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Eryn Shrader Podcasts
What Joe Pye showed me about the threshold we are standing on as technology and cultural change sweeps through the collective human experience. Books mentioned: Sand Talk by Tyson Yunkaporta The Great Cosmic Mother by Monica Sjoo and Barbara Mor Reach out to Eryn! Support the showBy Eryn Shrader
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An unexpected encounter with moss lead to a new understanding of the gifts of human technology, and the possibilities for our technology to help us adapt to a changing planet. Reach out to Eryn! Support the showBy Eryn Shrader
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In this episode I reference the book, Celtic Hedge Witchery-A Modern Approach, by Joey Morris and the Patreon of Kris Hughes. As always, I'd love to hear your experiences while listening to the episode. You can now directly send a message or text if you listen on Spotify! Reach out to Eryn! Support the show…
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We explore the cycles of growth in the garden, and as a magickal gardener, in this episode. We also brielfy discuss the tenets of the Witch's Pyramid. Here is more information from the episode: The Witch's Pyramid-an article on Patheos by Jason Mankey Ivo Dominguez, whose work I mention related to astrology, but he is an expert on all things magick…
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Who decides what your life means? Where it is going? What do you give allegiance and authority to as you make decisions in your life? In this episode, I open with a quote from Enchanted Plants by Varla Ventura. I also mention my friend Katelyn's Podcast, That Pennsylvania Witch. And I close with a poem from Laura Tempest Zakroff's book, Weave the L…
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After a long break, this episode is a conversation with the land that is actively ongoing and evolving within the duration of the episode, and beyond. The beings of the Sacred Grove invite you to join us in this weaving of story and meaning. Reach out to Eryn! Support the showBy Eryn Shrader
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This episode is all about balance, listening deeply, and contemplating our role as humans within the greater story of life. Thanks for joining the conversation. Reach out to Eryn! Support the showBy Eryn Shrader
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In this episode I share experiences I have had with the Plant Spirit Medicine Course produced by the Blue Deer Center in New York. This course has been deeply nourishing and filled with the wisdom of plant people from several different parts of the world. The course is online, and available anywhere in the world. I am so grateful to the Blue Deer C…
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The mind is extremely powerful. It can lead us to great heights of innovation and discovery, and it can imprison us in the muck and mire of rigidity, criticism and contraction. Allowing the power of the mind to be guided by the loving and wise heart is the core experience of the mystical journey. This episode is an invitation to free our mind to dw…
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On this episode, we explore the divine nature of sound. Links from the episode: Druid Wisdom Podcast Cymatics As Kingfisher's Catch Fire by Gerald Manly Hopkins Reach out to Eryn! Support the showBy Eryn Shrader
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In 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 an…
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As we prepare for the coming eclipse, how can we make room for the emergence of the new by releasing what we have outgrown? Sometimes we need help to clear away what is eclispsing our own health, growth, and true identity. Here are some astrology resources I mention in the podcast. Paetra Tauchert Star Gardner The Pattern Co-Star Astro-seek Astro.c…
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Let's face it, adults are carrying wounded children around inside ourselves who occasionally tantrum and create chaos. In this week's episode, I share about my own journey of finding the courage to finally, really grow up. This process of maturing creates the possibility for heatlhy relationships, and greatly expands the effectiveness and reach of …
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Finding ourselves in the story of deep time is one of the ways that we "wildcraft our druidry" and continue to hear what the land is saying today. Join me this week for an exploration of deep time, and right action in response to the story we are weaving together with the landscape. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show…
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In this episode, which mark's the third anniversary of the launch of this podcast, we explore the New Monastacism movement, a concept that will inform the flavor of the podcast as I move into the future. Some works that I mentioned in the podcast: The New Monastacism by Adam Bucko and Rory McEntee Anything by Beverly Lanzetta Anything by Richard Ro…
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The first nine minutes of this episode are literally recorded over a bubbling cauldron, haha! If you find that sound to be a trigger for your misophonia, skip to after the nine minute mark. This episode is about the soul of our work in the world, collaboration, dreaming, and the hopeful changes we have already made together. I hope you'll tune in, …
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In this week's podcast episode, we open with a poem by Dana Faudes. To experience another world we nust soften, open, re-imagine, and let go of our need to know what's next. Come into the sanctuary with me to start off this new year. And don't forget to vote for the Witchies! Reach out to Eryn! Support the show…
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This week's episode challenges us to navigate through the hedge, the world of mists and fog and grey areas and thick undergrowth...the terrain of uncertainty and curiosity, where many things can be true at once. The difficulty of navigating this terrain, and the discomfort it brings, keeps us in the comfortable illusions of polarity that keep the m…
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Shadow Work and Pitfalls on the Spiritual Path
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48:17In this week's episode, we take a discerning look at shadow work and question the popular romanticized version of this powerful, and dangerous, practice. I frequently reference the book Eyes Wide Open by Mariana Caplan, PhD, which holds valuable insights into the many pitfalls of modern spiritual seeking, and is required reading in the Gnostic Celt…
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Being in relationship with other humans, especially when we have had difficult encounters and traumas in our past, can be a really challenging endeavor. In this week's episode, I share some red flags I have encountered in relationships, and ways to open the door to deeper intimacy with people who are safe. If you are deeply compassionate, empatheti…
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What do we do when we discover dividing lines within us? Places where outdated beliefs limit our growth and prevent the deepening of our wholeness? In this week's episode we take another look at the way othering, divisiveness, exile, rigidity, dogma, undermines our relationships within ourselves and in the larger world. Reach out to Eryn! Support t…
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If we want something in our lives to change, we have to be willing to change. If we want to see clearly, we have to be willing to see what is uncomfortable. If we want to impact the world around us, we must be willing to change the world within us. We can't keep doing what we've always done. It's time to change the game. Reach out to Eryn! Support …
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This 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, Eryn Reach out to Eryn! S…
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Please help me support Beck Lawrence, owner of The Serpent's Key, as she courageously endures discrimination from local law enforcement based on outdated Pennsylvania laws. We may never change the perception of the powerful, those who make and enforce the laws, but we can continue to stand on our virtue because of who we are, together. Reach out to…
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My relationship with the wild continues to teach me about being a mother, a partner, a friend. I am learning how to be clear and direct. How to prioritize my own instincts and needs, and how to trust them. May we find our way back to our wild selves. Reach out to Eryn! Support the showBy Eryn Shrader
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What is a life? What are we here to experience? How can we find our way to the "More Than" that we are promised? Reach out to Eryn! Support the showBy Eryn Shrader
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Vultures, goldenrod, dark goddesses, transformation, empowerment and more. Thank you for listening, as always. Reach out to Eryn! Support the showBy Eryn Shrader
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Do not wait any longer. Do not empower any human to place their hands upon you and claim your worthiness. Receive your ordination now, and become a priest, a priestess, a hedgerider. Make yourself a bridge on this good Earth. Bring your healing fire, through your own hands, to this family of kin. Receive your ordination. Reach out to Eryn! Support …
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You have heard of the law of attraction, the system of belief that ensures us we can use our thoughts to quickly manifest the life of our dreams. I look back over my own life and can see the truth of how I have manifested the life we have today, and to me, this has been through the Law of Increments. Little changes, diligently made and prioritized,…
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This week I am back to monologuing as I share about changes evolving in my business and personal life. This episode is heavy, a reflection of the heaviness that is all around us, but there is also a sense of purpose and meaning interwoven throughout. I hope you'll join me to hear more of my personal story, and my evolving vision in response to thes…
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Trauma Informed Herbalism with Dr. Elizabeth Guthrie
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59:47We continue our conversation about trauma healing and community with Dr. Elizabeth Guthrie, author of The Trauma Informed Herbalist. Dr. Guthrie shares her experiences healing the nervous system with the help of herbs. Some resources from the episode: Shift Network Event David Winston's book on Adaptogens Larken Bunce's class on Somatic Practices R…
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EarthCare as a Devotional Act with Kendra Hoffman
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1:08:08The practice of tending our relationship with the Earth, and the Earth itself, is an act of devotion. This week on the podcast, we talk to Kendra Hoffman of Ladybug Earthcare about the many ways we can devote ourselves to this work. Some links to resources we mention: Victoria Loorz and Church of the Wild The Horn Farm Center Cues To Care Guide by …
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Embodying Our Healing with Karen Carnabucci
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56:07Our conversation this week goes deeper into the realm of healing trauma, and how we can engage modalities like psychodrama and family constellations to embody this work into a deeper knowing and way of being in the world. Our guest this week is Karen Carnabucci, LCSW, TEP, founder of the Lancaster School of Psychodrama & Experiential Therapies. Som…
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In this week's episode, we invite author, teacher, village witch, gardener and circle-tender Byron Ballard to join us in a conversation about how we endure during times of great change. Byron has been calling these "Tower Times" and encourages us to tend circles on the ground as we weather the storms of change, together. You can find Byron at myvil…
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"Suck me dry you uptight fakers...." I look around at people who seem like husks, sucked dry, exhausted from following the rules created by power-hungry automatons. People who have lost their wildness, and are withering away. These lyrics from the song Better in the Morning by Birdtalker have perfectly captured that feeling of being sucked dry by p…
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What 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, Eryn Reach out to Eryn! Support the show…
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Norway Spruce and the Old Roads of the Mastadon
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25:17This week's podcast episode is a reflection on an encounter I recently had with Norway Spruce at the beautiful Rhoneymeade Arboretum in Centre Hall, PA. This is another powerful teaching from the trees on how to walk the old roads of wisdom that still lie under our feet, wherever we are. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show…
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Our current evolution of consciousness is asking us to examine and re-evaluate the importance we have given to the construct of currency. Does money really reflect what we collectively value? Or has this human construct sort of run away with us? What is the true nature of currency, and how has it become misconstrued through our current trajectory o…
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In this week's podcast episode, I offer you a challenge. Can you begin to shift into a shamanic worldview? Can you begin to live into the experience of entering the Otherworld, even as you walk through this one? Can you awaken to the reality that you are surrounded by sentient beings who see you, know you, and interact with you in ways that we have…
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As humans we have many ways of knowing, some more celebrated than others. In this week's podcast episode, we explore what has been called "shamanic consciousness" which is a way of knowing that is universal to all people, ancient, essential to life, and rarely esteemed or celebrated in modern culture. The plants exist in this type of consciousness,…
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The culture we have developed in has shaped our resilience, our piorities, and our methods for coping. Has your culture promoted a life-giving resilience, or an insular, paranoid shelter against looming evil forces? In this episode I offer a reflection on my own culture, and the kind of culture I want to help birth with the help of the plants. Reac…
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In this week's podcast episode, we explore the particular energetic and vibrational signature that is your "medicine" to carry into the world. Some medicine is bitter, and some is sweet, and both have their challenges and gifts. Whatever medicine you carry, may you embody it fully in service to the healing of the world. Reach out to Eryn! Support t…
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I open this week's episode with a poem from Chelan Harkin. I also mention the books Dispelling Wetiko by Paul Levy, and Shakti Woman by Vicki Noble. I can see and feel that so many of us are doing this work of disarming the empire within and building resilience so that we can stay open, connected and generous. As we change our inner landscapes, the…
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In this week's episode, we explore the core of our identity as humans. Who are you? What will you take with you when this life is over? What world are you creating with the power you have? Reach out to Eryn! Support the showBy Erin
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This week we explore ways to work with the monthly lunar cycle for personal growth, manifestation and healing. We also look at the particular degrees of this month's new and full moons, and how to find their relevance in your own natal chart. We explore resources at Astro Seek and Astro.Com to help us navigate this information. For help learning th…
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Hang 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 revolu…
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In this week's episode I share a recent conversation I had with the trees, and my vision for a larger conversation between trees and humans in the future. The birds had lots to say this week, too. And Mac was committed to chewing his elk antler at my feet while recording, so you have his contribution as well! Ha! Reach out to Eryn! Support the show…
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This episode opens with the poem Breathing Underwater by Carol Bialock. I will meet you in the deep. Thank you for joining me here. Thank you for not letting the tentacles, the pressure, the moaning of the sea, the risk, the darkness, turn you away. Thank you for breathing underwater. Reach out to Eryn! Support the show…
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Freshly back from a family vacation at Disney World, this episode is a reflection of my inner-child self and hopes for the future. Welcome to the Age of Aquarius. Reach out to Eryn! Support the showBy Erin
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Continuing with the exploration of the masculine and feminine polarities, this week we encounter the feminine energy as I perceive it on my own journey. The episode opens with a poem from Christin Lore Weber, one that I have shared here before and will likely share again. Blessings on your own encounter with the Wise Dragon within. Reach out to Ery…
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