The Intuition Conversations

I am delighted to speak to Dr Karen Ward for a second time on the podcast! This time our conversation focussed on Celtic goddess archetypes. We explore what ‘archetype’ means to Karen and stories of Irish goddesses are woven into the episode.  We also talk about the importance of rights of passage and specifically how vital is to celebrate and educate girls on their first moon time. We discuss sacred sites, why archetypes continue to be relevant and the power that stories hold when they speak to us. I hope you enjoy today's episode and share with us our love of Celtic archetypes. 
About Dr Karen:
Dr Karen Ward is a Shamanic Therapist, Supervisor and Teacher. Trained in the Celtic lineage and Druidic traditions, she co-founded and runs the Slí An Chroí School of Irish Celtic Shamanism with her husband John Cantwell. Her very popular Moon Mná (Irish Gaelic for Women) offers online Courses incorporating important Celtic Rite of Passage Ceremonies inspired by the archetypal energies of the Irish Goddesses.  Karen is author of renowned book Change a Little to Change a Lot 2009, co-editor of Soul Seers – an Irish Anthology of Celtic Shamanism 2019, Goddesses of Ireland: ancient wisdom for modern women2021 and the annual Moon Mná Diary-Journal 2017 to date. She is a counselling Psychotherapist and Supervisor based at her Dublin Clinic since 1997, leading workshops countrywide and abroad to teach her Energy Therapy technique based on Celtic Shamanism to fellow health practitioners. She is honoured to have co-rediscovered the Brigid’s Way Celtic Pilgrimage in 2013.
Websites:
www.slianchroi.ie                  
www.moonmna.ie      
About Meghan:
Meghan Field is an intersectional social justice activist, Qoya Teacher, Intuitive Embodiment and Practical Magic Coach, Moon Mna/Irish Celtic lineage practitioner and Owner of Sacred Kernow Retreats.  Meghan lives in England, where she works as a Director of Advance Charity and offers 1:1 and group well-being and empowerment classes, workshops and retreats for women.
In her embodiment and empowerment work, Meghan supports women to remember who we are before the world told us who we should be. Through all of her work, Meghan reminds us to slow down, get clear on who we are, listen to our intuition, honour our unique voices and step into our power.
For more information and to work with Meghan:
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.meghanfield.com
Instagram: @meghanelizabethfield
Twitter: @meghanfeminista
Facebook: @Qoyawithmeghan 
Podcast Music: ‘Behind Your Eyes’ by Stereo Soul Future - www.stereosoulfuture.com.

In this week's episode I talk to Mariana Louis - aka Persephone's Sister - all about the work she does around tarot. In this beautiful conversation, we discuss Jungian psychology in relation to intuition and go deep into what archetypes are - and how we can have our own personal archetypal experiences. She introduces us to the idea of the sacred feminist, what that means and how to reclaim the feminine. There is a strong sense of curiosity that runs throughout this episode encouraging all of us to experience the mystery and magic of tarot for ourselves!
About Mariana:
Mariana Louis is a professional tarot counselor, scholar, and creator of Persephone's Sister, a platform for psycho-spiritual education and guidance. After stumbling upon The Undiscovered Self in her grandfather's attic library at 23, Mariana was drawn to a journey of studying Jung and the archetypes, and spent years integrating her depth psychological scholarship with her expertise in the tarot. This led her to formulate an approach she calls Archetypal Tarot, which she has taught to hundreds of students. Mariana also teaches many seminars on a range of spiritual topics, and is also the co-host of the Soror Mystica podcast which explores life's mysteries and magic through its symbols.
Website: https://persephonessister.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/persephonessister/
About Meghan:
Meghan Field is a Qoya Teacher, Embodiment Coach, Irish Celtic Shaman and Social Justice Activist who lives in Cornwall, U.K.  Meghan is the Violence Against Women and Girls Strategic Lead for Plymouth City, has her own consultancy practice, is the owner of Sacred Kernow Retreats, the founder of The Intuition Conversations Podcast and the creator of multiple oracle decks. She is the co-founder of The Supervision Circle and her values include accessibility, equality and advocacy.
Meghan offers 1:1 and group well-being and empowerment classes, workshops and retreats worldwide.
For more information and to work with Meghan:
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.meghanfield.com
Instagram: @meghanelizabethfield
Twitter: @meghanfeminista
Facebook: @MeghanField
Podcast Music: ‘Behind Your Eyes’ by Stereo Soul Future - www.stereosoulfuture.com.

In this week's episode, I talk to Rhonda McCrimmon - a Celtic shaman and seer who combines both modern and ancient wisdom in clear and accessible ways. Rhonda shares with us her own path to finding shamanism and how she now demystifies shamanism for others. We discuss what shamanism means to her and how it is helping Rhonda transform the legacy she is leaving in the world. We journey through the subjects of spirit guides and archetypes and their importance in Rhonda’s work.
Rhonda is incredibly knowledgeable and so generous with  her work. This is such a powerful episode about how you can change the trajectory of your life and bring wisdom to the world through deepening your connection to self, nature, community and spirit.
About Rhonda:
Rhonda McCrimmon is a Celtic Seer & Shaman from Scotland focusing on creating shamanic pathways for those who have been disconnected from their animist lineage and heritage. Through her various free social media communities, ShamanTalk podcast, Spiritual Momentum Membership, Apprenticeship Program, online workshops, healing circles, and website, she has created a safe, clear doorway for thousands of people to reconnect with their indigenous Celtic roots & find creative shamanic ways to restore a consciously connected spiritual life.
Walking a shamanic path for nearly a decade, and more recently as the Founder & CEO of The Centre for Shamanism, Rhonda has featured in The Guardian and on BBC Radio 4, Nicky Campbell’s BBC Radio 5 podcast and BBC 1 Sunday Live discussing shamanism. She follows her calling with single-minded determination, making shamanic practices accessible for all within an ethical, loving spiritual tribe.
Website: www.centreforshamanism.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/centreforshamanism
Instagram: www.instagram.com/centreforshamanism
About Meghan:
Meghan Field is a Qoya Teacher, Embodiment Coach, Irish Celtic Shaman and Social Justice Activist who lives in Cornwall, U.K.  Meghan is the Violence Against Women and Girls Strategic Lead for Plymouth City, has her own consultancy practice, is the owner of Sacred Kernow Retreats, the founder of The Intuition Conversations Podcast and the creator of multiple oracle decks. She is the co-founder of The Supervision Circle and her values include accessibility, equality and advocacy.
Meghan offers 1:1 and group well-being and empowerment classes, workshops and retreats worldwide.
For more information and to work with Meghan:
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.meghanfield.com
Instagram: @meghanelizabethfield
Twitter: @meghanfeminista
Facebook: @MeghanField
Podcast Music: ‘Behind Your Eyes’ by Stereo Soul Future - www.stereosoulfuture.com.

In today's episode I speak to Yolandi Boshoff who is a lightworker, Dragon Priestess and so much more. Yolandi takes us through her experience of being disconnected from herself to learning to trust herself and connect with her intuition.  Yolandi explains what Akashic records are and how she - and anyone, with training and intuition - can access this information. We discuss the fascinating subject of DNA activation and the impact it had on Yolandi and her life and work and also her discovery of dragons in a breathwork session.  We also discuss sacred sites and how Yolandi connects with the unique energy and history of each place.
About Yolandi:
Yolandi is a Lightworker, Dragon Priestess, Starseed, Author and Spiritual Teacher with a passion for travel, sacred sites and spiritual adventure. Her work is all about helping those around her to remember…Remember their connection to Mother Earth, the Cosmos, themselves and all that is.  She works with clients from more than 40 countries across the globe and focuses on DNA Decoding and Activation, Light Language Healing, Channelling and accessing the Sacred Records of the Cosmos and Earth.  Working as a Sacred Site Oracle she shares the deeper messages of the land, the sacred sites and the water.
Website: www.divinesoul.me
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1divinesoul/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yolandi_divine_soul/
About Meghan:
Meghan Field is a Qoya Teacher, Embodiment Coach, Irish Celtic Shaman and Social Justice Activist who lives in Cornwall, U.K.  Meghan is the Violence Against Women and Girls Strategic Lead for Plymouth City, has her own consultancy practice, is the owner of Sacred Kernow Retreats, the founder of The Intuition Conversations Podcast and the creator of multiple oracle decks. She is the co-founder of The Supervision Circle and her values include accessibility, equality and advocacy.
Meghan offers 1:1 and group well-being and empowerment classes, workshops and retreats worldwide.
For more information and to work with Meghan:
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.meghanfield.com
Instagram: @meghanelizabethfield
Twitter: @meghanfeminista
Facebook: @MeghanField
Podcast Music: ‘Behind Your Eyes’ by Stereo Soul Future - www.stereosoulfuture.com.

In this episode, I talk to the incredibly knowledgable Cheryl Straffon. Cheryl has taught me so much since I moved to Cornwall about ancient sites and the lineage of goddess culture in this land.
We discuss Cornish ancient sites, how she researches to bring the sites alive and how she combines intuition, science, anthropology and archeology to understand how ancient people used the sites. We consider the status of women in society and storytelling and journey through the ages to understand more about sacred places.
About Cheryl:
Cheryl Straffon spent her childhood in Cornwall, UK, and then studied English &
Comparative Religion at King’s College London University for a B.A (Hons) degree.
Following this, she did a post-graduate Education diploma at Cambridge University and then taught for some years in Secondary and Further Education in Scotland and England, before taking up Bookselling Training and then Librarianship. In 1986 she returned to Cornwall to live, where she was the Library Manager of St.Just Library for 20 years, before taking early retirement in 2006. For about 15 years she was firstly the Secretary and then the Chair of C.A.S.P.N [Cornish Ancient Sites Protection Network], a Charity that looks after the prehistoric sites in West Penwith, Cornwall, before she stepped down in 2017. However, she still continues to play a role in the organisation as Deputy-Chair, and organises the annual ‘Pathways to the Past’ event (a weekend of walks and talks amongst the ancient sites), now in its 16 th year. In 2018 she was awarded the annual ‘Heritage Champion of the Year’ (Sir Richard Trant award) from the Cornwall Heritage Trust. For the last 36 years she has produced and edited a magazine “Meyn Mamvro”, about the ancient stones and sacred sites in Cornwall, and written books including “Pagan Cornwall: Land of the Goddess”, “The
Earth Goddess”, “Daughters of the Earth”, “Megalithic Mysteries of Cornwall”, “Fentynyow Kernow”, “Between the Realms”, etc. She has given a number of talks and workshops, and has been a central figure in the Goddess movement: for 15 years she edited a magazine “Goddess Alive!” as well as being a Trustee for Women’s Land in Cornwall, a co-organiser of the Goddess in Cornwall event, and a trainer on the Priestess of Kernow course. She is married to her partner Lana Jarvis, an accomplished dowser, and they share a love of the Land and the Ancient Sites, especially in Cornwall, and also in Crete, where they have had a house built, and where they spend some time each year.
E-mail address - [email protected]
Website: www.meynmamvro.co.uk
About Meghan:
Meghan Field is a Qoya Teacher, Embodiment Coach, Irish Celtic Shaman and Social Justice Activist who lives in Cornwall, U.K.  Meghan is the Violence Against Women and Girls Strategic Lead for Plymouth City, has her own consultancy practice, is the owner of Sacred Kernow Retreats, the founder of The Intuition Conversations Podcast and the creator of multiple oracle decks. She is the co-founder of The Supervision Circle and her values include accessibility, equality and advocacy.
Meghan offers 1:1 and group well-being and empowerment classes, workshops and retreats worldwide.
For more information and to work with Meghan:
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.meghanfield.com
Instagram: @meghanelizabethfield
Twitter: @meghanfeminista
Facebook: @MeghanField
Podcast Music: ‘Behind Your Eyes’ by Stereo Soul Future - www.stereosoulfuture.com.

In the first episode of Season 2, I am speaking to Lauren, a wonderful yoga teacher and amateur mythologist. Lauren joins me as I start my deep dive into the importance of ancient wisdom in modern times. This is such a joyful conversation and we have a LOT of fun pulling cards from  Lauren’s oracle deck and discussing Ancient Greek goddesses.
We discuss what archetypes are and consider cultural appropriation versus cultural appreciation. We learn how Lauren developed a love of Greek gods and goddesses and hear the depth of her knowledge through the card pulls. We also think about how connecting to the universal energy of archetypes help us to better understand ourselves. We deep dive into some of our favourite mythological figures and compare them to other lineages to see the commonality and what they can individually teach us.
About Lauren:
Lauren is a yoga teacher by trade and a mythologist in her spare time. She dances her way through life interweaving her love of people, history, nature and storytelling.
Website: https://www.laurengray-yoga.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaurenGrayYoga
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurengray_yoga/
About Meghan:
Meghan Field is a Qoya Teacher, Embodiment Coach, Irish Celtic Shaman and Social Justice Activist who lives in Cornwall, U.K.  Meghan is the Violence Against Women and Girls Strategic Lead for Plymouth City, has her own consultancy practice, is the owner of Sacred Kernow Retreats, the founder of The Intuition Conversations Podcast and the creator of multiple oracle decks. She is the co-founder of The Supervision Circle and her values include accessibility, equality and advocacy.
Meghan offers 1:1 and group well-being and empowerment classes, workshops and retreats worldwide.
For more information and to work with Meghan:
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.meghanfield.com
Instagram: @meghanelizabethfield
Twitter: @meghanfeminista
Facebook: @MeghanField
Podcast Music: ‘Behind Your Eyes’ by Stereo Soul Future - www.stereosoulfuture.com.

Welcome to season 2 of the Intuition Conversations. In this season I am looking forward to bringing more conversations and following the breadcrumbs of my own intuition. I hope you enjoy this season. 

I cannot think of a better way to end Season 1 of the podcast than this amazing conversation with my mentor, the incredible Lisa Lister. Lisa has been such a fundamental influence in my life over the last decade.  She talks to us about the deep felt knowing that she experiences by coming home to her body. We discuss the power and wisdom within the menstrual cycle.  We touch upon how the social conditioning of the overculture keeps us down and stops us striving to have what we actually want and need and forces us to fit in and be as 'normal' as possible, even if it's to our detriment.  We also discuss how rest is revolutionary and moving at the speed of our body and heart is the medicine we all need right now.  Lisa talks about her upcoming book, Self Source-rey and how everything we need is within us. Of course, as this is being released on Samhain/Halloween, how could we not talk about what it means to be a witch?!
I am so proud to be able to close season 1 with this conversation.
About Lisa:
Crowned ‘the defender of female awesomeness’ by Cooler magazine, Lisa Lister offers support, space, remembrance, spiritual guidance, cyclic maps and counsel to women who are exploring, navigating and wanting to heal their relationship with their body, power, sex, creativity, pleasure + passion in these 'interesting' times
Website: https://www.lisalister.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sassylisalister/
About Meghan:
Meghan Field is an intersectional social justice activist, Qoya Teacher, Intuitive Embodiment and Practical Magic Coach, Moon Mna/Irish Celtic lineage practitioner and Owner of Sacred Kernow Retreats.  Meghan lives in England, where she works as a Director of Advance Charity and offers 1:1 and group well-being and empowerment classes, workshops and retreats for women.
In her embodiment and empowerment work, Meghan supports women to remember who we are before the world told us who we should be. Through all of her work, Meghan reminds us to slow down, get clear on who we are, listen to our intuition, honour our unique voices and step into our power.
For more information and to work with Meghan:
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.meghanfield.com
Instagram: @meghanelizabethfield
Twitter: @meghanfeminista
Facebook: @Qoyawithmeghan
Podcast Music: ‘Behind Your Eyes’ by Stereo Soul Future - www.stereosoulfuture.com.

In this week's episode I speak to Helena Murphy about the impact of intuition on health and living with a chronic condition. Helena generously discusses her journey to being diagnosed with Crohns disease and the importance of embracing the more difficult conversations about bodies and health. She also talks to us about her recipe book being published in 2023 which leads us to a juicy conversation about nourishing and delicious foods and recipes.  This is a super informative conversation and a really important listen!
About Helena:
My name is Helena, I'm a professional photographer based in Bristol, and I capture product, places and food. I create lifestyle shots that are all about that everyday magic. It’s my “why” to capture images that help people connect back to themselves, to find cruelty-free options, to enjoy beautifully made food, to slow down and to make the small things, the big things.
Website: https://helenarosemurphy.net/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/helenarose_photography/
About Meghan:
Meghan Field is an intersectional social justice activist, Qoya Teacher, Intuitive Embodiment and Practical Magic Coach, Moon Mna/Irish Celtic lineage practitioner and Owner of Sacred Kernow Retreats.  Meghan lives in England, where she works as a Director of Advance Charity and offers 1:1 and group well-being and empowerment classes, workshops and retreats for women.
In her embodiment and empowerment work, Meghan supports women to remember who we are before the world told us who we should be. Through all of her work, Meghan reminds us to slow down, get clear on who we are, listen to our intuition, honour our unique voices and step into our power.
For more information and to work with Meghan:
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.meghanfield.com
Instagram: @meghanelizabethfield
Twitter: @meghanfeminista
Facebook: @Qoyawithmeghan
Podcast Music: ‘Behind Your Eyes’ by Stereo Soul Future - www.stereosoulfuture.com.