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This podcast is a slowly weaving thread, linking together those with a gift, story or mission to share at the intersection where creative expression, holistic health and grounded spirituality meet. lifeinfractals.substack.com
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So hair is sprouting in unspeakable places and you can no longer carry a tune, but if you’re a surrealistic artiste with an addiction to Freudian mythology and guilt-free sex, turning into a monkey has its upsides. Nick Motbot may be evolving as a novelist, but his friends aren’t too sure about his DNA — at least, not since Gargantuan Enterprises started experimenting with it. And once they figure out what’s happening to him, they decide to set things right. MARVELLOUS HAIRY is a satirical n ...
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Sian is a vocalist, composer, musical director, and co-founder of NYX Electronic Drone Choir, based in London, UK. NYX is an electronic drone choir and otherworldly electric chorus, re-embodying live electronics and extended vocal techniques. NYX are reshaping the role of the traditional female choir, testing the limits of organic and synthetic mod…
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Charlotte Pulver is a modern-day alchemist and ceremonial facilitator, born into the Pulver lineage of apothecarians. She has a background in natural healthcare, studying and practising various systems of healing – including Tibetan Medicine – for more than twenty years. Her work is rooted in a love for making medicines, which she sells through ‘Pu…
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I first met Gwyn in his native Snowdonia when he was a guest teacher on the Dadeni course. We walked out into the mountains and Gwyn told us tales of the Welsh fairy folk, the Tylwyth Teg, echoes from the past alive but very much in the here and now, connected to the land and the people of the area where these stories are still told and continue to…
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Along with his wife Christine, Dr. Stephen Hugh-Jones spent two years in the late 1960s living alongside a village of Yucuna Indians in the Colombian Amazon, learning about their language, their customs, cosmology and cultural traditions. They were even initiated into the tribe and given new names, forever connecting them to this community on the o…
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I first met Owen Shiers back in 2011 down in Devon where we were both on the same intake of The Journey, the flagship course run by Mac MacCartney and his team at Embercombe. Since that time Owen has moved back to his native Wales and in 2019 he put out his first album, a musical project with a difference. ‘Dilyn Afon’ (or ‘Following A River’) is t…
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If I said the word endometriosis to you, would you know what it meant? March is endometriosis awareness month, a debilitating and difficult-to-diagnoses disease that affects 1 in 10 women. In this episode, my wonderful friend Justine squire, who is a amazing circus artist and performer, goes deep into her own lifelong journey to her diagnosis and u…
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Eric Maddern is a storyteller, an author and the founder and steward of Cae Mabon, a magical eco-retreat and learning centre in Snowdonia, North Wales. They host all sorts of courses, ranging from singing and voice work, to clowning, herbalism, mythology, yoga, and natural building. It’s a place that is very dear to me having spent quite a lot of t…
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Dani Tonks is a somatic coach and movement teacher, who runs a variety of body-focused classes, workshops and retreats, both online and in-person. Somatic work is very much about re-connecting us to the innate wisdom of the body, allowing it to guide us to what we need, as you will hear and experience in this very episode. I feel very privileged as…
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Today is the day that my first book, Chimera, is released! Chimera: Living Through Leukaemia, A Memoir – to give it it’s full title – is the alchemical story of my teenage near-death initiation. Here's the blurb: Jody White’s eighteenth year of life filled his heart with young love – only to break him apart. Diagnosed with a rare form of Acute Leuk…
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Tchad Blake is an audio engineer and producer, primarily known for his creative, world-class mixing. His work on records by The Black Keys, Sheryl Crow and Suzanne Vega have won him several Grammy awards. The list of artists he has worked with is seriously impressive, from Peter Gabriel to Crowded House, Tom Waits, The Pretenders, Fiona Apple, Arct…
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Today we are going to talk about death, because, lets face it, as a culture we really need to. Despite it being an intrinsic part of being alive, something that will happen to everybody, we really don’t like to talk about it. Our medical system will do anything to prevent it happening, sometimes despite the very wishes of the patient themselves. Wh…
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Sam Gandy is a an ecologist, writer, speaker and researcher whose special interest lies in examining the capacity of psychedelic substances to dramatically and radically shift our interactions with the natural world for the betterment of all. In this episode, Sam shares his journey from his early forays into consciousness exploration and the wonder…
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I first heard the name Manda Scott many years ago from the wonderful Mac Macartney down at Embercombe in Devon (where co-incidentally Manda is teaching this November). He was talking about how her historial fiction books, the Boudica series, had been dreamed into being. A shamanic author? I was intrigued and made a mental note. Manda is an award-wi…
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Ian Marchant lives five minutes walk from my house in Presteigne. I'd heard his name mentioned here and there, and after meeting Bob Rowberry a few months ago (and learning about Ian's book based on Bob's adventures) it felt like a very natural progression to pop round to Ian's for a chat. In this episode you'll hear about his life as a writer, wha…
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Deep in a wood in a valley in the Marches of Wales, by an abandoned railway line, there lives a 75 year old man called Bob Rowberry. His home is an ancient school bus whose engine has died and whose wheels have fallen off. A Hero For High Times is the story of how he ended up in this broken down bus, on this abandoned line, in this forgotten part o…
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Deep in a wood in a valley in the Marches of Wales, by an abandoned railway line, there lives a 75 year old man called Bob Rowberry. His home is an ancient school bus whose engine has died and whose wheels have fallen off. A Hero For High Times is the story of how he ended up in this broken down bus, on this abandoned line, in this forgotten part o…
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A bit of backstory for you… I first met Sophia years ago at what was then Wildheart Gathering where she was leading a singing workshop and I went along to participate. That experience touched me and we kept in touch. As life would have it, a couple of years later she move into the shared house I lived in, nestled in the shadow of the South Downs, a…
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Hello listeners, I do hope you are navigating through these vibrant times with a sense of inner balance and a kindness of heart. As I'm sure we all know, that's not always possible and for a multitude of reasons we all go through periods of struggle, both inner and outer. Whenever life knocks me off-kilter I find immense worth in making a little sp…
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Thanks for tuning in to The Lumieres Podcast fellow humaniacs! If you enjoy pondering how exactly technology and the evolution of human perception is really tied together then this episode will delight your imagination. I was lucky enough to sit down with a man who really does embody the phrase “a gentleman and a scholar” – I'm of course talking ab…
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Well hello there people of good taste! Happy Autumn Equinox, for it is that time in the annual cycle once again when the Sun begins to dip down a little lower in the sky each day, the trees are bearing their ripe and juicy fruits and dreams are beginning to turn to cosy woollen jumpers and hot cider. Autumn is a beautiful season here in the UK; it’…
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A deep bow and many thankyous for joining me once more as The Lumieres Podcast resumes activity after a strangely subdued summer break. As I mention in the intro, the summer break began as an enforced rest period, coming after I was attacked by a dog in late May. To cut a long story short, I was walking my partner's dog Chester in the local park wh…
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Greetings listeners, I hope everyone is well and coping with the twisting, turning, leaping, bounding avenues of life. I've been away for slightly longer than usual due to this kind of ebb and flow but I'm here for you, right now, with a fantastic episode featuring a spirited conversation with the wonderful Carolyn Cowan. I've been aware of Carolyn…
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Greetings everyone, Thanks for checking in once more with the Lumieres podcast. I deeply appreciate your attention, such a rare and priceless commodity as it is these days. On today's episode my guest is Martin Thomas – aka Mahdi Mu – artist and chief co-conspirator in all things Zu. From it's foundation as an artists collective it evolved to a per…
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I first met Mark Golding in Brighton as a young man probably ten years ago, when my friend Guy and I went to his home to discuss making a website for his antiques business. I was enchanted then by the weird and wonderful decor and the palpable feeling of magic which Mark imbued the space with. I've since enjoyed following Mark's path from afar as h…
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I met up with the incredibly lovely Andreas Kornevall recently and we had a great time chatting about a wide range of topics that span Andreas' work – ecology, grief, travel, re-wilding, storytelling, mythology, music and the mysterious runes being key areas of subject matter. I do hope you enjoy this one everyone, we had a great time recording it …
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Hello everyone! Rejoice for Spring is here – at last. How good it feels to expose ever more parts of my body after several months of thermals, layers and woollens. Wherever you are listening to this in the world (and there are a lot of you all over the place now!) I wish you a bright and grounded day, may we all give thanks for the warmth and light…
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Hello friends, I hope this turning towards Springtime here in the Northern hemisphere finds you well and rested as we crest into March. If you're anything like me and tend to resonate strongly with the ebb and flow of the seasons, you'll be on the cusp of emerging from your winter hibernations, ready to burst forth into life once more along with th…
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Greetings fellow earthlings, In this episode of the podcast I met with the wonderful Sarah Janes and we went deep into one of my favourite subjects: Dreams. I've been fascinated by my own dreams since I was a child and over the years have had numerous magical and mystical experiences within the dreamstate. My efforts to work with full lucidity stil…
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Hello friends, Thanks for dropping by the Lumieres Podcast once again, into the second episode now and it's starting to feel a little more real! I can already tell it's going to be quite a journey for me personally embarking on this project – one that will challenge me and push me in all the right ways. I hope you'll continue to follow the show as …
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Hey there friends, a very warm welcome to the first episode of the Lumieres Podcast. The idea of creating a podcast has been hanging around on the peripheries of my dreaming for the last year or so. After some hard work and a little magical manifesting, here we are now in the reality! I'm excited to embark on this journey and I hope you'll find it …
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Episode Fifteen — Part V (Chapters three to seven) -- Final Episode! After they move Shute, Helena and Max have an ethical discussionabout kidnapping, medical malpractice, and branding. The mediaconference is more like a circus, as the media isn’t exactly on itsbest behavior. And then Rob gets to watch while the Ghosts have theirrevenge. In the end…
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Episode Fourteen — Part V (Chapters one and two):Spider and Seedy finally come to the Kunfu-riffic conclusion totheir kidnapping caper, learning all about Japanese sword-making,physics and why acrylic ski masks suck. In chapter two, the gangfinally puts their plan into action, and they capture the King of theGag, learning that he has some seriously…
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Episode Thirteen — Part IV (Chapters eight to twelve): Hippolytacomes up with a way for her kidnappers to get her father’s codes, whilegiving her some hope of surviving the whole caper. Rob, Ariadne,Helena, Erma and Max cook up a plan to get Shute, and let the wholeworld know about what Gargantuan has done to Nick. Shute gets somegreat news about h…
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Episode Twelve — Part IV (Chapters five to seven): Rob explains howhe escapes Gargantuan Enterprises with the incriminating data, andmeets up with Ariadne. They have the talk. Meanwhile, Erma decides torescue the now-apish Nick from the now-nymphish Helena. And in chapterseven, we learn what Gag knows about the security breach, and that theGhost of…
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Episode Eleven — Part Four (Chapters three and four): Helena and Robplot the down-throw of the King of the Gag, deciding to move on boththe Oberon project, and on whatever Gargantuan was doing to Nick. Theyrealize too late that Nick is already getting his third treatment,which is creating the final changes to his DNA. Helena meets him forone more c…
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Part Four (Chapters one and two): Determined to save Ariadne andNick, Rob goes to Gargantuan the next day, but he is unable to getpast the (potty-mouthed) guard at the elevator. Meanwhile, Shutesprings a hell of a question on Helena, but allows her to talk to Larrythe Letch, who is the lead researcher turning Nick into a monkey. An excerpt from cha…
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Win a copy of Marvellous Hairy, or a role in my next novel. Contest runs until Oct. 16th, 2009: details here.Episode Nine — Part Three (Chapters four to eight): This slightlyshorter episode is all about being shaken down, stood up, and freakedout. In chapter four, Seedy and Spider put their kidnapping plan in toaction, causing Hippolyta to be both …
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Episode Eight — Part Three (Chapter four): In this episode we gatherfor a nice evening out, with Rob, Nick and Max. The good news is thatRob happens to run into Ariadne at the pub. The bad news is that Maxdrops acid, gets “the Sauce” and has a meaningful experience with acactus. Oh, and Nick is pretty weird too. But Rob is definitely fallingfor Ari…
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Episode Seven — Part Three (chapters one to three): This episode isall about intimate conversations: a megalomaniac talks with his ghost,and we learn what’s going to happen to Nick. The monkey-man discoversthe lure of the banana, and so does Helena, VP, Marketing, GargantuanEnterprises. And in chapter three, the VP learns that her boss, theMegaloma…
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In Episode Six (Part II – The Human Ideal – chapters six to nine),we witness two separate cab rides — one in which Rob is lectured by thecabbie on the importance of love, and another in which we can see lovebeginning between Nick and Erma. Rob finally arrives at hisdestination, St. Dymphna’s Hospital, where Dr. Tundra works, and whereRob plays a sp…
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Part Two - The Human IdealIn Episode Five (chapters four andfive), Rob and Nick meet Seedy and Spider for an “exchange”, and thengo to the Hated University to meet their friend Erma. The three oldfriends go to dinner at a place by the harbour called the Itchy Crab,where Nick regales them with tales of what his inner monkey canaccomplish, and he and…
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Part Two - The Human IdealIn Episode Four (chapters one, two andthree), Rob meets the “threateningly slender” Ariadne, friend ofHippolyta Shute, unhappy worker at the Consume-It! drugstore, and abeautiful person. Then we see Spider and Seedy as they plan a caper(badly). And finally, we learn more about the a-hole Shute (who you maynot be surprised …
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Part One -- The Cult of the ClawIn Episode Three (chapters six, seven and eight), we are introducedto the bit players in the novel — Seedy, Spider, Blossom and Hippolyta,Ted Shute’s giant-booted emo daughter. The narrator, Rob explains whatThe Cult of the Claw is all about, and we learn what Nick is thinkingas he writes his e-journal in his beloved…
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Part One -- The Cult of the ClawIn Episode Two (chapters 3, 4 & 5), we encounter securityguards, more agents of the supernatural, and Nick gets up close andpersonal with the scientists of Gargantuan Enterprises. Here’s an excerpt from this episode: Several moments later, two men in white labcoats came in the room and peppered Nick with questions: “…
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"… methinks I am marvellous hairy about the face; and I am such a tender ass, if my hair do but tickle me, I must scratch."–A Midsummer Night's Dream, William ShakespearePart One: The Cult of the ClawIn chapter one, we learn about the Cult of the Claw, and why you neverlet psychotic psychiatrists perform your marriage ceremony. In chaptertwo, we di…
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