Old Ways for the New Age

Hannah Forest
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A hearth-centered podcast exploring herbalism, folk magic, astrology and seasonal rhythms through a grounded, practical lens. Hosted by clinically trained naturopath and folk herbalist Hannah Forest, each episode offers soulful conversation and earth-honouring wisdom to help you work with plants, ritual and daily rhythms to cultivate a meaningful, connected life. hannahforestherbalist.substack.com

  1. Oct 7

    S5E26 - October Astrology: Retrogrades, Rebirth & the Witching Season with Telan Wade

    October is a particularly retrograde-heavy month, making this a good time to slow down, reassess, realign and take stock of where we’re at. For this month’s Star Notes, we’re guided by astrologer Telan Wade for an overview of October 2026. Rather than trying to cover every transit in the sky, Telan takes us through five key dates and the themes they invite us to work with, from Libra season and Venus retrograde through to Scorpio season, Mercury retrograde and the Taurus Full Moon. In this episode, we explore: * Libra season, balance, connection and the invitation to pause and conserve our energy * Venus retrograde and the age-old question of whether you should really get that impulsive haircut right now * The Libra New Moon and giving ourselves permission to stop, rest and recharge * Scorpio season, transformation, intuition, release and the symbolism of death and rebirth * Mercury retrograde, with some practical advice for backing up your devices and preparing for communication and technology hiccups * Halloween and Samhain, ancestors and the thinning boundary between the living and spirit worlds * The Taurus Full Moon, Venusian pleasure, overindulgence and the art of letting go * Why it can be useful to listen to different astrologers and explore the many ways we can interpret the language of the stars A big thank you to Telan for joining us and leading us through the astrology of October. Wishing you all a magical month ahead! Telan is an Astrology lover, intuitive reader, sound practitioner and newly certified yoga teacher with a passion for exploring the connection between the body and consciousness. Telan prefers a back to basics approach, looking at entry points of understanding and maintaining a keen eye for repetition in messaging. Telan brings together a diverse range of studies and modalities from around the world. Starting with being mentored by her green witch Grandmother. She studies Astrology in Brisbane, having learned from Babula Clement and Tiarnie Vidler. Yoga in Ocean Grove under Bec Duffield, Core Cellular Healing in Australia, Ireland and Canada under Ger Lyons and Ann Marie Mandile. Sound Healing in France under Joseph Schmidlin. Telan is hosting astro workshops in Newstead, QLD in October and Ocean Grove, VIC in December and January. She is available for in-person and Zoom readings, retreat bookings and studio residencies. Find Telan: - https://www.telanwade.com.au/ - https://www.facebook.com/telan.wade/ - https://www.instagram.com/telanvision/ - https://www.linkedin.com/in/telanwade/ - https://substack.com/@telan - https://www.tiktok.com/@telanvision Find Hannah: - hannahforest.com - https://www.instagram.com/hannahforest.herbalist/ - Book a 1:1 session with Hannah The Old Ways podcast is a listener-supported production. If you value my work, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber! Get full access to Hannah Forest Herbalist at hannahforestherbalist.substack.com/subscribe

  2. Sep 30

    S5E25 - Kitchen Table Chats: Going Analogue, Slow Living & Seasonal Handcrafts

    Welcome back to Kitchen Table Chats — episodes where I get to relax and hang out with some of my favourite people for low-key, unfiltered conversations about topics that light us up. This week I’m having a long-overdue catch-up with one of my favourite people, Meghan Rhodes, founder of the Heritage School of Herbal Medicine. We chat over cups of cacao about some life updates, ways we are going more analogue in our daily rhythms, and why owning physical items can be supportive of mental health. We talk about handcrafts, seasonal living, family life, and I give my spoiler-free review of Practical Magic 2, diving into the colouring of the film and the shifts in core themes throughout the storyline. If you want an easy-listening episode to pop on while you wash the dishes, run an errand or have a sacred moment to yourself, this might be the perfect episode for you! If you enjoy the episode, don’t forget to leave a rating, review or comment to share your thoughts. I’d love to connect with you! Inside this episode: * Why going analogue is about more than nostalgia, and how owning tangible things can support our mental health * The hidden cost of constant convenience, notifications and digital distraction * Finding grounding and joy through hands-on creativity, from sewing and felting to cooking and collecting books * Relearning the art of waiting and rediscovering the pleasure of anticipation * Building sustainable businesses and family life when self-employed * How children learn through participating in the rhythms, rituals and creative practices of everyday life Meghan Rhodes is a qualified herbalist and the founder and director of Heritage School of Herbal Medicine, where she guides students on a unique sense-based herbalism course and journey, Awaken Herbal Wisdom, for up to four turnings of the wheel.Meghan’s practice of herbalism is rooted in the belief that we must remember, reclaim and relearn our knowledge of our bodies, our autonomy and how to work with plant medicine in order to bring control of our own health back into our families and homes for a sustainable future for ourselves and the planet. Through her herbalism school, Meghan facilitates the development of confident, empowered herbalists, attuned to the messages of their bodies and the natural world. Living the deep wisdom of herbal medicine within themselves, their homes and their communities, they uplift themselves and others, creating a stronger society organically.Meghan is a member of both the Association of Master Herbalists and the Ayurvedic Professionals Association. Find Meghan: - Heritage School of Herbal Medicine: https://www.heritageschoolofherbalmedicine.com/ - Awaken Herbal Medicine Living Apprenticeship: https://www.heritageschoolofherbalmedicine.com/intensive-herbalism-course - Community Herbalist Certification: https://www.heritageschoolofherbalmedicine.com/professional-community-herbalist-certification - Applications for upcoming cohorts: https://www.heritageschoolofherbalmedicine.com/intensive-herbalism-course-application-request - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heritageschoolofherbalmedicine Find Hannah: - hannahforest.com - https://www.instagram.com/hannahforest.herbalist/ - Book a 1:1 session with Hannah The Old Ways podcast is a listener-supported production. If you value my work, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber! Get full access to Hannah Forest Herbalist at hannahforestherbalist.substack.com/subscribe

    S5E25 - Kitchen Table Chats: Going Analogue, Slow Living & Seasonal Handcrafts

  3. Sep 6

    S5E24 - Virgo Season and The Magic of the Everyday with Emily McQueen

    Welcome to the first episode of the refreshed Star Notes, our monthly astrology series here on Old Ways for the New Age. This month we are led by intuitive astrologer and soul guide Emily McQueen to explore the energy of Virgo season and the astrology shaping September. We talk about Virgo as a season of grounding, integration and returning to the body, particularly after the intensity and upheaval that can come with eclipse season. Rather than seeing Virgo simply through the lens of organisation, productivity and perfectionism, Emily invites us to look at the deeper, more magical side of this earth sign, and its connection to healing, herbalism, ritual and the natural world. Emily explores: * Virgo season and the astrology shaping September * How eclipse season can bring sudden change, endings, beginnings and emotional intensity * Why Virgo energy can help us ground, integrate and return to the body * Practical ways to care for ourselves after an intense period, from sleep and nourishment to simplifying our routines and tending the home * The connection between Virgo, healing, herbalism and the natural world * Finding meaning and medicine in the ordinary things we do every day * Bringing more magic into everyday life through tea, gardening, cooking, cleaning and candlelight * The art of discernment and learning to distinguish intuition from fear, conditioning and outside influence * Working with the Virgo New Moon as an opportunity to begin again * The question, “What am I willing to tend?” Emily McQueen is a Soul Guide and Intuitive Astrologer who supports empaths, intuitives and spiritual seekers in reconnecting with their inner wisdom and living in alignment with who they truly are. Her work weaves together astrology, intuition, ritual, energy healing and a deep connection to the natural world, bridging the mystical with the practical. Through 1:1 sessions, courses and her Moon Magic membership, Emily creates supportive spaces for self-discovery, intuitive development and embodied transformation. Her approach is grounded in the belief that the answers we seek are already within us, and that through slowing down, listening deeply and tending to our relationship with ourselves, the Earth and the cosmos, we can learn to trust our own inner knowing. Find Emily: - https://www.emilymcqueen.com.au/thewildknowing - https://www.instagram.com/emilymmcqueen/ Find Hannah: - hannahforest.com - https://www.instagram.com/hannahforest.herbalist/ - Book a 1:1 session with Hannah Get full access to Hannah Forest Herbalist at hannahforestherbalist.substack.com/subscribe

  4. Aug 27

    S5E23 - Sacred Water, Pilgrimage & Following Your Purpose with Gerry Taylor-Wood

    This week on the podcast, I’m joined by my dear mentor Gerry Taylor-Wood for a deeply personal conversation about sacred water, pilgrimage, spiritual guidance and what it means to follow your purpose even when you don’t know what lies at the end of the path. Gerry shares her journey from growing up in London, through a major crisis of faith in her twenties, and into the practices that would eventually shape her life, including yoga, meditation, Eastern spirituality and healing traditions. We talk about the dreams, visions and synchronicities that have guided Gerry and her husband Richard throughout their lives, including a pivotal experience with the ghost of Wellesley Tudor Pole at Chalice Well in Glastonbury, that called them to leave England and travel to Australia in search of a very particular healing water. That journey eventually led them to Grail Haven on Tamborine Mountain, the property they had been searching for. We talk about the water that flows through the land, the springs, crystals and ley lines she believes contribute to its unique energetic qualities, and the garden they created in relationship with the landscape. Gerry also shares some of her experiences with Nature Spirits and Devas, and how these encounters inspired her flower essences and card deck, as well as some of the sacred pilgrimage sites that have deeply influenced her, including Lourdes and Chalice Well. Throughout our conversation, we return to the question of calling: how do we recognise when we’re being guided towards something, and how do we learn to surrender to the next chapter of our soul’s work? Gerry shares some wonderfully simple practices for anyone wanting to develop their own spiritual connection, from meditation and creating altars to astrology, flower essences and dowsing. This was a really special conversation for me, and one I’ve been looking forward to sharing. Gerry has been an important guide and influence in my own journey, so it was a privilege to sit down with her and explore some of the experiences and teachings that have shaped her. Gerry Taylor-Wood has been a professional astrologer since the 1970s. In 1986 she gained a Diploma from The Centre for Psychological Astrology in London, a Jungian-centred paradigm created by Dr Liz Greene and Howard Sasportas. An international conference speaker and writer, Gerry has trained astrologers, appeared on television and radio, and written her own astrology column in the UK. Her work is grounded in a vision of astrology as a sacred, healing art, and she brings the healing grace of Tamborine Mountain Flower Essence Remedies into her consultations. Alongside her astrological work, Gerry has spent decades exploring the spiritual dimensions of nature, sacred landscapes, pilgrimage, the divine feminine and the relationships between people and place. Together with her husband Richard, she is the custodian of Grail Haven, a not-for-profit healing sanctuary based on Tamborine Mountain, where they continue to run regular workshops and 1:1 sessions. Find Gerry: - https://grailhaven.com/ - https://www.instagram.com/taylorwoodgerry - Grail Haven Academy: https://grailhaven.com/education/ - Contact Gerry to enquire about personal mentoring, tarot readings, astrology sessions and other 1:1 work via gtw.deva@gmail.com Find Hannah: - hannahforest.com - https://www.instagram.com/hannahforest.herbalist/ - Book a 1:1 session with Hannah Mentioned in Episode: - Grail Haven Flower Essence cards: https://grailhaven.com/product/grail-haven-oracle-cards/ - Grail Haven Flower Essences ebook: https://grailhaven.com/product/grail-haven-flower-essences-e-book/ and physical book: https://grailhaven.com/product/grail-haven-flower-essences/ - Grail Haven Flower Essence kit (single essences also available): https://grailhaven.com/product/flower-essence-set/ - Journey to a Sacred Well book: https://grailhaven.com/product/a-journey-to-a-sacred-well/ The Old Ways podcast is a listener-supported production. If you value my work, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber! Get full access to Hannah Forest Herbalist at hannahforestherbalist.substack.com/subscribe

    S5E23 - Sacred Water, Pilgrimage & Following Your Purpose with Gerry Taylor-Wood

  5. Aug 13

    S5E22 - Reclaiming Wonder in Herbalism with Amma Rosavalon

    This week on the podcast, I’m joined by Amma Rosavalon, clinical herbalist, herbal educator, plant nerd and devoted Earth lover, for a conversation about something I think many of us in modern herbalism could use a little more of: wonder. Like many herbalists who have trained clinically, Amma found herself navigating the tension between the scientific and intuitive sides of herbal medicine. We talk about her early relationship with plants, her formal herbal training, and the gradual journey that brought her back towards ritual, animism, plant spirits and the more enchanted aspects of herbal practice. We explore what it means to practise embodied herbalism, learning about plants not only through books and clinical knowledge, but through our own bodies, senses and lived experience. We also talk about the importance of getting to know individual plants rather than experiencing Nature as simply a “wall of green”, and how building these relationships can deepen our sense of belonging and help us feel more at home in the world around us. Amma shares her perspective on animism, why she considers paying attention to be one of the best kinds of offering, and how simple acts of curiosity can begin to change our relationship with the natural world. A thread that runs through our entire conversation is the idea of whimsy: why joy, play, awe and enchantment aren’t frivolous additions to herbalism, but can be part of what makes our practice sustainable, nourishing and deeply human. Inside this episode: * Amma’s journey into herbalism and her early relationship with plants * Moving from clinical herbalism and phytochemistry back towards wonder and intuition * What embodied herbalism really means * Why whimsy, wonder and enchantment matter in herbal practice * The relationship between awe, wellbeing and nervous system health * Seeing beyond the “wall of green” and learning to recognise individual plant relatives * Animism and Amma’s understanding of plant, animal and land spirits * Why paying attention can become a spiritual practice * Amma’s relationships with Rose, Mugwort, Marshmallow and Oat * A powerful encounter with an ancient Oak in England * Creating everyday rituals that invite more enchantment into our lives * Finding ways to make time in nature feel playful, intentional and special * How reconnecting with wonder can change the way we practise herbalism This conversation is a little reminder that herbalism doesn’t have to be either clinical or magical — it can walk both worlds. We can care about phytochemistry and still talk to the plants. We can understand physiology and still experience awe. We can take our medicine seriously without taking ourselves too seriously. Sometimes the most radical thing we can do is to simply slow down. Amma Rosavalon is a plant nerd, herbal educator, clinical herbalist, gardener and devoted earth lover. Based in Southern Oregon, she is deeply passionate about the interconnectedness between human health and the health of the natural world. Her lifelong relationship with nature has shaped her path as an herbalist, weaving together bioregional herbalism, Ayurveda, ethical wildcrafting, clinical herbalism, embodied practice and deep nature connection. She trained through the Hawthorn Institute and continues to explore the many ways plants can support healing, connection and a more intimate relationship with the Earth. Amma believes that connection to the Earth and herbal medicine is our intrinsic birthright, and that this relationship can be a powerful vehicle for healing both ourselves and the world around us. Find Amma: - https://www.ammarosavalon.com/ - https://www.instagram.com/mamma.amma/ - Living Herbalism Academy 8-Week Mentorship Program: https://www.ammarosavalon.com/lha - Living Herbalism Collective Membership: https://www.ammarosavalon.com/lhc Find Hannah: - hannahforest.com - https://www.instagram.com/hannahforest.herbalist/ - Book a 1:1 session with Hannah Mentioned in Episode: - Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/17465709-braiding-sweetgrass Get full access to Hannah Forest Herbalist at hannahforestherbalist.substack.com/subscribe

    S5E22 - Reclaiming Wonder in Herbalism with Amma Rosavalon

  6. Aug 5

    S5E21 - Where Herbalism & Witchcraft Meet with Robin Rose Bennett

    This week on the podcast, I’m joined by Robin Rose Bennett, green witch, writer and passionate herbalist, as we explore the many ways that plant medicine and magic coexist beautifully with one another. We begin with Robin Rose sharing her journey into herbal healing and witchcraft before diving into her understanding of green witchery as a living, embodied practice rooted in relationship, reciprocity and reverence for the natural world. Together, we explore what it means to see plants not simply as medicine, but as teachers, elders and companions, and how rebuilding these relationships can help us remember our place within the web of life. Along the way, we discuss belonging, loneliness, ancestral wisdom, writing, creativity, and the simple yet profound practice of slowing down. Robin Rose highlights a few of her closest plant allies, including Motherwort, Plantain, Yarrow and Sweet Violet, and she also shares some of her own personal practices that keep her connected to the divine spirit running through all of life. Inside this episode: * Robin Rose’s journey into herbalism and witchcraft * What green witchery actually is, and how it can weave into our daily rhythms * Connecting with plants as teachers, elders and lifelong allies * The difference between fitting in and truly belonging * How connection with plants can help ease loneliness and cultivate community * Simple ways to begin building a relationship with one plant at a time * Daily practices for deepening your connection with the natural world * The role of ancestors and future generations in our spiritual lives * Robin Rose’s love of writing, poetry and how weaving words allows her to thrive * Beautiful herbal allies, including Motherwort, Plantain, Yarrow and Sweet Violet * Working with herbs to support both people and animals * Robin Rose’s books, self-paced courses and upcoming projects This conversation is a beautiful reminder that herbalism is about far more than learning the medicinal properties of plants. It is an invitation to remember the relationship that we’ve always had with the Earth and all living kin — we are never truly alone, and your unique gifts are needed now, more than ever. Robin Rose Bennett is a story-teller, writer, and herbalist, offering classes in Herbal Medicine and EarthSpirit Teachings since 1986 - at herb conferences, festivals, medical schools, and most joyously, outside with the plants. Robin Rose shares herbal medicine with gratitude for the loving generosity of the plants and the magic, mystery, and beauty of the web of life. She is the author of: Healing Magic - A Green Witch Guidebook to Conscious Living, The Gift of Healing Herbs - Plant Medicines and Home Remedies for a Vibrantly Healthy Life, The Young Green Witch’s Guide to Plant Magic - Rituals and Recipes from Nature, and A Green Witch's Pocket Book of Wisdom-Big Little Life Tips. Find Robin Rose: - https://www.robinrosebennett.com/ - https://www.instagram.com/robinrosebennett/ - https://www.facebook.com/wisewomanhealingways/ - Join The Green Witch’s Apothecary: https://www.robinrosebennett.com/the-green-witchs-apothecary - Meet Your Plant Ally Meditative Journey: https://www.robinrosebennett.com/meet-your-plant-ally - Find all Robin Rose Bennett books: https://www.robinrosebennett.com/books-meditations Find Hannah: - hannahforest.com - https://www.instagram.com/hannahforest.herbalist/ - Book a 1:1 session with Hannah The Old Ways podcast is a listener-supported production. If you value my work, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber! Get full access to Hannah Forest Herbalist at hannahforestherbalist.substack.com/subscribe

    S5E21 - Where Herbalism & Witchcraft Meet with Robin Rose Bennett

  7. Jul 16

    S5E20 - Kitchen Table Chats: Bringing the Wheel of the Year into Family Life with Abi Smissen

    In this Kitchen Table Chats episode, I’m joined by the lovely Abi Smissen for a relaxed conversation about bringing the Wheel of the Year into everyday family life. Together we explore how motherhood became a catalyst for deepening Abi’s connection with nature, how moving from England to Australia reshaped her spiritual practice, and what it means to celebrate the seasons in a way that feels authentic to the Southern Hemisphere. We chat about simple family rituals, seasonal crafts, books we love, celebrating with food, and why seasonal living doesn’t have to be elaborate to be deeply meaningful. Above all, this conversation is an invitation to slow down, notice the rhythms of the land around you, and create traditions that feel nourishing for your own family. Inside this episode: * Abi’s journey into motherhood and how it deepened her connection with nature * Moving from England to Australia and adapting the Wheel of the Year to Southern Hemisphere seasons * Simple ways to celebrate the changing seasons with children * Seasonal crafts, storytelling, food traditions and family rituals * What paganism and earth-based spirituality can look like in everyday home life * Our favourite books for exploring the Wheel of the Year and seasonal living * Releasing the pressure of “doing it perfectly” and creating traditions that genuinely fit your family * Why paying attention to the natural world is at the heart of any seasonal practice Whether you’re just beginning your journey with the Wheel of the Year or looking for fresh inspiration, we hope this conversation encourages you to celebrate the seasons in ways that are simple, joyful and deeply rooted in the world outside your window. I am Abi, a mother, a writer/maker, a postpartum doula, and a witness to the most profanely beautiful of beginnings; motherhood. I am based on Kombumerri country, on the south Gold Coast, living, learning and loving with my husband, Toby, and our three beautiful but wild children. Motherhood was both my unravelling and my biggest becoming. I felt firsthand both what an unsupported birthing season could do, and then the redemptive healing of a rite of passage supported. It was in these spaces that I discovered what our society was now lacking and also my calling; the nurturing of those walking in the liminal and the in-between, of watching mothers become reborn alongside their babies. Find Abi: - https://heldbirth.com.au/ - https://www.instagram.com/abismissen/ - Shop Abi’s handcrafted herbal goods: https://heldbirth.com.au/shop Find Hannah: - hannahforest.com - https://www.instagram.com/hannahforest.herbalist/ - Book a 1:1 session with Hannah Mentioned in Episode: - The Meadowsweet Year https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/18655041.Caroline_Acworth - The Children’s Forest https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52375832-the-children-s-forest?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=9Nwuc4bJIp&rank=2 - Glennie Kindred books https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/138709.Glennie_Kindred - The Wheel of the Year: An Illustrated Guide to Nature’s Rhythms https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61271694-the-wheel-of-the-year?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=GVYka4fQec&rank=6 - Dancing the Sacred Wheel https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16150406-dancing-the-sacred-wheel?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=6hAc1G9hIk&rank=1 - Circle Round https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/84260.Circle_Round?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=67nn8LDffQ&rank=2 - The Lewellyn Sabbats Almanac series https://www.goodreads.com/series/94941-llewellyn-s-sabbats-annual - Seasons of the Witch oracle series https://www.seasonsofthewitchoracles.com/ Old Ways for the New Age is a listener-supported publication. To receive new episodes and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Hannah Forest Herbalist at hannahforestherbalist.substack.com/subscribe

    S5E20 - Kitchen Table Chats: Bringing the Wheel of the Year into Family Life with Abi Smissen

  8. Jul 6

    S5E19 - Star Notes July 2026: Uranus in Gemini, Mercury Retrograde & New Beginnings

    July invites us into a powerful new chapter. In this month’s Star Notes episode, Mikailah Rachael from Star Witch Astrology guides us through the astrology of July 2026, exploring a month of transformation, emotional renewal and unexpected breakthroughs as we navigate some of the year’s most significant planetary shifts. Together we explore the long-awaited movement of Uranus into Gemini and its supportive trine with Pluto in Aquarius, opening the door to collective awakening, innovation and personal liberation. We also unpack Pluto’s continued retrograde journey, Mercury retrograde in Cancer, and how these transits invite us to slow down, listen deeply and reconnect with our intuition before moving forward. Rachael shares practical rituals and magical ways to work with July’s New Moon in Cancer and Full Moon in Aquarius, alongside guidance for nurturing your nervous system, honouring your emotions and embracing the changes unfolding within your relationships, home and sense of purpose. Throughout the episode, the invitation is to release outdated stories, trust the wisdom of your own heart, and step courageously into the next chapter that is waiting to unfold. Inside this episode: • Uranus entering Gemini and its trine with Pluto in Aquarius • Collective transformation, innovation and personal breakthroughs • Pluto retrograde and deep inner reflection • Mercury retrograde in Cancer and the gift of emotional honesty • Nervous system care, intuition and sacred self-care practices • The Cancer New Moon and a simple ritual for release and intention setting • Working with candles, crystals, journalling and water magic • The Aquarius Full Moon and visionary thinking for the future • Juno, relationships and evolving partnerships • Jupiter in Leo and opening to courage, gratitude and authentic self-expression • Using your natal chart to understand where transformation is unfolding • Programming clear quartz for intention and personal growth • An invitation to join Rachael’s Mercury retrograde masterclass and online ritual Whether you’re navigating unexpected change, feeling called to begin again, or simply wanting to work more intentionally with the astrology of the month, this episode offers grounded guidance, magical practices and gentle reminders that transformation often begins from within. The practices shared in this episode are invitations rather than instructions. Please approach your craft with care, common sense and respect, taking appropriate safety precautions and adapting rituals to your own circumstances and environment. “Rachael from Star Witch Astrology is a hereditary folk witch, soul astrologer & transpersonal therapist experienced in oracular traditions and Western ritual arts. Her private sessions embody ancient practices in a contemporary form to support people through the planetary cycles, and ultimately, empower their lives with a love of magic and transformation. Rachael spends part of her seasonal year on a sacred mountain in Australia, walking the Indigenous rainforest, whilst pursuing academic studies in cultural anthropology and following her passion for traditional witchcraft and ethnobotany.  She spends the other part of her seasonal year on her ancestral homelands in England.” Find Rachael: - www.starwitchastrology.com - Mercury Retrograde Masterclass: https://www.starwitchastrology.com/event-details/mercury-retrograde-masterclass-psychopomps-underworld-journeys - https://www.instagram.com/starwitchastrology/ - Lunar Magick course: https://www.starwitchastrology.com/lunar-magick - 1:1 Sessions with Mikailah Rachael: https://www.starwitchastrology.com/astrology-sessions Find Hannah: - hannahforest.com - https://www.instagram.com/hannahforest.herbalist/ - Book a 1:1 session with Hannah Old Ways for the New Age is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new episodes and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Hannah Forest Herbalist at hannahforestherbalist.substack.com/subscribe

    S5E19 - Star Notes July 2026: Uranus in Gemini, Mercury Retrograde & New Beginnings
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A hearth-centered podcast exploring herbalism, folk magic, astrology and seasonal rhythms through a grounded, practical lens. Hosted by clinically trained naturopath and folk herbalist Hannah Forest, each episode offers soulful conversation and earth-honouring wisdom to help you work with plants, ritual and daily rhythms to cultivate a meaningful, connected life. hannahforestherbalist.substack.com

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  • Creator
    Hannah Forest
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    67
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Hannah Forest
  • Show Website
    Old Ways for the New Age

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