January often arrives heavy with expectation, urging us to move faster, decide more, become something new. But winter has never worked that way. In this opening episode of 2026, I begin not with resolutions or reflection prompts, but with an old folktale. The Twelve Months is a traditional Eastern European winter story, retold from The Telling of the Seasons, in which a young girl is sent into the frozen forest on an impossible task. There, she encounters the twelve months of the year gathere...
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January often arrives heavy with expectation, urging us to move faster, decide more, become something new. But winter has never worked that way. In this opening episode of 2026, I begin not with resolutions or reflection prompts, but with an old folktale. The Twelve Months is a traditional Eastern European winter story, retold from The Telling of the Seasons, in which a young girl is sent into the frozen forest on an impossible task. There, she encounters the twelve months of the year gathere...
Ep 48 - The Unseen Threads: Hidden Work, Enchantment, and the Folklore of the Dream Makers
The Wild Goddess
23 minutes
4 months ago
Ep 48 - The Unseen Threads: Hidden Work, Enchantment, and the Folklore of the Dream Makers
In this episode of The Wild Goddess Podcast, I’m sharing one of the most beautiful Scottish folktales I’ve ever come across — the story of The Dream Makers of Skye. It’s the tale of an ancient man and woman who dwell in a hidden cave, quietly weaving the dreams of humanity from herbs, milk, and magic. Their work is unseen, yet without them the world would fall apart. As I retell this story in my own Wild Goddess way, I’ll be diving into what it means for us in our modern lives — the unseen th...
The Wild Goddess
January often arrives heavy with expectation, urging us to move faster, decide more, become something new. But winter has never worked that way. In this opening episode of 2026, I begin not with resolutions or reflection prompts, but with an old folktale. The Twelve Months is a traditional Eastern European winter story, retold from The Telling of the Seasons, in which a young girl is sent into the frozen forest on an impossible task. There, she encounters the twelve months of the year gathere...
