Lauren Lucy Thompson

Lauren | Freelance Copywriter and Editor based in the West Midlands

Heroica •

Rituals and Rewilding the Self: An Interview with Women’s Circle Facilitator Gaia Harvey Jackson — Heroica Women

Gaia Harvey Jackson is a facilitator of women’s empowerment, ecstatic dance and authentic connection. In May 2017, she founded the Psychedelic Women’s Circle and has since developed a number of popular workshops, including: Rave Ritual, Slow Dating, Window to the Soul and Awakening the Wild Woman.

With a background in performance art and interactive theatre, Gaia uses movement, dance, voice work, meditation, tantric practices and ritual as modes for transformation.
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Feminism, Regeneration and Cyclical Living: An Interview with Activist Alana Bloom — Heroica Women

Alana is an artist, facilitator, mentor and activist committed to regeneration. Her mission is to support a shift towards a more nature-based eco-centric society and to support others to live wild and soulful lives through remembering their wholeness and the cyclical intelligence within and around us.

Weaving the intelligence of the more-than-human world into her work through nature connection, ritual, embodiment and cyclical wisdom, Alana leads transformational experiences for people to explore their creative gifts through community, connection and many practices inspired by theatre and dance.
Radical Art Review •

Don't Gamify Your Hobbies: The Year I Watched 100 Films

In 2018 I set myself the challenge of watching 100 films, without counting rewatches, in a bid to diversify my viewing and watch more movies. To my mind, my media consumption had become stagnant, bogged down by list upon list of friendly recommendations and long-shelved ‘must-watch’ movies from college and university film studies.

So, in much the same way people streamline their workload or self-optimise to see better results, I gamified one of my favourite hobbies. After two years of perceived
Radical Art Review •

Taking Back Control: Black Mirror, and the Rejection of Technology

In 1995, astronomer and author Clifford Stoll foreshadowed our scepticism regarding the role of technology and the internet in our lives. His book ‘Silicon Snake Oil’ - and its accompanying article in - contains many predictions that turned out to be laughably untrue; however the conclusion to his infamous howler hits the nail on the head in more ways than one:

‘What's missing from this electronic wonderland? Human contact. Discount the fawning techno-burble about virtual communities. Computers
Little White Lies •

Girlhood and sexual repression in The Virgin Suicides and The Beguiled

Catholic school conservatism and savage grace combine in Sofia Coppola’s sixth feature. Set in Virginia during the American Civil War, The Beguiled sees injured union soldier John McBurney (Colin Farrell) lured into the gated confines of an isolated all-girls school. Run by Nicole Kidman’s stony headmistress Miss Martha, the film also features Kirsten Dunst as teacher Edwina and Elle Fanning in the role of Alicia, the eldest of the students.

Once behind the school’s imposing gate, John’s presen