The Download Podcast, with Jill Marshall
Exploring patterns, archetypes, and stories that reveal who we are — and who we can become.
Bestselling novelist and storyworld creator Jill Marshall hosts The Download, a podcast where fiction, intuition and philosophy meet. Drawing on her books and cross-media storyworlds, Jill explores the archetypes, synchronicities, and hidden currents that shape both our personal lives and our collective stories. Each episode invites you to see creativity not just as art, but as a mirror of truth, a prophetic force, and a pathway to self-development.
Join Jill each week for downloads that illuminate the hidden patterns in story — and in you.
The Download Podcast, with Jill Marshall
Creative Prophecy: How Books and Other Downloads Can Predict the Future
Prophetic Downloads: Unravelling the Mystery of Creative Foresight
In this episode of 'The Download' from Wise Woman and Wordsmith, host Jill Marshall delves into the fascinating phenomenon of creative downloads and their potential to predict the future. Through historical and contemporary examples, including her own personal experiences, Jill explores how seemingly prophetic insights often manifest in the creative process. She discusses notable instances where fiction closely mirrored future realities, such as Dean Koontz's 'The Eyes of Darkness' and other uncanny predictions in literature and media. Jill also provides practical tips on how creatives can recognise, journal, and trust their intuitive downloads. The episode emphasises the importance of tuning into these profound insights to navigate the mysteries of creativity and foresight.
00:00 Welcome to The Download
00:34 Exploring Creative Foresight
01:32 Tales of Prophetic Creativity
04:50 Personal Experiences with Predictive Downloads
07:07 Understanding and Recognising Prophetic Downloads
08:52 Conclusion and Final Comforting Thoughts
Download other episodes of crazy predictive coincidence:
How a book dropped a pin exactly on Jill’s mystery location
When TV downloads answered the question ‘What am I writing?’
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