DivinatX
Bio and studies
It felt strange to put this all in one place, but why not.
I'm an agender person (they/them) of eclectic study who has been following various witchcraft/Occult practice since the late 90s in some capacity. I was raised in an interfaith Eastern Orthodox and Reform/Reconstructionist Jewish household by West Asian/East European/Balkan immigrants to the US/Turtle Island. I haven't really been aware of how much nuance and potential difference to various practitioners in North America this could introduce to my life until much more recently, as many of us Americans have grown to question the assimilationist paradigm we were raised with. Witnessing what amounts to selective appropriation of the Abrahamic and ethnic traditions I was raised with, in various occultist circles in particular, has been increasingly upsetting. Where I once resonated with familiar threads, as the 2010s moved forward I began to be aware of increasingly distressing abuse of occult principles for the advancement of White Supremacist, ultra-capitalist and other harmful goals. All that said, one of my primary Kabbalah teachers is non-ethnoreligiously Jewish and I've had deep appreciation for her respect and understanding of the practice.
I'm still, ultimately, one who feels like an explorer, one who's never really fit boxes in the witchcraft/esoteric world (or much elsewhere), and one who approaches authority with a healthy dose of mistrust. Currently I could best be described as an agnostic? and feminist Kabbalist. I'm not gonna sit here and give you a resume of how woke I am, but I'll say that I hope my practices are nudging me in directions of right relationship.
It felt strange to put this all in one place, but why not.
I'm an agender person (they/them) of eclectic study who has been following various witchcraft/Occult practice since the late 90s in some capacity. I was raised in an interfaith Eastern Orthodox and Reform/Reconstructionist Jewish household by West Asian/East European/Balkan immigrants to the US/Turtle Island. I haven't really been aware of how much nuance and potential difference to various practitioners in North America this could introduce to my life until much more recently, as many of us Americans have grown to question the assimilationist paradigm we were raised with. Witnessing what amounts to selective appropriation of the Abrahamic and ethnic traditions I was raised with, in various occultist circles in particular, has been increasingly upsetting. Where I once resonated with familiar threads, as the 2010s moved forward I began to be aware of increasingly distressing abuse of occult principles for the advancement of White Supremacist, ultra-capitalist and other harmful goals. All that said, one of my primary Kabbalah teachers is non-ethnoreligiously Jewish and I've had deep appreciation for her respect and understanding of the practice.
I'm still, ultimately, one who feels like an explorer, one who's never really fit boxes in the witchcraft/esoteric world (or much elsewhere), and one who approaches authority with a healthy dose of mistrust. Currently I could best be described as an agnostic? and feminist Kabbalist. I'm not gonna sit here and give you a resume of how woke I am, but I'll say that I hope my practices are nudging me in directions of right relationship.
studies & Lineage of teachers
Alexis P. Morgan - Member of Lucifer's Well online community early 2021- spring '22 when it shut down. Derived inspo for this bio page from Alexis's site. Her work has heavily informed most things liberation-oriented I explore.
Ayamanatara - various studies, feminist Kabbalah through advanced training & pathworking- since 2013
Laura Tempest Zakroff- various spirituality/movement, Sigil Witchery, Stirring the Cauldrons, Weave the Liminal- since 2008
Lasara Firefox Allen- Jailbreaking the Goddess- 2016
Kristin "Abhayada" Dwan- Usui Reiki training 1 and 2- 2014-15
Anne Craig aka Jenna Silverhair (formerly of CSM and Roebuck) Pagan Ethics, General witchcraft-2008-2015
Learning Light reader’s studio in Anaheim- 2012?
Special note: From 2016 to approximately 2018 I spent time at the side of a friend who instructed me in martial arts as well as the views of his SouthWestern Turtle Island/US indigenous nation that he felt comfortable communicating to me. He has expressed that he doesn't wish to be named. In the interest of respecting that I will not give his name or specific nation, but I need to include the energetic space for his wisdom in this list. I don't teach to others or communicate anything from his wisdoms for profit.
Alexis P. Morgan - Member of Lucifer's Well online community early 2021- spring '22 when it shut down. Derived inspo for this bio page from Alexis's site. Her work has heavily informed most things liberation-oriented I explore.
Ayamanatara - various studies, feminist Kabbalah through advanced training & pathworking- since 2013
Laura Tempest Zakroff- various spirituality/movement, Sigil Witchery, Stirring the Cauldrons, Weave the Liminal- since 2008
Lasara Firefox Allen- Jailbreaking the Goddess- 2016
Kristin "Abhayada" Dwan- Usui Reiki training 1 and 2- 2014-15
Anne Craig aka Jenna Silverhair (formerly of CSM and Roebuck) Pagan Ethics, General witchcraft-2008-2015
Learning Light reader’s studio in Anaheim- 2012?
Special note: From 2016 to approximately 2018 I spent time at the side of a friend who instructed me in martial arts as well as the views of his SouthWestern Turtle Island/US indigenous nation that he felt comfortable communicating to me. He has expressed that he doesn't wish to be named. In the interest of respecting that I will not give his name or specific nation, but I need to include the energetic space for his wisdom in this list. I don't teach to others or communicate anything from his wisdoms for profit.
Other COmmunity-Connected Education
Elemental Space Clearing Online Course with Denise Linn- Winter 2022-23
Ethical business building with Anuradha Kowtha/The Kowtha Constellation- 2021-22
Ethical business-building free virtual meetings with Anuradha Kowtha- 2022
Burnout recovery coaching with Asooli Coaching- 2022
Sowing Post-Capitalist Seeds- September-December 2021
Hollaback! Bystander Intervention Training 2.0: Conflict De-Escalation
Hollaback! Bystander Intervention Training to Stop Police Sponsored Violence and Anti-Black Racist Harassment- May 2021
Hollaback! Bystander Intervention Training to Stop Anti-Asian & Xenophobic Harassment- May 2021
Ayamanatara- Conflict Mediation- April 2021
7 Cups Website- Active Listener Training, Psychological First Aid -April 2021
Elemental Space Clearing Online Course with Denise Linn- Winter 2022-23
Ethical business building with Anuradha Kowtha/The Kowtha Constellation- 2021-22
Ethical business-building free virtual meetings with Anuradha Kowtha- 2022
Burnout recovery coaching with Asooli Coaching- 2022
Sowing Post-Capitalist Seeds- September-December 2021
Hollaback! Bystander Intervention Training 2.0: Conflict De-Escalation
Hollaback! Bystander Intervention Training to Stop Police Sponsored Violence and Anti-Black Racist Harassment- May 2021
Hollaback! Bystander Intervention Training to Stop Anti-Asian & Xenophobic Harassment- May 2021
Ayamanatara- Conflict Mediation- April 2021
7 Cups Website- Active Listener Training, Psychological First Aid -April 2021
Intuitive Reader Residencies
Current:
Club Nihil- 2023- present
Belle, Book and Candle show- since 2017
Aquamarine Productions/DivinatX: Various public and private special events and online since 2010
Herbal Fun and Learning Days- since 2022
Past:
LAUnderground clubs-2016-2020
LADead nightclubs (Los Angeles)- 2011-2019
Storefronts: The Crystal Matrix, Atwater Village, CA. April 2013- August 2014
Ground Control Karaoke (Glendale)-2012-2017
Farpoint Karaoke (Hollywood)- 2013-2015
Dungeon Master productions (Los Angeles, CA)- 2013-Spring 2014
New Wave Bar (Bellflower, CA)-2013-2014
Current:
Club Nihil- 2023- present
Belle, Book and Candle show- since 2017
Aquamarine Productions/DivinatX: Various public and private special events and online since 2010
Herbal Fun and Learning Days- since 2022
Past:
LAUnderground clubs-2016-2020
LADead nightclubs (Los Angeles)- 2011-2019
Storefronts: The Crystal Matrix, Atwater Village, CA. April 2013- August 2014
Ground Control Karaoke (Glendale)-2012-2017
Farpoint Karaoke (Hollywood)- 2013-2015
Dungeon Master productions (Los Angeles, CA)- 2013-Spring 2014
New Wave Bar (Bellflower, CA)-2013-2014
Client Testimonials
"It's always a positive exchange of ideas vs. just being told what should be done. There is no arrogance or know-it-all attitude that one can experience with other coaches. One leaves a meeting feeling as though one's ideas were honored even if they were completely changed during the course of the meeting. When information is given it is done with much compassion and understanding. You feel motivated to go after your goal rather than beaten down by new approaches and information. Some of my favorite, most productive exchanges about my business have come from DivinatX."
Legion M.
"L. is fabulously organized! {They have} great ideas and suggestions with hands-on support. I recommend them to anyone who wants to get organized, de-clutter and/or creatively deal with space and “things”. They are also a great help with online projects. I have recommended L. to many people, and I will be calling {them} again soon!!!! Thank you L and DivinatX!!!!
Christie L. , Opera Singer, Performance Artist, Voice Teacher
Client Testimonials
"I have been fortunate to engage the services of L for the last 2 years. They have been dependable, flexible and an endless source of constructive input on my various projects. Always on time, but willing to flex the schedule when needed and appropriate. Having their time once a week has given me a measure of energy expended to gauge my other projects, so I am not burnt out and collapsing.
L has been instrumental in creating a more reciprocal relationship with my garden. As we began the restoration of the backyard, my secret garden has been a personal gift of transformation. From re-locating plants to cutting back the overgrowth, all the work has been done in relationship with the trees, plants and soil. My daily time in the garden is time spent with a beloved friend, not a chore any longer.
Working on other organizational projects in my home has been supportive and helped clear a lot of clutter and organized what remained. Having their help and support through a wide variety of projects has been a gift."
Krystal R.
Podcast Credits
Not Dead Yet but Still Killing it with Sara Kay Godot and Ryan Hill- Episode 2.9- Feb 2024
Queer Business Success with Anne-Marie Zanzal- Nov 2023
Open Graves with Heather Noel Aldridge and Vesta Vaingloria
Witchcasting with Theodora Pendragon- Episode 68
All Shades of LGBTQ+ with Annie McKinnon
Crone Life Revolution Podcast with Pia Antico- May 2023
Art Lessons by MMIX Art- 2023
The Dark Mark Show- various episodes as L Faunt and IrinaXara
Connecting the Branches- with Ayamanatara
Media Kit
Published Writing
- The New Aradia vol 1-"Blood Moon Eclipse Ritual" -2018 ed. Laura Tempest Zakroff
-The Refresh "Social Networking with Flavor: An Interview with Mi-Ri Yvonne Harris, Founder of the Kitchen Social”- April 2017
-Witch Way Magazine “Spiritual Activism: An Interview with Lasara Firefox Allen”- September 2016
-The Body is Not an Apology “A Nonbinary Approach to Spiritual Activism: Jailbreaking the Goddess”- 30 July 2016
- The Ladies of Steampunk Magazine- “Nathaniel Johnstone: The Antikythera Mechanism.” –Vol. 2, Issue 5, August 2014
by Heidi Calvert Photo
by AJ Strout
by Rust MacCarthy
Cultural Disclaimer
This is for potential tarot event clients:
Please understand that it’s now a hard boundary for me that I will not dress up in ethnic costume of a group I do not belong to, that has been extensively persecuted, to provide an element of fantasy for your event while I read tarot. This is highly disrespectful to all of the challenges and persecution that Romani have faced, and while not all people of this ethnic origin may have strong opinions on it, I am not comfortable with it. Here are only a few samples of thoughts on this topic, from a community diverse as any other.
Romanistan podcast episode about fortunetelleing and anti-Romani stereotypes
This is for potential tarot event clients:
Please understand that it’s now a hard boundary for me that I will not dress up in ethnic costume of a group I do not belong to, that has been extensively persecuted, to provide an element of fantasy for your event while I read tarot. This is highly disrespectful to all of the challenges and persecution that Romani have faced, and while not all people of this ethnic origin may have strong opinions on it, I am not comfortable with it. Here are only a few samples of thoughts on this topic, from a community diverse as any other.
Romanistan podcast episode about fortunetelleing and anti-Romani stereotypes
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