This Magical Life
by Philip Carr-Gomm
Latest episode
A Rose Meditation on Spring, Autumn, and Letting Go
A Rose Meditation on Spring, Autumn, and Letting Go
About this podcast
Welcome to This Magical Life, a space where magic is real, connection is deep, and transformation is possible. In each episode, we explore that fertile meeting place where psychology meets spirituality. We bring you thought-provoking interviews, mindful meditations, and powerful conversations designed to inspire your soul and uplift your spirit. Join author and psychologist Philip Carr-Gomm on this journey to uncover the magic within us and around us, as we come together to make the world a better place, one moment at a time.
This podcast is developed from the weekly video broadcast Tea with a Druid which you can find on Youtube.
Philip’s books include The Book of English Magic, The Druid Animal and Plant Oracles, and The Gift of the Night. He teaches courses online and you can find out about all his books and courses at philipcarr-gomm.com
Episodes
The newest 20 of 94 episodes
- A Rose Meditation on Spring, Autumn, and Letting Go · 5 min · Season 2 Episode 2016A time of promise and sowing seeds and harvest, a time of fulfilment.A guided a meditation from sophrology using natural imagery of a rose: grounding with the earth and sky…
- Trusting the Deep Amid Chaos (Meditation with Poem and Music) · 9 min · Season 2 Episode 2015Guided meditation in the grove, anchoring with earth and sky, reading a poem about yielding to a fine wind and welcoming “three strange angels,” sensing the group field’s…
- The Deep is Not Our Enemy · 15 min · Season 2 Episode 2014Philip invites listeners to imagine gathering in a sacred forest grove as Samhain approaches in the Northern Hemisphere, noting outer turbulence and inner calm. Drawing on the…
- Shamanism Showbiz with David Bramwell · 46 min · Season 2 Episode 2013Watch the interview on YT: https://youtu.be/98vJePzKa0wPhilip Carr-Gomm interviews David Bramwell about his book Ghosts of the Medicine Show: An Odyssey into the Shamanic Roots…
- The Mystery of the Beatles’ Creativity · 40 min · Season 2 Episode 11Video Version Available from 18:30 GMT 09/09/2026: https://youtu.be/f8NKagn68mk What made the Beatles so extraordinary? How did these four young musicians come together at…
- Limitlessness & Limitation with Ambient Music · 19 min · Season 2 Episode 10Philip Carr-Gomm shares a fresh thought from his work on the eightfold wheel of the year: humanity’s destruction of the Earth may arise from unconscious motives, tied to…
- Reclaiming Your Roots: Druidry, Ancestral Traditions, and Rewilding the Soul · 13 min · Season 2 Episode 9Philip Carr-Gomm, a lifelong practitioner of Druidry who met the old chief druid at age 11, reflects on the human tendency to seek the exotic and leave the present moment, and…
- Audio - Solstice Stillness: Mist, Memory, and a Dawn Meditation · 20 min · Season 2 Episode 8Audio version - for Ambient background find the companion episode "Audio with Music / Solstice Stillness: Mist, Memory, and a Dawn Meditation"…
- Audio with Music - Solstice Stillness: Mist, Memory, and a Dawn Meditation · 20 min · Season 2 Episode 7Audio with Music version - for Audio only find the companion episode "Audio - Solstice Stillness: Mist, Memory, and a Dawn Meditation"…
- Ambient Meditation Druid Dubh - The Blackbird’s Song: An Invitation to Go Within · 14 min · Season 2 Episode 6At a threshold moment in the year — as spring deepens in the North and the wheel of seasons turns in the South — the Blackbird calls. In this This Magical Life episode, we…
- Mountain Meditation, Awen, and Inspiration Beyond Novelty · 21 min · Season 2 Episode 6Companion Ambient VERSION available: (Ambient Music) Mountain Meditation, Awen, and Inspiration Beyond NoveltyIn this reflective and immersive journey, Philip Carr-Gomm explores…
- (Ambient Music) Mountain Meditation, Awen, and Inspiration Beyond Novelty · 21 min · Season 2 Episode 5In this reflective and immersive journey, Philip Carr-Gomm explores the timeless power of mountains as a threshold between earth and sky—places of grounding, clarity, and…
- Spring Equinox to Beltane Meditation · 17 min · Episode 79Philip Carr-Gomm welcomes listeners to the Sacred Grove and reflects on the period between festivals on the wheel of the year, focusing on the shift from Alban Eiler (the Spring…
- Alban Eilir - Spring Equinox Meditation · 15 min · Season 2 Episode 1Spring Equinox Meditation in the Sacred Grove (A Short Restorative Practice)Phillip Carr-Gomm reflects on the strange and difficult times, and wishes everyone a happy equinox, an…
- Interview: Cultural Coherence with Dr Gwilym Morus-Baird · 20 min · Season 2 Episode 1cultural coherence, anthropology, historical literature, symbolic meaning, spiritual coherence, cultural identity, social structures, modern society, information overload…
- Interview with Sheila Chandra: Flow, Creativity, and Overcoming Challenges · 52 min · Season 1 Episode 78WATCH INTERVIEW (from 31/12/2025); https://youtu.be/WI1EPuEjBu0In this episode of This Magical Life, we step into the sonic universe of Sheila Chandra - a singular voice that…
- Soundscape - Meditation with the Four Elements · 22 min · Season 1 Episode 77"This Magical Life" presents "Meditation with the Four Elements"- read by Philip Carr-Gomm- produced by CyberPFunk- music CC: Kevin Macleod, River Flute Guided Meditation for…
- A New Cycle Begins / Meditation *with Music · 14 min · Season 1 Episode 76Step into the stillness of the Sacred Grove in this gentle, grounding meditation. Together, we take mindful breaths, connect with the earth, sky, and trees, and honor the…
- Meditation with the Element of Air · 18 min · Season 1 Episode 75This guided meditation takes you on a calming journey using breathwork, full-body relaxation, and vivid visualizations of the sea, mountains, and floating on a cloud. The…
- The Loving Kindness Meditation · 38 min · Episode 74In this episode, Phillip Carr-Gomm explores the transformative power of Loving Kindness Meditation, a practice rooted in Buddhist tradition and widely embraced by positive…
