It is spooky season you bitch! Come with me on a journey into the world of animal familiars. Throughout the entire ancient world, animals were seen as powerful entities. They were often seen as talismen or even portals between realms.

How interesting that at one point in time, seemingly all of humanity communed with animal spirits. They would even merge their consciousnesses together.

Sadly, through time and colonization, these beliefs and abilities have retreated into the shadows. But the legacy and the possibility of communing with the animal world still remains.

It's time to make a cup of tea and buckle up while pepper gets passionate about the natural world.

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From the androgynous wisdom of Obatalá in Yoruba tradition, to Ardhanarishvara, the half-Shiva half-Shakti form of divine wholeness in Hinduism…
From the Holy Hermaphrodite of Greek myth and alchemy, to the gender-shifting priests of Inanna and the Galli of Cybele…
From the revered Hijra of South Asia, the Māhū of Polynesia, the Babaylan of the Philippines, to the Two-Spirit people of Native nations…

Across cultures and millennia, non-binary and trans people were not only accepted — they were honored as healers, mediators, and keepers of sacred knowledge. They embodied the liminal, walking between worlds, bridging masculine and feminine, human and divine.

Yet, with the rise of colonialism and organized religion, these sacred roles were targeted, suppressed, and criminalized. Ancient reverence was replaced by fear, persecution, and erasure.

This episode uncovers the forgotten legacy of non-binary and trans divinity — and asks what it means to remember, reclaim, and reimagine these truths today.

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From the palm trees of Mesopotamia to the sacred Ceiba of the Maya, from Odin’s sacrifice on Yggdrasil to the seeds carried by Sky Woman, nearly every culture has told of a Tree of Life. In this episode, we journey across time and tradition, exploring how trees became the bridges between earth and sky, life and death, gods and humans. These myths are more than stories — they’re living reminders of our roots, our spirit, and our bond with the natural world.

I keep singing "you gave me the tree of life, tree of life" (to the tune of kiss of life by Sade ❤︎

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