Psychetherapist and author Matthew Ash McKernan joins to discuss his book Wyrdcraft: Healing Self and Nature Through the Mysteries of the Fates. They explore the concept of 'wyrd', tricksters, personal gnosis, and the importance of remembering our wholeness. They also discuss weird craft and its connection to integration, the fear of deathlessness, embracing authenticity and the soul's journey, and magic's connection to awareness.
Weird Craft is a holistic practice that explores the mysteries of fate and the intertwining of mind, body, relationship, environment, soul, and spirit.
We are encouraged to remember and reconnect with the wild within us, as it is in alignment with the wildness of the natural world.
Magic is a force and a being that we enter into a relationship with, as it comes into existence through us.
Deep dives
The Power of Healing and Discovering One's Gifts
Within each of us, there are wounds and gifts waiting to be discovered and brought into the world. It is our destiny to become the wounded healer and engage in the cosmic process of returning to source through healing and remembering our wholeness.
Weird Craft: The Intersection of Nature, Magic, and Healing
Weird Craft is a holistic practice that explores the mysteries of fate and the intertwining of mind, body, relationship, environment, soul, and spirit. It involves becoming aware of the weird in each domain, choosing healing and transformation, and feeding the inner fire of our individual and collective magic.
The Importance of Remembering and Reconnecting with Our Wildness
We are encouraged to remember and reconnect with the wild within us, as it is in alignment with the wildness of the natural world. This involves being present to our own lives, fanning the flames of our inner fire, and being true to ourselves, while always considering the larger community and the interconnectedness of all beings.
Magic as Surrender and Creation
Magic is a force and a being that we enter into a relationship with, as it comes into existence through us. It requires awareness, choice, and action, and has the power to create change in all domains of our lives. Magic is the surrender to and co-creation with this being, and through it, we can tap into the miraculous and experience wonder and revelation.
Embracing the Internal Apocalypse as a Healing Journey
Ragnarok, often seen as an external apocalypse, can also be viewed as an internal process of revelation and healing. By addressing our inner wounds, shadows, and delusions, we can engage in a transformative journey of rebirth and rebalance. This internal Ragnarok allows us to make conscious choices, heal ourselves, and contribute to the collective healing of humanity and the world.
In this week’s episode, psychetherapist and author Matthew Ash McKernan joins me to discuss his book Wyrdcraft: Healing Self and Nature Through the Mysteries of the Fates. Ash explores the answer to the question “what is wyrd?” and discusses tricksters, unverified personal gnosis, the wild and the wyrd, the importance of remembering our wholeness, and the necessity of feeding our inner fire.