Your Art Is A Spell
Season 1 Episode 21

You are not broken. You are becoming. This finale of Your Art Is a Spell reveals the sacred truth of mutation — how every act of art, imagination, and creation shifts timelines and transforms the world. Inspired by Octavia Butler, Mark Mothersbaugh, and cosmic astrology of 2025, this is your call to power.

Timestamps
00:00 – Welcome to the Season Finale of Your Art Is a Spell
Gratitude and reflection on Season 1 of the podcast/video series.

00:28 – A Secret Message for Freaks, Weirdos & Mutants
An empowering invitation for those who feel different to embrace their gifts.

01:10 – Mutation Is Our Birthright: Art, Change & Liberation
How transformation and mutation are sacred acts of resistance and creation.

01:32 – Unlocking Psychic & Spiritual Gifts (Dreams, Intuition, Synchronicity)
Honoring our innate spiritual technologies and creative powers.

02:17 – Remembering Our Gifts Through Art & Ancestors
Stillness, creativity, and ancestral connection as portals of transformation.

02:44 – Octavia Butler on Change: God Is Transformation
Wisdom from Octavia Butler on becoming and collective mutation.

03:09 – My Story: East Los Angeles, Undocumented Roots & Resilience
Personal journey from systemic barriers to academic and creative success.

04:06 – Mutating Beyond Expectations: Art, Healing & Magic
How breaking cycles and choosing transformation creates new realities.

05:03 – Art as Counter-Spell & Sacred Technology
Art slows us down, heals, and reshapes our futures.

05:31 – Every Creation Mutates Reality: Portals & New Futures
Every artistic act shifts timelines and births new selves.

05:55 – Psychic Gifts as Antennas: Tuning Into Subtle Energies
Dreams, intuition, and guidance as tools for survival and creation.

06:17 – Freaks Will Change the World: You Are the New Story
Celebrating outsiders as leaders of change and new futures.

06:39 – Astrology 2025: Neptune & Saturn in Aries (Mutation & Fresh Starts)
How current astrological transits support courage, action, and transformation.

07:24 – You Are Becoming: Embracing Metamorphosis & Power
Affirmations of growth, evolution, and reclaiming gifts.

07:43 – Season 2 Sneak Peek: Writing My First Book on Art Spells
Invitation to co-create a new book on art magic and creativity.

08:29 – Stay Connected: Newsletter, Community & Future Offerings
Ways to connect, share with friends, and receive updates.

08:50 – Closing Blessing: Your Art Is a Spell That Changes the World
Final gratitude for Season 1 and a reminder of your creative power.

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Your Art Is A Spell
Season 1 Episode 20

In this second-to-last episode of Your Art Is A Spell, Edgar Fabián Frías reflects on the wild magic of Season 1, shares a collective two-card tarot reading, and answers listener questions about creative blocks, ADHD focus, and healing money shame. Along the way, Edgar weaves in stories of psychic gifts, ancestral medicine, and the importance of building underground, community-rooted spaces in times of fragmentation and surveillance.

This episode is a love letter to artists, witches, and dreamers navigating the messy, beautiful process of creation. It’s a reminder that your art is a spell—and that you have the power to reclaim joy, resilience, and freedom in your practice.

Some organizations to support during this time

The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights
https://www.chirla.org/

Transgender Law Center
https://transgenderlawcenter.org/donate/

Dahnoun Mutual Aid in Gaza
https://www.instagram.com/dahnounmutualaid/

Palestine Children's Relief Fund
https://www.pcrf.net/

Darfur Women Action
https://www.darfurwomenaction.org/

Watch this video on "Punk Damage"
https://youtu.be/gtElsOoQhWY?si=KEmNikDc3efC96OO

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To send me a voice note
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www.yourartisaspell.com

To learn about my private practice Therapy With Edgar
www.therapywithedgar.com

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Your Art Is A Spell
Season 1 Episode 19

In this episode of Your Art is a Spell, I’m joined by drag artist, educator, and witch Uma Gahd (Canada’s Drag Race Season 5). We dive into drag as ritual, Dionysian magic, chosen family, queer resilience, and what it means to stay authentic in a commercialized world. ✨🧙‍♀️🎭

🎭 Follow Uma Gahd: @umagahd and houseofgahd.com
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Timestamps

00:01 – Welcome to Your Art is a Spell – Season Finale Intro
00:30 – Introducing Uma Gahd: Drag, Witchcraft & Education
01:52 – Uma on Being a Witch & Catholic Roots
03:24 – Greek Mythology & Discovering Dionysus
05:26 – Drag as Sacred Ritual & Personal Exploration
07:57 – Gender, Asexuality & Queer Spirituality
09:58 – Losing the Spark: Drag, Burnout & Rediscovery
11:01 – The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence & Activist Drag
14:06 – Rejection, Resilience & Building Queer Community
19:26 – The Origin of Uma Gahd: Character Building & Comedy
23:16 – Creating Safety in Queer Space Through Drag
29:03 – Returning to the Roots of Witchcraft
32:36 – Drag Story Time, Literacy & Teaching with Glitter
35:44 – Queer Family, The House of Gahd & Chosen Kin
42:38 – Facing Resistance, Trusting the Magic
47:42 – Advice to New Drag Artists: Go Big, Then Refine
50:30 – Tarot, Oracle Cards & Divination as Art
52:21 – How to Follow & Book Uma Gahd
54:44 – Final Reflections & Outro: Your Art is a Spell

To Watch / Listen to More Episodes from Your Art Is A Spell
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To send me a voice note
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To learn more about me and my art
www.yourartisaspell.com

To learn about my private practice Therapy With Edgar
www.therapywithedgar.com

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Your Art Is A Spell
Season 1 Episode 18

In this magical episode of Your Art Is A Spell, Edgar Fabián Frías sits down with the incredible Opal Starlight (they/them), a queer hairstylist, witch, and healer based in the Bay Area. Opal shares how they transformed their journey from working in celebrity salons to creating Magic Spell Studio, a deeply intentional space where hair becomes a ritual, a portal, and a tool for queer and gender-affirming liberation. We explore psychic haircuts, reclaiming gray hair as sacred, and how self-adornment can be an act of resistance and spiritual awakening. ✂️✨

Opal is a transformational hairstylist, a multidimensional nonbinary artist and a witchy magic maker. Working in the realms of mysticism, visual art and adornment, Opal is fascinated by our earthly divinity and the way our souls enchant of our human forms. A firm believer in the unique magic that we all carry, their work orbits around the exploration of our ever evolving identity, seeing the art of hair and the way we decorate ourselves as powerful spell casting.

🌙 Visit Magic Spell Studio: https://www.magicspellstudio.com
💫 Follow Opal on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/magicspellstudio
📍Book a session if you’re in the Bay Area or want to work with Opal

If this conversation touched your heart or inspired your creativity, please like, subscribe, and share this spell with someone who needs it. 🧿

Timestamps
00:00 – Welcome to Your Art Is A Spell
00:27 – Introducing Opal Starlight & Magic Spell Studio
01:05 – Hair, Adornment & Clothing as Art
02:13 – Opal Introduces Themselves
03:06 – From Celebrity Stylist to Hair Witch
05:00 – Discovering Hair as a Magical Practice
07:20 – The Birth of Opal’s Magic Garden Salon
08:58 – Healing Through Haircuts & Sacred Space
10:11 – Systems That Diminish Art & Identity
11:19 – Liberation Through Pause & Psychedelic Healing
13:08 – Coming Out as Non-Binary & Releasing Gender Rules
14:37 – The Hermit Archetype & Shining a Light for Others
15:24 – Gemini Magic & Gender-Affirming Haircuts
17:15 – De-Gendering Hair Styling Practices
18:46 – Living Authentically as a Non-Binary Artist
20:28 – Adornment Without Gender: Decorating the Soul
21:48 – Hair as Expansive, Expressive Art
22:34 – Escapist Aesthetics & the Power of Color
23:59 – Creating Magic Spell Studio as a Portal
25:36 – Sultry Earth Spirit as Spatial Inspiration
27:04 – Nature as a Maximalist Inspiration
27:48 – Psychic Haircuts & Channeling While Styling
29:54 – Deep Client Relationships & Emotional Healing
30:51 – Dismantling Western Beauty Standards
31:24 – Reclaiming Gray Hair as Sacred & Wild
33:42 – Hair Dye as Ritual vs. Liberation
35:29 – Aging as Beauty & Gray Hair as Spellwork
36:56 – Activism Through Adornment & Self-Expression
37:42 – How to Connect with Opal
38:54 – Finding Opal Online & IRL
40:10 – Final Message from Opal (Channeled Incantation)
41:26 – Outro & Reflection by Edgar
42:04 – Key Takeaways from Opal’s Visionary Practice
43:30 – Connect with Opal + Share the Episode
44:05 – Cast Your Spell into the Algorithm ✨

To Watch / Listen to More Episodes from Your Art Is A Spell
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To send me a voice note
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Your Art Is A Spell
Season 1 Episode 17

In this episode, “The Power of Belief: Awakening Your Psychic Gifts in a Time of Crisis,” I explore how belief shapes our psychic capacities—and why systems of control are so invested in suppressing them. From interspecies communication to remote viewing, from being in the G.A.T.E. program to experiencing spontaneous synchronicity with an A-list celeb, this is a deep dive into magic, consciousness, and the urgent power of imagination.

📍 Timestamps:
0:03 – Welcome to Your Art Is A Spell + introduction to episode theme
0:20 – Personal update: injury + urgency of making this video
0:32 – Backdrop of state violence: National Guard & ICE in LA
0:45 – Leaving the materialist paradigm behind
1:24 – Introduction to belief, psychic skills, and consciousness
2:09 – Systemic suppression of imagination and intention
2:33 – Consciousness as the foundation of all life
3:21 – Dehumanization, objectification, and political spectacle
4:02 – Remembering our interconnectedness and psychic abilities
4:46 – Step 1: Expanding belief to activate magical potential
5:34 – Messages from plants, crystals, animals, and spontaneous communication
5:54 – Exploring remote viewing and psychic phenomena
7:01 – The G.A.T.E. program & psychic children theories
7:54 – The Telepathy Tapes and personal psychic validation
8:36 – Examples of animal communication and dream appearances
9:16 – Synchronicity with A-list celebrity and confirmation from the universe
11:18 – Abundance, rest, and returning to natural rhythms
12:39 – Tuning into imagination, intention, and collective change
13:21 – Guided psychic communication practice
15:09 – Invitation to reflect and share your own experiences
15:34 – Final thoughts: belief as the foundation of magical power
16:04 – Season 2 teaser and YouTube call to action

To Watch / Listen to More Episodes from Your Art Is A Spell
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To send me a voice note
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Your Art Is A Spell
Season 1 Episode 15

Join Edgar Fabián Frías in conversation with Paris-based digital artist Anne Horel as they dive into AI art, AR filters, witchcraft, veganism, and the magic of making art in the post-internet age. From Vine to the Grand Palais, Anne shares her visionary practice and spells for the future.

#AIart #DigitalWitchcraft #AnneHorel #YourArtIsASpell #ArtInterview #ARfilters #VeganArtist

Timestamps
00:00 – 🎙️ Welcome to Your Art Is A Spell
00:25 – 🌍 Anne Horel’s Global Digital Art Journey
00:47 – 🔮 Witchcraft, GIFs, and Performance Art
01:12 – ✨ Post-Internet Aesthetics and Vegan Pop Culture
01:35 – 💌 Honoring Anne’s Creative Contributions
01:56 – 🧠 Anne’s Artistic Origins and Experimental Spirit
03:02 – 📺 From TV Culture to Digital Artistry
04:14 – 📱 Early Social Media and the Rise of Facebook Art
06:03 – 🎶 Turning Facebook Group Names into Sound Art
07:28 – 💡 Birth of the Digital Performance Avatar
08:46 – 🌀 Navigating Platform Collapse (Vine, Instagram)
10:22 – 🥀 Grieving Digital Loss and Artistic Rebirth
11:51 – 📉 Platform Power and the Illusion of Numbers
13:04 – 🧠 Building AR Filters and Meta Partnership
15:08 – 🚨 The Disappearance of 130 AR Filters on Instagram
16:35 – 🕸️ The Trap of Social Media for Artists
17:07 – 🏛️ Palais de Tokyo: From Vine to Museum Walls
19:23 – ✊ Curating a Manifesto with Digital Creators
20:39 – 🤳 Content Creator vs. Digital Artist: A Sharp Divide
21:45 – 📰 The Media Misunderstanding of Digital Art
23:42 – 🌀 Trash to Treasure: Valuing Digital Practices
24:35 – 🤖 Anne on AI Art and Shifting Cultural Value
26:32 – 🗿 From Skyblog to National Archives: Digital History
28:03 – 🗣️ Words as Spells: AI, Magic, and Collective Energy
30:27 – 🃏 The Story Behind Anne’s Oracle Deck
31:29 – 🪄 Casting AI Spells at Grand Palais Immersif
33:11 – 💬 Ownership, Creativity, and Collective Consciousness
36:03 – 🧭 AI, Ethics, and the Artist’s Role in Change
38:58 – 💥 Letting Go of Control and Embracing Play
40:23 – 🎭 New Work: The Woke Tales and Narrative AI
42:10 – 🐺 Healing Fairy Tales with New Endings
43:17 – 🥔 Dips Fake: A Polymorphic Potato’s Existential Crisis
45:44 – 🌱 Veganism, Feminism, and Environmental Justice
48:19 – 🐄 Ethical Eating and the Future of Food
50:17 – 🌍 Linking AI Resource Use with Animal Agriculture
51:42 – 📡 Where to Find More of Anne Horel’s Work
52:45 – 💫 Final Reflections: Spells, Art, and Digital Futures

To learn more about Anne Horel
https://www.annehorel.com/

To purchase Anne's oracle deck Le Nouveau Belline
https://www.amazon.com/Nouveau-Belline-Anne-Horel/dp/2492847519

To Watch / Listen to More Episodes from Your Art Is A Spell
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To learn about my private practice Therapy With Edgar
www.therapywithedgar.com

Your Art Is A Spell
Season 1 Episode 14

Is your art more than just art? 🎨✨ In this episode of Your Art Is A Spell, Edgar Fabián Frías unpacks the power of art spells—creative acts infused with intention, feeling, and transformation. Discover how your creativity can become a portal, a protest, and a sacred force of change. 🌱🔮

Learn what makes an art spell, how to cast your own, and why your weird, wild, and wonderful expression is needed now more than ever. 💥👁️

👇 Drop a comment sharing your art spell + subscribe for more visionary magic.

#ArtIsMagic #CreativeHealing #ArtWitch #QueerArtist #SpiritualCreativity #ArtSpells #YourArtIsASpell

Timestamps
00:00 – Welcome to Your Art Is A Spell
Kick off with an invitation to transform your life through art magic and intention.

00:26 – Meet Your Host: Edgar Fabián Frías
Introduction to the artist, therapist, and art witch behind the podcast.

00:51 – What Is an Art Spell?
Define the concept of art spells and how they work across time, space, and energy.

01:13 – How Art Becomes Magic
Discuss how intention, care, and unexpected transformations turn art into spells.

01:34 – My First Art Spell Experience at LACMA
Childhood story of confusion and awe that unlocked the magic of art.

01:58 – The Power of Not Knowing
Why uncertainty and deep feeling are key portals to creative transformation.

02:13 – Defining an Art Spell
A working definition of art spells as intentional acts that shift consciousness and reality.

02:40 – Intentionality Is Everything
Explore how spiritual, emotional, or social purpose fuels an art spell.

03:04 – You Don’t Need Crystals to Cast a Spell
What truly matters is belief in your creative power—not ritual tools.

03:25 – Art Spells as Collaboration with Spirit
Connection to ancestors, guides, the land, and unseen energies.

03:48 – Support This Spell! (Call to Action)
Encouragement to like, subscribe, and join the community of art witches.

04:12 – Flower Spell for Queer + ENM Communities
Story of a collaborative art ritual that led to unexpected visibility.

04:58 – My Art Was Sent to the Moon
A surreal outcome of an art spell—artwork launched into space.

05:41 – Instagram Spells + CN: This Post Is a Spell
A series of healing digital spells shared on social media.

06:08 – Art as Collective Spellwork
How creative works ripple through and connect communities beyond the individual.

06:32 – Art Spells as Resistance + Revolution
Reclaiming creativity as a birthright in a capitalist world.

06:55 – Fuck the Binary, Fuck the Market
Radical declarations: every voice and weirdness is sacred.

07:19 – How to Cast Your Own Art Spell
A simple prompt to help you channel your current feelings into creation.

08:01 – Scheduling Time = Casting a Spell
Claiming time for creativity is a powerful act of resistance.

08:27 – The Spell I’m Casting for the Future
Vision of a queerer, more connected, earth-centered world.

08:51 – Your Art Can Shape Timelines
Let your art echo beyond time, place, and imagination.

09:15 – Spells Tune Us Into Inner Power
How creativity connects to eroticism, rage, grief, and agency.

09:38 – Your Art Is a Portal to Power
Reclaim your agency in the face of systemic oppression.

10:21 – We Are the Art Witches Transforming the World
Collective healing, death doula-ing the old systems, birthing the new.

10:43 – Share This With a Fellow Art Witch
Invite your sensitive, creative friends to step into their power.

11:05 – Subscribe + Connect at YourArtIsASpell.com
Final call to subscribe, sign up, and send a voice note.

11:24 – Take Care + Remember: Your Art Is A Spell
A closing blessing to affirm your magic and collective power.

To Watch / Listen to More Episodes from Your Art Is A Spell
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To send me a voice note
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To learn more about me and my art
www.yourartisaspell.com

To learn about my private practice Therapy With Edgar
www.therapywithedgar.com

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