The Algorithm Wants a Brand. Your Soul Wants Chaos. / July 27, 2026 by Edgar Fabián Frías

If you’ve ever felt like the internet wants you to compress your entire creative life into a neat niche or brand, this episode is for you. In The Algorithm Wants a Brand. Your Soul Wants Chaos, Edgar Fabián Frías sits down with artist and musician Colin Frangicetto of Circa Survive to talk about what happens when artists refuse to be flattened.

They dive into Colin’s many personas—ADHD, SpaceCase, ColinCosmic—and how monikers, collage, abstraction, and an AuDHD brain have helped him build a practice that is gloriously resistant to genres and algorithms. Along the way, they explore fear of being forgotten, psychedelic surrender, capitalism fatigue, and why your complexity might actually be the most powerful part of your art.

If you’re a multi-passionate artist, witch, or creative who feels “too much” or “too weird” for the feed, this conversation offers a spell of permission to stay vast, chaotic, and deeply yourself.

New York City Was a Portal: Art, Witchcraft, and Profound Ancestral Inspiration / October 27, 2025 by Edgar Fabián Frías

I just returned from one of the most magical and creatively expansive trips of my life in New York City. From the Occult Humanities Conference and a panel with Pam Grossman to transformative exhibitions by Jeffrey Gibson, Vaginal Davis, Rashid Johnson, Coco Fusco, and Grace Rosario Perkins, this journey left me nourished and inspired. Join me as I share highlights and reflections from this trip that felt like a spell in motion.

Hair as a Spell: Gray Hair Magic & Gender Freedom with Opal Starlight ✨ / July 1, 2025 by Edgar Fabián Frías

What if a haircut was more than a style—what if it was a spell? In this episode of Your Art Is A Spell, Edgar Fabián Frías speaks with Opal Starlight, a Bay Area hair witch, about reclaiming hair as ritual, gray as glamour, and beauty as sacred resistance. This is not just self-care—it’s soul work.

Shadowbanned & Spellbound: How Artists Resist Algorithmic Erasure / May 29, 2025 by Edgar Fabián Frías

What if shadowbanning isn’t just digital suppression—but a modern-day curse? In this powerful episode, Edgar Fabián Frías breaks down who gets shadowbanned, why it happens, and how artists can cast counter-spells through newsletters, community, code, and creative resistance. This is a love letter to those haunting the algorithm with radical magic.

What Is An Art Spell? (And How To Cast One!) / May 16, 2025 by Edgar Fabián Frías

What if your art isn’t just expressive—but enchanted? In this episode, Edgar Fabián Frías defines what an art spell is, shares stories of spells cast through Instagram, public ritual, and even on the moon, and invites you to recognize your own creative power as sacred and transformative.

5 Money Mindset Shifts Every Artist Needs to Escape Financial Struggle / May 2, 2025 by Edgar Fabián Frías

The myth of the starving artist isn’t just a story—it’s a tool of control. When we internalize the belief that making money means selling out, we keep ourselves small, broke, and exploitable. It’s time to break these money rules and reclaim our right to thrive.

The System Keeps Artists Broke—Here’s How to Break Free / April 22, 2025 by Edgar Fabián Frías

Have you ever felt like the system was deliberately keeping you broke? Like your creativity was being celebrated—but never compensated?

What if the lack of financial education for artists isn’t an oversight… but a spell cast to keep us disempowered?

In this no-holds-barred episode of Your Art is a Spell, we break the silence around the hidden forces keeping creatives financially illiterate—and how to finally break free.

Tune in to discover:

💸 Why art schools don’t teach financial literacy (spoiler: it’s not an accident)
📉 How systemic disempowerment keeps queer, trans, and BIPOC artists struggling
🧾 The contract trick institutions use to kill your negotiating power
🔮 Why managing money is actually a creative, magical act
🔥 How to build financial resilience without selling your soul
⚔️ Tools and tactics for financial self-defense in chaotic times

Did you know most MFA programs never include one single class on how to make a living as an artist? Or that many therapists-in-training are expected to work for years for free?

These aren’t isolated incidents—they’re symptoms of a system built to profit from our brilliance while keeping us broke.

This episode reveals the money myths we’ve inherited, the toxic taboos that silence us, and the practical steps you can take to reclaim your value—on your terms.

Whether you're just starting your creative journey or deep in your practice and ready to reclaim your power, this is your invitation to treat financial literacy as sacred spellwork.

🎧 Ready to become financially dangerous—in the best possible way?
Listen to the full episode now. Your art deserves to thrive.

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