Be Mythical

This week's show is with Lucy H. Pearce. Lucy is the author of nine life-changing non-fiction books, including Nautilus Award winners Medicine Woman and Burning Woman, and Creatrix: she who makes. Her writing focuses on women’s healing through archetypal psychology, embodiment and creativity. She is currently working on her next book, She of the Sea. Her words have been featured internationally in online and print media and featured in Earth Pathways Diary, WeMoon, Divergent Mind and If Women Rose Rooted. Lucy is the founder of Womancraft Publishing, which publishes paradigm-shifting books by women for women. The mother of three children, she lives by the Celtic Sea in East Cork, Ireland. In this show, Lucy and Lian (both autistic women) spoke about neurodivergent women, the unique struggles we face in, how we're like the canary down the mine of a distorted culture that's actually not beneficial for anyone, and how people with neurodivergences have specific, necessary but currently little understood gifts for the world.  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: Neurodivergent women in particular struggle with a real lack of understanding and diagnosis and therefore we often also have trauma from years of struggling and being bullied that further complicates us discovering our neurodivergence It becomes possible to recognise that all of us are precious, necessary parts of the whole when we take the emphasis off  valuing people purely on their "doing", and particularly the specific kinds of doing deemed worthwhile by our culture, and instead recognise the value of our being If what we spoke about resonated with you then two next steps that could be aligned for you are: Looking at resources, descriptions and tests that are specific to neurodivergent women Finding ways of honouring your needs to allow your nervous system to be relaxed and in flow Resources and stuff that we spoke about: lucyhpearce.com womancraftpublishing.com ATE on Difference as a superpower Lucy's blog post full of resources: I am a unicorn The study Lian mentioned on autism and DMT The Lost Girls Project Square Peg podcast 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 third with Aidan Wachter. Aidan Wachter has been involved in practical magic since the 1980s. He is an animist and is deeply concerned with the effects of modern Western life-ways on the human animal, on both physical and spiritual levels. Aidan views a living magical practice as a path to heal many of the problems we face today and a way of being that is intrinsic to the creatures we are. He is the author of Six Ways: Approaches & Entries to Practical Magic and Weaving Fate: Hypersigils, Changing the Past & Telling True Lies. ​In this show we explored creating your life with magic and specifically through the lens of shadow work and personal mythology. 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're all creating our lives through story, whether we're aware of it or not - for most of us, without doing work, that story will be an old, fear-based one Shadow work is about making conscious those parts of us that have been held outside of our awareness but have been running our lives A massive clue to where we have shadow is to notice when we are triggered - that is when an old story is alive and telling us that benign things are threatening Shadow work comes in many forms such as Jungian and shamanism - ultimately they're all about integrating the hidden parts of us back into the system Then comes the really fun part - creating our new myth... who is that, how do they live, how do they feel, what do they wear? And instilling that into our reality via archetypes, decrees/charms, hypersigils and more Finally I loved what Aidan said: "Magic is pulling real rabbits out of metaphorical hats" Resources and stuff that we spoke about:   Six Ways Podcast 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 Lian's All The Everything where she jams on an eclectic mix of topics, including questions from listeners. This is where you can get up close and personal with Lian, get inside her head and see what's she's up to and thinking about. The making of this show airs live on Youtube on the first Friday of every month, usually at 11am (UK time).  In this episode, I... 🌟 Shared what I’ve been up to in the past month (what I’ve been consuming and creating) 🌟 Dived deep into the topic: Owning your difference as a superpower for your highest good We’d love to know what YOU think about this week's show. Let’s carry on the conversation… please leave a comment below. The practices I suggested: Be truthful with yourself about your differences - ask trusted advisors if you’re not sure Identify and honour your needs in a sovereign way  Identify your superpowers and create your life in a way that allows you to use them in service of your vision Resources and stuff that we spoke about: The YT live version of this show Waking The Wild Medicine Waking The Wild Feminine Waking The Wild Masculine The Primal Happiness fb group 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 Marcela Widrig, founder of Fierce Embodiment. Marcela teaches women to un-do old beliefs, hurts and fears, and the way they limit you in your life today. She trained extensively with the Grinberg Method® for over 18 years, and continued her development with Embodied Movement training, Body-mind Centering®, Embodied Flow™ yoga and Motion Theatre®. This combination of somatic bodywork, movement training, breath and expressive arts has given her a rich variety of body-centered tools to guide clients through trauma and emotional challenges, to reach those un-met places we all have inside of us.  She offers a 4-month signature course, called Shifting Shame: An Embodied Journey to Freedom and monthly movement series and workshops. In this show we spoke about Marcela's work around understanding how shame is held in body, and how by working through this, we can reclaim power, joy, freedom, expression, choices. 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: In order to integrate what's been held in shame we have to include the body - given that's where shame is held, how could it be another way? Because being in connection with our shame is too hard, we will have mechanisms to protect from feeling it - so the shame of our shame can be the first place to start instead To take a step on this journey, notice your chronic reactions: what do you constantly find yourself doing?  That is a door. Then notice how it shows up in your body, and see if you plant your feet on the ground, breathe and move into the experience. Resources and stuff that we spoke about: Marcela Widrig's Official Website: Fierce Embodiment  MOVEMENT CLASSES and  WORKSHOPS, Live and Online starts 2nd to 2rd JUNE 2021 Shifting Shame: an Embodied Journey to Freedom (Next journey begins September 2021) 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 Aidan Wachter. Aidan Wachter has been involved in practical magic since the 1980s.  He is an animist and is deeply concerned with the effects of modern Western life-ways on the human animal, on both physical and spiritual levels. Aidan views a living magical practice as a path to heal many of the problems we face today and a way of being that is intrinsic to the creatures we are. He is the author of Six Ways: Approaches & Entries to Practical Magic and Weaving Fate: Hypersigils, Changing the Past & Telling True Lies. ​In this show we explored what magic is and how to begin your own magical practice. It’s such a brilliant introduction to listeners who are new to real magic but also those who already have a practice will likely hear something fresh in this conversation because Aidan brings such a fresh approach. 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 love Aidan's view that magic is the relationship we have with the field (manifest and unmanifest reality) Don't feel you have to adopt a whole magical tradition lock, stock and barrel... see what magic means to you and what you're drawn to Start with a few simple practices and then adjust and play with different intentions Start with a simple offering ritual: offer food, water, incense to your allies, speak out your intention, after you've created a relationship - ask for their help and see what happens. Resources and stuff that we spoke about: www.aidanwachter.com Six Ways Podcast 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 Tim Corcoran, who is the founder of Purpose Mountain. Tim offers Nature Based Purpose Guidance to support people with a love for wild nature who feel a deep yearning and a burning desire to discover their purpose.   Tim is a leader of men’s groups, holistic rites of passage for boys & men, and wilderness vision quests.   Healing the cultural rift between the mainstream and indigenous cultures, transformational consciousness work, the spiritual journey, ancestral work, deep nature connection, family and health are all deep commitments in his life.   Tim is a heart centered father of two brilliant boys and husband to a magnificent wife, and lives in pristine Sandpoint, Idaho, USA.   In this show we spoke about how boys in this modern culture lack the guidance and initiation required to become healthy men, how this is in contrast to how humans have evolved and what parents can do to create rites of passage for their boys.   We were joined by a special guest star... my son, Felix, who was the instigator of this conversation and had questions of his own that he wanted to ask Tim.   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: Between the ages of 12-14, so much is changing for a male human being in terms of the brain and hormones, there's a yearning to know and test themselves and be met by someone who can guide them in that testing. Without having the right initiation guidance, boys will push edges in ways that are potentially destructive to themselves, their families and communities. Boys taking part in guided initiation - by another party, not the parents - gives them the opportunity to discover themselves and their unique expression and bring those gifts back to their communities in a way that can be received and valued. The difference it makes to boys who have journeyed through initiation can and does change the path they would have walked - and an initiation is only ever as good as the cultural container it's held in. We all need true community. Resources and stuff that we spoke about: https://www.PurposeMountain.com Purpose Discovery Kit, which is a free gift: https://www.purposemountain.com/pdk/ 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 Lian's All The Everything where she jams on an eclectic mix of topics, including questions from listeners. It also airs weekly live on facebook. This is where you can get up close and personal with Lian, get inside her head and see what's she's up to and thinking about. It also airs live on facebook on the first Friday of every month at 10am (UK time). In this episode, I... 🌟 Shared what I’ve been up to in the past month (what I’ve been consuming and creating) 🌟 Dived deep into the topic: What your relationship with money reveals about your life We’d love to know what YOU think about this week's show. Let’s carry on the conversation… please leave a comment below. The practices I suggested: Notice how you're old money story is creating your life Bring love and appreciation to all the ways that money shows up in your life Create a ceremony of reclamation, for example writing a Ho'oponopono letter Resources and stuff that we spoke about The YT live version of this show Waking The Wild Medicine Waking The Wild Feminine Waking The Wild Masculine The Primal Happiness fb group 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 Michelle Akin. Michelle is a Professional Certified Coach working with creatives who are ready to break up with their bullshit excuses and get their art out into the world. As a singer, songwriter, fiction author, and video producer, Michelle has made a name for herself as an authority on what it takes to push past creative blocks and tap into intuition and inspiration. Her online creative community, "Break Up With Your Bullshit," is filled with tons of artists, sharing their work and lovingly calling each other out on their BS. She is a mom of one, and lives in New Jersey with her husband, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, and two very handsome dogs. In this show we spoke about creativity... what helps us to create more, what creates flow, how to tell the difference between fear and intuition when it comes to our creative ideas. 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: Do what you love - not just in terms of enjoying the creation but also creating what you would enjoy consuming. Our relationship to our creativity is something we can choose to transform and expand, just like anything else. And just like with other transformation, accountability and feedback can be incredibly helpful. Create in a place such as a social media platform that you actually want to spend time in - just like you'd choose to live in a country you actually like! Resources and stuff that we spoke about: https://michelleakin.com/breakup-bullshit https://www.accomplishmentcoaching.com/ "Satisfied" song cover from Hamilton

This week's show is with Freddy Silva. Freddy is an author, lecturer and travel guide to ancient sites. He writes and shares the wisdom of ancient civilizations and how we can use their wisdom to help us in today's world. Especially, in building our own temples to support our health and wellbeing. In this show we spoke about the ancient power of temples... how they're built and why they're built where they are, how we can connect with the wise, healing energy of temples locally and how you can create your own temple in your house - it can even be invisible! 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: Temples are gifts from other beings and are portals to higher frequencies of energy The change in the energy in temples, especially at dawn, can be actually measured. The veil is thin there - we can more readily receive healing, inspiration and wisdom Look for temples and natural energy spirals in your local environment - go connect with these powerful portals that are there for you! Resources and stuff that we spoke about: invisibletemple.com    freddysilva.com 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 Dr David Luke. David is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Greenwich, UK, where he has been teaching an undergraduate course on the Psychology of Exceptional Human Experience since 2009, and he is also Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Psychedelic Research, Imperial College London, and Lecturer on the MSc Consciousness, Spirituality and Transpersonal Psychology for Alef Trust and Liverpool John Moores University. His research focuses on transpersonal experiences, anomalous phenomena and altered states of consciousness, especially via psychedelics, having published more than 100 academic papers in this area, including ten books, most recently Otherworlds: Psychedelics and Exceptional Human Experience (2nd ed., 2019). When he is not running clinical drug trials with LSD, conducting DMT field experiments or observing apparent weather control with Mexican shamans he directs the Ecology, Cosmos and Consciousness salon at the Institute of Ecotechnics, London, and is a cofounder and director of Breaking Convention: International Conference on Psychedelic Consciousness. He has given over 300 invited public lectures and conference presentations; won teaching, research and writing awards; organised numerous festivals, conferences, symposia, seminars, retreats, expeditions, pagan cabarets and pilgrimages; and has studied techniques of consciousness alteration from South America to India, from the perspective of scientists, shamans and Shivaites. He lives life on the edge, of Sussex, UK. In this show we spoke about how we can use altered states of consciousness to receive ideas, solutions to problems and rich guidance for life, how those states are known and valued across the world and throughout time and it's only in modern culture that we've lost that knowledge, and finally how they're much more accessible than you might think. There's no need to fly across the world to take plant medicine unless that's what you really want to do. 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: Your birthright is to be polyphasic and you can reach altered states of consciousness in many ways including hypnotic trance, psychedelics plant medicines, drumming, dreams and dance. These states provide an extremely valuable, and yet much misunderstood in modern culture, as a portal to receiving new ideas, solutions and healing. They have been understood as valuable throughout history and across the world until fairly recently, and also by some of the greatest thinkers and creators in the last century. It really is the secret sauce behind some of the most incredible things humans have done. You can use your dreams as a powerful state of consciousness by setting the intention for revelatory dreams, writing them down every morning, and noticing symbols and patterns that are showing up for you. The longer you do this, the more you'll notice what they're providing for you. Resources and stuff that we spoke about: breakingconvention.co.uk https://www.aleftrust.org/professional-certificates/certificate-psychedelics-altered-states-and-transpersonal-psychology/ Original Wisdom by Robert Wolff 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