60 acast.com Creative Magic https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic en Lucy Pearce creativity,artist,writer,witch,creatrix,toko-pa,Lucy H. Pearce,Lucy Pearce,crow moon,burning woman,Phyllis Curott,creative process,depth psychology Lucy Pearce Join prolific author and artist Lucy H. Pearce and her creative guests - writers, artists, creatrixes - for profound and practical conversations about what creative magic means to us. We'll reflect on what, how and why we create, what drives us...and what stops us in our tracks. We share honestly how we find the time and energy to make magic in the midst of life's challenges and why we keep on saying yes to our creativity.


Lucy is known for giving real and raw interviews, and now she shares this form of deep dive conversation with many of her favourite creative people.


The first season of Creative Magic is the Wild Initiations series, featuring her immensely popular intimate conversation series recorded to celebrate the launch of her 12th book Crow Moon: reclaiming the wisdom of the dark woods... She will also be joined by some new guests diving into the themes of wild nature, symbols, initiation and creative magic.

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]]> Join prolific author and artist Lucy H. Pearce and her creative guests - writers, artists, creatrixes - for profound and practical conversations about what creative magic means to us. We'll reflect on what, how and why we create, what drives us...and what stops us in our tracks. We share honestly how we find the time and energy to make magic in the midst of life's challenges and why we keep on saying yes to our creativity.


Lucy is known for giving real and raw interviews, and now she shares this form of deep dive conversation with many of her favourite creative people.


The first season of Creative Magic is the Wild Initiations series, featuring her immensely popular intimate conversation series recorded to celebrate the launch of her 12th book Crow Moon: reclaiming the wisdom of the dark woods... She will also be joined by some new guests diving into the themes of wild nature, symbols, initiation and creative magic.

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]]> false Lucy Pearce info+65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da@mg-eu.acast.com 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da creative-magic episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da/1756795834838-cce24a9e-b6a3-465c-8748-5212eb81bc20.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic Creative Magic 53: ALisa Starkweather - Women in Power 53: ALisa Starkweather - Women in Power Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT 1:15:58 69aed89843610154c371b791 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/53-alisa-starkweather-women-in-power 69aed89843610154c371b791 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da 53-alisa-starkweather-women-in-power full 5 53 This was recorded as part of the Burning Woman Conversations – join us FREE – April 21 – May 5th.

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ALisa Starkweather, visionary and facilitator, devoted four decades + to the work of the Sacred Feminine and women’s transformative leadership. She founded in 1998 her women’s mystery school, Priestess Path, the Women’s Belly and Womb conferences, Daughters of the Earth Gatherings, the global grassroots Red Tent (Temple) Movement and co-founded Women in Power initiations, uplifting the fierce feminine to confront predator energy through Shadow Work. Much of her work was purposefully undocumented for women to meet mystery in her containers, yet her influence is in the roots of much that grew from her devotion and those in her communities who gave immense lifeforce for our palpable rise.

 

alisastarkweather.com


We talked about:

·      Her role in my Burning Woman journey – and dancing naked around the bonfire.

·      Women in Power

·      Shadow work

·      Learning to trust your calling

·      Stepping into writing her book.

 

The Extended Episode is available from $3/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

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]]> This was recorded as part of the Burning Woman Conversations – join us FREE – April 21 – May 5th.

SIGN UP NOW…


Pre- order the 10th anniversary edition of Burning Woman now to claim your place on my online class – BURNING THE RULEBOOK


Come to the Burning Woman author Q & A on May 12 - sign up for $6/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


Grab the Extended Episode of this conversation from $3/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

 

ALisa Starkweather, visionary and facilitator, devoted four decades + to the work of the Sacred Feminine and women’s transformative leadership. She founded in 1998 her women’s mystery school, Priestess Path, the Women’s Belly and Womb conferences, Daughters of the Earth Gatherings, the global grassroots Red Tent (Temple) Movement and co-founded Women in Power initiations, uplifting the fierce feminine to confront predator energy through Shadow Work. Much of her work was purposefully undocumented for women to meet mystery in her containers, yet her influence is in the roots of much that grew from her devotion and those in her communities who gave immense lifeforce for our palpable rise.

 

alisastarkweather.com


We talked about:

·      Her role in my Burning Woman journey – and dancing naked around the bonfire.

·      Women in Power

·      Shadow work

·      Learning to trust your calling

·      Stepping into writing her book.

 

The Extended Episode is available from $3/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 52: Uma Dinsmore-Tuli - Rise Up Rested! 52: Uma Dinsmore-Tuli - Rise Up Rested! Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:00:00 GMT 1:10:13 69aed60d869afb111d077b11 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/53-uma-dinsmore-tuli-radical-acts-of-rematriation 69aed60d869afb111d077b11 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da 53-uma-dinsmore-tuli-radical-acts-of-rematriation full 5 52 This was recorded as part of the Burning Woman Conversations – join us FREE – April 21 – May 5th.

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Grab the Extended Episode of this conversation from $3/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


Author Uma Dinsmore-Tuli PhD is an advocate for intuition and rematriation. She met yoga in 1969, at the age of four, and fell in love. She’s been practicing ever since, sharing cyclical, therapeutic yoga since 1994. Co-Founder of the Yoga Nidra Network, she also trains specialist teachers in Total Yoga Nidra and Yoni Shakti Yoga Therapy for menstrual and menopausal health, pregnancy, birth, and postnatal recovery. 

 Uma has written six books, including Nidra Shakti: the Power of Rest - An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Yoga Nidra and Yoni Shakti: A Woman's Guide to Power and Freedom through Yoga and Tantra.  

Recovering intuitive embodied and cyclical wisdom is at the heart of her writing and her approach to yoga therapy.

Uma’s passion as a writer and as a teacher is to transmit clarity of awareness, creativity and profound vitality. She identifies these teachings as radical acts of rematriation, rooted in intuitive arts and in yoga tantra, drawing on a variety of yogic traditions to share deeply nourishing and enlivening practices appropriate for contemporary life.


We talked about:

Life force energy and the death cult of patriarchy

Unlearning being a good girl

The impact of the witch burnings.

The connection between the colonisation of land and our bodies

Reclaiming our intuition

How and why she developed yoga practices that centred female bodies

The importance of understanding that the System isn’t personal

The transformative experience of home birthing her children

How she’s navigating current times creatively


In the Extended Episode from $3/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

-           Her baptism of fire: revealing abuse in the yoga community and the repercussions of this.

-           Kundalini and its relationship to the Burning Woman archeype


Resources

Bad Guru podcast

Yoni Shakti: A Woman's Guide to Power and Freedom through Yoga and Tantra.  

www.yoganidranetwork.org/

www.patreon.com/umadinsmoretuli

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]]> This was recorded as part of the Burning Woman Conversations – join us FREE – April 21 – May 5th.

SIGN UP NOW…


Pre- order the 10th anniversary edition of Burning Woman now to claim your place on my online class – BURNING THE RULEBOOK


Attend the Burning Woman author Q& A - $6/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

Grab the Extended Episode of this conversation from $3/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


Author Uma Dinsmore-Tuli PhD is an advocate for intuition and rematriation. She met yoga in 1969, at the age of four, and fell in love. She’s been practicing ever since, sharing cyclical, therapeutic yoga since 1994. Co-Founder of the Yoga Nidra Network, she also trains specialist teachers in Total Yoga Nidra and Yoni Shakti Yoga Therapy for menstrual and menopausal health, pregnancy, birth, and postnatal recovery. 

 Uma has written six books, including Nidra Shakti: the Power of Rest - An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Yoga Nidra and Yoni Shakti: A Woman's Guide to Power and Freedom through Yoga and Tantra.  

Recovering intuitive embodied and cyclical wisdom is at the heart of her writing and her approach to yoga therapy.

Uma’s passion as a writer and as a teacher is to transmit clarity of awareness, creativity and profound vitality. She identifies these teachings as radical acts of rematriation, rooted in intuitive arts and in yoga tantra, drawing on a variety of yogic traditions to share deeply nourishing and enlivening practices appropriate for contemporary life.


We talked about:

Life force energy and the death cult of patriarchy

Unlearning being a good girl

The impact of the witch burnings.

The connection between the colonisation of land and our bodies

Reclaiming our intuition

How and why she developed yoga practices that centred female bodies

The importance of understanding that the System isn’t personal

The transformative experience of home birthing her children

How she’s navigating current times creatively


In the Extended Episode from $3/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

-           Her baptism of fire: revealing abuse in the yoga community and the repercussions of this.

-           Kundalini and its relationship to the Burning Woman archeype


Resources

Bad Guru podcast

Yoni Shakti: A Woman's Guide to Power and Freedom through Yoga and Tantra.  

www.yoganidranetwork.org/

www.patreon.com/umadinsmoretuli

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> BETWEEN THE SEASONS BOOK: The Circle - Dave Eggers BETWEEN THE SEASONS BOOK: The Circle - Dave Eggers Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:00:00 GMT 1:10:22 69aab2feb49eecc0b79a6442 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/between-the-seasons-book-the-circle-dave-eggers 69aab2feb49eecc0b79a6442 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da between-the-seasons-book-the-circle-dave-eggers full 4 59 Lucy H. Pearce and Christine Rose discuss contemporary dystopian fiction - The Circle - on the Creative Magic Book Club.

Listen to the Extended Episode for $3/ month or more at www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce.com

Join us for our next sesion where it's a reader Q& A for Burning Woman - May 12 on Zoom. Join for $6/ month or more at www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce.com


The Circle is for lovers of 1984, Brave New World, The Handmaids Tale - a tech utopia/ dystopia published in 2013, set in the near future.

A clever examination of where we are going with social media and the dominance of likes and follower numbers.

It makes you more conscious of the way tech is shaping our world, our interactions, our creative choices and our very selves, as you read you see it everywhere and can't unsee it.


Available in paperback, ebook, audiobook and film starring Tom Hanks, Emma Watson and John Boyega. Film available on Netflix and Prime.


About the Book

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - a dark, thrilling and unputdownable novel about our obsession with the internet

'The Circle is 'Brave New World' for our brave new world... Fast, witty and troubling' Washington Post

When Mae is hired to work for the Circle, the world's most powerful internet company, she feels she's been given the opportunity of a lifetime. Run out of a sprawling California campus, the Circle links users' personal emails, social media, and finances with their universal operating system, resulting in one online identity and a new age of transparency. Mae can't believe her great fortune to work for them - even as life beyond the campus grows distant, even as a strange encounter with a colleague leaves her shaken, even as her role at the Circle becomes increasingly public ...

'An elegantly told, compulsively readable parable for the 21st Century' Vanity Fair


'Prescient, important and enjoyable . . . a deft modern synthesis of Swiftian wit with Orwellian prognostication' Guardian

About the Author

Dave Eggers is the author of many acclaimed books, including The Circle; What is the What and Zeitoun.

He is the founder of the publishing house and magazine McSweeney's and the cofounder of 826 Valencia, a youth writing center that has inspired similar programs around the world.

His work has been translated into forty-two languages.

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]]> Lucy H. Pearce and Christine Rose discuss contemporary dystopian fiction - The Circle - on the Creative Magic Book Club.

Listen to the Extended Episode for $3/ month or more at www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce.com

Join us for our next sesion where it's a reader Q& A for Burning Woman - May 12 on Zoom. Join for $6/ month or more at www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce.com


The Circle is for lovers of 1984, Brave New World, The Handmaids Tale - a tech utopia/ dystopia published in 2013, set in the near future.

A clever examination of where we are going with social media and the dominance of likes and follower numbers.

It makes you more conscious of the way tech is shaping our world, our interactions, our creative choices and our very selves, as you read you see it everywhere and can't unsee it.


Available in paperback, ebook, audiobook and film starring Tom Hanks, Emma Watson and John Boyega. Film available on Netflix and Prime.


About the Book

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - a dark, thrilling and unputdownable novel about our obsession with the internet

'The Circle is 'Brave New World' for our brave new world... Fast, witty and troubling' Washington Post

When Mae is hired to work for the Circle, the world's most powerful internet company, she feels she's been given the opportunity of a lifetime. Run out of a sprawling California campus, the Circle links users' personal emails, social media, and finances with their universal operating system, resulting in one online identity and a new age of transparency. Mae can't believe her great fortune to work for them - even as life beyond the campus grows distant, even as a strange encounter with a colleague leaves her shaken, even as her role at the Circle becomes increasingly public ...

'An elegantly told, compulsively readable parable for the 21st Century' Vanity Fair


'Prescient, important and enjoyable . . . a deft modern synthesis of Swiftian wit with Orwellian prognostication' Guardian

About the Author

Dave Eggers is the author of many acclaimed books, including The Circle; What is the What and Zeitoun.

He is the founder of the publishing house and magazine McSweeney's and the cofounder of 826 Valencia, a youth writing center that has inspired similar programs around the world.

His work has been translated into forty-two languages.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> REPLAY: Dee Mulrooney - Creative Orgasms - Extended Episode REPLAY: Dee Mulrooney - Creative Orgasms - Extended Episode Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:00:00 GMT 1:36:24 699c815ff5c7a684d7f39dd7 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/replay-dee-mulrooney-extended-episode 699c815ff5c7a684d7f39dd7 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da replay-dee-mulrooney-extended-episode full 4 57 Enjoy this full length extended episode from the vaults on the house! Receivemore bonus content and extended episodes, join the book club or the coven on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


Dee Mulrooney is a multi-disciplinary Irish artist. Inhabiting a female body and all that it entails is the main preoccupation of her work. Exile, class, displacement, social history, longing and belonging are some of the themes explored by Dee, through various media, including painting, drawing, film, storytelling, and performance. Her art is fiercely authentic, and she leaves no stone of her own personal healing journey unturned. Dee works with the alchemical aspect of transmutation in her art, using this process to deal with difficult topics, including, abuse, death and loss. Dee’s performance art is provocative and has a political point to make, highly social, collaborative and community building. She is driven by story and symbolism, how we remember and interpret history and women’s role and their bodies within that. She exhibits and performs regularly and had an award-winning show at Edinburgh Fringe 2023.

https://deirdre-mulrooney.com/

www.Instagram.com/deemulrooney




*Trigger warning re abuse and baby death, and Irish Mother and Baby homes – to skip this section around 15-22 mins*


We talked about:

The central theme of womanhood in her work and contemporary vulva-tastic culture!

Her alter ego Growler – an 84 year old vulva and mother of God and creating ritual theatre

How one of the most traumatic events in recent Irish history emboldened her to draw

The colonisation of the creative space by patriarchy and capitalism

Art and activism

Women’s creativity, high art and the Establishment

Art as alchemy and transmuter of pain


In the extended episode we discussed:

The impact of empire…and how quickly things can change

Her experience of childhood hallucinations and being exorcised

Imbas – the Irish insight

Her advice on overcoming fear in order to make or share the work you are called to


We mentioned:

Empire podcast

Burning Woman

Tuam Mother and Baby Home

The Babog project

Meggan Watterson – Magdalene Revealed

Imbas

Sile na gigs


About your Host

Lucy H. Pearce is the author of multiple life-changing non-fiction books, including Nautilus Award silver winners Medicine Woman, Burning Woman, and Creatrix: she who makes. Her writing focuses on women’s healing through archetypal psychology, embodiment, historical awareness and creativity.

Lucy founded Womancraft Publishing, publishing paradigm-shifting books by women for women, in 2014.

lucyhpearce.com 



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]]> Enjoy this full length extended episode from the vaults on the house! Receivemore bonus content and extended episodes, join the book club or the coven on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


Dee Mulrooney is a multi-disciplinary Irish artist. Inhabiting a female body and all that it entails is the main preoccupation of her work. Exile, class, displacement, social history, longing and belonging are some of the themes explored by Dee, through various media, including painting, drawing, film, storytelling, and performance. Her art is fiercely authentic, and she leaves no stone of her own personal healing journey unturned. Dee works with the alchemical aspect of transmutation in her art, using this process to deal with difficult topics, including, abuse, death and loss. Dee’s performance art is provocative and has a political point to make, highly social, collaborative and community building. She is driven by story and symbolism, how we remember and interpret history and women’s role and their bodies within that. She exhibits and performs regularly and had an award-winning show at Edinburgh Fringe 2023.

https://deirdre-mulrooney.com/

www.Instagram.com/deemulrooney




*Trigger warning re abuse and baby death, and Irish Mother and Baby homes – to skip this section around 15-22 mins*


We talked about:

The central theme of womanhood in her work and contemporary vulva-tastic culture!

Her alter ego Growler – an 84 year old vulva and mother of God and creating ritual theatre

How one of the most traumatic events in recent Irish history emboldened her to draw

The colonisation of the creative space by patriarchy and capitalism

Art and activism

Women’s creativity, high art and the Establishment

Art as alchemy and transmuter of pain


In the extended episode we discussed:

The impact of empire…and how quickly things can change

Her experience of childhood hallucinations and being exorcised

Imbas – the Irish insight

Her advice on overcoming fear in order to make or share the work you are called to


We mentioned:

Empire podcast

Burning Woman

Tuam Mother and Baby Home

The Babog project

Meggan Watterson – Magdalene Revealed

Imbas

Sile na gigs


About your Host

Lucy H. Pearce is the author of multiple life-changing non-fiction books, including Nautilus Award silver winners Medicine Woman, Burning Woman, and Creatrix: she who makes. Her writing focuses on women’s healing through archetypal psychology, embodiment, historical awareness and creativity.

Lucy founded Womancraft Publishing, publishing paradigm-shifting books by women for women, in 2014.

lucyhpearce.com 



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Magic Maker: the enchanted path to creativity - Pam Grossman Magic Maker: the enchanted path to creativity - Pam Grossman Tue, 10 Feb 2026 07:00:00 GMT 49:48 698a0a7bf6349d3c6e1d5184 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/magic-maker-the-enchanted-path-to-creativity-pam-grossman 698a0a7bf6349d3c6e1d5184 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da magic-maker-the-enchanted-path-to-creativity-pam-grossman Between the Seasons Book Episode full 4 56 Join host Lucy H. Pearce, the book’s author, Pam Grossman, and the members of the Creative Magic Book Club for a deep dive into Magic Maker - The Enchanted Path to Creativity.


We discuss:

The central image of the magic maker

Creative gifts and demons

The ways we can incorporate magic into creativity.


Grab the Extended Episode for just $3 at www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


About the Author

Pam Grossman is a writer, curator, and teacher of magical practice and history. She is

the host of the internationally beloved podcast, The Witch Wave and the author of

Waking the Witch.


****


Join us for the next Creative Magic Book Club – our next book is The Circle by Dave Eggers and we meet on Zoom on March 3rd – 7pm. This is dystopian fiction about creativity, community and social media for those who loved The Handmaid’s Tale or Brave New World.

www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


***


The Creative Magic Coven is gathering for our second meeting in March – join us www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


A monthly Zoom gathering with myself and a small group of other creative magic makers.

A held and sacred space.

Dedicated time to reflect on your process.

The chance to seek creative insight and support from myself and the other coven members on specific projects we are working on or things we want feedback on.

Inspire each other.

Support each other as we make creative magic in these uncertain times.


***

Join me for the MULTI PASSIONATE CREATIVE ONLINE COURSE

WEEK 1 – BEYOND OVERWHELM - strategies for core-self strength, learning what drive us, what nourishes us and how we can find our enough.

WEEK 2 – BEYOND CHAOS -organising time, energy, information and resources so you can create your heart out and stay sane.

WEEK 3 – BEYOND PROCRASTINATION moving from first ideas to finished projects.

+ Live classes

+ Lifetime access to recordings

+ Course slides

+ Reading list

+ Dedicated private Facebook group

SIGN UP NOW


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]]> Join host Lucy H. Pearce, the book’s author, Pam Grossman, and the members of the Creative Magic Book Club for a deep dive into Magic Maker - The Enchanted Path to Creativity.


We discuss:

The central image of the magic maker

Creative gifts and demons

The ways we can incorporate magic into creativity.


Grab the Extended Episode for just $3 at www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


About the Author

Pam Grossman is a writer, curator, and teacher of magical practice and history. She is

the host of the internationally beloved podcast, The Witch Wave and the author of

Waking the Witch.


****


Join us for the next Creative Magic Book Club – our next book is The Circle by Dave Eggers and we meet on Zoom on March 3rd – 7pm. This is dystopian fiction about creativity, community and social media for those who loved The Handmaid’s Tale or Brave New World.

www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


***


The Creative Magic Coven is gathering for our second meeting in March – join us www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


A monthly Zoom gathering with myself and a small group of other creative magic makers.

A held and sacred space.

Dedicated time to reflect on your process.

The chance to seek creative insight and support from myself and the other coven members on specific projects we are working on or things we want feedback on.

Inspire each other.

Support each other as we make creative magic in these uncertain times.


***

Join me for the MULTI PASSIONATE CREATIVE ONLINE COURSE

WEEK 1 – BEYOND OVERWHELM - strategies for core-self strength, learning what drive us, what nourishes us and how we can find our enough.

WEEK 2 – BEYOND CHAOS -organising time, energy, information and resources so you can create your heart out and stay sane.

WEEK 3 – BEYOND PROCRASTINATION moving from first ideas to finished projects.

+ Live classes

+ Lifetime access to recordings

+ Course slides

+ Reading list

+ Dedicated private Facebook group

SIGN UP NOW


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> REPLAY - Rima Staines: The Deeper You Go, The Wider The World Opens To You - EXTENDED EPISODE REPLAY - Rima Staines: The Deeper You Go, The Wider The World Opens To You - EXTENDED EPISODE Tue, 27 Jan 2026 07:00:00 GMT 1:35:40 6939bfa0a9d003889c06e757 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/replay-rima-staines-the-deeper-you-go-the-wider-the-world-op 6939bfa0a9d003889c06e757 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da replay-rima-staines-the-deeper-you-go-the-wider-the-world-op full 4 54 As I rest and begin to weave Season 5 of the podcast, here, for your listening pleasure is the most listened to episode of all time in its full extended format, remastered, for your listening pleasure.

Did you know you can enjoy the extended versions of all Creative Magic episodes a week early as a paid Patreon member - so sign up now!


Free Multi-Passionate Creative class January 27th – sign up here

The Multi-Passionate Creative online course starts Feb 17th - early birds to Feb 2nd. Find out more...***


Creative Magic Book Club - Join us for our March read, The Circle by Dave Eggers www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


Creative Magic Coven - Join us or upgrade - www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


Rima Staines, a UK artist whose work straddles myth, magical realism and the folk arts. Her visual world is an umber and madder-infused chapel of misfits and magicians, story-rich and alchemical. Her paintings, which feel both ancient and familiar at once, have been exhibited and published internationally. In 2018 she was a finalist in the 'Best Artist' category of the World Fantasy awards.


Rima has a long-held fascination with the idea of the liminal - that which lies at the edge of culture and society as well as the literal boundaries between one place and another, both metaphorical and real - and with the power of art that comes from that place. Her work is a kind of “Iconography of the Otherworld”. She lives in the south of England.

Links:

www.rimastaines.com

www.patreon.com/rimastaines

Instagram: @tilsamka

Facebook: facebook.com/rima.staines

Follow Creative Magic on Instagram: @CreativeMagicPodcast

Your host Lucy H. Pearce – www.lucyhpearce.com Instagram: @lucyhpearce Facebook

Womancaft Publishing



We talked about

Rima’s writing - Art and the Landscape of Belonging – join her Patreon to read

The changes required at midlife

Creativity and daily life a balance between desire and necessity

The beauty of particular difference

Her drive and need for authenticity

The Otherworld and how we can access it

Neurodiversity – Epilepsy, Downs Syndrome and autism.

Motherhood and creativity

Neurology and creative magic

Her visual art which she describes as “Art in a minor key”

Synaesthesia

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> As I rest and begin to weave Season 5 of the podcast, here, for your listening pleasure is the most listened to episode of all time in its full extended format, remastered, for your listening pleasure.

Did you know you can enjoy the extended versions of all Creative Magic episodes a week early as a paid Patreon member - so sign up now!


Free Multi-Passionate Creative class January 27th – sign up here

The Multi-Passionate Creative online course starts Feb 17th - early birds to Feb 2nd. Find out more...***


Creative Magic Book Club - Join us for our March read, The Circle by Dave Eggers www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


Creative Magic Coven - Join us or upgrade - www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


Rima Staines, a UK artist whose work straddles myth, magical realism and the folk arts. Her visual world is an umber and madder-infused chapel of misfits and magicians, story-rich and alchemical. Her paintings, which feel both ancient and familiar at once, have been exhibited and published internationally. In 2018 she was a finalist in the 'Best Artist' category of the World Fantasy awards.


Rima has a long-held fascination with the idea of the liminal - that which lies at the edge of culture and society as well as the literal boundaries between one place and another, both metaphorical and real - and with the power of art that comes from that place. Her work is a kind of “Iconography of the Otherworld”. She lives in the south of England.

Links:

www.rimastaines.com

www.patreon.com/rimastaines

Instagram: @tilsamka

Facebook: facebook.com/rima.staines

Follow Creative Magic on Instagram: @CreativeMagicPodcast

Your host Lucy H. Pearce – www.lucyhpearce.com Instagram: @lucyhpearce Facebook

Womancaft Publishing



We talked about

Rima’s writing - Art and the Landscape of Belonging – join her Patreon to read

The changes required at midlife

Creativity and daily life a balance between desire and necessity

The beauty of particular difference

Her drive and need for authenticity

The Otherworld and how we can access it

Neurodiversity – Epilepsy, Downs Syndrome and autism.

Motherhood and creativity

Neurology and creative magic

Her visual art which she describes as “Art in a minor key”

Synaesthesia

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]]> LIVE EVENTS - The Multi Passionate Creative LIVE EVENTS - The Multi Passionate Creative Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:19:37 GMT 7:22 69739f989252830699bfa1f2 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/live-events-the-multi-passionate-creative 69739f989252830699bfa1f2 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da live-events-the-multi-passionate-creative full 4 55

Join me for this FREE introductory class to The Multi Passionate Creative on Tuesday January 27th, 7-8.15 pm UK time LIVE on Zoom. 


SIGN UP FREE NOW – and we will send you a recording the following day if you cannot make it live. https://tinyurl.com/2026MPCLucy


The FREE class will cover:

- What a multi passionate creative is.

- Language and lenses for understanding ourselves as multi passionate creatives.

- Common challenges and struggles.

- The myths.

- The reality.



JOIN ME for the MULTI PASSIONATE CREATIVE ONLINE COURSE


WEEK 1 – BEYOND OVERWHELM - strategies for core-self strength, learning what drive us, what nourishes us and how we can find our enough.

WEEK 2 – BEYOND CHAOS -organising time, energy, information and resources so you can create your heart out and stay sane.

WEEK 3 – BEYOND PROCRASTINATION moving from first ideas to finished projects.


+ Live classes

+ Lifetime access to recordings

+ Course slides

+ Reading list

+ Dedicated private Facebook group

SIGN UP NOW


CREATIVE MAGIC BOOK CLÚB - join now

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]]>

Join me for this FREE introductory class to The Multi Passionate Creative on Tuesday January 27th, 7-8.15 pm UK time LIVE on Zoom. 


SIGN UP FREE NOW – and we will send you a recording the following day if you cannot make it live. https://tinyurl.com/2026MPCLucy


The FREE class will cover:

- What a multi passionate creative is.

- Language and lenses for understanding ourselves as multi passionate creatives.

- Common challenges and struggles.

- The myths.

- The reality.



JOIN ME for the MULTI PASSIONATE CREATIVE ONLINE COURSE


WEEK 1 – BEYOND OVERWHELM - strategies for core-self strength, learning what drive us, what nourishes us and how we can find our enough.

WEEK 2 – BEYOND CHAOS -organising time, energy, information and resources so you can create your heart out and stay sane.

WEEK 3 – BEYOND PROCRASTINATION moving from first ideas to finished projects.


+ Live classes

+ Lifetime access to recordings

+ Course slides

+ Reading list

+ Dedicated private Facebook group

SIGN UP NOW


CREATIVE MAGIC BOOK CLÚB - join now

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]]> Nightbitch: : the raw reality of creative motherhood Nightbitch: : the raw reality of creative motherhood Tue, 13 Jan 2026 07:00:00 GMT 1:14:54 6939a58b4f84d8410f10fa58 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/nightbitch-the-raw-reality-of-creative-motherhood 6939a58b4f84d8410f10fa58 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da nightbitch-the-raw-reality-of-creative-motherhood full 4 53 This Between the Seasons book episode explores Nightbitch a novel by Rachel Yoder, a work of magical realism about a mother longing to reclaim her identity of artist.

Named a best book of the year by Esquire and Vulture and recognized as a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Fiction. It was adapted for screen in 2024 by writer and director by Marielle Heller, starring Amy Adams.

https://www.racheljyoder.com/

This episode weaves my own reflections on the themes of the book, with women’s voices from our Creative Magic book club, readings from the book and excerpts


January 8th - Womancraft Submission Zoom call – link here

January 9th- Feb 13th – submissions open at Womancraft Publishing – find out more.

January 13th – Creative Magic Book Club – Magic Maker by Pam Grossman – sign up here

January 20th Free Multi-Passionate Creative class – sign up here

Feb 10th  - The Multi-Passionate Creative and The Multi-Passionate Entrepreneur, starts, early birds to Jan 30th. Find out more...***


We talked about:

Creative mothers – the inherent struggles

What we cannot talk about – the experience of motherhood and

Writing new stories – our own stories

Mothering in patriarchy

Mammalian mothering

Maternal rage

Identity – loss of, finding it again through creativity


Extended Episode just $3 at www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

A deeper dive into identity

The public body of mother and the artist’s need for time alone and secrecy

Maternal inheritance and our maternal ancestors

The feeling of loss of time and career

Wanda White – the author of the book in the book!

Want more?

A full episode of my second conversation with Sarah Detweiler is available on the $6/9 dollar Patreon tiers.

At this level you can also join us for future book clubs

www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

Resources

Nightbitch

The Rainbow Way

The Artist’s Way

All Fours

Burning Woman

Moods of Motherhood

Crow Moon

Motherhood Until Yesterday

I’m a Writer But…


About Rachel Yoder

Named a best book of the year by Esquire and Vulture and recognized as a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Fiction. It was adapted for screen in 2024 by writer and director by Marielle Heller, starring Amy Adams.


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]]> This Between the Seasons book episode explores Nightbitch a novel by Rachel Yoder, a work of magical realism about a mother longing to reclaim her identity of artist.

Named a best book of the year by Esquire and Vulture and recognized as a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Fiction. It was adapted for screen in 2024 by writer and director by Marielle Heller, starring Amy Adams.

https://www.racheljyoder.com/

This episode weaves my own reflections on the themes of the book, with women’s voices from our Creative Magic book club, readings from the book and excerpts


January 8th - Womancraft Submission Zoom call – link here

January 9th- Feb 13th – submissions open at Womancraft Publishing – find out more.

January 13th – Creative Magic Book Club – Magic Maker by Pam Grossman – sign up here

January 20th Free Multi-Passionate Creative class – sign up here

Feb 10th  - The Multi-Passionate Creative and The Multi-Passionate Entrepreneur, starts, early birds to Jan 30th. Find out more...***


We talked about:

Creative mothers – the inherent struggles

What we cannot talk about – the experience of motherhood and

Writing new stories – our own stories

Mothering in patriarchy

Mammalian mothering

Maternal rage

Identity – loss of, finding it again through creativity


Extended Episode just $3 at www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

A deeper dive into identity

The public body of mother and the artist’s need for time alone and secrecy

Maternal inheritance and our maternal ancestors

The feeling of loss of time and career

Wanda White – the author of the book in the book!

Want more?

A full episode of my second conversation with Sarah Detweiler is available on the $6/9 dollar Patreon tiers.

At this level you can also join us for future book clubs

www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

Resources

Nightbitch

The Rainbow Way

The Artist’s Way

All Fours

Burning Woman

Moods of Motherhood

Crow Moon

Motherhood Until Yesterday

I’m a Writer But…


About Rachel Yoder

Named a best book of the year by Esquire and Vulture and recognized as a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Fiction. It was adapted for screen in 2024 by writer and director by Marielle Heller, starring Amy Adams.


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]]> <![CDATA[January - What's Up?!]]> Fri, 02 Jan 2026 07:00:00 GMT 11:21 6939c0764f84d8410f17e847 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/january-whats-up 6939c0764f84d8410f17e847 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da january-whats-up full 4 52 A brief look at all the creative magic coming up in January


January 8th - Womancraft Submission Zoom call – link here

January 9th- Feb 13th – submissions open at Womancraft Publishing – find out more.

January 13th – Creative Magic Book Club – Magic Maker by Pam Grossman – sign up here

January 20th Free Multi-Passionate Creative class – sign up here

Feb 10th  - The Multi-Passionate Creative and The Multi-Passionate Entrepreneur, starts, early birds to Jan 30th. Find out more...***

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]]> A brief look at all the creative magic coming up in January


January 8th - Womancraft Submission Zoom call – link here

January 9th- Feb 13th – submissions open at Womancraft Publishing – find out more.

January 13th – Creative Magic Book Club – Magic Maker by Pam Grossman – sign up here

January 20th Free Multi-Passionate Creative class – sign up here

Feb 10th  - The Multi-Passionate Creative and The Multi-Passionate Entrepreneur, starts, early birds to Jan 30th. Find out more...***

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]]> 51: Midwinter Magic with Sarah Robinson 51: Midwinter Magic with Sarah Robinson Tue, 23 Dec 2025 07:00:00 GMT 34:22 6936e09e3d875cc257e0e633 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/51-midwinter-magic-with-sarah-robinson 6936e09e3d875cc257e0e633 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da 51-midwinter-magic-with-sarah-robinson full 4 51 A seasonal round up from Lucy – her highlights of Season 4 and looking ahead to our next Between the Seasons Book Specials.

As well as snippets from a festive conversation with friend of the pod, witchy author, Sarah Robinson as we share how we celebrate Christmas and some of our favourite Christmas traditions – all things mince pies, cranberries and Christmas trees.


In the Extended Episode – there’s oodles more from just $3/ month on Patreon

We talk Christmas wreaths

Hygge

Plus bonus Seasonal extracts from the book that we co-authored – The Kitchen Witch Companion.

Resources

Join the Book Club on Patreon

The Kitchen Witch Companion

Sarah’s autumn episode – Magical Wanders

Pam Grossman’s episode

Womancraft Publishing Submissions

Sign up for my new free class: The Multipassionate Creative


About Sarah

Sarah Robinson is the best-selling Womancraft Publishing author of multiple books on magic and witches including: Yoga for Witches (now in French, Chinese, Polish and Farsi), Yin Magic, Enchanted Journeys, The Kitchen Witch Companion, The Witch and the Wildwood and Womancraft Publishing’s fastest selling pre-order ever, Kitchen Witch: food, folklore and fairy tale. Her newest book Witch Country: Seeking the Witch in the British Landscape is out on October 31st.

A yoga teacher and author based in in Bath, UK. Her background is in science; she holds an MSc Psychology & Neuroscience and has studied at Bath, Exeter and Harvard universities. She is host of the Witch Country podcast.

You can listen to Sarah’s popular episode from Season 1 of Creative Magic – Let’s All Run Away and Live in the Woods, and learn from her and myself in the Weaving Magic with Words epsidoe in Season 3, as well as discvoer some of her favourite books in a bonus episode on Patreon – for $6/ month.

 

Join her for her Masterclasses live on Zoom on October 29th and November 5th.

 

Find Sarah online:

Website: www.sentiayoga.com

Instagram: @Yogaforwitches @thisiswitchcountry

Podcast: Witch Country

Insight Timer: Enchanted Journeys with Sarah Robinson



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]]> A seasonal round up from Lucy – her highlights of Season 4 and looking ahead to our next Between the Seasons Book Specials.

As well as snippets from a festive conversation with friend of the pod, witchy author, Sarah Robinson as we share how we celebrate Christmas and some of our favourite Christmas traditions – all things mince pies, cranberries and Christmas trees.


In the Extended Episode – there’s oodles more from just $3/ month on Patreon

We talk Christmas wreaths

Hygge

Plus bonus Seasonal extracts from the book that we co-authored – The Kitchen Witch Companion.

Resources

Join the Book Club on Patreon

The Kitchen Witch Companion

Sarah’s autumn episode – Magical Wanders

Pam Grossman’s episode

Womancraft Publishing Submissions

Sign up for my new free class: The Multipassionate Creative


About Sarah

Sarah Robinson is the best-selling Womancraft Publishing author of multiple books on magic and witches including: Yoga for Witches (now in French, Chinese, Polish and Farsi), Yin Magic, Enchanted Journeys, The Kitchen Witch Companion, The Witch and the Wildwood and Womancraft Publishing’s fastest selling pre-order ever, Kitchen Witch: food, folklore and fairy tale. Her newest book Witch Country: Seeking the Witch in the British Landscape is out on October 31st.

A yoga teacher and author based in in Bath, UK. Her background is in science; she holds an MSc Psychology & Neuroscience and has studied at Bath, Exeter and Harvard universities. She is host of the Witch Country podcast.

You can listen to Sarah’s popular episode from Season 1 of Creative Magic – Let’s All Run Away and Live in the Woods, and learn from her and myself in the Weaving Magic with Words epsidoe in Season 3, as well as discvoer some of her favourite books in a bonus episode on Patreon – for $6/ month.

 

Join her for her Masterclasses live on Zoom on October 29th and November 5th.

 

Find Sarah online:

Website: www.sentiayoga.com

Instagram: @Yogaforwitches @thisiswitchcountry

Podcast: Witch Country

Insight Timer: Enchanted Journeys with Sarah Robinson



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]]> 50: Tracy Breathnach - The Soul Path 50: Tracy Breathnach - The Soul Path Tue, 09 Dec 2025 07:00:00 GMT 1:07:41 692ed0a2ee4488eaa022a0d9 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/50-tracy-breathnach-the-soul-path 692ed0a2ee4488eaa022a0d9 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da 50-tracy-breathnach-the-soul-path full 4 50 Dr Tracy Breathnach is an Irish author, speaker and somatic performance artist, based in the UK, exploring heart-centred living and loving. The main themes of her work are intimacy, authenticity and aliveness. She has worked extensively across arts, community and education settings, primarily in the UK for over 25 years, as well as now offering transformational coaching and mentoring to clients around the world.

In November 2025, she launched her first non-fiction book called In Other Words Love, Learning to intimately love our lives. The material is also offered as an e-course available online: Words for Love.

Tracy’s practice as research PhD (University of Aberystwyth, 2018) explored identity, narrative and trauma in autobiographical birth-storytelling. Following this she developed a project called ‘Birth Café’ with People Speak Up in west Wales to create a space for women to share their birth stories from their bodies.

Tracy is a highly experienced freelance consultant in Culture, Health and Wellbeing and most recently worked as the Programme Manager for Wales Arts, Health & Wellbeing Network. She has led on the award-winning Wales-wide artists’ wellbeing programme How Ya Doing? for WAHWN, as well as several arts programmes for staff wellbeing in health boards.

www.tracybreathnach.com

FB: https://www.facebook.com/trebreathnach

Insta: http://www.instagram.com/trebreathnach @trebreathnach

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-tracy-breathnach-13113133/

To buy the book In Other Words Love: https://amzn.eu/d/e0sGyUS


We talked about

Soul friends - anam cara.

The soul path and following your bliss

Trauma and agency

Surrender, creativity and birth

Law of Attraction

Writing her book

Being a writer who loves feedback and sharing via performance


In the Extended Episode - 2 hours long

Working together teaching Burning Woman

Soul and masking

Resourcing – what it is, how it works and how to do it

How we can set ourselves up for peace and creativity in the midst of the current political and economic climate


Resources

Burning Woman

Medicine Woman

Benedict Cumberbatch

Gina Martin

Her new book, In Other Words Love

Jules Heavens

Joan Davies

NLP

IEMT

Authentic Movement

Mary Daly


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]]> Dr Tracy Breathnach is an Irish author, speaker and somatic performance artist, based in the UK, exploring heart-centred living and loving. The main themes of her work are intimacy, authenticity and aliveness. She has worked extensively across arts, community and education settings, primarily in the UK for over 25 years, as well as now offering transformational coaching and mentoring to clients around the world.

In November 2025, she launched her first non-fiction book called In Other Words Love, Learning to intimately love our lives. The material is also offered as an e-course available online: Words for Love.

Tracy’s practice as research PhD (University of Aberystwyth, 2018) explored identity, narrative and trauma in autobiographical birth-storytelling. Following this she developed a project called ‘Birth Café’ with People Speak Up in west Wales to create a space for women to share their birth stories from their bodies.

Tracy is a highly experienced freelance consultant in Culture, Health and Wellbeing and most recently worked as the Programme Manager for Wales Arts, Health & Wellbeing Network. She has led on the award-winning Wales-wide artists’ wellbeing programme How Ya Doing? for WAHWN, as well as several arts programmes for staff wellbeing in health boards.

www.tracybreathnach.com

FB: https://www.facebook.com/trebreathnach

Insta: http://www.instagram.com/trebreathnach @trebreathnach

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-tracy-breathnach-13113133/

To buy the book In Other Words Love: https://amzn.eu/d/e0sGyUS


We talked about

Soul friends - anam cara.

The soul path and following your bliss

Trauma and agency

Surrender, creativity and birth

Law of Attraction

Writing her book

Being a writer who loves feedback and sharing via performance


In the Extended Episode - 2 hours long

Working together teaching Burning Woman

Soul and masking

Resourcing – what it is, how it works and how to do it

How we can set ourselves up for peace and creativity in the midst of the current political and economic climate


Resources

Burning Woman

Medicine Woman

Benedict Cumberbatch

Gina Martin

Her new book, In Other Words Love

Jules Heavens

Joan Davies

NLP

IEMT

Authentic Movement

Mary Daly


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]]> 49: Essie Jain - The Healing 49: Essie Jain - The Healing Tue, 25 Nov 2025 07:00:00 GMT 1:07:23 691afa8150a343770f560ed5 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/49-essie-jain-the-healing 691afa8150a343770f560ed5 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da 49-essie-jain-the-healing full 4 49 Essie Jain is an English singer and songwriter, who has been performing and recording music for over two decades. Her songs have traveled far and wide out into the world and gently weaved themselves into the fabric of people’s lives, daily healing practices and stories. She has almost 600K monthly listens on Spotify.

Essie often works alongside her husband, guitarist and long term collaborator Patrick Glynn, for both recordings and live performances. They live in Los Angeles with their daughter Opal.

Most recently, Essie and Patrick made an album of folk songs together, The Rose In Bloom, which was released on March 7th, 2025

Her website Instagram

Essie on Spotify

We talked about:

·      Holding space for people’s responses to our work and boundaries

·      Creative collaboration with our partners

·      Music and healing

·      Making a living as a creative

·      Founding an indie label


In the extended episode just $3 on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce we talked about:

·      How creativity prepares us for the challenges of parenting

·      Betting the house on your creativity

·      Channelling the energies of death into music

Resources Mentioned

Creatrix: she who makes

Big Magic – Liz Gilbert

Songs Featured in this Episode

O, I Love You – from Until the Light of Morning

I’m Not Afraid of the Dark– from Until the Light of Morning

The Healing from As I Return

The Blessing from As I Return

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]]> Essie Jain is an English singer and songwriter, who has been performing and recording music for over two decades. Her songs have traveled far and wide out into the world and gently weaved themselves into the fabric of people’s lives, daily healing practices and stories. She has almost 600K monthly listens on Spotify.

Essie often works alongside her husband, guitarist and long term collaborator Patrick Glynn, for both recordings and live performances. They live in Los Angeles with their daughter Opal.

Most recently, Essie and Patrick made an album of folk songs together, The Rose In Bloom, which was released on March 7th, 2025

Her website Instagram

Essie on Spotify

We talked about:

·      Holding space for people’s responses to our work and boundaries

·      Creative collaboration with our partners

·      Music and healing

·      Making a living as a creative

·      Founding an indie label


In the extended episode just $3 on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce we talked about:

·      How creativity prepares us for the challenges of parenting

·      Betting the house on your creativity

·      Channelling the energies of death into music

Resources Mentioned

Creatrix: she who makes

Big Magic – Liz Gilbert

Songs Featured in this Episode

O, I Love You – from Until the Light of Morning

I’m Not Afraid of the Dark– from Until the Light of Morning

The Healing from As I Return

The Blessing from As I Return

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]]> 48: Pam Grossman - A Bridge Between Realms 48: Pam Grossman - A Bridge Between Realms Tue, 11 Nov 2025 07:00:00 GMT 58:12 69123aa2cb5f8761fb73eaf4 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/48-pam-grossman-a-bridge-between-worlds 69123aa2cb5f8761fb73eaf4 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da 48-pam-grossman-a-bridge-between-worlds full 4 48 Pam Grossman is a writer, curator, and teacher of magical practice and history. She is

the host of the internationally beloved podcast, The Witch Wave and the author of

Waking the Witch and What Is A Witch. Her newest book, Magic Maker- The Enchanted Path to Creativity has just launched. She is also co-editor and co-author of the

Witchcraft volume of Taschen’s Library of Esoterica series. Her writing has appeared in

numerous media outlets, including The New York Times, The Atlantic, TIME.com, and

many more. She divides her time between Brooklyn and the Western Catskills

alongside her husband and their two feline familiars.


www.pamgrossman.com

Instagram @phantasmaphile

Podcast – The Witch Wave


We talked about:

Women and surrealist art

Occulture

Her podcast, The Witch Wave

Capitalism and magic

Being visible as a witch

Being taken seriously by the mainstream media when talking about magic

Witchcraft - The Taschen Anthology

Her new book Magic Maker

Archetypes of magic – Witch, Magician and Magic Maker

Why creativity is vital now


In the Extended Episode – just $3 a month on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

We dive deeper into capitalism and magic, bring the Taschen anthology of Witchcraft to life, women artists who are just coming into mainstream awareness and the work of Amy Hale bringing forward the work of Ithell Colquhoun.


Resources

Amy Hale – Creative Magic Episode

Artists mentioned:

Leonora Carrington

Remedios Varo

Hilma af Klint

Ithell Colquhoun

Agnes Pelton

Gertrude Abercrombie

Leonore Fini

Pamela Colman Smith

Waking the Witch

Magic Maker- The Enchanted Path to Creativity

Witchcraft volume of Taschen’s Library of Esoterica series – ed. Jessica Hundley



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]]> Pam Grossman is a writer, curator, and teacher of magical practice and history. She is

the host of the internationally beloved podcast, The Witch Wave and the author of

Waking the Witch and What Is A Witch. Her newest book, Magic Maker- The Enchanted Path to Creativity has just launched. She is also co-editor and co-author of the

Witchcraft volume of Taschen’s Library of Esoterica series. Her writing has appeared in

numerous media outlets, including The New York Times, The Atlantic, TIME.com, and

many more. She divides her time between Brooklyn and the Western Catskills

alongside her husband and their two feline familiars.


www.pamgrossman.com

Instagram @phantasmaphile

Podcast – The Witch Wave


We talked about:

Women and surrealist art

Occulture

Her podcast, The Witch Wave

Capitalism and magic

Being visible as a witch

Being taken seriously by the mainstream media when talking about magic

Witchcraft - The Taschen Anthology

Her new book Magic Maker

Archetypes of magic – Witch, Magician and Magic Maker

Why creativity is vital now


In the Extended Episode – just $3 a month on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

We dive deeper into capitalism and magic, bring the Taschen anthology of Witchcraft to life, women artists who are just coming into mainstream awareness and the work of Amy Hale bringing forward the work of Ithell Colquhoun.


Resources

Amy Hale – Creative Magic Episode

Artists mentioned:

Leonora Carrington

Remedios Varo

Hilma af Klint

Ithell Colquhoun

Agnes Pelton

Gertrude Abercrombie

Leonore Fini

Pamela Colman Smith

Waking the Witch

Magic Maker- The Enchanted Path to Creativity

Witchcraft volume of Taschen’s Library of Esoterica series – ed. Jessica Hundley



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]]> <![CDATA[47: Sangu Mandanna - Witches & Whimsy]]> Tue, 04 Nov 2025 07:00:00 GMT 53:04 68f8f0c8b24744dd486d52e7 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/47-sangu-mandanna-witches-whimsy 68f8f0c8b24744dd486d52e7 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da 47-sangu-mandanna-witches-whimsy full 4 47 Sangu Mandanna is a British–Indian author of adult, young adult, and middle grade fiction. She is best known for her fantasy romance novels The Very Secret Society Of Irregular Witches and A Witch's Guide To Magical Innkeeping.

We talked about:

  • Whimsy and cosy fiction
  • The magical books that made her
  • Her writing process
  • Her publishing journey
  • The difference between writing for YA, children and adult readers.
  • Writing inclusive characters
  • Belonging and community
  • Writing sex scenes


In the Extended Episode www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

  • We dive deeper into neurodivergence, being seen and invisibility
  • As well as an additional extract from The Very Secret Society Of Irregular Witches


Join us for the Creative Magic book club www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

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]]> Sangu Mandanna is a British–Indian author of adult, young adult, and middle grade fiction. She is best known for her fantasy romance novels The Very Secret Society Of Irregular Witches and A Witch's Guide To Magical Innkeeping.

We talked about:

  • Whimsy and cosy fiction
  • The magical books that made her
  • Her writing process
  • Her publishing journey
  • The difference between writing for YA, children and adult readers.
  • Writing inclusive characters
  • Belonging and community
  • Writing sex scenes


In the Extended Episode www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

  • We dive deeper into neurodivergence, being seen and invisibility
  • As well as an additional extract from The Very Secret Society Of Irregular Witches


Join us for the Creative Magic book club www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

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]]> 46: Sarah Robinson - Magical Wanders 46: Sarah Robinson - Magical Wanders Tue, 28 Oct 2025 07:03:01 GMT 1:06:06 68efbf62c68aefb9088b6be0 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/46-sarah-robinson-magical-wanders 68efbf62c68aefb9088b6be0 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da 46-sarah-robinson-magical-wanders full 4 46 Sarah Robinson is the best-selling Womancraft Publishing author of multiple books on magic and witches including: Yoga for Witches (now in French, Chinese, Polish and Farsi), Yin Magic, Enchanted Journeys, The Kitchen Witch Companion, The Witch & the Wildwood ,

and Womancraft Publishing’s fastest selling pre-order ever, Kitchen Witch: food, folklore and fairytale. Her newest book Witch Country: Seeking the Witch in the British Landscape is out on October 31st.

 

A yoga teacher and author based in in Bath, UK. Her background is in science; she holds an MSc Psychology & Neuroscience and has studied at Bath, Exeter and Harvard universities. She is host of the Witch Country podcast.

You can listen to Sarah’s popular episode from Season 1 of Creative Magic – Let’s All Run Away and Live in the Woods, and learn from her and myself in the Weaving Magic with Words episode in Season 3, as well as discover some of her favourite books in a bonus episode on my Patreon – for $6/ month.

 

Join her for her Masterclasses live on Zoom on October 29th and November 5th. Find out more at Womancraft Publishing

 

Find Sarah online:

Website: www.sentiayoga.com

Instagram: @Yogaforwitches @thisiswitchcountry

Podcast: Witch Country

Insight Timer: Enchanted Journeys with Sarah Robinson

 


We talked about:

The Season of the Witch – whether it’s over commericalised and what it means to us

Time release magic

Social media, performance and authenticity

The importance of digging for roots

Balancing whimsy and the dark history of witch hunts.

The place and witch that impacted her most as she researched Witch Country

Some of our favourite good witches from 20th century film

 

In the extended episode – over 15 mins of extra content just $3 on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce we talked about:

 

The backstory as to why Sarah is “friend of the pod”

Apple magic

Real world social media content making struggles

Witch marks – what they are and how to find them.

An extra extract from Witch Country

 

 

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]]> Sarah Robinson is the best-selling Womancraft Publishing author of multiple books on magic and witches including: Yoga for Witches (now in French, Chinese, Polish and Farsi), Yin Magic, Enchanted Journeys, The Kitchen Witch Companion, The Witch & the Wildwood ,

and Womancraft Publishing’s fastest selling pre-order ever, Kitchen Witch: food, folklore and fairytale. Her newest book Witch Country: Seeking the Witch in the British Landscape is out on October 31st.

 

A yoga teacher and author based in in Bath, UK. Her background is in science; she holds an MSc Psychology & Neuroscience and has studied at Bath, Exeter and Harvard universities. She is host of the Witch Country podcast.

You can listen to Sarah’s popular episode from Season 1 of Creative Magic – Let’s All Run Away and Live in the Woods, and learn from her and myself in the Weaving Magic with Words episode in Season 3, as well as discover some of her favourite books in a bonus episode on my Patreon – for $6/ month.

 

Join her for her Masterclasses live on Zoom on October 29th and November 5th. Find out more at Womancraft Publishing

 

Find Sarah online:

Website: www.sentiayoga.com

Instagram: @Yogaforwitches @thisiswitchcountry

Podcast: Witch Country

Insight Timer: Enchanted Journeys with Sarah Robinson

 


We talked about:

The Season of the Witch – whether it’s over commericalised and what it means to us

Time release magic

Social media, performance and authenticity

The importance of digging for roots

Balancing whimsy and the dark history of witch hunts.

The place and witch that impacted her most as she researched Witch Country

Some of our favourite good witches from 20th century film

 

In the extended episode – over 15 mins of extra content just $3 on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce we talked about:

 

The backstory as to why Sarah is “friend of the pod”

Apple magic

Real world social media content making struggles

Witch marks – what they are and how to find them.

An extra extract from Witch Country

 

 

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]]> 45: Lisa Lister - Remembering Our Magic 45: Lisa Lister - Remembering Our Magic Tue, 21 Oct 2025 06:00:00 GMT 1:22:19 68eeb8b35fb0875a11ac4351 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/45-lisa-lister-remembering-our-magic 68eeb8b35fb0875a11ac4351 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da 45-lisa-lister-remembering-our-magic full 4 45 Crowned ‘the defender of female awesomeness’ by Cooler magazine, everything Lisa creates is an invitation home to yourself. To your voice, your rhythms + your own reality.

A reality that’s remembered + respelled by you.

She writes, teaches + shares in the sweet spot between feminine philosophy, sensual creativity + personal myth-making. Her work is rooted in the depth of Hélène Cixous, the erotic truth-telling of Anaïs Nin + the accessible ritual of Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way.

She is the best-selling author of Witch, Code Red, Love your Lady Landscape, Self Source-ery + Venus.

www.lisalister.com/

Instagram @sassylisalister


Join us for the Creative Magic Book Club www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


Today we talked about:

The Importance of Writing and Telling Our own stories

Cyclical intelligence

Her mutism as a child

The witch wound – women being silenced down through lifetimes, ancestral fear of speaking out

Being seen – and discernment as to who we share our skills with

Creating the most magical version of ourselves that our soul most longs for

Navigating paradox

EDS (hypermobility) and magical women

Neurodivergent women and masking

Publishing and self-publishing

Being too much

Prolific

Women in creative process



Join us for a deeper dive in the extended episode – just $3 on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

Where we get raw and real, and share our personal experiences of publishing and self-publishing

An extract from her book, Witch.


We mentioned

Womancraft Publishing

Code Red

Love Your Lady Landscape

Witch

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]]> Crowned ‘the defender of female awesomeness’ by Cooler magazine, everything Lisa creates is an invitation home to yourself. To your voice, your rhythms + your own reality.

A reality that’s remembered + respelled by you.

She writes, teaches + shares in the sweet spot between feminine philosophy, sensual creativity + personal myth-making. Her work is rooted in the depth of Hélène Cixous, the erotic truth-telling of Anaïs Nin + the accessible ritual of Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way.

She is the best-selling author of Witch, Code Red, Love your Lady Landscape, Self Source-ery + Venus.

www.lisalister.com/

Instagram @sassylisalister


Join us for the Creative Magic Book Club www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


Today we talked about:

The Importance of Writing and Telling Our own stories

Cyclical intelligence

Her mutism as a child

The witch wound – women being silenced down through lifetimes, ancestral fear of speaking out

Being seen – and discernment as to who we share our skills with

Creating the most magical version of ourselves that our soul most longs for

Navigating paradox

EDS (hypermobility) and magical women

Neurodivergent women and masking

Publishing and self-publishing

Being too much

Prolific

Women in creative process



Join us for a deeper dive in the extended episode – just $3 on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

Where we get raw and real, and share our personal experiences of publishing and self-publishing

An extract from her book, Witch.


We mentioned

Womancraft Publishing

Code Red

Love Your Lady Landscape

Witch

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]]> 44: Lisbeth Cheever-Gessaman – From Great Darkness Great Light is Born 44: Lisbeth Cheever-Gessaman – From Great Darkness Great Light is Born Tue, 14 Oct 2025 06:00:00 GMT 1:13:32 68e782dfd798804c9eac2bda false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/44-lisbeth-cheever-gessaman-from-great-darkness-great-light 68e782dfd798804c9eac2bda 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da 44-lisbeth-cheever-gessaman-from-great-darkness-great-light full 4 44 Lisbeth Cheever-Gessaman is the artist and illustrator of "The Divine Feminine Oracle", The Spellcasting Oracle” and “The Sutras of Unspeakable Joy”. She is a visionary artist who merges magick and technology with traditional mediums to create new interpretations of myth and archetype. Through her work she explores shamanic, astrological and mythological constructs to interpret the liminal worlds of the Divine Feminine, incorporating art and talisman to create a third phenomenon, or magical reality. Her art was included in Witchcraft - Taschen and features in The Divine Feminine Oracle that she created along with Meggan Watterson, on the covers of The Mistress of Longing and Gina Martin’s Daughters of the Goddess series.


In honor of the Great Mother, and as personal witness, she creates all work under the pseudonym "SheWhoIsArt".

www.etsy.com/shop/SheWhoIsArt

Website: www.shewhoisart.com

Facebook: facebook.com/shewhoisart

Instagram: @shewhois



We talked about

The soul in art

Art as a vessel for the sacred

Sacred Feminine perspective on current events

Feminine representation in the Bible and why it goes untaught

Her work with Megan Watterson on the Divine Feminine Oracle.

Her artmaking process – creating light

Symbology of the Feminine

Finding and trusting the real in this post-truth world


In the extended episode – over 45 mins of extra content just $3 on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce we talked about:

Perimenopause and menopause – wise woman insight

Migraine and creativity

Symbology – the Alphabet vs the Goddess

Ancient women cave painters

Her twinkle box

AI as a creative and business tool

The female roots of modern Western abstract art

Her religious background

Facebook and IG jail

Balancing our creatrix and business parts


Resources

Burning Woman

The Woman’s Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects

Discover Your Inner Symbols – Masterclass

The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image 

Women Who Run With the Wolves and Mother Night – Clarissa Pinkola Estes – listen to our Creative Magic special on Women Who Run with the Wolves

The Holy Wild: A Heathen Bible for the Untamed

The Great Cosmic Mother

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]]> Lisbeth Cheever-Gessaman is the artist and illustrator of "The Divine Feminine Oracle", The Spellcasting Oracle” and “The Sutras of Unspeakable Joy”. She is a visionary artist who merges magick and technology with traditional mediums to create new interpretations of myth and archetype. Through her work she explores shamanic, astrological and mythological constructs to interpret the liminal worlds of the Divine Feminine, incorporating art and talisman to create a third phenomenon, or magical reality. Her art was included in Witchcraft - Taschen and features in The Divine Feminine Oracle that she created along with Meggan Watterson, on the covers of The Mistress of Longing and Gina Martin’s Daughters of the Goddess series.


In honor of the Great Mother, and as personal witness, she creates all work under the pseudonym "SheWhoIsArt".

www.etsy.com/shop/SheWhoIsArt

Website: www.shewhoisart.com

Facebook: facebook.com/shewhoisart

Instagram: @shewhois



We talked about

The soul in art

Art as a vessel for the sacred

Sacred Feminine perspective on current events

Feminine representation in the Bible and why it goes untaught

Her work with Megan Watterson on the Divine Feminine Oracle.

Her artmaking process – creating light

Symbology of the Feminine

Finding and trusting the real in this post-truth world


In the extended episode – over 45 mins of extra content just $3 on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce we talked about:

Perimenopause and menopause – wise woman insight

Migraine and creativity

Symbology – the Alphabet vs the Goddess

Ancient women cave painters

Her twinkle box

AI as a creative and business tool

The female roots of modern Western abstract art

Her religious background

Facebook and IG jail

Balancing our creatrix and business parts


Resources

Burning Woman

The Woman’s Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects

Discover Your Inner Symbols – Masterclass

The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image 

Women Who Run With the Wolves and Mother Night – Clarissa Pinkola Estes – listen to our Creative Magic special on Women Who Run with the Wolves

The Holy Wild: A Heathen Bible for the Untamed

The Great Cosmic Mother

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]]> 43: Sophie Messager - The Beat of Your Own Drum 43: Sophie Messager - The Beat of Your Own Drum Mon, 29 Sep 2025 23:00:00 GMT 1:05:24 68d54c49acc34956e6dae93e false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/43-sophie-messager-the-beat-of-your-own-drom 68d54c49acc34956e6dae93e 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da 43-sophie-messager-the-beat-of-your-own-drom full 4 43 Sophie Messager bridges worlds that rarely meet. A former reproductive physiologist with a PhD, she traded her microscope for a medicine drum after experiencing the transformative power of an empowered birth. Her decade-long journey as a doula, birth educator, and author of Why Postnatal Recovery Matters deepened her exploration of the rhythms surrounding women's transitions.

Now a holistic life transition mentor, Sophie guides women through significant life thresholds—from birth to perimenopause and beyond. Her unique combination of scientific expertise and spiritual insight allows her to serve as a compassionate space holder for those seeking to harmonise their analytical and intuitive selves.

Her new book The Beat of Your Own Drum: the history, science and contemporary use of drumming as a path for women’s wisdom, health and transformation is published by Womancraft Publishing and available everywhere now.

Her podcast The Wisdom Messenger

www.sophiemessager.com

We talked about:

Drumming as nervous system regulation

Drumming and birth

Bridging the intellectual and spiritual worlds

Wearing many hats

Intuitive drum and intuitive dance

Women’s life transitions

Reclaiming childhood joys

Neurodivergence and regulation

How we have lost regulation in contemporary patriarchal society.


For a deeper dive, join us for the Extended Episode – just $3/ month, exclusively on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce - where we discuss

Schuman Resonance

Microdosing – drumming and psylocibin.



Resources


The Beat of Your Own Drum

Burnout – Amelia Nagoski

Come as You Are – Emily Nagoski

Jane Hardwicke Collings

The Emerald – The Revolution will not be Psychologized

Jeff Strong

Peter Levine

Women Making Noise conversation series

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]]> Sophie Messager bridges worlds that rarely meet. A former reproductive physiologist with a PhD, she traded her microscope for a medicine drum after experiencing the transformative power of an empowered birth. Her decade-long journey as a doula, birth educator, and author of Why Postnatal Recovery Matters deepened her exploration of the rhythms surrounding women's transitions.

Now a holistic life transition mentor, Sophie guides women through significant life thresholds—from birth to perimenopause and beyond. Her unique combination of scientific expertise and spiritual insight allows her to serve as a compassionate space holder for those seeking to harmonise their analytical and intuitive selves.

Her new book The Beat of Your Own Drum: the history, science and contemporary use of drumming as a path for women’s wisdom, health and transformation is published by Womancraft Publishing and available everywhere now.

Her podcast The Wisdom Messenger

www.sophiemessager.com

We talked about:

Drumming as nervous system regulation

Drumming and birth

Bridging the intellectual and spiritual worlds

Wearing many hats

Intuitive drum and intuitive dance

Women’s life transitions

Reclaiming childhood joys

Neurodivergence and regulation

How we have lost regulation in contemporary patriarchal society.


For a deeper dive, join us for the Extended Episode – just $3/ month, exclusively on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce - where we discuss

Schuman Resonance

Microdosing – drumming and psylocibin.



Resources


The Beat of Your Own Drum

Burnout – Amelia Nagoski

Come as You Are – Emily Nagoski

Jane Hardwicke Collings

The Emerald – The Revolution will not be Psychologized

Jeff Strong

Peter Levine

Women Making Noise conversation series

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]]> 42: Joanne Harris - Writing Magic 42: Joanne Harris - Writing Magic Tue, 16 Sep 2025 06:00:00 GMT 56:57 68bec70299f57533c9f140da false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/42-joanne-harris-writing-magic 68bec70299f57533c9f140da 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da 42-joanne-harris-writing-magic full 4 42 Joanne Harris (OBE, FRSL) is the internationally renowned and award-winning author of over twenty novels, plus novellas, cookbooks, scripts, short stories, libretti, lyrics, articles, and a self-help book for writers, TEN THINGS ABOUT WRITING. In 2000, her 1999 novel CHOCOLAT was adapted to the screen, starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. She holds honorary doctorates from the Universities of Sheffield and Huddersfield, is an honorary Fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

She performs in a live music and storytelling show with the #Storytime Band.

She also has a form of synaesthesia which enables her to smell colours. Red, she says, smells of chocolate.


www.joanne-harris.co.uk/


Author image credit - Kyte Photography


We talked about

  • The film adaptations of Chocolat that didn’t happen
  • Her cover artwork
  • Developing her voice as a writer
  • The different forms of magic in her books
  • On discovering magical realism
  • Imposter syndrome
  • Writing and motherhood
  • How she writes
  • Food as a love language
  • Moving beyond the archetype of the white male writer and the assumptions that go along with that.
  • Belonging and being an outsider
  • Her advice for writers


In the extended episode just $3 on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce we talked about:

  • Her great-grandmother who was a witch
  • Cosy books, current book trends in fantasy and armchair murder mysteries and reading for comfort in a world gone mad
  • How she researches her books
  • Her current creative rabbit hole
  • Plus some of her thoughts on magic from her most recent books – The Moonlight Market, Chocolat and Vianne.


Resources

Chocolat (book)

Chocolat (film)

The Five Love Languages

The Moonlight Market

Vianne

10 Things About Writing


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]]> Joanne Harris (OBE, FRSL) is the internationally renowned and award-winning author of over twenty novels, plus novellas, cookbooks, scripts, short stories, libretti, lyrics, articles, and a self-help book for writers, TEN THINGS ABOUT WRITING. In 2000, her 1999 novel CHOCOLAT was adapted to the screen, starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. She holds honorary doctorates from the Universities of Sheffield and Huddersfield, is an honorary Fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

She performs in a live music and storytelling show with the #Storytime Band.

She also has a form of synaesthesia which enables her to smell colours. Red, she says, smells of chocolate.


www.joanne-harris.co.uk/


Author image credit - Kyte Photography


We talked about

  • The film adaptations of Chocolat that didn’t happen
  • Her cover artwork
  • Developing her voice as a writer
  • The different forms of magic in her books
  • On discovering magical realism
  • Imposter syndrome
  • Writing and motherhood
  • How she writes
  • Food as a love language
  • Moving beyond the archetype of the white male writer and the assumptions that go along with that.
  • Belonging and being an outsider
  • Her advice for writers


In the extended episode just $3 on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce we talked about:

  • Her great-grandmother who was a witch
  • Cosy books, current book trends in fantasy and armchair murder mysteries and reading for comfort in a world gone mad
  • How she researches her books
  • Her current creative rabbit hole
  • Plus some of her thoughts on magic from her most recent books – The Moonlight Market, Chocolat and Vianne.


Resources

Chocolat (book)

Chocolat (film)

The Five Love Languages

The Moonlight Market

Vianne

10 Things About Writing


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]]> 41: Victoria Firth - Batty 41: Victoria Firth - Batty Tue, 09 Sep 2025 06:00:00 GMT 1:13:11 68bec533c7aaa3aeefbba3fb false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/ep-41-victoria-firth-batty 68bec533c7aaa3aeefbba3fb 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da ep-41-victoria-firth-batty full 4 41 Victoria Firth is a writer, theatre maker and performer based in Yorkshire. Her work is concerned with embodiment and connection, exploring things lots of us feel but don’t really talk about. Her one-woman show, about childlessness and reinvention, ‘How to be amazingly happy!’ toured nationally; she curated a collection of writing on the presentation of the body – inspired by her live art performance ‘The Butter Piece’; her poetry has recently been published in Northern Gravy's anthology. She is now producing her second play 'Batty!' exploring witches as role models for women othered by social norms and our reciprocal connection with nature. She can be found walking on the moors or wild swimming with her dog Blaidd.


Website: https://www.victoriafirth.co.uk/

BATTY! Information and tour dates: https://www.victoriafirth.co.uk/batty/

Instagram: @msvhf 

Facebook @msvictoriafirth


We talked about:

·      Her new show – Batty, about a midlife woman reclaiming her wildness

·      Making space for our creativity as women

·      Redefining success…and failure

·      The three stages of creativity

·      Becoming a performer in midlife

·      Navigating the inner battle between the creative drive and the need for inner safety

·      “the bell that keeps ringing”

·      The invisible economy of the arts

·      Creativity, magic and being highly sensitive


In the extended episode, just $3 on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce we talked about:

·      Perimenopause

·      Structural divergence and patriarchy busting


Books Mentioned

Burning Woman

The Highly Sensitive Person – Elaine N. Aron

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]]> Victoria Firth is a writer, theatre maker and performer based in Yorkshire. Her work is concerned with embodiment and connection, exploring things lots of us feel but don’t really talk about. Her one-woman show, about childlessness and reinvention, ‘How to be amazingly happy!’ toured nationally; she curated a collection of writing on the presentation of the body – inspired by her live art performance ‘The Butter Piece’; her poetry has recently been published in Northern Gravy's anthology. She is now producing her second play 'Batty!' exploring witches as role models for women othered by social norms and our reciprocal connection with nature. She can be found walking on the moors or wild swimming with her dog Blaidd.


Website: https://www.victoriafirth.co.uk/

BATTY! Information and tour dates: https://www.victoriafirth.co.uk/batty/

Instagram: @msvhf 

Facebook @msvictoriafirth


We talked about:

·      Her new show – Batty, about a midlife woman reclaiming her wildness

·      Making space for our creativity as women

·      Redefining success…and failure

·      The three stages of creativity

·      Becoming a performer in midlife

·      Navigating the inner battle between the creative drive and the need for inner safety

·      “the bell that keeps ringing”

·      The invisible economy of the arts

·      Creativity, magic and being highly sensitive


In the extended episode, just $3 on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce we talked about:

·      Perimenopause

·      Structural divergence and patriarchy busting


Books Mentioned

Burning Woman

The Highly Sensitive Person – Elaine N. Aron

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]]> 40: Sarah Detweiler - Creative Rainbow Mother 40: Sarah Detweiler - Creative Rainbow Mother Tue, 02 Sep 2025 06:00:00 GMT 56:54 68aefde01ec4fc75765484ab false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/40-sarah-detweiler-creative-rainbow-mother 68aefde01ec4fc75765484ab 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da 40-sarah-detweiler-creative-rainbow-mother full 4 40 Sarah Detweiler works out of her home studio undulating between her art practice and motherhood. She explores beyond the traditional boundaries of painting by including various hand embroidery techniques and mixed media materials into her work. Motherhood, nostalgia, and themes that touch on the universality of the human experience all have significance in her work.


An award-winning artist, Sarah has shown her work in solo and group exhibitions in galleries across the country and virtually. She exhibits regularly at Paradigm Gallery in Philadelphia where she has had 2 sold out solo exhibitions.


www.sarahdetweiler.com

www.instagram.com/SD_Artifacts

www.paradigmarts.org/collections/sarah-detweiler


We talked about:

·      Hidden Mothers

·      The shame umbrella

·      Weirdness, feralness and domesticity

·      The Creative Rainbow Mother archetype

·      My book The Rainbow Way – the Artist’s Way for creative mothers

·      Creative evolution and getting bored

·      Her definition of success


In the extended episode just $3 on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce we talked about:

·      The crossover between ADHD and Barbara Sher’s Scanners and Elaine M. Aron’s highly sensitive person

·      Creative rabbit holes

·      The feral forties and perimenopause and Women Who run with the Wolves

·      Her ADHD puppet alter ego


Books Mentioned

The Rainbow Way: cultivating creativity in the midst of motherhood

Creatrix: she who makes

Women’s Bodies Women’s Wisdom – Christiane Northrup

Lynn V Andrews – Jaguar Woman

She of the Sea

Big Magic – Liz Gilbert

The Creative Act – A Way of Being – Rick Rubin

Burning Woman

Women Who Run With the Wolves 

Nightbitch – Rachel Yoder

Weaving Our Way Beyond Patriarchy – A Womancraft Compendium

Refuse to Choose – Barbara Sher

The Highly Sensitive Person – Elaine N. Aron

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]]> Sarah Detweiler works out of her home studio undulating between her art practice and motherhood. She explores beyond the traditional boundaries of painting by including various hand embroidery techniques and mixed media materials into her work. Motherhood, nostalgia, and themes that touch on the universality of the human experience all have significance in her work.


An award-winning artist, Sarah has shown her work in solo and group exhibitions in galleries across the country and virtually. She exhibits regularly at Paradigm Gallery in Philadelphia where she has had 2 sold out solo exhibitions.


www.sarahdetweiler.com

www.instagram.com/SD_Artifacts

www.paradigmarts.org/collections/sarah-detweiler


We talked about:

·      Hidden Mothers

·      The shame umbrella

·      Weirdness, feralness and domesticity

·      The Creative Rainbow Mother archetype

·      My book The Rainbow Way – the Artist’s Way for creative mothers

·      Creative evolution and getting bored

·      Her definition of success


In the extended episode just $3 on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce we talked about:

·      The crossover between ADHD and Barbara Sher’s Scanners and Elaine M. Aron’s highly sensitive person

·      Creative rabbit holes

·      The feral forties and perimenopause and Women Who run with the Wolves

·      Her ADHD puppet alter ego


Books Mentioned

The Rainbow Way: cultivating creativity in the midst of motherhood

Creatrix: she who makes

Women’s Bodies Women’s Wisdom – Christiane Northrup

Lynn V Andrews – Jaguar Woman

She of the Sea

Big Magic – Liz Gilbert

The Creative Act – A Way of Being – Rick Rubin

Burning Woman

Women Who Run With the Wolves 

Nightbitch – Rachel Yoder

Weaving Our Way Beyond Patriarchy – A Womancraft Compendium

Refuse to Choose – Barbara Sher

The Highly Sensitive Person – Elaine N. Aron

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]]> The Magic of the Sea The Magic of the Sea Fri, 01 Aug 2025 06:00:00 GMT 1:04:20 6888eb7d2a38d6f5cbdfa637 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/the-magic-of-the-sea 6888eb7d2a38d6f5cbdfa637 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da the-magic-of-the-sea full 3 41 Join Lucy and special guests as they celebrate the magic of the sea in an atmospheric episode weaving prose, poetry, music and musings on how the sea can inspire, heal and transform.

Featuring extracts from the new audiobook of Lucy's She of the Sea and many special guests including:

  • Sarah Robinson - bestselling author of Yoga for Witches and Kitchen Witch sharing a folktale from the Faroe Islands www.sentiayoga.com
  • Molly Remer - author of 13 books, including, Walking with Persephone sharing some of her poems and stories celebrating the everyday magic that can be discovered on the shore. www.brigidsgrove.com
  • Clare Beloved reading sea-salted poems from her new book Somewhere Between Derelict and Divine - www.clarebeloved.com
  • Eleanor Brown - singer-songwriter shares her Selkie Song https://eleanorbrown.bandcamp.com/
  • Stella Tomlinson - author of several soulful books for women, sharing about selkies www.stellatomlinson.com
  • Jaine Rose - visual artist reflects on why she is a sea witch www.jainerose.com
  • Listener stories - Suzanne Brewer and Annette Vaucanson Kelly on selkies and the sea.


Join us for a deeper dive in the Extended Episode, available on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce for $3/month to unlock:

More from the She of the Sea audiobook

Extended contributor pieces including

Molly’s incredible ancestral connection to US maritime history as well as hear some of her newest and as yet unpublished sea poems

Extra poems from Clare Beloved

A brand new Eleanor Brown song, not available anywhere else

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]]> Join Lucy and special guests as they celebrate the magic of the sea in an atmospheric episode weaving prose, poetry, music and musings on how the sea can inspire, heal and transform.

Featuring extracts from the new audiobook of Lucy's She of the Sea and many special guests including:

  • Sarah Robinson - bestselling author of Yoga for Witches and Kitchen Witch sharing a folktale from the Faroe Islands www.sentiayoga.com
  • Molly Remer - author of 13 books, including, Walking with Persephone sharing some of her poems and stories celebrating the everyday magic that can be discovered on the shore. www.brigidsgrove.com
  • Clare Beloved reading sea-salted poems from her new book Somewhere Between Derelict and Divine - www.clarebeloved.com
  • Eleanor Brown - singer-songwriter shares her Selkie Song https://eleanorbrown.bandcamp.com/
  • Stella Tomlinson - author of several soulful books for women, sharing about selkies www.stellatomlinson.com
  • Jaine Rose - visual artist reflects on why she is a sea witch www.jainerose.com
  • Listener stories - Suzanne Brewer and Annette Vaucanson Kelly on selkies and the sea.


Join us for a deeper dive in the Extended Episode, available on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce for $3/month to unlock:

More from the She of the Sea audiobook

Extended contributor pieces including

Molly’s incredible ancestral connection to US maritime history as well as hear some of her newest and as yet unpublished sea poems

Extra poems from Clare Beloved

A brand new Eleanor Brown song, not available anywhere else

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Season 3 Finale Season 3 Finale Tue, 29 Jul 2025 15:22:06 GMT 26:35 6888e71e4ef63abd0cecefe8 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/season-3-finale 6888e71e4ef63abd0cecefe8 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da season-3-finale full 3 40 A solo episode from Lucy looking back on this season's guests and looking forward to Season 4.


Lucy's book She of the Sea is now available in audiobook

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]]> A solo episode from Lucy looking back on this season's guests and looking forward to Season 4.


Lucy's book She of the Sea is now available in audiobook

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]]> 39: Ingrid Sanchez - Watercolour Magic 39: Ingrid Sanchez - Watercolour Magic Tue, 15 Jul 2025 06:00:00 GMT 1:03:59 6841a2f89ac76e89c4b9b555 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/39-ingrid-sanchez-watercolour-magic 6841a2f89ac76e89c4b9b555 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da 39-ingrid-sanchez-watercolour-magic full 3 39 Ingrid Sanchez, also known as CreativeIngrid, is a Mexican-British artist based in London. Celebrated for her vibrant, nature-inspired paintings, Ingrid uses her art to explore the connection between the natural world and the human spirit. Her work reflects a deep appreciation for color, movement, and the organic beauty of flowers, foliage, and celestial motifs.

Ingrid primarily works with watercolors, inks, and acrylics on paper, using bold, expressive brushstrokes to bring her vision to life. Through constant experimentation, she reinterprets the elements found in gardens and forests, creating artwork that invites viewers to see the world from a fresh perspective—one where nature and spirit converge.


Since 2016, Ingrid has been painting professionally, selling her original artworks to collectors worldwide and licensing her designs for a wide range of products. Her watercolors have been featured in art prints, stationery, home décor, textiles, and more, with collaborations including brands like Tervis, The Happy Planner, Makers Collective, and Moonpig.


Ingrid has led workshops in the USA, Mexico, and Europe, sharing her unique approach to watercolors and mixed media. In addition, her published works include contributions to Watercolor Techniques for Artists & Illustrators (2019) and her own book, DIY Watercolor Christmas (2021). Her dynamic style has been spotlighted in leading publications, including Artists & Illustrators Magazine


https://ingridsanchez.com/

Online school: https://watercolorfoundations.com/

@creativeingrid on Instagram


We talked about:

Her childhood experiences of creativity – and magic.

Her techniques including brush dancing

Creative evolution and the different media she works in

Her passion for the moon

Women’s circles

Magic, intuition and playfulness

Teaching and learning – and how one often becomes the other

Intention and ritual at every part of the creative and selling process.


In the Extended Episode just $3/ month on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce we dive deeper into:

Watercolour technique and her innovative use of masking fluid

Water as a living thing and how she infuses the magic of water into her paintings

Her experience creating a book



We mentioned:

Burning Woman

Creatrix: she who makes

Dr Masuro Emoto – The Hidden Messages in Water

Full Circle Health

Gather: A Celebration of Women’s Circles

Cyanotype

Sun print paper

DIY Watercolor Christmas

The Beat of Your Own Drum

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Ingrid Sanchez, also known as CreativeIngrid, is a Mexican-British artist based in London. Celebrated for her vibrant, nature-inspired paintings, Ingrid uses her art to explore the connection between the natural world and the human spirit. Her work reflects a deep appreciation for color, movement, and the organic beauty of flowers, foliage, and celestial motifs.

Ingrid primarily works with watercolors, inks, and acrylics on paper, using bold, expressive brushstrokes to bring her vision to life. Through constant experimentation, she reinterprets the elements found in gardens and forests, creating artwork that invites viewers to see the world from a fresh perspective—one where nature and spirit converge.


Since 2016, Ingrid has been painting professionally, selling her original artworks to collectors worldwide and licensing her designs for a wide range of products. Her watercolors have been featured in art prints, stationery, home décor, textiles, and more, with collaborations including brands like Tervis, The Happy Planner, Makers Collective, and Moonpig.


Ingrid has led workshops in the USA, Mexico, and Europe, sharing her unique approach to watercolors and mixed media. In addition, her published works include contributions to Watercolor Techniques for Artists & Illustrators (2019) and her own book, DIY Watercolor Christmas (2021). Her dynamic style has been spotlighted in leading publications, including Artists & Illustrators Magazine


https://ingridsanchez.com/

Online school: https://watercolorfoundations.com/

@creativeingrid on Instagram


We talked about:

Her childhood experiences of creativity – and magic.

Her techniques including brush dancing

Creative evolution and the different media she works in

Her passion for the moon

Women’s circles

Magic, intuition and playfulness

Teaching and learning – and how one often becomes the other

Intention and ritual at every part of the creative and selling process.


In the Extended Episode just $3/ month on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce we dive deeper into:

Watercolour technique and her innovative use of masking fluid

Water as a living thing and how she infuses the magic of water into her paintings

Her experience creating a book



We mentioned:

Burning Woman

Creatrix: she who makes

Dr Masuro Emoto – The Hidden Messages in Water

Full Circle Health

Gather: A Celebration of Women’s Circles

Cyanotype

Sun print paper

DIY Watercolor Christmas

The Beat of Your Own Drum

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 38: Jacqueline Wild - Glitter and Earth 38: Jacqueline Wild - Glitter and Earth Tue, 01 Jul 2025 06:00:00 GMT 43:00 68403bc77a7872669a3bac5c false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/38-jacqueline-wild-glitter-and-earth 68403bc77a7872669a3bac5c 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da 38-jacqueline-wild-glitter-and-earth full 3 38 Jacqueline Wild aka Glitter and Earth, creates whimsical illustrations inspired by the Cornish landscape and coastline. She lives in a 120 year old granite miners cottage close to Land’s End where tales of mermaids, witches and pirates fuel her imagination.

Born in Greenwich, London, her holidays to Cornwall created memories of dancing along the shoreline and swimming in rockpools, which acted as a constant reminder to return.

After gaining a degree in English at Worcester, Jacqueline and her husband- to-be packed all their belongings into a VW camper and made their way to Newquay to live a more holistic lifestyle and learn to surf.

Jacqueline pursued a career as a freelance writer for many years but it wasn’t until the birth of her daughter that she really embraced her calling as an illustrator. Working on her iPad while her daughter slept enabled her to hone her skills and start to pave the way to a full time career as an artist.


We talked about


How and why she started making digital art

Creativity in early motherhood

How we came to meet

She of the Sea

Having her art seen

What the sea means to her

Underwater joy


In the Extended Episode www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce we talk in more detail about

Digital art and Procreate and traditional vs modern techniques of draftsmanship

The full story behind our collaborative She of the Sea project

Freediving

How to get your work printed and published as an artist



We mentioned

Phosphorescence – Julia Baird

The Rainbow Way: cultivating creativity in the midst of motherhood

She of the Sea

Ivy Newport

Ithell Colquohoun – listen to the Creative Magic episode all about her


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]]> Jacqueline Wild aka Glitter and Earth, creates whimsical illustrations inspired by the Cornish landscape and coastline. She lives in a 120 year old granite miners cottage close to Land’s End where tales of mermaids, witches and pirates fuel her imagination.

Born in Greenwich, London, her holidays to Cornwall created memories of dancing along the shoreline and swimming in rockpools, which acted as a constant reminder to return.

After gaining a degree in English at Worcester, Jacqueline and her husband- to-be packed all their belongings into a VW camper and made their way to Newquay to live a more holistic lifestyle and learn to surf.

Jacqueline pursued a career as a freelance writer for many years but it wasn’t until the birth of her daughter that she really embraced her calling as an illustrator. Working on her iPad while her daughter slept enabled her to hone her skills and start to pave the way to a full time career as an artist.


We talked about


How and why she started making digital art

Creativity in early motherhood

How we came to meet

She of the Sea

Having her art seen

What the sea means to her

Underwater joy


In the Extended Episode www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce we talk in more detail about

Digital art and Procreate and traditional vs modern techniques of draftsmanship

The full story behind our collaborative She of the Sea project

Freediving

How to get your work printed and published as an artist



We mentioned

Phosphorescence – Julia Baird

The Rainbow Way: cultivating creativity in the midst of motherhood

She of the Sea

Ivy Newport

Ithell Colquohoun – listen to the Creative Magic episode all about her


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 37: Coco Oya Cienna-Rey - Heeding the Call 37: Coco Oya Cienna-Rey - Heeding the Call Tue, 17 Jun 2025 06:00:00 GMT 54:44 68399c352780b226c7813f96 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/37-coco-oya-cienna-rey-heeding-the-call 68399c352780b226c7813f96 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da 37-coco-oya-cienna-rey-heeding-the-call full 3 37 Ep. 37 Coco Oya Cienna-Rey - Heeding the Call


My guest today is Coco Oya Cienna-Rey, author of Digging for Mother’s Bones launching this week from Womancraft Publishing. Coco is a UK based mother, grandmother, creative, mystic, soul guide and writer. Her creativity is informed by her journey as a devotee of the Tantric path (an embodied path of self-liberation) and her personal journey with trauma. She has always felt a call to channel the Voice of the Divine Feminine and is published in several bestselling anthologies. Often thought provoking, yet always heartfelt her work speaks of the sacred wisdom stored in the body, the non-linear nature of trauma and the embodiment of soul. She believes that our innate connection to the natural world can heal humanity. Her podcast ‘Sirens of The Mother’ is receiving growing recognition. As a deeply sensitive, highly empathic gifted intuitive Coco can be found weaving her soul-coaching embodiment work at www.creativelycoco.com

Her Sirens of the Mother podcast 

https://open.spotify.com/show/5Bsau0nYAk0tozjjYZQiK3?si=e4bdf418de754486

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/creativelycoco/


We talked about:

-Creative birth and mothering the creative baby.

-The challenges of having too many creative ideas.

-Creativity as a holy order.

-The Mother and the Cosmic Womb.

-Trauma – writing from the scar and not the wound.

-The impact of her Near Death Experience.

-The sensuality of creativity.


Join us for a deeper dive in the Extended Episode – available on Patreon for just $3

-We venture deeper into transmuting trauma through creative expression and healing our ancestral lineage – TRIGGER WARNING for mentions of suicidal ideation and abuse.

- A deeper dive into the challenges and gifts of dyslexia and her journey to becoming a writer.


Links for you

The Launch Event for her book, Digging for Mother’s Bones, 27th June 7-8pm UK time https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83909212570

Digging for Mother’s Bones – signed copy

Digging for Mother’s Bones – Amazon

Descent & Rising: women’s stories and the embodiment of the Inanna myth

Burning Woman

Gather: a celebration of women’s circles – the second Womancraft Compendium – pre-orders open Sept. 5th on Womancraft Publishing

Gina Martin’s Episode – The Somatic Magic of Writing

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]]> Ep. 37 Coco Oya Cienna-Rey - Heeding the Call


My guest today is Coco Oya Cienna-Rey, author of Digging for Mother’s Bones launching this week from Womancraft Publishing. Coco is a UK based mother, grandmother, creative, mystic, soul guide and writer. Her creativity is informed by her journey as a devotee of the Tantric path (an embodied path of self-liberation) and her personal journey with trauma. She has always felt a call to channel the Voice of the Divine Feminine and is published in several bestselling anthologies. Often thought provoking, yet always heartfelt her work speaks of the sacred wisdom stored in the body, the non-linear nature of trauma and the embodiment of soul. She believes that our innate connection to the natural world can heal humanity. Her podcast ‘Sirens of The Mother’ is receiving growing recognition. As a deeply sensitive, highly empathic gifted intuitive Coco can be found weaving her soul-coaching embodiment work at www.creativelycoco.com

Her Sirens of the Mother podcast 

https://open.spotify.com/show/5Bsau0nYAk0tozjjYZQiK3?si=e4bdf418de754486

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/creativelycoco/


We talked about:

-Creative birth and mothering the creative baby.

-The challenges of having too many creative ideas.

-Creativity as a holy order.

-The Mother and the Cosmic Womb.

-Trauma – writing from the scar and not the wound.

-The impact of her Near Death Experience.

-The sensuality of creativity.


Join us for a deeper dive in the Extended Episode – available on Patreon for just $3

-We venture deeper into transmuting trauma through creative expression and healing our ancestral lineage – TRIGGER WARNING for mentions of suicidal ideation and abuse.

- A deeper dive into the challenges and gifts of dyslexia and her journey to becoming a writer.


Links for you

The Launch Event for her book, Digging for Mother’s Bones, 27th June 7-8pm UK time https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83909212570

Digging for Mother’s Bones – signed copy

Digging for Mother’s Bones – Amazon

Descent & Rising: women’s stories and the embodiment of the Inanna myth

Burning Woman

Gather: a celebration of women’s circles – the second Womancraft Compendium – pre-orders open Sept. 5th on Womancraft Publishing

Gina Martin’s Episode – The Somatic Magic of Writing

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 36: Sarah Robinson + Lucy H. Pearce - Weaving Magic into Words 36: Sarah Robinson + Lucy H. Pearce - Weaving Magic into Words Fri, 30 May 2025 10:00:01 GMT 27:12 683981a0b2e4c2434bf16131 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/36-weaving-magic-into-words-sarah-robinson-lucy-h-pearce 683981a0b2e4c2434bf16131 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da 36-weaving-magic-into-words-sarah-robinson-lucy-h-pearce full 3 36 A special episode on all things magic, to celebrate the launch of my new e-course - Writing Nature + Magic, co-taught with best-selling author of Kitchen Witch and Yoga for Witches, Sarah Robinson. Between us we have written over 20 books!!


In this episode we reflect on:

What magic is

Learning to switch lenses from the mundane to the magical

Ways of entering magical writing consciousness

Words as spell craft

Nature as mirror

Shifting from observer to creative collaborator with the process


About the E-course


Writing Nature + Magic - 4 glorious weeks of creative classes and oodles of magical resources.

Starts 9th June.


Sign up now at https://womancraftpublishing.com/product/writing-nature-and-magic/ 

-Study the classes at your own pace. 

-Engage with us on the Facebook group and final sharing circle on Zoom. 


Writing Nature + Magic is a soulful, elemental journey through earth, fire, water, and air — blending creative prompts, readings, meditations, and practical gathered wisdom from bestselling authors, to deepen your connection with the natural and the mystical. 

Whether you’re a complete beginner or experienced writer, or anywhere in between, this course is for you. We will help you to connect with your creativity, activate your imagination, engage with the wonder of the natural world and add sparkle and precision to your language.


This course explores the practical magic of:

-Developing a nature-inspired writing practice rooted in the four elements.

-Learning to see the natural world through a magical lens.

-Working with prompts to unlock creativity and deepen intuition.

-Discovering sensory writing and seasonal storytelling techniques.


Co-created by Womancraft award-winning author and founder Lucy H. Pearce and bestselling author Sarah Robinson, this brand new 4-week e-course invites you to write with the wild, remember the sacred, and awaken the magic in the everyday.


Get the Masterclass recording over on Patreon

Sarah’s website

My website

Crow Moon

She of the Sea

A Spell in the Wild

Kitchen Witch

The Kitchen Witch Companion

Yoga for Witches

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]]> A special episode on all things magic, to celebrate the launch of my new e-course - Writing Nature + Magic, co-taught with best-selling author of Kitchen Witch and Yoga for Witches, Sarah Robinson. Between us we have written over 20 books!!


In this episode we reflect on:

What magic is

Learning to switch lenses from the mundane to the magical

Ways of entering magical writing consciousness

Words as spell craft

Nature as mirror

Shifting from observer to creative collaborator with the process


About the E-course


Writing Nature + Magic - 4 glorious weeks of creative classes and oodles of magical resources.

Starts 9th June.


Sign up now at https://womancraftpublishing.com/product/writing-nature-and-magic/ 

-Study the classes at your own pace. 

-Engage with us on the Facebook group and final sharing circle on Zoom. 


Writing Nature + Magic is a soulful, elemental journey through earth, fire, water, and air — blending creative prompts, readings, meditations, and practical gathered wisdom from bestselling authors, to deepen your connection with the natural and the mystical. 

Whether you’re a complete beginner or experienced writer, or anywhere in between, this course is for you. We will help you to connect with your creativity, activate your imagination, engage with the wonder of the natural world and add sparkle and precision to your language.


This course explores the practical magic of:

-Developing a nature-inspired writing practice rooted in the four elements.

-Learning to see the natural world through a magical lens.

-Working with prompts to unlock creativity and deepen intuition.

-Discovering sensory writing and seasonal storytelling techniques.


Co-created by Womancraft award-winning author and founder Lucy H. Pearce and bestselling author Sarah Robinson, this brand new 4-week e-course invites you to write with the wild, remember the sacred, and awaken the magic in the everyday.


Get the Masterclass recording over on Patreon

Sarah’s website

My website

Crow Moon

She of the Sea

A Spell in the Wild

Kitchen Witch

The Kitchen Witch Companion

Yoga for Witches

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 35: Kat Shaw - Unapologetic 35: Kat Shaw - Unapologetic Thu, 22 May 2025 06:00:00 GMT 1:06:13 6824d7ba15d5c17e057ef48f true https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/35-kat-shaw-unapologetic 6824d7ba15d5c17e057ef48f 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da 35-kat-shaw-unapologetic full 3 35

Kat Shaw is a visual artist based in the UK who is known for her vibrant celebratory paintings of real, juicy naked female bodies.


Over the last 7 years, Kat has painted over 3000 glorious women into Goddesses, held many successful exhibitions and live shows, run enriching workshops and paints not only onto canvases, but also directly onto women’s bodies!


As an activist artist, Kat prides herself on dismantling the patriarchy, breaking society’s stereotypical views of beauty and challenging every negative paradigm that women have been drip fed since birth, instead, encouraging them to step into unapologetic empowerment.


Having made her name painting the glorious nude reality that is a woman’s body, self-worth, self-love and self-belief are at the centre of her art, rather than airbrushing, filtering, photoshopping and the “only one size fits all” approach to beauty.


Glorifying every single body shape, Kat challenges the images of perfection of the female form that are so rife in today’s culture.


https://katshaw.art/


Heads up this is a fabulously sweary episode with lots of talk about women’s bodies and nakedness.



We talked about:

How making art was a bridge to loving her body

Celebrating and glorifying real women’s bodies

The good old days of Facebook when it connected us to women around the world and didn’t censor women’s art

Nakedness

NIPPLES!

The way patriarchy drips into every area of our lives

Art and activism

Her Kat Walk where almost 60 women walked naked

Painting 113 women in under 6 weeks this year

ADHD, creativity and menopause

 

In the Extended Episode – only $3/month on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

We dive deeper into:

Parenting our kids when they are in crisis and the toll it takes

Navigating body dysmorphia

Nipples

Women’s safety and the language around assault

ADHD

 


MASTERCLASS - Writing Nature and Magic with Lucy H. Pearce and Sarah Robinson May 28th 7pm on Zoom

TO ACCESS THIS EXCLUSIVE EVENT: 

SIMPLY PURCHASE A SIGNED COPY of one of these titles from the Womancraft Publishing webshop between 22nd - 27th May:

  • Crow Moon
  • The Kitchen Witch Companion
  • The Witch and the Wildwood
  • She of the Sea
  • Enchanted Journeys


And we’ll email you your EXCLUSIVE INVITATION to this Masterclass

(Only purchases made on the Womancraft webshop within this timeframe qualify for this offer.) 



Resources

Rainbow Goddess: Celebrating Neurodiversity – Girl God

Changing History into Herstory – Kat Shaw, Girl God

Girl God Books

Womancraft Publishing

Weaving Our Way Beyond Patriarchy

Burning Woman

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]>

Kat Shaw is a visual artist based in the UK who is known for her vibrant celebratory paintings of real, juicy naked female bodies.


Over the last 7 years, Kat has painted over 3000 glorious women into Goddesses, held many successful exhibitions and live shows, run enriching workshops and paints not only onto canvases, but also directly onto women’s bodies!


As an activist artist, Kat prides herself on dismantling the patriarchy, breaking society’s stereotypical views of beauty and challenging every negative paradigm that women have been drip fed since birth, instead, encouraging them to step into unapologetic empowerment.


Having made her name painting the glorious nude reality that is a woman’s body, self-worth, self-love and self-belief are at the centre of her art, rather than airbrushing, filtering, photoshopping and the “only one size fits all” approach to beauty.


Glorifying every single body shape, Kat challenges the images of perfection of the female form that are so rife in today’s culture.


https://katshaw.art/


Heads up this is a fabulously sweary episode with lots of talk about women’s bodies and nakedness.



We talked about:

How making art was a bridge to loving her body

Celebrating and glorifying real women’s bodies

The good old days of Facebook when it connected us to women around the world and didn’t censor women’s art

Nakedness

NIPPLES!

The way patriarchy drips into every area of our lives

Art and activism

Her Kat Walk where almost 60 women walked naked

Painting 113 women in under 6 weeks this year

ADHD, creativity and menopause

 

In the Extended Episode – only $3/month on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

We dive deeper into:

Parenting our kids when they are in crisis and the toll it takes

Navigating body dysmorphia

Nipples

Women’s safety and the language around assault

ADHD

 


MASTERCLASS - Writing Nature and Magic with Lucy H. Pearce and Sarah Robinson May 28th 7pm on Zoom

TO ACCESS THIS EXCLUSIVE EVENT: 

SIMPLY PURCHASE A SIGNED COPY of one of these titles from the Womancraft Publishing webshop between 22nd - 27th May:

  • Crow Moon
  • The Kitchen Witch Companion
  • The Witch and the Wildwood
  • She of the Sea
  • Enchanted Journeys


And we’ll email you your EXCLUSIVE INVITATION to this Masterclass

(Only purchases made on the Womancraft webshop within this timeframe qualify for this offer.) 



Resources

Rainbow Goddess: Celebrating Neurodiversity – Girl God

Changing History into Herstory – Kat Shaw, Girl God

Girl God Books

Womancraft Publishing

Weaving Our Way Beyond Patriarchy

Burning Woman

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 34: Caroline Carey – She Did it Her Way 34: Caroline Carey – She Did it Her Way Tue, 13 May 2025 06:00:00 GMT 53:48 680fa0f3cea6682986b1f503 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/34-caroline-carey-she-did-it-her-way 680fa0f3cea6682986b1f503 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da 34-caroline-carey-she-did-it-her-way full 3 34 Caroline grew up in Birmingham and then the rural landscapes of Worcestershire, with a love for the wild, poetry and dance, passionate about creativity, mystery and myth. She moved to Ireland in 1992 for 17 years. 

Say Caroline: “Despite early challenges with trauma, self-doubt and unconventional learning styles, I discovered the power of creativity and a deep connection to the soul through dance, poetry and storytelling. This journey led me to understand the impact of trauma and the importance of finding new perspectives on my past experiences, which were laden with difficulties to overcome.

From very early on I developed a conscious connection to the world of soul and my ability to see, to sense and to connect with my own soul-guidance. Mothering my six, now adult children gave me the art of play, creativity, story-telling and opened up the deep surrender and unconditional love that motherhood can bestow. Being a grandmother, has deepened and matured my skills to a sensitive wisdom with lots of humour.”

A published writer of seven books, a speaker and Soul Retrieval guide facilitating workshops and gatherings, Caroline has created The Wheel Of Soul’s Return and The Polarity of Purpose as models for finding the meaning and contribution to each person’s story.

LINKS

www.middleearthmedicine.com

https://www.facebook.com/caroline.carey/

https://www.instagram.com/carolinecarey__/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinecarey/

We talked about:

5 Rhythms dance and her training with Gabrielle Roth

Her Middle Earth Medicine

Trusting the body and resisitence

How our birth, death and rites of passage impact our creativity

The Thespian’s dilemma

Leaving home too soon

What she learned from shamanism

Inspiration and spirituality

Her writing life

Creative entrepreneurship

In the extended episode – just $3/ month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

Personal stories about her experiences with Gabrielle Roth

How her Middle Earth Medicine got its name

Extended video episode for $6/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

Resources:

Marketing for Hippies

Elixchel (Elisheva healing art movement https://www.facebook.com/groups/410174569389357

https://www.instagram.com/elisheva.lily/#

Msguided Angel

Unearthing Your Story

My interview on her podcast: Soul Purpose with Caroline Carey




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]]> Caroline grew up in Birmingham and then the rural landscapes of Worcestershire, with a love for the wild, poetry and dance, passionate about creativity, mystery and myth. She moved to Ireland in 1992 for 17 years. 

Say Caroline: “Despite early challenges with trauma, self-doubt and unconventional learning styles, I discovered the power of creativity and a deep connection to the soul through dance, poetry and storytelling. This journey led me to understand the impact of trauma and the importance of finding new perspectives on my past experiences, which were laden with difficulties to overcome.

From very early on I developed a conscious connection to the world of soul and my ability to see, to sense and to connect with my own soul-guidance. Mothering my six, now adult children gave me the art of play, creativity, story-telling and opened up the deep surrender and unconditional love that motherhood can bestow. Being a grandmother, has deepened and matured my skills to a sensitive wisdom with lots of humour.”

A published writer of seven books, a speaker and Soul Retrieval guide facilitating workshops and gatherings, Caroline has created The Wheel Of Soul’s Return and The Polarity of Purpose as models for finding the meaning and contribution to each person’s story.

LINKS

www.middleearthmedicine.com

https://www.facebook.com/caroline.carey/

https://www.instagram.com/carolinecarey__/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinecarey/

We talked about:

5 Rhythms dance and her training with Gabrielle Roth

Her Middle Earth Medicine

Trusting the body and resisitence

How our birth, death and rites of passage impact our creativity

The Thespian’s dilemma

Leaving home too soon

What she learned from shamanism

Inspiration and spirituality

Her writing life

Creative entrepreneurship

In the extended episode – just $3/ month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

Personal stories about her experiences with Gabrielle Roth

How her Middle Earth Medicine got its name

Extended video episode for $6/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

Resources:

Marketing for Hippies

Elixchel (Elisheva healing art movement https://www.facebook.com/groups/410174569389357

https://www.instagram.com/elisheva.lily/#

Msguided Angel

Unearthing Your Story

My interview on her podcast: Soul Purpose with Caroline Carey




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]]> 33: Eleanor Brown – Piecing Together Fragments of Soul 33: Eleanor Brown – Piecing Together Fragments of Soul Tue, 29 Apr 2025 06:00:00 GMT 1:23:25 680771863fc5f2b1be184507 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/33-eleanor-brown-piecing-together-fragments-of-soul 680771863fc5f2b1be184507 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da 33-eleanor-brown-piecing-together-fragments-of-soul full 3 33 Eleanor Brown is a songwriter and music maker who believes that creating is essential and the driving force of life. She writes songs that support both the descent and the rising and the oscillation between the two.She has sung in forests, fire circles and protest rallies; festivals, events and pubs; prisons, churches and schools; by the sea, on top of mountains and in front of thousands of people. She’s been commissioned to write songs for the theatre, for personal celebrations, for women’s empowerment movements and social action projects and through this has performed in both the UK and the U.S.


She is an independent artist carving a way that works for her in a music industry not designed for thin skinned beings. She has released 7 albums including one she crowdfunded 10,000 for and is currently working on number 8 whilst releasing new music monthly to her Patreon community.

She also lives and works on the land, growing organic food for the community so as to try and remain as autonomous as possible. 

Many have credited Eleanor’s songs to saving their life and supporting them through their darkest moments.


‘BEAUTIFULLY CAPTURING THE SPIRIT OF THE WORK THAT RECONNECTS’ – Joanna Macy


Eleanor’s Links

Bandcamp

Spotify

Website

Patreon


We talked about:

Performing alone and with others

The struggle to earn enough as a creative to be able to afford the support you need as an artist

Anxiety and the creative process

Mentors and patrons and supporters

The toxic culture for artists today

Spiritual bypassing and cognitive dissonance

The value of being small

Recovering from burnout

The tap that doesn’t turn off

Weaving the web of creativity together

Beyond Happily Ever After – how to create if things don’t get better


In the extended episode, from just $3/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

Behind the scenes info on the very beginning of Womancraft Publishing

Where and how she records her music

Creative spaces and times of day


Her songs in order of appearance:

Meet You There

In the Name of Hope

A Call to Stand

We Will Not Be Lost to These Times


Links

Get Podcasting

Joey Walters

ALisa Starkweather

Burning Woman

Crow Moon

Creatrix: she who makes

She of the Sea

Sophie Strand – the Body is a Doorway

Everybody Hurts – REM

Jagged Little Pill – Alanis Morrisette

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]]> Eleanor Brown is a songwriter and music maker who believes that creating is essential and the driving force of life. She writes songs that support both the descent and the rising and the oscillation between the two.She has sung in forests, fire circles and protest rallies; festivals, events and pubs; prisons, churches and schools; by the sea, on top of mountains and in front of thousands of people. She’s been commissioned to write songs for the theatre, for personal celebrations, for women’s empowerment movements and social action projects and through this has performed in both the UK and the U.S.


She is an independent artist carving a way that works for her in a music industry not designed for thin skinned beings. She has released 7 albums including one she crowdfunded 10,000 for and is currently working on number 8 whilst releasing new music monthly to her Patreon community.

She also lives and works on the land, growing organic food for the community so as to try and remain as autonomous as possible. 

Many have credited Eleanor’s songs to saving their life and supporting them through their darkest moments.


‘BEAUTIFULLY CAPTURING THE SPIRIT OF THE WORK THAT RECONNECTS’ – Joanna Macy


Eleanor’s Links

Bandcamp

Spotify

Website

Patreon


We talked about:

Performing alone and with others

The struggle to earn enough as a creative to be able to afford the support you need as an artist

Anxiety and the creative process

Mentors and patrons and supporters

The toxic culture for artists today

Spiritual bypassing and cognitive dissonance

The value of being small

Recovering from burnout

The tap that doesn’t turn off

Weaving the web of creativity together

Beyond Happily Ever After – how to create if things don’t get better


In the extended episode, from just $3/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

Behind the scenes info on the very beginning of Womancraft Publishing

Where and how she records her music

Creative spaces and times of day


Her songs in order of appearance:

Meet You There

In the Name of Hope

A Call to Stand

We Will Not Be Lost to These Times


Links

Get Podcasting

Joey Walters

ALisa Starkweather

Burning Woman

Crow Moon

Creatrix: she who makes

She of the Sea

Sophie Strand – the Body is a Doorway

Everybody Hurts – REM

Jagged Little Pill – Alanis Morrisette

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]]> 32: Jaine Rose - Starlight Vision 32: Jaine Rose - Starlight Vision Tue, 15 Apr 2025 06:00:00 GMT 57:57 67efba26506c6c628cc4aed2 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/32-jaine-rose-starlight-vision 67efba26506c6c628cc4aed2 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da 32-jaine-rose-starlight-vision full Jaine Rose lives in the Cotswold town of Stroud, happily making art in her plant-filled and colourful studio in the corner her attic house. She’s had a pretty wild journey through art, parenthood, and the alchemy of women's circles and rituals. He work is an ongoing enquiry into women's spirituality which I see as the dynamic and ever-changing way that we reclaim our innate connection to a vast realm of magic. She works unapologetically with bold and vibrant colour, combining portraits, with flowers, magical creatures, trees and hills and other wonderful, often abstract details. Says Jaine, “I could talk endlessly about witchcraft, and our beautiful land that is worth fighting for. Or my insane love of cats, all animals, starry skies, lying in woodlands staring up at the trees, of all the things that fill me with wonder. Also all the things that have the power to move me, or even break my heart. So many stories, we all carry them.

And so I ponder this as I travel relentlessly and obsessively between the oceans of the West, and the oceans of the East, magical places where witches be. My heart places.”

www.jainerose.com 

Instagram: www.instagram.com/jaineroseart - for her artwork

                  www.instagram.com/jainerose123 - pieces of life

We talked about

Her concept of the Competent Artist

How she creates art

Her move from pottery to visual art, and the place of writing in her work

Colour and what it means to her

Moving through grief with creativity

Her creation of her Witch’s rosary

Her experience of “the lights”

How magic changes as we get older


In the extended edition - access for just $3+ on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce we talked about:

Trauma and storytelling

Art and activism

The Red Hearth – a powerful women’s circle she is part of


Resources:

Earth Pathways Diary

Lucy Rie

Hans Coper

Barbara Hepworth

Francis Weller

Emerson College (UK)

Bayo Akomolafe

Anita Roddick

Kesty Jakes and Sladebank Woods

Starhawk


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]]> Jaine Rose lives in the Cotswold town of Stroud, happily making art in her plant-filled and colourful studio in the corner her attic house. She’s had a pretty wild journey through art, parenthood, and the alchemy of women's circles and rituals. He work is an ongoing enquiry into women's spirituality which I see as the dynamic and ever-changing way that we reclaim our innate connection to a vast realm of magic. She works unapologetically with bold and vibrant colour, combining portraits, with flowers, magical creatures, trees and hills and other wonderful, often abstract details. Says Jaine, “I could talk endlessly about witchcraft, and our beautiful land that is worth fighting for. Or my insane love of cats, all animals, starry skies, lying in woodlands staring up at the trees, of all the things that fill me with wonder. Also all the things that have the power to move me, or even break my heart. So many stories, we all carry them.

And so I ponder this as I travel relentlessly and obsessively between the oceans of the West, and the oceans of the East, magical places where witches be. My heart places.”

www.jainerose.com 

Instagram: www.instagram.com/jaineroseart - for her artwork

                  www.instagram.com/jainerose123 - pieces of life

We talked about

Her concept of the Competent Artist

How she creates art

Her move from pottery to visual art, and the place of writing in her work

Colour and what it means to her

Moving through grief with creativity

Her creation of her Witch’s rosary

Her experience of “the lights”

How magic changes as we get older


In the extended edition - access for just $3+ on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce we talked about:

Trauma and storytelling

Art and activism

The Red Hearth – a powerful women’s circle she is part of


Resources:

Earth Pathways Diary

Lucy Rie

Hans Coper

Barbara Hepworth

Francis Weller

Emerson College (UK)

Bayo Akomolafe

Anita Roddick

Kesty Jakes and Sladebank Woods

Starhawk


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]]> 31: Amy Hale - Sex, magic and surrealism – the art of Ithell Colquhoun 31: Amy Hale - Sex, magic and surrealism – the art of Ithell Colquhoun Tue, 01 Apr 2025 06:00:00 GMT 1:01:34 67e50ddd585bfd322ae56206 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/ep-31-amy-hale-sex-magic-and-surrealism-the-art-of-ithell-co 67e50ddd585bfd322ae56206 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da ep-31-amy-hale-sex-magic-and-surrealism-the-art-of-ithell-co full 3 31 Amy Hale is an Atlanta based writer and critic with a PhD in Folklore and Mythology from UCLA. Her research interests include contemporary magical practice and history, art, culture, women and Cornwall. She has written widely on artist and occultist Ithell Colquhoun, and has been an academic advisor to the 2025 Colquhoun retrospective Ithell Colquhoun: Between Worlds at Tate St. Ives and Tate Britain. She wrote the first scholarly biography of Colquhoun,

Ithell Colquhoun Genius of the Fern Loved Gulley followed by the collection Sex Magic: Diagrams of Love, (Tate Publishing, 2024).

Her book, Beyond the Supernatural: Magic in Contemporary Art is due to be published with Tate Publishing in 2026.

Amy’s Website

Instagram

Treadwell's Lecture Series – here and here


Ithell Colquhoun (1906 –1988) "One of the most radical artists of her generation, Ithell Colquhoun was an important figure in British Surrealism during the 1930s and 1940s. An innovative writer and practicing occultist, Colquhoun charted her own course, investigating surrealist methods of unconscious picture-making and fearlessly delving into the realms of myth and magic. She explored the possibilities of a divine feminine power as a path to personal fulfilment and societal transformation. Her understanding of the world as a connected spiritual cosmos brought her to Cornwall, where she deepened her creative explorations, inspired by the region's ancient landscape, Celtic traditions, and sacred sites."

From Ocula.com Guardian article on Ithell


We talked about:

Some of Ithell's most iconic paintings and where she fits in the story of art

Surrealism and the lack of women

Fascinating developments in automatism and understandings of the subconscious

Colour theory and magic, from the Golden Dawn, anthroposophy and theosophy

Being an outsider...her relationship to occult and artist groups

Sex magic

Artists who don't receive recognition in their lifetimes

In the extended episode:

The Kabbalistic tree of life, The Golden Dawn and their influence on Ithell’s colour theory and palette

Crowley's table of correspondences

Colour mixing

The story of Amy’s Sex Magic contract with the Tate

Extended AND video episodes available at www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce




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]]> Amy Hale is an Atlanta based writer and critic with a PhD in Folklore and Mythology from UCLA. Her research interests include contemporary magical practice and history, art, culture, women and Cornwall. She has written widely on artist and occultist Ithell Colquhoun, and has been an academic advisor to the 2025 Colquhoun retrospective Ithell Colquhoun: Between Worlds at Tate St. Ives and Tate Britain. She wrote the first scholarly biography of Colquhoun,

Ithell Colquhoun Genius of the Fern Loved Gulley followed by the collection Sex Magic: Diagrams of Love, (Tate Publishing, 2024).

Her book, Beyond the Supernatural: Magic in Contemporary Art is due to be published with Tate Publishing in 2026.

Amy’s Website

Instagram

Treadwell's Lecture Series – here and here


Ithell Colquhoun (1906 –1988) "One of the most radical artists of her generation, Ithell Colquhoun was an important figure in British Surrealism during the 1930s and 1940s. An innovative writer and practicing occultist, Colquhoun charted her own course, investigating surrealist methods of unconscious picture-making and fearlessly delving into the realms of myth and magic. She explored the possibilities of a divine feminine power as a path to personal fulfilment and societal transformation. Her understanding of the world as a connected spiritual cosmos brought her to Cornwall, where she deepened her creative explorations, inspired by the region's ancient landscape, Celtic traditions, and sacred sites."

From Ocula.com Guardian article on Ithell


We talked about:

Some of Ithell's most iconic paintings and where she fits in the story of art

Surrealism and the lack of women

Fascinating developments in automatism and understandings of the subconscious

Colour theory and magic, from the Golden Dawn, anthroposophy and theosophy

Being an outsider...her relationship to occult and artist groups

Sex magic

Artists who don't receive recognition in their lifetimes

In the extended episode:

The Kabbalistic tree of life, The Golden Dawn and their influence on Ithell’s colour theory and palette

Crowley's table of correspondences

Colour mixing

The story of Amy’s Sex Magic contract with the Tate

Extended AND video episodes available at www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce




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]]> 30: Jen Louden - Magic and Midlife Women 30: Jen Louden - Magic and Midlife Women Tue, 18 Mar 2025 07:00:00 GMT 58:42 67c09373925dc5702ac1934b false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/30-jen-louden-magic-and-midlife-women 67c09373925dc5702ac1934b 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da 30-jen-louden-magic-and-midlife-women full 3 30 My guest today is Jen Louden, best-selling author of nine books, and passionate women’s advocate. Since 1992 Jen has been a leading voice on self-care, creative transformation, and helping women own their desires.

With close to a million copies sold in nine languages, Jennifer has appeared or been quoted in hundreds of media platforms, including The Oprah Winfrey Show. She is a former columnist for Whole Living, a Martha Stewart magazine, and her work has been featured in Brené Brown’s books 

Daring Greatly and Dare to Lead.


https://jenniferlouden.com/


We talked about:

Why we need our witches right now

Finally writing a novel all about magic and midlife women

Reinventing yourself

Moving beyond “Pick Me”

Agents and publishers, and how publishing has changed since the ‘90s

The disappointment of the reality of being on Oprah’s couch

Walking away from projects and knowing when to let things go

The Conditions of Enoughness – her groundbreaking concept for developing self trust in yourself as a creative

Creative motherhood and the male privilege of no interruptions

On being ruthless as a creative woman


In the extended episode - available on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce for $3/month+


We deep dive into neurodivergence- discovering her neurodivergence, how it’s impacted her work, her work arounds.


References


Pregnant Woman's Comfort Book

The Woman's Retreat Book

The Woman’s Comfort Book

Why Bother?

The Rainbow Way: cultivating creativity in the midst of motherhood

The Shit No one Tells You About Writing podcast

Get Published with Lucy H. Pearce

Womancraft Publishing

Teach Now!

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]]> My guest today is Jen Louden, best-selling author of nine books, and passionate women’s advocate. Since 1992 Jen has been a leading voice on self-care, creative transformation, and helping women own their desires.

With close to a million copies sold in nine languages, Jennifer has appeared or been quoted in hundreds of media platforms, including The Oprah Winfrey Show. She is a former columnist for Whole Living, a Martha Stewart magazine, and her work has been featured in Brené Brown’s books 

Daring Greatly and Dare to Lead.


https://jenniferlouden.com/


We talked about:

Why we need our witches right now

Finally writing a novel all about magic and midlife women

Reinventing yourself

Moving beyond “Pick Me”

Agents and publishers, and how publishing has changed since the ‘90s

The disappointment of the reality of being on Oprah’s couch

Walking away from projects and knowing when to let things go

The Conditions of Enoughness – her groundbreaking concept for developing self trust in yourself as a creative

Creative motherhood and the male privilege of no interruptions

On being ruthless as a creative woman


In the extended episode - available on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce for $3/month+


We deep dive into neurodivergence- discovering her neurodivergence, how it’s impacted her work, her work arounds.


References


Pregnant Woman's Comfort Book

The Woman's Retreat Book

The Woman’s Comfort Book

Why Bother?

The Rainbow Way: cultivating creativity in the midst of motherhood

The Shit No one Tells You About Writing podcast

Get Published with Lucy H. Pearce

Womancraft Publishing

Teach Now!

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]]> 29: Leonie Dawson - Everything is Colour 29: Leonie Dawson - Everything is Colour Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:00:00 GMT 1:00:46 67bdce76408c42b28a8acf27 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/29-everything-is-colour-leonie-dawson 67bdce76408c42b28a8acf27 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da 29-everything-is-colour-leonie-dawson full 3 29 My guest today is Leonie Dawson, international best-selling author of the My Brilliant Year workbooks (formerly known as the Goal Getter workbooks) which have been used by over 500,000 people worldwide. A multi-passionate entrepreneur, Leonie has generated over $14 million in revenue while only working 10 hours a week. She is the creator of the Brilliant Biz and Life Academy, she has been blogging for over 20 years and has over 100k blog followers.


Leonie has been recognised for her business acumen by winning Ausmumpreneur’s People’s Choice Business Coach, Global Brand & Businesses Making A Difference Awards..I am guest teaching on her Academy in August - Submissions that Sell: Creating a winning book proposal.


www.leoniedawson.com


We talked about

Her formative experiences of creating and inspiring others to create

Her creating/sharing compulsion

Postnatal depression

Her relationship with the word weird

Being your full colorful self as an integral part of your business...

Our neurodivergence - autism, ADHD and synastheia

Blogging then and now

Being authentic on the internet - the upsides and downsides

Our invisibility cloaks

What colour means to her

How it's less about making magic and more about noticing it

Being a female entrepreneur.


In the extended episode ( just $3/month on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce ) we discuss:

Dealing with haters

Sharing, over sharing and keeping those we love safe

When others question our integrity

300 hugs in a day


Grab us in our gorgeous rainbow coloured glory on the video episode for just $6/ month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


Links

My website www.lucyhpearce.com

My book that Leonie wrote the forewrod to The Rainbow Way: cultivating creativity in the midst of motherhood

My publishing company Womancraft Publishing

Becoming Visible - Breaking Spell of Invisibility - my ecourse on the invisibility cloaks and having the courage to be seen as yourself

The magician Leonie mentions https://youtu.be/SHQKQjBJKd4?si=2-MwE9F9Dqft6t5N

Her new course - Creative Goddess Embodied




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]]> My guest today is Leonie Dawson, international best-selling author of the My Brilliant Year workbooks (formerly known as the Goal Getter workbooks) which have been used by over 500,000 people worldwide. A multi-passionate entrepreneur, Leonie has generated over $14 million in revenue while only working 10 hours a week. She is the creator of the Brilliant Biz and Life Academy, she has been blogging for over 20 years and has over 100k blog followers.


Leonie has been recognised for her business acumen by winning Ausmumpreneur’s People’s Choice Business Coach, Global Brand & Businesses Making A Difference Awards..I am guest teaching on her Academy in August - Submissions that Sell: Creating a winning book proposal.


www.leoniedawson.com


We talked about

Her formative experiences of creating and inspiring others to create

Her creating/sharing compulsion

Postnatal depression

Her relationship with the word weird

Being your full colorful self as an integral part of your business...

Our neurodivergence - autism, ADHD and synastheia

Blogging then and now

Being authentic on the internet - the upsides and downsides

Our invisibility cloaks

What colour means to her

How it's less about making magic and more about noticing it

Being a female entrepreneur.


In the extended episode ( just $3/month on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce ) we discuss:

Dealing with haters

Sharing, over sharing and keeping those we love safe

When others question our integrity

300 hugs in a day


Grab us in our gorgeous rainbow coloured glory on the video episode for just $6/ month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


Links

My website www.lucyhpearce.com

My book that Leonie wrote the forewrod to The Rainbow Way: cultivating creativity in the midst of motherhood

My publishing company Womancraft Publishing

Becoming Visible - Breaking Spell of Invisibility - my ecourse on the invisibility cloaks and having the courage to be seen as yourself

The magician Leonie mentions https://youtu.be/SHQKQjBJKd4?si=2-MwE9F9Dqft6t5N

Her new course - Creative Goddess Embodied




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]]> Crow Magic Crow Magic Tue, 25 Feb 2025 07:00:00 GMT 49:20 67b489ebc19c733995b55605 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/crow-magic 67b489ebc19c733995b55605 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da crow-magic full 2 31 This special Creative Magic episode is a celebration of crows – real and symbolic, wild magic and everyday enchantment to mark the one-year anniversary of  Crow Moon: reclaiming the wisdom of the dark woods, and the launch of the audiobook. Weaving the words from this spellbinding book, along with stories from the Creative Magic community and extracts from interviews from the first two seasons including Molly Remer, MJ Cullinane and Phyllis Curott. The extended episode runs to 1h 25 and includes:


The extended episode runs to 1h 25 and includes:

·      Exclusive reflections from Molly Remer, Megan Derosiers and Lucy H. Pearce

·      Additional extracts from the brand new Crow Moon audiobook

·      Additional material from MJ Cullinane’s interview.


Available from www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce for $3/month+


Links

Crow Moon: reclaiming the wisdom of the dark woods is available in audiobook, ebook and paperback wherever you get your books – on Amazon

Special offer 20% off signed copy of Crow Moon plus free Masterclass from Womancraft Publishing (Feb 25-March 5)

Crow Tarot

Walking with Persephone

Witches Wisdom Tarot

Phyllis Curott episode

Molly Remer episode

MJ Cullinane episode

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]]> This special Creative Magic episode is a celebration of crows – real and symbolic, wild magic and everyday enchantment to mark the one-year anniversary of  Crow Moon: reclaiming the wisdom of the dark woods, and the launch of the audiobook. Weaving the words from this spellbinding book, along with stories from the Creative Magic community and extracts from interviews from the first two seasons including Molly Remer, MJ Cullinane and Phyllis Curott. The extended episode runs to 1h 25 and includes:


The extended episode runs to 1h 25 and includes:

·      Exclusive reflections from Molly Remer, Megan Derosiers and Lucy H. Pearce

·      Additional extracts from the brand new Crow Moon audiobook

·      Additional material from MJ Cullinane’s interview.


Available from www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce for $3/month+


Links

Crow Moon: reclaiming the wisdom of the dark woods is available in audiobook, ebook and paperback wherever you get your books – on Amazon

Special offer 20% off signed copy of Crow Moon plus free Masterclass from Womancraft Publishing (Feb 25-March 5)

Crow Tarot

Walking with Persephone

Witches Wisdom Tarot

Phyllis Curott episode

Molly Remer episode

MJ Cullinane episode

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]]> Women Who Run with the Wolves Women Who Run with the Wolves Tue, 28 Jan 2025 07:00:00 GMT 40:48 6792342bb121fa01e17f8aa1 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/women-who-run-with-the-wolves 6792342bb121fa01e17f8aa1 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da women-who-run-with-the-wolves A Creative Magic Compilation full 2 30 A celebration of Clarissa Pinkola Estés’ iconic book, Women Who Run With the Wolves 


This episode is a magical weaving of extracts and interviews with women about wolves and the Wild Woman archetype, and the impact this book has had on their lives.


Full episode available for $3/ month at

www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


Mini interview:

Rachel S. Roberts is the author of Lupa. She-Wolf of Rome, Mother of Destiny, as well as Wolf. Embody your Inner Wolf and Pantheon. The Romans. She is also a sacred dance teacher, priestess, and the creatrix of Wolf Woman Rising, a wisdom school where she empowers you to embody wisdom, reclaim your wild and create a life lived on purpose.

Rachel S. Roberts www.wolfwomanrising.com


Women Who Run With the Wolves 

Fairy Tale Medicine

The Flesh & the Fruit

The Witch & the Wildwood: Folk Wisdom, Fairy Tale & Fantastic Lore

The Wild Wool Shepherdess: Weave the Ancient Path, Reignite Your Feminine Fire 

The Holy Wild: A Heathen Bible for the Untamed

Weaving Our Way Beyond Patriarchy – A Womancraft Compendium

The Rainbow Way: cultivating creativity in the midst of motherhood

Lupa. She-Wolf of Rome, Mother of Destiny

Wolf. Embody your Inner Wolf

The Mistress of Longing

Reaching for the Moon

Longing Oracle Deck

Womancraft Publishing

Get Published with Lucy H. Pearce – e-course


Extracts from

Danielle Dulsky, episode 9, The Holy Wild

Clare Jasmine Beloved, episode 23, Raw+real+radical

Dr Vanya Leilani episode 21, Creative Transgression

Elizabeth Kneafsey, episode 20 The Wild Wool Shepherdess

Sarah Robinson, episode 14, Let’s Just Run Away and Live in the Woods

Molly Remer, episode 4 Everyday Enchantment

 

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]]> A celebration of Clarissa Pinkola Estés’ iconic book, Women Who Run With the Wolves 


This episode is a magical weaving of extracts and interviews with women about wolves and the Wild Woman archetype, and the impact this book has had on their lives.


Full episode available for $3/ month at

www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


Mini interview:

Rachel S. Roberts is the author of Lupa. She-Wolf of Rome, Mother of Destiny, as well as Wolf. Embody your Inner Wolf and Pantheon. The Romans. She is also a sacred dance teacher, priestess, and the creatrix of Wolf Woman Rising, a wisdom school where she empowers you to embody wisdom, reclaim your wild and create a life lived on purpose.

Rachel S. Roberts www.wolfwomanrising.com


Women Who Run With the Wolves 

Fairy Tale Medicine

The Flesh & the Fruit

The Witch & the Wildwood: Folk Wisdom, Fairy Tale & Fantastic Lore

The Wild Wool Shepherdess: Weave the Ancient Path, Reignite Your Feminine Fire 

The Holy Wild: A Heathen Bible for the Untamed

Weaving Our Way Beyond Patriarchy – A Womancraft Compendium

The Rainbow Way: cultivating creativity in the midst of motherhood

Lupa. She-Wolf of Rome, Mother of Destiny

Wolf. Embody your Inner Wolf

The Mistress of Longing

Reaching for the Moon

Longing Oracle Deck

Womancraft Publishing

Get Published with Lucy H. Pearce – e-course


Extracts from

Danielle Dulsky, episode 9, The Holy Wild

Clare Jasmine Beloved, episode 23, Raw+real+radical

Dr Vanya Leilani episode 21, Creative Transgression

Elizabeth Kneafsey, episode 20 The Wild Wool Shepherdess

Sarah Robinson, episode 14, Let’s Just Run Away and Live in the Woods

Molly Remer, episode 4 Everyday Enchantment

 

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]]> Coming Soon.... Coming Soon.... Thu, 23 Jan 2025 17:37:13 GMT 14:14 67927e48850b1ddbd3160093 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/coming-soon 67927e48850b1ddbd3160093 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da coming-soon trailer 2 A quick update on what I'm up to between seasons... and what's coming up next Tuesday!


NEW FULL EPISODE IS LIVE NOW FOR ALL $3/MONTH+ PATREON SUBSCRIBERS

(subscribe now at www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce to grab it for yourself )


A special Creative Magic episode celebrating the most-mentioned book on the podcast over Seasons 1 &2, Clarissa Pinkola Estés’ iconic book, Women Who Run With the Wolves. This between-the-seasons episode weaving extracts from the book with reflections and interviews from former Creative Magic guests - Danielle Dulsky, Clare Jasmine Beloved, Dr Vanya Leilani, Elizabeth Kneafsey, Sarah Robinson and Molly Remer – on wolves, the Wild Woman archetype, and the impact that this book has had on their lives. Featuring an exclusive interview with Rachel S. Roberts, author of Lupa. She-Wolf of Rome, Mother of Destiny and Wolf. Embody your Inner Wolf.


Get the full episode exclusively from Patreon (which runs to 1 hour 50 mins). It includes:

An extended interview with Rachel S. Roberts as well as extended excerpts from Danielle Dulsky and Elizabeth Kneafsey.

Additional contributor stories from:

Kelly Barett and Zoe Genet Berthoud.

Readings from Lupa and The Witch & the Wildwood.

Reflections and enquiries from Lucy H. Pearce.


A TREAT-SIZE VERSION OF THIS EPISODE WILL BE AVAILABLE WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO YOUR PODCASTS ON TUES 28TH JAN.


Sign copies of Moon Time and Cycles of Belonging, 20% off this weekend, plus goodies,, only at Womancraft Publishing

Get Published with Lucy H. Pearce – e-course

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]]> A quick update on what I'm up to between seasons... and what's coming up next Tuesday!


NEW FULL EPISODE IS LIVE NOW FOR ALL $3/MONTH+ PATREON SUBSCRIBERS

(subscribe now at www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce to grab it for yourself )


A special Creative Magic episode celebrating the most-mentioned book on the podcast over Seasons 1 &2, Clarissa Pinkola Estés’ iconic book, Women Who Run With the Wolves. This between-the-seasons episode weaving extracts from the book with reflections and interviews from former Creative Magic guests - Danielle Dulsky, Clare Jasmine Beloved, Dr Vanya Leilani, Elizabeth Kneafsey, Sarah Robinson and Molly Remer – on wolves, the Wild Woman archetype, and the impact that this book has had on their lives. Featuring an exclusive interview with Rachel S. Roberts, author of Lupa. She-Wolf of Rome, Mother of Destiny and Wolf. Embody your Inner Wolf.


Get the full episode exclusively from Patreon (which runs to 1 hour 50 mins). It includes:

An extended interview with Rachel S. Roberts as well as extended excerpts from Danielle Dulsky and Elizabeth Kneafsey.

Additional contributor stories from:

Kelly Barett and Zoe Genet Berthoud.

Readings from Lupa and The Witch & the Wildwood.

Reflections and enquiries from Lucy H. Pearce.


A TREAT-SIZE VERSION OF THIS EPISODE WILL BE AVAILABLE WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO YOUR PODCASTS ON TUES 28TH JAN.


Sign copies of Moon Time and Cycles of Belonging, 20% off this weekend, plus goodies,, only at Womancraft Publishing

Get Published with Lucy H. Pearce – e-course

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Season 2 finale - Lucy H. Pearce Season 2 finale - Lucy H. Pearce Tue, 31 Dec 2024 07:00:42 GMT 14:59 6751a9e3443d3a9d8cfe1a3c false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/season-2-finale 6751a9e3443d3a9d8cfe1a3c 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da season-2-finale full 2 29 About Your Host

Lucy H. Pearce is the author of multiple life-changing non-fiction books, including Nautilus Award silver winners Medicine Woman, Burning Woman, and Creatrix: she who makes. Her writing focuses on women’s healing through archetypal psychology, embodiment, historical awareness and creativity.

Lucy founded Womancraft Publishing, publishing paradigm-shifting books by women for women, in 2014.

lucyhpearce.com 


And if you’re dreaming of being a published author

Lucy has experiences in every area of publishing:

As an author submitting book proposals to publishers.

As a mentor to other authors as they submit proposals or self-publish.

As a self-published author.

As publisher running a publishing company for over ten years,

As a teacher of all aspects of writing and self-publishing for a decade.

Start learning what you really want to know... and get to ask your questions.


Discover the reality... not the fantasy of book publishing today. Set yourself up for success with tried-and-tested tools for finding a publisher and making the best impression, selling yourself and your book, building an author platform, self-publishing what it is and how it works, and most importantly, how to earn a living from your writing at every step along the way.


Several tiers dependent on your budget and needs. Starts live Zoom classes 4th Feb. Exclusive discount for foks on the top tier of patreon

www.Womancraftpublishing.com

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]]> About Your Host

Lucy H. Pearce is the author of multiple life-changing non-fiction books, including Nautilus Award silver winners Medicine Woman, Burning Woman, and Creatrix: she who makes. Her writing focuses on women’s healing through archetypal psychology, embodiment, historical awareness and creativity.

Lucy founded Womancraft Publishing, publishing paradigm-shifting books by women for women, in 2014.

lucyhpearce.com 


And if you’re dreaming of being a published author

Lucy has experiences in every area of publishing:

As an author submitting book proposals to publishers.

As a mentor to other authors as they submit proposals or self-publish.

As a self-published author.

As publisher running a publishing company for over ten years,

As a teacher of all aspects of writing and self-publishing for a decade.

Start learning what you really want to know... and get to ask your questions.


Discover the reality... not the fantasy of book publishing today. Set yourself up for success with tried-and-tested tools for finding a publisher and making the best impression, selling yourself and your book, building an author platform, self-publishing what it is and how it works, and most importantly, how to earn a living from your writing at every step along the way.


Several tiers dependent on your budget and needs. Starts live Zoom classes 4th Feb. Exclusive discount for foks on the top tier of patreon

www.Womancraftpublishing.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 28: Celeste Larsen - The Magic of Self Expression 28: Celeste Larsen - The Magic of Self Expression Mon, 23 Dec 2024 07:00:54 GMT 49:59 67238d8f32ba02308fae9a2d false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/29-celeste-larsen-the-magic 67238d8f32ba02308fae9a2d 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da 29-celeste-larsen-the-magic full 2 28 Celeste Larsen, Mage by Moonlight is a pagan witch, ritualist, and facilitator of witchcraft retreats, courses, and workshops. Originally from the US, she is now based in County Cork, Ireland. Her first book, Heal the Witch Wound won a Nautilus Award.


https://www.instagram.com/magebymoonlight

https://magebymoonlight.com/


We talked about:

The difference between witchcraft and magical communities in the US and Ireland.

Her favourite sacred sites and stones in Ireland

The witch wound and her book Heal the Witch Wound

How she came to create her insanely popular Instagram account, Mage by Moonlight

Creating magical retreats


Resources

Beara Peninsula

Newgrange and Knowth

Uisneach

My book Burning Woman


About Your Host

Lucy H. Pearce is the author of multiple life-changing non-fiction books, including Nautilus Award silver winners Medicine Woman, Burning Woman, and Creatrix: she who makes. Her writing focuses on women’s healing through archetypal psychology, embodiment, historical awareness and creativity.

Lucy founded Womancraft Publishing, publishing paradigm-shifting books by women for women, in 2014.

lucyhpearce.com 


And if you’re dreaming of being a published author

Lucy has experiences in every area of publishing:

As an author submitting book proposals to publishers.

As a mentor to other authors as they submit proposals or self-publish.

As a self-published author.

As publisher running a publishing company for over ten years,

As a teacher of all aspects of writing and self-publishing for a decade.

Start learning what you really want to know... and get to ask your questions.


Discover the reality... not the fantasy of book publishing today. Set yourself up for success with tried-and-tested tools for finding a publisher and making the best impression, selling yourself and your book, building an author platform, self-publishing what it is and how it works, and most importantly, how to earn a living from your writing at every step along the way.


Several tiers dependent on your budget and needs. Live Zoom classes start 4th Feb. Exclusive discount for foks on the top tier of patreon

www.Womancraftpublishing.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Celeste Larsen, Mage by Moonlight is a pagan witch, ritualist, and facilitator of witchcraft retreats, courses, and workshops. Originally from the US, she is now based in County Cork, Ireland. Her first book, Heal the Witch Wound won a Nautilus Award.


https://www.instagram.com/magebymoonlight

https://magebymoonlight.com/


We talked about:

The difference between witchcraft and magical communities in the US and Ireland.

Her favourite sacred sites and stones in Ireland

The witch wound and her book Heal the Witch Wound

How she came to create her insanely popular Instagram account, Mage by Moonlight

Creating magical retreats


Resources

Beara Peninsula

Newgrange and Knowth

Uisneach

My book Burning Woman


About Your Host

Lucy H. Pearce is the author of multiple life-changing non-fiction books, including Nautilus Award silver winners Medicine Woman, Burning Woman, and Creatrix: she who makes. Her writing focuses on women’s healing through archetypal psychology, embodiment, historical awareness and creativity.

Lucy founded Womancraft Publishing, publishing paradigm-shifting books by women for women, in 2014.

lucyhpearce.com 


And if you’re dreaming of being a published author

Lucy has experiences in every area of publishing:

As an author submitting book proposals to publishers.

As a mentor to other authors as they submit proposals or self-publish.

As a self-published author.

As publisher running a publishing company for over ten years,

As a teacher of all aspects of writing and self-publishing for a decade.

Start learning what you really want to know... and get to ask your questions.


Discover the reality... not the fantasy of book publishing today. Set yourself up for success with tried-and-tested tools for finding a publisher and making the best impression, selling yourself and your book, building an author platform, self-publishing what it is and how it works, and most importantly, how to earn a living from your writing at every step along the way.


Several tiers dependent on your budget and needs. Live Zoom classes start 4th Feb. Exclusive discount for foks on the top tier of patreon

www.Womancraftpublishing.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 27: Danielle Barlow - Cultivating Beauty and Wonder 27: Danielle Barlow - Cultivating Beauty and Wonder Tue, 17 Dec 2024 07:00:12 GMT 1:04:12 6751a914927df756c179d0ad false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/ep-28-danielle-barlow-cultivating-beauty-and-wonder 6751a914927df756c179d0ad 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da ep-28-danielle-barlow-cultivating-beauty-and-wonder full 2 27 Artist. Illustrator. Intuitive herbalist. Oracle Creator. Incense Maker. Stitch Witch. Traveller on the spirit roads. Dreamer.

 Deeply rooted in this ancient landscape of Dartmoor, her work draws heavily on folklore and mythology, and her magical practise ,and explores the deep connection, both physical and spiritual, between people and the land they inhabit. 

Her work, in all its threads, is at its heart a prayer to the numinous world around us. 

Website www.daniellebarlowart.com/

Instagram www.instagram.com/daniellebarlowart

Facebook www.facebook.com/p/Danielle-Barlow-100063671194886/

Etsy www.etsy.com/shop/daniellebarlowart

We talked about:

Why art school wasn’t what this artist needed

Spell wheels and mandalas

Stitching stories and ancestral crafts

Cauldron brewing and the creative process

The different sources of painting and stitching for her

The making and unmaking of menopause


In the Extended episode – just $3/month on Patreon.com/lucyhpearce

The life-changing magic of how to save as a PDF!

Her relationship with the algorithm and social media

Content creating versus sharing the real


Links

Phyllis Curott

Green Wheel Oracle

Witches Wisdom Tarot

Earth Pathways Diary

Crow Moon


About Your Host

Lucy H. Pearce is the author of multiple life-changing non-fiction books, including Nautilus Award silver winners Medicine Woman, Burning Woman, and Creatrix: she who makes.

Lucy founded Womancraft Publishing, publishing paradigm-shifting books by women for women, in 2014.

lucyhpearce.com 


And if you’re dreaming of being a published author

Lucy has experiences in every area of publishing:

As an author submitting book proposals to publishers.

As a mentor to other authors as they submit proposals or self-publish.

As publisher running a publishing company for over ten years,

Start learning what you really want to know... and get to ask your questions.


Set yourself up for success with tried-and-tested tools for finding a publisher and making the best impression, selling yourself and your book, building an author platform, self-publishing what it is and how it works, and most importantly, how to earn a living from your writing at every step along the way.


Live Zoom classes start 4th Feb.

www.Womancraftpublishing.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Artist. Illustrator. Intuitive herbalist. Oracle Creator. Incense Maker. Stitch Witch. Traveller on the spirit roads. Dreamer.

 Deeply rooted in this ancient landscape of Dartmoor, her work draws heavily on folklore and mythology, and her magical practise ,and explores the deep connection, both physical and spiritual, between people and the land they inhabit. 

Her work, in all its threads, is at its heart a prayer to the numinous world around us. 

Website www.daniellebarlowart.com/

Instagram www.instagram.com/daniellebarlowart

Facebook www.facebook.com/p/Danielle-Barlow-100063671194886/

Etsy www.etsy.com/shop/daniellebarlowart

We talked about:

Why art school wasn’t what this artist needed

Spell wheels and mandalas

Stitching stories and ancestral crafts

Cauldron brewing and the creative process

The different sources of painting and stitching for her

The making and unmaking of menopause


In the Extended episode – just $3/month on Patreon.com/lucyhpearce

The life-changing magic of how to save as a PDF!

Her relationship with the algorithm and social media

Content creating versus sharing the real


Links

Phyllis Curott

Green Wheel Oracle

Witches Wisdom Tarot

Earth Pathways Diary

Crow Moon


About Your Host

Lucy H. Pearce is the author of multiple life-changing non-fiction books, including Nautilus Award silver winners Medicine Woman, Burning Woman, and Creatrix: she who makes.

Lucy founded Womancraft Publishing, publishing paradigm-shifting books by women for women, in 2014.

lucyhpearce.com 


And if you’re dreaming of being a published author

Lucy has experiences in every area of publishing:

As an author submitting book proposals to publishers.

As a mentor to other authors as they submit proposals or self-publish.

As publisher running a publishing company for over ten years,

Start learning what you really want to know... and get to ask your questions.


Set yourself up for success with tried-and-tested tools for finding a publisher and making the best impression, selling yourself and your book, building an author platform, self-publishing what it is and how it works, and most importantly, how to earn a living from your writing at every step along the way.


Live Zoom classes start 4th Feb.

www.Womancraftpublishing.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 26: Sarah Napoli - Social Media Magic 26: Sarah Napoli - Social Media Magic Tue, 10 Dec 2024 07:00:15 GMT 43:12 6748881b55a14869b198b19a false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/ep-26-sarah-napoli-social-media-magic 6748881b55a14869b198b19a 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da ep-26-sarah-napoli-social-media-magic full 2 26 Sarah Napoli, also known as The Woodland Witch, is a folk practitioner, herbalist, house witch and homesteader residing in the mountains of New England with her husband, daughter and fur babies. She owns and operates a digital apothecary known as Folkcraft and Flora Apothecary where she crafts herbal and magical goods for intentional daily living. 

www.FolkcraftandFlora.com

Instagram.com/thewoodlandwitchh


Get 20% off your signed copy of The Kitchen Witch Companion: Recipes, Rituals and Reflections. Use coupon code KWC20 at check out www.womancraftpublishing.com

To access all the Extended Episodes and bonus audio and video head over to www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


We talked about:

Her early years and experience of Christian upbringing and the hurdles to claiming the title of witch

How she grew her Instagram and TikTok followings to over 100K

Dealing with scammers and impersonators

Building online community

Creating content for her channels

Her nightmare publishing story as a nearly author not once, but twice!

 

In the Extended Episode she reflects on:

Performative magic and integrity in sharing magic online

Deciding what to share online…and what to keep private

Her favourite witchy books

Her go to herbs


 

Get Published! with Lucy H. Pearce - Discover the reality... not the fantasy of book publishing today. Set yourself up for success with tried-and-tested tools for finding a publisher and making the best impression, selling yourself and your book, building an author platform, self-publishing what it is and how it works, and most importantly, how to earn a living from your writing at every step along the way.


Several tiers dependent on your budget and needs. Live on Zoom. Starts 4th Feb. Exclusive discount for foks on the top tier of patreon

www.Womancraftpublishing.com


About your Host

Lucy H. Pearce is the author of multiple life-changing non-fiction books, including Nautilus Award silver winners Medicine Woman, Burning Woman, and Creatrix: she who makes. Her other titles include Amazon #1 bestsellers: Moon Time, Reaching for the Moon, The Rainbow Way and Crow Moon. Her other books include: She of the Sea, Full Circle Health, Moods of Motherhood and she is the co-author and illustrator of The Kitchen Witch Companion. Her writing focuses on women’s healing through archetypal psychology, embodiment, historical awareness and creativity.

Lucy founded Womancraft Publishing, publishing paradigm-shifting books by women for women, in 2014.

www.lucyhpearce.com 


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Sarah Napoli, also known as The Woodland Witch, is a folk practitioner, herbalist, house witch and homesteader residing in the mountains of New England with her husband, daughter and fur babies. She owns and operates a digital apothecary known as Folkcraft and Flora Apothecary where she crafts herbal and magical goods for intentional daily living. 

www.FolkcraftandFlora.com

Instagram.com/thewoodlandwitchh


Get 20% off your signed copy of The Kitchen Witch Companion: Recipes, Rituals and Reflections. Use coupon code KWC20 at check out www.womancraftpublishing.com

To access all the Extended Episodes and bonus audio and video head over to www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


We talked about:

Her early years and experience of Christian upbringing and the hurdles to claiming the title of witch

How she grew her Instagram and TikTok followings to over 100K

Dealing with scammers and impersonators

Building online community

Creating content for her channels

Her nightmare publishing story as a nearly author not once, but twice!

 

In the Extended Episode she reflects on:

Performative magic and integrity in sharing magic online

Deciding what to share online…and what to keep private

Her favourite witchy books

Her go to herbs


 

Get Published! with Lucy H. Pearce - Discover the reality... not the fantasy of book publishing today. Set yourself up for success with tried-and-tested tools for finding a publisher and making the best impression, selling yourself and your book, building an author platform, self-publishing what it is and how it works, and most importantly, how to earn a living from your writing at every step along the way.


Several tiers dependent on your budget and needs. Live on Zoom. Starts 4th Feb. Exclusive discount for foks on the top tier of patreon

www.Womancraftpublishing.com


About your Host

Lucy H. Pearce is the author of multiple life-changing non-fiction books, including Nautilus Award silver winners Medicine Woman, Burning Woman, and Creatrix: she who makes. Her other titles include Amazon #1 bestsellers: Moon Time, Reaching for the Moon, The Rainbow Way and Crow Moon. Her other books include: She of the Sea, Full Circle Health, Moods of Motherhood and she is the co-author and illustrator of The Kitchen Witch Companion. Her writing focuses on women’s healing through archetypal psychology, embodiment, historical awareness and creativity.

Lucy founded Womancraft Publishing, publishing paradigm-shifting books by women for women, in 2014.

www.lucyhpearce.com 


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 25: Chelan Harkin - Surrendering to the Unknown 25: Chelan Harkin - Surrendering to the Unknown Tue, 03 Dec 2024 07:00:44 GMT 1:01:00 673c9000ed9403388013e716 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/25-chelan-harkin-surrendering-to-the-unknown 673c9000ed9403388013e716 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da 25-chelan-harkin-surrendering-to-the-unknown full 2 25 Chelan Harkin is a mystical poet whose poems have been shared tens of thousands of times. Her publishing journey is only four years old but her first two books, Susceptible to Light and Let Us Dance!, have been self-publishing successes with sales numbers to be envied by most poets today. Her third book, Wild Grace, published in November 2023 with Monkfish and her most recent The Prophetess was published this September by Hay House.


Find her on Instagram and Facebook


We talked about:

Mysticism and channeling

Ecstasy and the mundane- bringing ourselves back from the ecstatic

Growing up in the Bahai faith

Her pre-birth experience

The genius of Life

Self-publishing and the dream of being published

Neurodivergence

Writing 30 days of bad poems

Being seen

How she prays


Extended audio version - 20 more minutes of solid gold available on Patreon.com/lucyhpearce

Behind the scenes chat of how we first connected

The power of reading our work aloud

Integrating the medicine of our own creative work

The vulnerability and empowerment of self publishing

Creative collaboration and being approached by her favourite poet.

A story she has never told publically before of what led to her finally publishing her first book.


$6 a month or more, get the video version and my end of year bonus audio as well as this $9/ month gets you my new writing - Why Art Matters and an exclusive discount on my next e-course. Patreon.com/lucyhpearce


Purchase Womancraft Compendium - Weaving Our Way Beyond Patriarchy

Check out my new ecourse - - Get Published - which is booking now, starting in February


Her e-course - Fierce Grace starts in January.



Books mentioned

Susceptible to Light

Let Us Dance

Wild Grace

The Prophetess

Burning Woman - Lucy H.Pearce

The Gift - Daniel Ladinsky


Your host - Lucy H. Pearce

www.lucyhpearce.com

Instagram

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Chelan Harkin is a mystical poet whose poems have been shared tens of thousands of times. Her publishing journey is only four years old but her first two books, Susceptible to Light and Let Us Dance!, have been self-publishing successes with sales numbers to be envied by most poets today. Her third book, Wild Grace, published in November 2023 with Monkfish and her most recent The Prophetess was published this September by Hay House.


Find her on Instagram and Facebook


We talked about:

Mysticism and channeling

Ecstasy and the mundane- bringing ourselves back from the ecstatic

Growing up in the Bahai faith

Her pre-birth experience

The genius of Life

Self-publishing and the dream of being published

Neurodivergence

Writing 30 days of bad poems

Being seen

How she prays


Extended audio version - 20 more minutes of solid gold available on Patreon.com/lucyhpearce

Behind the scenes chat of how we first connected

The power of reading our work aloud

Integrating the medicine of our own creative work

The vulnerability and empowerment of self publishing

Creative collaboration and being approached by her favourite poet.

A story she has never told publically before of what led to her finally publishing her first book.


$6 a month or more, get the video version and my end of year bonus audio as well as this $9/ month gets you my new writing - Why Art Matters and an exclusive discount on my next e-course. Patreon.com/lucyhpearce


Purchase Womancraft Compendium - Weaving Our Way Beyond Patriarchy

Check out my new ecourse - - Get Published - which is booking now, starting in February


Her e-course - Fierce Grace starts in January.



Books mentioned

Susceptible to Light

Let Us Dance

Wild Grace

The Prophetess

Burning Woman - Lucy H.Pearce

The Gift - Daniel Ladinsky


Your host - Lucy H. Pearce

www.lucyhpearce.com

Instagram

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 24: Justine Aldersey-Williams - Reclaiming Matrilineal Crafts 24: Justine Aldersey-Williams - Reclaiming Matrilineal Crafts Mon, 25 Nov 2024 07:00:27 GMT 58:05 67124dade3d9082a5aaf0086 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/24-justine-aldersey-williams-reclaiming-matrilineal-crafts 67124dade3d9082a5aaf0086 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da 24-justine-aldersey-williams-reclaiming-matrilineal-crafts full 2 24 Justine Aldersey-Williams is a textile activist, speaker and teacher specialising in natural fabric dyeing and regenerative clothing. She hand-dyes textiles at her studio, The Wild Dyery, in Hoylake UK, using many plants grown on her nearby food, fibre and dye allotment and teaches both live and online courses in botanical dyeing techniques.


Justine qualified as a teacher in 1998 and has since taught extensively to schools, colleges, universities and crafts groups. A yoga teacher since 2006, Justine’s textile work intersects creativity, spirituality and environmentalism. She devises creative rituals that reconnect people with nature and sees botanical dyeing as a gateway craft that can inspire people to feel more reverence for their ecosystems.

She founded the Northern England Fibreshed, part of the international Fibershed not-for-profit organisation in March 2020 and volunteers to help establish regenerative textile systems using 'local fibres, local dyes and local labour' throughout the region.

Justine’s website NaturalFabricDyeing.com/

Instagram @thewilddyery

Home Grown Colour


We talked about :

Growing slow textiles

Animism

Matrilineal textile craft

Finding the right language for what we do

The metaphor of weaving

Creative and growing rituals that reconnect people with nature

Her project making the first pair of locally-grown, dyed and woven jeans

Moving from being consumers to creators

How plants communicate to us

When creativity is disabling - burnout and being multi-passionate creatives


In the bonus episode we also discuss:

The fashion industry and environmentalism

Her relationship with being visible and being a channel

More on woad and indigo


Resources

Weaving Our Way Beyond Patriarchy

Satish Kumar

Medicine Festival

Zach Bush

Uma Dinsmore Tuli

Women who Run with the Wolves

Vandana Shiva

The Feminist Lecture Program

Patrick Grant

Manda Scott Boudica books

TreeSisters

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]]> Justine Aldersey-Williams is a textile activist, speaker and teacher specialising in natural fabric dyeing and regenerative clothing. She hand-dyes textiles at her studio, The Wild Dyery, in Hoylake UK, using many plants grown on her nearby food, fibre and dye allotment and teaches both live and online courses in botanical dyeing techniques.


Justine qualified as a teacher in 1998 and has since taught extensively to schools, colleges, universities and crafts groups. A yoga teacher since 2006, Justine’s textile work intersects creativity, spirituality and environmentalism. She devises creative rituals that reconnect people with nature and sees botanical dyeing as a gateway craft that can inspire people to feel more reverence for their ecosystems.

She founded the Northern England Fibreshed, part of the international Fibershed not-for-profit organisation in March 2020 and volunteers to help establish regenerative textile systems using 'local fibres, local dyes and local labour' throughout the region.

Justine’s website NaturalFabricDyeing.com/

Instagram @thewilddyery

Home Grown Colour


We talked about :

Growing slow textiles

Animism

Matrilineal textile craft

Finding the right language for what we do

The metaphor of weaving

Creative and growing rituals that reconnect people with nature

Her project making the first pair of locally-grown, dyed and woven jeans

Moving from being consumers to creators

How plants communicate to us

When creativity is disabling - burnout and being multi-passionate creatives


In the bonus episode we also discuss:

The fashion industry and environmentalism

Her relationship with being visible and being a channel

More on woad and indigo


Resources

Weaving Our Way Beyond Patriarchy

Satish Kumar

Medicine Festival

Zach Bush

Uma Dinsmore Tuli

Women who Run with the Wolves

Vandana Shiva

The Feminist Lecture Program

Patrick Grant

Manda Scott Boudica books

TreeSisters

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]]> 23: Clare Jasmine Beloved - Deep+Raw+Radical 23: Clare Jasmine Beloved - Deep+Raw+Radical Tue, 12 Nov 2024 07:00:52 GMT 1:10:17 6712424ae3d9082a5aa9058c false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/ep-23-clare-jasmine-beloved-deeprawradical 6712424ae3d9082a5aa9058c 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da ep-23-clare-jasmine-beloved-deeprawradical full 2 23 Clare Jasmine Beloved is an artist based in Liverpool, UK. She says:

“Creating is in my blood and has saved my life over and over – transforming feelings, emotions, life stories, wounds and blocks, dreams and ideas into beauty. My art is awash with large lush goddesses, magic mermaids, sensual sistas, and sacred imagery, symbolism and feelings.The process and the way that I paint and create is very intuitive. I work with many layers to explore my own mythology, using acrylics and mixed media.

My work is also translated into limited edition textile ranges in silks and velvet as well as a beautiful jewellery range.

I am passionate about words – my bed is always laden with books! My first poetry collection Love, Hope and High Heels was published in 2010. It was shortlisted for The Polari Book Prize for new gay and lesbian writing. I have since published poetry and art books and journals and am currently finishing a book about my love story with my late wife and navigating life after her death. Pre-order Somewhere Between Derelict and Divine: Magical Stories to Carry Us All Home…

I developed and curated a large-scale project based on my own way of creating with over 1000 women and girls, which was exhibited at The Tate in a ground-breaking exhibition. This was then taken into many settings and also developed into Big Love Sista, Big Love My Brother.

I am dedicated to creating a body of work in the world and spaces that are ethical, inclusive, diverse, real and down to earth and magical and deeply rooted in community.”

www.clarebeloved.com

Instagram.com@clarebeloved


We talked about:

Facilitating creativity in a range of different settings

Creating safe and inclusive creative spaces

Overcoming a legacy of creative repression

Coming into her own creative power

Art as therapeutic and alchemical

On becoming an accidental wild woman

The power of sharing our stories

Magic and imagination as a way to survive childhood

Seeing the magic in your own story

The magic of the sea - selkies and mermaids

Creating from and through grief

In the Extended Episode we discussed

More about group facilitation.

Her creative haven in Greece

How poems come through to her

A deeper dive into creatively navigating her wife's death from breast cancer and “widow’s fire”.

Access extended episodes for just $3 on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


Books we mentioned:

Somewhere Between Derelict and Divine: Magical Stories to Carry Us All Home…

She of the Sea

Creatrix: she who makes

Red Tents

Women Who Run with the Wolves

The Way You Do Anything is the Way You Do Everything



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]]> Clare Jasmine Beloved is an artist based in Liverpool, UK. She says:

“Creating is in my blood and has saved my life over and over – transforming feelings, emotions, life stories, wounds and blocks, dreams and ideas into beauty. My art is awash with large lush goddesses, magic mermaids, sensual sistas, and sacred imagery, symbolism and feelings.The process and the way that I paint and create is very intuitive. I work with many layers to explore my own mythology, using acrylics and mixed media.

My work is also translated into limited edition textile ranges in silks and velvet as well as a beautiful jewellery range.

I am passionate about words – my bed is always laden with books! My first poetry collection Love, Hope and High Heels was published in 2010. It was shortlisted for The Polari Book Prize for new gay and lesbian writing. I have since published poetry and art books and journals and am currently finishing a book about my love story with my late wife and navigating life after her death. Pre-order Somewhere Between Derelict and Divine: Magical Stories to Carry Us All Home…

I developed and curated a large-scale project based on my own way of creating with over 1000 women and girls, which was exhibited at The Tate in a ground-breaking exhibition. This was then taken into many settings and also developed into Big Love Sista, Big Love My Brother.

I am dedicated to creating a body of work in the world and spaces that are ethical, inclusive, diverse, real and down to earth and magical and deeply rooted in community.”

www.clarebeloved.com

Instagram.com@clarebeloved


We talked about:

Facilitating creativity in a range of different settings

Creating safe and inclusive creative spaces

Overcoming a legacy of creative repression

Coming into her own creative power

Art as therapeutic and alchemical

On becoming an accidental wild woman

The power of sharing our stories

Magic and imagination as a way to survive childhood

Seeing the magic in your own story

The magic of the sea - selkies and mermaids

Creating from and through grief

In the Extended Episode we discussed

More about group facilitation.

Her creative haven in Greece

How poems come through to her

A deeper dive into creatively navigating her wife's death from breast cancer and “widow’s fire”.

Access extended episodes for just $3 on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


Books we mentioned:

Somewhere Between Derelict and Divine: Magical Stories to Carry Us All Home…

She of the Sea

Creatrix: she who makes

Red Tents

Women Who Run with the Wolves

The Way You Do Anything is the Way You Do Everything



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]]> 22: Nicole Barton (The Secret Witch) - Unapologetic Magic 22: Nicole Barton (The Secret Witch) - Unapologetic Magic Tue, 29 Oct 2024 07:00:58 GMT 56:08 66f16401d61650978f19301f false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/22-nicole-barton-the-secret-witch-unapologetic-magic 66f16401d61650978f19301f 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da 22-nicole-barton-the-secret-witch-unapologetic-magic full 2 22 Follow us www.instagram.com/creativemagicpodcast

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Nicole Barton is a witch on a mission to help Secret Witches - aka secretly magical healers who hide their magic - to live their true destiny by expressing their magic. She does this by helping women to heal themselves, discover their soul map of gifts and heal the fear of expressing their unique remedy.

Through her Archetypal Apothecary™ path (which is a unique combination of the three ancient wisdom bodies of homeopathy, archetypal psychology and energy healing, and provides a clear map to your soul) - and with over a decade’s experience of being a healer of sensitive souls and healers - Nicole guides women to understand their soul’s plan and harness it to heal themselves so they can become the unapologetically magical healer witches their souls were born to be.


See more from Nicole via her website (www.nicolebarton.co.uk) and listen to her podcast The Secret Witch Show www.secretwitch.co.uk 

 Email her if you want to find out more about Luna - info@nicolebarton.co.uk 

 Instagram - www.instagram.com/iamnicolebarton 

 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@archetypalapothecary 


We talked about:

Her initiation to the witch

The archetypal apothecary

The homeopathic remedy of Luna

Manifestation and creation

Marketing as gift and curse

Logic vs magic

People as remedies


Extended episode – the lost years - a tear jerking part as Lucy dives into a very personal experience of initiation

Animals as remedies

Nicole’s favourite books

The motherwound

Initiations of birth

 

The Secret Witch Show – Ep. 1 How to know if you're a secret witch

Universal laws of healing episode, Lucy’s episode

Creatrix: she who makes

Burning Woman

Medicine Woman

The Peculiar People – Mark Sorrell


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Nicole Barton is a witch on a mission to help Secret Witches - aka secretly magical healers who hide their magic - to live their true destiny by expressing their magic. She does this by helping women to heal themselves, discover their soul map of gifts and heal the fear of expressing their unique remedy.

Through her Archetypal Apothecary™ path (which is a unique combination of the three ancient wisdom bodies of homeopathy, archetypal psychology and energy healing, and provides a clear map to your soul) - and with over a decade’s experience of being a healer of sensitive souls and healers - Nicole guides women to understand their soul’s plan and harness it to heal themselves so they can become the unapologetically magical healer witches their souls were born to be.


See more from Nicole via her website (www.nicolebarton.co.uk) and listen to her podcast The Secret Witch Show www.secretwitch.co.uk 

 Email her if you want to find out more about Luna - info@nicolebarton.co.uk 

 Instagram - www.instagram.com/iamnicolebarton 

 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@archetypalapothecary 


We talked about:

Her initiation to the witch

The archetypal apothecary

The homeopathic remedy of Luna

Manifestation and creation

Marketing as gift and curse

Logic vs magic

People as remedies


Extended episode – the lost years - a tear jerking part as Lucy dives into a very personal experience of initiation

Animals as remedies

Nicole’s favourite books

The motherwound

Initiations of birth

 

The Secret Witch Show – Ep. 1 How to know if you're a secret witch

Universal laws of healing episode, Lucy’s episode

Creatrix: she who makes

Burning Woman

Medicine Woman

The Peculiar People – Mark Sorrell


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]]> 21: Dr Vanya Leilani - Creative Transgression 21: Dr Vanya Leilani - Creative Transgression Tue, 15 Oct 2024 06:00:48 GMT 1:02:10 66f15da6076ac3de28fe54cc false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/ep-21-vanya-leilani-creative-transgression 66f15da6076ac3de28fe54cc 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da ep-21-vanya-leilani-creative-transgression full 2 21 Follow us www.instagram.com/creativemagicpodcast

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Vanya Leilani is a depth psychologist, writer, teacher and storyteller.Her first book, The Flesh and the Fruit: Remembering Eve and the Power of Creative Transgression is out this week from Womancraft Publishing. She has spent decades exploring the threshold where the external “shoulds” in our lives

Vanya holds a PhD in Depth Psychology with emphasis in Jungian and Archetypal Studies.n She has also completed a certificate training intensive with Dr Clarissa Pinkola Estes and has served as an adjunct professor at Pacifica Graduate Institute teaching on the creative power of archetypes.  

Vanya was born and raised in southeastern Brazil and currently lives in the woods of the Pacific Northwest of the United States, where she tends to the land and many animals. 

Instagram.com/drvanyaleilani

www.drvanyaleilani.com


We talked about:

Her first book – The Flesh and the Fruit

Creative transgression – why disobedience is vital

Belonging to ourselves

Her upbringing in a fundamentalist Christian community

Spiritual crisis

Archetypal psychology

 

In the extended episode we discussed:

Her curse

How our unconscious often helps us to stay invisible

Drumming and midlife women

 

Resources

Her first book – The Flesh and the Fruit: Remembering Eve and the Power of Creative Transgression

Women who Run with the Wolves

Care of the Soul

Clarissa Pinkola Estes

Thomas Moore

Her podcast – Belonging to the Wild

 


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Vanya Leilani is a depth psychologist, writer, teacher and storyteller.Her first book, The Flesh and the Fruit: Remembering Eve and the Power of Creative Transgression is out this week from Womancraft Publishing. She has spent decades exploring the threshold where the external “shoulds” in our lives

Vanya holds a PhD in Depth Psychology with emphasis in Jungian and Archetypal Studies.n She has also completed a certificate training intensive with Dr Clarissa Pinkola Estes and has served as an adjunct professor at Pacifica Graduate Institute teaching on the creative power of archetypes.  

Vanya was born and raised in southeastern Brazil and currently lives in the woods of the Pacific Northwest of the United States, where she tends to the land and many animals. 

Instagram.com/drvanyaleilani

www.drvanyaleilani.com


We talked about:

Her first book – The Flesh and the Fruit

Creative transgression – why disobedience is vital

Belonging to ourselves

Her upbringing in a fundamentalist Christian community

Spiritual crisis

Archetypal psychology

 

In the extended episode we discussed:

Her curse

How our unconscious often helps us to stay invisible

Drumming and midlife women

 

Resources

Her first book – The Flesh and the Fruit: Remembering Eve and the Power of Creative Transgression

Women who Run with the Wolves

Care of the Soul

Clarissa Pinkola Estes

Thomas Moore

Her podcast – Belonging to the Wild

 


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]]> 20: Elizabeth Kneafsey: The Wild Wool Shepherdess 20: Elizabeth Kneafsey: The Wild Wool Shepherdess Tue, 01 Oct 2024 06:00:29 GMT 1:01:44 66eaeae17333591fcfeae5d5 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/elizabeth-kneafsey-the-wild-wool-shepherdess 66eaeae17333591fcfeae5d5 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da elizabeth-kneafsey-the-wild-wool-shepherdess full 2 20 Elizabeth Kneafsey, the Wild Wool Shepherdess, creates unique, wild and rugged woven rugs, tanned leather hides and felted sheeprugs with wool harvested from her own flock of organic, heritage breed sheep which conservation graze hay meadows to help support our declining wildlife and improve soil structure. A practitioner of traditional, ancestral skills is now teaching small holders and individuals through workshops and retreats how to bring back value to wool and live more sustainably in harmony and connection with our land, wildlife, waters and Mother Nature.

Her first book The Wild Wool Shepherdess: Weave the Ancient Path, Reignite Your Feminine Fire is out today from Hay House.



Wolves – yes she has a wolf!, dogs, sheep, herons and owls – being in relationship with animals and what it teaches us

Animal symbology

Reclaiming access to the land

How she became a shepherdess

Crafting with wool

The husband coat

Ancestral crafts – why they matter

Making her declaration of intention as a child… and a woman

Being a black sheep

Writing her book

Dreaming a gathering of women

Creating in community

The challenges of charging for our work and supporting what it takes to create and teach


Extended episode –

Her adopted Native name and the story of how she was the first white woman in several hundred years to be adopted by that tribe

Women as beacons

More on ancestors

How clothing impacts how we are in the world


Books we mentioned


The Wild Wool Shepherdess: Weave the Ancient Path, Reignite Your Feminine Fire

The Witch and the Wildwood

Women who Run with the Wolves


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]]> Elizabeth Kneafsey, the Wild Wool Shepherdess, creates unique, wild and rugged woven rugs, tanned leather hides and felted sheeprugs with wool harvested from her own flock of organic, heritage breed sheep which conservation graze hay meadows to help support our declining wildlife and improve soil structure. A practitioner of traditional, ancestral skills is now teaching small holders and individuals through workshops and retreats how to bring back value to wool and live more sustainably in harmony and connection with our land, wildlife, waters and Mother Nature.

Her first book The Wild Wool Shepherdess: Weave the Ancient Path, Reignite Your Feminine Fire is out today from Hay House.



Wolves – yes she has a wolf!, dogs, sheep, herons and owls – being in relationship with animals and what it teaches us

Animal symbology

Reclaiming access to the land

How she became a shepherdess

Crafting with wool

The husband coat

Ancestral crafts – why they matter

Making her declaration of intention as a child… and a woman

Being a black sheep

Writing her book

Dreaming a gathering of women

Creating in community

The challenges of charging for our work and supporting what it takes to create and teach


Extended episode –

Her adopted Native name and the story of how she was the first white woman in several hundred years to be adopted by that tribe

Women as beacons

More on ancestors

How clothing impacts how we are in the world


Books we mentioned


The Wild Wool Shepherdess: Weave the Ancient Path, Reignite Your Feminine Fire

The Witch and the Wildwood

Women who Run with the Wolves


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]]> 19: Dee Mulrooney - Creative Orgasms 19: Dee Mulrooney - Creative Orgasms Tue, 17 Sep 2024 06:00:39 GMT 1:18:21 66d86ee6202da66c8d980114 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/ep-19-dee-mulrooney-creative-orgasms 66d86ee6202da66c8d980114 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da ep-19-dee-mulrooney-creative-orgasms full 2 19 Receive bonus content and extended episodes for just $3 on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


Dee Mulrooney is a multi-disciplinary Irish artist. Inhabiting a female body and all that it entails is the main preoccupation of her work. Exile, class, displacement, social history, longing and belonging are some of the themes explored by Dee, through various media, including painting, drawing, film, storytelling, and performance. Her art is fiercely authentic, and she leaves no stone of her own personal healing journey unturned. Dee works with the alchemical aspect of transmutation in her art, using this process to deal with difficult topics, including, abuse, death and loss. Dee’s performance art is provocative and has a political point to make, highly social, collaborative and community building. She is driven by story and symbolism, how we remember and interpret history and women’s role and their bodies within that. She exhibits and performs regularly and had an award-winning show at Edinburgh Fringe 2023.

https://deirdre-mulrooney.com/

www.Instagram.com/deemulrooney


***Trigger warning re abuse and baby death, and Irish Mother and Baby homes – to skip this section 13:40-19:00 mins***


We talked about:

The central theme of womanhood in her work and contemporary vulva-tastic culture!

Her alter ego Growler – an 84 year old vulva and mother of God and creating ritual theatre

How one of the most traumatic events in recent Irish history emboldened her to draw

The colonisation of the creative space by patriarchy and capitalism

Art and activism

Women’s creativity, high art and the Establishment

Art as alchemy and transmuter of pain


In the extended episode we discussed:

The impact of empire…and how quickly things can change

Her experience of childhood hallucinations and being exorcised

Imbas – the Irish insight

Her advice on overcoming fear in order to make or share the work you are called to


We mentioned:

Empire podcast

Burning Woman

Tuam Mother and Baby Home

The Babog project

Meggan Watterson – Magdalene Revealed

Imbas

Sile na gigs


About your Host

Lucy H. Pearce is the author of multiple life-changing non-fiction books, including Nautilus Award silver winners Medicine Woman, Burning Woman, and Creatrix: she who makes. Her writing focuses on women’s healing through archetypal psychology, embodiment, historical awareness and creativity.

Lucy founded Womancraft Publishing, publishing paradigm-shifting books by women for women, in 2014.

lucyhpearce.com 


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Dee Mulrooney is a multi-disciplinary Irish artist. Inhabiting a female body and all that it entails is the main preoccupation of her work. Exile, class, displacement, social history, longing and belonging are some of the themes explored by Dee, through various media, including painting, drawing, film, storytelling, and performance. Her art is fiercely authentic, and she leaves no stone of her own personal healing journey unturned. Dee works with the alchemical aspect of transmutation in her art, using this process to deal with difficult topics, including, abuse, death and loss. Dee’s performance art is provocative and has a political point to make, highly social, collaborative and community building. She is driven by story and symbolism, how we remember and interpret history and women’s role and their bodies within that. She exhibits and performs regularly and had an award-winning show at Edinburgh Fringe 2023.

https://deirdre-mulrooney.com/

www.Instagram.com/deemulrooney


***Trigger warning re abuse and baby death, and Irish Mother and Baby homes – to skip this section 13:40-19:00 mins***


We talked about:

The central theme of womanhood in her work and contemporary vulva-tastic culture!

Her alter ego Growler – an 84 year old vulva and mother of God and creating ritual theatre

How one of the most traumatic events in recent Irish history emboldened her to draw

The colonisation of the creative space by patriarchy and capitalism

Art and activism

Women’s creativity, high art and the Establishment

Art as alchemy and transmuter of pain


In the extended episode we discussed:

The impact of empire…and how quickly things can change

Her experience of childhood hallucinations and being exorcised

Imbas – the Irish insight

Her advice on overcoming fear in order to make or share the work you are called to


We mentioned:

Empire podcast

Burning Woman

Tuam Mother and Baby Home

The Babog project

Meggan Watterson – Magdalene Revealed

Imbas

Sile na gigs


About your Host

Lucy H. Pearce is the author of multiple life-changing non-fiction books, including Nautilus Award silver winners Medicine Woman, Burning Woman, and Creatrix: she who makes. Her writing focuses on women’s healing through archetypal psychology, embodiment, historical awareness and creativity.

Lucy founded Womancraft Publishing, publishing paradigm-shifting books by women for women, in 2014.

lucyhpearce.com 


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]]> Season 2 Coming Soon... Season 2 Coming Soon... Wed, 04 Sep 2024 16:05:26 GMT 3:42 66d88545eeeb1e3b753db3c8 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/season-2-coming-soon 66d88545eeeb1e3b753db3c8 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da season-2-coming-soon full www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

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]]> Season One Wrap Up... Season One Wrap Up... Tue, 06 Aug 2024 06:00:46 GMT 13:10 66915b6096deb6dc3d958e8d false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/season-one-wrap-up 66915b6096deb6dc3d958e8d 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da season-one-wrap-up full 1 19 Listen to the full episode, along with extended episodes for just $3 on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


Follow us www.instagram.com/creativemagicpodcast


Join me at The Witches Revival in Lancaster, UK 9-11 August


My ecourses and books

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Follow us www.instagram.com/creativemagicpodcast


Join me at The Witches Revival in Lancaster, UK 9-11 August


My ecourses and books

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]]> 18: Gina Martin - The Somatic Magic of Writing 18: Gina Martin - The Somatic Magic of Writing Thu, 01 Aug 2024 06:00:58 GMT 59:21 66a9fa143c23ffff3aa401af false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/18-gina-martin-the-somatic-magic-of-writing 66a9fa143c23ffff3aa401af 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da 18-gina-martin-the-somatic-magic-of-writing full 1 18 Gina Martin is a founding mother and High Priestess of Triple Spiral of Dún na Sidhe, a pagan spiritual congregation in the Hudson Valley, New York State, US. She is a ritualist, teacher, healer, mother, and writer of sacred songs.


Gina is a practitioner of Classical Chinese medicine and a Board certified licensed acupuncturist.


The author of the When She Wakes trilogy: Sisters of the Solstice Moon, Walking the Threads of Time and She is Here. The backstories of the Thirteen for girls aged 8-80: Kiyia – Daughter of the Horse; Autakla – Daughter of the Seal; Maia – Daughter of Fire; and her newest book Io – Daughter of the Wild Hunt is out very soon. Her book of chants – WomEnchanting is available from her website.


All Gina’s books are 60% off on Kindle from 1-4th August. Buy the When She Wakes trilogy signed with digital goodies for a 10% discount for the month of August from Womancraft Publishing.


Follow Creative Magic on Instagram


Receive bonus content and extended episodes for just $3 on Patreon

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We talked about:

The three creative acts of her life

The somatic magic and nature of writing

How her characters pester her

Magic realism in her work…and life

The many varied spiritual influences on her practice and creativity

Sigil magic and the weirdness of trying to put it into words

Becoming her own body of work - her tattoos

Her creative process

Writing groups

Self publishing and publishing

Being a channel

Writing spiritual books – ritual and ceremony

Creative collaboration within and between creative disciplines

Resistance and regrets

Maternal pride and envy – when our parents are the reason we cannot create



In the Extended Episode…

We reminisce about our trips together to ancient sites in Crete and Newgrange

The books that most influenced her as a writer – the author of The Road to Avalon is Joan Wolf.

A deep dive into channeling, hearing voices and mental illness.

Access extended episodes for just $3 on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


About your Host

Lucy H. Pearce is the author of multiple life-changing non-fiction books, including Nautilus Award silver winners Medicine Woman, Burning Woman, and Creatrix: she who makes. Her other titles include Amazon #1 bestsellers: Moon Time, Reaching for the Moon, The Rainbow Way and Crow Moon. Her other books include: She of the Sea, Full Circle Health, Moods of Motherhood and she is the co-author and illustrator of The Kitchen Witch Companion. Her writing focuses on women’s healing through archetypal psychology, embodiment, historical awareness and creativity.

Lucy founded Womancraft Publishing, publishing paradigm-shifting books by women for women, in 2014.

lucyhpearce.com  

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]]> Gina Martin is a founding mother and High Priestess of Triple Spiral of Dún na Sidhe, a pagan spiritual congregation in the Hudson Valley, New York State, US. She is a ritualist, teacher, healer, mother, and writer of sacred songs.


Gina is a practitioner of Classical Chinese medicine and a Board certified licensed acupuncturist.


The author of the When She Wakes trilogy: Sisters of the Solstice Moon, Walking the Threads of Time and She is Here. The backstories of the Thirteen for girls aged 8-80: Kiyia – Daughter of the Horse; Autakla – Daughter of the Seal; Maia – Daughter of Fire; and her newest book Io – Daughter of the Wild Hunt is out very soon. Her book of chants – WomEnchanting is available from her website.


All Gina’s books are 60% off on Kindle from 1-4th August. Buy the When She Wakes trilogy signed with digital goodies for a 10% discount for the month of August from Womancraft Publishing.


Follow Creative Magic on Instagram


Receive bonus content and extended episodes for just $3 on Patreon

Sign up to my Peaceful Patterns 2 e-course

 

We talked about:

The three creative acts of her life

The somatic magic and nature of writing

How her characters pester her

Magic realism in her work…and life

The many varied spiritual influences on her practice and creativity

Sigil magic and the weirdness of trying to put it into words

Becoming her own body of work - her tattoos

Her creative process

Writing groups

Self publishing and publishing

Being a channel

Writing spiritual books – ritual and ceremony

Creative collaboration within and between creative disciplines

Resistance and regrets

Maternal pride and envy – when our parents are the reason we cannot create



In the Extended Episode…

We reminisce about our trips together to ancient sites in Crete and Newgrange

The books that most influenced her as a writer – the author of The Road to Avalon is Joan Wolf.

A deep dive into channeling, hearing voices and mental illness.

Access extended episodes for just $3 on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


About your Host

Lucy H. Pearce is the author of multiple life-changing non-fiction books, including Nautilus Award silver winners Medicine Woman, Burning Woman, and Creatrix: she who makes. Her other titles include Amazon #1 bestsellers: Moon Time, Reaching for the Moon, The Rainbow Way and Crow Moon. Her other books include: She of the Sea, Full Circle Health, Moods of Motherhood and she is the co-author and illustrator of The Kitchen Witch Companion. Her writing focuses on women’s healing through archetypal psychology, embodiment, historical awareness and creativity.

Lucy founded Womancraft Publishing, publishing paradigm-shifting books by women for women, in 2014.

lucyhpearce.com  

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]]> 17: Molly Remer - The Great Between 17: Molly Remer - The Great Between Tue, 16 Jul 2024 06:15:00 GMT 1:03:34 669172ab96deb6dc3d9a6ffb false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/17-molly-remer-the-great-between 669172ab96deb6dc3d9a6ffb 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da 17-molly-remer-the-great-between full 1 17 My guest today is Molly Remer, priestess, mystic, and poet in central Missouri. Molly and her husband Mark co-create Story Goddesses at Brigid’s Grove. Molly is the author of eleven books, including Walking with Persephone, which I edited and published at Womancraft Publishing, Whole and Holy, Womanrunes, the Goddess Devotional, and 365 Days of Goddess. She is the creator of the devotional experience #30DaysofGoddess and she loves savoring small magic and everyday enchantment.

 

Her newest book is The Great Between.


In this episode we talk about

  • Her book Walking with Persephone
  • Everyday enchantment
  • Making magic
  • Why she writes
  • The unseen connections between us all


Watch the original book club video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX9f9SuOSbo

Paid patreon subscribers can access bonus Molly content www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


 

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]]> My guest today is Molly Remer, priestess, mystic, and poet in central Missouri. Molly and her husband Mark co-create Story Goddesses at Brigid’s Grove. Molly is the author of eleven books, including Walking with Persephone, which I edited and published at Womancraft Publishing, Whole and Holy, Womanrunes, the Goddess Devotional, and 365 Days of Goddess. She is the creator of the devotional experience #30DaysofGoddess and she loves savoring small magic and everyday enchantment.

 

Her newest book is The Great Between.


In this episode we talk about

  • Her book Walking with Persephone
  • Everyday enchantment
  • Making magic
  • Why she writes
  • The unseen connections between us all


Watch the original book club video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX9f9SuOSbo

Paid patreon subscribers can access bonus Molly content www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


 

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]]> 16: Kristin Lisenby - Your Weirdness Can Act as a Soul Flare 16: Kristin Lisenby - Your Weirdness Can Act as a Soul Flare Tue, 09 Jul 2024 06:00:29 GMT 44:29 668580dd4cb273e4618c0309 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/16-kristin-lisenby-your-weirdness-can-act-as-a-soul-flare 668580dd4cb273e4618c0309 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da 16-kristin-lisenby-your-weirdness-can-act-as-a-soul-flare full 1 16 Access the extended episode at www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


Kristin Lisenby is a Storyteller and Word Witch living in the Azores Islands. Inspired by the moon and garden, Kristin writes seasonal stories and reimagined fairy tales for the magically minded. She is the voice behind Little Witch Books and the co-founder of Pointy Hat Press, a publishing house exploring Witchcraft and Paganism through a modern lens. She co-hosts the Magick & Alchemy podcast alongside fellow Word Witch Kate Belew, as well as the Crossroads, a seasonal, creative coven for literary spellcraft.


A Cal Poly alumni, Kristin has a BA in Modern Language & Literature and has also studied at the University of Valladolid in Spain. She is passionate about plants, nearly-forgotten folklore, and all things Magical Realism. When she’s not writing, you can find Kristin digging in her garden, playing with her three goats, and working alongside her partner to infuse new life into their century-old farmhouse.


Kristin’s Instagram

Little Witch Books

Pointy Hat Press

Website

Magick and Alchemy Podcast


We talked about:

  • Sacred collaboration: the magic of finding your people
  • Sharing and selling on social media: "sharing your art online is like putting up a soul flare so your people can find you".
  • Living in the Azores, close to nature... how it has impacted her work, creativity and magic
  • Being an introvert
  • Reawakening of the magical self
  • Reclaiming our weirdness
  • The gift of slowing down
  • Allowing ourselves to be seen
  • Timelessness vs timeliness
  • Growth and change and appreciating our younger selves


In the Extended Episode we discuss:

  • The somatic sense of weirdness
  • Automatic writing and channeling
  • Saturn returns
  • Seasons and creativity


Access at www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


Resources

Missing Witches – Kristin’s episode, Lucy’s episode

Telling the Bees – Kristin’s book

Purchase the recording of Lucy’s Becoming Visible Masterclass

Burning Woman

Crow Moon

Magick and Alchemy podcast

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]]> Access the extended episode at www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


Kristin Lisenby is a Storyteller and Word Witch living in the Azores Islands. Inspired by the moon and garden, Kristin writes seasonal stories and reimagined fairy tales for the magically minded. She is the voice behind Little Witch Books and the co-founder of Pointy Hat Press, a publishing house exploring Witchcraft and Paganism through a modern lens. She co-hosts the Magick & Alchemy podcast alongside fellow Word Witch Kate Belew, as well as the Crossroads, a seasonal, creative coven for literary spellcraft.


A Cal Poly alumni, Kristin has a BA in Modern Language & Literature and has also studied at the University of Valladolid in Spain. She is passionate about plants, nearly-forgotten folklore, and all things Magical Realism. When she’s not writing, you can find Kristin digging in her garden, playing with her three goats, and working alongside her partner to infuse new life into their century-old farmhouse.


Kristin’s Instagram

Little Witch Books

Pointy Hat Press

Website

Magick and Alchemy Podcast


We talked about:

  • Sacred collaboration: the magic of finding your people
  • Sharing and selling on social media: "sharing your art online is like putting up a soul flare so your people can find you".
  • Living in the Azores, close to nature... how it has impacted her work, creativity and magic
  • Being an introvert
  • Reawakening of the magical self
  • Reclaiming our weirdness
  • The gift of slowing down
  • Allowing ourselves to be seen
  • Timelessness vs timeliness
  • Growth and change and appreciating our younger selves


In the Extended Episode we discuss:

  • The somatic sense of weirdness
  • Automatic writing and channeling
  • Saturn returns
  • Seasons and creativity


Access at www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce


Resources

Missing Witches – Kristin’s episode, Lucy’s episode

Telling the Bees – Kristin’s book

Purchase the recording of Lucy’s Becoming Visible Masterclass

Burning Woman

Crow Moon

Magick and Alchemy podcast

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]]> 15: M.J. Cullinane - The Magic of Crows 15: M.J. Cullinane - The Magic of Crows Tue, 02 Jul 2024 06:00:18 GMT 43:47 6669c5a5efa053001198f07e false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/ep-15-mj-cullinane-the-magic-of-crows 6669c5a5efa053001198f07e 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da ep-15-mj-cullinane-the-magic-of-crows full 1 15 Margaux Jones (AKA MJ) Cullinane is an award-winning Seattle-based artist, writer, mother, and lover of all things magical - especially crows. She attended Parsons School of Design, yet her unique technique for telling stories through digital collage is self-taught and has been her passion for over 10 years. Nature and its creatures are a familiar theme in MJ's work.

​

The Crow Tarot, MJ's first published deck, has achieved a significant following and recognition with crow lovers and the tarot community including winning the 2019 CARTA award for Best Tarot Deck and Best Illustrator of a Tarot Deck. 


Subscribe to Lucy H. Pearce on Patreon to access bonus Creative Magic audio and video content. www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

 

If you are a crow lover, this is the episode for you. There are a couple of powerful crow stories, and we share our love for all things corvid.

We also talked about:

MJ’s award-winning Crow Tarot

What tarot means to MJ and how she uses it

Having the courage to follow your own intuition

Doing work that you love


Resources we mentioned

Crow Moon

The Crow Tarot


www.mjcullinane.com

Instagram : @crowtarotmjcullinane


Follow Creative Magic on Instagram: @CreativeMagicPodcast

Your host Lucy H. Pearce – www.lucyhpearce.com Instagram: @lucyhpearce

Womancraft Publishing

 

Subscribe to Lucy H. Pearce on Patreon to access bonus Creative Magic audio and video content. www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

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]]> Margaux Jones (AKA MJ) Cullinane is an award-winning Seattle-based artist, writer, mother, and lover of all things magical - especially crows. She attended Parsons School of Design, yet her unique technique for telling stories through digital collage is self-taught and has been her passion for over 10 years. Nature and its creatures are a familiar theme in MJ's work.

​

The Crow Tarot, MJ's first published deck, has achieved a significant following and recognition with crow lovers and the tarot community including winning the 2019 CARTA award for Best Tarot Deck and Best Illustrator of a Tarot Deck. 


Subscribe to Lucy H. Pearce on Patreon to access bonus Creative Magic audio and video content. www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

 

If you are a crow lover, this is the episode for you. There are a couple of powerful crow stories, and we share our love for all things corvid.

We also talked about:

MJ’s award-winning Crow Tarot

What tarot means to MJ and how she uses it

Having the courage to follow your own intuition

Doing work that you love


Resources we mentioned

Crow Moon

The Crow Tarot


www.mjcullinane.com

Instagram : @crowtarotmjcullinane


Follow Creative Magic on Instagram: @CreativeMagicPodcast

Your host Lucy H. Pearce – www.lucyhpearce.com Instagram: @lucyhpearce

Womancraft Publishing

 

Subscribe to Lucy H. Pearce on Patreon to access bonus Creative Magic audio and video content. www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce

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]]> 14: Sarah Robinson - Let’s just run away and live in the woods 14: Sarah Robinson - Let’s just run away and live in the woods Tue, 25 Jun 2024 06:00:25 GMT 57:34 66212c7fd03d070012bad328 true https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/sarah-robinson-lets-just-run-away-and-live-in-the-woods 66212c7fd03d070012bad328 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da sarah-robinson-lets-just-run-away-and-live-in-the-woods full 1 14 My guest today is Sarah Robinson is the best-selling Womancraft Publishing author of multiple books on magic and witches including: Yoga for Witches (now in French, Chinese, Polish and Farsi), Yin Magic, Enchanted Journeys, The Kitchen Witch Companion, The Witch and the Wildwood and Womancraft Publishing’s fastest selling pre-order ever, Kitchen Witch: food, folklore and fairy tale.

A yoga teacher and author, she is based in Bath, UK. Her background is in science; she holds an MSc in Psychology & Neuroscience and has studied at Bath, Exeter and Harvard universities.


Join me on Patreon to access a bonus video where Sarah talks with me about her favourite magical books.


We talked about:

Our shared longing to run away and live in the woods…

How she got started as a writer… and how long it took her to claim this title.

The patriarchal myth of the writer at their desk… and how we work instead.

Imposter syndrome.

Curating creative ideas and how she knows what works.

The cross overs between magic and creativity.

Reviews and how we handle them.

Showing up on the page and being seen.

How we give each other courage.



Find Sarah online:

Website: www.sentiayoga.com

Instagram: @Yogaforwitches @thisiswitchcountry

Podcast: Witch Country

Insight Timer: Enchanted Journeys with Sarah Robinson


Pre order Sarah’s new book The Witch and the Wildwood from Womancraft Publishing

 

Other things we mention include

Crow Moon: reclaiming the wisdom of the dark woods

Walking with Persephone – Molly Remer

Episode 10 of Creative Magic - Cali White - Creating Experiential Spaces


 

Follow Creative Magic on Instagram: @CreativeMagicPodcast

Your host Lucy H. Pearce – www.lucyhpearce.com Instagram: @lucyhpearce Facebook

Womancaft Publishing


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]]> My guest today is Sarah Robinson is the best-selling Womancraft Publishing author of multiple books on magic and witches including: Yoga for Witches (now in French, Chinese, Polish and Farsi), Yin Magic, Enchanted Journeys, The Kitchen Witch Companion, The Witch and the Wildwood and Womancraft Publishing’s fastest selling pre-order ever, Kitchen Witch: food, folklore and fairy tale.

A yoga teacher and author, she is based in Bath, UK. Her background is in science; she holds an MSc in Psychology & Neuroscience and has studied at Bath, Exeter and Harvard universities.


Join me on Patreon to access a bonus video where Sarah talks with me about her favourite magical books.


We talked about:

Our shared longing to run away and live in the woods…

How she got started as a writer… and how long it took her to claim this title.

The patriarchal myth of the writer at their desk… and how we work instead.

Imposter syndrome.

Curating creative ideas and how she knows what works.

The cross overs between magic and creativity.

Reviews and how we handle them.

Showing up on the page and being seen.

How we give each other courage.



Find Sarah online:

Website: www.sentiayoga.com

Instagram: @Yogaforwitches @thisiswitchcountry

Podcast: Witch Country

Insight Timer: Enchanted Journeys with Sarah Robinson


Pre order Sarah’s new book The Witch and the Wildwood from Womancraft Publishing

 

Other things we mention include

Crow Moon: reclaiming the wisdom of the dark woods

Walking with Persephone – Molly Remer

Episode 10 of Creative Magic - Cali White - Creating Experiential Spaces


 

Follow Creative Magic on Instagram: @CreativeMagicPodcast

Your host Lucy H. Pearce – www.lucyhpearce.com Instagram: @lucyhpearce Facebook

Womancaft Publishing


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]]> 13: Alice Grist - Pregnancy as Initiation to Creative Magic – You have to Be Willing to Be Changed 13: Alice Grist - Pregnancy as Initiation to Creative Magic – You have to Be Willing to Be Changed Tue, 18 Jun 2024 06:00:03 GMT 46:35 6661b9ad0ef935001226d5d6 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/13-alice-grist-pregnancy-as-initiation-to-creative-magic-you 6661b9ad0ef935001226d5d6 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da 13-alice-grist-pregnancy-as-initiation-to-creative-magic-you full 1 13 Alice Grist – Pregnancy as Initiation to Creative Magic – You have to Be Willing to Be Changed


Introduced to spirituality from an early age, Alice’s Church of England father turned to Wicca and her journey into modern spirit began. Alice’s work is renowned for providing an earthy and everyday perspective on a spiritual life, making the divine accessible, welcoming and fun to anyone seeking it.


Author of five published books on spirituality / tarot and creator of two card decks including Rebel Heart. Alice's new book, Soulful Pregnancy is available to order now from Womancraft Publishing as signed copies, or wherever you get your books in paperback and ebook.

.

Alongside her written work and card deck creation, Alice teaches and shares spirituality with a modern female audience through her Cosmic Sisterhood newsletter and frequent workshops which she both hosts (online and IRL). Alice is active and lively on all her social media channels. Come check her out most frequent on Instagram @alicegrist and on TikTok - @alicegristauthor

www.Alicegrist.co.uk


JOIN THE PATREON - for extended episodes and bonus creative magic content.

 

We talked about…

Soulful pregnancy – her forthcoming book

Creative magic as it relates to pregnancy and motherhood

Pregnancy as initiation

Rites of passage

Raising and coming from creative families

Valuing our creative (and mothering) work

Selling our work

Social media and its effect on creativity

The creation of a tarot deck

 

Resources mentioned

The Rainbow Way: cultivating creativity in the midst of motherhood

Soulful Pregnancy

Dirty & Divine

Womancraft Publishing

Dear Poppyseed (the book she wrote during her first pregnangy that I reviewed)

Juno magazine

Rebel Heart Tarot

Alice’s Live Soulful Pregnancy event

 

 

Follow Creative Magic on Instagram: @CreativeMagicPodcast

Your host Lucy H. Pearce – www.lucyhpearce.com Instagram: @lucyhpearce Facebook

Womancaft Publishing


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]]> Alice Grist – Pregnancy as Initiation to Creative Magic – You have to Be Willing to Be Changed


Introduced to spirituality from an early age, Alice’s Church of England father turned to Wicca and her journey into modern spirit began. Alice’s work is renowned for providing an earthy and everyday perspective on a spiritual life, making the divine accessible, welcoming and fun to anyone seeking it.


Author of five published books on spirituality / tarot and creator of two card decks including Rebel Heart. Alice's new book, Soulful Pregnancy is available to order now from Womancraft Publishing as signed copies, or wherever you get your books in paperback and ebook.

.

Alongside her written work and card deck creation, Alice teaches and shares spirituality with a modern female audience through her Cosmic Sisterhood newsletter and frequent workshops which she both hosts (online and IRL). Alice is active and lively on all her social media channels. Come check her out most frequent on Instagram @alicegrist and on TikTok - @alicegristauthor

www.Alicegrist.co.uk


JOIN THE PATREON - for extended episodes and bonus creative magic content.

 

We talked about…

Soulful pregnancy – her forthcoming book

Creative magic as it relates to pregnancy and motherhood

Pregnancy as initiation

Rites of passage

Raising and coming from creative families

Valuing our creative (and mothering) work

Selling our work

Social media and its effect on creativity

The creation of a tarot deck

 

Resources mentioned

The Rainbow Way: cultivating creativity in the midst of motherhood

Soulful Pregnancy

Dirty & Divine

Womancraft Publishing

Dear Poppyseed (the book she wrote during her first pregnangy that I reviewed)

Juno magazine

Rebel Heart Tarot

Alice’s Live Soulful Pregnancy event

 

 

Follow Creative Magic on Instagram: @CreativeMagicPodcast

Your host Lucy H. Pearce – www.lucyhpearce.com Instagram: @lucyhpearce Facebook

Womancaft Publishing


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]]> 12: Rima Staines - The Deeper You Go The Wider The World Opens To You 12: Rima Staines - The Deeper You Go The Wider The World Opens To You Tue, 11 Jun 2024 06:00:16 GMT 1:12:23 66609ab1aa134f00127fb847 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/rima-staines-the-deeper-you-go-the-wider-the-world-opens-to- 66609ab1aa134f00127fb847 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da rima-staines-the-deeper-you-go-the-wider-the-world-opens-to- full 1 12 Rima Staines is an artist whose work straddles myth, magical realism and the folk arts. Her visual world is an umber and madder-infused chapel of misfits and magicians, story-rich and alchemical. Her paintings, which feel both ancient and familiar at once, have been exhibited and published internationally. In 2018 she was a finalist in the 'Best Artist' category of the World Fantasy awards.

Rima has a long-held fascination with the idea of the liminal - that which lies at the edge of culture and society as well as the literal boundaries between one place and another, both metaphorical and real - and with the power of art that comes from that place. Her work is a kind of “Iconography of the Otherworld”. She lives in the south of England.

 

Rima's Links: 

www.rimastaines.com

www.patreon.com/rimastaines

Instagram: @tilsamka

Facebook: facebook.com/rima.staines


We talked about

  • Rima’s writing - Art and the Landscape of Belonging – join her Patreon to read
  • The changes required at midlife
  • Creativity and daily life a balance between desire and necessity
  • The beauty of particular difference
  • Her drive and need for authenticity
  • The Otherworld and how we can access it
  • Neurodiversity – Epilepsy, Downs Syndrome and autism.
  • Motherhood and creativity
  • Neurology and creative magic
  • Her visual art which she describes as “Art in a minor key”
  • Synaesthesia


JOIN LUCY H. PEARCE ON PATREON TO LISTEN TO THE EXTENDED EPISODE.


Purchase Lucy's Masterclass Becoming Visible


Follow Creative Magic on Instagram: @CreativeMagicPodcast

Your host Lucy H. Pearce – www.lucyhpearce.com Instagram: @lucyhpearce Facebook

Womancaft Publishing


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]]> Rima Staines is an artist whose work straddles myth, magical realism and the folk arts. Her visual world is an umber and madder-infused chapel of misfits and magicians, story-rich and alchemical. Her paintings, which feel both ancient and familiar at once, have been exhibited and published internationally. In 2018 she was a finalist in the 'Best Artist' category of the World Fantasy awards.

Rima has a long-held fascination with the idea of the liminal - that which lies at the edge of culture and society as well as the literal boundaries between one place and another, both metaphorical and real - and with the power of art that comes from that place. Her work is a kind of “Iconography of the Otherworld”. She lives in the south of England.

 

Rima's Links: 

www.rimastaines.com

www.patreon.com/rimastaines

Instagram: @tilsamka

Facebook: facebook.com/rima.staines


We talked about

  • Rima’s writing - Art and the Landscape of Belonging – join her Patreon to read
  • The changes required at midlife
  • Creativity and daily life a balance between desire and necessity
  • The beauty of particular difference
  • Her drive and need for authenticity
  • The Otherworld and how we can access it
  • Neurodiversity – Epilepsy, Downs Syndrome and autism.
  • Motherhood and creativity
  • Neurology and creative magic
  • Her visual art which she describes as “Art in a minor key”
  • Synaesthesia


JOIN LUCY H. PEARCE ON PATREON TO LISTEN TO THE EXTENDED EPISODE.


Purchase Lucy's Masterclass Becoming Visible


Follow Creative Magic on Instagram: @CreativeMagicPodcast

Your host Lucy H. Pearce – www.lucyhpearce.com Instagram: @lucyhpearce Facebook

Womancaft Publishing


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]]> 11: Seren Bertrand - Sacred Feminine Magic 11: Seren Bertrand - Sacred Feminine Magic Tue, 04 Jun 2024 06:00:53 GMT 1:02:04 6655bc7df52ca500119b9a1c false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/seren-bertrand-sacred-feminine-magic 6655bc7df52ca500119b9a1c 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da seren-bertrand-sacred-feminine-magic full 1 11 My guest today is Seren Bertrand, an award-winning author on feminine magic and wisdom; a storyteller, spirit keeper and chantress, with a degree in English literature & modern philosophy, who lives in the mountains of Appalachia. She weaves together mythology, spirit vision, symbology, embodied ecology, with feminine philosophy traditions. She is informed by her ancestral lineage of Mam Tor, old Europe witches and faery folk, and the later traditions of Mary that hid wild feminine magic under their red velvet cloaks. She has won two Nautilus Awards for her books Womb Awakening and Magdalene Mysteries. Her latest book Spirit Weaver was released in 2022.


serenbertrand.com/


  • We discussed Seren’s move from the world of academia to mainstream women’s magazines to working for the goddess.
  • The heroine’s journey of coming to awareness of the energy, power and voice of the womb.
  • Pain, our ancestral lineage and its role in women’s creativity and spirituality – you are NOT going to want to miss this, there were a couple of mic-drop moments.
  • Women’s natural gifts as oracles, seers and psychics.
  • Coming to acceptance of our gifts that the world pathologises.
  • The cloaked woman and our experiences of claiming our cloaks.


Resources

Crow Moon

Becoming Visible - Masterclass recording

 

Follow Creative Magic on Instagram: @CreativeMagicPodcast

Your host Lucy H. Pearce – www.lucyhpearce.com Instagram: @lucyhpearce Facebook

Womancaft Publishing

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]]> My guest today is Seren Bertrand, an award-winning author on feminine magic and wisdom; a storyteller, spirit keeper and chantress, with a degree in English literature & modern philosophy, who lives in the mountains of Appalachia. She weaves together mythology, spirit vision, symbology, embodied ecology, with feminine philosophy traditions. She is informed by her ancestral lineage of Mam Tor, old Europe witches and faery folk, and the later traditions of Mary that hid wild feminine magic under their red velvet cloaks. She has won two Nautilus Awards for her books Womb Awakening and Magdalene Mysteries. Her latest book Spirit Weaver was released in 2022.


serenbertrand.com/


  • We discussed Seren’s move from the world of academia to mainstream women’s magazines to working for the goddess.
  • The heroine’s journey of coming to awareness of the energy, power and voice of the womb.
  • Pain, our ancestral lineage and its role in women’s creativity and spirituality – you are NOT going to want to miss this, there were a couple of mic-drop moments.
  • Women’s natural gifts as oracles, seers and psychics.
  • Coming to acceptance of our gifts that the world pathologises.
  • The cloaked woman and our experiences of claiming our cloaks.


Resources

Crow Moon

Becoming Visible - Masterclass recording

 

Follow Creative Magic on Instagram: @CreativeMagicPodcast

Your host Lucy H. Pearce – www.lucyhpearce.com Instagram: @lucyhpearce Facebook

Womancaft Publishing

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]]> 10: Cali White - Creating Experiential Spaces 10: Cali White - Creating Experiential Spaces Tue, 28 May 2024 06:00:11 GMT 1:01:31 664b5216e25fc50012e8228f false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/cali-white-creating-experiential-spaces 664b5216e25fc50012e8228f 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da cali-white-creating-experiential-spaces full 1 10 Twenty years ago, Cali White left a corporate career and followed a calling to the healing path. Initially training in psychotherapy, she spent many years immersing herself in the world of psychological and spiritual development and was privileged to find teachers that opened her up to Native American wisdom through Vision Questing, Sweat Lodges, and Shamanic Healing, and then more deeply into rites of passage work through the Women in Power organisation. 


From November 2018 she undertook a 13 Moon menopause Pilgrimage around the UK and Ireland to deepen into her indigenous ancestry. Guided by the Ancients, she gathered women every full moon to hold ceremony for those persecuted as witches during the Burning Times and to help heal the inherited trauma wounds of separation that we still carry today. This led to the 2022 I AM WITCH exhibition in Lancaster, out of which The Witches' Revival was born, a now annual healing event in Lancaster, UK, designed to support the healing of the feminine through the reclamation of the Witch Archetype.

 

Cali lives in an old Beatrix Potter cottage on a hillside in the Lake District where she continues to learn through tending the land and by following her menopausal impulse to "create"!

 

www.thewitcheshouse.org

www.loveisourpower.com


We talked about:

  • Living with intention
  • Menopause as portal and rebirth
  • Collective wound and collective healing
  • Ancestral healing
  • The feeling of emerging from the trauma veil
  • Medicine spoons – and how a synchronistic discovery led to her next body of work
  • Creativity as healing and the magic that happens when we share our process
  • Creating experiential spaces
  • The feminine way as collaborative
  • The Witches Revival event
  • Archetypes: witch, creatrix, wise woman archetype, The Cailleach, Hekate, Baba Yaga
  • Evolving our relationship with big and small d death
  • Ways of knowing

 

Resources mentioned

Join my newsletter for your free Bonus Class

Reclaim Your Creative Magic ecourse

ALisa Starkweather

Women in Power

My book Creatrix: she who makes

Stephen Jenkinson - Orphan Wisdom

Sharon Blackie – If Women Rose Rooted, Hagitude

Outside the Box – Liz Rothschild

Kicking the Bucket


Follow Creative Magic on Instagram: @CreativeMagicPodcast

Your host Lucy H. Pearce – Instagram: @lucyhpearce Facebook

Womancaft Publishing

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]]> Twenty years ago, Cali White left a corporate career and followed a calling to the healing path. Initially training in psychotherapy, she spent many years immersing herself in the world of psychological and spiritual development and was privileged to find teachers that opened her up to Native American wisdom through Vision Questing, Sweat Lodges, and Shamanic Healing, and then more deeply into rites of passage work through the Women in Power organisation. 


From November 2018 she undertook a 13 Moon menopause Pilgrimage around the UK and Ireland to deepen into her indigenous ancestry. Guided by the Ancients, she gathered women every full moon to hold ceremony for those persecuted as witches during the Burning Times and to help heal the inherited trauma wounds of separation that we still carry today. This led to the 2022 I AM WITCH exhibition in Lancaster, out of which The Witches' Revival was born, a now annual healing event in Lancaster, UK, designed to support the healing of the feminine through the reclamation of the Witch Archetype.

 

Cali lives in an old Beatrix Potter cottage on a hillside in the Lake District where she continues to learn through tending the land and by following her menopausal impulse to "create"!

 

www.thewitcheshouse.org

www.loveisourpower.com


We talked about:

  • Living with intention
  • Menopause as portal and rebirth
  • Collective wound and collective healing
  • Ancestral healing
  • The feeling of emerging from the trauma veil
  • Medicine spoons – and how a synchronistic discovery led to her next body of work
  • Creativity as healing and the magic that happens when we share our process
  • Creating experiential spaces
  • The feminine way as collaborative
  • The Witches Revival event
  • Archetypes: witch, creatrix, wise woman archetype, The Cailleach, Hekate, Baba Yaga
  • Evolving our relationship with big and small d death
  • Ways of knowing

 

Resources mentioned

Join my newsletter for your free Bonus Class

Reclaim Your Creative Magic ecourse

ALisa Starkweather

Women in Power

My book Creatrix: she who makes

Stephen Jenkinson - Orphan Wisdom

Sharon Blackie – If Women Rose Rooted, Hagitude

Outside the Box – Liz Rothschild

Kicking the Bucket


Follow Creative Magic on Instagram: @CreativeMagicPodcast

Your host Lucy H. Pearce – Instagram: @lucyhpearce Facebook

Womancaft Publishing

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]]> 9: Danielle Dulsky - The Holy Wild 9: Danielle Dulsky - The Holy Wild Tue, 21 May 2024 06:00:02 GMT 48:59 661e786f797b1700174d2a05 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/danielle-dulsky-the-holy-wild 661e786f797b1700174d2a05 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da danielle-dulsky-the-holy-wild full 1 9 My guest today is Danielle Dulsky is a poet, painter, teacher, and word-witch. The author of Bones & Honey, The Holy Wild Grimoire, The Sacred Hags Oracle, Seasons of Moon and Flame, Woman Most Wild, and The Holy Wild. She teaches internationally and has facilitated circles, embodiment trainings, communal spell-work, and seasonal rituals since 2007. She holds a BA in painting from Arcadia University, is the founder of The Hag School, and believes in the emerging power of wild collectives and sudden circles of curious dreamers, cunning witches, and rebellious artists in healing our ailing world. She splits her time between the whiskey-soaked streets of a Pennsylvania steel-town and the wilds of upstate New York. Find her praying under pine trees, wandering through the haunted places, and whispering to her grandmothers’ ghosts.

www.danielledulsky.com www.thehagschool.com


We talked about wild initiations – the very first of which happened when she was just five years old… and encounters with the supernatural.

Her journey from being brought up born-again Christian to claiming the title of witch aged 25.

Following your calling

Clairvoyance and other “dark gifts” – and why it’s not always the right thing to reclaim them

The symbols that have guided her – those that have emerged through her art…and in nature.

Her powerful encounters with the white wolf.

The underlying mechanisms of wild signs and meaningful encounters.


Sign up to my Masterclass - Becoming Visible: undoing the spell of invisibility

My most recent book Crow Moon

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]]> My guest today is Danielle Dulsky is a poet, painter, teacher, and word-witch. The author of Bones & Honey, The Holy Wild Grimoire, The Sacred Hags Oracle, Seasons of Moon and Flame, Woman Most Wild, and The Holy Wild. She teaches internationally and has facilitated circles, embodiment trainings, communal spell-work, and seasonal rituals since 2007. She holds a BA in painting from Arcadia University, is the founder of The Hag School, and believes in the emerging power of wild collectives and sudden circles of curious dreamers, cunning witches, and rebellious artists in healing our ailing world. She splits her time between the whiskey-soaked streets of a Pennsylvania steel-town and the wilds of upstate New York. Find her praying under pine trees, wandering through the haunted places, and whispering to her grandmothers’ ghosts.

www.danielledulsky.com www.thehagschool.com


We talked about wild initiations – the very first of which happened when she was just five years old… and encounters with the supernatural.

Her journey from being brought up born-again Christian to claiming the title of witch aged 25.

Following your calling

Clairvoyance and other “dark gifts” – and why it’s not always the right thing to reclaim them

The symbols that have guided her – those that have emerged through her art…and in nature.

Her powerful encounters with the white wolf.

The underlying mechanisms of wild signs and meaningful encounters.


Sign up to my Masterclass - Becoming Visible: undoing the spell of invisibility

My most recent book Crow Moon

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]]> 8: Dorrie Joy - A Pilgrimage to the Weathered Edge 8: Dorrie Joy - A Pilgrimage to the Weathered Edge Tue, 14 May 2024 06:00:01 GMT 1:04:07 662a3298ea30210012b35ea5 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/dorrie-joy-a-pilgrimage-to-the-weathered-edge 662a3298ea30210012b35ea5 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da dorrie-joy-a-pilgrimage-to-the-weathered-edge full 1 8 Dorrie Joy lives and works as a prolific multi-disciplinary Artist. She teaches ancestral skills and traditional crafts. She is also a herbalist, forager, poet, writer, international speaker and ceremonial leader. As a painter, she is largely self taught. Her formal studies are in Literature and Ceramics.

 

For almost 30 years she has been initiated by and trained intimately with Indigenous women and Elders in many areas of ancient craft and ceremony. 

 

Her paintings are held in private collections and public displays and her ceremonial craft is carried and respected globally.

 

She has travelled widely and lives in the South West UK. A Mother of three and a Grandmother of two, her work is informed by her passion for sustainability, rooted in connection and reciprocity.

 

We discussed what it means to be a prolific creative and all the ways Dorrie creates.

The joy and tenderness of being a beginner and learning new crafts.

Giving space to our human selves.

Productivity and earning a living through creativity.

Navigating the middle bit when it all just looks a bit of a mess.

The grounding of home and family life: the devotion of motherhood.

The role of intuition.

What she learned about the creative process from her Indigenous teachers.

Forbidden images, imposter syndrome and dealing with online criticism.

Becoming feral and walking to the weathered edge.

The spirit of her work and how she first discovered it.

 

Dorrie’s website: www.dorriejoy.co.uk

Instagram:@dorrie.joy


Sign up to my Masterclass - Becoming Visible: undoing the spell of invisibility

My most recent book Crow Moon


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]]> Dorrie Joy lives and works as a prolific multi-disciplinary Artist. She teaches ancestral skills and traditional crafts. She is also a herbalist, forager, poet, writer, international speaker and ceremonial leader. As a painter, she is largely self taught. Her formal studies are in Literature and Ceramics.

 

For almost 30 years she has been initiated by and trained intimately with Indigenous women and Elders in many areas of ancient craft and ceremony. 

 

Her paintings are held in private collections and public displays and her ceremonial craft is carried and respected globally.

 

She has travelled widely and lives in the South West UK. A Mother of three and a Grandmother of two, her work is informed by her passion for sustainability, rooted in connection and reciprocity.

 

We discussed what it means to be a prolific creative and all the ways Dorrie creates.

The joy and tenderness of being a beginner and learning new crafts.

Giving space to our human selves.

Productivity and earning a living through creativity.

Navigating the middle bit when it all just looks a bit of a mess.

The grounding of home and family life: the devotion of motherhood.

The role of intuition.

What she learned about the creative process from her Indigenous teachers.

Forbidden images, imposter syndrome and dealing with online criticism.

Becoming feral and walking to the weathered edge.

The spirit of her work and how she first discovered it.

 

Dorrie’s website: www.dorriejoy.co.uk

Instagram:@dorrie.joy


Sign up to my Masterclass - Becoming Visible: undoing the spell of invisibility

My most recent book Crow Moon


Follow Creative Magic on Instagram: @CreativeMagicPodcast

Your host Lucy H. Pearce – www.lucyhpearce.com Instagram: @lucyhpearce Facebook

Womancaft Publishing

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]]> 7: Hilary Rose - Creative Evolution 7: Hilary Rose - Creative Evolution Tue, 07 May 2024 06:00:50 GMT 1:00:07 662a4bd91967a000124a275c false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/hilary-rose-live-wild 662a4bd91967a000124a275c 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da hilary-rose-live-wild full 1 7 Hilary Rose, the charismatic host and CEO of Live Wild is a two-time IFTA nominee for her contributions to the entertainment industry, notably her role in the BBC TV show "The Young Offenders."

Beyond her achievements on screen, Hilary is deeply connected to nature, embodying a love for living wild and free. Rooted in a desire to be of service to those seeking empowerment, Hilary brings a wealth of expertise and experience from her extensive career in media. Hilary's passion extends beyond the screen as she aspires to share the spirit of living wild with a wider audience through the enlightening conversations on Live Wild.


www.livewild.ie and her podcast is Live Wild.

The Young Offenders BBC iPlayer RTE Player


We talked about her move from being known in the mainstream as an actor, into a different more personal space with her Live Wild blog and podcast.

Waiting to be chosen as a creative vs the joys of being your own gatekeeper and having creative control of your work.

Acting and facing rejection.

Beyond linearity – embracing the cycles of creativity.

Her spiritual awakening that led her to see the world differently.

Listening to nature.

Feeling like the only weirdo in the village.

The way the word witch has been used against women.

Ancient Ireland and the landscape.

The Young Offenders and its celebration of Cork.

How she feels about watching herself on screen.

Being multipassionate creatives and the need to define ourselves – or not – as creatives.

My next book, Wired Weird.


Resources we mentioned

If Women Rose Rooted

Womancraft Publishing

Burning Woman

Witch – BBC podcast

Staigue Fort, Kerry

The Wild Atlantic Way

The English Market


Sign up to Becoming Visible: undoing the spell of invisibility

My most recent book Crow Moon

Follow Creative Magic on Instagram: @CreativeMagicPodcast

Your host Lucy H. Pearce – www.lucyhpearce.com Instagram: @lucyhpearce Facebook

Womancaft Publishing

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]]> Hilary Rose, the charismatic host and CEO of Live Wild is a two-time IFTA nominee for her contributions to the entertainment industry, notably her role in the BBC TV show "The Young Offenders."

Beyond her achievements on screen, Hilary is deeply connected to nature, embodying a love for living wild and free. Rooted in a desire to be of service to those seeking empowerment, Hilary brings a wealth of expertise and experience from her extensive career in media. Hilary's passion extends beyond the screen as she aspires to share the spirit of living wild with a wider audience through the enlightening conversations on Live Wild.


www.livewild.ie and her podcast is Live Wild.

The Young Offenders BBC iPlayer RTE Player


We talked about her move from being known in the mainstream as an actor, into a different more personal space with her Live Wild blog and podcast.

Waiting to be chosen as a creative vs the joys of being your own gatekeeper and having creative control of your work.

Acting and facing rejection.

Beyond linearity – embracing the cycles of creativity.

Her spiritual awakening that led her to see the world differently.

Listening to nature.

Feeling like the only weirdo in the village.

The way the word witch has been used against women.

Ancient Ireland and the landscape.

The Young Offenders and its celebration of Cork.

How she feels about watching herself on screen.

Being multipassionate creatives and the need to define ourselves – or not – as creatives.

My next book, Wired Weird.


Resources we mentioned

If Women Rose Rooted

Womancraft Publishing

Burning Woman

Witch – BBC podcast

Staigue Fort, Kerry

The Wild Atlantic Way

The English Market


Sign up to Becoming Visible: undoing the spell of invisibility

My most recent book Crow Moon

Follow Creative Magic on Instagram: @CreativeMagicPodcast

Your host Lucy H. Pearce – www.lucyhpearce.com Instagram: @lucyhpearce Facebook

Womancaft Publishing

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]]> 6: Looby MacNamara - Quantum Sheep: working with the emergent 6: Looby MacNamara - Quantum Sheep: working with the emergent Tue, 30 Apr 2024 06:00:38 GMT 1:12:26 66212ad9d03d070012ba6ffe false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/looby-macnamara-quantum-sheep-working-with-what-emerges 66212ad9d03d070012ba6ffe 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da looby-macnamara-quantum-sheep-working-with-what-emerges full 1 6 Looby is a permaculture teacher and author. She has been teaching permaculture for over 20 years and specialising in the people care ethic of permaculture. She has written 4 books People and Permaculture, 7 ways to think differently, Strands of Infinity and Cultural Emergence. She is co-founder of the Cultural Emergence project - developing a toolkit for personal and collective transformation. Her latest creation is the CEED deck - the Cultural Emergence Empowerment & Design deck. She lives on a 20 acre smallholding with her family, Applewood Permaculture Centre in Ludlow, UK, where they run courses She is mother to 2 daughters. And is one of the partners of the Mother Nature project, co-creating resources to empower mothers as natural leaders. 

She enjoys gardening, being creative, sitting round fires singing and listening to owls.

 

Looby on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/loobymacnamara/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/looby.macnamara

Join thenewsletter to get a free download of the Cultural Emergence principles colouring book and enjoy some easy creative magic www.cultural-emergence.com

Her website for courses www.applewoodcourses.com


We Discussed

Permaculture and creativity.

Cultural emergence and emergency.

The importance of pattern-seeing.

Expanding our view from breakdown to breakthrough.

Quantum sheep – the fabulous slip of the tongue and where it came from.

Move Your Tools – stop waiting for inspiration to strike.

The emergence of AI art and the increasing need for the human touch.

The power of agency and permission.

The cyclical nature of creativity.


Resources and People mentioned

JUNO

People and Permaculture

Tracy Breathnach

Jules Heavens

Cultural Emergence

Spiritual Emergency

Strands of Infinity

CEED Deck

Creatrix

Jennifer Louden

WORD+image e-course

Womancraft Compendium

SARK


Follow us on Instagram: @CreativeMagicPodcast @lucyhpearce

www.lucyhpearce.com


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]]> Looby is a permaculture teacher and author. She has been teaching permaculture for over 20 years and specialising in the people care ethic of permaculture. She has written 4 books People and Permaculture, 7 ways to think differently, Strands of Infinity and Cultural Emergence. She is co-founder of the Cultural Emergence project - developing a toolkit for personal and collective transformation. Her latest creation is the CEED deck - the Cultural Emergence Empowerment & Design deck. She lives on a 20 acre smallholding with her family, Applewood Permaculture Centre in Ludlow, UK, where they run courses She is mother to 2 daughters. And is one of the partners of the Mother Nature project, co-creating resources to empower mothers as natural leaders. 

She enjoys gardening, being creative, sitting round fires singing and listening to owls.

 

Looby on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/loobymacnamara/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/looby.macnamara

Join thenewsletter to get a free download of the Cultural Emergence principles colouring book and enjoy some easy creative magic www.cultural-emergence.com

Her website for courses www.applewoodcourses.com


We Discussed

Permaculture and creativity.

Cultural emergence and emergency.

The importance of pattern-seeing.

Expanding our view from breakdown to breakthrough.

Quantum sheep – the fabulous slip of the tongue and where it came from.

Move Your Tools – stop waiting for inspiration to strike.

The emergence of AI art and the increasing need for the human touch.

The power of agency and permission.

The cyclical nature of creativity.


Resources and People mentioned

JUNO

People and Permaculture

Tracy Breathnach

Jules Heavens

Cultural Emergence

Spiritual Emergency

Strands of Infinity

CEED Deck

Creatrix

Jennifer Louden

WORD+image e-course

Womancraft Compendium

SARK


Follow us on Instagram: @CreativeMagicPodcast @lucyhpearce

www.lucyhpearce.com


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]]> 5: Sushmita Mukherjee - The Dark Woods of the Psyche 5: Sushmita Mukherjee - The Dark Woods of the Psyche Tue, 23 Apr 2024 06:00:49 GMT 55:36 661e6ea2797b1700174b52cf false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/sushmita-mukherjee-the-dark-woods-of-the-psyche 661e6ea2797b1700174b52cf 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da sushmita-mukherjee-the-dark-woods-of-the-psyche full 1 5 Sign up to my WORD+mage ecourse or the Discovering Your Inner Symbols WORD+image Masterclass


I am joined by Rev. Dr. Sushmita Mukherjee, writer, artist, educator and spiritual companion in the interspiritual tradition. She is an ordained interfaith minister as well as an Associate Professor in a large medical college in New York City. Her vocation straddles cutting edge biomedical research technology, and a spirituality imbued with magic and wonder.

·       Our conversation started in the dark woods of the psyche and her quote I used in my new book, Crow Moon.

·       We talked about darkness - the problems with how we talk about darkness within Western thought and the binary…and how we can move beyond this.

·       We discuss Individuation – a mainstay of Jungian thought – why it’s problematic and why it’s necessary.

·       Learning to live beyond our rational minds. We discover many shared guide to this including Mary Oliver, Jung, Krista Tippet and John O’Donohue.

·       Find out about the via creativa and how she now teaches about the shadow.

·       She speaks about Hospicing Modernity – an approach to the question: What comes next for our culture?

·       How she discovered the beauty of our biology.

·       Nature and privilege, and finding the wild in the heart of urban spaces.

More About Sushmita:

Her psyche thrives at the interface of image, imagination and creative innovation. Sushmita’s spiritual work draws on Eastern and Western myths, Earth-based traditions, Taoism, Sufism, and Perennial Philosophy. Her work is deeply influenced by the teachings of Carl Jung and James Hillman. Some of her interests include myths, dreams, poetry and art, including Jungian-influenced Dreamwork, SoulCollage® and Chakradance. Sushmita is deeply committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging in all fields of engagement.


Sushmita's website: on-seeing.com

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]]> Sign up to my WORD+mage ecourse or the Discovering Your Inner Symbols WORD+image Masterclass


I am joined by Rev. Dr. Sushmita Mukherjee, writer, artist, educator and spiritual companion in the interspiritual tradition. She is an ordained interfaith minister as well as an Associate Professor in a large medical college in New York City. Her vocation straddles cutting edge biomedical research technology, and a spirituality imbued with magic and wonder.

·       Our conversation started in the dark woods of the psyche and her quote I used in my new book, Crow Moon.

·       We talked about darkness - the problems with how we talk about darkness within Western thought and the binary…and how we can move beyond this.

·       We discuss Individuation – a mainstay of Jungian thought – why it’s problematic and why it’s necessary.

·       Learning to live beyond our rational minds. We discover many shared guide to this including Mary Oliver, Jung, Krista Tippet and John O’Donohue.

·       Find out about the via creativa and how she now teaches about the shadow.

·       She speaks about Hospicing Modernity – an approach to the question: What comes next for our culture?

·       How she discovered the beauty of our biology.

·       Nature and privilege, and finding the wild in the heart of urban spaces.

More About Sushmita:

Her psyche thrives at the interface of image, imagination and creative innovation. Sushmita’s spiritual work draws on Eastern and Western myths, Earth-based traditions, Taoism, Sufism, and Perennial Philosophy. Her work is deeply influenced by the teachings of Carl Jung and James Hillman. Some of her interests include myths, dreams, poetry and art, including Jungian-influenced Dreamwork, SoulCollage® and Chakradance. Sushmita is deeply committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging in all fields of engagement.


Sushmita's website: on-seeing.com

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]]> 4: Molly Remer - Everyday Enchantment 4: Molly Remer - Everyday Enchantment Tue, 16 Apr 2024 06:24:05 GMT 54:05 660304cd2c1b7b0017aced7c false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/molly-remer-everyday-enchantment 660304cd2c1b7b0017aced7c 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da molly-remer-everyday-enchantment full 1 4 My guest today is Molly Remer, priestess, mystic, and poet in central Missouri. Molly and her husband Mark co-create Story Goddesses at Brigid’s Grove. Molly is the author of eleven books, including Walking with Persephone, which I edited and published at Womancraft Publishing, Whole and Holy, Womanrunes, the Goddess Devotional, and 365 Days of Goddess. She is the creator of the devotional experience #30DaysofGoddess and she loves savoring small magic and everyday enchantment.

 

WORD + image ecourse

Crow Moon

Walking with Persephone

In the Temple of the Ordinary Volume 2

Womancraft Publishing

Molly's Interview on the Womancraft YouTube channel

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]]> My guest today is Molly Remer, priestess, mystic, and poet in central Missouri. Molly and her husband Mark co-create Story Goddesses at Brigid’s Grove. Molly is the author of eleven books, including Walking with Persephone, which I edited and published at Womancraft Publishing, Whole and Holy, Womanrunes, the Goddess Devotional, and 365 Days of Goddess. She is the creator of the devotional experience #30DaysofGoddess and she loves savoring small magic and everyday enchantment.

 

WORD + image ecourse

Crow Moon

Walking with Persephone

In the Temple of the Ordinary Volume 2

Womancraft Publishing

Molly's Interview on the Womancraft YouTube channel

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]]> 3: Toko-Pa Turner - Courting Our Inner Symbols 3: Toko-Pa Turner - Courting Our Inner Symbols Tue, 09 Apr 2024 06:26:16 GMT 47:21 65fda8264cc0d00016f08cc4 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/toko-pa-turner-courting-our-inner-symbols 65fda8264cc0d00016f08cc4 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da toko-pa-turner-courting-our-inner-symbols full 1 3 My guest today is Toko-Pa Turner, Canadian author, teacher, and dreamworker who blends the mystical teachings of Sufism with a Jungian approach.

·       We started out talking about dreamwork – what it is…and how Toko-Pa came to it

·       We share our mutual love of Carl Jung and why his work matters so much.

·       The mundus imaginalis - the imaginal world

·       How Sufisim – the tradition of mystical Islam that Toko-Pa was raised in - informs her work

·       Pre-cognitive dreams and visions

·       Practical guidance on working with our dreams

·       Courting the images and symbols that emerge through our dreams

·       The initiation of illness…

·       Creativity and suffering

·       The inner journey and challenges of writing and publishing books…and more about her second book.


More About Toko-Pa

Toko-Pa founded The Dream School in 2001, through which thousands of students have passed. She is also the author of the award-winning book, Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home, which explores the themes of exile and belonging through the lens of memoirs, mythology, and nature. This book has resonated for readers worldwide, and has been translated into 10 different languages so far. Her work focuses on the relationship between psyche and nature, and how to follow our inner wisdom to meet with the social, psychological, and ecological challenges of our time.

 www.toko-pa.com

Instagram.com/tokopa


Resources:

Belonging - Toko-Pa Turner

Crow Moon: reclaiming the wisdom of the dark wood - Lucy H. Pearce

Medicine Woman: reclaiming the soul of healing - Lucy H. Pearce

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]]> My guest today is Toko-Pa Turner, Canadian author, teacher, and dreamworker who blends the mystical teachings of Sufism with a Jungian approach.

·       We started out talking about dreamwork – what it is…and how Toko-Pa came to it

·       We share our mutual love of Carl Jung and why his work matters so much.

·       The mundus imaginalis - the imaginal world

·       How Sufisim – the tradition of mystical Islam that Toko-Pa was raised in - informs her work

·       Pre-cognitive dreams and visions

·       Practical guidance on working with our dreams

·       Courting the images and symbols that emerge through our dreams

·       The initiation of illness…

·       Creativity and suffering

·       The inner journey and challenges of writing and publishing books…and more about her second book.


More About Toko-Pa

Toko-Pa founded The Dream School in 2001, through which thousands of students have passed. She is also the author of the award-winning book, Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home, which explores the themes of exile and belonging through the lens of memoirs, mythology, and nature. This book has resonated for readers worldwide, and has been translated into 10 different languages so far. Her work focuses on the relationship between psyche and nature, and how to follow our inner wisdom to meet with the social, psychological, and ecological challenges of our time.

 www.toko-pa.com

Instagram.com/tokopa


Resources:

Belonging - Toko-Pa Turner

Crow Moon: reclaiming the wisdom of the dark wood - Lucy H. Pearce

Medicine Woman: reclaiming the soul of healing - Lucy H. Pearce

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]]> 2: Amanda Yates Garcia - Your Calling Will Never Leave You 2: Amanda Yates Garcia - Your Calling Will Never Leave You Tue, 02 Apr 2024 06:29:53 GMT 53:52 65fda965c339590016851cb9 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/amanda-yates-garcia-your-calling-will-never-leave-ou 65fda965c339590016851cb9 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da amanda-yates-garcia-your-calling-will-never-leave-ou full 1 2 Today’s guest, Amanda Yates Garcia is a writer, witch, and the Oracle of Los Angeles. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The LA Times, The SF Chronicle, The London Times, CNN, BRAVO, as well as a viral appearance on FOX. She has led rituals, classes and workshops on magic and witchcraft at UCLA, UC Irvine, MOCA, The Hammer Museum, LACMA, The Getty and many other venues. Amanda hosts monthly moon rituals online, and the popular Between the Worlds podcast, which looks at the Western Mystery traditions through a mythopoetic lens. Her book, Initiated: Memoir of a Witch, received a starred review from Kirkus and Publisher's Weekly and has been translated into six languages. To find out more about her work become a member of her Mystery Cult on Substack. https://amandayatesgarcia.substack.com/

www.Oracleofla.com

instagram.com/oracleofla

 

We talked about

  • Hearing and following the inner call.
  • The vital role of artists and poets in our culture.
  • Magical realism and living a magical life.
  • Witchcraft, what it actually is. I love her focus on creativity and reclaiming.
  • Overcoming fears that prevent you stepping into your creative magic.
  • Migraine, illness and creativity.
  • The empowerment of having a secret life.


Books Mentioned:

Initiated - Amanda Yate Garcia

Crow Moon: reclaiming the wisdom of the dark woods - Lucy H. Pearce

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]]> Today’s guest, Amanda Yates Garcia is a writer, witch, and the Oracle of Los Angeles. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The LA Times, The SF Chronicle, The London Times, CNN, BRAVO, as well as a viral appearance on FOX. She has led rituals, classes and workshops on magic and witchcraft at UCLA, UC Irvine, MOCA, The Hammer Museum, LACMA, The Getty and many other venues. Amanda hosts monthly moon rituals online, and the popular Between the Worlds podcast, which looks at the Western Mystery traditions through a mythopoetic lens. Her book, Initiated: Memoir of a Witch, received a starred review from Kirkus and Publisher's Weekly and has been translated into six languages. To find out more about her work become a member of her Mystery Cult on Substack. https://amandayatesgarcia.substack.com/

www.Oracleofla.com

instagram.com/oracleofla

 

We talked about

  • Hearing and following the inner call.
  • The vital role of artists and poets in our culture.
  • Magical realism and living a magical life.
  • Witchcraft, what it actually is. I love her focus on creativity and reclaiming.
  • Overcoming fears that prevent you stepping into your creative magic.
  • Migraine, illness and creativity.
  • The empowerment of having a secret life.


Books Mentioned:

Initiated - Amanda Yate Garcia

Crow Moon: reclaiming the wisdom of the dark woods - Lucy H. Pearce

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]]> 1: Phyllis Curott - The Way Home is All Around Us 1: Phyllis Curott - The Way Home is All Around Us Mon, 01 Apr 2024 06:00:34 GMT 49:53 65fd89343402060016cdbcb6 false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/phyllis-curott-the-way-home-is-all-around-us 65fd89343402060016cdbcb6 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da phyllis-curott-the-way-home-is-all-around-us full 1 1 My guest today is Phyllis Curott, a writer and one of America’s first public Witches. Her 5 international best-selling books have been published in 14 languages, making her the most widely published Wiccan author. Aas a lawyer, she has been an outspoken advocate in the courts and media securing the legal rights of Witches.


Phyllis was named one of The Ten Gutsiest Women of the Year by Jane Magazine. She received the 2018 Service to Humanity Award from the One Spirit Interfaith Seminary and the 2020 Person of the Year Award from Kindred Spirit. Phyllis was the first Wiccan Trustee of the Parliament of the World’s Religions, and was elected Vice Chair of the 2015 Parliament, creating the Women’s Assembly. New York Magazine has called her teaching on Witchcraft the culture’s “next big idea” and Time Magazine has published her as one of America’s leading thinkers. Her You-Tube series on Wicca has almost 3 million views. Phyllis continues to write, teach, and lecture internationally on the embodied spiritual wisdom of Mother Earth, Nature’s “secret magic” and why the world needs its Witches.


www,phylliscurott.com

Instagram.com/phylliscurott


"There's a wildness within us that yearns to be physical, sensual, animal, free. But fear of this unknown part, of where it might take us and who it might make us, has left us all only half alive." Phyllis Curott, The Witches Wisdom Tarot Guidebook


We started by talking about The Witches Wisdom Tarot that she created with Danielle Barlow. From there we move on to the wisdom of the body and following our instincts. The theme of murmurations comes back again and again...to do with birds, women and magic it is an incredible deep dive conversation weaving magic, books, art and ways of knowing, finding the courage to be out and seen in our creative magic. We also discuss:

Awe, wonder and the power of the liminal

Coming back into the public eye after a period of retreat

Calling women crazy as a way of shutting them down

Breaking the spell of patriarchy.


"It starts with you...but very quickly you realize it's not about you, the world needs you. You've been called." Phyllis Curott


Resources Mentioned

Crow Moon: reclaiming the wisdom of the dark woods - Lucy H. Pearce

The Witches Wisdom Tarot - Phyllis Curott and Danielle Barlow

Book of Shadows - Phyllis Curott

Burning Woman - Lucy H. Pearce


Music: Alice in Dark Wonderland, Lexin Music


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]]> My guest today is Phyllis Curott, a writer and one of America’s first public Witches. Her 5 international best-selling books have been published in 14 languages, making her the most widely published Wiccan author. Aas a lawyer, she has been an outspoken advocate in the courts and media securing the legal rights of Witches.


Phyllis was named one of The Ten Gutsiest Women of the Year by Jane Magazine. She received the 2018 Service to Humanity Award from the One Spirit Interfaith Seminary and the 2020 Person of the Year Award from Kindred Spirit. Phyllis was the first Wiccan Trustee of the Parliament of the World’s Religions, and was elected Vice Chair of the 2015 Parliament, creating the Women’s Assembly. New York Magazine has called her teaching on Witchcraft the culture’s “next big idea” and Time Magazine has published her as one of America’s leading thinkers. Her You-Tube series on Wicca has almost 3 million views. Phyllis continues to write, teach, and lecture internationally on the embodied spiritual wisdom of Mother Earth, Nature’s “secret magic” and why the world needs its Witches.


www,phylliscurott.com

Instagram.com/phylliscurott


"There's a wildness within us that yearns to be physical, sensual, animal, free. But fear of this unknown part, of where it might take us and who it might make us, has left us all only half alive." Phyllis Curott, The Witches Wisdom Tarot Guidebook


We started by talking about The Witches Wisdom Tarot that she created with Danielle Barlow. From there we move on to the wisdom of the body and following our instincts. The theme of murmurations comes back again and again...to do with birds, women and magic it is an incredible deep dive conversation weaving magic, books, art and ways of knowing, finding the courage to be out and seen in our creative magic. We also discuss:

Awe, wonder and the power of the liminal

Coming back into the public eye after a period of retreat

Calling women crazy as a way of shutting them down

Breaking the spell of patriarchy.


"It starts with you...but very quickly you realize it's not about you, the world needs you. You've been called." Phyllis Curott


Resources Mentioned

Crow Moon: reclaiming the wisdom of the dark woods - Lucy H. Pearce

The Witches Wisdom Tarot - Phyllis Curott and Danielle Barlow

Book of Shadows - Phyllis Curott

Burning Woman - Lucy H. Pearce


Music: Alice in Dark Wonderland, Lexin Music


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]]> Season 1... Coming Soon! Season 1... Coming Soon! Thu, 21 Mar 2024 13:32:01 GMT 4:41 65fc36d1e60d00001648c77d false https://shows.acast.com/creative-magic/episodes/season-1-coming-soon 65fc36d1e60d00001648c77d 65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da season-1-coming-soon trailer 1 Welcome to the Creative Magic podcast - I am your host, Lucy H. Pearce, Creativity is at the heart of my life as an author of 12 books, visual artist, editor and creativity teacher. I've always been fascinated about the creative process and those who dedicate their lives to it. It is a strange, unseen path. On this podcast I hope to shed a little more light on it.


Join me and my guests - writers, artists, creatrixes, magical woman - for profound and practical conversations about what creative magic means to us. We'll reflect on what, how and why we create, what drives us...and what stops us in our tracks. We share honestly how we find the time and energy to make magic in the midst of life's challenges and why we keep on saying yes to our creativity. The conversations are raw, real deep dives into our creative magic, to inspire, encourage and nourish you


The first season of is the Wild Initiation series, featuring my immensely popular intimate conversation series recorded to celebrate the launch of my new book Crow Moon... I will be joined by Toko Pa Turner, Phyllis Curott, Amanda Yates Garcia, Molly Remer, Sushmita Mukherjee, Seren Bertrand

as well as new guests diving into the themes of wild nature, symbols, initiation and creative magic.


Creative Magic starts April 2nd

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]]> Welcome to the Creative Magic podcast - I am your host, Lucy H. Pearce, Creativity is at the heart of my life as an author of 12 books, visual artist, editor and creativity teacher. I've always been fascinated about the creative process and those who dedicate their lives to it. It is a strange, unseen path. On this podcast I hope to shed a little more light on it.


Join me and my guests - writers, artists, creatrixes, magical woman - for profound and practical conversations about what creative magic means to us. We'll reflect on what, how and why we create, what drives us...and what stops us in our tracks. We share honestly how we find the time and energy to make magic in the midst of life's challenges and why we keep on saying yes to our creativity. The conversations are raw, real deep dives into our creative magic, to inspire, encourage and nourish you


The first season of is the Wild Initiation series, featuring my immensely popular intimate conversation series recorded to celebrate the launch of my new book Crow Moon... I will be joined by Toko Pa Turner, Phyllis Curott, Amanda Yates Garcia, Molly Remer, Sushmita Mukherjee, Seren Bertrand

as well as new guests diving into the themes of wild nature, symbols, initiation and creative magic.


Creative Magic starts April 2nd

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