480 - Creating Wonder Rituals, with Katherine May
Sometimes the most simple act of presence can lead us from exhaustion, to recovery and back onto the path towards inspiration. Katherine May, author of The Electricity of Every Living Thing and Wintering joins us to talk about the inspiration behind her newest book Enchantment. In this episode we discuss the fog, the magic, the journey, and how we can nudge ourselves and others forward by: Reconnecting to a child-like sense of awe and wonder Trusting what comes natural Leaving a post-it note ----------------- SHOW NOTES: Web https://katherine-may.co.uk/ 'The Clearing' https://substack.com/@katherinemay Instagram https://www.instagram.com/katherinemay_/ MENTIONS: John Yorke: 'All tales, then, are at some level a journey into the woods to find the missing part of us, to retrieve it and make ourselves whole.' Richard Dawkins 'The Artist's Way' Book Picasso: 'Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working' Julian James- Origin of Consciousnessin the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind Kristin Hersh- The Future of Songwriting Mike Birbiglia podcast Co-Writing/ Editing: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co Audio Editing/ Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co Soundtrack/ Theme Song: Yoni Wolf/ WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com SPONSORS: Uncommon Goods Check out Uncommon Goods and use my code PEPTALK for a great deal: http://uncommongoods.com Miro Miro is a collaborative virtual workspace that syncs in real time for you and your team so that you can innovate an idea into an outcome seamlessly http://miro.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices