Shamans Sandra Ingerman and Renee Baribeau have found that they enjoy speaking to each other and sharing inspiration and healing stories to keep us focused on our spiritual practice during this turbulent time on the planet.The Shamans Cave is a dedicated circle of shamanic practitioners who desire to contribute their unique gifts in behalf of all of life! This is a time to share strong ceremonial work and shamanic practices in our local communities. Shamanism is a practice that was tribal. A ...
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You already know that midlife isn’t the beginning of the end - it’s the start of something powerful. Crone Rising is hosted by Lee Currie, a storyteller, writer, and neopagan witch, bringing you weekly deep dives into the wisdom, magic, and unapologetic truth of life beyond the maiden and mother years, through conversations with guest Crones. Each 15-minute(ish) episode will start with the same question: “How do you maintain your relevance in a society that wants you to be invisible?” with t ...
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THE WONDER is currently on hiatus. We hope to return soon. THE WONDER explores perspectives, rituals, and observances of modern, naturalistic, Earth-revering Neopagan religious paths. Naturalistic Pagans embrace the world as understood by science (that is, without gods, magic, or the supernatural), and enhance our lives with myth, ritual and activism. Hosted by Mark Green (author of ATHEOPAGANISM: An Earth-Honoring Path Rooted in Science) and Yucca (formerly of The Pagan Perspective YouTube ...
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Religion is the driving force behind much of what happens in the world today -- particularly when it comes to the "big three" religions -- Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Religious differences have and continue to spark wars, create nations, and spawn ongoing conflict down through the centuries. No matter what religion you adhere to (or even if you claim that you don't adhere to any religion at all), you need to have a basic understanding of the world's religions in order to understand wha ...
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What Does it Mean to Be in Service: Shamans Cave
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27:36In the Western world we often equate being in service to being a star or having fame on some level. How public people are is often interpreted for how deeply someone is providing service. But is that true? Renee and Sandra have a different viewpoint on this. When you inspire someone and lift them up and change their day and life isn’t that a high f…
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Tracking Events and Situations that Brought you to a Place of Gratitude: Shamans Cave
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28:57This a very interesting show! So many people are doing gratitude practices and different ceremonies to express their gratitude as we know feeling and expressing gratitude is a way of healing and also a wonderful path to being in service. But have you ever tracked the people and events that led you to the path that brought you to the place of gratit…
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In the Northern Hemisphere we just welcomed in fall. And those of you welcoming in spring this show has some deep seeds for you too. If you follow what the spiritual collective is moving towards you can see a new evolved consciousness starting to emerge. But this requires some deep cleaning in your home, in your inner world, and in your life. Join …
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Shamanism is a way of life versus being a series of methods and techniques. People often miss this teaching and get lost in memorizing practices and ways to work that others write or speak about. But for everyone who understands the true power of shamanism know the methods and techniques are for show. Join Renee Baribeau and Sandra Ingerman for thi…
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EPISODE 025 | Reflection: Turning Shit into Sunshine (aka Lessons from Season One)
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15:20As Crone Rising Season One closes, Lee reflects on the constellation of women who shaped this journey — from joy to rage, reinvention to grace. Drawing wisdom from Kirsty Spence, Christine Mason Miller, and Linda Sivertsen, she explores what it means to stay relevant, visible, and sovereign in a world that prefers we fade. This is a meditation on g…
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EPISODE 024 | Linda Sivertsen: Gratitude, Grace, and the Creative Life
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21:36In this heartfelt and wise conversation, bestselling author and Beautiful Writers Podcast host Linda Sivertsen joins Lee to talk about creative consistency, social media as a modern writer’s playground, and finding meaning in the steady rhythm of a well-lived life. Together, they explore the courage it takes to stay visible, the humility that comes…
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One of the most talked about subjects today is how people across so many traditions and around the world are finding they put on a role and costume in life that would allow them to accepted by society and authority figures. Today people are waking up the fact that they have not been living their authentic life and that they have people in their liv…
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EPISODE 023 | Christine Mason Miller: Relevance is an Inside Job
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14:42In this soulful, grounded conversation, artist and writer Christine Mason Miller joins Lee Currie to explore what it really means to stay relevant in a world that often overlooks older women. Together, they unpack the evolution of visibility, the power of curiosity, the sanctity of boundaries, and the daily practice of gratitude and intuition. Chri…
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EPISODE 022 | Kirsty Spence: What’s Necessary Next
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17:46In this insightful and energizing episode of Crone Rising, scholar-educator Kirsty Spence joins host Lee Currie to explore what it means to live with clarity, curiosity, and a refusal to be invisible. From the lecture hall to life beyond academia, Kirsty shares her reflections on value versus visibility, the art of saying no, and the freedom that c…
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Where Are Your Spiritual Tools?: Shamans Cave
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26:14When you look at how the spiritual community is communicating you can hear how overwhelmed people are with all the changes we are experiencing. And a lot of people are just losing hope and don’t have the energy to perform any spiritual practices. We are seeing a culture in big burnout. In this rich show Renee and Sandra talk about this issue we are…
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EPISODE 021 | Reflection: Relevance Claimed, Not Bestowed
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12:57In this reflective solo episode of Crone Rising, host Lee Currie gathers the golden threads from her recent conversations with Nancy Drope, Tracy Trafford, and Kathy Clair-Hayes — weaving their insights into a meditation on relevance, resilience, and radical self-compassion. Lee explores what it means to stay visible and vital in a culture that too…
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EPISODE 020 | Kathy Clair-Hayes: Triggers, Choice Points, and Showing Up
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16:55Psychotherapist, astrologer, and energy healer Kathy Clair-Hayes reframes relevance as an inside job: power sourced from within, not granted by systems that prefer women invisible. She walks us through energetic grounding, triggers as choice points, and the shift from absorbing others’ pain to holding a spacious field for healing. We talk anxiety, …
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This a beautiful show that Renee and Sandra recorded. It is not about honoring ceremonies to be performed in nature. Sandra and Renee talk about opening up all our senses while we immerse ourselves in nature and the beautiful connections we can make with amazing nature beings we live on this earth with. This is a beautiful and touching show. And Re…
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EPISODE 019 | Tracy Trafford: Living a Life of Intention and Curiosity
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15:37In this episode of Crone Rising, Tracy Trafford shares her thoughtful journey of embracing relevance from within. From honouring laugh lines and quirky hair choices to celebrating small milestones with her partner, Tracy reflects on living a life of intention, nurturing mental health, and building a legacy of love and curiosity. Together, Lee and T…
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EPISODE 018 | Nancy Drope: Fierce Self-Compassion and Generational Healing
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12:30In this deeply resonant conversation, Nancy Drope reflects on resilience, independence, and breaking generational patterns of silence and struggle. She shares how her yoga practice, astrology, and oracle cards ground her in optimism while guiding her journey as a grandmother of six. Together with Lee, Nancy explores themes of fierce self-compassion…
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Renee and Sandra start by talking about something many spiritual practitioners face — burnout. From there, they share simple and heartfelt ways to call yourself back home and create more harmony and peace in every part of your life. Humor was immersed into the energy of the show. We all need to laugh a bit right now. And we all need ways to learn h…
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EPISODE 017 | Reflection: Aging as Deepening, Not Decline
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11:43In this solo reflection, Lee Currie threads together wisdom from recent Crone Rising conversations with Nancy Irons-Murray, Danielle Rousseau, and Wendy Jackman. She explores themes of reinvention, validation, peace, and truth-telling — and how these stories model a different way to age with curiosity, soft power, and honesty. Lee shares her own ta…
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EPISODE 016 | Wendy Jackman: Adoption, Art, and the Fight to Be Seen
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15:01In this conversation, Wendy Jackman joins Lee to explore what it means to stay visible in a culture that often demands silence and invisibility—especially for women. Wendy shares her journey through adoption, navigating a narcissistic parent, and learning to recognize the patterns of dissociation that shaped her life. Together, they unpack the gene…
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Methods of Healing vs the Magic of Healing: Shamans Cave
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23:00Renee and Sandra take on a very potent topic about healing. Many shamanic practitioners today are stuck in the illusion that it is the methods of healing that people turn to shamanism today. But in reality, methods have never healed anyone. Shamans have used “methods” as a way to demonstrate that she/he is performing a healing. But the true work th…
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EPISODE 015 | Danielle Rousseau: Validation, Visibility & Soft Power
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16:14In this intimate conversation, Danielle Rousseau shares her journey of moving from the high-stakes world of critical care nursing into the softer, slower rhythms of Cronehood. She speaks about the hunger for validation, the quiet wisdom found in friendship, and the courage it takes to reclaim visibility after years of invisibility. From her “Gang o…
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EPISODE 014 | Nancy Irons-Murray: Wisdom at the Crossroads of History and Humanity
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20:43In this rich and generous conversation, retired educator Nancy Irons-Murray shares how a life rooted in curiosity and compassion keeps her relevant, active, and deeply connected to the world around her. From her early years breaking barriers in the Canadian military to her decades in the classroom and her ongoing work leading battlefield tours for …
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Self Talk Can Heal or Destroy Our Inner and Outer World: Shamans Cave
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21:26During this powerful show Renee and Sandra explore how our imagination shapes our reality, reminding us that our inner self-talk influences how we perceive the world. And if perception creates reality, then we hold tremendous power to transform our inner consciousness—bringing healing on all levels. Join us as Sandra Ingerman and Renee Baribeau ins…
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EPISODE 013 | Reflection: The Spiral Path to Relevance
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15:20In this deeply reflective solo episode, Lee Currie weaves insights from three powerful Crone Rising conversations—with Sharyn Flood, Gabrielle St. George, and Cathy Zielske—into a tapestry of truth, resonance, and reclamation. More than a recap, this is a spiral of reverence: for joy reclaimed, rage awakened, and peace hard-earned. Lee explores the…
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EPISODE 012 | Cathy Zielske: Age Does Not Guarantee Wisdom
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24:16In this refreshingly honest conversation, Cathy Zielske brings her signature candour to the Crone Rising table. From garden-variety neuroticism to hard-earned peace, Cathy shares how years of therapy—not time alone—gave her the emotional intelligence that now shapes her relationships, her work, and her sense of self. Together with Lee, they unpack …
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Are You Dealing with Mental Exhaustion: Shamans Cave
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24:46So many people are feeling mentally exhausted by all the changes we are experiencing as nothing seems as it used to. It feels like we are living in a new time and we are trying to find our grounding and center amidst all that is happening. Join Renee Baribeau The Practical Shaman and Sandra Ingerman as they talk about the issue so many of are facin…
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This week's archive episode focuses on the current holiday season. Enjoy!By The Wonder Podcast
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EPISODE 011 | Gabrielle St. George: No F*cks Left To Give
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14:53What does it look like to age out loud, to speak truth without apology, and to refuse invisibility as a woman in midlife? In this electric episode of Crone Rising, author and screenwriter Gabrielle St. George brings fire, ferocity, and deep moral clarity to the mic. With her signature wit and fierce honesty, Gabrielle shares why she has no f*cks le…
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EPISODE 010 | Sharyn Flood: Reclaiming My Relevance
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16:32In this deeply honest episode, Sharyn Flood reflects on what it means to reclaim relevance and visibility later in life. With humility and a touch of feistiness, she shares stories of parenting, career in engineering, dating after 50, and travelling to over 50 countries. From choosing joy and freedom over expectation, to upgrading her phone for pho…
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We are currently surrounded by intense and chaotic energies. Through the practice of shamanism, we have the power to transmute these disruptive forces into life-giving energy that nourishes and supports us. Join Renee Baribeau The Practical Shaman and Sandra Ingerman as they explore the energetic chaos many are experiencing today. They share how sh…
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EPISODE 009 | Claire, Pat, and Judy: On Kindness, Sovereignty, and Staying Sharp
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14:24In this solo reflection, Lee Currie weaves together the insights and energy of three delightfully distinct Crone Rising guests: Claire Barron-Sluga, Pat Sanagan, and Judy Azzopardi. Each woman offers a unique perspective on relevance, aging, and showing up on her own terms. From fierce kindness to full-bodied boundaries, this episode invites listen…
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This week's archive episode of THE WONDER takes us all the way back to 2020--our fifth episode ever! Yucca and Mark discuss what makes Pagan values different from those of the mainstream Christianity-steeped culture.By The Wonder Podcast
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Let's talk about our bodies! Enjoy this archive episode of THE WONDER. Previous episode: https://thewonderpodcast.podbean.com/e/the-body-1627969025 https://theapsocietyorg.wordpress.com/news-and-events/suntree-retreat-2024/ Remember, we welcome comments, questions, and suggested topics at [email protected]…
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EPISODE 008 | Judy Azzopardi: There’s No Crying in the Boardroom (But There Is Wine at Book Club)
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16:10In this candid and richly layered conversation, Judy Azzopardi reflects on what it means to remain relevant after a lifetime of corporate hustle, family roles, and personal reinvention. At 70, Judy is still working in real estate, still growing, and still defying the cultural expectations that women should fade quietly into the background. We talk …
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The Dimension of Life We are Searching for is Here: Shamans Cave
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22:19There is a lot of talk going on about multi dimensions, multiverses, and beings from other planets. This discussion has been going for so many years now. But isn’t it true that when you engage in your shamanic practices and ceremonies that you have already stepped into a different dimension but might not know it. For you are not in the same conscio…
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Hi, everyone! We're still on hiatus, but this archive episode on books is perfect to help line up summer reading of interest to science-based Pagans. Enjoy!By The Wonder Podcast
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EPISODE 007 | Pat Sanagan on Choosing Visibility: Aging, Advocacy, and Authenticity
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16:14In this rich and resonant episode, Lee Currie sits down with Pat Sanagan — nurse, mother, grandmother, and lifelong advocate — for a candid conversation about the evolving nature of visibility, introversion, parenting, and power as we age. From navigating family dynamics to letting go of the need to please, Pat shares what it means to lead with com…
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