Sleep and Sorcery | Folklore & Fantasy-Inspired Sleep Stories

JOIN PATREON FOR AD-FREE LISTENING & MORE PERKS: patreon.com/sleepandsorcery   In tonight’s wizard world bedtime story, you arrive at orientation for your first term of study at the University of Enchanted Arts. Here, the world’s most gifted magical minds come together to learn and expand their horizons. Though you are still unsure how to direct your studies in this next chapter, you meet insp...

JOIN PATREON FOR AD-FREE LISTENING & MORE PERKS: patreon.com/sleepandsorcery Enter the whimsical marketplace of the fae folk in tonight’s fairytale inspired bedtime story. In tonight’s dark fairytale bedtime story, you’ve struck a bargain with Babicka, the mysterious wild woman of the swamp. She sends you in search of an item found only in the Fae Market. In this whimsical bazaar frequented by...

JOIN PATREON FOR AD-FREE LISTENING & MORE PERKS: patreon.com/sleepandsorcery Celebrate the Summer Solstice with friends, loved ones – and even some fairies – in tonight’s folklore-inspired bedtime story for kids. Sleep & Sorcery presents Arthur’s Corner: Magical Bedtime Stories for Young People. Inspired by fantasy, fairytales, and folklore, and using guided visualization, this bedtime sto...

JOIN PATREON FOR AD-FREE LISTENING & MORE PERKS: patreon.com/sleepandsorcery Exchange gifts with the goddess of the Crossroads in tonight’s mythology-inspired bedtime story. In tonight’s story, as you contemplate your place in a changing world, you witness a procession of torch-bearing spirits in the night. You follow them to the Crossroads at the edge of town, a liminal place that’s rich with...

JOIN PATREON FOR AD-FREE LISTENING & MORE PERKS: patreon.com/sleepandsorcery In tonight’s story, you are the long lost heir to the throne of the powerful kingdom of Brenindor. After years of not knowing your true identity, you have come into your own, reconnected with your bonded dragon, and set about claiming your inheritance. But without support or connections to the capitol, you find yourself u...

Ad-free listening and more at patreon.com/sleepandsorcery Experience the healing power of dreams in this bedtime story inspired by Greek mythology and history. This is a full-music re-release of "The Dream Sanctuary," originally published in 2024. In tonight’s story, you make a pilgrimage to the famous temple of Asclepius, Greek god of medicine. While there, you amble through the breatht...

(This version has no ambient music, only the voice.) Settle in for an extra-long compilation of stories set in the medieval fantasy realm of Brenindor. It’s a world in which magic is rare, but ready to ignite once more. Where kindness and compassion are rewarded. Where good leadership is synonymous with service. Travel the land in search of the last living dragon, craft the otherworld with your ow...

Settle in for an extra-long compilation of stories, accompanied by ambient music, set in the medieval fantasy realm of Brenindor. It’s a world in which magic is rare, but ready to ignite once more. Where kindness and compassion are rewarded. Where good leadership is synonymous with service. Travel the land in search of the last living dragon, craft the otherworld with your own power, leave the cas...

This is a full music remix of "Fairies of the Forest Floor," originally released in 2022. Unlock ad-free listening and more at Patreon.com/sleepandsorcery In this bedtime story accompanied by ambient music, you are strolling through a familiar wood when you come to a place where you once built fairy houses as a child. To your surprise, the place you used to play has grown into a thriving...

This is a full music version of "Magic in the Moon Garden," originally released in 2023. Unlock ad-free listening and more at Patreon.com/sleepandsorcery . In our bedtime story tonight, perfect for enjoying on or near the Vernal Equinox, you are a practitioner of natural magic tending to your garden under an auspicious full moon. While bathing in moonlight, you muse on the many myths and...

Channel your magic into a mysterious amulet in tonight’s medieval fantasy bedtime story. In tonight’s story, you are the village healer, a practitioner of natural magic and keeper of a renowned herb garden. Things are changing in the realm, and you are in need of a way to preserve your magical knowledge, so you have recently taken on an apprentice. Together, you work to develop a powerful gem, a c...

Meet a herd of magical unicorns in tonight’s fantasy sleep story for young listeners. In tonight’s fantasy-inspired bedtime story, you join your teacher and classmates on an exploratory nature walk through the woods next to your school, looking for telltale signs of the coming of spring. As you explore, the woods reveal their own hidden enchantments, including an unmistakable sign of spring: a her...

Visit the realm of unconscious inspiration in tonight’s surrealist bedtime story, dedicated to the memory of David Lynch.   In tonight’s story, you enter the mysterious domain of an ancient being known as the Dream Fisher – this is the place from which inspiration comes, and where ideas return when they go unrealized. Armed with a crude map, you seek the Fisher, in hopes they will return a dream y...

Lose yourself in the folklore of the land in tonight’s bedtime story. In tonight’s story, after inheriting a historic estate from an eccentric uncle, you host your first gathering at the country house for Winter Solstice. You celebrate with your new friends and community members, some of whom stay to help you tidy up at the end of the evening. Once the house is back to rights, you wind down by the...

Redeem the memory of Medusa in tonight’s sleep story, inspired by Greek mythology. In tonight’s story, you are an immortal Olympian – a member of the Greek Pantheon. You visit a deserted island where the memories of an ancient past are forever bound in stone. Here, you intend to right the wrongs of your past, makes amends, and to redeem the story of a figure forever remembered as monstrous: Medusa...

Tap into the strength of the lion in tonight’s medieval fantasy bedtime story. In tonight’s story, you are the heir apparent to the throne of a powerful kingdom. However, on the day of your planned coronation, you learned of another claimant to the crown – you fled the capitol in search of answers. Now, you venture through unknown wilds, following every clue to the whereabouts of your supposed riv...

Sleep & Sorcery presents Arthur’s Corner: Magical Bedtime Stories for Young People. In tonight’s fairytale-inspired bedtime story, you take a fun hayride on a crisp autumn evening. The hayride ends at the cottage of the good witch, a kind woman who has knowledge of healing, nature, and magic. She invites you and your family inside for tea, treats, and to teach you how to do your own magic. You...

Connect with the energy of the crane in tonight’s bedtime story, inspired by Japanese folklore. In tonight’s story, you are a poor woodcutter who discovers a wounded crane on your way home from the market. You care for the bird, nursing it back to health until it can fly again. Shortly after the crane departs, a woman arrives at your doorstep seeking a place to stay. The woman repays your hospital...

Meet the alchemist within in tonight’s fantasy bedtime story. In tonight’s story, you awaken upon a mountainside only to discover the unattended cavern workshop of an alchemist, who is in pursuit of the great secrets of the universe. You explore the curiosities of this mountain sanctum, coming face to face with the alchemist’s supernatural helpers: gnomes, sylphs, undines, and salamanders. Each of...

Engage with the magic of books in tonight’s Wizarding bedtime story. In tonight’s story, as the busy back-to-school season winds down in the magical shopping district of Surrey Alley, you close up shop at the beloved Bob & Wheel Books. This evening, you must turn over the bookstore for a new season, magically transforming it from a grand literary emporium to a cozy, intimate shop. Music: A Glimpse...

Paint the world with the colors of autumn in tonight’s fantasy bedtime story. Sleep and Sorcery is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/sorcery In tonight’s story, as the sun sets on a glorious summer, you wake and prepare to turn the world toward a new season. You are the Fall Fairy: the bringer of crisp mornings, vibrant foliage, and waning days, taking the tor...

Sleep & Sorcery is coming back with all new stories 9/10/24! Sleep & Sorcery is a folklore and fantasy-inspired sleep series. My name is Laurel, and I’ll be your guide on tonight’s fantastical journey. Sleep & Sorcery is one part bedtime story, one part guided meditation, and one part dreamy adventure. Listen to my voice for as long as it serves you, and when you’re ready, feel free to let go...

Full music re-release of The Rainy Day Library. In this bedtime story accompanied by ambient music, you’re cooped up at home on a rainy day when you notice a strange light shining from beneath your closet door. You open it to reveal the entrance to an enormous, otherworldly library. When you open the books, you’re transported to the book’s setting: the streets of Sherlock Holmes’ London, the pirat...

Full music re-release of The Sleeping Hero.   Sleep and Sorcery is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/sorcery In this medieval fantasy sleep story accompanied by ambient music, you and your newly formed traveling party set off toward a festival in the king's city. But the road to the capital is winding, and on your way, you’re tempted by side quests. This leg o...

Full music re-release of Temple of the Muses. In this Greek mythology-inspired sleep story, you are a poet in search of inspiration for your next great work. You seek the favor of Calliope, the muse of epic poetry, so you journey to the temple of the muses to meet her. You are granted an audience with all her sisters, and you come to understand the true nature of inspiration. Music: Nordic Sunrise...