Ari - Healer through Literature

In this show, we meet Ari - a writer and editor whose healing energy inflames her fiction.  Ari and I talk about hate on the internet, Wicca's gender binary, and no actual jokes about squirrels.REFERENCES:
Clan of the Cave Bear:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clan_of_the_Cave_Bear
Kaikeyi:  https://www.amazon.com/Kaikeyi-Novel-Vaishnavi-Patel/dp/0759557330
Ari's Medium:  https://medium.com/@arijensineink
Ari's Substack "Fighting for Writing": https://fightingforwriting.substack.com
Ariel Jensine Web Site:  https://www.arieljensine.ink/
Gender Identity Today:  https://genderidentitytoday.com
Amethysta's Website:  https://amethysta.io (00:00) - Intro (00:33) - Show Opening (01:30) - Ari, Why Are You? (03:42) - Finding Ari's Authentic Voice (06:04) - Connecting to Warm Bodies and Herself (09:40) - Journaling in the Technology Age (14:55) - Let's Play Fantasy (for healing, right?) (18:22) - Working in the Metaphysical Realm (22:25) - Reading Tarot Isn't Always Helpful (24:32) - The Zone of Calm (27:12) - The Internet Is a Good Outlet for Pain (30:32) - Finding a Perfect Story (31:52) - Being a Healer without Religion (34:30) - Wicca Could Be More Inclusive (37:36) - Ari's Bittersweet Ending (43:49) - Separate the Art from the Artist (44:24) - Fiction Makes Us All More Empathic (46:44) - The Power of Story to Make Us Human (53:06) - Where to Find Ari (54:34) - That Funny Joke about Squirrels (55:20) - Show Closing   ★ Support this podcast ★