The Witchcast - Episode 38 - Love and Death: Beltane and handfasting on the screen, an interview with Molly Deathtalker and the brain-changing powers of drumming

Welcome to this pre-Beltane and Samhain episode, Witches! To celebrate Belloween, Lucy explores some of her favourite handfasting scenes in movies and TV, and looks at some of the history and traditions of this sacred rite of two souls joining. In honour of Samhain in the north of the world, Lucy talks about taboos, death and dying with the woman who has been changing the way we work with this great gateway to the other side - Molly Deathtalker. Pagans need to get clearer, and better, at talking about how we die, and what to do when we - or people we love - are dying. This is a deep conversation that can help us all learn from one of the leading voices in the world on death, rites and ceremonies of death, and how to have an empowering, meaningful death in a world filled with humans that still can’t face their own mortality . Then Lucy changes the beat to investigate the healing power of drums on our bodies, minds and spirits - and how drumming can help us all to change our brains at a deep, peaceful level in times of stress and anxiety. Songs are all very Beltane-oriented - by the divine SJ Tucker and the wondrous Wendy Rule. have a most blessed lead-in to this great festival of the Witches - and enjoy the Witchcast!

Wendy Rule: Beltane, from her album Zero

Hymn to Herne, by SJ Tucker from Blessings

and Handfast Blessing by SJ Tucker from Blessings

With thanks to Kohli Tea and Blue Angel and all the amazing friends over at the Patreon community who are making the Witchcast possible.

The intro music is "We Are One" by the band Nordic Daughter. Find the band on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/nordicdaughter/ Or visit their website - http://nordicdaughter.comMusic throughout the show includes tracks from Darksphere EmpireDownload the Darksphere Empire album here - https://darksphere-empire.bandcamp.com/album/after-the-rainSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.