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_BearKaikeyi:  https://www.amazon.com/Kaikeyi-Novel-Vaishnavi-Patel/dp/0759557330Ari's Medium:  https://medium.com/@arijensineinkAri's Substack "Fighting for Writing": https://fightingforwriting.substack.comAriel Jensine Web Site:  https://www.arieljensine.ink/Gender Identity Today:  https://genderidentitytoday.comAmethysta'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 ★

In this episode, we meet one of the originals in the LGBTQ technology community.  Bianca and I talk about parenting, overtone singing, and trees.  REFERENCES:Overtone Singing:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHTF1-IhuC0Baobab Tree:  https://www.britannica.com/plant/baobab-tree-genusAmethysta's Substack:  https://amethystadings.substack.com/Amethysta's Website:  https://amethysta.io"Why Are You Theme" composed and recorded by Amethysta  (00:00) - Intro (00:33) - Show Opening (01:38) - Bianca, Why Are You? (37:20) - Show Closing         ★ Support this podcast ★

In today's episode, we meet an Irish woman who has more past in a year than I do in a decade.  Fiona and I discuss Irish myth, what makes a good song, and a new ice cream flavor from Ben & Jerry.REFERENCES:Follow Fiona on Medium:  https://medium.com/@fionafeng78Amethysta's Substack:  https://amethystadings.substack.com/Amethysta's Website:  https://amethysta.io"Why Are You Theme" composed and recorded by Amethysta  (00:00) - Intro (00:33) - Show Opening (01:50) - Fiona, Why Are You? (48:25) - Show Closing       ★ Support this podcast ★

 As the first episode in this series, I wanted to ask a real philosopher to discuss identity, and Cypress was kind enough to oblige.  We start off with a theory of identity before I ask Cypress "Why are you?"  Cypress is a profound thinker - this is a wonderful inaugural episode!REFERENCES:Cypress's Academic Profile:  https://philosophy.yale.edu/people/cypress-hallCypress's Advisor, Robin Dembroff:  https://www.robindembroff.com/real-men-on-top.htmlJudith Butler:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_ButlerSubstack:  https://amethystadings.substack.com/Website:  https://amethysta.io"Why Are You Theme" composed and recorded by Amethysta (00:00) - Intro (00:38) - Show Opening (02:00) - A Brief Theory of Identity (17:24) - Why Are You, Cypress? (36:10) - Outro ★ Support this podcast ★