Step on in, curious wanderer. Don’t fret, wondrous wildling. You are welcome here.
You’ve followed your gut and crossed the threshold. You’ve decided to respond to my open door with your open mind. While you settle in, let me tell you what awaits within and beyond.
Give yourself grace to slowly get adjusted and take a deep breath before stepping further. Look around without haste and let your intuition gently guide you to settle in. I’ve decked my wooden chairs and floors with mossy pillows and brewed that warm cup of tea I mentioned in my first post. Let me offer you a sip and light the first candle to illuminate the beginning of our journey.
Allow the burning wick to captivate your mindspace.
Breathe in and turn your focus to the candle as the subtle sound of the flame tickles your ears. Observe the warm glow spreading throughout the small room, wrapping you up inside a unifying embrace, connecting energies and aligning auras.
What does this space smell like to you? Where will you choose to sit — and how do you feel right now?
If you’re an avid reader, you’ve come to the right place.
Existence truly is a dance between enjoying the unbearable lightness of being and coming to terms with the fact that life is merely Death with interruptions. My goal is to connect the dots between Saramago and Kundera, Buddha and Behemoth, Shakti and Shakespeare. To show that wherever darkness leads, light follows.
A full bookshelf will be integrated into this website. We will discuss Vicki Noble, Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ajahn Chah, Sadhguru, bell hooks — and so many more. More on this topic in a future post.
This podcast is meant to be a vehicle to explore truly dark discourses, intertwine them with the story of my own life — and extract wisdom from recent and ancient human experience alike.
Yes, I intend to turn a tale of Death and destruction into a peaceful forest walk and enjoy the birdsong while also spending hours detailing a bloody carcass in my sketchbook. In a circle, all dots are equal.
Before we take off into the wild, we will start by getting to know each other. The first episodes are meant as warm-up and practice, to align your senses. We will be tuning into the subtle whispers of the Universe, rewilding our minds and calibrating our ability to truly observe and detach.
While the kettle is warm, we remain inside, sip our tea and reduce the impact and residue of our surroundings within ourselves. We’ll explore the subtle sounds and signs of our intuition — and learn to let go of what doesn’t serve or nurture, so as to focus on what does.
After the warm-up, we go deeper. Darker. Heavier. We begin expanding our minds towards the edges of what seems reasonable — while the voice of intuition grows louder. Because we will have the tools for understanding what our senses and instincts are actually trying to tell us.
Our walk will be slow and steady, and I invite you to leave thoughts, comments and questions at every step where assistance is needed, starting with this post. Once common inquiries emerge from the collective, I will build a room for them inside our home.
As this cozy common room is taking form within your mind’s eye and allowing your senses to open up to receive another offering, actual whispers are brewing in another cauldron.
This blog is a textual companion for the Wild Witch Whispers podcast — and while the spine and marrow of every episode will always be laid out here, the whispers themselves embellish, extend and exceed what is written.
Nevertheless: You are welcome to stay exactly where you feel most comfortable. The Wild Witch Whispers website is meant to be a sister to the podcast and serve as a space of exchange among the community.
The path is best enjoyed barefoot and with headphones, but available to any who wish to visit and continue at their own pace and choice of shoe. Whether read or listened to, Wild Witch Whispers is a collective home where gentle musings and deep thoughts intertwine.
Save the date for our first conversation on Mabon. New episodes will air every 28 days, following the cycle of the moon.
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Thank you for receiving this offering.
Yours,
Aleksandra
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