Creative Magic
Lucy Pearce
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Creative Magic is a conversation podcast hosted by author and artist Lucy H. Pearce. In each episode she speaks with writers, artists, and other creative guests about what creative magic means to them. They explore what, how, and why they create, as well as what drives them and what stops them. The discussions are honest and practical, covering how guests find time and energy to make space for creativity amid life's challenges. The first season, Wild Initiations, features intimate conversations recorded around the launch of Pearce's twelfth book, Crow Moon, along with new guests exploring wild nature, symbols, initiation, and creative magic.
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Writing Creativity and Soul: Between the Seasons Book Episode 13.10.2026 1t 3minA Between the Seasons book episode with friend of the pod, Christine Rose Elle.Christine Rose Elle is an award-winning creativity coach turned fiction writer with a lifelong fascination with how women’s stories are told and the hidden lineage magic they hold. She is the author of several nonfiction books, including The Happy Empath: A Survival Guide for Highly Sensitive People. Christine holds degrees in Cultural Anthropology and Art History, an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction. She explores the intersection of mystery, folklore, psychology, and spirituality. She studies Pagan Theology at Cherry Hill Seminary, reads tarot, collects ideas, and believes fairy tales still have quite a lot to tell us.https://www.christineroseelle.com/https://www.instagram.com/xtineroseelle/https://www.patreon.com/cw/xtineroseelleWe discussed Sue Monk Kidd’s new book, Writing Creativity and Soul, alongside my own new book, Structuring the Soul of Writing.We discussed:· Writing with soul in age of AI · Visiting the creative spaces of heroines· Memoir writing· Gendered experiences of creativity· Therapeutic purpose of writing· The importance of the empty space· Our favourite writing and creativity booksIn the Extended Episode (available on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce) we discuss:Family legacies and creative nepotismPlus extra quotes form the bookVideo episode available on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceJoin us for the final Creative Magic Book Club of 2026 – The Change – Kirsten Miller – kickass menopausal magical realism.November 12th 7-8pm UK time – Access via www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceWe mentioned:Creatrix: she who makes – Lucy H. PearceThe Rainbow Way – Lucy H. PearceBig Magic - Liz GilbertWriting Creativity and Soul - Sue Monk KiddStructuring the Soul of Writing – Lucy H. PearceThe Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk KiddThe Dance of the Dissident Daughter - Sue Monk KiddTravelling with Pomegranates - Sue Monk KiddWalking with Persephone – Molly RemerBird by Bird – Anne LammottEnsouling Language – Stephen Harrod BuhnerGrit – Angela DuckworthWilder - Podcast about Laura Ingalls Wilder https://open.spotify.com/show/4HJG51uLJn19Fu86dImecu?si=6547329a206c49f6 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
All Fours by Miranda July - Between the Seasons Book Episode 29.09.2026 1t 8minAll Fours is a must read for all creative mothers and creative midlife women.Join us for the next Creative Magic book club where we will be discussing Sue Monk Kidd's Writing, Creativity and Soulwww.patreon.com/lucyhpearcePreorder my new book - Structuring the Soul of Writing www.womancraftpublishing.com - Out everywhere mid September.ABOUT THE BOOKSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTA BBC TWO BETWEEN THE COVERS PICKA BEST SUMMER READING PICK FOR THE TIMES, THE DAILY MAIL, THE FT AND THE GUARDIANA 2024 BOOK OF THE YEAR PICK FOR BBC R4 OPEN BOOK, THE OBSERVER, THE GUARDIAN, THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE NEW YORKER, GQ, GRAZIA, HERO, i-D, NYLON, VULTURE, READINGSA KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST FICTIONAL VOICES OF 2024 PICKA semi-famous artist turns forty-five and gives herself a gift - a cross-country road trip from LA to New York, without her husband and child. But thirty minutes after setting off, she spontaneously exits the freeway, beds down in a nondescript motel - and embarks on the journey of a lifetime."It's very funny, quite dirty, and deeply profound, with a fragile magic that comes from entering an uncensored inner world. There is the added thrill as well, of July suggesting that midlife, and menopause in particular, might be kind of . . . hot" ― Observer"Rage, grief, lust, sadness, selfishness; this stunning book and July's nameless heroine have it all. I cannot wait to read it all over again" -- GILLIAN ANDERSON"A life-changer for me. I thought I was reading about middle age, then I thought I was reading about menopause, then motherhood, then sexuality, then monogamy, then marriage. And by the final page I realised I was reading about existence and death and I couldn't stop crying. Plus it's so funny and it's so horny. My favourite novel of this year" -- DOLLY ALDERTONABOUT THE AUTHORMiranda July is a filmmaker, artist, and writer. Her newest novel, All Fours, was a New York Times bestseller and a finalist for the National Book Award, the Women’s Prize, and the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. July is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and one of TIME Magazine’s “100 most influential people of 2025.” Her other books include It Chooses You, The First Bad Man, and No One Belongs Here More Than You (winner of the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award). Raised in Berkeley, California, July lives in Los Angeles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
63: Sarah Robinson – Practical Magic 15.09.2026 1t 15minSarah Robinson is the best-selling Womancraft Publishing author of multiple books on magic and witches including: Yoga for Witches (now in French, Chinese, Polish and Farsi), Yin Magic, Enchanted Journeys, The Kitchen Witch Companion, The Witch & the Wildwood , and Womancraft Publishing’s fastest selling pre-order ever, Kitchen Witch: food, folklore and fairytale. Her newest book Witch Country: Seeking the Witch in the British Landscape is out on October 31st. A yoga teacher and author based in in Bath, UK. Her background is in science; she holds an MSc Psychology & Neuroscience and has studied at Bath, Exeter and Harvard universities. She is host of the Witch Country podcast.You can listen to Sarah’s popular episode from Season 1 of Creative Magic – Let’s All Run Away and Live in the Woods, and learn from her and myself in the Weaving Magic with Words episode in Season 3, Ep 46 – Magical Wanders , Ep 51 Midwinter Magic as well as discover some of her favourite books in a bonus episode on my Patreon and the recording of Lifelines, Hope and Healing in Times of Cultural Chaos – for $6/ month. Join us for Writing Nature and Magic, on October 1st – find out more at Womancraft Publishing Find Sarah online:Website: www.sentiayoga.comInstagram: @Yogaforwitches @thisiswitchcountryPodcast: Witch CountryInsight Timer: Enchanted Journeys with Sarah Robinson We talked about:· Writing, Nature and Magic.· Being a bit Eeyore.· Our current and future creative projects.· Our childhood and teen experiences of all things witchy.· Whimsy as soft rebellion.· Our whimsical top trumps on Instagram.· Practical Magic – the film, the book, the upcoming Practical Magic 2.· The joy of community for solitary practitioners and creatives. In the extended episode –just $3 on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce we talked about:· Intergenerational curses – in Practical Magic and in our own lives – what they can look like and how we are breaking them. Resources@jonathanhierbert – the flower crown man@longlivenewro – the pink priestess Friday blessing woman@brigidsgrove – Molly Remer’s goddesses@yogaforwitches – Sarah’s whimsical delight Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
Burning Woman - Between the Seasons Book Episode 01.09.2026 1t 14minNAUTILUS AWARD WINNING Burning Woman is a breath-taking and controversial woman’s journey through history— personal and cultural—on a quest to find and free her own power. From Amazon#1 bestselling author, Lucy H. PearceUncompromising and all-encompassing, Pearce uncovers the archetype of the Burning Women of days gone by—Joan of Arc and the witch trials, through to the way women are burned today in cyber bullying, acid attacks, shaming and burnout, fearlessly examining the roots of Feminine power—what it is, how it has been controlled, and why it needs to be unleashed on the world during our modern Burning Times.Burning Woman explores:Burning from within: a woman’s power—how to build it, engage it and not be destroyed by it.Burning from without: the role of shame, and honour in the time-worn ways the dominant culture uses fire to control the Feminine.The darkness: overcoming our fear of the dark, and discovering its importance in cultivating power.This incendiary text was written for women who burn with passion, have been burned with shame, and who at another time, in another place, would have been burned at the stake. With contributions from leading burning women of our era: Isabel Abbott, ALisa Starkweather, Shiloh Sophia McCloud, Molly Remer, Julie Daley, Bethany Webster ...Buy a signed copyJoin the Creative Magic Bookclub www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
62: Kat Shaw - Uprising : Art, Activism and the Red Lipstick of Rebellion 18.08.2026 1t 25minMy guest today is Kat Shaw - a return guest - check out Episdoe 35 Unapologetic. Kat is a visual artist based in the UK who is known for her vibrant celebratory paintings of real, juicy naked female bodies.Over the last 7 years, Kat has painted over 3000 glorious women into Goddesses, held many successful exhibitions and live shows, run enriching workshops and paints not only onto canvases, but also directly onto women’s bodies!As an activist artist, Kat prides herself on dismantling the patriarchy, breaking society’s stereotypical views of beauty and challenging every negative paradigm that women have been drip fed since birth, instead, encouraging them to step into unapologetic empowerment.Having made her name painting the glorious nude reality that is a woman’s body, self-worth, self-love and self-belief are at the centre of her art, rather than airbrushing, filtering, photoshopping and the “only one size fits all” approach to beauty.Glorifying every single body shape, Kat challenges the images of perfection of the female form that are so rife in today’s culture.katshaw.art/Heads up this is a fabulously sweary episode with lots of talk about women’s bodies and nakedness.We Talked About:Red lipstick and resistancePaying attention to the world in flamesThe Good GirlThe shadow of the Burning TimesThe manosphereHow making art was a bridge to loving her bodyCelebrating and glorifying real women’s bodiesHer newest show Uprising – combining healing, ceremony and creativity. In the Extended Episode available to paid Patreon members www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceA deeper dive into politics and the fragmentation of the leftWatch the video episode - $9/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceGrab the Extended Episode of this conversation from $3/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceResourcesBurning Woman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
61: Tami Lynn Kent: Wild Feminine - Trauma, the Female Body and Creativity 04.08.2026 52minMy guest today is Tami Lynn Kent is the founder of Holistic Pelvic Care™ for women and author of Wild Feminine: Finding Power, Spirit & Joy in the Female Body, Wild Mothering, and Wild Creative. She is an international teacher and TEDx speaker. Her books have been published in Mandarin, French, Turkish and Dutch. She is also a mother to three beautiful sons. Tami is passionate about empowering women in health & teaching them how to cultivate their creative energy in all stages of life through her practitioner training programs and personal sessions. Find out more at www.wildfeminine.com.Website & IG:www.wildfeminine.com@tamilynnkentWe talked about:Reclaiming our female bodies and the language we use about themHow we embody traumaThe process of writing and publishing Wild FeminineA powerful Women in Power event.The Extended Episode available to paid Patreon members www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceWatch the video episode - $9/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceResourcesCreatrixBurning WomanWild FeminineWild Creative Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
60: Hannah Fraser Moore - Archetypal Wisdom for Wild Women 21.07.2026 1tMy guest today is Hannah Fraser Moore, a Jungian psychotherapist and writer on the psychology of women's desire and defences.Her work explores instinct, defence, and the wild feminine in modern life. Drawing on depth psychology, myth and over a decade of clinical practice, she examines how women adapt early, and how those intelligent defences can later limit desire, voice and vitality. She is the creator of The Forest, a private membership for women navigating the deeper currents of the feminine psyche.Website: www.hannahfrasermoore.comInsta:@hannahfrasermoore We talked about:The power of archetypes, fairytale and mythCreative longings and allowing ourselves to meet themThe Good Girl - and how we unlearn our trainingThe impact of patriarchy on our psychesSuperstition and what we fear will happen if we break patriarchal rulesThe power of breaking our silenceThe Extended Episode is available to paid Patreon members www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceWatch the video episode - $9/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceResourcesBurning Woman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
59: Liz Childs Kelly - Home to Her - Women as Portals to Creativity and Magic 07.07.2026 53minMy guest today is Liz Childs Kelly, Nautilus Award winning author of Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine published by Womancraft Publishing, and host of the popular Home to Her podcast, which is dedicated to amplifying the voices of the Sacred Feminine.Through 1:1 coaching, small group programs, corporate workshops and immersive experiences, Home to Her is a space to unlearn patriarchal distortions and reconnect with the deep knowing within you.Home to Her is a return—not to something new, but to something ancient, something enduring. When we reclaim this wisdom, we don’t just remember. We transform.Welcome home!www.hometoher.comWe talked aboutHer first electrifying experience of Feminine powerHow she came to get her book publishedWhy Feminine power is very different to what we have been taughtThe function of magic in women’s creativity and experience – women as portalsHow her experiences of the Feminine impacted her creativityHer vision for her podcastHow the idea of failure has totally shifted for her recentlyHer favourite bit of Burning WomanIn the Extended Episode available to paid Patreon members www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceOur reflections on code switching between the daily world and the states needed for creativity – and why this might not be accidental and a minor rant about the patriarchy!The role of dreams in our workWatch the video episode - $9/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceGrab the Extended Episode of this conversation from $3/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceResourcesBurning WomanHome to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred FeminineHome to Her podcastWomancraft Publishing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
58: Carly Mountain - Untamed Pleasure 16.06.2026 57minMy guest today is Carly Mountain, a women’s initiatory guide, psychotherapist, psychosexual somatic therapist, yoga teacher, breathworker and writer. She is the author of Descent & Rising ~ Women’s Stories & the Embodiment of the Inanna Myth and a new book Untamed Pleasure: unleash your true erotic nature from Womancraft Publishing. For the last twenty years she has worked with sacred embodied practices. She lives in Sheffield, England with her husband and two daughters. carlymountain.comWe talked about:Being seen and sharing our work during these intense global timesPleasure and freedomWomen’s experiences of descent and darkness and how to integrate themPatriarchy’s impact on our bodies and mindsShame and vulnerabilityIn the Extended Episode available to paid Patreon members www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceConnections between the creative and erotic – our creative and sexual selvesThe story behind her book coverWatch the video episode - $9/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceGrab the Extended Episode of this conversation from $3/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceResourcesUntamed PleasureDescent & Rising: women’s stories and the embodiment of the Inanna mythBurning WomanShe of the Sea Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
BONUS EPISODE: Creative Retreat and Neurodivergent Arrival - Lucy H. Pearce 09.06.2026 8minI have dreamed for years of a creative retreat in a little cabin overlooking the sea, where I could write.Last week it happened. And I made a little solo podcast episode about it.Join me on www.Patreon.com/lucyhpearce to listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
57: Jasmine Alicia Carter - Blood and Bone - Menstrual Art 02.06.2026 57minMy guest today is Jasmine Alicia Carter, menstrual artist, founder of Sacred Woman™, and creator of the Menstrual Art Movement, guides women to reclaim their bodies, cycles, and creative power through menstrual blood as sacred practice.She is the founder of Sacred Woman™, a renowned brand dedicated to empowering women to embody their authentic feminine nature and live womb-centered, meaningful lives.Through the Sacred Woman Boutique, Jasmine curates holistic products and sacred pleasure tools designed to nurture women’s health and awaken the sacred sexual expression of the female body. Her unique artistry lies in her menstrual blood artwork, a sacred practice she has shared globally since 2016.Her work has gone viral, been featured on major media platforms, and sparked the creation of the Menstrual Art Movement—a non-profit uniting thousands of women and bleeders worldwide in reclaiming menstruation as a source of empowerment and healing.Rooted in ancient spiritual lineages, Jasmine continues to weave motherhood, art, and embodied wisdom into her devotion to women’s healing. She is a wife and mother of twoWebsite and main social media link:@jasminealiciacarterwww.sacredwoman.comWe talked about:The power of menstrual bloodBlood and bones as a way to reconnect us to what is realShame and fear that keep us from ourselvesSharing our work, navigating social media and being seenBaptisms of fireThe collective hunger for the sacred feminineExtended EpisodeA deeper dive conversationTrigger warning for a discussion about suicidal ideation at 25-30 mins.Feeding our demons – the Tibetan tantric practice she uses for navigating deep discomfort.This was recorded as part of the Burning Woman Conversations – watch the video episode - $9/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceGrab the Extended Episode of this conversation from $3/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceResourcesBurning WomanMoon TimeMenstruality podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
56: Amy Wilding - Writing Beyond Patriarchy 19.05.2026 1t 10minMy guest today is Amy Wilding, Board Certified Women’s Hormonal Health Coach, and menstrual rewilding expert, author of Period of Change and Wild & Wise.Amy is a queer and inclusive feminist with a passion for empowering women by helping them to reclaim their inherent sovereignty and wisdom, she has been leading sacred women’s circles, mother-daughter circles, and rite-of-passage ceremonies for well over a decade.She is the founder of Period of Change, a transformative menstrual education programme and rite-of-passage celebration that has supported thousands of girls and their mothers through puberty, menarche, and the reclamation of cycle literacy. She lives in Louisville, Kentucky with her wife, Aimee, and their four young-adult children. periodofchange.com and @periodofchange We talked about:Her new book Period of ChangePleasure – and teaching our girls about itPatriarchy’s impact on our bodies and mindsShifting the culture from withinMoving from force to flow - perimenopause and accepting our difference in energetic capacityThe power of women’s circlesWhy language mattersIn the Extended Episode available to paid Patreon members Generational shifts and sexual soveriegntyTrans-inclusive language in women’s workWatch the video episode - $9/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceGrab the Extended Episode of this conversation from $3/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceJoin me for my online class Writing with FireResourcesWild & WisePeriod of ChangeGather: a celebration of women’s circlesWeaving Our Way Beyond PatriarchyBurning Woman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
55: Shiloh Sophia - Intentional Creativity 05.05.2026 54minShiloh Sophia is a painter, poet, and educator who has guided tens of thousands of women worldwide to chosen liberation through Intentional Creativity®.As legacy-keeper of the 100-year Stardust Lineage, she carries forward teachings passed hand to hand, heart to heart. She's the author of 8 books, architect of 9 certification programs, and a university educator.Most days you can find her having tea with her muse at Stardust Ranch in Northern California Www.stardustlineage.comThis was recorded as part of the Burning Woman Conversations – watch the video episode - $9/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceGrab the Extended Episode of this conversation from $3/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceJoin me for my online class Writing with FireWe talked about:Intentional CreativitySymbology of the feminineSacred feminine ritual creative practiceHer literal baptisms of fireThe Good Girl and creative blocksNervous system privilegeIn the Extended Episode we dived deeper into Shiloh’s work and how to overcome creative blocks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
54: Jade Chung – Dancing in the Dark 21.04.2026 1t 6minJade Chung is a Spiritual Mentor, Somatic Healer, Intuitive, and Art Therapist known for her powerful transformational work. She integrates evidence based bodywork with spiritual ceremony and radical emotional healing to guide individuals through deep inner restructuring and embodied awakening.She works with heart centred humans who are ready to evolve beyond inherited patterns and outdated paradigms, and step into lives rooted in coherence, love, and lived purpose. She believes the most powerful contribution to collective consciousness begins with a devoted path of individual evolution.Website: https://www.jadechunghealing.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsjadechung/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itsjadechungGrab the Extended Episode of this conversation from $3/month and the video episode for $9/ month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceWe talked about:The healing and integrative power of darkness and silence, and the fire of self-expression.Unmasking - as individuals and the collective unmasking of patriarchal culture.The Year of the Fire Horse and what it means.Our relationship with the Good Girl archetype.In the Extended Episode we dived deeper into Jade’s work and explore Van Gogh’s vision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
53: ALisa Starkweather - Women in Power 07.04.2026 1t 15minALisa Starkweather, visionary and facilitator, devoted four decades + to the work of the Sacred Feminine and women’s transformative leadership. She founded in 1998 her women’s mystery school, Priestess Path, the Women’s Belly and Womb conferences, Daughters of the Earth Gatherings, the global grassroots Red Tent (Temple) Movement and co-founded Women in Power initiations, uplifting the fierce feminine to confront predator energy through Shadow Work. Much of her work was purposefully undocumented for women to meet mystery in her containers, yet her influence is in the roots of much that grew from her devotion and those in her communities who gave immense lifeforce for our palpable rise. alisastarkweather.comWe talked about:· Her role in my Burning Woman journey – and dancing naked around the bonfire.· Women in Power· Shadow work· Learning to trust your calling· Stepping into writing her book. Grab the Extended Episode of this conversation from $3/month and the video episode for $9/ month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
52: Uma Dinsmore-Tuli - Rise Up Rested! 24.03.2026 1t 10minAuthor Uma Dinsmore-Tuli PhD is an advocate for intuition and rematriation. She met yoga in 1969, at the age of four, and fell in love. She’s been practicing ever since, sharing cyclical, therapeutic yoga since 1994. Co-Founder of the Yoga Nidra Network, she also trains specialist teachers in Total Yoga Nidra and Yoni Shakti Yoga Therapy for menstrual and menopausal health, pregnancy, birth, and postnatal recovery. Uma has written six books, including Nidra Shakti: the Power of Rest - An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Yoga Nidra and Yoni Shakti: A Woman's Guide to Power and Freedom through Yoga and Tantra. Recovering intuitive embodied and cyclical wisdom is at the heart of her writing and her approach to yoga therapy.Uma’s passion as a writer and as a teacher is to transmit clarity of awareness, creativity and profound vitality. She identifies these teachings as radical acts of rematriation, rooted in intuitive arts and in yoga tantra, drawing on a variety of yogic traditions to share deeply nourishing and enlivening practices appropriate for contemporary life.Grab the Extended Episode of this conversation from $3/month and the video episode for $9/ month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceWe talked about:Life force energy and the death cult of patriarchyUnlearning being a good girlThe impact of the witch burnings.The connection between the colonisation of land and our bodiesReclaiming our intuitionHow and why she developed yoga practices that centred female bodiesThe importance of understanding that the System isn’t personalThe transformative experience of home birthing her childrenHow she’s navigating current times creativelyIn the Extended Episode from $3/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce- Her baptism of fire: revealing abuse in the yoga community and the repercussions of this.- Kundalini and its relationship to the Burning Woman archeypeResourcesBurning WomanBad Guru podcastYoni Shakti: A Woman's Guide to Power and Freedom through Yoga and Tantra. www.yoganidranetwork.org/www.patreon.com/umadinsmoretuli Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
BETWEEN THE SEASONS BOOK: The Circle - Dave Eggers 10.03.2026 1t 10minLucy H. Pearce and Christine Rose discuss contemporary dystopian fiction - The Circle - on the Creative Magic Book Club.Listen to the Extended Episode for $3/ month or more at www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce.comJoin us for our next sesion where it's a reader Q& A for Burning Woman - May 12 on Zoom. Join for $6/ month or more at www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce.comThe Circle is for lovers of 1984, Brave New World, The Handmaids Tale - a tech utopia/ dystopia published in 2013, set in the near future.A clever examination of where we are going with social media and the dominance of likes and follower numbers.It makes you more conscious of the way tech is shaping our world, our interactions, our creative choices and our very selves, as you read you see it everywhere and can't unsee it.Available in paperback, ebook, audiobook and film starring Tom Hanks, Emma Watson and John Boyega. Film available on Netflix and Prime.About the BookTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - a dark, thrilling and unputdownable novel about our obsession with the internet'The Circle is 'Brave New World' for our brave new world... Fast, witty and troubling' Washington PostWhen Mae is hired to work for the Circle, the world's most powerful internet company, she feels she's been given the opportunity of a lifetime. Run out of a sprawling California campus, the Circle links users' personal emails, social media, and finances with their universal operating system, resulting in one online identity and a new age of transparency. Mae can't believe her great fortune to work for them - even as life beyond the campus grows distant, even as a strange encounter with a colleague leaves her shaken, even as her role at the Circle becomes increasingly public ...'An elegantly told, compulsively readable parable for the 21st Century' Vanity Fair'Prescient, important and enjoyable . . . a deft modern synthesis of Swiftian wit with Orwellian prognostication' GuardianAbout the AuthorDave Eggers is the author of many acclaimed books, including The Circle; What is the What and Zeitoun.He is the founder of the publishing house and magazine McSweeney's and the cofounder of 826 Valencia, a youth writing center that has inspired similar programs around the world.His work has been translated into forty-two languages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
REPLAY: Dee Mulrooney - Creative Orgasms - Extended Episode 24.02.2026 1t 36minEnjoy this full length extended episode from the vaults on the house! Receivemore bonus content and extended episodes, join the book club or the coven on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceDee Mulrooney is a multi-disciplinary Irish artist. Inhabiting a female body and all that it entails is the main preoccupation of her work. Exile, class, displacement, social history, longing and belonging are some of the themes explored by Dee, through various media, including painting, drawing, film, storytelling, and performance. Her art is fiercely authentic, and she leaves no stone of her own personal healing journey unturned. Dee works with the alchemical aspect of transmutation in her art, using this process to deal with difficult topics, including, abuse, death and loss. Dee’s performance art is provocative and has a political point to make, highly social, collaborative and community building. She is driven by story and symbolism, how we remember and interpret history and women’s role and their bodies within that. She exhibits and performs regularly and had an award-winning show at Edinburgh Fringe 2023.https://deirdre-mulrooney.com/www.Instagram.com/deemulrooney*Trigger warning re abuse and baby death, and Irish Mother and Baby homes – to skip this section around 15-22 mins*We talked about:The central theme of womanhood in her work and contemporary vulva-tastic culture!Her alter ego Growler – an 84 year old vulva and mother of God and creating ritual theatreHow one of the most traumatic events in recent Irish history emboldened her to drawThe colonisation of the creative space by patriarchy and capitalismArt and activism Women’s creativity, high art and the EstablishmentArt as alchemy and transmuter of painIn the extended episode we discussed:The impact of empire…and how quickly things can changeHer experience of childhood hallucinations and being exorcised Imbas – the Irish insightHer advice on overcoming fear in order to make or share the work you are called toWe mentioned:Empire podcastBurning WomanTuam Mother and Baby Home The Babog projectMeggan Watterson – Magdalene RevealedImbasSile na gigsAbout your HostLucy H. Pearce is the author of multiple life-changing non-fiction books, including Nautilus Award silver winners Medicine Woman, Burning Woman, and Creatrix: she who makes. Her writing focuses on women’s healing through archetypal psychology, embodiment, historical awareness and creativity. Lucy founded Womancraft Publishing, publishing paradigm-shifting books by women for women, in 2014. lucyhpearce.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
Magic Maker: the enchanted path to creativity - Pam Grossman 10.02.2026 49minJoin host Lucy H. Pearce, the book’s author, Pam Grossman, and the members of the Creative Magic Book Club for a deep dive into Magic Maker - The Enchanted Path to Creativity.We discuss:The central image of the magic makerCreative gifts and demonsThe ways we can incorporate magic into creativity.Grab the Extended Episode for just $3 at www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceAbout the AuthorPam Grossman is a writer, curator, and teacher of magical practice and history. She isthe host of the internationally beloved podcast, The Witch Wave and the author ofWaking the Witch.****Join us for the next Creative Magic Book Club – our next book is The Circle by Dave Eggers and we meet on Zoom on March 3rd – 7pm. This is dystopian fiction about creativity, community and social media for those who loved The Handmaid’s Tale or Brave New World.www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce***The Creative Magic Coven is gathering for our second meeting in March – join us www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceA monthly Zoom gathering with myself and a small group of other creative magic makers.A held and sacred space.Dedicated time to reflect on your process.The chance to seek creative insight and support from myself and the other coven members on specific projects we are working on or things we want feedback on.Inspire each other.Support each other as we make creative magic in these uncertain times.***Join me for the MULTI PASSIONATE CREATIVE ONLINE COURSEWEEK 1 – BEYOND OVERWHELM - strategies for core-self strength, learning what drive us, what nourishes us and how we can find our enough.WEEK 2 – BEYOND CHAOS -organising time, energy, information and resources so you can create your heart out and stay sane.WEEK 3 – BEYOND PROCRASTINATION moving from first ideas to finished projects.+ Live classes+ Lifetime access to recordings+ Course slides+ Reading list+ Dedicated private Facebook groupSIGN UP NOW Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
REPLAY - Rima Staines: The Deeper You Go, The Wider The World Opens To You - EXTENDED EPISODE 27.01.2026 1t 35minAs I rest and begin to weave Season 5 of the podcast, here, for your listening pleasure is the most listened to episode of all time in its full extended format, remastered, for your listening pleasure.Did you know you can enjoy the extended versions of all Creative Magic episodes a week early as a paid Patreon member - so sign up now!Free Multi-Passionate Creative class January 27th – sign up hereThe Multi-Passionate Creative online course starts Feb 17th - early birds to Feb 2nd. Find out more...***Creative Magic Book Club - Join us for our March read, The Circle by Dave Eggers www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceCreative Magic Coven - Join us or upgrade - www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceRima Staines, a UK artist whose work straddles myth, magical realism and the folk arts. Her visual world is an umber and madder-infused chapel of misfits and magicians, story-rich and alchemical. Her paintings, which feel both ancient and familiar at once, have been exhibited and published internationally. In 2018 she was a finalist in the 'Best Artist' category of the World Fantasy awards.Rima has a long-held fascination with the idea of the liminal - that which lies at the edge of culture and society as well as the literal boundaries between one place and another, both metaphorical and real - and with the power of art that comes from that place. Her work is a kind of “Iconography of the Otherworld”. She lives in the south of England.Links:www.rimastaines.comwww.patreon.com/rimastainesInstagram: @tilsamkaFacebook: facebook.com/rima.stainesFollow Creative Magic on Instagram: @CreativeMagicPodcastYour host Lucy H. Pearce – www.lucyhpearce.com Instagram: @lucyhpearce FacebookWomancaft PublishingWe talked aboutRima’s writing - Art and the Landscape of Belonging – join her Patreon to readThe changes required at midlifeCreativity and daily life a balance between desire and necessityThe beauty of particular differenceHer drive and need for authenticityThe Otherworld and how we can access itNeurodiversity – Epilepsy, Downs Syndrome and autism.Motherhood and creativityNeurology and creative magicHer visual art which she describes as “Art in a minor key”Synaesthesia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
