Mermaids, Witches, and Fairies with Mhara Starling

In this episode is Mhara Starling's truly amazing magical journey of gender and self-acceptance.  Mhara is a Welsh witch, spiritual leader, and author of the recent book "Welsh Fairies."  Mhara and I muse over topics as far afield as natural churches, bigger-than-life mentors, and a Scooby Doo lesson in witchcraft. REFERENCES: Support Mhara on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mharastarling Follow Mhara on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mharastarling2730 Follow Mhara on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@mharastarling Follow Mhara on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MharaStarling Follow Mhara on Instagram: https://instagram.com/mhara_starling (00:00) - Opening credits (00:37) - Show opening (01:31) - Introducing Mhara Starling (02:34) - Growing up transgender: mermaids, witches, and fairies (10:30) - We know you don't like this, but you should (13:41) - She has ever been Mhara (15:49) - A church of trees and headland (21:25) - Scooby Doo teaches about witchcraft (24:35) - Mhara's first witch mentor (28:53) - Meeting the drag queen down the road (32:00) - Coming out with an explosion (40:00) - Feeling completely and wholly accepted (45:09) - Magic does not occur on a binary (49:03) - A communal view to witchcraft (55:00) - Find yourself, your land, and your community (59:10) - Mhara's work for the near future (01:03:50) - Show closing (01:05:52) - Closing credits ★ Support this podcast ★