{"podcast":{"title":"Sleep and Sorcery | Folklore & Fantasy-Inspired Sleep Stories","slug":"sleep-and-sorcery-folklore-fantasy-inspired-sleep-stories-5041473","podcast_index_feed_id":5041473,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/510078/spotify","website_url":"https://bleav.com/shows/sleep-and-sorcery/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/bdb675bc-8664-4324-a78e-df51fabd9e89/51f9c028-ee96-4fd9-a82f-0ffce921dd69/3000x3000/sleep-and-sorcery-logo-2000-x-2000-px.png?aid=rss_feed","author":"Bleav + Laurel Hostak Jones","episode_count":166,"summary":"Welcome to Sleep and Sorcery, a folklore and fantasy-inspired sleep series. Step across the threshold into a world of myth and magic, where you can safely drift off into a deep and comfortable sleep. Sleep and Sorcery is one part bedtime story, one part guided meditation, and one part dreamy adventure. Visit a cozy cottage in the mythical village of Slumbershire, the fairy tale forests of Bohemia, the court of King Arthur, and spaceships among the stars. Dream your wildest dreams with Sleep and Sorcery. Now you can support my work on Patreon for exclusive perks: patreon.com/sleepandsorcery","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T06:18:01.123471+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sleep-and-sorcery-folklore-fantasy-inspired-sleep-stories-5041473"},"episode":{"title":"Parable of the Seer | Medieval Fantasy Sleep Story","slug":"parable-of-the-seer-medieval-fantasy-sleep-story","published_at":"2026-05-26T19:46:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sleep-and-sorcery-folklore-fantasy-inspired-sleep-stories-5041473/parable-of-the-seer-medieval-fantasy-sleep-story","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sleep-and-sorcery-folklore-fantasy-inspired-sleep-stories-5041473","url":"https://bleav.com/shows/sleep-and-sorcery/?post_type=gp_podcast_episode&p=176","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/pdrl.fm/8d006b/injector.simplecastaudio.com/bdb675bc-8664-4324-a78e-df51fabd9e89/episodes/6abf95dc-be74-483d-bda3-69744b402f4d/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=bdb675bc-8664-4324-a78e-df51fabd9e89&awEpisodeId=6abf95dc-be74-483d-bda3-69744b402f4d&feed=6_t5gokk","summary":"Hone your prophetic voice in tonight’s medieval fantasy bedtime story. In tonight’s story, you are a gifted healer and practitioner of natural magic; you have recently entered the service of the regent of the Kingdom of Brenindor, and you work alongside his trusted mage. In the time since you arrived in the capital, you’ve honed your skill at peering through time – and with the help of the mage and your travel companions, you hope to uncover the secret to healing a blight in your home village, which may be spreading across the entire kingdom. As you dive through visions of the past and present, you eventually channel a prophecy: one that may change the course of your life, and every life in the kingdom. This story lives in the same world as other installments of Sleep & Sorcery, such as the Dragon Rider, Tales by the Tavern Fire, The King’s Mage, and the Enchanted Amulet. You don’t need to have heard the other installments to enjoy this story, but you may recognize some of the threads woven throughout. If you want to catch up on all the stories from this sleep, enchanted world, look for my compilations of “medieval fantasy sleep stories” and “Tales from Brenindor.”","meta_description":"Hone your prophetic voice in tonight’s medieval fantasy bedtime story. In tonight’s story, you are a gifted healer and practitioner of natural magic; you…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4628,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sleep-and-sorcery-folklore-fantasy-inspired-sleep-stories-5041473/episodes/parable-of-the-seer-medieval-fantasy-sleep-story/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sleep-and-sorcery-folklore-fantasy-inspired-sleep-stories-5041473/parable-of-the-seer-medieval-fantasy-sleep-story.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}