experience of belonging in a human body. Informed by her upbringing as a homeschooled pastor's kid and the eighth of eleven siblings, Mary is reclaiming her right to exploration and education. She values meditative multidisciplinary living through her practices of writing, music, art, movement, breadmaking, astrology, and being outdoors. Through these avenues, Mary is joyfully emerging as an intuitive and comedic mystic. Mary has spent most of the last decade deep in thought in gardens, on a lobster boat, and more recently, an oyster farm. She is originally from the Chicago area and currently lives on an island in Maine. Connect with Mary on Instagram @maryschuch and book a reading with her.

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We had so much fun getting into topics we explored with our Living Systems cohort– decoloniality, resonance, relationality, ontology, presuppositions and more. Leah referenced thinkers who have influenced her work and clarified the distinction between “colonization,” “colonialism,” and “coloniality.” We touched on how a near death experience became a pivot point, the significance of a Scorpio seventh house, and how we’re definitely not in a cult together.

Living Systems is a public scholarship course offering theory, praxis, and community based learning on concepts like decoloniality, ontology, post-humanism, indigeneity, and how we can make pathways back to relational living in the face of climate change.

Leah has two upcoming year-long offerings–the highly anticipated second Living Systems cohort and Make the Road, an akashic mentorship designed to help you create devotional, praxis-based relationships with your source of consciousness.

Leah’s bio from her website:

Many worlds exist in this one world. In one world, Leah Garza is a veteran teacher and education organizer. She has spent nearly two decades in social justice movement spaces, working toward equitable change in public education. She earned her masters degrees in education and depth psychology and is currently working on a Phd in community, liberation, indigenous, and eco psychologies. In another world, Leah is a shapeshifter. The trials incurred personally and collectively, through the Trump administration and later the pandemic and uprisings, made her a seeker. Leah learned to engage her ability to shapeshift as she began to ask questions of her purpose in this lifetime. Leah is a practitioner of the Akashic records, and offers radical healing work through the lenses of decoloniality and relational ways of being to subvert the colonial agenda.

To learn more about Leah and her offerings visit https://crystalsofaltamira.com/  

Instagram @crystalsofaltamira https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckun286OuQL/

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Together, we help one another remember our inherent goodness and anticipate the energetics of this collaboration will inform how we approach whatever comes next. Thank you for listening!

A little bit about us:

Jonathan Koe (they/he) is a queer mystic who’s fluent in the languages of music, astrology, tarot, energy work, statistics, and the Akashic perspective. Their work aims to empower others through compassionate discernment, to nurture communities of passionate seekers, and to expand our sense of interconnectedness beyond the collective myths of binary-thinking and not-enoughness. At the heart of Jonathan’s work as a healing artist is the desire to continually develop, transform, and question the ways we describe and enchant our internal and relational realities. You can find Jonathan on their website, IG, and their other podcast Healing The Spirit.

Mary (she/her) describes herself as someone who is committed to showing up for the experience of belonging in a human body. Informed by her upbringing as a homeschooled pastor's kid and the eighth of eleven siblings, Mary is reclaiming her right to exploration and education. She values meditative multidisciplinary living through her practices of writing, music, art, movement, breadmaking, astrology, and being outdoors. Through these avenues, Mary is joyfully emerging as an intuitive and comedic mystic. Mary has spent most of the last decade deep in thought in gardens, on a lobster boat, and more recently, an oyster farm. She is originally from the Chicago area and currently lives on an island in Maine. Connect with Mary on Instagram @maryschuch and book a reading with her.

We also mentioned our friends and teachers Britten LaRue and Leah Garza in this episode. Check out their incredible work!

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