Remembering Our Sacredness

Episode 004: Reintegrating in Sensuous Body and Expanding Our Visions

What blocks us from being able to be whole-heartedly present in our sensuous experiences? What does this say about how we have been taught to view ourselves and about the societies which have shaped us? Contact me: Instagram @ cazador_delsol email: hunterlange2004@gmail.com

Episode 003: Reflections on Full Moon July 3

In this episode I reflect on the intentions I set at the New Moon and how I feel they were manifesting at the Full Moon. This full moon was particularly special because it was the first Full Moon after the Summer Solstice. The Solstice aligned closely with the New Moon and it felt like a very powerful moment to think about what goals I am setting and the hopes I have for this new cycle. I can't express enough how aligned I feel and I want to share this energy with the collective because I believe it can serve us all. Maybe this is some medicine that works for you, maybe it isn't, but I hope these reflections can maybe be a gateway for you to find the tools you need to be aligned with your destiny and your unique gifts you have to offer the world.

ICWA and Transracial Adoption with Chriset from @Herbnhood

This episode is in collaboration with Chriset from @Herbnhood and also @ForwardTogether. We talk about ICWA (Indian Child Welfare Act) and Transracial Adoption. ICWA was passed in 1978 to stop the large-scale removal of Indigenous children from their tribal communities. There are many aspects of transracial adoption which are not talked about enough and which bring attention to the importance of being provided the tools to be able to understand one's own racialized identity, as well as living in relation with one's ancestors. We hope this conversation makes clear why keeping families and communities together should always be a priority.

Episode 001: Transracial Adoption Paradox and Invisibility of Self Under White Hegemony

In this episode I am looking back on a sociological analysis of my life, which was partly written as my final for my sociology class. I draw from my explanation of the Transracial Adoption Paradox, a distinct process in which transracial adoptees are afforded the privileges that come with whiteness, but lack the tools to understand their racialized identity and be able to cope with the reality of racial discrimination. I have an introduction which you may listen to, or you can skip to 3:20 to when I officially start the episode :) This episode has been in the making for a long time, and I do apologize for all the time it has taken– but know that there is so much that you do not see. The spaces between what is visible to us contain bundles of imagination, confusion, doubt, remembrance, and possibility. As a transracial adoptee I have always existed in the spaces between, between whiteness, my Mexican heritage, my adoptive family and the unseen spaces of my biological family. Over the next few episodes I will continue to explain how the transracial adoption paradox is present in different areas of my life, conditioning, and worldviews. Since this podcast is still in its earlier stage, I am starting with some broad stories and will slowly get more specific in terms of ideas and themes I talk about. I just want you all to get to know a little bit more about me, my personality, what is shaping the questions I ask and the things I talk about, etc.... Let's go on this journey with one another. I hope that you see the me that is in you, in all the ways we are connected, and feel encouraged to think back on your ancestral journey into this body. That is the process of remembering our sacredness: it is how we have all been involved in making each other, that our roots are so intertwined and messy that we do not know where your body begins and mine begins, and that binding strengthens us to endure whatever we may face together as we draw life from the same water, earth, and sky.

Episode 000: Creating Sanctuary and Decolonizing the Mind

A few questions we will consider are: * What is sanctuary? * How do we find sanctuary in ourselves and feel it in the spaces around us? * How is making sanctuary an act of self-preservation and community-preservation? * How does sanctuary relate with decolonization and moving into a liberated future? References: 1. Abram, David. Becoming Animal: An Earthly Cosmology. Pantheon Books, 2010. 2. “Brene Brown: Atlas of the Heart” series on HBO 3. hooks, bell. Yearning: Race, Gender, and Cultural Politics. Boston, MA: South End Press, 1990. Print. 4. Lingo, Kaira Jewel. We Were Made for These Times: Ten Lessons on Moving through Change, Loss, and Disruption. Parallax Press, 2021. 5. MLK Letter From Birmingham Jail 6. Waziyatawin, and Michael Yellow Bird. For Indigenous Minds Only: A Decolonization Handbook. School of American Research Press, 2012.