Nine Keys & Co: the art, soft-business, activism, and mystery of death work

In this episode of the Nine Keys podcast, Narinder talks with her best friend Deryn about the importance of play, whimsy, following our intuition, and releasing attachments to outcomes when playing with magic! 

Deryn is a witch and an artist living in Atlanta with his three cats and a handful of spirits. He and Narinder have been playing together between realms for years. If you seek endearing conversations about what it's like to be a witch-school-drop-out, a playful-person-in-a-time-like-this, mask play, plant magic, and more, you'll want to listen to this conversation!

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In this episode, Narinder and Melissa Word riff on:

• Death Work as an art medium 
• Grief as the diva she is 
• Patriarchal learning systems vs matriarchal learning systems in regard to 'death schools"

If you are an artist, if you are a death worker, if you are a new world builder, or if you're curious about how those three things blend, this episode is for you! 

Melissa Word is a powerhouse of articulation. She can quilt phrasing around abstract concepts so seamlessly. It is an honor to get to have her wisdom on Nine Keys.  She is an artist, dancer, somatic grief coach, and death doula in Atlanta. Her podcast is called Witch Sweat. (It's Narinder's favorite podcast to visit in listening land. Check it out! ) Or you can find her at www.melissaword.com or on Instagram at @melissawordstudio.

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In this episode of Nine Keys, Narinder slips into her storytelling magic to share the true tale of how Seven Moon Cove came to be.

Seven Moon Cove is an intimate space for fringe folk, makers, new-world dreamers, death workers, and grief walkers, (aka the cool kids) to explore together for seven moon cycles and to meet up in the mystic's sandbox. Narinder facilitates play spaces full of secret doors and treasure boxes designed by the Great Mother. 

Playfulness, creative dreamscapes, flirting with whimsy, and leaning into the journey Great Ma has for us - are all access points to inspiration, fortification, LIFE, healing, groundedness, and ease. Playfulness with the divine is a big way to reclaim ourselves from a system that is hell-bent on keeping us bogged down with personal ambition, stress, and scary uncertainty. 

Run through a meadow of daydreams (while giving the middle finger to the gross systems, as we do) and meet Narinder in Seven Moon Cove.

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Holy moly, this episode of Nine Keys is so smart and inspiring! Narinder talks with one of her colleagues, her friend Sarah, about the benefits, collective and personal, of specialization in our death work. This is a must listen. It's so good!

Dr. Sarah Parker Ward wants people to think more affectionately about death so they can experience a healthier, more fulfilling life. Sarah holds a Ph.D. in Emerging Media Studies from Boston University where her research explored death cognition and related policy implications. She continues thanatological work in practice and study as the co-founder of We Are Clio, a digital platform designed to empower individuals on their deathcare journey through personalized education and community-building with non-clinical care providers such as death doulas, green burial crafters, and legacy artisans. In addition to death doula training, Sarah has also undergone instruction in mindfulness and psychedelic peer support. You can find this mom of three on LinkedIn and on Instagram at @skparkerward.  And you can find We Are Clio here! 

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If you are a death worker who is just starting your business, or a death worker who needs some warm and wholesome small business encouragement, this episode is for you! Narinder invites back one of her favorite small business mentors, Yarrow Magdalena. This conversation is cozy and very helpful. It's a great listen for driving, drawing, washing dishes, or relaxing. Enjoy!

Yarrow Magdalena is a web designer, tech consultant, artist, and writer. They support folks in building joyful and sustainable livelihoods and creative practices and live on the East Coast of Scotland with their two dogs. Yarrow facilitates the Embodied Business and Making & Mending Rituals podcasts and loves talking about slow seasons, embodied resilience, and visionary dreams. You can find them at PinkWellStudio.com and YarrowMagdalena.com.

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Death workers are givers. Like, we wouldn't be doing the work we do if we were just takers. Are we spiritually bypassing the access to the longevity and sustainability of our work by not unwinding the ick around 'business'? Are we continuing to give our offerings freely because we believe that spiritual care doesn't vibe with a fee or we feel bad for charging for our work? Do we think that our work will continue to grow if we remain small? 

Join me May 26th 2-5pm eastern for an empowering workshop designed just for death workers who are also artists, mystics, gifted in the healing arts, and who have hang ups around building businesses or would love some new-thought inspiration for death work business development.

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In this episode of Nine Keys, Narinder gets to share with you someone who inspires her work. Death Midwifery as artform and entrepreneurial work takes a village to raise if we want to get it to where it is calling us to go. Narinder needed help with her website, so she reached out to Yarrow Magdalena. Not only did Yarrow help her with her website beautifully, they also showed Narinder how to find softer sides to entrepreneurship that truly transformed the way Narinder goes about business.

Yarrow Magdalena is a web designer, tech consultant, artist, and writer. They support folks in building joyful and sustainable livelihoods as well as creative practices and live on the East Coast of Scotland with their two dogs. Yarrow facilitates the Embodied Business and Making & Mending Rituals podcasts and loves talking about slow seasons, embodied resilience, and visionary dreams. You can find them at PinkWellStudio.com and YarrowMagdalena.com

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In this episode of Nine Keys, Narinder talks with Naila Francis about whales and grief, Grief-In-Public Day, her childhood in St. Lucia, how we need more Grief Coaches to step up to the plate, and how letting grief be in its fullest expression is immensely important in these times. 

Naila Francis is a grief coach, death midwife, poet and interfaith minister. She is also a Reiki Level II practitioner and carrier of an earth-based Andean shamanic tradition. She helps people explore the wilderness of grief through a holistic lens so they can journey alongside their losses with more compassion, heart-centered care and authenticity. Naila is also a founding member of Salt Trails, a Philadelphia collective making grief public and visible through community rituals, and the co-host of Breathing Wind, a podcast about journeying introspectively through grief.

You can find Naila on Instagram @thishallowedwilderness and @salttrailsphilly

To work one on one with Naila, you can visit her website https://www.thishallowedwilderness.com.

For more information about the 3rd Annual Grief-in-Public Day please follow this link!

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Maggie Converse is a death midwife who specializes in the care for those who have lost a loved one to suicide. In this episode, Maggie shares her journey with death midwifery as a spiritual path, her short stint working for a hospice group in Oregon, and the huge loss she endured that ultimately became the pivotal point in her life that shaped her death midwifery.

To find Maggie, and access her amazing resources, you can visit her website www.maggieconverse.com or you can find her on Instagram @Maggie_magick.

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