Send us a text Decades ago my big brother attended a conference at the University of Toronto in the dead of winter. He told me about their extensive tunnel system that connects the city and university, sparing people from having to walk above ground in the sub-zero climes. As young kids whenever we traveled over the Cascade Mountains, we begged Mom to take us on the Underground Seattle tour. From the Catacombs of Paris to rumors of underground alien bases to a town built beneath Umatilla, Oregon...
Aug 12, 2022•32 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Send us a text The eye of the storm is eerily calm. In these tumultuous times, we need to fight our way to the center of the storm; preserve our souls from the chaos. Live like you’re dying, except you aren’t. You are living with intention. It’s finding and remaining in that calm, steady eye of the storm seat as the world around us erupts in chaos. It is keeping the peace within, which is good for us as well as our families and communities. https://www.powerofpositivity.com/7-ways-to-discover-pe...
Aug 05, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Send us a text Stones. They can be the ultimate precious treasure or most dire punishment. They can be cursed or blessed, bring luck or fortune, found in the bellies of goats or on long stretches of beach. Odds are you are wearing a stone, whether as a symbol of eternal love or as a protection, or simply because it is pretty against your skin. I became interested in stones while I was writing my YA trilogy, the Josie Jameson series, which is about witches that derived their magic from stones imb...
Jul 29, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Send us a text Today we are talking about the phenomenon that is the human soul and I’d like to begin with an observation. As a species, we humans aren’t so good at dealing with things we cannot touch or measure, are we? I found a list on Listverse of the top ten images of invisible things. I’m struck with how many of them weren’t visible until technology caught up to the point we were able to capture these once thought invisible phenomenon. How is the soul any different? Chances are if you’re a...
Jul 22, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Send us a text I’ve become somewhat obsessed with Joseph Campbell lately. I found a copy of The Power of Myth and have been pouring over it these last weeks. Each paragraph blows my mind! He speaks of feminine mythos that were displaced by masculine mythos, and it got me thinking, this in-between torture we’re in the midst of? It is because of an imbalance between feminine and masculine energies. Feminine and masculine energies have nothing to do with gender. We all have feminine and masculine e...
Jul 15, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Send us a text This episode will inform your journey if you are facing an end of life time with your pet. They don't have words, so we will dive into how to assess their quality of life, their joy or pain, and how best to nurture them through their final days. It's a subject I know intimately; I’m in the midst of this for the third time, and wanted to share the experience in case you face this in the future. Because our pets don’t have voices, we must make the best guesses we can about their pai...
Jul 08, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Send us a text While most think of cemeteries as great places to whip out ghost hunting tools, not so long ago people picnicked in graveyards, making a day of it. Yes, these greenscapes offer much more than potential jump scares. Each grave holds the story of someone that lived, struggled, failed and prevailed. The tombstones are bookmarks. There is symbology on the graves that, if you take the time to decipher, unlock a secret language that adds depth to your understanding of local history and ...
Jul 01, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Send us a text Transfigurers, wordless communicators, timekeepers. I’m not talking about Dumbledore from Harry Potter fame, no. Trees. Trees. They are time-keepers, displaying the changing of the seasons, even in the time of high strangeness we just woke from, lockdowns, when being frozen in place was dissociative. There are trees massive enough to drive a car through, whose rings count back to a time when the land they inhabited wasn’t the United States, not yet and bore witness to the deaths a...
Jun 24, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Send us a text Today we’re talking about dreams. What are they? How have they been considered throughout history? From the science behind our nighttime imaginings to lucid dreams to journaling to the tricky art of interpreting dreams to my deep-seated envy of people that are able to astrally project, if it happens with our eyelids shut, we'll talk about it! Show Creators and Social Media Links: Art Director: @NorasUnnamedPhotos (on Instagram) Curious Cat on Twitter Curious Cat on Instagram Host,...
Jun 17, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Send us a text Today, we are talking about fear and all its subtle iterations. This episode was born from a discussion on another podcast, Theory of Everything, hosted by Curt Jaimungal. It’s a favorite of mine, both for the array of topics, but most of all for the way Jaimungal creates conversations that are both in-depth and curiosity driven, presented in a respectful, kind way. But back to fear. In this particular episode, he was speaking with Lue Elizondo and Sean Cahill about UFOs and consc...
Jun 10, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Send us a text Life. Death. Rebirth. Air. Water. Fire. Earth. Fall. Winter. Spring. Summer. Nature. Nature is a direct connection between us and spirit. Don’t believe me? Well, can we agree that Nature is powerful? Think of a time when your well being, your safety, was in the hands of Nature. If you’ve experienced an earthquake, a hurricane, a wildfire, a drought, a raucous thunderstorm, Nature has a way of making us feel small, which is good in this modern world of puffed up egos. Nature provid...
Jun 03, 2022•32 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Send us a text I need to admit something off the top. I’m a little threadbare today, worn, hollowed out, weary. I’m not sure if this is grief manifesting or events of the world at large, but I’m here with you, where I want to be most and since REGRET is today’s topic, feels right that my heart is a bit heavy. If you are having a day as well, how about we take a deep breath and reset together? Breathe in, draw oxygen down your body to your toes. Imagine the molecules swirling through your body, a...
May 27, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Send us a text Last night there was a storm. I woke up thinking about how the wind and rain blew through, shaking the dead stuff from the trees and cleaning off the old dusty residue. Nature is the best medicine, isn’t it? I'm reading Wild Mind by Bill Plotkin. He's rethinking Western psychology from the point of the person being a part of this great, vast planet. I'll explore his book deeply in an upcoming episode, but for now, let's take a few lessons to heart and reconnect with nature. Show C...
May 20, 2022•15 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Send us a text With current events, from world turmoil to the recent US Congressional hearing about UAPs and UFOs, it's well-past time I admitted I've become addicted to the drama and fear loops of late. If you relate, let's vow to break those toxic loops before they do damage to our body and relationships. Have you tried the GoodPods app yet? It's free and a fun way to share podcasts with friends and family! Curious Cat Podcast is there, and is sitting pretty in the Top 5 of Angels and other ca...
May 19, 2022•20 min
Send us a text Hello and welcome. Thanks for being here. I want to thank you for listening, liking and rating the show. It’s helping us pop nearer the top of the new podcasts. I am grateful to you. We’ve done some heavy lifting together, haven’t we? I thought this week we’d lighten it up a bit, but then through the magic of the Universe, this episode pulled itself together. Let’s get into it. This conversation was shaped by a dream, well, two actually, that got me thinking about our earth bodies...
May 13, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Send us a text We're talking about unconditional love; how to recognize it; how to give it; how to receive it; and most importantly, how to give it to OURSELVES. Today’s episode is the last part of our ongoing conversation about obstacles that impede our spiritual journey. Don’t panic if you’ve jumped into the series here. There is no right or wrong at Curious Cat! Why is this a key to your spiritual pursuit? Put simply, you are loved unconditionally. By the Universe. By Jesus. By Buddha. By God...
May 06, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Send us a text Today’s episode is the second part of our ongoing conversation about obstacles that impede our spiritual journey. Don’t panic if you’ve jumped into the series midway. You were supposed to hear this first, apparently! Today we’ll talk about the fear of death. It can smother our day to day existence. If you’re able to cut those tethers, or at least make peace with death, you’ll be free to channel that energy elsewhere. The fear of death impedes our spiritual growth, it arrests us, h...
Apr 29, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Send us a text Today’s episode is the first piece of an ongoing conversation about overcoming roadblocks to become more spiritual. I’ve tripped up, made major missteps, and fallen into potholes, but I’ve also achieved some victories. I hope by sharing my journey, I can smooth your path. The focus today is on how to cut out the spiritual middleman. It’s imperative in order to claim your power. Soon after the death of my father, I spiraled into a deep depression. I didn’t want to be here anymore. ...
Apr 22, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Send us a text Chances are you’ve heard of chakras before, especially if you’ve studied yoga! Put simply, they are the seven energy points inside of our bodies. Picture your body as a battery, a C battery sitting upright. At the top of your head is a terminal that connects you to the celestial. The soles of the feet are the location of another terminal, one that connects to the earthly. But YOU are the battery, the source of power that creates that divine connection between the sand and sky. Tha...
Apr 16, 2022•24 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Send us a text Spiritual hygiene and the midnight self. We'll be talking about two topics that may seem disparate, but they'll tie together in a tidy package by the conclusion. Both are essential to taking care of our spiritual selves. Oh, and spoiler alert? My midnight self is frazzled, itchy, and sweaty, but I'm working on improving that! Show Pros and Socials: Art Director – @NorasUnnamedPhotos (on Instagram) Curious Cat on Twitter Host, Jennifer Hotes, on Twitter Episode Materials: https://w...
Apr 15, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Send us a text This week we’re talking about the darkness and light inside of us. We will be looking at ways to acknowledge our shadow-selves. Not just acknowledge, why it’s worth the effort to embrace your shadow and unleash its power! Darkness and light. You hear it all the time, that we’re made up of both. I think the best visual representative of that is the yin and yang symbol. Black and white. Each has a dot of the other inside. Balanced. Perfect. Visually pleasing. Why does darkness or sp...
Apr 08, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 1
