Why Are You?

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_Bear
Kaikeyi:  https://www.amazon.com/Kaikeyi-Novel-Vaishnavi-Patel/dp/0759557330
Ari's Medium:  https://medium.com/@arijensineink
Ari's Substack "Fighting for Writing": https://fightingforwriting.substack.com
Ariel Jensine Web Site:  https://www.arieljensine.ink/
Gender Identity Today:  https://genderidentitytoday.com
Amethysta'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