Creative Magic

Lucy Pearce
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Join prolific author and artist Lucy H. Pearce and her creative guests - writers, artists, creatrixes - for profound and practical conversations about what creative magic means to us. We'll reflect on what, how and why we create, what drives us...and what stops us in our tracks. We share honestly how we find the time and energy to make magic in the midst of life's challenges and why we keep on saying yes to our creativity. Lucy is known for giving real and raw interviews, and now she shares this form of deep dive conversation with many of her favourite creative people. The first season of Creative Magic is the Wild Initiations series, featuring her immensely popular intimate conversation series recorded to celebrate the launch of her 12th book Crow Moon: reclaiming the wisdom of the dark woods... She will also be joined by some new guests diving into the themes of wild nature, symbols, initiation and creative magic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 51: Midwinter Magic with Sarah Robinson

    DEC 23

    51: Midwinter Magic with Sarah Robinson

    A seasonal round up from Lucy – her highlights of Season 4 and looking ahead to our next Between the Seasons Book Specials. As well as snippets from a festive conversation with friend of the pod, witchy author, Sarah Robinson as we share how we celebrate Christmas and some of our favourite Christmas traditions – all things mince pies, cranberries and Christmas trees. In the Extended Episode – there’s oodles more from just $3/ month on Patreon We talk Christmas wreaths Hygge Plus bonus Seasonal extracts from the book that we co-authored – The Kitchen Witch Companion. Resources Join the Book Club on Patreon The Kitchen Witch Companion Sarah’s autumn episode – Magical Wanders Pam Grossman’s episode Womancraft Publishing Submissions Sign up for my new free class: The Multipassionate Creative About Sarah Sarah Robinson is the best-selling Womancraft Publishing author of multiple books on magic and witches including: Yoga for Witches (now in French, Chinese, Polish and Farsi), Yin Magic, Enchanted Journeys, The Kitchen Witch Companion, The Witch and the Wildwood and Womancraft Publishing’s fastest selling pre-order ever, Kitchen Witch: food, folklore and fairy tale. Her newest book Witch Country: Seeking the Witch in the British Landscape is out on October 31st. A yoga teacher and author based in in Bath, UK. Her background is in science; she holds an MSc Psychology & Neuroscience and has studied at Bath, Exeter and Harvard universities. She is host of the Witch Country podcast. You can listen to Sarah’s popular episode from Season 1 of Creative Magic – Let’s All Run Away and Live in the Woods, and learn from her and myself in the Weaving Magic with Words epsidoe in Season 3, as well as discvoer some of her favourite books in a bonus episode on Patreon – for $6/ month.   Join her for her Masterclasses live on Zoom on October 29th and November 5th.   Find Sarah online: Website: www.sentiayoga.com Instagram: @Yogaforwitches @thisiswitchcountry Podcast: Witch Country Insight Timer: Enchanted Journeys with Sarah Robinson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    34 min
  2. 50: Tracy Breathnach - The Soul Path

    DEC 9

    50: Tracy Breathnach - The Soul Path

    Dr Tracy Breathnach is an Irish author, speaker and somatic performance artist, based in the UK, exploring heart-centred living and loving. The main themes of her work are intimacy, authenticity and aliveness. She has worked extensively across arts, community and education settings, primarily in the UK for over 25 years, as well as now offering transformational coaching and mentoring to clients around the world. In November 2025, she launched her first non-fiction book called In Other Words Love, Learning to intimately love our lives. The material is also offered as an e-course available online: Words for Love. Tracy’s practice as research PhD (University of Aberystwyth, 2018) explored identity, narrative and trauma in autobiographical birth-storytelling. Following this she developed a project called ‘Birth Café’ with People Speak Up in west Wales to create a space for women to share their birth stories from their bodies. Tracy is a highly experienced freelance consultant in Culture, Health and Wellbeing and most recently worked as the Programme Manager for Wales Arts, Health & Wellbeing Network. She has led on the award-winning Wales-wide artists’ wellbeing programme How Ya Doing? for WAHWN, as well as several arts programmes for staff wellbeing in health boards. www.tracybreathnach.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/trebreathnach Insta: http://www.instagram.com/trebreathnach @trebreathnach LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-tracy-breathnach-13113133/ To buy the book In Other Words Love: https://amzn.eu/d/e0sGyUS We talked about Soul friends - anam cara. The soul path and following your bliss Trauma and agency Surrender, creativity and birth Law of Attraction Writing her book Being a writer who loves feedback and sharing via performance In the Extended Episode - 2 hours long Working together teaching Burning Woman Soul and masking Resourcing – what it is, how it works and how to do it How we can set ourselves up for peace and creativity in the midst of the current political and economic climate Resources Burning Woman Medicine Woman Benedict Cumberbatch Gina Martin Her new book, In Other Words Love Jules Heavens Joan Davies NLP IEMT Authentic Movement Mary Daly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 8m
  3. 49: Essie Jain - The Healing

    NOV 25

    49: Essie Jain - The Healing

    Essie Jain is an English singer and songwriter, who has been performing and recording music for over two decades. Her songs have traveled far and wide out into the world and gently weaved themselves into the fabric of people’s lives, daily healing practices and stories. She has almost 600K monthly listens on Spotify. Essie often works alongside her husband, guitarist and long term collaborator Patrick Glynn, for both recordings and live performances. They live in Los Angeles with their daughter Opal. Most recently, Essie and Patrick made an album of folk songs together, The Rose In Bloom, which was released on March 7th, 2025 Her website Instagram Essie on Spotify We talked about: ·      Holding space for people’s responses to our work and boundaries ·      Creative collaboration with our partners ·      Music and healing ·      Making a living as a creative ·      Founding an indie label In the extended episode just $3 on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce we talked about: ·      How creativity prepares us for the challenges of parenting ·      Betting the house on your creativity ·      Channelling the energies of death into music Resources Mentioned Creatrix: she who makes Big Magic – Liz Gilbert Songs Featured in this Episode O, I Love You – from Until the Light of Morning I’m Not Afraid of the Dark– from Until the Light of Morning The Healing from As I Return The Blessing from As I Return Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 7m
  4. 48: Pam Grossman - A Bridge Between Realms

    NOV 11

    48: Pam Grossman - A Bridge Between Realms

    Pam Grossman is a writer, curator, and teacher of magical practice and history. She is the host of the internationally beloved podcast, The Witch Wave and the author of Waking the Witch and What Is A Witch. Her newest book, Magic Maker- The Enchanted Path to Creativity has just launched. She is also co-editor and co-author of the Witchcraft volume of Taschen’s Library of Esoterica series. Her writing has appeared in numerous media outlets, including The New York Times, The Atlantic, TIME.com, and many more. She divides her time between Brooklyn and the Western Catskills alongside her husband and their two feline familiars. www.pamgrossman.com Instagram @phantasmaphile Podcast – The Witch Wave We talked about: Women and surrealist art Occulture Her podcast, The Witch Wave Capitalism and magic Being visible as a witch Being taken seriously by the mainstream media when talking about magic Witchcraft - The Taschen Anthology Her new book Magic Maker Archetypes of magic – Witch, Magician and Magic Maker Why creativity is vital now In the Extended Episode – just $3 a month on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce We dive deeper into capitalism and magic, bring the Taschen anthology of Witchcraft to life, women artists who are just coming into mainstream awareness and the work of Amy Hale bringing forward the work of Ithell Colquhoun. Resources Amy Hale – Creative Magic Episode Artists mentioned: Leonora Carrington Remedios Varo Hilma af Klint Ithell Colquhoun Agnes Pelton Gertrude Abercrombie Leonore Fini Pamela Colman Smith Waking the Witch Magic Maker- The Enchanted Path to Creativity Witchcraft volume of Taschen’s Library of Esoterica series – ed. Jessica Hundley Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    58 min
  5. 47: Sangu Mandanna - Witches & Whimsy

    NOV 4

    47: Sangu Mandanna - Witches & Whimsy

    Sangu Mandanna is a British–Indian author of adult, young adult, and middle grade fiction. She is best known for her fantasy romance novels The Very Secret Society Of Irregular Witches and A Witch's Guide To Magical Innkeeping. We talked about: Whimsy and cosy fictionThe magical books that made herHer writing processHer publishing journeyThe difference between writing for YA, children and adult readers.Writing inclusive charactersBelonging and communityWriting sex scenes In the Extended Episode www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce We dive deeper into neurodivergence, being seen and invisibilityAs well as an additional extract from The Very Secret Society Of Irregular Witches Join us for the Creative Magic book club www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    53 min
  6. 46: Sarah Robinson - Magical Wanders

    OCT 28

    46: Sarah Robinson - Magical Wanders

    Sarah Robinson is the best-selling Womancraft Publishing author of multiple books on magic and witches including: Yoga for Witches (now in French, Chinese, Polish and Farsi), Yin Magic, Enchanted Journeys, The Kitchen Witch Companion, The Witch & the Wildwood , and Womancraft Publishing’s fastest selling pre-order ever, Kitchen Witch: food, folklore and fairytale. Her newest book Witch Country: Seeking the Witch in the British Landscape is out on October 31st.   A yoga teacher and author based in in Bath, UK. Her background is in science; she holds an MSc Psychology & Neuroscience and has studied at Bath, Exeter and Harvard universities. She is host of the Witch Country podcast. You can listen to Sarah’s popular episode from Season 1 of Creative Magic – Let’s All Run Away and Live in the Woods, and learn from her and myself in the Weaving Magic with Words episode in Season 3, as well as discover some of her favourite books in a bonus episode on my Patreon – for $6/ month.   Join her for her Masterclasses live on Zoom on October 29th and November 5th. Find out more at Womancraft Publishing   Find Sarah online: Website: www.sentiayoga.com Instagram: @Yogaforwitches @thisiswitchcountry Podcast: Witch Country Insight Timer: Enchanted Journeys with Sarah Robinson   We talked about: The Season of the Witch – whether it’s over commericalised and what it means to us Time release magic Social media, performance and authenticity The importance of digging for roots Balancing whimsy and the dark history of witch hunts. The place and witch that impacted her most as she researched Witch Country Some of our favourite good witches from 20th century film   In the extended episode – over 15 mins of extra content just $3 on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce we talked about:   The backstory as to why Sarah is “friend of the pod” Apple magic Real world social media content making struggles Witch marks – what they are and how to find them. An extra extract from Witch Country     Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 6m
  7. 45: Lisa Lister - Remembering Our Magic

    OCT 21

    45: Lisa Lister - Remembering Our Magic

    Crowned ‘the defender of female awesomeness’ by Cooler magazine, everything Lisa creates is an invitation home to yourself. To your voice, your rhythms + your own reality. A reality that’s remembered + respelled by you. She writes, teaches + shares in the sweet spot between feminine philosophy, sensual creativity + personal myth-making. Her work is rooted in the depth of Hélène Cixous, the erotic truth-telling of Anaïs Nin + the accessible ritual of Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way. She is the best-selling author of Witch, Code Red, Love your Lady Landscape, Self Source-ery + Venus. www.lisalister.com/ Instagram @sassylisalister Join us for the Creative Magic Book Club www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce Today we talked about: The Importance of Writing and Telling Our own stories Cyclical intelligence Her mutism as a child The witch wound – women being silenced down through lifetimes, ancestral fear of speaking out Being seen – and discernment as to who we share our skills with Creating the most magical version of ourselves that our soul most longs for Navigating paradox EDS (hypermobility) and magical women Neurodivergent women and masking Publishing and self-publishing Being too much Prolific Women in creative process Join us for a deeper dive in the extended episode – just $3 on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce Where we get raw and real, and share our personal experiences of publishing and self-publishing An extract from her book, Witch. We mentioned Womancraft Publishing Code Red Love Your Lady Landscape Witch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 22m
  8. 44: Lisbeth Cheever-Gessaman – From Great Darkness Great Light is Born

    OCT 14

    44: Lisbeth Cheever-Gessaman – From Great Darkness Great Light is Born

    Lisbeth Cheever-Gessaman is the artist and illustrator of "The Divine Feminine Oracle", The Spellcasting Oracle” and “The Sutras of Unspeakable Joy”. She is a visionary artist who merges magick and technology with traditional mediums to create new interpretations of myth and archetype. Through her work she explores shamanic, astrological and mythological constructs to interpret the liminal worlds of the Divine Feminine, incorporating art and talisman to create a third phenomenon, or magical reality. Her art was included in Witchcraft - Taschen and features in The Divine Feminine Oracle that she created along with Meggan Watterson, on the covers of The Mistress of Longing and Gina Martin’s Daughters of the Goddess series. In honor of the Great Mother, and as personal witness, she creates all work under the pseudonym "SheWhoIsArt". www.etsy.com/shop/SheWhoIsArt Website: www.shewhoisart.com Facebook: facebook.com/shewhoisart Instagram: @shewhois We talked about The soul in art Art as a vessel for the sacred Sacred Feminine perspective on current events Feminine representation in the Bible and why it goes untaught Her work with Megan Watterson on the Divine Feminine Oracle. Her artmaking process – creating light Symbology of the Feminine Finding and trusting the real in this post-truth world In the extended episode – over 45 mins of extra content just $3 on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce we talked about: Perimenopause and menopause – wise woman insight Migraine and creativity Symbology – the Alphabet vs the Goddess Ancient women cave painters Her twinkle box AI as a creative and business tool The female roots of modern Western abstract art Her religious background Facebook and IG jail Balancing our creatrix and business parts Resources Burning Woman The Woman’s Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects Discover Your Inner Symbols – Masterclass The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image  Women Who Run With the Wolves and Mother Night – Clarissa Pinkola Estes – listen to our Creative Magic special on Women Who Run with the Wolves The Holy Wild: A Heathen Bible for the Untamed The Great Cosmic Mother Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 14m
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Join prolific author and artist Lucy H. Pearce and her creative guests - writers, artists, creatrixes - for profound and practical conversations about what creative magic means to us. We'll reflect on what, how and why we create, what drives us...and what stops us in our tracks. We share honestly how we find the time and energy to make magic in the midst of life's challenges and why we keep on saying yes to our creativity. Lucy is known for giving real and raw interviews, and now she shares this form of deep dive conversation with many of her favourite creative people. The first season of Creative Magic is the Wild Initiations series, featuring her immensely popular intimate conversation series recorded to celebrate the launch of her 12th book Crow Moon: reclaiming the wisdom of the dark woods... She will also be joined by some new guests diving into the themes of wild nature, symbols, initiation and creative magic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Lucy Pearce
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    60
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Lucy Pearce
  • Show Website
    Creative Magic

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