Gentle chat today. Some ideas and thoughts on what it can look like to treat yourself with care and support yourself in times when you're struggling. I give myself a hug once a day. Honestly, it's really lovely. The dogs made sure to say hi :)  Thank you for sharing your valuable time with me. 

Poetry:

Ephemera | W.B. Yeats

The Madness of King Goll  | W.B. Yeats

To Some I Have Talked With By The Fire  | W.B. Yeats

He Wishes For The Cloths of Heaven  | W.B. Yeats

September 1913  | W.B. Yeats

A Coat  | W.B. Yeats

Under Saturn  | W.B. Yeats

Are You Content?  | W.B. Yeats

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Thank you & see you in a couple weeks. Teaser- Kiwis and Chaos.

<3 Gemma & Avery

**TW** If you struggle with paranoia, dissociation, or other stuff where you question reality a lot this episode may be triggering for you.

🎶I was born in layers of soil.

You can hide behind the weight of all the world

but your voice has been missing for too long!🎶

Thank you Faye West! Musician, obtainer of cider, and fellow mushroom appreciator <3 (I was going to say procurer of cider but upon spellcheck, google informed me that 'procurer' is exclusively for Madams etc. Who knew?!). Anyway you are the manifestation of a faerie garden and I'm so grateful for your skills and friendship!

Today we go deep! (Not just in discussions of body-cavities, although that too.) We begin by following Hieronymus Bosch through fields where wolves disembowel peasants and lakes of ice-skating demons. After discussing three major works, we jump a few centuries and discuss several artists and how the LINE-OF-SIGHT in a work of art is a tremendously powerful and subtle way to instill knowledge in the viewer. We end in a discussion of literary devices, types of monsters, eldritch abominations, and a delightful mental-health spiral. But as I say, "I had a lovely melt-down and a lovely chat with my therapist" so no worries. Hope you enjoy! I had a lot of fun in the making of this episode.

Sources--------------

ARTWORKS MENTIONED:

Tryptic of Adoration of the Magi, Hieronymus Bosch

Tryptic of Temptation of St. Anthony, Hieronymus Bosch

Tryptic of Garden of Earthly Delights, Hieronymus Bosch

Twelve Nights, body of work by Lisa Graziatto

Zdzislaw Beksinski

OTHER SOURCES:

https://newrepublic.com/article/119996/hp-lovecrafts-philosophy-horror

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieronymus_Bosch

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_paintings_by_Hieronymus_Bosch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeEH21NYJMU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n9zbPmHvJE

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This episode is a little bit lower energy than last time. Pairs well with earl gray, Turkish biscuits, and cuddles. We talk about Linked In the insufferable Incel that won't leave you be and the anecdotal equations of a person's worth. More importantly we talk about how creativity cannot be lost. It is always within you- infinite creativity gifted from an infinite God. 

I hope you had a gorgeous Yule. I made a new Pinterest board of things that were once dreams but have come to fruition. Chin up, we're halfway out of the dark. <3

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Hello! Hi how are you? Autumn is here and Avery and I are enjoying longer walks and chilly nights. This episode we talk Balto, toilet paper injustices, and the complete mystery that is the wind. Welcome. I had a lot of fun recording this and I appreciate you sharing your time with me! As always thank you so much to my Patrons you are pink starbursts if ever there was. See you soon! <3

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"You can celebrate Samhain too! With this listener special of 19.99 a month!". Nonononno. Not today. There are many wonderful ways to get in the spooky spirit that don't cost a thing. Join me as we get into topics such as, "Is it necessary to follow the Celtic tradition?", "Is it okay to adapt the wheel of the year to your local climate?", and at least a dozen free ways to celebrate Samhain! <3

I hope you come away confident in yourself and your practice. 

Bitter the Parting - John Doyle

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Hello! Hi! How are you? Buffy the Vampire Slayer is amazing and I will hear nothing to the contrary. Get into it. In this episode we talk through one of the fundamentals of art and composition. A variety of excellent examples. Not one, but two different examples involving severed hands! Avery says hi at the end with her sweet tippytaps. Below is a list of the referenced artists. <3 

Thank you for your patience. Trust, this kid tried her best. Glad to post again and grateful for the space to share and be silly and connect with you guys. 

Frasier, American (USA) TV Show

I Lost My Body, French animated film on Netflix

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Body: Season 5, American (USA) TV show

Relief printing

Albrecht Dürer, German printmaker etc.

Wilhelm Sasnal, Polish painter

Pierre Bonnard, French painter

Urs Fischer, Swiss/ US visual artist

Geoffrey Johnson, American (USA) painter

Hope Gangloff, American (USA) painter

Xooang Choi, Korean Sculptor

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We breathe deeply.

Internalized Homophobia is a heavy topic, it follows this episode is a sober one. If you are in the right frame of mind, join a discussion of shame, religion, toxic internal dialogue, bi-as, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's sexuality. We also talk through eight slices of a self acceptance pie and classic gay childhood moments.... In case you need to hear it. You are gay enough. You are enough, period. You are everything. <3

"I searched google for a poem

On releasing internalized homophobia.

My search was thorough,

Page 2 thorough,

But nothing spoke to the scared child inside of me.

The one who trembles when I near intimacy with another woman

As though at any moment the door will be broken down

Our illusion of safety shown thin

As muslin screens.

At any moment God could rip open a hole inside of me

With only his voice.

Loud 

And terrible.

Full of wrath

Detestable! Abomination! 

Woe to you!

I read nothing, that gave her the feeling

She so desperately needed.

A thought

Offered like a fuzzy blanket.

A warm and soft place to be cocooned,

To rest.

So,

Soft child

A day will come for us

When the cleaver will be melted down

No more waiting for the blade to drop.

No more shallow breathing and dry eyes

As we wait for punishment.

No more murky self loathing thoughts.

A day will come,

When we will beam

Pleased for all the world to see us as we are.

Alone perhaps,

Or with a lover, or family,

Or queer friends.

All we need is already inside us

And is working it's way to the surface.

There can be no regrets, 

When choices are made from a pure heart.

Rest now-

And when you wake

All the world will lie before you.

We have all our lives

To breathe free."

- Gemma Guiomard

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We begin. Imperfectly.

On a morning hike Avery and I found berries and patches of moss in shady spots. The heat radiated up from the ground. Dripping sweat by the end of our hike, I cranked up the car's AC and Avery guzzled water. The in-between can be uncomfortable. Join us for a chat about using the moon to stay present, experience the shift in seasons instead of living in a projection of the future. We are here. Now. 

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Hi! Hello! How are you?

Thanks for giving me space to set and share my Intention for this podcast. So, come on! Curl up in your sleeping bag across from mine. Let's stay up too late talking about our healing, creativity, nature, and of course a smattering of heresy.