In Season One, Episode 6 of Tales from the Truth Seekers, I had the pleasure of interviewing my good friend and mentor, Rachel White, host of The Skeptical Shaman Podcast! So how does one go from Catholic school to atheism to modern shaman you may ask? Well her story is nothing short of mind-blowing, as so many of these stories are, and her ability to stay completely open while still maintaining sharp critical thinking skills is equally as important and inspiring. As we follow Rachel’s story, we learn what it’s really like to be an actual psychic medium, and how to keep yourself safe while navigating the wonderful world of “woo.”
Rachel’s Bio: Rachel graduated from Loyola University of Chicago with Degrees in both English Literature and Criminal Psychology. She is the published author of the TOTEM Tarot Deck (available on Amazon and Etsy) and the creator of TOTEM Flower Essences (available on Etsy). Rachel is also the author of the TOTEM Readings Substack, and has been a featured contributing author in publications, including Best Holistic Health. Rachel is also the host of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, engaging fascinating iconoclasts in a dialogue designed to help the spiritually-homeless navigate the New Age landscape without falling into a con, a cult, or a multilevel marketing scheme. Rachel’s spiritual practice embodies the rebellious, independent spirit of shamanism. Rachel embraces and cultivates the power of the individual, empowering clients to reject group-think in lieu of their own, direct experience of spirit. To this end, Rachel has taken the Seek Safely pledge, committing herself and her practice to the highest standards in transparency, ethics, and quality across her available scope of services.
Rachel’s Links:
Rachel’s website - TOTEMReadings.com
Rachel’s IG - @totemrach
Natalie’s Links:
Natalie’s Website - SidheART.com
Channelled Art (Based on your astrological birth chart)
Natalie’s IG - @sidhe.channelled.art
Books mentioned:
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
Nature Spirits and Elemental Beings: Working with the Intelligence in Nature by Marko Pogacnik
The Trickster and the Paranormal by George P. Hansen
Animal-Speak: The Spiritual and Magical Powers of Creatures Great and Small by Ted Andrews
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield
The Outsider by Stephen King
The Shining by Stephen King
Doctor Sleep by Stephen King
TV series mentioned:
HBO doc-series Breath of Fire
HBO doc-series The Vow
TED Talks mentioned:
Elizabeth Gilbert: Your Elusive Creative Genius
