School of Raq
A day in the life of a witch: Raq (sounds like "rock," and is short for Raquelle) is a music-teacher-turned-witch who offers spiritual help and healing from an all-faith perspective. Each Sunday, they cover topics like the tarot, astrology, holistic music, creativity, and other spiritual practices that can be picked up by anybody from any faith practice. Intersectional, political, and heart-felt, Raq discusses how to navigate spirituality in a society that makes being a human difficult. Come curious; leave transformed.
Episodes
30 episodes
30: WYSS: Luke Kaluzny: Manifesting Home
Welcome to the School of Raq! I'm so happy you're here.Today, we have another WYSS interview with Luke Kaluzny, a content creator, interior consultant, and general home decor extraordinaire. During his reading, we talk about the importan...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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1:48:18
29: Temperance: Expert Alchemy
Welcome to the School of Raq! I'm so happy you're here <3In this episode, we dive deep into the Temperance card, and so doing, close out our journey through the Subconscious realms and enter the Superconscious. But how does one enter ...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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1:10:08
28: Jupiter Squares Saturn and Neptune: A Collective Reading to Sharpen our Faith
Welcome to the School of Raq! I'm so happy you're here.In June, Jupiter is going to be making some big moves: it's going to square Saturn and Neptune, where it will test our faith. In this episode, we talk about how these squares are an ...
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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1:47:04
27: Death: God is Change
Welcome to the School of Raq! I'm so happy you're here.Today we talk about one of the most feared cards in the tarot: but is Death really all that bad? Can we become worshipful of change? How can we allow change to happen through us and ...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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45:59
26: Gabrielle Elyse: The Depth of Human Expression
Welcome to the School of Raq! I'm so happy you're here. In this episode, I talk to my childhood best friend and total badass, Gabrielle Elyse. I had the honor of reading her chart, which revealed her secret superpower: The Depth of ...
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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1:20:03
25: The Hanged One: Getting Comfortable with Discomfort
Welcome to the School of Raq! I'm so happy you're here.Today we talk all about the Hanged One, how we can use it in our resistance movements, what it means to receive it in a reading, and so much more. In this episode, we talk about disc...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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56:58
24: Mars, Pluto, and Power, oh my! A Collective Reading for Cultivating Trust in Triggering Times
Welcome to the School of Raq! I'm so happy you're here.Today, we change things up a bit and I take you through a collective reading about trust. First, we talk about the Mars/Pluto opposition, the nature of power, and how to fall into de...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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1:15:52
23: Justice: No Turning Back
Welcome to the School of Raq! I'm so happy you're here.In this episode, we talk about the Justice card, how to interpret it in a reading, how clarity is ever-evolving, why our collective agreements are so important, and so much more.&nbs...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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1:07:42
22: WYSS: Harvey MILF: The Art of Listening
Welcome to the School of Raq! I'm so happy you're here.Today, I interview Harvey MILF--teacher/research enthusiast by day and Real Russian Woman by night. We talk about their secret superpower--supersonic listening, along with their soul...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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1:35:44
21: The Wheel of Fortune: True Surrender
Welcome to the School of Raq! I'm so happy you're here.This week, we dive deep into the Wheel of Fortune card, how it is useful for resistance movements, how to interpret it in a reading, its symbolism, and so much more! We t...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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1:14:06
20: Entering the Aries Portal: Neptune + Saturn in Aries and the Aries Solar Eclipse
EPISODE NOTE: During this episode I briefly talk about many worldwide events that happened during big astrological transits. I made a mistake when discussing the "Kony 2012" film: the film depicted events that were happening in the Uga...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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1:19:58
19: The Hermit: Into the Unknown
Welcome to the School of Raq! I'm so happy you're here.In today's episode, we learn all about the Hermit card, it's correspondences, and how we can use it to bolster our resistance movements. The Hermit is all about engaging with the Div...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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1:02:03
18: WYSS: Wendy Hobdy: Rebellious Communication
Welcome to the School of Raq! I'm so happy you're here.Today we have our FIRST LIVE ASTROLOGY READING and interview with my dear pal Wendy Hobdy. Her superpower? Being a powerful communicator (hello fashion marketing!), sacred outsider/l...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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1:43:52
17: Live Tarot Reading: Finding Gentleness Within
Welcome to the School of Raq! I'm so happy you're here.Today's episode is a bit of a freestyle as I give you a glimpse into my tarot process. After some last-minute changes in plans, and realizing that me and many of my students were fee...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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58:27
16: A Celebration of Black Magick!
Happy Black History Month!!!In honor of our Black witches and wizards, I did a little digging into the history of Black Magick and witchcraft here in the States! Though woefully incomplete, I hope this will be a jumping off point to insp...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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52:01
15: Strength: The Soft Beast of our Bodies
Welcome to the School of Raq! I'm so happy you're here. Today's episode is all about the Strength card and how to build internal fortitude which can wield external change. The tarot's particular flavor of Strength is all about kindn...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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52:11
14: Self-Acceptance: How to Love Yourself In a World on Fire
Welcome to the School of Raq! I'm so happy you're here.Today's episode is about accepting yourself, even if (and especially when!) it may seem selfish to do so. Loving yourself is the first step to loving others and the world around you...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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56:58
13: The Chariot: The Path is Revealed
This episode is all about the last card of the consciousness line--the Chariot!We also talk about how the Chariot can keep us focused on our life path, how this relates to consciousness, and why the Chariot is a last important step befo...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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42:57
12: Yule: Sacred Sleep
Welcome to the School of Raq! I'm so happy you're here. This week, we kick off our second season with a very important post-holidays reminder: we all need rest. In this episode, we explore how nature urges us to rest i...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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39:41
11: The Lovers: Divine Resonance
Welcome to the School of Raq! I'm so happy you're here.This week, we talk all about the lovahs! The Lovers is a card about love--and love is strongest when it is deeply rooted in divine resonance. Don't worry; we'll explain what that me...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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50:32
10: How to Practice ANYTHING
Welcome to the School of Raq! I'm so happy you're here. In this episode, I share my favorite tips for one of my favorite topics--practice! You don't have to be a musician or even consider yourself "creative" to have any kind of pra...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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47:33
9: The Hierophant: Healing Hierarchies
Welcome to the School of Raq! I'm so happy you're here. In this episode, we dive deep into the Hierophant, a card which has befuddled many tarot readers and querents with its religious imagery and adherence to tradition and structu...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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55:26
8: Love Endures: A Post-Election Astrological Pep Talk
Your rage, grief, and frustration are all a sacred expression of one thing: love.In this episode, we have a frank conversation about division on the left, how we got here, and what we can do about it. We also talk about the astrological...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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48:31
7: The Emperor: Love is an Empire
Welcome to the School of Raq! I'm so happy you're here.In this episode, we dive deep into the Emperor card, which many tarot readers have a tenuous relationship with at best. During the episode, I offer a framework that might help us re...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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51:01
6: The Veil is Thin: a Spooky Szn Special!
Welcome to the School of Raq. I'm so happy you're here!Let's talk about death, baby! In this episode, we talk about the *aura* of spooky season, and why we associate it with death. We read a poem, we cry a little, and I share a bit abou...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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43:46