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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