Creative Magic

Sarah Napoli, also known as The Woodland Witch, is a folk practitioner, herbalist, house witch and homesteader residing in the mountains of New England with her husband, daughter and fur babies. She owns and operates a digital apothecary known as Folkcraft and Flora Apothecary where she crafts herbal and magical goods for intentional daily living.  www.FolkcraftandFlora.com [http://www.folkcraftandflora.com/] Instagram.com/thewoodlandwitchh [https://instagram.com/thewoodlandwitchh] Get 20% off your signed copy of The Kitchen Witch Companion: Recipes, Rituals and Reflections. Use coupon code KWC20 at check out www.womancraftpublishing.com [http://www.womancraftpublishing.com/] To access all the Extended Episodes and bonus audio and video head over to www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce [www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce ] We talked about: Her early years and experience of Christian upbringing and the hurdles to claiming the title of witch How she grew her Instagram and TikTok followings to over 100K Dealing with scammers and impersonators Building online community Creating content for her channels Her nightmare publishing story as a nearly author not once, but twice!   In the Extended Episode she reflects on: Performative magic and integrity in sharing magic online Deciding what to share online…and what to keep private Her favourite witchy books Her go to herbs   Get Published! with Lucy H. Pearce - Discover the reality... not the fantasy of book publishing today. Set yourself up for success with tried-and-tested tools for finding a publisher and making the best impression, selling yourself and your book, building an author platform, self-publishing what it is and how it works, and most importantly, how to earn a living from your writing at every step along the way. Several tiers dependent on your budget and needs. Live on Zoom. Starts 4th Feb. Exclusive discount for foks on the top tier of patreon www.Womancraftpublishing.com [www.Womancraftpublishing.com] About your Host Lucy H. Pearce is the author of multiple life-changing non-fiction books, including Nautilus Award silver winners Medicine Woman, Burning Woman, and Creatrix: she who makes. Her other titles include Amazon #1 bestsellers: Moon Time, Reaching for the Moon, The Rainbow Way and Crow Moon. Her other books include: She of the Sea, Full Circle Health, Moods of Motherhood and she is the co-author and illustrator of The Kitchen Witch Companion. Her writing focuses on women’s healing through archetypal psychology, embodiment, historical awareness and creativity. Lucy founded Womancraft Publishing, publishing paradigm-shifting books by women for women, in 2014. www.lucyhpearce.com  [www.lucyhpearce.com ] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Chelan Harkin is a mystical poet whose poems have been shared tens of thousands of times. Her publishing journey is only four years old but her first two books, Susceptible to Light and Let Us Dance!, have been self-publishing successes with sales numbers to be envied by most poets today. Her third book, Wild Grace, published in November 2023 with Monkfish and her most recent The Prophetess was published this September by Hay House. Find her on Instagram [www.Instagram.com/chelanharkin] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/chani.harkin] We talked about: Mysticism and channeling Ecstasy and the mundane- bringing ourselves back from the ecstatic Growing up in the Bahai faith Her pre-birth experience The genius of Life Self-publishing and the dream of being published Neurodivergence Writing 30 days of bad poems Being seen How she prays Extended audio version - 20 more minutes of solid gold available on Patreon.com/lucyhpearce [https://open.acast.com/networks/65fc0e73365a7b00177f39b6/shows/65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da/episodes/www.Patreon.com/lucyhpearce] Behind the scenes chat of how we first connected The power of reading our work aloud Integrating the medicine of our own creative work The vulnerability and empowerment of self publishing Creative collaboration and being approached by her favourite poet. A story she has never told publically before of what led to her finally publishing her first book. $6 a month or more, get the video version and my end of year bonus audio as well as this $9/ month gets you my new writing - Why Art Matters and an exclusive discount on my next e-course. Patreon.com/lucyhpearce [ www.Patreon.com/lucyhpearce] Purchase Womancraft Compendium - Weaving Our Way Beyond Patriarchy [https://womancraftpublishing.com/product/weaving-our-way-compendium/] Check out my new ecourse - - Get Published [https://womancraftpublishing.com/product-category/e-courses/] - which is booking now, starting in February Her e-course - Fierce Grace [https://lucy-grace.com/offerings/events/somatic-writing-retreat/] starts in January. Books mentioned Susceptible to Light [https://amzn.to/4eEDXbA] Let Us Dance [https://amzn.to/4i9BFUX] Wild Grace [https://amzn.to/4eEELgC] The Prophetess [https://amzn.to/3YT3kk1] Burning Woman [https://amzn.to/3OdCChd] - Lucy H.Pearce The Gift [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gift-Poems-Hafiz-Great-Master/dp/0140195815/] - Daniel Ladinsky Your host - Lucy H. Pearce www.lucyhpearce.com [www.lucyhpearce.com] Instagram [www.Instagram.com/lucyhpearce] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Justine Aldersey-Williams is a textile activist, speaker and teacher specialising in natural fabric dyeing and regenerative clothing. She hand-dyes textiles at her studio, The Wild Dyery, in Hoylake UK, using many plants grown on her nearby food, fibre and dye allotment and teaches both live and online courses in botanical dyeing techniques. Justine qualified as a teacher in 1998 and has since taught extensively to schools, colleges, universities and crafts groups. A yoga teacher since 2006, Justine’s textile work intersects creativity, spirituality and environmentalism. She devises creative rituals that reconnect people with nature and sees botanical dyeing as a gateway craft that can inspire people to feel more reverence for their ecosystems. She founded the Northern England Fibreshed [https://northwestenglandfibreshed.org/], part of the international Fibershed [https://fibershed.org/] not-for-profit organisation in March 2020 and volunteers to help establish regenerative textile systems using 'local fibres, local dyes and local labour' throughout the region. Justine’s website NaturalFabricDyeing.com/ [https://naturalfabricdyeing.com/] Instagram @thewilddyery [about:blank] Home Grown Colour [https://homegrowncolour.co.uk/] We talked about : Growing slow textiles Animism Matrilineal textile craft Finding the right language for what we do The metaphor of weaving Creative and growing rituals that reconnect people with nature Her project making the first pair of locally-grown, dyed and woven jeans Moving from being consumers to creators How plants communicate to us When creativity is disabling - burnout and being multi-passionate creatives In the bonus episode we also discuss: The fashion industry and environmentalism Her relationship with being visible and being a channel More on woad and indigo Resources Weaving Our Way Beyond Patriarchy [https://womancraftpublishing.com/product/weaving-our-way-compendium/] Satish Kumar [https://www.resurgence.org/satish-kumar/] Medicine Festival [https://medicinefestival.com/] Zach Bush [https://zachbushmd.com/] Uma Dinsmore Tuli [https://umadinsmoretuli.com/] Women who Run with the Wolves [https://amzn.to/3X78t70] Vandana Shiva [https://vandanashivamovie.com/] The Feminist Lecture Program [https://feministlectureprogram.com/] Patrick Grant [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Grant_(designer)] Manda Scott [https://amzn.to/4e0k9iV] Boudica books TreeSisters [https://www.treesisters.org/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Clare Jasmine Beloved is an artist based in Liverpool, UK. She says: “Creating is in my blood and has saved my life over and over – transforming feelings, emotions, life stories, wounds and blocks, dreams and ideas into beauty. My art is awash with large lush goddesses, magic mermaids, sensual sistas, and sacred imagery, symbolism and feelings.The process and the way that I paint and create is very intuitive. I work with many layers to explore my own mythology, using acrylics and mixed media. My work is also translated into limited edition textile ranges in silks and velvet as well as a beautiful jewellery range. I am passionate about words – my bed is always laden with books! My first poetry collection Love, Hope and High Heels was published in 2010. It was shortlisted for The Polari Book Prize for new gay and lesbian writing. I have since published poetry and art books and journals and am currently finishing a book about my love story with my late wife and navigating life after her death. Pre-order Somewhere Between Derelict and Divine: Magical Stories to Carry Us All Home… [https://www.clarebeloved.com/clares-new-book] I developed and curated a large-scale project based on my own way of creating with over 1000 women and girls, which was exhibited at The Tate in a ground-breaking exhibition. This was then taken into many settings and also developed into Big Love Sista, Big Love My Brother. I am dedicated to creating a body of work in the world and spaces that are ethical, inclusive, diverse, real and down to earth and magical and deeply rooted in community.” www.clarebeloved.com [http://www.clarebeloved.com/] Instagram.com@clarebeloved [Instagram.com@clarebeloved] We talked about: Facilitating creativity in a range of different settings Creating safe and inclusive creative spaces Overcoming a legacy of creative repression Coming into her own creative power Art as therapeutic and alchemical On becoming an accidental wild woman The power of sharing our stories Magic and imagination as a way to survive childhood Seeing the magic in your own story The magic of the sea - selkies and mermaids Creating from and through grief In the Extended Episode we discussed More about group facilitation. Her creative haven in Greece How poems come through to her A deeper dive into creatively navigating her wife's death from breast cancer and “widow’s fire”. Access extended episodes for just $3 on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce [http://www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce] Books we mentioned: Somewhere Between Derelict and Divine: Magical Stories to Carry Us All Home… [https://www.clarebeloved.com/clares-new-book] She of the Sea [https://amzn.to/3StdaXo] Creatrix: she who makes [https://amzn.to/3LMSh5U] Red Tents [https://amzn.to/4c3f2Nr] Women Who Run with the Wolves [https://amzn.to/3WH8nUS] The Way You Do Anything is the Way You Do Everything [https://amzn.to/46rXOYY] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Follow us www.instagram.com/creativemagicpodcast [http://www.instagram.com/creativemagicpodcast] Access extended episodes and bonus content for just $3 on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce [http://www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce] Nicole Barton is a witch on a mission to help Secret Witches - aka secretly magical healers who hide their magic - to live their true destiny by expressing their magic. She does this by helping women to heal themselves, discover their soul map of gifts and heal the fear of expressing their unique remedy. Through her Archetypal Apothecary™ path (which is a unique combination of the three ancient wisdom bodies of homeopathy, archetypal psychology and energy healing, and provides a clear map to your soul) - and with over a decade’s experience of being a healer of sensitive souls and healers - Nicole guides women to understand their soul’s plan and harness it to heal themselves so they can become the unapologetically magical healer witches their souls were born to be. See more from Nicole via her website (www.nicolebarton.co.uk [http://www.nicolebarton.co.uk/]) and listen to her podcast The Secret Witch Show www.secretwitch.co.uk [http://www.secretwitch.co.uk/]   Email her if you want to find out more about Luna - info@nicolebarton.co.uk [info@nicolebarton.co.uk]   Instagram - www.instagram.com/iamnicolebarton [http://www.instagram.com/iamnicolebarton]   TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@archetypalapothecary [https://www.tiktok.com/@archetypalapothecary]  We talked about: Her initiation to the witch The archetypal apothecary The homeopathic remedy of Luna Manifestation and creation Marketing as gift and curse Logic vs magic People as remedies Extended episode – the lost years - a tear jerking part as Lucy dives into a very personal experience of initiation Animals as remedies Nicole’s favourite books The motherwound Initiations of birth   The Secret Witch Show – Ep. 1 How to know if you're a secret witch [https://open.spotify.com/episode/4dbrjGaUqxW0Knff3DV5mu?si=528742f2f9ba4b64] Universal laws of healing [https://open.spotify.com/episode/09e3gwvnTJsbzRw9jgKkfK?si=49ae679827e545df]episode, Lucy’s episode [https://open.spotify.com/episode/7o6RHEfNVmBiyXI2LY0r4I?si=b9f42152fac44885] Creatrix: she who makes [https://amzn.to/4ew6IaN] Burning Woman [Burning Woman] Medicine Woman [Medicine Woman] The Peculiar People – Mark Sorrell [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Peculiar-People-Mark-Sorrell/dp/085364263X] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.