{"podcast":{"title":"Tea with the Muse","slug":"tea-with-the-muse-5776279","podcast_index_feed_id":5776279,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1089518.rss","website_url":"https://teawiththemuse.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/1089518/348f8665d12f674a1b8a5d1d52edb36b.jpg","author":"Shiloh Sophia","episode_count":259,"summary":"An encouraging word through poetry, prayer, stories, inquiries, riffs and dares in spoken word. You can also find us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T04:19:55.218802+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tea-with-the-muse-5776279"},"episode":{"title":"The Muse may speak in Flowers 🌺","slug":"the-muse-may-speak-in-flowers","published_at":"2026-07-24T15:19:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tea-with-the-muse-5776279/the-muse-may-speak-in-flowers","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tea-with-the-muse-5776279","url":"https://teawiththemuse.substack.com/p/the-muse-may-speak-in-flowers","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208341106/97cd07be3af8c03ab7e46e89999157ee.mp3","summary":"Dear Ones, This Sunday - paint flowers with me and the Muses. A daylong paint and sip in Sonoma and virtually. No experience needed - really. Just come. You will have so much fun - there is still time to get cake and rose’ or sparkle water and brushes and a canvas a big as you choose. ~ Shiloh Sophia The Muse May Speak in Flowers My muse usually shows up in leather, lace, and feathers with rhinestone sunglasses, glinting in cowgirl boots with gold wings. This is how I've come to know her since she made her company available to me. The first time she spoke to me, her language was red-winged blackbird, and pomegranate seeds the color of moon blood on white sheet red. She didn't come with platitudes. She came with instructions and keys. Oh, so many keys to so many doors I know nothing about. And she only occasionally allows me to try one to fit in the lock. S he doesn't let me try if I am good. She only offers them if I am willing to be bad. Not bad as in bad versus good, but bad as in badass. Because my Muse is a badass. Yours is too, most likely. She won't offer us her gifts if we stay safe. She always wants a bigger canvas. She always wants a bigger brush. She always wants too much water. Because she told me sometimes size does matter and it would be much better if I painted naked and barefoot. She walks me to my edge and then tips me over Into that muse place where all the colors bend and come alive in me. The place where I remember who I was before all of this heart-breaking open stuff of life. Today, she showed up differently. I haven't seen her quite like this before. She tempted me with an old lure, lightning for breakfast. But then she added soft, full-hipped orgasms i n the sunny afternoon, the ones that start at the top of your head and shimmy down to the tips…","meta_description":"Dear Ones, This Sunday - paint flowers with me and the Muses. A daylong paint and sip in Sonoma and virtually. No experience needed - really. Just come. Y…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":414,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tea-with-the-muse-5776279/episodes/the-muse-may-speak-in-flowers/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tea-with-the-muse-5776279/the-muse-may-speak-in-flowers.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}