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.
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About the host
Rachel White hosts The Skeptical Shaman, a religion show with 119 episodes published.
The Business of Woo Doesn't Need to be a Drag, with Bishamon Boheme
Aug 15, 202644mEp. 1S12
The 12th season of The Skeptical Shaman podcast is here, and this first episode sets the tone for exploring our collective Villain Era. This season is all about embracing the reality that, despite your very best efforts
How to be Witch and Famous, with Cardsy B
Jul 4, 202653m
In this tenth episode of the 11th season of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with friend of the show and fellow podcaster Cardsy B, aka Rebecca Szymczak (of Hex and the City Podca
The Magic of Becoming Your Psychic Self, with Teresa Johnson
Jun 27, 20261h 5mEp. 9S11
In this ninth episode of the 11th season of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with client, friend, and newly-anointed psychic channel Teresa Johnson all about the strange, strange
The Beginner's Guide to Planetary Magic, with Sam "The SkyGuy"
Jun 20, 20261h 20mEp. 8S11
In this eighth episode of the 11th season of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with friend of the show and astrologer extraordinaire Sam "The SkyGuy" all about planetary magic: how
Navigating Spiritual Nuance in an Ideological Jungle, with Natalie Fehlner
Jun 13, 20261h 8mEp. 7S11
In this seventh episode of the 11th season of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with friend of the show and Skeptical Shaman podcast editor Natalie Fehlner (of Sidhe) all about Nat
Synchronicity and Serendipity, with Review Raffle Winner Alyson Ogimachi
Jun 6, 20261h 4mEp. 6S11
In this sixth episode of the 11th season of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with Review Raffle winner and *as luck would have it* experienced animal healer and communicator Alyso
Green Acres Is The Place To Be, with Caitlin Gonzales
May 30, 20261h 29mEp. 5S11
In this fifth episode of the 11th season of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with Caitlin Gonzales, newly spiritually awakened friend of the fae and rural Louisiana homesteader wh
The Rocky Road to Spiritual Awakening, with Emily P.
May 23, 20261h 9mEp. 4S11
In this fourth episode of Season 11 of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with long-time client (and fellow Chicagoan) Emily P. (of House of Lir), a lifelong psychic finally making
Is AI the Devil?, with Jesse James and Jennifer Hotes
May 16, 20261h 22mEp. 3S11
In this third episode of Season 11 of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with Jesse James Freeman and Jennifer Hotes of the Is AI The Devil? and the Curious Cat Podcasts all about t
Time to Tell Your Story, with Renee Puvvada
May 9, 20261h 8mEp. 2S11
In this second episode of Season 11 of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with Renee Puvvada (of Smoking Hot Books) about the writerly window of opportunity being presented by the u
It's all in the Stars, with Gabrielle Celeste
May 2, 20261h 8mEp. 1S11
In this inaugural episode of Season 11 of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with Gabrielle Celeste (of Agua Astrology), combining their superpowers to form some kind of Chinese and
Let Them Eat Snake, with Craig Moyer
Mar 28, 20261h 4mEp. 8S10
In this eighth episode in our dude-only season of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with Craig Moyer, freelance copywriter, advertising expert, novelist, and all around "creative"
Being the Black Dog, with Bobby Fierro
Mar 21, 20261h 10mEp. 7S10
In this seventh episode in our dude-only season of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with Bobby Fierro of Wild Raven Tarot: a "TarotTuber" of the highest order who livestreams and
The Archeology of Consciousness, with Ryan Hurd
Mar 14, 202656mEp. 6S10
In this sixth episode in our dude-only season of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with Ryan Hurd: a dream educator, creator of the Dream Studies website (and work), and author of
Conjuring a Career in Tarot, with James Jude
Mar 7, 20261h 39mEp. 5S10
In this fifth episode of The Skeptical Shaman's tenth, all-dude season, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with James Jude of James Jude Tarot and the LA Festival of Tarot : a client-facing tarot reader, teacher
The Gift of the Fisher King, with Brian Maierhofer
Feb 28, 20261h 5mEp. 4S10
In this fourth episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with Brian Maierhofer: a working therapist that explores myth, madness, meaning, and how our greatest wounds can become
Floating in the Wu Wei, with Alexis Vale
Feb 21, 20261h 21mEp. 3S10
In this third episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with "Alexis Vale", aka Alan Furth-- the mind behind the incredible Hidden Frameworks Substack, sharing his own meanderin
Heartsick For Real Art, with Alfonso Civile
Feb 14, 202636mEp. 2S10
In this second episode of our dude-only Season 10 of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with Alfonso Civile of Heartsick Band: an incredible heavy metal ensemble combining hardcore
The Barbarian Spirit, with Clay Martin
Feb 7, 20261h 33mEp. 1S10
In this long-awaited episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with Clay Martin, Priest of the Path of the Barbarian Spirit and author of three incredible books including: Barba
The "Joys" of E-Commerce, with Amy Steffek
Nov 15, 20251h 13m0
In this special holiday shopping Business of Woo-themed episode of The Skeptical Shaman podcast, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with friend and fellow e-commerce small business owner Amy Steffek (of Puck Hck
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