Petrified Voices
Petrified Voices is a reflective audio experience hosted by clinical hypnotherapist Ursula James, featuring a spoken reading of "The Source: A Manual of Everyday Magic".
Blending psychological insight with contemplative exploration, this podcast examines how language, suggestion, attention and perception quietly shape human experience. Rather than offering motivational formulas, Petrified Voices invites listeners into a deeper enquiry: how meaning is constructed, how identity is influenced, and how everyday rituals shape inner life.
Each episode unfolds through carefully paced narration, allowing space for reflection on themes such as consciousness, symbolism, personal agency, inner dialogue, and the subtle architecture of belief. Drawing upon clinical hypnosis, philosophy of language, and reflective practice, the series explores “everyday magic” as the psychology of influence, awareness and choice.
Ideal for listeners interested in:
- Hypnosis and therapeutic voice
- Consciousness and perception
- Symbolic thinking and ritual
- Psychological insight and reflective philosophy
- Mental wellbeing and inner work
Petrified Voices sits at the intersection of spirituality and psychological understanding, offering thoughtful listening for those who value depth over noise.
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Episodes
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Wisdom. Trying to make sense of the writings. Read by the author.
If you want to buy a copy of the book, please use the link here.
You can buy a copy of Ursula's most recent book, The Soul Midwife here.
MERCH! All profits from Petrified Voices merchandise go to mental health charities.
Podcast music ‘Go get up and dance, Mother’ by the wonderful Rosie Brownhill.
www.rosiebrownhill.co.uk
Ursula has another weekly podcast, HypnoSOS, available on all the usual platforms.
You can find the links to the various platforms here.
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Friday Feb 17, 2023
Friday Feb 17, 2023
Birth. Time to start the work. Read by the author.
If you want to buy a copy of the book, please use the link here.
You can buy a copy of Ursula's most recent book, The Soul Midwife here.
MERCH! All profits from Petrified Voices merchandise go to mental health charities.
Podcast music ‘Go get up and dance, Mother’ by the wonderful Rosie Brownhill.
www.rosiebrownhill.co.uk
Ursula has another weekly podcast, HypnoSOS, available on all the usual platforms.
You can find the links to the various platforms here.
#thesource #petrifiedvoices #ursulajames #mentalhealthsupport #voicesinmyhead #mentalhealth
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Death and the apparition. Read by the author.
If you want to buy a copy of the book, please use the link here.
You can buy a copy of Ursula's most recent book, The Soul Midwife here.
MERCH! All profits from Petrified Voices merchandise go to mental health charities.
Podcast music ‘Go get up and dance, Mother’ by the wonderful Rosie Brownhill.
www.rosiebrownhill.co.uk
Ursula has another weekly podcast, HypnoSOS, available on all the usual platforms.
You can find the links to the various platforms here.
#thesource #petrifiedvoices #ursulajames #mentalhealthsupport #voicesinmyhead #mentalhealth
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Friday Feb 03, 2023
What is an inner voice?
This podcast takes a new view on why some people hear voices, what it means to them, and how this can be viewed differently depending on your culture, belief system and understanding of mental health.
The podcast continues the journey started in the book ”The Source - A Manual of Everyday Magic” by Ursula James and includes an episodic narration of the book, recordings of the trance sections, and discussions about the book and its relevance in the world today.
The book The Source - A Manual of Modern Day Magic is available here.
To buy a copy of Ursula's most recent book, The Soul Midwife
MERCH! Buy your Petrified Voices merchandise here.
All profits to mental health charities.
Podcast music ‘Go get up and dance, Mother’ by the wonderful Rosie Brownhill.
www.rosiebrownhill.co.uk
#thesource #ursulajames #petrifiedvoices #mentalhealth