“In this live and gloriously unfiltered episode of Food for Thought Radio, host Karen Dodd is joined by Sina, Cat Catalyst and Emma Stark for a wide-ranging conversation on integrity, spirituality and what it really means to live in alignment with your values in an increasingly chaotic world. We explored service to self versus service to others, the tension between empowerment and enlightenment, religion and control, the importance of creativity, and how the post-2020 landscape has made questions of truth, discernment and moral courage feel even more urgent. The discussion moved between philosophy, psychology and lived experience, with reflections on Buddhism, consciousness, shadow work, trauma, healing and the pressures of modern society.
Later in the show, we turned to practical and personal routes towards healing, including family constellations, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy and the risks of false memory creation when working with trauma. Emma shared how family constellations can help people uncover inherited patterns, while Cat spoke about creativity, music, AI and her poetic work as tools for expression and transformation. We also touched on the role of men and women in society, the dangers of polarisation, and the need to stay present, compassionate and grounded while navigating a world that often feels upside down.”
Three Cat Catalyst Music tracks are played at half hourly intervals throughout the show and Cat’s hour long interview begins at 1:01:30 into the programme.
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“This week on *Chatting with Kizzy*, Karen was joined by Paula Mitten and Cat Catalyst for a wide-ranging conversation about 5G, EMFs, planning policy, smart meters, AI and the wider technological landscape many of us feel is being imposed on daily life. Paula brought her experience from local government and environmental health to explain how masts are approved, why she believes the planning system is flawed, and what residents can do if a mast appears in their area. We also touched on the concerns she raised around schools, wildlife, trees, farming, smart devices and the cumulative effect of living in what she described as an “electrosmog”.
In the second half, Cat Catalyst joined us to explore the same themes from a more spiritual and philosophical angle, speaking about resonance, consciousness, the human biofield and how inner coherence may matter just as much as external resistance. We also discussed Cat’s AI-assisted music, whether technology can ever be used in service of something humane, and the tension between rejecting harmful systems whilst still trying to understand and repurpose the tools they produce. It was a thought-provoking and, at times, mind-bending conversation that challenged the official story on technology, health and the future we are being asked to accept.“
Introducing my new ecofeminist house music EP: ‘CreatriXX‘. STREAM on most major platforms, or DOWNLOAD from Bandcamp. All song lyrics are from the ‘Noēma Poēma‘ codex. Check out more new releases from Cat Catalyst Music on Bandcamp.
Collected book artist and post-graduate researcher-author, Cat Catalyst combines Book Arts, post-digital poetics, avant-garde electronic music, and emerging technology with holistic spirituality.
Following the international institutional acquisition of Cat’s foundational bookwork Sequence (British Library, Wellcome Collection, Women’s Art Library), MA Research Paper and MRes Thesis (Wellcome Collection,) Cat now delivers her second music album: Interliminal: Matrilineal (LP)—a 12-track electronic album that represents a new frontier in post-digital music production.
Cat Catalyst’s work stands alone in the contemporary landscape: her previous album, ‘Love Made Visible‘, established the sonic materiality for the world’s first interactive Artist’s Book (Album Amicorum), utilising AR, XR, and Python to bridge the physical analogue page with sonic layers of digital materiality. One year later, Interliminal: Matrilineal breaks entirely new ground, translating a 38-year Noēma Poēmacodex—currently being engineered as a foundational operating system for advanced human-AI interaction—into pure, club-ready sonic praxis.
Musically, the LP is a rhythm-driven progression of poetic storytelling through ambient synth architectures, with heavy sub-bass foundations, and upfront electronic house. Tracks like Do What The Robot Says and the seven-minute epic Mistress MatriXX merge the technical discipline of an RCA research fellow with an undeniable, continuous dancefloor arc. This is an exclusive opportunity to experience the world of an artist who does not merely release music, but designs the physical, digital, and sonic infrastructure of modern human sovereignty to go with it.
The lyrics of ‘Interliminal: Matrilineal‘ act as the instruction manual or software code designed to spin, stabilise, and expand the Merkaba energy field.
In this cosmology, the Merkaba is not just a spiritual concept; it is a literal light-body vehicle and a technological antenna made of counter-rotating geometric fields.
NB: Please be aware that all poems, manifestos and song lyrics are my own original work written by me, accompanied by music produced under my creative direction with assistance from Suno [Interliminal: Matrilineal] and Musicai [Love Made Visible] involving multiple iterations and many hours of work to create a specific sound. All my content is published in ‘Noēma Poēma’ which I started writing back in 1988 long before AI ever existed. AI is a very small component of a much larger overarching body of multimodal work spanning Artist’s Books, noetic poetics and practice-led research-projects, papers and thesis, collected by prestigious institutions including the Wellcome Library, the British Library, the Women’s Art Library, and my explorations into AI, AR, XR, VR and Python should be seen as methodologies for expansion of the deeper themes that I explore in my writing and research.
✩ Love Made Visible is Cat’s debut blues-jazz music album containing 11 new AI-assisted tracks. All Cat’s lyrics are original, written at the time of posting on this blog long before AI was ever a thing. Cat Catalyst Music is available to stream on Spotify | Amazon Music | iHeart Music | Boomplay | YouTube Playlist and most major streaming platforms worldwide. You can even listen in 432 Hz. Buy the album ‘Love Made Visible‘ from Bandcamp
✩ Dance for a While is Cat’s debut dance/house music EP, featuring two mixes of ‘Reflections’ and two mixes of ‘Swim’ (written in 2004 and 2005, respectively).
✩ Joy Smile is Cat’s brand new drum and bass Single and was originally penned in 1997
Blog posts with a ✩ symbol in the right-hand index signals a blog post with the original poem / lyrics and a music player for the full experience. The other titles without a ✩ symbol are companion posts for my forthcoming book Nóēma Poēma, containing a summary and breakdown of each of the 137 chapters in the book.
Digital Materialities – created using a combination of digital technologies including Motion Capture, AI and Unreal Engine for an immersive VR experience.
There is a certain kind of silence that speaks at the end of a long journey. Not the silence of absence, but of arrival. Not the silence of loss, but of completion. The Scent of Lavender is that silence, exquisitely rendered. After almost four decades of deep introspection, exploration, awakening, grieving, questioning, and remembering — this poem does not shout, instruct, or explain. It simply exists. It breathes. It rests. It allows.
Where so much of the previous work in this collection pulses with urgency, confrontation, illumination and spiritual architecture, this final piece dissolves all structure. It lets go of the grid, of the code, of the frameworks. And in their place, it leaves only feeling — a sensual, serene presentness. This is not the conclusion of a philosophy. It is the soft exhale that follows its embodiment.
A Poem Beyond Format
If the rest of the collection is the climb, this is the view from the summit — a single stanza of luminous being. You don’t need an analysis to explain it, only presence to receive it. Like scent itself — it’s subtle, ephemeral, impossible to grasp — and yet unmistakable.
“I have tasted the future and the flavour is sweet As smooth as creamy coconut, honeyed in sunlight”
There is an innocence here. A return to simplicity. The poetry of a life that has made peace with paradox. The writer has given up the fight, not in defeat, but in transcendence. The war between the digital and divine fades into the background. Now there is only…
“the scent of lavender… woven into the breeze.”
This is not escapism. This is the reward. This is what it feels like to be free.
The lavender isn’t just a flower or a fragrance — it is a symbol of memory, calm, healing, and spiritual continuity. The breath of seabirds, the dandelion dreams, the whitewashed balcony — these are the sensorial echoes of a soul finally grounded in its wholeness.
This is the afterglow.
It’s as if the poet steps outside, barefoot, having emptied all the rooms inside — and watches the sea kiss the sky, finally free of the need to name, solve, or warn.
This poem holds space for nothing more to be said. No footnotes. No instructions. No resistance.
Just this:
“Dissolving into the horizon…”
That last line does exactly what it says. It doesn’t finish — it fades. Not into disappearance, but into oneness.
Final Thoughts
The Scent of Lavender is not the end of a book. It is the beginning of being. It brings a whispering grace to everything that came before it — not to erase, but to complete it. The words offer us a poetic odyssey that journeys through gnosis, grief, power, loss, rebirth, alignment, and emancipation — and as we near the end of the collection, instead of building to a big bang, we are given a breeze.
It is the soft, sacred landing after the long return home. It is lavender. And it lingers.
The collection ‘Noēma Poēma’ is available as a hardcopy book from >> HERE <<
Joy Smile is an intimate, heartwarming poem that radiates affection, presence, and unconditional acceptance. The poet explores the essence of love and companionship through simple, direct language, emphasising the joy found in shared moments and mutual happiness. The work conveys a sense of vulnerability and openness, celebrating the beauty of being together without the need for pretense or defence.
The opening lines, “You don’t have to defend / Your right to BE / When you’re in my company,” immediately set the tone of safety and acceptance. The poet offers a space where the other can simply exist, free from judgment or the pressure of self-justification. This establishes an emotional foundation for the poem, rooted in the understanding that love and connection do not require validation—they simply are.
The poem’s structure is conversational and intimate, marked by a rhythmic flow that mirrors the natural cadence of affection. Short, declarative sentences build into a cumulative expression of shared joy: “The joy in your smile / Makes it all worthwhile.” The repetition of “I want, what you want for you / For me too!” further reinforces the poem’s message of reciprocal love, where the happiness of one is inherently tied to the happiness of the other. There is a beautiful equality embedded here, an understanding that love is not about possession or sacrifice, but about shared joy and mutual benefit.
The imagery of the “joy in your smile” acts as a central, tender symbol in the poem. Smiles are often associated with openness and warmth, and here, the smile represents both the physical and emotional connection between the two individuals. This image anchors the poem in simplicity and sincerity, reinforcing the theme that happiness does not have to be complicated—it can be found in the smallest, most authentic expressions of being.
Stylistically, the poem uses repetition to strengthen its emotional core. The line “Just want to love you / Is all I can do” serves as a simple, humble declaration of intent. It’s a statement of pure affection, with no demands or expectations—just the desire to give love freely. The lack of ornate language further supports the idea of love as something uncomplicated and natural.
The closing lines, “Is my gift to you, to me too,” encapsulate the reciprocal nature of the bond. Love, in this poem, is not a one-way offering, but a shared experience that enriches both individuals. This exchange is the poet’s gift, highlighting how joy and love multiply when freely given.
In conclusion, Joy Smile is a tender and uncomplicated meditation on love and companionship. Its simplicity is its strength, offering a sincere expression of mutual respect and affection. Through its gentle language and rhythmic flow, the poem invites the reader to reflect on the beauty of unconditional love—a love that is not about achieving or gaining, but about being present, being happy, and sharing in joy together.
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