Drops of Gold
#035 - Undeniable Moments of Oneness with Jess Magic
What if the voice you’ve been holding back is the very thing that could set you free? Jess Magic has spent years helping people remember something we knew long before anyone taught us to perform, perfect, or prove ourselves: We don’t sing to be good. We sing to be free. In this wildly alive conversation, Jeff sits down with songstress, creator, and Mwali Foundation founder Jess Magic to explore what happens when we stop asking, “Am I good enough?” and start asking, “What wants to move through me?” Together, they go deep into the invisible ways we learn to silence ourselves — the childhood moments that make us shrink, the fear of being seen before we’re ready, the obsession with getting it right, and the voice in our heads that keeps telling us to wait until tomorrow. Jess shares why devotion can become bigger than doubt, why one imperfect expression can reach exactly the person who needs it, and how singing, movement, breath, ritual, and play can bring us out of our heads and back into something far more honest. And this one doesn’t stay theoretical. Jeff and Jess freestyle in real time. They explore the difference between uncertainty and self-doubt. Jess guides Jeff through an unexpectedly raw embodiment practice, revealing how much wisdom can live beneath thought when we’re willing to actually listen. And they explore music not simply as entertainment, but as one of humanity’s oldest ways of remembering that we belong to one another. This episode is for anyone who has ever swallowed the words, hidden the art, muted the desire, waited to feel “ready,” or wondered whether what lives inside them is worth sharing. Maybe it doesn’t need to be perfect. Maybe it doesn’t need to be for everyone. Maybe it just needs to be true enough to let out. Turn down the performance. Turn up the prayer. Free your voice. Available everywhere you listen to podcasts. ✨ A Drops of Gold Production by One Golden Thread. Drops of Gold Website | Drops of Gold Instagram | Jeff Scult Instagram This episode is brought to you by One Golden Thread , the eco-chic regenerative fashion brand founded by Jeff Scult. As a special offering for Drops of Gold listeners, receive 22% off your first purchase with - dropsofgold Drops of Gold is the NOW podcast hosted and threaded by Jeff Scult, devoted to reminding us how to release stuck stories, embrace life, and reveal our most expressive, authentic selves. Gratitudes: To One Golden Thread for powering the pod, to co-producers Mark Shapiro and Josh Robertson for bringing it to life, and special thanks to artist Taib for featuring his electrifying new track Departures as the Drops of Gold title song. And infinite love to you, for your curiosity and commitment to living in your highest vibrational truth. Aho, here we grow. We are designed to be reminded, we are already golden inside. I’m Jeff Scult, Wishing you a radically yes f*ck yes day, Ase BIO Jess Magic is a musical storyteller, transformational guide, ceremonial artist, and the founder, Visionary Director, and Minister of Soul of MWALI, a spiritual foundation devoted to helping people reconnect with their inner divinity and live in deeper relationship with themselves, one another, and the natural world. For more than two decades, Jess has worked with individuals, founders, executives, organizations, and communities around the world, weaving original music, improvisation, storytelling, embodiment, ritual, and trauma-informed facilitation into experiences designed to awaken authentic expression and connection. Through MWALI’s Soul Salons, Gospel of Love experiences, private ceremonies, leadership work, and music ministry, she continues to dissolve the line between artist and audience—inviting people out of passive consumption and into raw, embodied participation. At the heart of her work is a simple philosophy: “We don’t sing to be good. We sing to be free.”
