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This weekly offering is an exploration into the unknown, as I interview one of the many extraordinary people I've had the joy of meeting on this weird and wonderful journey we call life.
Instead of having pre-planned questions, I pull three tarot cards, which we’ll discuss and share our insights on. This concept aims to support me and the listeners to learn to be at ease with the unknown, demonstrating how there’s something to gain from trusting the chaos of the universe.
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This week’s podcast weaves together the quiet magic of legacy, continuity and the unseen threads that connect us. In It’s a Wonderful Life, George Bailey never becomes wealthy or achieves the grand future he imagined. Instead, he receives something far greater: perspective. He’s granted the rare gift of witnessing the impact of his existence—the threads tying him to every life he’s touched and the ripples he’s left behind. This week’s episode turns that lens towards the real world as I say go...
#66 Church of Burn; Jonathan Harris and the Ritual of Burning Money Episode #66 dives into the Church of Burn with Jonathan Harris, its Reverend and creator of a movement that treats money not as a master but as a material for ritual transformation. Is it art-magic, a cult, a new form of religion, or something stranger? The Church calls itself a gathering around a sacred act: the literal sacrifice of money to expose its power, its mythology, and its grip on our bodies and imaginations. Jonath...
What’s the treasure at the heart of your life right now, and what do you feel called to make in the coming year? Three things steadied my nerves this week. First was The Emerald episode ‘Carry That Weight: On Mythic Burdens and Cosmic Supports’, where Joshua speaks of the old comfort in believing something larger could hold the weight of the world for you. It stirred a deep memory of how light life once felt when I carried that belief. Then I drew an oracle card: Tlazolteotl, the eater of fil...
This week on Nonsense in the Chaos we follow the thread from Somerset to Exeter to meet Fiona Williams, author of House of Broken Bricks and partner of Joe, the builder from episode #58. Joe grew up in Burrowbridge with his twin brother Jason, and it was clear from meeting them how deeply the Levels run in their bones. Fiona carries that same connection, and channels it onto the page with remarkable clarity. Her novel captures the Somerset Levels with a tenderness that feels tactile. Mud, ree...
I’ve been having an absolute technical meltdown recently... computers freezing, files disappearing, batteries dying mid-sentence — all the classic signatures of Mercury Retrograde. It’s that trickster energy again, reminding me that control is an illusion and timing isn’t always mine to command. In this episode, I want to explore what happens when the universe presses pause — when the messages don’t send, the plans fall apart, and we’re forced to stop running by the clock of Chronos time. Tha...
I’m back home — the pilgrimage dust barely settled on my boots — and already I find myself arms-deep in scrubbing the pub toilets, as reality swoops in to claim me once more. The rhythm of Chronos time, that steady, ticking, relentless measure of the everyday, has returned in full force. After weeks of sacred wandering and timeless flow, I’m suddenly back in the hum of normal life, where the clock rules and the mythic gives way to the mundane. Before leaving the pilgrimage, though, I had the ...
It’s the end of our eight-week Odyssey — a journey that has taken us across landscapes both outer and inner — and we are feeling all the feels. The road behind us is heavy with stories, laughter, tears, revelations, and quiet moments of grace. Now, as the dust settles beneath our boots, it’s time to pause, reflect, digest, and begin to integrate everything that has unfolded along the way. In this closing episode, I sit down with each of the pilgrims who have shared this path, listening to how...
In this week’s episode of Nonsense in the Chaos, we’re walking with an open heart and a simple, shining question: What gives you hope? As we travel together along winding paths and through shifting weather, I ask each person who joins me on the walk to share what helps them keep faith in the world — what lights the way when things feel uncertain or heavy. Their answers are beautiful, tender, and deeply human, revealing the many different ways hope takes root in our lives. You’ll hear from Hel...
This week’s episode turns inward, toward one of the deepest and most elusive companions on any journey — Peace. As we walk together through shifting weather and landscape, I pose a simple yet profound question to everyone who joins me on the path: If Peace were a living being, an entity you could meet face to face, what would you ask? What would you say? The answers unfold like poetry — honest, surprising, and at times raw. Some imagine Peace as a quiet friend they long to embrace again, othe...
This week we journey through sacred circles of land magic, ancient stones, and the guiding light of the moon. With the fiery Aries full moon rising on the horizon, I explore its energy and what it stirs within us — courage, initiation, and the call to act. I’m joined by my fellow pilgrim and creative soul, Francesca, as we reflect on how this potent lunar moment weaves with our ongoing paths of pilgrimage, creativity, and connection to the earth. Along the way, I walk and talk with friends wh...
This week on Nonsense in the Chaos we move through the gentler landscape of Somerset, where the walking feels easier and the encounters kinder. After some heavy days earlier in the journey, this stretch offers welcome moments of connection with people who feel instantly familiar. Up until now a tough theme has kept re-surfacing: the unsettling rise of racism and fascism appearing in everyday conversations. One minute it’s small talk about the weather; the next, a dropped name reveals just who...
History was made this week in the great Chagford Mum-Off! Our Strolling Mummers away team clashed with the Chagford Mummers on their home turf. They grabbed the win (a total fix – we were robbed blind, I tell thee!). Between bouts of theatrical skulduggery we stayed with Howard and his partner Terri – my soul sister – plus the ever-glorious Lottie the dog. Rainbows, laughter, and Devon’s red soil carried me back to the spirit of pilgrimage with my old companions from the long road to COP26 in...
In this week’s episode, the four of us walking the full route share what the pilgrimage means to us and what we’re learning along the way. You’ll also meet two strikingly different characters – both pagans, yet seemingly from opposite ends of the spectrum. They cared for us, they’re our friends, and they’re kind and generous, yet I don’t agree with some of their views. You may even find parts of our conversations shocking. These perspectives keep surfacing, though, and we have to ask: how d...
I've had an absolute nightmare trying to pull this together whilst on the road. The phone software is temperamental, to put it mildly, so I've lost or corrupted several edits. Hence the late release date, but it's here now. And I've the hang of things now. It has been an extremely soggy start to the pilgrimage, but we've also enjoyed days of sunshine and experienced incredible generosity from people who've put us up, fed us, washed our clothes and given us beds for the night. This...
This week we slip through time to the year 1536, the fateful year Queen Anne Boleyn was executed, as Kentwell Hall once again bursts into life with its magnificent Tudor re-creation. For decades, this extraordinary gathering has welcomed hundreds of history buffs to step into the shoes of ordinary folk and high-born gentry alike, and this year’s happenings were as rich and wild as ever. In this episode I capture the flavour of Kentwell: the dubious cures for syphilis being hawked by earnest ‘...
This episode is all about Boomtown 2025, and the story we wove there in the La Luna Coven. Boomtown’s theme for next year is Radical Redesign, but this year, we were already living it. We built a time machine, travelled with a crystal through past and future, and dreamt up a world where difference is celebrated, technology and nature work in harmony, and everyone thrives. I’ll be sharing what happened inside our Coven at Old Town, the visions we imagined with the festival-goers, and what it f...
In this episode, I’m speaking from the heart about my fight for fairness and equality—not just in politics or policy, but in everyday life. I talk about what it means to stand up when it’s uncomfortable, to challenge systems that are built to exclude, and to keep showing up even when the odds feel stacked. I also explore how easy it is to be blind to our own privilege, and how real change starts when we’re willing to examine the power we hold. And yes, I even make a case for tax. I beli...
For this special 50th episode, I’m joined by the incredible Seed Sistas – two dear friends who have profoundly shaped my understanding of magic, health, vitality, and the deep, reciprocal relationship we can cultivate with the natural world. Forming friendships with wild plants has been a cornerstone of my pilgrimages. As I’ve walked across the UK, these living beings have offered me company, wisdom, and wonder. With them by my side, I’ve never felt alone. This way of experiencing the world h...
During this week’s podcast, I reflect on the adventure that unfolds when I let the universe lead and trust the unknown. I explore the lessons of Mercury Retrograde, tune into Kairos time, and speak on the importance of keeping my nervous system regulated by trusting the process — especially as I head into a season where everything seems to be happening at once. How do I disrupt the old narratives, stay organised, meet my responsibilities, earn money, and nurture my relationships — all at the ...
This week on Nonsense in the Chaos, I finally sat down with someone who's become a bit of a mystery and a marvel to me over the past few years: Ray Howard. When I first heard of Ray, he was introduced with a wink and a grin as “the island’s hobo.” That label never sat quite right with me – and after our conversation, I know why. Behind the weather-beaten clothes and wandering spirit is a razor-sharp mind with a deep curiosity for the unseen structures that shape our world. Ray is, in truth, a...
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