Animisma - All Things In-Spirited

Oct 29 2022 15 ep. 32 mins 12
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Mythic wisdom, lore, and ritual surrounding the in-spirited natural world and beyond.

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Samhain - The Final Harvest

Oct 29 2022 39 mins  
Three days it takes, to transition a year. One to farewell; the death of the old year. One to welcome; the birth of the new year. One in between; belonging to no time, no place and no person. An entire day between the veils of the here and now, between breath and shadow, between spirit and space. A day to transition from the warm half to the cold half of the year. This is the day

Autumnal Equinox - The Second Harvest

Sep 20 2022 24 mins  
The Autumnal Equinox is a contemplation of the myth and mystery of one of the greatest trees in all of our celtic lore; the mystical, forbidden, revered, celebrated, guardian, chieftain, goddess, tree of the land of enchantment, prophetic, eternal, legendary namesake of the sacred Isle of Avalon, food of the fae… The Apple.

Lughnasadh - The First Harvest

Jul 31 2022 33 mins  
Lughnasadh is the festival of the God Lugh and his stepmother Tailtiu. A cross-quarter fire festival (halfway between the solstice and the equinox) this beautiful day is the peak of summer and is celebrated as the first of the three harvest festivals. It is a time to celebrate accomplishment, transformation, wisdom, strength and beauty. In this episode we make a traditional pilgrim

Summer Solstice - The Sacred Light

Jun 20 2022 16 mins  
Today the Sun is at its Zenith here in the northern hemisphere. This is the summer solstice - the longest day and shortest night of the year. This is the day of our glorious, life giving and life sustaining home star - our sun - of sun gods and sun goddesses alike, a day that honors the King of trees, and the world of bees, our beloved summer kin.

Beltane - The Wild Heart

Apr 30 2022 35 mins  
Peak Spring brings beautiful Beltane! Today, we will journey together to a sacred hawthorn grove and anoint ourselves with the most mystical and magical of waters - the Beltane morning dew. May the blessings of Spring be yours, today and all days.

Ostara - The Vernal Equinox

Mar 19 2022 39 mins  
On Sunday March 20, we honor the modern beginning of Spring, the vernal equinox, a celebration of divine and dynamic balance, of emerging dreams and of blossoming light. This Sunday, we celebrate the sacred trees and plants of Ash (Nion), Alder (Fearn), Gorse, Nettle and Hyssop. The energies are stirring.

Imbolc - The Emerging Light

Jan 31 2022 30 mins  
Imbolc Blessings! Blessings of the emerging light be yours. Together, let's create an etheric altar requesting blessings from Brighid, the Goddess honored on this day while partnering with the sacred tree, Rowan (Witchwood), and sacred plant Heather (Fraoch), and beautiful Snowdrop, a messenger of hope.

Winter Solstice - The Sacred Dark

Dec 20 2021 32 mins  
The Winter Solstice. Together, let's take a slow walk through a sacred, mythical forest in the Celtic otherworld to connect with the beautiful trees that are celebrated and venerated at this time.

Samhain

Oct 29 2020 39 mins  
Welcome to Samhain, beloveds. Welcome to the ending and beginning of The Wheel Of The Year, the end of summer and the beginning of winter celebrated at this special threshold. At Samhain, the veil between the seen and unseen worlds is thinned. A time ruled by the gods and goddesses of the underworld, this is a sacred and holy festival. May the spirits of transformation and rebirth

The Autumnal Equinox - Mabon

Sep 17 2020 30 mins  
Welcome dear ones, dear hearts, welcome to the seventh festival - the Autumnal equinox. In this episode, I offer you a little respite from the world. A moment just for yourself where you can reflect upon and honor this most beautiful of festivals. This is the second of the three harvest festivals, preceded by Lughnasadh and followed by Samhain. This is the festival of the horn of p