MAKE MAGIC

Walking in Wonder: Eternal Wisdom for a Modern World, by John O’Donohue: https://www.johnodonohue.com/new-release

a simple yet powerful shift can help you align your actions

with your evolving values and desires for a more authentic life.

I use this mindset shift personally and with my clients. 

Let me show you.

Make Magic:

To embrace the power of your agency and choice, reflect on 

areas in your life where you feel done tolerating certain behaviors or situations. 

Replace "I can't" with "I am unwilling to"

and notice the shift in your mindset and power.

I talk about the temptation to maintain the status quo, the importance of trusting in our desires, and the power of leaning wholly into our ever-changing selves.

I hope this episode gives you comfort, reassurance, or reminds you that you can trust that the key to clicking back into place is to just keep becoming who we are.

Mentioned:

The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9717.The_Unbearable_Lightness_of_Being

Witchy Business is my monthly group coaching experience to help entrepreneurs cultivate the courage and openness necessary for integrity in this personal growth crucible called entrepreneurship. Send me an email if you’re interested in joining myself and many amazing entrepreneurs: nataliekmiller@gmail.com

Make Magic:

Take comfort in knowing you're not alone. 

Trust in your desires and intuitions, and allow yourself to embrace the lightness of becoming. 

Reach out for support if you need it, and remember, the only way out is through. 

Keep becoming who you are meant to be.

It has the ability to create magic and possibility anywhere in our lives. 

To harness this power more easily, we need a little mental workout regimen.

Let’s strengthen our mental muscles and manifest our desires. 

Let me show you how.

Mentioned:

Everyday Channeling is three live magical sessions beginning May 18, 2024. Register here: https://buy.stripe.com/3cscOO4WMeq273GeV2

Make Magic:

To unlock the power of your mind, manifest your desires, 

and shift toward possibility, practice counterbalancing your negativity bias 

and integrate gratitude and mindfulness rituals like Everyday Channelling.

This is especially felt when the changes we want to make in our lives feel so so big. 

I’ve been there! I want to remind us that we have more power than we realize. 

No matter how big our life changes are. 

No matter how far away our dreams might seem. 

We can nurture the desires emerging from our personal growth spurt.

Mentioned:

Episode 139, A Spell for Making a Big Change https://www.nataliekmiller.com/mindwitchery/139

My Sunday Letter mailing list: https://nataliekmiller.myflodesk.com/sundayletter

Come learn and practice Everyday Channeling with me live starting May 18, 2024. Three live sessions. Lots of co-creative magic. Register here. https://buy.stripe.com/3cscOO4WMeq273GeV2

Make Magic:

To manifest the life you envision, 

embrace the power of the present, 

surround yourself with intentional community, 

and cultivate your desires through practices like Everyday Channeling,

my powerful daily practice to nourish our most abundant and vivacious life.

Mentioned:

The scene from Dirty Dancing https://youtu.be/GIphXCg3CyE?si=9CJ1t2oGSQ30Q1Cw

Make Magic:

Embrace your personal growth spurt with compassion and curiosity. Recognize the signs, prioritize self-care, and invest in what resonates with your evolving self to navigate this transformative period with grace, love, and intention.

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Time Witchery is a great way to integrate a whole self honoring practice into your day. This anti-planner comes with an audio course and invitations to group gatherings. Our next gathering is the upcoming Spring Equinox on March 19, 2024. Get your anti-planner and join us. https://timewitchery.com/

Witchy Business is my weekly group coaching container for established entrepreneurs moving their lives and businesses in a whole-self-honoring direction. Get support around evolving your marketing and offers while also cultivating the courage and openness to do business in a more countercultural and sustainable way.

Make Magic:

To nourish our most aligned, potent actions, embrace the countercultural practice of pausing human doing to honor human being. Trust that whole-self honoring will lead to more evolutionary actions and a more integrous way of living.

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Ashley Trabue is a queer, multi-disciplinary artist and educator. You can find their work here, on IG @ashleytrabue, and at Luminous In Taos as our guest retreat co-host where you can become a work of art.

Join Natalie Miller and Ashley Trabue for a week of soulful exploration and connection at this summer’s Luminous In Taos in New Mexico. Embrace your luminosity and reclaim your narrative – it's time to shine! 

Make Magic: 

Through artist self-appreciation, we can experience a profound personal transformation, a shift in our self-perception, and foster healing and connection to our inherent beauty.

Mentioned:

No Bad Parts book: https://ifs-institute.com/nobadparts

Walt Whitman, Song of Myself: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45477/song-of-myself-1892-version

SoulCollage: https://soulcollage.com/about/soulcollage-method/

Ani DiFranco Overlap: https://anidifranco.bandcamp.com/track/overlap-7

Reconnect with, and feed, and reveal your inner glow at this summer’s Luminous In Taos https://www.nataliekmiller.com/lit

Get coaching, mentorship, and community for Sorcerous Entrepreneurs in Witchy Business https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g7cJjP6HvZe4YHRTQEhzGbIqDVhjv0j6rZ1xBqDjXCY/edit?usp=sharing

Make Magic:

To reconnect to your luminous glow, step into your wholeness by exploring the different aspects of yourself and embracing your contradictions. Support your journey of self-discovery and empowerment through intentional communities and experiences. Shine brightly as you honor and express all facets of your beautiful, complex self.

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Elijah Shannon Selby is a Feminist Leadership Coach and Mentor and the host of Business as Activism Podcast. She works with people who want to make a difference in the world and understand that when they dismantle internalized paradigms of oppression, they are impacting external paradigms of oppression. You can find her on IG @elijahshannonselby or work with her one on one to disrupt the way you do business.

Adrienne Maree Brown Emergent Strategy: https://adriennemareebrown.net/book/emergent-strategy/

Make Magic:

To reshape the coaching and marketing world (and the world around us), we must unplug from the matrix. Empower yourself to discern authenticity and integrity. Challenge conventional narratives. And, embody your values to foster genuine, authentic connections.

Mentioned:

Emily Nagoski, Ph.D., author of Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life https://www.emilynagoski.com/

Make Magic:

Embrace your journey of growth and share it authentically with others. By teaching what you're still learning, you not only deepen your understanding but also foster meaningful connections and inspire continuous evolution.

The more you progress in your career and express your talent, the more challenges you may encounter.

I hope today’s episode expands your thinking again and reminds you to embrace self-care, honor your creative instincts, and model a holistic approach to productivity for a more fulfilling and sustainable way of being.

Make Magic:

To honor our own creative journey and contribute to a sustainable, respectful way of being in this world, we must prioritize activities that nourish our creativity and well-being, trusting that productivity thrives in an environment of self-care and natural rhythms.

Embrace the idea that growth demands receiving more than giving, fostering a net gain in energy.

It's time to let yourself need more.

Mentioned:

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle, by Amelia and Emily Nagoski https://www.burnoutbook.net/

Bestselling author and podcaster Gretchen Rubin: https://gretchenrubin.com/

Make Magic:

Allow yourself to need more. Take a moment to reflect on what you're craving—whether it's rest, connection, or support—and actively open up to receiving it.

It's a silent power—like the glowing embers of a fire.

And it's cultivated through action and experience.

Each experience, whether successful or challenging, contributes to the embers of trust.

May this spell light a spark in you, inspire you to embrace experiences, and take steps, no matter how small, towards building the trust that sustains you and propels your growth.

Mentioned:

Episode 139: A Spell for Making a Big Change https://www.nataliekmiller.com/mindwitchery/139

Make Magic:

Believing in our ability to grow through experiences, trusting in resilience, and embracing change incrementally are the sparks that feed our trust embers.

Patriarchy, hustle culture, late stage capitalism.

All of these dominating systems benefit when

we act as though hard work and sacrifice

are the only ways we can prosper in the world.

Here’s a spell to help you build more ease into your life,

and to remind you how much you deserve it.

Mentioned:

timewitchery.com/planner, where you can get a Time Witchery anti-planner to help you be intentional about cultivating ease.

Make Magic:

In order to let things be easy for yourself,

you have to remind yourself of two things.

First, that ease is possible.

And second, allowing yourself ease

enables your generosity.

is the way their two halves process and evaluate the things we experience.

Left brain plans and analyzes, it develops systems and structures,

while right brain attunes to its surroundings and experiences

the here and now without trying to impose order on it.

They’re both vital to our experience of the world. And yet.

One of these approaches is very much favored

and encouraged by our dominating culture.

Let’s talk about why we need right brain magic,

and how to nurture its influence in our lives.

Mentioned:

timewitchery.com/planner, where you can get a Time Witchery anti-planner to help you invoke your right brain magic.

The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World https://channelmcgilchrist.com/master-and-his-emissary/

Make Magic:

Right brain magic is nurtured and supported

when you find ways to help yourself

focus on presence over planning,

and responsiveness over pre-determination.

Mentioned:

Dr. Giavanni Washington is the creator of the Black Goddess Within Oracle Deck, which is available to pre-order at https://www.drgiavanniwashington.com/deck. She is also an intuitive healer, mother, speaker, and spiritual guide. She holds a doctorate from UCLA’s Department of World Arts and Cultures and was recently selected for the California Creative Creative Corps Artist and Culture Bearer Fellowship by the California Arts Council.

The African Goddess Rising Oracle card deck by Abiola Abrams https://womanifesting.com/goddess-oracle-cards/

Make Magic:

So much of cultivating the courage to create is about honoring yourself and your vision. Allowing yourself to feel the desire for things that mainstream culture tells you aren’t appealing, and investing the time and energy that you and your creations truly deserve.

Learning how to do something requires us to start by

screwing up, making mistakes, and being kind of bad at it.

If you’ve developed an attachment to succeeding,

planning to be less than great at anything can sound like a nightmare.

Here’s a spell to help you embrace

the glorious imperfection of making something new.

Mentioned:

timewitchery.com/planner, where you can get a Time Witchery anti-planner to help you keep track of your experiments.

Make Magic:

To keep your perfectionism from overwhelming your creative impulse,

don’t think about it as doing a thing (which means doing it superbly).

Instead, try imagining yourself as a scientist,

and whatever endeavor you’re embarking on as a creative laboratory,

where success is all about gathering information

and learning by doing.

but the break did exactly what I hoped it would.

It allowed my creative brain to rest and recharge,

and now it’s ready to share with you once more.

This spell will help you take the big idea you have in your head

and turn it, bit by bit, into real, sustainable, effective change.

Mentioned:

The Sunday Letter in which I discuss the decision to break my streak of publishing Mind Witchery episodes: https://view.flodesk.com/emails/65429f1de484ef9e19790990

timewitchery.com/planner, where you can get a Time Witchery anti-planner to help you revolutionize your definition of success.

Make Magic:

Big changes happen tiny step by tiny step.

Whenever change is impeded, it’s ALWAYS

because the step you think you need to make is Just. Too. Big.

Bernardine Watson is a poet, writer, and author of an award-winning memoir.

She is a force of nature. She is glamorous. She is grounded.

I just pinch myself to tell you that Dine is also a friend of mine.

I asked Dine if she'd be willing to talk about what I think she does so well,

which is conjuring the fullest self-expression.

I hope you find this conversation as inspiring and motivating as I did.

Mentioned:

Bernardine (Dine) Watson is a nonfiction writer and poet who lives in Washington. Her memoir Transplant won the 2023 Washington Writers’ Publishing House prize for nonfiction. Dine was selected by Poets and Writers as one of their “5 over 50” for 2023 and will be featured in the magazine’s November/December issue.

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Make Magic:

If you are not your whole full self,

the world will not know you, and

you will not know yourself.

It’s time to start treating yourself like

the main character in your own story.

Like you are the most important person in the world.

for the uncomfortable, uncertain times we find ourselves in.

Clear, deep, whole self-honoring boundaries

are challenging to build and to hold.

I hope this spell helps you to create and fortify some boundaries,

and to protect your peace and integrity.

Mentioned:

The very insightful book Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle, by Emily Nagoski, PhD and Amelia Nagoski, DMA

Make Magic:

Self-honoring boundaries have clearly defined terms and consequences,

and they’re enforced when the boundary is crossed.

When you draw and hold these boundaries for yourself,

you’re setting an example for all of us who aren’t sure

we deserve to have our integrity respected.

that I truly believe will help you make the most

of your one wild and precious life.

Paying attention to the values underneath our choices

(our own values, the values of our dominating culture,

and all the ways in which those values conflict)

is so valuable when we’re trying to understand

why we make decisions that don’t feel right.

Mentioned:

Mind Witchery Ep. 135 - Conjuring Integrity feat. Emma Gannon

timewitchery.com/planner, where you can get a Time Witchery anti-planner to help you focus on the moments that wake you up.

The fantastic, insightful book Values in Therapy, by Jenna LeJeune and Jason B. Luoma.

Make Magic:

If you feel that you’re falling short of a standard,

or that you’re doing shit you do not want to do

in order to meet a standard, the problem is not you.

The problem is a mismatch between the values you cherish

and the values you’ve been conditioned to prioritize.

Look at your life, and ask yourself:

“What values am I living as I move through the world, and are they truly my own?”

I knew she really got what integrity was all about.

It sounds wonderful. But, like most things that serve our whole selves,

it’s Really. Fucking. Hard.

It’s a lifelong practice that’s constantly evolving,

with tons of ups and down, victories and setbacks.

Emma Gannon joins us to talk about her relationship with integrity,

and how putting her values first has changed her life.

Mentioned:

Emma Gannon is a Sunday Times bestselling non-fiction author and award-winning novelist. Her most recent book, The Success Myth, was chosen as a “best book of the month” by Apple. She runs the popular newsletter The Hyphen on Substack at http://thehyphen.substack.com, and she’s on Instagram @emmagannonuk.

No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model, by Dr. Richard Schwartz

Make Magic:

Living in integrity isn’t a straight line.

It’s a living process. It expands and contracts,

ebbs and flows, grows and sheds.

It requires us to embrace all the parts of ourselves,

and listen closely to the messages they're sending us.

I’m resharing episodes that just might be right on time for you.

This week’s spell was originally prompted by a listener,

who was struggling to be generous with herself when

her perfectionist tendencies were urging her to

Do More, Better, Faster, Now.

How can she (and we) we honor our very high standards

in a way that doesn’t become self-punishing?

Mentioned:

If you haven’t already, click on over to nataliekmiller.com and sign up for my Sunday Letter! It’s full of magic just for you.

While you’re there, visit nataliekmiller.com/contact and let me know what spells would add sparkle to your life.

Make Magic:

Your inner perfectionist is a part of you,

and she deserves love and engagement.

If you send her on the right missions and

gently orient her away from worrying about

other people’s standards, you can work with her

in an incredibly constructive way.

giving myself time to let my brain and heart rest and recharge.

I’m resharing an episode of Mind Witchery

all about replenishing the self.

If you’re out here with big dreams and a big heart

in the not-so-golden Age of Burnout, this is the spell for you.

Press play to learn all about Treats:

what they are, when to use them,

and how they will completely charm your life.

Mentioned:

Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin

Subscribe to the Mind Witchery Sunday Letter, for sparks of inspiration in your Inbox each weekend.

Make Magic:

Create a Treats Menu - a whole bunch of ways large and small you can love on yourself.

Notice how your days go when you practice Treats as fuel. What happens to your mood? Your to-do list?

Remember: Treats Practice is likely going to unearth limiting beliefs. Get curious about how else they might be messing with you, and use Treats Practice to gently challenge them.

and giving myself space to rest and recharge.

I’m resharing an episode of Mind Witchery about setting goals.

You’ve probably been told there’s one best way to set attainable goals.

It’s built on a rigid, quantitative paradigm that works for some people.

I am absolutely not one of them, and I bet you aren’t, either.

Here’s a goal-setting system for the rest of us,

who aren’t motivated by numbers,

but are inspired by meaning, values, and the difference our goals make in the world.

Mentioned:

Gretchen Rubin’s Four Tendencies

Make Magic:

We’ve collected reflection questions for each bit of M.A.G.I.C. Join our email list and you’ll be taken right to the Set MAGIC Goals worksheet.

Transcript: Rekindling: Creating MAGIC Goals

We want our marketing and outreach to help people like, know, and trust us.

Theoretically, this makes them want to purchase things from us, partner with us etc.

My fellow witch and community networking expert Jennifer Battle

has been thinking a lot about the Like, Know, Trust factor,

and how to make sure it centers and honors our most important values.

I love the way she has redefined the concept, and I know you will, too.

Mentioned:

Jennifer Battle is a Connection Queen and Business Community Leader, who helps fempreneurs break the rules to amplify their brand and business through community, collaboration, and authenticity. Her new podcast Unf*kwitable drops September 12. It celebrates people changing the world by being unapologetically themselves, taking the difficult path, and creating the lives and businesses that they want. Join the community here.

Make Magic:

Jennifer’s Familiarity, Joy, and Integrity cycle

re-envisions Like, Know, Trust as a process of

sharing your authentic self and the values you cherish.

It means being open and honest rather than performative,

and sharing things that speak to and about you,

rather than trying to chase trends.

and giving myself space to rest and recharge.

I’m resharing an episode of Mind Witchery about discipline.

Do you wish you had more of it?

It is possible to become more efficient, focused, and potent in your work.

Here’s a magical reframe that can help you get there.

Mentioned:

Gretchen Rubin’s Four Tendencies

Make Magic:

Rather than fitting yourself into someone else’s productivity box, create a habitat that supports you in your work preferences.

Consider your relationship to Time and Rhythm: WHEN do you work best? What’s a good rhythm for you? Which hours and days are best suited to which activities?

Think about Place. What kinds of environments encourage focus for you?

What motivates you? Plans? Impulse? Deadlines? Inspiration? Learning what sparks your Get It Done energy changes everything.

Transcript: Rekindling: Cultivating Discipline

and giving myself space to rest and recharge.

I’m resharing an episode of Mind Witchery

about the ways our overnight-success-obsessed culture

keeps us from seeing the truth of - and finding comfort in - the cycles of creation.

I love a good metaphor, so this episode uses an agricultural analogy

to rethink progress as cyclical rather than linear,

slow and co-creative rather than fast,

and dominating, and sustainable rather than explosive.

Make Magic:

Use this metaphor to get new perspective on

where you find yourself right now, re: progress.

If your endeavor were a field, which stage is it in?

For what developments do you need to give yourself credit?

Transcript: Rekindling: Real-izing Progress

From buying that fancy coffee to taking early retirement,

we’re in constant deliberation with ourselves about

which actions match our values and which ones don’t.

I think it’s super important to have those internal debates

from a conscious, informed, self-aware place.

Here’s a spell to help with that.

Make Magic:

Once you accept that we all exist at choice, you can

start paying more attention to these self-negotiations,

and taking a more proactive role in them,

Thinking about what values are supported by every yes or no,

and where those values come from,

will help you to make more self-aware, self-honoring decisions.

Transcript: A Spell for Conscious Self-Persuasion (coming soon)

Real, vital creativity, that comes from the heart, requires us to be brave.

This spell will help you identify and open up the unique channel to the universe

that ONLY you have, and ONLY you can nurture for the good of us all.

Mentioned:

Martha Graham on creativity and the life of an artist: https://www.themarginalian.org/2015/10/02/martha-graham-creativity-divine-dissatisfaction/

timewitchery.com/planner, where you can get a Time Witchery anti-planner to help you access your creative channel

Make Magic:

With a little help from Martha Graham,

we’re going to remember that

each of us has a unique channel to a magical creative force,

and when we strengthen and nurture it,

we’re not just doing it for ourselves,

we’re doing it for everyone.

Transcript: A Spell to Encourage Creative Expression

Mentioned:

Sarah M. Chappell is a writer, strategist, and coach helping to build the future of knowledge work. Her online memberships, cohort-based courses, and group coaching programs have supported over 1,000 small businesses and solopreneurs. The Think Piece podcast and blog are both available at thinkpiece.fyi. I recommend starting with the excellent episode “Burn It Down.”

Make Magic:

Being Self Centered is about knowing what you want to do - and be - in your life. Your ambitions, what you want to accomplish, are only small parts of that. What are your desires? What fuels your energy and passion? How do you want to spend your days?

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Make Magic:

If you give yourself space to understand WHY you want to do something new, it can transform your concept of what it means for it to work. If your whys are in integrity with your values and your desires, even learning what not to do is a valuable lesson that will serve you when you’re ready to try again.

Mentioned:

Esmé Weijun Wang is the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of The Collected Schizophrenias and The Border of Paradise.

Her website is EsmeWang.com, and you can follow her on Instagram @esmewwang.

The Unexpected Shape Writing Academy is at UnexpectedShapeAcademy.com.

At timewitchery.com/planner you can get a Time Witchery anti-planner to help you develop your own definition of ambition.

Make Magic:

When you’re thinking about ambition, don’t think about the pressures that come from family, peers, or society about what You’re Supposed to Do. Focus instead on the excitement of doing and making things that delight you.