Sacred Mechanics – Details, episodes & analysis

In this special archival bonus from 2012, I take a deep dive into the Symptoms of Spiritual Awakening. Though the audio quality is a little raw, the message remains powerful. This episode explores the shifts—physical, emotional, and energetic—that often accompany deep spiritual transformation. From heightened intuition to unexpected life changes, I break down what these experiences mean and how to navigate them. A glimpse into my early teachings, this recording is a time capsule of wisdom that still resonates today.

As part of the Sacred Mechanics archive series, this bonus episode explores the intersection of spirituality and commerce—where intuition meets the material world. I dive into the delicate balance of staying spiritually aligned while navigating business, creativity, and success. Plus, I share an in-depth discussion on moon phases—how they influence energy, our daily life, and personal cycles. This is a rich, reflective episode with insights that remain just as relevant today.

As a special bonus, I’ve pulled a few recordings from my archive to share within Sacred Mechanics. Some of these have aged a little—expect a touch of texture in the audio—but the wisdom remains timeless.

This episode, recorded in 2023 at home in Australia, opens with the sounds of birdsong from the bushland near my home—a fitting backdrop for a conversation about signs during spiritual awakening. I explore how these moments of synchronicity and guidance appear, sharing personal experiences and insights to help you recognise and trust your own.

Here, we explore the magic where creativity and spirituality collide. Join me as I sit down with artists, visionaries, and inspiring creators to uncover their stories—what drives them, how they find their flow, and the deeper connection behind their work. Whether you’re a dreamer, a doer, or simply curious, this is your space for inspiration, insight, and a spark of creative wisdom. Let’s get started!www.sacredmechanics.com

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In this 10 minute guided meditation, or journey, with Bel, you will enter The Void and cut cords, healing wounds and receive messages from the void. The visuals are relaxing and not obtrusive. Bel's voice will guide you with warmth and confidence. You will also be guided by a gentle drumming, to assist you with focus. The meditation is kept to 10 minutes, so you have time to do this during your busy day or evening. You should only cut cords with one person per meditation. Do not overload or overwhelm yourself. You may repeat this meditation frequently, but is best to leave a gap of at least one day in between sessions, so you have time to begin processing the effects fully. To learn more about Shaman Bel or if you have any questions, please visit www.sacredmechanics.com

Journey to The Void to cleanse old beliefs or neutralise negative thoughts, and replace with new thoughts and ways forward to achieve your goals and set intentions to realise your dreams. Receive information from the void to bring back with you in this 10 minute guided meditation spoken by Bel, along with gentle drumming to help you focus. The meditation plays along with a mesmerising video, to set a magical and healing ambience to your space.

Ever wondered what it’s like to film behind the scenes with artists like Tyler the Creator, Duke Dumont, GoldLink and Denzel Curry — or what it’s like to spend a week at Rick Rubin’s place… complete with alpacas?

In this luminous, free-flowing conversation, Bel sits down with filmmaker Oliver Marshall, who shares stories from life on tour, on set, and the deep stuff in-between. What begins as a peek into the world of music and film quickly opens into something deeper — a conversation about intuition, creative energy, collaboration, and the invisible currents that guide great ideas into being.

From childhood imagination to otherworldly encounters, from directing with purpose to wondering about the supernatural and the afterlife — this episode is a vivid ride through the landscape of creative consciousness.
Whether you're a creative, a curious soul, or someone navigating your own journey of self-expression and spiritual awakening, this one is for you.

🎬 About Oliver Marshall
Oliver Marshall is a renegade filmmaker with an eye for raw energy and a gift for storytelling that breaks the rules — sometimes even his own. With a camera in hand and intuition in his back pocket, he’s captured behind-the-scenes moments with artists like GoldLink, Denzel Curry, and Pusha-T, turning fleeting backstage chaos into compelling, cinematic content.

Whether he's slipping into hidden corners of a tour or dreaming up new narratives on set, Oli brings an unmistakable presence to every project: sharp instincts, a collaborative spirit, and a fresh take that sets his work apart. Backed by production house Happy and already making waves, he’s one to watch.

🔗 More from Oliver

🔑 Key Themes

• Directing creative work with intuition and presence
• The art of collaboration
• Touring stories and behind-the-scenes moments
• Supernatural experiences & spiritual insights
• Letting go of ego to access flow
• The mystery of where ideas come from
• Source Energy, the beyond, and what creativity reveals

🎧 Listen if you’re into:

• Creative flow and inspired direction
• Behind-the-scenes stories from the music world
• Intuition as a creative compass
• The mystical side of filmmaking and storytelling
• Spirit, soul, and the search for something greater

Books mentioned in this episode:

Catching The Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity (David Lynch, 2016) 

https://amzn.to/42sKuDi

The Creative Act: A Way of Being (Rick Rubin, 2023)

https://amzn.to/4cMV5N0

The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Jilia Cameron)

https://amzn.to/42LMk19

Also mentioned:

The Secret Intelligence of Water. Visit Veda Austin’s site:

 https://www.vedaaustin.com/

The CIA Gateway Experience: Join the Sacred Mechanics community andlearning portal, to access my brand new course (free inside the portal on the basic membership plan)

https://sacredmechanics.circle.so

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For more on creative consciousness and spiritual mentoring, visit sacredmechanics.com.

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In this intimate early morning episode recorded by candlelight at 5 AM, host Bel Bare reflects on the nature of spirituality, the human tendency to create structures around spiritual experiences, and her own diverse spiritual journey spanning decades. Bel explores how growing her Sacred Mechanics business has prompted her to consider the challenges of putting form around spiritual processes, much like trying to structure creativity itself.

Bel shares her progression from childhood spiritual experiences through Catholic education, Buddhism, New Age practices, witchcraft, and eventually to her current shamanic practice. She discusses how spiritual understanding deepens and transforms over time, noting that "to spirit, it's one formless, infinite breathing, living movement that's universal." Bel explains that shamanism emerged as a framework that honors human connection to all things, describing it as "a structure that helps humans understand so many facets of our capacity as spiritual beings."

Throughout the episode, she contemplates the limitations of labels and modalities in capturing the formless nature of spirituality, suggesting that an eclectic approach might be a superpower for those whose spiritual explorations don't fit neatly into established categories.

"If you find yourself on this journey and you're not sure what to hold on to or learn because you're all over the place and your listening and learning habits are really eclectic. Maybe eclectic is your superpower."

Connect With Sacred Mechanics

Learn more about Bel's healing work, clairvoyance services, spiritual mentoring and education at Sacred Mechanics, and check out "Citizens of Eternity," her short film mentioned in the episode that includes channeled information.

Recorded in Australia with the morning kookaburras providing the natural soundtrack to close the episode.

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What if a novel could function like a spell or a shamanic journey?

In this evocative episode, Australian author, artist, and spiritual mentor (and host of Sacred Mechanics podcast)  Bel Bare, unpacks the spiritual layers woven through her literary debut, Breaking the Girl. Set against the haunting backdrop of coastal Australia in the early ’90s, this coming-of-age novel pulses with hidden symbolism, emotional truths, and metaphysical clues for those willing to look deeper.

Join Bel as she explores:

🔮 The archetype of the orphaned heroine as a soul on the brink of awakening
🌊 The forbidden house as a metaphor for the fractured psyche
🌀 Grief as a portal to spiritual transformation
🌬️ The storm as a necessary force of destruction and rebirth
🕯️ Mysterious characters (like Nebraska) who serve as psychopomps or spirit guides
🌊 Surf culture as a living embodiment of the wild, the liminal, and the sublime

Part fairy tale, part psychic descent, part Surf-Gothic dream—Breaking the Girl invites readers to walk between worlds and reimagine fiction as a sacred rite.

If you’re drawn to witchcraft, folklore, creative consciousness, soul journeys, or coastal mysticism, this conversation is your invitation to read between the lines.

🖤 Listen now and ask yourself: Is this novel just a story… or a spell for remembering who you really are?

Purchase a paperback copy of Breaking the Girl here: https://amzn.to/3EoeBCI

or any good online bookstore.

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In this episode of Sacred Mechanics, I sit down with the brilliant Jennifer Higgie—writer, curator, and author of The Other Side: A Journey into Women, Art and the Spirit World—for a conversation that moves fluidly between the seen and unseen.

We dive deep into her research on women artists who created in dialogue with the spirit world, often in defiance of the norms of their time. Along the way, we explore the liminal space where art meets mysticism—where dreams speak, marigolds hold meaning, and the veil between science and spirituality is at its thinnest.

From Victorian séances to the Rosicrucians, from sleepwalking mystics to altered states of creation, Jennifer offers insights into how art has always been a form of spiritual inquiry. We talk about why so many women were dismissed as mad or magical, and how reclaiming their stories reshapes not just art history, but our understanding of consciousness itself.

It’s a conversation full of curiosity, warmth, and wonder—a beautiful reminder that creativity is, and always has been, a portal to the other side.

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About Jennifer Higgie

Jennifer Higgie is an Australian writer, curator, and art historian based in London. Her latest book, The Other Side: A Journey into Women, Art and the Spirit World, explores the intersection of mysticism, creativity, and female agency through the lens of often-overlooked women artists. It is published internationally and was also the subject of a BBC Radio 3 series.

• Explore Jennifer’s book to purchase here: https://www.jenniferhiggie.com/

• Jennifer mentions Georgian Houghton’s book. Here’s a link to it at Archive.org 

https://archive.org/details/ChroniclesOfThePhotographsOfSpiritualBeingsThought Forms

• Thought Forms: A Record of Clairvoyant Investigation by Annie Beant and C. W. Leadbeater

https://amzn.to/4icq0TK

Listen to Jennifer's BBC Essay series: 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001323r

For more, including Bel's book list, please visit 

Instagram: @belbare

www.sacredmechanics.com

www.belbare.com

🎥 Watch Bel's new, award winning, short documentary 'Citizens of Eternity' for free on YouTube.

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