Ep. 234: Earth Energy, Dragons and Faeries with Trista Haggerty

About this episode

AC and Isaac interview Trista Haggerty about her mystical journey and insights into earth energy, sacred sites, and her work at Hawk Circle.

Find out more about the Plant Cunning Conference – In-Person in New York – July 24-26, 2026 Today, AC & Isaac interview Trista Haggerty, author of When the Dark Mother Calls , about her path into mysticism after a dark night of the soul and two decades of mentoring with a German mystic while traveling to sacred sites in places such as Peru and Ireland. They discuss what makes power spots sacred, stone circles as “acupuncture,” and caves as initiation spaces, plus practices for trusting intuition through body-based discernment. Trista shares her work at Hawk Circle, a couple-hundred-acre land project where she’s building stone circle, trails, and a perfumery inspired by Egyptian temple recipes to fund youth nature programs. The conversation also explores fairies, dragons, the “threefold path,” and her upcoming talk at the Plant Cunning Conference (July 24–26) alongside other speakers. 01:38 Trista Meets Her Mentor 03:31 First Sacred Site Journeys 06:21 Earth-Based Mysticism Lessons 08:22 What Makes Sites Sacred 11:26 Primal Earth Energy Work 15:08 Mystic Path and Hidden Teachings 19:07 Trusting Intuition in Noise 23:51 Hawk Circle Vision and Land 29:51 Perfumery and Temple…

People in this episode

Hosts: AC, Isaac

Guest: Trista Haggerty

Topics covered

• earth energy
• mysticism
• sacred sites
• intuition
• fairies
• dragons
• nature programs

Keywords

• earth energy
• mysticism
• sacred sites
• intuition
• fairies
• dragons
• Hawk Circle
• Plant Cunning Conference
• When the Dark Mother Calls

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hawk Circle

Books & works: When the Dark Mother Calls

Places: New York, Peru, Ireland

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