Shadow Work - Myths, Magic & the Hidden Self

In this episode of Hex & Muse, we step into the velvet dark - the hidden places within where our secrets, wounds, and unclaimed power wait. This is shadow work: the witch’s art of facing what has been buried, not to banish it, but to bring it home.Together we’ll wander through myth and folklore - Inanna’s descent to the underworld, Persephone crowned in shadow, Baba Yaga at the forest’s edge, Hel and the Morrígan, and the witch herself as a mirror for society’s fears. We’ll explore Jung’s idea of the shadow and how it rises in dreams, projections, and stories, before turning to the practices that make this work real: journaling, tarot, moon cycles, mirror rituals, and the quiet courage of speaking truths aloud.Shadow work is not glamorous magic. It is raw. It is salt on the wound. But it is also liberation - the slow alchemy of turning pain into power, ghosts into guides, silence into speech.Light your candle, breathe deep, and descend with me. The shadow is not your enemy. It is your teacher.Hex & Muse is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my deepest respects to their Elders past and present - and to all First Nations people, whose stories and spirits continue to shape this land.Follow along for more folklore, magic, and mythic musings:Instagram: @hexandmuse Website: www.hexandmuse.comHex & Muse is a spellbound journal of folklore, magic, art, and the sacred feminine - told through cinematic storytelling and whispered histories.From my altar to yours… thank you for listening.