Sleep and Sorcery | Folklore & Fantasy-Inspired Sleep Stories Laurel Hostak Jones

Witness the connections between humans and animals in this fantasy bedtime story.
 
In tonight’s story, you are the proprietor of The Wild Hunt, a shop in the magical shopping district known as Surrey Alley, which pairs wizards with their animal familiars. You open the shop for the day, greeting each of the resident animals and reflecting on their specific magic. A young customer comes in, nervous about their initiation into the world of magic, and you assist them in bonding their familiar. As the day comes to a close, you recall your own experience bonding your animal familiar.
 
Sleep & Sorcery is a folklore and fantasy-inspired sleep series. My name is Laurel, and I’ll be your guide on tonight’s fantastical journey. Sleep & Sorcery is one part bedtime story, one part guided meditation, and one part dreamy adventure. Listen to my voice for as long as it serves you, and when you’re ready, feel free to let go of the story and relax into sleep. If you’re still awake as the story comes to an end, I’ll guide you through a relaxing visualization.
 
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Sleep & Sorcery: A Collection of Enchanting Bedtime Stories, Rituals, and Spells for Meaningful Rest, unlimited paperback coming August 2024 from Crossed Crow Books. Limited edition hardcover is available now! The book features many of your favorite stories, plus exclusive writings and a suite of rituals to enrich your resting and waking life.
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Stories like mine are best with headphones! For comfort and security when drifting off to sleep, SleepPhones are the best thing I've found. They won't fall out like earbuds, and they're not bulky or uncomfortable like most over-ear headphones.
 
Learn more: https://www.sleepphones.com/?aff=846
 
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Now you can support Sleep & Sorcery on Patreon. Pledge a monthly donation to Sleep & Sorcery, which helps me keep making original bedtime stories for you. In return, you can qualify for exclusive supporter benefits, like episode scripts, bonus sleepy readings of classic literature, merch discounts, and giveaways. I hope you’ll consider supporting me on Patreon, so I can continue doing what I love.
 
Visit patreon.com/sleepandsorcery to learn more and pledge your support.                                 
 
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Music/Sound: A Glimpse of Avalon by Flouw and Clairvoyance by Syntropy, Epidemic Sound
 
 
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Plumb the elements of magic in tonight’s high fantasy bedtime story.
In tonight’s story, you are the mage and most trusted advisor to the king regent. On the day of an auspicious festival, a subject of the kingdom seeks audience with you, hoping to learn some of your magic to heal her village. You hear the lady’s plea, learning more from her than you might have expected, and imparting some magical wisdom of your own. As if in repayment for your kindness, you are then granted a vision of the kingdom’s future.
This story is connected to the Dragon Rider and Tavern tales from previous seasons of Sleep & Sorcery. You don’t need to have heard those stories in full to understand this one, but you may recognize some of the characters and story threads. I hope you enjoy.
Sleep & Sorcery is a folklore and fantasy-inspired sleep series. My name is Laurel, and I’ll be your guide on tonight’s fantastical journey. Sleep & Sorcery is one part bedtime story, one part guided meditation, and one part dreamy adventure. Listen to my voice for as long as it serves you, and when you’re ready, feel free to let go of the story and relax into sleep. If you’re still awake as the story comes to an end, I’ll guide you through meditation for opening the third eye.
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🌙 Audience Survey 🌙
 
I want to get to know you better! Help out Sleep & Sorcery by filling out this audience survey, which will take 5-10 minutes to complete:
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✨Order the Sleep & Sorcery book!✨
https://www.crossedcrowbooks.com/shop-crossed-crow-books/p/sleepandsorcery
Sleep & Sorcery: A Collection of Enchanting Bedtime Stories, Rituals, and Spells for Meaningful Rest, unlimited paperback coming August 2024 from Crossed Crow Books. Limited edition hardcover is available now! The book features many of your favorite stories, plus exclusive writings and a suite of rituals to enrich your resting and waking life.
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Stock up on magical incense, fragrance, home goods, and more from Sea Witch Botanicals. Shop small while supporting our environment and healthy waterways. Nature misses you.
 
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Stories like mine are best with headphones! For comfort and security when drifting off to sleep, SleepPhones are the best thing I've found. They won't fall out like earbuds, and they're not bulky or uncomfortable like most over-ear headphones.
 
Learn more: https://www.sleepphones.com/?aff=846
 
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Now you can support Sleep & Sorcery on Patreon. Pledge a monthly donation to Sleep & Sorcery, which helps me keep making original bedtime stories for you. In return, you can qualify for exclusive supporter benefits, like episode scripts, bonus sleepy readings of classic literature, merch discounts, and giveaways. I hope you’ll consider supporting me on Patreon, so I can continue doing what I love.
 
Visit patreon.com/sleepandsorcery to learn more and pledge your support.                                 
 
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Music/Sound: A Glimpse of Avalon by Flouw and No Time for Heroes by Christian Andersen, Epidemic Sound
 
 
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✨NEW Sleep & Sorcery MERCH✨
Show your love of Sleep & Sorcery – or get some gifts for the sleepy sorcerer in your life with this cozy collection of apparel, dream journals, die-cut stickers, and home goods.
Visit https://bit.ly/shopmyth.
 
Want to get in touch? sleepandsorcery@gmail.com
 
Disclaimer: some links in this description are affiliate links, meaning I earn a small commission if you decide to purchase the product, at no additional cost to you. Thank you for supporting my work!

Create a spectacular thunderstorm in tonight’s bedtime story, inspired by Greek mythology and accompanied by rain sounds.
 
In tonight’s story, a storm gathers. You, the god of thunder, roll in with the clouds and summon bolts of lightning to your fingers. You orchestrate the storm, bringing rain to the land and lighting up the sky with your gifts. When your work is done, you part the clouds, allowing the sun to once more shine upon the land.
 
Sleep & Sorcery is a folklore and fantasy-inspired sleep series. My name is Laurel, and I’ll be your guide on tonight’s fantastical journey. Sleep & Sorcery is one part bedtime story, one part guided meditation, and one part dreamy adventure. Listen to my voice for as long as it serves you, and when you’re ready, feel free to let go of the story and relax into sleep. If you’re still awake as the story comes to an end, I’ll guide you through a grounding meditation.
 
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🌙 Audience Survey 🌙
 
I want to get to know you better! Help out Sleep & Sorcery by filling out this audience survey, which will take 5-10 minutes to complete:
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✨Order the Sleep & Sorcery book!✨
https://www.crossedcrowbooks.com/shop-crossed-crow-books/p/sleepandsorcery
Sleep & Sorcery: A Collection of Enchanting Bedtime Stories, Rituals, and Spells for Meaningful Rest, unlimited paperback coming August 2024 from Crossed Crow Books. Limited edition hardcover is available now! The book features many of your favorite stories, plus exclusive writings and a suite of rituals to enrich your resting and waking life.
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Stock up on magical incense, fragrance, home goods, and more from Sea Witch Botanicals. Shop small while supporting our environment and healthy waterways. Nature misses you.
 
https://seawitchbotanicals.com/?ref=bb-gpkkp2%5C
 
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Stories like mine are best with headphones! For comfort and security when drifting off to sleep, SleepPhones are the best thing I've found. They won't fall out like earbuds, and they're not bulky or uncomfortable like most over-ear headphones.
 
Learn more: https://www.sleepphones.com/?aff=846
 
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Now you can support Sleep & Sorcery on Patreon. Pledge a monthly donation to Sleep & Sorcery, which helps me keep making original bedtime stories for you. In return, you can qualify for exclusive supporter benefits, like episode scripts, bonus sleepy readings of classic literature, merch discounts, and giveaways. I hope you’ll consider supporting me on Patreon, so I can continue doing what I love.
 
Visit patreon.com/sleepandsorcery to learn more and pledge your support.                                 
 
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Music/Sound: A Glimpse of Avalon by Flouw and Nordic Sunrise by Brue Brus, Epidemic Sound
 
 
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✨NEW Sleep & Sorcery MERCH✨
Show your love of Sleep & Sorcery – or get some gifts for the sleepy sorcerer in your life with this cozy collection of apparel, dream journals, die-cut stickers, and home goods.
Visit https://bit.ly/shopmyth.
 
Want to get in touch? sleepandsorcery@gmail.com
 
Disclaimer: some links in this description are affiliate links, meaning I earn a small commission if you decide to purchase the product, at no additional cost to you. Thank you for supporting my work!

Relax in a tranquil teahouse in tonight’s relaxing bedtime story inspired by Chinese mythology.
 
In tonight’s story, while on a hike in the mountains, you and your friend stumble upon an unexpected discovery: hidden among the trees is a lush garden and teahouse. You are welcomed by the host, who invites you to participate in the tea ceremony. The more time you spend in the beautiful teahouse, the more you learn about its host, its mythological origins, and the alluring tea you drink.
 
Sleep & Sorcery is a folklore and fantasy-inspired sleep series. My name is Laurel, and I’ll be your guide on tonight’s fantastical journey. Sleep & Sorcery is one part bedtime story, one part guided meditation, and one part dreamy adventure. Listen to my voice for as long as it serves you, and when you’re ready, feel free to let go of the story and relax into sleep. If you’re still awake as the story comes to an end, I’ll guide you through a relaxing body scan and meditaion.
 
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🌙 Audience Survey 🌙
 
I want to get to know you better! Help out Sleep & Sorcery by filling out this audience survey, which will take 5-10 minutes to complete:
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✨Order the Sleep & Sorcery book!✨
https://www.crossedcrowbooks.com/shop-crossed-crow-books/p/sleepandsorcery
Sleep & Sorcery: A Collection of Enchanting Bedtime Stories, Rituals, and Spells for Meaningful Rest, unlimited paperback coming August 2024 from Crossed Crow Books. Limited edition hardcover is available now! The book features many of your favorite stories, plus exclusive writings and a suite of rituals to enrich your resting and waking life.
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Stock up on magical incense, fragrance, home goods, and more from Sea Witch Botanicals. Shop small while supporting our environment and healthy waterways. Nature misses you.
 
https://seawitchbotanicals.com/?ref=bb-gpkkp2%5C
 
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Stories like mine are best with headphones! For comfort and security when drifting off to sleep, SleepPhones are the best thing I've found. They won't fall out like earbuds, and they're not bulky or uncomfortable like most over-ear headphones.
 
Learn more: https://www.sleepphones.com/?aff=846
 
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Now you can support Sleep & Sorcery on Patreon. Pledge a monthly donation to Sleep & Sorcery, which helps me keep making original bedtime stories for you. In return, you can qualify for exclusive supporter benefits, like episode scripts, bonus sleepy readings of classic literature, merch discounts, and giveaways. I hope you’ll consider supporting me on Patreon, so I can continue doing what I love.
 
Visit patreon.com/sleepandsorcery to learn more and pledge your support.                                 
 
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Show your love of Sleep & Sorcery – or get some gifts for the sleepy sorcerer in your life with this cozy collection of apparel, dream journals, die-cut stickers, and home goods.
Visit https://bit.ly/shopmyth.
 
Want to get in touch? sleepandsorcery@gmail.com
 
Disclaimer: some links in this description are affiliate links, meaning I earn a small commission if you decide to purchase the product, at no additional cost to you. Thank you for supporting my work!

Walk the boundary between the real world and theatrical magic in this Shakespeare-inspired sleep story.
 
In tonight’s story, you are a magician and the master of a mystical island. When shipwreck brings strangers to your shores, you begin to experience strange phenomena – glimpses of another world just beyond your own. Looking to your books of magic for help understanding what’s happening, you discover that you are, in fact, an actor in a play. The island is but a bare stage, and your island bedfellows are castmates. With this realization, you find that you can walk seamlessly between the theatrical and ordinary worlds.
 
This story takes, as inspiration, William Shakespeare’s The Tempest – with the play as a jumping-off point. I’ve taken some liberties with the characters and story to ensure an original and relaxing adventure. I hope you enjoy.
 
Sleep & Sorcery is a folklore and fantasy-inspired sleep series. My name is Laurel, and I’ll be your guide on tonight’s fantastical journey. Sleep & Sorcery is one part bedtime story, one part guided meditation, and one part dreamy adventure. Listen to my voice for as long as it serves you, and when you’re ready, feel free to let go of the story and relax into sleep. If you’re still awake as the story comes to an end, I’ll guide you through a relaxing body scan and meditaion.
 
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🌙 Audience Survey 🌙
 
I want to get to know you better! Help out Sleep & Sorcery by filling out this audience survey, which will take 5-10 minutes to complete:
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✨Order the Sleep & Sorcery book!✨
https://www.crossedcrowbooks.com/shop-crossed-crow-books/p/sleepandsorcery
Sleep & Sorcery: A Collection of Enchanting Bedtime Stories, Rituals, and Spells for Meaningful Rest, unlimited paperback coming August 2024 from Crossed Crow Books. Limited edition hardcover is available now! The book features many of your favorite stories, plus exclusive writings and a suite of rituals to enrich your resting and waking life.
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Stock up on magical incense, fragrance, home goods, and more from Sea Witch Botanicals. Shop small while supporting our environment and healthy waterways. Nature misses you.
 
https://seawitchbotanicals.com/?ref=bb-gpkkp2%5C
 
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Stories like mine are best with headphones! For comfort and security when drifting off to sleep, SleepPhones are the best thing I've found. They won't fall out like earbuds, and they're not bulky or uncomfortable like most over-ear headphones.
 
Learn more: https://www.sleepphones.com/?aff=846
 
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Now you can support Sleep & Sorcery on Patreon. Pledge a monthly donation to Sleep & Sorcery, which helps me keep making original bedtime stories for you. In return, you can qualify for exclusive supporter benefits, like episode scripts, bonus sleepy readings of classic literature, merch discounts, and giveaways. I hope you’ll consider supporting me on Patreon, so I can continue doing what I love.
 
Visit patreon.com/sleepandsorcery to learn more and pledge your support.                                 
 
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Visit https://bit.ly/shopmyth.
 
Want to get in touch? sleepandsorcery@gmail.com
 
Disclaimer: some links in this description are affiliate links, meaning I earn a small commission if you decide to purchase the product, at no additional cost to you. Thank you for supporting my work!

Escape to an oceanside cottage and meet a mermaid in tonight’s magical bedtime story, accompanied by the sound of ocean waves.
 
In tonight’s story, you take a spontaneous getaway to a secluded beach in search of some much-needed relaxation. You find the remote location enchanting, and you enjoy being lulled to sleep each night to the sounds of waves outside the window. But as the moon waxes to full, the ocean’s music takes on a new quality, and you discover the source of its song: a mermaid. Face to face with a being out of legend, you learn of the mysterious connection between the mermaid and the moon.
 
Sleep & Sorcery is a folklore and fantasy-inspired sleep series. My name is Laurel, and I’ll be your guide on tonight’s fantastical journey. Sleep & Sorcery is one part bedtime story, one part guided meditation, and one part dreamy adventure. Listen to my voice for as long as it serves you, and when you’re ready, feel free to let go of the story and relax into sleep. If you’re still awake as the story comes to an end, I’ll guide you through a relaxing ocean breath meditation.
 
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🌙 Audience Survey 🌙
 
I want to get to know you better! Help out Sleep & Sorcery by filling out this audience survey, which will take 5-10 minutes to complete:
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✨Order the Sleep & Sorcery book!✨
https://www.crossedcrowbooks.com/shop-crossed-crow-books/p/sleepandsorcery
Sleep & Sorcery: A Collection of Enchanting Bedtime Stories, Rituals, and Spells for Meaningful Rest, unlimited paperback coming August 2024 from Crossed Crow Books. Limited edition hardcover is available now! The book features many of your favorite stories, plus exclusive writings and a suite of rituals to enrich your resting and waking life.
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Stock up on magical incense, fragrance, home goods, and more from Sea Witch Botanicals. Shop small while supporting our environment and healthy waterways. Nature misses you.
 
https://seawitchbotanicals.com/?ref=bb-gpkkp2%5C
 
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Stories like mine are best with headphones! For comfort and security when drifting off to sleep, SleepPhones are the best thing I've found. They won't fall out like earbuds, and they're not bulky or uncomfortable like most over-ear headphones.
 
Learn more: https://www.sleepphones.com/?aff=846
 
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Now you can support Sleep & Sorcery on Patreon. Pledge a monthly donation to Sleep & Sorcery, which helps me keep making original bedtime stories for you. In return, you can qualify for exclusive supporter benefits, like episode scripts, bonus sleepy readings of classic literature, merch discounts, and giveaways. I hope you’ll consider supporting me on Patreon, so I can continue doing what I love.
 
Visit patreon.com/sleepandsorcery to learn more and pledge your support.                                 
 
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Visit https://bit.ly/shopmyth.
 
Want to get in touch? sleepandsorcery@gmail.com
 
Disclaimer: some links in this description are affiliate links, meaning I earn a small commission if you decide to purchase the product, at no additional cost to you. Thank you for supporting my work!