This week's show is with Dr. Sharon Blackie. Award-winning mythologist, psychologist, and writer Dr. Sharon Blackie is widely known and regarded for her publications, classes, seminars, and workshops which centers on the growth of the mythic imagination and the applicability of myth, fairy tales, and folklore to the social, political, and environmental issues of today.

She has written five works of fiction and nonfiction, including the best-selling If Women Rose Rooted, and her work has also been published in collections, anthologies, and other international media sites, including the Guardian, the Irish Times, and the Scotsman. Her novels have been translated into other languages, and she has given interviews on her subject matter to the BBC, US public radio, and other media.

Sharon has given lectures and classes at several universities, Jungian organizations, retreat centers, and cultural events all around the world.

In this show, Sharon and Lian explored the topic of female elderhood and her work to support women to reclaim their Inner Hag, mature into their own unique expression of hagitude and pass down their deep feminine wisdom for the benefit of their community.

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What you'll learn from this episode:

• We can reclaim menopause as a time of stripping away, letting go of the roles and expectations of our life and culture, allowing us to open to the deeper knowing of who we are and are to become
• The archetypes Sharon described, such as the fairy godmother and the truth teller, are ones that it's clear are deeply needed in our culture
• The vision Sharon spoke of, that of a wiser, more authentic world is one that many of us see is needed and are looking for solutions for... the Hag seems to be an important part of the answer

Resources and stuff that we spoke about:

• Sharon Blackie's Official Website: Sharon Blackie
• Sharon Blackie's book and a year-long membership program: Hagitude: Reclaiming the Second Half of Life
• Sharon Blackie's Books and Writings:
  • Hagitude: Reimagining the Second Half of Life
  • Foxfire, Wolfskin and other stories of shapeshifting women
  • If Women Rose Rooted, Nautilus Book Award Winner 2016
  • The Enchanted Life: Reclaiming the magic and wisdom of the natural world
  • The Long Delirious Burning Blue
  • The Art of Enchantment – her publication on Substack
• Susan Guner's social media accounts you might want to follow:
  • Instagram
  • Facebook

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Thank you! Lian & Jonathan