Dreaming the Ancestors

About Dreaming the Ancestors

An intimate journey of remembering and reclaiming ancestral stories, feminine wisdom, and earth magic. Throughout the series, I talk with guests from Ireland & the British Isles about ancestral dreaming and remembering as a pathway back to reverent ways of living in the modern world. Through stories, teachings, and personal sharing we’ll discover the greater possibility of who we can be in this time of planetary change.

Publisher

Tara Brading

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

14 Jul 2021

Latest episode

7 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

21 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Aug 2026

   Scottish Storytelling and Reviving Highland Culture ~ Dougie MacKay

   In this episode, Dougie McKay joins me to explore the power of Scottish storytelling as a living thread connecting us to land, lineage, and the old ones who came before. Together, we dive into the role of the Seanachaidh—Gaelic Scotland's traditional story keepers—and how stepping fully into a story's world, rather than simply reciting it, keeps these tales alive across the generations. Dougie also shares the beautiful tale "Makers of Dreams," along with his work at the Shieling P...

2. 

   8 Dec 2025

   Keening, the Cailleach, and Harnessing the Medicine of Grief ~ Sionnáin Michelle Shannon

   In this episode, Sionnáin shares wisdom about the Irish caoine (keen), which is an old grief ritual performed at funerals by rural Irish women called the Mná Chaointe. This tradition reminds us that grief is a sacred, somatic, and communal experience that belongs to everyone. Although the tradition has largely died out in Ireland, it’s being remembered and revived by women like Sionnáin to help us move through personal and collective grief, so we can harness the medicine of grief in these tim...

3. 

   7 Oct 2025

   Reviving the Village, the Roundhouse, and the Ancestral Council ~ Veronica Stanwell

   In this episode, Veronica Stanwell joins me to explore the importance of gathering in council and community to meet these increasingly chaotic times. Together, we dive into what it means to reconnect with the roundhouse—the circular dwelling of our British and Irish heritage—and the profound wisdom that emerges when we become receptive to the ancestors’ guidance. Veronica also talks about the ancestral immersions she hosts in the Welsh rainforest, where participants gather in a reconstructed ...

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

80,216

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

24 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

68 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

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Quality

30

Social presence

0

YouTube

85

Engagement

51

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