The Sandbox

The Sandbox

By April Dawn PattersonReligion & SpiritualitySpirituality
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The Sandbox episodes

  • 100. The Final Chapter: Where Are They Now?
    • Gene Manual Podcast: "Beyond The Edge of Ordinary" YT: Gene Manuel - YouTube
    • Vincent Van Patten book: When the Sky Opens and the Answers Shimmer | website: Home of Vincent Van Patten ⋆ Writer ⋆ Media Creator ⋆ Podcast Host | newsletter-signup: Vinny's Field Notes | Vincent Van Patten | Substack | podcast: The Dare to Dream Podcast - YouTube
    • Brittany Cretella IG: @izzybmakeup
    • Genea Barnes website: bethewolfnow.com | podcast: Genea Barnes - YouTube
    • Raven Song IG: @raven_songInstagram |YT :1LifeMechanics - YouTube
    • Nancy Illman website: NancyIllman.com | book: Instigator of Joy
    • Daniel Spain IG: @dan_the_healer | website: DanTheHealer.com
    • Peggy Foster-Rush website: PeggyFosterAstrology.com for retreats, art, and astrology classes
    • Monty Montan IG: @monty_montan | Substack: Monty’s Substack | Monty Montan | Substack | website: Monty Montan
    • Courtney Starkey website: CourtneyStarkey.com | YouTube: @CourtneyStarkey | IG: @Courtney_Starkey
    • Lori Crawford IG: @improvide.with.lori | podcast: Improviding Life | website + offerings + newsletter sign-up: Improviding Life Resources For Adulting With More EaseYou can reach me by emailing [email protected] 😊
    1 hr 25 min
  • 98. Navigating the Fear Plague + Finding Heaven Now with Rev. Rose Hope, Author of The Arc

    Welcome to the Sandbox! Today, Megan and April talk with Reverend Rose Hope, who has been featured on several national news platforms regarding her NDEs (near-death experiences). In this episode, Rev. Rose Hope discusses these events as well as several other key themes of her new book, The Arc. She expounds on the amazing life she has found (and believes is available for us all) in the Now moment.


    GIVE-AWAY: The Sandbox is offering a free copy of Rev. Rose Hope's debut fantasy fiction novel The Arc to the first 5 listeners that email April at [email protected]. Please put "Book Giveaway" in the subject line. 😊


    🎁 Reverend Rose Hope offers you, as a Sandbox listener, the opportunity to discover your Soul Blueprint with this free QUIZ (comes with a complimentary session with Rev. Rose Hope or another Akashic reader on her team).


    Mentions:

    • This episode references "a tribe from Africa" and one of their traditions for integrating tribe members. At the time of recording, the exact name and location of the tribe was not mentioned; however, this practice is often attributed specifically to the Babemba tribe of South Africa.
    • Courtney Starkey's YouTube channel: @CourtneyStarkey


  • Ways to Connect with Reverend Rose Hope:

    • Website: https://rosehope.ca
    • IG: https://www.instagram.com/rosehopesoul/
    • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RoseHopeIgnites
    • FB: https://www.facebook.com/RoseHopeInternational
    • Podcast: When Spirit Calls


    After the give-away is over, you can still find your copy of The Arc on Amazon.

    • US: ⁠https://a.co/d/5Pmvu2O⁠
    • CA: ⁠https://a.co/d/c8Pyctl


    Ways to Connect with April Dawn Patterson:

    Website: www.SandboxAlchemy.com

    Dream Guidance or Small-Group Dreamwork Membership: www.TheDreamTranslator.com

    🐉 Patreon: patreon.com/SandboxAlchemy (Explore the perks!) Tiers: FREE / $1 Fluffle / $5 Pom-poms / $10 Thunder / $30 Galactic

    🎁 Sign up to receive Making My Own Rainbows🌈: A Weekly Newsletter of Magical Musings and Imperfect Integrations in your inbox by joining us on Patreon.

    📚 For book lovers, my novelette Sandra: A Healing Reimagining of the Babysitter from Hell is available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook (includes Kindle and Audible - Amazon link HERE).

    Podcast’s YouTube channel: @thesandboxpod

    Podcast's website: SandboxAlchemy.com/podcast

    1 hr 13 min
  • 97. (Part Two) Meaning & Mayhem: "Connect to Source"
    • Link to the free VIA Character Strengths Survey
    • Access for $27 to Barney & Flow monthly portal
    • Courtney Starkey is currently hosting guided hypnosis every evening live on her YouTube channel to connect with animal wisdom. That's a lot of value for free!
    • Telepathy Tapes, podcast and YouTube channel

    UPDATE🎁: Since I'm pulling back on social media and allowing myself to be "lost" in the void as I re-map my inner landscape and explore what life is asking of me, the best way to stay connected👭 is through Patreon, where I'm now publishing my newsletter (Making My Own Rainbows 🌈: A Weekly Newsletter of Magical Musings & Imperfect Integrations) instead of to the MailChimp list. It's a weekly labor of love, packed with all kinds of juicy stuff❣ There is a FREE tier so I hope to see you there; once you're signed up, you can have updates sent to your email, so it'll act the same as a traditional newsletter.


    🐋 Since I got the subtitle for Part One from the Whispers of the Ocean Oracle by Angela Hartfield and Ekaterina Golovanova, I thought I would draw another card for this second portion and pulled "47. Connect to Source: Go within to discover what needs to be done. Create the shift required to attract what you want."

    28 min
  • 96. (Part One) Meaning & Mayhem: "Gliding through Currents"

    What do you do when you had a great conversation but then it seems like a bit too much to edit in post-production that you just lose energy for it? 😫 One option is to honor that instead of shame it, cut the episode in half, and publish part now and the rest later. Now how 'bout that, eh? 😁

    📖 The author and book we reference several times in the conversation (but somehow never name) is DeeAnne Rose Hope Riendeau and her book The Arc. Megan McQ and I have her booked for an April 8th call, so feel free to send in any questions you might have for Rev. Rose Hope before then. To get a better idea of our guest, you can also check out her podcast "When Spirit Calls."

    Invitations:

    • You can subscribe to my weekly, revamped "Making My Own Rainbows" newsletter by clicking HERE. 🌈
    • Join my Patreon to get special perks like New Moon and Full Moon readings and/or (if on free tier) see all things non-newsletter by jumping HERE 🐉
    • My website SandboxAlchemy.com lets you book dream interpretations, tarot readings, etc.


    🐋When trying to figure out what to call this episode, I pulled a card from the beautiful Whispers of the Ocean Oracle deck and got "13. Gliding through Currents: With a different approach, you will glide through a situation with grace and ease. Going inward and bringing your understanding, perspective, or behavior into flow will help your dreams take flight!"

    36 min
  • 94. Aurora & Me: A.I. As My Wardrobe Consultant + Personal Stylist

    BarneyandFlow.com (Check out their a la carte AstroStyle workshop and while you’re there, explore all the support they’ve made free in the Nervous System portal!

    Podcast episode: “Getting Unstuck in Your Manifestation” on High Sound

    Inner Tide Video on Anchoring thru Wardrobe

    Courtney Starkey IG & YouTube 2/10/25 Livestream

    **Now through 2/20/25, request a free one-card tarot reading by emailing your question to [email protected]**






    27 min
  • 93. The Language of Aesthetics with Monty Montan

    Welcome to the Sandbox! Today, we’re diving into the Language of Aesthetics with the incredible Monty. She’ll share her insights on how you can tap into this inner dialogue to unlock your own Soul-Self aesthetic. 

    Monty’s Word: Jouska

    Monty’s Teachers: 

    • Kate Northrup (https://relaxedmoney.com/backdoor/)

    • Rob Brezsny (https://freewillastrology.com/) and his book Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia: How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings

    • Rick Rubin’s book The Creative Act: A Way of Being

    • Mentions:

      • Angostura bitters

      • Fugues podcast

      • Rhythm Zero in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

      • The One You Feed podcast “How to Unlock Your Creative Potential through Writing with Natalie Goldberg”

      • Pussy: A Reclamation by Regena Thomashauer

      • Holisticism Hub (my invite link: https://holisticism.mn.co/share/WHajNl2I_-qFmZtw?utm_source=manual)

      • “Broad City” sitcom

      • The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

      • Abraham-Hicks

      • Astro Style workshop at barneyandflow.com

      • Astrology readings by @kpkaszubowski (IG)

      • AI result: “The phrase "ichigo ichie" is a Japanese proverb that means "one lifetime, one encounter". It originated in the 16th century with the tea ceremony master Sen no Rikyu. Rikyu taught his students to focus on each moment of the tea ceremony with sincerity and total attention because each moment is unique and will only happen once.”

      • Ways to Connect with Monty:

        Website: https://montymontan.com/

        Offering details (with prices): https://montymontan.com/hello/

        Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monty_montan/

        Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@monty_montan?lang=en


        Ways to Connect with April Dawn:

        Website: www.SandboxAlchemy.com

        Dream Guidance or Small-Group Dreamwork Membership: www.TheDreamTranslator.com

        Patreon: patreon.com/SandboxAlchemyTiers: FREE / $1 Fluffle / $5 Pom-poms / $10 Thunder / $30 Galactic

        For book lovers, my novelette Sandra: A Healing Reimagining of the Babysitter from Hell is available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook (includes Kindle and Audible).

        Podcast’s YouTube channel: @thesandboxpod

        54 min
      • 92. Punk Rockin' Astrology & Life with KP Kaszubowski of Lyric Threads Lab

        Capricorn-rising KP Kaszubowski is a poet, filmmaker, and astrologer. In this episode she talks about how writing connected her to her body and how she discovered astrology as a powerful meaning-making practice she feels called to use with solemnity and ethical consideration. KP shares a lyrical essay she wrote and gives us all a sneak peak into her current work. We discuss what a punk-rock approach to astrology means and the grit to be found in gratitude.

        KP’s Word: Pleasure

        KP’s Teachers:

        • Breath (deep, belly breathing) - yin yoga teacher Maa Haripriya of World Peace Yoga School - IG: kundal_i_ni_
        • ”Let it be easy” - artist Jenna Knapp (hypnosis, EFT, neuro-linguistic programming) - IG: itsjennaknapp
        • Ross Gay and his poem “Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude” - YouTube link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBWcnGjfadY
        • Mentions:

          • Dances with Films (LA)
          • Ringolevio and My First and Last Film
          • Holisticism Hub’s (free Mighty Network community) Free Offering Friday, Join here: https://holisticism.mn.co/share/WHajNl2I_-qFmZtw?utm_source=manual
          • Robert Frost, E.E. Cummings, Mary Oliver, Annie Grizzle
          • Eastern Washington’s MFA Program
          • Whole-sign house system and Adam Elenbaas’s Nightlight Astrology program - www.nightlightastrology.com
          • Chelsea Owens (art therapist and mystic) - https://chelseaowenstherapy.com/
          • Astrologer Alice Sparkly Kat - www.alicesparklykat.com
          • Tarot of Curious Creatures & Six of Wands
          • Groundbreaking novelist Rachel Cusk
          • Ways to Connect with KP:

            • kpkaszu.com
            • IG: kpkaszubowksi
            • Astrology readings: one-per-person 20%-off code: CLOUDBORN (usable until January 2025)
            • Lyric Threads Lab (biannual event)
            • Ways to Connect with April Dawn:

              • Website to book readings or browse offerings (such as dream interpretation, tarot readings, or astrology readings): sandboxalchemy.com
              • Podcast/YouTube channel: @thesandboxpod
              • Patreon: patreon.com/SandboxAlchemy * By becoming a patron at patreon.com/sandboxalchemy, not only will you be supporting this podcast but you’ll receive patron-only exclusives. There is a FREE tier, so please feel free to join us!
              • For book lovers, my novelette Sandra: A Healing Reimagining of the Babysitter from Hell is available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook (includes Kindle and Audible).
              • 52 min
              • 91. Our Only Job: A Liberating Conversation with Peggy Foster

                Astrologer and women's circle facilitator Peggy Foster lights up the podcast with an engaging conversation on what it means to be kind to oneself. In her work as a television reporter, radio personality, voice-over artist, worker bee in corporate America, and now astrologer, she's gleaned a lot of life gems about simplifying and showing up as one's authentic self through art, creativity, and community. To check out her astrology offerings (including book club) or to attend her in-person Virgo Bootcamp, head over to www.peggyfosterastrology.com.


                Peggy's Word: Groundedness

                Peggy’s Teachers: 

                • The Intuitive Way by Penney Pierce
                • The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
                • You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay
                • Astrologer and ceremonialist Heather Roan Robbins (roanrobbins.com)
                • Mentions:

                  • Eugenia Krok of www.accessibleastrology.com
                  • Adam Elenbaas of www.nightlightastrology.com
                  • Numerology. Dan Millman's books The Life You Were Born to Live and Way of the Peaceful Warrior
                  • Shakti Gawain
                  • Mythic Goddess Tarot deck
                  • Larry Arrington of www.astrologywithlarry.com
                  • Tim Walz
                  • Demetra George and her book Astrology for Yourself
                  • Esther/Abraham Hicks
                  • The intuitive/psychic that channeled a message about not pushing with mindset but instead listening to body was Caroline of www.peaceinchaosny.com

                  • Ways to Connect with Peggy:

                    Website: www.peggyfosterastrology.com


                    Ways to Connect with April Dawn:

                    Website to book readings or browse offerings (such as dream interpretation, tarot readings, and astrology readings): SandboxAlchemy.com

                    Podcast/YouTube channel: @thesandboxpod

                    For book lovers, my novelette Sandra: A Healing Reimagining of the Babysitter from Hell is available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook  (includes Kindle and Audible).

                    45 min

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