What if a novel could function like a spell or a shamanic journey?

In this evocative episode, Australian author, artist, and spiritual mentor (and host of Sacred Mechanics podcast)  Bel Bare, unpacks the spiritual layers woven through her literary debut, Breaking the Girl. Set against the haunting backdrop of coastal Australia in the early ’90s, this coming-of-age novel pulses with hidden symbolism, emotional truths, and metaphysical clues for those willing to look deeper.

Join Bel as she explores:

🔮 The archetype of the orphaned heroine as a soul on the brink of awakening🌊 The forbidden house as a metaphor for the fractured psyche🌀 Grief as a portal to spiritual transformation🌬️ The storm as a necessary force of destruction and rebirth🕯️ Mysterious characters (like Nebraska) who serve as psychopomps or spirit guides🌊 Surf culture as a living embodiment of the wild, the liminal, and the sublime

Part fairy tale, part psychic descent, part Surf-Gothic dream—Breaking the Girl invites readers to walk between worlds and reimagine fiction as a sacred rite.

If you’re drawn to witchcraft, folklore, creative consciousness, soul journeys, or coastal mysticism, this conversation is your invitation to read between the lines.

🖤 Listen now and ask yourself: Is this novel just a story… or a spell for remembering who you really are?

Purchase a paperback copy of Breaking the Girl here: https://amzn.to/3EoeBCI

or any good online bookstore.

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