https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-6j43n-190590d In todays podcast I am speaking with Josh Williams, one of my favourite herbal teachers. He is a wealth of knowledge relating to the traditional ways of working with plants and reviving animism through plant connections. Josh puts out loads of free content on his You Tube channel and you can support him throughContinue reading “56 – Josh Williams Wortcunning”
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55 – Dr Amit Anand Gender & Witch Hunts India
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-wu54q-18e69a5 Gender based violence, Deva Desi, and witch hunts in India. We will be speaking about the social-legal dimensions in the South- East Asia caste system.
54 – Tabitha Stanmore Cunning Folk
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-6smbv-18c65ce In todays episode I speak with historian Tabitha Stanmore on the topic of cunning folk and magic, a topic which I find particularly interesting. I hope that you enjoy the podcast, and will check out her conference and book if you are interested in the topics of witchcraft, magic and cunning folk. ToContinue reading “54 – Tabitha Stanmore Cunning Folk”
53 – Rosarie Kingston – Ireland’s Hidden Medicine
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-bdyjs-18aca71 Today I am speaking with Rosarie Kingston about the traditional folk medicine of Ireland. There is a rich history of traditional healing still practiced by folk healers and recorded in the Irish records, a lot of this old knowledge is being lost and at risk of dyeing out completely. If you would likeContinue reading “53 – Rosarie Kingston – Ireland’s Hidden Medicine”
52 – Grassroots Remedies Foraging & Community herbalism
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ijcb6-189048d In this months episode I am speaking with Soraya and Catriona from Edinburgh/Glasgow based co-op Grassroots Remedies about their community herbalism work and about sustainable foraging. Check out all their offerings at: grassrootsremedies.co.uk Follow them on Instagram @grassrootsremedies Grassroots Remedies and many other foraging organisations will be at The Scottish Wild Food Festival inContinue reading “52 – Grassroots Remedies Foraging & Community herbalism”
Reclaiming the Wise Woman – part 2 who is the wise women?
My work within Wise Herbal Ways is aimed at reclaiming the Wise Woman, but who is this woman? And why would we want to reclaim her? The Wise Woman can be thought of as a historical figure, an ancestor, and also as an archetype. She represents the wild woman within us, the fierce warrior whoContinue reading “Reclaiming the Wise Woman – part 2 who is the wise women?”
Whole Plants
We have evolved together with plants. Our bodies, our nervous system, our brains need the chemicals in plants as these chemicals are what we are literally made of, they are needed for our body to function properly, our microbiome also feed on them and they constitute the majority of our physical body. Plants contain thousandsContinue reading “Whole Plants”
Loss of old Gods
I was surprised to hear someone say that the fact that there were statues of female dieties discovered that pre-dated Jesus blew their mind, my mind was blown to find out that people believed that there was nothing before Christ, and yet this quote from the bible more or less sums it up. It explainsContinue reading “Loss of old Gods”
Headache like a hole in the head
Would you ever consider having trepanation – drilling a hole in your head – to relieve your headache? Not a regular, run-of-the-mill treatment for headaches even in the 1600s, but nonetheless a treatment that some people resorted to when nothing else helped. And amazingly, there are some records of people suggesting it worked for them! Continue reading “Headache like a hole in the head”
51 – The Apothecary’s Wife Karen Bloom Gevirtz
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-hayra-180e162 Today, on World Social Justice day, in the podcast I am speaking with Karen Gevirtz the author of THE APOTHECARY’S WIFE: The Hidden History of Medicine and How it Became a Commodity A ground-breaking genealogy of for-profit healthcare and an urgent reminder that cantering women’s history offers vital opportunities for shaping the future. YouContinue reading “51 – The Apothecary’s Wife Karen Bloom Gevirtz”
Rox Madeira 