Episode 83: Rituals for Life an interview with Isla Macleod

Episode 83: Rituals for Life an interview with Isla Macleod

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On today’s episode of the A Pinch of Magick podcast, I’m joined by Isla Macleod, author of Rituals for Life as we discuss how creating meaningful rituals inspired by nature can bring us back into deeper connection with ourselves.

 

We discuss:

  • Isla’s search for meaning in life
  • How she came to restore the sacred in her life
  • She shares how to connect with and create a more meaningful relationship with nature
  • Her experience of communicating with the trees
  • Working with the seasons and cycles
  • The importance of ritual and ceremony
  • How rites of passage are needed to bring meaning to transitions in our lives
  • How ritual is needed now more than ever
  • Reclaiming the power in aging
  • The collective rite of passage that we are all navigating right now
  • How to connect with your own purpose
  • And much more

References:

Book: Rituals for Life: A guide to creating meaningful rituals inspired by nature

About Isla Macleod

Isla Macleod is a ceremonialist, ritual designer, transformational healer and companion at the thresholds, devoted to restoring the Sacred and supporting others in their quest for meaning and belonging.

She acts as a bridge between worlds, mending and re-membering ancient pathways that help heal the sense of separation with the natural world and within ourselves. As was the role of the olde medicine folk, Isla acts as an intermediary between the human community & the larger ecological field to ensure these relationships are balanced & reciprocal.

Holding seasonal and bespoke ceremonies, rites of passage, ritual crafting workshops, guided healing journeys, pilgrimages, soul-making retreats and mentoring are some of the pathways Isla weaves in the world.

Her book ‘Rituals for Life: A guide to creating meaningful rituals inspired by nature’ is available to buy now as a companion for those seeking to come home to the natural world and enrich their life with ritual crafting.

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