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Conflict Decoded PodcastThe Building Blocks of Secure Attachment with Carmen SpagnolaIf we are to survive the current and looming environmental and economic emergencies and grow communities in which we thrive, we need to be able to relate and work together across difference.
In this episode, Carmen Spagnola teaches the building blocks for cultivating secure attachment—the ability to help ourselves and others feel safe, seen, secure, and soothed—even with people we’re most challenged by.
About Carmen Spagnola:
Carmen Spagnola is a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef turned trauma recovery practitioner, clinical hypnotherapist, and kitchen witch. She is author of Spells for the Apocalypse: Practical Magic for Turbulent Times and The Sp...2025-06-101h 03
The Whole Horse Podcast with Alexa LintonWH136 | Contact nutrition for the horse-human relationship with Carmen SpagnolaAs we continue this season's mentorship series, this conversation with one of my current mentors was as potent as I had imagined. Carmen Spagnola has been a support, guide, teacher and esteemed colleague for over 12 years, and I have benefitted greatly from her depth of presence, attunement, clarity and nuance. She has spent time with my mares Diva and Raven, and has recently, and excitingly, become the steward of two geldings. Her love and care for horses (and humans) spills forth in this conversation and in her many offerings. In this conversation, we unpacked the concept of a...2025-04-2950 min
Stoner Story WitchEp21: 🌕♎️{Severance} Numinous Reactions to Season 2- w/ Carmen Spagnola(This season contains spoilers for the show “Severance”- season 2 aired in 2025 on Apple)
How can shows, like Severance, hijack our nervous systems into dysregulation so that we will accept the same-old stories, confusing coherence with liberation? In what ways is Severance a part of the same propaganda it warns about? How can we use stories as a way to locate ourselves in the larger story of our own lives- to see what gaps there might be in where we really are and who we aspire to be? If every white person were just a litt...2025-04-121h 39
Weaving the FutureWeaving through Collapse with Carmen SpagnolaUse this link to send us thoughts or questions!The Weaving the Future Podcast aims to foster conversation and tangible insights on how we can live and work in ways that are aligned, sacred, equitable and joyful. Carmen Spagnola is a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef turned trauma recovery practitioner, clinical hypnotherapist, and kitchen witch. She is author of Spells for the Apocalypse: Practical Magic for Turbulent Times (2025) and The Spirited Kitchen: Recipes & Rituals for the Wheel of the Year (2022). Carmen is host of The Numinous Podcast, and founder of The Numinous N...2025-02-111h 08
Embracing EnchantmentCarmen Spagnola: Spells for the ApocalypseHost Megan Hamilton speaks with author, animist and creator of the Numinous Network, Carmen Spagnola about the concept of collapse, its personal implications, and how to navigate through it using trauma-informed witchcraft and rituals. Carmen shares her journey of understanding collapse through personal experiences, including bankruptcy and trauma, and emphasizes the importance of community and relationship with nature in overcoming challenges. The conversation explores the significance of naming emotions and rituals for resilience, and how truth can provide stability in chaotic times. Carmen's new book, 'Spells for the Apocalypse,' serves as a guide for those experiencing collapse, offering...2025-02-071h 01
Belonging: Conversations about rites of passage, meaningful community, and seasonal livingPractical Magic for Turbulent Times With Carmen SpagnolaIn today’s episode, I am joined by Carmen Spagnola - a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef turned trauma recovery practitioner, clinical hypnotherapist, and kitchen witch. She first appeared on the Belonging podcast two years ago for the release of her first book. Now, she’s back to celebrate her second book coming out: ‘Spells for the Apocalypse: Practical Magic for Turbulent Times’, which offers practical tools for navigating turbulent times and emphasizes the importance of community and resilience in the face of overwhelming challenges. As a chef, author, and facilitator, Carmen holds space for renewal amidst turmoil. Her work is an in...2025-02-0654 min
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 7; Episode 1 | Carmen Spagnola on practical magic for turbulent timesHello beautiful ones! The Becoming Podcast is returning after a somewhat unplanned hiatus, brought to you by Getting Pneumonia A Week After Launching My Book! But here we are again, and I couldn't be more delighted to be welcoming Carmen Spagnola as my first guest of 2025. Carmen has been a friend, colleague and teacher of mine for many years now, and she has just released her latest book, Spells for the Apocalypse: Practical Magic for Turbulent Times, and, given the events of the past few weeks in our world, the timing of this important work co...2025-01-221h 10
The Numinous PodcastTNP266 Ritual of the Marriage Moon with Carmen & RubenThis is a conversation about the ritual my husband and I devised – mentioned briefly in my new book, Spells for the Apocalypse – and which we've shared with many friends who've heard us refer to it, who've asked us how to do it, or for advice on what we've done when our marriage was on the rocks. We touch on topics like the real estate market, intergenerational trauma, neurodiversity, astrocartography, collapse-oriented choices we've made, attachment and the somatic cycle – all my favourite things!
This ritual was a "Hail Mary" move in our marriage. Granted, we've never dealt with infide...2025-01-081h 26
The Numinous PodcastTNP252 {The Spirit of Yuletide Miniseries} Part 5: Yuletide Food Lore with Carmen SpagnolaInspiration for your holiday kitchen witchery!
Buy The Spirited Kitchen: Recipes & Rituals for the Wheel of the Year
Pre-order Spells for the Apocalypse: Practical Magic for Turbulent Times (publication date: Jan.14, 2025)
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2024-12-0516 min
Stoner Story WitchS2E3- 🌑♐️ {Severance Season 1}- A Numinous Summary- w/ Carmen Spagnola(This season contains spoilers for the show“Severance”- season 1 aired in 2022 on Apple)
How might someone heal from a coercive relationship or high demand group? How can we identify fascism and fight tyranny and why must we? How can we respond when escape is off the table? When trauma severs the mind from the body, what are the pros and cons of “top down” vs “bottom up” healing modalities? How can we discern when “wellness” isn’t safe? How is absurdity a hallmark of collapse?
Kristyn with a Why chats with her teac...2024-11-301h 30
The Numinous PodcastTNP247 Intuitive Planning for the Year Ahead with Carmen SpagnolaThis episode is about the four intuitive tools I use to plan my year ahead, incorporating divination, dowsing, and more.
Before I dive in, I take a few minutes to stand on ceremony as I cross and important threshold with this podcast. It felt important to take some time to mark it well. I hope you find the Canadian Heritage Minutes interesting! limləmt to the Syilx Okanagan people for accepting us here on this land.
In this very full episode, I'm sharing about:
electional astrology
water witching
pendulums
Family Constellations
wrestling with cultural a...2024-11-151h 05
The Numinous PodcastTNP244 {WNY Retreat Miniseries} The Hermit: 2025 Tarot Card of the Year with Carmen SpagnolaWe're preparing for a soul-searching kind of year with the Hermit card overlighting our path. In the Rider Waite Smith tarot deck, Key 9 (in other words, card number 9) is the Hermit card. In numerology, next year is a 9 year (2+0+2+5). So we look to the lessons of the Hermit card for clues about our developmental task on the spiritual level for the year ahead.
In this episode, I share a brief overview of the Fool's entire journey through the Major Arcana, using Rachel Pollack's Three Cycles of the Majors before I dive deep into the lessons of the...2024-11-0135 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP243 {WNY Retreat Miniseries} Journey to Eleusis with Carmen Spagnola{Witches New Year Podcast Retreat} In this very special episode, we're doing a deep dive into the Eleusinian Mysteries and the cults of Demeter and Persephone, including a special trance journey to walk the Sacred Way from Athens to Eleusis, as the ancient initiates did.
Referenced in this episode:
Eleusinian terracotta figurine
Dr.Cyndi Brannen
Jean Shinoda Bolen
Marija Gimbutas
Charlene Spretnak
Dr.Mara Keller
Ritual Path of Initiation into the Eleusinian Mysteries
The Road to Eleusis: Unveiling the Secret of...2024-11-011h 07
The Numinous PodcastTNP242 {WNY Retreat Miniseries} Trancework Fundamentals with Carmen SpagnolaWe're back with another class from The Numinous School archive: Trancework Fundamentals. Here you'll learn:
• what is trance?
• how does it work?
• what is it good for?
• is it safe?
• what qualities should we look for in a guide to signal that we can trust them with this process?
I'm giving you this information now so you're well prepared in advance of the next episode which will feature a richly evocative trance journey to participate as an initiate in the Eleusinian Mysteries, a 9-day rite of devotion to Demeter, Persephone, Hekate and others...2024-10-311h 01
The Numinous PodcastTNP241 {WNY Retreat Miniseries} Knot Magic, Witch Ladders and Charms with Carmen SpagnolaThe ritual craft for this year's Samhain Wheel of the Year is a perennial favourite: Witch Ladders! I never get bored of them. And I rarely get rid of them, but when I do you'll learn in this episode what I do with them when the magic is finished. You'll want to consult your copy of The Spirited Kitchen for help in deciding which Magical Correspondences will fulfill your intention and make this an effective spell for you. Or simply listen to this episode in full and let the spirit move you towards the materia magica that intuitively works...2024-10-301h 03
The Numinous PodcastTNP240 {WNY Retreat Miniseries} A Brief History of Intuition with Carmen SpagnolaIn this essay I will show how Thomas Aquinas, due to his early life attachment ruptures and abandonment wound, and under the influence of the violent toxic masculinity of the Inquisition and Aristotle's writings, became a 23 year old incel who went on to drive an 800 year wedge between intuition and the mind for people of European descent.
Enjoy!
Mentioned in this episode:
Terror of History: Mystics, Heretics, and Witches in the Western Tradition with Professor Teofilo F. Ruiz, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Why Evil Exists with Professor Charles...2024-10-2924 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP239 {WNY Retreat Miniseries} Altars, Shrines + Ancestors with Carmen SpagnolaHappy 49th birthday to me! Here's my gift to you: This is the first episode of a personal retreat podcast miniseries! Half of the episodes help you prepare for the season of the witch, the other half offer a guided day of ritual, trancework, self-care, and divination for 2025. It's a party at your own pace! A party for introverts! We're all doing similar things but inside our own homes on our own time. Huzzah! 🎉 🥳 🎂
I'll be honest, I've got a lot going on right now so this is probably the most off-the-cuff episode I've ever produced. But if you ca...2024-10-281h 25
The Numinous PodcastTNP236 Intro to Tarot: The History of Tarot Deck Design with Carmen SpagnolaWelcome back to the second of this teensy tiny Tarot miniseries. Remember, we're continuing our Tarot journey in The Numinous Network throughout the fall and into the new year. Join us for this deep dive! All classes are recorded and archived with no time limit for viewing.
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2024-09-1424 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP235 Intro to Tarot: The Arcane Origins + Mythology of the Tarot with Carmen SpagnolaThis is actually an excerpt from a now-retired course I used to have called Intro to Tarot. You'll get all the backstory of that in this episode, but the main content here is about the history of the Tarot going all the way back to a syncretic figure called "Hermes Trismegistus" who was not a singular person but rather a collective of writing by powerful magi, like how Homer is not actually one writer but ratherthe combined works of several bards over centuries...It's mysterious and fascinating and I hope you enjoy this sweet lil artifact from my archive!2024-09-1132 min
A Wild New Work117. Connection in Collapse, with Carmen SpagnolaWe can sense how chaotic, disconnected, and troubled our world is, and many of us feel the need for sturdier skills to help us be with these times. In this conversation with trauma recovery practitioner, clinical hypnotherapist, and kitchen witch Carmen Spagnola, we explore the poignancy of being alive right now as well as the frameworks and practices that can help us metabolize what’s happening and find the deliciousness that’s available.
About Carmen:
Carmen Spagnola is a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef turned trauma recovery practitioner, clinical hypnotherapist, and kitchen witch. She has hosted The Numinous Podcast since 2014. She's the...2024-02-271h 05
The Numinous PodcastTNP222 Podcast Playlists for Special Interests 10 Years + 14 ThemesThis episode is a short retrospective of highlights from nearly a decade of The Numinous Podcast!
Below, I've sorted ten years of episodes into 14 playlists. If you don't see 14 categories below in your podcast player show notes, click here to view them on the podcast website. Enjoy!
Intuition, Spirituality, and the Mysteries of Life
TNP4: Love and Angels with Robin Arnold
TNP5: Nature, Mind and the Mystical with J.B.MacKinnon
TNP7: Spirituality + Recovery with Trinity Donnelley MacRae
TNP9: Meditation, Channeling and Connection with Dr.Jo...2023-12-1324 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP207 {Special Class Recording} Fascism 101 for Collapse TimesLet’s talk about fascism today, friends. Why is it important? Because in collapse, authoritarianism always increases. Of course we don't like strong man dictators, military coups, or religious fundamentalism – we hate all the different forms authoritarianism takes. But the especially chilling thing about fascism is that doesn't just happen in the political sphere; it happens at the dinner table.
Average people live under authoritarianism, often for generations, without it altering their daily reality much at all. The power struggles of dictators and regime changes might hardly make a difference. But fascism uses the populace and populist move...2023-09-0459 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP200 AstroMagic Miniseries Mars Magic with Carmen SpagnolaContent Note: At the end of this episode, I mention "ritual scarification" – this material may remind people of the ritual abuse mentioned in a fairly recent television broadcast, The Vow, a show about the NXIVM cult.
I am not talking about that. I am referring to a cultural practice of scarification, quite common with peoples of darker skin, and other instances where scarification is woven into society, (for instance, some LGBTQ+ communities and other examples).
In this 200th episode of The Numinous Podcast (🎉hooray!!!🎉), I'm flying solo and sharing my experience working with the planet Mars. Kn...2023-07-0448 min
Moonbeaming102. Collapse Awareness With Carmen Spagnola: Ways To Be With Impossible Things, And Step Out Of Freeze ResponseThis week, we transition from talk of The Tower to cooperation dilemmas — like public health crises and climate change — that impact our nervous systems. ****As we transition into the summer season, it’s time to thaw our collective freeze, creating a safe space for us all to grow again!Our special guest is Carmen Spagnola, a chef turned trauma recovery practitioner and kitchen witch. Carmen leads listeners in a grounding technique and shows us how conscious collapse awareness can help us settle our anxiety, even as we respond to problems that don’t have solutions.Carmen h...2023-06-071h 15
Creative Genius42 - Carmen Spagnola, Author The Spirited Kitchen - Making Ourselves Available to ReceiveIn this podcast episode, Kate Shepherd interviews Carmen Spagnola, a trauma recovery practitioner, clinical hypnotherapist, Le Cordon Bleu trained chef and author of Spirited Kitchen: Recipes and Rituals for the Wheel of the Year.Carmen shares how her love for food and hospitality, coupled with her healing journey, led her to write a book that goes beyond recipes. She discusses attachment styles, trauma, and how to start the healing process.Carmen also shares accessible rituals we can do at home to deepen our own healing process and connect with our ancestors. One of the key...2023-05-121h 11
Recipes for GriefEp. 005: Carmen SpagnolaCarmen Spagnola and I talk about Earth Day 2023, animism and nettles.
Carmen Spagnola is a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef turned trauma recovery practitioner, clinical hypnotherapist, and kitchen witch. She is author of The Spirited Kitchen: Recipes & Rituals for the Wheel of the Year, host of The Numinous Podcast, and founder of The Numinous Network, an online learning and support portal for people healing from trauma through a cross-pollination of somatics, attachment, and nature-based spirituality. As a chef, author, and facilitator, Carmen holds space for renewal amidst turmoil. Her work is an invitation to re-enchantment, soul nourishment, and...2023-04-111h 10
The Numinous PodcastTNP194 Portrait Of A Marriage with Carmen and Ruben Part OneWelcome to a special miniseries of The Numinous Podcast: Portrait Of A Marriage where we revisit a seminal blog post I published in 2017 on resolving the traps of an Anxious and avoidant Partnership, in other words a relationship where one partner, in this case me, a cis white woman, tends to have a more avoidant attachment style, and the other partner, in this case, Ruben, a cis white man, tends to express a more anxious attachment style. We're going to read through that blog post and give you updates on all the strategies we tried to earn the more...2023-04-0856 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP193 How Much Is Enough In Collapse with Carmen and RubenSomething a little bit different today – a clip featuring myself and my husband, Ruben Anderson. We're teaching a course this year called Collapse 101, hosted in The Numinous Network, and each month there's a 1 hr live session followed a week or two later by an Ask Me Anything session.
A lot of people don’t see the through-line from attachment to somatics –> trauma healing –> co-regulation –> folk magic –> ritual –> animism –> socialism –> collapse resilience, but I do.
And I bet you do, too, at least partly, when I lay it out in that sequence. And if you don’t see it, but you wa...2023-02-2428 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP190 Celtic Embodiment with Jen MurphyJen Murphy is the founder of the Celtic School of Embodiment where she fuses the ancient wisdom of Irish Mythology with Feminine Embodiment Coaching. Jen has a degree in Medieval Irish & Celtic Studies and a masters in the Anthropology of Development. She specializes in critical pedagogy - empowering learners to critique the power structures at play in their own learning experiences. I've enjoyed taking Jen's courses, particularly the Non-Linear Movement sections, and am thrilled to have her on the show today to share how she weaves land, mythology, embodiment, and music into her coaching and healing practice.
W...2023-01-3157 min
Banyen Books ~ Branches of WisdomEpisode 124: Carmen Spagnola - The Spirited KitchenCarmen Spagnola, Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef and trauma recovery practitioner, shares recipes and rituals for the Pagan Wheel of the Year. Carmen's work cross-pollinates themes of attachment, animism, myth and justice, supported by extensive training, certification, supervision and mentorship. Each month, she leads dozens of classes and somatic practice sessions in her membership community, The Numinous Network. Carmen has led workshops in Canada, the US, Sweden and Finland, and hosted The Numinous Podcast since 2014.2022-12-301h 02
The Numinous PodcastTNP185 Tutorial with Carmen on Trance, Dreams and the CollectiveSomething a little different today: a clip from a recent Tutorial call in The Numinous Network where I answer a question from Marissa of @riverinehart.hidetanning about the connection between trance and the collective. It's a great question that speaks to a through-line that touches on dreams, trancework, somatics, large scale cooperation dilemmas, death literacy, awe, the vagus nerve, and emotionally taking care of ourselves and each other as best as we can during collapse times.
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Free Week is happening in The Numinous Network again from November 27 - Dec 3. Get on my newsletter to receive t...2022-11-1619 min
Follow your Spark44: How ritual, magic, animism and activism can spark healing and transformation with Carmen SpagnolaAs someone who's personally spent years exploring what it looks like to have a deeply meaningful and authentic spiritual practice, the work of today's guest Carmen Spagnola has been such a gift to me. Whether through her book, podcast, courses or community, Carmen shows up as a powerful leader and guide who supports others to deepen their spiritual practices, heal, connect with nature, and truly just show up as their best selves, both in their lives and in the world. If you've ever yearned for a deeper connection to spirituality or craved a life with more ritual...2022-11-0158 minBelonging: Conversations about rites of passage, meaningful community, and seasonal livingFeeding & Healing Ourselves Amidst Collapse with Carmen SpagnolaCarmen Spagnola is a wilderness guide, podcast host, Le Cordon Bleu-trained Chef, rose and vegetable gardener, collapse-aware coach, and witch of no particular affiliation.In this episode, we discuss the ongoing saga of her 300+ lb. TikTok-famous pumpkin and explore the term “collapse” as it relates to being collapse aware as an individual and as a collective.We wind through her journey from being a latchkey kid to attending Le Cordon Bleu in France to working on mega yachts — learning the depths of hospitality and writing her new cookbook, Spirited Kitchen. We also explore the pr...2022-10-241h 06
The Numinous PodcastTNP181 Takeover Episode: Andrea Sexton Dumas Interviews Carmen on the Making of The Spirited KitchenThis is a super fun episode based on a genuine conversation between friends. In this episode, death doula and fellow animist, Andrea Sexton Dumas, asks me some excellent questions!
• What is the personality of The Spirited Kitchen – if it was a person, what would they be like?
• As a collapse-aware person, what was it like to write about cooking and gathering during the pandemic?
• What rituals did I do to petition the Greater Powers to support this book?
• Which deities and spirit guides pressed upon me during the writing of this boo...2022-10-191h 22
The Numinous PodcastTNP180 What Makes A Witch? with Carmen SpagnolaThis is a mini-episode where I talk about the two fundamentals that I believe are required in someone's practice for them to be a witch: animism and activism. If these two things aren't present in someone's craft, I am dubious. They are playing around. They are not being serious. I would not claim them as a peer or fellow practitioner of witchcraft.
Learn more about Witches New Year.
Pre-order The Spirited Kitchen.
2022-10-1414 min
Make Some Noise with Andrea OwenSelf-care series: Feminism, Witchcraft, and Intuition with Carmen SpagnolaSo far this year we’ve explored podcast themes on mental health, spirituality and creativity, and recently self-care. This week’s guest, Carmen Spagnola can speak on all three topics. She joins me for an enlightening conversation about spirituality, witchcraft, and developing intuition as forms of self-care.Carmen Spagnola is a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef turned trauma recovery practitioner, clinical hypnotherapist, and kitchen witch. She is the author of The Spirited Kitchen: Recipes & Rituals for the Wheel of the Year, host of The Numinous Podcast, and founder of The Numinous Network.We cover:
The coll...2022-09-1454 min
Even Here, Even Now: A Needy Podcast with Mara GlatzelLiving a Small & Delicious Life with Carmen SpagnolaSend Mara a quick text love note here!How do we balance hope and despair, expansion and collapse, survival and rest?In today’s episode, Carmen Spagnola joins me to discuss how she cultivates a small and delicious life in the face of collapse. Together we explore the realities of not being able to meet all our needs, what happens when we’re under-resourced (and what happens when we’re ecologically resourced), and the paradigm shifts we need around needs.Carmen Spagnola is a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef turned trauma recovery practitioner, clinic...2022-08-2459 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP167 Lessons Learned from Ira Glass, Roxane Gay and the Making of The Spirited KitchenThe Spirited Kitchen: Recipes and Rituals of the Wheel of the Year is now available for pre-order! (Check it out here.) In this episode, I'm sharing how and why I wrote this cookbook – the stories, friends, mentors, and supports that helped me navigate the fear, creative blocks, and emotional paralysis that came up in the process.
Resources In This Episode
Sarah Selecky
Nerys Patterson's Cattle Lords and Clansmen
Michael Newton, HiddenGlen.org
F.Marian McNeill, The Silver Bough and The Scots Kitchen
Silvia Federici, Caliban and the Wit...2022-06-1953 min
The Rewilding Podcast w/ Peter Michael BauerCollapse Care w/ Carmen SpagnolaOn this episode of the Rewilding Podcast, I converse with Carmen Spagnola about the necessary self and community care that comes with the realization that we are living in a collapse. Carmen works at the intersection of somatics, trauma recovery, attachment, and mysticism. Her approach to collapse – navigating the converging emergencies of large scale cooperation dilemmas – weaves Wendell Berry sensibilities with Octavia Butler realities. Her book The Spirited Kitchen: Recipes and Rituals for the Wheel of the Year, comes out in the fall of 2022. Notes:Carmen’s Social MediaCarmen’s WebsiteThe Spiri...2022-04-181h 11
The Numinous PodcastTNP161: Collapse in a Nutshell with Carmen SpagnolaWhat is "collapse awareness"? How do we navigate collapse without losing our joy? What skills are needed in times of prolonged periods of overwhelming stress? This episode is an overview and recap of a topic I've talked about every year (multiple times) since the start of this show in 2014. Here, once again, is my annual report on the state of collapse.
Find a round-up of past collapse episodes here.
Preparing For A Beautiful End, Geez Magazine (Winter 2014), Utne Reader (Summer 2015)
Join us in my course, Collapse 101, in The Numinous Network
The S...2022-03-231h 00
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 4; Episode 2 | Carmen Spagnola on rites of passage, questing and becoming an initiated adultOn this month's podcast, I had the great pleasure of connecting with Carmen Spagnola. I first learned of Carmen's work quite a few years ago now, and since then have taken a number of her programs. I value her as a teacher and guide also exploring what it means to traverse rites of passage and other initiatory experiences, as well as a fellow multipotentialite who sees the throughlines and patterns between seemingly unrelated things and, in so doing, brings us ideas and concepts that are inspiring and new. Here's a little more about Carmen: she works at the intersection of at...2022-03-0150 min
The Becoming PodcastThe Becoming Podcast | Season 4; Episode 2 | Carmen Spagnola on rites of passage, questing, and becoming an initiated adultOn this month's podcast, I had the great pleasure of connecting with Carmen Spagnola. I first learned of Carmen's work quite a few years ago now, and since then have taken a number of her programs. I value her as a teacher and guide also exploring what it means to traverse rites of passage and other initiatory experiences, as well as a fellow multipotentialite who sees the throughlines and patterns between seemingly unrelated things and, in so doing, brings us ideas and concepts that are inspiring and new. Here's a little more about Carmen: she works at the intersection of at...2022-02-2250 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP149 Spiritual Hygiene for the Holidays with Carmen SpagnolaThis special episode includes a 30 minute trancework exercise. I stack 4 different spiritual hygiene exercises, one after the other, to connect with earth, water, air and fire.
This episode is a complement to my Yuletide Stocking Stuffer program.
Inspiration for some of the techniques in this exercise come from:
• Diane Poole Heller (Competent Protector terminology and trauma-informed pedagogy)
• Philip Shepherd's Radical Wholeness work
• Laura Day, intuitive coach
• Dara Silverman and Amanda Ream, Somatics For White Racial Justice Organizers
• The Strozzi Institute
• generative somatics
And of course my nearly decad...2020-12-1355 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP146 Carmen + Holly on Collapse Psychology and the Importance of Grief Ritual Accountability and PlayIn Part 2 of my conversation with Holly, we explore collapse grief and death rituals in COVID times, and share fairly extensively about why Transformative Justice and community accountability is such an important aspect of collapse preparedness. We get into some detail about concerns we have over being two cis white women leading a diverse community, and, some ways we are hoping to mitigate that and reduce possible harm. We also share about the importance of play and creativity in collapse work.
In the first minutes of this episode, I make a reference to a Netflix action series...2020-08-311h 46
The Numinous PodcastTNP142 Kosmic Tonic Astrology Forecast for 2020 and BeyondJasmine Richardson and Eliza Robertson are an astrology team who make their home online at KosmicTonic.com. Today we’re talking about what the astrology looked like leading up to 2020 that might have revealed something big like a global pandemic was coming, and looking ahead to the outlook for the rest of 2020 and beyond. How did we get here and where are we going?
We begin with a resource round up of highly recommended modern astrologers to follow and learn from:
ISAR
Kaitlin Coppock at Sphere and Sundry
Nina Gryphon
Demetra George...2020-08-221h 15
The Numinous PodcastTNP141 Eric Tyrone - Get Woke In Your Dream-TimeEric Tyrone is the founder of Soul Dreamers and the creator of the "Get Woke In Your Dream-Time" Masterclass. In the past, Eric ran a non-profit called "Awakening Through Art", founded a mindfulness App, and was a co-facilitator of a nationwide meetup called EcoTuesday. In this episode we talk about the purpose of dreaming, how to interpret your dreams and heal through dreamwork, and we even do a little on the spot interpretation of a slightly anxious dream I had about a tarantula and my son.
Listeners can save $100 off his 4-Week “Get Woke In Your Dream-Time” Live...2020-08-101h 02
The Numinous PodcastTNP140 Darius Mills on Conjure Oils Hoodoo Manifestation MagicDarius Mills is a Conjure Oils expert and to be honest, probably the one of the most charming guests I’ve ever had. In this interview, Darius shares how he used hoodoo conjure magic to manifest a fully paid international move. We touch on Jesus, quantum physics, intergalactic beings, ancestors, and how to make a honey jar.
Follow Darius on Instagram @dariusmills91 to find out when his next Conjure & Create program begins (at time of posting, Sept 2020).
2020-08-1052 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP139 Colonial Influence on Hide Tanning Past and Present with Mara CurThis is the continuation of my conversation with Mara Cur , a hide tanner, hunter, wildcrafter, herbalist and wilder punk extraordinaire. In this episode Mara talks about the history of hide tanning and the important role that women and femmes played in this vocation. We also circle back to the question I posed in the last episode about how she approaches redress with Indigenous communities as she returns the teachings of hide tanning that were eradicated by colonialism.
The resource that Mara recommends to learn about White Saviorism is NoWhiteSaviors.org.
Mara credits visionary C...2020-08-0530 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP138 Mara Cur on Hide Tanning and the Orphans JourneyMara Cur is a hide tanner, hunter, wildcrafter, and herbalist. She is a teacher of mine that I’m excited to share with you because I love her thinking and articulation on so many topics like settler colonialism, attachment, trauma and radical politics. In this episode Mara shares about growing up an orphan in a high demand community (cultic religion).
Check out Mara’s offerings on her site, Crowsnest Wildcraft, and follow her on Instagram @woodland.cur
Continue the conversation in Part 2 here.
This season of the podcast...2020-08-0541 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP137 Sharon Ross Afrovivalist on Emergency PreparednessSharon Ross, aka Afrovivalist, is an African American woman, huntress and survivalist in America here to teach city folks how to prepare for any and all emergencies – not just coronavirus but any natural or human-made disaster. I think you can hear in my voice in this episode that I've got fan fever.
Her online retreat, DeCamp Outdoors, is happening August 21-23. You'll learn how to prepare for the second wave of COVID-19 and beyond. Hunting, soapmaking, ham radio operation – learn from experienced guides in the field.
What does Sharon say in brief about the second wave...2020-08-0453 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP135: Danielle Dulsky on Revisionist Storytelling to Tend the Holy WildToday I'm speaking with Danielle Dulsky, author of Woman Most Wild: Three Keys for Liberating the Witch Within. Today, we’re focused on Daniells’ second book, The Holy Wild: A Heathen Bible for the Untamed Woman.
We talk about ancestral inheritance and its influence on our spellcraft, mothering as witchcraft, and we touch on the effects of whiteness, capitalism, and patriarchy on our spiritual practice. She also tells us some awesome stories about the Mother of Babylon and other dark goddesses. It’s a toothsome conversation and I found Danielle very relatable and I suspect you will too!2020-02-2735 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP136: Maia Toll on Working with Plant, Animal and Crystal Allies in Troubled TimesMaia Toll is with us today speaking about creating kinship with other-than-human friends. Maia is the author of The wild Wisdom series which includes The Illustrated Herbiary, The Illustrated Bestiary, and the forthcoming, Illustrated Crystallary. I wanted to have this conversation through a lens of climate change and dynamic social transition. How can we have a conversation about working with plants and animals and crystal without discussing climate change and over-extraction, amirite?
In this episode, we also mentioned the Archetypes Deck by Kim Krans.
Find me on Instagram @carmenspagnola
Learn about Wet'suwet'en solidarity:2020-02-271h 01
The Numinous PodcastTNP134: Decolonizing Scottish Highland History and Radicalizing Gaelic Folk Culture with Michael NewtonI’m speaking with Celtic studies and Gaelic scholar, Michael Newton. He’s a researcher and teacher with a history of recovering and interpreting original sources of Scottish Highland language, literature and tradition. He’s written multiple books and even produced and performed on an album of songs in Gaelic, and that’s how I discovered Michael’s work on my journey to learn to sing Gaelic laments and blessings, and learning about the tradition of keening, (which is a thing I do on certain occasions).
Michael has a folk school called The Hidden Glen where he offers onl...2020-01-031h 27
The Numinous PodcastTNP133 Permission to Grieve With Francis WellerFrancis Weller is a psychotherapist and author of The Wild Edge Of Sorrow: Rituals Of Renewal And The Sacred Work Of Grief. In this episode we talk about the Five Gates Of Grief, men's circles, patriarchy and our infatuation with mythopoetic white men at the mic.
We also welcome back my husband for a "Rubenation" where he tells about his experience in a program for men about learning how to make friends as an adult male.
Also in this episode, I share the promo code provided by our sponsor Hollyhock to get a 15% discount on a...2019-12-111h 50
The Numinous PodcastTNP132 Somatic Mentoring with Patti ElledgeThis episode is part case consult, part psychoeducation, part storytelling. I'm so excited to share with you a conversation with my Clinical Supervisor and mentor, Patti Elledge, and to announce her new 3-month online program for like-minded therapists of all specialties!
I'll be assisting Patti both behind the scenes and in-class, as well as making myself available for one-on-one participant support through the program which runs January through March 2020.
You may have heard Patti's interview in TNP118: Patti Elledge on the Neurobiology of Attachment, Grieving Together, and Mobilizing Outrage.
In this episode, we...2019-11-2756 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP131 The Twelve Faces Of The Goddess with Archetypal Astrologer Danielle BlackwoodDanielle Blackwood is the author of The Twelve Faces Of The Goddess: Transform Your Life With Astrology, Magick And The Sacred Feminine. In this episode, we talk about strong archetypal goddesses for each astrological sign. Danielle also tells the amazing story of her incredible grandmother's survival in a Siberian work camp and escape after nine years, eventually finding and reuniting with Danielle's mother after nearly a decade of estrangement. It gives me chills to hear it.
Danielle mentions astrodienst.com as a resource for discovering your own astrological chart.
Read Danielle's monthly Cosmic Weather Report...2019-11-1636 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP130: Sigil Witchery with Laura Tempest ZakroffThe world of sigil witchery can be both fascinating and intimidating depending on your relationship to your artistic side. I was happy I mustered up the courage to try my hand at sigil craft with a little help and encouragement from Laura Tempest Zakroff, author of Sigil Witchery: A Witch's Guide to Crafting Magick Symbols.
Ask for Sigil Witchery and all of Laura's books at your local independent bookseller.
Check out Laura's artwork and upcoming workshops here, also at her sigil witchery site, and also on Instagram via @owlkeyeme.arts
Tag Laura and @c...2019-11-0936 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP129 Palm Reading with Helene Saucedo - sponsored by Elate Clean CosmeticsHandful of Stars is the new book from Helene Saucedo about the ancient art of hand analysis common known as palm reading. It's a tool for self-discovery and divination that is cross cultural and widespread, but palm reading is often quite confusing and shrouded in mystery for those of us who didn't grow up in a culture that widely embraces the practice. Helene has created a book and handprint kit for those of us who are curious about how much our hands can tell us about our life path and purpose.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
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The Numinous PodcastTNP128 Scottish Folk Magic with Scott Richardson-Reed of the Cailleachs HerbariumIn this episode we are joined by Scott Richardson-Reed author of the popular blog, the Cailleach’s Herbarium, where he writes about Scottish Folk Magic, witchcraft, folklore and herbalism.
I’ve followed Scott's blog for a few years now and have thoroughly enjoyed the depth of research and frank discourse he brings to topics like cultural and spiritual appropriation, reclaiming or reimagining ancestral practices and animism in Scottish myth. I'm thrilled for this opportunity to dive deeper into his excellent series, The Good, The Dead and the Faery: Scottish Folk Magic And The Dead.
I’m deli...2019-10-271h 19
The Numinous PodcastTNP127 Moon Magic with Sarah GottesdienerSarah Faith Gottesdiener is an artist, tarot reader and educator, and witch. She is also the creator of the very popular Many Moons journals and Moonbeaming program. Sarah is also co-host of the Strange Magic podcast.
You can find Sarah's readings and courses at: visualmagic.info
Buy Sarah's art here.
Finally, sign up for Sarah's excellent Moonbeaming newsletter.
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The Numinous PodcastTNP126 Controlled Remote Viewing with Lori Lambert WilliamsI'm thrilled to be speaking with Lori Lambert Williams today about Controlled Remote Viewing – a protocol to access the subconscious and determine information about any location, person, or thing anywhere at any time.
Remote Viewing is a technique commonly associated with intuition, but actually has its military roots both in Russia and the US. Much research around Remote Viewing has been funded by the Pentagon and developed by the Stanford Research Institute.
Lori has been a professional remote viewer and teacher since 1996. Her classes and trainings are available online at intuitivespecialists.com
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The Numinous PodcastTNP125 Stephanie Papik on Inuit Tattoos and Cultural ReclamationStephanie Papik is an indigenous Inuit woman, experienced facilitator and program manager, current Director of Indigenous Relations and stakeholder Engagement for a division of the government of British columbia, as well as fibre artist and entrepreneur.
What strikes many people upon first meeting Stephanie, probably second after her big warm smile, are her beautiful facial tattoos.
I was so pleased she agreed to come on the show and talk about what these tattoos mean to her and to her Inuit culture.
Check out the show notes at carmenspagnola.com for links to all...2019-02-2746 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP124 Elizabeth Brown on Dowsing + Causative Diagnosis for Optimal Health 2Elizabeth Brown is a master dowser and author of DOWSING: The Ultimate Guide For The 21st Century. Her storied career includes the co-founding and running of a geopathic stress consultancy, she has studied with two former presidents of the British Society of dowsers, and has trained in remote viewing and more. Plus, she comes from a family lineage of water dowsers.
In this episode, Elizabeth helps us understand the history and science behind dowsing including the sometimes surprising involvement of the Catholic Church. We discuss whether pendulums are as effective as rods, and the importance of finding...2019-02-2459 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP123 Sarah Kerr on Being a Death Doula and Coping With Loss When a Pet or Plant Friend DiesSarah Kerr is a death doula and ritual healing practitioner. She work with dying people and their families, as well as families navigating the death of a pet, and also lectures and teaches about death care and the healing power of ritual. Sarah perviously appeared on the podcast in episode 98: Priestess, Shaman, Mystic Scapegoat.
The most incredible thing happened during the taping of this episode. Precisely what I was asking Sarah advice around happened...to her. This episode is dedicated to Sarah's deceased cat, Luna, and all those who are suffering grief over the death of a...2019-02-231h 04
The Numinous PodcastTNP121- Alexandra Stein on Disorganized Attachment in Cults Totalitarian RegimesHow do you know if you're in a cult? And, how does an open society confront propaganda, brainwashing, and the rise of fascism? That's the undercurrent of this conversation with noted cultic studies expert, Alexandra Stein, PhD.
Alexandra Stein is a writer and educator specializing in the social psychology of ideological extremism and other dangerous social relationships. She brings an extraordinary lens to cultic studies with her attachment-based approach, which helps us understand how an average person – privileged and educated, even – can fall under the influence of a high-demand group.
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The Numinous PodcastTNP122 Pashta MaryMoon on Accompanying the Dying Hospice Singing and Preparing for our DeathPashta MaryMoon is a death doula, a Wiccan, a Quaker, and a longtime fan of Jesus. In fact, before we get to our conversation on death and dying, Pashta gives us a revealing tour of her early spirituality – a syncretic blend of earthy paganism, deep devotional relationship with Jesus as brother/lover/son, kinship with Mary Magdalene, and Wiccan god/goddess themes. To say she's a singular presence is understatement.
Pashta has been a compassionate radical her whole life. She is a longtime grassroots organizer including anti-nuclear activism in the '80s, and frontline support worker during the...2019-02-2355 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP120 Tiffany Joseph on AdaptationI'm delighted to welcome back to the podcast, Tiffany Śwxeloselwet Joseph, to talk adapting to catastrophic collapse. Tiffany tells us stories about bees, salmon, orcas and humans, and her main strategy for collapse resilience: cultivating beauty inside and out.
Go here to read and share the story of SEMSEMÍYA
Learn more about Tiffany and how you can work with her or invite her to your gathering.
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The Numinous PodcastTNP119 John Michael Greer on the Long DescentWelcome back to the show for the sixth time, peak oil expert and author, John Michael Greer. In this episode, we're celebrating the tenth anniversary of John's seminal book, The Long Descent: A User's Guide To The End Of The Industrial Age.
John explains the concept of Catabolic Collapse, why apocalypse scenarios are problematic and the hopium of political will and green utopias just as much so. I ask him about useful viable professions in collapse scenarios and how to choose where to live. Finally, John gives us three steps for personal preparation to face the deindustrial a...2018-08-181h 50
The Numinous PodcastTNP118 Patti Elledge on the Neurobiology of Attachment, Grieving Together, and Mobilizing OutragePatti Elledge is a Trauma Healing Specialist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner with a private practice in Asheville, NC. She's my supervisor and mentor and I'm here to tell the world: I love her and I think everyone should have more Patti in their life. I want that for you. You deserve some Patti.
In this conversation, Patti explains what Attachment is, what different Attachment styles look like in babies and how that translates in adulthood, the role of Evolutionary Biology in our Attachment systems, and how we can heal attachment wounds in a world of persistent precarity...2018-08-181h 39
The Numinous PodcastTNP117 Monique Gray Smith on the What Why How of Territorial AcknowledgementsMy guest today is author, speaker and consultant, Monique Gary Smith. We're talking about Territorial Acknowledgements, a small act of Reconciliation that is spreading beyond the borders of our province and country.
When I committed a few years ago to incorporating acts of Reconciliation into my personal and professional life, I began inviting elders (of all ages) to open all of my retreats and workshops with a Territorial Acknowledgement. When I was invited to give a speech, or lead a networking event, or any kind of circle, I would also verbally acknowledged the traditional occupants of the...2018-08-161h 06
The Numinous PodcastTNP116 Matthew Remski on Attachment High Demand Communities and Yogas Culture Of Abuse 1In this episode, I'm thrilled to talk with Matthew Remski about how one finds oneself in a cult, how to get out, and what high demand groups have to do with social justice, climate change and collapse.
Matthew is a writer and cultural critic who published an explosive article in The Walrus called, Yoga's Culture Of Sexual Abuse: Nine Women Tell Their Stories.
Since then, I've followed Matthew and especially appreciated his real-time critique of the unravelling of the Shambala meditation community.
Resources cited in this episode include:
Alexandra Mann, Terror...2018-08-161h 41
The Numinous PodcastTNP115 Solara Goldwynn on Edible Landscapes Sustainability Climate DreadMy guest today is gardener, landscape designer, teacher of permaculture, and business owner, Solara Goldwynn of Hatchet & Seed.
Known for bringing lush, edible landscapes to forgotten private corners and under-used public spaces, Solara is not only a champion of sustainable values but I consider her a strong role model. But I also know that folks who live with such conviction also shoulder more emotional burden than most; I wanted to know how she copes with her own eco-grief and climate anxiety.
We talk about her work, what she thinks the future of the planet will...2018-08-1246 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP114 Jessie Hemphill on Indigenizing Urban Design Collapse AwarenessI'm delighted to welcome Jessie Hemphill back to the show to talk about Indigenizing Urban Design and also what we can learn about collapse and crisis preparedness from an Indigenous perspective.
I'm so excited that Jessie is attending our retreat, Ritual + Practice For Urban Homestead this fall because we are both pretty serious peppers and like to talk shop about our emergency preparedness plans and kits.
To learn more about Jessie's work in Comprehensive Community Planning, and to read her Master's Thesis summary, visit: alderhill.ca
To learn more about our Hollyhock retreat...2018-08-1248 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP113 Daniel Foor on AnimismIn this episode, I'm speaking with author, teacher, animist and family therapist, Dr.Daniel Foor. I specifically wanted to ask him about an animist's approach to food, killing, climate change and relational repair with the natural world. Helpful links for this episode include: Daniel's site: ancestralmedicine.org His book, Ancestral Medicine: Rituals For Personal And Family Healing An article on totemism and animism if that part piqued your interest Ritual + Practice For The Urban Homestead Retreat2018-08-0200 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP112 Tending The Threshold with Holly TruhlarTending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com
It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge builders and Edge Dwellers, with no agenda other than to practice being together, and to learn how to take care of each other and the world, in these challenging times.
The container at this un-conference will be held by a group of ten co-facilitators from three countries and many walks of life. The group includes:
Poet and spoken word artist, Tannur Ali
...2018-04-2844 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP111 Tending The Threshold with Bayo AkomolafeTending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com
It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge builders and Edge Dwellers, with no agenda other than to practice being together, and to learn how to take care of each other and the world, in these challenging times.
The container at this un-conference will be held by a group of ten co-facilitators from three countries and many walks of life. The group includes:
Poet and spoken word artist, Tannur Ali
...2018-04-2823 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP110 Tending The Threshold With Desiree AdawayTending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com
It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge builders and Edge Dwellers, with no agenda other than to practice being together, and to learn how to take care of each other and the world, in these challenging times.
The container at this un-conference will be held by a group of ten co-facilitators from three countries and many walks of life. The group includes:
Poet and spoken word artist, Tannur Ali
...2018-04-2821 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP109 Tending The Threshold with Rachael Rice and Bec StupakTending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com
It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge builders and Edge Dwellers, with no agenda other than to practice being together, and to learn how to take care of each other and the world, in these challenging times.
The container at this un-conference will be held by a group of ten co-facilitators from three countries and many walks of life. The group includes:
Poet and spoken word artist, Tannur Ali
...2018-04-2728 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP108 Tending The Threshold with Donnie MaclurcanTending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com
It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge builders and Edge Dwellers, with no agenda other than to practice being together, and to learn how to take care of each other and the world, in these challenging times.
The container at this un-conference will be held by a group of ten co-facilitators from three countries and many walks of life. The group includes:
Poet and spoken word artist, Tannur Ali
...2018-04-2721 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP107 Tending The Threshold with Aaron OrtegaTending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com
It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge builders and Edge Dwellers, with no agenda other than to practice being together, and to learn how to take care of each other and the world, in these challenging times.
The container at this un-conference will be held by a group of ten co-facilitators from three countries and many walks of life. The group includes:
Poet and spoken word artist, Tannur Ali
...2018-04-2721 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP106 Tending The Threshold with Aftab ErfanTending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com
It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge builders and Edge Dwellers, with no agenda other than to practice being together, and to learn how to take care of each other and the world, in these challenging times.
The container at this un-conference will be held by a group of ten co-facilitators from three countries and many walks of life. The group includes:
Poet and spoken word artist, Tannur Ali
...2018-04-2629 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP105 Tending The Threshold With Tannur Shewrightz AliTending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com
It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge builders and Edge Dwellers, with no agenda other than to practice being together, and to learn how to take care of each other and the world, in these challenging times.
The container at this un-conference will be held by a group of ten co-facilitators from three countries and many walks of life. The group includes:
Poet and spoken word artist, Tannur Ali
...2018-04-2617 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP104 Magical Cookery Ecofeminism with Danielle Prohom OlsonI’m delighted to share with you this vibrant, passionate and also at times very tender conversation I had with Danielle Prohom Olson of Gather. Danielle is a wildcrafter and herbalist, and Gather is her creative collaboration with Jennifer Aikman, where they teach, write, and host events dedicated to ancestral foods, magical cookery and seasonal celebrations.
Thousands of people around the world follow and appreciate their work through their website and newsletter, as well as their Patreon and Facebook accounts. But for me, what really comes through their work, is that Gather is about more than just ev...2018-04-1139 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP103 Witchcraft and Parenting Wisdom with Beth John ThrelfallThis is a long-overdue episode. Two of my city's most interesting residents live right next door and we've finally had a chance to sit down for a proper interview. An artist and mother, Beth Threlfall is a black cord priestess with Thirteenth House Mystery School in Victoria BC. She works hard to bring her art into the world on a day-to-day basis: believing that art is a way of living — not a thing to do — has helped her experience community through her artistic practice. She is also a children’s art instructor with the non-profit organization ArtsReach, and works with the Pando...2018-04-1154 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP102 Sarah Selecky Radiant Shimmering LightSarah Selecky is the author of This Cake Is for The Party, a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, arguably Canada's highest literary award. The New York Times called her stories "utterly fascinating".
Sarah is also the founder of the Sarah Selecky Writing School. I've always loved its tag line, Write what you want to read.
I have to say, though, that I'm quite taken aback that Sarahs new novel, Radiant Shimmering Light, is exactly what I want to read. I couldn't put it down! I devoured it in two sittings stopping only to sleep...2018-04-091h 03
The Numinous PodcastTNP101 Layla Kristy Feghali on Plantcestral MedicineLet's talk about talking to plants. Like, really being in relationship with the plant realm. My guest today is Layla Kristy Feghali, of River Rose Apothecary. I was drawn to seek out Layla as a guest because of her beautifully soft, gentle, and sweet relationship with plants and in particular, one of my favourites, roses.
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The Numinous PodcastTNP100 Cocktail Pairings For Your Listening PleasureHoly moly! One hundred episodes. I am indulging quite a bit with this episode; I offer you nothing new here except some tasty cocktail recipes. The recording quality here may be unrefined but the beverage pairings are exquisite!
This is me and Ruben reminiscing, sharing some of our favourite episodes from a behind-the-scenes perspective and pairing them with cocktail recipes inspired by the guest or interview content. In this episode, we refer to our upcoming workshop at Hollyhock, Ritual + Practice For The Urban Homestead. We hadn't planned to promote that retreat so much but the topics in...2018-03-301h 19
The Intuitive WomanRelationship With The Natural World And "Quests" With Carmen SpagnolaConnect with me for Spiritual Coaching and Programs: www.Tinaconroy.com As a native New Yorker, the idea of a "Quest" pretty much scared the Big Apple pants off me. Me all alone in nature, connecting to spirit and no room service? Ok, I am half kidding, I'm not that bad. I loved this conversation with Carmen. It opened my eyes to true transformation and not just for me but what I would bring back to my collective community. Perhaps a "Quest" is in my future? Is it in yours? Carmen Spagnola is a professional intuitive who helps spiritual seekers...2017-08-1533 min
Into the Woods with Holly WortonBMP209 Carmen Spagnola ~ How Nature Can Get You The Right Mindset For Business Today's Guest I'm excited to introduce today's guest, Carmen Spagnola. I recently discovered Carmen after I posted my first marketing rant on Facebook, asking for examples of people who approach online marketing in a truly different way. Christian Marie Herron, who you may remember from episode 11 on this show, recommended that I check out Carmen's website. I did, and I was hooked: I subscribed to her podcast, and I thoroughly investigated her wilderness retreat, which are exactly the kind of thing I've been looking for. In this episode, we talk about nature as t...2017-07-2438 min
Level Up Your Course Podcast with Janelle Allen: Create Online Courses that Change LivesZCS017: How Carmen Spagnola Beat Bankruptcy and Doubt to Create Two Successful CoursesMy guest today is Carmen Spagnola from carmenspagnola.com. Carmen is a clinical hypnotherapist and entrepreneur who has two online courses, The Numinous School and True Prosperity. In this episode, Carmen shares how she bounced back from bankruptcy and depression to create a successful online business. Enjoy!
In This Episode, You'll Learn:• How bankruptcy inspired her to change her approach to entrepreneurship• How she merged her spiritual and working self online• How a shift in perspective allowed her to follow her intuition and quit her job• How she merged her spiritual and working self online• Why it’s important...2016-01-1300 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP50: Carmen & Ruben on Badass Backyard Spirituality For this special milestone episode, my husband, Ruben Anderson, interviews me. A self-proclaimed atheist, Ruben starts out with basic questions about intuition and spirituality. But things get interesting when evidence mounts that Ruben is, in fact, the most spiritual person I know.
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The Numinous PodcastTNP37: Carmen Answers Listener Questions {Part 3}Here's what I'm addressing in this, the last in a 3-part series of answering your questions:
#1. What does it mean when you see number sequences repeating everywhere?
#2. What am I doing wrong when I ask my oracle deck a question and the answer is totally unrelated?
#3. Is it normal to suddenly be tearful when I receive a vision or message?
#4. What's your #1 tip for your students about intuitive development?
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The Numinous PodcastTNP36: Carmen Spagnola Answers Listener Questions {Part 2}Trusting your pendulum: this week I seek advice from a veteran spiritual bookstore owner and also give three tips for getting more accurate information from this practical and useful tool.
The book I suggest in this episode is called The Pendulum Bridge to Infinite Knowing by Dale W. Olson. He also has pendulum chart books.
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The Numinous PodcastTNP35: Carmen Answers Listener Questions Pt.1Mailbag time! I'm always getting questions about how to trust one's intuition more and in this episode, I get ranty about it. This is part one of a 3-part series in which I respond to questions submitted by students of The Numinous School of Intuition, my online intuition development course.
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The Numinous PodcastTNP19: Monique Gray Smith on Ceremony + Sacredness with ChildrenIn this episode, I'm talking with author and speaker, Monique Gray Smith, about how parents can weave ceremony and ritual into every day experiences with their children.
Monique shares several traditional First Nations rituals and we explore how we can support our children's growth through exposure to elements of ceremony to inspire their own spiritual connection.
Monique is the author of Tilly: A Story of Hope and Resilience, and also the founder of Little Drum Consulting, an Aboriginal-owned and operated firm that provides consulting services to governments and Aboriginal communities and organizations.
In t...2014-06-0525 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP 10: Sandra Yancey on Intuition in BusinessEpisode 10
The Numinous Podcast with Carmen Spagnola is a show about Intuition & Spirituality, featuring interesting conversations with everyday folks about the mystery of life. The Numinous School is a self-paced online intuition development program for people who want their self-awareness to make a difference in the world.
On this week's show, I'm delighted to welcome the founder of the eWomen Network, Sandra Yancey. I asked Sandra about reconnecting to her centre when she's running a massively successful business. Sandra shared the intimate story of the series of tragedies that finally culminated in a life-changing moment...2014-04-0336 min