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Spirit Outspoken

Spirit Outspoken

Spirit Outspoken 86 Episodes Sep 16, 2026

Join hosts Jaisa Engasser and Rachael Loney as they dive deep into the realms of spirituality, healing and the beautiful chaos of life. From ancient traditions to modern practices, they explore it all, offering inspiration and challenge for both newcomers and seasoned seekers.

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Episode 99: The Gospel According to Dolly Parton: Love, Judgment, and the God Spark
Episode 99: The Gospel According to Dolly Parton: Love, Judgment, and the God Spark Sep 16, 2026 2083 The flags are at half mast for a woman who never held office. That alone tells you something about who Dolly Parton was.Jaisa and Rachael honor her, and sit with the thing that keeps surfacing as the tributes come in. Conservative Christians and drag queens. The LGBTQ community, the Black community, and the Pentecostal church that raised her. Almost nobody gets claimed by all of those rooms, and s
Episode 98: Who Am I Now? Identity, Surrender and the End of an Eclipse Cycle
Episode 98: Who Am I Now? Identity, Surrender and the End of an Eclipse Cycle Sep 9, 2026 2186 Jaisa and Rachael hit record on this one at the kitchen table, mid mental breakdown, on the theory that they could not possibly be the only ones.August 27 was the lunar eclipse in Pisces, and it closed an eclipse cycle that opened in September 2024. Which happens to be the exact month Spirit Outspoken launched. Two years of the Virgo Pisces axis doing its work, and neither of them came out the oth
Episode 97: Is It Our Job to Point Out Sin? Judgment, Grace and LGBTQ Inclusion w/ Joash P. Thomas
Episode 97: Is It Our Job to Point Out Sin? Judgment, Grace and LGBTQ Inclusion w/ Joash P. Thomas Sep 2, 2026 849 Every time we talk about loving our LGBTQ neighbors, the same question shows up in our comments: isn't it our job as Christians to point out sin?In this bonus episode, priest and public theologian Joash P. Thomas answers it. The only people Jesus talks about judgment with are religious leaders abusing their power. Everyone else gets grace. Joash argues the pressure to correct other people nev
Episode 96: What a Psychic Medium Came to Understand About Jesus w/ Kathleen Ives
Episode 96: What a Psychic Medium Came to Understand About Jesus w/ Kathleen Ives Aug 26, 2026 3855 If you’ve ever wondered whether there’s more happening around you than what you can see, this conversation is for you.Kathleen Ives spent kindergarten through 12th grade in Catholic school, eventually swung about as close to atheism as you can get, and today works as a psychic medium and intuitive guide. Somewhere along the way, Jesus reentered the picture unexpectedly. She didn’t go looking for h
Episode 95: Jesus, Krishna and the Illusion of Separation w/ Taylor Perkins
Episode 95: Jesus, Krishna and the Illusion of Separation w/ Taylor Perkins Aug 19, 2026 2869 What if the fear, chaos and searching all come from one belief, that we're separate from God, from one another, and from the parts of ourselves we were taught to reject? Taylor Perkins joins Jaisa and Rachael for a conversation about union, faith, and the illusion of separation.Taylor's argument is that the divine was never something outside of us we're straining to reach. We get in
Episode 94: Parenting by Moon Sign: What Every Child Needs to Feel Safe
Episode 94: Parenting by Moon Sign: What Every Child Needs to Feel Safe Aug 12, 2026 2544 What if your child isn't giving you a hard time, but telling you exactly what they need? In this episode Jaisa and Rachael use each child's moon sign as a map to what makes them feel safe, what makes them feel threatened, and how they process big emotions.They open with Proverbs 22:6 and the Hebrew scholarship that reframes "train up a child" as parenting toward a child's
Episode 93: "No Sex Before Marriage" Isn't Biblical: Rethinking Purity Culture and Sexual Immorality w/ Mattie Mae Motl
Episode 93: "No Sex Before Marriage" Isn't Biblical: Rethinking Purity Culture and Sexual Immorality w/ Mattie Mae Motl Aug 5, 2026 3609 "No sex before marriage" isn't actually in the Bible, and neither is the single "biblical marriage" purity culture sold us. Jaisa and Rachael sit down with Bible scholar Mattie Mae Motl to ask what scripture really says about sex, gender, and sexuality once you strip away the rules we inherited.They dig into what "sexual immorality" actually meant (exploitative s
Episode 92: The 5 Stages of Deconstruction: What Happens When Faith Falls Apart and Comes Back Together
Episode 92: The 5 Stages of Deconstruction: What Happens When Faith Falls Apart and Comes Back Together Jul 29, 2026 2491 Deconstruction isn't a crisis of faith, it's a process, and it turns out that process has stages. this week jaisa and rachael walk through the five researched stages of faith deconstruction and reconstruction, and share where they've each landed.It starts with the catalyst, the wound or question or piece of biblical history that first makes you pause. then questioning and research,
Episode 91: Mysticism, Empire, and Finding Our Way Back to Love w/ Joash P Thomas
Episode 91: Mysticism, Empire, and Finding Our Way Back to Love w/ Joash P Thomas Jul 22, 2026 3925 Our friend Joash P. Thomas is back on Spirit Outspoken. He's a priest, a public theologian, and the author of The Justice of Jesus, and this conversation goes deep into mysticism, empire, and the parts of church history nobody taught us in Sunday school.We start with Mother Mary. Joash opens up about his own mystical experiences with her, and how becoming open to acknowledging the saints can
Episode 90 Your Moon Sign Is Your Emotional Blueprint
Episode 90 Your Moon Sign Is Your Emotional Blueprint Jul 15, 2026 3387 In this episode, Jaisa and Rachael break down one of astrology's most misunderstood placements and why it might be the most important one you've never paid attention to.  Your moon sign,  who you are when the performance is over. When you're home. When nobody's watching.They start with the science. The moon pulls ocean tides. It raises and lowers the earth's crust by 30 ce
Episode 89: The Human Biofield: Dr. Jason Yuan on Energy Healing, Cancer Research, and the Science Behind Laying on of Hands
Episode 89: The Human Biofield: Dr. Jason Yuan on Energy Healing, Cancer Research, and the Science Behind Laying on of Hands Jul 8, 2026 3275 Jaisa's son's tumor took up ninety percent of his chest. Seven days later, it was gone.In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Jason Yuan, a naturopathic physician and acupuncturist who has spent years studying the human biofield, the energy field that modern science can measure but still can't fully explain. We break down a groundbreaking study from MD Anderson Cancer Center, where v
Episode 88: The "Moral Issues" That Masked Segregation
Episode 88: The "Moral Issues" That Masked Segregation Jul 1, 2026 2295 Abortion and homosexuality. If you grew up in conservative Christianity, you know these are the two issues. The ones that decide votes. The ones churches will not bend on. But what if neither issue started out as the point?This is part three of our series on the church’s role in building white supremacy in America. In part one, we traced colonization and slavery. In part two, we covered Jim Crow a

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