Devotion To Aztec Corn Goddess Chicomehcoatl | 500

Of Rituals Bio:We are a dark indie/post punk band from Los Angeles California. We started playing shows around 2023. We have Matt on drums, Adrian on bass/ backup vocals , Edgar on rhythm guitar and me John on lead guitar and vocals.Links:https://www.instagram.com/endoflife_crust/https://www.instagram.com/bruce_x_campbell/https://www.instagram.com/they_cant_kill_us/https://www.instagram.com/of_rituals/https://youtube.com/channel/UC2AymWUHjxo-3yhuhnbnKmg This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tantrapunk.substack.com/subscribe

From Awkward Girl to Sovereign Woman: Erikaa’s StoryPicture this: It’s the 90s in Kenner, Louisiana. Everyone’s watching Friends, Ricky Martin is shaking his bon bon, and teenage Erikaa is trying to figure out why she feels so... off.While her classmates were mastering the art of flirting and experimenting with frosted lipstick, Erikaa was navigating something far more sinister: a home where her Cuban stepfather’s love of cafecito and cigars masked a darker appetite for control. Sexual abuse. Emotional manipulation. Even black magic. And to top it off? Being trapped in the Rainbow Girls cult, where everything looked picture perfect on the outside while secrets festered beneath.The thing about childhood trauma is that it doesn’t announce itself with a warning label. It shows up as awkwardness. As not understanding why your body feels foreign. As wondering why everyone else seems to know the rules of intimacy while you’re just trying to survive.For years, Erikaa thought she was broken. Too much. Too weird. Too... something.But here’s the plot twist: She wasn’t broken. She was just carrying baggage that didn’t belong to her.Fast forward to now, and Erikaa has done what every good heroine does: she rewrote her story. She went from heart broken to heart opened. From confused girl to sexually sovereign woman. From silenced to unapologetically herself.Today, Erikaa lives her life like a rom com in her “Romance Latina Era”: bold, empowered, and wildly clear about her choices around love and sex. She’s transformed her pain into purpose, guiding other heart centered humans through their own journeys from awkward and wounded to confident and free.Because the truth is: that awkwardness you felt? It wasn’t you. It was survival mode. And now? Now you get to choose differently.Erikaa’s work isn’t about fixing you (because you were never broken). It’s about helping you remember who you’ve always been beneath the trauma, the stories, and the shame. It’s about reclaiming your body, your pleasure, and your power, one sovereign choice at a time.Her stepfather, a Cuban immigrant with a penchant for Cuban coffee and cigars, wielded power and control through various forms of abuse—sexual, emotional, and even black magic. Ensnared in the confines of the Rainbow Girls cult, Erikaa’s world was one of half-truths and hidden horrors.But Erikaa’s story doesn’t end in darkness. Through incredible resilience and courage, she broke free from her abusive past and reclaimed her joy. The joyful spirit she found within herself continues to shine brightly today. She transformed her pain into a profound passion for sexual healing and empowerment.Erikaa’s journey is a testament to overcoming the invisible monsters of trauma. Her life’s work now focuses on sexual liberation and transformation, helping others navigate their own paths to healing and empowerment. She has turned her experience into a powerful catalyst for change, guiding others to reclaim their own joy and sovereignty.Erikaabriones.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tantrapunk.substack.com/subscribe

StarGurl is the dynamic host of the Harmony & Hustlin podcast, where music, entrepreneurship, and spirituality collide. A singer and performer at heart, she brings authenticity, passion, and soulful energy to every conversation. StarGurl is a proud mom of two, a dedicated nurse, and a loving dog mom who balances healing, creativity, and hustle in her everyday life. Her musical taste spans rock, goth, 80’s, jazz, indie, pop, and rap, reflecting her eclectic spirit and deep connection to sound as a form of expression and empowerment. She enjoys hiking, Roller skater and a former musician. (Bass Player)https://www.youtube.com/@HarmonyHustlinPodcastIG: Harmony_hustlin_podcast This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tantrapunk.substack.com/subscribe

Vajra is a self-taught visionary artist, magician, philosopher and freelance contractor for consciousness.He has been making art his entire life and in 2008 started painting visionary works as a way to share what he feels matters most with the world.His work draws influence from across cultures, space and time - a synthesis of art and magic, science and spirituality, light and dark through a lense of nonduality always with bodhisattvic intention - that it be for the betterment of all.He believes his paintings are portals to other worlds, beings and higher density reality, each with its own history, life and messagehttps://www.altaroftheheart.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tantrapunk.substack.com/subscribe

Nathan Goltz is a godan (5th degree black belt). He started judo at age 4 and has also studied karate in which he holds a shodan (1st degree black belt) as well as kendo and muay thai. As a toddler he was drawn to the video martial arts game series Double Dragon. Nathan became a Junior Olympic National Judo Champion several times. After graduating high school he went on to study at the International Budo University and the Kodokan in Japan. Upon his return from Japan In 2005, Nathan was given a scholarship to become a member of the Cumberland College Judo Team.Nathan is a Summa Cum Laude Business Graduate of University of La Verne, and works with his Dad, Sensei Gary Goltz at Goltz Business Development Group. View Nathan’s LinkedIn Profile.Instagram: slug_revengerPoetry: RedWithin that shadowWhere ravens crowI caught your eyeI felt death’s blowCherish red crushFevered flushNocturne moon swellNight thrill blood rushRuby enchantressInvoke your spellHeart’s lust poundingDesire’s wailPendulum swingsToll midnight’s knellSeraphim museMy life you suffuseGarnet gem edge riding blazerA vixen dancer fanged fearless brazierGraceful poised cross cerise razorBladed beguiledLeathered childPriestess fly siledShepherd my wayRun me wildEngulfedRefulgentCrimson hazeWe wade possessedWhere fear allaysSundered lowNeath your miasmic gazeFires blaze bolt lightning scarletSpirit razed dark night glows starlitJewel of twilight angelic harlotThunder’s storm love’s sacred varletUntamed, unboundBeauty incarnateDevils latheBy poison bladeI fadeFrom life’s ghastly shadeVitriol Imbued withinGallows ropeSymphonic dinWhat do you seek?What is your urge?Obey the weak?A plaguing scourge?Desires arcIn thunder sparkWith blinding darkOur forlorn kinSo fel withinSo steeped in lustSo deep the thrustBlessed weTaste the nightThis vexing lightThis howling wrightThis sacred riteLet it inCreeping sinCandles eightPermeateIt’s in your bloodBreaks your bonesFouls your fleshLike razor stonesInfidelHereticHeresiarchApostateWe are oneNever aloneWe are youNever atoneFight till deathDon’t relentYou feel it too?Lilith’s breath?Break the vowKill the oathTear the faithWith devil’s latheCarnage sewnSinew quiltNo more painNo more guiltRazor foulWe shuffle offLike tissue sloughLike miasma frothTaken blackElixirBibing deepFinal aetherHanging coilUnder the soilDagger rendsLoosed from toilBeneath the earthAn astral birthWithin this tombFrom slumber’s wombA forsaken childA Path beguiledA visage swarthFrom celestial hearthAbyssal voidTempest lightWinding chaosBelief destroyedSee the truthLike shattered glassThese moments passBy twilight’s eveBy candlemassThe screams they’ll comeThe claws they’ll graspTo ephemeral lifeWith agonal gaspShadow EyesMy little ravenSheathed in blackDressed to killShooting heart attackMy vexing wardShadow eyesFallen angelOn mooning riseClaws ripping biteTear porcelain skinTwo razor bladesMy nocturnal twinDiablo blazeHearts inflamedAs one we run wildNever to be tamedLustDesireLeatherLaceChainsLatexMy fists embraceFog envelopsFrozen with frightYou cut though bothDancing on lightLilith NoxBound to meMahalath duchessQueen GremoryAstaroth dragonVipers at handSummon the stormConjure your commandImpaled togetherI see my ownMy mirror reflectionMy blazon stoneTogether we’ll walkIn broken glassWith every stepOur burial massAblaze at nightCan’t you see?We burn togetherKill without mercyLost it nowForesaw this painToo much loveBlood spilled in vainWhat else is there?Then love definedShuffled offDiscardedLike the serpents rindEndless NightBlack moon rise like storm fires castBlaze invoked by rituals pastAstral star lights witching hourBlessing of the northern powerCome now the days of endless nightRiding hard on pallid steedShadows cast by candle’s lightConverge now plant evil’s seedFrom the East we turn our gazeChant your psalms in funereal hazeI call you now by night borne vowGuide our blades down flesh of sowDeath angel on wing of pitchSilver arcing phantom bitchWith you we’ll ride the sky as ghostsWreath fear round every haunted hostHoly righteous baying whorePious ilk speed wolves abhorQuench our steel with flesh and gorePrayers in vain splayed like the boreAthame rends in winter darkDrivers strike it finds his markShade fly free from veil so starkSuffused in death vex embers sparkPools sanguine steam in the rimeSoul miasma skyward climbWraiths wailing knells strike it’s timeBy kiss of death our spells we primeThy Word is Thy WillMagic weaves in dark serenadeMournful wails from wicked chordsTempts the naive with fears waylaidPray heed the ritual’s grim accordDefiled poorBegotten childInnocence fouledSin beguiledBlack heartsThey’re beckoningA solemn reckoningOn right hand reviledSeek the flock or flee exiledThy word is thy willIn oaths solemn swornVows woeful forlornSpell craft a deadly gameKarma stokes a wild flameFel rites are death bourneReaping souls with wrath’s scornTwilight dancerYour voice resoundingPetrifyingPoundingFear awakeningDreams possessedTerror stakingSlumber strikeSpirit breakingVoid shadows seep their echoes callBinding covens to their thrallNeath midnight’s veilCowled specters creepDread horrors rousedFrom ageless sleepBy final knock one last embraceTalons leathered tear ashen laceSpill blood for lustPassion entwinedThe dance of deathBlack moon alignedTesseractLunar priestessNeath your waxing hearthFly us your lightShepherd our rideFor the crossing is pitilessThrough hallowed corridors of nightWhere silence wailsReigns void corporealBeckons the left handHeeding pilgrimage borealEntombed cross aeonsSleeps death confinedHer majesty’s cryptScored silver refulgentLodestar blazon enshrinedBeyond shadows veilShades ageless convergeTheir mournful, lurching processionA funereal, empyrean scourgeHow arrogant to strayTo fade long into the dread abyssFrom what hell does this dream transcend?By what spell were we brought here?For the edge it draws so nearOn winged fear spirits are breakingPray death end this nightmare wakingThese horrors they clawGouging out the minds eyeTime has been culledA solemn gasp throttledStifling earth’s final cryThe Vampire LestatAccursed scourge savage seethingFangs gleam by twilight nocturnalOn flesh of night I feedGorging on blood hot fired eternalSilver mane ablaze suffused in moon shineMortal’s bane I raze enthused by rune signProfane the flesh recused from strewn sinew swineGorgeous my fiendish smile beckonsA daggered midnight serenadeRazors, twin blazersMy gods, my weaponsRip and tear at your naive facadeJoyous euphoric I savor the fat ofthis pitiful worldNeath my wrathBlack and beautifulAs celestial dusk unfurledSated I leash my howling chirledA halcyon hellionCobalt eyed stallionDrunken divineBlessed by obsidian flameVexed by Northern thunder’s shrineRogue riderHell’s striderBibing on elixirs aortalCome hither to meI answer to no oneI am the master of darknessI stand long and immortalI am the shadowed, striking stroke of deathHand-in-hand, walk with me childI’ll guide thee to thy dinning portal This is a public episode. 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Poxsey is an underground duo formed in Los Angeles in June 2025. Known for their unique identity which they describe as both “cutesy and cursed,” the group blends elements of dark wave, industrial rock, EBM, and grunge.The duo consists of singer Violet and producer Justin Symbol. Their sound pairs dreamy brooding lyrics with industrial beats and haunting synth, drawing inspiration from acts like Crystal Castles, Nine Inch Nails, and Hole.Their latest EP—POXSEY III—is a raw uncompromising visceral ride. The songs were accidentally deleted twice by Violet during chaotic moves, forcing the band to start over and reinvent. The result is an honest and captivating snapshot of their lifestyle, merging 90s alt goth aesthetics and pounding industrial techno into something uniquely Poxsey.Instagram Links:Poxsey Spat This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tantrapunk.substack.com/subscribe

Band bio:= FV5K4 =73H APHEX OF WE5TEЯИ CIVILIZATIOИWHEЯE DIGITAL WASTELAИDS FIИD FЯEEDOM"El3VAT3, CЯU5H 1И MID A1Я D34D 1D0L5 WЯЕ4KED, ASH3S."Links:Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/@FU5K4/videosInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/getnoizefu5k4/Websitehttps://fu5k4.com/Bandcamphttps://fu5k4.bandcamp.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tantrapunk.substack.com/subscribe

For episode 500 I felt it was time to introduce one of my new collaboration partners who has been adorned as and embodied by the Aztec corn goddess Chicomehcoatl. We are joined by an interpreter so we could tell the story of our efforts to make music and videos across borders and across language barriers. It's been an honor to work with her and I’m hopeful she will be blessed for joining forces with me. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tantrapunk.substack.com/subscribe

Born in 2023 in the Coachella Valley, Dead Stare is your long awaited collision of grit and goth combined with metal intensity. A sonic offspring of bands like Metallica, Ministry, and Twin Tribes that helped breathe life into haunted synths and crushing riffs. Dead Stare is a statue, as shown by the white mask, with a human trapped underneath, shown by the red paint, who is destined to dance for eternity. The goal for 2026 has been 10 original songs and 10 shows. So far I am at 8/10 songs with “Into the Future We Made” just releasing recently. I’ve also surpassed my show goal and am now hosting my own goth night in the Coachella Valley called Desert Death with 3 done so far and 6 more events scheduled and booked. I am now embarking on my next mission which is a secret project to be unveiled on October 22nd. Dead Stare is the unveiling of a life long dream born from obsession, isolation, and ambition. Join the journey, let the noise consume you, and fall into Dead Stare.Dead Stare LinksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/deadstareofficial?stkn=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qrTikTok: www.tiktok.com/@deadstareofficial_Spotify: Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dead-stare/1814516347Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61582331222924&mibextid=wwXIfrYouTube: https://youtube.com/@deadstareofficial?si=-I5mb_ofeXnIgrZC This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tantrapunk.substack.com/subscribe

Lupe Montiel is a poet, playwright, filmmaker, actor, and interdisciplinary artist.Lupe is a founding member, Director Content & Communication at The Show & Tale Film, Play, and Arts Festival in Hollywood, California.She curates film, poetry and art exhibitions and serves as Board Member at Candelas Music Foundation in Boyle Heights.Her latest film credits include: Actual Seven, Rocketship, Before it Ends, Finalmente Bailando, Outed, Backburner, Della, Transition, Reunion, and Confessions to the moon. All films are currently screening throughout the United States at multiple film festivals.Her poetry is included in the award-winning book, Inficciones (published by Ediciones Aguamiel) her poems and photographs were also published in Acid Verse Vol. 2 ( by The Los Angeles Poet Society Press) Lupe curated artwork for the new anthology, Anger Is A Gift (published by Flowersong Press, July 2026) the book also includes her original poems.She co-wrote & performed in the sold out play, Pachucx Revisited at CSUN in 2025.She performed in the play, Paz, Libertad y Esperanza, written by Diana Shakti Contreras in 2025.Lupe was invited to perform with Teatro Aztlan de CSUN November 2025 at UNAM University in Mexico CityShe premiered her new play, Queen Of The Rude Girls at Artshare LA, March 14th 2026.July 25, 2026POESÍA FOR THE PEOPLE CLAUDIA M. FROMETA, Mayor of Downey issued a recognition certificate to Lupe Montiel for her collective vision, exceptional artistry, and vital role in preserving rich community narratives through the power of the spoken word.In 2026, Lupe was awarded multiple certificates of recognition from the City of Los Angeles by Mayor Karen Bass, Councilmembers Eunisses Hernández and Ysabel Jurado, for her dedication and meaningful contributions to the city’s arts community as an artist, writer, poet and producer.2026 Noteworthy events:Mi Clandestina DTLA 2/28/26 Robin Rodriguez.The Libros Lincoln Heights 4/25/26 LA Poet Society.Women’s History Month, SHE RISES 3/21/26 el tranquilo gallery poetry curated by Lupe Montiel, Artwork curated by Ginette Rondeau.Community Voices Poetry Showcase Inglewood 5/9/2026 Sydney Sonnier CEO & Founder, Prolific Styles LLC.Cinematic Visions curated by Jose Lalo Garcia 5/2/26 Hello Stranger.LatinaFest Preview 5/16/26 Celebrating the grand opening of the New Metro D Line Platform Corner of Wilshire Boulevard/Fairfax Naibe Reynoso, Bel Hdz.Caffe Dell Artista 5/30/26 Petit Hermitage Pete & Mila Molinari.Poetry in Motion LatinaFest 6/7/26 Host & Poet Lupe Montiel Naibe Reynoso & Bel Hdz.Uniquely LA voices of the City June 13 - July 10 poetry curated by Lupe Montiel, Artwork curated by Ginette Rondeau.Ziana TV’s American Vibes; Lupe Montiel Artist Interview transmitted on all media platforms in Los Angeles, California, Paris, France, Martinique, Africa & around the world.Lupe Montiel’s social Media handles are Lupe Montiel on Facebook & @FuturoscopeUSA on Instagram This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tantrapunk.substack.com/subscribe