This week on What in the Woo-Woo, Emily and KristaLyn react to two Reddit stories about Reiki, tarot, skepticism, grief, boundaries, and spiritual consent.

First, a grieving teenager is taken to a Reiki session by his mom after a rough year, but he becomes convinced the whole thing is fake after finding what he believes is a hidden speaker. Was he right to refuse another session, or was his mom just scared and trying to help?

Then, a man loses it after his best friend’s girlfriend tries to give him a tarot reading in his own house after he already said no. Is he wrong for snapping, or was she crossing a line by pushing spiritual work onto someone who clearly didn’t want it?

This episode is full of gray areas: skeptical teenagers, grieving parents, pushy tarot readers, bad communication, and the big question at the center of it all — what does consent look like in spiritual spaces?

Tell us in the comments: who was wrong here?

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00:00 Welcome to What in the Woo-Woo
00:47 A Woo-Woo of Middles
00:56 Reddit Stories With Gray Areas
01:11 Share Your Opinions With Us
01:56 Story One: Am I the A-Hole for Saying No to Reiki?
02:59 A Grieving Teen Goes to Reiki
04:39 The Hidden Speaker Problem
05:08 Reiki, Energy Movement & Stomach Gurgles
06:06 Do We Have an Unreliable Narrator?
07:15 Spiritual Work You Don’t Want
08:39 Reiki, Science & Skepticism
09:30 Was the Practitioner the Problem?
09:50 Grief, Fear & a Scared Mom
10:47 Spiritual Consent Matters
11:37 Verdict: No One’s Really the A-Hole
11:50 Story Two: Forced Tarot Reading Drama
12:05 Judging the Poster Immediately
12:35 Astrology, Crystals & Friend Group Tension
13:30 “Stop With This Shit and Get Real”
14:21 Verdict: Everyone Sucks Here
15:05 Bad Astrology Takes and Breakup Advice
16:25 Partners, Friend Groups & Personal Space
18:31 Never Push Someone Into a Reading
18:53 Insecurity and Forcing Acceptance
20:15 The Poster Is Also a Problem
20:46 Everyone Failed at Communication
21:13 Gemini Season Communication Lesson
21:23 Patreon, Submissions & Closing

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