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Episode 6: Your Sensitive Heart Is a Gift: Conversations with Fairies, Animals, and the Magical World with Kara Daniels

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In this episode of The Fairy Podcast, we’re joined by Kara Daniels of Deep Root Connections to explore how play, energetic sensitivity, and intention can open beautiful connections with fairies, nature spirits, magical beings, and the living land. Through a grounded, joyful conversation, we learn how Earth, animals, and spirit are alive, communicating, and intertwined, and how our sensitive hearts are the key to listening.

Together, we explore:

• Reframing sensitivity as a sacred gift
 • A glorious tale of a real-life garden fairy and her family, who are guardians of the garden and who first “hitched a ride home” on a delphinium from a plant shop.
 • How play and laughter tune to fairy frequency
 • Simple steps to connect with nature spirits and magical beings
 • Noticing subtle cues such as inner giggles, images, and more
 • Fairies shape-shifting to match your senses
 • Making magic tangible in everyday spaces

This episode is full of powerful practices and heartfelt guidance for connecting with the unseen world. Whether you’re new to nature communication or curious about how to notice the magic around you, you’ll leave with exquisite tools to engage your heart, senses, and imagination.

About Kara Daniels

Kara Daniels is the founder of Deep Root Connections, a place where earth, animals, nature, and spirit are all intertwined, alive, and communicating. She is an interspecies communicator, a channel for nature, and collaborates with the spirits of the land to heal the land we live upon. Her goal is to co-create, co-exist, and heal Mother Gaia by mixing the physical with the mystical, live a magical life, and help you do it too in the most down-to-earth way.

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Music Credits: "Canon in D" by Johann Pachelbel performed and recorded by Winslow Vail. 

SPEAKER_01:

Welcome to the Fairy Podcast with Winslow. My name is Winslow Vale, and I'm the founder of Fairy School. I'm here to create a safe space for you to explore your imagination, your heart magic, and the mysteries of the fairy world. This is a perfect time for you to connect with the fairies, to ask questions, share your dreams, and discover fairy practices and stories that can help you build more self-love, healthy happiness, and inner calm. The fairies are so glad you are here. As we begin, we invite you to take a deep breath into your belly, to relax your body, and to feel the curiosity flowing in your heart. Now, slip into your magical fairy clothes, feel your wings gently unfold, and awaken your fairy senses as you learn, imagine, and grow at fairy school. In today's conversation, we get to meet and learn from Kara Daniels, who is the founder of Deep Root Connections, and she teaches people and us how to connect with the earth, the animals, the nature spirits, the magical beings, including the fairies, who live all around us. And so we get to dive into this very special conversation with her. Hello, Kara. It is such an honor to have you on the fairy podcast. Thank you so much. And you have many masteries connected with Earth, the land, the nature spirits. And knowing that we have mainly children listening, of course, some magical adults, maybe some teens. Can you share with us a little bit about your work with the land? You do many things, but with maybe the animal communication or the land, some of your favorites.

SPEAKER_00:

Of course. My overall work is really bridging the seen and unseen to live a magical life. And that includes communicating with the fairies and the animals and the trees and learning more about them, sharing their messages and helping people connect in their own unique way.

SPEAKER_01:

It's so amazing. And when you were little, did you know that that was a path, like a career or a heart path that you could follow, or not so much? Like you always loved love nature.

SPEAKER_00:

I definitely was one of those little girls that would talk to the caterpillars and birds, dance with the wind, laugh and play. I just loved outside. I had no idea that this could be a real job. It makes my little six-year-old self so happy to know that we can embrace all of the magic of life as an adult.

SPEAKER_01:

And you're so happy doing it. Like you were, you've always been so happy and at peace in nature, and it's so special that that's what you're doing. You're like doing what your heart always loved and was calibrated for.

SPEAKER_00:

Absolutely. And I feel like everybody has their unique magic that they can tune into, and most kiddos do already tune into it. It's just a matter of being able to hold on to it while you grow up.

SPEAKER_01:

Is there one when you think about being younger and your nature girl self was was what would be is there something you wish someone had told you or reminded you? Or a little pearl of wisdom that would have supported you along the way? Or not so much?

SPEAKER_00:

Yes. Um, I was actually just thinking of this the other day. My six-year-old self, when I think about going back in time and telling her about her life now, um, I just want to give her the biggest hug and let her know that her sensitivity and her compassion is her sacred gift to the world and to never lose hope in humanity and what your heart is always trying to talk to you. Um she could have had somebody basically hold her hand and just say, Everything you see and experience is real. Don't let go of it.

SPEAKER_01:

That's so beautiful. And it almost it's like when you hear that, there's almost like the little weepy of like the heart. Yeah. So for anyone listening, you can maybe imagine that you have someone holding your hand, holding your hand, reminding you, giving it a little squeeze. Um and so regarding you work with the animals, the nature spirits, the magical beings, and you I'm very inspired by your work because you hold such a curious heart.

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Okay.

SPEAKER_01:

You have a curiosity, a kindness, a gentleness, a safe you hold a safe space. And it's really that curiosity that kind of has that fun of like, ooh, what what information will you gather? And so you also have some fairy connections with the fairies. I do.

SPEAKER_00:

I would love to hear those, or one of them, if appropriate. Of course. Um, one of my very first incidental interactions, actually, was I was creating this cottage garden with the intention of making it magical for this person who was going to be the caretaker. And I designed the entire garden, picked out all of the colors and all of the all of the plants. And when I was planting them, I heard giggling and laughing. And I thought, hmm, well, that's interesting. I wonder where that's coming from. And then all of these birds started coming around. The robins were just chirping and chirping and hopping around me. And I heard the giggling again. And I'm just planting my plants and really tuning into the magic of what we were trying to create here. And so finally I just sat down and I said, Who's who's giggling? What's going on here? And I heard this tiny, tiny little voice saying, Well, it's me. It's the fairy that you picked up. And I thought, what do you mean? You were surprised. I was very surprised. Um, this was kind of at the point where I was just beginning to open up to the fairy space. And so I sat down and I had this conversation with her. And I asked her, What do you mean I picked you up? And she said when I was wandering around the garden center, she could see my little beacon of light and the intention that I was trying to create with this garden. And she said, I was looking for a new home for my family, and I just loved what I was picking up on. And so she told me that she hopped into one of the Delphinium and she rode home with me. She shared with me how it was so wild to ride on a flower inside of a car. And she showed me like her holding onto the stock so she wouldn't get swayed. This is amazing. It was, it was precious. And then she she shared with me how it she lives in her little family unit. So it's her, her partner, and I believe she said she had four little ones with her. And she asked if she could give me a tour. And I thought, okay, give me a tour of your home. That would be great. And so she's like, Well, it's still under construction. And what she was saying was that she was creating her house or her home beneath the soil of the garden I was creating. And so there was only one section that had already been planted, and she says, It's a little messy right now. And she took me kind of underneath the soil where the roots were, and she said, This is my house. We live right beneath the roots, and then we come back up and work with the flowers at night, and then we come back down. And so she was just sharing with me how the fairies are gonna work in the garden with the caretaker and how they can feel when she walks out into the garden, even though it's still under construction, um, or at least getting planted. At least they said they can feel her stress kind of melting away and they harvest her stress. So the energy of the stress, they harvest it and they turn it into compost, and they're helping rebuild the soil for the flowers. And so it's like this beautiful symbiotic relationship. And she's just so happy to be there. And she also had some recommendations too. So she wanted to participate in the creation of her home. So she asked for little um little night lights that were flames. She asked for flames. Um, of course, we can't just have open flame in a field or in a garden. So uh the guardian of the garden got these little lights, these little solar lights that flicker like flame, and they were so happy, and they just said to sing and dance and play and tap into your imagination and your inner child. And that was several years ago, and they're still in that garden now, and it is just the most magical space, and the plants are huge.

SPEAKER_01:

That is so cool. It's like a multidimensional space.

SPEAKER_00:

It is, it is, and it's really beautiful because they interact with the cat that likes to peruse the garden and it's this whole thing, it's beautiful. Yeah, yeah. It it they yes, they bring joy and laughter. And one of the main things that they always share with me is to for the older uh audience you might have here, for the teens and adults, don't forget to play and laugh and tune into that inner child because that's the frequency that fairies live in. And that's why it's so easy for kiddos to connect in with them because they're there already.

SPEAKER_01:

Right. Like kids are already playing and and laughing and just in that. But we all have that too. So it's just that's such a like a wonderful encouragement to remember to play because no one really, as an adult or even a teenager, no one tells you that, no one reminds you.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah, life gets really serious, unfortunately. And just find those little moments of joy and uh try not to take life so seriously because there's so much magic, just just right there, just waiting for us.

SPEAKER_01:

Oh and for anyone, children, or anyone listening who uh wants to begin connecting with the fairies or another nature spirit or magical being, one of the things that I really admire about your work is how you you should you encourage everyone and you remind everyone that you have the capacity. And I and I think that sometimes that's the challenge is that we think someone, it's only someone special that can communicate with nature and earth. And you I love that your messages remind everyone that everyone can. That's which is so big and it opens up so many doors.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah, I agree. It's it's really important to me. Most people are already doing it, they just don't know how it manifests for them. And and that's part of the teachings, is just learning how to recognize what's coming into your space and then rolling with it and saying, Yes, this is real, even if you might not believe it, just just going back into that play and curiosity, and that just amplifies everything.

SPEAKER_01:

And what would be you know, like when because you have different courses and people, children, adults can work with you online in person. Do you what's maybe the one first step people could practice? Because you are also so so big about connecting with the earth, feeling the earth in your feet with deep root connections, which I which is so beautiful. So it's like, what would be that one thing to start? And then after that, people could also work with you.

SPEAKER_00:

I would say, yeah, I would say the very first thing anybody can do is to just go outside with the intention of seeing nature as its own unique being, the wind, the trees, maybe some little fairies or gnomes. And if you just open up to that space and be really, really quiet within the mind and heart, with your hands on the dirt or on a tree, you can sit next to a tree and just ask for the nature beings to come to you and then notice the little shifts within your awareness, within your emotions, within your hearing, within your inner sight. Just notice those little tiny shifts after you send out that invitation. And then the more you do that, the more they'll come to you, and those little shifts will become big shifts.

SPEAKER_01:

That's so beautiful. Thanks, Kara. Well, as we wrap up, any other pieces, giggles, anything the fairies would like to share, or not so much, because you've this feels like so many beautiful pieces and exciting pieces with the fairy story, too.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah, let me just see if they have anything that they want to share for whoever might be listening.

SPEAKER_01:

Totally. And then they also might be like, we're good. Come to our garden or build the fairy garden.

SPEAKER_00:

Build a fairy garden. Um, let's see here. Do you have anything to say, my friends? They're just asking for people of all ages: little, big, young, old, whatever you are in this moment, whoever you are in this moment, to go outside and twirl. To just go outside and twirl and look at the sun and feel the wind and just really allow yourself to be in that moment. And it's okay to fall down in laughter, like they encourage it.

SPEAKER_01:

Thank you, fairies. That's so perfect because that's the encouragement of like the play, and it's like you get to go twirl. Yeah, and you might twirled since you were little. So thank you.

SPEAKER_00:

They're so cute. Yeah, go twirl, go frolic, go be silly, and tap into that inner child.

SPEAKER_01:

And for you, Kara, do you communicate with the fairies? Do you uh see an image? Do you feel their presence? It might be a couple here.

SPEAKER_00:

Um, messages come in a variety of ways, usually simultaneously. Uh, I can hear their voices in my mind. I can feel um, it's like a frequency shift. I always start to want, I always kind of start giggling when they're around. I'm like, okay, the fairies are here because I feel my inner child coming out. And I'm just giggling and happy. And so that's one of my cues that the fairies are here. And I and I do see images within my mind too. So I can see colors and when they were sharing the twirling, um, they were sharing this woman just twirling with a dress in the sunshine, and they made it a whole scene with butterflies and sparkles.

SPEAKER_01:

Oh, that's the best. I'm as we wrap up, I am thinking, are fairies big, small? It's like often children are so curious. Like a lot of fairies are little, but then children are curious, are fairies really big? Or there's all sorts of fairies, so it's kind of maybe whatever you imagine. But do you have any guidance on that matter?

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah, um, they come in different sizes, and there are different varieties of fairies, but they can also shift and become something that will make sense to you. Uh, for example, I usually see them in my garden as these little flower fairies, and they're very, very tiny, and they're working with the flowers. When I'm out in, say, the forest, they tend to be a little bit different. They have kind of a forest vibe, almost elven. Um, so they can look a multitude of ways. It's hard to really categorize. And if you don't recognize them, if you're a visual person, they will sort of shape shift into something that will make sense. Uh, one time I saw a fairy and I was like, I don't really understand what I'm seeing right now. Because she was just kind of an orb, just a little light orb floating around. And so she she shifted into something else and then into something else until I was like, Oh, you're a fairy. Okay. So they work with you. They do. They try, they try really hard to make whatever they're trying to get across make sense for us in our own unique way.

SPEAKER_01:

Hmm. That's so cool. And it's and it's also the beauty of what you share or of the fairy garden, how it's every everyone and everything is connected. So they get to work with you.

SPEAKER_00:

They do, and they love it. They absolutely love it.

SPEAKER_01:

And maybe too, the more that we remember them, and and also nature spirits or whatever being you love, the more we witness them. Like they maybe the more real they become. Or they it's like we just get to witness the quality, the positive qualities more, and that awakens them more. Absolutely. And like just thinking about your garden. And how it's it's so magical and the plants are so big because you've witnessed the magic there and also worked with the the land, the plants, the earth, the fairies. It's so special.

SPEAKER_00:

It is and it's something everybody can do. So important.

SPEAKER_01:

Well, thank you for teaching us and and under at the end we'll have there'll be a place where if you're interested in working with Kara, you can click on various links because you've got classes, you have so many amazing offerings. And for everyone listening, you might take a moment too to just feel into your heart and notice how after listening to Kara, her stories, her information, the fairies, you may notice you feel a deep peace. And I think that that's one of your masteries is that peace you embody and the way that you share it. And it helps people feel more relaxed. You might be able to take a deeper breath. And that's such a gift. So thank you so much, Kara.

SPEAKER_00:

Thank you so much. This is wonderful.

SPEAKER_01:

Thank you for joining me and the fairies on our fairy podcast. It is an honor to have you with us. Take a moment to notice how much lighter and brighter you feel after connecting with the fairies and the beautiful energy of your own heart. If you want more opportunities to be part of fairy school, the fairies have some special gifts for you. They would love to offer you a free month of fairy letters filled with fairy practices, fairy news, and fairy wonders. The fairies and I would also love to offer you a free 30-minute coaching session where you can connect with your heart magic and inner sparkle even more. And we host a free fairy school class on YouTube live every Monday at 3 p.m. Mountain Time. You can find more information at winslowvale.com. We can't wait to share more fairy adventures, stories, and practices with you on our next episode. Thank you for listening. See you next time.