45: Astrology and Tarot of the Times with Staj Hanson

Author: Sara Marie Miller, Staj Hanson
Published: Wed 17 Jun 2020
Episode Link: http://www.thymeinthestudio.com

Anastasia "Staj" Hanson is an astrologer, tarot reader, and medium currently offering services on lands stolen from the Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Ute. She is a white cisgender woman, descended paternally from some of the original colonists of the North American continent, as well as Italian aristocracy from her maternal line. Her services are for all, and she is currently educating herself on the consequences of colonial suppression of indigenous American/African religions and spiritualities.

As Thyme In The Studio is a podcast showcasing the talents and methods of healers of many different kinds, I think healing is at the forefront of the minds of listeners. How can we engage with dismantling racist power structures as healers?

Thymelights:

Here are groups I'd like to shoutout now, with a focus in empowering black people/communities:

Femme Empowerment Project—This BIPOC-led project is hosting street medic trainings for folks on the ground in Minnesota. As healers, we have the ability to come prepared, mentally and with equipment, to protests. We can put ourselves in the role of the ones tending to protesters who have been assaulted. I find the Femme Empowerment Project's work to be highly relevant. They also organize and host many workshops relevant to the needs and questions of queer, trans and intersex BIPOC.
BEAM / Black Emotional and Mental Health—Emotional wellness and mental health is at the forefront of the work we as healers do for others. BEAM is focused on the many lenses of healing, from therapy, to yoga, to artwork, and provides these resources for the purpose of healing the black community.
The Innocence Project—It is clear that the systemic abductions of black people from their families and communities, to fund the prison system, is a deeply harmful pipeline in our country. We must correct the staggering disproportions of black people and POC from poor communities being funneled into incarceration. The Innocence Project thoroughly organizes to exonerate, educate, and legislate our way to a just world.

I am personally donating to all of these groups, and I encourage those of us in the healing arts who have the means to do the same!

-Anastasia Hanson

Thymelights:

https://www.instagram.com/femmeempowermentproject/

https://www.instagram.com/_beamorg/

https://www.instagram.com/innocenceproject/

Staj Hanson Links

Links Mentioned in the show:

https://stajhanson.com/

https://www.instagram.com/stajhanson/

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45: Astrology and Tarot of the Times with Staj Hanson