What if the feeling of wanting more from life... isn't random at all?

As the seasons shift and everything begins to bloom, many of us feel a change in energy. More restlessness. More desire. A pull towards something new.

In this episode, we explore Beltane - the ancient Celtic festival marking the beginning of summer.

A time of fire, fertility, protection, and connection... where communities came together to celebrate life at its fullest.

From bonfires and maypoles to folklore surrounding fairies, thresholds, and the "otherworld", Beltane wasn't just ritual, it was deeply tied to survival, nature, and the cycles of human life.

But what does that mean for us now?

Why do we still feel these seasonal shifts, even in modern life?

Have we replaced ritual with something else... or simply forgotten how to recognise it?

We also explore how this energy shows up today, in fresh starts, relationships, creativity, and that simple urge to feel more alive.

This is a conversation about nature, belief, and what it really means to reconnect with yourself.

In this episode:

• The origins and meaning of Beltane
• Fire rituals, folklore & symbolism
• The connection between nature and human behaviour
• Modern parallels (whether we realise it or not)
• Why we still crave moments that make us feel alive

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- Beltane: A History of Summer | Documentary | Pagan Folklore & Mythology | Celtic Spirituality https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-XT8tgLfN1U&t=136s&pp=2AGIAZACAQ%3D%3D&ra=

Some things you hear… you can explain.
This wasn’t one of them.

In this episode of It’s A Small World!, we go back to a moment we didn’t didn't hear at the time… until we listened back.

A voice.
Clear enough to notice.
Strange enough to question.

Was it something natural we missed in the moment?
A trick of sound?
Our own minds filling in the gaps?
Or something else entirely?

We explore what it means to hear something you can’t quite place - the science, the psychology… and the part of us that still wonders if there’s more going on than we understand.

This isn’t about proving anything.
It’s about sitting with the question.

🎙️ Listen now and decide for yourself…
what, or who, do you think it was?

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Haunted Heritage Paranormal Investigations - https://hauntedheritage.co.uk

Haunted Heritage You Tube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@hauntedheritage729

Professor Cal Cooper - https://www.callumecooper.com

Telephone Calls From The Dead - Prof Callum E. Cooper - https://amzn.to/4mRopH4

We often talk about “reinventing ourselves” as something exciting - a fresh start, a new chapter.

But what if reinvention is actually rooted in something much deeper?

In this episode, we explore both sides of the conversation -
the symbolic “deaths” we go through as we outgrow identities, relationships and versions of ourselves…
and the reality of actual death, loss, and how it reshapes the way we see life.

Because whether it’s the end of a relationship, a version of yourself, or the loss of someone you love -
death, in all its forms, changes you.

We talk about grief, fear, meaning, and what it really means to begin again after something ends.

Is reinvention something we choose…
or is it something we’re forced into through loss?

And how do you rebuild yourself when life doesn’t look the same anymore?

A thoughtful, honest conversation about endings, identity, and the quiet process of becoming someone new.

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