In this episode of The Nature of Invisible Things podcast, I am pleased to share my conversation with author, teacher, and Aquarian Sun, Perdita Finn. I first encountered her work in 2020, and it’s been a cornerstone of my personal development since. Her writing, along with that of her husband, Clark Strand, and her daughter, Sophie, was pivotal in helping me find my way home and reconnect to the miracle of my human life.

Join us as Perdita shares her exploration of the "nature of invisible things" and miraculous experiences with her ancestral connections. We discuss the role of the dead in our lives, and Perdita shares the perspective shift that comes when we recognize the long story of our souls—a much-needed balm for these times.

Our conversation explores deep spiritual and metaphysical themes around connecting with our beloved dead, the unseen realms, and our relationship to the earth. You’ll also hear about Whole Earth Animism, a program she and her husband Clark offer in March 2025. This program aims to reconnect humans with the natural world and foster a deeper understanding of our place in the cosmos.

Welcome, Perdita!

Perdita’s Bio:

Perdita Finn is the co-founder, with her husband Clark Strand, of the feral fellowship The Way of the Rose, which inspired their book The Way of the Rose: The Radical Path of the Divine Feminine Hidden in the Rosary. They are currently at work on their next book together Circles Not Lines: Spiritual Community Beyond Patriarchy. To find out more about her devotion to “ecology not theology,” visit wayoftherose.org.

In addition to extensive study with Zen masters, priests, spirit workers, and healers, she apprenticed with the psychic Susan Saxman, with whom she wrote The Reluctant Psychic. Perdita Finn now teaches popular workshops on Getting to Know the Dead. Participants are empowered to activate the miracles in their own lives with the help of their ancestors and recover their own intuitive magic. Her book Take Back the Magic: Conversations with the Unseen World is an intimate journey through her recovery of these lost ways. She speaks widely on how to collaborate with those on the other side, on the urgent necessity of a new romantic animism, and on the sobriety that emerges when we claim the long story of our souls. Her next book is the forthcoming Mothers of Magic: Recovering the Love at the Heart of the World.

She lives with her family in the moss-filled shadows of the Catskill Mountains.

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Other people mentioned in this episode:

Clark Strand

Sophie Strand

Robert Moss

Caroline W. Casey

Astrologer Erin Kelley hosts, produces, and edits The Nature of Invisible Things Podcast, which features music by Matthew Jaidev of Audio Soul Healing.

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