Be Mythical

In this episode, Lian shares the soul-stirring Arthurian legend of Dame Ragnell and Sir Gawain.

Each month, Lian tells a mythical tale… as spell, as memory, as invitation... not to be analysed or consumed, but to be felt, stirred, remembered as a magical doorway into your own soul.

She first shared this live with our beloved community in UNIO, our Academy of the Soul, in which we continue to journey more deeply together with it in a month-long quest.

To join us for the next mythical quest, you can join UNIO here: bemythical.com/unio

The tale of Dame Ragnell and Sir Gawain is one of the most evocative and surprising myths in the Arthurian tradition.

Here, a riddle threatens a king's life. A monstrous woman names her price. And a knight, Sir Gawain, offers what no one else dares.

The question posed sounds simple: What is it that women most desire? But the answer, when it finally comes, changes everything.

Through this myth, we’re offered a mirror: of choice, honour, and the transformative power of love that sees beyond appearances.

We’d love to know what YOU think about this week’s show. Let’s carry on the conversation… please leave a comment wherever you are listening or in any of our other spaces to engage.

What you’ll receive from this episode:

  • A Question That Cuts to the Core: What women most desire becomes a sacred riddle, not only for Arthur to solve, but for all of us to sit with.

  • Sir Gawain’s Gift: His courage to offer himself, without hesitation or condition, becomes the heart of the story’s turning. His honour opens the door to transformation.

  • Sovereignty as Salvation: True freedom lies in choice, and in granting others the right to choose for themselves, we can restore wholeness.

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Category:general -- posted at: 6:57am EST

This week’s show is with John Wadsworth.  John has been practising as an astrologer since the early 1990s, and has been running the (professionally accredited) Kairos School of Astrology since 2010.  He is the author of the book 'Your Zodiac Soul', and is the founder of The Alchemical Journey, a zodiac mystery school based in Glastonbury. 

John is also an experienced tour guide of sacred sites: he regularly leads pilgrimages in the Glastonbury Zodiac and, inspired by his long-term passion for all things Egyptian, he has recently begun leading tours of Ancient Egypt, focussing on its ancient star-lore. 

In this episode, Lian is joined by John to explore the 12 sacred wounds of the zodiac, weaving together astrology, myth, and embodied healing. What begins as a conversation about John's personal journey into astrology unfolds into a profound exploration of how the signs of the zodiac reflect not only our personality traits, but the core wounds and medicines we carry through life.

John shares his awakening to astrology through a mysterious encounter, an experience that cracked him open to a deeper cosmological reality. From there, he began mapping the wounds of each sign, concise, piercing truths that illuminate the archetypal challenges we all face. Together, he and Lian explore these wounds through the lens of the sun, moon, rising, and even Chiron, the archetype of the Wounded Healer. Along the way, they touch on myths, mantras, and astrological medicine that invite healing not through avoidance, but through full-bodied presence.

Throughout the conversation, they reflect on everything from the shame of Aries to the beauty wound of Libra, the longing of Cancer to the mistrust of Scorpio. Whether you know your chart intimately or only your sun sign, this episode is a rich, reflective guide to the wounds you carry… and the deeper soul gifts waiting to emerge. Listen with your whole being.

We’d love to know what YOU think about this week’s show. Let’s carry on the conversation… please leave a comment wherever you are listening or in any of our other spaces to engage.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

  • Why the signs of the zodiac are not just descriptions, but sacred initiations through which we meet our core wounds and discover our deepest medicine

  • How John’s own story, including a near-death visionary experience, led him to uncover the embodied and mythic depths of astrology

  • Why acknowledging your wound (through your sun, moon, rising, or Chiron) is the beginning of transformation… and how the zodiac can be a map to wholeness

Resources and stuff spoken about:

  • Visit John’s Website

  • Website for Egypt Tours

  • Upcoming Courses & Pilgrimages

    • 19 - 21 September 2025:  2-Day Glastonbury Zodiac Milky Way Pilgrimage

    • 23 - 28 October 2025:  'Planets Alive' Astrodrama Retreat in Glastonbury

    • 14 Oct 2025 - 16 June 2026:  Foundation Course in Astrological Studies (online training)

    • 9 Feb - 22 Feb 2026: Star-Lore Tour of Ancient Egypt - 13 Day Tour

  • Join UNIO, the Academy of Sacred Union. This is for the old souls in this new world… Discover your kin & unite with your soul’s calling to truly live your myth.

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Category:general -- posted at: 4:57am EST

This week’s show is with Michael Perez. Michael didn't just learn the standard toolkits – he hit their limits early on (back in the 90s!) and dedicated years to figuring out *what really works* at the deepest levels of the human mind, modeling the true masters like Erickson beyond the textbook explanations.

When the neuroscience revolution hit, he wasn't just an observer; he was actively integrating groundbreaking discoveries about the brain, the unconscious, and trance states into a *unified field theory* of change while mainstream psychology was still catching up. His exploration wasn't just academic; studies in Aikido, Zen, anthropology, and primatology revealed the power of primal states modern life forces us to forget. Then, facing a potentially career-ending physical crisis that left him crippled and in constant pain, he didn't just cope – he *innovated*.

Using his unique synthesis of neuroscience and hypnosis, he developed new techniques *on himself* to overcome the pain and retrain his body, proving the power of the mind-body connection in the most demanding way possible. This crucible forged the core of the "Neuron Code." Decades of international training, coaching C-suite leaders, pioneering remote work, and deep cultural immersion haven't just given him experience; they've given him unparalleled insight into *how humans actually operate* beneath the surface.

In this conversation, Lian and Michael explore the enduring presence of three primal archetypes: the Leader, the Hunter-Gatherer and the Shaman, and how these ancient roles continue to shape our lives in ways that are often hidden but deeply felt.

They reflect on instinct as a form of intelligence, one that lives in the body and knows what the mind often forgets. The leader carries vision across time. The gatherer sinks into rhythm and flow. The shaman enters altered states and returns with truth carried in symbol and story.

Rooted in humour, myth and embodied wisdom, this episode is a remembering. A call to reawaken what is already within you. The roles may be ancient, but they are still alive, waiting to be claimed.

We’d love to know what YOU think about this week’s show. Let’s carry on the conversation… please leave a comment wherever you are listening or in any of our other spaces to engage.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

  • How the leader lives in all of us: The one who remembers, who looks ahead, who can speak vision into being.

  • The hunter-gatherer’s trance: How flow arises when instinct and movement become one, allowing us to work not harder, but deeper, and in flow. Which is not only more effective but more fulfilling.

  • The role of the shaman: The one who walks beyond the veil, gathering meaning from the spaces between, and returning with something true

Resources and stuff spoken about:

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Join our mailing list for soul stirring goodness: https://www.bemythical.com/moonly

Discover your kin & unite with your soul’s calling to truly live your myth: https://www.bemythical.com/unio

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Category:general -- posted at: 11:36am EST

This week’s show is with Arthur Haines. Arthur is a Maine hunting, fishing, and recreation guide, forager, ancestral skills mentor, author, public speaker, and botanical researcher.  He grew up in the western mountains of Maine, a rural area that was home to swift streams known for their trout fishing. He spent most of his childhood in the Sandy River Valley hiking, tracking, and foraging.

Arthur now runs the Delta Institute of Natural History in Canton, Maine, where he teaches human ecology, focusing on the values of foraging, wildcrafting medicine, and primitive living skills.  He continues to spend a great deal of his free time practicing his skills as a modern hunter-gatherer. 

In 2017, he authored “A New Path”, a comprehensive work on nature connection and rewilding, detailing how to incorporate ancestral practices into modern living. 

As a research botanist for the Native Plant Trust, he completed an inclusive flora of the New England region titled “Flora Novae Angliae” and has authored over twenty publications in peer-reviewed journals and books, including naming species of plants new to science.  His series of YouTube videos has inspired thousands of people interested in foraging wild edible and medicinal plants.

In this show, Lian and Arthur explore if our attempts to control and shape our children are not only unnecessary, but a wound to their sovereignty? In this evocative and deeply human conversation, Lian is joined once again by Arthur Haines to explore what it means to parent in a way that honours the innate wholeness of the child.

Together, they journey through the emotional and practical landscape of ancestral child rearing… touching on everything from physical punishment and coercive control, to co-sleeping, mixed age play, and the essential power of physical touch. Arthur offers stories from his own family alongside insights drawn from hunter gatherer societies, where sovereignty is not earned… it is assumed.

Throughout the conversation, they reflect on how so many of our cultural norms – even well intentioned ones – can fracture the nervous systems of both child and parent. This episode is a remembrance, an invitation, and a reclamation… calling us back to a more natural, compassionate, and connected way of raising the next generation.

We’d love to know what YOU think about this week’s show. Let’s carry on the conversation… please leave a comment wherever you are listening or in any of our other spaces to engage.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

  • The illusion of control in modern parenting can fracture trust and deplete both parent and child… offering sovereignty instead creates a foundation of mutual respect and deep connection.

  • Physical punishment, even when socially normalised, models domination, damages cognitive development, and teaches children that love and harm can coexist.

  • Returning to ancestral patterns, including co-sleeping, mixed age community, touch-based communication, and high indulgence of infants, supports emotional resilience and deepens parent child bonds.

Resources and stuff spoken about:

Be Mythical

Join our mailing list for soul stirring goodness: https://www.bemythical.com/moonly

Discover your kin & unite with your soul’s calling to truly live your myth: https://www.bemythical.com/unio

Go Deeper: https://www.bemythical.com/godeeper

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Category:general -- posted at: 10:43am EST

All The Everything is Lian’s solo show where she dives deep into a topic, often woven around a myth or fairytale that she’s been journeying with.

The LIVE making of All The Everything is recorded in the Be Mythical Facebook group, during which members are invited to join Lian in the co-creation of the episode.

To join Lian for the next LIVE making of All The Everything: Make sure you’re subscribed to our Moonly News email list and are a member of our Facebook group and we’ll let you know when the next one is happening.

In this episode, Lian invites you into a soul-to-soul journey into the true nature of beauty... not the beauty sold to us, not the beauty we’ve been punished for, but the deeper imprint... the one that reveals your myth, your lineage, and your purpose.

She shares the seven Beauty Archetypes: Lover, Enchantress, Queen, Wild Woman, Maiden, Artist, and Mystic. Each carries its own wound and gift. These are not ideals to chase... they are blueprints of the feminine soul. Together, you’ll begin to sense which archetypes live most strongly in you, and how your perceived flaws may hold the key to your mythic beauty.

Throughout the episode, Lian reads tender, unfiltered reflections from the women who joined her live. Their stories of childhood shame, inherited judgement, cultural exclusion, and unexpected revelation echo the ache so many carry... and the exquisite beauty that waits beneath.

We’d love to know what YOU think about this week’s show. Let’s carry on the conversation… please leave a comment wherever you are listening or in any of our other spaces to engage.

What you’ll receive from this episode:

  • A deeper remembrance that your body, face, and form are not accidental... they are symbols, shaped by soul, offering clues to your mythic purpose in this lifetime

  • Meet the seven Beauty Archetypes and understand how each one holds a distinct wound, a shadow pattern, and a sacred gift waiting to be reclaimed

  • An immersive journey into the mirror of the forest... where you glimpse the face of your soul and receive the first drop of your own beauty potion

  • Intimate, powerful reflections from women who share what it’s like to see themselves clearly for the first time - not through shame or conditioning, but through myth and meaning

Resources and stuff Lian spoke about:

Be Mythical

Join our mailing list for soul stirring goodness: https://www.bemythical.com/moonly

Discover your kin & unite with your soul’s calling to truly live your myth: https://www.bemythical.com/unio

Go Deeper: https://www.bemythical.com/godeeper

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Category:general -- posted at: 12:48pm EST

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