On the Soul's Terms

Today I’m joined by a dear friend and colleague, Colette Davis. We got together to discuss the intersections of Shaiva Tantra and Depth Psychology, but in the end we enter deep waters as Collette opens up about the tragic story of her relationship with her mother who passed earlier this year. She brings a depth, sensitivity and vulnerability to this personal yet universal theme of love and loss be...

Today the podcast receives the 'Virgo treatment'; a clean up and a recalibration to a new format of astrological exploration. We begin with a few questions: What is the purpose of all of this? What are we trying to get to the bottom of? Why am I speaking these words and why are you, the listener, tuning into them? This leads into an exploration of why this podcast exists in the first pla...

James Mattingley is an embodied movement specialist who facilitates couple's work with his wife, Megan. He is the father of Lila and the expecting father of a baby boy on the way. James opens the show with a poem he wrote recently about the inherent tension within being and becoming a man. From there we move into conversations around men's work, highlighting some of our shared experience...

In the next instalment of the Zodiac series we enter a tunnel underneath a great mountain where Hercules wrestles the Nemean Lion... Of course, then, we have entered the realm of Leo. We spend time with CG Jung and his Leo Sun and explore the concepts gifted to us from his life, particularly the field of individuation as it pertains to the Herculean task of becoming ones true self. It's an ep...

In Part Two of this Two Part conversation with Mothers at Midnight hosts Indigo Melrose and Rose Harvey we begin with the idea of dropping down to source to access the inner well spring of creativity. This takes us into the process of individuation; being safe enough to explore the outer world.  And then we get into the idea of the heroine’s journey as it stands apart from the hero’s journey. The...

Today I’m joined by two dear friends, Rose Harvey and Indigo Melrose, from the Mothers and Midnight Podcast .  The three of us were all part of a two year program at Metavision Institute in Australia where we learned Process Oriented Psychotherapy. For the occasion of the Cancer New Moon, we talk about Mothers. The light, the dark and the many shades in between. It ended up being such a rich area...

In this episode we explore the first water sign of the Zodiac: Cancer. Ruled by the moon, Cancer is linked to the archetypal mother and so rules over the lunar side of our consciousness; fluid, emotional, imaginal, creative, nurturing and receptive. As this 'night world' consciousness responds best to images, sounds and sense impressions, the episode begins with a look at a few Cancerian...

Today I’m delighted to re-introduce Melanie Reinhart back to the show for our Gemini interview. She was the perfect, and most obvious choice for this one with her own personal treasure trove of Gemini Planets. Predictably, and like last time she was on the show, we went over the time limit by about the length of an extra episode. And as such I’ve split the one into two; a Gemini theme in itself. I...

Welcome to Part Two of my discussion on Gemini with the astrologer, Melanie Reinhart . If you’re just jumping into this episode I suggest going back to the previous one to hear part one of our chat on the mystical experience of the lost twin.  In this episode we will spend more time in the mythic and the astrological, discussing Gemini’s position in between the earthy Taurus and the watery Cancer...

"Don't be afraid of mistakes. There aren't any." - Miles Davis Our expedition into the many-varied sign of Gemini begins with the above Miles Davis quote. It is the permission given to us by this third sign of the Zodiac to experiment and to play and to trust in those off notes as avenues into new ways of expression. Gemini is a mutable air sign. Its symbol is the roman numeral...

In this episode we re-enter the labyrinth of Crete to take a closer look at that Minotaur in the middle (we first explored this in #13) and see if he can enlighten us about the true nature of the Astrological sign of Taurus.  The episode begins with ♉︎ the symbol for Taurus and moves into the animal essence of the bull that lies at the heart of this sign. We follow the bull's momentum into t...

"There is geometry in the humming of the strings. There is music in the spacing of the spheres." -- Pythagoras ______________________________________________ Fifteen years ago I had the pleasure of meeting the astrologer, Rick Levine, on a course he was running in Bali called Initiation into Astrology. With his stellium in Aries he embodies that initiatory force; the ability to spark cre...

Aries: The first sign of the Zodiac; the Ram; the Initiating Fire; Ruled by Mars God of War. This episode thrusts forward into the journey of the Zodiac, penetrating into the Zodiac sign of Aries. It begins with the ram itself, play-fighting when young then locking horns as an adult. We then move into a short meditation to feel that fire within ourselves and how it might be present or missing. Alo...

A few weeks ago Saturn moved into Pisces and I felt a subtle nudge to change the structure of the show. You see, Pisces is the waters of the soul, the big oceanic world where two fish swim in opposite directions connected by an umbilical cord. In the ocean there are so many stories, endlessly swirling around taking us from one place to another, but never washing us up on the islands of certainty....

Natalia Rachel joins the podcast today to discuss her new book , her work in the healing arts, and her personal journey of surviving and thriving following many years of a severe and debilitating disease that left her unable to walk or function in the world. After finding her way to her own health and sovereignty, Natalia dedicated herself to helping others find their way through the labyrinthine...

This episode is the second half of the epic tale of Psyche & Eros from the 2nd Century AD, moving forward from episode #38.   Psyche, devastated at the loss of her husband Eros, throws herself in the river. The river doesn't accept her sacrifice and washes her up to the shore where she sees the great god Pan playing around with his pipes. From this encounter she is emboldened and ready to...

Today's episode explores the story of Psyche & Eros, from the 2nd century AD by Apuleius in his novel, The Golden Ass . Part fairytale, part myth, it presents as a dream and allows us to dive deep into its imagery, symbols and motifs. In it you'll hear strands of Beauty & the Beast, Cinderella, Snow White amongst other ancient tales that were eventually recorded by the Brothers G...

Tara Judelle comes back to the show to share of her embodied, visionary wisdom (previous episode #17). As the moon waxes its way towards its fullness in the vibrant, creative sign of Leo, we enter through Tara's own Nodal Story (Leo South Node - Aquarius North Node) and let the spirit of the times move us. This leads us into some observations of our times and the strong pull of the little bla...

Following on from last episode's deep dive into the themes of Capricorn, this episode tracks the elusive 11th sign of the Zodiac, Aquarius, and the mythic themes that flow through it. We watch as the beautiful youth, Ganymede, is abducted by Zeus and taken to Heaven to pour wine for the Gods while his father is left behind bereft. This story was taken from the Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite and is...

What is the myth underlying the modern practice of Yoga? In today's episode, Sky Akasha Tobias joins me to unpack this question. In doing so we explore Yoga's ancient roots to see if the bridge that connects it to its modern incarnation can still be seen, felt and perhaps even traversed. Sky spends his time between Sweden and Bali, teaching with his wife, Sanna, at their school called Sa...

To celebrate this time of the year where, like Janus with his two faces, we're looking backwards and forwards, this episode looks into the two Titan brothers of Greek Mythology, Prometheus (forethought) and Epimetheus (afterthought). But first, it's a deep dive into the Creation Myth of Greek Mythology going right back to the relationship between Gaia (Earth Mother) and Ouranus (Sky Fath...

This morning when I woke up to meditate, 10 days after completing a 10-day Vipassana course, my app told me that it's Bodhi Day. According to Buddhists this day celebrates the day that the Buddha became enlightened whilst sitting under the Bodhi Tree (the tree of awakening). It's also a Gemini Full Moon today - the sign closely associated with the beginner's mind, opposite the Sun i...

After receiving a lot of feedback and questions from our last episode (ep. 31), Dr Carolina Herbert joins us again to discuss the steps and tools and what it takes to move through the process of Apology & Forgiveness. For the first half of the Podcast we look at the first step - getting a clear idea of the moment of wounding and where it continues to occur in your current life. Next, the impor...

Dr Carolina Herbert joins us on the show again to discuss her experience of the Chiron Return: a process that occurs for us all in our late 40s/early 50s. We begin with a poem from John O'Donohue from his collection, To Bless the Space Between Us . It's a poem entitled For Someone Awakening to the Trauma of His of Her Past. This sets the scene for the story of Chiron told from his birth...

In this slightly new format of the show we explore a dream that I client brought to me this week. In this dream she is in the rubble of an old building and looks down to see dust gathering on the remains of ancient festivals. The feeling is of a deep sense of loss. Into this feelings comes a woman with dark hair called Cynthia (linked to Artemis) who comes to guide her through her exploration. The...