Seeds of Spells and Art as Prayer with Jessie White

Jessie White is a self-taught Artist, an apprentice to the Earth and a part time gardener currently living on Salt Spring island, the unceded territory of the coast Salish people in so-called Canada.  She creates unique visionary art as a form of prayer, planting seeds of spells to bring healing to our beautiful and sacred Earth. Her work, which is displayed at @seedsofspells on Instagram, is both diverse and inclusive, portraying a broad spectrum of the feminine vessel, as well as to bring us in deeper relationship to the larger Earth body from which we all belong.  Inspired by the Eros she feels for the web of life and the ancient art of our Neolithic ancestors, as well as the understanding that art belongs to everyone,  she aspires to awaken and empower others to express what the muse beckons from them regardless of skill or training.  

Jessie is the artist for the Sacred Cycles oracle deck which is curated to connect you with the ancient pulse of the Earth’s wisdom through your Sacred Cycles—Moon phases, menstruation, seasons, flora, and fauna, and the passage of time—to seek guidance, deepen your intuition, and honour your body’s wisdom.  You can also join Jessie on her Patreon.

References

Archaeologist and Anthropologist Marija Gimbutas

The Great Cosmic Mother by Barbara Moore and Monica Sjöö

The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller

The Cosmic Serpent by Jeremy Narby 

Activist and Author Joanna Macy

Rowen White on Seed Rematriation and Fertile Resistance - For The Wild Podcast

Jessie will soon be co-hosting on the Story Paths podcast.

Jessie also shares beautiful poetry alongside her art and this episode contains some spoken pieces she has created. She has contributed some addition spoken word pieces for our patrons. You can become a podcast patron from £1 a month in exchange for a variety of carefully curated content to enrich your healing and explorative journey. Visit Patreon.com/rootedhealing to help us cover the costs of the show.

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The Rooted Healing podcast is hosted by Veronica Stanwell.

With thanks to Mike Howe for the ongoing music contributions.

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