This week's show is with Rhonda McCrimmon. Rhonda McCrimmon is a Celtic Seer and Shaman from Scotland focusing on creating shamanic pathways for those who have been disconnected from their animist lineage and heritage. Through her various free social media communities, ShamanTalk podcast, Spiritual Momentum Membership, Apprenticeship Program, online workshops, healing circles, and website, she has created a safe, clear doorway for thousands of people to reconnect with their indigenous Celtic roots & find creative shamanic ways to restore a consciously connected spiritual life. Walking a shamanic path for nearly a decade, and more recently as the Founder & CEO of The Centre for Shamanism, Rhonda has featured in The Guardian and on BBC Radio 4, Nicky Campbell’s BBC Radio 5 podcast ‘Different’ and BBC 1 Sunday Live discussing shamanism. She follows her calling with single-minded determination, making shamanic practices accessible for all within an ethical, loving spiritual tribe. In this conversation, Rhonda and I explored shamanism for the modern world, we focused specifically on British or Celtic shamanism, and her fascinating work with the ancient technology of the Three Cauldrons. 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. What you’ll learn from this episode: True shamanism is based in our connection with the land we’re living on, so for those of us in the UK - where we don’t have the intact lineage in the same way as other places, even though we might benefit from learning from shamanic teachers and wisdom keepers from other places, ultimately nothing can replace learning directly from the spirits of the British land. The Three Cauldron power centres are found in the Head, the Heart and the Gut, and map to findings in scientific research and other methodologies. The Lower cauldron in the gut represents your sense of self and safety, when we’re born it’s upright and full of your lifeforce energy to sustain you through your life - it needs a loving, securely attachment to retain its power growing from childhood to adulthood. A loss of its power can happen via childhood trauma and can show up in fear, depression, and anxiety. Ways to heal it are shamanic healing, EDMR, breathwork and somatic work. The Mid Cauldron in the heart represents emotional intelligence. Issues here show up in triggers and tantrums, healing this cauldron can come via talking therapy, boundary work and shadow work. The Upper Cauldron in the Head represents wisdom, creativity and the higher self. Issues here can show up with blocks in creativity, inspiration and spirituality, working with the cauldron can come via faith, sacrifice and offerings. It is important that we begin with the Lower Cauldron work (or return to do it) as it’s where the life force comes from that will sustain us through the work of the other cauldrons. Resources and stuff that we spoke about: Connect with Rhonda at her website, centreforshamanism.com Follow Rhonda on social media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecentreforshamanism Instagram: @centreforshamanism Tiktok: @centreforshamanism Thank you for listening! There’s a fresh episode each week, if you subscribe then you’ll get each new episode delivered to your phone every Wild Wednesday (that way you’ll never miss a show): Subscribe on Apple Podcasts/iTunes Subscribe on Android Thank you! Lian and Jonathan

This week's show is with William Apple. William Apple is a Psychological and Spiritual Mentor, as well as a Psychodynamic Coach. The Foundation of his Work is rooted in Carl Jung’s Concept of “Individuation”, and takes a new approach towards fostering a conscious relationship with that Process by quantifying a Depth Psychological and Psychoanalytic approach to the Inner Child as a Precursor to Shadow Work. He is Certified in CBT, DBT, ACT, IFS, and Polyvagal Theory, and his Inner Child Work is strongly influenced by Alice Miller, D.W. Winnicott, Jacque Lacan, Marion Woodman, Magda Gerber, Bell Hooks, and many others. In this conversation, William and I explored, Phantasy vs Fantasy, what is meant by each, how to know which you’re engaging in, and how to work with them consciously. 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. What you’ll learn from this episode: Phantasy means the spectres of the past are being projected onto the world, whereas Fantasy means what we generally think of the word - conscious engagement of imagining things (and being honest and accountable about that). Once this distinction between the two types is clear, it allows us to see more clearly how we show up in the world, not just to others but to ourselves. We rarely see others for who they are, we see them for who we phantasise them to be. Projections are the non-verbal hopes, dreams and expectations of what we hope that world will be like so we can feel safe. The hopes, dreams and expectations are coming from the spectres of the past - which are unmet needs from childhood which are now being projected out onto others and the world. The work of consciously working with our phantasies means being accountable for them, without shame, blame and guilt. Reclaiming and remembering how to consciously fantasise with our active imagination, particularly with our projections, can be so healing and also fun! Resources and stuff that we spoke about: William’s Website: Aion Psychodynamic Coaching Thank you for listening! There’s a fresh episode each week, if you subscribe then you’ll get each new episode delivered to your phone every Wild Wednesday (that way you’ll never miss a show): Subscribe on Apple Podcasts/iTunes Subscribe on Android Thank you! Lian and Jonathan

This week's show is with Daniel Pinchbeck. Daniel 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 Secret Histories and Spiritual Revolutions, why we need magic right now, and how our relationship to myth can reawaken our imaginative and intuitive faculties. The quote we mentioned: “What if at the higher levels of meaning consciousness is like a hyperspace in which each point is equidistant from the other and where ‘the center is everywhere and the circumference is nowhere? … The mythologies of the occult seem like baroque music: there is an overall similar quality of sound and movement, but, upon examination, each piece of music is unique; Vivaldi and Scarlatti are similar and different.” - William Irwin Thompson, Passages About Earth 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: Even as someone who spends a lot of time contemplating the importance of magic, it impacted me deeply hearing Daniel share about how Western esoteric knowledge in particular is largely missing in today’s world We, as a culture, have ridiculed and denied the truth and power of magic and esoteric knowledge, and there’s something very healing in reclaiming it I loved what Daniel said about how our relationship to myth can reawaken our imaginative and intuitive faculties. Humans live and think mythologically, that we are scientific and logical just isn’t true, the more we can make our mythical nature conscious, the more we can engage with myths in a generative and opening way Resources and stuff that we spoke about: The article that inspired this conversation Daniel's Official Newsletter: Liminal News Daniel’s Website: theliminalinstitute   Thank you for listening! There’s a fresh episode each week, if you subscribe then you’ll get each new episode delivered to your phone every Wild Wednesday (that way you’ll never miss a show): Subscribe on Apple Podcasts/iTunes Subscribe on Android Thank you! Lian and Jonathan

This week’s show is with the amazing James Tripp. James is an internationally recognised authority in the fields of self development, personal mastery and generative changework. Coming from a diverse background including philosophy, music, martial arts, movement culture and NLP, James is also the developer of the Hypnosis Without Trance approach to hypnotic facilitation as well as author of the critically acclaimed book of the same title. In his one-to-one work, James works with individuals looking to become better adapted in consistently creating outcomes they value and living lives they love. Since turning professional in 2007 his clients have included artists, filmmakers, entrepreneurs and business creators, c-suite executives, actors and performers, frontline services operatives, medical doctors, writers, special forces operatives and military veterans. Beyond his one-to-one work, James has presented at conferences and run workshops across Europe, Australia and North and South America, and his ‘home turf (London and Edinburgh) workshops typically draw students from around the world. In today’s show, kind of a part two to our recent episode, James and Lian explored the topic of the conversation you’re having with the world. They spoke about sovereignty, how all of us are changing in every conversation, and how we can be discerning about what we share with 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: Whether it’s marketing or change work - we can have conversations which honour the sovereignty of everyone involved A conversation is two-way (or more) and everyone involved is changing as a result - recognising that allows us to be in conversations of any kind in a humble and open way Authenticity vs profilicity - your truth doesn’t need to be your whole truth, you can discern what’s aligned to share and what to keep private Resources and stuff that we spoke about: Our last episode You and your profile - the book James mentioned Find out about James' professional work at his coaching website James’s Hypnosis blog and tutorials website Follow him in his Social Media: Twitter: http://twitter.com/JamesTrippHypno Facebook (coaching): www.facebook.com/James-Tripp-Coaching-1460823207535242 Facebook (hypnosis): www.facebook.com/hypnosiswithouttrance   Thank you for listening! There’s a fresh episode each week, if you subscribe then you’ll get each new episode delivered to your phone every Wild Wednesday (that way you’ll never miss a show): Subscribe on Apple Subscribe on Android Thank you! Lian and Jonathan

This week’s show is with William Whitecloud. William is a best-selling author and a creative development trainer. His famous publications include The Magician’s Way: What It Really Takes to Find Your Treasure, The Last Shaman, and Secrets Of Natural Success; Five Steps to Unlocking Your Genius Through the pandemic, he made his foundational 5 day-training, Create Your Destiny, which he made available for free as a 5-week online course. He is the founder and chairman of Natural Success which is a training and mentoring provider. He now resides in Santa Monica, California where he enjoys time with his family, writing and at the same time developing movies. In this show, William and Lian spoke about victim vs creator, what William means by both terms, how we can move to the apex above the swing… and what that will take… a lifetime of education. 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: Victim is experiencing life as happening to you vs Creator is experiencing life you happening to life… A simple distinction that we can notice in any moment. I loved how William described moving to the apex above the swing so we don’t identify with either side. We can’t expect this to be an overnight shift or something we can learn easily… it takes practice and devotion. Resources and stuff that we spoke about: Natural Success The Magician’s Way: What It Really Takes to Find Your Treasure The Last Shaman Secrets Of Natural Success; Five Steps to Unlocking Your Genius Create Your Destiny Thank you for listening! There’s a fresh episode each week, if you subscribe then you’ll get each new episode delivered to your phone every Wild Wednesday (that way you’ll never miss an episode): Subscribe on Apple Subscribe on Android Thank you! Lian and Jonathan

This week's show is with Ramon Castellanos. Ramon was raised in a household devoted to a profound magical tradition stemming from the African Diaspora. Hence, his magical training started in early childhood. He has studied closely with multiple high-level spiritual, magical and internal alchemy teachers. Having healed himself from multiple health conditions, his learning has allowed him to act as a health coach, working directly under multiple physicians. He is also an instructor of several energetic systems including, Primordial Alchemy, The Kundalini Awakening Process, and Eight Extraordinary Vessels qigong. And after spending a decade living and working in the wilderness at a wolf sanctuary, and learning directly from the animals, he found a deep love for the ancestral inheritance we share with life on this planet. In this conversation, Ramon and I explored magic and our ancestral inheritance, he shared his own story of being raised with magic as reality, his own rejection and reclamation of magic, and practical ways we can all remember our magical birthright. 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. What you’ll learn from this episode: Ramon’s clear teaching that the animist worldview is actually an innate human worldview moved me deeply - knowing we are immersed the interconnected aliveness of everything is how humans understood reality for the vast majority of human history I adored Ramon’s lizard metaphor! Understanding the magical, animist nature of life is a tail that we can all grow back if we choose Make offerings, speak to trees, connect with your ancestors… reclaim the relationship with the world that is your birthright Resources and stuff that we spoke about: Ramon’s book “The Ancestral Now” Ancestral Counseling Beyond Health Coaching Reach out to Terje via Telegram   Thank you for listening! There’s a fresh episode each week, if you subscribe then you’ll get each new episode automagically delivered to your phone every Wild Wednesday (that way you’ll never miss an episode): Subscribe on Apple Podcasts/iTunes Subscribe on Android Thank you! Lian and Jonathan

This week’s show is with the amazing Eli Markus. Eli is the Founder of The Markus Association, the Event Snapshot App, and the Co-Founder of Alpha Tribe Signals. Known as ‘The Digital Sniper’, he has published the books ‘Spirit Said’ and ‘Secure The Throne: An Introduction to Alpha-Tribalism.’ He is also a personal advisor, a facilitator of leaders, a thinker, a minister, a loving husband and father. In today’s show, Eli and Lian explored being authentic and true to yourself, how our wounds can get in the way of that, and how we can choose the initiations that will move us beyond that. 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: Becoming more authentic is a process of understanding the wound cycle we’re in and choosing the initiation that will take us beyond it I loved how Eli spoke about keeping other people out of your mind - if we don’t have other voices in our heads, it’s clear what’s right for us The powerful enquiry Eli invited us into: How do you serve life? Resources and stuff that we spoke about: Alpha-Tribalism.com Event Snapshot Wesbite Follow Eli in Social media: Facebook: Eli Markus Instagram: @elimarkus_ Watch the Throne Mastermind Sessions Check his books: Secure The Throne: An Introduction to Alpha-Tribalism Spirit Said 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 and Jonathan

This week's show is with Dr. Daniel M. Ingram. Dr. Daniel M. Ingram, MD MSPH, is a retired emergency medicine physician who works to improve the global relationship of science, clinical practice, mental health and the public to the phenomena that might be referred to as spiritual, meditative, energetic, mystical, psychedelic, magical, and related phenomena. To those ends, he is currently the founder, philanthropic supporter, and volunteer CEO and Board Chair of the Emergence Benefactors registered charity, and chief organizer and co-founder of the global Emergent Phenomenology Research Consortium. He is currently involved in neurophenomenological research of advanced meditative states with colleagues at Harvard and has been a participant in numerous fMRI and EEG studies of advanced meditators, including at Harvard, Yale, U Mass, and Vanderbilt. He has published scientific articles in Pediatrics, Child Abuse and Neglect, and the Journal of Medical Toxicology. He is the author of Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha, co-author of The Fire Kasina, and co-founder of the Dharma Overground. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Esquire, Vice, Wired, BBC Radio 4, Evolving Dharma, American Dharma: Buddhism Beyond Modernity, Dan Harris’ 10% Happier Podcast, Slate Star Codex Blog, Buddha at the Gas Pump, Meaning of Life TV, Deconstructing Yourself, Spiritual Explained website, Guru Viking, Buddhist Geeks, Cosmic Tortoise, Startup Geometry, Imperfect Buddha Podcast, and many others. In this conversation, Daniel and I explored the topic of where magic and spirituality meet, how they can seem at odds, even though magical phenomena are found in many mystical traditions, how Daniel found his way to a life and work in which they belong together, and how he sees they have an important role in understanding and working to improve mental health. 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. What you’ll learn from this episode: Daniel’s story illustrates how in many spiritual traditions, magical effects are considered almost a distraction and not something to focus on, whereas his path took him into the conscious practice of magick too - Daniel discovered Kasina and elemental practices from the ancient Buddhist texts could actually be a powerful aid in his ceremonial magic practice, showing that meditative traditions and magick can happily co-exist I love what Daniel said… “There is a there - if you get your concentration and intention right.” (very overly simplistically paraphrased!) We spoke about the seeming dichotomy between the rational, scientific worldview and the magical worldview - which just like magic and spirituality, doesn’t have to be choice between one or the other. I love what Daniel said about there being no other culture in the history of the world that has this completely non-spiritual take on mental health, in the way we do in this modern culture. For this to change we probably need to create the choice and research to compare mainstream frameworks and approaches vs spiritual ones. Resources and stuff that we spoke about: If you want to focus on my scientific work related to spirituality and the organization I help support: Emergent Phenomenology Research Consortium The EPRC YouTube Channel Emergence Benefactors If you want to focus on my work related to meditation practice and its effects: Daniel M. Ingram YouTube Channel Mastering The Core Teachings of Buddha For Boo For Books: Fire Kasina: The Fire Kasina Meditation Site for books and more on meditation Daniels Personal Website: Integrated Daniel Daniels Online Community: The Dharma Overground Thank you for listening! There’s a fresh episode each week, if you subscribe then you’ll get each new episode automagically delivered to your phone every Wild Wednesday (that way you’ll never miss an episode): Subscribe on Apple Podcasts/iTunes Subscribe on Android Thank you! Lian and Jonathan

This week's show is with Vanessa Broers. Vanessa Broers is a transformational author, speaker, coach and the host of The Practical Magical Show. From running away from summer camp at age six, to getting called to the principal's office at age 11 for writing a letter to the teacher telling the truth about disliking class, Vanessa seems to have been born with an inability to behave or play by the rules. Guided ferociously by a devotion to truth, insatiable appetite for more and a refusal to compromise anything she loves, Vanessa was put on this planet to liberate women into their highest potential professionally, power spiritually and expression personally. She supports powerful women to unapologetically unleash the full truth of who they are so they can create magic, live fiercely incredible lives and enjoy every single moment - while experiencing unprecedented levels of success. In this conversation, Lian and Vanessa explored what it means to become your unique medicine, our experiences with the coaching industry, the journey from coach to doing your deepest soul work, why it’s hard, what it costs, what it brings, i.e. why it’s worth EVERYTHING! 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. What you’ll learn from this episode: I adored Vanessa’s seeing of the coaching industry and how it feels when someone first enters it… magic is real, possibility, wonder, and innocence - what we’ve always been searching for! When you reach the place that it appears everyone wants to get to and you still don’t feel it’s right - what then? This is something that so few people seem to be speaking about. And as we spoke about, much of that might be because coaches don’t fully understand the ancient roots of what’s called coaching in this modern world. Doing your soul work requires taking the long, hard journey into our wounds to alchemise them into gifts, this is essential in us becoming who we really are. Resources and stuff that we spoke about: Vanessa’s Website: www.vanessabroerscoaching.com Get a Free Gift from Vanessa: www.thepowergift.com Follow her in Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehighperformancehealer/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vanessa.alberts.9 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessabroerscoaching/   Thank you for listening! There’s fresh episode each week, if you subscribe then you’ll get each new episode automagically delivered to your phone every Wednesday (that way you’ll never miss an episode): Subscribe on Apple Podcasts/iTunes Subscribe on Android Thank you! Lian and Jonathan

All The Everything is Lian’s monthly solo show where she often shares what she’s been creating, consuming, and celebrating before diving deep into a topic inspired or chosen by members of The Wolf Pack. The LIVE making of the show is recorded in our Facebook group and for the first 30 minutes 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. All the details you need are HERE! In this episode, Lian dived deep into the topic How embodying archetypes helps you to do your soul work. Sara from Team Waking The Wild said ahead of the show - to expect from Lian deep wisdom, celebration and tears of love and gratitude. AND we certainly did get all that. Here is a taste of some of the questions asked during the pre-show party: “What about people who have their feet firmly planted in the “real” world (*me*) but has a very strong draw to the magical world. Is working with archetypes “worthwhile” or would we be better served focusing on “other” things ….” “Is it usual for someone to journey through the different archetypes? Or to embody different archetypes at once/ throughout the course of a week or even a day?” “Would you say Archetypes don't force themselves upon you or is there a bit of both? As in a clear invitation and sometimes a BIG prod but then they go quiet if you choose out?” Lian weaved the answers to these questions into the following topics that were covered during the show: What exactly are archetypes? Aren’t they just fantasy or role play? How can they really make a difference to our lives? If I don’t already know my archetypes, doesn’t it mean I’m not magical? How do archetypes help people to do their soul work? What happens if we don’t want to work with archetypes? Is it really that important? If you’re at all curious about the role archetypes play in your life and why they are important, even vital, when it comes to you doing your soul work, this is the show for you! Resources and stuff that we spoke about: Join Wild Wednesday if you haven’t already: wakingthewild.com/wildwednesday Share in the group what showed up for you listening to this show, including any questions: fb.com/groups/wakingthewild If you want to go deeper then take a look at WTW Medicine 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 and Jonathan