What if business isn’t just about profit, but presence? In this compelling conversation, Bel Bare is joined by Charley Johnson—entrepreneur, visionary, and Chief Consciousness Officer, to explore a radical reframe of leadership. Together, they investigate what happens when consciousness takes a central seat at the executive table.

As the structures of business begin to shift, new roles emerge, ones that prioritise self-awareness, energetic responsibility, and the subtle architecture of culture. Charley shares his journey toward integrating spirituality, mindfulness, and personal development into the corporate world, and discusses why the Chief Consciousness Officer could be the most important role of the decade.

With insight, humour, and clarity, this episode invites you to question the systems we inherit, the stories we believe, and how leadership might look when it's rooted in presence.

Guest Bio
Charley has 20+ years in corporate as a business owner, 7 years in non-profit as the President of the Pay it Forward Foundation, and 10 years with an enlightened teacher. The combination of these three things creates a unique set of skills that will be crucial for companies and their employees moving forward. He is working to bring the position of Chief Consciousness Officer to the forefront of the business world and into all companies.

You can connect with Charley via LinkedIn here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjconsciousness/

Further Reading:

The End of Your World, by Adyashanti (2008)

https://a.co/d/659Xf9b

The Making of a Corporate Athlete article, Harvard Business Review (2001):

https://hbr.org/2001/01/the-making-of-a-corporate-athlete

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Music by Jean-Noël Bodo

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In this episode of Sacred Mechanics (which is more of a Masterclass!), I sit down with the radiant and insightful Fanny Beaudoin - 'Mystic Witch Tarot' , a multidisciplinary artist whose work bridges the realms of creativity, spirituality, and deep self-awareness. Together, we explore the sacred thread that runs through art-making, energy work, and the journey of living authentically.

Fanny shares her experience and the ways in which travel, cultural contrast, and solitude have shaped her artistic and spiritual path. We talk about the role of rituals, tools, and gratitude in the creative process, and how astrology, tarot, and energy healing offer powerful mirrors for self-discovery. Fanny’s story is a reminder that there is no hierarchy in art or spirit—only our unique journey toward wholeness.

Whether you’re an artist, seeker, or simply curious about the sacred nature of creation, this conversation will move you.

🎧 Takeaways– Art can be a sacred process of spiritual communion.– Creativity flows more freely when rooted in gratitude and compassion.– Tools and rituals become extensions of the artist’s energy.– Self-acceptance is the foundation for empowerment and creative freedom.– Cultural differences offer fertile ground for insight and growth.– Astrology and intuition can guide the unfolding of personal transformation.– Sacredness is found in the smallest moments—and is always accessible.

Biography:

Fanny Beaudoin is a multidisciplinary artist whose creative path is deeply entwined with her spiritual journey. Since founding her decorative arts company in 1993, she has brought soulful beauty to spaces across the globe—designing murals and sacred interiors for private residences, commercial spaces, and religious institutions from Montreal to Jerusalem. Her work reflects a lifelong devotion to art as a vehicle for transformation and connection. Fanny is the author of Wisdom of the Tarot, which offers the meaning of the tarot cards in relation to the Kabbalistic Tree of Life.

⁠https://mysticwitchtarot.com⁠

Fanny on YouTube ‘Mystic Witch Tarot’

⁠https://youtube.com/@mysticwitchtarot?si=235Nm6_KrwlpvjPb⁠

BOOKS MENTIONED

Wisdom of Tarot, by Fanny Beaudoin:

https://amzn.to/4lVrDbD

Evolutionary Astrology, by Jeffrey Wolf Green

https://amzn.to/3Z0Cs2c

🔑 Topics CoveredArt & Spirituality · Creative Process · Energy Healing · Rituals · Authenticity · Tarot · Astrology · Intuition · Cultural Insight · Self-Discovery · Divine Feminine · Empowerment

🎧 Listen nowIf this episode spoke to your creative soul, please subscribe, share, and leave a review.

Sacred Mechanics is released weekly, with each episode offering a deeper look into the unseen forces that shape how we create and connect.

💫 Explore More with Bel Bare and Sacred Mechanics

Dive deeper into the themes of this episode by visiting sacredmechanics.com.

Explore our new Learning Portal, join our circle, and access exclusive tools, rituals, and spiritual mentoring programs. Connect with a growing community of creative seekers and soul-led visionaries.

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Music by Jean-Noël Bodo

Special thanks to Jean-Noël Bodo

In this intimate early morning episode recorded by candlelight at 5 AM, host Bel Bare reflects on the nature of spirituality, the human tendency to create structures around spiritual experiences, and her own diverse spiritual journey spanning decades. Bel explores how growing her Sacred Mechanics business has prompted her to consider the challenges of putting form around spiritual processes, much like trying to structure creativity itself.

Bel shares her progression from childhood spiritual experiences through Catholic education, Buddhism, New Age practices, witchcraft, and eventually to her current shamanic practice. She discusses how spiritual understanding deepens and transforms over time, noting that "to spirit, it's one formless, infinite breathing, living movement that's universal." Bel explains that shamanism emerged as a framework that honors human connection to all things, describing it as "a structure that helps humans understand so many facets of our capacity as spiritual beings."

Throughout the episode, she contemplates the limitations of labels and modalities in capturing the formless nature of spirituality, suggesting that an eclectic approach might be a superpower for those whose spiritual explorations don't fit neatly into established categories.

"If you find yourself on this journey and you're not sure what to hold on to or learn because you're all over the place and your listening and learning habits are really eclectic. Maybe eclectic is your superpower."

Connect With Sacred Mechanics

Learn more about Bel's healing work, clairvoyance services, spiritual mentoring and education at Sacred Mechanics, and check out "Citizens of Eternity," her short film mentioned in the episode that includes channeled information.

Recorded in Australia with the morning kookaburras providing the natural soundtrack to close the episode.

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What if a novel could function like a spell or a shamanic journey?

In this evocative episode, Australian author, artist, and spiritual mentor (and host of Sacred Mechanics podcast) Bel Bare, unpacks the spiritual layers woven through her literary debut, Breaking the Girl. Set against the haunting backdrop of coastal Australia in the early ’90s, this coming-of-age novel pulses with hidden symbolism, emotional truths, and metaphysical clues for those willing to look deeper.

Join Bel as she explores:

🔮 The archetype of the orphaned heroine as a soul on the brink of awakening
🌊 The forbidden house as a metaphor for the fractured psyche
🌀 Grief as a portal to spiritual transformation
🌬️ The storm as a necessary force of destruction and rebirth
🕯️ Mysterious characters (like Nebraska) who serve as psychopomps or spirit guides
🌊 Surf culture as a living embodiment of the wild, the liminal, and the sublime

Part fairy tale, part psychic descent, part Surf-Gothic dream—Breaking the Girl invites readers to walk between worlds and reimagine fiction as a sacred rite.

If you’re drawn to witchcraft, folklore, creative consciousness, soul journeys, or coastal mysticism, this conversation is your invitation to read between the lines.

🖤 Listen now and ask yourself: Is this novel just a story… or a spell for remembering who you really are?

Purchase a paperback copy of Breaking the Girl here: https://amzn.to/3EoeBCI

or any good online bookstore.

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In this episode of Sacred Mechanics, I sit down with the brilliant Jennifer Higgie—writer, curator, and author of The Other Side: A Journey into Women, Art and the Spirit World—for a conversation that moves fluidly between the seen and unseen.

We dive deep into her research on women artists who created in dialogue with the spirit world, often in defiance of the norms of their time. Along the way, we explore the liminal space where art meets mysticism—where dreams speak, marigolds hold meaning, and the veil between science and spirituality is at its thinnest.

From Victorian séances to the Rosicrucians, from sleepwalking mystics to altered states of creation, Jennifer offers insights into how art has always been a form of spiritual inquiry. We talk about why so many women were dismissed as mad or magical, and how reclaiming their stories reshapes not just art history, but our understanding of consciousness itself.

It’s a conversation full of curiosity, warmth, and wonder—a beautiful reminder that creativity is, and always has been, a portal to the other side.

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About Jennifer Higgie

Jennifer Higgie is an Australian writer, curator, and art historian based in London. Her latest book, The Other Side: A Journey into Women, Art and the Spirit World, explores the intersection of mysticism, creativity, and female agency through the lens of often-overlooked women artists. It is published internationally and was also the subject of a BBC Radio 3 series.

• Explore Jennifer’s book to purchase here: https://www.jenniferhiggie.com/

• Jennifer mentions Georgian Houghton’s book. Here’s a link to it at Archive.org

https://archive.org/details/ChroniclesOfThePhotographsOfSpiritualBeingsThought Forms

• Thought Forms: A Record of Clairvoyant Investigation by Annie Beant and C. W. Leadbeater

https://amzn.to/4icq0TK

Listen to Jennifer's BBC Essay series:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001323r

For more, including Bel's book list, please visit

Instagram: @belbare

www.sacredmechanics.com

www.belbare.com

🎥 Watch Bel's new, award winning, short documentary 'Citizens of Eternity' for free on YouTube.

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In this playful and unexpected bonus episode, I sit down with my teenage daughter Astrid for a spontaneous conversation about energy healing, haunted mirrors, psychic readings, and dreams. With her sharp wit and open curiosity, Astrid offers a refreshing Gen Z lens on the mystical topics we love. Lighthearted, insightful, and just a little spooky—this is one for the heart.

🎧 Listen if you’re curious about:

• What teens really think about psychic stuff

• A haunted mirror story (yes, it’s true)

• How we talk about dreams and intuition in our house

• The magic of intergenerational conversations

🌟 Mentioned in this episode:

• Energy healing basics

• Dreams as subconscious messages

• Psychic readings—how they work (and when not to take them too seriously)

• Why humour and mystery go hand-in-hand

👩‍👧 About Astrid:
Astrid is my teenage daughter, an artist and writer in her own right, and a brilliant conversationalist with a quick sense of humour. She’s been surrounded by spirituality her whole life—and this episode is a little glimpse into what that looks like through her eyes.

🔮 Want more?
Watch my short documentary Citizens of Eternity — now live on the Sacred Mechanics website. It’s a poetic, visual companion to the themes explored in my podcast.

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