LA is a far more diverse and complex than it commonly gets credit for. For every palm tree there’s at least one palm reader, and for every firm believer in surgical enhancements there’s an equally firm believer in spiritual ones (and the two are hardly mutually exclusive). Los Angeles is rife with alternative medicine practitioners, crystal experts, energy healers, and readers of everything from cards to stars. This is a magical city after all, a place where we like a little fantasy mixed in with our facts. For those of you looking for a little conjury with your “cure”, or those just looking to find some healing outside the norm, here’s a list of the very best healers and esoteric dealers in the city of angels.
House of Intuition
House of Intuition
@houseofintuition
2237 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026
5108 York Blvd., Highland Park, CA 90042
7449 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046
SPELLBOUND SKY
Spellbound Sky
@spellboundsky
4210 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90029
MAJA D’AOUST, THE WHITE WITCH OF LA
She’s not wicked, teenaged, or mad-mod, but Maja D’Aoust is the most well-known, and well-respected, witch in all of Los Angeles (you might recognize her from her magical cameo on this past season of Transparent). Popularly known as The White Witch of LA, D’Aoust holds a bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry, a master’s in Transformational Psychology, and also boasts over fifteen years of training in eastern medicine, acupuncture, the I-Ching, and a host of other esoteric sciences. She offers ritual services for weddings, funerals, and solstice and equinox events, is a published writer and frequent lecturer, and even performs live oracle readings at spots like The Smell and Pappy and Harriet’s in Joshua Tree with musician friends like Guy Blakeslee and Jeffertiti’s Nile. But her true speciality is alchemy: “[Alchemy] is the thing that runs through everything else in terms of concepts and philosophies. It contains within it elements of herbalism, healing, gnostic knowledge and yogic and marital arts. It’s kind of the bomb.”
Maja D'Aoust@whitewitchofLA
LOUISE ANDROLIA, SPIRITUAL LIFE COACH
Thirteen years ago, Louise Androlia was in her early 20s and dealing with chronic pain and PTSD. This experience, and her subsequent recovery, led her to study energy healing and tarot. Now, over a decade later, Androlia is a sought-after life coach who incorporates her past and her esoteric studies into her practice (she even uses tarot as a tool for self-empowerment). In her words: “To me, a spiritual approach means that I will be working with the person as a whole; Mind, Body and Spirit and encouraging them to think of themselves in this way too. I believe that Life Coaching can give you a complete shift from feeling disconnected, overruled by fear, and scared of the unknown, to feeling present, empowered, and alive.” For those not ready to take the full life-coaching plunge, Adrolia also offers 90-minute single sessions, in person or over Skype.
Louise Androlia@louniverse
JOSH SIEGEL, NUMEROLOGIST
Josh Siegel
Mystic Journey Bookstore
1624 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291
LEONA MARRS, ACUPUNCURIST
Leona Marrs
3542 Hollydale Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90039