Old Ways for the New Age: Recent Episodes
Hannah Forest
Welcome to my cosy mountain home: a place where nature thrives, the air is fresh, the community is strong and the Fair Folk are ever-present. My name is Hannah, and I'm a qualified naturopath with a deep passion for herbal wisdom, Celtic paganism, and living with ritual and reverence for the earth and our bodies.
Here on the Old Ways for the New Age podcast we discuss all things energetic herbalism, astrology, plant spirit experiences, seasonal living and have conversations with change makers who dedicate their lives to making the world a better place.
In this week's episode Hannah shares a herbal spotlight on herbs for autumn, rosemary & thyme. She covers herbal actions & correspondences, as well as magickal properties & folklore of each herb, and ways to include them in your daily life & ritual time.
This week I delve into the festival of Samhain - also known as All Hallows Eve, or modern-day Halloween. I discuss its history, some of it's folklore, plants associated with the season, and traditional food and drink prepared for this celebration.
This week I discuss the three well-known archetypes of maiden, mother & matriarch, as well as a fourth archetype that may surprise you! We get into how these archetypes can be worked with in your own life, and how they relate to nature and the wheel of the year.
This week I share part 2 of my interview Ellene the New Age Naturopath on all things to do with honouring your ancestors. We discuss tips to keep in mind when working with ancestors, setting boundaries when undertaking ancestral healing, her own craft and offerings and more!
This week I interview Ellene the New Age Naturopath on all things to do with honouring your ancestors. We talk about her Greek lineage, how to connect with your ancestors in practical ways, how to work with them in ritual, about ancestral trauma and ancestral healing and so much more. This is part 1 of this interview, so check back next week for part 2.
This week on the podcast Hannah discusses her top 5 rituals to begin this autumn to embrace the season & support your immunity leading into the colder months ahead.
This week marks the beginning of Autumn, so we explore the topics of the Autumn Equinox (Mabon), Root Medicine and How to Ground.
Mabon was a time of harvest so Hannah talks about how this corresponds to the basic needs of survival and how this energetically mirrors the Root Chakra. She discusses the history of Mabon, how different it is now in modern times, and how to still immerse yourself in this traditional celebration, and work with this energy.
Kristy delves into the interesting subject of Root Medicine, best practices for how to harvest roots and goes into detail about Burdock Spirit. She also tells us ways to Ground or Earth and how this benefits the body and our wellbeing.
Links:
Bohemian Farmhouse
Grown Botanicals
Hannah
Kristy
"Mugwort is the grandmother you've always wanted"
This week Hannah discusses all the magical and interesting properties and stories of Mugwort. A herb that is known for it's affinity with dreaming and has a traditional and ancient use for this as well as for muscle tiredness. She lists the differences between the many varieties and describes interesting historical facts about the plant. Hannah talks about the plant energetics and actions as well, going through women's reproductive health as part of this and how it carries women through all the phases, the maiden, mother and matriarch. She discusses its relation to Venus and the moon and at the end there is a beautiful recipe for a Mugwort Bath Ritual. This one is not to miss if you have ever wanted to learn more about this fascinating plant.
This week Kristy talks about Pisces season and Dreams, the dream world, what happens to our brains when we dream and how that is similar to meditation, Blue Lotus, Frankincense and Mugwort, plant spirits visiting us in our dreams and our new offering in store - the green witch rituals.
Kristy
Bohemian Farmhouse
Hannah
Grown Botanicals
Green Witch Rituals
Frankincense Episode
Blue Lotus Episode
This week, in honour of Valentines Day, we get into a few topics regarding the L word. Hannah talks about aphrodisiacs from a herbalists perspective including best practices and also touches on Venusian and Plutonic Herbs, sharing her favourites and ways to bring them into your daily life. She also talks about her new offering Tonic Blend Aphrodites Rose.
Kristy takes us through the Cosmic Weather for the week and shares the folktale about Selkies. She also gives us a recipe and ritual for a Self Love Salt Scrub inspired by the planets movements for the week.
We touch briefly on our in store ritual we will be releasing in the following days as well...our Green Witch Rituals.
Links:
Episode on Rose
Episode on Libran Herbs
Our Instagram Old Ways for the New Age
Hannah
Grown Botanicals
Kristy
Bohemian Farmhouse
Welcome back everyone! In our first episode for the year, Hannah and I (because we are cohosts now!) talk about the energy behind 2023 numerologically speaking, the current cosmic weather for this week including a look at the full moon coming up and also the wheel of the year and its current placement – being Lammas today!
We also touch on manifestation because on Friday 3rd at 7pm you will find us over on Instagram doing a live all about manifestation and the tips and rituals we both use for our own manifestations.
Instagram:
Old Ways for the New Age
Kristy
New Bohemians
Bohemian Farmhouse
Hannah
Hannah Forest - Naturopath
Grown Botanicals
Hannah and I discuss Flower essences, the concepts behind them, how they are made and used and our favourite ways to use them. We also discuss a little about water and its structure.
Our Summer Solstice Gathering tickets are now available on our website for our locals and we look forward to seeing you there.
Bohemian Farmhouse
This weeks episode Kristy talks about the Elder tree (Elderflower and Elderberry).
Links:
Bohemian Farmhouse
The Original Tonic Blend
Hannah and I discuss the different elements and nuances of Scorpio and the plants associated with this sign.
Hannah Forest - Naturopath
This week we interview Abi Smissen from Held. She is a birth and post partum Doula based on the Gold Coats in Queensland Australia. We discuss what Post Partum means in todays world as opposed to what it used to mean, what the "second night" involves, the shift into Matrescence from Maiden to Mother, what we could do to Re-village and herbs to support during this time.
To find Abi go to:
www.heldbirth.com.au
and follow her on instagram @abismissen
Kristy discusses Frankincense and how she came to her in a dream, what name she revealed she would like to be called and ways to use and connect with her. We also start our new section for the podcast... a Q & A.
Resource list:
Bohemian Farmhouse
Grown Botanicals
Apothecary of Sacred Rituals
Three Bear Mountain
Frankincense Anointing Oil
Hannah and I discuss Libra, what the season means for the southern hemisphere and the plants and astro-herbalism of Libra. We talk about beauty, pleasure, balance and the rhythms of life and natural seasons. We also touch on Aphrodite and Aphrodisiacs and talk about our recommendations for harnessing the beautiful energy of libra.
If you want more you can find us both on social media:
Hannah is at @grownbotanicals and @hannahforest.naturopath
Kristy is at @oldwaysforthenewage and @bohemianfarmhouse
This week Hannah and I talk about Herbal Astrology and chat about the current astrological alignments including the six, yes six retrogrades! We also share each of our favourite herbs for working with during a Mercury retrograde.
We mention some things in this episode you might like to delve into further:
The Materia Medica Oracle
Our instagram - Old ways for the new age
Back again this week with another solo episode about a plant, this time discussing Yarrow and my deep love for this herb. It is so rich in history and both its physical and energetic, spiritual uses are vast. You will learn in this chat a little bit about how to work with her, the way she grows and my own personal experiences going on a spirit journey meditation with her.
In our first solo episode listen to the benefits of growing and introducing Rose medicine into your life with Kristy.
In our first episode we interview Hannah Forest, the herbalist and naturopath in our store Bohemian Farmhouse. Hannah is an intuitive, holistic naturopath who offers full naturopathic sessions as well as incorporating flower essences, custom tea blending and she also has her herbal dispensary in the apothecary of the Bohemian Farmhouse store.
Learn a little bit about my background and what you can expect from the podcasts coming episodes.