Mary Lanham is the editor, writer, and tarot reader behind Bibliomancer Editing. As an editor, she works with speculative fiction and spiritual nonfiction writers, helping them develop and share their most transformational stories. She also helps creatives rediscover their vision with tarot readings that inspire the storytelling process.

In this episode, Mary and Eryn talk about:

Mary’s journey with writing and magic
Reclaiming creativity
Disengaging from limiting creative and spiritual mythos through tarot
Growing up Catholic & deconstructing Catholicism
Tarot as support for transitioning out of Catholicism
How tarot supports her creativity
Finding the story in a tarot card or tarot spread
Developing somatic awareness
The Magician & The Wheel of Fortune
Taking ownership of our big and deep stories
Stories as an alchemical experience
Telling the truth in our stories
The vulnerability of sharing stories
Mary’s writing process, how she holds structure and space for her creativity
Keeping a creative practice going
Process as enough
Cultivating connection to intuition

Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/mary-lanham

Download a free healing meditation for ex-religious folks here.

Check out the Religious Trauma Healing workbook here for support in healing from the impacts of dogmatic religion.

Poetry Magic for Ex-Religious Folks class.

Connect with Mary on her website and her Instagram.

Ep. #219: Reclaiming Creativity + Storytelling Magic with Mary Lanham