The Cauldron of Curiosities

Creating connections is where we allow our brains to observe and we come to conclusions. Taking time out each day to connect with others, nature or energy is stimulating and it will change your life. I talking about connecting with energy, my observations regarding astrology, some apps that I have used, such as Chani. Which podcasts and books I found useful. Help me understand the foraging picture...

Mensonge means fairytale What if fairytales give you information that you could use to your benefit, for your development. What if fairytales are magic because they are words.

Foragers Feedback is in Coventry.

Foragers Feedback from Coventry

About Me –as a teacher Why I Teach— And Why It Matters for You I was oncethat child staring out of the classroom window, wishing I were outside in thesunshine. School felt full of distractions, and although people told me I was“bright,” my exam results didn’t reflect it. My reports described me as adaydreamer, someone “not suited” to higher education. Everythingchanged when I met a teacher who hel...

The walk takes me from Bubbenhall bridge over Shakespeare’s Avon to the airport boundary. The video footage is on YouTube.

I have explored a few rabbit holes around culture, and found some commonality. My path led me to the Pitt Rivers museum, the Goddess Ma'at and wandering the hedgerows seeing where the wild garlic is pushing through the leaf mould.

Walking the paths and lanes finding new plants growing.

I am walking amongst hedges that have not been flailed. This means the berries of autumn are still available to feed the birds and animals. Link to lords and ladies identification https://www.wildfooduk.com/wild-plants/lords-and-ladies/

What does a forager need to carry? Do foragers always need to pick the plant? Herb book for a resource - A Modern Herbal by Maude Grieve.

I am changing the format of the podcast. I have been releasing content on the podcast every thursday but decided that my wanderings necessitated a change. In future there will be one longer format episode which contains the book lore and rabbit holes that you are familiar with. The first thursday of the month will be a three part episode, it includes what is stirring my pot or yours, the books I h...

This episode is released early to time with Imbolc. I relate how I have used tuning forks to help with both relaxation and the pain of having a tooth extracted. I have been reading about the return of the sun, this is the time of year where the morning are becoming lighter and we get longer days back. Soon the Cailleach will let us know to stock up our logs or order our spring colours.

This is a three part recording. 1. Where have I been - go check out the Angel of Trowbridge in Hilperton. 2. What have I been reading - From Gill Edwards to Regency Romance how does this shape my philosophy? 3. Foraging right now.

I have been reading Gill Edwards Wild Love about how we manifest and attract what we receive. Anyone else wonder about how this works? Trailer clip for the podcast released on 29th January 26.

Exploring Hermetic Science in Conversation with Dr David Anderson. Dr Anderson is a archaeologist and hermetic scientist. He runs Bodmin Pagan Moot which is hosted on the 1st Wednesday of every month at the Hole in the Wall pub in Bodmin. You can find details on the Moots Facebook Page. Dr Anderson runs the moots funded from his own resources. This episode is combination of two earlier episodes.

Published Author and stand up poet Mab Jones brings her thoughts from south wales. Have you read her Haiku?

I check the ingredients normally on my food. It has often been to avoid nefarious additions of white sugar. But what about the additives that are legislated. Chalk in flour would have been a fineable offence. What about pastry that has ten ingredients instead of three? If we are what we eat - are we looking as healthy as we could be?

A fresh start with 2026 and the full moon in Cancer. I will be starting a new chapter of nomadic travels with Bumblebee. One of my quests is to locate clean food. We can’t all cook from scratch so let’s share places that help us stay healthy.

I explore anxiety and its sources using my own experiences to examine what I could do and lend my tale so you might take heart that you are not alone.

I remember my gran telling me as a child that serpentine could be found loose on the beach at the Lizard. Kynance cove is a bay of radiant red marked with coal black and it shines like it has been polished on a rainy day. I found snake like green shapes for my space.

When you ask for something do you have the patience to wait for an answer? Or do you just take or cross the boundary without waiting. I think we have all been impatient and crossed a boundary. When I walked along the river I considered the impact of not listening.

What do you feel when you hear the wild geese call? is there a sound that pulls on your heart strings. Is it the Echo of the Wild?

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what gets you moving? Are you a consistently early waker. Do you need a routine? I share some of my daily rituals including using the tuning forks daily.

I discovered whilst researching that there are lots of stories about Sekhmet and these involve her merger with other deities. I tell one version of this story and some discussion about the older Shesmetet also a lioness goddess. Who is your favoured Egyptian Deity?