Reclaiming ancestral folk traditions
from your womb lineage:
On herbal brewing, music, mythology + ritual

with herbal brewess + musician Heather Wolf

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So many of us have all but lost connection with our ancestral lineage traditions. 

Especially those of us living in westernized, industrialized cultures...

and even more so if we live in the United States (or somewhere far from our lineage homelands) where so many of us have been cut off from the threads of deep relationship to land, place, community and family story for generations.

But even those of us who feel entirely lost from our ancestral folk traditions can begin to weave our way back in with a little effort.

Today's guest, herbal brewess, myth-teller and musician Heather Wolf, shares about ways she's explored the history of folk traditions like herbal brewing, music and song, and ritual both in her own ancestry and around the world.

She speaks of how many of the folk traditions (and even herbal brewing!) as well as ancient initiatory rituals were often held in the hands of women...

often post-menopausal elder women in their crone years. 

And how these potent traditions were systematically taken away from women (herbalism included) and placed into the expanding power structures that embraced capitalism over commerce, Christianity over earth-based rituals, and professional arts and music over folk traditions.

Heather's way of weaving myth into history and a commitment to reclaiming our throne as the powerful leaders we have the potential to be - true creators in all senses of the word - is deeply inspiring. 

In the end, it really is all about the resurgence of folk culture, meaning that each and every one of us has a place in creating it.

It's community, connection, creativity, expression. 

And it's carrying on the crafts (and adding in modern elements) so we can find meaning and purpose in our lives and with each other.

With the womb at the center. ;)


Listen to learn:

• how herbal brewing was historically an elder woman's domain!
• what herbal brews are and how ancient they've been found to be
• how Heather has woven herself back into her own ancestral folk ways
• why learning myths can be a key to living a full life
• the connection between voice and the pelvic bowl

 

Resources:

• Caliban and the Witch by Silvia Federici
• The Immortality Key by Brian Murarescu
• Patrick McGovern - archeologist studying history of ancient brewing
• Dangerous Old Woman, Untie the Strong Woman, The Power of the Crone by Clarissa Pinkola Estes
• Healing Journeys with the Black Madonna by Alessandra Belloni
• Hospicing Modernity by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira
• Episode 89: A return to wholeness with your womb at the center w Robin Rose Bennett
• Free Womb connection and clearing guided visualization

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Connect with Heather 

• Check out her 1:1 offerings: True Voice
  
  
  

• Explore her website: heatherwolf.love
  
  
  

• Connect on IG: @heatherwolf
  
  

• Music:
  - Youtube
  - Heather Wolf on Spotify
  - Wild Revival on Spotify
  
  

• Teen Talking Circles: Teen talking circles trainings
  
  

DISCLAIMER: This podcast and blog is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal health concerns.

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