Art & Music & Creative Pursuit Episodes

March 8, 2022

S4 E23: The Awakened Medical Provider | A Southern Dialogue with Nurs…

Interested in sound healing? Bioenergetic medicine? Danielle chats with me about what it's like to be spiritually awakened as a nurse practitioner, and how she incorporates that into her work. She also talks about the device ...

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Dec. 23, 2021

S4 E18: The Modern Pagan Prayers Project | A Southern Dialogue with L…

What is the Modern Pagan Prayers Project? In this episode, I talk to Lucía and Gwyneth about how they came together during the pandemic for this project, why pagan prayer is important, the use of poetry in prayer, and how …

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Oct. 20, 2021

S4 E11: Serving Today's Pagans through Constellated Ministry | A Sout…

Pagan leaders or those that serve pagans in any type of ministry - this episode is especially for you!! My friend Holli Emore, Executive Director of Cherry Hill Seminary, talks to us about her new book, Constellated Ministry ...

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Aug. 20, 2021

S3 E26: Decolonizing Your Spirituality & Your Mind | A Southern Dialo…

What an honor to have shamanic artist Dayle McLeod on the podcast! We explore so many topics including the part that spirituality played in Dayle's life growing up as the only colored, queer person in her community and how he...

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Aug. 17, 2021

S3 E25 | Of Thrones & Thieves & Representation | A Southern Dialogue …

Jaelynn Hart is working on publishing her first novel, Of Thrones and Thieves , and we chat about the main character Princess Elara in this episode. Her sign is Aquarius, and Jaelynn tells us whether Elara fits the personalit...

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Aug. 4, 2021

S3 E24: Living a Celtic Lifestyle in the Modern South | A Southern Di…

McCollonough credits her primitive childhood on an island off Ireland and her life in modern America, as inspiration for her writings. In this interview, we chat about her earth-based spirituality as well as what she still st...

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July 12, 2021

S3 E18: Growing Up Haunted | A Southern Dialogue with Amber Rose Wash…

What would life be like if you grew up in a haunted house? What if the attic door in your bedroom opened and closed on its own? Amber Rose Washington joins us to tell us what it was like to …

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May 4, 2021

S3 E1: A Book Midwife's Creativity & Spirituality | A Southern Dialog…

It's a new season on Belle, Book & Candle and we've got so many wonderfully insightful guests for you! Today, we've got a witchy guest with us and we have a discussion about creativity and how it relates to spirituality, …

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April 29, 2021

S2 E30: Music & Nature for Spiritual Connections | A Southern Dialogu…

Our guest Irminsul went from being a staunch desert witch in Utah to deeply connecting to the tropical environment of a Pacific Island, and we talk about his experience connecting to the nature and culture of Hawaii. If you'v...

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April 13, 2021

S2 E25: Comedy & Cannabis | A Southern Dialogue with Shawn Wickens

Comedian Shawn Wickens and I chat about the importance of comedy, especially in difficult times. He's one of the hosts of the Stoner Morning Show, so I ask a few questions about cannabis. He shares with us the origin of …

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April 1, 2021

S2 E22: Horror ASMRtist & Swedish Witch | A Southern Dialogue with Ma…

Our creative and inspirational guest today is Swedish author, artist and witch Magic Frigren. She explains ASMR, and how she became an "ASMRtist" when she started her own horror ASMR Youtube channel called the "Secret Doll So...

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Sept. 26, 2020

Bonus: The Great Carbuncle by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Pull up a chair and hear the story of The Great Carbuncle, the first story that is said to contain reference to a "Jack-o'lantern". The Great Carbuncle by Nathaniel Hawthorne was first published in 1837. It is in public domai...

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