Erotic Devotion (formerly home-body podcast)

Venus is going retrograde this fall, and we are orienting to the season with the mythology of Inanna’s descent into the Underworld. grace walks through the road signs for this 2026 Venus retrograde as she moves from the home sign of Libra into the sharper terrain of Scorpio. We’ll also talk about why storytelling Inanna as a “victim” misses the point and how you can sit with questions around simplifying, reviewing and relating.
we discuss —
(00:00) Intro
(02:17) what Venus cares about and signifies
(12:06) Venus retrograde can support deeper intimacy and transformation
(16:05) Venus’s journey from Libra to Scorpio — cocktail party vs. swimming with sharks
(20:56) Cazimi and phasis — what happens when Venus conjoins and reemerges from the sun
(24:35) Spica and the gifts of the innovation and provision
(27:33) Key 2026 Venus retrograde dates
(29:52) Thoughtful questions for Underworld seasons
If you enjoyed the episode, check out —
The Underworld Is Not Punishment — How to Stop Confusing Transformation with Trauma (and Meet Change as Initiation) 🔻
Mentioned in the episode—
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Underland by Robert Macfarlane
Shark Whisperer - Ocean Ramsey’s documentary
Silo (TV series)
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Transformation and trauma are not the same thing, and believing that is what’s keeping us locked out of the change we’re longing for.
Drawing on years of embodied healing work, grace makes the case that change is the constant of life, and that meeting it well — instead of bracing against it, as if it were an attack — is actually what separates initiation from trauma. Grace traces this through the myths of Inanna and Persephone, the difference between behavior control and identity-level change, and why labeling every single discomfort as trauma leaves no one available to lead, create, or heal.
we discuss —
(00:33) why transformation is not the same as trauma
(03:21) the difference between behavior modification and identity-level transformation that touches the soul and the body
(07:20) why “the only constant is change” and the myths we’re taught about it
(09:47) what happens when “everyone is traumatized,” and why that leaves no one left to be the leader, the shepherd, or the lighthouse
(19:12) Inanna and Persephone as examples or sovereign initiation and empowered underworld experiences
(25:16) the difference between a dysregulation pattern and actual trauma
(31:24) the underworld can only be entered, not solved

If you enjoyed the episode, check out —
Initiation Deficit : Part 1 🐦‍🔥
Initiation Deficit : Part 2 🎒
Learning with Uncertainty w/ Narinder Bazen 🥀
the Mother in the Dark w—Clark Strand 🌌
Mentioned in the episode—
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Free resources —
Take grace’s free class EROS : INITIATOR ❤️‍🔥 — Learn what the Erotic actually is, why it's the answer to what's not healing in your life, and who it’s calling you to become — someone delighted and powerful
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“Good Girl” consciousness isn’t a personality trait. It’s actually a rigid, self-righteous construct. It’s a way you’re trying to feel safe, loved and worthy; but truly it kills your desire, alienates you from others, diminishes your creativity and inhibits intimacy.
In this episode, grace breaks down how the most common signs the good girl programming are running your nervous system, your relationships, and even your business. She traces where the programming comes from, why it often collapses into martyrdom or control, and what it takes to trade goodness for a more pleasurable, wild wholeness instead.
We discuss —
(0:33) what good girl consciousness is — a pattern in your nervous system and a paradigm about how the world works
(6:55) not feeling “good enough” to want what you want
(8:36) being rigid about everyone else’s behavior and beliefs
(12:41) believing it’s your job to save others, and resenting those who aren’t trying to “save the world”
(15:39) the real point of a spiritual practice is not being a good person
(19:34) driven by the fear of being misunderstood and performing so people won’t leave you
(33:41) the suffering artist story surrounding your gifts
(40:02) pride in hyperindependence and the fear of “wanting too much”
If you enjoyed the episode, check out —
finding your true Gift 🎁
RIP Good Girl 🪦
from Judgement to Mystery 🌀
Beyond Good & Bad 💫
Mentioned in the episode—
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Check out VIRGIN ($77 masterclass) 🐍
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Free resources —
Take grace’s free class EROS : INITIATOR ❤️‍🔥 — Learn what the Erotic actually is, why it's the answer to what's not healing in your life, and who it’s calling you to become — someone delighted and powerful
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Is uncertainty a feeling, a thought, a condition, or a curse? Is it a beautiful opportunity for wonder or a harrowing reminder of our finitude?
In this episode, grace explores and answers these questions with Narinder Bazen — full spectrum death midwife, intuitive counselor, and founder of Nine Keys School of Death Arts.
Together, they untangle how death is a sacred portal that pries our fingers from the false grip of certainty. And they remind us that uncertainty is with us every day — allowing presence and serendipity into our lives.
Inside —
Social norms and the desire for certainty
How we conflate certainty with healing and feeling safe
The beauty of embracing an ordinary life
Uncertainty as a doorway to miracles
Why you can be ok — even when ‘the world’s on fire’
Creating flexibility in your consciousness
Reaching up toward the face of Death
If you enjoyed the episode, check out —
NOW is the Seed for Next
The Initiation Deficit : Part 1
More about our guest —
Website: narinderbazen.com
IG: @narinder.bazen.death.life
Newsletter: narinderbazen.com/newsletter
Podcast: Nine Keys & Co
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Take grace’s free class EROS : INITIATOR ❤️‍🔥 — Learn what the Erotic actually is, why it's the answer to what's not healing in your life, and who it’s calling you to become — someone delighted and powerful
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Before you experience your full erotic capacity, you have to heal your scripts about intimacy.
In this episode, grace is joined by Darshana Avila to discuss why so many adults feel disconnected from their bodies, their partners, and any sense of authentic pleasure.
Darshana is a trauma-informed somatic educator, practitioner and international speaker who helps people reconnect with the most essential aspects of themselves — their truth, their desires, and their capacity for profoundly satisfying and genuinely intimate relationships.
Inside —
Why people pleasing is ruining your relationships — and your sex life
Identifying your embodied protectors
Simple practices for somatic orientation
Why so many adults know so little about pleasure
How to figure out what you actually enjoy
Finding sensuality in nature
Why consent requires genuine desire

If you enjoyed the episode, check out —
R.I.P. Good Girl
Initiation Deficit : Part 1
Becoming a Lover: the Devotional work of Partnership

More about our guest —
DarshanaAvila.com
Deeper with Darshana podcast
Send us a message! 💫
Free resources —
Take grace’s free class EROS : INITIATOR ❤️‍🔥 — Learn what the Erotic actually is, why it's the answer to what's not healing in your life, and who it’s calling you to become — someone delighted and powerful
Stay Connected —
Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your listens
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thanks for listening. peace, be well. 🙏