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.
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Shadowbanned & Spellbound: How Artists Resist Algorithmic Erasure /
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.
Read MoreWhat Is An Art Spell? (And How To Cast One!) /
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.
Read More5 Money Mindset Shifts Every Artist Needs to Escape Financial Struggle /
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.
Read MoreThe System Keeps Artists Broke—Here’s How to Break Free /
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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