Expand Your Horizons

In this conversation I sit down with nutritionist, author and earth wisdom mentor Juliette Bryant to explore why food matters far beyond calories and convenience. We trace her journey from childhood herb gardens and her mother’s illness to a lifelong vocation in plant medicine and mushrooms, discussing how nutrition, intention and local, regenerative growing can transform wellbeing. We also unpack the science and folklore of fungi—from mycelial networks and fascia analogies to non‑psychoactive “magical” mushrooms such as lion’s mane, reishi and chaga—alongside current research into psilocybin microdosing and mental health. We consider plant consciousness, respectful traditions from Peru to the Celtic world, and practical ways to reconnect without “taking” anything—through meditation, song and relationship with the land. Juliette shares her latest work, including Seven Magical Mushrooms and her School of Earth Wisdom, and we reflect on food sovereignty, the Codex Alimentarius, and England’s old Herbalists’ Charter. If you’re curious about how to eat, grow and relate to nature with more reverence—and why it might lift our spirits as much as our health—this one’s for you.'The Glastonbury Symposium – Expand Your Horizons': https://glastonburysymposium.co.uk/the-symposium/'Glastonbury Symposium – Video Library': https://glastonburysymposium.co.uk/videos-4/'Andy Thomas – The Truth Agenda (official site)': https://truthagenda.org/'Juliette Bryant – Juliette’s Kitchen (official site)': https://juliettebryant.com/'Seven Magical Mushrooms – Juliette Bryant (book page)': https://juliettebryant.com/product/7-magical-mushrooms-limited-ed-signed-book/'Merlin Sheldrake – Entangled Life (author site)': https://www.merlinsheldrake.com/'The Power of Now – Eckhart Tolle (official shop page)': https://shop.eckharttolle.com/products/the-power-of-now'Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic & Consciousness Research': https://hopkinspsychedelic.org/index/'UCL study on psilocybin and depression – UCL Discovery': https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10034334/'Codex Alimentarius – FAO/WHO (official site)': https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/en/?lang=en'Herbalists Act 1542 ("Herbalists’ Charter") – overview': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbalists_Act_1542'Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) – Kew Science, Plants of the World Online': https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20812-2/general-information'Amanita muscaria (fly agaric) – Britannica overview': https://www.britannica.com/science/fly-agaric'Perpetual Choirs – World Healing Project (Giles Bryant)': https://www.worldhealingproject.com/perpetual-choirs'Earth Wisdom Mentorship Training – Juliette Bryant': https://juliettebryant.com/earth-wisdom-mentorship-training/

In this episode of Expand Your Horizons Hour, I’m joined by long‑time crop circle researcher Barry Reynolds to dig into what the data really says about this enduring mystery. We explore why so much vital pre‑internet research risks being lost, and how the new Crop Circle Research Archive is rescuing field notes, surveys and scientific studies from personal filing cabinets and making them searchable. From eyewitness accounts and “balls of light,” to plant and soil anomalies, geological correlations with aquifers, and striking recurrences in the same fields decades apart, we look at the patterns that emerge when you accurately geo‑locate, catalogue and compare formations at scale. We also reflect on how crop circles brought people together in the 1990s, the importance of balanced, evidence‑led inquiry (rather than belief), and why accessible resources matter as public interest rekindles. If you’re new to the subject—or returning after years away—Barry outlines practical ways to engage with the archive, contribute materials, and revisit robust scientific work that still deserves a wider audience.'The Glastonbury Symposium': https://glastonburysymposium.co.uk/the-symposium/'Crop Circle Research Archive': https://circleresearcharchive.com/'Truth Agenda (Andy Thomas – official site)': https://truthagenda.org/'Strange: Paranormal Realities in the Everyday World (Andy Thomas) – publisher page': https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/773403/strange-by-andy-thomas/'Crop Circle Exhibition & Visitor Centre, Honeystreet (information)': https://www.cropcircleaccess.com/information/'ADAS – UK agricultural and environmental research/consultancy (historical soil work referenced)': https://adas.co.uk/'Rampion Offshore Wind Farm (Shoreham) – official site': https://www.rampionoffshore.com/'Wolstonbury Hill (South Downs) – National Trust': https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/sussex/saddlescombe-farm-and-newtimber-hill/things-to-see-and-do-at-wolstonbury-hill'Stonehenge – English Heritage': https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/stonehenge/'Avebury – English Heritage': https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/avebury/'Gerald Hawkins’ diatonic ratios in crop circles – overview by Paul Vigay': https://www.vigay.com/cropcircles/articles/diatonics.html'Circular Site (Dr Eltjo H. Haselhoff) – crop circle research and resources': https://www.circularsite.com/'Led Zeppelin “Remasters” (1990) – official memorabilia page referencing the crop‑circle cover art': https://www.ledzeppelin.com/photos/memorabilia/ads/remasters-ad-1990

In our debut of Expand Your Horizons, I sit down with virtuoso recorder player Piers Adams to explore what it really means to break convention—in music and in life. We trace Piers’ journey from schoolroom recorder to world stages with Red Priest and Baroque Alchemy, hear how radical reimaginings of Bach and Vivaldi have thrilled some and scandalised others, and talk frankly about navigating backlash when your views diverge from the mainstream. We also dig into the power of live performance in an AI-saturated age, how venues and acoustics shape what we hear, and why intention and human energy still matter most. Along the way we swap stories of crop circles, freedom of thought, and the “dangerous musician” through history—before closing with “Hypnosis” from Baroque Alchemy. If you’d like to learn more about Piers, Red Priest and Baroque Alchemy—or the Glastonbury Symposium I host each July—you’ll find links below, along with books, ideas and tools we mentioned.'Glastonbury Symposium (Expand Your Horizons Conference)': https://glastonburysymposium.co.uk'Truth Agenda (Andy Thomas)': https://truthagenda.org'Piers Adams (official site)': https://piersadams.com'Red Priest (baroque quartet)': https://redpriest.com'Baroque Alchemy (duo project)': https://baroquealchemy.com'David Icke (official site)': https://davidicke.com'Green Party of England & Wales': https://www.greenparty.org.uk'Shirley MacLaine (official site)': https://www.shirleymaclaine.com'David Byrne — How Music Works': https://davidbyrne.com/book/how-music-works'ABBA Voyage (show)': https://abbavoyage.com'Suno (AI music creation)': https://suno.com'Claude (Anthropic AI)': https://www.anthropic.com/claude'Robert Edward Grant (official site)': https://www.robertedwardgrant.com'Ian Clarke (composer of "Hypnosis")': https://www.ianclarke.net'The Sweet (official site)': https://thesweet.com'World Economic Forum': https://www.weforum.org