Thanks Allysha, grateful for the opportunity to be a guest writer on your substack. I think of you often as you are exploring and experiencing the magic and mystery of the Languedoc. The codes and messages that have been left for us... and if they can't be found externally - they are there, written in our bones, sung in our blood and whispered in our soul. Thanks for listening Allysha! Love to you and blessings for the rest of your journey there and home.
Thank you, Julie! We’ve talked so much about this—the way the secrets of our ancestors are still there… all around us… and we can recover them in the same ways they first discovered them.
Julie, this is such a gorgeous piece! I loved seeing your voice shine here, and I felt like I was sitting across from you hearing you talk about something you clearly LIVE.
Reading this, I recalled how I’ve always thought of magic more like that web you mention—the wyrd, the weave—something vast and alive that we’re in relationship with. I tend to treat it more like a noun than a verb, not so much something I do as something I’m always in conversation with. This post helped me deepen the language for that, and also nudged me to notice the places where I maybe am doing it too, just in ways that feel like listening or responding.
Thank you for offering this beautiful map of your magical terrain. It made me reflect on my own in such a loving way! 💖💖💖
Oh i love that Jenna - seeing magic more as a noun than a verb. This feels more respectful, devotional and humble. Not, I'm DOING the magic. Truly, it does feel more natural to be in conversation with the magic. The other way feels... patriarchal to me. Wielding it, processing it... I prefer the circle, the relational, the collaboration... 💜💜💜
I love this, Julie. We're not meant to conquer the Earth, but to live in kinship with it, to appreciate and cultivate its magic, to co-create with it. Full-body sigh, and deep bow to this wisdom. 💜🌟💜🌟💜
Thanks Keith! I find it fascinating that we have been given so much grace, beauty and abundance! Our planet may be both wild and beautiful, terrifying and gracious, yet the magic and mythos are all right here for us to explore and come into deep connection with. And we as a culture choose to conquer, colonize and rule. With all that though, I find it amazing, all I need to do is shift my perspective and the world opens... 💜
After reading this from beginning to the end, I think you both should write a fantastical TV series or movie and I would be the first to stream.
This is absolutely gorgeous and beautiful, and yes, magic sprinkles, and everything that we do. We just have to feel ig at our fingertips and do wonders with it.
I’m real it’s my first time reading your peace and I’m completely marveled and mesmerized and a big fan now 🥰🥰
Thanks Allysha, grateful for the opportunity to be a guest writer on your substack. I think of you often as you are exploring and experiencing the magic and mystery of the Languedoc. The codes and messages that have been left for us... and if they can't be found externally - they are there, written in our bones, sung in our blood and whispered in our soul. Thanks for listening Allysha! Love to you and blessings for the rest of your journey there and home.
Thank you, Julie! We’ve talked so much about this—the way the secrets of our ancestors are still there… all around us… and we can recover them in the same ways they first discovered them.
Julie, this is such a gorgeous piece! I loved seeing your voice shine here, and I felt like I was sitting across from you hearing you talk about something you clearly LIVE.
Reading this, I recalled how I’ve always thought of magic more like that web you mention—the wyrd, the weave—something vast and alive that we’re in relationship with. I tend to treat it more like a noun than a verb, not so much something I do as something I’m always in conversation with. This post helped me deepen the language for that, and also nudged me to notice the places where I maybe am doing it too, just in ways that feel like listening or responding.
Thank you for offering this beautiful map of your magical terrain. It made me reflect on my own in such a loving way! 💖💖💖
Oh i love that Jenna - seeing magic more as a noun than a verb. This feels more respectful, devotional and humble. Not, I'm DOING the magic. Truly, it does feel more natural to be in conversation with the magic. The other way feels... patriarchal to me. Wielding it, processing it... I prefer the circle, the relational, the collaboration... 💜💜💜
I love this, Julie. We're not meant to conquer the Earth, but to live in kinship with it, to appreciate and cultivate its magic, to co-create with it. Full-body sigh, and deep bow to this wisdom. 💜🌟💜🌟💜
Thanks Keith! I find it fascinating that we have been given so much grace, beauty and abundance! Our planet may be both wild and beautiful, terrifying and gracious, yet the magic and mythos are all right here for us to explore and come into deep connection with. And we as a culture choose to conquer, colonize and rule. With all that though, I find it amazing, all I need to do is shift my perspective and the world opens... 💜
Magic and miracles ✨✨
After reading this from beginning to the end, I think you both should write a fantastical TV series or movie and I would be the first to stream.
This is absolutely gorgeous and beautiful, and yes, magic sprinkles, and everything that we do. We just have to feel ig at our fingertips and do wonders with it.
I’m real it’s my first time reading your peace and I’m completely marveled and mesmerized and a big fan now 🥰🥰
Love this idea, Ral!
Thanks so much Rai! And I too really love your idea!
Love 💜💜💜
Thanks Alysia! 💜
Beautifully said, Julie!
Thanks so much Sylvia! 💜