This week's show is with Craig Richardson. Craig Richardson describes himself as a ‘camper, hiker, animist, bodhrán drummer, mushroomer, waterfall chaser, weed-eater, rewilding human and student of life. He is interested in what he calls “deep humanity”, and seeks to understand the interplay between modern living and our more primal roots. This interest has led him on a personal journey of understanding his own deeper humanity, in such areas as diet, lifestyle, language, art, education, spirituality and community. In this conversation, Craig and Lian explored toxic masculinity vs healthy masculinity, inspired by a post that Craig wrote which included a quote from Iron John by Robert Bly “The activity that men were once known for is no longer required.” We spoke about what those activities are that Bly was referring to, what we’ve all lost in the process and how it’s led to men to a disconnection from self, other men, community, and the land. Lastly, we explored ways back to that connection. We’d love to know what YOU think about this week's show. Let’s carry on the conversation… please leave a comment below or share in our fb group

This week's show is with Terje Simonsen. Terje G. Simonsen is a Norwegian Historian of Ideas and non-fiction author, specializing in the esoteric and occult. He is educated at the University of Oslo, where he also has taught introductory courses on philosophical and literary works. His dissertation on the anthroposophical journal Janus received much acclaim and was released as a book in 2001. In the prestigious series The Cultural Library and The World’s Holy Scriptures, Simonsen has published essays on I and Thou, the mystically inspired main work by the dialogue philosopher Martin Buber, and The First Book of Enoch, an esoteric text from antiquity. Simonsen has received several grants, and is a full member of ESSWE, the European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism. - In addition, Simonsen is educated in gestalt therapy and psychosynthesis, and his varied career has also included stints in psychiatry, kindergarten, museums, security, catering etc. Today he works as a freelance writer. Simonsen is also a café aficionado, salsa dancer, amateur pianist and chess player. Since childhood Simonsen has been fascinated by ‘magical’ phenomena as telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, and healing—an interest based on some peculiar experiences of his own as well as strange stories told by friends and family. Later, this fascination led to extensive forays into esoteric and occult traditions, where such phenomena are not seen as chimera but as part of an expanded consciousness, and also into the science about such phenomena, i.e. parapsychology. The result is the present book, an entertaining, colorful and multifaceted good read, endorsed by several of the world’s foremost experts in the field as well as a number of other authors and critics. In this conversation, the first of a two-part conversation, Terje and I explored what he calls the mental internet, which is his metaphor for consciousness. We talked about paranormal phenomena, including his own stories and also scientific research. It really was such a deep, broad conversation, literally talking about time and space and beyond!

This week's show is with Damo Mitchell. Damo Mitchell is the author of several books on internal arts, the technical director of the Lotus Nei Gong International School as well as the founder of The Internal Arts Academy and the Xian Tian College of Medicine. He has studied the arts of Asia since the age of four. Starting out in martial arts, but shifted into the spiritual traditions of Buddhism and Daoism along with an in depth study of Chinese medicine. These days, he continues his studies within the spiritual traditions of China and South East Asia from his home base in Bali, Indonesia. In this conversation, Damo and I explored ci: what is it, how does it work and how can we work with it. I’d love to know what YOU think about this week's show. Let’s carry on the conversation… please leave a comment below. What you'll learn from this episode: Qi is energy that is likely the same as is described in many different traditions across the world and throughout time - the difference is how we work with it Damo said that the cause of most blockages in energy is what's happening in the mind - if we can create flow in the body, it will create flow in the mind and vice versa as they are intrinsically linked Open the body - pull the bones apart! And attention rather than intention, bring awareness to what's happening. Resources and stuff that we spoke about Lotus Nei Gong school The Internal Arts Academy Thank you for listening! There's fresh episode each week, if you subscribe then you'll get each new episode delivered to your phone every Thursday (that way you'll never miss an episode): Thank you! Lian & Jonathan

This week’s show is Lian’s All The Everything where she jams on an eclectic mix of topics, including questions from listeners. The LIVE making of the show is recorded in our Facebook group and for the first 30mins before Lian hits the record button you are invited to a pre-show party to get up close and personal with Lian and have your questions on the month’s topic answered. To receive a reminder of when the pre-show party and LIVE making of All The Everything is happening, make sure you’re subscribed to our email list and are a member of the Facebook group. In this episode, Lian  dived deep into the topic: All The Everything You Always Wanted to Know About X* (But Were Afraid to Ask) Lian answered these questions: What is True Will and who/what chooses to be in or out of alignment with that Will? Why do some people have their desires realised and others don't? What's at play for someone repeating the same pattern over and over and over again that doesn't look to be in service to them or anyone else? Why might we have resistance to ritual and ceremony and what real difference does ritual and ceremony make in our lives and to living more fully and actualising our gifts? Resources and stuff that I spoke about: How to make offerings as a conversation with spirit with guest Jez Hughes A practical guide to a day in the life of the Feminine with Lian Brook-Tyler How we banish Fox Woman… and the price we all pay for doing so 🦊 Paying the Sovereign Price 👑 The soul-made YES is often the most frightening YES to say Go Deeper Waking The Wild Sovereign Waking The Wild Medicine Waking The Wild Feminine Waking The Wild Masculine   Thank you for listening! There’s fresh episode each week, if you subscribe then you’ll get each new episode delivered to your phone every Thursday (that way you’ll never miss an episode): Thank you! Lian & Jonathan

This week's show is with Chris Salisbury. Chris Salisbury founded founded WildWise in 1999 after many years as education officer for Devon Wildlife Trust. With a background in the theatre, a training in therapy and a career in environmental education, he uses every creative means at his disposal to encourage people to enjoy and value the natural world. Chris directs the acclaimed ‘Call of the Wild’ year-programme for educators-in-training as well as ‘Where the Wild Things Are’, a rewilding adventure based at Embercombe in Devon. He is a professional storyteller WildWise (www.wildwise.co.uk) and the co-founder of the Westcountry and Oxford Storytelling Festivals. His book ‘Wild Nights Out – the Magic of Exploring the Outdoors at Night’ was published in 2021 (pub. Chelsea Green). Chris is married with 4 children and lives in enchantment on the edge of a forest in the Dart valley, Devon. In this show, Chris and Lian explored the topic of the wild at night - what the benefits are compared to being in the wild during daylight, how to create the most powerful experience when you're there, and practical suggestions that will allow even those who are frightened to take a step into the wild in darkness.  I’d love to know what YOU think about this week's show. Let’s carry on the conversation…  please leave a comment below. What you'll learn from this episode: The benefits of nature connection are turned up at night - with our sight dimmed, our other senses can come alive The night sky gives us perspective - shows us our place in the universe of things Follow the next breadcrumb into the night... maybe with an organised group event or agreeing to go with a friend with a  conscious agreement to spend time in silence or alone Resources and stuff that we spoke about: WildWise Official Website WildWise Social Media accounts: Facebook: WildWise Events Twitter: @WildWiseDevon Instagram: @wildwise Thank you for listening! There’s fresh episode each week, if you subscribe then you’ll get each new episode delivered to your phone every Tuesday (that way you’ll never miss an episode): Subscribe on Apple Podcasts/iTunes Subscribe on Android Thank you! Lian & Jonathan

This week's show is with Daniel Pinchbeck. Daniel Pinchbeck is the New York Times bestselling author of Breaking Open the Head, 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl, How Soon Is Now, and When Plants Dream (with Sophia Roklhin). He hosted the talk show Mind Shift on Gaia TV and was featured in the 2010 documentary, 2012: Time for Change. He has written for many publications including The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, Wired, Dazed & Confused, Purple, and ArtForum. He is the director of Liminal.news, an online course platform, and publishes a regular newsletter, Danielpinchbeck.substack.com . In this conversation, Daniel and I explored the fascinating topic of DMT, (N, N-Dimethyltryptamine) also known as the Spirit Molecule. We covered what DMT is, its history and research that's been done about it, and how Daniel sees its role in human consciousness and the challenges of the world today. I’d love to know what YOU think about this week's show. Let’s carry on the conversation… please leave a comment below.   What you'll learn from this episode: Daniel described the two schools of thought around the use of psychedelics, one ceremonial and one purely focused on their medical use, given the wider benefits of modern humans reclaiming our connection to nature and to the ancient practice of ceremony and ritual, if you're listening to this show then you don't need to choose between those options - you can have both! I loved what Daniel said about the ways that different spiritual traditions have practices such as darkness immersion and meditation that open humans to the kinds of experiences that taking DMT can create... ultimately all of these practices appear to be giving us an experience of reality beyond that of our ordinary human consciousness There's a renaissance in the use of DMT in its various forms happening now and we're discovering uses and benefits in all kinds of fields - as Daniel said, this could be akin to the period in which we discovered electricity and how to harness it Resources and stuff that we spoke about Daniel's Official Newsletter   Thank you for listening! There's fresh episode each week, if you subscribe then you'll get each new episode delivered to your phone every Thursday (that way you'll never miss an episode): Thank you! Lian & Jonathan

This week's show is with Steve Sims. Quoted as “The Real Life Wizard of Oz" by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazine, Steve Sims is a best selling Author of 'Bluefishing: The Art of Making Things Happen, sought-after coach', top-rated speaker in the US speaker after keynoting at a variety of networks, groups and associations as well as the Pentagon and Harvard – twice. He is the founder and CEO of the luxury concierge service Bluefish.  He's someone who has worked with Sir Elton John and Elon Musk, sent people down to see the wreck of the Titanic on the sea bed and managed to get the museum in Florence, Italy that houses the most famous sculpture on Earth, The Statue of David, to shut down in order to host a private dinner for his client at the foot of the statue with Andrea Bocelli serenading them while they ate their pasta. In this show, we explored the question: what would you create if you weren't afraid of being laughed at? We spoke about cancel culture, the lack of true conversation, how we kill our dreams when people mock us - and why those people are rarely the ones to take notice of. And lastly, why and how you can go for stupid! I’d love to know what YOU think about this week's show. Let’s carry on the conversation…  please leave a comment below. What you'll learn from this episode: I loved what Steve said about needing to have the conversation with ourselves about our dreams first - often we're the first person to mock ourselves, instead how about we become the first person to acknowledge ourselves for our dream? People will almost certain laugh at you, especially to begin with, the choice is whether to take notice of them or to listen to the people whose opinion you respect Steve's car analogy was a great one! I wonder what lives we'd create if we made it natural for us to go for stupid? Resources and stuff that we spoke about: Steve Sims' Official Website: http://stevedsims.com Follow Steve in Social Media: FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/stevedsims/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/stevedsims IG: https://www.instagram.com/stevedsims Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sdsims/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/stevedsims Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stevedsims   There’s fresh episode each week, if you subscribe then you’ll get each new episode delivered to your phone every Tuesday (that way you’ll never miss an episode): Subscribe on Apple Podcasts/iTunes Subscribe on Android Thank you! Lian & Jonathan

This week's show is with Jez Hughes. Jez is a British shaman, having studied intensively the path of shamanism for 30 years. His healing journey began when, as a teenager, he experienced a fit that propelled him into an altered state of consciousness. It took a long time to integrate that experience and find healing for the physical and mental disturbances it initiated. This journey that he now understands as a shamanic one lasted for around 17 years and took him through healing and spiritual traditions across the earth until he finally came home to shamanism and found practical methods to cure himself. He has studied with various teachers and indigenous elders across the world. Jez's work has featured in the national press, as well as TV and radio and magazines including Sacred Hoop, Natural Health, Kindred Spirit and Soul & Spirit. His first book, The Heart of Life – Shamanic Initiation and Healing in the Modern World, was published in 2015 and his new book The Wisdom of Mental Illness – Shamanism, Mental Health and the Renewal of the World was published by Watkins in 2021. Jez’s passion is empowering people to reawaken their ancestors, the land where they reside and their spiritual heritages to heal the relationship between the human and natural world. In this conversation, Jez and I explored the practice of making offerings as part of a relationship and conversation with Spirit - what offerings are, the benefits of making them, and how we can begin or deepen that practice. I’d love to know what YOU think about this week's show. Let’s carry on the conversation… please leave a comment below. What you'll learn from this episode: There are two important levels to making offerings: As a thank you and giving back when we take so much As a way of slowing progress so we don't make things so quickly that we take at a rate that throws things out of balance Making offerings is an embodied conversation with Spirit, it takes it out of our heads and into life When we give, we also give back to ourselves, we know our place in the universe and that we're not alone Resources and stuff that we spoke about Jez's Official Website: Second Sight Healing Jez's Book: The Heart of Life – Shamanic Initiation and Healing in the Modern World The Wisdom of Mental Illness – Shamanism, Mental Health and the Renewal of the World Follow Jez's in Social Media Facebook Account Facebook Page Twitter Youtube Channel Thank you for listening! There's fresh episode each week, if you subscribe then you'll get each new episode delivered to your phone every Thursday (that way you'll never miss an episode): Thank you! Lian & Jonathan

This week’s show is Lian’s All The Everything where she jams on an eclectic mix of topics, including questions from listeners. The LIVE making of the show is recorded in our Facebook group and for the first 30mins before Lian hits the record button you are invited to a pre-show party to get up close and personal with Lian and have your questions on the month’s topic answered. To receive a reminder of when the pre-show party and LIVE making of All The Everything is happening, make sure you’re subscribed to our email list and are a member of the Facebook group. In this episode, I dived deep into the topic: How to stop being just another coach and become your unique Medicine I explored: The deeper, more powerful archetypes that lie behind the coach What do I mean by medicine and why our sacred wound is vital to understand it Our soul essence The role of Human design and Gene Keys The difference it makes not just to your business but to your whole life     Resources and stuff that I spoke about: Medicine webinar replays: How to BE your Wild Medicine Money, magic & medicine: Q&A Which Magical Archetype are you? Episodes about Human Design: How to use human design to create more loving relationships How to use human design to discover your unique flavour of magic Gene Keys Website Discovering and embodying your unique way of being with Adam Quiney Subscribe to the Moonly News Go deeper Thank you for listening! There’s fresh episode each week, if you subscribe then you’ll get each new episode delivered to your phone every Tuesday (that way you’ll never miss an episode): Subscribe on Apple Subscribe on Android Thank you! Lian & Jonathan

This week's show is with Susan Guner. Susan is a trained, somatic, trauma-informed holistic psychotherapist with a mindfulness-based approach grounded in Transpersonal Psychology that focuses on holistic perspective through introspection, insight, and compassionate self exploration to increase self-awareness, allowing the integration of the mind, body and spirit aspects of human experience in personal growth and development. In this show, Susan and Lian explored psychedelic medicines as an alternative path to treating cancer and its causes. Susan's understanding of the research that's been done in this area and her own experience of supporting people with cancer. When we agree to record on this topic, Susan and I both knew it would be an edge, cancer is a very sensitive subject and the angle we’re exploring isn’t exactly mainstream, added to which modern understanding and research around using psychedelics in this way is very nascent. We knew there could be some things that were shared that could be triggering, and also there might be things that were shared now that could turn out to be different in time, with more experience and knowledge.  Despite this, we agreed that we wanted to do record this now anyway as it felt so necessary and important to get this knowledge out there. We did so and went there fully and openly, without much in the way of caveats which would have made the conversation safer and more palatable but would have meant the message was diluted. I understand that the way we spoke could come across as insensitive and so it feels important to say that we are coming from deep compassion and the strong intention for this episode to be as serving as possible to those with cancer. I’d love to know what YOU think about this week's show. Let’s carry on the conversation…  please leave a comment below. What you'll learn from this episode: We are discovering that psychedelic medicines appear to be a match for cancer, among other things - this is a reclamation of ancient gnosis, knowing we can work with the natural world to find the match between illness and medicine in this way The medicine has the intelligence to go where it needs to and work at the necessary level - Susan's seen that with cancer, it's mainly physical initially, not psychological It's important to recognise that this is about creating a relationship with the medicines, seeing them as allies and entering into a reciprocal, honouring relationship Resources and stuff that we spoke about: Susan Guner's Official Website: Psychedelic Conversations LinkedIn Susan Guner's social media accounts you might want to follow: Instagram Twitter Facebook YouTube Podcast Blog Thank you for listening! There’s fresh episode each week, if you subscribe then you’ll get each new episode delivered to your phone every Tuesday (that way you’ll never miss an episode): Subscribe on Apple Podcasts/iTunes Subscribe on Android Thank you! Lian & Jonathan