Moonbeaming
Moonbeaming helps creatives, intuitives, mystics, visionaries, practitioners, and small business owners navigate change and cycles. We explore spiritual concepts, consciousness and energy, archetypes, visual culture, psychology, and effective practices that will help you expand, learn, and grow. Your host Sarah Faith Gottesdiener, is an artist, author, small business owner and practitioner with over 20 years of experience. Visit the [moon-studio.co](http://moon-studio.co) for more of her education and products.
The Art of Making People Feel Seen with Virginia Vigliar
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This week, Sarah sits down with writer, curator, and editor Virginia Vigliar, a contributor to Many Moons 2027, for a conversation about curation as an act of care.
Virginia is redefining what it means to be a curator. She’s not a gatekeeper, instead, she arranges ideas, people, and voices into a constellation so something new can be created.
In this episode Sarah and Vi...
Magic Is a Relationship: How to Reconnect When You’ve Lost the Spark
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This week, Sarah goes solo for the Halloween/Samhain episode to talk about personal magic, especially for anyone feeling disconnected from theirs.
Magic isn’t a skill you have to prove or a practice you have to do perfectly. It’s a relationship, and like any relationship, it can be neglected, forgotten, and rekindled.
Sarah shares what’s been helping her come back to her...
Grief Is Love With Nowhere to Go with Fariha Róisín
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This week, Sarah welcomes back writer, educator, death worker, astrologer, and Many Moons 2027 contributor Fariha Róisín to the podcast. Sarah recently took Fariha’s Grief Studies class, and the two go deep on what grief really is, why it’s tied to love, and how it can become a gateway to healing, accountability, and decolonization. From there, the conversation moves into energy work, magic, and Fariha...
The Present Is the Future: How to Get Unstuck, Easily
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Feeling stuck? In this solo episode, Sarah explains why the present is the future: everything you repeatedly think, say, do, and react to is already building tomorrow.
Drawing on the 40-day, 30% experiment, a few playful games, and stories from her own life, she shows you how to get unstuck at a pace your nervous system can handle.
Along the way, Sarah offers a few gentle reminders: don’t...
How to Embody Your Card of the Year
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But wait! 2026 isn't over. If you're interested in recalibrating your energy, refining your vision, and reconnecting with your inner magic before we head into 2027 consider revisiting the Our Year Ahead: Energies & Archetypes Class HERE
In the third and final episode of this series, Sarah shifts from the collective cards of 2026 to your personal card of the year. Using her own card, strength, as the example...
Turning the Wheel: How to Use the Magician When Life Gets Rocky
Ready to bring intention and magic into 2027? Love all the Tarot talk on this pod? Pre-order your copy of the 2027 Many Moons Lunar Planner HERE to get the good good.
But wait! 2026 isn't over. If you're interested in recalibrating your energy, refining your vision, and reconnecting with your inner magic before we head into 2027 consider revisiting the Our Year Ahead: Energies & Archetypes Class HERE
In the second episode of this three-part series, Sarah shows us how to work directly with the collective archetypes of 2026 when life feels upended.
Drawing on her own pivot...
The Year of the Pivot with the Magician, The Wheel of Fortune, & The Sun
Ready to bring intention and magic into 2027? Love all the Tarot talk on this pod? Pre-order your copy of the 2027 Many Moons Lunar Planner HERE to get the good good.
In this first episode of a three-part series, Sarah explores the collective archetypes of 2026 through the lens of tarot: The Magician, The Wheel of Fortune, and The Sun.
Together, these archetypes offer a framework for understanding change, identity, timing, choice, and the ways we can consciously participate in shaping our lives.
Sarah dives into what it means to move through periods of uncertainty...
Energetic Deep Dive: Microagressions, Home Frequency, Clearing Energy, and Shifting Patterns: Moonbeaming Favorites
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This week on Moonbeaming, we’re revisiting one of our favorite episodes about energetic boundaries.
Have you ever spent time with someone and felt completely drained afterward? If you’ve been wondering how to protect your energy without closing yourself off to new people or opportunities this episode is for you.
In this episode you’ll hear:
Why you might feel drained after spending time with other peopleWhat it means when your energy...The Magic of Making It a Game
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What if the key to trusting yourself again is much simpler than you think?
This week, Sarah reveals a simple way to reconnect with your intuition and invite a little more magic into your everyday life.
Instead of putting so much pressure on manifesting Sarah explores what happens when we make more room for curiosity, play, and possibility.
On this episode of you’ll hear:
Why we can lose trust in...The Science & Spirituality of Consciousness with Dr. Tony Nader
This week Sarah sits down with Dr. Tony Nader, a physician, neuroscientist, and leader in the Transcendental Meditation movement, to explore one of the biggest mysteries of our existence: consciousness.
Together, they explore the relationship between the mind and body, science and spirituality, meditation and creativity, and what it means to access a deeper sense of self.
On this episode of Moonbeaming you'll hear:
How Dr. Tony Nader went from physician and neuroscientist to studying consciousness and Transcendental Meditation What consciousness actually is and why Dr. Nader believes it extends far beyond human consciousness ...Your September 2026 Reading: Trust the Transition
It's almost September dear listener!
In this deeply personal episode, Sarah opens up about the heartbreak and change she's currently navigating and how it connects to September's central theme: corrective experiences.
This month is an invitation to do things differently, to rewrite old patterns, to stay rooted in your values, and to find meaning even when life doesn't unfold the way you hoped.
On this episode of Moonbeaming you'll hear:
Why corrective experiences are the central theme of September How doing things differently can help you build confidence and create proof that c...Confusion as a Doorway to Truth: Inside the Studio
Today, Sarah is back with a behind-the-scenes look inside the Moon Studio. As part of our summer programming, this episode takes you inside a live coaching call from Secret Studies Intuition, offering a glimpse of what happens in one of our community’s favorite courses.
On this episode of Moonbeaming you'll hear:
A guided grounding practice to help you call your energy back into your body The difference between two kinds of confusion, and how to tell which one you're facing Why avoidance often masquerades as not knowing what to do How to recognize when you're ta...The Secret to Finishing Creative Projects with Lee Starfield
Today, Sarah is joined by gender-expansive and nature-based tarot reader, workshop facilitator, and writer Lee Starfield for a live coaching session on one of the biggest challenges many creatives face: finishing what they start. Together, they explore how redefining success can help you finally complete the work that's calling you.
On this episode of Moonbeaming you'll hear:
Why perfectionism often keeps us from finishing our creative projects How to balance discipline with intuition without becoming overly rigid Why fear of finishing is often rooted in scarcity and self-worth Why showing up for your creative practice matters...Your Attention Is Sacred with Amelia Hruby: Moonbeaming Favorites
What if giving up social media could give you back your focus, creativity, and peace of mind?
This week, we’re revisiting one of our favorite episodes from the past year with one of our favorite people from the Moonbeaming podcast team: Amelia Hruby.
Amelia Hruby, PhD, is a writer, podcaster, founder of Softer Sounds, and author of the book Your Attention Is Sacred shares her journey of leaving social media, building a thriving podcast studio, and creating a more intentional relationship with the internet.
Together, we explore the fears, myths, and realities of...
Your August 2026 Reading: The Consciousness Shift Happening Now
Today, Sarah is back with a preview of your August 2026 reading. As one of the most transformative months of the year, August invites you to cultivate greater consciousness, move through the alchemy of change, and break the unconscious patterns that have been keeping you stuck.
On this episode of Moonbeaming you'll hear:
Why consciousness is the central theme of August How to recognize when you're acting from fear, habit, or old wounds instead of your true self Why eclipse season brings your deepest patterns to the surface for healing How the four stages of alchemy can...Moonbeaming Rewind: A Look Inside Sarah’s Exact Creative Process
What if creating didn't need to feel so hard?
This week, we're revisiting one of our favorite episodes. Sarah takes us behind the scenes of her creative process and shares the practices that have helped her build a more sustainable, intuitive relationship with creating. She talks about letting go of perfectionism, trusting inspiration, and making space for greater ease. The result is work that feels more authentic, meaningful, and aligned.
Through personal stories, practical tools, and grounded wisdom, Sarah offers a new way of thinking about creativity rooted in devotion, self-trust, and honoring your own...
Healing the Fear of Being Seen: An Intuitive Reading Featuring Maya Mackrandilal
What if your fear of success is actually a fear of being seen?
Today, Sarah sits down with multidisciplinary artist and writer Maya Mackrandilal for an intuitive reading exploring the fear of visibility, the wound of being misunderstood, and the ancestral patterns that can keep us from fully expressing ourselves.
Through tarot, somatic practices, and compassionate inquiry, Sarah and Maya uncover what happens when we begin meeting our protective parts with curiosity instead of judgment.
On this episode of Moonbeaming you'll hear:
Why the fear of success is often rooted in the...The Spiritual Purpose of Confusion
Enrollment for The Creation Lab is now open! The Creation Lab is a 40-day challenge to help you start, finish, and move your ideas into the world through structure, accountability, co-working, and community! Join us HERE
What if confusion isn’t a sign that something is wrong but a sign that something new is trying to emerge?
Today Sarah is sharing an excerpt from a live coaching call from the Moon Studio’s Secret Studies: Intuition course where she explores what confusion actually is.
Through reflections on emotional patterns, intuition, capacity, boundaries, and tran...
Your July 2026 Reading: Why You Are Becoming A Different Person Now
Welcome back dear Moonbeaming listeners!
Today, Sarah is back with a preview of your July 2026 reading exploring the themes and alchemy needed this month.
You’ll hear Sarah reflect on: what it means to transform from the inside out, gather the biggest archetypal energies of the year, and step into the second half of 2026 as a different version of yourself.
On this episode of Moonbeaming you'll hear:
Why July is one of the most pivotal months of the year for transformation How to identify the core belief that has been driving your re...Creative? Neurodivergent? Here’s Why You Need to Finally Finish Things
Enrollment for The Creation Lab is now open! The Creation Lab is a 40-day challenge to help you start, finish, and move your ideas into the world through structure, accountability, co-working, and community! Join us HERE
Have you ever had a brilliant idea and instead of acting on it reorganized your sock drawer?
Today, Sarah explores why getting started can feel impossibly hard for creative and non-linear brains and why finishing things might be the medicine we’ve been searching for all along.
This episode is for anyone who has projects piling up, ta...
The Gifts of the 2026 Summer Solstice: A Reading For You
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Dearest Moonbeaming listeners - a taste of the 2026 Summer Solstice reading has arrived!
Today, Sarah explores the deeper themes of the Summer Solstice. She reflects on what it means to honor who you truly are, release what is no longer working, and move forward with greater intention.
This episode is for anyone feeling called to reconnect with their go...
Your Summer Astrology Forecast with Heidi Rose Robbins
Today, Sarah is joined by beloved astrologer, poet, and teacher Heidi Rose Robbins for a look at the astrology of Summer 2026.
Together, they explore the major transits and cosmic shifts unfolding in the months ahead, including Jupiter's move into Leo, the changing nodal axis, Chiron's entrance into Taurus, and the long-awaited Saturn-Neptune conjunction in Aries. Through Heidi's signature blend of wisdom, optimism, and poetic insight, this conversation offers a grounded and expansive perspective on navigating change, creativity, community, and personal growth.
This episode is for anyone curious about the astrology of the season, moving through...
The Myth of Falling Behind: Inside The Studio
This episode of Moonbeaming is proudly sponsored by Clear Channels, the Moon Studio’s upcoming newsletter and channeling course on May 30th and 31st. Learn more HERE
Today we’re sharing a very special ‘minisode’ from the beloved Moon Studio ‘Secret Studies: Intuition’ course.
Sarah recorded this episode after a common feeling began emerging among the group… the feeling of being “behind.” Behind on the material. Behind in life. Behind compared to who you thought you'd be by now.
In this deeply compassionate teaching, Sarah explores what may actually be underneath that feeling and why growth oft...
Connection over Control with Abolitionist Somatic Practitioner, CARE
This episode of Moonbeaming is proudly sponsored by Clear Channels, the Moon Studio’s upcoming newsletter and channeling course on May 30th and 31st. Learn more HERE
What does it really mean to feel connected to yourself and the world around you?
Today, Sarah sits down with CARE (they/them) an abolitionist somatic practitioner, educator, writer, and doula for a wide-ranging conversation on trauma, spirituality, intimacy, accountability, and the wisdom of the body.
Together, they explore what it means to practice abolition in our most intimate relationships, how trauma lives between us, and wh...
The Astrological Art of Timing with Kaitlin Coppock of Sphere and Sundry
What if timing could change the way you experience life? How can astrology help us make the best of…well, everything?
Today, Sarah sits down with Kaitlin Coppock, founder of Sphere + Sundry — a premier house of talismanic materia and astrological magic — to explore creativity, ritual, planetary timing, and what it means to build a life in relationship with the cosmos.
This episode is for anyone curious about astrology, ritual practice, entrepreneurship, spiritual creativity, and the mysteries that unfold when we collaborate with the unseen.
On this episode of Moonbeaming you’ll hear:
What ast...Why You Need a PhD in Rejection: The Creative’s Guide
This episode of Moonbeaming is proudly sponsored by Clear Channels, the Moon Studio’s upcoming newsletter and channeling course on May 30th and 31st. Learn more HERE
What would change if you stopped letting rejection control your life?
In this fiery solo episode, Sarah explores why every creative person needs a PhD in rejection. Through stories from her own life and work, she unpacks the emotional, psychological, and spiritual dimensions of rejection — and why learning how to face it is essential if you want to fully express yourself.
Together, we explore rejection as expo...
Making Space For Creativity When There is None with Catherine LaSota
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What happens to your creativity when life gets full?
In this deeply honest and expansive conversation, Sarah is joined by writer, artist, and creativity coach Catherine LaSota to explore what it actually means to live a creative life… especially when time, energy, and capacity are limited.
Together, they dive into creativity as a practice of trust, presence, and self-definition, and unpack the tension between who...
Why You Hate Money And What To Do About It
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Does money make you sick? Do you secretly want more money, but aren't sure where to begin? Do you feel like you are a plateau around money, but aren't sure why?
Luckily, this episode will break it all down. Sarah shares some insights from her 10+ years as a business owner, with her own wounds and challenges that she had to overcome.
On this episode of Moonbeaming, you’ll hear:
Why you resent money Why you are a...Free Will Or Fate: Navigating Change with Astrologer Heidi Rose Robbins
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What if you didn’t have to have it all figured out to begin again?
On this episode of Moonbeaming, Sarah sits down with...
How To Survive a (Spiritual) Crisis
Have you ever felt disconnected from your intuition, your guides, or your sense of self?
In this episode, we’re bringing back from the archives, Sarah revisits a powerful and deeply relevant conversation on navigating a spiritual crisis.
Whether sparked by personal upheaval, collective grief, or a slow inner collapse, spiritual crises can feel isolating and disorienting. But as Sarah reminds us, they are also part of being human and can become portals to deeper connection, clarity, and transformation.
In this episode, we explore:
What a spiritual crisis is The emotional weight of...How To Advocate For Your Health with Licensed Clinical Scientist Tyla Bee
What if your bloodwork say you’re “fine”… but your intuition is telling you something is “off”?
In this episode, Sarah is joined by licensed clinical scientist and author of Brains Like Ours: A Smart Girls Guide to Mood, Modern Life, and the Science Behind Mental Health Tyla Bee, who is on a mission to help people better understand their labs, their symptoms, and the powerful connection between intuition and data.
After experiencing rough mental health symptoms and discovering a critical vitamin deficiency that changed everything, Tyla transformed her personal journey into a framework for helping othe...
Can Astrology Help Us Navigate Conflict? with Queer Feminist Astrologer Dr. Michael J. Morris
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What if astrology isn’t something you believe in—but something you practice?
In this episode of Moonbeaming, Sarah is joined by Dr. Michael J. Morris, a queer feminist astrologer, tarot reader, artist, and teacher, for an expa...
Writing as Oracle, Ancestral Gifts and Grief, and the Magic of Language with Sarah Shin
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What does it mean to follow creativity as a path of inquiry?
In this episode, Sarah sits down with writer, curator, and founder of Silver Press, Sarah Shin, for a thoughtful conversation about creativity, intuition, and the...
Equinox Spells: A Collective Reading for Spring 2026
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Trust, Fear, and Following Your Inner Voice: An Intuition Q&A
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In this special episode of Moonbeaming, Sarah opens the floor to the Moon Studio community for a wide-ranging Intuition Q&A. She responds to thoughtful listener questions about mistakes, trauma responses, inner parts, despair, and the complicated process of...
When Science Meets Spirituality with Neuroscientist Mona Sobhani, PhD
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What happens when intuition leads you all the way to the edge of science?
In this episode, Sarah closes out the Intuition Series with a powerful conversation that lives at the intersection of neuroscience and the une...
Intuition and Neurodivergence: A Different Way of Knowing
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What if the reason intuition advice has never worked for you is because it wasn’t designed for your brain?
In this episode, Sarah explores the powerful intersection of intuition and neurodivergence — and why so much mainstr...
The Two Kinds of Intuition
Secret Studies: Intuition begins February 2026! Join the waitlist now HERE
Secret Studies: Intuition is a foundational, somatic, trauma-informed approach to learning how to trust and collaborate with your intuition. This course blends energetics, creativity, depth psychology, and the psychic arts to help you reclaim your inner knowing.
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Calling all small business owners, healers, creatives, and educators! If you want to connect with an audience that truly understands and values your work, consider sponsoring an episode of Moonbeaming — we're a podcast with more than 2 million lifetime downloads and a deeply engaged, aligned community. For...
Reality-Test Your Intuition with Laura Day
Secret Studies: Intuition begins February 2026! Join the waitlist now HERE
Secret Studies: Intuition is a foundational, somatic, trauma-informed approach to learning how to trust and collaborate with your intuition. This course blends energetics, creativity, depth psychology, and the psychic arts to help you reclaim your inner knowing.
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Calling all small business owners, healers, creatives, and educators!
If you want to connect with an audience that truly understands and values your work, consider sponsoring an episode of Moonbeaming — we're a podcast with more than 2 million lifetime downloads and a deeply engaged, aligned comm...
Lost Your Intuition? Here’s How to Get It Back
Secret Studies: Intuition begins February 2026! Join the waitlist now HERE
Secret Studies: Intuition is a foundational, somatic, trauma-informed approach to learning how to trust and collaborate with your intuition. This course blends energetics, creativity, depth psychology, and the psychic arts to help you reclaim your inner knowing.
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Calling all small business owners, healers, creatives, and educators!
If you want to connect with an audience that truly understands and values your work, consider sponsoring an episode of Moonbeaming — we're a podcast with more than 2 million lifetime downloads and a deeply engaged, aligned comm...
