THE CIRCLE IS podCAST
Starring Rachel True and Mat Auryn, THE CIRCLE IS podCAST is a playful spiritual discussion series featuring interviews with authors and celebrities.
Rachel True is an American actress renowned for her roles in the witchcraft classic The Craft, Nowhere, and the stoner hit Half Baked, as well as her starring role in the TV series Half & Half, which earned her an NAACP award nomination. Beyond her acting career, True is a lifelong tarot practitioner, sharing her extensive knowledge through a unique tarot guidebook and deck set called True Heart Intuitive Tarot that emphasizes an intuitive approach. In her guidebook, she includes personal stories from her experiences in Hollywood, illustrating how the cards can provide unique insights based on individual circumstances. True’s deck is known for its beautiful, multicultural aesthetic. She resides in Los Angeles with her two Siamese cats, continuing to inspire with her blend of acting talent and mystical expertise.
Mat Auryn is an award-winning author and influential teacher in occultism and witchcraft. His international bestsellers, Psychic Witch and Mastering Magick, have been translated into over thirteen languages. Beyond writing, Mat worked many years as a professional psychic and tarot reader in Salem, Massachusetts. He contributes to specialized and mainstream publications, including a regular column in Witches & Pagans magazine. His work has been featured in Cosmo, Newsweek, The Boston Globe, Oprah Daily, and others. He is on the faculty at the Omega Institute of Holistic Studies. His books The Psychic Art of Tarot and Pisces witch are out this fall. Mat also co-owns Datura Trading Co. and Modern Witch University.
Rachel True Website: https://truehearttarot.com
Mat Auryn Website: https://auryn.net
Modern Witch Podcast Network: https://modernwitch.com
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True Heart Intuitive Tarot, Guidebook And Deck: https://a.co/d/9ZNyRu1
The Psychic Art of Tarot: Opening Your Inner Eye for More Insightful Readings: https://a.co/d/dUBT1bZ
Psychic Witch: A Metaphysical Guide to Meditation, Magick & Manifestation: https://a.co/d/bHelDwU
Mastering Magick: A Course in Spellcasting for the Psychic Witch: https://amzn.to/3VesGal
Pisces Witch: Unlock
the Magic of Your Sun Sign: https://a.co/d/cGqcG61
THE CIRCLE IS podCAST
S1 Ep34: Living Funerals, Ancestral Sound, and Liminal Music w/ Penelope Trappes
In this evocative episode of THE CIRCLE IS podCAST, Rachel True and Mat Auryn welcome Penelope Trappes—Australian-born, Brighton-based vocalist, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and sonic conjurer. Known for her immersive soundscapes and cello-driven atmospheres, Trappes joins to discuss A Requiem, her fifth solo album on One Little Independent. What unfolds is a rich, layered conversation on grief, creativity, ancestral memory, and the meditative rituals that shape her haunting compositions. Together, they trace Trappes’ journey from the ethereal minimalism of her Penelope I/II/III trilogy through her visceral engagement with mortality, liminality, and sound as spellwork. Trappes opens up about working with fear, writing toward death as a form of psychic freedom, and transforming personal loss into collective healing. The episode drifts through themes of animism, vibrational resonance, magical practice, and the creative discipline of channeling emotional density into structured art. The trio explores the collapsing structures of patriarchy and capitalism, the reemergence of witchcraft as resistance, and the sacred role of the artist in times of unraveling. Whether you’re a musician, a psychic, a witch, a listener of deep frequencies, or a practitioner of quiet rebellion, this episode is a spell in itself, one that honors the living funeral, the voice as invocation, and the ever-turning spiral of creation and letting go.
Penelope’s Links:
Penelope Trappes Bandcamp: https://penelopetrappes.bandcamp.com/
Penelope Trappes on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6shE4Y1z4lzRqoDp65XfzT
Penelope's Instagram: https://instagram.com/penelopetrappes
Penelope's Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/penelopetrappes.bsky.social
Penelope's Substack: https://penelopetrappes.substack.com/
Penelope's X: https://x.com/PenelopeTrappes
Our Links:
Rachel True Website: https://truehearttarot.com
Mat Auryn Website: https://auryn.net
Modern Witch Podcast Network: https://modernwitch.com
Mat’s Omega Retreats: https://www.auryn.net/omega
True Heart Intuitive Tarot, Guidebook And Deck: https://a.co/d/9ZNyRu1
The Psychic Art of Tarot: Opening Your Inner Eye for More Insightful Readings: https://a.co/d/dUBT1bZ
Psychic Witch: A Metaphysical Guide to Meditation, Magick & Manifestation: https://a.co/d/bHelDwU
Mastering Magick: A Course in Spellcasting for the Psychic Witch: https://amzn.to/3VesGal
Pisces Witch: Unlock the Magic of Your Sun Sign: https://a.co/d/cGqcG61
