Nonsense in the Chaos

Jolie

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.

  1. DEC 12

    #67 It Really is a Wonderful Life

    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 goodbye to a friend who has passed away and reflect on a life well lived. A lifetime is only one link in a long chain of past and future lives, an opportunity to shape the world with whatever gifts we carry before handing the baton over to the next one. We are each part of the great symphony of life, and every note—no matter how humble—is vital to its glorious crescendo. CORRECTION: I talk about the Capricorn Dark Moon in this episode, but it was actually a Sagitarius Moon. It snuck in at the 28th degree. The Capricorn Dark Moon won't be until the 18th January. Join me then for the online ceremony to create our 2026 iconostasis.   The music and artwork is by @moxmoxmoxiemox Nonsense in the Chaos is available on all podcast platforms or you can listen to it here… https://nonsenseinthechaos.buzzsprout.com I'd love to know what you think! If you want to get in touch with me about anything on the podcast then email nonsenseinthechaos@gmail.com or you can follow me on Instagram and Bluesky @kriyaarts or at the Nonsense in the Chaos Page on Facebook. Please consider supporting me through patreon.com/JolieRose and like, follow, and review wherever you get your podcasts from. Share about Nonsense in the Chaos far and wide! The more people who hear about the podcast the better. Thank you for all your support -x-

    59 min
  2. DEC 5

    #66 Church of Burn; Jonathan Harris and the Ritual of Burning Money

    #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. Jonathan speaks about the shock, fascination and moral challenge their rituals provoke, and why burning money offers a direct, visceral encounter with the Old God of capital. Through collective loss, the Church explores generosity, sovereignty, and the possibility of loosening money’s hold on our lives. This conversation unpacks the politics, philosophy and raw somatic experience at the heart of a practice that stands on the edge of art, spirituality and rebellion. https://churchofburn.org @churchofburn The music and artwork is by @moxmoxmoxiemox Nonsense in the Chaos is available on all podcast platforms or you can listen to it here… https://nonsenseinthechaos.buzzsprout.com I'd love to know what you think! If you want to get in touch with me about anything on the podcast then email nonsenseinthechaos@gmail.com or you can follow me on Instagram and Bluesky @kriyaarts or at the Nonsense in the Chaos Page on Facebook. Please consider supporting me through patreon.com/JolieRose and like, follow, and review wherever you get your podcasts from. Share about Nonsense in the Chaos far and wide! The more people who hear about the podcast the better. Thank you for all your support -x-

    1h 2m
  3. NOV 28

    #65 ‘She Who Eats Filth’ and the Duality of Light and Dark

    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 filth, the cleanser of what weighs us down. She appeared just as I was spiralling about my to-do list, and her presence cut through the self-punishment. And finally, I stumbled upon the Church of Burn, with its wild promise to “guide you toward an experience of the ritual sacrifice of money.” Their approach flips my long-held patterns on their head, and something in me lit up at the possibility. As we move towards 2026 — a ‘10’ year — the call is to step into our most expansive, radiant selves. This is the moment to alchemise the muck and mess into gold. With Sagittarius now in the skies, there’s a fire up our backsides, urging us to dream with real audacity as we cross the threshold into a new year. The music and artwork is by @moxmoxmoxiemox Nonsense in the Chaos is available on all podcast platforms or you can listen to it here… https://nonsenseinthechaos.buzzsprout.com I'd love to know what you think! If you want to get in touch with me about anything on the podcast then email nonsenseinthechaos@gmail.com or you can follow me on Instagram and Bluesky @kriyaarts or at the Nonsense in the Chaos Page on Facebook. Please consider supporting me through patreon.com/JolieRose and like, follow, and review wherever you get your podcasts from. Share about Nonsense in the Chaos far and wide! The more people who hear about the podcast the better. Thank you for all your support -x-

    52 min
  4. NOV 21

    #64 The House of Broken Bricks; Fiona Williams on honouring the Landscape and a Sense of Identity

    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, reeds, light, memory… All held with the same depth of care found in Braiding Sweetgrass. Reading her book had me laughing at the scenes of lost hikers pacing back and forth looking for the footpath (a very familiar experience), and wiping away tears more than once. Her writing is extraordinary, easily some of the finest I’ve encountered. She also talked about her PHD and forthcoming work, in which she traces how folk tales act as living records, shaped by the people who work the land and the land that works on them Mercury Retrograde played its usual games during recording. A first attempt disappeared into the ether, and the second—this episode—picked up the occasional echo on my voice. I’ve reduced it as much as possible. The conversation still shines, and meeting Fiona was a complete delight. Settle in for an episode rich with story, landscape and the quiet power of a writer who listens closely to the land beneath her feet. You can find out more about Fiona's work @fionawilliamswrites The music and artwork is by @moxmoxmoxiemox Nonsense in the Chaos is available on all podcast platforms or you can listen to it here… https://nonsenseinthechaos.buzzsprout.com I'd love to know what you think! If you want to get in touch with me about anything on the podcast then email nonsenseinthechaos@gmail.com or you can follow me on Instagram and Bluesky @kriyaarts or at the Nonsense in the Chaos Page on Facebook. Please consider supporting me through patreon.com/JolieRose and like, follow, and review wherever you get your podcasts from. Share about Nonsense in the Chaos far and wide! The more people who hear about the podcast the better. Thank you for all your support -x-

    50 min
  5. NOV 14

    #63 Mercury Retrograde and Dealing With the World of Chronos

    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. That rigid, linear, ever-ticking structure we try to live within — deadlines, meetings, calendars — can feel like a cage when Mercury decides to pull the rug out from under us. But maybe, just maybe, that chaos is an invitation. A doorway into Kairos time — the sacred, intuitive rhythm of the soul. The time of right moments, not scheduled ones. The time that pilgrimage teaches us to trust. Because on pilgrimage, the body moves slowly, the world widens, and meaning arrives when it’s ready, not when you demand it. We’ll wander through what it means to surrender to necessity — not what you want to do, but what life is asking you to do. We’ll look at the shadows that surface when everything stops working, the discomfort of not knowing, and how those breakdowns are sometimes the exact medicine the moment requires. So if you’ve been feeling tangled in delay, disarray, or just plain stuck — join me. Let’s step together out of the anxious tick of Chronos, into the wild, luminous now of Kairos, and find what’s waiting for us in the stillness Mercury leaves behind. The music and artwork is by @moxmoxmoxiemox Nonsense in the Chaos is available on all podcast platforms or you can listen to it here… https://nonsenseinthechaos.buzzsprout.com I'd love to know what you think! If you want to get in touch with me about anything on the podcast then email nonsenseinthechaos@gmail.com or you can follow me on Instagram and Bluesky @kriyaarts or at the Nonsense in the Chaos Page on Facebook. Please consider supporting me through patreon.com/JolieRose and like, follow, and review wherever you get your podcasts from. Share about Nonsense in the Chaos far and wide! The more people who hear about the podcast the better. Thank you for all your support -x-

    55 min
  6. NOV 7

    #62 Homeward Bound; Graham Joyce and Pilgrimage Integration

    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 chance to sit down with someone who understands this transition all too well — Graham Joyce, a seasoned pilgrim who led a group of nine along the very same Michael Line we’ve just completed. Graham has spent years exploring these ancient energy paths — the Michael and Mary lines that weave through the landscape like luminous threads — and his insight brings a rich depth to everything we’ve experienced on our own journey. In our conversation, we delve into the mysteries and meanings of these sacred lines, the subtle ways they seem to shape both the land and the human spirit. We talk about the transformative effects of walking with intention — what it stirs, what it heals, what it breaks open — and how to carry that transformation back into ordinary life without losing the magic. This episode is a bridge between worlds: the mythic and the mundane, sacred time and clock time. It’s an invitation to remember that even as we return to our routines, the pilgrimage continues within us — in every act of devotion, every moment of awareness, even, perhaps, in the quiet ritual of scrubbing the pub toilets. The music and artwork is by @moxmoxmoxiemox Nonsense in the Chaos is available on all podcast platforms or you can listen to it here… https://nonsenseinthechaos.buzzsprout.com I'd love to know what you think! If you want to get in touch with me about anything on the podcast then email nonsenseinthechaos@gmail.com or you can follow me on Instagram and Bluesky @kriyaarts or at the Nonsense in the Chaos Page on Facebook. Please consider supporting me through patreon.com/JolieRose and like, follow, and review wherever you get your podcasts from. Share about Nonsense in the Chaos far and wide! The more people who hear about the podcast the better. Thank you for all your support -x-

    40 min
  7. OCT 30

    #61 Pilgrimage for Peace; Week Eight and What Have We Learnt?

    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 the experience has shaped and changed them — what they’re taking home, what they’re leaving behind, and how the journey continues to ripple through their daily lives. We also hear from friends and supporters who’ve been following from afar, offering their own perspectives on what it means to witness a pilgrimage in motion. To round off this chapter, we’re joined by Graham Joyce, who back in 2008 walked the Michael and Mary lines — those ancient, serpentine energy paths that so many of us still feel pulsing beneath the land. His reflections bring a sense of continuity and deeper context to our own walk, linking past and present seekers along the same luminous threads. The full conversation with Graham will be released in a later episode, but for now, join us in this tender closing circle — a space to breathe, remember, and honour the magic of what has been an unforgettable pilgrimage. The music and artwork is by @moxmoxmoxiemox Nonsense in the Chaos is available on all podcast platforms or you can listen to it here… https://nonsenseinthechaos.buzzsprout.com I'd love to know what you think! If you want to get in touch with me about anything on the podcast then email nonsenseinthechaos@gmail.com or you can follow me on Instagram and Bluesky @kriyaarts or at the Nonsense in the Chaos Page on Facebook. Please consider supporting me through patreon.com/JolieRose and like, follow, and review wherever you get your podcasts from. Share about Nonsense in the Chaos far and wide! The more people who hear about the podcast the better. Thank you for all your support -x-

    1h 16m

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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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