Ep 24: Interview with Kathy Crabbe: soul reader, astrologer and artist

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07/14/21 • 103 min

This month Hanny and Liz had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Kathy Crabbe - a soul reader, astrologer and artist. Kathy lives in California and has studied with the likes of Francesca De Grandis and Susun Weed. We talk about where she started, her art work, creating decks, soul reading and ancestor work. We hope you enjoy x
During the interview, Kathy shows Liz and Hanny her nude alien art work. You can see them here: https://www.kathycrabbe.com/nude-aliens
Find Kathy on the interwebs:

Website: https://www.kathycrabbe.com/about
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kathycrabbeart/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KathyCrabbeArt

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Website: https://www.kathycrabbe.com/about
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kathycrabbeart/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KathyCrabbeArt

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Ep 23: Silver Elm and Sheoak

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Episode 23 is all about plants! Hanny is up first talking about Silver Elm! Liz is talking about the Austrlaian Native 'Sheoak'.
Silver Elm Resources:

Blerick Tree Farm (southern Victoria) http://www.onlinetrees.com.au/p/4181903/ulmus-minor-variegata---silver-elm-tree---varigated-elm-tree-.html
Elms in Australia - Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elms_in_Australia
Field Elm/Silver Elm - Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulmus_minor_%27Argenteo-Variegata%27
Leafy Place - Gardening blog https://leafyplace.com/elm-tree-types-bark-leaves/
Elm Tree Symbolism - Magical Spot - https://magickalspot.com/elm-tree-symbolism-meaning/
Elm - Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elm
Sheoak Resources:
Duhoux E. et al. (1996) Casuarina and Allocasuarina Species. In: Bajaj Y.P.S. (eds) Trees IV. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 35. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-10617-4_5
Franche C., Bogusz D., Le Van Q., Phelep M., Duhoux E. (1994) Genetic Transformation of Trees in the Casuarinaceae Family. In: Bajaj Y.P.S. (eds) Plant Protoplasts and Genetic Engineering V. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 29. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-09366-5_18
Drooping Sheoaks: https://www.recreatingthecountry.com.au/blog/the-vegetation-of-the-barrabool-hills-part-4-plant-species-drooping-sheoaks-adorned-the-hills
Sheoaks connecting with nature: https://www.recreatingthecountry.com.au/blog/drooping-sheoaks-connecting-with-nature-one-plant-at-a-time
Sheoak: https://backyardbuddies.org.au/backyard-buddies/sheoak/
Aboriginal Plant Use in south-eastern Australia Aboriginal Plant Use in south-eastern Australia https://parksaustralia.gov.au/botanic-gardens/pub/anbg_educationresources_aboriginalplantuse_150802.pdf
Seed notes for Western Australia https://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/images/documents/about/science/pubs/seednotes/sn07_allocasuarina.pdf
Aboriginal plants in the grounds of Monash university: a guide https://www.monash.edu/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/542119/Guide-to-the-Aboriginal-Garden-Clayton-Campus.pdf
Seeds: https://herbalistics.com.au/product/allocasuarina-littoralis-black-she-oak-seed/
Casuarinaceae: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casuarinaceae
Allocasuarina: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allocasuarina

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Ep 25: Wassailing

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Turns out Hanny and Liz have no trouble taking over 3 hours about witchcraft! So we've decided to split the recording into two parts. This month has Liz's topic of Wassailing and Hanny will talk about Traditional Witchcraft in September.
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Burgess, G., 2019. Huon Valley Mid-Winter Festival salute to the apple lives on through pagan festival. ABC Radio Hobart, 11 July.

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Marchant, A., 2019. 'Three cheers to the old apple tree!': Wassailing and the affective performances of Heritage. Parergon, November, 36(1), pp. 141-162.

Palmer, K. & Patten, R. W., 1971. Some notes of wassailing and ashen faggots in South and Weste Somerset. Folklore, 82(4), pp. 281-291.

The Brisbaine Courier, 1876. Article. The Brisbane Courier, 23 December, p. 4.

The Uralla Times, 1932. Witchcraft still exists to-day. The Uralla Times, 7 March, p. 2.

Wigley, E., 2019. Wassail! Reinveting 'tradition' in contemporary wassailing customs in southern England. Cultural Geographies, 26(3), pp. 379-393.

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Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wassailing
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