Best Danu Podcasts (2024)

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Ep 92: David Halpin: Irish Folklore - Children, Fairies and Cillíns 58:27

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Send us a text Writer, David Halpin is a mine of information on Irish folklore, fairylore and mythology in general and ideas around consciousness. David looks at the Irish stories and fairy folklore in a refreshing way, through the lens of writers such as Jacques Vallée and John Keel. His Circle Stories on Facebook is an excellent resource and ther…

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Ep 91: Darragh Mason: The Dark Man 1:13:20

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Send us a text I chat to Darragh Mason author, researcher and host of Spirit Box Podcast about his new book, Song of the Dark Man. Our discussion begins with an overview of what, rather than who, 'The Dark Man' is. We then move onto the folklore and finally go over some of the first hand encounters which make up the second half of Darragh's book. I…

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Episode 43: Divine Ones I Adore - Green God 1:04:55

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With this episode, we continue exploring my personal and mythological relationships with various deities, this time focusing on the Green God in the Myria myth. It’s important to develop individual connections with deities because these relationships can and should evolve beyond rigid interpretations of what others have written. The Green God repre…

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Ep 90: Druid Adrian Rooke and Gwyn ap Nudd, King of the Fairies 1:42:39

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Send us a text Adrian is a well-known and much-loved Druid of The Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids. He is a dear friend. I often join him at Stanton Drew to provide the the equinox and solstice public ceremonies. Everyone is welcome. The link to the Facebook page for dates etc is below. Some years ago, he told me about his experience with Gwyn ap …

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Ep 89: Pat Noone: 'The Lads from the Other Side' 46:36

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Send us a text Pat Noone is a well known Irish farmer of Green Hills Farm in Kilconnell, Galway. He has led the way in teaching fellow farmers and people around the world about how to be a good guardian of the land, living in harmony with nature and the fairy realm. Pat has fairy forts, and fairy trees in his fields and folk are able to book overni…

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The Tyranny of Shoulds 17:58

2M ago17:58

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In this episode, Kathryn dives into the relentless inner critic we all know too well—the “tyranny of shoulds.” Drawing from personal experience and professional insights, Kathryn explores how modern life amplifies our expectations, often leading to burnout, anxiety, and that nagging sense of never being quite enough. Through gentle storytelling and…

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S6E06 - A Proverb on MANAGING EXPECTATIONS & FAITH - “Alájàpá ò lẹ́ran láyà..” 14:13

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Omoluabi Podcast | Season 6 Episode 6 PROVERB CONSIDERED: “Alájàpá ò lẹ́ran láyà..” (Translation: "The tortoise has no flesh on its chest.") REFLECTION Some expectations are plainly futile! It is pretty obvious that the turtle's chest is always hard. As such, it is futile to be seeking flesh from that part of the turtle's body. But where is the pla…

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Ep 88: Jeremy Harte: Medieval Fairy Encounters 1:12:09

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Send us a text (re 'Send a Text', please note that I cannot access any contact info here - please contact me at scarlettofthefae@gmail.com) Jeremy Harte is an independent folklore researcher and author. He has written a number of books on the subject including Explore Fairy Traditions which won Katharine Briggs Award and the more recent Cloven Coun…

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Ep 87: Andreas Kornevall: Waking the Dragons 47:56

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Send us a text This interview with Andreas Kornevall was prompted by my watching the very excellent discussion 'Myth, Imagination and Truth', on Podcast Adventures in Awareness between Patrick Harpur and Bernardo Kastrup. https://www.kornevall.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=X1bYxHRCOzxvF-PB&v=r4hEOJQpbiw&feature=youtu.be During their chat, ho…

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Ep 86: Dark Man Appears on Glastonbury Tor: Jessica Mitchell 1:11:39

3M ago1:11:39

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Send us a text You can send a text message but I can't seem to reply! Better to send me an email to scarlettofthefae@gmail.com Big thanks to Jessica for sharing her story 🌿 I first heard about Jessica's encounter with a tall dark man on Glastonbury Tor on Darragh Mason's Spirit Box Podcast. Since then, she feels her sense of this being has develope…

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S6E05 - A Proverb on PAYING THE PRICE - “Ajá tó máa rún ọkà á láyà; ológbò to máa jẹ àkèré á ki ojú bọ omi.” 17:46

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Omoluabi Podcast | Season 6 Episode 5 PROVERB CONSIDERED: “Ajá tó máa rún ọkà á láyà; ológbò to máa jẹ àkèré á ki ojú bọ omi.” (Translation: "A dog that will chew dried corn must be brave; a cat that will eat a frog will dip its face in water.") REFLECTION Dogs' teeth aren't suited to chewing corn, so they risk dental damage by doing so. Similarly,…

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Ep 85: 'They Want to Talk to Us'- South Wales Encounter 1:29:51

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Send us a text Our guest was only eleven years old when he wandered away from his holiday caravan site and found himself in the woods, communicating with two beings. They guided him through 'rooms' which seemed to have "glass walls" into the forest and showed him some kind of representation of how they were aiding us here on Earth. He experienced l…

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Ep 84: Danu Forest, Priestess of Gwyn ap Nudd, The King of the Fairies 1:13:18

3M ago1:13:18

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Send us a text Danu is an author, teacher and traditional Celtic wise woman, who was called to Glastonbury many years ago to work with Gwyn, who is said to dwell in Glastonbury Tor and the Black Mountains of Wales. Danu offers Celtic Fairy Tradition Courses and Natural Magic Courses online. Having researched a series of recently reported encounters…

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Message Received: how authentic communication helps us find our voice and share our story - Kendra Fee-McNulty | S4E4 1:23:43

4M ago1:23:43

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Kendra Fee-McNulty, founder of Raveloe+Co, leads an empathy-driven marketing consultancy that helps mission-driven organisations find their voice and share their stories authentically. We discuss effective storytelling and how to balance creativity and commerce without compromising your values. Conversation Themes Kendra’s personal journey, includi…

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Episode 42: Divine Ones I Adore - Dianyglas 49:21

4M ago49:21

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Dianyglas: The first being who emerges out of the Goddess Miria. A stunning Blue God full of enchanted magic. He is the first He and He is soooooo Queer! We see him in the Peacock and he is considered powerful, delightful and frightening. He is close to your psychic self. Do you feel your third eye tingle?…

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Episode 41: Divine Ones I Adore - Miria 25:32

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She is the first goddess created by The Nameless Goddess of Total Mystery, The Mystery of Life. (The Star Goddess?) This is the creation story of how the Mystery of life created a Mirror to see herself. When She saw herself . . . well just listen to the podcast. But she has ALL the genders in her.By Pomegranate Doyle

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Episode 40: Joe Shoemaker Interview 1:46:25

5M ago1:46:25

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Joe Shoemaker is shaman and a classic Charon Healer - he learned by healing himself first, a fascinating story of Lyme disease, courage and persistence. Joe is a full time healer and conductor of circles. You may need to call him. You can find more about him here: ShoemakerJoe Joe Shoemaker Meditations…

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Ep 83: Jason Atomic and The Blue Being: A Childhood Encounter 1:23:02

4M ago1:23:02

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Send us a text Artist, Jason is a well known face in London’s underground 'freak' subculture scene. His art background originated in creating comics which he now feels may link originally to an experience he had as an 11 year old child, when he came face to face with a small blue non-human being in his bedroom in East Grinstead, West Sussex. Having…

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Ep 82: "The Puppets Are Coming For Me..." Greater Manchester childhood experience 1:16:02

5M ago1:16:02

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Send us a text This episode is one of those kind that seem to lead us through a new threshold of understanding. We hear from a guest who, as a child living in rural Greater Manchester, encountered small black creatures emanating from a chimney breast in her bedroom. (see drawing attached of long nosed being and the hairy 'leader' which were drawn b…

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Episode 39: Divine Ones I Adore - Danu 28:55

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She is the great Mother Goddess of Irish Myth, Tuatha de' Danann which means the children of Danu. They are the Sidhe, also known as Faery's, the Fey, Cousins or Fairies. You try to spell after that! She is the charmed magic of the underworld people of Ireland. Much of the earthworks are related to her as are the Standing Stones. Its likely she cro…

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S6E04 - A Proverb on WOMEN (& MEN?) - “Obìnrin-ín tẹ ìlú, ó tú.” 9:39

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Omoluabi Podcast | Season 6 Episode 4 PROVERB CONSIDERED: “Obìnrin-ín tẹ ìlú, ó tú.” (Translation: "A woman founds a town, and it scatters.") REFLECTION Even though the proverb is superficially misogynistic, it points beyond this to the need for both genders for the flourishing of humanity in any community. Have a listen for our thoughts on this! L…

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Ep 81: Experiencing the 'Wee Folk' in Ireland 1:14:48

6M ago1:14:48

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Send us a text Jo Hickey-Hall chats with an Irish woman from Cork who had number of experiences as a child and describes a later experience as an adult, being 'pixie led' in a forest in Edinburgh. We also hear about her Grandmother’s experience as a child, churning butter on her father’s dairy farm in Cork and how a priest came to heal a hex that w…

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S6E03 - A Proverb on DEFICIENCIES - “Ẹṣín dára ó ku aré; èèyán dára ó ku ìwà; ajá òyìnbó dára ó ku àtidẹ.” 13:04

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Omoluabi Podcast | Season 6 Episode 3 PROVERB CONSIDERED: “Ẹṣín dára ó ku aré; èèyán dára ó ku ìwà; ajá òyìnbó dára ó ku àtidẹ.”(Translation: “The horse looks great but lacks speed; the man is handsome but lacks character; the European dog is good-looking but cannot hunt.”) REFLECTION We all have weaknesses. No man is an island. What we lack is mad…

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S6E02 - A Proverb on CONFIDENCE - ““Níbo ló gbé wà?” nìyájú ẹkùn.” 11:16

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Omoluabi Podcast | Season 6 Episode 2 PROVERB CONSIDERED: ““Níbo ló gbé wà?” nìyájú ẹkùn.” (Translation: "[To ask] ‘Where is it?’ is a great insult to the leopard.") REFLECTION To put the proverb in context, imagine yourself in one of Kenya’s national parks. Your son has been looking forward to seeing his favourite animal—the leopard—up close in th…

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Embrace your inner outlier: going full desert weirdo with Brittany Cole Houston | S4E3 1:25:25

6M ago1:25:25

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Brittany is a silversmith, non-traditional educator, and the creative force behind Full Desert Weirdo. Together we rethink the edges of normalcy, illuminating how our quirkiest traits not only shape an ever-changing personal identity but also hold the potential to remake the world around us. Conversation Themes The Value of Outliers Social Norms an…

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Episode 38: Divine Ones I Adore - Demeter 50:26

7M ago50:26

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The Greek Mother Goddess Demeter. She is a powerful lover of the humans providing the abundance of the earth, always tending and nurturing. But can it get a bit Smothering sometimes? We will find out later when we meet her daughter Persephone. Meanwhile let’s float in the beauty and blessings of Demeter's Garden.…

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Ep 80: Dr Neil Rushton's Experience on Glastonbury Tor 1:10:06

7M ago1:10:06

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Send us a text Jo Hickey-Hall chats with Dr Neil Rushton about his inexplicable audio experience on Glastonbury Tor in October 2023. He very candidly describes the difficult time he underwent this last winter, following the encounter. This episode offers our thoughts on what can happen when we journey down to the Underworld. We all go there through…

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S6E01 - A Proverb on PERSEVERANCE & PATIENCE - “Pípẹ́ ni yó pẹ̀ẹ́, akólòlò á pe baba” 11:53

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Omoluabi Podcast | Season 6 Episode 1 PROVERB CONSIDERED: “Pípẹ́ ni yó pẹ̀ẹ́, akólòlò á pe baba.” (Translation: “It may take a long while, but the stammerer will eventually manage to say ‘‘Papa.’’”) REFLECTION Perhaps this proverb reminds you—as it reminded me—of a stammerer you know. Or perhaps, it reminds you of yourself and your occasional stutt…

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Ep 79: 'Night Time Gnome' Came Looking for Me! (New Zealand) 1:13:59

8M ago1:13:59

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Send us a text I speak to a man in Auckland New Zealand, who grew up in what was originally native bush land. As a child, he had what sounds like a gnome encounter inside his home. His response to the frightening experience had a profound effect on how he decided to live his life from that point forward. Our guest's inspiring story suggests what ma…

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Episode 37: New Series! Divine Ones I Adore - Asterion 34:27

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He has been lost in the cartoon of Greek myths and the Monsters of stop animation. But his name means Child of Earth and Starry Heaven. Better know as the Minotaur, beast of the labyrinth. How is it possible that a scary beast who lurks in a maze and eats tweens for lunch is actually a God? Listen and I will tell you how you are like him and how th…

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Ep 78: The Dark Rider of Glastonbury Tor 50:39

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Send us a text I speak with a woman who encountered a figure on Glastonbury Tor, who has appeared in a number of episodes thus far...The Dark Rider. In this and previous episode Ep 76: Otherworldly People: Encounter on the Thames he appears and then disappears. Always in black leather clothing, each time wearing a black helmet with the visor down s…

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Ep 77: Fairies and Orbs at the Brook (Lancashire) 51:02

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Send us a text Jo is joined by musician Sam McLoughlin who, as a young man aged 17 or 18 experienced an enchantment in a local woodland in Lancashire. He and a friend heard what sounded like children’s voices coming from the river. They experienced orbs and a sense of strange shift in reality, commonly known as the Oz Factor, a term coined by Jenny…

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Ep 76: Otherworldly People: Encounter on the Thames 45:16

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Send us a text Jo Hickey-Hall speaks to Frank Scannella about his encounter next to the river in Walton-on-Thames in 1982. His story 'Meeting Nicola', was published in the, "It Happened To Me..." section of The Fortean Times (Issue 350, 2017). This episode was also released as a video on YouTube. The sense of uncanniness about this meeting has alwa…

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“I was so undecided”: navigating personal fulfilment and professional purpose - Christopher Schoenwald | S4E2 50:26

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Christopher hosts and produces the internationally-awarded "Life as A.." podcast, helping people find professional career ideas and business pathways by exploring jobs from around the world. We discuss the interplay between career and identity and the pursuit of purpose-driven work. Christopher's story in brief Christopher didn’t have a Plan A. He …

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Calibrate your inner compass with a sense of gratitude for the peculiar - Lawrence Yeo | S4E1 1:16:47

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Lawrence Yeo is a writer, illustrator, storyteller, and the creator of 'More To That', an illustrated long form blog that delves deeper into the things that make us who we are. We discuss the role of confidence, gratitude, uncertainty and many other practicalities of pursuing a creative life. Lawrence's story in brief Lawrence grew up feeling abund…

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Ep 75: The Winter Solstice Centaur 1:21:37

11M ago1:21:37

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Send us a text A winter solstice trip to a cottage in the forest, brings an Austrian couple face to face with a human/horse hybrid. This will leave you with many questions, I'm sure. If you are thinking of taking a trip into forest areas this Christmas then...keep your ears and eyes peeled! ⭐️ BONUS EPISODE ⭐️ In the full length episode on Patreon,…

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Ep 74: Jack Frost at my Window 44:45

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Send us a text Wintertime is innately full of magic but imagine coming face to face with a winter sprite at your bedroom window? We hear a magical memory shared, look at some other frosty encounters and ask ourselves, "who is Jack Frost?” ⭐️ BONUS EPISODE ⭐️ The bonus is a reading of The Snow Child. But due to an ongoing viral illness this will be …

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27 gifts of life-changing learning and one radical conclusion - an audio essay | S3E9 41:36

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If you could gift someone a life-changing learning experience, what would it be and why? We discuss the combined wisdom of 27 of my podcast guests and what it means for how we approach the practice of education. Where, when, and how do moments of truly life-changing learning actually happen? What do they look like? When have you had a learning expe…

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Green Gnome Visitation Changed My Life (Oklahoma) 1:30:41

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Send us a text A most poignant story about a little boy from Oklahoma who came face to face with a gnome in his bedroom. As a child he had felt very alone and afraid for much of his childhood but it was an Otherworldly being that reached out and showed him love. Now as an adult, he recalls how this experience, “changed (his) life and the way (he) s…

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Ep 72: Californian Gnome Portals 1:02:34

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Send us a text Our guest describes a sighting in 2016 in California, which occurred after a plant medicine church meeting. Whilst sitting in his car waiting for a friend, he watched two gnomes, no more than three ft tall in height, appear from a bush one after the other. They 'waddle' across the street and disappear into another bush. (Apologies fo…

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Ep 71: Halloween Special with Eerie Essex's Listeners Stories plus Time Between Times' Owen Staton 1:21:07

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Send us a text An audio recording of our patron-exclusive live stream 🎃 Halloween Special gathering with Bethan Briggs-Miller and Ailsa Clarke of Eerie Essex Podcast and Owen Staton of Time Between Times . Bethan and Owen also create Spectre of the Sea Podcast together. ⚡️Recorded live stream on the Modern Fairy Sightings YouTube channel: 👻 We hear…

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Listening with the heart: how the wisdom of plants helps us remember our connection to the divine - Amanda Nicole | S3E8 1:27:26

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Amanda is a liriodendress, a human embodiment of the tulip poplar tree. We discuss her journey of reconnecting with nature, listening to the wisdom of plants, and exploring alternative ways of knowing in her pursuit of heart-centred living. Episode Summary Raised in a conservative Baptist church, Amanda always felt the divinity in the world but que…

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Ep 70: Anubis and The Hat Man: In the Shadows 1:21:37

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Send us a text We hear of one woman's experiences with shadow people. The first appears as Anubis the Egyptian Protector god, while the other is a well-known archetype: The Hat Man - an entity who has appeared to many people and is traditionally seen as malevolent...though the story shared in this episode provides another perspective. TRIGGER WARNI…

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Ep 69: Beckoned by Forest & Lake: Upper Peninsula of Michigan 53:19

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Send us a text Our guest describes his extreme childhood experience in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, involving musical enchantment, levitation, loss of time and senses and deep connection to raw nature. We hear how he was enchanted into the woods and ended up in a potentially life-threatening situation. Despite the intensity of the experience, h…

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Ep 68: 'A Gnome Ran Across My Bed!': Maintaining Childhood Wonder: Real Fairy Experiences 1:10:47

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Send us a text 🧚🏻‍♀️ I chat to a woman originally from the south east of England, about her real experiences with fairy beings. ✨They include childhood levitation, a bedroom based fairy visitation, and a multiple-witness sighting of a tiny humanoid disappearing into a hedge. She describes seeing orbs inside her bedroom as a child as well as lights …

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Ep 67: Patrick Harpur: Daimons and The Otherworld 1:09:39

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Send us a text To kick off series 7 we are joined by author, Patrick Harpur who is well known to many of us for his book, Daimonic Reality: A Field Guide to the Otherworld. I also highly recommend reading The Philosopher’s Secret Fire: A History of the Imagination which heds a lot of light on the sorts of experiences we hear about on this show, alo…

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S5E05 - A Proverb on CHARACTER - “Ìwà lẹwà” 13:21

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Omoluabi Podcast | Season 5 Episode 5 PROVERB CONSIDERED: "Ìwà lẹwà" (Translation: "Character is beauty.") MEANING & ETYMOLOGY n this enlightening episode, we explore the profound Yorùbá proverb above, which emphasises the deep connection between a person's inner qualities and their external beauty. At the core of being an "Omoluabi" (which breaks …

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Ep 66: Guest Host Takeover 2 - Icy Sedgwick & Bethan Briggs-Miller 1:49:57

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Send us a text ✨ In this second and final Summer Guest Host Takeover special* I'm delighted to introduce two more spectacular human beings: Bethan Briggs-Miller of Eerie Essex and Spectre of the Sea and Icy Sedgwick of Fabulous Folklore with Icy 🧌🧚🏻‍♀️ Icy and Bethan share encounters from their original homelands, discuss psychic home-clearing and …

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S5E04 - A Proverb on THE DESTINY OF THE TREACHEROUS - “Èké mọ ilé-e rẹ̀ ó wó; Ọ̀dàlẹ̀ mọ tirẹ̀ ó bì dànù” 15:36

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Omoluabi Podcast | Season 5 Episode 4 PROVERB CONSIDERED: "Èké mọ ilé-e rẹ̀ ó wó; Ọ̀dàlẹ̀ mọ tirẹ̀ ó bì dànù"(Translation: "The devious person builds a house, and it collapses; the treacherous person builds one, and it tumbles in ruins.") In this captivating episode, we delve into the profound Yorùbá proverb that carries a powerful message about th…

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Ep 65: Guest Host Takeover Special with Kate Ray and Claire Casely 1:18:47

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Send us a text ✨Welcome to part one of two Guest Host Takeover specials produced by my fellow podcasters and researchers.* In this episode I'm delighted to introduce hosts Kate Ray of Hare in the Hawthorn and Claire Casely of ‘Fairy Whispering Podcast’. Their fabulous chat includes a discussion on the merits of gnomes (Kate hails from Nottingham, s…

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