Show notes
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 ★