Queerly Beloved
Join your host, I Am Wil Sylvia Gather Rainbow, for playful and profound interviews with amazing LGBTQIA+ peeps working in the field of spirituality and personal growth. Wil is a life coach, spiritual healer, and drag queen who loves getting super wu and chatting with fascinating folx about all things spiritually queer and queerly spiritual. You'll love hearing guests' spiritual path stories and gain knowledge as they share discoveries, insights and wisdom. Plus, these interviews tend to be a lot of fun- so expect to have some of that as well...!
Episodes
50 episodes
The Valor of Our Ancestors' Hearts
In this solo podcast episode, I share about my recent travels. Specifically I talk about choosing to visit Scotland to do some ancestor work after learning that I'm 45% Scottish. Outside of ancestor work, I reflect on o...
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Episode 25
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26:14
Surrendering Into Authenticity with Rocky Heron
Surrendering Into Authenticity with Rocky Heron Rocky is an internationally renowned yoga and movement educator, performer, human design mentor and content creator. He is devoted to unlocking the codes to our most authentic self-exp...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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59:36
Healing the Body with Nyle Biondi
Nyle Biondi is focused on helping people to heal from chronic pain and symptoms through the mind/body connection and neuroplasticity. He is a licensed marriage and family therapist living in Boulder County, Colorado. Historically, he has focuse...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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51:16
Hangin' with Anger and Pain! ;P
Solo podcast! After a recent shoulder injury, I've been learning how to be with pain, and I've gotten to receive a lot of lessons in that experience that can be applied to other areas of my life. One major lesson is seeing &n...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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21:01
Being Ravaged by Love with Carl Siciliano
Carl Siciliano is the Founder of the Ali Forney Center, which he built up to become the nation’s largest organization providing housing to LGBTQ youth. He is also the author of Making Room: Three Decades of Fighting for Beds, Belonging, and a S...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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1:09:34
Learning from Near Death Experiences with Robert Coppes
Robert Christophor Coppes is a scientist and retired financier, and currently is board member of International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS). He has studied Near-Death Experiences (NDE’s) for decades and has lectured on this topic ...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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56:39
Reflections of Awakened Hearts
In this solo podcast I share some reflections from my recent retreat, Awakened Hearts, and talk about some of my key takeaways and learning from the experience. Some themes I cover include: - Hiding- ...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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23:58
Softening the Global Heart with Joe Weston
Joe Weston is an international thought leader, facilitator, trainer, author, lecturer, consultant, coach, professor and—above all else—an advocate for lasting peace. With a career spanning 30+ years in the fields of conflict prevention, leaders...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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48:29
Stepping Into the Hologram (Caftan!) with Cator Sparks
Cator Sparks is a life coach for men. All men. With a focus on queer men. Certified through CTI and the International Coaching Federation, Cator also works for EVRYMAN leading retreats and facilitating their weekly GBTQ + men's group. Before st...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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45:39
Cracking the Self-Love Code!
In this new solo-podcast I share my thoughts on self-love and the insights I've gathered to help folks 'crack the self-love code!' I start by expressing some self-love I was experiencing when I went to record this episode (an...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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24:01
In Relation to Power Animals (and more!) with Alyson Charles Storey
In this episode I interview someone who inspired me to launch Queerly Beloved and has made a big impact on my spiritual path, Alyson Charles Storey. Alyson is an internationally renowned shaman, best-selling author of Ani...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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1:13:44
Getting Good with Grief (and Joy!) with Moe Ari and Tiffany
I loved being in conversation with these two amazing people! Moe Ari (they/he) is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, The Love and Connection Expert at Hinge, a TEDx Speaker, a Board Member for It Gets Better Project, a publis...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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1:00:51
Retreats and the Power of Pause
Currently I have a lot of energy around a retreat I'm planning this May (Awakened Hearts - May 2-5 in Marin County) and so with retreats on my mind and my heart I chose that as the topic for ...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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26:50
Channeling 5th Dimensional Energy with Joshua / Zintis Muiznieks
Zintis Muiznieks is a Channeler for Orykl.com who has been channeling the Joshua energy for over 10 years. He’s a gay man with a lengthy and varied spiritual journey who, in addition to channeling, serves as an en...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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57:42
Embodying the She-ness with Summer Minerva
In this interview, I talk with Summer Minerva. Summer is an independent researcher, performer, author, filmmaker, community organizer, priestess and educator. Summer’s main purpose is to help awaken human consciousness to the sacred role of gen...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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1:00:42
Creativity is Our Birthright
Solo Podcast! Hear me talk about creativity from a spiritual perspective- and share an original song on my shruti box..!There’s a story many folks tell, that you’re either born a creative person, or, you’re not. It’s a stor...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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21:45
Breaking Old Paradigms with Brian Falduto
In this inaugural episode of 2024, I interview critically hailed indie musician and Life Coach, Brian Falduto. After garnering international attention for playing “Fancy Pants” in the massive cult-classic School of Rock, Brian Falduto has overc...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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45:00
Getting in the Mikveh with Jay Michaelson
Rabbi Dr. Jay Michaelson is a writer, journalist, meditation teacher, and professor. He is the author of ten books, most recently The Secret That is Not a Secret, a collection of ten interlocking tales of mysticism, queerness, and magic. Jay’s ...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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51:10
I'm a Champion of Play!
In this solo podcast I talk about the path of play towards awakening. I explore play and playfulness from a spiritual and personal growth lens. I get into all the amazing ways play can support us on our expansion paths- inclu...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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18:44
Forging Unique Paths with Juanita MORE!
Juanita MORE! is a denizen of the limelight. For almost three decades, the laudable hostess has blitzed San Francisco with high glamour, drag irreverence, and danceable beats that have illuminated the entire city. She inspires those around her ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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46:37
Receiving Vibrational Plant & Sound Medicine with Jordi Wood
Jordi Wood is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, medicine carrier, and an advocate for healing. Jordi has spent much of their life learning indigenous wisdom, plant medicine, and sacred music as a means of cultivating their unique curative proper...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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43:28
I Am Sylvia Wil Gather Rainbow
Hello Beloveds!I'm back for my 2nd solo podcast, a bit of a continuation of my first solo podcast. Put together they read "Allow me to Introduce Myself" "I Am Sylvia WIl Gather Rainbow." And they serve as a way for you to get to know me...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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20:53
Coming Into Unity with Adam Jackson
Adam Jackson is the co-founder of Sacred Sons and host of Sacred Sons podcast. Sacred Sons is the world’s largest organization dedicated to modern Men’s Work. Adam holds a vision for ushering brotherhood to the fo...
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Episode 3
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51:12
Exploring Our Queer Spiritual Roles with Don Kilhefner
The LGBTQ History Project maintains that Don Kilhefner is the most dangerous gay activist alive in America. For over 50 years, he has fought to secure civil rights for LGBTQ people. Without a doubt, the fruits of his work have changed the world...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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59:27
Allow Me To Introduce Myself...! (1st Solo Podcast & Season 2 Premiere!)
Welcome to the 2nd Season of Queerly Beloved!In this inaugural episode I'm releasing my first solo podcast. In the episode I share my personal story of walking the queer and spiritual path. Stories include:Almost conver...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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27:31