Episodes

  • S4Ep24 The Rings of Your Power: Ancestors, Time and Touching Spines

    S4Ep24 The Rings of Your Power: Ancestors, Time and Touching Spines
    Oct 15 2026
    Jennifer and Tava begin with a whirlwind of unusual experiences: Jennifer’s vivid, disorienting encounter in the night, a sense of energy moving and shifting through her body, and the discovery that Keith had also felt a touch. As they compare notes, Tava shares her own liminal experiences and a poem by Jennifer Jurlando that seems to echo their conversation about ancestors and time. The episode turns toward Samael’s image of power as fluctuating rings and spheres of influence—and leaves the rest of his message for next week.IN THIS EPISODE• Jennifer recounts an intense nighttime experience and the moments that followed.• Tava connects the experience with her own liminal encounters, including a visitation from Helael.• Jennifer and Tava reflect on ancestors, overlapping time, and Jennifer Jurlando’s poem.• Samael offers a new perspective on the rings of power and the changing shape of our influence.• The conversation continues next week with the rest of Samael’s message.JOURNEY THROUGH THIS EPISODE00:00 — A whirlwind of energy, unusual readings, and a request for something grounding03:00 — Jennifer describes what happened when she woke in the night10:00 — Keith’s experience, an unexpected touch, and a morning of strange signs13:00 — Looking through family history and noticing the echoes of ancestors15:00 — Jennifer Jurlando’s poem on time, ancestors, and tending to one another20:00 — Tava shares her own liminal experiences and Helael’s visitation24:00 — Serpents, the spine, pendulums, and entering liminal space29:00 — A remembered conversation, shared work, and the possibility of overlapping experiences33:00 — Electrical disturbances and an unexpected message36:00 — A child’s touch, creative work, and shifting perspective43:00 — Ancestors, changing conditions, and a possible clearing of the decks47:00 — A dream about family, a house, and what is carried forward50:00 — Preparing to hear from Samael53:00 — A grounding invocation and the beginning of Samael’s message01:00:00 — Seeing the time spiral from a new perspective01:03:00 — Rings, spheres, and the fluctuating shapes of influence01:05:00 — Chakras, energy centers, and a body that continually shifts01:08:00 — “Soul Soothing” brings the episode to a calm, settled closeMUSICAL TRANSMISSIONSSoul Soothing — Jennifer offers a Reiki-infused musical transmission to help listeners return to a calm and settled place.FOR YOUR JOURNEYAmnivara: https://amnivara.comAmnivara on Bandcamp: https://amnivara.bandcamp.comJennifer Jurlando’s poem: https://www.patreon.com/JenniferJurlando/posts/doulas-ancestors-171334368Her book of Poetry - No Mistakes Were Made https://www.lulu.com/shop/jennifer-jurlando-and-tava-baird/no-mistakes-were-made/paperback/product-84m9erw.html?page=1&pageSize=4CONTINUE EXPLORINGJennifer Taylor is Keeper of Amnivara, a Reiki Master Teacher, sound channel, and energy practitioner. Explore sessions, Reiki training, and sound recordings at https://amnivara.com.Tava Baird is an author, artist, Lilithian practitioner and Dae Magic teacher. Explore her books and work at https://www.tavabaird.com/.Please remember this podcast is for inspiration, reflection, and entertainment only, and is not medical, psychological, or professional advice.We are two friends sharing personal experiences and evolving perspectives as we learn and grow. This is not a substitute for your own discernment, inner wisdom, or qualified professional guidance.Take what resonates, trust your intuition, and seek licensed support when needed, always honoring your own inner knowing and personal truth. Thank you joining us today, you are a valued member of our tribe! If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider telling your friends and sharing it on social media. We would greatly appreciate your support in helping us reach others and spread our messages of worth, openness and exploration. Connect with your Hosts! Tava Baird: tavabaird.com or https://darkflowerbooks.etsy.com.Jennifer Taylor: Amnivara (previously Willow Ridge Reiki and Healing Arts) https://www.Amnivara.com/
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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • A Very Fairy Mystical Musings, Continued

    A Very Fairy Mystical Musings, Continued
    Oct 8 2026

    In the second half of their fairy-minded conversation, Jennifer Taylor and Tava Baird follow a hummingbird’s unexpected appearance toward questions of manifestation, change, reciprocity, and discernment. With reflections from Samael, they consider what it can mean to encounter a swift, shape-shifting energy; how grounding guides can help hold the center; and why a true exchange asks us to be honest about both what we seek and what we are willing to offer. Along the way, fruit, trees, a stone circle, and a race-car metaphor invite a more spacious look at relationship—both with the unseen and with ourselves.

    In This Episode

    • Hummingbirds, flashes of light, and the qualities of fae energy
    • High-vibration change and the importance of grounding
    • Discernment, consent, and consulting the guides you already trust
    • Reciprocity as reflection: what we give, receive, and invest in ourselves
    • Offerings of fruit, care for the land, and finding a meaningful trade
    • Samael’s guidance for meeting transformative energy with clarity

    Journey Through This Episode

    00:00 — Opening musical consecration

    04:00 — Hummingbird energy, messages, and manifestation

    10:00 — The oak and the whirlwind: balancing high vibration

    14:00 — The race-car metaphor: preparation before transformation

    18:00 — Trade, reciprocity, and spiritual self-reflection

    23:00 — Samael’s guidance for a possible fae encounter

    31:00 — Fruit, care, and offerings from the garden

    33:00 — Long Meg, Midsummer, and a gift from the trees

    36:00 — A grounding musical transmission

    41:00 — Closing reflection: the calm at the center of the storm

    Musical Transmissions

    • Opening song of clearing and consecration
    • Closing grounding transmission

    Continue Exploring

    Listen to Mystical Musings — https://mysticalmusings.buzzsprout.com

    Jennifer’s Private Soul Resonance Sessions — https://amnivara.com/soul-resonance-sessions

    Explore Amnivara — https://amnivara.com

    Jennifer’s Music & Sound Recordings — https://amnivara.bandcamp.com

    Tava Baird / Darkflower Books & Folk Art — https://www.tavabaird.com

    Thank you for listening and for bringing your questions, curiosity, and open heart to the conversation.

    Please remember this podcast is for inspiration, reflection, and entertainment only, and is not medical, psychological, or professional advice.

    We are two friends sharing personal experiences and evolving perspectives as we learn and grow. This is not a substitute for your own discernment, inner wisdom, or qualified professional guidance.

    Take what resonates, trust your intuition, and seek licensed support when needed, always honoring your own inner knowing and personal truth.

    Thank you joining us today, you are a valued member of our tribe! If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider telling your friends and sharing it on social media. We would greatly appreciate your support in helping us reach others and spread our messages of worth, openness and exploration.


    Connect with your Hosts!

    Tava Baird: tavabaird.com or https://darkflowerbooks.etsy.com.

    Jennifer Taylor: Amnivara (previously Willow Ridge Reiki and Healing Arts) https://www.Amnivara.com/
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    44 mins
  • Fae, Gateways and Sacred Exchange

    Fae, Gateways and Sacred Exchange
    Sep 30 2026
    What might we be seeing when we call something a fairy? Jennifer brings a student’s vivid encounter and a startling hummingbird visitation into the conversation, opening a much larger exploration with Samael about fae energy, messengers, gateways, exchange, and transformation. Together, Jennifer and Tava consider the difference between spirits of place, energetic expressions, and entities that appear at the edges of change—and why discernment, relationship, and knowing oneself matter when an invitation to exchange is offered.In This EpisodeA student’s glimpse of a small gray, winged beingJennifer’s hummingbird encounter and a lesson carried through the gatewayBirds, angels, and fae as messengersFae as beings of transition, movement, manifestation, and exchangeWhy a trade can be an invitation into self-examinationThe difference between what we have and who we areRelationship, discernment, and honoring the beings and materials we work withPart One of an ongoing conversation about the faeJourney Through This Episode00:00 — Spooky season, market magic, and Amnivara taking form03:00 — A student’s question about a gray “fairy”06:00 — A hummingbird arrives at Jennifer’s window11:00 — A tiny being, a lesson, and healing for the Earth13:00 — Permission, relationship, and the residual energy of animal materials20:00 — Samael requests a song about gateways21:00 — Musical transmission: “Gateways”27:00 — A note about Samael’s rapidly received words28:00 — What do we mean when we say “fairy”?30:00 — Nature entities, gatekeepers, and the meaning of exchange34:00 — The hummingbird as messenger38:00 — Fae energy: wild, raw, emotional, and connected to nature41:00 — Trades, balance, and participation in the process45:00 — What would you sacrifice—and what would you never give away?50:00 — Traits of fae: exchange, motion, knowledge, and transformation54:00 — Spirits of place, settling energy, and the pull of possibility01:01:00 — Self-worth, equal terms, and supercharged evolution01:05:00 — The gray being and energy at the edge state01:07:00 — Part One closes01:08:00 — Closing musical transmission with crystal and Himalayan bowlsMusical Transmissions“Gateways” — a channeled vocal transmission requested by SamaelGrounding closing transmission — voice with crystal and Himalayan bowlsFor Your JourneyMentioned in this episode:Listen to Amnivara’s music on Bandcamp — https://amnivara.bandcamp.com/Explore Jennifer’s work with Amnivara — https://www.amnivara.com/Explore Tava’s writing, classes, and offerings — https://www.tavabaird.com/Continue ExploringJennifer Taylor is Keeper of Amnivara, Reiki Master Teacher, Animal Reiki Master Teacher, sound channel, and energy practitioner. Explore sessions, Reiki classes, channeled sound, and Amnivara offerings at https://www.amnivara.com/.Tava Baird is a writer, teacher, spiritual counselor, and practitioner whose work explores story, ritual, mythology, and the sacred dark. Find her books, classes, and offerings at https://www.tavabaird.com/.Listen to more episodes of Mystical Musings at https://mysticalmusings.buzzsprout.com/.Closing ReflectionNot every winged presence asks to be understood in the same way. As this conversation continues, may we meet the unfamiliar with discernment, curiosity, and a willingness to know more clearly what is truly ours to offer, receive, and become.Please remember this podcast is for inspiration, reflection, and entertainment only, and is not medical, psychological, or professional advice.We are two friends sharing personal experiences and evolving perspectives as we learn and grow. This is not a substitute for your own discernment, inner wisdom, or qualified professional guidance.Take what resonates, trust your intuition, and seek licensed support when needed, always honoring your own inner knowing and personal truth. If you would like to work closely with Tava, Keith, and I in a small group retreat setting, join us this November On The Angel Path at Mystic Fire. Beginning with the much talked about power of story experience, join us as we clear obstacles, open angelic gateways, offer opportunities to deepen your Lilithian studies, step into Amnivara with me, or explore nature guides with Keith. Registration ends October 3rd - go to mysticfire.org. We hope to see you there Thank you joining us today, you are a valued member of our tribe! If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider telling your friends and sharing it on social media. We would greatly appreciate your support in helping us reach others and spread our messages of worth, openness and exploration. Connect with your Hosts! Tava Baird: tavabaird.com or https://darkflowerbooks.etsy.com.Jennifer Taylor: Amnivara (previously Willow Ridge Reiki and Healing Arts) https://www.Amnivara.com/
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • The Magic of Not Knowing

    The Magic of Not Knowing
    Sep 24 2026

    Jennifer and Tava return to their conversation about expectation, control, and the strange gifts that can appear when familiar certainty falls away. From sensory-deprivation tanks and walking through a dark forest without a flashlight to divination, self-worth, and the mystery of taking one step at a time, they explore what becomes possible when we loosen our grip on needing to know the whole path. The episode closes with an unexpected musical transmission—and a message that leaves them both with much to sit with.

    In This Episode

    • What happens to time, awareness, and perception when ordinary sensory input falls away
    • The difference between the narrow “beam” of control and a wider, more responsive awareness
    • Divination as conversation rather than a demand for prediction
    • Releasing the pressure to have every answer before moving forward
    • Mist, mystery, and learning to trust the next visible step
    • Why building a relationship with a guide is part of the path
    • Self-worth, Lilith, and granting ourselves permission to approach the divine
    • An unexpected message carried through Samael following Jennifer’s song

    Journey Through This Episode

    00:00 — Opening song
    05:30 — In the absence of stimulus
    08:30 — When time slips away
    09:30 — Seeing with consciousness
    14:30 — Learning the dark
    18:00 — Expectation, safety, and awareness
    22:30 — Samael on prediction and power
    24:30 — Letting yourself stop
    26:00 — Questions, divination, and connection
    31:00 — The mist and the next step
    33:30 — Finding guides for yourself
    35:00 — There are no Pagan police
    38:00 — Worth is not conceit
    42:00 — Perfectly imperfect
    44:00 — A song of worth
    48:00 — Another speaks
    50:00 — “Sing on, singer”
    53:00 — A guide at the threshold

    Musical Transmission

    Jennifer opens the episode with a song to set the space. Near the close, she invites Samael, Lilith, and Michael to bring through a song of worth.

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    Continue Exploring

    Jennifer Taylor / Amnivara
    https://amnivara.com

    Jennifer’s channeled music and sound transmissions
    https://amnivara.bandcamp.com

    Tava Baird
    https://tavabaird.com

    Mystical Musings
    https://mysticalmusings.buzzsprout.com

    Thank you for listening to Mystical Musings. May you find yourself worthy to walk the path—and may mystery become not an obstacle, but a companion.

    This podcast is offered for inspiration, reflection, and entertainment. It is not medical, psychological, legal, or professional advice. Trust your own discernment, and seek licensed support when it is needed.


    Please remember this podcast is for inspiration, reflection, and entertainment only, and is not medical, psychological, or professional advice.

    We are two friends sharing personal experiences and evolving perspectives as we learn and grow. This is not a substitute for your own discernment, inner wisdom, or qualified professional guidance.

    Take what resonates, trust your intuition, and seek licensed support when needed, always honoring your own inner knowing and personal truth.

    Thank you joining us today, you are a valued member of our tribe! If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider telling your friends and sharing it on social media. We would greatly appreciate your support in helping us reach others and spread our messages of worth, openness and exploration.


    Connect with your Hosts!

    Tava Baird: tavabaird.com or https://darkflowerbooks.etsy.com.

    Jennifer Taylor: Amnivara (previously Willow Ridge Reiki and Healing Arts) https://www.Amnivara.com/
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    56 mins
  • Eggspectations - not the breakfast restaurant

    Eggspectations - not the breakfast restaurant
    Sep 18 2026

    As the pace of change quickens and the future feels especially tempting to predict, hosts Jennifer Taylor and Tava Baird explore the expectations we carry into rituals, relationships, divination, and everyday life. Through a channeled musical transmission with Archangel Michael and Samael, reflections on perception and possibility, and “bouquets of Lilithians,” they consider what may open when we loosen our grip on the stories we expect to be true. This is Part One of a two-part conversation.

    In This Episode

    • A musical transmission with Archangel Michael and Samael
    • Samael’s invitation to release the need to predict and control
    • The expectations we carry about how the divine sees us
    • Perception, the brain’s predictive habits, and the stories we make from them
    • Divination as conversation and perspective rather than fixed prediction
    • Choice, probability, and the possibility of changing course
    • Science, metaphysics, and the limits of what human senses can measure
    • How expectations about ourselves and others shape the worlds we enter

    Journey Through This Episode

    00:00 — A season of acceleration

    02:20 — Musical transmission with Michael and Samael

    08:10 — Samael on expectation and divination

    10:15 — A bouquet of Lilithians and an unexpected message

    15:30 — How perception constructs experience

    24:00 — Divination, agency, and moving energy with intention

    29:10 — Probability, choice, and the future that is not fixed

    38:00 — Eggspectations, metaphysical wedgies, and possibility

    42:20 — What changes when we expect to be loved?

    47:35 — Science at the edge of the unknown

    56:30 — Why spiritual work resists simple repeatability

    1:00:20 — Part Two begins next weekMusical Transmission

    Jennifer opens this episode with a live channeled song, inviting in Archangel Michael and Samael.

    For Your Journey

    Mentioned in this episode:

    • Listen to the Mystical Musings episode on currents: https://mysticalmusings.buzzsprout.com
    • Explore Jennifer’s Reiki-infused sound recordings: https://amnivara.bandcamp.com

    Continue Exploring

    • Jennifer Taylor and Amnivara: https://amnivara.com
    • Tava Baird’s books, classes, and offerings: https://www.tavabaird.com
    • More from Mystical Musings: https://www.amnivara.com/mystical-musings

    Closing Reflection

    What might become possible if, for one day, you entered each room expecting more kindness, more support, and more possibility than you had allowed yourself to imagine?


    Please remember this podcast is for inspiration, reflection, and entertainment only, and is not medical, psychological, or professional advice.

    We are two friends sharing personal experiences and evolving perspectives as we learn and grow. This is not a substitute for your own discernment, inner wisdom, or qualified professional guidance.

    Take what resonates, trust your intuition, and seek licensed support when needed, always honoring your own inner knowing and personal truth.

    Thank you joining us today, you are a valued member of our tribe! If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider telling your friends and sharing it on social media. We would greatly appreciate your support in helping us reach others and spread our messages of worth, openness and exploration.


    Connect with your Hosts!

    Tava Baird: tavabaird.com or https://darkflowerbooks.etsy.com.

    Jennifer Taylor: Amnivara (previously Willow Ridge Reiki and Healing Arts) https://www.Amnivara.com/
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • In Corn Mother's Basket - With Alicia Enciso Litschi

    In Corn Mother's Basket - With Alicia Enciso Litschi
    Sep 10 2026
    This week hosts Jennifer Taylor and Tava Baird continue their conversation with Alicia Enciso Litschi. Together, they follow the Corn Mother through the wild places between worlds—into Nepantla, the sacred work of reconfiguration, the wisdom of Little Deer, the living presence of ancestors, and the many forms of mothering that can meet us in community. Jennifer closes with a channeled musical transmission, followed by a message from Samael on finding our way back to communion.In This EpisodeThe wild as a force that crosses boundaries and reclaims what has been separated“Feed everything”: offerings, the edge, and the world rising through the cracksNepantla, Coatlicue, and the transformational power of the in-betweenBarbara McClintock, jumping genes, and corn’s inherent diversityCorn Mother medicine dolls, sacred objects, and the basket that holds many beingsAncestors, the beloved dead, and restoring relationship across the veilSelu, Little Deer, and the balance of the Sacred HunterA channeled Corn Mother song of celebration and blessingSamael’s message on mothering, grief, joy, and community as communionJourney Through This Episode00:00 — The Wild Crosses Borders03:20 — Feed Everything08:20 — Nepantla: The World Between Worlds11:15 — Coatlicue and the Reconfiguring World12:00 — Barbara McClintock and the Jumping Genes17:15 — Corn Mother’s Traveling Medicine Doll19:00 — Dolls, Memory, and Sacred Making23:20 — Tonantzin, Coatlicue, and Finding the Missing Piece27:30 — Angelic and Ancestral Balance30:00 — The Dead Are Always With Us36:20 — Selu and the Wisdom of Little Deer40:00 — Corn Mother as a Bridge to Unseen Guides42:30 — A Channeled Song for Corn Mother48:00 — Dancing in Her Basket51:00 — Samael: “Have You Ever Had a Mother?”Musical TransmissionCorn Mother’s BasketA channeled song and sound transmission from Jennifer, received in the presence of Corn Mother. Carried by voice, bowls, and the whispering sound of dried corn leaves, this transmission moves as celebration, blessing, and an offering sent outward into the world.For Your JourneySelu: Seeking the Corn-Mother’s Wisdom by Marilou Awiaktahttps://www.fulcrumbooks.com/product-page/selu-seeking-the-corn-mother-s-wisdomContinue ExploringWork With Alicia Enciso Litschi Ancestral tending work, individual sessions, groups, and writingshttps://www.waywardcurandera.com/Alicia’s writings, including stories of Corn Mother and Guadalupe.https://www.waywardcurandera.com/soulstories.htmlCorn Mother WritingsStories and reflections from Alicia's journeys with Corn Mother. https://offeringsforcornmother.substack.com/With JenniferPrivate Soul Resonance Sessions, Reiki training, channeled sound offerings, and more through Amnivarahttps://amnivara.com/Healing music and channeled recordings from Jennifer, including opening song, “A Building of Community” in the Lilith Albumhttps://amnivara.bandcamp.com/With TavaLIlithian Day Magic Classes, workshops, readings, books, folk art, and more from Tava Bairdhttps://www.tavabaird.com/Tava’s books, handmade folk art, poppets, haunted dolls, magical tools and more https://darkflowerbooks.etsy.com/May we remember that we do not have to rejoice alone, grieve alone, create alone, or walk alone. There are many beings in the basket—and there is room for all of us.Please remember this podcast is for inspiration, reflection, and entertainment only, and is not medical, psychological, or professional advice.We are two friends sharing personal experiences and evolving perspectives as we learn and grow. This is not a substitute for your own discernment, inner wisdom, or qualified professional guidance.Take what resonates, trust your intuition, and seek licensed support when needed, always honoring your own inner knowing and personal truth. Thank you joining us today, you are a valued member of our tribe! If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider telling your friends and sharing it on social media. We would greatly appreciate your support in helping us reach others and spread our messages of worth, openness and exploration. Connect with your Hosts! Tava Baird: tavabaird.com or https://darkflowerbooks.etsy.com.Jennifer Taylor: Amnivara (previously Willow Ridge Reiki and Healing Arts) https://www.Amnivara.com/
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Corn Mother, Ancestral Tending, and the Many Faces of Guadalupe with Alicia Enciso Litschi

    Corn Mother, Ancestral Tending, and the Many Faces of Guadalupe with Alicia Enciso Litschi
    Sep 3 2026
    Sometimes the relationships that shape us begin long before we have words for them. In this first conversation with Alicia Enciso Litschi—the Wayward Curandera—Jennifer and Tava follow the threads of Corn Mother, Our Lady of Guadalupe/Tonantzin, ancestral memory, and the intelligence of the land. Alicia shares the stories, relationships, and unexpected spirals that have shaped her work, inviting us to consider how connection may find us through art, lineage, the places we love, and the questions we are finally ready to ask.Please note: this episode begins with an extended energetic musical transmission, including periods of quiet space.WATCH THIS EPISODE on YOUTUBE Journey Through This Episode00:00 — Welcoming Alicia Enciso Litschi02:35 — Ancestral Tending, Corn Mother, and Offerings to Place07:30 — A Solar Doorway Opens10:00 — Musical Transmission25:10 — “Sing, Shine, and Burn”34:10 — Corn Comes Down from the Stars37:20 — Guadalupe, Tonantzin, and the Stars45:25 — A Mother of the People53:00 — Finding Corn Mother59:30 — Beginning an Ancestor Practice01:03:00 — The Spiral Path of Ancestral Tending01:09:15 — Ways to Work with Alicia01:17:00 — “Awaken”Work With Alicia Enciso Litschi Ancestral tending work, individual sessions, groups, and writings https://www.waywardcurandera.com/Alicia’s writings, including stories of Corn Mother and Guadalupe. https://www.waywardcurandera.com/soulstories.htmlCorn Mother WritingsStories and reflections from Alicia's journeys with Corn Mother. https://offeringsforcornmother.substack.com/Specific Stories Mentioned :Jenn mentions: When People Confuse Guadalupe for Maryhttps://www.waywardcurandera.com/soul-stories-for-las-madres/when-people-confuse-guadalupe-for-mother-maryAlicia mentions a connection between Corn Mother and the Pleiades. This came from her friend Jade Wah'oo Grigori and his story:Tears of the Blue Corn Maidens: https://jadewahoogrigori.bandcamp.com/album/a-shamans-tales-stories-and-songs-from-an-american-shamanMusical TransmissionsOpening transmission with Corn Mother, Tonantzin, and the energies that gathered around the conversation“Awaken” — a channeled song from Archangel Michael and a nature spirit teacher, shared at the close of the episode https://amnivara.bandcamp.com/track/mystic-fire-2025-ritual-awakenWith JenniferPrivate Soul Resonance Sessions, Reiki training, channeled sound offerings, and more through Amnivarahttps://amnivara.com/Healing music and channeled recordings from Jennifer, including “Awaken”https://amnivara.bandcamp.com/With TavaLIlithian Day Magic Classes, workshops, readings, books, folk art, and more from Tava Bairdhttps://www.tavabaird.com/Tava’s books, handmade folk art, poppets, haunted dolls, magical tools and more https://darkflowerbooks.etsy.com/Please remember this podcast is for inspiration, reflection, and entertainment only, and is not medical, psychological, or professional advice.We are two friends sharing personal experiences and evolving perspectives as we learn and grow. This is not a substitute for your own discernment, inner wisdom, or qualified professional guidance.Take what resonates, trust your intuition, and seek licensed support when needed, always honoring your own inner knowing and personal truth. Thank you joining us today, you are a valued member of our tribe! If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider telling your friends and sharing it on social media. We would greatly appreciate your support in helping us reach others and spread our messages of worth, openness and exploration. Connect with your Hosts! Tava Baird: tavabaird.com or https://darkflowerbooks.etsy.com.Jennifer Taylor: Amnivara (previously Willow Ridge Reiki and Healing Arts) https://www.Amnivara.com/
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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • Mystic Fire 2026: Finding The Path That Brings Your Home To Yourself

    Mystic Fire 2026: Finding The Path That Brings Your Home To Yourself
    Aug 27 2026
    In This EpisodeWhat might become possible when we step away from ordinary life long enough to listen for what is stirring beneath it? Returning guests Liz and Cael Jacobs join Jennifer and Tava for a glimpse inside Mystic Fire—a four-day retreat designed for deep exploration, reflection, and preparation for the dark of the year. Together they introduce four very different paths into personal power, instinct, energy, transformation, and relationship with the unseen—and explore the unexpected threads already weaving them together. With channeled song, guidance from Samael, laughter, and a few uncanny synchronicities, this conversation becomes an invitation to consider what your own soul may be ready to remember, reclaim, or bring forth.In This EpisodeThe vision behind Mystic Fire and its relationship to the dark of the yearFour immersive paths: Primal, Dragon, Phoenix, and AngelThe difference between Mystic Fire and Fertile Ground GatheringCreating space for sustained practice, reflection, and integrationThe Angel Path’s interweaving of sacred light and sacred darknessOpening pathways of communication with guidesThe Power of Story Experience for the entire Mystic Fire communityRitual, bonfires, music, drumming, and life within Seven OaksChoosing a path by listening for what resonates “in your bones”Preparing to carry the work home and into the winterSamael’s questions about reclamation, transformation, and becomingJourney Through This Episode00:00 — Welcoming Liz and Cael Jacobs02:00 — Entering the energy of Mystic Fire03:00 — An opening song with the guides of the retreat07:40 — “The fall, and then the rise”09:20 — The Primal Path11:15 — The Dragon’s Path13:10 — The Phoenix Path15:00 — Music, drumming, and the Mystic Fire bonfire16:00 — Mystic Fire and Fertile Ground: two sides of the year18:00 — One path, one community, one unfolding journey19:20 — Entering the Angel Path22:40 — Sacred light, sacred darkness, and cross-pollination26:20 — Discovering the threads between all four paths27:40 — Holding space for the practitioner31:10 — Time to reflect and connect the dots32:30 — The bonds formed within each path34:00 — What the Mystic Fire weekend looks like36:20 — The Saturday night ritual journey38:30 — Integration and preparing for re-entry39:30 — The Power of Story opens to the entire retreat40:30 — Listening for the path that speaks to you45:20 — Registration, payment plans, and Seven Oaks48:20 — Space limitations and staying connected50:00 — Mystic Fire dates and the threshold after Samhain51:10 — Your path begins before you arrive52:20 — A surprisingly brief closing song55:50 — What does the mirror hold?57:00 — Four paths weaving into one tapestryMusical TransmissionsOpening the Space for Mystic FireJennifer invites Archangel Michael, Samael, and the guides of Mystic Fire to work together through an opening channeled song—creating a joyful, many-layered field in which listeners can begin to feel into the paths and notice where they resonate.The song is followed by a message from Samael about a coming point of turning, the work of reshaping the self, and the reclamation that may become possible when we remain steady upon the road ahead.Into the Realm of BecomingA brief closing song arrives with unusual directness: complete almost as soon as it begins. Samael follows with a series of questions about the mirror, the direction of our energies, the divine self, and what we are ready to manifest:What does the mirror hold? What do you wish to remember of your divine self, and what transformations will you manifest?For Your JourneyMentioned in this episode:Mystic Fire 2026November 12–15, 2026Seven Oaks Retreat Center in Madison, Virginiahttps://mysticfire.org/Mystic Fire is limited to 50 participants. Registration includes lodging, meals, community rituals, and approximately 12–14 hours of immersive work within one chosen path. Participants are invited to rank all four paths and write a short paragraph about the path that most deeply calls to them.The Four PathsThe Primal Path with Liz Jacobs — Releasing imposed structures, returning to instinct and intuition, and remembering ourselves as part of Nature.The Dragon’s Path with Cael Jacobs — Exploring four dimensions of the self to discover and work from your personal energetic core.The Phoenix Path with Tom Kapchu — An immersive introduction to the Air and Fire portions of shamanic breathwork.The Angel Path with Jennifer Taylor, Tava Baird, and Keith Taylor — Exploring communication with guides through channeled song, energy work, movement, sacred story, Angelic teachings, Lilithian philosophy, and the interweaving of sacred light and sacred darkness.Continue ExploringMystic FireLearn more about the retreat, explore the four paths, meet the guides, and register:https://mysticfire.org/Amnivara with Jennifer TaylorExplore Private Soul Resonance Sessions, channeled sound, ...
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