People can get really bent out of shape as Christmas gets closer. For some it's about the busy social schedule, for others it's about the pressure of family gatherings, the additional expenses or choosing the right gifts. Doing a bit of a mental rejig can be helpful, and to that end, here is a short guided visualisation that could support you to offload the pressures of the year that has been as you tap back into the spirit of Christmas.   Karen is an experienced therapist who incorporates tools like meditation, cards, hypnosis and coaching into her practice with clients. To check out the offerings go to www.soulfulnwild.com

There's a fair bit going on in the world of bees at the moment. The pesky varroa mite is wending its way across our continent and choices are having to be made on an individual and industry level on how to respond to it. Treat with chemicals, or use the 'Bond Method' and trust the bees ability to self-manage. Pollination of food crops will be impacted so food security and the cost of food to us consumers, along with the actual quality of honey in the years to come. It's a thing. What can we do and how can we help?  In this episode Karen shares what she knows about the current 'state of play' and shares her thoughts along with some interesting links for those of you who would like to explore a little more.  www.wheenbeefoundation.org.au/about-bees-pollination/ and www.happierbees.com/kenyan-top-bar-hives/and the link for Les Crowders version of the Kenyan Top Bar Hive is here as well www.bee-mindful.com/plans. If you'd like to contact Karen directly you can do so via the contact form on her website https://soulfulandwild.com.au/contact

In this episode of the show , Karen speaks with Sarah Bonnar who has danced and taught Tango both here in Australia as well as overseas. Sarah shares her thoughts on dance as a tool for freedom and greater connection to the inner spirit. To connect with Sarah direct, go to her website www.dancegrammar.com.au

"What's it all about?" Have you ever asked yourself that question? If so, you're not alone, but it seems that there is no answer - or so they say. Karen, who has been working with the Tarot over the last 30 years or so, says that using the Major Arcana Tarot cards and some basic math, you can work out the significant lessons your soul is here to work with. So tune in and get the formula to work out your purpose this lifetime. 

If you'd like to check out the list of Astrological Life Cards she mentions you will find that here at www.soulfulandwild.com.au - just click on the Resources Hub and then select Reflections - the post you are after is called Tarot and Astrology and it has links to descriptions for all twelve of the Astrological Life Cards.

This was a fun interview to be a part of. Some great questions asked that took us on a deep dive into ethics and ways of working with the Tarot. Interviewed by Renee Gee for the Tarot Guild of Australia, this was their first episode of Tarot Talk. Below is part of the description the TGA used to introduce this interview; 

"Karen is well-known in the Tarot community and has been a member of the Tarot Guild for many years. Karen is also a member of the TGA Committee and has been reading Tarot for over 25 years. She is a wonderful teacher, practitioner, author and the creator of the Tarot Oils™. We talk to Karen about her first memory of Tarot and her personal views on an array of topics and ‘gnarly’ questions we sometimes don’t get a chance to discuss and demystify." If you are interested in Tarot and would like to become a member of the Tarot Guild of Australia, do check out there website https://www.tarotguildaustralia.com/

Clinton Hall is a local business owner with a deep passion for holistic health, fitness, performance, personal growth and evolution. Clinton runs a coaching business where he supports men's health and growth through experiential workshops, retreats and online mentoring. With his wife Katie Hall, the couple run an organic grocery and health food store called Almar Organics, and a small organic farm where they grow produce for the store and their community. 

We touch on the quality of food, biodiversity, food miles, food security, sovereignty, the energetics of food, community, values and the meaning of life. A great chat with a man with a big why. 

If you'd like to check out the store Almar Organics, you can click o the website here. If you want to follow Clints work in Mens Health, you'll find him on instagram here. 

In this episode of the Soulful and Wild Show, Karen shares 2 simple processes to follow that will move you into a place where you can genuinely become your own guru. She says, it's important not to give your power away to others, that you do indeed know the answers to your own burning questions. She describes how to create inner stillness so that those special gems of insight can drop into your consciousness and also shares a process that she calls 'Golden Bodies' that she learnt in India - yes at an Ashram.  Some interesting concepts to consider here. 

Karen Seinor is a Tarot expert and an accomplished therapist. You can contact through her website www.soulfulandwild.com.au 

Emily McQueen is a Soul Guide and Intuitive Astrologer who supports empaths, intuitives, and spiritual seekers in reconnecting with their inner magic. Blending Astrology, Human Design, energy healing, Kinesiology and sacred ritual, Emily guides others on transformative journeys back to their soul. Her work is grounded in deep spiritual insight and embodied practice, helping others awaken their intuition, align with purpose, and live in harmony with their cosmic blueprint. She is also the creator of Moon Magic, a soulful sanctuary for lunar wisdom, spiritual embodiment, and soul remembrance. If you'd like to connect with Emily, her website address is www.emilymcqueen.com.au and you'll find her on instagram @emilymmcqueen.

From a spiritual and energetic perspective most of us are comfortable with the concept that all things are connected. It's not a stretch to consider a link between the extreme weather we are seeing on the planet, and the destabilsation of bee colonies due to pests like varroa mite.

Both the planet and the bee hive are held to be feminine in nature, both are representative of the Goddess. Interestingly, we are taught to work with and treat our bee hives, in ways that might have been considered by the ancients to be somewhat barbaric .

Is it time to change things around now? Can we respond to the current bee crisis in a way that honourss and enables the resilience of the bees to shine through? Or have we gone too far?

Karen is a Psychic Tarot Reader, and an advocate for slower living with a permaculture bent. She can be contacted via her website.

From a spiritual and energetic perspective most of us are comfortable with the concept that all things are connected. It's not a stretch to consider a link between the extreme weather we are seeing on the planet, and the destabilsation of bee colonies due to pests like varroa mite. 

Both the planet and the bee hive are held to be feminine in nature, both are representative of the Goddess. Interestingly, we are taught to work with and treat our bee hives, in ways that might have been considered by the ancients to be somewhat barbaric .

Is it time to change things around now? Can we respond to the current bee crisis in a way that honourss and enables the resilience of the bees to shine through? Or have we gone too far?