How to Worship the Earth When It’s Trying to Kill You – Part 2: Down Under with Julie Brett ---

In this delightfully grounded and slightly unhinged second part of our elemental series, the Three Witches and a Druid take a mental journey to the Southern Hemisphere to chat with Julie Brett — Druid, author, teacher, and all-around Earth-loving badass based in the wilds of Australia. All without leaving our favorite recording location... the fire pit in Druid Brian's yard!

Julie helps us navigate what it really means to follow a nature-based spiritual path in a land where the rivers are sacred, the sun can scorch your soul, and the wildlife is actively trying to murder you.
We explore:

🌿 The unique topography of Australia and how it shapes ritual and seasonal practice.
🔥 The devastating fires of recent years and what they’ve taught us about grief, renewal, and climate resilience.
🌊 Sacred waters, drought, and the living memory of the land.
🌪️ Cyclones, climate change, and the global Pagan experience of a shifting Wheel of the Year.
🐍 And yes — snakes, spiders, and spiritual presence in the middle of it all.

Julie also shares her experience on how modern Druidry can root itself meaningfully in the Australian landscape — with deep respect for Indigenous culture and Country.

This episode is for anyone trying to stay spiritually grounded when the world feels like it’s on fire — literally or metaphorically.

Julie Brett

• Author of Australian Druidry & Belonging to the Earth

• Founder of Druids Down Under

• Jewelry artist at Forest Spirit Jewelry

• Based on Dharug and Gundungurra Country, Blue Mountains, NSW

Website: juliebrett.net
Facebook: Druids Down Under
Instagram: @juliebrett.druid

• Adapting seasonal practice to climate extremes

• Rituals in crisis: how to show up spiritually when everything’s a mess

• Honoring land spirits in different hemispheres

• Witchcraft, Druidry, and environmental collapse — where do we go from here?

  
  

What does Earth-based spirituality look like in your corner of the world?

Share your thoughts, rituals, or coping spells with us on Instagram and Facebook @threewitchesandadruidpod

In the meantime, grab a drink, don't forget your bug spray, and let’s get witchy in the Southern Hemisphere. 🌿💃🌞