The Ritualists

The Ritualists

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The Ritualists episodes

  • Episode 15: The Role of Intuition + Intention

    In today’s episode, we’re talking about the role of intuition + intention in ritual...we'd love to hear your thoughts too!

    In this episode:

    • Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey
    • Flowers for Natalie, blog post by Peg Conway referenced in the episode
    • Take Back the Magic: Conversations with the Unseen World by Perdita Finn
    • What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo
    • Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds by Thomas Halliday
    • Making Space workshop with Peg Conway
    • Let’s Talk About It: Death series, through Atha Yoga
    • Tarot with shea in the catskills
    • You can find Peg Conway here:

      • on the web + sign up for her newsletter
      • on Instagram + Facebook
      • The Art of Reassembly: A Memoir of Early Mother Loss and Aftergrief
      • Learn more about Peg's energy therapy work
      • You can find shea in the catskills here:

        • on the web, where you can sign up for the newsletter
        • tarot
        • music by coma-media

          53 min
        • Episode 14: Moving Through the Unexpected

          Welcome to Season 2 of the Ritualists, where we’ll be continuing to talk about all things ritual-related in our usual Ritualists way. Today, we’ll be talking about rituals for moving through the unexpected.

          In this episode:

          • Making Space workshop with Peg Conway
          • Let’s Talk About It: Death series, through Atha Yoga
          • Tarot with shea in the catskills
          • workshops with Perdita Finn
          • You can find Peg Conway here:

            • on the web + sign up for her newsletter
            • on Instagram + Facebook
            • The Art of Reassembly: A Memoir of Early Mother Loss and Aftergrief
            • Learn more about Peg's energy therapy work
            • You can find shea in the catskills here:

              • on the web, where you can sign up for the newsletter
              • tarot
              • music by coma-media

                46 min
              • Episode 13: Rituals of Rest, Relaxation, Completion + Hibernation

                In our previous episode, we talked about rituals of healing. In this final episode of Season 1, we’re talking about rituals of rest, relaxation, completion + hibernation.

                In this episode:

                Liturgical Book Club

                Asking Good Questions

                We would love to hear from you! You can email Peg or shea to suggest episode topics or send comments about your experience of ritual.

                You can find Peg Conway here:

                • on the web + sign up for her newsletter
                • on Instagram + Facebook
                • The Art of Reassembly: A Memoir of Early Mother Loss and Aftergrief
                • Learn more about Peg's energy therapy work
                • You can find Shea in the Catskills here:

                  • on the web, where you can sign up for her newsletter
                  • book a tarot reading
                  • learn tarot
                  • music by coma-media

                    53 min
                  • Episode 12: Rituals of Healing

                    In this episode:

                    • The Art of Reassembly: A Memoir of Early Mother Loss and Aftergrief by Peg Conway
                    • artist Suzette Clough and Visual Medicine
                    • artist Betye Saar
                    • Sophie Strand: Make Me Good Soil
                    • Strange Situation: A Mother’s Journey Into the Science of Attachment by Bethany Saltman
                    • Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)
                    • Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief by David Kessler
                    • Hagitude: Reimagining the Second Half of Life by Sharon Blackie
                    • A Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
                    • Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey
                    • Liturgical Book Club
                    • No More Grind: How to Finally Rest with Tricia Hersey from the We Can Do Hard Things podcast with Glennon Doyle
                    • Asking Good Questions with shea in the catskills: Saturday, December 17 noon-1:30pm est
                    • We would love to hear from you! You can email Peg or shea to suggest episode topics or send comments about your experience of ritual.

                      You can find Peg Conway here:

                      • on the web + sign up for her newsletter
                      • on Instagram + Facebook
                      • The Art of Reassembly: A Memoir of Early Mother Loss and Aftergrief
                      • Learn more about Peg's energy therapy work
                      • You can find Shea in the Catskills here:

                        • on the web, where you can sign up for her newsletter
                        • book a tarot reading
                        • learn tarot
                        • music by coma-media

                          42 min
                        • Episode 11: Money as a Ritual Ingredient

                          In our previous episode, we talked about trust in ritual. In this episode we’re talking about money as a ritual ingredient.

                          In this episode:

                          • Robyn Love + Atha Yoga School—shea in the catskill’s co-presenter + collaborator in the Let’s Talk About It: Money series mentioned in this episode
                          • Visual Medicine with Suzette Clough
                          • Asking Good Questions with shea in the catskills—Saturday, December 17, noon-1:30pm est on zoom: $29. Replay provided to all registrants.
                          • The Art of Reassembly: A Memoir of Early Mother Loss and Aftergrief by Peg Conway
                          • We would love to hear from you! You can email Peg or shea to suggest episode topics or send comments about your experience of ritual.

                            You can find Peg Conway here:

                            • on the web + sign up for her newsletter
                            • on Instagram + Facebook
                            • The Art of Reassembly: A Memoir of Early Mother Loss and Aftergrief
                            • Learn more about Peg's energy therapy work
                            • You can find Shea in the Catskills here:

                              • on the web, where you can sign up for her newsletter
                              • book a tarot reading
                              • learn tarot
                              • music by coma-media

                                50 min
                              • Episode 10: Trust + Ritual

                                In this episode:

                                Energy First Aid for Any Home with Peg Conway

                                Saturday, November 5, 1-2pm est on zoom: $20
                                Replay provided to all registrants. Email Peg to sign up

                                Asking Good Questions with Shea in the Catskills

                                Saturday, December 17, noon-1:30pm est on zoom: $29
                                Replay provided to all registrants

                                Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey

                                Waking Up to the Dark by Clark Strand

                                We would love to hear from you! You can email Peg or shea to suggest episode topics or send comments about your experience of ritual.

                                You can find Peg Conway here:

                                • on the web + sign up for her newsletter
                                • on Instagram + Facebook
                                • The Art of Reassembly: A Memoir of Early Mother Loss and Aftergrief
                                • Learn more about Peg's energy therapy work
                                • You can find Shea in the Catskills here:

                                  • on the web, where you can sign up for her newsletter
                                  • book a tarot reading
                                  • learn tarot
                                  • music by coma-media

                                    49 min
                                  • Episode 9: Food Rituals

                                    In our previous episode, we talked about ritual + rites of passage. In this episode we’re talking about food rituals.

                                    We would love to hear from you! You can email Peg or shea to suggest episode topics or send comments about your experience of ritual.

                                    You can find Peg Conway here:

                                    • on the web + sign up for her newsletter
                                    • on Instagram + Facebook
                                    • The Art of Reassembly: A Memoir of Early Mother Loss and Aftergrief
                                    • Learn more about Peg's energy therapy work
                                    • You can find Shea in the Catskills here:

                                      • on the web, where you can sign up for her newsletter
                                      • book a tarot reading
                                      • learn tarot
                                      • music by coma-media

                                        49 min
                                      • Episode 8: Rituals for Rites of Passage

                                        In our previous episode, we talked about desire + ritual. In this episode we’re talking about how rituals show up in our work.

                                        In this episode:

                                        • Finn Schubert's essay collection Even the Cemeteries Have Space Here + his substack
                                        • Priya Parker’s The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters + a podcast conversation about this book on the Finding Our Way podcast
                                        • the Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath and Death (Amy Wright Glenn, founder)
                                        • Sharon Blackie’s book Hagitude: Reimagining the Second Half of Life
                                        • We would love to hear from you! You can email Peg or shea to suggest episode topics or send comments about your experience of ritual.

                                          You can find Peg Conway here:

                                          • on the web + sign up for her newsletter
                                          • on Instagram + Facebook
                                          • The Art of Reassembly: A Memoir of Early Mother Loss and Aftergrief
                                          • Learn more about Peg's energy therapy work
                                          • You can find Shea in the Catskills here:

                                            • on the web, where you can sign up for her newsletter
                                            • book a tarot reading
                                            • learn tarot
                                            • music by coma-media

                                              44 min
                                            • Episode 7: How Ritual Shows Up At Work

                                              In our previous episode, we talked about desire + ritual. In this episode we’re talking about how rituals show up in our work.

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                                              You can find Peg Conway here:

                                              • on the web + sign up for her newsletter
                                              • on Instagram + Facebook
                                              • The Art of Reassembly: A Memoir of Early Mother Loss and Aftergrief
                                              • Learn more about Peg's energy therapy work
                                              • You can find Shea in the Catskills here:

                                                • on the web, where you can sign up for her newsletter
                                                • book a tarot reading
                                                • learn tarot
                                                • music by coma-media

                                                  40 min
                                                • Episode 6: Desire + Ritual

                                                  In this episode, we talk about the role of desire in our ritual.

                                                  In this episode:

                                                  • The Way of the Rose
                                                  • Praying for Your Heart’s Desire with Perdita Finn & Clark Strand on the Magnify Your Miracles Podcast
                                                  • The Flowering Wand by Sophie Strand
                                                  • Workshops with Perdita Finn
                                                  • Mary Porter Kerns's writings on flowers
                                                  • adrienne maree brown
                                                  • Sonya Renee Taylor
                                                  • You can find Peg Conway here:

                                                    on the web + sign up for her newsletter on Instagram + Facebook The Art of Reassembly: A Memoir of Early Mother Loss and Aftergrief Learn more about Peg's energy therapy work

                                                    You can find Shea in the Catskills here:

                                                    on the web, where you can sign up for her newsletter book a tarot reading learn tarot

                                                    music by coma-media

                                                    46 min

                                                  About The Ritualists

                                                  From the publisher's feed

                                                  An ex-Buddhist monk and an ex-Catholic get together to talk about the power, pleasure, and mystery of ritual and liturgy outside of an institutional religious context