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Plant WitchTending the GardenIn the Northern Hemisphere we are feeling the powerful pull of emergence as the green world explodes in growth. As we find ourselves surrounded by abundance and competing invitations for our time, energy and resources, how can we utilize discernment to tend our lives and gardens in ways that are truly life giving and in alignment with who we are and what we desire to create?Join Eryn and her green guide, Oregano, as we embark on an exploration of discernment in the garden of our daily lives. Reach out to Eryn! Support t...2024-04-2530 minPlant WitchWhen The Morrigan CallsThis episode is not flowery, it is not full of information, or education, or mythology. This episode is from the dying embers of the battlefield, the realm of the Phantom Queen, the place where there are no winners and losers, only lost souls that find themselves in the arms of a guiding power. From the arms of the Mother,ErynReach out to Eryn! Support the show2023-11-0229 minPlant WitchThe Fires of LiberationWhat is liberation? What does it mean to be free? What sustains the soul while we walk this Earth-life?This week's podcast episode is my musings on these topics and more, and as always, enjoy the ambient birdsong as my feathered neighbors contribute to the conversation. From my heart,ErynReach out to Eryn! Support the show2023-06-2318 minPlant WitchHydrogen Powered RevolutionHang in there for this week's episode! It's nerdy and scientific in the beginning, and political and potentially alienating to folks at the end. I don't know what I was thinking this week, but here it is! Ha!Thanks for hanging in there as my content swings around wildly based on what I am currently metabolizing in my own experience.Vive le revolution of love,ErynReach out to Eryn! Support the show2023-04-1329 minPlant WitchAlban Arthan; The Winter SolsticeIn this episode we talk about the Druid holiday of Alban Arthan, or the Winter Solstice. Words have been hard to come by for this Druid lately, so thank you for listening when they emerge. Brightest solstice blessings, wherever you are. Here is a link to the OBOD ritual if you want to check it out.Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-12-1927 minPlant WitchChronic Pain and the Wisdom of the ExileI open this episode with a quote from Sharon Blackie's new book Hagitude. Within us all is a shadowland of exile. A place of incredible power and wisdom. Those of us who have chronic pain and illness move through this land of prophets and alchemists more often. The energy of this full moon empowers us to deeply see and hear the wisdom gained by these exiled parts of us. May we encounter our innermost wisdom on this cold moon of December. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-12-0829 minPlant WitchEnding Cycles of Abuse and Powerlessness*Content warning: Brief mentions of violence*The holidays are a time when we are confronted with the patterns of behavior that have flowed through our family lines, and are rooted in colonization and empire. What if we could come into this season with our eyes wide open, and with a powerful willingness to see these patterns for what they are? What if we choose to speak our needs and our truths, first to ourselves, and then to the people we hold most dear to us? What might change? What are the risks? What might be possible? Join me...2022-12-0132 minPlant WitchSagittariusWe have entered the season of the Archer. Where are your sights set? What Truth do you seek? How do you express your wildness? Join me in welcoming in the season of the Wild Fires of Truth. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-11-2521 minPlant WitchThe Tyranny of the Mind**Content warning: Brief mentions of suicide**In this episode, we explore the dangers of the human mind and some strategies for surviving the dark winter months without succumbing to the tyrant within. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-11-1725 minPlant WitchA WarningAs I look out upon our community and our world, I see so much positive change. I also see pitfalls and danger. In this episode, we are reminded of the foundational work of magick and we explore some of the dangers and pitfalls together. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-11-1026 minPlant WitchShame as a Weapon of ControlIn this episode we explore the ways that shame has been weaponized to force conformity and control behavior. Being able to see and recognize these tactics offers us the opportunity to make new choices, and to repattern our behaviors from a place of clarity rather than unconscious conditioning. Shame is a message about connection, community and belonging. Wielded by predatory interests, it becomes a weapon that literally costs people their lives. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-11-0321 minPlant WitchThe Cauldron of HealingIllness, trauma recovery, personal empowerment, injury....living in a body on Earth will require periods of healing, and the help of outside forces to find healing. In this episode, we explore the many diverse elements in the cauldron of healing. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-10-2726 minPlant WitchHormone Health in the Womb BearersIn this episode I share teachings I have received from the land in response to my queries about balancing hormones in womb-bearing bodies. For more practical information, check out the work of Aviva Romm, here. For deeper understanding of hormone cycles, check out the Red School, here. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-10-2124 minPlant WitchA Message Through the StonesA voice from the forest spoke a message into our stone circle. An ancient being, reminding us who we are, and how to be human. Hear his message in this episode. I also reference an essay by Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer, which you can find here. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-10-1329 minPlant WitchFear NotWhen things are unraveling, we are faced with uncertainty or fear, how do we stay centered in who we know ourselves to be?We are so much more than we appear to be. Anchoring into the truth of our vastness, and our relative smallness, can help us find the ground again when it has been trembling beneath us. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-10-0723 minPlant WitchFeathering the NestA client recently told me she was afraid I had given up. I have given up on some things, and I've become fiercely devoted to others.In this episode, we explore the season of autumn, the energy of nesting, and the choice to give our energy to what is real and in alignment with Life. What is calling for your energy now? What needs to be left behind as you ready yourself for the dreaming of winter, or the emergence of spring?Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-09-3024 minPlant WitchCome to the Feast!Are the inabilities to find joy and contentment, and our unwillingness to share the joy we find, the foundation of this system of oppression and empire? What would happen if we arrived, fully, at the feast of life and reveled in the experiences? What would happen if we shifted our participation in life from taking to sharing? From anxiety to revelry? What if all of our arguments against this shift actually come from the part of us that is conditioned by empire to stay afraid, stay hungry, stay angry? What if we are act...2022-09-2230 minPlant WitchNew England Aster and Rejoining the ConversationIn this episode we spend time with Aster as she invites us back into the greater conversation. Who are we as humans? What is our particular magic? What are our blind spots and how can the greater conversation teach us what we are not able to see ourselves? Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-09-1523 minPlant WitchJust Rest HereThis episode is easy, soft, gentle and meandering. As the seasons begin to change, we are invited to slow down and rest. The episode opens with a poem by John O'Donohue and the invitation to practice Lectio Divina, and closes with a blessing from him. Both works are from his book Blessing the Space Between Us. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-09-0828 minPlant WitchThe Revival of DruidryHow did modern druidry come into being? What does it mean to be a druid? In this episode, I share a bit of the history of druidy as a modern spiritual path. Find out more from the orders I belong to: OBOD or AODA. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-09-0141 minPlant WitchCricket Song and the ApocalypseContent Warning: Death and DyingI don't say much this week, but instead I leave a lot of silence so you can hear the cricket song. Crickets are a symbol of human silence, non-reactivity, intuition, truth-telling, and pending disaster. These also happen to be the themes of the podcast. This week's message is not necessarily a hopeful one, but a message that invites the great alchemy of grief, wonder, art, beauty and love.For all of us who are living through these times, may we find our way to belong here. In...2022-08-2422 minPlant WitchBlessed Are the ContaminatedWhat would change for us if we could let go of the indoctrination around purity, perfection, performance? Who could we be if we truly belonged here, in all of our mess and chaos and neurosis? What does nature model for us in terms of purity and perfection?In this episode, we rest in the holiness of chaos and contamination. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-08-1826 minPlant WitchA Ritual of BreakingSometimes, before we can move forward, something must be broken.In the release of the full moon energy, we can shatter some pattern or some crystallized part of us from the past, to be reborn in the brokenness.I mention a poem by John O'Donohue in this episode. You can find that poem here. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-08-1123 minPlant WitchBecoming AccountableSo much of our modern story of rugged individualism is based around our personal needs, strength and skill. What about the truth of our belonging? What about the bigger stories that we are a part of? What about the relationships that define us, invite us, feed us? How do we step into these communities of accountability with intention, consent, and sovereignty?In this episode, we explore some examples of what intentional accountability might look like. I also recommend the book Change Here Now, by Adam Brock, as a model for this kind of living-which could change everything. 2022-08-0424 minPlant WitchThe Magick of Sound*Content Warning*This episode deals briefly with traumatic death in the beginning of the episode.In this episode we explore the magick of sound, hearing, and ways that sound can enhance our magick, amplify our mood, and deepen our experience of being alive. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-07-2821 minPlant WitchEnduring the UnravelingThis episode is from my heart to yours. As a mother and someone who cares a lot about this world, I offer you a message of validation, hope and support as we all navigate unprecedented times on Earth. I know we are all tired, and it is okay to be tired. Finding rest and nourishment are rebellious acts in this world. May you find the courage to rest. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-07-2120 minPlant WitchLove ThyselfIt has occurred to me that our internalized self hatred and criticsm are a product of colonization. In this episode, I invite you to further decolonize your life through the liberating rebellion of self love.I mention the word "kenosis," which you can read more about here.Here is the link to My Deepest Me, the journal I mention.And you can find out more about the Pachamama Alliance here, and Oasis Ministries here. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-07-1423 minPlant WitchThe Sword and the CrossroadThe triple faced Queen of the Night has come calling. In this episode, we explore the invitation and the responsibility of the crossroad, and what it means to be worthy of the sword of discernment. These times call for clarity, courage and purpose. Will you take up your sword? Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-07-0723 minPlant WitchAmerican Theocracy and AbortionThis episode is suuuuper edgy for me.I talk about the efforts of Christian fascists to instill a theocracy in the United States.I talk about the overturning of Roe V. Wade and other rulings by our Supreme Court.And I educate on the reproductive rhythms of uterus bearing people, how to use that knowledge to protect against pregnancy, and the importance of fighting for the right for medical abortion. I use words like vagina, cervix, intercourse, etc so listen with discretion if you're kiddos are around and not ready for those conversations. 2022-06-3027 minPlant WitchThe Rot Under Our FeetWe can all sense that a rot has set in to our modern lives. Something is eroding away our very core. This was acknowledged for me by an elder priest in Ireland.In this episode, we explore the deepening rot, and begin to wonder how it might be tended as a compost.I talk about the work of Sophie Strand, which has been integral to my own process of deifiying the rotting, and about her upcoming course Myth and Mycelium, which I am thrilled to be enrolled in. I would love to hear...2022-06-2323 minPlant WitchA Mother's PrideIn this episode, I offer an opening prayer from Richard Rudd to Our Lady to bless our exploration of the call of the Goddess for justice, peace, inclusion, and healing. I also offer a reading of the Celtic Prayer of Approach, which I first heard from my dear friend Ellen Dionna. Happy Pride Month, and may we all answer the call for justice. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-06-0124 minPlant WitchInflammation and Mass ShootingsThis episode is my feeble attempt at making sense of yet another mass shooting of elementary school students in the United States. May we find our way back from the brink, and hold on to one another. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-05-2626 minPlant WitchThe One Thing.....This week I share my journey through mainstream religions, and finding my way to the Sacred Grove of the Druid Witch. All through that journey of seeking, I found the one thing that might actually make a difference and change things. Tune in to hear more about that one thing that I can't take my eyes off. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-05-1925 minPlant WitchChoosing SafetyIn this episode we look to the plants for guidance on how to find safety in a dangerous world. As our elders, the plants have deleloped strategies for protection and thriving in a harsh and unpredictable world. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-05-1223 minPlant WitchFinding Our CenterIn this episode, set to soothing music, I talk about finding our center in times of extreme turbulence and manufactured division, such as what we are currently experiencing in the US. May we all find ways to hold on to our humanity as immense powers are strategically working to inflame, divide, and bait us to violence and hatred. May peace and justice prevail. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-05-0519 minPlant WitchThe Body RemembersIn this episode we explore the ways that the body remembers and holds our experiences, especially our traumatic experiences, and how we can begin to build trust in our bodies, to come back home to an embodied sense of life, and to find safety in a world that is inherently unsafe. I mention the books, The Body Keeps the Score and Waking the Tiger, which are both extremely helpful as we gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for this amazing animal that we share our life with. As we come back home to live in o...2022-04-2823 minPlant WitchTrauma and EmpathyBeing an empath is a gift, but it often arises as a learned skill from a period of trauma. In this episode, we explore the link between trauma and empathy, and ways that we can use our skills as empaths in mature, consenting, adult relationships. If you are seeking a qualified therapist in the USA to help you on your journey, check out this link or call your insurance company for a list of therapists in your provider network.If you don't have insurance, here is an article that outlines some free or low cost...2022-04-2131 minPlant WitchTarot Major Arcana: The Devil to The WorldThe last in our series of the Major Arcana, we travel through the final leg of our journey together. Have your deck ready to look and experience the cards deeply as we explore them together. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-04-1427 minPlant WitchMajor Arcana of the Tarot; Wheel of Fortune Through TemperanceThis week we review Major Arcana cards 10-14 or Wheel of Fortune through Temperance.This is episode three in the Tarot Review Series. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-04-0724 minPlant WitchMajor Arcana of the Tarot; Heirophant through The HermitWe continue our series on the Tarot with explorations of the Heirophant through the Hermit, or cards 5-9. Every Thursday night, I facilitate a Contemplative Practice Group on Zoom. Feel free to join us for a poem or prose, and 15 minuts of group silence followed by reflection and support. No need to register, just drop in.This Sunday, April 3 at 3:00 EST, join me for Something More Spiritually, a gathering to deepen the well of wisdom within. Register here. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-03-3126 minPlant WitchTarot; Major ArcanaThis epiosde is the first in a series exploring the Tarot as a divination tool. In this episode we explore my personal history with the tarot, and begin to dive into the meanings of the Major Arcana Cards.In this episode we cover:0 The Fool1 The Magician2 The High Priestess3 The Empress4 The EmperorWe will continue next week with the Heirophant. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-03-2422 minPlant WitchCall Your Power BackHaving a relationship with power is at the core of magick. In this episode, we explore personal power and the power differentials in relationships. I offer a guided exploration of your own beliefs around power, and how to wield it in your life. I would love to hear from you about your own explorations of power! It is time for us to collectively dream a new story about what power means to us personally, and together. Drop me a line at therebelherbalist@gmail.com to share your thoughts and experiences. Reach out to Eryn! Support the...2022-03-1727 minPlant WitchAether; The Magick of QuintessenceThe last in our series of elemental magick, this week we enter the realm of aether, or quintessence. This is the realm of the Spirit, the Otherworlds, and Magick. I look forward to seeing you there. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-03-1023 minPlant WitchEarth MagickThis week, we explore the realm of Earth and the work of embracing the honor of being alive in the material world. Links to references in the podcast are available in the transcript. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-03-0319 minPlant WitchGuided Meditation to The Sacred FireIn the Welsh myth of Cerridwen, the elixir of Awen had to be cooked and stirred and tended for a year and a day. This meditation is a gift that has brewed for a year and a day since the publication of this podcast. May this guided meditation lead you to the inner temple of wisdom, the home of the Sacred Fire, and the cauldron of Awen within. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-02-2817 minPlant WitchFire MagickIn this episode we enter the realm of Fire. From the hearth fire to the fires of war, humans have been in relationship with this element for more than a million years. How will you harness the magick of fire in your life? Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-02-2423 minPlant WitchWater MagickIn this episode we explore our relationship with water, the balance of water in the body and for emotional buoyancy, and we explore the danger that water faces on Earth today. Resources to aide your trek down any of the many rabbit holes in this episode are linked in the transcript and below. https://www.businessinsider.com/what-drinking-plastic-does-to-your-body-2018-3https://www.albatrossthefilm.com/https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/great-pacific-garbage-patch/https://theoceancleanup.com/great-pacific-garbage-patch/#:~:text=The%20GPGP%20covers%20an%20estimated,times%20the%20size%20of%20France.&text=To%20formulate%20this%20number%2C%20the,e...2022-02-1729 minPlant WitchGuided Meditation To The Realm of AirTo aid in our exploration of the realm of Air, I have recorded a 15 minute guided meditation to support your journey. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show2022-02-1214 min