Amanda Yates Garcia is a writer, public practice artist, and doctoral student in the department of World Arts Cultures and Dance at UCLA. Her first book, INITIATED received a starred review from Kirkus and Publisher's Weekly and has been translated into six languages. Amanda hosts the Between the Worlds podcast, which looks at the Western Mystery traditions through a mythopoetic lens and has been downloaded over 2.5 million times, with over 1,900 five-star reviews. Amanda is the founder of Mystery Cult, a 20k strong online and in-person community on Substack dedicated to eco somatic ritual practice and cultivating radical enchantment.