Send us a text 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. Support the showPor Eryn Shrader

Send us a text 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 …

Send us a text 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…

Send us a text 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 Support the showPor Eryn Shrader

Send us a text 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 wit…

Send us a text 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 Ast…

Send us a text 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 effectivenes…

Send us a text 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. Support the show…

Send us a text 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 Anythin…

Send us a text 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 y…

Send us a text 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! Support the show…

Send us a text 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 …

Send us a text In 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 t…

Send us a text 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 compassio…

Send us a text 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. Support the s…

Send us a text 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. Support the …

Send us a text 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 Suppo…

Send us a text 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, togethe…

Send us a text 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. Support the showPor Eryn Shrader

Send us a text What is a life? What are we here to experience? How can we find our way to the "More Than" that we are promised? Support the showPor Eryn Shrader

Send us a text Vultures, goldenrod, dark goddesses, transformation, empowerment and more. Thank you for listening, as always. Support the showPor Eryn Shrader

Send us a text 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. Support the …

Send us a text 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 a…

Send us a text 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 r…

Send us a text We 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 Soma…

Send us a text The 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…

Send us a text Our 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…

Send us a text 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…

Send us a text "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 …

Send us a text 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 Support the show…

Send us a text This 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. Support the show…

Send us a text 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 curre…

Send us a text 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 wa…

Send us a text 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…

Send us a text 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 t…

Send us a text 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. Support the s…

Send us a text 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 …

Send us a text 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? Support the showPor Erin

Send us a text 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 h…

Send us a text 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.…

Send us a text 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! Support the show…

Send us a text 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. Support the show…

Send us a text 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. Support the showPor Erin

Send us a text 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. S…

Send us a text This episode opens with a poem from Tom Hirons, as an invocation of the Wild Masculine. Join me in the realm of the deep inner wild man that exists in us all. Let us liberate him, together. Support the showPor Erin

Send us a text *Content Warning* This episode is pretty raw and really captures the grief and chaos that have been swirling around for me lately. As we confront the collapse of our ecological systems, the grief we feel is intimately tied to our personal and collective trauma and often compounds that trauma through a lack of safety and feelings of p…

Send us a text I have received multiple requests to know more about my personal story. This episode is a brief response to those requests. I hope to go into more detail over time. For now, welcome to my attempt at more vulnerability, and deeper sharing of my own story. Support the showPor Erin

Send us a text How is our mind part of our magick? What is mindfulness? In this episode we explore the practices of mindfulness and how it may be supportive of our magick, and of our survival. Support the showPor Erin

Send us a text In this episode we explore the seasonal energies of Imbolc, and how to find alignment with the seasons within the energy of our own being. We also explore the call to speak for the more-than-human beings with whom we share this Earth. Support the showPor Erin

Send us a text For years I have heard the terms The Great Awakening, The Great Turning, The Shift, The New Earth, etc. I am fully convinced that this awakening is underway and actively shifting our experience of the world. Tune in this week to hear about how I am experiencing this awakening, and what I am learning from all of you. Support the show…