Explore every episode of the podcast Plant Witch
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
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| The Chalice and The Blade | 11 Sep 2024 | 00:28:49 | |
This episode is all about balance, listening deeply, and contemplating our role as humans within the greater story of life. Thanks for joining the conversation. | |||
| Plant Spirit Medicine | 29 Aug 2024 | 00:25:10 | |
In this episode I share experiences I have had with the Plant Spirit Medicine Course produced by the Blue Deer Center in New York. This course has been deeply nourishing and filled with the wisdom of plant people from several different parts of the world. The course is online, and available anywhere in the world. I am so grateful to the Blue Deer Center for providing an entry point for people to engage in relationships with the plants. | |||
| Soften and Flow | 10 Jan 2024 | 00:32:20 | |
In this week's podcast episode, we open with a poem by Dana Faudes. To experience another world we nust soften, open, re-imagine, and let go of our need to know what's next. Come into the sanctuary with me to start off this new year. And don't forget to vote for the Witchies! | |||
| The People of the Jaguar | 03 Feb 2022 | 00:23:32 | |
In this episode we hear a message from the people of South America, the Kogi and the Achuar. Click the links to access the documentaries I mention in the episode. | |||
| The Wild Call of the Cailleach | 27 Jan 2022 | 00:26:11 | |
This is the season of the Cailleach in the northern hemisphere. Join me in listening to the deep voice of the bones and the belly as we explore the Wild Call of the Cailleach. | |||
| The Fires of Justice with Ellen Dionna | 20 Jan 2022 | 00:32:47 | |
Ellen Dionna, MSW, LCSW is a psychotherapist, spiritual guide, author, and founder of the Susquehanna Mystery School. Ellen has been active in social justice for over sixty years. From marching with Dr. King to last year's march on Washington for voting rights, Ellen has labored for justice while also living the way of the Mystic. In this episode, we explore the intersection of the Shamanic worldview and the fires of justice. You can reach Ellen at ellendionna@comcast.net. | |||
| Sacred Activism; The Way of the Warrior | 13 Jan 2022 | 00:30:15 | |
We are facing an initation as a species, and our active contributions are required to make this shift. How do we align ourselves with the new story that we are being initiated into? How can we be Sacred Warriors and Activists for another way of being? | |||
| When Grief is a Door | 06 Jan 2022 | 00:24:43 | |
In this episode we explore the beauty and magic of grieving, and the ways plants can support us in our grief. I share the ways plants like damiana and rosemary can help us walk through the doorway of grief to discover our authenticity and become more fully real. | |||
| Welcoming Miracles | 30 Dec 2021 | 00:23:47 | |
In this episode we settle into the Jupiter in Pisces energy and practice seeing and receiving the miracles all around us. This season of abundance and benevolence invites our desires, our wishes and our dreams. What do you wish for? | |||
| Manifesting Contentment | 23 Dec 2021 | 00:24:33 | |
How can we manifest from a place of contentment? How can we apprentice ourselves to contentment with the present moment? How can we rest in the perfection of what is while also laboring for a more just world? We explore these themes and more in this week's episode. | |||
| The Truth About Power | 16 Dec 2021 | 00:23:04 | |
In this episode, we continue to walk with Fox as she teaches us about life, death, relationships and power. In preparation for the Venus retrograde in conjnction with Pluto, we ask ourselves fertile questions about real power, beauty, relationships and belonging. | |||
| Belonging to the World with Calyx Liddick | 09 Dec 2021 | 00:52:08 | |
In this episode I am joined in conversation by Calyx Liddick, Director of the Northern Appalachia School, as we discuss relationships with plants, belonging to the world, opening ourself to plant wisdom, and more. | |||
| Sage and the Paradox of Dying | 02 Dec 2021 | 00:34:47 | |
In this episode, Sage (Salvia spp) guides us into a paradoxical view of death that is not centered on the human experience, but the experience of the land, plants and the wholeness of an ecosystem. We explore the many properties of sage as a healing plant, spiritual guide, and sacred ceremonial plant to Native American cultures. | |||
| Bittersweet Paradox | 07 Dec 2023 | 00:36:18 | |
This week's episode challenges us to navigate through the hedge, the world of mists and fog and grey areas and thick undergrowth...the terrain of uncertainty and curiosity, where many things can be true at once. | |||
| Fox Woman Dreaming | 25 Nov 2021 | 00:21:21 | |
Fox Woman Dreaming, the wild feminine archetype as told by Martin Shaw in his book Scatterlings, invites us into a different way of being in relationship to life, to being human on the earth. In this episode, Fox Woman Dreaming leads us into inquiry around gratitude, reciprocity, and living fully. | |||
| Bay Laurel and the Lunar Eclipse | 18 Nov 2021 | 00:23:54 | |
This week Bay Laurel, Laurus nobilis, comes forward to help us navigate the energies of this lunar eclipse, and the eclipse season we have entered. We explore the history and properties of Bay as well as the energies of the eclipse to create a powerful container for transformation. | |||
| Nettles and the Gift of Discomfort | 11 Nov 2021 | 00:21:50 | |
In this episode, we explore the gift, invitation, and power of discomfort with the help of our guide, Stinging Nettles. | |||
| Into The Shadowlands | 04 Nov 2021 | 00:20:37 | |
In this episode we enter the season of the long shadow, and encounter the guardian at the threshold. What is beyond the world of light and matter? How do we live with a foot in both worlds? | |||
| A Coven of Witches | 28 Oct 2021 | 00:28:57 | |
In this episode we explore the questionable origins of covens, and the modern implications of joining a coven to amplify your practice. | |||
| Animism; Learning the Language of Nature | 21 Oct 2021 | 00:24:37 | |
In this episode we talk about ways to remember and re-learn the language of the trees, the birds, the animals, the waters. We remember that humans once understood and spoke the language of Life, and that we can remember that language again. | |||
| Walking the Hedge | 14 Oct 2021 | 00:23:09 | |
What is a Hedgewalker, a Hedgewitch? How do we walk this sacred and dangerous place? What is possible in the Hedge, and what does it ask of us? | |||
| The Witch Wound; Why Do We Hurt Eachother? | 07 Oct 2021 | 00:21:49 | |
In this episode we examine the roots of the Witch Wound, or the Sister Wound. Why do we judge, sabotage, gossip, and undermine each other? What is going on here, and how can we make a change? | |||
| Part Two of Confronting Malevolent Forces | 30 Sep 2021 | 00:20:24 | |
In this episode we look at the root of evil, and how evil shows up in our world. | |||
| Confronting Malevolent Forces Part One | 23 Sep 2021 | 00:26:18 | |
I have been hearing a lot about psychic attack, dark forces, hexes and baneful magick. In this episode, I explore ways of managing our own energy and taking responsibility for our energetic ecosystems so we are not making ourselves hospitable for these parasitic energies to say and take up residence.... | |||
| Shadow Work and Pitfalls on the Spiritual Path | 30 Nov 2023 | 00:48:17 | |
In this week's episode, we take a discerning look at shadow work and question the popular romanticized version of this powerful, and dangerous, practice. | |||
| The Path of Right Action | 16 Sep 2021 | 00:19:46 | |
How do we know how to move in ways that are in harmony with Life? In this episode we explore the foundation of right action, and expand on our conversation last week around the nexus of relationship and loyalty. | |||
| Freedom and Loyalty | 09 Sep 2021 | 00:22:39 | |
In this espisode we explore the intersection of sovereignty and freedom with the reality of our responsibilities, obligations, and relationships. How can we care for the things and people we love, while also tending the nectar of our inner life and freedom? | |||
| Creating Relationship with the Forces of Destruction | 02 Sep 2021 | 00:21:29 | |
Yesterday we encountered the power of Hurricane Ida and the incredible power of water. How do we create and maintain relationships with these forces that both create and destroy? In this episode, we explore the intersection of these elemental forces with our own human life. | |||
| Finding Our Place in the Story | 26 Aug 2021 | 00:24:24 | |
In this episode we explore the Meta-Story, or the big story that holds all of our individual stories. How long have humans been on this planet? What are we up to here? Where are we headed? Sometimes zooming out and looking at the big picture can give us the perspective shift that we need to set our compass in times when it can be hard to see the road ahead. | |||
| The Way of the Mystic | 20 Aug 2021 | 00:23:38 | |
In this episode we explore the call of the Mystic, and the practice of Lectio Divina, a technology of the Sacred, that helps us to conjure a door through which to encounter the Divine more fully. | |||
| To Hear The Cries of the World | 14 Aug 2021 | 00:19:52 | |
In this episode we enter into the realm of suffering, as a doorway to the numinous and the real. In these times, when suffering is so present for humans and all sentient beings, the practice of staying present to our own suffering and the suffering of others becomes an alchemical and transformational practice. I hope you will join me in this deeply personal exploration. May your own suffering be eased, and your heart be opened. Love, Erin | |||
| Dreaming the Dark | 05 Aug 2021 | 00:23:52 | |
In this episode we explore the path of descent, the balance point of our solar culture focused on ambition and ascending. Going into the darkness, non-doing, rest and integration offers us an opportunity to digest our experienes into wisdom and potency. Honoring the ebbs and flows of our cycles of magic helps us to become more whole, healthy, and balanced humans. | |||
| Spellwork and Coming Out of the Broom Closet | 29 Jul 2021 | 00:25:24 | |
In this episode we explore the practice of casting our magick into the world, and crossing the threshold of living fully as a magickal person. | |||
| Cedar Magic | 22 Jul 2021 | 00:19:21 | |
In this episode we explore the qualities and growing patterns of Eastern Red Cedar and dabble a bit into White Cedar as well. | |||
| Nature Spirits | 15 Jul 2021 | 00:21:11 | |
This week my plans went by the wayside as I answered the call of the nature spirits. In this episode I share an enccounter with an Oak Guardian and what I think the faerie ring I found in my yard this morning might be communicating to us. Thanks for tuning in! | |||
| Red Flags and Yes Boundaries | 24 Nov 2023 | 00:35:52 | |
Being in relationship with other humans, especially when we have had difficult encounters and traumas in our past, can be a really challenging endeavor. | |||
| Botanical Magic with Amy Blackthorn | 08 Jul 2021 | 00:37:34 | |
This week we are talking with Amy Blackthorn of Blackthorn's Botanicals about plants in magic, how we source quality ingredients for our workings, how to tell if our essential oils are pure, and so much more! | |||
| A Renaissance of Love | 01 Jul 2021 | 00:16:46 | |
A deeply mystical transmission this week, from the heart of the void. | |||
| The Call of the Huntress | 24 Jun 2021 | 00:18:10 | |
In this episode we listen to the Call of the Huntress to return to our Wild Selves. | |||
| The Sacrifice of the Sun God | 17 Jun 2021 | 00:16:53 | |
In this episode we consider the balance of masculine and feminine that empowers the sacrifice of the sun god, as he reaches his zenith at Litha. | |||
| The Fates | 09 Jun 2021 | 00:18:25 | |
In this episode we explore the intersection between fate and free will, and cultivating relationships with the dieties known as the Fates or the Norns. | |||
| Demeter, Brighid, Isis, Chicomecoatl; The Grain Goddess | 03 Jun 2021 | 00:18:42 | |
In this episode we explore relationship with the Goddess of Nourishment, the Goddess of Grain & Milk and the land itself. | |||
| The Dark Mother as Hekate | 26 May 2021 | 00:18:59 | |
In this episode we begin a series to explore the archetypal energies of diety. We begin the series with the Dark Mother as Hekate, along with a discussion on navigating diety energy outside of intact traditions. | |||
| Dream Magick | 20 May 2021 | 00:22:32 | |
In this episode we explore the mystery of dreaming and the plants that can help us bring dreams back across the threshold of memory. | |||
| Breathing as the Gateway to Consciousness | 13 May 2021 | 00:23:40 | |
Our breath is a gift from the plant world. Shamans in South America are called Weepers because they can allow grief to transform their consciousness. In this episode we explore the magical mind altering effects of breathing. | |||
| The Gut as the Fabric of Life | 06 May 2021 | 00:22:07 | |
In this episode we look at gut health as the foundation of neurological and emotional health, and soil health as the root of gut health. It is all interconnected in this truly magical and enchanting world that we live in. | |||
| Druid Witch | 16 Nov 2023 | 00:35:37 | |
What do we do when we discover dividing lines within us? Places where outdated beliefs limit our growth and prevent the deepening of our wholeness? | |||
| The Mycelial Lightning Rod of the Nervous System | 29 Apr 2021 | 00:19:13 | |
In this episode we continue the journey through the human organism with a study of the nervous system, and how it relates to the sentient mind of the forest. | |||
| The Cauldron of the Heart | 22 Apr 2021 | 00:20:03 | |
In this episode we take a deep look at the heart as a physical organ, a sensory organ, and the generator of a measurable field of electromagnetism. We also discuss plants that have an affinity for the heart at the physical, emotional and spiritual levels. This is the first in a series of episodes focusing on the intersection between form and spirit, and the practical magick that makes our lives abundant, vital, and joyful. | |||
| Ancestor Magick | 15 Apr 2021 | 00:22:56 | |
In this episode we look back through time so that we can look forward with wisdom. | |||