An 11-year-old wants to legally change her birthday because she wishes she had a different zodiac sign. Then a tarot reader asks whether he’s wrong for questioning his friend’s animal telepathy business—and refusing to support her spiritual MLM.

In this episode of What in the Woo Woo, Emily and Krista unpack two Spiritual Reddit AITA stories involving birth charts, animal communication, tarot, pyramid schemes and the complicated line between respecting someone’s beliefs and enabling bad behavior.

Can someone actually have a “bad” zodiac sign? When does an astrological birth chart officially begin? Is it ethical to give astrology readings to children? Does charging money make a spiritual service less legitimate? And are you obligated to pay your friend to telepathically communicate with your pet?

CHAPTERS

0:00 A Child’s Zodiac Sign and an Animal Psychic
0:20 Welcome to What in the Woo Woo
1:13 Can You Legally Change Your Birthday?
3:11 When Does an Astrology Chart Begin?
5:03 Are You Always Born at the Right Time?
5:16 There Is No Bad Birth Chart
6:39 How to Spot a Bad Astrologer
8:22 Astrology, Children and Self-Discovery
9:18 Should Minors Receive Astrology Readings?
10:51 The Animal Telepathy Reddit Story
11:51 How the Animal Psychic Business Works
14:14 Does Charging Make It a Scam?
15:29 Spiritual MLM Red Flags
15:58 Paying a Friend to Read Your Pet
16:59 Is She Actually Communicating with Animals?
18:03 Why Spiritual Work Is Treated as Illegitimate
19:21 Fortune-Telling Laws
21:44 The Final Reddit Verdict
22:13 Go Make Some Magic

What’s your verdict? Would you ever pay an animal communicator to read your pet?

The Leo solar eclipse may bring chaos at the top—but for ordinary people, it may be an opportunity to reclaim personal and collective power.

In this episode, Emily and Krista explore why solar eclipses are traditionally connected to leadership and hierarchy, what this eclipse could reveal about political power, and why the energy may feel more like community, self-worth, and new beginnings for the rest of us.

They also discuss how eclipse effects may unfold over time, why breakups and changing desires could surface, and how to move through eclipse season without feeling inactive or powerless. From journaling and divination to spending time near water and intentionally trying something new, this is a guide to receiving the eclipse’s energy instead of trying to control it.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Why Eclipse Season Feels So Intense

0:22 Welcome to the Leo Solar Eclipse

2:15 Where the Eclipse Will Be Visible

6:46 The Start of Something Monumental

7:53 Why the United States May Still Feel the Effects

10:59 How Long the Eclipse Effects May Last

11:57 Leo, Leadership, and Washington, D.C.

15:51 Why Solar Eclipses “Take Out the Kings”

16:20 Fresh Starts, Self-Worth, and Breakups

17:15 Chaos at the Top, Community Below

20:05 Why Political Leaders May Fear Collective Power

21:21 How to Work With Eclipse Energy

23:50 Divination, Learning, and Letting Go

27:00 The Upcoming Venus Retrograde

What are you already feeling from this eclipse season? Are you noticing a fresh start, changing relationships, political instability, or a stronger pull toward community?

Follow The Alchemist Inkwell for grounded conversations about astrology, spirituality, magic, and what it all means in real life.

Safety note: Never look directly at a solar eclipse without properly certified eclipse glasses.

Dungeon Crawler Carl has officially taken over our lives—but does the series genuinely deserve all the hype?

We discuss the characters we are terrified to lose, its surprisingly thoughtful commentary on misogyny and oppressive systems, and why rereading a familiar story can become an emotional life raft when everything else feels chaotic.

We also talk about The Song of Achilles, The Spellshop, Heaven Official’s Blessing, Suffs, Korea’s Battle of Fates, trusting your intuition, Reykjavik, Tokyo, and an upcoming magical trip to Scotland.

What was the best book you read this month?

Join our new LIVE show, The Alchemist's Inkspill, every Friday at 1pm EST/10am PST here on ⁠YouTube⁠ (and ⁠Instagram⁠ Live)!

Connect with us across the internet + IRL! 🌈

Follow Emily:

Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/likerofwords

⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/likerofwords⁠⁠

YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LikerOfWords

Bluesky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/likerofwords.bsky.social⁠

Website (join the mailing list!): ⁠⁠https://www.emilydexterpsychic.com/⁠⁠

Follow KristaLyn:

Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/kristalynsofia

⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/kristalynsofia/⁠

YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@KristaLynSofia

⁠Bluesky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/kristalynsofia.bsky.social ⁠

Website (join the mailing list!): ⁠⁠https://www.kristalynsofia.com/⁠⁠

00:00 Why Dungeon Crawler Carl Deserves the Hype

00:31 We Finally Finished Dungeon Crawler Carl

06:36 Our Favorite Dungeon Crawler Carl Characters

07:06 The Song of Achilles

07:34 The Spellshop

08:00 Replacing Scrolling With Reading

08:28 Heaven Official’s Blessing

09:47 Rereading Books When Life Feels Chaotic

11:31 Writing Fortuna

11:55 Suffs and the Women’s Suffrage Movement

16:23 Korea’s Psychic Competition Show

18:26 What Do We Have Too Much Of?

20:59 Pessimism, Optimism, and Trusting Your Intuition

23:15 The Angriest We Have Ever Been

25:49 Reykjavik and Tokyo Surprised Us

28:48 Updates and Upcoming Live Shows

29:22 A Magical Trip to Scotland

#DungeonCrawlerCarl #FantasyBooks #BookRecommendations