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Welcome to The Mystic Sisters! Twin sisters exploring culture, art, spirituality, and beauty. Amy and Julie are identical twins who have always loved creating together. The Mystic Sisters allows us to share our thoughts on our broken modern culture and re-orient us toward the good, true, and beautiful. Subscribe to our Substack for writing, original art, and more: https://mysticsisters.substack.com Follow us on Twitter: Amy: @amytheartist Julie: @juliewrites Amy and Julie are writers, perfor ...
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Ep. 16: Fasting from Christ?! Our Mental Health Crisis and Victim Culture, with Joshua Horner
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Fasting from Christ?! Our Mental Health Crisis and Victim Culture with Joshua Horner They may have the world at their fingertips, but young people are more depressed than ever. A "yes" culture of affirmation has created a nation of socially atomized, anxious victims. Identical twin sisters Amy and Julie interview Joshua Horner, a speaker, certified…
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Ep. 15: Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, & the Decline & Revitalization of Pop Culture, with Kay Clarity
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Kay Clarity is a singer and writer living in LA. She joins twins Amy and Julie to discuss how modern-day pop culture got so degenerate and the opportunity for revitalization. Plus, she shares her thoughts on what Taylor Swift's explosive rise is really about, and whether she should be emblematic of "Swiftian normality." Support Kay's electro-pop pr…
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Ep. 14: Polyamorous Circus Community, or the Eastern Orthodox Church
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Julie appeared on YearZero podcast with Tommy Salmons to discuss how the right community is crucial for one's well-being and decision to dedicate oneself to a purpose. Find out what Julie learned being part of a polyamorous circus community in San Francisco versus being part of the Eastern Orthodox Church today. (We bet you can guess which one is m…
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Ep. 13: Is It Wrong to "Follow Your Heart"
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Some Christians say “following your heart” is bad advice embraced by our broken modern culture — but is it? The twins talk about intuition, gut feelings, and the wisdom within. Subscribe to our Substack for writing, art, and more: https://mysticsisters.substack.com Follow us on Twitter: Amy: @amytheartist Julie: @juliewrites Support Amy’s art: http…
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Ep. 12: Viral Dance Videos, Sperm Donor Ethics, Atomization, & Socialization
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Are viral dance videos harmless fun or a sign of a decaying culture? Identical twins Amy and Julie discuss the online conservative freak-out over a viral video, why parties are social infrastructure, how to make friends, plus how a sperm donor with 97 kids points to the need for fathers and the atomization that comes with being divorced from your l…
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It's October — and that means witches are out in full force! Why are so many young women drawn to witchcraft? Identical twins Amy and Julie discuss why witchcraft and paganism are so popular among young women today and how the mysticism of Orthodox Christianity might satisfy some of the spiritual things they are looking for. Subscribe to our Substa…
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Ep. 10: The Degeneracy of the Online Right
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Identical twins Amy and Julie discuss why the online right is so darn mean. Highlighting viral tweets and memes, they show how the worst of the online right drags us further into degeneracy rather than inspiring, elevating, and attracting new people. What started out as necessary conservative ideas promoting family formation and pushing back agains…
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Ep. 9: Barbie Movie Review: Hero's Journey, Archetypes, & Feminism
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Identical twins Amy and Julie talk about everything wrong with the Barbie movie — and a few things they liked, too. Mostly they thought it was a hot mess. The twins discuss Barbie's poor character development, the disjointed plot, woke jargon, and why Life Size (2000) was way better. Subscribe to our Substack for writing, art, and more: https://mys…
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The twins talk Twitter trads, natural birth, raw milk, farm LARPing, and finding the middle way. Find out if the twins will end up as miserable old cat ladies or live in the cottage-core paradise of their dreams. Subscribe to our Substack for writing, art, and more: https://mysticsisters.substack.com Follow us on Twitter: Amy: @amytheartist Julie: …
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Ep. 7: Beauty, Religion, & the Salvation of Culture, with Tyler James Burger
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Are modern spiritual practices sufficient to replace traditional religions? If they are, then why does our culture seem so nihilistic, with plummeting birth rates and lowering standards of behavior and beauty? How have modern views of spirituality led to things like ugly modern architecture and confusion about men and women? Identical twins Amy and…
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Ep. 6: Identical Twins Discuss Marriage & Dating
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What's it like for identical twins to get married? The transition from being an identical twin to being married carries very different challenges for identical twins than it does for singletons. For most people, marriage is the first time they have a constant companion and teammate in life. Not so for twins! From birth, identical twins already have…
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Ep. 5: Abortion, Hookup Culture, & Population Collapse
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Identical twins Amy and Julie talk about how the availability of abortion encourages hookup culture, harms women psychologically and spiritually, and contributes to ongoing population collapse. Subscribe to our Substack for writing, art, and more: https://mysticsisters.substack.com Follow us on Twitter: Amy: @amytheartist Julie: @juliewrites We bot…
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On location in sunny Austin, TX, twins Amy and Julie talk about their time in San Francisco--how the city treats women and crime, and how it embodies the dark side of libertarianism. 0:00 - Personal History and Beauty of the City 9:45 - San Francisco's Treatment of Women 16:32 - Crime, Drugs, and Public Safety 22:25 - The Dark Side of Libertarianis…
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Ep. 3: Twins Talk: Lady Gaga & Feminist Celebrities
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Identical twins Amy and Julie talk with Jacob about how pop stars' choices — such as Lady Gaga and Marina Diamandis — reflect the dominant feminist messaging that tells us to put careerist independence first, which can hurt when trying to form a family. We also discuss the perils of Peter Pan syndrome, Americans' "virtue" of independence above all …
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Identical twins Amy and Julie sit down with Jacob to discuss how people position themselves on dating apps and what that says about how our culture views gender norms. Subscribe to our Substack for writing, art, and more: https://mysticsisters.substack.com Follow us on Twitter: Amy: @amytheartist Julie: @juliewrites We both write for Evie Magazine,…
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Ep. 1: Twins Talk: What Happened, Brittany Murphy?
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Identical twins Amy and Julie sit down with Jacob to discuss the new HBO documentary, "What Happened, Brittany Murphy?," which investigates the abusive marriage and untimely death of the actress. We discuss what lessons we can draw from the documentary about the deficiencies of modern dating, masculinity, and feminist messaging. Subscribe to our Su…
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