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Tales from the Truth SeekersMy Story, Part II (Solo)In a world that’s falling apart and seems laden with suffering, there’s a simultaneous unfolding of a collective awaking to our true nature and purpose on this earth. In this realm of duality, perhaps these extremes are unavoidable, yet the natural inclination towards balance is what can always bring us hope. I know, from a deep experiential place, that the human spirit, and all of creation, is made of one consciousness bound together by a force called “unconditional love.” So as we look out upon the landscapes of horror that seem to infiltrate our news sources, the best ant...2025-07-021h 14
Tales from the Truth SeekersMr. Yin - The Oracle Snake, with Lainie GratzLainie Gratz has had her beautiful, albino, pet corn snake for years now. She recalls upon her first day having him, a spiritual teacher claiming the snake was an oracle. Not thinking much of it, years went by, until one day during her intuitive work she realized some of her downloads might actually be coming from her lovely, elongated, limbless, companion. At this point, Lainie had many spiritual experiences under her belt, but no matter what has happened before, nothing prepares you for when Spirit finds yet another incredible way of connecting. Not exempt from the witch wound that...2025-06-2559 min
Tales from the Truth SeekersHope for Humanity, with Todd BureauAt a young age Todd favored connecting with nature over the stuffy atmosphere of the church. His temple was “true wilderness.” Later in life, after becoming reacquainted with psychedelics, he began to understand that he was somehow relating with a consciousness that was beyond his own. This realization led him to become involved with organizations like The Pari Center in Italy, a place dedicated to open dialogue around science, psychology, and the sacred. Another common symptom of spiritual experience is optimism. Once the big picture is pulled wide open for you, it’s hard not to spot the unlimited potent...2025-06-1846 min
Tales from the Truth SeekersThe Evidential Medium, with Dr. Krista StanleyDr. Krista Stanley was no stranger to unexplainable phenomena from an early age. As a child she seemed to possess the ability to simply “know things,” and was always curious about how this all worked, eventually leading her to earn a PhD in Wisdom Studies, concentrating specifically on psychic mediumship. A doctor of mediumship? Not a combination you typically hear about, due to certain societal expectations within our current paradigm, yet this gives even more significance and urgency to her work. Join us in learning about Krista’s personal journey as we lift the taboos, break the stigmas, and bridge...2025-06-111h 05
Tales from the Truth SeekersThe Divine Feminine (Part I), with Rowena WorthEven as a small child, Rowena Worth intuitively knew that patriarchal religion was lacking, and her intuition didn’t stop there. But like so many of us, she was told that kind of magic was “not okay.” After moving from the UK to Australia as a young girl, and growing up across the world, she found herself being drawn to the healing path of The Goddess. But it wasn’t until she traveled to the sacred lands of her youth that she fully felt the spiritual depths of what it means to come home. From tracing her linage that revealed...2025-06-041h 03
Tales from the Truth SeekersBeware! The Distortion Field, with Rachel WhiteThe Skeptical Shaman a.k.a. Rachel White, has rejoined us to elaborate on how to navigate this increasingly wild, modern landscape of clouded reality. If you listened to her initiation story of waking up to “the woo,” (Season One, Episode 6), you might have expected her to go into depth about demons. But nowadays, it seems a more direct, and possibly even scarier threat, is our collective breach with reality in favor of our own egos, continually being stroked and maintained by online sub-culture communities, and highly curated media outlets. Rachel opens up and shares about her personal experience in w...2025-05-281h 24
Tales from the Truth SeekersThe E.T., with David WeltyThis episode of Tales from the Truth Seekers is slightly shorter, slightly lighter, and covers a slightly different topic. Not just to shake things up, but to share with you my delightful friend Mr. Dave Welty and his incredible E.T. experience story. These kinds of stories parallel spiritual awakenings directly because usually no one believes you, leaving you feeling isolated, your entire perception of reality is altered, and sometimes the actual encounters end up being spiritual experiences in themselves. So whether it’s God, angels, ghosts, or aliens, I’m beginning to find out that everything I thought was...2025-05-2138 min
Tales from the Truth SeekersThe Precise Point of Letting Go, with Rae DwyerRae Dwyer, who I initially noticed on Substack because her writing was so saturated with spiritual wisdom, learned from a young age to stifle her spiritual gifts and experiences, eventually turning to drugs in her early twenties in order to further suppress them. She then found herself experiencing plant medicines, “drugs” that create the literal opposite of spiritual suppression, and in this episode she brings us into these amazing ritual experiences. Rae is now focused on creating spiritual alignment without any external aid aside from the life force of the Universe. We also dive into our spiritual take on the...2025-05-141h 04
Tales from the Truth SeekersThe (Reluctant) Spirit Baby Medium, with Dr. Maria RothenburgerDr. Maria Rothenburger has a Ph.D, is a clinical psychotherapist, and a fertility specialist. She was never really interested in becoming a psychic medium at all. However, sometimes you do not have a choice in the matter, and when you finally give in, accept the fact that you’re not “hallucinating,” and discover the incredible healing possibilities that come with being able to communicate to non-materialized loved ones, there’s really no way you can keep closing that door. In this episode, Maria shares the incredible story that has made her who she is today, along with heart- warming...2025-05-071h 05
Tales from the Truth SeekersHeaven to Earth, with Chelsea JewelChelsea thought she had it made when she landed her big-time job at Coca-Cola, only to find herself somewhat miserable, lost amongst the toxicity and egos that continue to infiltrate corporate America. After turning towards the mysterious side of life for guidance, Chelsea brings us along on her journey with the plant medicines that ultimately changed everything, including her entire perspective on the ultimate purpose of human life. She then shares her wisdom and experience around the kinds of sensitivities that come with spiritual awakening, including the absolute mind-bending absurdity that is war, poverty, destruction, conflict, and human suffering...2025-04-3057 min
Tales from the Truth SeekersSunrise, with Nick LaskyFor our last episode of Season One, I had the pleasure of interviewing my long-time friend, mentor, and astrology teacher, Mr. Nick Lasky. In this episode, Nick takes us into his real-life spiritual awakening journey from growing up agnostic, to his first sip of the Holy Grail, and into the adventures he’s encountered on his life-long quest to find it again. And as we have learned throughout Season One, spiritual awakenings aren’t all sunshine and rainbows. They can be confusing, scary, and especially isolating in a society like ours. Nick offers a well of wisdom and advice on h...2025-03-191h 06
The Skeptical ShamanStaying sane in the Year of the Wood Snake: You were made for thisAs we’ve written about HERE, HERE and HERE, this Wood Snake Year is certainly living up to its promise— and we’re all feeling the effects just a few short months in!So, I decided it was high time to tap the incredible community of clients, collaborators and friends around our work here at TOTEM and The Skeptical Shaman podcast to bring all of us short, snackable, and human-scaled tips and tricks to stay sane in this Wood Snake Year!In this video, I chat with Natalie Fehlner about her simple, three bullet point tool t...2025-03-1721 min
Tales from the Truth SeekersThe Cracks that Let the Light Shine Through, with Mark PhillipsWelcome to Season One, Episode 9 of Tales from the Truth Seekers. In this episode I had the great pleasure of interviewing a new friend and fellow spiritual seeker, Mark Phillips. Mark's life has been dotted with various spiritual experiences that illuminate the presence and power of our loved ones beyond the grave. Mark opens up about these very beautiful and life-changing events, bringing us all back into that sense of wonder and enchantment within ourselves. This episode brings insight into important topics such as spiritual psychosis, while also shedding light on where and how one can become a formally...2025-03-121h 11
Tales from the Truth SeekersAlways Taken Care Of, with Patrick BelislePatrick Belisle and his wife Jane built a life together that checked all the American Dream boxes. So when they found themselves still somewhat unfulfilled, they set off to travel the world to find whatever it was that they were missing. They proceeded to visit Australia, New Zealand, China, Thailand, and India and had numerous eye opening experiences along the way. But it was through a breath work class in Pune, India that Patrick had a truly life changing experience of completely dissolving into an unconditional love from beyond. Please enjoy Season One, Episode 8 of Tales from the Truth...2025-03-051h 11
The Skeptical ShamanTales From The Truth Seekers, with Natalie FehlnerIn this episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with previous guest and friend of the show, Natalie Fehlner of Sidhe AND the *new* podcast: Tales from the Truth Seekers.In this episode, Natalie shares her journey from spiritual awakening (see previous episode for more details on her awesome experience) to spiritual confusion to disillusionment to her recent six month journey in the TOTEM Spiritual Transformation Coaching Program-- and the new businesses, products and podcast that came out of it!Natalie creates one-of-a-kind, custom pieces of art for sale...2025-03-011h 03
Tales from the Truth SeekersWeightlessness & Wonder, with LydiaIn Season One, Episode 7 of Tales from the Truth Seekers I had the pleasure of connecting with Lydia, a former university art professor who is deep in the midst of her spiritual journey, and recently returned from an extended residency at a Zen Buddhist monastery. In this episode, she shares her initial spiritual experience with us which encompassed vast, never-ending lightness, as well as intense darkness and fear, and the incredible, continuously evolving insights that can come with an experience like this. We both share our stories of attempting to navigate the aftermath, the struggles of trying to find...2025-02-261h 36
The Skeptical ShamanTales From The Truth Seekers, with Natalie FehlnerNow unlocked for all subscribers— and free on Apple, Spotify, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts!In this episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with previous guest and friend of the show, Natalie Fehlner of Sidhe AND the *new* podcast: Tales from the Truth Seekers.In this episode, Natalie shares her journey from spiritual awakening (see previous episode for more details on her awesome experience) to spiritual confusion to disillusionment to her recent six month journey in the TOTEM Spiritual Transformation Coaching Program-- and the new businesses, pr...2025-02-221h 03
Tales from the Truth SeekersCrystal Clear, with Rachel WhiteIn 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...2025-02-191h 38
Tales from the Truth SeekersSitting Back into the Quiet, with Roger OneySometimes it is when we are most hurried, most distracted, and most distraught that these unexplainable experiences suddenly enter our lives. In Season One, Episode 5 of Tales from the Truth Seekers, I had the pleasure of interviewing Roger Oney, my podcast launching mentor, about the spiritual experiences he has had throughout his life, and the ways in which they have changed him. The most potent of all being an out of body experience that introduced a burning clarity back into his life, melting everything else away. This episode also touches on the struggles of integrating an experience like this...2025-02-1256 min
Tales from the Truth SeekersIn the Sunlight on the Water, with Jewels MaloneyThis episode is a special episode. Not long after I recorded this interview with Jewels, she passed away. I didn’t know she was sick at the time of recording, or at all. I am grateful that the nature of my podcast is to ask about the person‘s entire life. So I look forward to sharing and celebrating the incredible life of Jewels Maloney with you. Rest in peace dear one.In Season One, Episode 4 of Tales from the Truth Seekers, I had the pleasure of interviewing my professor/mentor Jewels Maloney, from the Edgar Cayce foun...2025-02-0551 min
Tales from the Truth SeekersMaybe God's in Arizona, with Thomas Leo CurleyWelcome to Season One, Episode 3 of Tales from the Truth Seekers. You may have heard that juniper trees hold significance in the Bible, or that they can be traced back to the ancient goddesses of Canaan or Greece. You may have heard talk of spiritual energy vortexes in and around Sedona, Arizona and that they are mysteriously linked to the juniper that grows there. But it's another thing altogether to hear a story first-hand from a modern, American, financial analyst who just happened to have a life-changing spiritual experience for himself, while sitting next to one of these trees.2025-01-291h 02
Brain ShamanRachel White: Garden of Lucid Dreams — Mushrooms, Flowers, and Herbs for Waking Up in Dreams and Life | Episode 113In this episode, I interview Rachel White, the 'Skeptical Shaman,' about lucid dreaming 🌙✨ and how we can become more lucid—both in dreams and waking life—through meditation, psilocybin 🍄, flowers 🌸, herbs 🌿, cards, and other substances and practices. RESOURCESBOOKS- Dune by Frank HerbertMOVIES & TV- 28 Days Later- Chapelle's Show- FantasiaPEOPLE- Carl Jung- Emma Cook- Frank Herbert- Jimmy Dore- Joe Rogan- Matt McCusker- Michael Harner2025-01-2953 min
Tales from the Truth SeekersReturn Back to Innocence, with Monica RaoWelcome to Season One, Episode 2 of Tales from the Truth Seekers. In this episode I interview the incredible Monica Rao. Her story is quite unbelievable and yet it is 100% true, a perfect story to help open our minds and hearts to what is actually real and possible. For example, what do you do when the doctors tell you that you have a terminal illness that has severely shortened your lifespan, and yet you feel the healthiest you’ve ever felt in your entire life? What do you do when you miraculously heal the “un-healable” through the divine light...2025-01-221h 34
Tales from the Truth SeekersMy Story (Part I), SoloBefore we begin: If you know me, and you listen to this episode, I want you to understand that you are unknowingly healing a painful perceived gap between us that I have been experiencing for a long time, and I extend my utmost gratitude to you in advance. 2025-01-1356 minThe Skeptical ShamanA Ghost Story, with Natalie FehlnerIn this third episode in our special Supernatural Stories series, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with client and friend Natalie Fehlner (of Sidhe) all about her real deal, actual, lived experience GHOST STORY.Spooky stuff, guys.But also, very funny and very cool!This story starts with a totally innocent musical theater production, which seemed to stimulate a spirit to commit great feats of spectral strength. Turns out: a notoriously cranky stage hand had passed away in that very location, and his haunting was just a continuation of his famous antics...2024-11-1635 min
Tales from the Truth SeekersIntroducing Tales from the Truth Seekers PodcastIf you had told me in April of 2014 that in ten years time I would be hosting a podcast complied from interviews of people who have had real spiritual awakening experiences, I would have not believed you. Before everything happened the word “spiritual” felt cheesy to me, all religions looked no different from cults, and if someone had an awakening it meant they’d been taken. The very idea of cultism and brainwashing has been deeply disturbing to me for as long as I can remember and I was very happy to subscribe to the Newtonian, mechanistic, material, model world...2024-10-1701 min
The Skeptical ShamanA Ghost Story, with Natalie FehlnerUnlocking this for all subscribers— also available on Apple and Spotify and anywhere else you listen! In this third episode in our special Supernatural Stories series, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with client and friend Natalie Fehlner (of Sidhe) all about her real deal, actual, lived experience GHOST STORY.Spooky stuff, guys.But also, very funny and very cool!This story starts with a totally innocent musical theater production, which seemed to stimulate a spirit to commit great feats of spectral strength. Turns out: a notoriously cranky stage hand ha...2024-09-2935 minThe Skeptical ShamanSpirituality Is Not An Aesthetic, with Natalie FehlnerIn this episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with Natalie Fehlner, writer, teacher, theater artist and actual, real-deal spiritual seeker all about Natalie's spontaneous spiritual awakening-- and the good, the bad, and the ugly that followed!Rachel first stumbled upon Natalie and her story via the most unlikely of sources: a poem read aloud on Instagram! This poem, titled, "Spirituality Is Not An Aesthetic", sums up the inevitable disillusionment that comes along with any spiritual journey: first you have the incredible, paradigm-shifting experience, then you reorganize your personal belief system...2024-03-231h 01
The Skeptical ShamanSpirituality Is Not An Aesthetic, with Natalie FehlnerNow unlocked for all Substack subscribers!In this episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with Natalie Fehlner, writer, teacher, theater artist and actual, real-deal spiritual seeker all about Natalie's spontaneous spiritual awakening-- and the good, the bad, and the ugly that followed!Rachel first stumbled upon Natalie and her story via the most unlikely of sources: a poem read aloud on Instagram! This poem, titled, "Spirituality Is Not An Aesthetic", sums up the inevitable disillusionment that comes along with any spiritual journey: first you have the incredible, paradigm-shifting experience, then...2024-03-161h 01