Kat Houghton is a storyteller, author, wilderness rites of passage guide, transformational coach and forest farmer. Originally from the Scottish Borders, she now lives and works in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Appalachia. For the last eleven months Kat has been a student on my Myth Singers program, which led her to start her new podcast, Celtic Medicine Stories, which I highly recommend.

On this episode, Kat tells the classic Scottish story of Thomas the Rhymer, which is well overdue a telling on this podcast, and afterward we talk about the story, which Kat sees as an initiatory story which mirrors her own work with visionary rites of passage. I also offer an exercise to help you access 'True Thomas Knowing'.

Learn more about Kat and the many aspects of her work here.

Listen to Kat's Celtic Medicine Stories Podcast on Apple Podcasts here.

Note: Kat's home region has been devastated by the Hurricane Helene. Kat is currently working hard with other volunteers in the area. If you would like to help, she suggests the following two organisations:

'BeLoved Asheville has a long history of carrying for our most vulnerable people, especially those without houses. There are suddenly many more for them to assist'

https://www.belovedasheville.com/rebuilding-hope-after-hurricane-helene/

'And our farmers who have been donating all their harvest and not getting paid. This fund is to support them and the farms that were so damaged they have no more crops'

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-farmers-and-grassroots-food-system-organizing-in-wnc

You can join Daniel Allison and Danica Boyce's 'Cave of Dreams' gatherings here.

Support the podcast by buying one of my ebooks for the price of a cup of coffee here.

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My guest today is Dougie Mackay. Dougie hails from the Scottish Highlands and draws on his background in nature connection and ancestral skills in his storytelling. He founded the Inverness Storytelling Festival, hosts the Tales for Our Times podcast, recently toured British Columbia and hosts regular events at the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh.

On this episode Dougie tells the Scottish story of Whuppity Stoorie, and afterwards we talk about the story and his work.

I’m trying a new format, in which we go straight into the story and then talk afterwards, so please let me know if you prefer this.

Visit Dougie's website here and listen to his podcast here.

You can sign up for the waiting list for Daniel and Danica's 'Cave of Dreams' gatherings here.

Support the podcast by buying one of my ebooks for the price of a cup of coffee here.

Thanks for being part of House of Legends.

You can join Daniel Allison and Danica Boyce's 'Cave of Dreams' gatherings here.

Support the podcast by buying one of my ebooks for the price of a cup of coffee here.

Thanks for being part of House of Legends.

Today’s episode is a joint release with Danica Boyce of Fair Folk Podcast to mark Lughnasa. It’s been a few years since Danica and I last guested on each other’s podcasts, during which time our work has evolved and changed, we’ve started collaborating and Danica has moved to Scotland.

So it was about time for a catch up. On this episode we take the story of The Coming of Lugh as a starting point for a conversation about accessing Celtic myth, pagan ritual song and the nature of devotional practice amongst other things.

We also share news of our new offering, The Cave of Dreams.

You can sign up for the waiting list for The Cave of Dreams here.

Join Danica's substack here, listen to her podcast Fair Folk here and follow her on Instagram here.

If you're in or near England next week, join us at Medicine Festival.

A few Celtic tradition bearers mentioned on the episode who share their work online are Candlelit Tales, Fireside, Michael Harvey, Tamar Williams and Angharad Wynne.

Support the podcast by buying one of my ebooks for the price of a cup of coffee here.

Thanks for being part of House of Legends.

You can join Daniel Allison and Danica Boyce's 'Cave of Dreams' gatherings here.

Support the podcast by buying one of my ebooks for the price of a cup of coffee here.

Thanks for being part of House of Legends.