This Wyrd World

In this episode, host Tansy Baigent returns to the microphone to delve into the fascinating world of shamanism. Tansy, a seasoned shamanic practitioner with over a decade of experience, explores the essence of shamanism, its traditions, and its universal presence across cultures. She discusses the core belief that everything holds spirit, from animate beings to inanimate objects, and how this understanding can lead to profound healing and connection.Join Tansy as she shares practical tips for those new to shamanism, including journeying, enhancing sensitivity, and connecting with the subtle energies around us. She also guides a meditative practice to help listeners experience their own energy fields and open up to the unseen realms. Whether you are a seasoned practitioner or a curious newcomer, this episode offers valuable insights into the spiritual nature of all things.If you are interested in exploring shamanism further, Tansy invites you to visit her website for courses and resources. Embrace the journey into the magic and mystery of this wyrd world. 00:00:00 " Tansy talks about shamanism  00:13:13 " Some simple tips that you can do to start exploring shamanism  00:16:11 " Practice of shamanism; involving slowing down and connecting with your body 00:26:04 " Tansy shares an anecdote from her own life about shamanism 00:35:40 " Shamanic drumming to enjoy If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the podcast, share it with your friends, or leave a review. You can also visit Tansy's website for more information and resources on Tansy's work with shamanism. Thank you for tuning in, and may your journey into the wyrd be filled with light and blessings. 

Have you ever seen a ghost? Or are you intrigued by the tales of these non-physical apparitions?In this episode Tansy speaks with guests Jacqueline Allen and Zoe Shomaker about the nature of ghosts, how to maintain good boundaries and Zoe shares some of her ghostly experiences. If you like the show please do subscribe and leave a review. If you would like to get in touch with Tansy or any of her guests, send an e-mail to tansyahealing@gmail.comTo find out more about Tansy's work find her: www.tansyalexandra.com

Imagine sitting around the fire and following along with a living story of pain and challenge to healing and presence.A beautiful 'fireside' chat about connection, trust, spirit, life and overcoming pain with guests Colleen Putnam and Jacqueline Allen, and your host Tansy Baigent Colleen shares her journey of contracting Lymes Disease and her path of healing which lead her to bee venom therapy.Find Colleen on Instagram @beeing.colleenFind Jacqueline on Instagram @tworootsacupuncture...If you like This Wyrd World consider following the show and connecting with host Tansy Baigent on instagram @tansy_alexandra or through her website: www.tansyalexandra.com

A rich and wonderful conversation about the experience of 'altered states' of consciousness; exploring, particularly, those brought on by medicine (hallucinogenics), sudden shifts in perspective (disorientation), and ritual. This conversation is one woven with the thoughts and voices of This Word World host, Tansy Baigent, and her guest beautiful guests Charly McCreary; an esoteric arts practitioner and social media expert, and Jacqueline Allen; an acupuncturist, astrologer and soul alchemist. [All contact details are below]If you like this episode please follow the podcast, share with your friends or leave a review (available through Apple Podcasts).You can also watch this episode on YouTube to see the conversation in person: Click Here...Charly McCreary can be found through her website: www.esotericsocialmedia.com and/or followed on Instagram: @theinnercircleicJacqueline Allen can be found through her website: www.tworootsacupuncture.com and/or followed on Instagram: @tworootsacupunctureTansy Baigent; Host of This Wyrd World is a shamanic healer, spiritual mentor, guidance counsellor and tarot reader, and she can be found through her website: www.tansyalexandra.com and/or followed on Instagram:@tansy_alexandra...Tansy and Jacqueline are co-hosting a 'live' Spirit Medicine retreat in the US in September (2023). To find out more about the retreat or to book Click HereIf this date has passed or the retreat is filled, follow Tansy on Instagram to hear about all future opportunities.  

Diomira Rose works closely with nature (Gaia) and the spirits which inhabit her, she is a practitioner of Embodied Ascension through which she guides others' into direct connection and communication with Gaia and the realms of the fae and the faerie. Find Diomira at : https://diomirarose.com/Listen to her podcast: Elemental Whispers This Wyrd World is hosted by Tansy Baigent.Connect with Tansy through her website: https://www.tansyalexandra.com

This episode of This Wyrd World is the first to have been recorded for youtube, and features Jacqueline and Tansy's conversation, a vulnerable recounting by Tansy of her experience of losing her father, and two brief retellings, by Jacqueline, of the myths of Persephone and Orpheus.If you would like to find out more about Jacqueline go to: https://www.tworootsacupuncture.com/Or to connect or contact Tansy visit: https://www.tansyalexandra.comIf you enjoy the episode do like and subscribe to the channel (you can find all previous episodes of This Wyrd World on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

In this episode Tansy Baigent reconnects with friend and Astrologer Amanda Simon for the final instalment of the year long adventure of tracking (and living with) the sun as it cycles through all the signs & associated tarot cards of the year with their dreaming project: Enchanting FortunaIn this episode Tansy & Amanda causally approach the various themes and dynamics between the sign of the month of December, Sagittarius. and the associated Tarot card, Temperance.For the first time Tansy offers a 10-15 min meditation to allow you to sink into this time and the moment before gathering momentum as the conversation progresses.To discover more about Tansy Baigent and her offerings head to: www.tansyalexandra.comTo discover more about Amanda e-mail her at: beckonedbythestars@gmail.comTo purchase our monthly class (on Sagittarius and Temperance) visit www.enchantingfortuna.com

Continuing the journey of tracking the sun through the signs and tarot cards of the year, this episode takes us into Scorpio Season and the Death card, as November descends.This episode brings a discussion between Tarot reader Tansy Baigent and Astrologer Amanda Simon about the themes of the month, both in the macro context and the more personal, as well as anecdotes of Scorpionic traits. Also in this episode is a retelling of 'If Death Spoke' from The Way of the Tarot by Alejandro Jodorowski.To purchase the associated Tarot and Astrology class for November head over to www.enchantingfortuna.comFind Tansy Baigent at www.tansyalexandra.comAnd reach out to Amanda Simon at beckonedbythestars@gmail.com 

As part of a this continuing twelve part 'Enchanting Fortuna' series, Tansy Baigent & Amanda Simon are exploring the themes of October through the lens of the Astrological Season and the associated Tarot Card, as well as a Northern Hemisphere perspective of moving into the Autumn/Fall.A time when what you have put out is reflected back to you, justice is served, a karmic re-balancing is taking place. It may not be what we like or want but it may be what we need.What aspects of these themes, and those we share in the podcast, are showing up in your lives, share them by e-mailing Tansy (below)Sign up to our Libra & Justice Class by heading to www.enchantingfortuna.comFind Tansy Baigent at www.tansyalexandra.com or by e-mail her: tansyahealing@gmail.comFind Amanda Simon at: beckonedbythestars@gmail.com

In this Episode Tansy Baigent & Amanda Simon collaborate in conversation to bring you thoughts and themes of September through the lens of Astrology and Tarot.It is Virgo and The Hermit season and we offer reflections as the sun continues its' progression through the cycle of the year.To purchase our monthly class visit www.enchantingfortuna.com or click hereTansy Baigent, host of This Wyrd World, is a Psycho/Spiritual Counsellor, Shamanic healer, Tarot reader and teacher. Find her work or book her services at www.tansyalexandra.com or click hereAmanda Simon is a Mythic Astrologer, you can find her at www.amandasimon.co.uk or click here

As we enter August I, Tansy Baigent,  am joined once again by Astrologer Amanda Simon to discuss some of the energetic frequencies of the month as we enter Leo and meet with the Strength card from the Tarot.In sync with the playfulness that this time can bring Amanda and I came together for this one in the pure joy of creating and conversing and in that we are not trying to capture but conjure the experience of Leo and Strength within you. To engage in our programme or to purchase any of our classes please head over to our collaborative website https://www.enchantingfortuna.comTo book a tarot reading  with me, Tansy Baigent, visit my website: https://tansyalexandra.com To book in an astrology reading with amanda e-mail her at: beckonedbythestars@gmail.com  

A conversational exploration of July, through its' placement in terms of Astrology and Tarot by drawing out the themes of Cancer and The Chariot as we experience them from within their month/season.Our programme 'Enchanting Fortuna' is all about following the cycles of the seasons and this year 2021  we are exploring the Astrological signs and Tarot archetypes that bring the atmosphere and energy to each month, each season, as we live them.These podcast episodes are a way of beginning the discussion and sharing monthly insights.If you would like to learn more about Enchanting Fortuna, join our monthly class to go deeper into the themes of the Tarot and Astrology or to get in touch then visit us at:www.enchantingfortuna.comThis episode features THIS WYRD WORLD creator Tansy Baigent and her co-creator of Enchanting Fortuna, Amanda Simon.The songs included are 'Agua del Amor' by Ayla SchaferAnd 'By The Sea' by Anna Phoebe

In this episode host, Tansy Baigent reconnects with Amanda Simon to explore and discuss our move into June and the energies of Gemini. This episode forms part of an ongoing exploration of the energies we experience as the sun moves through each month and zodiacal sign. In this June episode we are exploring the micro and macro feelings of Gemini (Astrology) and The Lovers (tarot) to help to recognise what is at play in the atmosphere of this month (other transiting planets aside).There's personal anecdotes, a little politics and lots of play around the feelings of the sun making it's way through Gemini, and June, towards it's highest point and longest day on the 21st June.We encourage you to let go of pre-conceived ideas and just let the conversation flow through you and look for examples of how the energies of the month may be showing up in your life.***If you want to join us for the journey throughout the month or year and receive our monthly classes then do sign up by heading over to enchantingfortuna.com You can find Tansy Baigent and her offerings at tansyalexandra.com

In this episode podcast host, Tansy Baigent, is once again speaking with Astrologer Amanda Simon about the themes and energetic threads of this month, May, as they are seen and felt in the context of its' astrological sign, Taurus, and it's associated Tarot cards, The Hierophant and The Empress (Venus). Amanda and Tansy return to discuss how we all may be feeling as we live through the month, how we can find a sense of placement as we come to recognise what energies are affecting us at this time. We play with themes of nourishment, nurture, upheaval, value, and (real and perceived) deprivation. We also ask of you what type of bull are you when you are suddenly contained and when the gates finally reopen.This is our first in-person conversation, we hope you enjoy it.To venture deeper into the material we speak of why not consider purchasing our class on Taurus, The Hierophant and The Empress, where we creatively take you deeper into the archetypes. Or consider becoming a patron?You can discover all our offerings at www.enchantingfortuna.comIf you like the show please consider leaving a review or stars, or send an e-mail.You can find Tansy Baigent at www.tansyalexandra.com

It would be impossible to be unaware of the trials of the past year and the tangible weight of that experience upon all of our shoulders, in different ways of course, but everyone has felt the impact. And as we move into Spring, with the sun rising higher each day there is a feeling of force emerging both outside and within. This force is entwined with the energy of the sign which rules over this month (April), and that is Aries. And in Astrology the zodiacal calendar begins here. Aries leads the procession of zodiacal creatures.In this episode Amanda Simon and I return to our place in front of the microphone to discuss how it has felt to carry the energy of the new zodiacal year, and the passions and pursuits and in equal amounts to hold the exhaustion and the grief.We hope you enjoy this exploration of Aries and The Emperor and their effects upon us at this time.If you would like to sigh up to our annual programme in which we 'track' the sun through each month of the year and explore the nature of the sign and the associated Tarot card then join us at www.enchantingfortuna.comTo join our monthly class, to become a patron, or to learn more about our offerings simply click on the link above.***The music in this Episode was: - The Gravel Road (Score) by James Newton Howards - Hold Your Head Up High by DarlingsideI highly recommend them both.

As we enter March, we may feel ourselves pulled into the depths of our internal ocean, a stirring of the waters of our sensitivities, washed with waves of emotion. This is Pisces.In this Episode Amanda and I are once again together offering insight into our journey through the energies of Pisces as we have been experiencing them since the sun moved into this sign, as well as the connection to The Moon archetype within the Tarot.I am also introducing you all to yoga guide/teacher Georgie Crickmere who is offering a beautiful Pisces-inspired yin yoga class (recorded) to help you to embody the energies of this month.There is no need to have knowledge of the Tarot or Astrology to listen to this show, it is a chance to dip your toe in and explore how the patterns or themes we discuss may be showing up for you in your life. It is about enriching our experience of life and perhaps opening ourselves to new ways of seeing the World.In this episode I am speaking with Amanda Simon,  professional Astrologer, dear friend and co-creator of our continuing year-tracking programme: Enchanting Fortuna who offer's beautiful insight around what atmosphere is at play and how to work within it. You can find her at amandasimon.co.uk. Email her at beckonedbythestars@gmail.com. Or follow her on Instagram at Pallasvesta***In this Episode I am also speaking with Georgie  Crickmere, Enchanting Fortuna's resident yoga teacher/guide, who this month offers us a beautiful Pisces-inspired yin yoga class (purchase or find out more here)Georgie is an international yoga teacher, teacher trainer and mentor, holistic health coach and healer.  She is guided in her teaching by the rich lessons and undercurrents of life, and works with these as each moment unfolds.  She holds a nurturing space not only for the body but for mind, heart and spirit.Find/follow her at  https://oneyogawellness.com. Email her at  georgie@oneyogawellness.com, Follow her on Instagram @oneyogawellness****Tansy Baigent, host of This Wyrd World can be found at  tansyalexandra.com. Email her at tansyahealing@gmail.com. Or follow her on Instagram @tansy_alexandra 

This month I am continuing the theme of the monthly cycles by talking with Astrologer Amanda Simon, about the themes and energies of February; with a focus around what we are holding and facing, with lovely deep insight about Aquarius (sign) and The Star (tarot).Each month as part of our continuing journey through the year, Amanda and I will be discussing the themes and energies of the month through our own experience and through the lens of Astrology and Tarot.To join us as we move through the year; tracking light and tracking life, and to find our monthly class, musings and rituals to help you work and move with the rhythms of life (both external and internal) sign up to Enchanting Fortuna : https://www.enchantingfortuna.com/Amanda is an Astrologer, Artist, Acutonics practitioner, writer and educator who world weaves out of her various practices and perspectives, past and present. She advocates, with all her heart, amplifying the complexity and multiplicity of life. Through her works she care-fully co creates the capacity for a thick, plugged in participation with all that life brings and holds. Much of her training has been in the States where she has found an Astrological sensibility that weaves Hellenistic, Sumerian and Psychology Astrology thriving. These strands have been crafted into her own mythopoetic reading practice. Additionally she works with Planetary frequencies and is training in Psychotherapeutic modalities. You can find her at amandasimon.co.ukEmail her at beckonedbythestars@gmail.com....Tansy Baigent, podcast host for THIS WYRD WORLD has been involved in healing and holistic therapies for over ten years, and has been meditating and card reading since she was a child. It is her greatest desire to be a healing guide for others' and to show the profound richness of meditation and cards in helping us all to bring greater balance, harmony, clarity and joy to our lives.Tansy's offerings include meditation teaching, holistic counselling, spiritual guidance, reiki and tarot card reading (& mentorship)You can find Tansy at tansyalexandra.comEmail her at tansyahealing@gmail.com 

In this more intimate Episode I introduce you to a dear friend of mine, Amanda Simon; an Astrologer, magic-weaver, wordsmith and much more.This episode centres around a programme we are holding this year (2021) called 'Enchanting Fortuna' where we will be tracking the cycle of the sun as it moves through the year - exploring the energies of each month, each sign and each tarot card in helping us to work with the cycles of light, life and our own inner landscape; an invitation of magical living.Amanda and I share our stories of meeting, explore the themes of Enchanting Fortuna and reflect on the energies brought in with the Great Conjunction on the 21st December 2020.To connect or work with Amanda contact her at: beckonedbythestars@gmail.comTo be a part of our Enchanting Fortuna visit our website: www.enchantingfortuna.comAnd if you would like to connect or work with me, Tansy Baigent, please contact me through my website www.tansyalexandra.com or e-mail me tansyahealing@gmail.comI hope you enjoy!Sending love and blessings x

Join Wendy Black, Oliver Jenkin  and me, Tansy Baigent, as we look back on 2020 and discuss what we have learnt.  As healing practitioners we offer a trinity of perspectives from our side of the healing dynamic and bring perspectives of embodiment, spirit, sanctuary and ceremony into the mix.Wendy, Oliver and I will be holding an online 'sanctuary' and celebratory ceremony of the last full moon of the year on the 30th December 2020 at 8pm (UK), tickets are just £5 and we would love to invite you to join us - tickets can be booked here.People have, for millenia, gathered under the light of the full moon to share a time of ritual, prayer, and appreciation. For many it was at the heart of their community/their tribe. We want to create something similar, a ceremony for this time, coming together as a community, and a sanctuary for connection. Through a variety of practises from meditation and prayer to crystal singing bowl soundbath and chanting we will be drawing you into a state of deep relaxation and open awareness. We will weave in threads of tarot and astrology to lay some context over what we are experiencing, how to work with the energies, and how to release the past and move into the new year with refreshed conviction and confidence. It has been a year of deep uncertainty and turbulence and this will be a time to sink in to ceremony, to be washed over by wellness, and opening to wisdom, to peace and to inner transformation. This is a collaborative event uniting the work and modalities of healing practitioners Tansy Baigent, Ollie and Wendy Black. If you would like to contact Wendy directly she can be found on Facebook as Ananda Rising If you would like to contact Oliver directly he can be found on Facebook through Sol Energies or on his website: https://www.solenergies.co.uk/If you would like to work with me please visit my website Tansy Alexandra  or follow me on Facebook as tansyahealingIf you like the podcast please consider leaving stars or a review or simply following so that you never miss an episode.With deepest blessings x

This is a conversation with Becca Tarnas; an exquisite speaker, Author, Artist and Counselling Astrologer.We talk about our life paths and the many synchronicities we share, and we spend time in the navigation of both the physical and imaginal realms.  Eventually asking what can we do with the time we've been given?Becca is currently the editor of Archai: The Journal of Archetypal Cosmology. She received her PhD in Philosophy and Religion and now teaches at both Pacifica Graduate Institute and CIIS, as well as several other online education platforms. She has also written a book titled Journey to the Imaginal Realm: A Reader’s Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.You can find all her work and contact details at: beccatarnas.comFind all episodes of This Wyrd World on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and where ever you get your podcasts.To contact me, Tansy Baigent, or book a private meditation or tarot reading please visit: tansyalexandra.com

In this episode Tansy Baigent interviews a remarkable woman called Wendy Black who defied doctors, medical science and established belief by overcoming the impossible; she found the pathway out of paralysis.Wendy was young when she needed a hip replacement but, at the time, it was cutting edge. However overtime she was, unknowingly being poisoned by the heavy metals in the replacement hip until one day she collapsed.. and all the lights went out.When Wendy woke in the hospital she was told then that she was paralysed and would never recover. She was told that she would  be made comfortable but there was nothing they could do. It was a tragic state of circumstances which Wendy could do nothing about. Or so she thought.This is a breezy tour through her story and her healing and how she eventually became a healer herself.Wendy is now a highly respected sound therapist specialising in the healing and transformational sounds of crystal singing bowls. However Wendy was not always a therapist, and how she came to be one is an incredible story of resilience, commitment and her ability to truly overcome the impossible by opening up to the Wyrd, to the far-reaching wonders of the World, and to the healing powers of plants, meditation and Spirit.If you would like to get in touch with Wendy you can find her on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anandarising_/Or on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/anandarisingIf you enjoy/enjoyed this episode of This Wyrd World please consider leaving some stars or a review. Do follow the show wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode.  Find us on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/thiswyrdworldTo book a healing session, meditation or tarot reading with Tansy visit:https://www.tansyalexandra.com/servicesIf you want to get in touch with Tansy directly contact her:tansyahealing@gmail.com Thank you so much for your support.With Wyrd and wonderful blessings 

This episode gives a brief introduction to the energies of eclipses, some personal insight and how the ancient's view these times.If you would like to contact Tansy for an Eclipse reading or for a personal Tarot reading then she can be contacted at: tansyahealing@gmail.com or bookings can be made via her website: tansyalexandra.com.

In this episode Tansy Baigent speaks with author, mountaineer, physiotherapist and mum to three, Jo Gambi, about the challenges she has faced throughout her life, how she has coped with such extraordinarily hard circumstances,  and of course the moment she stood at the top of Everest (with her husbands hand in one hand, and her pink frisbee in the other!)Jo was already an experienced rock climber when she met Rob, an Australian with a fear of heights who had never climbed before. They married in 1996 but in 2000 their world fell apart when Rob was diagnosed with cancer for the second time.Determined to live life to the full, after 18 months of intensive cancer treatment  Jo and Rob decided to take on the greatest challenge of all, to climb Everest.From there they inadvertently set a string of records. In 2005 Rob and Jo Gambi became the first married couple to climb the ‘7 Summits’ (the highest peak on each continent) and ski to the Poles. Rob was also the first Australian, and Jo the first female, to achieve this.Rob is the first cancer survivor to climb the ‘7 Summits’,  and Jo is the second British woman to have climbed Everest’s North/North East Ridge.Together Rob and Jo hold the Guinness World Record for the fastest (and first) '7 Summits' ascent (both lists) by a married couple, and Jo holds the Guinness World Record for the fastest ‘7 Summits' ascent by a female. Jo has written about their adventures in her inspirational book Holding On, and as a speaker is passionate about encouraging, challenging and empowering her audiencesRob and Jo have three children; Ben, Sam and Jasmine. Sam was born with a rare complex neuro-behavioural disorder called Prader Willi Syndrome.Jo is an inspiration to talk to as her approach is always one of energy, vitality, love, life and Spirit.Find more information about Jo at her website: http://www.robandjogambi.com/index.phpTo keep up to date on all of This Wyrd World's offerings go to: https://www.facebook.com/thiswyrdworldOr to book a reading or session with Tansy visit: https://www.tansyalexandra.com

This Wyrd World is all about understanding the nature of reality; uniting the unseen and material worlds' in order to view the World holistically and open to a deeper Truth around who we are and what we can create.In this, the latest episode, Tansy teams up with fellow Meditation Teacher and Energy Healer Oliver Jenkin for a dynamic, honest and engaging conversation around ‘the breath’, the pause between the breath, the times we find ourselves in, and the need to ‘let go’. Oliver is a gifted healer and teacher. Grounded and humbled in his practice, his natural intuitive and inquisitive approach to life enables him to enjoy meditating and connecting with people from all walks of life and of all ages.He has a refreshing approach to meditation and healing alike. Demystifying and simplifying as he goes, leaving the listener with space and clarity to be empowered on their journey into the remembrance of themselves, and the true beauty of who they already are. You can contact him via his Website:www.solenergies.co.ukor by Emailinfo@solenergies.co.uk Tansy Baigent, host of This Wyrd World, can be reached at her website: www.tansyalexandra.com and all new episodes can be found at thiswyrdworld on Facebook and they can be listened wherever you find your podcasts.The music in this episode is: 'Sing to the Mountain' by Elephant Revival, A Tibetan Meditation mix and the theme intro features Nick Mulvey's guitar strumming from Infinite Trees

In this episode I get swept up into the incredible, yet traumatic, life-story of Shelly Moram.Shelly was born into a very strict sect of Jehovahs Witnesses and during her early years experienced deeply traumatising experiences, however after managing to find a way out at 18 years old by attending University, the pain and loss of a foundation and home sent her into a downward spiral that ended with her in the icy grips of MS and then Lymes Disease... This is a tale of her unbreakable resolve both to heal.. and to find belonging.Shelly ultimately found a way not only to reduce the ailments associated with her MS, she managed to self-heal and now, no longer has any trace of the auto-immune disease.This is a journey of betrayal by a religious organisation, a pursuit to freedom and rational thinking through scientific studies, into atheism and then a fully embracive turn inward to the spirit within.If you would like to contact Shelly please do so by writing a comment on Facebook at the This Wyrd World  page or sending a DM.If you would like to see how meditation can help you, or if you would like more information on self-healing then do contact me, Tansy, via my healing website: Tansy Alexandra

This episode begins with an introduction to the podcast and an introduction to the episode itself.The episode then goes on a journey into exploring the structure of reality.To follow This Wyrd World head over to Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thiswyrdworldTo work with Tansy visit: www.tansyalexandra.com