Listen "Mermaids, Witches, and Fairies with Mhara Starling"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode is Mhara Starling's truly amazing magical journey of gender and self-acceptance. Mhara is a Welsh witch, spiritual leader, and author of the recent book "Welsh Fairies." Mhara and I muse over topics as far afield as natural churches, bigger-than-life mentors, and a Scooby Doo lesson in witchcraft.REFERENCES:Support Mhara on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mharastarlingFollow Mhara on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mharastarling2730Follow Mhara on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@mharastarlingFollow Mhara on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MharaStarlingFollow Mhara on Instagram: https://instagram.com/mhara_starling(00:00) - Opening credits
(00:37) - Show opening
(01:31) - Introducing Mhara Starling
(02:34) - Growing up transgender: mermaids, witches, and fairies
(10:30) - We know you don't like this, but you should
(13:41) - She has ever been Mhara
(15:49) - A church of trees and headland
(21:25) - Scooby Doo teaches about witchcraft
(24:35) - Mhara's first witch mentor
(28:53) - Meeting the drag queen down the road
(32:00) - Coming out with an explosion
(40:00) - Feeling completely and wholly accepted
(45:09) - Magic does not occur on a binary
(49:03) - A communal view to witchcraft
(55:00) - Find yourself, your land, and your community
(59:10) - Mhara's work for the near future
(01:03:50) - Show closing
(01:05:52) - Closing credits
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