Hi, my name is Iris (they/them/theirs)!

I am a Capricorn Sun, first decan Gemini Moon, Libra Rising .

I am a multiracial Puerto Rican with European, Taíno and African ancestry, who comes from lineages of psychic mediums, Santería practitioners, witches and tarot readers. I am a queer, agender, disabled, anarchist, abolitionist, witch/brujx, psychic medium, energy healer, astrologer, tarot reader, poet, and artist. I live in so-called Portland, OR, the unceded and ancestral land of the Multnomah, Wasco, Cowlitz, Kathlamet, Clackamas, Bands of Chinook, Tualatin, Kalapuya, Molalla, and numerous beautiful tribes of the Columbia River.

I am here walking my path as a wounded healer. I have survived and prospered despite many tragedies and I know what lies beneath the wound is the most beautiful rainbow light possible. I am here to excavate the suffering, integrate the wisdom of pain, and co-create healing with you. I reaffirm your agency and capacity as your own most divine healer.

I have been studying astrology since 2015. I completed the Year One Program at the Portland School of Astrology in September 2021. I practice Western Tropical astrology and I use Whole Sign House system. I utilize intuitive, Modern and Hellenistic techniques to read astrology charts. I've been reading tarot and practicing brujería since I was a child. At age 2, I survived a murder that stole the lives of my sister and mother. My father died when I was 9. These tremendous heartbreaks opened up my psychic mediumship abilities.

I have a BA in Philosophy which allotted me space to study art, neuroscience, critical race theory, leftist politics, intersectional feminism, psychology, religion and more. I’ve worked in mental health for the past 10 years offering emotional counseling and support to the most marginalized communities in society. I have trained in the Strengths-Based Approach, Trauma Informed Care, Harm Reduction, Motivational Interviewing, Wellness Recovery Action Planning, and in Rape Crisis Counseling.

All these ways of relating are embodied in my consultations. I am a person who can hold down space for a variety of people. Ultimately, though I believe the mental health and social services industrial complexes are forms of incarceration I envision we one day completely destroy and replace with truly equitable healing for all.

Formal Education and Training:

Moonshadow member of Kaitlyn Graña, Mother of Mystics, August 2023-Present

Tarot School for Liberation with Corinna Rosella, August 2022

Reiki Level II Holy Fire attuned by Brandon Perez, July 2021

Portland School of Astrology, Astro Empowerment 1rst Year Program, taught by founder, JP Hawthorne and Amanda Moreno, September 2021

Regarding Tarot, Reiki and Cultural Appropriation:

The origin of tarot is debated, however its enduring presence in our culture is due to the legacy of Romani people practicing tarot, often because historically and presently they have been barred from other employment. Laws have been made to prevent them from practicing their cultural divination practices legally. They have been enslaved, genocidally murdered, persecuted, stereotyped and oppressed for centuries.

Some people believe non-Romani people practicing tarot is cultural appropriation. Some people believe it can be practiced respectfully by non-Romani people. My mother and her mother practiced tarot, but we are not Romani. I understand and support if you want to work with a Romani tarot practitioner and I can potentially offer a referral, send me an email at iristhebrujx@protonmail.com

I am not Japanese, but I practice Reiki, a Japanese form of energy healing. Again, people dispute if this is cultural appropriation. There is a lot I can say about how it has been whitewashed and Westernized. How it was removed from its cultural and Buddhist roots to be more palatable for us here in the US. Honestly, I debate the ethics of me practicing it frequently.

You can see Reiki listed in my paid offerings, however, recently after going through my records I have realized no one has ever actually paid me for Reiki. Although I have offered it in non-monetary trades, 98% of the Reiki I facilitate is free, with no material return for me. I have had many people tell me they benefited from Reiki and it feels good for me energetically. For now, I will continue to list Reiki as a paid offering on my website, but I am going to continually have this conversation with myself and others. Most of the Reiki I facilitate will continue to be for free. I may decide at some point to stop practicing it completely or to remove it as a paid offering. We’ll see what happens.

I can also offer energy healing not based in the Reiki tradition or using any Reiki techniques. I have been energy healing much longer than I have been taught in Reiki. Email me if you are seeking this out.