Maja D’Aoust: Redefining Shadow Work

On today's episode of the Re-Patterning Podcast, we're joined by Maja D'Aoust, also known as the Witch of the Dawn. Maja is a seasoned esoteric scholar and practicing witch, and the writer of books like A Witch's Bestiary, Astrology of the Shadow Self, and The Occult I Ching, as well as the creator and artist behind the Shadow Seer Tarot.

Maja shares with us how raising our perceptual awareness unlocks profound enlightenment and self-mastery, especially in a world obsessed with surface-level spirituality. We also explore the true essence of shadow work beyond pop culture's oversimplification. We break down practical tools like using tarot and shadow archetypes to identify your hidden patterns. Learn how projection reveals your shadow—what you intensely dislike in others often mirrors what you deny in yourself. Maja discusses navigating ego defenses, depersonalization tactics, and the importance of community accountability when shadow behaviors surface—whether in personal relationships or larger societal conflicts like injustice and violence.

Learn more about Maja's work on https://www.witchofthedawn.com/

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Produced by Tomi Trembath of the Keymaster Collective.

Theme music by Andrew Means.

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