What does it actually mean to be spiritual? Because if social media is the reference point, spirituality looks like perfect morning rituals, curated retreats, flowing dresses, calm voices, and people who appear completely unbothered by the world. But real spirituality might look more like: yelling at someone for littering crying for two weeks straight crashing out on Verizon customer service taking a walk, folding laundry, and trying to stay human in chaotic times Experience the conversation face-to-face—head over to YouTube to watch the episode HERE In this episode, Elizabeth and Elisha unpack the myth of spiritual perfection and the performative narratives surrounding enlightenment, healing, and "being evolved." They talk about why spirituality that disconnects you from your body, your anger, or your humanity can actually become its own form of ego. In this conversation Why the myth of transcendence is collapsing Performative spirituality and the aesthetics of "being healed" The fantasy that healing removes irritation or anger Why being bothered by injustice is not unspiritual The danger of spiritual bypassing in politics and culture Groupthink, activism, and emotional timing Reclaiming disruption as a sacred response The difference between "being a Karen" and protecting something sacred Why embodiment matters more than enlightenment Letting yourself be human instead of spiritually perfect   They also explore a deeper question: What if the real spiritual work is simply showing up for life? Not transcending it. Not escaping it. Not performing it. Just living it.   Which means being messy, emotional, feisty, grieving, and occasionally yelling at someone who throws trash out their car window. Because sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do is care enough to say something.   And remember: Everybody poops.   Work with us:  Follow @mysticalaunties on Instagram Elizabeth DiAlto Connect with Elizabeth @elizabethdialto Elisha Tichelle Connect with Elisha @elishatichelle_co

Why do people pedestalize gurus? And why do so many spiritual leaders, coaches, and self-help figures end up falling from grace? In this episode, Elizabeth and Elisha unpack the real mechanics behind projection, perception, and guru culture — and why the internet's pop-psychology version of "you're projecting" barely scratches the surface. From dating and family dynamics to the spiritual industry and celebrity culture, this conversation explores how people project identities, power, and authority onto others — and how those projections shape relationships. They also dive into the uncomfortable truth: sometimes the projections we need to examine most are the ones placed on us. Experience the conversation face-to-face—head over to YouTube to watch the episode HERE Inside this episode: The difference between projection vs perception Why social media psychology oversimplifies projection How guru culture and spiritual leaders rely on projection fields Why pedestalizing teachers leads to inevitable "falls from grace" Positive projection — and how it quietly sabotages relationships Fawning, power dynamics, and unsafe relational patterns Why confident people get labeled "intimidating" The hidden psychology behind celebrity obsession and parasocial projections Neurodivergence, perception, and adaptability Why consuming information isn't the same as doing inner work Work with us:  Follow @mysticalaunties on Instagram Elizabeth DiAlto Connect with Elizabeth @elizabethdialto Elisha Tichelle Connect with Elisha @elishatichelle_co

This week, we're talking about joy. Yes. In this world. Because as one meme so perfectly put it: "Micro joys are how we survive macro grief." Elizabeth and Elisha dive into what it actually means to orient your life around joy and satisfaction — not as escapism, but as devotion. Not as denial, but as medicine. Experience the conversation face-to-face—head over to YouTube to watch the episode HERE Inside this episode: Why joy might be more available than ever — if you choose to foreground it Beauty as a spiritual practice (and why hiding your love of beauty is a wound) The complicated politics of being perceived as beautiful Decentering the male gaze without shrinking yourself Salsa dancing as liberation (and why not caring if you're rusty is peak freedom) The joy of creative expression with zero attachment to outcome" The healing power of a full breakdown Cold walks, fire energy, wholesome toddlers in snow suits, and laughing until you choke Being "properly fucked" as a nervous system reset Why satisfaction is the ultimate discernment tool Getting fired from "advanced management" of everyone else's projections Following your own curriculum instead of fixing everyone else's   There's something radical about choosing satisfaction in a time that wants you braced, inflamed, and perpetually reacting.   There's something healing about letting yourself want what actually feels good.   There's something deeply stabilizing about deciding: My satisfaction is not selfish. It is alignment.   If you've been over-functioning, over-managing, over-explaining, or trying to stay ahead of everyone else's projections, this episode might feel like a long exhale.   We're not bypassing the darkness. We're building capacity for beauty inside it.   Come for the philosophy. Stay for the spa fountain story. Leave with permission to follow your own rhythm. Work with us:  Follow @mysticalaunties on Instagram Elizabeth DiAlto Connect with Elizabeth @elizabethdialto Elisha Tichelle Connect with Elisha @elishatichelle_co

We're back from winter break and diving straight into the deep end. This episode is part sermon, part group chat, part audio spell for staying human. Elizabeth and Elisha get honest about what it means to live — not perform — spiritual maturity when everything feels like too much. They talk about grieving and giggling, Care Bear stares and collective screams, and what it takes to stay open when the world keeps trying to close you. Experience the conversation face-to-face—head over to YouTube to watch the episode HERE Inside: The paradox of gratitude and devastation Why "saying what's true" is the highest vibrational spell Law of Attraction burnout and the sacred act of naming reality Complaining as catharsis, not collapse Fox medicine, trickster energy, and reclaiming shapeshifting The soft season: fierce women learning to say "I'm just a baby" What happens when you stop trying to timeline your way out of the mystery" Plus: Elisha talks about her return to Pennsylvania, Elizabeth shares her evolving appetite for myth and relational cosmology, and both reflect on how creative foolishness is sometimes the most healing thing we have. If you've been feeling overcooked by the world and under-resourced by the usual "spiritual tools," this one's for you. 🎧 Tune in. Bring tea. Maybe a blanket with ears. Work with us:  Follow @mysticalaunties on Instagram Elizabeth DiAlto Connect with Elizabeth @elizabethdialto Elisha Tichelle Connect with Elisha @elishatichelle_co

In this deeply nourishing conversation, the Aunties are joined by Michelle Cassandra Johnson— author, grief-tender, activist, and longtime guide in collective healing. Together, they weave a wide-ranging and intimate dialogue on grief as a sacred practice, the wisdom of honeybees and superorganisms, reimagining leadership beyond ego and hierarchy, and what it means to live, serve, and belong in a fractured world. This episode touches on ancestral memory, collective responsibility, nervous system truth, and why healing was never meant to be an individual endeavor. Michelle shares insights from her book Wisdom of the Hive, reflections on loss and aging, and an ancient practice called Telling the Bees — a ritual of sharing both sorrow and joy with the more-than-human world. If you're navigating grief, longing for deeper community, questioning the systems we've inherited, or searching for hope that feels real (not performative), this conversation offers a steady, honest place to land. Come listen for the bees, stay for the belonging. Experience the conversation face-to-face—head over to YouTube to watch the episode HERE Follow Michelle Cassandra Johnson Follow Michelle @skillinaction on Instagram Michelle's Official Website Work with us:  Follow @mysticalaunties on Instagram Elizabeth DiAlto Connect with Elizabeth @elizabethdialto Elisha Tichelle Connect with Elisha @elishatichelle_co

This episode starts with listener questions — and unfolds into a layered, candid conversation about intuition, discernment, power, and the spiritual myths many of us have quietly outgrown. Elizabeth and Elisha respond to questions about how intuition actually works in real life: how you learn when to speak, when to stay quiet, and how to tell the difference between true guidance, fear, pattern recognition, and the ever-busy predictor mind. Along the way, they explore why urgency is rarely intuitive, how the need to be right distorts discernment, and why intuition was never meant to override someone else's agency. From there, the conversation widens — touching on predictions, astrology fatigue, embodiment, power dynamics in spiritual spaces, business and money myths, and the pressure to be palatable, enlightened, or "doing it right." As usual, nothing is packaged neatly — and that's the point. This episode is less about answers and more about turning back toward your own authority, your own body, and your own lived wisdom. Enjoy! Experience the conversation face-to-face—head over to YouTube to watch the episode HERE Work with us:  Follow @mysticalaunties on Instagram Elizabeth DiAlto Connect with Elizabeth @elizabethdialto Elisha Tichelle Connect with Elisha @elishatichelle_co

This week, your Mystical Aunties slid into one of those deceptively simple topics that turned into a full-on portal: matching energy — or, as it turns out… matching effort. What starts as a curiosity turns into a layered, funny, and honest conversation about frequency, tone, boundaries, shapeshifting, code-switching, dating, perimenopause, overperforming at work, and the lifelong deconditioning of "being the bigger person." Experience the conversation face-to-face — head over to YouTube to watch the episode HERE. Elizabeth and Elisha break open: Why "I don't match energy" isn't the whole truth The real difference between frequency, tone, and effort How sensitive people "respond" whether they mean to or not Why underperforming is sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do The joy of giving exactly what someone gives you — no more, no less The secret liberation of not overexplaining, overextending, or overholding Dating stories, petty moments, and perimenopausal freedom What happens when women finally stop doing the emotional heavy-lifting It's tender, it's smart, it's unhinged in the best way, and it's one of those episodes that sneaks up on you with clarity. If you've ever wondered whether you should mirror someone's vibe, hold your center, or throw the whole dynamic into the sun… this one is for you. Work with us: Follow @mysticalaunties on Instagram Elizabeth DiAlto Connect with Elizabeth @elizabethdialto Elisha Tichelle Connect with Elisha @elishatichelle_co

In this episode, Elisha brings a rich inquiry to the table: Is radicalization pulling us closer to presence—or pulling us away from it? What unfolds is a layered, honest, sometimes fiery unraveling of what it means to respond to a world in chaos without losing your humanity, sensitivity, or grounding. Experience the conversation face-to-face — head over to YouTube to watch the episode HERE. Elizabeth and Elisha explore: What "radicalization" really means, who gets to define it, and how perception shapes it Whether radical responses require desensitization—and what that costs us The tension between activism rooted in devotion vs. activism rooted in reactivity How to meet violence, injustice, and extremism without collapsing into numbness or mimicry The difference between extremism and taking extreme measures How embodiment, values, and lived experience shape our ability to respond Presence as a practice, not a performance The messy, necessary work of analysis (not bypass, not performance, not certainty) Why shaming, gatekeeping, and performative leadership weaken movements The spiritual, ancestral, and practical realities of living through this political moment What it means to stay human, stay sensitive, and stay accountable when the world feels unhinged This one is raw, reflective, and grounded in the real-time process of two women wrestling with how to stay awake without burning out, how to stay loving without being naïve, and how to stay present without losing the edge required to protect what's sacred. If you've been feeling the pressure, the polarization, or the confusion of this moment—pull up a chair. This conversation meets you right where you're at. Work with us: Follow @mysticalaunties on Instagram Elizabeth DiAlto Connect with Elizabeth @elizabethdialto Elisha Tichelle Connect with Elisha @elishatichelle_co

In this spiraling, soulful conversation, Elizabeth and Elisha explore one of life's most timeless questions: Are we choosing our paths, or are we being chosen? Prompted by a listener's DM—"Everyone else out here selling carbon copies and y'all over there looking like the last honest creatures alive. Do you feel like you chose this path, or do you feel like the Gods pulled a fast one on you?"—the Mystical Aunties dive into the tension between divine design and human choice. Together, they unpack the dance of surrender and creatorship, the freedom in devotion, and the messy? Intense? Confusing? Bewildering? Awe-inducing? delight of being both guided and responsible. Experience the conversation face-to-face — head over to YouTube to watch the episode HERE. This episode meanders through themes of: Fate vs. Destiny— how much is written, and how much is rewritten by how we live Empowerment and Surrender— the paradox of co-creating with what already is Light and Darkness— from evil and disconnection to compassion and choice Hierarchy, Purpose, and Pedestals— the myth that "healing" work is higher work Humanity and Humility— remembering we're no more important than anyone else in the hive Work with us: Follow @mysticalaunties on Instagram Elizabeth DiAlto Connect with Elizabeth @elizabethdialto Elisha Tichelle Connect with Elisha @elishatichelle_co

In this episode, Elizabeth and Elisha sit down with Rachel Lieberman, Human Design expert and creator of Pure Generators, for a grounded and illuminating conversation on satisfaction — what it really means for Generator and Manifesting Generator types, and why following what feels good is a collective gift, not a selfish act. Experience the conversation face-to-face — head over to YouTube to watch the episode HERE. They explore: The link between satisfaction, energy, and integrity — and how honoring what truly nourishes you creates resonance in every area of life. How to understand "waiting to respond" as a practice of presence rather than passivity. The difference between frustration and fulfillment, and how productivity conditioning keeps Generators from their natural rhythm. Navigating the current cultural climate through embodied awareness, discernment, and self-trust. Plus, real talk about dating, energy leaks, and what it means to stop performing satisfaction and start living it. Follow Rachel Lieberman Follow Rachel on Instagram: @puregenerators Visit Rachel's official website: puregenerators.com Work with us: Follow @mysticalaunties on Instagram Elizabeth DiAlto Connect with Elizabeth @elizabethdialto Elisha Tichelle Connect with Elisha @elishatichelle_co