The Skeptical Shaman
Rachel White is modern-day shaman and the owner of TOTEM Readings, a decades-old spiritual practice. In the Skeptical Shaman, we engage fascinating folks-- from psychics to healers to skeptics and cynics-- in a dialogue designed to help the spiritually homeless navigate the landscape of woo. Are you curious about spiritually but worry about falling into a cult? Do you want to learn more without falling into a con? The Skeptical Shaman is the place for you.
Episodes
96 episodes
When Your Woo Side Hustle Becomes The Full Time Gig, with Britt Sandkulla-Sinclair
In this special Business of Woo-themed episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with friend of the show Britt Sundkulla-Sinclair of Golden Thread Alchemy all about her transition from part-time workin...
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Season 9
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Episode 6
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1:12:17
A Working Witch In Residence, with Cardsy B
In this special Business of Woo-themed episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with Cardsy B (of the Hex and the City podcast) all about what life is really like as a full-time working witch in resid...
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Season 9
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Episode 5
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1:12:23
Change Fatigue in the Business of Woo, with Nichole Bigley
In this special Business of Woo-themed episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with friend of show Nichole Bigley (of A Psychic's Story) about the constantly shifting, evolving and demanding business...
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Season 9
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Episode 4
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1:01:27
I'm Not Rich, B*tch!, with Colleen Soisson
In this special Business of Woo-themed episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with friend of the show Colleen Soisson (of Feather Mountain Ayurveda) about the common misconception that business owne...
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Season 9
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Episode 3
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1:07:43
Content Creation IS Work, with Marco Visconti
In this special Business of Woo-themed episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with writer and modern magician Marco Visconti (of the Magick Without Tears Substack) about the daily grind of being a W...
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Season 9
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Episode 2
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1:12:17
An Even Exchange Of Energy, with Yolanda Williams
In this special, Business of Woo-themed episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) reconnects with the absolutely luminescent Yolanda Williams (of the Reiki Radio Podcast) to chat all things "Wusiness of Boo"...
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Season 9
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Episode 1
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1:10:15
Manufacturing Consent vs. Cultivating Consciousness, with Scott Horton
Well, well, well...look what we have here! A sweet treat wrapped up in a bonus episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast featuring none other than the final boss of neurodivergence himself: Scott Horton!Scott is the Director of the Liberta...
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Season 8
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Episode 13
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1:35:59
Navigating Chronic Pain with the Woo, with Laura Hunnewell
In this episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with her second client EVER when she opened TOTEM Readings 15 years ago in Chicago: Laura Hunnewell.Not only is Laura a friend of TOTEM and The ...
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Season 8
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Episode 12
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1:20:35
Secrets of the Real Black Lodge Revealed, with Allen Greenfield
In this episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) welcomes back fan favorite Allen Greenfield: famous ritual magician, Kabbalist, and former Thelemite, recently featured as a subject matter expert in Amazon'...
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Season 8
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Episode 10
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1:44:36
Aleister Crowley, Thelema, & The Book of the Law, with Marco Visconti
In this episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with writer and modern magician Marco Visconti all about the life of Thelema founder Aleister Crowley-- as well as the spiritual system (and its many, ...
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Season 8
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Episode 11
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1:08:10
Reclaiming Our Spiritual Selves, with Jade Kaskel
In this episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings), chats with Jade Kaskel of Reform Routine, a full-spectrum, supportive Woo-based business that helps focus navigate the trauma and clutter of life-- includin...
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Season 8
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Episode 9
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58:22
The Messy Middle, with AJ Goodwin
In this episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings), chats with AJ Goodwin-- a TOTEM client and professional realtor and business mentor that has spent the last several months embracing her spiritual and perso...
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Season 8
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Episode 8
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56:30
Ornithomancy and the Beauty of Birds, with Madia Smith
In this episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings), chats with Madia Smith of CYGNUS Human Design and Hoof + Feather Co all about her love for all things bird.Since ancient times, birds have been cruci...
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Season 8
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Episode 7
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1:10:12
Time To Catch Our Breath, with Jennifer Eldon
In this episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings), chats with Jennifer Eldon (of Jennirose Breathwork) about how breathing is so much more than an automatic body function. When done properly, breathing can a...
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Season 8
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Episode 6
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1:07:23
The Spiritual Odyssey, with Jen Pahwa
In this episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats Jen Pahwa (of Hummingbird Hearings) all about Jen's strange (and strangely expansive) recent spiritual journey-- one that's taken her and her family (i...
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Season 8
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Episode 5
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57:23
Moonflower Moments, with Kaity Craven
In this episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings), chats with the totally awesome Kaity Craven of the Moonflower Moments YouTube Channel. Kaity is the rare practitioner that actually makes quali...
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Season 8
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Episode 4
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1:02:30
The Wounded Healer, with Lisa Amato
In this episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings), chats with Lisa Amato, energy healer, reiki practitioner, and wounded healer of the highest order. Why the wounded healer part? Well, Rachel and...
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Season 8
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Episode 3
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1:16:00
Nocturnal Animals, with Andrew Madsen
In this episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings), chats with the *very beautiful* and *very soulful* Andrew Madsen: a 40-year old creative intuitive defiantly and intentionally embracing the slower paced li...
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Season 8
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Episode 2
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1:29:23
The Occult Elvis, with Miguel Conner
In this episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings), chats with the illustrious Miguel Conner: host of the *very* popular Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio AND Gen Wasteland podcasts. He is the author of many books, inc...
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Season 8
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Episode 1
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1:05:14
Narcissistic Abuse-- and How to Spot it!, with Vanessa Reiser, LCSW
In this episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings), chats with the incredible Vanessa Reiser: licensed clinical social worker, narcissistic abuse survivor and author of the incredible new book Narcissistic Ab...
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Season 7
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Episode 16
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55:01
The Real Life Hogwart's, with Mark Phillips
In this episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings), chats with the lovely Mark Phillips of The Mind's Aye: medium, psychic, and avid student of all things Woo! Not only does Mark have a beautiful ...
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Season 7
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Episode 15
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1:07:01
Stories in Stone, with Cyndera Quackenbush
In this episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings), chats with the incredible Cyndera Quackenbush of Story Through Stone Substack and the Archetypal Tarot podcast about the magic, wonder and spiritual power o...
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Season 7
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Episode 14
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1:00:15
Ayurveda in the Wood Snake Year, with Audrey Moore
In this episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings), chats with Audrey Moore (of Audrey Ayurveda) all about how to leverage Ayurveda in this turbulent Wood Snake Year.While Audrey's client-facing Ayurve...
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Season 7
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Episode 13
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1:07:17
The Skeptic Metaphysicians, with Will Rodriguez & Karen Endsley
In this week's episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) digs deep with The Skeptic Metaphysicians, exploring their shared love of all things Woo AND skeptical!Like Scully and Mulder from the X-Files,...
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Season 7
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Episode 12
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55:24
Rachel's Astrological Chart, with Sam the Sky Guy
In this episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with a mysterious, underground figure whose nom de guerre shall henceforth be "Sam the Sky Guy." Why all of this cloak and dagger around a simple podca...
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Season 7
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Episode 11
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1:15:09