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Dreaming the Ancestors

Tara Brading

19 episodes

1 month ago

In this episode, Veronica Stanwell joins me to explore the importance of gathering in council and community to meet these increasingly chaotic times. Together, we dive into what it means to reconnect with the roundhouse—the circular dwelling of our British and Irish heritage—and the profound wisdom that emerges when we become receptive to the ancestors’ guidance. Veronica also talks about the ancestral immersions she hosts in the Welsh rainforest, where participants gather in a reconstructed ...

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In this episode, Veronica Stanwell joins me to explore the importance of gathering in council and community to meet these increasingly chaotic times. Together, we dive into what it means to reconnect with the roundhouse—the circular dwelling of our British and Irish heritage—and the profound wisdom that emerges when we become receptive to the ancestors’ guidance. Veronica also talks about the ancestral immersions she hosts in the Welsh rainforest, where participants gather in a reconstructed ...

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Religion & Spirituality

Episodes (19/19)

Dreaming the Ancestors

Reviving the Village, the Roundhouse, and the Ancestral Council ~ Veronica Stanwell

In this episode, Veronica Stanwell joins me to explore the importance of gathering in council and community to meet these increasingly chaotic times. Together, we dive into what it means to reconnect with the roundhouse—the circular dwelling of our British and Irish heritage—and the profound wisdom that emerges when we become receptive to the ancestors’ guidance. Veronica also talks about the ancestral immersions she hosts in the Welsh rainforest, where participants gather in a reconstructed ...

1 month ago

1 hour 2 minutes

Dreaming the Ancestors

Healing Intergenerational Legacies of Female Deprivation ~ Michaela from Rooted Feminine Wellness

In this episode, Michaela from Rooted Feminine Wellness talks about women’s bodies, women’s health, and matriarchal healing. Together, we dive into some of the stories and beliefs that have been passed down through the lineage about our bodies, and explore what it means to break free from legacies of female deprivation. To live in a way that truly honors and nourishes our bodies is revolutionary, and heals generations of patriarchal oppression and colonial wounding. Michaela talks about this ...

3 months ago

47 minutes

Dreaming the Ancestors

Welsh Spirituality and Cultural Appropriation ~ Gwilym Morus-Baird

In this episode, we dive into the topic of Welsh spirituality and cultural appropriation. For anyone interested in honoring their Welsh or English heritage in heartfelt and respectful ways, this episode is for you as we talk about the importance of distinguishing these two distinct cultures. There’s currently a lot of interest in the “Celtic” traditions, which often leads people to the Welsh traditions; a culture full of myth, tradition, and spiritual teachings that bring forth a meaningful s...

7 months ago

54 minutes

Dreaming the Ancestors

Animism, Archeology, and The Ancient Pretani People of Britain ~ Sam MacLaren

There’s a lot of interest at the moment in connecting with our ancient past, and reviving the “Old Ways” of our earth-honoring ancestors. And while there’s so much we can learn from the past, it can be all too easy to romanticize or misinterpret our ancestral history. In this episode Sam weaves together archeology, animism and academia to demystify Britain’s ancient peoples, offering grounded insights into our native spirituality free from romantic projections. She shares beautiful wisd...

8 months ago

50 minutes

Dreaming the Ancestors

Sacred Kingship, Initiation, and Healing the Division between Men & Women ~ Niall Graham

In this episode, Niall is deeply vulnerable in sharing about his own mental health journey and his discovery of what it means to be a man. He discusses the significance of the Mother Wound for men, and men’s deep longing to be initiated by the feminine. He also expresses the need for strong men who are committed to their inner healing, and becoming the men that the world needs. Niall recognizes the disconnection between men and “feminine” principles, such as compassion and emotion. This is so...

11 months ago

1 hour 3 minutes

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Alchemy, Folk Medicine, and Tending the Sacred Waters ~ Charlotte Pulver

In this episode, Charlotte weaves together the story of alchemy and her journey to revive the folk medicine of her lineage. Her ancestors were apothecarists for many generations before being persecuted for their knowledge; a tradition that Charlotte has lovingly reclaimed. Although her lifelong interest in making medicines brought her to many different cultures around the world, it was in returning to the British Isles and rooting into her own heritage that she found her deepest calling. Sh...

11 months ago

42 minutes

Dreaming the Ancestors

Rewilding, Ancestral Lifeways, and Ecological Repair ~ Lucy Ní hAodhagáin

In this episode, Lucy Ní hAodhagáin (they/she) shares how living in conscious relationship with the land has the power to revive our innate wildness, our sense of belonging, and the wisdom of the ancestors. In Lucy’s early life in Belfast, they would journey into the wild to feel a sense of safety and connection. Over time, their passion for the natural world and ancestral ways of life awakened them to the sacredness of the plants, animals, and even their own body. In recognizing that we are...

1 year ago

49 minutes

Dreaming the Ancestors

Harnessing imbas forosnai (divine inspiration) for sacred activism ~ Laura Murphy

In this episode, Laura Murphy shares wisdom about her sacred activism journey and the ways in which she harnesses the ancient Irish practice of imbas forosnai (divine inspiration) in her work to create social change. The Irish spirit is a revolutionary one, and Laura speaks about the intersection of spirituality and activism in Irish history, highlighting the lives of key figures from the Celtic Revival at the end of the 1800s and early 1900s. Laura’s writing and poetry is at the forefront o...

1 year ago

1 hour 3 minutes

Dreaming the Ancestors

Reviving the Proto-Celtic Language & the Ancient Ways of Woman ~ Carolyn Hillyer

In this episode, Carolyn Hillyer shares wisdom about living on the wild lands of Dartmoor and her process of reviving and reimagining the Proto-Celtic language; a language spoken by ancient ancestors across various parts of Europe, including the British Isles. Carolyn’s work has awakened in me, and many others, a sense of what our Indigenous tongue might have been before the Anglo-Saxons came. There is a bone-deep ancestral remembering that happens in the presence of the Proto-Celtic l...

1 year ago

56 minutes

Dreaming the Ancestors

Welsh Witchcraft & Women of Welsh Mythology ~ Mhara Starling

Wales is a country full of legends and myths about the spiritual world; stories of sacred lakes, healing herbs, women of magic, and the mighty red dragon. The Land remembers these stories and the ancient ways of mystery and magic; traditions that have their roots in old Brythonic Britain. There are some fierce and magical women in Wales’s ancient mythology who embody the archetype of the Witch in a variety of ways. In this episode, Mhara shares deep wisdom about some of these mythic women (su...

2 years ago

1 hour 6 minutes

Dreaming the Ancestors

Irish Tree Wisdom, Plant Magic & Land Tending ~ Aoife Ní hEochaidh Réamainn

In the midst of rapid technological advancements, there is an ancient whisper that calls to many of us...a calling to return to the wisdom of the earth and the sacred technology of nature. A calling to reconnect with the land in the heartfelt ways of our ancestors. A calling to remember the medicine of the plants and trees, and how to heal ourselves as we heal the earth. In this episode, Aoife Ní hEochaidh Réamainn talks about working with trees and plants in sacred ways, her experiences of ...

2 years ago

56 minutes

Dreaming the Ancestors

Pathways of Belonging & Courting the Sacred ~ Isla Macleod

In this time of displacement, disconnection and overwhelm, so many people are longing for meaningful ways to belong. The questions that we hold close to our hearts are things like: What does it mean to belong to this earth? What does it mean to have roots? What does it mean to belong to my lineage, my ancestors, my cultural heritage? For those of you who feel this longing to belong, you know how deep it goes. In this podcast episode with Isla Macleod, we explore some of the pathways to coura...

2 years ago

49 minutes

Dreaming the Ancestors

Modern-Day Druidry and Rites of Passage ~ Eimear Burke

In this podcast episode I speak with Eimear Burke, a Druid and Seanchaí (storyteller) as well as the Chosen Chief of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids (OBOD). We talk about the importance of Rites of Passage and how Druidry can help to inspire and inform rituals to mark moments of significance in our lives. In the Western world we sometimes lose track of the most important moments in our lives—transitional and transformational moments such as giving birth, menopause, divorce or breakups, ...

3 years ago

49 minutes

Dreaming the Ancestors

Midwifery, Motherhood & Scottish Folk Medicine ~ Nicola Goodall

In this conversation, I talk with Nicola Goodall about the importance of midwives in the birthing process for mothers, and the ways that Scottish folk medicine weaves into the ancient tradition of midwifery. Nicola shares her wealth of wisdom about the sacredness of birthing, and ways to support this important rite of passage for mothers. She also shares wisdom about the persecution of midwives during the Witch Hunts and the ways that these atrocities have impacted women’s medicine.&nb...

3 years ago

55 minutes

Dreaming the Ancestors

Reclaiming the Mythos of our Feminine Bodies ~ Jen Murphy

In this episode with Jen Murphy, we dive into the connection between mythology and the feminine body, with a special focus on the myths of ancient Ireland. As women, we are indoctrinated into so many false narratives about our bodies from a very young age...stories that can take us away from the true essence of who we are and our embodied wisdom. We are living in powerful times where we can re-write these stories and reclaim the power of living embodiment. Tales of the mythic feminine and h...

3 years ago

55 minutes

Dreaming the Ancestors

The Wisdom of Women & Water ~ Dr. Karen Ward

In this episode with Dr. Karen Ward, founder of Moon Mná, we talk about the sacred connection between women and water in the ancient Irish tradition. There's a vital connection between women, water and flow which is encoded into our bodies. We flow with the menstrual cycle, connecting us to the cycles of Grandmother Moon who holds sway over the tides. We flow with the rhythms of our sexual fluids. We carry sacred womb waters that hold our beloved babies in utero. These living connections ar...

4 years ago

59 minutes

Dreaming the Ancestors

Reclaiming the Wisdom of the Goddess ~ Kathy Jones

In this episode with Kathy Jones, founder of the Glastonbury Goddess Temple, we speak about reclaiming the wisdom of the Goddess. For too long the Goddess has been forgotten, degraded and denigrated as patriarchal thinking has dominated our world culture. This has occurred in parallel with the oppression of women through the control of women’s bodies and physical expression, and the repression of women’s spiritual, emotional and creative energies. In these transformational times of change the...

4 years ago

51 minutes

Dreaming the Ancestors

Ireland's Ancient Astronomers ~ Anthony Murphy

Imagine living in a time when there was no artificial light. When there was true darkness in the sky, when there were no high rise buildings blocking your view of the celestial realms. A time when you knew exactly where the sun would rise at different times of the year. When you could recognize the planets and the constellations, and you would sit outside during the night and watch their movements across the skies. In the modern world, so many of us have become disconnected with the skies. W...

4 years ago

1 hour 2 minutes

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Sacred Song Traditions of Ireland ~ Mary McLaughlin

In this episode with Mary McLaughlin we discuss Ireland's incredibly rich culture and heritage when it comes to traditional music and sacred song traditions. Sacred songs have been important to our ancestors throughout history from all around the world. They hold an important piece of culture and tradition as they are passed down through the generations. They have the ability to bring people together in community and connect with a shared sense of identity and belonging. They open our ...

4 years ago

1 hour 14 minutes