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

The Honey Bee Situation

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

Dance: The Spirit & Soul of Dance

"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.

Your Soul Purpose: How To Use The Tarot Cards To Work Out What It Is 

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/

The Tarot Guild of Australia Interview

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 [https://almarorganics.com.au/]. If you want to follow Clints work in Mens Health, you'll find him on instagram here [https://www.instagram.com/almarlife/]. 

Going Organic: What's That Got To Do With Spirituality?

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 

Meditate and Become Your Own Guru

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.

Working With The Moon

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. [https://www.soulfulandwild.com.au]

Bees, Food Security and the Sacred Feminine

Making change, whether it is getting over the fear of public speaking or flying or trying to lose weight, change is a challenge for most of us.  So how do we do it? Obviously there are many ways, but here Karen shares a few key concepts to help you get yourself  'over the line' to the place that you want to be. No BS and no fluffy stuff, logic, common sense and a few cool tips to help you get there instead. She talks about weighing things up, stopping unhelpful thinking, and focussing on what you want and why that will help you get there. 

Here is the link [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTO94wJXQoc] to the snippet of Derren Brown's program, (Derren is a well known Mentalist) that she mentions in the podcast - it's definitely worth watching. 

Karen is a psychic Tarot Reader as well as a therapist of may years who is trained in NLP, Counselling Coaching and Hypnosis. You can check her website out here [https://soulfulandwild.com.au/about]. 

Making Change

I had the pleasure of catching up with Ashley Pilcher this morning and look forward to seeing some feedback from you on how you find this episode of the show. Ashley is what I would call a ‘shamanic healer’. He is also a Bowen Therapist, and runs regular sound healing baths and spiritually based breath work sessions for groups here in the local area, but also farther afield. Ashley has studied extensively in the shamanic space and walks his path with a depth of respect and trust in spirit that is both refreshing and wonderfully reassuring. You might hear him say “It grates my bones” and it was fun for me to discover exactly what it was that does that to him.

Topics like the interconnectedness of life, the importance of spirit in everything we do, what shamanism is, and what it is not were explored. There was some laughter and some travel down conversational side streets as we enjoyed the journey of our conversation with topics like, core and traditional shamanism, cultural theft (not quite the right word, but you’ll get what I mean), working with spirit for financial exchange, reciprocity, ritual when working with plant medicine and using the trance state. I particularly enjoyed hearing Ashleys interpretation of the ordinary and non-ordinary.

If you’d like to know more about Ashleys work you will find him on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/AkunaBalanceandFlow/] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/akuna_balance_and_flow/] as Akuna Balance and Flow or look out for his events on Humanitix.

Shamanism

Practical Spirituality: Real conversations on a range of topics that relate to living well on planet earth as a spiritually focussed person. Concepts and ideas to consider, along with some tips and tools to help you live a happier, more considered life.

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