In which I ramble about some of my ancestral resonances, the blocks I've had around exploring parts of my heritage, and what happens when we step through the portal to the Otherworld and let the magic in...
When different lineages call- following what pulls me in the moment
My deep ancestry in the American south, and the sense of home I feel even though I've never been there
Embarrassing confession: my first concert
Connecting to our ancestors through music and dance
My DNA results, how they've changed over time, and a comparison between the 3 different autosomal tests I've done (Ancestry.com, FamilyTreeDNA, LivingDNA)
The best time to buy a DNA test
The 5th great grandparents I just found through Ancestry's cool new feature DNA Circles
A killer resource for old books on genealogy & myth/lore
Finding the meaning of surnames
When the portal to the Otherworld opens
A message for you from the archetype of the Seer
Links:
My website MythicMedicine.love
Medicine Stories Patreon (podcast bonuses)
The Medicine Stories Facebook group
Take my fun Which Healing Herb is Your Spirit Medicine? quiz
Mythic Medicine on Instagram
Music by Mariee Sioux (from her beautiful song Wild Eyes)
Forgotten Books
Ancestry.com's Surname Origins page
The Wildwood Tarot
My 5th great grandmother, Millie Gilliland, born in North Carolina in 1800
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90. Cervix is Self: Reconnecting to Your Inner Oracle & Record Keeper - Denell Barbara Randall
89. The Magic of Mugwort: Unwritten Ways of Healing & Chambers of Ancient Memory
88. Confessions: Ancestral Foodways, Modern Matriarchy, & the Power of Radical Honesty - Katya Nova
87. Elemental Interbeing, Food Information Overwhelm, and Cell Deep Nourishment for Women - Kymber Maulden
86. Generations, Gene Codes, and Entheogenic Earth Medicine - Mikaela de la Myco
85. REPLAY Embodied Plant Medicine & Ancestral Heartbeats - Sean Padraig O'Donoghue
84. Our Complex Humanity Cannot Be Canceled
83. Coming Home to the Mushroom Elders - Amanita Dreamer
82. What I’d Be Without You: My Mother’s Life, Death, & Legacy of Love
81. We Belong to What We Long For: Reclaiming Lost Lifeways in the Age of Loneliness - Becca Piastrelli
80. Serenading the Waters: Grandmother Medicine & Expanding the Parameters of Herbal Care - Damiana Calvario
79. Sunshine Medicine: The Healing Magic of St. John’s Wort
78. Plants are Infinitely Healing & Folk Herbalism is for Everyone - Farai Harreld
77. Herbalism is Homecoming & Our Senses Are Portals of Connection - Marysia Miernowska
76. Nature’s Ancient Design: Exalting Life by Honoring the Physiologic Truths of Childbearing - Rachelle Garcia Seliga
75. Learning Is Innate: Ancestral Childhood, Unschooling, and Healing - Akilah S. Richards
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