Cauldron Her Daddy

Content warning: This episode includes a brief mention of suicide and the loss of Sarai’s brother. If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988.

Meredith has officially left the cauldron, so it’s time for a proper reintroduction. This first solo episode is Sarai Johnson telling you who she is, what she does, and why it matters.

Sarai is a witch and somatic sexologist who helps post-religious people reclaim their bodies, minds, and souls so they can live a lush life. If you grew up being told your body was bad, your desires were dangerous, your intuition was the devil, and you didn’t belong to yourself, this is for you. Ex-evangelicals, ex-Mormons, ex-anything. Witches and the witch-curious. People who have already done the hard work of deconstructing in their minds, but whose bodies haven’t quite caught up to what they know.

That last part is the work. Sarai isn’t here to help you tear things down. You’ve already done that. She’s here for the rebuilding: learning to trust your own knowing again, in your body, so you can choose your life on purpose. Think of her less as the spiritual EMT and more as the proverbial physical therapist who helps you walk again.

She does it through Pragmagick, her name for pragmatic magick that works in real life. It’s embodiment, ritual, tarot, energy work, and mythology as a language for meeting yourself, all grounded in the ordinary and the physical. And she follows the LeVar Burton rule of spirituality: she’ll tell you what’s true for her, but you don’t have to take her word for it. You get to decide what your life means.

In this episode, Sarai tells the story of the single question that cracked her faith open in a college ministry class, the angry hike that ended with her re-baptizing herself into her own divinity in a creek, how losing her brother changed her relationship to being alive, and why the Tower card always clears the way for the Star.

In this episode:

• Welcome to the solo era, and what Pragmagick is
• The ministry class question that started it all: “My wife is a Republican, but I’m a Christian”
• Twenty years of deconstruction, breakup songs with God, and a brief return to leading worship
• Why religion is like a subscription box you can’t customize
• Divination tools as a way to externalize intuition (and “mythodology,” dad joke intended)
• The angry hike, jumping in a creek, and the torn curtain of the internal Holy of Holies
• How high-control religion teaches us every part of us is not enough, and why every goalpost is a mirage
• Ken Ham textbooks, dinosaurs, and who Sarai works with now
• The underworld in between: Leave in Love, homeownership counseling, and systems work on houselessness
• Losing her youngest brother in 2024, and letting go of the wish to disappear as a coping mechanism
• The Tower and the Star: what crumbles away, and the pilot light of your soul
• Making life lush, and why embodied people are too slippery for oppressive systems to hold
• Liberation as a group project, decolonizing your spirituality, and why your existence is enough
• The Five of Pentacles coven
• Pragmagick defined, the LeVar Burton rule, and Sarai as your personal Wendy

Ready to reclaim? Start here.

1. Join the Five of Pentacles coven (doors close November 5)

A pay-what-you-can, five-month coven for witchy and witch-curious folks coming out of high-control religion. New moon ceremonies, full moon integration calls, and a Telegram community between sessions. Starting at $5 a month.

👉 https://saraijohnson.com/5-of-pentacles

2. Take the free Body Trust Quiz

Find out where your body trust is strongest and where it’s asking for attention, across physicality, emotions, worth, and knowing.

👉 https://sarai-bodytrustquiz.scoreapp.com/

3. Work with Sarai one-on-one

• Tarot Reading ($55): a recorded reading delivered within three days
• Energy Work ($150): a 60-minute distance Reiki session
• The Witching Hour ($177): a 60-minute session to name the thing underneath the thing and leave with a magickal working
• Tending the Bones and Blooms ($333): a 90-minute somatic session with a guided pathworking to meet your own inner landscape
• 👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

4. Give the gift of coming home to yourself

The holidays are coming. Readings and sessions make great gifts for the deconstructed people in your life.

👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

5. Follow, subscribe, and share

• Threads (Sarai’s favorite right now): https://www.threads.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Substack: https://substack.com/@saraijohnson
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saraijohnson.witch/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Subscribe to and rate Cauldron Her Daddy, and send this episode to a friend who’s ever said, “I wish my body would catch up to what my mind knows.”

6. Get a reading on the show!

Sarai will continue to offer a free intuitive tarot reading to folks who are willing to be on the show!

👉 Put in your question here!

7. Chip in directly

Want to support this work? DM Sarai on Threads or Instagram for Venmo (not tax deductible).

Everything lives at saraijohnson.com.

Ready to reclaim? Start here.

1. Take the free Body Trust Quiz

Find out where your body trust is strongest and where it’s asking for attention, across physicality, emotions, worth, and knowing.

👉 https://sarai-bodytrustquiz.scoreapp.com/

2. Work with Sarai one-on-one

• Tarot Reading ($55): a recorded reading delivered within three days
• Energy Work ($150): a 60-minute distance Reiki session
• The Witching Hour ($177): a 60-minute session to name the thing underneath the thing and leave with a magickal working
• Tending the Bones and Blooms ($333): a 90-minute somatic session with a guided pathworking to meet your own inner landscape
• 👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

3. Give the gift of coming home to yourself

The holidays are coming. Readings and sessions make great gifts for the deconstructed people in your life.

👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

4. Follow, subscribe, and share

• Threads (Sarai’s favorite right now):https://www.threads.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Substack: https://substack.com/@saraijohnson
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saraijohnson.witch/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Subscribe to and rate Cauldron Her Daddy, and send this episode to a friend who’s ever said, “I wish my body would catch up to what my mind knows.”

5. Get a reading on the show!

Sarai will continue to offer a free intuitive tarot reading to folks who are willing to be on the show!

👉 Put in your question here!

6. Chip in directly

Want to support this work? DM Sarai on Threads or Instagram for Venmo (not tax deductible).

Everything lives at saraijohnson.com.

"Honest": November 2026 Month-Ahead Reading: Tarot, Astrology & Human Design (Plus a Podcast Transition)

Sarai Johnson and Meredith Holley open Cauldron Her Daddy to share a November month-ahead reading combining tarot, astrology, and Human Design/Gene Keys, while announcing Meredith is stepping away from the podcast to focus on her Substack (@FourthCup) and Sarai will take over, with possible future guest appearances. Sarai’s tarot theme, inspired by the song “Honest” by Joseph, highlights collaboration and alignment (Three of Pentacles), persistence and civic participation (Nine of Wands), releasing burdens and misplaced responsibility (Ten of Wands), letting go of needing answers and trusting seasonal cycles (Ace of Pentacles), sustainable stewardship and abundance (King of Pentacles), balancing bold leadership with grief (King of Wands with Three of Swords), shadow integration and self-acceptance (The Lovers), and truth-telling in integrity (King of Swords). Meredith then outlines key November transits, including Venus and Mercury retrogrades turning direct, Scorpio new moon, Gemini full moon, and several Leo/Sagittarius aspects emphasizing ego, power, boundaries, courage, and collective change, and closes with where to find both hosts for horoscopes, lunar updates, and sessions.

Listen to "Honest" by Joseph here: https://youtu.be/4eGVGwuNukU?si=0jO3cJ45fHfsaeg-

The Fifth Spirit Tarot is available here: https://www.hayhouse.com/fifth-spirit-tarot-card-deck

00:00 Welcome and November Preview

00:37 Meredith Steps Back

02:08 November Mood and Darkness

03:27 Song Theme and Three of Pentacles

08:51 Honesty and Nine of Wands

10:49 Dropping False Responsibility

12:36 No Answers Needed

14:46 Next Right Action Abundance

19:09 Courage and Grief in Tension

22:09 Shadow Work and The Lovers

25:23 Collective Truth King of Swords

27:52 Astrology Begins Key Dates

28:29 Venus Jupiter and Mercury Cazimi

30:40 Mars Shadow and Scorpio New Moon

33:09 Scorpio Transformation Reset

34:43 Mars Venus Retrograde Flirt

36:13 Retrogrades Station Direct

38:22 Mars Jupiter Ego Surge

41:47 Boundaries Consent Lessons

46:01 Sagittarius Season Begins

52:19 Full Moon Power Check

56:36 Mars Enters Virgo Shift

59:02 Late Month Healing Expansion

01:00:42 Collective Community Rethink

01:04:31 Wrap Up And Where To Find Us

Transits:

November 4 Venus retrograde in Libra sextiles Jupiter in Leo at 2:31am

Mercury retrogrades to cazimi the Sun at 5:24am

November 5 Mars enters pre-retrograde shadow in Leo at 7:33am

November 8 New Moon in Scorpio at 11:02pm. Gate 1 - Entropy, Freshness, Beauty

November 9 Mars in Leo sextiles venus retrograde in Libra at 10:47pm

November 13 Mercury stations direct in Scorpio at 7:53am

Venus stations direct in Libra at 4:27pm

November 15 Mars goes conjunct Jupiter in Leo at 10:23pm

November 18 The Sun in Scorpio squares Jupiter in Leo at 1:38am

November 19 The Sun in Scorpio squares Mars in Leo at 4:48am

November 21 The Sun enters Sagittarius at 11:23pm

November 23 The sun in Sagittarius trines Neptune in Aries at 4:07pm

November 24 Full Moon in Gemini at 6:53am. Sun is in Gate 34 (Force-Strength-Magesty) and Moon is in Gate 20 (superficiality-self assurance-presence)

November 25 The Sun in Sagittarius sextiles Pluto in Aquarius at 9:27am

The Sun in Sagittarius opposes Uranus in Gemini at 2:41pm

Mars enters Virgo at 3:37pm

November 28 Venus in Libra sextiles Jupiter in Leo at 4:04am

Venus in Libra opposes Chiron in Aries at 4:16pm

November 29 Uranus trines Pluto at 3:23am

Mercury ends post-retrograde shadow at 10:16pm

Ready to reclaim? Start here.

1. Take the free Body Trust Quiz

Find out where your body trust is strongest and where it’s asking for attention, across physicality, emotions, worth, and knowing.

👉 https://sarai-bodytrustquiz.scoreapp.com/

2. Work with Sarai one-on-one

• Tarot Reading ($55): a recorded reading delivered within three days
• Energy Work ($150): a 60-minute distance Reiki session
• The Witching Hour ($177): a 60-minute session to name the thing underneath the thing and leave with a magickal working
• Tending the Bones and Blooms ($333): a 90-minute somatic session with a guided pathworking to meet your own inner landscape
• 👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

3. Give the gift of coming home to yourself

The holidays are coming. Readings and sessions make great gifts for the deconstructed people in your life.

👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

4. Follow, subscribe, and share

• Threads (Sarai’s favorite right now):https://www.threads.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Substack: https://substack.com/@saraijohnson
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saraijohnson.witch/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Subscribe to and rate Cauldron Her Daddy, and send this episode to a friend who’s ever said, “I wish my body would catch up to what my mind knows.”

5. Get a reading on the show!

Sarai will continue to offer a free intuitive tarot reading to folks who are willing to be on the show!

👉 Put in your question here!

6. Chip in directly

Want to support this work? DM Sarai on Threads or Instagram for Venmo (not tax deductible).

Everything lives at saraijohnson.com.

33 Cauldron Reading: Health Crisis and Breakups

On Cauldron Her Daddy, hosts Sarai Johnson and Meredith Holley welcome guest “Calypso” for guidance through major transitions involving health issues, the end of a relationship, being newly single, and a career change. Sarai offers an “Inner Terrain” chakra tarot reading featuring the Wheel of Fortune, Page of Cups (root), World reversed (sacral), Knight of Swords (solar plexus), Eight of Pentacles with a Beaver guide (heart), Queen of Swords (throat), Nine of Swords (third eye), and Temperance (crown), emphasizing resilience, completion, boundaries, and alchemy through extremes. Meredith then reads Calypso’s astrology and human design—6/2 splenic authority projector with Leo rising, Aquarius sun, Cancer moon, heavy Capricorn influence—discussing Pluto and Saturn transits, career shifts, managing overstimulation, choosing mentors wisely, and practical boundary-setting around an enmeshed partnership.

The Fifth Spirit Tarot is available here: https://www.hayhouse.com/fifth-spirit-tarot-card-deck

00:00 Welcome and Guest Question

01:56 Wheel of Fortune Overview

03:51 Root Chakra Body Grounding

08:19 Sacral Chakra Cycle Closing

10:39 Solar Plexus Forward Drive

13:10 Heart Chakra Work and Beaver

20:04 Throat Chakra Truth Voice

21:48 Third Eye Fears to Insight

25:01 Crown Chakra Temperance Alchemy

29:29 Astrology and Human Design Setup

32:14 Power Perspective Mentors

36:32 Incarnation Cross Listening

38:30 Overstimulation and Inner Voice

42:25 Empathy With Boundaries

43:50 Queen of Swords Archetype

44:51 Saturn Transits and Hard Lessons

47:54 Codependency and Cutting Cords

54:13 Eviction and Boundary Scripts

57:29 Leo Rising Identity and Community

59:46 Karmic Connections and Pluto Venus

01:02:26 12th House Healing and Career Shifts

01:09:01 Loneliness, Friendship, and Finding Joy

01:11:48 Cycles Not Ladders Closing Advice

01:13:32 Hermit Time and Where to Book

Ready to reclaim? Start here.

1. Take the free Body Trust Quiz

Find out where your body trust is strongest and where it’s asking for attention, across physicality, emotions, worth, and knowing.

👉 https://sarai-bodytrustquiz.scoreapp.com/

2. Work with Sarai one-on-one

• Tarot Reading ($55): a recorded reading delivered within three days
• Energy Work ($150): a 60-minute distance Reiki session
• The Witching Hour ($177): a 60-minute session to name the thing underneath the thing and leave with a magickal working
• Tending the Bones and Blooms ($333): a 90-minute somatic session with a guided pathworking to meet your own inner landscape
• 👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

3. Give the gift of coming home to yourself

The holidays are coming. Readings and sessions make great gifts for the deconstructed people in your life.

👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

4. Follow, subscribe, and share

• Threads (Sarai’s favorite right now):https://www.threads.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Substack: https://substack.com/@saraijohnson
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saraijohnson.witch/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Subscribe to and rate Cauldron Her Daddy, and send this episode to a friend who’s ever said, “I wish my body would catch up to what my mind knows.”

5. Get a reading on the show!

Sarai will continue to offer a free intuitive tarot reading to folks who are willing to be on the show!

👉 Put in your question here!

6. Chip in directly

Want to support this work? DM Sarai on Threads or Instagram for Venmo (not tax deductible).

Everything lives at saraijohnson.com.

Cauldron Reading: Body Care for the Saturn Return with Liv Kelsey of Sacred Portal Tattoo

Sarai Johnson and Meredith Holley welcome Liv Kelsey of Sacred Portal Tattoo to Cauldron Her Daddy to discuss Liv’s alchemical ceremonial healing tattoos, including the sigil-based tattoo ceremony Sarai and Meredith received during the July outer-planet alignment. Liv shares how she guides clients to set intentions and embed living symbolic transmissions into the body. The hosts then read Liv’s current “in-between” phase and vision to create a ceremonial sanctuary, beginning with a tarot inner-terrain chakra spread featuring the Six of Swords, Empress, Eight of Pentacles with a peacock guide, Ace of Swords, Page of Pentacles, Page of Swords, the Fool, and Two of Pentacles, with emphasis on body care and boundaries. Meredith follows with Liv’s human design (3/5 manifesting generator, emotional authority) and astrology, highlighting major transits, Saturn return themes, and grounding practices. Contact and booking details are shared at the end.

00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro

01:17 Sacred Portal Tattoo Magic

02:20 Livs Sanctuary Vision

03:41 Six of Swords Liminal Space

06:51 Root Chakra Empress

10:14 Sacral Creativity Eight Pentacles

15:46 Solar Plexus Discernment

20:05 Heart and Throat Pages

24:27 Third Eye and Crown Balance

28:17 Human Design Overview

29:26 3 5 Manifesting Generator

34:31 Gates Shadow Integration

37:21 Capturing Downloads Practice

39:11 Natal Chart Highlights

40:51 Major Transits Overview

41:57 Saturn Return Health Focus

45:53 Releasing Savior Patterns

47:08 Pluto Power and Consent

51:30 Pluto in Aquarius Collective Shift

54:40 Uranus Awakening and Mediumship

01:00:51 T-Squares and Mental Chatter

01:07:07 Eclipses and Career Shifts

01:09:12 Honoring Saturn Practices

01:10:00 Human Design Wait to Respond

01:15:11 Wrap-Up and How to Connect

Ready to reclaim? Start here.

1. Take the free Body Trust Quiz

Find out where your body trust is strongest and where it’s asking for attention, across physicality, emotions, worth, and knowing.

👉 https://sarai-bodytrustquiz.scoreapp.com/

2. Work with Sarai one-on-one

• Tarot Reading ($55): a recorded reading delivered within three days
• Energy Work ($150): a 60-minute distance Reiki session
• The Witching Hour ($177): a 60-minute session to name the thing underneath the thing and leave with a magickal working
• Tending the Bones and Blooms ($333): a 90-minute somatic session with a guided pathworking to meet your own inner landscape
• 👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

3. Give the gift of coming home to yourself

The holidays are coming. Readings and sessions make great gifts for the deconstructed people in your life.

👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

4. Follow, subscribe, and share

• Threads (Sarai’s favorite right now):https://www.threads.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Substack: https://substack.com/@saraijohnson
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saraijohnson.witch/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Subscribe to and rate Cauldron Her Daddy, and send this episode to a friend who’s ever said, “I wish my body would catch up to what my mind knows.”

5. Get a reading on the show!

Sarai will continue to offer a free intuitive tarot reading to folks who are willing to be on the show!

👉 Put in your question here!

6. Chip in directly

Want to support this work? DM Sarai on Threads or Instagram for Venmo (not tax deductible).

Everything lives at saraijohnson.com.

October Astrology Forecast + Tarot (Wildflowers): Venus Retrograde in Scorpio, Libra New Moon & Taurus Full Moon

On Cauldron Her Daddy, Sarai Johnson and Meredith Holley preview October with a Dolly Parton–inspired tarot spread based on “Wildflowers” and a detailed astrology forecast. Sarai frames the month’s theme as the Queen of Swords reversed—recognizing resilience by aligning thoughts and emotions—then pulls Page of Cups (release naïveté/idealization), King of Cups (caregiver/martyr expectations), Four of Swords (rest and recovery), King of Pentacles (sustainable abundance), Nine of Wands reversed (stop pre-worrying; trust your survival record), the Hierophant (discernment and self-defined beliefs), Knight of Swords (boldly pursue mystery), and Five of Cups (make space for grief). Meredith outlines key transits: Venus stations retrograde Oct 3 in Scorpio, new moon in Libra Oct 10, Pluto stations direct Oct 15, Mercury retrograde begins Oct 24 in Scorpio, full moon in Taurus Oct 25 as Venus re-enters Libra, and Samhain/Halloween Oct 31, emphasizing boundaries, honesty, rest, and avoiding paranoia or possessiveness.

As always, Sarai uses the Fifth Spirit Tarot: https://www.hayhouse.com/fifth-spirit-tarot-card-deck

(Scroll down for a list of the human design sun transits and astrology transits)

00:00 Welcome to October

00:40 Dolly Parton Tribute

02:03 Queen of Swords Theme

06:08 Page of Cups Letting Go

09:14 King of Cups Expectations

12:58 Four of Swords Rest

18:34 King of Pentacles Abundance

21:19 Survival and Worry

27:25 Hierophant Beliefs Path

32:25 Mystery and Trust

37:38 October Astrology Preview

39:19 Early October Tension

45:01 Venus Retrograde Deep Dive

50:49 New Moon Libra Flirt Energy

51:49 Libra New Moon Vibes

52:46 Gate 57 Intuition

55:41 Flirting Boundaries

01:00:31 Pluto Direct Shift

01:04:20 Venus Pluto Paranoia

01:13:50 Scorpio Season Begins

01:18:06 Mercury Retrograde Lessons

01:21:59 Taurus Full Moon Balance

01:32:36 Samhain Witch New Year

01:35:58 Offerings And Farewell

October 2026 Transits

Oct 1-2 Gate 18: Judgment - Integrity - Perfection

2-7 Gate 48: Inadequacy - Resourcefulness - Wisdom

7-13 Gate 57 (NEW MOON): Unease - Intuition - Clarity

13-19 Gate 32: Failure - Preservation - Veneration

19-24 Gate 50: Corruption - Equilibrium - Harmony

24-30 Gate 28 (FULL MOON): Purposelessness - Totality - Immortality

30-Nov 5 Gate 44: Interference - Teamwork - Synarchy

New Moon in Libra is October 10 at 8:50am Pacific

Full Moon in Taurus is October 25 at 9:00pm Pacific

Samhain/Halloween is October 31!!

October 2: Mercury in Scorpio square Mars in Leo at 2:14am

Mercury in Scorpio square Pluto in Aquarius at 1:42pm

Mars in Leo trine Neptune in Aries at 3:17pm

October 3: Venus stations retrograde in Scorpio at 12:15am

Mars in Leo opposes Pluto in Aquarius at 3:38am

Moon is void of course all day (it’s a saturday)

October 4: Mercury in Scorpio enters pre-retrograde shadow at 2:09am

Sun in Libra opposes Saturn in Aries at 5:29am

October 6: Mercury goes conjunct Venus in Scorpio at 5:10pm

October 7: Mars in Leo sextiles Uranus in Gemini at 3:41am

Moon is void of course Wednesday afternoon until Friday morning

October 10: New Moon in Libra is at 8:50am

Mars in Leo squares Venus in Scorpio at 2:31pm

October 15: Sun in Libra sextiles Jupiter in Leo at 1:21am

Pluto stations direct at 7:40pm

October 16: Mars in Leo trines Saturn in Aries at 1:32am

October 19: Venus in Scorpio squares Pluto in Aquarius at 11:56pm

October 21: Sun in Libra opposes Chiron in Aries at 3:26pm

October 23: Sun goes into Scorpio at 2:37am

Sun goes conjunct Venus in Scorpio at 8:44pm

October 24: Mercury stations retrograde in Scorpio at 12:12am

October 25: Venus retrogrades into Libra at 2:09am

FULL MOON in Taurus at 9:11pm (the moon is also opposite Venus)

October 26: Sun in Scorpio square Pluto in Aquarius at 5:11am

October 28: Venus in Libra opposes Chiron in Aries at 12:34am

October 30: Mercury retrogrades to square Mars in Leo at 10:20am

October 31: Samhain!!

Ready to reclaim? Start here.

1. Take the free Body Trust Quiz

Find out where your body trust is strongest and where it’s asking for attention, across physicality, emotions, worth, and knowing.

👉 https://sarai-bodytrustquiz.scoreapp.com/

2. Work with Sarai one-on-one

• Tarot Reading ($55): a recorded reading delivered within three days
• Energy Work ($150): a 60-minute distance Reiki session
• The Witching Hour ($177): a 60-minute session to name the thing underneath the thing and leave with a magickal working
• Tending the Bones and Blooms ($333): a 90-minute somatic session with a guided pathworking to meet your own inner landscape
• 👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

3. Give the gift of coming home to yourself

The holidays are coming. Readings and sessions make great gifts for the deconstructed people in your life.

👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

4. Follow, subscribe, and share

• Threads (Sarai’s favorite right now):https://www.threads.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Substack: https://substack.com/@saraijohnson
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saraijohnson.witch/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Subscribe to and rate Cauldron Her Daddy, and send this episode to a friend who’s ever said, “I wish my body would catch up to what my mind knows.”

5. Get a reading on the show!

Sarai will continue to offer a free intuitive tarot reading to folks who are willing to be on the show!

👉 Put in your question here!

6. Chip in directly

Want to support this work? DM Sarai on Threads or Instagram for Venmo (not tax deductible).

Everything lives at saraijohnson.com.

Energetic Hygiene & Past Lives with Eliel Fionn | Cauldron Her Daddy

On Cauldron Her Daddy, hosts Sarai Johnson and Meredith Holley interview Eliel Fionn, an intuitive with synesthesia who describes learning to filter constant energetic information, developing “dimmer switches,” and using touch and Reiki to read energy. They discuss practical energetic hygiene like clearing during a shower, using salt to cleanse spaces (especially transitional hubs like airports and hospitals), and maintaining personal boundaries. The conversation critiques outsourcing authority to institutions or spiritual leaders, warns about spiritual abuse and perfection narratives, and emphasizes cultivating internal authority and responsibility. Eliel shares perspectives on past-life patterns, soul “majors,” non-linear time, and recurring relationships, including the hosts’ shared themes of rebellion, creating alternatives, and activism. They also explore martyrdom, codependency, grief after suicide, and choosing love over grief, ending with Eliel reading her poem “Quest” and sharing contact details.

Work with Eliel: https://elielfionn.com/

Follow Eliel on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eliel.fionn

Scroll Down to read the poem Eliel shared

00:00 Podcast Welcome

01:12 Eliel’s Intuitive Origins

01:57 Synesthesia and Filtering Energy

04:29 Energetic Hygiene Basics

08:38 Clearing Spaces With Salt

10:15 Authority and Spiritual Mentorship

15:00 Past Lives and Soul Majors

18:05 Rebel Lifetimes Together

20:40 Church Conflict and Finding Voice

22:48 Patterns We Repeat

23:29 Optimism Versus Resistance

25:00 Martyrdom And Self Love

26:33 Not My Responsibility

27:12 Releasing Gathered Souls

31:12 Love Bigger Than Grief

35:21 Perfection Myth And Reality

37:52 Soul Age And Time

41:31 Karma Misunderstood

46:28 Poem

47:44 Where To Find Everyone

Quest, by Eliel Fionn

As I walk in woods

of greenness wild,

I sip from the cup

of the blessing child,

sip grail and walk on

Each instant a richness

of the savoring cup,

a linger, a touch,

of life to sup

Sip grail and walk on

The tastes of journeys,

the splendors I’ve seen

there in the shades

of welcoming green,

Sip grail and walk on

My companions, a book,

a song and a thought

of leaping life’s rim

and taking a draught

Sip grail and walk on

Then home to my love

and my garden green

and stories for children

who know what I mean

Sip grail and walk on

The grail tastes of sunshine,

joy, sorrow, and pain,

if I’d yet to choose

I would drink it again

Sip grail and walk on

Ready to reclaim? Start here.

1. Take the free Body Trust Quiz

Find out where your body trust is strongest and where it’s asking for attention, across physicality, emotions, worth, and knowing.

👉 https://sarai-bodytrustquiz.scoreapp.com/

2. Work with Sarai one-on-one

• Tarot Reading ($55): a recorded reading delivered within three days
• Energy Work ($150): a 60-minute distance Reiki session
• The Witching Hour ($177): a 60-minute session to name the thing underneath the thing and leave with a magickal working
• Tending the Bones and Blooms ($333): a 90-minute somatic session with a guided pathworking to meet your own inner landscape
• 👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

3. Give the gift of coming home to yourself

The holidays are coming. Readings and sessions make great gifts for the deconstructed people in your life.

👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

4. Follow, subscribe, and share

• Threads (Sarai’s favorite right now):https://www.threads.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Substack: https://substack.com/@saraijohnson
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saraijohnson.witch/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Subscribe to and rate Cauldron Her Daddy, and send this episode to a friend who’s ever said, “I wish my body would catch up to what my mind knows.”

5. Get a reading on the show!

Sarai will continue to offer a free intuitive tarot reading to folks who are willing to be on the show!

👉 Put in your question here!

6. Chip in directly

Want to support this work? DM Sarai on Threads or Instagram for Venmo (not tax deductible).

Everything lives at saraijohnson.com.

Reclaiming Power After Betrayal: Inner Terrain Tarot, Human Design & Astrology for Big Life Decisions

On Cauldron Her Daddy, hosts Sarai Johnson and Meredith Holley welcome Dawn for an inner terrain reading plus human design and astrology to help her navigate turning 40, intense political stress, and a recent breakup after her long-term partner’s poor decisions, complicated by shared house, dog, and bills. Sarai pulls chakra-based tarot with Reiki-style landscapes and guides—river otter (root), California condor (solar plexus)—highlighting steadiness (Knight of Pentacles), curiosity and pleasure (Page of Pentacles), endings and grief (Ten of Swords), uncertainty (Seven of Cups), support through honest communication (Two of Cups), compassionate clarity (Three of Swords), inner knowing (High Priestess), and leadership/phoenix energy (King of Wands). Meredith explains Dawn’s sacral authority as a 1/3 Generator, emphasizing body-based yes/no decisions, then outlines major midlife transits, including Pluto on Dawn’s Aquarius ascendant and Saturn on her Aries sun, with a timeline extending into 2027–2029, focusing on reclaiming sovereignty, experimenting, and staying in therapy and embodiment practices.

As always, Sarai uses the Fifth Spirit Tarot.

00:00 Podcast Welcome

01:14 Dawn Shares Her Situation

02:07 Decision Moratorium Rules

05:53 Inner Terrain Reading Setup

06:41 Root Chakra Otter Guide

09:33 Sacral Chakra Pleasure

11:17 Solar Plexus Ten Swords

15:08 Heart Chakra Seven Cups

19:01 Throat Chakra Support

20:34 Third Eye Heartbreak

22:41 Crown High Priestess

24:04 King of Wands Energy

26:19 Human Design Overview

29:16 Body Yes No Practice

31:00 Generator Sacral Authority

34:14 Defined Sacral And Sex

35:54 Wait To Respond Strategy

37:10 One Three Experimenter

39:00 Aries Aquarius Overview

40:22 Pluto Transit Power Tests

44:14 Stalker Stories Energy Drains

46:48 Experimenting With Boundaries

47:58 Mother Wounds And Needs

50:09 North Node Destiny Shift

53:28 Saturn On The Sun Lessons

56:34 Reframing Regret And Data

01:02:52 Transit Timelines And Patience

01:05:56 Somatic Tools Pendulum Practice

01:15:00 Embodiment Pleasure And Healing

01:17:05 Wrap Up Readings And Links

Ready to reclaim? Start here.

1. Take the free Body Trust Quiz

Find out where your body trust is strongest and where it’s asking for attention, across physicality, emotions, worth, and knowing.

👉 https://sarai-bodytrustquiz.scoreapp.com/

2. Work with Sarai one-on-one

• Tarot Reading ($55): a recorded reading delivered within three days
• Energy Work ($150): a 60-minute distance Reiki session
• The Witching Hour ($177): a 60-minute session to name the thing underneath the thing and leave with a magickal working
• Tending the Bones and Blooms ($333): a 90-minute somatic session with a guided pathworking to meet your own inner landscape
• 👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

3. Give the gift of coming home to yourself

The holidays are coming. Readings and sessions make great gifts for the deconstructed people in your life.

👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

4. Follow, subscribe, and share

• Threads (Sarai’s favorite right now):https://www.threads.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Substack: https://substack.com/@saraijohnson
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• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Subscribe to and rate Cauldron Her Daddy, and send this episode to a friend who’s ever said, “I wish my body would catch up to what my mind knows.”

5. Get a reading on the show!

Sarai will continue to offer a free intuitive tarot reading to folks who are willing to be on the show!

👉 Put in your question here!

6. Chip in directly

Want to support this work? DM Sarai on Threads or Instagram for Venmo (not tax deductible).

Everything lives at saraijohnson.com.

The Pentacle with Courtney Weber

Sarai Johnson and Meredith Holley interview author and tarot advisor Courtney Weber about her upcoming book, “Pentacle: The Shape of Power.” Courtney discusses the pentacle’s history and meanings, the pentagram vs. pentacle distinction, its links to ancient symbols and later occult sources like the Key of Solomon, and how it became a modern witch symbol through Gerald Gardner, Wicca, and counterculture, including Satanic Panic and ritual theater like the 1960s attempt to “levitate” the Pentagon. The conversation expands into symbolism, honesty about magical sources, rejecting dualistic “good/bad” thinking, how deities reflect human experience, and the effects of patriarchal Christianity, purity culture, and Christian nationalism. Courtney shares upcoming events and where to find her work; Meredith and Sarai share their own offerings.

Pre-Order Pentacle: The Shape of Power here!

Work with Courtney!

Follow Courtney on social media @courtneyaweber

00:00 Welcome Daddies

00:54 Meet Courtney Weber

02:09 Pentacle Basics

05:56 Occult History Shift

09:09 Wicca Pop Culture Panic

10:55 Levitate The Pentagon

14:33 Patriarchy Christianity Critique

19:21 Symbols Shadow Work

22:58 Gods Reflect Trauma

30:14 Cold War Glossy Era

33:49 Why Write Pentacle Book

35:36 Mythology Research Grind

37:07 Deconstructing in Christian College

38:29 Ethics Class Wake Up Calls

39:38 Sentinel Island Trivia Disaster

42:22 Evangelical End Times Politics

42:49 Rewriting Bible Stories for Kids

45:49 Brigid Between Saint and Goddess

50:45 Cults Coven Leadership Reality

54:03 Fear Doubt and Discernment

56:10 Pentacle Rituals in Practice

57:56 Workshops Book Launch and Links

59:46 Final Plugs and Farewell

Ready to reclaim? Start here.

1. Take the free Body Trust Quiz

Find out where your body trust is strongest and where it’s asking for attention, across physicality, emotions, worth, and knowing.

👉 https://sarai-bodytrustquiz.scoreapp.com/

2. Work with Sarai one-on-one

• Tarot Reading ($55): a recorded reading delivered within three days
• Energy Work ($150): a 60-minute distance Reiki session
• The Witching Hour ($177): a 60-minute session to name the thing underneath the thing and leave with a magickal working
• Tending the Bones and Blooms ($333): a 90-minute somatic session with a guided pathworking to meet your own inner landscape
• 👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

3. Give the gift of coming home to yourself

The holidays are coming. Readings and sessions make great gifts for the deconstructed people in your life.

👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

4. Follow, subscribe, and share

• Threads (Sarai’s favorite right now):https://www.threads.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Substack: https://substack.com/@saraijohnson
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saraijohnson.witch/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Subscribe to and rate Cauldron Her Daddy, and send this episode to a friend who’s ever said, “I wish my body would catch up to what my mind knows.”

5. Get a reading on the show!

Sarai will continue to offer a free intuitive tarot reading to folks who are willing to be on the show!

👉 Put in your question here!

6. Chip in directly

Want to support this work? DM Sarai on Threads or Instagram for Venmo (not tax deductible).

Everything lives at saraijohnson.com.

Career Crossroads Reading: Balancing Academia, Dharma & the Call to Transform | Cauldron Her Daddy

In this episode of Cauldron Her Daddy, hosts Sarai Johnson and Meredith Holley welcome Dr. Sarah Carlson for a reading focused on her uncertainty about balancing her academic career in learning and cognition with her growing passion for yoga, meditation, and her Dharma Collection offerings. Sarah shares how Dharma Collection supports inward connection through restorative movement, ritual, guided meditation journeys, and evolving projects like Stories with Dharma, plus upcoming sacred ceremonies and a retreat in Nicaragua. Sarai offers a tarot-and-chakra reading highlighting impatience, taking stock, institutional constraints, integration over either/or choices, and legacy-building, with animal-guide reflections from prior pathworking. Meredith adds astrology and human design insights, including Sarah’s Chiron return and Pluto transits, emphasizing grief, transformation, informing as a manifestor, and aligning energy with supportive spaces.

Check out the Dharma Collection!!

Website

Substack

Instagram

As always, Sarai uses the Fifth Spirit Tarot deck

00:00 Podcast Welcome

00:33 Sarah’s Crossroads

02:36 Dharma Collection Intro

03:58 Offerings and Origin Story

06:39 How to Find Dharma

07:43 Tarot Reading Setup

08:49 Root and Sacral Cards

14:07 Solar Plexus and Heart

18:17 Throat and Legacy

23:18 Third Eye and Crown

28:57 Guides and Gifts Recap

31:40 Astrology Transits Begin

34:07 Adventure Versus Stability

35:17 Butterfly Grief Process

37:52 Feeling Disappointment Fully

39:04 Human Design Gate Five

43:15 Manifestor Profile Insights

46:28 Pluto Transit Breakdown

50:39 Witch Shed Sign

54:49 Anger And Informing

59:05 Failure And Replanting

01:05:55 Middle Age Gifts

01:09:08 Wrap Up And Offers

Ready to reclaim? Start here.

1. Take the free Body Trust Quiz

Find out where your body trust is strongest and where it’s asking for attention, across physicality, emotions, worth, and knowing.

👉 https://sarai-bodytrustquiz.scoreapp.com/

2. Work with Sarai one-on-one

• Tarot Reading ($55): a recorded reading delivered within three days
• Energy Work ($150): a 60-minute distance Reiki session
• The Witching Hour ($177): a 60-minute session to name the thing underneath the thing and leave with a magickal working
• Tending the Bones and Blooms ($333): a 90-minute somatic session with a guided pathworking to meet your own inner landscape
• 👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

3. Give the gift of coming home to yourself

The holidays are coming. Readings and sessions make great gifts for the deconstructed people in your life.

👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

4. Follow, subscribe, and share

• Threads (Sarai’s favorite right now):https://www.threads.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Substack: https://substack.com/@saraijohnson
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saraijohnson.witch/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Subscribe to and rate Cauldron Her Daddy, and send this episode to a friend who’s ever said, “I wish my body would catch up to what my mind knows.”

5. Get a reading on the show!

Sarai will continue to offer a free intuitive tarot reading to folks who are willing to be on the show!

👉 Put in your question here!

6. Chip in directly

Want to support this work? DM Sarai on Threads or Instagram for Venmo (not tax deductible).

Everything lives at saraijohnson.com.

September 2026 Astrology + Tarot Forecast: "I'm Unraveling"

Sarai Johnson and Meredith Holley introduce their podcast and share a September 2026 month-ahead astrology and tarot forecast themed around Olivia Rodrigo’s “The Cure,” focusing on the idea of being “unraveled” after August eclipse season and entering Venus’s pre-retrograde shadow. Sarai pulls a tarot spread highlighting decision-making and emotional/spiritual knowing (Two of Swords/Four of Cups), embodiment and pleasure (Queen of Pentacles), leaving what no longer works (Eight of Cups), abundance and gratitude (Nine of Pentacles), curiosity as medicine (Page of Pentacles), ending savior/martyr patterns (Five of Cups reversed), listening and learning (Page of Swords), personal power (Queen of Wands), and sustainable harvest energy (King of Pentacles). Meredith then outlines key September transits—Mars square Saturn (Sept 1), major shifts and a Virgo New Moon (Sept 10), Venus in Scorpio themes, equity-focused Mercury in Libra aspects, Mabon (Sept 22), Sun–Neptune opposition (Sept 25), Aries Full Moon (Sept 26), Mars into Leo (Sept 27), and Mercury into Scorpio (Sept 30)—and they mention Gene Keys themes, collective grief, and resources to book readings/sessions.

As always, Sarai is using the Fifth Spirit Tarot.

Listen to Olivia Rodrigo, The Cure, here.

Aspects are Below.

00:00 Welcome and September Preview

00:32 Theme Song Unraveled

01:55 Eclipse Aftermath and Venus Shadow

04:43 Two of Swords Decision Point

08:10 Queen of Pentacles Embodiment

09:54 Eight of Cups Shedding Skin

12:34 Nine of Pentacles Money Magic

26:04 Page of Pentacles Take Medicine

28:21 Five of Cups No More Saviors

33:08 Page and Queen The Cure Within

36:29 King of Pentacles Harvest Grounding

37:50 Astrology Venus Retrograde Setup

39:57 Mars Square Saturn Frustration

42:40 Dire World Urgency

43:29 Small Steps Matter

44:05 Mercury Mars Reset

45:37 September Tenth Pileup

46:40 Venus Scorpio Vibes

49:09 Chiron Codependency Check

51:34 New Moon Rituals

52:42 Gene Key 47 Trauma

01:00:37 Deep Thinking Equity

01:05:00 Make It Practical

01:06:32 Saviorism Exposed

01:13:17 Held To Your Word

01:16:09 Mabon Autumn Shift

01:17:45 Sun Neptune Reality Check

01:22:09 Full Moon Aries Delight

01:26:48 Authenticity Wounds Return

01:30:02 Mercury Into Scorpio

01:31:39 Wrap Up And Offerings

Sept 1: Mars in Cancer square Saturn in Aries at 2:58am

Mercury in Virgo sextile Mars in Cancer at 6:21am

Sept 10: Venus goes into Scorpio at 1:06am

Mercury goes into Libra at 9:20am

Venus in Scorpio opposes Chiron in Taurus at 10:15am

Uranus stations retrograde in Gemini at 11:27am

The NEW MOON in Virgo is at 8:26pm

Sept 12: Mercury in Libra trines Pluto in Aquarius at 8:59am

Mercury in Libra opposes Neptune in Aries at 9:37am

Sept 13: Mercury in Libra trines Uranus in Gemini at 7:39pm

Sept 14: The Sun in Virgo sextiles Mars in Cancer at 12:52pm

Sept 15: Venus in Scorpio squares Pluto in Aquarius at 11:34am

Neptune in Aries sextiles Pluto in Aquarius at 7:08pm

Sept 17: Chiron retrogrades into Aries at 6:50pm

Sept 18: Mercury in Libra opposes Saturn in Aries at 3am

Sept 21: Mercury in Libra sextiles Jupiter in Leo at 3:50pm

Sept 22: The Sun goes into Libra at 5:05pm MABON (autumn equinox)

Sept 25: The Sun in Libra opposes Neptune in Aries at 6:36pm

Sept 26: FULL MOON in Aries at 9:48am

Sept 27: Mars in Cancer squares Chiron in Aries at 4:58am

Mars goes into Leo at 7:48pm

Sept 28: The Sun in Libra trines Uranus in Gemini at 9:21am

Sept 29: Mercury in Libra opposes Chiron in Aries at 8:14pm

Sept 30: Mercury goes into Scorpio at 4:44am

Ready to reclaim? Start here.

1. Take the free Body Trust Quiz

Find out where your body trust is strongest and where it’s asking for attention, across physicality, emotions, worth, and knowing.

👉 https://sarai-bodytrustquiz.scoreapp.com/

2. Work with Sarai one-on-one

• Tarot Reading ($55): a recorded reading delivered within three days
• Energy Work ($150): a 60-minute distance Reiki session
• The Witching Hour ($177): a 60-minute session to name the thing underneath the thing and leave with a magickal working
• Tending the Bones and Blooms ($333): a 90-minute somatic session with a guided pathworking to meet your own inner landscape
• 👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

3. Give the gift of coming home to yourself

The holidays are coming. Readings and sessions make great gifts for the deconstructed people in your life.

👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

4. Follow, subscribe, and share

• Threads (Sarai’s favorite right now):https://www.threads.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Substack: https://substack.com/@saraijohnson
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saraijohnson.witch/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Subscribe to and rate Cauldron Her Daddy, and send this episode to a friend who’s ever said, “I wish my body would catch up to what my mind knows.”

5. Get a reading on the show!

Sarai will continue to offer a free intuitive tarot reading to folks who are willing to be on the show!

👉 Put in your question here!

6. Chip in directly

Want to support this work? DM Sarai on Threads or Instagram for Venmo (not tax deductible).

Everything lives at saraijohnson.com.

Healing After Loss & Illness: Tarot Chakra Reading, Human Design & Astrology for Lisa

On Cauldron Her Daddy, hosts Sarai Johnson (somatic sexologist) and Meredith Holley (astrologer and human design reader) welcome Lisa for a recorded reading after a relocation, an eight-month health crisis that temporarily affected her right arm and hand, and the recent loss of her puppy. Sarai shares an Inner Terrain chakra reading using tarot and Reiki imagery, highlighting themes of need and rebuilding stability (Five of Pentacles), collaboration and creative life work (Three of Pentacles reversed), community support (Three of Cups), truth and authority in the heart (King of Swords reversed), momentum and self-expression (Eight of Wands), clarity and trust in judgment (Justice), steady progress (Knight of Pentacles), and reciprocity (Six of Pentacles). Meredith then explains Lisa’s generator human design with mostly open centers and sacral authority, emphasizing boundaries and saying no, and connects these lessons to Lisa’s Libra sun, Scorpio moon, Pisces rising, and current overwhelming transits tied to grief, body concerns, and partnership discernment.

Sarai uses the Fifth Spirit Tarot deck

00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro

00:29 Lisa’s Question and Context

01:38 How the Reading Works

02:59 Root Chakra Stability

05:08 Volcano and Dolphin Guide

07:23 Sacral Creativity and Work

09:14 Solar Plexus Community Support

11:06 Heart Grief and Truth

13:46 Throat Momentum and Voice

15:27 Third Eye Justice and Clarity

16:22 Crown Steady Progress

17:25 Wrap Inner Terrain Themes

19:34 Meredith Begins Human Design

22:07 Generator Type and Open Centers

24:00 Sacral Authority Yes No

27:44 Gates 48 and 21 Shadows

30:40 Practicing Body Yes No

33:54 Autonomy and People Pleasing

35:22 Control and Honesty

36:29 Sacral Yes and Resentment

37:02 Profile Lines 4/6

39:47 Roots and Open Root

40:59 Astrology Big Three

42:24 Scorpio Moon Intensity

47:55 Taboo and Family Silence

50:17 Body Shame and Jupiter

52:06 Grief and Boundaries

57:46 Ocean Boundaries Neptune

01:03:51 Uranus Saturn Tower

01:11:44 Trust Your Reality

01:13:53 Partnership and North Node

01:15:07 Dating Discernment Practice

01:17:28 Saying No as Power

01:18:26 Closing Reflections

Ready to reclaim? Start here.

1. Take the free Body Trust Quiz

Find out where your body trust is strongest and where it’s asking for attention, across physicality, emotions, worth, and knowing.

👉 https://sarai-bodytrustquiz.scoreapp.com/

2. Work with Sarai one-on-one

• Tarot Reading ($55): a recorded reading delivered within three days
• Energy Work ($150): a 60-minute distance Reiki session
• The Witching Hour ($177): a 60-minute session to name the thing underneath the thing and leave with a magickal working
• Tending the Bones and Blooms ($333): a 90-minute somatic session with a guided pathworking to meet your own inner landscape
• 👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

3. Give the gift of coming home to yourself

The holidays are coming. Readings and sessions make great gifts for the deconstructed people in your life.

👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

4. Follow, subscribe, and share

• Threads (Sarai’s favorite right now):https://www.threads.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Substack: https://substack.com/@saraijohnson
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saraijohnson.witch/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Subscribe to and rate Cauldron Her Daddy, and send this episode to a friend who’s ever said, “I wish my body would catch up to what my mind knows.”

5. Get a reading on the show!

Sarai will continue to offer a free intuitive tarot reading to folks who are willing to be on the show!

👉 Put in your question here!

6. Chip in directly

Want to support this work? DM Sarai on Threads or Instagram for Venmo (not tax deductible).

Everything lives at saraijohnson.com.

Music Magick with Dr. arah Grace Hanson

Sarai Johnson welcomes Dr. Sarah Grace Hanson—writer of the Substack Substack Shiny Tops and Soda Pops—onto Cauldron Her Daddy to talk about how music transmutes emotion, especially during breakups, and how sharing playlists can be a love language and a communal, almost worship-like experience. Sarah Grace traces her music obsession from a musician father and classical training to discovering 2000s indie rock, building seasonal and monthly playlists inspired by Hanif Abdurraqib, and diving into current favorites like Wednesday and other North Carolina indie twang. They discuss live shows as a meditative, cathartic practice, using loud or sad songs to process feelings, and Sarai’s experience of losing her singing voice and later returning to music after a “serious adult” phase. The conversation also touches on Brandi Carlile, Boygenius, and Sarai’s complicated affection for Taylor Swift.

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Find Sarai's Breakup Playlist here.

00:00 Welcome And Breakup Songs

01:12 Music Obsession Origins

02:08 Indie Rock Awakening

03:45 Playlists And Substack

05:37 Summer Listening Picks

07:02 Sharing Music As Magic

08:50 Live Music As Church

11:43 Getting Unstuck With Sound

14:54 Lyrics Abiding And Identity

19:09 Packing Music Away

20:19 Music as Emotional Fuel

20:49 Reopening to New Songs

22:44 Concerts and Arena Magic

24:36 Taylor Swift Confessions

27:21 Streaming Habits and Algorithms

28:51 Ethical Swift Talk

30:39 Wrap Up and Recommendations

Ready to reclaim? Start here.

1. Take the free Body Trust Quiz

Find out where your body trust is strongest and where it’s asking for attention, across physicality, emotions, worth, and knowing.

👉 https://sarai-bodytrustquiz.scoreapp.com/

2. Work with Sarai one-on-one

• Tarot Reading ($55): a recorded reading delivered within three days
• Energy Work ($150): a 60-minute distance Reiki session
• The Witching Hour ($177): a 60-minute session to name the thing underneath the thing and leave with a magickal working
• Tending the Bones and Blooms ($333): a 90-minute somatic session with a guided pathworking to meet your own inner landscape
• 👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

3. Give the gift of coming home to yourself

The holidays are coming. Readings and sessions make great gifts for the deconstructed people in your life.

👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

4. Follow, subscribe, and share

• Threads (Sarai’s favorite right now):https://www.threads.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Substack: https://substack.com/@saraijohnson
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saraijohnson.witch/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Subscribe to and rate Cauldron Her Daddy, and send this episode to a friend who’s ever said, “I wish my body would catch up to what my mind knows.”

5. Get a reading on the show!

Sarai will continue to offer a free intuitive tarot reading to folks who are willing to be on the show!

👉 Put in your question here!

6. Chip in directly

Want to support this work? DM Sarai on Threads or Instagram for Venmo (not tax deductible).

Everything lives at saraijohnson.com.

Monogamy Games: Love Island USA S8, Reality TV Romance Rules, and What They Reveal

**SPOILERS IN THIS EPISODE ABOUT LOVE ISLAND SEASON 8**

Hosts Sarai Johnson and Meredith Holley introduce their podcast and unpack “monogamy games” in reality TV, focusing on Love Island USA Season 8 (with spoilers) while also naming related shows like The Ultimatum, Love Is Blind, Perfect Match, Married at First Sight, and The Bachelor. They explain Love Island’s structure (villa in Fiji, coupling up, bombshells, Casa Amor, audience votes, movie night, and dumping) and discuss how this season felt intensely monogamy-forward, including purity-culture vibes like calling others “lustful.” They critique cast dynamics around Kenzie, Sincere, Melanie, Sol, and others, highlighting double standards, coercion, and how monogamy narratives shape shame and control. The conversation broadens into autonomy, relationship scripts, polyamory as orientation versus choice, and the idea that compliance doesn’t prevent hurt, ending with resources to connect with their work.

00:00 Podcast Intro

00:23 Monogamy Games Defined

01:49 Reality Show Lineup

06:06 Love Island Basics

07:06 Lip Sync Entrance

10:21 Season Eight Vibes

12:07 Casa Amor Mechanics

12:53 After Sun And Recaps

14:35 Voting And Drama Cycles

15:26 Meet Bryce And Trinity

16:37 The Kissing Discourse

20:07 Bad Takes And Friend Advice

21:46 Bea Versus Melanie Blowup

27:33 Kenzie Astrology And Casting

29:58 Kenzie Early Couplings

32:09 Casa Amor And Movie Night

37:29 Dylan Meltdown Begins

39:59 Secret Makeout Fallout

41:22 Lustful Accusations

42:48 Purity Culture Rules

43:58 Kenzie Versus Sincere

46:49 Sincere and Sol

49:08 Melanie Control Spiral

51:25 Polyamory Meets Monogamy

54:00 Pluto Soulmate Obsession

56:06 Casa Amor Clash

01:00:12 Movie Night Judgment

01:05:02 Healing Root Wounds

01:07:45 Sovereignty Over Scripts

01:22:31 Be Yourself Anyway

01:24:47 Purity Culture Everywhere

01:27:30 Finding Your Shape

01:29:39 Where to Find Us

01:33:20 Final Takeaways

Ready to reclaim? Start here.

1. Take the free Body Trust Quiz

Find out where your body trust is strongest and where it’s asking for attention, across physicality, emotions, worth, and knowing.

👉 https://sarai-bodytrustquiz.scoreapp.com/

2. Work with Sarai one-on-one

• Tarot Reading ($55): a recorded reading delivered within three days
• Energy Work ($150): a 60-minute distance Reiki session
• The Witching Hour ($177): a 60-minute session to name the thing underneath the thing and leave with a magickal working
• Tending the Bones and Blooms ($333): a 90-minute somatic session with a guided pathworking to meet your own inner landscape
• 👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

3. Give the gift of coming home to yourself

The holidays are coming. Readings and sessions make great gifts for the deconstructed people in your life.

👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

4. Follow, subscribe, and share

• Threads (Sarai’s favorite right now):https://www.threads.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Substack: https://substack.com/@saraijohnson
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saraijohnson.witch/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Subscribe to and rate Cauldron Her Daddy, and send this episode to a friend who’s ever said, “I wish my body would catch up to what my mind knows.”

5. Get a reading on the show!

Sarai will continue to offer a free intuitive tarot reading to folks who are willing to be on the show!

👉 Put in your question here!

6. Chip in directly

Want to support this work? DM Sarai on Threads or Instagram for Venmo (not tax deductible).

Everything lives at saraijohnson.com.

Ethical Sh*t Talk: Steven Forrest, Racism, and Accountability in the Astrology Community

CW: This episode talks about race and it is two white women talking about race. If you are white, we encourage you to get over triggers you have and listen. If you are not white, you are absolutely welcome, and also we have stuff to learn from you!

Hosts Sarai Johnson and Meredith Holley of “Cauldron Her Daddy” discuss racism and power dynamics in spiritual institutions, focusing on astrologer Steven Forrest’s comments on a podcast with Ricky Williams where Forrest used the N-word, made racist statements, and offered revisionist claims about the KKK while noting an ancestor helped found it. They describe community backlash, critiques of Forrest’s initial non-apology, and harassment and DARVO-like defenses from some supporters, emphasizing impact over intent and the need for white people to address racism. They reference broader context of racialized violence, call for following Black astrologers such as Sam Reynolds and Shani Nicole (The Empathic Realist), and note UAC removed Forrest as a speaker after public pressure, with further statements and apologies following.

Astrologers to follow (not a complete list, but a start!):

https://www.threads.com/@sfreynolds

https://www.threads.com/@empathic_realist

https://www.threads.com/@ddamascenaa

https://www.threads.com/@awesomeevery_day

https://www.threads.com/@your_hood_asstrologist

https://www.threads.com/@ensoulment.doula

https://www.threads.com/@sacredwisemagick

https://www.threads.com/@lexieforbescoaching

https://www.threads.com/@danidarlingastro

https://www.threads.com/@becomingsamcee

Me and White Supremacy

So, You Want to Talk About Race?

Caste

Learn from Ashani M'Fuko

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Learn from Louiza Doran ("Weeze")

00:00 Power Versus Safety

00:40 Podcast Intro And Topic

01:53 Why White People Must Listen

04:06 Recent Racial Violence Context

05:42 Steven Forrest Podcast Setup

06:51 Shadow Work Explained

09:11 The N Word Incident

11:02 KKK Revisionism Fallout

14:00 Humor As A Weapon

16:25 Comparing Slurs And Harm

19:07 Non Apology And Denial

20:34 White Enforcers And Backlash

26:57 Repair Matters More Than Perfect

27:41 Systemic Racism In Astrology

30:00 UAC Conference Stakes

30:53 Big Names Break Silence

33:15 Chani Chris Jessica Respond

37:03 UAC Emails And Board Reactions

38:41 Accountability Versus Intent

39:48 Cancel Culture Teaser

39:54 Cancel Culture Origins

42:26 Racism as Germ Theory

44:21 DARVO and Defensiveness

46:34 Astrology Community Fallout

48:42 Spiritual Gurus and Abuse

52:26 Apologies and Power Dynamics

57:28 Why Slurs Aren’t Equal

01:03:34 Safety Over Feelings

01:05:53 Generations and Cancel Culture

01:11:57 Reparations and Chiron

01:15:36 Resources and Closing

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Avoiding Manipulative Dating Patterns: Tarot, Chakras, Astrology & Human Design Reading (Inner Terrain)

On Called and Her Daddy, hosts Sarai Johnson (somatic sexologist/witch) and Meredith Holley (astrologer/human design reader/witch) give their friend Cinnamon Girl an “Inner Terrain” tarot-and-chakra reading blended with astrology and human design to address how to stay open in dating while recognizing and avoiding manipulative, narcissistic dynamics. Sarai pulls tarot and describes chakra landscapes and animal guides (lioness at the root, toucan in the sacral, frog in the solar plexus, black bear at a fiery heart canyon, rabbit in redwoods at the throat, sunglasses at the third eye, lightning in the crown), emphasizing self-trust, celebrating progress, agency, and releasing self-imposed traps. Meredith connects themes to Cinnamon Girl’s chart (Aries–Libra interception, authenticity and anger, partnership boundaries, T-square, current transits and an upcoming second Saturn return) and her human design (generator with emotional authority), highlighting boundaries, believing actions over words, processing emotions without over-rationalizing, and partnering with oneself.

Sarai used the Fifth Spirit Tarot deck for this reading.

00:00 Welcome and Setup

01:15 Cinnamon Girl Question

04:00 Theme Card Six of Wands

06:26 Root Chakra Lioness

09:52 Sacral Jungle Toucan

11:15 Solar Plexus Frog Lovers

13:17 Heart Fire Black Bear

18:35 Throat Redwoods Rabbit

19:57 Third Eye Sunglasses

22:55 Crown Lightning Four Cups

28:45 Trust Your Intuition

32:24 Astrology Interception Aries

37:16 Rage Fear and Signals

39:31 Anger and Racial Stereotypes

40:27 Lightning Anger in Action

42:42 T-Square Power and Boundaries

44:55 Dating Anger and Self Trust

47:37 Transits North Node Spotlight

52:56 Manipulation Neptune and Receipts

56:36 Systemic Racism Dealbreakers

01:00:42 Human Design Emotional Waves

01:08:42 Code Switching and Adaptability

01:15:00 Saturn Return Transformation

01:17:45 Self Dating and Closing Plugs

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1. Take the free Body Trust Quiz

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2. Work with Sarai one-on-one

• Tarot Reading ($55): a recorded reading delivered within three days
• Energy Work ($150): a 60-minute distance Reiki session
• The Witching Hour ($177): a 60-minute session to name the thing underneath the thing and leave with a magickal working
• Tending the Bones and Blooms ($333): a 90-minute somatic session with a guided pathworking to meet your own inner landscape
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3. Give the gift of coming home to yourself

The holidays are coming. Readings and sessions make great gifts for the deconstructed people in your life.

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4. Follow, subscribe, and share

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• Subscribe to and rate Cauldron Her Daddy, and send this episode to a friend who’s ever said, “I wish my body would catch up to what my mind knows.”

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6. Chip in directly

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August 2026 Forecast: “Total Eclipse of the Heart” Tarot + Astrology (Two Eclipses, Venus in Libra & More)

Sarai Johnson and Meredith Holley introduce their podcast Cauldron Her Daddy and share an August 2026 forecast themed “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” dedicated to Bonnie Tyler’s memory. Sarai’s tarot spread—Emperor, Eight of Wands, Hermit, Death, Knight of Wands, Devil, and an overall Two of Pentacles—focuses on building supportive structures, managing overwhelm, accessing inner wisdom, grieving and transforming old patterns, igniting passion-driven change, releasing oppressive systems and inner critics, and maintaining balance. Meredith then outlines key astrology: Lughnasadh (Aug 1), a total solar eclipse in Leo (Aug 12) and a partial lunar eclipse on the Pisces–Virgo axis (Aug 27), plus notable transits including Venus into Libra (Aug 6), Mercury into Leo (Aug 9) then Virgo (Aug 25), Mars into Cancer (Aug 11), long void-of-course Moon periods (Aug 10; Aug 28–29), and Venus beginning its pre-shadow for an October retrograde (Aug 31), emphasizing rest, integrity in relationships, and practical self-care.

Check Out the Fifth Spirit Tarot Deck

00:00 Welcome and Theme

00:58 Turn Around Bright Eyes

01:42 Emperor Power Structures

05:37 Fears and Momentum

08:44 Hermit Overwhelm Cycle

11:05 Need You Now Death

15:37 Powder Keg Ignition

18:00 Devil Breaking Chains

22:21 Two of Pentacles Balance

25:38 Astrology August Overview

26:29 Eclipses and Ritual Advice

32:27 Venus Libra Mercury Shift

35:37 Mercury Into Leo

36:57 Mercury Leo Wounds

39:26 Void Moon Reset

40:56 Venus Pluto Romance

43:30 Mars Enters Cancer

47:11 Eclipse Day Shifts

49:30 Big Leo Talk

51:29 August 17 Crosscurrents

55:20 Virgo Season Grounding

01:00:08 Eclipses And Void Moon

01:05:34 Venus Retrograde Preview

01:10:30 Readings And Wrap Up

Transits:

August 1: Lughnasadh

August 3: Chiron stations retrograde in Taurus, and goes back into Aries from September 2026 until April 2027.

August 6: Venus goes into Libra at 12:12pm

Sun in Leo trines Saturn in Aries 7:44pm

Mercury ends post shadow in Cancer at 8:36pm

August 9: Mercury goes into Leo at 9:28am

Mercury in Leo squares Chiron in Taurus at10:15pm

August 10: Moon is void of course all day

Venus in Libra trines Pluto in Aquarius 11:08am

Venus in Libra opposes Neptune in Aries at 3:01pm

August 11: Mars goes into Cancer at 1:30am

August 12: Mars in Cancer sextiles Chiron in Taurus at 7:41am

NEW MOON ECLIPSE (TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE) IN LEO

Mercury in Leo sextiles Uranus in Gemini at 1:47pm

August 13: Mercury in Leo sextiles Venus in Libra at 9:22am

August 15: Mercury goes conjunct Jupiter in Leo at 4:22am

August 17: Mars in Cancer squares Neptune in Aries at 2:52am

Mercury in Leo trines Saturn in Aries at 8:26am

Venus in Libra sextiles Jupiter in Leo at 9:15am

August 21: Venus in Libra opposes Saturn in Aries at 5:43am

August 22: The Sun goes into Virgo at 7:18pm

August 23: The Sun in Virgo trines Chiron in Taurus at 12:29PM

August 25: Mercury goes into Virgo at 4:04am

Mercury in Virgo trines Chiron in Taurus at 11:57am

August 27: Mercury in Virgo cazimi the Sun at 10:03am

FULL MOON LUNAR ECLIPSE partial moon in Pisces, sun in Virgo at 11:45am

August 28: Mercury in Virgo squares Uranus in Gemini at 12:24am

Hellenistic void of course moon 9:14am-7:37pm on the 29th

Sun in Virgo squares Uranus in Gemini at 3:18pm

August 31: Venus in Libra starts her pre shadow at 7:45am to go retrograde on October 3, ends post shadow on December 15

Jupiter in Leo trines Saturn in Aries at 3:17pm

Ready to reclaim? Start here.

1. Take the free Body Trust Quiz

Find out where your body trust is strongest and where it’s asking for attention, across physicality, emotions, worth, and knowing.

👉 https://sarai-bodytrustquiz.scoreapp.com/

2. Work with Sarai one-on-one

• Tarot Reading ($55): a recorded reading delivered within three days
• Energy Work ($150): a 60-minute distance Reiki session
• The Witching Hour ($177): a 60-minute session to name the thing underneath the thing and leave with a magickal working
• Tending the Bones and Blooms ($333): a 90-minute somatic session with a guided pathworking to meet your own inner landscape
• 👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

3. Give the gift of coming home to yourself

The holidays are coming. Readings and sessions make great gifts for the deconstructed people in your life.

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4. Follow, subscribe, and share

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• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Subscribe to and rate Cauldron Her Daddy, and send this episode to a friend who’s ever said, “I wish my body would catch up to what my mind knows.”

5. Get a reading on the show!

Sarai will continue to offer a free intuitive tarot reading to folks who are willing to be on the show!

👉 Put in your question here!

6. Chip in directly

Want to support this work? DM Sarai on Threads or Instagram for Venmo (not tax deductible).

Everything lives at saraijohnson.com.

What is Sexology?

On Cauldron Her Daddy, hosts Sarai Johnson (somatic sexologist and witch) and Meredith Holley (astrologer, human design reader, and witch) explain what sexology is and how somatic sexology differs from clinical sexology and sexological bodywork. Sarai describes her coaching approach—focused on nervous system regulation, embodiment, self-trust, consent, communication, and releasing shame—rather than diagnosis or therapy. They discuss how purity culture and rape culture shape sexuality through gendered scripts, how mismatch and rejection affect relationships, and why “normal” amounts of sex and cultural standards can obscure real needs and boundaries. Sarai emphasizes sovereignty, exploring gender/sexuality/relationship styles (including monogamy, polyamory, and relationship anarchy), and seeing relationships as flexible rather than a sunk-cost obligation. They close with ways to work with Sarai (saraijohnson.com) and Meredith (fourthcupastrology.com).

00:00 Welcome and Topic

00:54 What Sexology Is

03:51 Shame and Pleasure

11:49 Consent and Communication

16:31 Rejection and Mismatch

24:12 Somatic Self Trust

28:59 How Sessions Work

36:20 Purity Culture Defined

45:40 Consent and Cultural Myths

48:58 Apps Versus Real Life

50:50 Identity As Spectrums

56:48 Demisexual Attraction Stories

01:00:07 Sexuality And Liberation

01:05:40 Polyamory And Relationship Anarchy

01:12:06 Normal Is A Construct

01:18:34 Knowing What You Want

01:23:36 Sex As Healing Work

01:27:31 Is Sexology Right For You

01:31:02 Next Steps And Resources

Ready to reclaim? Start here.

1. Take the free Body Trust Quiz

Find out where your body trust is strongest and where it’s asking for attention, across physicality, emotions, worth, and knowing.

👉 https://sarai-bodytrustquiz.scoreapp.com/

2. Work with Sarai one-on-one

• Tarot Reading ($55): a recorded reading delivered within three days
• Energy Work ($150): a 60-minute distance Reiki session
• The Witching Hour ($177): a 60-minute session to name the thing underneath the thing and leave with a magickal working
• Tending the Bones and Blooms ($333): a 90-minute somatic session with a guided pathworking to meet your own inner landscape
• 👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

3. Give the gift of coming home to yourself

The holidays are coming. Readings and sessions make great gifts for the deconstructed people in your life.

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4. Follow, subscribe, and share

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• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Subscribe to and rate Cauldron Her Daddy, and send this episode to a friend who’s ever said, “I wish my body would catch up to what my mind knows.”

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Sarai will continue to offer a free intuitive tarot reading to folks who are willing to be on the show!

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6. Chip in directly

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Cauldron Reading: Recovering After Major Change

In this episode, the Sarai and Meredith provide a reading for Diana, who just went through major transits with Uranus in Taurus. Diana discusses childhood health issues that were not taken seriously and the experience of masking (and unmasking) with neurodivergence. Sarai provides a tarot card reading, using the Fifth Spirit Tarot Deck, and Meredith reads Diana's human design and natal chart to answer questions about how to recover from major shakeups as Uranus has moved from Taurus to Gemini.

If you would like to be considered for having your chart and energy read on the podcast, visit fourthcupastrology.com and scroll down to submit your question!

00:00 Rest and Recovery

06:37 Driven Ambition

06:49 Listen to Your Body

06:57 Let Go of Constant Doing

Ready to reclaim? Start here.

1. Take the free Body Trust Quiz

Find out where your body trust is strongest and where it’s asking for attention, across physicality, emotions, worth, and knowing.

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2. Work with Sarai one-on-one

• Tarot Reading ($55): a recorded reading delivered within three days
• Energy Work ($150): a 60-minute distance Reiki session
• The Witching Hour ($177): a 60-minute session to name the thing underneath the thing and leave with a magickal working
• Tending the Bones and Blooms ($333): a 90-minute somatic session with a guided pathworking to meet your own inner landscape
• 👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

3. Give the gift of coming home to yourself

The holidays are coming. Readings and sessions make great gifts for the deconstructed people in your life.

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4. Follow, subscribe, and share

• Threads (Sarai’s favorite right now):https://www.threads.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Substack: https://substack.com/@saraijohnson
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• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Subscribe to and rate Cauldron Her Daddy, and send this episode to a friend who’s ever said, “I wish my body would catch up to what my mind knows.”

5. Get a reading on the show!

Sarai will continue to offer a free intuitive tarot reading to folks who are willing to be on the show!

👉 Put in your question here!

6. Chip in directly

Want to support this work? DM Sarai on Threads or Instagram for Venmo (not tax deductible).

Everything lives at saraijohnson.com.

Ethical Shit Talk: Boy Mom Culture, Jenny Mollen Backlash & Parenting Without Enmeshment

On Cauldron and Her Daddy, Sarai Johnson and Meredith Holley discuss the backlash to Jenny Mollen’s Mother’s Day writing and a photo captioned “Your eldest son is the most toxic man you’ll ever date,” examining how “boy mom” and “girl dad” culture can normalize misogyny, gender essentialism, and parent-child enmeshment. They argue that joking about dating a child and competing with a child’s girlfriend crosses boundaries, can echo grooming dynamics, and reflects emotional dependence on children for validation. They contrast this with accountable parenting: respecting children’s sovereignty, teaching consent and privacy, modeling repair after conflict, and supporting adolescents’ relationships without projecting adult needs. They also touch on divorce, grief, generational trauma, and resources for support via Sarai’s coaching and Meredith’s astrology/human design readings.

00:00 Welcome and premise

00:27 Ethical shit talk rules

01:45 Who is Jenny Mollen

02:51 Jason Biggs battery

06:00 The viral boy mom post

07:35 Disturbing vs funny

10:46 Purity culture parallels

14:54 Boy mom enmeshment

18:17 Misogyny and male approval

20:38 Gender essentialism critique

22:32 Backlash and grooming concerns

30:40 Trauma cycles and nuance

33:30 Jenny responds to backlash

37:54 Kids aren't your healing

40:31 Boundaries Break Cycles

43:07 Emotional Incest Dynamics

52:01 Consent Talks By Age

58:35 Repair After Rupture

01:08:04 Grief Divorce And Support

01:13:57 Astrology Transits And Wrap

Ready to reclaim? Start here.

1. Take the free Body Trust Quiz

Find out where your body trust is strongest and where it’s asking for attention, across physicality, emotions, worth, and knowing.

👉 https://sarai-bodytrustquiz.scoreapp.com/

2. Work with Sarai one-on-one

• Tarot Reading ($55): a recorded reading delivered within three days
• Energy Work ($150): a 60-minute distance Reiki session
• The Witching Hour ($177): a 60-minute session to name the thing underneath the thing and leave with a magickal working
• Tending the Bones and Blooms ($333): a 90-minute somatic session with a guided pathworking to meet your own inner landscape
• 👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

3. Give the gift of coming home to yourself

The holidays are coming. Readings and sessions make great gifts for the deconstructed people in your life.

👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

4. Follow, subscribe, and share

• Threads (Sarai’s favorite right now):https://www.threads.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Substack: https://substack.com/@saraijohnson
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• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Subscribe to and rate Cauldron Her Daddy, and send this episode to a friend who’s ever said, “I wish my body would catch up to what my mind knows.”

5. Get a reading on the show!

Sarai will continue to offer a free intuitive tarot reading to folks who are willing to be on the show!

👉 Put in your question here!

6. Chip in directly

Want to support this work? DM Sarai on Threads or Instagram for Venmo (not tax deductible).

Everything lives at saraijohnson.com.

16: Incubating Revolution: July 2026 Month Ahead Tarot and Astrology

In this episode of Cauldron Her Daddy, Sarai Johnson and Meredith Holley share a July 2026 month-ahead astrology forecast and a “You Say You Want a Revolution” tarot spread focused on inner revolution and its collective impact. Sarai pulls Temperance as the month’s theme (alchemical balance amid extremes) and the Oyster as an animal guide (patience, inner treasures, sharing the “pearl”), then reads cards highlighting burnout and productivity culture (10 of Wands), sustainable methodical change (Knight of Pentacles), endurance paired with enjoyment (9 of Wands crossed by 9 of Pentacles), complicity through joylessness (Page of Cups) and accountability (Justice), practical review and pivots (7 of Pentacles), collective emotional care and embodiment (Queen of Cups), and breaking oppressive patterns and systems (The Devil). Meredith then outlines key transits and lunations: Mercury retrograde in Cancer, Jupiter into Leo, Cancer new moon (July 14), Aquarius full moon (July 29), a volatile Mars–Uranus conjunction around July 3–4, and a rare supportive outer-planet alignment mid-month encouraging transformative social change, ending with invitations to act steadily, rest, and be courageously “too much.”

Fifth Spirit Tarot

Wild Unknown Tarot

00:00 Podcast Intro

00:22 July Revolution Theme

01:21 Temperance Tarot Theme

04:23 Oyster Animal Spirit

06:57 Ordinary World Burden

09:02 Steady Future Vision

13:18 Endurance And Enjoyment

15:12 Complicity And Joy

17:53 Justice Accountability

20:47 Tools And Care

26:16 Devil And Agency

30:41 July Astrology Begins

31:00 Cancer Leo Shifts

34:30 July Lunations Overview

38:29 Early July Tensions

39:53 Chiron Taurus Wounds

40:41 Mars Uranus Fireworks

42:44 Small Steps Temperance

44:26 Revolutionary Daily Habits

45:49 Sun Saturn Reality Check

47:10 Neptune Retrograde Notes

48:17 Venus Enters Virgo

49:53 Cancer Cazimi Clarity

50:44 Relationship Freedom Check

51:57 Cancer New Moon Ritual

54:15 Rare Outer Planet Web

56:55 Casting Spells For Change

59:46 Leo Season Shift

01:01:21 Mercury Direct Integration

01:04:07 Late July Courage Experiments

01:06:21 Flirt Club Full Moon

01:08:11 Be Yourself Change Systems

01:13:46 Wrap Up And Resources

Ready to reclaim? Start here.

1. Take the free Body Trust Quiz

Find out where your body trust is strongest and where it’s asking for attention, across physicality, emotions, worth, and knowing.

👉 https://sarai-bodytrustquiz.scoreapp.com/

2. Work with Sarai one-on-one

• Tarot Reading ($55): a recorded reading delivered within three days
• Energy Work ($150): a 60-minute distance Reiki session
• The Witching Hour ($177): a 60-minute session to name the thing underneath the thing and leave with a magickal working
• Tending the Bones and Blooms ($333): a 90-minute somatic session with a guided pathworking to meet your own inner landscape
• 👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

3. Give the gift of coming home to yourself

The holidays are coming. Readings and sessions make great gifts for the deconstructed people in your life.

👉 https://saraijohnson.com/work

4. Follow, subscribe, and share

• Threads (Sarai’s favorite right now):https://www.threads.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Substack: https://substack.com/@saraijohnson
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saraijohnson.witch/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@saraijohnson.witch
• Subscribe to and rate Cauldron Her Daddy, and send this episode to a friend who’s ever said, “I wish my body would catch up to what my mind knows.”

5. Get a reading on the show!

Sarai will continue to offer a free intuitive tarot reading to folks who are willing to be on the show!

👉 Put in your question here!

6. Chip in directly

Want to support this work? DM Sarai on Threads or Instagram for Venmo (not tax deductible).

Everything lives at saraijohnson.com.