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

Find out more about the Plant Cunning Conference – In-Person in New York – July 24-26, 2026Today, 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 Mentor03:31 First Sacred Site Journeys06:21 Earth-Based Mysticism Lessons08:22 What Makes Sites Sacred11:26 Primal Earth Energy Work15:08 Mystic Path and Hidden Teachings19:07 Trusting Intuition in Noise23:51 Hawk Circle Vision and Land29:51 Perfumery and Temple Scents31:49 Essential Oils Impact32:04 Ritual Perfumery Journey33:11 Fairy Lore Explained37:15 Threefold Path Teachings40:14 Dragons and the Land42:08 First Dragon Encounter43:45 Connecting With Dragons47:39 Awakening Landscape Dragons48:38 Dragon Humor and Myths53:31 New Earth Vision56:41 When the Dark Mother Calls