Episode #184 Mothers of Magic with Perdita Finn
Something in us already knows the Mother is larger than any religion, and Perdita Finn helps us remember why.
Welcome to our episode with Perdita Finn, a writer and teacher whose work opens a living dialogue with the dead, the unseen, and the more-than-human world.
Perdita Finn is the author of Take Back the Magic: Conversations with the Unseen World, Mothers of Magic: Summoning the Wisdom of Our Ancestors, and, with her husband Clark Strand, The Way of the Rose: The Radical Path of the Divine Feminine Hidden in the Rosary. She teaches sought-after workshops on connecting and collaborating with both the dead and the animate everything, inviting us to remember that we are held in a vast root system of ancestors, spirits, and earthly kin. Perdita lives with her family in the moss-filled shadows of the Catskill Mountains, where her daily life and landscape continue to infuse her work.
In this podcast conversation, we explore the return of the sacred feminine, the “root system” of the Mother beyond lineage, and how our relationships with the dead and the living Earth can transform the way we love, grieve, and belong.
Listen now to the full episode and share it with anyone who is yearning for a deeper, more enchanted way of being in the world.
In this episode, we cover:
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(00:00:01) The Rose Lineage and the Sacred Feminine
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(00:02:38) The Role of Mary Magdalene and Cultural Repair
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(00:05:03) The Archetypes of the Rose Lineage
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(00:08:44) Perdita Finn’s Journey and the Search for the Mother
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(00:11:36) The Root System and the Mother’s Way
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(00:17:12) The Hail Mary Prayer and Its Symbolism
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(00:24:00) The Three Books by Perdita
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(00:28:27) The Role of the Mother in Modern Society
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(00:32:10) Redefining “Mother” Beyond Gender/Biology
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(00:36:30) Remembering her Grandmother
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(00:42:16) The Way of Rose Community and the 5 Petals
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(00:45:28) How to Pray with your Heart’s Desire and Connecting with the Divine Feminine
Helpful links:
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Perdita Finn - Author of Mothers of Magic: Summoning the Wisdom of Our Ancestors, available on May 5, 2025.
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Founder of the Way of the Rose
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Subscribe to Take Back the Magic on Substack
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Follow on Facebook @perdita.finn and Instagram @perditafinn
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Mary Magdalene Revealed: The First Apostle, Her Feminist Gospel & the Christianity We Haven't Tried Yet by Meggan Watterson
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Magdalene's Journey: The Untold Story of Mary Magdalene’s Life & Teachings by Renee Blodgett and Anthony Compagnone
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