ANCIENT VOICES with Amber Highland & Amanda Newsom

ANCIENT VOICES with Amber Highland & Amanda Newsom

From magickal and mundane musings to the retelling of creepy folk tales and spooky stories, Amber Highland and Amanda Newsom provide regular doses of earth and shadow. FB: Ancient Voices IG: @AncientVoices Blog:http://blogletoffire.blogspot.com/

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April 29, 2023 5 mins
In this episode, Amber shares her thoughts about how the mindful use of astrology can empower us to improve and evolve personally.
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music: In the Forest by LesFM, available at pixaby.com
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February 1, 2023 5 mins
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February 19, 2021 4 mins
In this episode of Ancient Voices, Amber shares her experience and understanding of grace.
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February 15, 2021 4 mins
How is your inner peace reflected by your actions?
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Reader: Amanda Newsom, Music by: Kai Engle at www.kai-engle.com, licensed under Creative Commons

The Wind in the Willows is a children's book by Scottish novelist Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. 
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January 28, 2021 16 mins
Jenny wi- the Iron Teeth dates from the late 19th and early 20th century when it was believed a monster haunted Glasgow. 

For a full reading of the poem "Jenny With the Iron Teeth", visit Scottish Stories for Telling on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCMjkmPGxCQ

Music by CO.AG, licensed under Creative Commons
Sound effects by Dave Rose at www.freesound.com, licens...
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The Wind in the Willows is a children's book by Scottish novelist Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. 
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November 23, 2020 19 mins
The topic of this episode was suggested by our listener Julian.
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September 7, 2020 10 mins
Resources mentioned in this episode (in order of discussion) -

Reading list by Evette Dionne

The Artisian Geek

New York Times article, James Haskins
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June 14, 2020 20 mins
"Spiders appear in folklore as both monsters and helpers of human kind. A Walk in the Dark explores arachnophobia through stories from Japan, west Africa, Southwest Native American stories, and American urban legends.
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The Wind in the Willows, written by Kenneth Grahame
Read by Amanda Newsom
Music by Kai Engel, www.kai-engel.com. Licensed under Creative Commons.
Music for "Duck's Ditty" arranged by Keith Hopwood and Malcolm Rowe, 1983


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author: Kenneth Grahame
music by: Kai Engel
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Licensed under Creative Commons
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May 18, 2020 3 mins
Comfort and pleasant distraction – two things that may benefit many people now. Amanda and I feel that this is the perfect time to share one of our most beloved stories, Kenneth Grahame’s, The Wind in the Willows.
Beginning this month and continuing into June, Amanda will be reading this children’s classic. Please join us by the river for this tale of mysticism, adventure, morality and camaraderie.

Music by: Kai...
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May 16, 2020 5 mins

background music, "Celebration", courtesy of Purple Planet Music

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First Ash, now Oak - trees play significant roles in folklore, magic, and medicine throughout the world and across time. Join Amanda by the campfire for her reading of this M.R. James classic.


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April 26, 2020 5 mins
At times, some of us need distraction with bite. The light and gentle may not be enough to help us process what we are experiencing. We honor whatever it is that you are thinking or feeling or doing. We are here.
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March 18, 2020 46 mins
The Ash Tree is a short ghost story by the British author M.R. James. It was first published in 1904 as part of the anthology, "Ghost Stories of an Antiquary". The story takes place in the late 17th century and the mid 18th century. (Reading and commentary, by Amanda Newsom.)
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December 27, 2019 5 mins
Each time you overcome your fear of the future, you chip away at its very foundations. Eventually, you will clear a gap through which you can gaze upon the future with unhindered optimism.
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Amanda has set up camp alongside the crumbling wall of a long abandoned English abbey. Join us near the fire. What's that? Ah, the mummers have arrived and it is time for A Walk in the Dark.

The Masque of the Red Death is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe, published in 1842. The story follows Prince Prospero's attempt to avoid a dangerous Red Death plague by hiding in his abbey.
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