Excellent creatures,

Happy August to you! It's now time for me to gleefully ignore all the "end of summer" crap that I see online. My summer is over when I can't wear flip flops anymore, so say we all.

If you're new here (hi!! welcome!) I use this monthly newsletter to sum up all the corners of the internet I whisper into. If you ever wonder what you might have missed, you'll find it here; as well as Woo Corner. If you're just here for the Woo, you'll find it at the bottom of this email. But I hope you'll get yourself a beverage and sit down, and stay awhile.

You are very welcome here.

From the Muse:

Offerings from me to you currently on the table include-

Thing 1- Seven Deadly Satisfactions:

Coming atcha in just a few days- Seven Deadly Satisfactions will be a pleasure-driven 7-week dive into digging the worm of patriarchy out of our brains, using the tools of purity culture against itself. I'm keeping this super accessible price-wise, don't don't expect a 4-figure price tag just because it's 7 weeks long.

You can expect pleasure-based shadow work, thoughtful exercises, journal prompts, and weekly quests. This one is only going out to the waitlist, nowhere else. If you've been forwarded this email you can click the link above, but if you're already here on the list, all you have to do is tap the button below and you'll be added instantly (so tap with care).

Thing 2 - Creatrix is Returning!:

She's baaaack! This retreat is for learning witchcraft and functional woo in beautiful Edisto Island, South Carolina. It's gonna be MOAR witchy! And I added an extra day, so it'll also be MOAR luxuriously relaxing. What's more, I was able to offer the extra day for very little extra because the gods smile upon this retreat.

The dates are May 9-15, 2027. You can click the image below to hop on that waitlist, where more details will be coming soon:

And in case you missed it...

If you missed the live version of Overcoming the Imposter: Somatic Witchcraft for Artists (or really...anyone) on July 8th, the recording is available below, as well as a cute little 5 minute mp3 you can use on the go, and a cheat sheet for easy reference.

It's taken me 9 years of mentoring over 400 individual artists to stumble on this technique for halting a gremlin attack in its tracks. This technique taps into the memory of the body to cut the gremlins off at the source, rather than trying to argue your way out of your feelings.

Anything you buy from me will get you access to it for life, watch as many times as you want.

From the Podlycast:

The Audacity Works podcast is inspired by and dedicated to the working artist, the creative entrepreneur, and generally, doin the damn thing. Episodes air every Wednesday at 6am EST, and you can find a fair amount of functional woo and witchy shit sprinkled in there too. Offerings for July included:

1. ​Episode 192: The Responsibility of a Public Presence - somewhat unpopular opinions on what your responsibility is to your audience when you have a public presence of any size. The meat and potatoes of this episode starts at 5:30
2. ​Episode 193: Eff the 4th of July - remarks on recent drama within the aerial community, and my 2 cents.
3. ​Episode 194: Using Ritual to make Warming Up Suck Less - an episode by request from my woman Jess, on ways to approach the ever-lengthening warm up as we age, so that you'll actually do it
4. ​Episode 195: Why I Stopped Running The Audacity Project - I was finally ready to answer this question publicly.
5. ​Episode 196: The Daughters of Mnemosene (short episode) - mini episode, since I had covid (whomp whomp). But a lovely little tale of Group Hoop at the IADF 2026, and a recitation of the poem we used to create.

From the Patreon:

It was quiet on the Patreon this month, since I was at the ever all-consuming Irish Aerial Dance Festival for most of the month, but I did get a fun behind the scenes video filmed over the course of a few days put together:

​BTS at IADF 2026, and a whoopsie daisy​

And without further ado:

Woo Corner for August:

The questions that occurred to me to ask this month include:

Q1: What needs to be released/acknowledged/alchemized?

A1: The 4 of discs: Power. This card could just as easily be labeled "security". And you might very well be wondering wtf I mean by "released, acknowledged, and alchemized"- especially when they all seem to mean different things? I almost labeled this question "What is being resisted" and I think that helps shed some light on it.

Consider your security, or lack thereof. If you have it, in any way, name it. Financial? Familial? Are you housed? Are your survival needs met? Do you have people you can call on for emotional support? I think this card is asking us to identify exactly how much security we have, and I have a feeling that it's more than we acknowledge on a daily basis. I say this because-

If we don't know what "enough" is, we will forever see our lives in a state of scarcity. What we want that we don't have, what could be improved upon, etc. Nothing really wrong with this, it's human nature to desire and see flaws in our lives. But what the cards are asking of us is, perhaps we have more security than we suppose, and it would serve us well to see that clearly.

One thing is certain, if we say we desire abundance, we better know what "enough" is, or we will never feel the reality of what is already here.

Q2: Where is the help and support for this?

A2: The 5 of cups: Disappointment.

There is only one requirement for disappointment, and it is expectation. Pay attention to when you expect a certain result, especially when you find yourself expecting disappointment. Your own brain will keep you a slave to your expectations when they are unexamined. We end up in a wretched loop of secretly being proven correct, which our nervous systems love, even if the situation is more nuanced than we care to admit. The question is "Where am I expecting disappointment? Where are my expectations holding power over my well being?" The help you need will come from you in this situation. The call will come from inside the house.

Q3: What medicine will serve everyone best in this situation?

A3: Eagle. My favorite quote from the book about this card is, "You are stronger than you think, Eagle child." What is unknown cannot suddenly become ordered and familiar. If you feel you are in a crucible, know without a single doubt that you are being forged, and the only way out is through. It IS in your best interest.

Absolutely refuse to dim. Refuse. Absolutely refuse to doubt your own divinity. Understand from the soles of your feet that you are worth the trouble of the transformation that is at hand.

From all of me to all of you,

Don't go back to sleep.

xoRachel