What if death isn't the end, love is what brings us back together, and the Earth holds the memories of everyone who came before us?
In this deeply moving episode of Homestead & Heal, Lindsay and Scott welcome Perdita Finn, author of Take Back the Magic and Mothers of Magic, and co-founder of The Way of the Rose, for a conversation about ancestral wisdom, reincarnation, our connection to the natural world, and the extraordinary mystery of being alive.
Together, they explore what it means to remember ourselves as part of the Earth rather than separate from it. Perdita shares stories about the enduring presence of our ancestors, the sacred cycles of life and death, and how our relationships with plants, animals, and the land can reconnect us with a much larger story.
From childhood memories and past lives to motherhood, grief, and the transformative power of love, this conversation is an invitation to embrace mystery, deepen our relationship with the living world, and remember that we are never truly alone.
In This Episode, We Explore:
- The long story of our souls and what reincarnation can teach us about life and death
- Reconnecting with our ancestors through the Earth, plants, animals, and everyday rituals
- How our relationship with nature can transform the way we understand grief, mortality, and belonging
- The sacred cycles of nourishment, death, and rebirth
- Motherhood as an act of nurturing that extends beyond gender and biology
- Childhood memories, ancestral wisdom, and the knowledge we may carry into this lifetime
- The importance of rooting ourselves in place and cultivating generational connections to the land
- How scent, soil, and embodied practices can deepen our connection to the natural world
- Why love may be the force that brings us back to one another across lifetimes
About Perdita Finn
Perdita Finn is an author, teacher, and advocate for reconnecting with the wisdom of our ancestors and the magic of the natural world. Alongside her husband, Clark Strand, she co-founded The Way of the Rose, a spiritual fellowship rooted in the philosophy of "ecology, not theology." Together, they authored The Way of the Rose: The Radical Path of the Divine Feminine Hidden in the Rosary and are currently working on Circles Not Lines: Spiritual Community Beyond Patriarchy.
Drawing on years of study with Zen masters, spirit workers, healers, and psychic Susan Saxman, Perdita teaches workshops on Getting to Know the Dead, helping people reconnect with their ancestors and reclaim their intuitive wisdom.
Her books, including Take Back the Magic: Conversations with the Unseen World and Mothers of Magic: Summoning the Wisdom of Our Ancestors, explore our relationships with the unseen world, the enduring power of love, and the ancestral wisdom available to us.
Perdita lives with her family in the Catskill Mountains of New York, where her work continues to invite people into a deeper relationship with the Earth, their ancestors, and the mystery of existence.
Explore Perdita's work: wayoftherose.org
"Love is gravity. Love is how we find each other." — Perdita Finn
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