The Burning Times ended; the wounds did not

05/27/21 • 64 min

As I researched the 13 witches for The Return of the Witches pilgrimage, I started learning about the witches in Scotland and sensed deep in my body that Scotland had an essential place in the pilgrimage. I began to read about the Burning Times in Scotland and stumbled upon an organization called Witches of Scotland which is seeking an apology, pardon, and memorial for everyone persecuted as a witch. One of the founders introduced me to Sheila Gaul of RAWS, Remembering Accused Witches of Scotland. When I told Sheila about the pilgrimage, she told me to stop what I was doing and contact Cali White in England immediately.

And OH was she right! Cali has done the work: explored the history, found the wounds, led women’s healing circles across the UK and Ireland, and created the Silver Spoons Collective to honor women murdered as witches. In this powerful healing conversation, Cali shares:

how the collective unconscious from the Burning Times emerged in her body
why she was obsessed with the Standing Rock community in South Dakota
what happened at Stonehenge when a voice said, “You have your own ancestors.”
what she discovered in her 13 cycle Full Moon ceremony pilgrimage
how the vestiges of fear, grief, sadness, rage, and terror still show up hundreds of years later
the interconnection between colonialization, Burning Times, and the Land
how the Burning Times shattered our natural feminine sisterhood
how to find and heal the witch wounds in your body

how the collective unconscious from the Burning Times emerged in her body
why she was obsessed with the Standing Rock community in South Dakota
what happened at Stonehenge when a voice said, “You have your own ancestors.”
what she discovered in her 13 cycle Full Moon ceremony pilgrimage
how the vestiges of fear, grief, sadness, rage, and terror still show up hundreds of years later
the interconnection between colonialization, Burning Times, and the Land
how the Burning Times shattered our natural feminine sisterhood
how to find and heal the witch wounds in your body

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What if Joan of Arc isn’t who we thought—at all

It’s been 9 months since the last show. And it’s not Covid’s fault. Or is it? In this episode, you’ll discover what happened last August that brought the show to a screeching halt, why Janet is proud to embrace the once-terrifying label “witch,” and who Joan of Arc—the greatest witch of all time—might have been. Listen as

Janet and Perdita Finn discuss:

what happened in quarantine when Janet began to listen—really listen—to her body
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why Janet had to fire her agent
what happened when Perdita told Janet to watch Groundhog Day and name her “puddle”
mysterious connections between Joan of Arc who was murdered in 1431, Clark Strand’s apparition in 2011, and Janet’s revelation last August
why Joan of Arc’s name isn’t correct
clues to some of the mysteries that swirl around Joan
how Perdita fell in love with Joan
what the court transcriptionist wrote in the margin about Joan
Joan’s purpose today in raising an army of the dead and of the living
how you can meet Joan and explore her mysteries with Perdita and Janet

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