Creative Magic

About Creative Magic

Join prolific author and artist Lucy H. Pearce and her creative guests - writers, artists, creatrixes - for profound and practical conversations about what creative magic means to us. We'll reflect on what, how and why we create, what drives us...and what stops us in our tracks. We share honestly how we find the time and energy to make magic in the midst of life's challenges and why we keep on saying yes to our creativity. Lucy is known for giving real and raw interviews, and now she shares this form of deep dive conversation with many of her favourite creative people. The first season of Creative Magic is the Wild Initiations series, featuring her immensely popular intimate conversation series recorded to celebrate the launch of her 12th book Crow Moon: reclaiming the wisdom of the dark woods... She will also be joined by some new guests diving into the themes of wild nature, symbols, initiation and creative magic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Lucy Pearce

Category

arts · arts · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Mar 2024

Latest episode

27 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

84 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Oct 2026

   64: Kristen Miller - Rage & Retribution - Midlife & Magic

   Kirsten Miller is a groundbreaking feminist author of 20 books. A NY Times bestseller, She started out in YA literature, best known for her popular Kiki Strike series. Her most recent books are kickass magic realism featuring midlife women and witches, setting the world to rights. Described as “a feel-good feminist revenge fantasy”. The Change is our CM Book Club pick for November – do join us over on Patreon for $6/month + www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce Her two most recent books are Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books and The Women of Wild Hill Join us for the Creative Magic book club and come discuss Kirsten’s book The Change on November 12, 7pm UK time on Zoom for $6/month + www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce (http://www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce) We talked about Midlife magic The superpowers of menopause Women, rage and late stage patriarchy Writing as a way of alchemising anger Witches – why we are all witches now Writing as a magical act Who we write for and why In the Extended Episode for $3/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce (www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce ) We reflect on the differences and similarities in writing fiction and non-fiction Our writing lives Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Writing Creativity and Soul: Between the Seasons Book Episode

   A Between the Seasons book episode with friend of the pod, Christine Rose Elle. Christine Rose Elle is an award-winning creativity coach turned fiction writer with a lifelong fascination with how women’s stories are told and the hidden lineage magic they hold. She is the author of several nonfiction books, including The Happy Empath: A Survival Guide for Highly Sensitive People. Christine holds degrees in Cultural Anthropology and Art History, an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction. She explores the intersection of mystery, folklore, psychology, and spirituality. She studies Pagan Theology at Cherry Hill Seminary, reads tarot, collects ideas, and believes fairy tales still have quite a lot to tell us. https://www.christineroseelle.com/ (https://www.christineroseelle.com/) https://www.instagram.com/xtineroseelle/ (https://www.instagram.com/xtineroseelle/) https://www.patreon.com/cw/xtineroseelle (https://www.patreon.com/cw/xtineroseelle) We discussed Sue Monk Kidd’s new book, Writing Creativity and Soul, alongside my own new book, Structuring the Soul of Writing. We discussed: · Writing with soul in age of AI · Visiting the creative spaces of heroines · Memoir writing · Gendered experiences of creativity · Therapeutic purpose of writing · The importance of the empty space · Our favourite writing and creativity books In the Extended Episode (available on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce) (https://www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce)) we discuss: Family legacies and creative nepotism Plus extra quotes form the book Video episode available on www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce (https://www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce) Join us for the final Creative Magic Book Club of 2026 – The Change – Kirsten Miller – kickass menopausal magical realism. November 12th 7-8pm UK time – Access via www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce (https://www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce) We mentioned: Creatrix: she who makes – Lucy H. Pearce The Rainbow Way – Lucy H. Pearce Big Magic - Liz Gilbert Writing Creativity and Soul - Sue Monk Kidd Structuring the Soul of Writing – Lucy H. Pearce The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd The Dance of the Dissident Daughter - Sue Monk Kidd Travelling with Pomegranates - Sue Monk Kidd Walking with Persephone – Molly Remer Bird by Bird – Anne Lammott Ensouling Language – Stephen Harrod Buhner Grit – Angela Duckworth Wilder - Podcast about Laura Ingalls Wilder https://open.spotify.com/show/4HJG51uLJn19Fu86dImecu?si=6547329a206c49f6 (https://open.spotify.com/show/4HJG51uLJn19Fu86dImecu?si=6547329a206c49f6) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   29 Sept 2026

   All Fours by Miranda July - Between the Seasons Book Episode

   All Fours is a must read for all creative mothers and creative midlife women. Join us for the next Creative Magic book club where we will be discussing Sue Monk Kidd's Writing, Creativity and Soul www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce (www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce) Preorder my new book - Structuring the Soul of Writing www.womancraftpublishing.com (www.womancraftpublishing.com )- Out everywhere mid September. ABOUT THE BOOK SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025 THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST A BBC TWO BETWEEN THE COVERS PICK A BEST SUMMER READING PICK FOR THE TIMES, THE DAILY MAIL, THE FT AND THE GUARDIAN A 2024 BOOK OF THE YEAR PICK FOR BBC R4 OPEN BOOK, THE OBSERVER, THE GUARDIAN, THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE NEW YORKER, GQ, GRAZIA, HERO, i-D, NYLON, VULTURE, READINGS A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST FICTIONAL VOICES OF 2024 PICK A semi-famous artist turns forty-five and gives herself a gift - a cross-country road trip from LA to New York, without her husband and child. But thirty minutes after setting off, she spontaneously exits the freeway, beds down in a nondescript motel - and embarks on the journey of a lifetime. "It's very funny, quite dirty, and deeply profound, with a fragile magic that comes from entering an uncensored inner world. There is the added thrill as well, of July suggesting that midlife, and menopause in particular, might be kind of . . . hot" ― Observer "Rage, grief, lust, sadness, selfishness; this stunning book and July's nameless heroine have it all. I cannot wait to read it all over again" -- GILLIAN ANDERSON "A life-changer for me. I thought I was reading about middle age, then I thought I was reading about menopause, then motherhood, then sexuality, then monogamy, then marriage. And by the final page I realised I was reading about existence and death and I couldn't stop crying. Plus it's so funny and it's so horny. My favourite novel of this year" -- DOLLY ALDERTON ABOUT THE AUTHOR Miranda July is a filmmaker, artist, and writer. Her newest novel, All Fours, was a New York Times bestseller and a finalist for the National Book Award, the Women’s Prize, and the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. July is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and one of TIME Magazine’s “100 most influential people of 2025.” Her other books include It Chooses You, The First Bad Man, and No One Belongs Here More Than You (winner of the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award). Raised in Berkeley, California, July lives in Los Angeles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

40 ratings

Contact Creative Magic

Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

Shows with a similar audience

• 

  This Jungian Life Podcast

• 

  Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

• 

  Fair Folk Podcast

• 

  Magick & Alchemy

• 

  The Witch Wave

• 

  back from the borderline