The Enchanted Earth Podcast with Maureen Calamia
In The Enchanted Earth podcast, Maureen talks with her guests about their sacred stories in nature and how these experiences have given them insight into the magic and mystery of the consciousness behind the natural world and our lives.
We all have these stories, but when we give them space, we often can find treasures that can help us with new perspectives, messages on our path, and even guidance on our life purpose. These stories are mythic and connect us to our souls and higher consciousness, using the power of metaphors and symbols. ...the language of the natural world and the divine. Maureen's guests share stories of simple, yet profound nature connection, to experiences of oneness and transcendence, to dialogue with other-than-human beings. Stories that foster a deep sense of nature spirituality. Her book, The Enchanted Earth: Embracing the Power of Nature to Discover the Wild in You, is now available wherever online books are sold (2024, Mango Publishing).
The Enchanted Earth Podcast with Maureen Calamia
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Welcome to the Enchanted Earth Podcast! In this enriching episode, Maureen sits down with Melanie Lorien, a devoted follower of the Ovate Druidic path, seasoned conservationist, and heritage straw worker. Melanie shares captivating stories of her life, her deep-rooted connection with nature, and her spiritual journey from the pagan practices of the 1970s to her current role as a guardian of mystical lands in Ireland. With heartwarming tales of ancient woodlands, magical tree spirits (dryads), and the joy of cultivating young minds, Melanie reveals the incredible ways nature's sacred energy weaves through her life. Tune in to discover how the power of nature's stories can inspire and transform us all.
00:00 Introduction to the Enchanted Earth Podcast
00:20 Meet Melanie Lorien
02:34 Running Away to the Woods
07:24 A Magical Move to Ireland
09:16 Guardians of the Fairy Path
11:18 Melanie's Woodland Adventures
18:28 The Storm and the Tree Spirits
30:05 The Fallen Pine Tree
30:44 Measuring Tree Energy
32:56 Teaching Children About Trees
34:40 Campaigning for Woodland Preservation
38:58 The Legend of the Sleeping Dryad
39:08 Dusty Miller and Tree Shamans
40:46 The Healing Power of Trees
44:58 The Tree with a Face
55:10 The Importance of Planting Trees
57:56 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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About Melanie Lorien
Melanie has worked with the earth for most of her life and found Paganism in the early 70's. She now follows an Ovate Druidic path. She has worked in horticulture, attended Hadlow Agricultural College in Kent, and she later studied Ecology and Conservation at London University; where she went on to work as a Woodland Conservation Ranger in Kent for many years.
Melanie was one of the founder members of 'The Dragon Environmental Network'), where she first met her husband Wolf successfully campaigning to save Oxleas Wood in Greenwich, back in the late 1980's.
Melanie is also a professional Heritage Straw Worker, and the Irish Representative for 'The Guild of Straw Craftsmen'. As well as a keen Earth Energy Dowser; who volunteers as part of the Earth Energy Zoom Team and 'The International House Healers Network'
Website: https://www.cailleachscottage.com/
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About Maureen Calamia
Maureen Calamia is a geomancer, teacher, author, and podcaster devoted to listening to land, dreams, and the subtle intelligence of the living Earth. For over twenty years, her work has explored the meeting point of Earth wisdom, consciousness, and place-based spiritual practice.
She is the founder of the Luminous Spaces School, offering online courses in geomancy, feng shui, Earth energy healing, and nature-based spirituality. Maureen offers private mentoring for experienced practitioners and those in periods of profound awakening who feel called into deeper relationship with land and purpose.
She is the author of Creating Luminous Spaces (Conari Press, 2018) and The Enchanted Earth: Embracing the Power of Nature to Discover the Wild in You (Books That Save Lives, 2024).
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BOOK - The Enchanted Earth: Embracing the Power of Nature to Discover the Wild in You: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-enchanted-earth-maureen-calamia/21477870?ean=9781684816859
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