Welcome back to season 2 of The Sharing Circle.

You are the Daughter your Ancestors dreamed of.

Prayers, sung by the fire + carried into the inky, black liminal sky.

These prayers are ancient; weaved together through millennia.

Burning, in the heart of a lone Woman crossing a stormy sea.

In the dreams of a wise Woman, who patiently awaits the arrival of her final descent.

In the musings of silenced maiden, whose whispering faith, carried on the wind, beyond the silky veil of time.

You are not forsaken + you are not alone.

This episode is a call to create + a call to step into your authenticity as we transition into a new era.

References:

Estés, C.P. (2008) Women who run with the wolves: Contacting the power of the wild woman. London: Rider, pp. 307–308.

Melissa Chiara is a Weaver of Words, a writer, a poet, a Podcast host, and the creator of ROOT + WEAVE, an empowering and vulnerable space that calls upon your soul to remember just how powerful you are.

If you’re in Cheshire (England, UK) then I’m very excited to tell you that my signature Shamanic Drum and Cacao evenings are back. Wild Weavings returns August 2026 (tickets can be purchased below).

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https://www.instagram.com/rootandweave/

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https:/poetryofwolvesandwomen.substack.com/

Credits:

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/anthem-falls/the-wind-answered-me

GFX Sounds: ⁠Campfire burning - gentle crackling & sizzling - Ivo Vicic.

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Welcome back to season 2 of The Sharing Circle.

Night awaits + you are invited to sit with me beside Grandfather Fire.

This is a gentle five minute meditation moment to help you to lay down the day + feel the mossy earth beneath your feet in an ancient woodland.

For this meditation, there is no podcast introduction or outro, so you are welcome to listen before sleep + drift away to sounds of the fire.

Melissa Chiara is a Weaver of Words, a writer, a Podcast host, and the creator of ROOT + WEAVE, an empowering and vulnerable space that calls upon your soul to remember just how powerful you are.

Connect with Melissa:

www.rootandweave.com ⁣

https://www.instagram.com/rootandweave/

https://www.instagram.com/thesharingcirclepodcast/

https:/poetryofwolvesandwomen.substack.com/

Credits:

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

Ivo Vicic - Campfire burning - gentle crackling & sizzling

This podcast is for entertainment purposes only.

The host claims no responsibility to any person or entity for any liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly as a result of use, application, or interpretation of the information presented herein.

Welcome back to season 2 of The Sharing Circle.

After spending over two years training in The Shaman's Quest, Melissa shares her journey and how it began over 20 years ago.

Beginning, with only a thread of a dream and a wish to be held, the wisdom of Shamanism whistled through the wind and invited me on a life changing journey.

What I later discovered during my training, was that this path had quietly called during a visit to Vancouver, Canada in 2006 when I was 13.

To help me unravel the memory, Spirit connected me with a guide who had also travelled those lands a few years after me (in fact, we both have a photo standing basically in the same spot).

The lands of Cornwall have held my grief and my joy for over two years. 8 weekends, hours of journeying, dancing, laughing, playing with my inner child, shedding stories, creating new stories, gathering, crafting, being, crying, releasing, holding, drumming, singing and eating lots of yummy foods.

This has been and always shall be, the most heart-opening experience of my journey thus far.

Links:

Berthold Laufer’s 1917 American Anthopologist article:

https://www.jstor.org/stable/660223

The Healing Tree, Cornwall:

https://www.healingtree.org.uk

Melissa Chiara is a Weaver of Words, a writer, a Podcast host, and the creator of ROOT + WEAVE, an empowering and vulnerable space that calls upon your soul to remember just how powerful you are.

Connect with Melissa:

www.rootandweave.com ⁣

https://www.instagram.com/rootandweave/

https://www.instagram.com/thesharingcirclepodcast/

https:/poetryofwolvesandwomen.substack.com/

Credits:

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

⁠https://uppbeat.io/t/tranquilium/boundless⁠

https://uppbeat.io/t/anthem-falls/the-wind-answered-me

GFX Sounds: Beach campfire & waves ambience

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The host claims no responsibility to any person or entity for any liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly as a result of use, application, or interpretation of the information presented herein.