The ReMembering and ReEnchanting Podcast

In this episode, we are uplifting some of the ideas in Elspeth Hay’s remarkable book,    Feed Us with Trees: Nuts and the Future of Food .   After starting with Sara Jolena offering a su mmary of some of the big ideas in the book, we move into a conversation with author Elspeth Hay and a few of the many people whom Elspeth has mentioned in the book: Ron Reed, Karuk tribal member and cultural biolo...

In this episode of the Remembering and ReEnchanting podcast, Sara Jolena Wolcott sits down with filmmaker and spiritual innovator Nova Scott James to trace the profound arc of her film journey. The journey begins with an exploration of Nova’s origins—from the influence of Harlem and childhood memories to the transformative power of cinema as a spiritual practice. We delve into the creation of her...

In this special episode of the Remembering and Reenchanting podcast, hostess Reverend Sara Jolena Wolcott is joined by her friend, former student and collaborator, Gayano Shaw, for a reflection on the year of 2025. Going beyond our normal format where Sara Jolena uplifts other people’s work or shares some of her own, she invites Gayano to help her hold her own reflection. The process is loosely mo...

In this episode, Sara Jolena talks with Meda Dewitt, a Lingit traditional healer, ethno-herbalist, educator, and artist from the Tlingit culture. Together, they explore themes of the perception of time in western and Indigenous cultures, the importance of storytelling, and the impact of seasonal changes on life. This includes the contrast between Native time and what Meda refers to as "manage...

Feminist scholar and artist Max Dashu joins hostess Sara Jolena Wolcott to delve into matriarchal societies and the rich breadth and depth of histories of the divine feminine and various forms of female leadership. Max shares how to navigate colonial and patriarchal narratives in your own cultural lineage as part of uncovering the rich heritage of women's leadership, spiritual power, and cult...

This conversation, with Sheikh Adeyinka Mendes and hostess Sara Jolena Wolcott, explores the themes of remembering, spirituality, and the interconnectedness of humanity. We delve into the significance of ReMembering Divine Love in spiritual practices, the role of land in shaping identity, and the importance of forgiveness in personal and collective narratives. Through the lens of different religio...

In this conversation, Sara Jolena Wolcott and Hilary Giovale explore the themes of interconnectedness and the healing journey of decolonization. Beginning with one of their shared Nordic/Anglo-Saxon heritage's understandings of the web of life, known alternatively as Orlog/Wyrd, they inquire into the purpose and nature of ReMembering as participating in the web of life. They then move into Hi...

In this episode of the Remembering and Re-enchanting podcast, hostess Sara Jolena Wolcott speaks with John Seed and Niamh Murray about deep ecology, the interconnectedness of all life, and the importance of community and ceremony in fostering ecological identity. They explore personal journeys, mystical moments, the significance of indigenous wisdom, and how deep ecology plays a role in the broade...

This episode features a conversation between host Sara Jolena Wolcott and guest Jessica Intermill, a lawyer and land history consultant. Jessica highlights the significance of land history in revealing the complex relationships between Indigenous cultures, settlers, and the land. She also discusses the emotional and practical aspects of land return and repair, stressing the need for respectful use...

Sara Jolena and Aubrey Chaves discuss the importance of understanding one's family history, faith, and its impact on personal identity. More than most of our episodes, this one resembles the kind of conversations that sometimes arise when Sara Jolena does 1-1 spiritual direction work with people. It is tender and exploratory.  We aren't talking "about" something so much as goin...

Sara Jolena and Robert Monson discuss their shared experiences with disability, the importance of communal care and mutual support, and the need to imagine a new world beyond the constraints of capitalism and able-bodied norms. They explore the intersectionality of race, class, and disability, as well as the challenges and resilience faced when claiming disability identities. Throughout the conver...

In this episode of The Remembering and Re Enchanting podcast, host Sara Jolena Wolcott and guest Lisa DeLay reflect on their experiences at BYU's Elevate: A Faith and Spirituality Podcasters Summit in Provo, Utah, where they engaged with a small group of podcasters dedicated to exploring spiritual themes. They have also highlighted key insights from Krista Tippett's keynote conversation,...

In this episode, Sara Jolena Wolcott and Lisa Colón DeLay have an engaging discussion about the inner landscape, drawing on wisdom from the Desert Fathers and Mothers of early Christianity. They explore how our internal worlds are deeply shaped by cultural influences, trauma, and the dynamics of community.   Lisa shares insights from her book "The Wild Land Within," describing the "...

This episode features a conversation with Sara Jolena Wolcott, Josh Schrei, and Andrew Dunn about history and technology. It was originally part of the Embodied Ethics in The Age of A.I. course offered by the School of Wise Innovation. Links: Andrew Murray Dunn Andrewmurraydunn.com Substack Medium X Instagram Facebook Josh Schrei The Emerald Podcast Instagram Facebook Advaya Course Send us a messa...

Scottish writer, Academic, and Spiritual Activist Alastair McIntosh sits down with Sara Jolena Wolcott to talk about his work on land reform, waterways and housing; the importance of Community Gardens, and the current state of America amidst the coming US election. This includes reflections from the island from which Donald Trump's maternal family comes.  1:33 - Introduction to Alastair Macin...

Author, social entrepreneur and the co-founder of a School Called HOME and The Dark Mountain Project - and a long time friend - Dougald Hine sits down with Sara Jolena Wolcott to talk about (adult) education, which leads to so many other things, because education is connected to so many things. 1:27 - Introduction to Dougald Hine 5:04 -  When you know society has run to the end of its own story......

Peacemaker, business consultant, and advisor Maija West joins us to talk about her former work as co-founding the Healing and Reconciliation Institute and her journey in honoring the land.  1:34 - Introduction to Maija West and her work at Healing and Reconciliation Institute 23:58 - Tools that help Majia in her work as a facilitator and peacemaker. 27: 58 - Bringing the land in to engage in peace...

In this special easter episode, we look at  the curious intersections of a Goddess of the Dawn, the turning point of the Christian calendar and cosmovision, and the way in which time itself was reconceptualized in early medieval Europe, with reverberations and implications for today.   This is an audio essay, not a conversation, and it picks up on threads from some of our earlier work around circu...

Osprey Oreille Lake talks about her vast work at WECAN International alongside many Indigenous leaders and her newly released book The Story is in Our Bones: How Worldviews and Climate Justice Can Remake a World in Crisis. 0:26 - Introduction to Osprey and WECAN International 4:28 - How did you learn how to listen? 7:32 - Story that opened Osprey’s heart in different way. (Her relationship with Na...

Join us on a journey in and around and through the relationship between time and place. We cover circular calendars, the nature of time, progress, colonization, and consider the question, "What would a liturgical calendar for a regenerative economy look like?"  We hear a lot about how people are separated from place. Much less discussed is how separating people from place leads to a diff...

Indigenous poet, scholar, musician, and community organizer Dr. Lyla June Johnston joins Sara Jolena to share about her dissertation, "Architects of abundance: indigenous regenerative food and land management systems and the excavation of hidden history". 1:33 - Introducing Dr. Lyla June 3:38 - Introducing Lyla's PhD dissertation - Architects of abundance: indigenous regenerative fo...

In this episode of The ReMembering and ReEnchanting Podcast with host Sara Jolena Wolcott and guest Dr. Alexis Bunten, we engage with questions around tourism and traveling. We Start with history, the colonial gaze, and its impact on today's tourism and travel ‘explorations’ Look at the dangers of "Disneylandification" Consider both 'sides' (the tourist and the native) exp...

Prof Carole Cusack, a professor in Religious Studies at The University of Sydney, shares her research on the shift into Christianity and the loss of indigenous European traditions, which were then referred to as "pagan" traditions. We explore some of how Christianity was brought, sometimes violently,  to Europe, and the subsequent shifts in spiritual, cultural, political, and geographica...

Indigenous elder Ron Goode and Pastor Katerina Gea join hostess Sara Jolena Wolcott to talk about an indigenous approach to fire management, frequently referred to as Cultural Burning. We delve into the sacred use of fire, how these kinds of preventative burns play a critical role in preventing wildfires, and fire's sacred connection to water and land.  Timestamp: 1:30 - Introduction 4:46 - W...

In this episode of the Mythcasting section of The ReMembering and ReEnchanting Podcast, hostess Sara Jolena Wolcott tells a story of one of the forgotten goddesses of the greek mythology. Baubo (and her Boar), a peculiar deity who is most certainly older than the Greek pantheon, but who still manages to survive the agricultural revolution in the Fertile Crescent and plays an absolutely essential r...