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Travel to the land of 8-bit adventure in tonight’s folklore inspired sleep story.

In tonight’s story, you are the owner of a beloved local video game arcade. One day, you receive a delivery of a vintage game cabinet – a game you’ve somehow never heard of. What’s more, the cabinet doesn’t work, and so it gathers dust in the corner of the arcade while you figure out what to do with it. Until one night, the game suddenly powers up by itself, enticing you to play. In your playthrough, you discover an Easter Egg – which turns out to be much more than that. It’s a doorway into a world of 8-bit adventure, of which you are the hero.

If you’re still awake at the end of the story, I’ll guide you through a brief meditation for joy and playfulness.

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ME THROUGH 100 ORIGINAL STORIES!

Music & Sound: A Glimpse of Avalon by Flouw, Somatic Moments by Bruce Brus, Via Epidemic Sound

Sleep & Sorcery is a folklore and fantasy-inspired sleep series. My name is Laurel, and I’ll be your guide on tonight’s fantastical journey. Sleep & Sorcery is one part bedtime story, one part guided meditation, and one part dreamy adventure. Follow along with my voice for as long as it serves you, and when you’re ready, feel free to let go of the story and relax into sleep.

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Sleep & Sorcery: A Collection of Enchanting Bedtime Stories, Rituals, and Spells for Meaningful Rest, unlimited paperback now available from Crossed Crow Books. Limited edition hardcover is available as well. The book features many of your favorite stories, plus exclusive writings and a suite of rituals to enrich your resting and waking life.

Stories like mine are best with headphones! For comfort and security when drifting off to sleep, SleepPhones are the best thing I've found. They won't fall out like earbuds, and they're not bulky or uncomfortable like most over-ear headphones.

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Now you can support Sleep & Sorcery on Patreon. Pledge a monthly donation to Sleep & Sorcery, which helps me keep making original bedtime stories for you. In return, you can qualify for exclusive supporter benefits, like episode scripts, bonus sleepy readings of classic literature, merch discounts, and giveaways. I hope you’ll consider supporting me on Patreon, so I can continue doing what I love.

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Tonight on Sleep & Sorcery, I’m excited to share something a little different with you – something I think you’ll really enjoy: a Self-Love Body Scan Meditation from my friend Karena at Somatic Healing Meditations.

Somatic Healing Meditations is a podcast that helps you regulate your nervous system, deepen your healing journey, and feel better IN your body. Each week, somatic healing coach Karena Neukirchner guides you through a gentle meditation designed to effectively calm stress, release old patterns, and cultivate compassionate self-awareness.

These somatic meditations create a safe and supportive space to connect with your body, awaken your inner knowing, and return to a life of greater presence and joy.

In this Self-Love Body Scan Meditation, you’ll find a soothing, regulating journey to connect with an authentic sense of self-love in your body – and to anchor that feeling a little more deeply with each breath. I hope Somatic Healing Meditations will become another important part of your ritual for meaningful rest and healing. And if you love what you hear, follow Somatic Healing Meditations wherever you find podcasts and on YouTube.

Music: Mindful Endeavors by Amaranth Cove from Epidemic Sound.

About Somatic Healing Meditations:

Somatic Healing Meditations is a podcast that helps you regulate your nervous system, deepen your healing journey, and feel better IN your body. Each week, somatic healing coach Karena Neukirchner guides you through a gentle meditation designed to effectively calm stress, release old patterns, and cultivate compassionate self-awareness.

These somatic meditations create a safe and supportive space to connect with your body, awaken your inner knowing, and return to a life of greater presence and joy.

Somatic Healing Meditations rates in the top 1% of podcasts globally and is helping listeners around the world leverage the mind-body connection for deeper healing. Join Karena every Friday on this beautiful journey out of your head and into your more embodied and authentic self.

Available wherever you get podcasts and on YouTube.

https://helloinnerlight.com/podcast

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Stories like mine are best with headphones! For comfort and security when drifting off to sleep, SleepPhones are the best thing I've found. They won't fall out like earbuds, and they're not bulky or uncomfortable like most over-ear headphones.

Learn more: https://www.sleepphones.com/?aff=846

Now you can support Sleep & Sorcery on Patreon. Pledge a monthly donation to Sleep & Sorcery, which helps me keep making original bedtime stories for you. In return, you can qualify for exclusive supporter benefits, like episode scripts, bonus sleepy readings of classic literature, merch discounts, and giveaways. I hope you’ll consider supporting me on Patreon, so I can continue doing what I love.

Visit patreon.com/sleepandsorcery to learn more and pledge your support.

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✨Sleep & Sorcery MERCH✨

Show your love of Sleep & Sorcery – or get some gifts for the sleepy sorcerer in your life with this cozy collection of apparel, dream journals, die-cut stickers, and home goods.

Visit https://bit.ly/shopmyth.

Want to get in touch? sleepandsorcery@gmail.com

Disclaimer: some links in this description are affiliate links, meaning I earn a small commission if you decide to purchase the product, at no additional cost to you. Thank you for supporting my work!

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In tonight’s Southern Gothic-inspired sleep story, you receive an invitation to a mysterious gathering at the home of a prominent resident of your town. Once a year, she hosts an intimate, late-night get-together to celebrate the rare and brief blooming of a beloved flower: the night-blooming cereus, also known as the Queen of the Night. You join the moonlit revel to witness the unfurling of the flower, which beckons you into nature’s great mystery.

There is no formal meditation at the end of this story, but it does contain some meditation and breathing cues, which you can follow if you like – or simply let the words wash over you.

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ME THROUGH 100 ORIGINAL STORIES!

Music & Sound: A Glimpse of Avalon by Flouw, Nordic Sunrise by Bruce Brus, Nocturne by Trevor Kowalski, Via Epidemic Sound

Sleep & Sorcery is a folklore and fantasy-inspired sleep series. My name is Laurel, and I’ll be your guide on tonight’s fantastical journey. Sleep & Sorcery is one part bedtime story, one part guided meditation, and one part dreamy adventure. Follow along with my voice for as long as it serves you, and when you’re ready, feel free to let go of the story and relax into sleep.

✨Order the Sleep & Sorcery book!✨

https://www.crossedcrowbooks.com/shop-crossed-crow-books/p/sleepandsorcery

Sleep & Sorcery: A Collection of Enchanting Bedtime Stories, Rituals, and Spells for Meaningful Rest, unlimited paperback now available from Crossed Crow Books. Limited edition hardcover is available as well. The book features many of your favorite stories, plus exclusive writings and a suite of rituals to enrich your resting and waking life.

Stories like mine are best with headphones! For comfort and security when drifting off to sleep, SleepPhones are the best thing I've found. They won't fall out like earbuds, and they're not bulky or uncomfortable like most over-ear headphones.

Learn more: https://www.sleepphones.com/?aff=846

Now you can support Sleep & Sorcery on Patreon. Pledge a monthly donation to Sleep & Sorcery, which helps me keep making original bedtime stories for you. In return, you can qualify for exclusive supporter benefits, like episode scripts, bonus sleepy readings of classic literature, merch discounts, and giveaways. I hope you’ll consider supporting me on Patreon, so I can continue doing what I love.

Visit patreon.com/sleepandsorcery to learn more and pledge your support.

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✨Sleep & Sorcery MERCH✨

Show your love of Sleep & Sorcery – or get some gifts for the sleepy sorcerer in your life with this cozy collection of apparel, dream journals, die-cut stickers, and home goods.

Visit https://bit.ly/shopmyth.

Want to get in touch? sleepandsorcery@gmail.com

Disclaimer: some links in this description are affiliate links, meaning I earn a small commission if you decide to purchase the product, at no additional cost to you. Thank you for supporting my work!