S2 #37 / Briar of the Greene Chapel on Land, Lore and Language

Today we welcome Briar of The Greene Chapel to the Spirit Box. Briar is a traditional witch, cunning woman, and fairy doctor. Her work is invested in the sorcerous duality of healing and harming and in furthering her relationship with the hidden by cultivating and deepening meaningful bonds with gods and ungods alike and exploring one’s own soul and psyche as Other. With a scholarly background in comparative art and literature (PhD), Briar is a French native born and raised in the mountains and now currently living and working in the UK, being taught by the land here.  In the show we discuss how geographical boundaries overlap  or don't in the spirit world and how language itself can be a portal. Briar takes us through her initiation and her meeting with the Dark Man. Towards the tail end of the show Briar takes us through her thoughts on Joan of Arc and the overlap with fairy lore.In the plus show we get into how the land where your magic happens may not be the land of your birth. We discuss Tor and the Green Chapel of Briars namesake. To close out we discuss the ordeal of initiation further and her relationship with the Goddess Bridget. A wonderful chat!Show notes:https://www.greenechapel.comJoan of Arc https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Joan-of-ArcBrigid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BrigidBriar's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/greene_chapelShout outs:Merrily Duffy's Casual Temple https://www.youtube.com/@CasualTemple