Voices of the Sacred Feminine
I AM ENOUGH & SO ARE YOU!NEW SHOW FORMAT on VOICES OF THE SACRED FEMININE!Discussing Sex, Power, Religion and Politics with Karen Tate, thought leader, author, speaker and social justice activist.Every Wednesday hear Dr. Rev. Karen Tate, discussing the bees buzzing round in her bonnet: local, national, global and personal from a Divine Feminine or Right Brain point of view. Some call it the Feminine Consciousness or the shift away from patriarchal values to manifest a new and much needed normal. Raise your consciousness and save the world! It hasn't always been this way. And things don't have...
Wed, April 16, 2025
From Malaise to 5-Alarm Anxiety
It's hard sometmes to keep our emotions in check with all that's going on and I talk about that as well as offer some personel anecdotes, tools for coping; balance, discernment, divine guidance and resilience
Wed, April 09, 2025
The Ugly American Syndrome - Be An Ambassador Not a Philistine
Inspired from sacred journeys abroad meeting Ugly Americans and from watching what's going on in the news I talk about let's be an ambassador, not a philistine at home and in far away lands.
Wed, April 02, 2025
How to Connect with the Sacred on Spiritual Journeys & Staying Safe
So we've talked a bit about the nuts and bolts of sacred travel in other episodes in the preceding weeks (check the schedule) but today in our final episode on Sacred Travel I cover the esoteric aspects of connecting with the energies of sacred places. I also throw in some tips for staying safe on your journey. Please check out my book, Sacred Places of Goddess:108 Destinations
Wed, March 26, 2025
Purposeful Travel - Escorted or Independent Travel Pros/Cons
There is a lot to consider when taking a sacred tour, which some call purposeful travel. What are the pros and cons of taking an escorted vs independent tour. What are some of the questions to ask? Most important might be what is your intention and purpose for the journey.
Thu, March 20, 2025
Spring Meditation - Ostara, Consorts of Goddess, Inter-Faith
Enjoy this Spring Meditation with elements of the season, the Goddess, particularly Ostara, as well as her consorts, including Jesus making this a unique interfaith meditation for springtime, with suggestions how you might turn this into a lovely ritual. No intro. I just jump right into the meditation so you can download it without any housekeeping information from me allowing you to totally focus on the meditation. Enjoy. Check out the book, Goddess Calling: Inspirational Messages and Meditations to find this meditation and others.
Wed, March 19, 2025
Sacred Sites of Goddess - What Are They? Why Go? Why 108?
Continuing the sacred travel series I explain the many varied types of sacred sites of Goddess and what they represent to pilgrims, as well as the emotional feeling of making a connection at these sacred sites. We'll also delve into the meaning of the number 108. For more information check out Sacred Places of Goddess:108 Destinations.
Wed, March 12, 2025
Learning About Goddess & Her Sacred Places Including Hecate's Sacred Temple
Today I begin sharing about Goddess, who She is around the world and exploring her sacred sites. I explain the material we'll cover in the weeks ahead: Connecting with Sacred Sites, Staying Safe, What Makes a Journey Sacred, Etiquette of Sacred Travel...and much more. For more information check out Sacred Places of Goddess:108 Destinations.
Wed, March 05, 2025
Sacred Travel Story - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Temple - Alarming Aswan!
Today I'm sharing a bit about my book, Sacred Places of Goddess, as we're about to go into Spring and our thoughts might be turning to travel. You'll hear one of my travel stories from Egypt and more about Goddess Advocates, naming American destinations as "sacred goddess sites" and why we should consider museums sacred sites of Goddess. For more information, check out Sacred Places of Goddess:108 Destinations.
Wed, February 26, 2025
Are Your Shackles Showing? Hyperbole, Metaphor or Reality?
Spoiler Alert: This episode about captivity and abuse might be triggering. Do use self care. It is intended to have listeners ask the question if they are being held captive, traumatized, exploited or abused. Are they wearing blinders to abuse in their lives? Do we just accept or endure abuse and say "that's just the way it is." Are they looking for exit strategies? Do values of Goddess Spirituality offer an alternative? Check out Normalizing Abuse: A Commentary On Our Culture of Pervasive Abuse.
Wed, February 19, 2025
Lion, Tigers & Bears - Guardians or Guides?
Karen is telling the story of two bear encounters on the mountain and asks the question, are they spirit animals, guardians or guides? Do we see everyday magic?
Wed, February 12, 2025
Malaise and Numb Are We? Is it Kakistocracy?
Karen begs the question what's that feeling going around? Malaise is it? Or are we numb? And what exactly is kakistocracy?
Wed, February 05, 2025
City of Broken Sidewalks Sacred Travel Story - You Can't Go Home Again
For travel buffs and foodies, Karen shares a sacred travel story about not being able to go home again and seeking the wisdom in finding joy today.
Wed, January 29, 2025
Radical Gratitude
Sometimes the most difficult of challenges are indeed actually a gift of immense proportions, we just can't see it right away. I talk about our time healing "parked in the handicap zone."
S13 E653 · Thu, January 16, 2025
Dreaming, Inspiration and the Sleeping Goddess of Malta
Today in our sacred message I discuss the Sleeping Lady of Malta found in the famous Hypogeum on the tiny island of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea. We'll delve into our dreams, how people in ancient times utilized their dream time and what more contemporary teachers say dreams are all about.
S13 E652 · Fri, January 10, 2025
Sun Goddesses - Return of the Light - Resolutions & Transformation
Happy New Year everyone! Join me today as I share an inspirational message that captures the energy of the season as well as the Japanese Sun Goddess Amaterasu, Celtic Brigid's "motivational steam" and light as life. And please remember to go to Spreaker.com and hit the FOLLOW button for the show which soon will be fully migrated from Blog Talk to Spreaker and most other podcast platforms.
S13 E647 · Thu, January 02, 2025
Voices of the Sacred Feminine is MOVING....Find Out the Details/Please Follow Us
VSF has had a very long run here since 2009. There have been many technical glitches in the last year but the end has come so that something new can be reborn. If this show has meant something to you. If, as some of you have told me, its been your lifeline because you live in a sea of red. If I'm the only one talking about what you think or want to talk about, I'm not going to stop and we can stay connected. Tune in today and hear whats happening to the archives and all the details so we can stay friends! We're moving to SPREAKER. Follow us there. And thank you all for listener loyalty over the years!
S13 E646 · Thu, December 26, 2024
The Gift: Kamala Archetype of the Sacred Feminine and Tim the Divine Masculine
Mamala Sekhmet as I began to call Kamala and Tim, the embodiment of the Sacred Masculine, are the topics of today's final show of Voices of the Sacred Feminine on Blog Talk. Listen as I talk about the gift they've both given us. All we need do is recognize it and grasp it in our minds and hearts. As for this being the final show, it's been a long run here, since 2009, but you might recall I mentioned in past shows the Blog Talk internet platform, home for podcasts, is ceasing to exist, so my show has to move and I'll give you those specifics at the end of this episode.
S13 E648 · Thu, December 19, 2024
Resistance is Not Futile. The Borg Just Wants You To Think It So.
If you're a fan of Star Trek, you remember the Borg. The Borg who assimilated everyone. No one could think for themselves. Everyone was a loyalist to The Queen. (Interesting how they made the Ultimate Evil a female!) Their subject's brains were taken over and the conquered just became mindless robots for the Borg Collective. Well, I see similarities in what's happening now. But Resistance Is Not Futile! The Borg just wants you to think it is. Tune in and hear the beginning of my Resistance Checklist which you can do anonymously from your home or loud and proud and visible. There's something for everyone as they say.
S13 E645 · Thu, December 12, 2024
Remember Braindead on CBS? Satirical Comedy or Real Life?
Remember that satirical comedy by the producers of The Good Wife and Elsbeth, Michelle and Robert King, titled BrainDead? It was good for a reliable belly laugh each week. It was smart and insightful. Well, today I'm going to take the premise of that old gem and put a new twist on it. Just who are the ET insects eating the brains of humans out there?
S13 E638 · Wed, November 27, 2024
How the Brains of Liberals & Conservatives Actually ARE Different - Says Science
Who hasn’t confided to their most trusted friends their amazement at how different some people are in terms of what seems to be clearly black and white issues. Well, it turns out there is science behind general differences about liberal and conservative brain construction and thinking styles. Tune in and hear more. It's important because if we want to get past the polarization we have to know how to talk to each other and hear both sides.
S13 E643 · Sun, November 24, 2024
Can Democracy Survive Free Speech?
I’ll humbly say I’m no Constitutional scholar nor have I majored in Political Science, but from my Everywoman’s seat on my barcalounger, I’m just going to ask the quiet part out loud: Can Democracy survive the current state of Free Speech provided for in the 1st and 14th Amendments? If we allow disinformation and misinformation, lies and distortions can we ever restore equiibrium to society?
S13 E636 · Wed, November 13, 2024
God: The Unauthorized Biography with Thomas Quinn
Producer, author and colleague of mine, Thomas Quinn returns to VSF so we can chat about his new satirical and courageous book, God: The Unauthorized Biography - God's Old Testament memoir is how I refer to it. We'll be chatting about the morally-dubious history of the Israelites and their prophecies, surprising research in the Old Testament you never hear about, fresh insights on the role of women in the Old Testament which you never hear about, including if abortion is even mentioned. We'll compare history to legend and tradition and delve into why this is a relevent topic for us today beyond those of us who are history or religion junkies. And talk about how all this leads to why Evangelicals can support Donald Trump.
S13 E635 · Wed, November 06, 2024
Monetizing Your Healing Practice w/MollyMandelberg
Molly Mandelbert, founder of Wild Hearts Rise Up and Creatrix of Magnetic Influencer Collective and writer/illustrator of The Wild Hearts Rise Up Oracle Deck is with me today to talk about turning your gift and passion into vehicle to support yourself with our topic Monetizing Your Healing Practice.
S13 E641 · Fri, November 01, 2024
The Most Dangerous Organization in the U.S. - Listen & Decide
According to the eminent scholar, Norm Chomsky, the Republican party is "the most dangerous organization in the US." You decide for yourself if when presented with the "cliff note" evidence if we've had an ethical Republican administration since Eisenhower. As my historical account will attest, Republican Presidents have been guilty of war crimes, election interference, committing treason, sometimes by conspiring with foreign governments, and much more, to acquire or hold power for decades since Eisenhower. Yes, there have been Republican traitors in the White House before Donald Trump even if you didn’t learn about it in school, discover it buried in the news or followed the headlines.
S13 E633 · Wed, October 23, 2024
Truth About Being Neutral or Apolitical in Politics
SHOW MANTRA: I Am Enough and So Are You Today's Topic: Truth About Being Neutral or Apolitical in Politics Rescheduled from 10/16 -- Welcome to the new format of Voices of the Sacred Feminine as I go back to my roots here on the show and discuss the "bees buzzing round in my bonnet." I'll still have the occasional guest to chat with, but I've shortened the show to 30 minutes or less and I've taken the advice of my wise women friends and have decided to let you hear from me instead of a new author each week. And this week you'll be hearing me discuss my ideas around The Truth About Being Apolitical or Neutral in Politics. And maybe some other fruits of those honey bees that are buzzing round in my bonnet! "People often say with pride, I'm not interested in politics. They might as well say I'm not interested in my standard of living, my health, my job, my rights, my freedom, my future, or any future. If we mean to keep any control over our world and lives, we MUST be interested in politics." ~ Martha Gelhorn, writer, novelist, journalist
S13 E631 · Wed, October 09, 2024
When Love & Compassion Are Not the Answer - Spiritual ByPassing with Karen Tate
It's been good to be back these last weeks sharing my thoughts and ideas with you. I hope you've been enjoying the topics I've offered. Today we're talking about WHEN LOVE & COMPASSION ARE NOT THE ANSWER - SPIRITUAL BYPASSING. Psychologists say we're drowning in phoney love and compassion as people spiritually bypass rather than be uncomfortable long enough to solve problems. The bypassers then claim moral and spiritual superiority when in fact they might just be cowards without emotional maturity. As VSF returns to the air with it's over-arching theme of I AM ENOUGH & SO ARE YOU I go back to my roots and discuss the "bees buzzing round in my bonnet." I'll still have the occasional guest to chat with, but I've shortened the show to 30 minutes or so and I've taken the advice of my wise women friends and have decided to let you hear from me instead of a new author each week.
S13 E630 · Wed, October 02, 2024
Woman - As Creatrix of Civilization
It's been good to be back these last weeks sharing my thoughts and ideas with you. I hope you've been enjoying the topics I've offered. Today we're talking about WOMAN AS CREATRIX OF CIVILIZATION even though in patriarchy too often women are relegated to madonnas, whores and breeders. Or if we let some of the GOP have their way, we'll be chained to the stove, barefoot and pregnant. As VSF returns to the air with it's over-arching theme of I AM ENOUGH & SO ARE YOU I go back to my roots and discuss the "bees buzzing round in my bonnet." I'll still have the occasional guest to chat with, but I've shortened the show to 30 minutes or so and I've taken the advice of my wise women friends and have decided to let you hear from me instead of a new author each week.
S13 E626 · Wed, September 25, 2024
Recognizing the Feminine Wound & Antidote to the Wounded Feminine Consciousness
It's good to be back with you and welcome to the new format of Voices of the Sacred Feminine beginning this month called I AM ENOUGH & SO ARE YOU as I go back to my roots here on the show and discuss the "bees buzzing round in my bonnet." I'll still have the occasional guest to chat with, but I've shortened the show to 30 minutes or less and I've taken the advice of my wise women friends and have decided to let you hear from me instead of a new author each week. And this week you'll be hearing me discuss my ideas around Recognizing the Feminine Wound & the upcoming webinar on Sunday with me titled Antidote to the Wounded Feminine Consciousness for women and men. And maybe some other fruits of those honey bees that are buzzing round in my bonnet!
S13 E625 · Wed, September 18, 2024
White Women's Tears & Stifling Women's Anger with Karen Tate
It's good to be back with you and welcome to the new format of Voices of the Sacred Feminine beginning this month called I AM ENOUGH & SO ARE YOU as I go back to my roots here on the show and discuss the "bees buzzing round in my bonnet." I'll still have the occasional guest to chat with, but I've shortened the show to 30 minutes or less and I've taken the advice of my wise women friends and have decided to let you hear from me instead of a new author each week. And this week you'll be hearing me discuss my ideas around the discussion Why Society Reviles Women's Anger & the Manipulation of White Women's Tears. And maybe some other fruits of those honey bees that are buzzing round in my bonnet!
S13 E624 · Wed, September 11, 2024
Discovering Your Life's Purpose - It's In Your Genes! with Karen Tate
It's good to be back with you and welcome to the new format of Voices of the Sacred Feminine beginning this month called I AM ENOUGH & SO ARE YOU as I go back to my roots here on the show and discuss the "bees buzzing round in my bonnet." I'll still have the occasional guest to chat with, but I've shortened the show to 30 minutes or less and I've taken the advice of my wise women friends and have decided to let you hear from me instead of a new author each week. And this week you'll be hearing me discuss my ideas around Discovering Our Life's Purpose and might it be lurking in our genes? And maybe some other fruits of those honey bees that are buzzing round in my bonnet!
S13 E623 · Wed, September 04, 2024
Do We Have a Happiness Deficit? with Karen Tate
It's good to be back with you and welcome to the new format of Voices of the Sacred Feminine beginning this month called I AM ENOUGH & SO ARE YOU as I go back to my roots here on the show and discuss the "bees buzzing round in my bonnet." I'll still have the occasional guest to chat with, but I've shortened the show to 30 minutes or less and I've taken the advice of my wise women friends and have decided to let you hear from me instead of a new author each week. And this week you'll be hearing me discuss my ideas around the idea Do We Have a Happiness Deficit? And maybe some other fruits of those honey bees that are buzzing round in my bonnet!
S13 E621 · Wed, August 28, 2024
Crazy Ideas That Stuck - Otherwise Known as Manufactured Consent
It's good to be back with you and welcome to the new format of Voices of the Sacred Feminine beginning this month called I AM ENOUGH & SO ARE YOU as I go back to my roots here on the show and discuss the "bees buzzing round in my bonnet." I'll still have the occasional guest to chat with, but I've shortened the show to 30 minutes or less and I've taken the advice of my wise women friends and have decided to let you hear from me instead of a new author each week. And this week you'll be hearing me discuss my ideas around the Crazy Ideas That Stuck - Otherwise Known as Group Think or Manufactured Consent. I think you'll really be surprised that these ideas ever were accepted as normal. And maybe some other fruits of those honey bees that are buzzing round in my bonnet!
S13 E620 · Wed, August 21, 2024
Knowledge is Power - Who Are Our Gatekeepers Controlling Knowledge?
It's good to be back with you and welcome to the new format of Voices of the Sacred Feminine beginning this month called I AM ENOUGH & SO ARE YOU as I go back to my roots here on the show and discuss the "bees buzzing round in my bonnet." I'll still have the occasional guest to chat with, but I've shortened the show to 30 minutes or less and I've taken the advice of my wise women friends and have decided to let you hear from me instead of a new author each week. And this week you'll be hearing me discuss my ideas around the question of Knowledge is Power and Who Are the Gatekeepers Controlling what you Know and Learn. How do you conform or resist? And maybe some other fruits of those honey bees that are buzzing round in my bonnet!
S13 E629 · Fri, August 16, 2024
Stifled No More - I'm Just Gonna Say It & You Can Too! Project 2025 vs Women
Rescheduled due to Blog Talk Technical Difficulty... Stifled No More..I'm Just Gonna Say It & You Can Too! & Dangers of Project 2025. It's good to be back with you and welcome to the new format of Voices of the Sacred Feminine beginning this month called I AM ENOUGH & SO ARE YOU as I go back to my roots here on the show and discuss the "bees buzzing round in my bonnet." I'll still have the occasional guest to chat with, but I've shortened the show to 30 minutes or so and I've taken the advice of my wise women friends and have decided to let you hear from me instead of a new author each week. And maybe some other fruits of those honey bees that are buzzing round in my bonnet! Please be aware Blog Talk has been having technical difficultues, so if I schedule a show, then the show doesn't air LIVE, their glitch is back and I'll reschedule. Sorry for the inconvenience. If that happens, I suggest one of the great past shows from the archives!
S13 E622 · Sun, August 11, 2024
Antidote for the Wounded Feminine Consciousness w/Karen Tate
You're Invited to My Quarterly Webinar * Sunday, September 29* * 1PM - 3:00 PM Pacific...COST: $15.00 Come join us to heal and empower the wounded feminine within us all. *Can't join LIVE? You'll get a link to listen later. Have you ever looked around and wondered why things are the way they are? If they could be different? Or ever were different than society and culture is today? Maybe you’ve whispered these thoughts to your trusted friends but didn’t dare voice them out loud. Or you didn’t know how to language or name these thoughts and questions you intuitively were thinking and feeling in your gut. REGISTER FOR WEBINAR Click Here to Pay. No Refunds after 7 days before event. https://mailchi.mp/3ad35bcf75e7/tools-for-transformation-newsletter-from-karen-tate-12792940 Webinar Cost: $15.00 Any problems? Send me an email at karentate108@yahoo.com .
S13 E618 · Wed, August 07, 2024
Is the Sacred Feminine a Vehicle Toward Ascension? Is Goddess the Light?
It's good to be back with you and welcome to the new format of Voices of the Sacred Feminine beginning this month called I AM ENOUGH & SO ARE YOU as I go back to my roots here on the show and discuss the "bees buzzing round in my bonnet." I'll still have the occasional guest to chat with, but I've shortened the show to 30 minutes or less and I've taken the advice of my wise women friends and have decided to let you hear from me instead of a new author each week. And this week you'll be hearing me discuss my ideas around the question Is the Sacred Feminine a Vehicle TowardAscension? Is Goddess the Light? And maybe some other fruits of those honey bees that are buzzing round in my bonnet!
Mon, July 22, 2024
Spiritual Bypass as a Feminine Issue with Corinna Wood
Spiritual Bypassing is a an emotional device we use when we don't want to face something. We throw love and compassion at an uncomfortable or triggering situation we want to avoid instead, perhaps even fooling ourselves we're more spiritually superior or taking the high road - when in fact we're just avoiding being uncomfortable.
Sat, June 15, 2024
Walking An Ancient Path E-Book with 20th Anniversary Epilogue Available Now!
What's changed since 2005 in the spirituality, the practitioners and in Karen's head? Find out with in the 20th Anniversary Epilogue only available in this E-book version of Walking An Ancient Path. https://amzn.to/3VnA3w5 $6.99 at Amazon.
S13 E617 · Tue, June 11, 2024
Walking An Ancient Path 20th Anniversary Epilogue w/Karen Tate
My award winning second book, Walking An Ancient Path; Rebirthing Goddess on Planet Earth, a finalist in the National Best Books 2008 Awards, was released back in 2006 without an e-book version. But now that e-book is being released on Amazon with a 20th Anniversary Epilogue updating the book as I look at what's happened in the past two decades since the book was being written. Hear a little more about the book and perhaps you'll be inspired to purchase an e-book for yourself and your friends. If you've been a supporter of my work, please do purchase a copy on Amazon and buy me a cup of coffee at my website, www.karentate.net
S13 E614 · Wed, April 10, 2024
Welsh Goddess Myths & the Modern Woman with Shelli Enteen
Happy to have Shellie Enteen return to the show to continue our conversation about the treasure trove that mythology of the Welsh Goddesses still holds for today's women. Shellie, an author, astrologer, interfaith minister, aromatherapist, educator, reiki master and public speaker has extensively researched the Druids for her trilogy, Revealing the Druid Legacy, an inspired memoir of a Dark Age Druid Priestess and she shares the valuable information with myself and listeners. We'll talk about how Welsh Goddesses fit into Neo-Druidry and how they compare to those in the Celtic Dark Age. We'll learn when their stories were writen, which are the most familiar Welsh Goddesses and what we can glean from the Neo-Druid Goddess myths useful for women now.
S13 E612 · Wed, March 27, 2024
Artemis, The Goddess Who Changed the World with Dr Carla Ionescu
I'm thrilled to speak to leading Artemis expert, Dr. Carla Ionescu who has published several papers and authored a recent book titled "She Who Hunts - Artemis, The Goddess Who Changed the World." Dr. Carla has become a respected authority on the subject and her work has not only advanced our understanding of ancient beliefs and rituals, but has also rekindled interest in the Goddess' role in shaping herstorical events. We'll delve into Artemis, including the Ephesian Letters, her connection to Mary, Mother of Jesus, connections between ancient beliefs and modern cultural practice, what she means by Artemis as the "wild" Goddess, and how Artemis has changed the world. Having both traveled to many of these ancient sites of Goddess, Carla and I have much to discuss! I'm so excited!
S13 E611 · Wed, March 20, 2024
Spiritual Bypass as a Feminine Issue with Corinna Wood
Visionary teacher of women's wisdom for over 30 years, Corinna Wood is a beloved leader in the holistic healing community now pioneering an earth-based and woman-centered approach to communication and the psyche. Today we'll delve into spiritual bypassing, toxic positivity and some of the issues you see with spiritual bypassing as well as how this impacts one's ability to heal and recover from trauma and abuse. Hear Corinna share a common spiritual bypass comment with one that actually supports authetic healing as well as approaching communication in a way that supports authentic healing.
S13 E610 · Wed, March 13, 2024
7 Levels of Wisdom with Monica Esgueva
Monica Esgueva, renowned self-development teacher and spiritual guide bridges the gap between Eastern and Western philsophies. We'll discuss her journey of self-discovery, including the many years she spent in India and Nepal which enables her to help the transformation of individuals for more than 15 years. Interesting topics we'll cover today are misconceptions about finding joy and happiness, changing careers to align with our life purpose, practical advice for personal transformation and what working with kids with cancer in hospice taught her about death and the soul's journey.
S13 E609 · Wed, March 06, 2024
In Our Right Minds: Guiding Women to Their Strength with Dale Allen
Dale Allen is with me today discussing her 25 year journey, sharing the healing energy of the Sacred Feminine through her work, the one woman show In Our Right Minds: Guiding Women to Their Strength as Leaders, Leading Men to Strength Without Armor, which has been widely acclaimed at universities, conferences, corporations, theaters and expos across the US, Canada, from Kauai to Dubai, the UN Commission on the Status of Women, and the Parliament of the World's Religions. The film version has been awarded in 19 independent film festivals worldwide.
S13 E608 · Wed, February 28, 2024
Life of a Druid Priestess in Dark Ages with Shellie Enteen
Celtic practictioner, author, inter-faith minister, educator and healer, Shellie Enteen has extensively researched the philosophy and practices of the ancient Druids and how its evolved. We'll specifically focus on the life for women in what is now the UK before the advent of Christianity and why and how it changed. We'll discuss Druid Goddesses and Neo-Druid goddess myths, particularly related to how this information can help the modern woman. . Eight festivals on the Druid calendar will get our attention as well as the legends of King Arthur and how they differ from the source and why.
S13 E607 · Wed, February 21, 2024
From the Goddess Docu-Series with Laura Hirch, Producer
Filmmaker, journalist and artist, Laura Hirch released the multi-part docu-series titled From the Goddess late last year. We'll discuss with Laura how she talks about central themes of women, healing, spirituality, mysticism and art as they relate to the Great Goddess in early history and modern times. Hirch shows how women have played an important role in earlier societies, how they've been worshiped as the creatrix of life and the bearer of community and a source of sacredness. Laura gets into patriarchy's rise and the part is played in the destruction in goddess spirituality and the status of women. A rich look at what once was and ideas about what might serve humanity in the future.
S13 E606 · Wed, February 14, 2024
All About Demeter with Robin Corak
Robin Corak, author of the book, Demeter, is also an end of life doula, and reiki coach who shares with us her extensive knowledge of the Greek Goddess Demeter. We'll delve deeper than what you learned in your grade school or high school mythology class, helping listeners realize Demeter's significance in ancient times and today. We'll talk about the Mother Wound, what Demeter can teach us about grief and loss, and how Demeter weilds anger and vengeance and reconcile that with her image as the nurturing and loving archetype. Demeter is important related to social justice and we'll discuss how she might become part of one's spiritual path. Robin is also the author of Persephone: Practicing the Art of Personal Power.
S13 E605 · Wed, February 07, 2024
Gratitude is Your Superpower with Deborah Perdue
Workshop presenter, author of multiple books and retreat facilitator, Deborah Perdue discusses her passion about the power of gratitude and why we should not overlook this magic bullet to help us on our life's path. Deborah will share with listeners how she's expanded the practice of gratitude through the years and how this has become an important tool in her spiritual toolbox.
S13 E604 · Wed, January 31, 2024
Weaving A Global Divine Feminine Field of Healing w/Mare Cromwell
Mare Cromwell, Founder and Director of the Great Mother Love Way non profit is a humble servant to Mother Gaia and her spiritual councils. As an internationally known Gaia Mystic and High Priestess, visionary, healer and award-winning author, Mare is committed to Birthing the New Earth. We'll talk about the Great Mother Love Way, 1000 Goddesses Gathering Global Grid, the Global Divine Feminine Field of Healing, the Global Apologies Ceremonies to the Original Peoples & their Ancestors as well as the "Nature" of her work and the role of trees, nature spirits, and elementals.
S13 E603 · Wed, January 24, 2024
About Dreams, Dreaming & Inspiration (Including Meditation) w/Karen Tate
My trip to the Hypogeum in Malta, islands off the coast of Sicily, where the Sleeping Lady of Malta was found, inspired my research into ancient dream practices, dream incubation and contemporary dream research. I'll share with you my experience at the Hypogeum as well as the research I uncovered and published in my book, Goddess Calling: Inspirational Messages & Meditations of Sacred Feminine Liberation Thealogy. After my message about Malta and dreaming, you'll have the opportunity to join me in a Sleeping Goddess/Dreaming and Inspiration Meditation.
S13 E601 · Wed, January 10, 2024
The Melissae - Ancient Greek Priestesses of Goddess Demeter w/Elizabeth Ashley
Practicing Melissae Priestess, Elizabeth Ashley, a plant and bee shamanes/guardian is with us to discuss her book, Meeting the Melissae: Ancient Bee Priestesses of Demeter. Today's talk might just as well be called All Things Demeter as we delve into Demeter's sanctuaries, the practices of her priestesses called Melissae and bee shamanism. I'll ask Elizabeth about the Eleusinian Mysteries and how the Greek religion differs from religions of today, as well as what this ancient religion and these priestesses can teach us today. And as a special treat, I'll play a relevant cut from our beloved, Layne Redmond, called Bee Mantra.
S13 E600 · Sat, December 30, 2023
Ancestral Healing After the Pandemic - What's Changed? w/Krystal Rains
Healer, artist, herbalist, agroecologist and shamanic practitioner Krystal Rains has had as her mission Healing Ancestral Legacy Trauma using Q'ero Shamanism, Reiki and other modalities for many years. She shares her experiences and lessons to help others create their own ancestral healing journey for self care as well as share with us the trends in ancestral healing as this alternative healing modality is becoming more widely known, even mainstream.
S13 E599 · Thu, December 21, 2023
Sun Goddesses & Light As Life with Karen Tate
Enjoy this seasonal presentation as we are in the darkness of the year awaiting the return of the light. I'll present on the stories of the Sun Goddesses who teach us about Light as Life. I'll delve into Amaterasu and Uzume, Demeter and Baubo, Brigid and why this is the perfect time of year for making resolutions, including some tips to help stick to our promises made to ourselves for a better tomorrow.
S13 E597 · Wed, December 13, 2023
Legacy of Goddess: Heroines, Warriors, Witches from Myths/Tales Rachel McCoppin
Prof. Rachel McCoppin, Ph.D returns to the show to discuss her other book, The Legacy of the Goddess: Heroines, Warriors and Witches from World Mythology to Folktales and Fairy Tales - and that's just what we'll be chatting about today! We'll have fun delving into famous folktales and fairy tales that possibly reveal elements of ancient goddess worship and discover what women today gain from identifying sacred messages in folktales and fairy tales they may have passed over as a mere children's tale. We'll also talk about the importance of these stories and narratives to shape society and why re-writes are often called for if we want to re-shape our future for women everywhere.
S13 E598 · Wed, December 06, 2023
Guadalupe, Lady of Miracles, Heralds the Flowering of Humanity w/Karen Tate
With her feast day of December 12th approaching, Karen Tate will share the good news of Our Lady of Guadalupe who comes from a long line of "epiphanny" goddesses who "appeared" to humanity urging us to strive for positive transformation and the flowering of humanity - also good fortune or what some might call miracles. Join Karen as she shares the story of Guadalupe's miracles and pays her tribute.
S13 E596 · Wed, November 29, 2023
Standing at the Threshold: Love or Fear with Caryn MacGrandle
Caryn MacGrandle, creatrix behind the Divine Feminine App, an online community since 2016 connecting women (all genders) in circles, events and resources is with me today to have a conversation about women's leadership. Some, but not all questions we'll delve into are The need for action now, why there are not more marches and public gatherings, why we just keep re-inventing the wheel instead of building on the accomplishments of foremothers, why is the return of the Divine Feminine taking so long?
S13 E595 · Wed, November 22, 2023
Narcissistic Abuse Epidemic with Randi Fine
Randi Fine, expert in narcissistic personality disorder abuse, podcast host, coach and author is a guiding spirit in the narcissistic abuse awereness movement. As a Coach, Randi has guided thousands of people in their life journey and today she'll share her expertise with listeners to help them recognize NPD or Narcissistic Personality Disorder. We'll get into how prevalent this abuse is in our society, who suffers from the abuse and who are victims. Symptoms of the abuse and problems that occur with survivors. Hear if people with NPD are able to love anyone and if there is a particular type of partner that someone with NPD is attracted to. Don't miss this episode!
S13 E593 · Wed, November 15, 2023
Numerology 101 - Numbers & Their Messages w/Wendy Orsatt
Lover of life and numerologist, Wendy Orsatt will chat with me today to discuss Numerology 101 and the messages the numbers can provide us to give us answers about our lives. We'll delve into what Numerology actually is, hold old the divination system is and what kinds of messages can be found in the numbers. We'll talk about the connection between astrology and numerology, "Angel Numbers" and properly interpreting the numbers. And our Audience Activity today will be how to find your own life path number to guide you.
S13 E594 · Wed, November 08, 2023
Let's Talk About Sex and Sexuality w/Melody Rosecrans
Evidentiary spiritual medium, Akashic Records reader and spiritual life coach/teacher, Melody Rosecrans, gets important information from her spirit guides which she shares with her community on a regular basis. Today she's with me to chat about what they've taught her about sex and sexuality. We'll discuss topics such as: A we meant to be with just one sexual partner, does abstaining from sex bring you a higher state of spiritual consciousness, are virgins more spiritually connected, what is transcendent sex, can every couple experience transcendent sex and is it even possible in our western culture, the question of gender - and more if we have time!
S13 E580 · Wed, November 01, 2023
A New Science of the Afterlife with Daniel Drasin
Daniel Drasin, award-winning documentary filmaker, photographer and media producer for more than six decades has been actively investigating the field of afterlife communication through traditional mental and physical mediumship as well as modern electronics. We'll discuss his journey in this field, his paranormal experiences and explore what that "veil" that separates this world from the next really might be. Language is important and we'll explore why that is related to this topic and Daniel will distinguish between skepticism and pseudoskepticism.
S13 E592 · Wed, October 25, 2023
Talking to Goddess - Bringing Women's Sacred Writings Together w/D'vorah Grenn
D'vorah Grenn, Ph.D is an educator, writer, spiritual guide and founder of The Lilith Institute, A Center for Feminist Spirituality. She's authored and curated many publications and has hosted her own podcast Tending Lilith's Fire. Today she's decided to chat with us about the book, Talking to Goddess, the importance of women's writing, and especially women coming together to write their own prayers and why that's so important.
S13 E591 · Wed, October 18, 2023
Awaken & Ignite Your Intuitive Abilities with Cynthia Singleton
Are you hiding your intuitive potential? If you are, you'll need to tune in and hear my interview with Cynthia Singleton because she's a kindred spirit. Author of Amping Your Abilities: 77 Ways to Awaken, Explore and Ignite Your Intuition and maker of Kissing Cards, the game of the same name. Cynthia will share with listeners some of her own experiences with unknown phenomena, how she discovered her "hidden" intuitive potential - and you can too! I won't let her go before we try a few exercises on for size.
S13 E590 · Wed, October 11, 2023
365 Days of Goddess: The Magic of Daily Practice with Molly Remer
Molly Remer, priestess, mystic and poet hailing from Missouri is the author of ten books and a big fan of making devotion a daily practice and savoring the everyday enchantment that comes from that routine. Molly, a wife and mother, will tell us how she manages to make space for the sacred in the middle of her busy life, as well as give us a few simple rituals we might use ourselves to spice up life at our home altars. Getting a little more serious, I'll ask Molly what her approach to priestessing looks like these days.
S13 E589 · Wed, October 04, 2023
Is the Sacred Feminine a Vehicle Toward Ascension?
Karen Tate shares her thoughts from her October newsletter, Toolbox for Transformation, where she discusses her spiritual path, including the next leg of that journey - exploring if there's a connection between Goddess Spirituality, which she's been teaching for 30 years, and Ascension, the Light and what societal changes needs to take place to evolve and manifest a new normal in the world.
S13 E587 · Wed, September 27, 2023
The Erotic Divine Feminine with Satya Lila
Satya Lila, founder of the Sexual Communion program returns to the show to discuss the "Erotic Divine Feminine." Satya Lila has taught and guided people in the area of sacred sexuality since 1993 and has had around 15,000 hours of client sessions and led hundreds of workshops all over the US and Japan. Today we'll learn what the erotic divine feminine actually is and what the advantages of having a well-developed erotic divine feminine might be. We'll also discuss why someone might not have a well-developed erotic divine feminine and what they can do about it. We'll talk about expressing the erotic divine feminine and Satya Lila will tell us about someone whosse life was changed by activating her erotic divine femine...and of course we'll explore the divine part and how that connects with sexuality. (Satya Lila was previously on VSF June 28 discussing The Energetics of Love Play.)
S13 E586 · Wed, September 20, 2023
Ecosomatics: Embodiment Practices for Healing w/Cheryl Pallant
Cheryl Pallant, author, poet, energy healer, dancer, meditation teacher and faculty member at the University of Richmond shares the wisdom of her most recent book, Ecosomatics: Embodiment Practices for a World in Search of Healing. She is also a contributing writer for Spirituality and Health Magazine and is a Reiki and Healing Touch practitioner. Many of us have probably heard the term Ecosomatics bandied about but weren't quite sure what it was or how it might be important. Well, today we get those answers as Cheryl explains ecosomatics, why its important during this period of climate crisis and she'll share how this practice might be used to support health. She'll reveal her findings of how embodied most people are, what is somatic listening and if all important intuition can be learned - and how.
S13 E585 · Wed, September 13, 2023
Waking Up and Exiting the Matrix with Dawn DelVecchio
Dawn DelVecchia, founder of the Return of the Priestess speaker series, the Return of the Priestess private community and the lineage bearer of the MotherSpirit Spiestess line has served as Priestess for more than 37 years with a deep background in Goddess lore, ceremony, spiritual counsel, channeling, tarot and soul astrology. We'll talk today about where humanity finds itself, and the conscious or unconscious choices we might make as the world changes underfoot. Will we choose the red pill or the blue pill? Will we be ready to take a leap of faith or will we be left behind or force "the powers that be" to push us forward? Dawn will define "the matrix" and explain the greater context of why now is the "wake-up and exit" call and what "exiting the matric" might look like.
S13 E584 · Wed, September 06, 2023
Real Astrology & Feng Shui & How It Can Help Achieve Your Dreams w/Dianne Lawson
Real Feng Shui? Real Astrology? What makes it real or unreal? Those ideas might certainly raise some eyebrows and pique some curiosity but according to Dianne Lawson, who has been an astrologer for 50 years, taught hundreds of classes, had many, many clients, there's a method to using these alternative modalities to actually create the lives we want that goes beyond reading your astrology every morning or getting your chart done every year or making sure your bed faces the right direction. And I won't let her get away before she gives us some important forecasts for 2023 and hopefully beyond to the 2024 election and some pending political situations that have so many captivated.
S13 E588 · Wed, August 30, 2023
Restoring the Sacred Feminine in Plant Medicine with Marguerite Rigoglioso
Returning to the show is Marguerite Rigoglioso, founding director of Seven Sisters Mystery School discussing Restoring the Sacred Feminine in Plant Medicine. We'll discuss why people are becoming more interested in plant medicine, what it does for people and now that plant medicines, (which have had a contentious recent history, like cannabis) are legal, how can we understand and find balance with right usage rather than misuse. Marguerite will share why she's gone from private to public use of cannabis, how various sacred plants around the world relate to each other and how plant medicines promote gnosis and inner knowing. Rigoglioso believes Santa Maria/Lady Cannabis holds wisdom for the world's challenges which will also be a topic of conversation. Finally, we'll talk about the divine feminine roots of sacred medicine plants such as cannabis and cacao and how we can more deeply align with and restore her feminine aspects for the healing and balanceing of our world today.
S13 E583 · Wed, August 23, 2023
How We Lost the Common Good & How we Might Restore It with Beth Bartlett
Scholar Beth Bartlett returns to the show with another thought provoking concept few of us seem to learn in our educational institutions but many should understand. This program is about how we lost our concept of the Common Good and that loss just might have begun quite sometime ago. We'll delve into the structures that drove people from self-sustainability and self- reliance into becoming wage slaves in cities, into patriarchy and capitalism. It's quite a explanation no one should miss. Beth will also offer ideas about how we just might restore this all important idea that serves humanity - putting importance not on just ourselves as individuals, but on the trive, the common good for us all so that we all thrive and prosper. We'll also delve into the loss of our appreciation of vastness and what that might have to do with the loss of the common good.
S13 E582 · Wed, August 16, 2023
Using Ancient Ritual Body Postures for Spirit Journeying w/Laura Lee
For over 20 years, Laura Lee has been practicing and teaching ritual body postures which she describes as "the modern version of a very ancient technique for naturally and easily shifting into an expanded state of awareness, likened to a 'waking dream' or inward reverie characterized by the experience of a 'spirit journey.' She's taught this around the world for decades with the last ten years serving as the Director of the Cuyamungue Institute, the world headquarters for this practice. That's where our talk today takes us with the many aspects related to this practice.
S13 E581 · Wed, August 09, 2023
Power, Energy and You with Janus Blum
As an author, student of spiritual well-being and advocate for positive social change, Janus has spent her adult life as a seeker. The journey led through many areas of inquiry including the human potential movement, mythological studies and ancient sacred ways. In this time she's come to believe quite a lot about Power and Energy which she'll share with us today. We'll talk about the magickal things she's witnessed and how this fits into her spiritual belief system.
S13 E579 · Wed, July 26, 2023
Dancing with Deity: A Conversation about Heart Led Magic w/ Irisanya Moon
Irisanya Moon, author of 8+ books is also a priestess, teacher, initiate in the Reclaiming tradition as well as a devotee of Aphrodite, Hecate, the Norns and Iris. She's been practicing her spirituality and magick for more than 20 years. She will share with us her philosophy that life is and humans are love spells, ever experiencing a dance of desire and connection, moving in and out of the heart, always returning to love. We'll ask her to dig deep and tell us how one knows if a deity is calling them, how to build a relationship with your deities and what she means by "life is a love spell."
S13 E578 · Wed, July 19, 2023
Christianity and Politics with Tom Quinn
Tom Quinn, twice Emmy-nominated writer/produceer who spent 22 years making documentary programs for Discovery Channel, History Channel, BBC and others including Discovery's archaeology adventure series, Expedition Unknown chats with me today about his humorous book, What Do You Do with a Chocolate Jesus? An Irreverent History of Christianity - written as an argument against the growing religious fundamentalism in American law and politics. He's also produced shows on urban legends, conspiracy theories and religious cults. Originally from New Jersey, Tom has an MFA from the American Film Institute and today works as a freelance writer for print and YouTube. He calls himself a humorous skeptic.
S13 E576 · Wed, July 05, 2023
Losing Female Deities Degraded Women's Status in Society w/Rachel McCoppin
Rachel McCoppin, Ph.D. professor of literature at the University of Minnesota Crookston is here to discuss her newest book, Goddess Lost: How the Downfall of Female Deities Degraded Women's Status in World Cultures. Rachel will tell us why this topic is still relevant today and explain a bit about the history of goddess worship and what it meant to the role of women in each of the global regions identified in her book. I'll be sure to ask her about women-centeredd religions or philosophies still practiced today and how understanding this history of goddess worship helps women today. Other books by Rachel McCoppin are The Hero's Journey and the Cycles of Nature, The Lessons of Nature in Mythology, The Legacy of the Goddess: Heroines, Warriors and Witches from World Mythology to Folktales and Fairy Tales and The Ecological Heroes of Amerindian Mythology
S13 E575 · Wed, June 28, 2023
The Energetics of Love Play with Satya Lila
Satya Lila, founder of the Secual Communion program, has taught and guided people in the area of sacred sexuality since 1993. With over 15,000 hours of client sessions under the belt and having led hundreds of workshops across the US and Japan, she specializes in helping women and couples to enhance their intimate connections, to allow the erotic divine energies to move through them and feel the ecstatic bliss of a sacred secual connection - and enjoy epic, earth shattering love play.
S13 E574 · Wed, June 21, 2023
A Woman's Guide to Sacred Activism with Marilyn Nyborg
Marilyn Rosenbrock Nyborg, Sacred Activist, author of A Woman's Guide to Sacred Activism and co-founder of Gather the Women and Global Matrix gives listeners the ABC's of sacred activism: What is it? Is it religious? Why Women? Do you have to be an Extravert to participate? How to incorporate your anger. How to change people's minds. Why this is different than men's approach at activism.
S13 E571 · Wed, June 14, 2023
Mary Magdalene Speaks with Marcia McMahon
Intuitive medium and channel, Marcia McMahon, interviewed on both radio and TV for over 15 years, is a spiritual teacher and Angelic Reiki Master healer. She's with me today to discuss her book Mary Magdalene Speaks, composed of both researched and channeled information about the life of Mary Magdalene and Jeshsua, the bloodline and Holy Grail. We'll delve into the discrepancies between traditional knowledge church authorities preach to the masses and the gnostic teachings Marcia has gleaned through her channeling gift. Marcia will share some of Mary's wisdom, Marcia's experiences visiting sites sacred to Mary and Jesus in Israel as well as relics kept hidden by the Vatican.
S13 E573 · Wed, June 07, 2023
The Madness & the Magic w/Sheena Cundy
Sheena Cundy, author of Witch Lit, The Magic of Nature Oracle, singer-songwriter of Morrigans Path, tarot reader/teacher and host of The Witch Wavelength podcast and non-fiction book of the same name calls in from the UK today to discuss her spiritualty and how it informs every aspect of her life. Sheena will share her journey to become a pagan writer, musician and podcaster, the pros and cons of publishing, and the magic and madness that informed all her passions.
S13 E570 · Wed, May 31, 2023
Ancient Language of Sacred Sound with David Elkington
David Elkington, academic and historian is expert in all things biblical and Egyptological, with a specialization in the resonance patterns at ancient holy sites. I'm very excited to discuss the role sacred sound played in ancient times at these ancient sites as well as what ancient humanity knew about using sacred sound. We'll delve into where Christianity fit into this ancient scheme, if they did, and if modern music can compare to the old in this regard. Finally, we'll uncover the heroine in these places and her role in the story and how wisdom fits into the overall scheme.
S13 E569 · Wed, May 24, 2023
Reclaiming Life After Trauma with Daniel Mintie and Julie Staples
Daniel Mintie, Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University's School of Medicine and four-times published author along with Julie Staples, Research Director at The Center for Mind-Body Medicine and Adjunct Assistant Professor at Georgetown University will join me on the air today to discuss reclaiming one's life after trauma. We'll delve into PTSD, or post traumatic stress disorder and how integrative medicine, CBT and yoga might address trauma symptoms. Daniel will share the protocols he's developed and success stories of some of his clients.
S13 E568 · Wed, May 10, 2023
What Indigenous People Can Teach Us To Save Ourselves w/Kerri Hummingbird
Kerri Hummingbird, Soul Guide and host of Soul Nectar Show, is the #1 international best-selling author of "The Second Wave: Transcending the Human Drama," "Awakening to Me: One Woman's Journey to Self Love," and "Love is Fierce: Healing the Mother Wound." We'll chat today about What Indigenous People Can Teach Us to Save Ourselves which delves into embodiment, inner medicine, how our story influences our life experience, reducing stress and mental chatter and how we might evolve into homo luminous....the one who dreams the sacred dream of New Earth for our descendants seven generations to come.
S13 E567 · Wed, May 03, 2023
Sacred Sisterhood & Magdalene with Marguerite Rigoglioso
Marguerite Rigoglioso, Ph.D., is the foremost authority on the history of virgin birth, and the author of the bold new award-winning book, The Mystery Tradition of Miraculous Conception: Mary an the Lineage of Virgin Births. No better person to discuss with me and our audience the 7 Mysteries of the Magdalene, how we can draw upon the mysteries of Magdalene to co-create miracles in our lives as well as heal our wounds and blocks. We'll also delve into the little known herstory between Magdalene and Mother Mary, divine birth, sacred marriage and dealing with negative forces on the planet.
S13 E565 · Thu, April 27, 2023
Healing Sounds for Health & Happiness w/Jonathan and Andi Goldman
Jonathan Goldman, author of Healing Sounds: The Power of Harmonics and The Humming Effect: Sound Healing for Health and Happiness, which he co-wrote with Andi Goldman, are the topics of today's show and they are both my guests. Jonathan, an international authority and pioneer in the field of sound healing, also a musician and teacher as well as Andi Goldman, a licensed psychotherapist, specializing in holistic counseling and sound therapy will share their knowledge with us regarding how sound actually heals as well as the methods of using sound for healing. We'll dig deep into frequencies and harmonics as well as the importance of intent when using this modality of healing. The Goldmans will share with us the most important healing instrument and why they think sound can be used for planetary healing. I plan to shake things up a big and ask about the ancient sistrum and how it was used as well as their thoughts on if sound can move large stones in ancient times to build temples.
S13 E562 · Wed, April 19, 2023
How the Burning Times Trauma Lives on Today with Beth Bartlett
Beth Bartlett, Ph.D, is an educator, author, activist and spiritual companion. She returns to the show today discussing how the Burning Times of yesteryear actually still affects women today. I'll ask her about this historical trauma and how it operates in the world and why healing from trauma requires a spiritual response. We'll delve into feminist spirituality and how that movement is a valuable part of this healing, particularly the reclamation of the immanence of the Divine. Lots to talk about today, including the importance of Carol Christ's piece, Why Women Need the Goddess - as well as the world. You can check out her previous appearance on the show on February 15 when we discussed Restoring Sisterhood. Beth is Professor Emerita of Women, Gender and sexuality Studies at the University of Minnesota-Duluth and the author of numerous books and articles, including Journey of the Heart: Spiritual Insights on the Road to a Transplant, Rebellious Feminism: Camus's Ethic of Rebellion and Feminist Thought, and Making Waves: Grassroots Feminism in Duluth and Superior. She's been active in feminist, peace and justice, and rights of nature and climate justice movemts, and has been a committed advocate for water protectors.
S13 E566 · Wed, April 12, 2023
Cards, Kabbalah and Consciousness in a Post Covid World w/Heather Mendel
Heather Meldel, author of The Disobedient Kabbalist is a South African born mystic, artist, author and intuitive reader, drawn to the call of the mystical, where myth and metaphor reside, connects deeply to Divinity and divination. Authoring 7 books and 4 decks of oracle cards she is perfectly suited to discuss with us how our consciousness can be shaped as we move toward the 5th Dimension....a place we achieve rather than a place we go; connecting with the elements, the plant and animal worlds in new ways. Her latest work on Tarot's Minor Arcana, The Parallax Oracle was published in October 2020 following The SyzygyOracle published in 2012.. Her website is www.sacredfemininekabbalah.com.
S13 E564 · Wed, April 05, 2023
Psychedelics: Products, Process, Renaissance, Dangers w/Stephen Gray - Pt 2
Part 2...Stephen Gray, author of How Psychedelics Can Help Save the World returns for the second half of our interview wherein we'll get to topics not covered in his February 1, 2023 show. These issues include making wise choices when choosing products and the process by which to experience the sacred medicines, including cannabis, MDMA, 5meO-DMT and San Pedro Cactus or Huachuma. We'll delve into the role and importance of psychedelics in the years to come within society (good and bad) as well as do plants really talk to us? We'll spend some time talking about the indigenous contributors to the book. He's also the author of Cannabis and Spirituality.
S13 E563 · Wed, March 29, 2023
Creation Spirituality with Matthew Fox & Why Women Need Goddess Pt 4 of 4
Today we'll be discussing Rev. Matthew Fox's life work - Creation Spirituality and that is a lot of road to cover. We'll delve into what it is, as well as the comparison between being religious vs spiritual, the nature of evil and angels, including scientific research proving angels are real - along with Matthew's own personal experience with angels. Creativity as a power of the universe and the key to our genious will be discussed as well as Cosmic Masses. Time permitting we'll examine compassion vs pity and wisdom vs knowledge. ***After the interview hear the final part, #4, of Why Women Need Goddess with Karen discussing the essay of Carol Christ. BIO: Rev. Matthew Fox, PhD, author, theologian, and activist priest, has been calling people of spirit and conscience into the Creation Spirituality lineage for over 50 years. His 38 books, lectures, retreats, and innovative education models have ignited an international movement to awaken people to be mystics and prophets, contemplative activists, who honor and defend the earth and work for justice. Seeking to establish a new pedagogy for learning spirituality that was grounded in an effort to reawaken the West to its own mystical traditions in such figures as Hildegard of Bingen, Meister Eckhart and the mysticism of Thomas Aquinas, as well as interacting with contemporary scientists who are also mystics, Fox founded the University of Creation Spirituality. His recent projects include Order of the Sacred Earth and Daily Meditations with Matthew Fox as well as the Cosmic Mass. www.dailymeditationswithmatthewfox.org
S13 E560 · Wed, March 22, 2023
Scars of the Body and Soul with Mary Gelfand & Why Women Need Goddess Pt 3 of 4
Ordained interfaith Minister and Wiccan High Priestess, Mary F. Gelfand is a Unitarian Universalist/CUUPs national leader with a doctorate in education from Teachers College, Columbia who enjoys creating and leading learning opportunities for adults. Today we'll discuss the Scars of Body and Soul left on women and men living with the impact of patriarchy, including our relationship with our body that stems from patriarchal oppression. Mary believes our body is a roadmap of our life experiences and she'll explain what she means by that, as well as how women can learn to love their bodies. After the interview stay tuned as Karen discusses Carol Christ's essay Why Women Need Goddess - Part 3 of 4. Final part discussed next week.
S13 E561 · Wed, March 15, 2023
Healing Power of Pleasure w/Julia Paulette Hollenbery & Why Women Need Goddess
Julia Paulette Hollenbery is a joy, happiness and relationship expert that leads her to writing books like The Healing Power of Pleasure: 7 Medicines for Rediscovering the Innate Joy of Being. She's also a therapist, body worker and facilitator. She'll tell us about her childhood which sparked this transformational journey and the disciplines she uses in her therapeutic work with clients to help them attain joy, happiness and good relationships. We'll delve into the Universe of Deliciousness, the Mess of Modernity and Magicalness. And of course we'll learn what the 7 Medicines that help us discover joy. After the interview Karen will discuss Carol Christ's essay Why Women Need the Goddess. Part 2 of 4.
S13 E559 · Wed, March 08, 2023
Gifts & Pitfalls of Surviving Abuse with Janet Rudolph & Why Women Need Goddess
Today, Janet Rudolph, author, sacred traveler, and shamanic practitioner, joins me today to tackle the subject of her healing journey. We'll discuss how abuse takes our voices away and what mythological figures factored in her healing journey. Janet will share her pathways toward healing and how abuse harms our sense of self. Janet recognizes the gifts she discovered in the wreckage left behind from her abuse and shares that with listeners as well as what she calls the pitfalls of finding her own quest. Finally, we'll delve into why women leave abusive situations. At the end of this interview Karen will discuss Carol Christ's essay, Why Women Need the Goddess. Part 1 of 4. Parts 2-4 will air in the next several weeks.
S13 E558 · Wed, March 01, 2023
Radical Regeneration with Carolyn Baker
Carolyn Baker, professor of psychology and history, psychotherapist for two decades and author of 15 books chats with me today about her newest book, co-authored with Andrew Harvey titled Radical Regeneration: Sacred Activism and the Renewal of the World. In our interview we'll discuss the prescription for the planet's restoration and renewal. Included will be her assessment of where we stand today in terms of fixing big climate problems, the alternatives to industrialism and technology destroying the earth, how American natural proclivity for hope and optism factors into our potential ability to save ourselves and the planet and what blame belongs to Donald Trump. Also we'll delve into how negative emotions such as fear, anger, grief and despair can be a good thing and Carolyn will define Sacred Activism and how we might "return to joy."
S13 E557 · Wed, February 22, 2023
In Oneness Let's Heal The World w/Immanuel Itier
An experienced feature film Producer, Emmanuel Itier directed several pictures before completing in 2012 the Peace documentary 'The Invocation' narrated by Sharon Stone and staring Desmond Tutu, HH The Dalai Lama, Deepak Chopra as well as many worldwide peace activists. In 2013 Mr. Itier executive-produced a Drama filmed in Hong Kong: 'Red Passage' which won many Awards in the Festival circuit. Mr. Itier seats on the board of Directors of 'Darfur Women Action Group' in an attempt to bring Peace to Darfur. He is also the current President of the Rotary E-Club of World Peace (RotaryEclubofWorldPeace.org ) and he is a member of the U.N Association. Mr. Itier grew up in France and he moved in the USA thirty years ago. He resides in Santa Barbara, California with his wife and three sons. Finally Emmanuel Itier released in 2014 another inspiring documentary Celebrating Women around the planet: 'FEMME-Women healing the World.' This Documentary earned over 20 Awards around the World. I'll discuss with Emmanuel his chosen path to make these films in the hopes of shifting the conscious of humanity and his thoughts on where we are, where he sees us headed and what we need in order to rebuild our planet and our humanity.
S13 E556 · Wed, February 15, 2023
Restoring Sisterhood w/Beth Bartlett
Beth Bartlett, Ph.D., is an educator, author, activist and spiritual companion. She is also Professor Emerita of Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. She's authored numerous books and articles making her the perfect guest to discuss how patriarchy has been able to divide and conquer, turning women against each other by status, race, class, ethnicity and in competition for men. We'll discuss the pros and cons of sisterhood and a new notion of "sistering" that might be a more hopeful path toward healing our relationships with each other. Quote from Beth Bartlett: ""Sisterhood is not about unity, about women coming together and agreeing about everything. It's about women acting in solidarity with each other, listening and responding, acting and advocating, showing up to do the work. Sisterhood is about honoring and acting on the obligation we have to each other. "
S13 E555 · Wed, February 08, 2023
Hospitality of Goddess Culture As A Tool for Healing w/Carolyn Boyd
Writer, Carolyn Boyd, a favorite contributor to Feminism and Religion Blog, or FAR as it's known to many regular readers is with me today to discuss the Hospitality of Goddess Centered Cultures. We'll delve into what that looked like and how it might address the trauma and abuse epidemic in our world. We'll delve into the loss of this value and how its affected women, reclaiming hospitality through goddess myths and stories, how values and practices of the current goddess movement also helps women heal. We'll also discuss what goddess centered cultures can teach us about preventing abuse and trauma. Carolyn's website is www.goddessinateapot.com Resources link for show from Carolyn Boyd: https://goddessinateapot.com/2023/02/10/creating-a-hospitable-community-interview-on-voices-of-the-sacred-feminine/
S13 E554 · Wed, February 01, 2023
How Psychedelics Can Help Save the World
Stephen Gray, editor of How Psychedelics Can Help Save the World and Cannabis and Spirituality shares some of the wisdom from the contributors to his anthology, namely how wisdom of Indigenous people and the power of psychedelics can help us enact the radical shift in consciousness necessary to navigate the collapse of the old world order and the birth of a new consciousness centered on awakened-heart interconnectedness. We'll discuss the role and importance of psychedelics in years to come, what a "mature planetary civilization" looks like, how the Great Medicines can be used effectively, and how women's voices are central to the vision for a healed humanity. And much more including if there are cautions and dangers to using these substances...
S13 E552 · Wed, January 25, 2023
Storytelling & Divination As Remedies for Healing with Judith Shaw
Judith Shaw, a New Orleans native and graduate of the SFO Art Institute has always been interested in myth, culture and mysticism. Today she's with me to discuss how stories, myth and divinatory practices can help us deal with the trauma and abuse we have endured in our lives. We'll look at Celtic myths which give us insight into how society normalizes abuse and exploitation and which archetypes or stories in the Celtic Goddess deck lend themselves to recognizing trauma, abuse or lack of self-worth. She will explain how to use oracle decks as a tool for healing and raising awareness and how symbols and myths about aimals can also help someone dealing with past trauma and abuse.
S13 E551 · Thu, January 19, 2023
Partnerism & Nurturing Our Humanity with Riane Eisler
It is my great pleasure to have returning to the show, foremother, wayshower and my personal mentor, Riane Eisler, author of famous books such as The Chalice and the Blade, Sacred Pleasure, and Our Real Wealth. She is the founder of the Center for Partnership Studies, winner of numerous awards and she is here with me today to discuss her newest book, Nurturing Our Humanity: How Domination & Partnership Shape Our Brain Lives and Future. Today we'll be delving into all that title implies as well as her legacy of work over the years and her best recommendations for how we as individuals can contribute toward society in a meaningful way to help humanity make that leap toward partnership and away from abuse, exploitation and domination and the trauma that comes with these unhealthy values and actions.
S13 E550 · Wed, January 11, 2023
Ritual as Remedy to Heal Our Life/Soul Wounds with Mara Branscombe
Today we are discussing rituals as a tool for healing wounds developed in the toxic culture in which we live. Mara Branscombe, author of Ritual As Remedy: Embodied Practices for Soul Care will dig into what ritual is, give some examples of simple rituals for those new to this alternative healing modality and discuss various types of rituals including full moon and new moon rituals, rituals to begin you day or evening rituals to enhance your sleep. I'll be sure to ask Mara about techniques to work through excess emotions such as fear, shame, guilt, grief and low self esteem. Mara will share with listeners how rituals alongside soul care practices encourage someone to reclaim wholeness and pursue their life dreams.
S13 E549 · Wed, January 04, 2023
The Minoan Solution For a Caring World with Laura Perry
It is my great pleasure to kick off the new year and the return of Voices of the Sacred Feminine to the airwaves with my good friend, Laura Perry, founder and Temple Mom of Ariadne's Tribe for Modern Minoan Paganism. And there is no better topic to start back with for my loyal listeners than offering solutions to make this a better world. When we feel lost as we try to swim through the challenges in this society and we search for a roadmap to find that much needed new normal for society to evolve, people like Laura Perry and her tribe believe we need only look back to find our way forward to a better future. We'll delve into that today as well as talk about the cycles of civilizations and the values we honor (or don't) in modern society. We'll discuss how Modern Minoal Paganism is a vibrant tradition to reinforce the right values in a society that is less than respectful to a broad variety of people based on gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, etc. Why do people push back so hard when we say things were not always this way and humans are doomed to be warlike, patriarchal, abusive and exploitative? Join us as we explore all that and more today.
S1 E156 · Wed, October 07, 2020
Sacred Energies of the Sun & Moon in Curanderismo w/Erika Buena Flor
A very new topic here on Voices of the Sacred Feminine, today Erika Buena Flor, a practicing curandera for two decades, as well as a scholar with a master's degree in religious studies with a focus on Mesoaerican shamanism is with us to discuss her newest book, Sacred Energies of the Sun and Moon. We'll talk about her scholarly and hands-on work as a curandera, how to and why it's important to tap into the energies of the sun and moon, deities of the sun and moon, and ancient Mesoamerican understanding concerning the principal moon phases and energies emitted from them. Ritual will also be today's topic as Erika shares practices we can engage in to get the benefits of different phases of both the sun and moon.
S1 E158 · Fri, October 02, 2020
Uncloaking the Real Mother Mary w/Marguerite Rigoglioso
Marguerite Rigoglioso, founding director of Seven Sisters Mystery School, scholar and practitioner of the ancient Mediterranean mystery traditions is with me today discussing her next book, The Mystery Tradition of Miraculous Conception revealing what she's uncovered about Mary's role in divine conception. Tune in and learn more about the "real " Mary rather than what patriarchal religion would have you believe because it is just not the whole story. Learn about "the woman behind the throne," so to speak, who orchestrated the Christ enterprise during Jesus' life and after his death. Marguerite will reveal little known information about Mary's sister and children and her role in Christianity after Jesus' death. We'll delve into what Marguerite calls our personal ascension or in-scension and how Mother Mary is the model for this important process today.
S1 E160 · Sun, September 27, 2020
Oneness Collection: Documentaries for an Awakened Humanity w/Emmanuel Itier
Rescheduled from August 19.....I'm glad to have Emmanuel Itier back on the show. He's not been with me since we discussed, Femme: Women Healing the World. Today we'll discuss his Oneness Collection of films, five films he's made in the last ten years in an attempt to uplift and educate a humanity struggling to evolve. His latest film, Guns, Bombs and War: A Love Story will be the focus of our discussion, as well as what he's learned from visionaries and people of wisdom around the globe needs to be done to awaken humanity and move us forward.
S1 E152 · Sat, September 19, 2020
Goddess Notices and Meditation with Karen Tate
Continuing my monthly offerings of insight and inspiration from my book, Goddess Calling; Inspirational Messages & Meditations of Sacred Feminine Liberation Thealogy, meaning Goddess values set us free, recommended by Selena Fox, Isidora Forrest, Barbara Walker, Z Budapest and Jean Houston - foremothers and wayshowers all, today's sharing is Chapter 18, titled Goddess Notices...detailing several real instances where Goddess manifested and showed She noticed what was being done in service to Her. Whether you recognize Goddess as deity, archetype or ideal, I think these stories of Goddess coming through and showing Herself will be of interest. For more information on my work and writings, check out my website, karentate.net
S1 E154 · Sat, September 12, 2020
History and Relevance of the Feraferia Tradition with Jo Carson
On Saturday Jo Carson is with me to discuss the history and relevance of the pagan tradition called Feraferia, about celebrating wildness, with magic, mirth and love. Jo will tell us about Fred Adams, the founder of Feraferia, and his vision of Goddess. We'll talk about the controversial Lady Svetlana, the Dancing with Gaia Film, the history of Feraferia as well as some of their work, such as their newsletter, films and work today.
S1 E157 · Wed, September 02, 2020
The Fusion of Tarot & Kaballah - Parallax Oracle w/Heather Mendel
Mystic, author and artist, Heather Mendel is with me today discussing her new book and deck, which is the fusion of Kaballah and Tarot....or the birth of the Parallax Oracle. Discover more about this pathway to a practice of deepening our intuitive that connects us with the underlying Oneness of all life. Heather introduces her book and deck to listeners that interweaves both ancient wisdom traditions with contemporary consciousness, as they dance in the embrace of the Sacred Feminine. Highly original and powerful, this new practice will forever change the way you think about both Kaballah and Tarot.
S1 E153 · Wed, August 26, 2020
Sacred Animals & Their Goddesses w/Judith Shaw
Judith Shaw, author of the Celtic Goddess Oracle Cards and her next oracle deck, Animal Spirit Guides, is with me to discuss mythology, folktales and symbols of Goddess and why they are so important and still relevant today. We'll delve into animals such as Snake, Butterfly, Bee, Reindeer, Dolphin, Bear and Owl. Judith will tell us why mythology is important in the modern world and how that influences divination. Animal spirit guides and their relationship to gods and goddesses - and us - will also be discussed
S1 E151 · Sat, August 15, 2020
Harmony from Chaos w/Karen Tate from Goddess Calling Inspirational Messages
Continuing my monthly series of sharing insights from my book, Goddess Calling: Inspirational Messages & Meditation of Sacred Feminine Liberation Thealogy, recommended by Jean Houston, Z Budapest, Barbara Walker, Isidora Forrest and Selena Fox....today's inspirational message is as relevant today as when it was written....Harmony from Chaos, followed by a meditation. We do have a path forward and it's a state of mind, not necessarily one gender saving us from the other. The state of mind is liberation thealogy...values of the Sacred Feminine that can help us save the world and build anew. In today's troubling times, perhaps these words might give direction or solace. Please enjoy.
S1 E147 · Wed, August 12, 2020
Uncloaking the Real Mother Mary w/Marguerite Rigoglioso
RESCHEDULED to 9/30... Uncloaking the Real Mother Mary. INSTEAD Listen to HONORING ISIS on HER BIRTHDAY. Tune in for the tribute to Isis on Her birthday. There are no coincidences! Isis, who passed on her attributes to Mary, the first and original Great Mother, we honor You this day!
S1 E146 · Wed, August 05, 2020
Re-Emerging Hekate - She is Roaring with Deanne Quarrie
Deanne Quarrie, Priestess of Goddess, author of 6 books, founder of Apple Branch is with me today to discuss Hekate in depth. We'll delve into who She is, why she became so powerful after the Olympians ruled and how she represents liminality. We'll discuss what liminality is and how it plays out in our lives and why it is so important. We'll look at some of the many faces of Hekate and discuss her newest project, Hekate's Tribe, creating group-workings with Hekate holding Center.
S1 E145 · Wed, July 29, 2020
Finding Venerable Mother with Cindy Rasicot
Cindy Rasicot, retired Marriage Family Therapist moved to Bangkok, Thailand for three years where she met her spiritual teacher, Venerable Dhammananda Bhikkhuni, th fully ordained Theravada nun...an encounter that opened her heart and changed her forever. We'll hear about this extraordinary adventure which led to her writing her memoir, Finding Venerable Mother: A Daughter's Spiritual Quest to Thailand.
S1 E150 · Sat, July 25, 2020
Rescheduled - Woman & Nature with Susan Griffin
RESCHEDULED....Never more relevant than today, with patriarchy run amok and white men destroying the planet and Black Lives Matter supporters protesting in the street....Award-winning author, Susan Griffin is with me today to discuss her important work, Woman and Nature. Susan has authored over 20 books, esteemed both for her innovative thought and creative literary style. She's a leading feminist and environmental thinker, who has addressed a wide range of social and political questions, including nuclear weapons, rape, ography and democracy. She describes Woman and Nature in her own words..."It reveals and challenges the assumption that shaped the culture, thoughts, politics and practices of the West, the fundamental idea that Nature is inferior to (white) men, and that women, people of color, being closer to nature, are also inferior. That nature or matter is separate from and opposed to spirit - and therefore women and POC are more sensual, emotional and thus intellectually and spiritually inferior. The book is driven by a very different assumption...that spirit and matter are not separate, that nature has intelligence and meaning, that we are part of nature and all equal." Tune in. You won't want to miss this. Sorry for the technical difficulties of the previously scheduled show. Telephone circuits to the call in number were busy
S1 E144 · Wed, July 15, 2020
Liberation of Surrender w/Karen Tate
Goddess Calling, Inspirational Messages & Meditations of Sacred Feminine Liberation Thealogy, written by the hostess of the show, Karen Tate has received impressive reviews from leaders in the community. Each month Karen brings one of the inspirational messages and a meditation to listeners, with July's message being Liberation of Surrender, followed by the Meditation to the Tree Goddess to Prune Your Divine Tree. Each of the messages in Goddess Calling is designed help readers or listeners to understand what values of the Sacred Feminine are and how they might bring values and concepts of the Sacred Feminine into their spiritual and everyday lives. Join us each month to soak in the wisdom. The messages and meditations were designed for individuals and leaders in the community to use for their participants.
S1 E143 · Wed, July 08, 2020
Reincarnation & Soul Groups w/Janet Rebhan
I normally don't often interview authors of fiction, however, I was intrigued by the themes explored in Janet Rebhan's novel, Rachael's Return, as well as the research she'd done for the book, including real documented cases of reincarnation and soul groups. Besides discussing reincarnation, soul-mates and the Akashic Record, Janet will discuss her creative process of tapping into the spiritual realm as she writes and we'll learn more about her strong female characters that are depicted as embodying the essence of the Divine Feminine.
S1 E142 · Wed, July 01, 2020
Thomas Aquinas, Hildegard of Bingen & Divine Feminine w/Matthew Fox
Matthew Fox, author, theologian and activist priest returns to Voices of the Sacred Feminine to discuss his new book, The Tao of Thomas Aquinas: Fierce Wisdom for Hard Times, which delves into Aquinas as a feminist or proto-feminist. Fox has also written 3 books on Hildegard of Bingen and has been named the one person who deserves credit for the great Hildegard renaissance in out time. We'll learn more about both Aquinas and Hildegard from a true expert on the subject of both these mystics. Fox was evicted from the Dominicn Order by order of the Vatican under Pope John Paul II and Cardinal Ratzinger, in part for being a "feminist theologian" and because Fox can "call God woman."
S1 E141 · Wed, June 24, 2020
Moon Salutations - Healing for Women Thru Yoga w/Laura Cornell
Founder of Divine Feminine Yoga, Laura Cornell has forged her own authentic path of healing through Yoga, but more specifically thru Moon Salutations. Tune in today and discover what is the Moon Salutation and why it was created, how it supports the cycles of women's lives. We'll learn how it helps with our physical and emotional well being and during life phases like menopause, miscarriage, infertility and still births. Laura will help listeners discover how to practice the Moon Salutations. And offer listeners a FREE GIFT. Don't miss it.
S1 E130 · Thu, June 18, 2020
Fires of Transformation w/Guided Meditation and Karen Tate
Jean Houston, Barbara Walker and Z Budapest, along with numerous other foremothers and wayshowers highly recommended my third book, Goddess Calling: Inspirational Messages and Meditations of Sacred Feminine Liberation Thealogy. Liberation thealogy is a term that means values that set us free and in this case, values of Goddess that help us throw off the shackles of patriarchy and the exploitation and oppression of capitalism. Each month I'll be sharing a message and guided meditation from this book and on this show, offered in the month of June, in the heat of summer, in the season of Beltane, I'll be sharing the message of the Fires of Transformation - followed by a guided meditation. I hope you'll join me and share with friends, not only this show, but past shows. I invite you to also frequent my website, www.karentate.net, as well as subscribe to my newsletter, Dancing at the Edges with Karen Tate.
S1 E139 · Wed, June 17, 2020
Recovering From the Misogyny of Christian Fundamentalism w/DuAnn Kier
Today I chat with Duann Kier, author of Fundamen-Talisman: Resurrecting the Fundamentals of Relationship from the Fundamentalism of Religion, considered a handbook for recovering Christian fundamentalists. Today Duann is a psychic channeler, hypnotist, ordained minister, spiritual teacher and performer of sacred ceremonies -- after having obtained the Master of Religious Education degree from New Orleans Baptist Thealogical seminary, having worked for a Southern Baptist college, church and newspaper, as well as the Southern Baptist Convention. She's also authored the book, Return of the Divine Feminine, Rise of the Divine Masculine: And the Men Who Are Calling for Her Return....which will no doubt influence our conversation today.
S1 E140 · Fri, June 12, 2020
Taking a Gnostic Path with Luke Eastwood
Author, activist and social justice activist, Luke Eastwood, calls in from the U.K. today to discuss Finding Your Own Way - Taking a Gnostic Path. Luke and I will delve into how we might be in control of our own destiny, how COVID-19 is both a trap and opportunity for humanity, how we can choose not to "go along with the programme" as he calls it. We'll talk about choosing one's own spiritual path, and how creativity is a great tool to overcome fear and depression. Luke will talk to listeners about his views we're all controlled from birth and most hardly realize it.
S1 E135 · Sun, June 07, 2020
Visioning Medusa from Monster to Divine Wisdom w/Trista Hendren
Trista Hendren, editor of the fabulous Girl God series and many other books and anthologies returns to VSF today to discuss Medusa, a much maligned heroine of herstory. We'll delve into why we must re-vision and re-claim Medusa's authentic story and archetype. Joan Marler has described Medusa as "the Great Awakener" so we'll explore what she meant by that. We'll look at women's rage and why it's so frightening and so often shut down. Trista will suggest ways we might re-program ourselves and prevent our daughters from the toxic indoctrination most of us have endured.
S1 E138 · Wed, June 03, 2020
Sacred Herbs of Spring, Fairies & Pagan Holy Days w/Ellen Evert Hopman
Ellen Evert Hopman, teacher of Herbalism and Druidism for decades, is with me today discussing the Sacred Herbs of Spring, or more specifically the magical, healing and edible plants of Beltaine and the Fairy Folk. We'll explore the significance of the May Day Festival and Beltaine, English May Day customs, how Beltain is observed outside the U.K. and how fairies fit into Beltain rituals. We'll look at edible flowers of Spring, which are associated with Fairy lore, herbs of purification and protection, abundance and love.
S1 E133 · Fri, May 29, 2020
Broth from the Cauldron: Magical Memoir from a Shamanic Witch
Cerridwen Fallingstar, experienced shaman devoted to synthesizing the best of the old ways with the new, teaches classes, offers counseling sessions utilizing tarot, hypnotherapy, soul retrieval, etc. She's written a novel about Witchcraft set in the 16th century Scotland and her new book, Broth from the Cauldron, Magical Memoir from a Shamanic Witch will be out in mid-May, 2020. We'll discuss, among many other things, how someone from a Conservative, agnostic Republican family can grow up to be a witch. We'll talk about her belief skeptics make the best Witches, if witches are hexing Donalt Trump, if hexing is a good idea. Cerridwen has ideas about the role of Paganism to positively effect climate change and why misogyny is the root of all evil. We cover a wide spectrum in this conversation, including, being bi-sexual in the Pagan Community, roots of Christian holidays, if Republicans can truly be a witch, why Wicca is so popular amongst feminists....and we'll talk about her novels, The Heart of the Fire and the White as Bone, Red as Blood series.
S1 E137 · Sun, May 24, 2020
Bottoming Out the Universe/Why There is Something Rather than Nothing w/Richard
Author, Richard Grossinger, with a PhD in ecological anthropology discusses his newest book, Bottoming Out the Universe; Why There is Something Rather Than Nothing. We'll delve into the relationship between an objective physical universe and our subjective experience of it. Look closer at the Big Bang. We'll explore how neuroscientists explain consciousness, if artificial consciousness is actually consciousness and what are conscious and unconscious motives of debunkers. We'll delve into the real nature of past-life memories, discuss if scientific materialism is an inadvertent source of Trumpian ideology....and much more - including if the universe is a computer simulation and how ETs might accomplish inter-stellar travel.
S1 E123 · Fri, May 22, 2020
Why Combating Domestic Violence is Everyone's Responsibility w/Curt Lindsley
Curt Lindsley, founding president of the Covington Demestic Violence Task Force and official sponsor of Purple Light Nights facilitates national awareness campaigns to engage communities across America to take a stand against domestic violence and show support for survivors. Today he's with me to discuss the epidemic of domestic violence across the country, signs of an abuser and abused, where people can get help. We'll delve into why domestic violence is everyone's responsiblity and I'll ask Curt about the role of religion in giving license to domestic violence.
S1 E136 · Sat, May 16, 2020
Earth Spirit Dreaming/Shamanic Ecotherapy Practices w/Elizabeth Meacham
Environmental philosopher, teacher, healer, and spiritual mentor, Elizabeth E. Meacham, PhD., discusses her new book, Earth Spirit Dreaming: Shamanic Ecotherapy Practices. We'll delve into exactly what shamanic ecotherapy is and how it's connected to shamanic practice. Meacham will mentor us in why we should embrace this practice in our life and how to do it. We'll also hear her interesting journey of transitioning from professor to shamanic practitioner.
S1 E121 · Sun, May 10, 2020
Resurrection of Female Power with Trista Hendren
Trista Hendren, editor of The Girl God series joins me today to discuss The Ressurection of Female Power. We'll start the conversation discussing the questions raised by Amy Bammel Wildin, "What would our world look like if there were a rebirth of reverence for women, in all stages of life? How would we see ourselves if we were to revive the sacred feminine archetype.? Trista and I will discuss how patriarchy "clips our wings" and how women continue to crucify themselves by continuing to give their time and money to patriarchal religions. Trista will explain her belief too many women continue to live in the Underworld, but fail to learn ascension. Mary Daly talked about the "Second Goming" in terms of a new arrival of female presence and we'll chat about if we see that transpiring today and how we can facillitate it.
S1 E129 · Fri, May 08, 2020
Our Real Wealth and Meditation with Karen Tate
Jean Houston, Marija Gimburas and Barbara Walker, along with many other foremothers and wisdom showers have recommended my third book, Goddess Calling: Inspirational Messages & Meditations of Sacred Feminine Liberation Thealogy - which is a fancy term that means "Goddess Values Set us Free" from patriarchy, oppression, exploitation and predator capitalism. Each month in 2020 I'll be bringing you an inspirational message and this month it is about "Our Real Wealth" - followed by a guided meditation. I hope you'll join me, share with your friends, family and colleagues. Please do check out my website, www.karentate.net where you can find my talks, newsletter (Dancing At the Edges with Karen Tate) and much more. You can also make a much needed contribution/donation to help me keep my show on the air. I hope VSF has been a spring that feeds you over the years. Thank you for your listener loyalty
S1 E127 · Sun, May 03, 2020
Surviving Trump & Healing a Nation w/Patric Rutherford
Surviving Trump and Healing a Nation, today's topic, is on most people's minds. Patric Rutherford, with a bachelor's degree in theology, a masters in health administration and a PhD in educational admin has worked as a pastor, hospital admin and university lecturer. His doctural dissertation, "Post Traumatic Stress Disorder of 11th Grade Students..." runs parallel to our discussion today, as do his numerous presentations on emotional health, spiritual life and emotional intelligence. Just some of the questions we'll discuss include: The effects of the separation of children from parents at the border. Did God make Trump President? What hate does to your mental health. Handling anger and hate and overcoming victim mentality. 5 Steps to Overcome Fear. Separation of Church and State. Dominionist Christianity. Historical dangers of religious dominance in State affairs. Modern examples of States run by leaders with religious agendas and the dangers of a single-issue campaign, whether moral or political. Much to chat about. Tune in.
S1 E132 · Mon, April 27, 2020
Exploring Trance - Weekend Double Header - Trance & Trance Possession
Today we delve deeper into the topic of Trance as we discuss Trance and Trance Possession in Pagan Spiritual Practice with Laura Perry. Yesterday we introduced the audience to trance, so you might want to listen to that first. Today we look at the differences beetween trance and trance possession, how they're used in Pagan rituals, ecstatic postures and how to use them in Pagan spiritual practices, other modern traditions using trance or trance possession. We'll also discuss some books on trance and possession, such as Janet and Gavin's book, Lifting the Veil and how poorly known trance possession seems to be in the Wiccan community and why it can be useful to bring it back. Laura Perry is a trance and shamanic practitioner for many years. She's also an author, writer and founder and facilitator of Modern Minoan Paganism.
S1 E131 · Sun, April 26, 2020
Exploring Trance - Weekend Double Header - Hidden Depths of the Human Mind
Join us for this Weekend Double Header as I Explore Trance with Laura Perry, trance and shamanic practitioner, author, writer and the founder and facilitator of Modern Minoan Paganism. Today in our conversation we'll explore the following: What is trance, how the modern world views trance, how might people trance in ordinary life without realizing it, dangers of trance, learning to trance, values of trance. We'll talk about trance, or the lack thereof in the Pagan/Wiccan communities. Today's conversation will begin at the beginning, followed by a more indepth conversation tomorrow. Part 1 is Saturday at 5PM Pacific followed by Part 2 on Sunday at 5PM Pacific.
S1 E134 · Sun, April 19, 2020
Hieroglyphic Magic, Oracles & Dreams w/Normandi Ellis
Priestess of Isis, Spiritualist minister, astrologer, certified clairvoyant medium, Normandi Ellis is back on the show to discuss her newest book, Hieroglyphic Words of Power. Today we'll delve deep and learn how and why hieroglyphs function as words of power in magical contexts, how priests used them for dream interpretation and how they assist in prophecy. We'll learn how numerology was a part of myth, hieroglyph and mystery schools. Why she chose these 60 symbols from the hundreds? Where in Egypt the hieroglyphs are particularly oracular and which temples demonstrate particular powers.
S1 E128 · Sun, April 12, 2020
EASTER SPECIAL...Balance in All Things w/Kwan Yin Meditation with Karen Tate
EASTER SPECIAL.....Jean Houston, Barbara Walker and Z Budapest are among the many foremothers and wayshowers who have recommended my third book, Goddess Calling: Inspirational Messages & Meditations of Sacred Feminine Liberation Thealogy - which is a fancy way of saying "Goddess Values Set Us Free" from the shackles of patriarchy and predator capitalism. Every month in 2020 I'll be sharing a chapter and meditation from this book with my audience. April's inspirational message is Balance in All Things, followed by a meditation focused on Kwan Yin. I hope you'll click the Follow button on my show page to get reminders in your email in-box of weekly shows. And please check out my website at www.karentate.net There you can sign up for my newsletter, Dancing At the Edges with Karen Tate. Or you can also go to my YouTube Channels.
S1 E126 · Fri, April 10, 2020
Crystal Basics & Stones of the Goddess w/Nicholas Pearson
Nicholas Pearson, author of Crystal Basics and Stones of the Goddess, is with me today to delve into all things rocks! We'll discover what makes crystals so effective in healing, and how it's done, and how to choose the right stone for the right job. Apparently, there are also Goddess Stones and I sure want to know more about tha! Nick will tell us the 5 essential crystals to have in our healing tool kit, how to incorporate crystal use into your life....and much more. You'll be surprised what you need to know about crystals but probably, like me, never thought to ask.
S1 E120 · Mon, April 06, 2020
Reclaiming Lilith, Reclaiming Ourselves w/Monette Chilson
Monette Chilson, Author of Original Resistance: Reclaiming Lilith: Reclaiming Ourselves, My Name is Lilith and Sophia Rising: Awakening Your Sacred Wisdom Through Yoga, writes about the feminine face of God and today focuses our discussion on Lilith and why she's so relevant to women today. Of course, we'll explore the truth and disinformation about Lilith, why some might never have heard of Her, and what lessons she can tech us. We'll delve into attributes of women embodying the Lilith archetype and how you might begin a journey of relcaiming Lilith and one's own personal power.
S1 E117 · Wed, March 25, 2020
Conscious Evolution - Time is Now with Manda Scott
Author, shaman and activist, Manda Scott, discusses Conscious Evolution: The Time is Now! Last year, she sat on the streets with Extinction Rebellion, canvassed for the Labour party and worked her socks off for local resilience networks. At the start of the year she launched her website platform, Accidental Gods - a gateway to conscious evolution - the turning point into far more full time occupation. Today we'll discuss what conscious evolution actually is and why its so relevant now. We'll discover the difference between this and Collective Intelligence and how it fits in with Integral theory of Ken Wilbur and others. We'll learn what neuroscience says about all this and delve into "coherence and connection" and where this all might go.
S1 E118 · Wed, March 18, 2020
New Insight into the Heart of the Great Mother w/Christine Page, MD
Christine Page, MD returns to the show to discuss her new book, The Heart of the Great Mother; Spiritual Initiation, Creativity and Rebirth, teaching us new insight into the Divine Feminine. We'll delve into new realms in our chat: the location for the Heart of the Great Mother, which face of the Triple Goddess (Maiden, Mother, Crone) is hardest to embody, how the moon phase of our life affects our life's purpose and why listening to the call of Virgin, Mother and Crone is so important on our life's journey. Christine will teach us about the love energy of the heart, the geometric shape it takes and why this shape acts as a portal into multi-dimensional worlds. You've maybe heard of the Emerald Tablets? We'll connect the dots between the tablets, alchemy and transformation in our own lives and what it has to do with the Divine Feminine. Finally, Christine suggests a new tool we might manifest to create a new reality - our Magician's wand. Learn about this wand and how to use it.
S1 E115 · Fri, March 13, 2020
Our Messiah - She of 10,000 Names (Includes Meditation) with Karen Tate
Jean Houston, Barbara Walker and Z Budapest all recommended my book, Goddess Calling: Inspirational Messages and Meditations of Sacred Feminine Liberation Thealogy, which is a mouthful that really means Goddess values sets us free of patriarchy and this dominator/opressor culture. Coming each month in 2020, I'll share an inspirational message and meditation from this book. In March, listen to Our Messiah - She of 10,000 Names...followed by a meditation. Get comfortable. Settle yourself so you might absorb and enjoy, allowing yourself to take in the inspiration. Then we'll do a meditation together to round out the show. Remember to click the FOLLOW button on the show page so each month you get in your email inbox reminders of the show, guests, and a quick access button taking you right here to listen.
S1 E112 · Wed, March 11, 2020
Who are the Tuatha De Dannan or Druid Clan of Dannan w/Hamsadevi Claudia
Fellowship of Isis member, Hamsadevi Claudia was initiated into the Druid Clan of Dana by the founders of the FOI at Clonegal Castle several decades ago and are practicing members of the Tuatha De Dannan. Learn more about the Goddess Dana and the Druid Clan of Dana. Discover the Aos Si or "people of the si" - and the hollow hills in Ireland to which they were banished. Sometimes called sidhe, or fairy folk, according to W.B. Yeats. We'l talk about druidry today and if its obsolete in the age of computers and virtual networks. You'll learn about the contemporary work in groves of the Druid Clan of Dana. Hamsadevi is calling in from the UK and she'll discuss how this path can bring positive change into our ordinary lives.
S1 E119 · Wed, March 04, 2020
Christianity's Links to Predator Capitalism w/Luis Valadez
Rev. Luis Valadez returns to the show to examine the links between Christianity and Capitalism, the theme of today's show. We'll learn about the shift from pre-christian tribalism and community sharing to the rise of capitalistic thinking and early Christianity's links to communism and socialism. Rev. Valdez will explain the unholy alliance between Christianity and capitalism, look closer at what socialism really is. We'll also delve into the roots and ethics of neopaganism and it's association with socialism and the benefits of implementing more socialist ethice into our lives. Be sure you listen to my interview with Dr Valadez from a few weeks ago, (Feb 26) as we discussed the dangers of Dominionist Christianity and Opus Dei, factions of Christianity many of our top politicians are involved with today.
S1 E108 · Wed, February 26, 2020
Christianity: The Dangers of the Dominionist Camp & Opus Dei w/Luis Valadez
Rev. Luis Valadez, author and student of Alternative Medicine is also a former licensed and ordained Christian minister. He is particularly well versed in the dangers of the Christian Dominionists and Opus Dei, the latter being the sect to which our current Attorney General, William Barr, belongs. Today we'll introduce Dominionist Theology, what it was like being a preacher there, and how its been melded with American politics and capitalism. Rev. Valadez will explain the Literalism and End Times Game of this thealogy and the fundamentalism of Opus Dei. (If that's not familiar, think DaVinci Code and the priest who whipped himself!) We'll compare Protestant Dominionism and Catholic Opus Dei and the maxim of our current administration under Dominionism: God, Glory and Gold.
S1 E124 · Mon, February 24, 2020
Dreaming and Inspiration with Karen Tate (Followed by a Meditation)
Jean Houston, Barbara Walker and Z Budapest all recommended my book, Goddess Calling: Inspirational Messages and Meditations of Sacred Feminine Liberation Thealogy, which is a mouthful that really means Goddess values sets us free of patriarchy and this dominator/opressor culture. Coming each month in 2020, I'll share an inspirational message and meditation from this book. In February hear Dreaming and Inspiration...followed by a meditation. It's time to vision and manifest. Use these suggestions and meditation to help you shift your consciousness and achieve your desires. Get comfortable. Settle yourself so you might absorb and enjoy, allowing yourself to take in the inspiration. Then we'll do a meditation together to round out the show. Remember to click the FOLLOW button on the show page so each month you get in your email inbox reminders of the show, guests, and a quick access button taking you right here to listen.
S1 E107 · Wed, February 12, 2020
Jesus, the Ancient Mystery Cult and the "Love of God" w/David Hillman
Returning after a very long hiatus, the controversial Dr. David Hillman, author of The Chemical Muse: Drug Use and the Roots of Western Civilization and Original Sin: Ritual Child Rape in the Early Church, is back! Today he doesn't disappoint as he provides citations he believes give evidence for the truth behind the "the Mystery," of the Ancient Mystery Cult, originally a sexual rite between adults, until it was "christianized" by Jesus and John the Baptist. In a pre-dawn raid, Jesus of Nazareth, assuming the sex-cult titles of the “Christ” and the “Morning Star,” was arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane while in the company of an unidentified naked boy. Three adult male associates who were “keeping watch” for Jesus while he was alone with the boy, resisted arresting authorities. the naked juvenile victim also fled. Following the pharmacological evidence left behind by contemporary cults, and the history of child rape by the first followers of “The Way,” Dr. Hillman will answer the questions of what Jesus did with the naked boy who evaded authorities and why, as well as, why we never hear about this naked boy being with Jesus when he was arrested that fateful night. And Medea, so much more than the crazy and hysterical woman who killed her kids, is perhaps the mother of modern pharmacology. What did it have to do with extracting snake venom and creating antidotes from breast milk and vaginal secretions. Another woman denied her rightful place in history. (ADULT CONTENT) Citations are promised...You're in for a wild ride for sure! Proves so much of what we know has been censored to fit the narratives of those in power
S1 E106 · Wed, February 05, 2020
Women Warriors Through Time; Boudica, Joan of Arc...w/Manda Scott
Social justice activist and award winning novelist from the U.K., Manda Scott is with us to discuss Warrior Women through History with emphasis on Boudica, Joan of Arc and the Women of the SOE or Special Operations Executive in the 20th century. Learn more about Boudica, what's been misrepresented about Joan of Arc and the SOE who foght in France in recent history. We'll discuss contemporary women who fill the shoes of these women of herstory.
S1 E116 · Fri, January 31, 2020
Sekhmet - A Goddess For Our Time (With Meditation) with Karen Tate
Jean Houston, Barbara Walker and Z Budapest all recommended my book, Goddess Calling: Inspirational Messages and Meditations of Sacred Feminine Liberation Thealogy, which is a mouthful that really means Goddess values sets us free of patriarchy and this dominator/opressor culture. Coming each month in 2020, I'll share an inspirational message and meditation from this book, beginning in January with Sekhmet - A Goddess For Our Time...followed by a meditation. Get comfortable. Settle yourself so you might absorb and enjoy, allowing yourself to take in the inspiration. Then we'll do a meditation together to round out the show. Remember to click the FOLLOW button on the show page so each month you get in your email inbox reminders of the show, guests, and a quick access button taking you right here to listen.
S1 E110 · Wed, January 29, 2020
How to Live Well Despite Capitalist Patriarchy w/Trista Hendren
Creator of The Girl God series, Trista Hendren, formerly of Portland, OR, now living in Norway, discusses with me today how to Live Well Despite Capitalist Patriarchy, the title of her new book. Trista and I will delve into how we contribute to our our subordination under Capitalist Patriarchy, how we can break free and the irony of many of us not getting paid for feminist work. Out chat will include discussion of self-care for women, how to demand more in their relationships, and how we might create true Sisterhood despite our wounds. The Equal Pay Act will be a topic, as will how living in Norway has shaped Trista's views in terms of what is possible in other countries.
S1 E104 · Wed, January 22, 2020
Love Activism w/Tara Bianca
Tara Bianca combines two decades of research, teaching, speaking and private counseling to share her wisdom she calls Love Activism in her book, The Flower of Heaven. Tara will explain conscious friendship and why so many people experience so many challenges with family and friends. She'll define Love Activism and talk about "opening to the deeper mystery of you." We'll talk about opening to the Divine and how to overcome the most challenging aspects of our spiritual journey, including how a person can best open their heart to themselves. If you feel as if you've been struggling or suffering, Tara will help guide you out of that pattern. A great show for the start of the new year! Let's make 2020 better than 2019!
S1 E113 · Fri, January 17, 2020
Resolutions/Return of the Light - Being Your Authentic Self -- with Karen Tate
Jean Houston, Barbara Walker and Z Budapest all recommended my book, Goddess Calling: Inspirational Messages and Meditations of Sacred Feminine Liberation Thealogy, which is a mouthful that really means Goddess values sets us free of patriarchy and this dominator/opressor culture. Coming each month in 2020, I'll share an inspirational message and meditation from this book, beginning in January with Resolutions and Return of the Light...followed by a meditation. Get comfortable. Settle yourself so you might absorb and enjoy, allowing yourself to take in the inspiration. Then we'll do a meditation together to round out the show. Remember to click the FOLLOW button on the show page so each month you get in your email inbox reminders of the show, guests, and a quick access button taking you right here to listen.
S1 E109 · Wed, January 15, 2020
Daughters of Alcoholic Mothers w/Sharon Robideaux
Sharon Robideaux, co-author of My Mama's Waltz; A Book for Daughters of Alcoholic Mothers is with me today to discuss this topic. A powerful quote from the book: "She was my best friend when sober and I was her worst enemy when she was drunk." We'll delve into the effects on daughters when they live with mothers who are alcoholics, how these daughters mother their own children, mother substitutes, how daughters are treated vs sons. We'll also get into sexual abuse in families, problems around the holidays and where the fathers have gone to. How does this affect romantic relationships of the daughters? Can we reconcile the past and heal the heart?
S1 E101 · Wed, January 08, 2020
When God Had a Wife w/Lynn Picknett & Clive Prince
Famous for their television appearances, their historical detective work, their books (The Templar Revelation and Turin Shroud) Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince call in at a special time from the U.K. to discuss their new book, When God Had a Wife: The Fall and Rise of the Sacred Feminine in the Judeo-Christian Tradition. We'll discuss the mass of evidence for the veneration of Goddess among ancient Israelites and later Jews and Samaritans and reveal the startling truth about how it carried through into the mission of Christ. They'll share how the Sacred Feminine was suppressed, first in Judaism and then in Christianity - but how it refused to stay dow, from long ago ito the present day. We'll talk about how their work was a major inspiration for The DaVinci Code.
S1 E103 · Thu, January 02, 2020
New Years Special.....Escaping the Wasteland with Karen Tate
Reading Sharon Blackie's book, If Women Rose Rooted deeply inspired me. In it, she discusses escaping the Wasteland. I so resonated with this idea...escaping the clutches of patriarchy and jobs that exploit us or suck the soul out of workers...As I read, Sharon reminded me of who I am. The person I'd lost for awhile. You probably know I've been talking and teaching about new values, specifically feminine values, myself, for years. I've written books, interviewed guests, there are talks of mine on Youtube. But now I had a word for it - The Wasteland - and I feel re-inspired! I want to share my thoughts with you as we begin the near anew, make resolutions, re-invent ourselves and try to come closer to finding our authentic selves.
S1 E97 · Tue, December 31, 2019
Developing Super Sensible Perception w/Shelli Renee Joye
Author of Developing Supersensible Perception: Knowledge of the Higher Worlds through Entheogens, Prayer and Nondual Awareness, Shelli Renee Joye is with me tonight to help us understand how to awaken the latent ability of being able to "see" for ourselves....A student of Alan Watts, Tibetan Buddhism and graduate in Indian Philosophy, Shelli spent two decades living in Saudi Arabia with her wife and kids. And to think this all started after an LSD trip on a northern California beach....
S1 E102 · Thu, December 26, 2019
Goddess in the Bible with Jeanette Blonigan Clancy
Special Solstice Show! I'm sure you know some of the times Goddess appears in the Bible, but I'll bet you don't know all the times author and scholar, Jeanette Blonigan Clancy will share with us the Great She makes Her appearance! We'll also cut through some disinformation and confusion and no doubt have a surprise or two up our sleeves for you. Be sure to tune in so you can chat about what you'll hear at the holiday dinner table!
S1 E98 · Tue, December 24, 2019
Relevance of Modern Minoan Paganism for a Better World w/Laura Perry
Artist, writer and founder and facilitator of Modern Minoan Paganism, Laura Perry shares with listeners tonight her passion for the Minoans of the Bronze Age Crete. Through the art of the Minoans, particularly the frescoes of Knossos, she realized that women's position in society hasn't always been the way it is now under the oppression and domination of patriarchy. If she's not busy drawing, writing or leading rituals and workshops, you can probably find her in the garden or giving a living history demo at a local historic site.
S1 E105 · Thu, December 19, 2019
Rosicrucian Secrets & Revelations w/Steven Sora
Author and researcher, Steven Sora, discusses the role of American members of the Rosacrucian order and their influence on this history of the United States, including the Revolutionary War. We'll look into th occult practices of Rosacrucians, how this fits into who really wrote the works of Shakespeare, if Sir Francis Bacon was the son of Elizabeth I, Queen of England, and the involvement of some of the Founding Fathers in Rosacrucianism. We'll learn about Jules Verne, Daniel Dafoe and Ian Fleming's writings as they relate to Rosacricianism, Sir Walter Raleigh's School of Night, identify the mission of the "Invisibles" and delve into the Stonehenge-like setting in Georgia related to Rosacrucians and it's intent. I'll ask Steven if there were any influential women in Rosacrucianism and if this group still wields power today.
S1 E96 · Thu, December 12, 2019
Celebrating the 1960's Revolution That Changed the World w/Susan Shumsky
Spiritual teacher and best-selling author, Dr. Susan Shumsky, is with me tonight discussing the revolution of the 1960's and how it changed the world. We'll delve into how she participated, including what living in the ashram of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi for two decades was like, and how he influenced the Beatles. Susan will share insider information about the Beatles and the Maharishi and what some of the song lyrics on the White Album were influenced by their stay in India.
S1 E95 · Wed, December 04, 2019
Return of Matriarchy/Feminine Power w/William Bond
Author of Gospel of the Goddess, William Bond has been an advocate of the Sacred Feminine since the 1980's. Tonight we'll discuss why most powerful men in the Western world are Freemasons and what there secret is, the limitless power and wisdom of the Feminine One - who created the masculine. We'll discuss William's theory women lost power when they worshiped male gods and how men gained power. William believes there can never be harmony and equality between the genders and why the Feminine One respects our free-will but masculine power never will. It's sure to be an interesting conversation. At a special time -- 11am Pacific -- as our guest is calling in from the U.K.
S1 E100 · Sat, November 30, 2019
Thanksgiving Special -How Pagan Christians Really Are w/Jeanette Blonigan Clancy
THANKSGIVING SPECIAL RESCHEDULED.....How many times have you chuckled as it seems Christians have no idea of the roots of their beliefs? Their sacred places? Their holidays and celebrations or rituals? This morning at a special time, author, speaker, retired educator and feminist, Jeanette Blonigan Clancy chats with me about How Pagan Christians Really Are. We'll delve into what this title means, including how Jesus compares with his Pagan counterparts, how Christian gods and Pagan gods are alike, how Mary comparies with Goddess and if there are different messages in Christian vs Pagan myths.....and much more. Grab a cup of tea or a glass of wine and join us as we celebrate Thanksgiving and maybe a little bit of "reality herstory" and some politics, too!
S1 E86 · Thu, November 28, 2019
Problem Solving While We Sleep w/Layne Dalfen
Renowned expert in helping ordinary people decode their nighttime dreams, Layne Dalfen, with 45 years of dream work behind her will help listeners decode their dreams to discover their full potential. Usig insights from Freud, Adler, Jung and Perls, Layne will teach us what our dream world is telling us. She will help us understand how to find solutions from our dreams and we'll discuss recurring dreams and themes. Of course, we'll discuss what seeing our deceased loved ones in dreams means. Tune in and tell your friends.
S1 E94 · Wed, November 20, 2019
Discover the Wonders of Yoni Eggs w/Lilou Mace
Yoni Stones! Get ready to discover the wonder of these special "eggs" including how to use them, pick them out and use them in ritual! Yep, that's what I said! Lilou Mace, author and interviewer has been traveling across the world since 2011 on her Juicey Living Tour and tonight she brings to us what French ladies have known for a very long time - and tonight we discover their secret! We'll discuss how to choose the size stone and the right stone. You'll learn how you can develop a daily practice and the many rituals women can perform with these marvelous little eggs - and why it's beneficial and relevant to unleash your feminine power and pleasure.
S1 E93 · Thu, November 07, 2019
Magickal Activism Part 2 w/Leigha LaFleur
Grassroots organizer and magickal activist from Portland, Leight LaFleur returns to the show to discuss magickal activism at this very important time in herstory. Her work within the system includes being a Bernie Sanders Delegate to the DNC Convention in 2016 (catch our interview in the archiv shortly after that event), two consecutive terms as the elected Chair of the Third Congressional District Committee for the Democratic Party of Oregon and she's currently running for her first government office, Metro Cuncilor in District 6 in Oregon's May 2020 primary. Leigh will share her wisdom for working within the system, what this activism has to do with elected office, how she decided to run for office, if she's still "feelin' the Bern" and how her spirituality informs what she hopes to accomplish in elected office. We'll delve into her perspective of the Green New Deal, the Sunrise Movement and climate activist Greta Thunberg....among other things. Definitely a show about reconciling our spirituality and our politics - a MUST moving forward!
S1 E92 · Thu, October 31, 2019
Familiars in Witchcraft with Maja D'Aoust
To celebrate Samhain or Halloween, tonight our topic is Familiars in Witchcraft, the new book out by Maja D'Aoust, scholar of alchemy and occult lore. After completing her Bachelor's Degree in Biochemistry, Maja studied Oriental Medicine and acupuncture and later earned her Masters Degree in Transformational Psychology, with a focus on Shamanism, the I Ching and ancestors in her thesis work. Tonight we'll take a comprehensive look at familiars and their many forms and powers. Should be a fun way to honor the time of year when the veil is the thinnest!
S1 E90 · Thu, October 24, 2019
Beyond Parochial Faith/A Catholic Confesses w/Jeanette Blonigen Clancy
Jeanette Blonigen Clancy, author of Beyond Parochial Faith: A Catholic Confesses and God is Not Three Guys in the Sky is with me tonight discussing the toll her Catholic faith has taken on her family and where that path has led. Brought up in what she calls a "blanketing Catholic climate" Jeanette went on to obtain a Masters degree in theology, attends Mass with Benedictinse but rejects the Father/Son myth. She's worked passionately against sexist God talk and identifies with "nones", dialogues with atheists and informs her faith with science.
S1 E88 · Thu, October 17, 2019
Future Mythmaking - Art & Science of Archetypal Mutation w/Felicity Artemis
Socio-political theorist and educator in the area of Eco-feminism, Felicity Artemis, teaches about the connection between racism, sexism and the destruction of the natural world. Over the years she's presented lectures, classes and workshops at college conferences in CA, Hawaii, Oregon and Michigan. Tonight we discuss Future Mythmaking - The Art and Science of Archetypal Mutation. Besides defining this topic, we'll learn how dystopian mythology is influencing our culture, and how we might derail the dystopian narrative. We'll learn more about archetypal mutation, personal mythmaking and how the stories of individual mythmaking effect the macrocosm or outer world. Should be a very interesting and deep conversation.
S1 E89 · Thu, October 10, 2019
Antidote to Erotic Wounding w/Avara Varon
Avara Yaron, author of the Girl Submerged trilogy of erotic novels is with me tonight to discuss the epidemic of erotic wounding and how pleasure is our antidote. A periodic shapeshifter, Avara has a film degree, spiritual counseling license and has explored life as a painter, filmmaker, designer, counselor, group facilitator, retreat leader and plant based chef. A woman wearing many hats, she has had a romance with the island of Bali where she's started two cafes and writes a food column for Inspired Bali magazine. Her vast experience has prepared her to chat with us about erotic wounding, why it's so often hidden in the subconscious, what brings this trauma to the surface and why pleasure and self-empowerment is important to the healing process. Should be an interesting and enlightening conversation.
S1 E83 · Thu, September 26, 2019
Empowering Women to Thrive After 40 & Cowgirl Camp w/Sandra Matheson
Sandra says, "Almost everything I know about life, I learned from the farm." Tune in and hear Sandra's pearls of wisdom about women aging and thriving after age 40. We'll discuss her book, Thrive After 40 - How to Seize Life and Grow Your Dreams. Lifelong rancher, retired vet and consensus facilitator and educator in regenerative agriculture she runs a grass-fed beef and yak operation in northwest Washington State. She's the founder and co-facilitator of The New Cowgirl Camp, an intensive and empowering weeklong experience for women interested in learning more about or wishing to connect to the farming/ranching life - which has led to expertise in helping women over 40 lead a more fulfilling life and achieving their dreams. We'll discuss why change is so hard, what we can learn from our animals, and how to love that ever-changing Goddess you you see in the mirror.
S1 E82 · Thu, September 19, 2019
The Cause and Cure for Hate w/Emily Slingluff
Emily Slingluff, writer, parent, speaker has written and taught extensively on the connection between parenting and hate, with specific emphasis on early childhood development/parenting styles that lead to raising children who hate. She believes bullies begin to form in the crib. Emily will share her findings with the VSF audience, giving us insight into the state of our current culture.
S1 E81 · Thu, September 12, 2019
Lifelong Impact of Near-Death Experiences in Childhood w/PMH Atwater
P.M.H. Atwater had three near-death experiences within 3 months in 1977 leading to her becoming one of the original researchers in the field of near-death studies. She's completed 18 books on this or related subjects with her findings often being verified in clinical settings. Her work covers nearly 5,000 adult and child experiencers of NDE and she is the author of Coming Back to Life, Future Memory and We Live Forever. Tonight we'll discuss what her research of a lifetime regarding near death experiences has taught her, with emphasis on near death experiences in childhood - including if there is memory of activity in the womb, unusual psychic abilities, memories of past lives and much more.
S1 E79 · Thu, August 22, 2019
Extraordinary Power of Intuition in Today's Culture w/Kim Chestney
Kim Chestney, internationally published author, intuition expert and founder of IntuitionLab, a global school for incubating and accelerating intuition is with me tonight discussing the rise of intuition in today's culture going hand-in-hand with the rise of female power and how traditional patriarchal systems are incomplete without it. We'll delve into aspects of intuition and each of us can use it everyday to live an extraordinary life if we just practiced.....
S1 E84 · Thu, August 15, 2019
Cannabis in Spiritual Practice: The Ecstasy of Shiva, Calm of Buddha w/Will John
Will Johnson, founder and program director of The Institute for Embodiment Training, magna cum laude grad of Princeton University and Rolfer is also the author of The Posture of Meditation, The Spiritual Practices of Rumi, Breathing Through the Whole Body and Eyes Wide Open is also a contributor to an interesting and insightful new anthology, Psychedelic Mysteries of the Feminine. Tonight we're discussing Cannabis in the Spiritual Practice: The Ecstacy of Shiva and the Calm of Buddha. We'll delve into the legends of Shiva's use of cannabis, why the movements cannabis sparks in the body are so beneficial, the potent gazing practices of Rumi and what is the ONE SOUND and how cannabis helps us make and hear this sound.
S1 E78 · Fri, August 09, 2019
Parthenogenesis - Women's Long Lost Ability to Self-Concieve w/Den Poitras
Den Poitras, at a very young age, was compelled to understand the great mysteries of life and death. In his seeking he stumbled across a "breatharian woman" who opened his mind, causing him to re-think virgin birth. You'll want to hear of his journey, ultimately leading to his book, Parthenogenesis: Women's Long Lost Ability to self Conceive. I've had Marguerite Rigolioso on this show in years past (our interview is in the archives) and she defended her dissertation on this very subject that quite frankly boggles the mind and nudges us to ask about what else in this world we don't know or understand. Come to the show with an open mind and give it a listen!
S1 E85 · Thu, August 01, 2019
She Who Births - Psychedelic Nature of Birth w/Alana Bliss
Homebirth doula, Alana Bliss discusses the Psychedelic Nature of Birth on tonight's show. Alana has been exploring solutions to ecological, social issues, holistic wellness and conscious birth for over a decade. She incorporates holistic wellness and permaculture to design supportive relationships between humans and nature and she's had 4 empowering water births in her home and enjoys raising her children in nurturing ways. We'll discuss how the Sacred Feminine is strengthened by conscious birth, what fathers can do to support their partners in having empowering births, how the psychedelic journey of birth prepares parents for raising kids and how embracing conscious birth changes the culture to support the rise of the Sacred Feminine.
S1 E75 · Thu, July 25, 2019
Time Travel...Mystic Voyages of the Energy Body w/Von Braschler
Author of ten books, Von Braschler, has been writing extensively on time travel and raised consciousness. In our chat tonight we'll learn if time travel is practical, how it might be practiced and how a person can experience it on a personal level. We'll discuss the difference between experiencing timelessness and time travel. Von will share his results of time travel experiences.
S1 E76 · Thu, July 04, 2019
She Who Births; The Psychedelic Nature of Birth w/Alana Bliss
Alana Bliss, permaculture teacher, homebirth doula, co-founder of Fruition Center for Holistic Ecology and Green Guilds Ecological Design is with me tonight discussing "The Psychedelic Nature of Birth". Alana was a contributor to the new anthology, Psychedelic Mysteries of the Feminine, and I found her contributions most enlightening and insightful. Tonight we'll discuss a few of her essays but in particular the one mentioned. We'll delve into how birth is a psychedelic experience, how she overcame her fear of giving birth, what a conscious birth is and how the sacred feminine is strengthened by it, as well as related topics.
S1 E72 · Thu, June 27, 2019
Opening the Akashic Records w/Maureen St. Germain
Internationally recognized, highly acclaimed transformational teacher and best-selling author, Maureen St. Germain, is with us to discuss her latest book, Opening the Akashic Records: Meet Your Record Keepers and Discover Your Soul's Purpose. Maureen will share with us how she became a messenger for the Akashic Records and how we can each access those records and what's so special about this time and this place. She'll explain how The Goddess of Liberty is an important patron of her work and we'll learn of her role in the world. We'll chat about the historical evidence for the existence of the Akashic Records and how we each have our own personal records....and much more. Tune in and tell your friends we're delving into connectng with our Higher Selves and what we can expect to find when we open th Akashic Records and how we can use it to solve problems of health, love and money.
S1 E71 · Thu, June 20, 2019
Preparing for Your Pet's End of Life w/Ute Luppertz
Ute Luppertz, holistic healing coach for pets and senior pet specialist discusses how to prepare for the end of your pet's life and shares the insights into the work of a holistic pet death doula. A member of the International Touch Guild and member of the Northwest Association for Death Education and Bereavement Support, Ute works with pet owners who will do anything for their pets, but often issues they face are insurmountable. She provides holistic and spiritual modalities to soothe your pets pain and prepare pets and their caregivers for the end of life.
S1 E58 · Tue, June 18, 2019
Future Sacred: The Connected Creativity of Nature w/Julie Morley
Julie Morley, writer, environmental educator and futurist discusses her book, also the topic of tonight's show, Future Sacred: The Connected Creativity of Nature. We'll delve into her rejection of the "survival of the fittest" narrative in favor of sacred symbiosis, creative cooperation, interdependence and complex thinking. She will provide examples from complexity studies, cultural history, philosophy, indigenous spirituality, biomimicry and ecology to show how nature's intelligence and creativity abound everywhere. We'll also discuss how indigenous cultures lived in relative harmony with nature because they perceived themselves as part of the "ordered whole" of all life.
S1 E74 · Fri, June 14, 2019
Attaining the Sometimes Elusive Self Love w/ Banu
Chatting with Banu Sekendur, intuitive coach and healer, about self love, in our interview tonight titled Attaining the Sometimes Elusive Self Love. After a near-death break-up, she was launched into her role as a healer who focuses on removing mental emotional and energetic blocks that prevent people from living a fulfilling life - often times due to their lack of self love. We'll explore what self-love is and why its important and the consequences of having a lack of self-love. We'll talk about the foundations of self love and discuss on-going self love practices and how self love can lead to one's soul purpose.
S1 E69 · Thu, May 30, 2019
Healing Journeys with the Black Madonna w/Alessandra Belloni
Alessandra Belloni, world-renowned percussionist, singer, dancer and actress, born in Rome, voted one of the best female percussionists in the world by Drum Magazine chats with me tonight about her new book, Healing Journeys with the Black Madonna. We'll examine why Alessandra is so drawn to the Black Madonna, delving into who She is and how She is related to her work as an artist and healer. Belloni will explain why she believes god is a Woman and she is Black. We'll discover the healing drumming and dance traditions from Southern Italy and why it is important that she helps women. Of particular importance and interest is the Tarantella, a healing trance dance connected to the Black Madonna, which Alessandra believes healed her of a cancerous condition. Men benefit from this tradition and we'll go there, too. Don't miss this revealing interview.
S1 E65 · Fri, May 24, 2019
Essential Oils for Mindfulness, Meditation, & Wellbeing w/Heather Dawn Godfrey
Calling in from the U.K. at this special time, aromatherapist, Heather Dawn Godfrey will discuss her new book Essential Oils for Mindfulness and Meditation, Wellness and Well-Being with particular emphasis on how meditation and aromatherapy can enhance our psychological well-being. We'll go beyond the obvious and discuss how the body detects essential oils, how meditation affects the body, what the connection between the practice of meditation and the influence instigated through detection of essential oils actually is.
S1 E73 · Fri, May 17, 2019
Encyclopedia of Women in World Religions w/Susan de Gaia
Susan deGaia, Ph.D.chats with me about her newly released two-volume book, Encyclopedia of Women in World Religions: Faith and Culture across History, the topic of our show. We'll talk about this three-year process, the many contributors and vast content of the books.
S1 E70 · Wed, May 01, 2019
Deep Adaptation, Leaning into Liberation & Climate Change with Toni Spencer
Toni Spencer, calling in from the U.K., is a freelance educator, poet, mentor and activist with organisations including The Emergence Network and Schumacher Collage. She will discuss the coming socio-ecological and cultural breakdown as a result of impending climate change, including the 4) R's: Resilience, Relinquishment, Restoration and Reconciliation. We'll delve into how the Sacred Feminine relates to the 4 R's, the predictions of collapse, how people are responding and the challenges of talking about this with people.
S1 E67 · Thu, April 25, 2019
Ecofeminist Warrior Archetypes On the Rise w/Trelawney Grenfell Muir
Trelawney Grenfell-Muir, author, professor, peacebuilder, returns to VSF discussing Ecofeminist Warrior Archetypes. We'll delve into how her work as an expert in peacebuilding has given her insights about the importance of warrior archetypes and what inspired her to write about this particular role model. Trelawney believes feminism is the key to healthy warrior archetypes and she'll explain why. Religion, faith and spirituality actually offer guidance as we attempt to be fierce ecofeminists warriors and we'll examine this more closely. Grenfell-Muir will give listeners tips on getting in touch with our warrior archetype to help ourselves and others, as well as explore how we can help children develop that archetype in healthy ways. Songs, stories and people who can help us access/embody the archetype will also be shared.
S1 E66 · Thu, April 18, 2019
Sacred Feminine White Wolf Wisdom w/Alecia Evans
Returning to the show, animal communicator, Alecia Evans, discussing Sacred Feminine Wisdom From a White Wolf. Yes, a literal white wolf. Alecia will share what she's learned from White Wolf including inner energy alignment for clear communication, the fine line between anger and being fierce and why this distinction is so important. We'll discuss the misperceptions most of us have about wolves. Most important, we'll delve into how this can benefit women in their personal, professional and family lives and their leadership. Alecia will offer 3 tips to listeners wanting to strengthen their own leadership role in their personal life, and local and global communities. You'll learn to make the shift into white wolf wisdom with ease.
S1 E53 · Thu, March 28, 2019
Daughters of the Divine Feminine - Have We Forgotten to Grow Up ? w/DeAnna Lam
Continuing our series, where contributors to the new anthology, Awaken the Feminine, third in the "manifesting a new normal trilogy" chat with me about their essays, I have with me, DeAnna L'am, motivational speaker, workshop leader, womb visionary and author discussing "Daughters of the Divine Feminine - Have We Forgotten to Grow Up?" We'll distinguish between personal empowerment and being in service, how we might visulize and manifest a world where the Divine Feminine and Masculine were in balance, and how this awakening to Her, as deity, archetype and ideal, would serve our world.
S1 E59 · Thu, March 21, 2019
Childless Living: The Joys/Challenges of Life w/o Children w/Lisette Schuitmaker
Dutch author and Chair of the Trustees of the Findhorn Foundation in Scotland and the Center for Human Emergence in the Netherlands, Lisette Schuitemaker, is with us tonight discussing her new book, Childless Living - The Joys and Challenges of Life Without Children. I eagerly read this book, myself having been part of a club, Childless by Choice, during a time when it was not so popular. Lisette and I will explore the new stats on who is remaining childless and why. We'll discuss those who are "bizarrely happy" without children and those who are grief-stricken because they had no children. We'll also delve into the common characteristics of people without children.
S1 E63 · Wed, March 13, 2019
Is it Possible to Talk to Animals? w/Donna Lozito
In my continuing exploration of animal communication, I chat with professional animal communicator and certified homeopath, Donna Lozito. Donna will share the story of her horse, Sweet Dreams, who taught her to talk to the animals and she's been doing just that since 1994. Tonight we'll delve even deeper into the subject as Donna gives suggestions for listeners to start to talk to their animals and shares her experiences over the years and the fount of information these sentient beings have bestowed upon her and her clients from here and the after-life..
S1 E56 · Thu, March 07, 2019
Owning Our Power & Using It w/Mama Donna Henes
Another contributor to the new anthology, Awaken the Feminine, the third in the "manifesting a new normal" trilogy, Donna Henes is with us to discuss her essay Owning Our Power and Using It. Tonight we'll chat about the difference between feminist and patriarchal power, how to speak truth to power and why it is important, why women love powerful men and the other important questions that will no doubt organically arise from this potent topic. Please tune in and tell your friends to listen live or from the archives at their convenience after the show!
S1 E60 · Thu, February 28, 2019
Hekate Rising with Isidora Forrest
M. Isidora Forrest, author, devotee of Isis, priestess in the International Fellowsip of Isis, Hermetic adept, discusses her essay Path of Sacred Magic from the new anthology, Awaken the Feminine, the third volume in the manifesting a new normal trilogy. Isidora will discuss that Goddess values the Path of Sacred Magic offers and we'll delve into why Hekate awareness and devotion is on the rise. Isidora answers why we need magic at this important time of change and transformation.
S1 E62 · Sat, February 23, 2019
Recognizing Abuse/Do We Normalize Abuse or Set Healthy Boundaries? W/Karen Tate
I've been thinking a lot about abuse. Of course, most of us know about the domination, exploitation and need for control meted out by patriarchy, but I wonder if we have actually normalized many abuses? Abuse in the home, in the workplace, in our culture and churches. Perhaps we accepted it unconsciously because so many of us are conditioned by religions who tell us to make noble sacrifices or tolerate suffering in silently? I wonder if we're calling it out when we see it - often and loudly - or if we've become conditioned to quietly accept the abuse with little push back? That's what I'm exploring tonight. I hope you'll tune in and also subscribe to my newsletter, Dancing at the Edges with Karen Tate, where this is published. And also go to my new website karentate.net And don't forget to click on the FOLLOW button here on the Blog Talk show page so you get notice of each new show in your inbox so that you miss nothing and can listen at your convenience.
S1 E55 · Thu, February 21, 2019
Uncovering 9-11; Dismantling Domination w/David Chandler
Contributor to the new essay, Awaken the Feminine, the third in the trilogy to "manifest a new normal" David Chandler is with me discussing 9-11in the context of the domination and exploitation perpetuated against humanity. In his essay, 9-11; Dismantling Domination, David, who has a BS in physics, an MA in education and an MS in mathematics, revisits the tragedy of 9-11. A retired high school and college teacher who has been an active researcher with Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth, David became known in the 9/11 Truth Community primarily for his analysis of the building collapses at the World Trade Center on 9/11 and he published proof that World Trade Center Building 7 underwent a prolonged period of free fall, and publicly challenged the blatantly false assertions to the contrary by NIST. At first glance, 9-11 and the controversy surrounding this event may seem to have no place in a book about Goddess, deity, archetype or ideal, but as I wrote in the preamble to this essay in the anthology, I invited David to be a part of the book because I believed this very kind of public manipulation, failure of the media to investigate, potential cover-ups, are exactly the opposite of values of the Divine Feminine and the world we are trying to manifest. We have to have the courage to look at things that quite frankly may be unbelievable and difficult to consider, particularly considering the times we are living through right now.
S1 E61 · Mon, February 18, 2019
What Pet Parents NEED to KNOW - Animal Commune-ication w/Alecia Evans
Alecia Evans, the Animal Heeler, animal communicator and medical intuitive featured in the book, Soul Dog: The Spiritual Lives of Animals is with me tonight discussing what's really possible in animal communication. She'll tell pet parents what they need to know about Animal Commune-ication....including topics such as if all animals are "capable of talking," what the most important things she's learned from animals over the last 15 years of her work, including Wild Animals. We'll hear about her most interesting clients and learn how she got the name, Animal Heeler. Don't miss this. Tellyour friends who love their animals to tune in!
S1 E52 · Wed, February 13, 2019
Soul Dog - Exploring Animal Spirituality with Elena Mannes
Award-winning independent documentary director/writer/producer whose honors include 6 Emmy Awards, and directing/producing for television, The Amazing Animal Mind - Elena Mannes - is with me tonight to discuss her book, Soul Dog, an exploration of animal spirituality and the ability of animals to communicate with humans even in the afterlife.
S1 E57 · Thu, February 07, 2019
Generosity & Community: Goddess & Women's Dances in E. Europe w/Laura Shannon
Laura Shannon, founding director of the non-profit Athena Institute for Women's Dance and Culture and Honorary Lifetime Member of the Sacred Dance Guild is with me tonight discussing "Generosity and Community: The Worldview of Goddess in Wwomen's Dances of Eastern Europe." We'll discuss the history of the dance, going back to the Neolithic and how these ritual dances are connected to Goddess and the values they perpetuate. We'll discuss the inherent therapeutic and healing qualities of the dance and delve into if the dances are associated with a particular religion.
S1 E54 · Thu, January 31, 2019
Goddess Temple in Utah w/Gypsy Jean
Tonight Gypsy Jean is with me discussing the newly build brick and mortar Goddess Temple in Utah! Yes, you read that right. Tune in and hear this amazing and inspirational story, as well as Gypsy's story, and learn about the women in her life who motivated and inspired her to take such a leap of faith and service to the Divine Feminine and the men and women in her community!
S1 E49 · Thu, January 24, 2019
Are Shouting & Silence Our Only Options? Bringing Bipartisanship/Transformation
Tonight another contributor to Awaken the Feminine, the third anthology in the "manifesting a new normal" series curated by yours truly is with us. Our topic is Are Shouting and Silence Our Only two Options? Bringing Bipartisanship and Transformation to Citizen Activism with Sam Daley Harris, whose essay in the anthology is Finding the Sacred and Profound in Lobbying Congress. Sam, an activist for 40 years, founded the anti-poverty lobby RESULTS in 1980. He co-founded the Microcredit Summit Campaign in 1995 with Nobel Peace Price Laureate Muhammad Yunus and FINCA Founder John Hatch, and founded Civic Courage in 2012.
S1 E51 · Sun, January 13, 2019
Spirituality, Intuition & Belief in 21st Century w/Heather Mendel
Join me as I chat with Heather Mendel, contributor to the new anthology, Awaken the Feminine! We'll be discussing Spirituality, Intuition and Belief in the 21st Century - with particular emphasis on creating a personal, evolving and mystical path. Many thanks to Heather, who single-handedly got Awaken the Feminine through the Amazon/Create Space process so it might be birthed into the world this past Thanksgiving.
S1 E46 · Fri, December 28, 2018
Aligning Your Vibrations to Manifest and Attract w/Allen Lottinger
Allen Lottinger is our guest discussing his book, Time to Align...as we get beyond the tired and cliche conversations about the law of attraction. This is the perfect conversation to be having before we exit the dark and dormant time of the year of internal reflection and marination and begin to think about our rebirth in the light of the coming new year. Tune in as we discuss the vortex of creation and how to set your vibration to be in perfect alignment to manifest your desires.
S1 E47 · Mon, December 10, 2018
Goddess Heritage as the Landscape and Our Third Option w/Wim Bonis
Wim Bonis, the first contributor to Awaken the Feminine, my new anthology in the "manifesting a new normal" series, is calling in from the Netherlands this morning, discussing his essay titled "In the Beginning Was the Landscape" and Goddess Heritage as the alternative to Western institutionalized religion and conventional, materialist science. Wim will tell us about his journey discovering Goddess, leading him to writing a book about the survival and revival of the Great She, and he will no doubt share his wisdom about why exactly men need Goddess - which might come as a surprise to some - though now this radio show host :) Please tune in and don't forget to check out Awaken the Feminine; Dismantling Domination to Restore Balance on Mother Earth, now available on Amazon for the holidays!
S1 E42 · Thu, November 22, 2018
Searching for Goddess & Life After Death w/ Esther Luttrell
Tonight storyteller, screen writer, author of dozens of books and inspirational speaker, Esther Luttrell, is my guest and Searching for Life After Death and Ancient Goddesses....Conversations with Esther Luttrell is tonight's diverse topic. I first "met" Esther through her short but profound book about discovering her son, Dean, on the other side, titled Dear Dean, LoveMom. I almost missed my own radio show because it was quite a page turner, quite literally, I couldn't put it down! Since that time Esther and I have become friends and I am happy to chat with her again tonight as we discuss several other stories she's curated over the years about others who have had profound experiences with those on the other side. Then our conversation takes a detour and we discuss our Search for Ancient Goddesses and trying to bring that information to the mainstream media.
S1 E41 · Thu, November 08, 2018
Healing Ancestral Trauma w/Krystal Rains
Krystal Rains, artist, herbalist, healer, social justist activist and shamanic practitioner is with me discussing Healing Ancestral Trauma. We're told changing the world begins with each one of us. Well, maybe that feels very daunting, or like a drop in an ocean, and how exactly do we go about doing that anyway? Krystal has some important insights on this very topic. Listen to the various modalities available to each one of us to heal not just ourselves but our ancestral trauma, which is a very real thing affecting our lives. Learn how you can move forward and past many of the wounds that holds you back from reaching your fullest potential or becoming your authentic self.
S1 E43 · Thu, November 01, 2018
Real Witches of New England with Ellen Evert Hopman
Ellen Evert Hopman, Druidic initiate, founding member of the Order of the White Oak, Archdruidess of the Tribe of the Oak and member of the Grey Council of Mages and Sages is the author of the new book The Real Witches of New England, which is our topic tonight, celebrating Hallows or Samhain. We'll cover some basics for those folks new to the topic and we'll dig a little deeper for those wanting more than Wicca 101.
S1 E35 · Thu, October 18, 2018
Extraordinary Relationships Through Astrology w/Dianne Lawson
Tonight Dianne Lawson is with me discussing how we can improve our relationships or choose better relationships using astrology. We'll discover red flags people should be looking out for in relationships, what are planetary antidotes and how they can help people in relationships, and how adult astrological cycles can help people navigate relationships....certainly we can all use this valuable information. Tune in and tell your friends!
S1 E39 · Tue, October 16, 2018
Sacred Messengers of Shamanic Africa w/Carly Mattimore
Shamanic psychotherapist and therapeutic energy worker, Carley Mattimore, co-autor of Sacred Messengers of Shamanic Africa joins me on VSF to discuss the importance of the messages and messengers coming out of Africa. We'll learn about the 31st Meridian, how healing our own wounds affects the planet and, of course, this conversation would not be complete without a discussion about the outrage over the death of Cecil. Carly will introduce us to Marah and we'll learn the significance of the White Lions as we talk about the approaching evolutionary shift.
S1 E34 · Thu, September 27, 2018
Using New Mythology to Heal Sexism & Evolution of Female Image of Venus Art
In our first hour, Trelawney Grenfell-Muir, author, professor and peacebuilder has been rewriting Bible stories....Cain and Abel, the Garden of Eden, Noah's Ark, to name a few. She'll share with us the importance of mythology in shaping society, including how rewriting these patriarchal and sexist stories can lead to healing communities and culture and bring us toward gender equality. We'll also discuss her courageous essay on the Feminism and Religion blog discussing the shame of being a Christian today. In our second hour, I'm speaking to Annine van der Meer, historian, theologian, symbolist, and author of The Language of Ma: The Evolution of the Female Image in 40,000 Years of Global Venus Art. We'll delve into the beautiful Venuses, their meaning and function. We'll learn about the cultures that created them. We'll tackle how the art is handled in Academia, particularly since Gimbutas' work has been vindicated and there have been retractions from Renfrew and Hodder at Catal Hyouk. We'll talk about the recent exposition in Anatolia Turkey and the latest discoveries at Gobekli Tepe and lots more!
S1 E38 · Sat, September 15, 2018
The Art of Sigils with Gina Leslie
Tonight Gina Leslie joins me to discuss her new book, The Art of Sigils. Sigils are magickal and transformative, and if you've never heard of sigils, then you really want to tune in! Gina will share the process of connecting with shapes, colors and images as well as how to use these to manifest your desires. For beginners and for those who have worked with sigils before.
S1 E27 · Thu, August 23, 2018
Intuition on Demand with Lisa K
Have you wanted to have intuition on demand? Or make intuition happen when you want it to? Or maybe you've wanted to trust your intuition or learn what your intuition was trying to tell you. Tune in tonight and hear Lisa K answer these questions and more as we discuss her new book, Intuition on Demand!
S1 E37 · Thu, August 16, 2018
Practicing Greek Polytheism Today - Hellenismos w/Tony Mierzwicki
Tony Mierzwicki, with three degrees from the University of Sydney, Australia, the author of Graeco-Egyptian Magick: Everyday Empowerment, chats with us tonight about his new book fresh off the presses, Hellenismos: Practicing Greek Polytheism Today. We'll explore Tony's fascination with the ancient Greek religion, delve into underlying principles in the different ways the Greeks practiced their religion, and how important a knowledge of Greek religion might be as a foundation for further knowledge. I won't let him get away without talking about how women were treated, if the Greeks used drugs for recreation and sacred ritual (of course they did!) and how prevalent was slavery. Tune in!
S1 E26 · Thu, August 02, 2018
Faithful Response to Violence Against Women/Girls w/Dr. Gwynne Guibord
Tonight my guest is Dr. Gwynne Guibord, founder and president of The Guibord Center - Religion Inside Out located in Los Angeles, CA The center is the culmination of nearly two decades of work in solidarity with leaders of many faiths and traditions to explore and uphold the experience and presence of the Holy. Tonight we'll be chatting about how that looks in the real world, with particular emphasis on their program Saving Grace II - A Continuation of a Faithful Response to Violence Against Women and Girls. We'll talk about the distortion of scriptures from West and East, with the exception of the Sikhs and Bahais. Gwynne will tell us about their PSA, "Men of Faith Speak Out" as part of the healing process....and much, much more.
S1 E30 · Thu, July 26, 2018
Social Justice & Goddess Consciousness w/Jessica Bowman
Cultural Anthropologist, Jessica Bowman, holding a degree in Women's Spirituality and Creative Expression will chat with me tonight about in our talk titled: Riding the Spiral: Social Justice and Goddess Consciousness. We will discuss activities women can facilitate to bring the Divine Feminine back as sacred and powerful, how the arts are a catalyst for transformation, how different people with diverse faiths can embody this shift with the Divine Feminine at the center and how we can be more open and inclusive.
S1 E32 · Fri, July 13, 2018
Discover the Connection between Matriarchy & Serpent Mound w/Constance Tippett
Tonight I'm excited to have with me, Constance Tippett, author and artist who created The Goddess Timeline who will discuss the intriguing theories that connect the Serpent Mounds, indigenous Iroquois women, matriarchy, astronomy and women's cycles and pregnancy. Was Serpent Mound a lunar observatory? Did it help women plan conception, measure the length of their pregnancies and forecast the birth of their children? Tune in and hear what Constance has discovered.
S1 E31 · Thu, June 21, 2018
Re-Examining Our History Written by Organized Religion w/Barbara Hand Clow
Prolific non-fiction writer, Barbara Hand Clow, noted ceremonialist and author, through the lens of her two newest fiction books, Revelations of the Ruby Crystal and Revelations of the Aquarian Age, discusses with me tonight not just the very interesting and provocative plotlines of these two fiction books, which span centuries, but we'll delve into the sub-text that leads to questions like..... if Clow thinks we're witnessing the end of organized religion, if the return of Goddess is happening, the need to heal the scars of abuse, and if we might achieve world peace if the truth about the past were known and accepted by the three religions of Abraham, namely Christianity, Islam and Judiasm.
S1 E25 · Thu, June 14, 2018
Gratitude & Sharing - Principles of Goddess Spirituality w/Carol Christ
We certainly know the values that seem to permeate society today - greed, exploitation, selfishness, anti-intellectualism and tribalism - to name a few. We can set a different tone and change the narrative to that which is more in alignment with Goddess Spirituality. Tonight Carol Christ is with me and we'll discuss at least two of those sacred feminine values - gratitude and sharing. We must be the wayshowers. We must help change the narrative in the world toward nurturing, caring, sharing and gratitude. Tune in tonight and get a dose of inspiration and maybe some interesting food for thought as we also discuss unlikely allies in messaging and how important the messages we get are, and why there might be an agenda to keep us from being connected and in solidarity.
S1 E23 · Thu, June 07, 2018
Soul Healing w/Our Animal Companions w/Tammy Billups
Tonight my guest is Tammy Billups, author of "Soul Healing with Our Animal Companions," - also the topic of our show. Tammy, a Certified Interface Therapist from the Center for Integrative Therapy, Gifted Holistic Healer for both animals and their people, author, speaker and columnist for the Conscious Life Journal, also facilitates Atlanta's only monthly animal service called Praying Paws. We'll talk tonight about the energetic and emotional connection between animals and the people who love them and get into specifics about things like what is the best thing people can do to help their animals feel better, how animals are magnetically drawn to the people they choose to live with and the five emotional core wounds shared by animals and people. We'll learn about our animal's higher purpose in our lives and I'm going to ask Tammy if animals can read our minds which means if we change our thoughts, maybe, our pets can change their behavior. All that and more - please tune in.
S1 E29 · Thu, May 24, 2018
The Empowered Woman w/Rachel Pudelek
Tonight I have dog-hugger and tree-lover, Rachel Pudelek, on the show discussing her journey of writing female empowered fiction. We'll talk about the archetypes the media gave women then and now, as well as how she dealt with sexual trauma that she incorporates into her writing.
S1 E28 · Thu, May 10, 2018
Buddhism,Feminism and Ecology w/Asoka Bandarage
Join me tonight as I discuss with Asoka Bandarage, long-time scholar-activist and the author of many publications on global environmental and social issues as we discuss the connections between Feminism, Buddhism and the Environment. We'll delve into how to put what might might call opposing philosophies into practice on the personal and societal level and you'll learn about the social movements representing these three realms. Asoka will also share a Middle Path that she discusses in her book, Sustainability and Well Being.
S1 E21 · Thu, April 26, 2018
End of Patriarchy/Radical Feminism for Men w/Robert Jensen
Robert Jensen, professor in the School of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin and board member of the Third Coast Activist Resource Center in Austin is with me tonight discussing his book and the title of tonight's show, The End of Patriarchy: Radical Feminism for Men. Prof. Jensen will reveal what led him to embrace radical feminism and how it is the best response, in his opinion, to patriarchy. We'll learn how radical feminist analysis helps us understand rape, prostitution and . We'll delve into how feminism helps us under other hieerarchies besides the sex/gender system and the best way to think about the connection between socialjustice and ecological sustainability.
S1 E20 · Thu, April 19, 2018
White Christianity's Responsibility for Racism and Discrimination/Jeannine Fletc
Fordham University Theology Professor, Jeannine Hill Fletcher has written a book claiming "White Christians are responsible for racism and discrimination in America" and she's with me tonight to discuss this exact subject, including strategies she proposes to help foster racial healing in America, the first of which is to demand of white Christians they accept the role they play in racist policies and structural discrimination in America.
S1 E19 · Thu, April 12, 2018
Modern Minoan Paganism - Divine Feminine Alive in Today's World/Laura Perry
Laura Perry returns to the show discussing the elusive Minoan Sun Goddess. You'll discover who she is and if she has any relatives from the ancient Mediterranean. Laura will explain how she fits into the Minoan pantheon and we'll learn more about the sacred triplicity of Land-Sea-Sky that was common throughout the ancient world and fulfilled by Minoan goddesses. We won't neglect the Minoan Earth mother or the Minoan Sea Goddess tonight either, so you'll want to be sure to tune in! Oh, and you'll certainly want to understand how Minoan Goddesses were demonized and demoted....
S1 E24 · Tue, March 27, 2018
Strengthening Our Muscles of Empowerment w/Karen Tate
Recently a talk I gave at the Museum of Woman in Irvine was so well received, I thought I'd share it with listeners unable to get to Southern CA. The talk was part of a series titled Strengthening In Power, and specifically titled Strengthening our Muscles of Empoweerment. It fit perfectly with this time of the year as the flowers are stretching and strengthening to break ground or through the snow and bloom into their fullest potential. We can be like those flowers the Mother provides as role models each year. Likewise, Goddess values provide a new narrative. Specifically, I talk about knowledge being power and hoarding or hiding information and knowlege is the equivalent of tyranny. We must realize there is an agenda at play here to control what we know, what we think, how we act and ultimately what we do. But there are things we can begin to do right now to counter the efforts of those who want to control the narrative, how we think and how we act. I hope you'll tune in and use some of my thoughts for inspiration.
S1 E7 · Thu, March 22, 2018
Exploring the Power & Wisdom of Sacred White Spirit Animals w/Zohara Hieronimus
Zohara Hieronimus returns to Voices of the Sacred Feminine to share news of her new book, White Spirit Animals:Prophets of Change. An award-winning radio broadcaster, social justice and environmental activist and professional artist, Zoh delves deep and shares with listeners why Bear, Lion, Elephant, Wolf and Buffalo are critical to the survival of Earth and humanity. She'll demonstrate her telepathic skills as she shares the story of the Bonobo she befriended and explain more about trans-species telepathy to communicate with other life forms. We'll learn about the various animal champions and their efforts to save each of these endangered species and Zoh will emphasize the qualities we learn from these animals. Finally, we'll hear the fascinating pooint about the unhinging of our consciousness from a geo-cosmic matrix and our biorhythms, beginning in the 1600's....and quite a bit more.
S1 E17 · Thu, March 15, 2018
Searching for Sycorax/Black Women's Hauntings of Contemporary Horror/Kinitra Bro
It is my pleasure to chat with Prof. of English, Kinitra Brooks, who specializes in the study of Black women, genre fiction and popular culture. Tonight our topic is Searching for Sycorax: Black Women's Hauntings of Contemporary Horror. We'll delve into how Black women revise horror and how horror provides insight into the speculative creative work of Black women. Conjure Woman and Beyonce' is on our talking points list as is Conjure Feminism and White Women's Tears. Stay tuned to the end to hear some reports from Pat the Roving Reporter for VSF and we close with a Spring Meditation dedicated to Isis.
S1 E13 · Thu, March 01, 2018
The MisConception Files with Julia Stonehouse
Julia Stonehouse, researcher and writer living in the UK dicusses her latest book - The Miconception Files - looking at contemporary gender politics, history and prehistory from the point of view of people'sideas about where babies come from. Julia calls this subject "conception theory" and what she has to share will knock your socks off! Sit back with a cup of tea or glass of wine and be prepared to grit your teeth and howl with laughter as we discuss how things got so turned on their head, starting with our misconception about conception!
S1 E12 · Thu, February 15, 2018
Tantric Sex & Menopause/Practices for Spiritual & Sexual Renewal w/Janet McGeeve
Tonight I have with me calling in from Queensland, Australia, Janet McGeever, co-author of Tantric Sex and Menopause - Practices for Spiritual and Sexual Renewal. Janet has been a practicing psychotherapist since 1999 and a Tedx speaker in Australia in 2013. She has held The Making Love Retreat for couples down under for more than 5 years. Tonight she discusses with us, contrart to popular belief in our patriarchal world, menopause can be a time for spiritual and sexual renewal for women rather than the beginning of the end of our lives as vibrant, creative and sexual beings.
S1 E11 · Thu, February 08, 2018
Secret Nature of Matter & Quantum Touch - The Power to Heal with Richard Gordon
Richard Gordon is considerea a pioneer in the field of energy medicine, with more than 40 years of experience. He's the author of 4 best-selling books, now published in 17 languages. An attendee of the Christos School of Natural Medicine, faculty at Heartwood Institute and the Holistic Health Institute, Gordon has certified practitioners of his work in over 50 countries. Tonight we'll discuss his books, Quantum Touch - the Power to Heal and The Secret Nature of Matter, the latter mapping out new territory in the rarely explored intersection of science and spirituality.
S1 E9 · Thu, January 25, 2018
Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire w/Dr. Dennis Patrick Slattery
It is my great pleasure tonight to have with me, Dr. Dennis Patrick Slattery, Emeritus Faculty, Mythological Studies Program at pacifica Graduate Institute in Carpinteria, CA discussing Kurt Anderson's Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500 Year History. Subjects we'll be discussing tonight include: What America's history, beginning with its origin, brought Fantasy Thinking to the extreme level we witness today The accelerated rise of the individual and beliefs as "true if I say it is true" The loss or marginalizing of an objective reality everyone can agree on Wanting the magic now: instant gratification and its consequences Technology feeds the fantastic by encouraging people to seekout the magical and the miraculous The shaping of a new myth is developing as a result of truth's relativemerits and the demise of an objective truth The rise of the make-believe community The loss of a literate and reflective citizenry If you've been looking "out there" and wondering we got to where we are, this show might offer many insights....please tune in!F
S1 E8 · Thu, January 18, 2018
Self Care for the Self -Aware & High Sensitive Person w/Dave Markowitz
Best selling author and intuitive healing facilitator, Dave Markowitz, author of Self-Care for the Self-Aware: A Guide for Highly Sensitive People, Empaths, Intuitives and Healers has been on Amazon's top 20 list in its category for 41 consecutive months. From Dave we'll learn about his rather unusual awakening to the awareness of being an Empath and how his work changed from that point forward. Dave will chat about how empathically transmitted energies can have both subtle and dramatic effects. We'll delve into high-quality preventative tools designed by Empaths for Empaths and HSPs, the importance of safe space and healing from empathically transmitted pain and illness. Being an Empath or HSP can be overwhelming as these folks absorb so much energy from others that they can develop their own wymptoms - in this talk, you'll be introduced to the 5 Steps for Healing for the HSP and receive empowering information and tools to heal your lethargy, lack of focus, heavy heartedness, tight muscles or various other forms of pain and illness. You'll leave our discussion more hopeful, open, connected and vibrant with new abilities to useyour gifts of sensitivity for the betterment of all!
S1 E10 · Thu, January 11, 2018
Magickal Activism with Leigha La Fleur
It is my pleasure to have returning to the show, Leigha LaFleur. Leigha was last on the show just after the Democratic National Convention and reported back on her first-hand account of what she witnessed happening there. Tonight I'm happy to be talking to her again, but this time about reconciling our spirituality and politics. Tonight's Topic is: Magickal Activism: Spiritual and Goddess-Oriented People Should Lead the Moral Agenda Among other things we'll discuss tonight is how Leigha bridged the divide in her own community. She'll offer tips on how we can come together and collaborate, as well as ponder how to create the new political landscape and world we all know we so desperately need. We're not going to pull any punches. We're going to talk about the tough and sometimes controversial stuff because it needs to be taken out and looked at and considered if we're going to move forward in a meaningful way and not just continue business as usual. We both hope you'll tune in!
S1 E15 · Thu, December 28, 2017
Marija Gimbutas Vindicated! w/Carol Christ & Miriam Dexter
Many of us, along with Marija Gimbutas, believed her work would eventually be vindicated. We ARE the cognitive minority, waiting for the rest of the world to catch up to many ideals of the Sacred Feminine, including the work of scholar, Marija Gimbutas. Tune in tonight as I discuss this wonderful and long awaited development with elders and scholars, Carol Christ and Miriam Robbins Dexter. In the words of Carol, "The disdain with which the work of archaeologist Marija Gimbutas has been held in the field of classics and archaeology was shown to me when I started quietly at a cocktail party at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens that I was interested in her work. This comment, tentatively offerred, onleashed a tirade from a young female archaeologist who began shouting at me: "Her work unscholarly and because it is, it is harder for me and other women scholars in the field to be taken seriously." (From the Feminism and Religion blog) If you're new to this subject, we'll start at the beginning, briefly discussing Marija's findings and why male dominated academia for so long discredited her work, followed by this new revelation by Lord Colin Renfrew, allied with the British Conservative Party. We'll discuss the politics of this situation as well as other peripheral areas in which this new revelation will no doubt have a domino effect. You won't want to miss this. Be sure to tell your friends! Thanks to Carol Christ for taking to the airwaves for this important discussion. Certainly a bright spot for us all in a very dark year!
S1 E5 · Thu, December 07, 2017
Honoring Natural Cycles Saves Our World - w/Pia Orleane
Pia Orleane, Ph.D, author, lecturer and former practicing psychologist will discuss her new book - Sacred Retreat, wherein we delve into how honoring natural cycles can restore the balance on our planet in peril. In our discussion we'll chat about how the environmental problems are related to dishonoring the natural cycles and how ignoring natural cycles contribute to ill health, lack of connection and even war. Pia's research evaluated the spiritual treatment of women's cycles and she'll report on that. We'll refresh listeners about how women's cycles became taboo and shameful topics and how that's led to losing the value and power of women's cycles. Pia believes living in harmony with Nature can affect our personal relationships and she'll give us tips for achieving greater harmony and fulfillment with those in our social circles.
S1 E4 · Thu, November 30, 2017
Power of Goddess Ideals To Change the World w/Karen Tate
For those of you disheartened you were not in Southern CA to hear this talk LIVE, here it is - the long version - for your listening pleasure....You are not alone if you believe domination and authoritarian patriarchy are destroying countless lives and our planet. There is a more sustainable alternative and it's not new. In fact, it's ancient. Exiled for a time, but making a return, the Sacred Feminine (deity, archetype and ideal) has become indelibly integrated into our lives, reminding humanity during this time of crisis that the ideals of the Great She offer a pathway to a secure and more sustainable future. As people lose faith in organized religion, as the paradign of power shifts across the globe, as climate change quickly approaches a point of no return, people are leading using their divine intelligence from Goddess teachings to find solutions and sanctuary. Using the wisdom and activism suggested in sacred feminine liberation thealogy, I will discuss the many ways Goddess Spirituality has grown and matured in the minds of Her advocates to inspire the birth of a new world and usher in a time of security, partnership, peace, equality and prosperity for all. --- Your comments are appreciated!
Wed, November 15, 2017
Men, Goddess & Healing Masculinity w/Erick DuPree
Erick DuPree, award winning writer, known most for his feminist writing Alone In Her Presence and his column at the Wild Hunt, DharmaPagan, is author of several books including the anthology, Finding the Masculine in Goddess' Spiral. He is a long-time colaborator within women's mysteries, which is informed by training with the Reclaiming Collective, the Order of the Black Madonna and Rajanka Tantra. His work has been described as intimate, evocative and deeply transcendent and celebrates the cycles of the season, uplifts and celerates matrifocal and intersectional feminist principles of renewal and regeneration. I'm very happy to have him with me tonight discussing our topic - Men, Goddess and Healing Masculinity.
S1 E1 · Thu, November 02, 2017
Myth Shattered & Restored w/Gayatri Devi
Dr. Gayatri Devi, Associate Professor of English and Women & Gender Studies at Lock Haven University in Pennsylvania is with us tonight to discuss the anthology, Myth Shattered and Restored. She sits on the executive board of the Association for the Study of Women and Mythology and she co-edited Myth Shattered and Restored for ASWM. Our chat will delve into myths which have been shattered and restored, the importance of Goddess spirituality and Goddess studies and why this is so vital right now.
S1 E3 · Thu, October 26, 2017
The World is Your Oracle w/Nancy Vedder Schultz
Nancy Vedder Schultz, Ph.D, speaker and author of The World is Your Oracle is with me tonight sharing how we might "divine" without the usual tools of tarot, runes, or I Ching. We'll also discuss how divination works from a scientific perspective and our conversation will go where most instruments of prophecy rarely go - learning how to prepare, interpret and honor your oracle. We'll have her share her mystical experiences she had researching the book, brought about by singing chants and delve into the importance of balancing the rational and mystical and intuitive mind.
Thu, October 12, 2017
In the "I" of the Hurricane - Teaching Juvie Teenage Girls Self Empowerment
TeZa Lord, spiritual activist and author of "In the "I" of the Hurricane" discusses her experience teaching self-empowerment techniques (euphemism for yoga and meditation) to juvie teenage girls in a hi-security lock-up, while simultaneously enduring the head-on strike of a hurricane. TeZa will share what tools we can give these former "bad girls" to help them change their lives - that we can all use for personal transformation. We'll hear how what happens to the girls correlates to what peoplego through in their ordinary, normal lives, with no hurricanes around. Further, TeZa will tell us how she got these "at risk" young women to embrace these techniques and embark on these journeys of transformation.
Thu, September 28, 2017
A Mistaken Christianity w/Andrea Mathews
Andrea Mathews, psychotherapist, author and radio show host discusses with our listeners the topic of Mistaken Christianity. Tonight we'll discuss reconsidering long held traditional teachings of the Bible and its root language, how we got to a place where there is more fear of evil than love of and from God leading to so much hate, and rethink some of what we think or hear Jesus said. The "end times" will get a closer look, as will hell and what Jesus said about reincarnation.
Thu, September 14, 2017
The Tarot: Cycles of Life & Universal Patterns of Transformation w/Raina Paris
It is my pleasure this evening to have returning to the show the very knowledgeable, Raina Manuel Paris, discussing The Tarot: Cycles of Life and Universal Patterns of Transformation. Raina has a Masters degree in Film from Columbia U and a Ph.D. in Mythological Studies with an emphasis in Depth Psychology. She leads meditation groups and helps students find healing imagery in their lives in a process she calls the Cradle and the Crown. Tonight we'll discuss the first 22 cards of the tarot and how it pertains to cycles of life and universal patterns of transformation. We'll delve deep into the Tarot, asking what's the point of the Tarot other than using it to tell the future and why should we focus on the 22 Major Arcanas? Raina will tell us the difference between an archetypal point of view and a regular reading of the Tarot. Do you know what's the most important card? Well Raina has her opinion and will share with us. We'll also see what the tarot has in common with the four elements/directions and much more. Tune in and tell your friends!
Thu, August 10, 2017
Birthing Divine Feminine Consciousness w/Eileen Workman
Eileen Workman experienced a profound spiritual awakening in 2007 while working as a financial adviser for Smith Barney. This caused her to leave the financial world and delve into "sacred economics"....She's written Sacred Economics: The Currency of Life as a means for inviting us to question our longstanding assumptions about the nature of capitalism and Raindroops of Love for a Thirsty World is Ms. Workman's second nonfiction offering summoning the wisdom of the Life Force that flows within us all....We'll discuss having a healthy sense of self-love to propel us beyond suffering and into the fullest, most beautiful expression of ourselves. She'll give us specific exercises to ground these ideas into one's life. We'll ask her if this is a repudiation of God and relition, and discuss Eileen's pereception of life as more than what modern science proposes, as well as how we restore the Divine Feminine in alignment with the Divine Masculine.
Thu, August 03, 2017
The Fun of Dying & Staying in Touch in Afterlife with Roberta Grimes
Roberta Grimes, novelist, speaker and business attorney, who had two extraordinary experiences of light as a child attempted to understand these experiences. As a result she spent decades studying nearly 200 years of abundant and consistent communications from the dead and other afterlife-related evidence that eventually enabled her to assemble an in-dept understanding of who and what we are, how reality works, the nature of the Divine and the meaning/purpose of our lives. Tonight I'll be talking to Roberta about what she means by her book titles, The Fun of Dying - Find Out What REally Happens Next and The Fun of Staying Touch, documenting the many ways the dead contact us and the recent research that makes it easier for us to contact them.
Thu, July 27, 2017
"Love Talk" with Raina Manuel Paris
Join us tonight as Raina Manuel-Paris, holding a Masters degree in Film from Columbia University and a Ph.D. in Mythological Studies with an emphasis in Depth Psychology discusses the big topic of Love - from the seven aspects of love as Plato and Aristotle talked about, to explaining Love as God and the shift from God to Romantic Love. We'll delve into why Eleanor of Aquitane was important in that shift and why/how she was a 12th century feminist. Raina will explore how change in our society is connected to Love and what's most important to people and their long term emotional well-being. I'll bet you can guess! We'll be sure to cover how love is related to the Feminine principle an what Raina believes is most essential in our experience of Love.
Thu, July 20, 2017
How Whole Brain Thinking Can Save the Future w/James Olson
James Olsen is with us tonight discussing his book - How Whole Brain Thinking Can Save the Future, a practical, science-based, self-help book focused on how we can more consciously and creatively manage the volumes of information that comes to mind each day. James originally meant to help men better understand the thought processes of women, but it quickly became clear that neigher hemisphere could be understood in isolation....they're a team. We'll discuss the nature of our thoughts and how they affect our decision-making, if he agrees the right hemisphere is our "feminine" hemisphere, whole brain thinkers, and most importantly, how we can think our way to peace and healing. Other important themes of the evening will be if we can reverse the political polarization and what the impact of brain dominance and perspective on religion.....and much more. Don't miss this insightful interview!
Thu, July 13, 2017
How a Native Woman Mothered America's First English Poetry/Jack Dempsey
Jack Dempsey, writer and editor, returns to the show tonight discussing Native New England and Merrymount - or How a Native Woman Mothered America's First English Poetry. Tonight Jack will chat about the Native New England world, the norms and trends of the first 100 years of European contact and how Native peoples coped with the increasing violence and devastating plague. We'll discuss the plymouth Pilgrims or Plimoth Pilgrims, comparing the traditional view with what we know today. We'll especially focus on Native New England women and their contributions during this time.
Thu, June 29, 2017
The Internet, Manifestation and Social Justice with Ayamanatara
Multi-traditional Shaman, Ayamanatara or Natara for short, is also an author, healer, teacher, trance channel, clairvoyant, mystery school initiate, kabbalist and animal communicator. When does she sleep? Tonight we'll be discussing the Internet, Manifestation and Social Justice because of the very interesting talk I heard her give at the recent Conference on Current Pagan Studies. Natara explains the internet is a manifestation of the 4th dimension or astral realm and that's a good place to work with archetypes to foster social equality. We'll delve into the military industrial complex creation of the internet and how that must be moved through.past in order to really effect change. She'll advise what kinds of metaphysical/magickal and practical tools we can use for doing that sort of work without getting sucked into the muck. Staying informed without being overwhelmed is another important topic we'll visit. And most importantly, we'll look at the ways the forces that want to prevent progress or roll it back re using those same tools to further their agenda and how we can use their energy against them. Important stuff to help us manifest that world of justice, peace, partnership and equality we all deserve. Please tune in.
Thu, June 01, 2017
Goddess Wisdom for these Times of Global Transition with Tanishka Tantrika
Tanishka, best known as Facebook's "Moon Woman" with over half a million followers of her daily guidance, returns to the show tonight to discuss Goddess Wisdom for thes Times of Global Transition. Among the things we'll chat about tonight are why Goddess wisdom is needed more now than every before, how she believes these Goddess traditions and wisdom will help restore the sacred balance, and if she recommends specific practices women can do to support the return of the Sacred Feminine. And of course, we'll see what wisdom she has to offer her sisters here in the United States feeling overwhelmed by the current climage of change, particularly in the political arena.
Thu, May 25, 2017
Building Pagan Communities/Reweaving the Magic of the World w/ Ivo Dominguez Jr
Pagan Elder, Ivo Dominguez, Jr. is with me tonight discussing the future of the Pagan community as he sees it, based on the talk he gave as the keynote speaker at the recent Conference on Current Pagan Studies in Claremont, CA in January. We'll talk about the work of building coalitions and bridges between different communities, belief systems and ideologies - even though it can be difficult. We'll talk about his insights or practices to facilitate this work. Ivo will also tell us about the important work of the New Alexandrian Library and his books, which are a part of how he re-weaves the magic of the world. Yes, we'll ask his opinion about why magic is important!
Thu, April 20, 2017
Examining Our European Myths/In Search of the Ancient Mother w/Melissa Crow
Joining me tonight is Melissa Crow, Wiccan, shaman, author and graduate cum laude from the University of Southern California with a BA in Creative Writing and a Masters in Library Science from San Jose State University discussing her research examining the images and myths of our European ancestors with particular emphasis on how and when patriarchy came to be. We'll be "In Search of the Ancient Mother" tonight as we look at Goddess imagery and artifacts from the Neolithic to Classical eras, compare and interpret myths, and delve into why we have stories of rape, abduction and Goddesses who marry patriarchal Gods and become shadows of their former selves. And of course, we'll explain why this is all so important to reshaping our culture and creating a new normal out in the world.
Thu, April 13, 2017
Why do Peace & Happiness Elude Us & What To Do About It with Cate Montana
Have you been doing a lot of worry and hand-wringing? Have you been worried about what's around the corner and confounded about why peace and happiness eludes us? Why are people so divided? Why is the political scene so ugly? It's happening because as individuals - as an entire species - we've forgotten who we really are. We've confused "self" with ego - the mental program (like a computer code) that gives us the illusion of individuality - an uterly false "reality" similar to what's presented in the movie The Matrix. Author Cate Montana is with us tonight revealing what the ego is, how it's born, how it thinks - and most importantly how the ego can be managed and expanded into alignment with the powerful I AM presence that is the true generator of peace, happiness and unification within.
Thu, April 06, 2017
Rt. Rev. Patrick McCollum is Back with Stories of Peace, Hope and Inspiration
Rt. Rev. Patrick McCollum, Pagan elder and spokesperson, is back with stories of peace, hope and inspiration. He'll update us on what he's been doing and give us some perspective on what he sees going on in our rapidly changing world.
Thu, March 16, 2017
Finding Life's Sweet Spot Amidst the Chaos w/Briana Borten
Tonight Briana Borten, co-Author of The Well Life will chat with us about how to get our lives back under control if you've lost the reins and want greater satisfaction. This is the episode for you if you can't see the way out of an unhealthy job, relationship or poor self-image. Briana will suggest meaningful steps to give yourself a total life makeover. You'll learn how to define your superpowers and cultivate a positive mindset and why moving forward might call for a defining of what you want from life. In this time of angst and chaos, here is the perfect show! ENJOY!
Thu, March 02, 2017
Tribute to Isis (January 1997 to February 2017) Magickal Cats in the Afterlife
Tonight's show was a tribute to our beloved feline daughter, Isis. She left us on Sunday, February 19th at 2:10PM after being part of our family for 20 years. I tell the magickal tale of this special little creature's sudden passing. * Jack Dempsy was scheduled to be a guest tonight discussing Native American Mother of poetry, but he had technical difficultis and could not get connected.
Wed, February 15, 2017
Legacy of Mary Magdalene with Anne Baring
Author and foremother, Anne Baring shares with us the research she's discovered that disproves the traditional story about Jesus and Mary Magdalene and leaves us with a more accurate historical glimpse into their lives and family. We'll see who distorted the truth and why which has left humanity a fale conception of Mary and Jesus for thousands of years. We'll also delve into how re-writing the script and accepting this new alternative history changes everything.
Thu, February 09, 2017
Owning Your Female Power w/Levanah Bdolak
Internationally acclaimed workshop and seminar presenter, professional clairvoyant, healer and teacher of transformational skills, Levanah Bdolak is with me discussing Owning Your Female Power. Levanah and I shall delve into why women do not trust themselves, what we can do to change attitudes about leadership for ourselves and our girl children. Levanah will discuss what stops women from reaching their full potential or even pursuing their fullest potential. She'll share the female experience that prevents us from being sudcessful - the Women's dilemma. A detailed conversation tonight, getting into the difference in how women and men use power, why women settle for less and how to release the programming holding us back.
Thu, February 02, 2017
The Mysterious and Sacred Sheela Na Gig with Starr Goode
Just what does the display of the vulva as a universal image or archetype mean around the world? Tonight Starr Goode shares with us the mystery and magic of the Sheela Na Gig over time and across cultures. Goode, a professor at Santa Monica College in Southern CA, author of the new book, Sheela na gig: Dark Goddess of Sacred Power will delve into this mysterious feminine symbol both revered and reviled. We'll learn heer functions and meanings as we trace her origins through art and myth of European history and Goddess herstory.. We'll learn why we still need the symbol of the Sheela na gig and what she has t do with cultural, political and social systems.
Thu, January 26, 2017
Pagan Academia & Cherry Hill Seminary with Candace Kant
Author and scholar, Candace Kant is with me to discuss our topic of Pagan Academia in general and Cherry Hill Seminary more specifically. We'll delve into the controversy of pagan clergy - why it's controversial, if we need it, etc. Candace will also tell us about the unique offerings of Cherry Hill Seminary - old and new, such as Military Chaplaincy, Ministering to Military Families, Environmental Leadership, etc.
Thu, January 19, 2017
People of the Sea: Post-Minoans, Palestine and the Bible w/Dr. Jack Dempsey
Dr. Jack Dempsey, writer and researcher has been digging into the roots of Western civilization for 40 years. He became a writer in New York publishing and his novel, Ariadne's Brother came out in 1996. His new book is People of the Sea: A Novel of the Promised Land. We'll delve into what happened to the matrifocal Minoans and where they went, discover Cyprus as a melting pot, and uncover the identity of the Sea Peoples, with some new insight into the Philistines. This story though, would not be complete without digging into the Canaanites, Hebrews and the Bible.They are all inter-connected! Sit down with a glass of wine and tune in!
Thu, January 12, 2017
The Frightful Goddess: Birds, Snakes & Witches with Miriam Robbins Dexter
Returning to the show after a long absence, I'm happy to back, Dr. Miriam Robbins Dexter, discussing The Frightful Goddess: Birds, Snakes and Witches, a talk she gave recently at a Southern California eco-feminist conference at the Goddess Temple of Orange County/Museum of Woman. Miriam will touch on the relationship of birds and snakes to ancient goddesses and heroines or the beneficent avatar of the prehistoric goddess, and to witches and monsters; the maleificent or, more correctly, the fearsome aspect of the same goddess. We'll compare archaeological data on prehistoric European bird and snake iconography, and historic mythological data to deomonstrate the broad geographic basis of this iconography and myth, to determine the meaning of the bird and snake and to demonstrate that these female figures inherited the mantle of the Neolithic and Bronze Age European bird and snake goddess. Miriam will establish the existence of and meaning of the UNITY of the goddess, for she was unity as well asmultiplicity, multifunctional and an integral whole. We'll see the degeneration of ancient bird and snake goddesses into historic age witches and monsters!
Thu, January 05, 2017
On the Verge of Our Darkest Hour or Greatest Moment? Robert McChesney
Finally, I have him with us! Gutgsell Endowed Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Robert McChesney, author of 23 books translated into thirty-one languages, is here discussing his latest book, People Get Ready! Is humanity on the verge of its darkest hour or its greatest moment? We'll delve into the coming consequences of the technological revolution, the stagnation caused by capitalism, the demise of journalism and how the US political process, so dominated by billionaires and corporate special interests, by corruption and monopoly, stymies not just democracy but progress. Robert proposes a bold strategy for democratizing our digital destiny - before its too late - and unleashing the real power of the Internet and of humanity!
Thu, December 29, 2016
Personal Empowerment w/Martian Magic with Amanda Yates Garcia
Don't let the title of tonight's show fool you! I was pleased to meet Amanda Yates Garcia, known as the Oracle of Los Angeles, after she gave a presentation on the history of witchcraft at the mainstream and prestigious Hammer Museum in Los Angeles last month. Amanda was initiated into witchcraft by her mother at age 13 and has been practicing magic and divination ever since. A woman with an impressive resume who has managed to move freely and seemingly effortlessly within the mainstream garnering acceptance and admirers, she speaks to me tonight about her personal mojo and magical praxis which covers topics ranging from Love Spells to Money Magic and Psychic Self-Defense. She's the host of KCHUNG's Oracle Hour radio show, she leads a monthly mystery school, and she leads public rituals in very visible places like the Women's Center for Creative Work, Human Resources and Side Street Projects. Yes, she lives in very liberal and "blue" Los Angeles, but I think she's stumbled on something and we'll get to the bottom of her success in our chat tonight!
Fri, December 09, 2016
Secrets of Minoan Crete's Success with Jack Dempsey
Jack Dempsey has studied Minoan Crete for 4 decades leading him to write his novel about Minoans called Ariadne's Brother, published in 1996. Tonight he's with us to discuss this egalitarian culture and share with listeners why he believe they were such a successful society. We'll delve into the distortions around Minoan Crete, some of the most important discoveries and mysteries, the cycles of time shaping Minoan life, religion and politics and much more...don't miss learning more about this ancient civilization that teaches us so much!
Thu, December 01, 2016
Goddess & God in the World w/Carol Christ & Judith Plaskow
In a new method they call "embodied theology," foremothers, Carol P. Christ and Judith Plaskow, friends and colleagues for four decades, discuss their new book, Goddess and God in the World; Conversations in Embodied Theology, combining autobiography and theology. Theologians don't often speak about their personal experiences and beliefs but Carol and Judith will tell us why they've put aside that hesitancy to speak about this unspeakable topic. We'll delve into the two women's differing views of divinity and how they determine if Judiasm or Goddess feminism do a better job promoting a "flourishing of the world." In our conversation we'll cover why "feminism matters in thinking about and practicing spirituality and religion" and both guests will share their differing responses to the symbol of the Goddess.
Thu, November 17, 2016
Money is Love - Transforming Energy of Money from Fear/Lack to Love/Abundance
Barbara Wilder, member of the Sacred Economics movement and author of the groundbreaking book, Money is Love: Reconnecting to the Sacred Origins of Money, a foundational work, will show us how to reconnect money to the sacred feminine and transform it into an agent for both personal and global prosperity.
Tue, November 15, 2016
Gone But Not Forgotten Their Voices Live On Lady Olivia Robertson
As is tradition in the month of October we honor our ancestors with this series Gone But Never Forgotten: Their Voices Live On and in this installment, we re-broadcast my actual interview with Lady Olivia Robertson, one of the founders of the International Fellowship of Isis, formerly headquartered at Clonegal Castle in Enniscorthy, Ireland.
Sat, November 12, 2016
Gone But Not Forgotten Their Voices Live On Shekinah Mountainwater
Honoring our ancestors, this October series, Gone But Never Forgotten: Their Voices and Work Live on, we honor the priestess and author Shekinah Mountainwater.
Fri, November 11, 2016
Honoring Our Ancestors - Barbara Mor....with Jack Dempsey
Writer and editor, Jack Dempsey is with me tonight to honor the life and work of Barbara Mor, poet and co-author of the book, The Great Cosmic Mother during this season when we Honor Our Ancestors. Jack is a close friend of California-born writer, Barbara Mor, who passed away in January 2015, who first came to fame in 1985 when she teamed up with Monica Sjoo, a UK feminist, to pen the aforementioned landmark work of natural and women's history. Because Jack worked with Barbara's family to bring out the little-known facts of her life, he is here to share them, and to explore Barbara Mor's words and ideas, her works and personal letters with you.
Sat, November 05, 2016
Gone But Not Forgotten Their Voices Live On Diane Wolkstein
We honor our ancestors in this October series, Gone But Never Forgotten; Their Voices and Work Live On. In this installment we hear the interview with Diane Wolkstein, storyteller extraordinaire!
Thu, November 03, 2016
A Woman In Every Seat - Kris Steinnes
Returning to the show is Kris Steinnes, visionary founder of the Women of Wisdom Conference, which is celebrating its 25th year in February 2017 in Seattle. We'll discuss her work in the world and share her wisdom and insight into what it would look like with more women leaders at the top of organizations and what we can all do to make that happen! Kris is also the host of the Voices of Women Radio Show and author of the #1 Amazon bestselling, award winning and inspirational book, "Women of Wisdom, Empowering the Dreams and Spirit of Women."
Tue, November 01, 2016
Gone But Never Forgotten; Their Voices Live On: Merlin Stone Tribute
Join us on tonight's Special October Broadcast as we honor our ancestors in our tribute to Merlin Stone during our series, Gone But Never Forgotten; Their Voices Live On. Merlin Stone, beloved foremother and wayshower was the author of many books, including one that put me on this path - When God Was a Woman. Hear Merlin's partner, Lenny Schneir, discuss her life, her work and their life together.
Sat, October 29, 2016
Gone But Not Forgotten Their Voices Live On Isaac Bonewits
As is the tradition in the month of October, we honor ancestors. Here on VSF I do just that with our series, Gone But Never Forgotten; Their Voices and Work Live on. In this episode we hear elder and respected scholar, Isaac Bonewits.
Thu, October 27, 2016
Awakening Galactic/Unity Consciousness & Women's Ritual Dances Language of Godde
Double Feature Tonight: First up is Laura Magdalene Eisenhower discussing Awakening Galactic & Unity Consciousness.....explaining the Ascension window period, our DNA potential, higher dimensional beings, Guardian races and Gaia-Sophia. We'll talk about Chakras, our connection to Earth Grids, multi-dimensions, 13th Gate and the Galactic Zodiac. Phew - it's going to be a jam-packed hour! Followed by Laura Shannon sharing with listeners how Women's Ritual Dances are the Secret Language of Goddess! We'll talk about the therapeutic quality of women's ritual dances as a healing modality, how they're associated with Goddess cultures of Old Europe as researched by Marija Gimbutas and why she calls them the "secret language of Goddess" -- very exciting stuff! Don't miss this - as these dances are very relevant for women today in all parts of the world.
Tue, October 25, 2016
Gone But Never Forgotten; Their Voices Live On: Layne Redmond
Special Broadcast Series this month, Gone But Never Forgotten: Their Voices Live On, paying tribute to our deceased foremothers and wayshoweres who have contributed so much to our world. Tonight we honor Layne Redmond, author of When the Drummers Were Women and famous musician.
Tue, October 18, 2016
Gone But Never Forgotten; Their Voices Live On: Margot Adler
Tonight's Special Broadcast, Gone But Never Forgotten: Their Voices Live On, we pay tribute to the late Margot Adler, a beloved wayshower in her community.
Thu, October 13, 2016
Jailbreaking the Goddess w/Lasara Allen
Tonight Lasara Firefox Allen, a wild hearted change agent delivers tools for transformation by way of her wisdom shared in her book Jailbreaking the Goddess: A Radical Revisioning of Feminist Spirituality. We'll discuss the idea of collective liberation and how social justice might work toward that. Also, what's both problematic and attractive about the Maiden/Mother/Chrone models for feminine idivinity and can we develop a gender-neutral model using neither feminine or masculine language? Lasara will introduce and explain the FiveFold Goddess, a model empowering for those who may feel alienated by feminine-coded concepts. Finally, Lasara suggestswhat people limited by time, finances and ability can do to still engage in social justice work.
Tue, October 11, 2016
Gone But Never Forgotton; Their Voices Live On: Loreon Vigne
Special Broadcast tonight...Gone But Never Forgotten; Their Voices Live On, paying tribute to the foremoter and wayshower of the Fellowship of Isis and Isis Oasis Sanctuary, Rt. Rev. Loreon Vigne
Thu, October 06, 2016
Modern Minoan Paganism w/Laura Perry & Starhawk's New Audio Book
Laura Perry, Pagan author and artist, fascinated by ancient cultures and spirituality has immersed herself in reconstructing Minoan Paganism by way of a Minoan Tarot deck, a Minoan-themed adult coloring book and she teaches online courses in Modern Minoan Paganism, which her group practices. Tune in to find out why Minoal Paganism is relevant now, if its mostly for lesbians, if its female-centric and why heterosexual men would be interested in the spirituality. Laura will explain what we know about what Minoans believed and practiced and how she and her group have extrapolated that into a contemporary practice as close to the original as possible. We'll also talk about how the ancient religion and society became skewed by later Greek writers from patriarchal societies. Laura is the author of Labrys and Horns: An Introduction to Modern Minoan Paganism, her most recent book. Should be very interesting! Second guest tonight, returning to the show, we have beloved foremother and social justice activist, Starhawk, discussing the Fall release of her new audio book The Fifth Sacred Thing.
Tue, October 04, 2016
Gone But Never Forgotten; Their Voices Live On: Lydia Ruyle
Special October Series...Gone But Never Forgotten; Their Voices Live On, tonight we hear and pay tribute to the beloved artist and wayshower, Lydia Ruyle
Thu, September 29, 2016
Secret Life of Lady Liberty-Goddess of New World w/Bob Hieronimus/Laura Corner
Join me tonight as I interview Dr. Bob Hieronimus and Laura Cortner discussing their new book, The Secret Life of Lady Liberty; Goddess in the New World, We'll delve into why Lady Liberty might encourage women to positions of power, and what about it led Bob to a pro-environmental message to slow down man-made climate change. Further, Evangelical Christians associate "goddess" as being associated with Satan so where does this leave Libertas, our American Goddess? We'll talk about Belva Lockwood and Victoria Woodhull, the first women who campaigned for President long before Hillary Clinton. Laura and Bob will share with listeners the association between Libertas and feminists/suffragists who have protested for women's rights. Discover what the Cathars, Mary Magdalene, Black Madonnas and Joan of Arc have to do with Lady Liberty. We'll talk about the "flexibility" and symbols of the Statue of Liberty....and much, much more than you've ever thought related to the statue in New York harbor.
Thu, September 22, 2016
What the Ancient Sibyl Says About Your Vote w/David Hillman
Returning to the show tonight after a long hiatus is Dr. David Hillman with the topic "What Does the Ancient Sibyl Say About Your Vote? Dr. Hillman has been embroiled in some very interesting circumstances of late regarding free speech in universities, or lack there-of, and how speech and artistic expression are under attack by corporate-driven universities and why you should care. We'll delve beyond the obvious and look at what a University is and why we need them now and what Corporate America is doing to destroy our educational system. We'll learn about "holy sodomy" and why it might be required learning. We'll look into the Sibyls of the Vatican Hill, prophets for the Pagan Roman government and why poetry of pirestesses was consulted in a national crisis. We'll take a closer look at that controversial story of Jesus caught with a naked boy in the Garden the evening before his arrest and what the play Medea teaches us about Catholicism.
Thu, September 15, 2016
Shifting to the Maternal Alternative to Capitalism: Gift Economy w/Gen Vaughan
Foremother Genevieve Vaughan, founder of the all-women multicultural Foundation for a Compassionate Society discusses Shifting the Paradigm to Gift Economy and away from predator capitalism that causes so much suffering and destruction. We'll learn how Gen got into this philsophy, why exchange is so popular and how this could lead toward a more peaceful world. We'll discuss homo donans, the interpersonal neurobiology of mothers and children and discover what that has to do with the gift economy. What is gift vs exchange? And are there societies basedon gifting? I'll ask Genevieve how we can start making this a reality and what challenges she's been up against teaching these new ideas.
Thu, September 08, 2016
Matriarchal Politics w/Heide Goettner Abendroth
Tonight Heide Goettner Abendroth returns to finish our conversation delving into Matriarchal Politics. We'll briefly recap what is matriarchy and modern matriarchal studies then delve into what we can learn from matriarchies that still exist so that we might create a better world. We'll look at matriarchies on a social, economic, political and cultural level. Heide will show us where these ideas are already implemented and how we might implement them in our societies today.
Thu, September 01, 2016
Retelling the Future: What Stories Are We Telling w/Pat Allen
Join me tonight as I discuss with Pat B. Allen, Ph.D, writer and artist, the topic of Re-Telling the Future: What Stories Are We Living....Living as if the future we most wish for already exists shifts us into a space of limitless possibility. Doing this full time is delusional but trying it out exercises our heart and our imagination. As we witness the end stage of the patriarchy, new roles for both genders become available. it is time to reconsider and re-evaluate howwe see ourselves in relation to the crumbling paradigm. The new novel Cronation, authored by Pat, grew out of the author's desire to do just that: examine the different ways women and men act in relation to the world as it is and to crate the world she wishes to see and make it real to others.
Thu, August 25, 2016
Practical Applications of Mindfulness w/Tom Evans
Tom Evans, ex-BBC-TV engineer who became an author after he learned to meditate in his mid-40's has some valuable information to share about the practical benefits of mindfulness, some call a form of meditation, as a way to enhance your quality of life and help reduce stress. He teaches authors and artists how to channel and entrepreneurs how to generate light bulb moments on demand and he's created the world's first time management program based on mindfulness called Living Timefully. Tom is the host of the popular podcast, The Zone Show and this promises to be a fun and enlightening conversation!
Fri, August 19, 2016
Special Broadcast Richard Wolf Replacing Dominator Economics
Richard Wolf, teacher and speaker, seen on PBS, is interviewed and discusses how capitalism has been abled to run amok. He explains why no one knows about democratic socialism and the failures of academia. Learn his ideas for getting things back on track.
Thu, August 18, 2016
Museum of Woman in Irvine, CA w/Ava Park
Rev. Ava, museum curator, minister, feminist teacher and leader of Goddess community publicly unveils The Museum of Woman opening its doors in Irvine, CA, located in Southern CA, specifically Orange County. Rev. Ava will share with listeners the purpose of the museum, who is its target visitor/audience, what happens there and about the feminist aspect of the museum. Here's a HINT: Ava believes men cannot lead well alone and she says the state of the world currently proves this. According to Ava, the world will be a better place when women and men work together to transform the current values of the dominator model of our world into something a whole lot better...like maybe a partnership society? No doubt you'll want to visit the next time you find yourself behind the Orange Curtain of Irvine, CA
Fri, August 12, 2016
Feminism & Christian Philsophy - Are they Compatible? w/ Rev Karin Larsson
SPECIAL BROADCAST....Tonight it is my pleasure to interview Karin Larsson, ordained priest in The Church of Sweden, a Lutheran-Evangelical Christian Church that recognizes Apostolic Succession and which appointed a woman to it's highest office. We'll be discussing if Feminism and Christian Philsophy are compatible. We'll delve into how the Church of Sweden might be different than what most listeners might define as Christianity, what it's like to be an ordained priest in the Church of Sweden and tending to a congregation officiating church services. I'll ask Karin about the role women's movements within the Church were a factor in increasing equality within the church, if feminism is an important part of theology and the similarities between feminism and Jesus' teachings. (Rev. Larsson speaks for herself and of her own experiences/opinions and not The Church of Sweden)
Thu, August 11, 2016
Athena, The Goddess You Think You Know, Drinking from Poisoned Well/Wendilyn Em
Wendilyn Emrys will be with us tonight for a two-part special, starting with what we call Athena, The Goddess You Think You Know followed by a related segment we're calling Drinking From a Poisoned Well. In the first segment on Athena, we'll look at all the misinformation out there about Athena and look for Her more authentic essence in the Paleolithic, Neolithic, Minoan, Mycenaen, Green, Roman, Medieval - as well as the Enlightenment, Industrial and Modern Athena. Sounds like fun, huh? This leads directly to the second segment ..... Drinking From the Poisoned Well, meaning how our misinformed interpretations continue to affect our culture today - because we know mythology shapes society. We'll discuss how to evaluate our sources, weigh them carefully for veracity and make decisions about how to move forward reinterpreting and reawaking our earliest sacred stories of the Sacred Feminine - so vital to shifting the paradigm toward evolution!
Thu, August 04, 2016
Bernie Delegate Spills the Beans & Bloodtime, Moontime, Dreamtime
Returning to the show is Roberta Cantow, film and documentary maker, discussing the next phase for her trilogy on Women's Mysteries, titled Bloodtime, Moontime, Dreamtime and the added segment, Birthing the Crone: Aging Into Full Creativity w/artist, Helen Redman. Bloodtime,Moontime, Dreamting will be participating in the Culture Unplugged Film Festival this year with their socio-spiritual mission. We'll talk about how the trilogy came to be, the style of the work and the elements that tie it all together and what it takes for a film maker to get work in this genre into the public arena. My second guest tonight is Leigha LaFleur, grassroots organizer and leader of Bernie PDX reporting back and spilling the beans about what it was like being a delegate for Bernie at the DNC last week. We've all heard the rumors, now hear her first-hand perspective from being there in the thick of things. Separate truth from the fiction of social media and main street media.
Thu, July 28, 2016
Reiki Indepth w/Georgia Vlahos
Healer, teacher and writer, Georgia Vlahos is also a Reiki Master Teacher in the Usui Method, as well as a certified Crystal, Sound and Chakra Therapist and Certified Starfire Animal Healer and Communicator. She's taught hundreds of Reiki students since 1997 and has worked extensively with animals. Georgia's mission this life is helping others discover their true-life path through personal healing so that they might experience the joy and fulfillment that comes from true self-knowledge. Tune in tonight and hear what you might not know about Reiki!
Thu, July 21, 2016
Pagan Business Network & Divine Feminine App
First up tonight is Charissa Iskiwitch of the Pagan Business Network, discussing the challenges and solutions for Pagan busineses as they strive for recognition and success. Charissa is the Founder and Owner of Pagan Business Network, PBN Radio, COG, Church of the Spiral Tree, Pagan Assistance Fund and is involved with many events such as the Atlanta Witches' Ball, Pagan Pathways Festival and much more - so there is much experience behind what she'd like to share tonight. Second guest tonight is Karen Moon, creatrix of the Divine Feminine App, telling us about the innovative technological app she's devised to help those Goddess Advocates spread the word about things going on in their area. Never again will you have to say you can't find women's circles or Pagan/Goddess related events if Karen has anything to say about it!
Thu, June 30, 2016
Becoming Spiritual w/Lauren Thyme
Lauren Thyme, author, teacher, psychic,healer and past lives counselor, astroloter and seeker will take us on her life's journey discovering vital spirituality. We'll delve deep into why spirituality is important today. How one can uncover past lives to understand this one. Lauren will share her ideas about following the energy, divine timing and this aligns with astrology. A traveler to sacred sites around the world, Lauren will discuss her special pilgrimages to Egypt and how this changed her life. Finally, we'll chat about the Elders who are her guides and being an Elder-in-Training. Don't miss this insightful talk!
Thu, June 23, 2016
Patriarchy's Perfect Storm: Sacred Feminine Technology w/Michael Haupt
Michael Haupt, strategist, speaker, mentor and advisor tracking the ever-accelerating progress of conscious combinational technology, the simulated rise in global consciousness and what it means to life and business. Currently in Cape Town, South Africa, Michael has lived on more than 6 continents so has his finger on the pulse of what's happening globally. We'll discuss what we can expect for the remainder of the 21st Century - including Michael's prognostication how much longer patriarchy is going to have it's boot on the neck of humanity!
Thu, June 09, 2016
Matriarchal Societies w/Heide Goettner Abendroth
Tonight we are very lucky to have Heide Goettner Abendroth calling in from Europe to discuss Matriarchal Socieites - a subject very much misunderstood and in some cases maligned. We'll delve into what matriarchal societies actually are as we describe this form of society. Heide will explain why matriarchy greatly differs from patriarchy going beyond gender. You'll learn about matriarchal societies today and what's new with modern Matriarchal Studies. We'll examine if its possible to implement some of the best ideas of matriarchal societies to make the world a better place.
Thu, June 02, 2016
The State of Television Journalism & Freelancers Rights w/Lauren Lipton
Lauren Lipton, freelance journalist received notice in 2015 for publicly criticizing Huffington Post founder Aranna Huffington for predatory practices toward bloggers and freelance writers. We'll discuss the state of television journalism and practices among the media that have journalists struggling to make a make a living wage. We'll delve into why this is so dangerous and why we should be concerned as citizens about the lack of journalistic integrigy that usually benefits the corporate owned media and the 1% as they dumb down so much of the 99%.
Thu, May 19, 2016
Shamanic Path - Healing Earth, Our Ancestors & Ourselves w/Jez Hughes
Join me tonight as I chat with Jez Hughes, founder of Second Sight Healing, and British Shaman, discussing THE SHAMANIC PATH; Healing the Earth, Our Ancestors and Ourselves. Jez has been working as a full time shaman for over a decade and runs workshops across the U.K. and Europe. His work has been featured on BBC Radio and in other international media. Tonight we'll talk about his incredible story that led him to heal himself through Shamanism and how we might bring ancient, indigenous wisdom into our modern world and make it relevant. Jez will explain the role of Shaman, namely being the one who insures the balance between humans and the natural world. Our conversation will also delve into his work with the Wixarika (Huichol) nation of Mexico, helping them in their campaign against mining companies in their lands and learning from their unbroken lineage of 10,000 years. I'll also pick his brain about creating powerful and effective shamanic ceremonies.
Tue, May 17, 2016
Food for Thought: Spiritual Morality vs Church & State w/Karen Tate
Special Event: Food for Thought Series "Spiritual Morality of Caring Economics vs Separation of Church and State" Tune in tonight while I fill you in on some food for thought that was a result of a presentation I made recently as part of a Riane Eisler Center for Partnership Studies class on Caring Economics I've been enrolled in. The subject came up that feminists have often divorced their social justice work from religion or spirituality. Myself, I believe in using critical thinking to reconcile one's spirituality and politics. Some think the two do not have to be in sync and when one does bring religion into lawmaking and policy, then we perhaps are on a slippery slope toward violating the sanctity of the separation of church and state protections provided by the Constitution. Listen in and you decide.
Thu, May 12, 2016
The Modern Witch & Seer with Lady Brenda McKoy
It might surprise you to learn modern day witch and seer, Lady Brenda McKoy also holds a PhD in Religious Philosophy, is an ordained minister and Reiki Master Teacher. Certainly not the witch and seer Hollywood always tries to portray is it! Join me this evening as I chat with long-time friend and teacher, Lady Brenda, as we discuss the disinformation about what it means to be a witch and seer today, how she heard her calling to Goddess and how she came to first realize she was also psychic. Also a writer and author, Brenda will discuss the antagonist and protagonist roles witches play in the media today and how young girls can learn about being a real witch - and what that means! We'll chat about new book, Devlin's Curse and discuss how magic plays a part in everyday life. A multi-tasker, Brenda leads sacred pilgrimages, has been a professional psychic for 25 years and is a popular tarot reader. We'll ask her about her specializing in spirit contact, ghostbusting and exorcisms throughout the US, Mexico and in Egypt. She's been called upon in the media and appeared on The Daily Show, Woman to Woman News on CBS, Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus on NBC with Cybil Shepard Jay Leno and The Learning Channel. She's certainly had an interesting life and we'll discuss that journey of discovery - and did I mention, she's also had her own radio show! Should be a fun night - TUNE IN!
Thu, May 05, 2016
Crop Circles As A Doorway to Oneness w/Suzanne Taylor
Suzanne Taylor, director/producer of the documentary Crop Circles: Quest for Truth and What on Earth? Inside the Crop Circle Mystery, winner of best feature documentary at the 2011 UFO Congress Film Festival chats with me tonight about Crop Circles as being instrumental in helping us go from a worldview of self-interest and materialism to one where caring about each other is as important as caring about just ourselves. Crop circles, leading us to awareness of intelligent otherness, could be the doorway to that next phase of our evolution. Suzanne will bring us up to speed with what's currently happening in this genre of research including the resistance to accepting such a heretical body of information and why she is convinced we are being visited. She is the founder of Mighty Companions, a non-profit dedicated to rethinking our worldview, and decades of filling her Los Angeles home with activists and progressives. To see the trailer of the movie go to www.cropcirclesmovie.com.
Thu, April 28, 2016
Jung and Goddess in the 21st Century w/Trisha Iolana
Rev. Trisha Iolana discusses with us her research into the significance of Junian and post-Jungian theory to the development of the Western Goddess Movement in our show tonight titled, Jung and Goddess in the 21st Century. We'll examine the major contributors to the feminist revision of Jung, if Goddess is purely immanent (found within) as a psychological archetype, what impact Jung had on Western contemporary religions outside Goddess Traditions and what Quantum Physics have to do with Jung and Goddess. That's not all, because Trisha will also delve into "Goddess Consciousness" and the importance of interfaith and intrafaith dialogues.
Wed, April 27, 2016
Food for Thought: "Lack of Journalistic Integrity is Domination" w/Karen Tate
Special Show Tonight...Food for Thought: Series "How the Lack of Journalistic Integrity is Domination" Recently I've been enrolled in classes sponsored by Riane Eisler's Center for Partnership Studies and we've been learning about domination vs partnership structures of society. We learn that there are ways to be in partnership with your self, your intimate others, your community, the world and within a spirituality. I connect the dots between partnership as a value within Goddess spirituality. Likewise, we learn to recognize domination, exploitation, oppression; all hallmarks of patriarchy and today's predator capitalism. Tonight the domination I'd like to crack open and examine involves the corporate-owned media and the damage it's doing to our society. Maybe you've been watching how the ratings and money driven media has been dominating the conversation, interfering with democracy, controlling the minds of the masses. Here is a presentation I made as part of my class on the Power of Partnership, discussing the lack of journalistic integrity as just one form of domination and the importance of being aware.
Sat, April 23, 2016
Earth Day Special "Time to Awaken" with Karen Tate
Yes, awakening we are! The Sleeping Giantess, the collective conscious of humanity, is standing and we can hear Her Sacred Roar to protect Mother Earth, the people and the species on the planet! From the global protests against the TPP trade deal, to the fights to label GMOs in our food, to considering veganism a new mythology or spirituality for the 21st century, to choosing Democratic Socialism over establishment politics, all with a special emphasis on how this affects women. Yes, the warriors for Mother Earth and Her children are on the rise. Is it time to reconcile your spirituality and olitics and get onboard? Tonight I invite you to this special Earth Day presentation to share with you a talk I gave last week to the Museum of Woman and Goddess Temple of Orange County, which was actually part of a program I'm involved with at Riane Eisler's Center for Partnership Studies on caring economics. Sit back. Get coomfortable. Tune in. Thank you!
Thu, April 21, 2016
Divine Feminine Encoded with Gloria Amendola
Gloria Amendola returns to the show after a being away a long time to discuss the Divine Feminine Encoded. We'll delve into how the Divine Feminine was encoded in medieval Grail stories, measurements of the Ark of the Covenant, Chartres Cathedral, and Washington DC as well as hear Gloria made connections between the rosary as a secret nod to Venus, how the Founding Fathers viewed the esoteric Feminine, as well as discuss the mysterious part of Southern France associated with Mary Magdalene. Should be a fun night! Hope you'll tune in.
Thu, April 14, 2016
Wife Material/Misbehavior to Freedom & Magic/Mystery of Arthurian Myth
At the top of the hour Deborah Cox discusses "Wife Material - Misbehavior to Freedom", a novel based on her own childnood in the Church of Christ. We'll discuss the lives of women, how feminity was approached or achnowledged within the Church, how patriarchy affected women's lives and how the doctrine affected her personally. Deborah will talk about "acts of disobedience" as those of personal developoment for women struggling under the yoke of patriarchy and she'll give us an inside look at what it's like to be a woman who escaped the sect of the Church of Christ through refusal to obey and conform. Deborah is a psychologist, writer and artist who treats trauma survivors, particularly those who have experienced religious abuse. We'll be sure to discuss how fundamental religion creates this idealized form of women that excludes sex while getting girls dressed and made up like beauty pageant contestants, putting pressure on girls to be "good and worthy" without ever asking what they really want. Obviously the Stepford Wife comes to mind and we'll discuss the men who seem to want obedient slave-like beauty queens to raise their children and ignore their failures rather than equal partners, not even in the bedroom. Tune in. In the second half of the show, Evans Lansing Smith is with us to discuss, Romance of the Grail: The Magic and Mystery of Arthurian Myth by Joseph Campbell, which Lans edited. The book we'll discuss is part of the series, The Campbell Collection, and we'll discuss the beloved mythologist, Joseph Campbell, his work, and delve into Wasteland Mythology, if Campbell drew any relationship between Goddess worship and the Arthurian legend, and other themes in the book that will be of interest to those interested in Goddess spirituality and feminist critiques of religion, including anthropomorphizing, pro and con.
Thu, April 07, 2016
Ancient Spirit Rising w/Pegi Eyers
Author and Cultural Visionary, Pegi Eyers, working toward the decolonization process in herself and others has written Ancient Spirit Rising in an attempt to promote interconnection with Earth Communities and recovery of authentic ancestral wisdom and traditions for all people. We'll discuss how we can reconstruct old/new earth-centered societies using the timeless values of indigenous knowledge as our model to weave analysis, evocation and promptings of the heart in order to heal our relationships with Turtle Island First Nations, promote intercultural competency, restore ecocentric worldviews and return to European Old Ways to create a more sustainable and peaceful future of co-existence.
Thu, March 24, 2016
Feminist Islam with Asra Nomani
Asra Q. Nomani, former reporter for the Wall Street Journal for 15 years, writer, thinker and public speaker on issues of women's rights and religious extremism in Islam will discuss her book Standing Alone, An American Woman's Struggle for the Soul of Islam. Asra will dispel the notion feminism and Islam are at odds, explaining what we're missing when it comes to Islam and feminism and share her manifesto for the rights of Muslim women from the boardroom to the bedroom - no, I'm not kidding. Tune in! Asra has been challenging extremist interpretations of Islam in the Muslim community and her community work advocating for women's rights and tolerance was featured in the PBS documentary, "The Mosque in Morgantown."
Thu, March 10, 2016
Sacred Love/Manifestations of Goddess w/Isabella Price
Isabella Price, international speaker, educator and author of Sacred Love: Manifestations of the Goddess, which is a part of the broader book series, "One Truth, Many Paths" on unitive spirituality discusses her newest book. We'll delve into the empowering messages and inspiration that can be drawn from Goddess so humanity might evolve toward higher awareness, and what in particular the dark-skinned Mother Goddesses teach us at this time of great change. We'll discuss the role models of the Divine Feminine in Christianity and how they compare to examples of other cultures. We'll chat about Sacred Marriage and the potential "pitfalls" in relationship to the concept of the Divine Feminine that allows women to take the next evolutionar leap.
Thu, March 03, 2016
Pagan Leadership w/Shauna Aura Knight
Shauna Aura Knight, co-editor of Pagan Leadership discusses the new anthology out exploring Pagan leadership in paganism and polytheism. Getting beyong failed groups and the scorn that's often associated with this topic, Shauna discusses the need for a healthy, ethical community and leaders. Many of us know first-hand what doesn't work so we won't waste time there, instead focusing on what DOES work! As Pagan communities and leaders evolve, we're learning more about what it takes to become a better leader including better communication, how to deal with predators, resolve conflicts, the need for bylaws and a solid plan....and much, much more.
Thu, February 25, 2016
CoCreation of the Highest Good w/D Stjernholm & Master Communication w/Tim Ward
Duane Stjernholm of the United Earth Ecclesia tells us about the founding and work of UEE and his mission to change the predominant mind set of humans from a mindset of competition to one of cooperation and collaboration and how he proposes to accomplish that goal. He'll tell us about some of the processes he's developed called Lenergy and Poll-itical Networking for Collective Consensus. Duane holds a B.S. degree in Psychology, has spent years in the Peace Corps in the Philippines working in Rice Irrigation Water Management and teaching introductory Social Sciences at the University of the Philippines a Los Banos, Laguna. He's earned a Master of Arts in Religion Degree, specializing in Religious Philosophy and Metaphysics and after hearing a talk by World Citizen and Inventor, R. Buckmaster Fuller, he was inspired to embark on his 35 year mission of changing the mindset of humanity in order to Co-Create the Greatest and Highest Good. Tim Ward returns to the show to discuss his new book, The Master Communicator's Handbook which he wrote with his wife Teresa Erickson. We'll delve into the importance of communication, how its crucial for transformation and he gives tips for women to be heard when they communicate professionally.
Thu, February 18, 2016
Equine Wisdom with Gail Carruthers/Restroring Gender Equality w/Nadine Newlight
First Guest....Among her many interests and gifts, tonight's guest, Gail Carruthers is a Mediator, Medium, and Reiki Practitioner, dedicated to working with energetics and the mind-body connection. Tonight she shares with us her work as certified equine learning practitioner who uses horses to promote personal exploration of feelings and behaviors. In tonight's interview we'll have Gail explain Equine Wisdom and how she has seen it manifest and help humans heal. She has theories why women are so attracted to horses and how the noble beasts can help us become our best self and lead the best possible life. Gail is also the creatrix of the podcast series called Spiritual Girlfriend heard around the world broadcasting in over 50 countries. Second Guest....Nadine Newlight joins us tonight to discuss Restoring Gender Equality. Specifically we'll delve into what gender equality is, how it fanifests, why its eradication is important, how we might restore gender equality and what such a new paradigm might look like.
Thu, February 11, 2016
Entheogenic Feminine Demonized as "Witches Ointment" w/Tom Hatsis & STARHAWK's N
Tom Hatsis, historian of witchcraft, magic, Western religions, contemporary psychedelia and medieval pharmacopia discusses with us tonight how the "the Entheogenic Sacred Feminine was demonized as the infamous "witches' ointment' - so hold on to your broom! We'll talk about the witch stereotype and how the ointment fit into that stereotype, how he came upon his research including the voice of his skeptics, and where the recipes he produced came from. Learn about Matteuccia de Francesco and why she's important to understanding the state of witchcraft at the time. I think we're all in for an interesting conversation. Crossing the threshold into the second half of the show, STARHAWK is here with us to discuss her newest book, City of Refuge, sequel to Fifth Sacred Thing!
Thu, February 04, 2016
Mindfulness, Madness & Alchemy of Personality/Union of Isis & Thoth
Ira Rechtshaffer, Ph.D. in Buddhist studies has been a Buddhist meditation practitioner for 40 years. He studied Zen Buddhism in Japan for four years and has been a practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism since 1976. Also a psychotherapist for 25 years, integrating spiritual vision with psychological process in an effort to return "soul" to the helping relationship, what better person to chat with us about the relationship between mindfulness and madness. Ira will will share how money, food and sex factor into mindfulness and explain the "wisdom of no escape". We'll delve into the cultural factors shaping the Buddha's message in the West and the alchemy of personality. Ira will also share his wisdom on the importance of "befriending our demons" and if this is different from the Christian version of demon. Normandi Ellis returns tonight to discuss her newest book, The Union of Isis and Thoth. Clairvoyant, astrologer, author of 13 books, and Archpriestess of Isis in the Fellowship of Isis, Normandi and I will also discuss her many trips to Egypt, stealth shamanism, Sekhmet, shamanic flight and carrying your temple within. Hear us discuss our experiences doing ritual in Egypt and receiving messages from the Divine.
Thu, January 21, 2016
WomanRunes & Contemporary Priestessing with Molly Remer
Molly Remer, women's circle facilitator and ordained priestess working on her dissertation about contemporary priestessing in the United States chats with us about the herstory of Womanrunes, created by Shekhinah Mountainwater; how to use them and why they're special or distinct from other oracle or divination systems. She'll share what she's discovered in her researching contemporary priestessing and we discuss what it might take to actually realize vocational priestessing -- and the difference between priestess as archetype and priestess as profession. Molly is the author of Womanrunes: A Guide to Their Use and Interpretation, Earthprayer, Birthprayer, Lifeprayer, Womanprayer and The Red Tent Resource Kit. She's maintained her Talk Birth blog since 2007 and writes about thealogy, nature, practical priestessing and Goddess at her Woodpriestess blog.
Thu, January 14, 2016
Beyond Gimbutas - Hard Facts for Goddess Worship w/Dr. James Rietveld
Author, archaeologist and history professor, Dr. James Rietveld, author of Artemis of Ephesus: Magic, Mystery & Her Sacred Landscape will chat with us tonight on the topic: Beyond Gimbutas - Hard Facts for Goddess Worship in the Ancient World. While Marija Gimbutas is still beloved within Goddess Spirituality and Women's Studies, she is still a controversial figure in Academia, despite there being hard evidence to support Goddess worship and egalitarian societies in ancient times. Tonight Dr. Rietveld will discuss these earliest human cultures and the proof that's out there, sometimes not yet published in the history books, that supports what the cognitive minority has been saying all along about what patriarchy has swept beneath the rug....tune in so next time you can dispute the nay-sayers with confidence using Dr. Rietveld's research and scholarship.
Thu, January 07, 2016
Islam - Fact vs Fiction w/Dr. James Rietveld
Author, archaeologist and expert on religion, Dr. James Rietveld will be with us this week and next discussing controversial topics: Facts and Fiction of Islam and Beyond Gimbutas - Hard Evidence for Goddess Worship in Ancient Times. There's been a lot of disinformation and fear mongering out there regarding Islam and Muslims. Resist the temptation to buy into it. Tonight's show, Islam - Fact vs Fiction will delve into the truths of what Muslims are taught and believe, who Muhammad and his influential wife actually were and what he taught, Goddess influence in Islam, women's wearing of the veil, realistic/trumped up threats to Americans of Sharia Law, destruction of antiquities by ISIL and what's being done by brave civilians on the ground to save historical treasures, and much, much more!
Sun, January 03, 2016
Feminist Fairy & Goddess Mythology Trilogy - Wk 2 w/Barbara Walker
Inspired by the movie Malificient, this is Part 2 of our trilogy, celebrating Feminist Fairy Tale & Goddess Mythology. Tonight our guest is with Foremother Barbara Walker. No doubt Barbara's books are in your personal library. We'll discuss the importance of feminist fairy tales and Goddess Mythology and how so many have lost sight of what they teach us and how they're an alternative to the values of our patriarchal world. Barbara also has her new book coming out soon, Belief and Unbelief, and she'll give us some clues as to what that's all about. Next week I'll be chatting with Lenny Schneir, the partner of the late and beloved Foremother, Merlin Stone, author of the famous book inspiring so many of us - When God Was a Woman. Don't miss Week 1, when I interviewed Charlene Spretnak discussing pre-patriarchal Goddess Mythology.
Wed, December 30, 2015
Conversation with a Modern Medicine Woman - Shonagh
NOTE: Some technical difficulties start the show, but 5 1/2 minutes in they're resolved. Be patient. We have a great interview with a wise woman to share with you as Modern Medicine Woman, Shonagh discusses the importance of calling the wise woman back to a modern culture of people who have lost their way. She'll tell us how to reclaim our l ost cultures, opening to "the ancestors of the ancestors." As a medicine woman, Shonagh has rekindled an ancient relationship with the unseen worlds - nature spirits, elementals, ancestors, star beings..all allies to the seer woman or oracle. We'll discuss visionary teaching plants and fungi and delve into what came first - the shaman or the mushroom! Shonagh believes we are under a spell in this modern world, spells cast through words and images that begins in early development and continues through schooling, media, propaganda, state-run religions....and she'll give us her words of wisdom to break the spells cast upon us all.
Wed, December 23, 2015
Riane Eisler on Caring Equals Prosperity..Partnership Not Domination
As a book-end to last week's show with socialist economist Richard Wolf, I have returning to the show, visionary, author and foremother, Riane Eisler, author of the famous and inspirational books, The Chalice and the Blade and Our Real Wealth. Riane will discuss caring economics and why corporations would actually benefit from these practices rather than the predator capitalistic values employees have had imposed upon them. We'll also discuss the topic raised in The Chalice and the Blade, namely "Domination vs Partnership" and the need for the shift toward the latter so there's a better quality of life for the most of us. We'll chat about SWEIs - new economic indicators that are a better gauge of how people are doing than GDP which fails to show the vast income disparity so many are suffering from. Riane will talk about the plight of women and the poverty they and their children still face, and not just in third world countries, but here in the United States, which does not bode well for any of our futures if we don't start forcing our political leaders to institute laws that promote REAL family values, and more caring and sharing of our national treasure so that its invested in people and life sustaining practices rather than war and corporate welfare. Learn how caring actually equals prosperity and stop drinking the Kool-Aid of trickle down economics!
Tue, December 22, 2015
Resolutions/Return of the Light w/Karen Tate - Goddess Calling Audio Book Series
Resolutions & Return of the Light is the next installment in the Goddess Calling: Inspirational Messages and Meditations audio book series. Listeners said they wanted to hear more from the hostess of the show, Karen Tate. They said they'd like to be able to "listen" to her book when they're multi-tasking rather than have to sit down and read it - so now you're getting your wish. We have a dozen audio messages & meditations "in the can" and they'll be released every 3-4 weeks to fill much of 2016. Resolutions and Return of the Light is intended for the early part of the year, during the time of Winter Solstice, Candlemas, and Brigit as as we begin to awake from our slumber and gestation in the darkness and start to think about the potential of the new year, life, renewing ourselves once again and the coming light.
Sat, December 19, 2015
Noam Chomsky/Layne Redmond on Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Tune in tonight as I chat with Noam Chomsky, noted philosopher, political critic, activist and long-time professor at MIT. Noam has written extensively on politics, war, corporatism and the mass media. Prof. Chomsky has been described as a prominent cultural fiture and he was voted the "world's top public intellectual in 2005." Topics might include: His views on the role of feminism in today's society, government repression and our loss of civil liberties, including Obama's continuation of the Patriot Act. What he thinks of the Affordable Health Care Act, his views on the distinction, if any, between Democrats vs Republicans. I'll inquire if thinks Americans are being primed for a new war and what we as citizens can do to stem the tide of losing worker rights, voting rights, women's rights and the dumbing down of America. Crossing the threshold into the second half of the show, Layne Redmond, beloved drummer and author of the book, When the Drummers Were Women, returns to tell us about her new project - the Sacred Path of the Bee and the awakening of Bee Priestesses in contemporary times.
Thu, December 17, 2015
Richard Wolf, Economist - Captialism is Killing Us - So What's the Alternative
It is my great pleasure this evening to have an enlightening conversation with economist Richard Wolff, recommended by many of you, my listeners! I was impressed by a wonderful and easy to understand interview Richard gave on PBS about the contemporary economic history of the United States: how we managed to obtain Social Security, how we're slowly being destroyed by predator capitalism and what we can do to combat the system so we might have better quality of lives. I know this is a major concern for the 99% as the income disparity widens in our "maturing economy" as what little wealth is made goes to the top 1%. Tune in tonight and learn how we've been brain-washed to think Capitalism is grand and socialism is evil and what we can do in the short and long term to fix things. I promise, this will be a conversation everyone will be able to understand - and enjoy! Call it Economics for Dummies!
Tue, December 15, 2015
Margot Adler - Sacred Knowledge - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
The noted Foremother and Pagan Elder, Margot Adler, author of "Drawing Down the Moon" considered a watershed in American Neopagan circles, as it provided the first comprehensive look at modern nature-based religions in the US. A journalist, lecturer, Wiccan priestess, radio journalist and correspondent for National Public Radio will discuss her work in the world and her insights into what's ahead for Goddess Advocates and Pagans, how things have changed in the last 15 years, the good and bad of the movement going more mainstream, feminist spirituality and closing of feminist bookstores and the passing of Pagan elders. We'll also go off-topic and discuss the spirit of the times, the interest in vampires. What do powerful Bill Compton and Stefan in the Vampire Diaries have in common and the feminist the environmental thrust in the vampire phenomena.
Sun, December 13, 2015
Finding Humans' Place in Nature/Witch-Hunting, Women & Capitalism
At the top of the hour Ken Worthy, lecturer and research associate at the University of California in Santa Cruz and Berkeley and St. Mary's College of CA will discuss Finding the Human Place in Nature. We'll discuss the invisibility of Nature, our disconnection from Nature which leads to our being unethical and how clean technology are major sources of environmental degradation. On the positive side, Ken gives insight as to how we can have a better relationship with nature, make it more visible in their lives and how eco-feminism informs his life's work. Then crossing the threshold into the second half of the show, feminist, teacher, founder of the Feminist Collective. Sylvia Federici, discusses Women, Witch-Hunting and the Development of Capitalism, Past and Present. We'll delve into the relationship between witch-hunting and the development of capitalism as argued in Caliban and the Witch. Role of the church in witch-hunting, how it relates to the surge in violence against women today and more on the old religion and if anyone has apologized for the gendercide.
Fri, December 11, 2015
Separating Truth from Myth w/ Karen Tate from Goddess Calling Audio Book Series
Enjoy this reading from my newest book, Goddess Calling, called Separating Truth from Myth, inspired by stories, old wives tales and urban legends that become accepted as truths. With another Thanksgiving behind us and the holiday of Christmas just ahead, both times when history is distorted by "fairy tales," consider this sacred message for inspiration and insight - by Karen Tate.
Fri, December 11, 2015
Selena Fox/Pagan Roots of Xmas/New Years & Stacy Boorn
Elder Priestess and Foundress of Circle Sanctuary, Prs. Selena Fox, make her annual seasonal return to the show to discuss old and new ways to celebrate Yuletide and the pagan Winter Solstice roots of Christmas and New Year's traditions. In the second half of the show, Pastor Stacy Boorn from Herchurch and the annual feminist conference in San Francisco returns to the show.
Thu, December 10, 2015
Becoming a Goddess w/Renee Star & Presidential Predictions w/Cathy Pagano
THREE GUESTS TONIGHT! First up....Who's going to win the 2016 Presidential Election? Cathy Pagano, our resident astrologer tell us her best guess using astrological tools and years of experience deciphering the Cosmic Story! Second up....On tonight's show, Renee Starr, author of the new book, You Are Woman, You Are Divine brings women Back to Goddess: Ancient Wisdom for the Modern Woman, helping us refresh or perhaps learn for the first time what it means to become Goddess on Earth and connect with the Divine Feminine. She offers insight into embracing this paradigm in one's life as we live in a male dominated patriarchal world and discusses the 7 Goddess qualities you believe women can restore. As part of our conversation we'll delve into Renee's ideas of just how much a woman should adjust her life to include Goddess.
Wed, November 25, 2015
Orishas, Love and Sex in West Africa & Parliament with Phyllis C & Angie B.
First Guest.....Marsha Scarbrough, author of Honey in the River: Shadow, Sex and West African Spirituality discusses with us tonight her personal journey and discovery of the Orishas, Goddess Archetypes of West Africa, all while under the influence of her babalawo, or Yoruban lover who acted as her spiritual leader. We'll talk about her personal soap opera and the growth she gleaned from that tangled relationship, as well as discuss what is Ifa and Ifa voodoo, who are the feminine orishas, the trickster and how Ifa informs our contemporary lives. This is a very heartfelt and candid look at how important it is to look at our own shadow, and in this case, how Marsha was willing to lie and betray other women in order to feel loved. How she, and many women, are in denial about being in abusive relationships and willingly take part in self-sabotaging behavior and allow themselves to be exploited by others in positions of power. Second Guests.....Phyllis Currott and Angie Buchanan, prominent Pagan movers and shakers involved with planning the Council for the Parliament of World Religions will give us a behind the scenes look at this incredible inter-faith gathering that happened in October 2015 in Salt Lake City, UT, and we'll hear what's ahead for the next Parliament.
Thu, November 19, 2015
Mary Baker Eddy - Feminist Christian Scientist Rebel w/Christ - Martha Densmore
Martha Densmore stumbled across Mary Baker Eddy, the iconic founder of our present New Age Movement. Like so many women of history, she's been lost to the sands of time, swept under the rug in our male dominated world, but we aim to uncover and discover Mary Baker Eddy tonight on our show. Martha Densmore will share with us her findings of this obscure but important woman from the 1800s who was a feminist in her time and bewildered by the idea of a male-only God in Christianity. Mary Baker Eddy founded the first and last state chartered Metaphysical Science college, published numerous books, healed people and founded a publication society that's still prosperous today - the Christian Science Monitor Newspaper, that's won 7 Pulitizer Prizes.
Thu, November 12, 2015
Embodied Love: Veganism as a New Paradigm of Relationship & Cosmic Story
First Guest: Cathy Pagano visits us again, discussing the Cosmic Story, or what the cosmos is cooking up for us in the coming weeks and how it might be relevant to our individual and collective lives. Second Guest: Charlotte Cressey, animal liberation activist, educator, ecofeminist, creatrix of Earth Energy Yoga will discuss Embodied Love: Veganism as a New Paradigm of Relationship. Moving beyond "might makes right" mentality toward a shift to veganism as a new paradigm of relationship will be topic tonight as we discuss how you can enhance your sense of self-love, experience more pleasure on a daily basis, feel connected to Nature, dispel feelings of disconnection and separation from the divine and increase your energy, vitality and joy - all with a shift away from our carnivore habits and adoption of the vegan lifestyle. Charlotte explains how the use of animals for food and other products is the most heavily ingrained practice of institutionalized violence disconnecting us from our compassion and innate love that seeps into all areas of our lives and choices. Charlotte makes a case for wholeness as individuals and a global humanity and the real power each individual has to manifest a revolution of love and create a peaceful world for all beings.
Thu, November 05, 2015
Mythology of Cultural Media & Who Investigates the Investigators
FIRST GUEST: Born in New Jersey, Ernie Garrett grew up writing fan fiction online and fell obsessively in love with movies and storytelling. While working as an analyst in Los Angeles for a major agency helping them during the Writers Strike, he development his own system to understanding stories and movies and how people discuss them. Ernie loves topics such as special effects and beauty vs reality in movies and so must many others because his You Tube channel sparked international debate! Tune in and we'll discuss that and lots more including the explanation for the failure of today's Hollywood films, the origins of ancient myths, how women and men react differently as groups to certain genre films, femininity in movies, how the modern age has changed the balance of power in the media, giving everyone a voice, and the dumbest thing you will ever see. SECOND GUEST: Jeff Schweitzer, former White House science advisor in the Clinton Administration, regularly featured blogger on the Huffington Post, author of five books, including his bestseller, "Beyond Cosmic Dice: Moral Life in a Random World" is with me tonight discussing a recent Huffington Post article he's penned, Who Will Investigate the Investigators, shedding light on the recent Hillary Clinton/Benghazi investigation, with an eye toward the tactics of the GOP and failure of the mainstream media to punctuate so many of the facts and the political exploitation from Republicans. - leaving low information voters missing so much that was relevant about this story and so many others.....
Thu, October 29, 2015
The Wild Feminine for 50+ Women w/Marilyn Steele & The Feminine Yang w/Embahra
First Guest: Dr. Marilyn Steel, Jungian psychologist, author, speaker, and shamanic dreamer will define and discuss The Wild Feminine and why she's chosen to mentor to PrimeTime (50+ year old) Women. Her book, The Wild Feminine: Stories to Inspire and Embolden was chosen as one of The Spirited Woman Foundation's Top Book Picks and she'll share some of her teachings including the importance of dreaming your journey, what "new science" has to do with women, the Feminine and the Soul, and how important Nature is to our healing and creativity. If you'd like to learn to access your Feminine Power and birth your Wild Feminine, don't miss tonight's show! Second Guest: Embahra Maat joins me tonight as we cross the threshold into the second half of the show on the topic of The Feminine Yang: Goddess Manifestations of the Masculine discussing the "masculine" Goddesses and their strong energies and how they relate to their more passive counterparts. (Sekhmet to Hathor, Oya to Oshur, Kali to Lakshmi) We'll also discuss how non-monotheistic traditions allow for women to both passive and assertive and this relates to roles women play in ancient/indigenous society. Also will discuss the Black Woman is God phenomenon - removing the Father from the throne and replacing him with the Mother.
Thu, October 22, 2015
Blood & Honey; Secret Herstory of Women & Goddess Speaks: Magic Violin
FIRST GUEST: Danica Anderson, PhD, forensic psychotherapist discusses her new book, Blood and Honey; Secret Herstory of Women; South Slavic Women's Experiences in a World of Modern-day Territorial Warfare delving into topics such as the narratives of Bosnian women war crimes and war survivors narratives, including her mother's concentration camp survivorship of WWII. Danica will share how the Balkan War changed standards making rape a weapon of war along with how the silencing of women and the violence they endured also silenced reverence for the Moist Mother Earth. We'll learn about the Slavic round dance called the Kolo, danced in these confict zones by the women as they keep alive deeply embedded biological processes supporting the manifesting of female social collectives inclusive of men and remembering the children. SECOND GUEST: Tonight Patrick McCollum returns with an update on the mysterious and magickal story about Goddess speaking the incredible Violin of Peace.
Thu, October 08, 2015
Rebirthing the World As We Know It w/Tanishka Tantrika
Moon Woman as she's known by half a million followers on Facebook, Tanishka Tantrika, bestselling author of 4 books, and teacher of kundalini awakening for two decades chats with us tonight about Fulfilling the Whirling Rainbow Prophecy, or Rebirthing the World as We Know It. In our interview we'll delve into if its important to have a guru, what the Whirling Rainbow prophecy actually is and why it's significant. We'll talk about the simple things people can do to return to living in Sacred Union and what kind of changes people experience when they start aligning with natural cycles. And much more....
Thu, September 24, 2015
Tribute to Shekhinah Mountainwater with Syren
Tonight join us as we pay tribute to elder, Shekhinah Mountainwater with Syren, co-founder of the Skekhinah Mountainwater Memorial Fund and the Mother Grove Goddess Temple in Asheville, NC. Tune in and learn about Shekhinah's thealogy, her books, runes, tarot, music and moonspells. Syren will give us insight into Shehkinah's struggles as a Priestess and Goddess woman and bring us up to date on the revival of her legacy through Shekhinah Works, the Memorial Fund and other projects.
Fri, September 18, 2015
Enheduanna, Priestess, Poetess, Princess of Mesopotamia w/Michelle Hart
Tonight Michelle Hart, one of a handful of experts on the Mesopotamian Princess, Priestess and Poetesse, Enheduanna, will share with the VSF audience the important role of the first non-anonymous author of all literature. Yes, a real, flesh and blood woman who lived from 2300-2225 BC! Enheduanna was revered as the most important religious figure of her day. Through her powerful hymns to Inanna, the Goddess of Love and War, she changed the course of history and was remembered for centuries after her death. Her writing is so intricate, scholars call her the "Shakespeare of Sumerian literature." Her hymns function as multi layered incantations, interweaving political, personal, ritual, theological, historical and legal dimensions. And we'll hear about the possible connection between Enheduanna and the Pleiades!
Thu, September 17, 2015
Yoga Spirituality w/Monette Chilson
Maybe you've heard the crazy stuff out there about Yoga and Meditations being practices that will enable the Devil to enter you.....Maybe that kind of thinking set your hair afire. Well tonight's show will soothe that fire. Tune in as I discuss the Spirituality of Yoga with Monette Chilson, author of Sophia Rising: Awakening Your Sacred Wisdom Through Yoga. Monette has spent more than two decades on and off the mat and I don't think the Devil has come knocking! She will discuss these misconceptions about Yoga as well as the melding of faith and yoga. We'll discuss Yoga's connection to Hinduism, if Yoga is compatible to the world's major religions, tips to move past the difficulty of some poses, and how she connects yoga to the Sacred Feminine...and much more! Tune in to find out about starting a spiritually-infused yoga practice at home and the emotional breakthroughs she's had and chalks them up to her yoga practice.
Thu, September 03, 2015
Red Tents as Seedbed for World Peace w/DeAnna L'am
DeAnna L'am, internationally recognized pioneer in Menstrual Empowerment, author of Becoming Peers - Mentoring Girls into Womanhood and A Diva's Guide to Getting Your Period will chat with me tonight about the importance of Red Tents as a Seedbed for World Peace. DeAnna will introduce the Red Tents to the VSF audience, including their indigenous origins, and explain the connection between Red Tents and World Peace. DeAnna will tell us about her unique experiences of women in Red Tents in the Middle East, as well as what's missing in women's lives and how women can fill this void and change the world
Thu, August 27, 2015
Women Finding Their Political Voice & Goddess in Politics w/Tabby Biddle
Women's rights advocate, writer and leadership coach, Tabby Biddle, specializing in helping women find their voice, will chat with me tonight about the importance of Women Finding Their Political Voice & What Goddess Has to do With Poliitics....two of my favorite subjects! We'll hear about Tabby's path to finding her own political voice and what Goddess had to do with women finding their political voice. Important to examine is how women can create new feminine pathways for political change, and how feminine leadership differs from male leadership. Partnership with men is key and we'll unpack that bag to find ways the genders can work together for change. Visibility issues are unique to women in the public eye and we'll discuss how they can overcome these difficulties, as well as why it's so important women wake up, lean in, and become more active in leadership roles, including politics.
Thu, August 13, 2015
Transgender Spirituality - The Redemption of Maligned Wisdom w/Gillian Cameron
Tonight, Gillian Cameron, teacher, artist, storyteller, parent and student of myth and archetype, also a trans-woman who identifies as a "mystic and magical being" will discuss the hot topic of Transgender Spirituality and the importance of The Redemption of this Maligned Wisdom. We'll delve into the role of trans people as shamans, trans people in folklore, mythology and religion, as well as trans feminism. Gillian will discuss her experiences with inclusion and exclusion in the Goddess Community and why Initiation Ceremonies are so important to trans people.
Thu, July 30, 2015
Untold Story of the Buddha's Wife w/Janet Surrey
Join me tonight as I chat with Janet Surrey, a Buddhist dharma leader and clinical psychologist internationally known for her work on relational theories of women's psychological development, diversity, mothering, adoption and substance abuse as we discuss her new book, The Buddha's Wife. Tune in and learn about the Princess Yasodhara and why her story matters in the 21st century. Hear about this demystification of the Buddha's sacred myth and how Yasodhara's story represents the inequalities that are still present in many traditional religions and faiths.
Thu, July 23, 2015
Welcoming Diversity & Common Ground w/Marilyn McFarlane
Author of Sacred Stories: Wisdom from World Religions, Marilyn McFarlane and I will discuss how in this world filled with religious strife and mistrust, we might shift toward interfaith tolerance and acceptance and beyond that to welcoming a diversity of beliefs. Religious literacy is another topic for our chat and how important it is to really educate ourselves about the beliefs that have shaped history and will shape tomorrow. We'll delve into why Native American and Sacred Earth part of the Sacred Stories, how we can teach our kids respect for different beliefs while teaching them our own values, and how we might reach common ground so we can create nourishing and sustainable community.
Thu, July 16, 2015
Sacred Plant Initiations w/Carole Guyett
Tonight I'm talking with Carole Guyett, author of Sacred Plant Initiations. Carole is a medical herbalist and medicine woman who has worked with healing plants for over 30 years. We avail ourselves of her vast knowledge tonight as we discuss plant diet/initiation ceremonies, how she's developed these ceremonies, what people experience during the ceremonies and if people notice lasting changes as a result of their experience. We'll see how this ties in with the Sacred Feminine, connecting humans with Nature and Celtic Fire Festivals.
Sat, July 11, 2015
Goddess Who Fell to Earth w/Andrew Gough
Andrew Gough, editor of The Heretic Magazine, a digital magazine featuring leading voices in the genres of alternative history, religion and science is with me tonight discussing The Goddess Who Fell to Earth. Andrew was the Director of the Institute for the Study of Interdisciplinary Sciences (ISIS) and chairman of the distinguished Rennes-le-Chateau research society, the Rennes Group. He's currently writing and conducting research for, The Hidden Hive of History: The Forgotten Goddess of the Ancients, a book exploring a sacred tradition that has existed over 100 million years revealing new insights into Atlantis, Knossos, the Sphinx and more. It explores the foundations of religion, plitics, the Illuminati and the mysterious seafarers who became the drug lords of the ancient world and rulers of souls in the afterlife. It is about the honey bee, which Gough argues, that is the real lost tradition and the forgotten goddess of the ancients! Sound interesting? Yes indeed!
Thu, July 09, 2015
Charlotte Perkins Gilman - Foremother of EcoFeminism w/Charlotte Cressey
Tonight we're going to learn about Charlotte Perkins Gilman, a foremother of EcoFeminism I'll bet you've yet to learn about. Thanks to Charlotte Cressey, animal liberation activist, educator, ecofeminist and creator of Earth Energy Yoga, listeners will learn about this incredible woman way ahead of her time. Gilman believed in mutually beneficial relationships in regard to women, animals and nature and taught they provide us guidance and instruction as we seek to create a kinder world for all beings today. We'll discover Gilman's optimistic, solution-oriented vision and hope for change, We'll delve into "patriarchal reversals" and learn the difference between "labor" and "industry". We'll also talk about Gilman's utopian novels, including Herland. Should be a really interesting converstiona you won't want to miss.
Sun, July 05, 2015
Salute to the Sun Goddesses Amaterasu and Sekhmet w/ Rev. Karen Tate
Welcome dear listeners on this special day and time. I won't be with you live but I've arranged for you to hear this pre-recorded talk I gave which I think you'll enjoy. On Father's Day 2015 I had the pleasure of being invited to address the congretation at Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church in Canoga Park, CA. As it was also Summer Solstice, my discussion was about the Archetype of Fire and a Salute to the Sun Goddesses, specifically, the Japanese Amaterasu and the Egyptian Sekhmet. Hear why their myths offer us guidance for a better world! Please enjoy the audio of that talk taped live during the service. And if you're interested in a Sekhmet Meditation, please go to my webpage at www.karentate.com. Once there, go to the Goddess Store page. Scroll down and help yourself to the FREE Meditations for Isis, Sekhmet and Spring. Thank you dear listeners for your listener loyalty. You are truly the gas in my tank! Happy Fourth of July weekend!
Thu, July 02, 2015
20 Minute Daily Empowerment w/Rev. Ava Park
Returning to the show is the insightful and dedicated Rev. Ava Park, foundress and center-holder of the famous Goddess Temple of Orange County in Irvine, CA. Tonight we will discuss her 20 Minute Daily Empowerment Practice that she credits in aiding her in achieving so much success. Rev. Ava will explain what the practice is, how she developed it, why women need it and how it's played a part in her achivements. Author of The Queen Teachings with Ava, she'll tell us about the Quantum Queen and how she can help women.
Fri, June 26, 2015
Wisdom From the Elders/w Indigenous Elder, Larry Merculieff
Tune in tonight as I chat with Aleutian, Larry Merculieff, co-founder of the Indigenous Peoples' Council for Marine Mammals, the Alaska Forum on the Environment, the International Bering Sea Forum and the Alaska Oceans Network discussing Wisdom from the Elders. Larry is one of ten Native Americans in the book, Native American Men of Courage, and he's co-authored Aleut Wisdom: Stories of an Aleut Messenger and Stop Talking: Indigenous Ways of Teaching and Learning. In our conversation tonight we'll discuss....what's a real human being, being present in the moment and in the heart as a way to heal and stay connected, when did the Sacred Masculine become disconnected and imbalanced and why and what Indigenous Elders say about disconnection and its relevance for modern issues, including climage change and other world problems
Fri, June 19, 2015
Sacred Art of Transitioning w/Anya Trahan
Tonight my guest, Anya Trahan, author of Opening Love: Intentional Relationships & Evolution of Consciousness will help us understand and better transition. We'll learn tools to help us avoid "breaking up" and instead forge bonds with people or alter our relationships to help make them more relevant. In the polyamory movement, meaning "many loves" there is this new concept of "the art of transitioning" and they help us understand the skill, time and patience necessary to accomplish change without fear. We'll talk about forgiveness and unconditional love, and understand there are no mistakes.
Fri, June 12, 2015
Opening Your Soul Library - Akashic Record w/Lisa Barnett
Tune in tonight as I chat with Lisa Barnett, founder of the Akashic Knowing School of Wisdom as we discuss what the Akashic Record can tell us about the Divine Feminine Mystery Schools and Goddess Temples and how it's relevant to us today. We'll delve into our gender in past lives, how the Akashic Records can explain Soul Contracts and help us with close relationships, traumatic histories and moving past trauma we might have chosen to experience in this life.
Thu, June 04, 2015
Light Atonement, Star Families, Indigo Children w/Ariyana & Kyle Matthews
Tonight we take a few steps beyond our normal conversations as I chat with Ariyana, a healer, consultant and channeller, and the author of Light Atonement - One Woman's Incredible Spiritual Journey. We'll chat with Ariyana about Indigo Children, Star Families and the series of revelations she had through meditation that helped Ariyana leave behind her multi-million dollar business to find her life's purpose. Also with us is Kyle Matthews, psychic and translator of Ariyana's "messages" or "light language" which - I promise - will sound strange to your ears - so prepare yourself ahead of time. An interesting night ahead....
Thu, May 28, 2015
The Truth Agenda - Unexplained Mysteries & Global Cover-Ups w/Andy Thomas
ANDY THOMAS is one of the world’s leading authors and lecturers on unexplained mysteries and global cover-ups. He has written many books, including ‘The Truth Agenda’, just published in a new US edition, ‘Conspiracies’ and the crop circle guide ‘Vital Signs’ (nominated for Kindred Spirit magazine’s Best Book award). Andy lectures in many different countries and he has made numerous radio and television appearances around the world, including programs for the BBC, NBC, The History Channel and The National Geographic Channel, and he regularly writes for Nexus Magazine. I'll be asking Andy.... 1 – What is Andy’s background in investigating mysteries and cover-ups? 2 - What is ‘The Truth Agenda’ book about? 3 – What are the many different mysteries and conspiracies covered in the book? 4 – Which subjects (these include 9/11, the Moon landings, the New World Order, UFOs, crop circles, pyramids, religious apparitions and other classic areas) are given most prominence, and why? 5 – What solutions does the book offer to some of the current issues of surveillance and control agendas? 6 – What is the collective consciousness process discussed in the book, and what hope can this offer the world? 7 – How should truthseekers respond to many of the big events going on in the world at this moment? 8 – How have the recent global events been used to justify creating even LESS freedom of speech, rather than more, and what is the significance of this? 9 – How can we all balance such things and live positively and with optimism in these times? 10 – How can reading ‘The Truth Agenda’ and other truthseeking books help give context and hope?
Wed, May 20, 2015
Sociology of Religion: Differentiating Magick & Witchcraft from Relition/Giana C
Tonight we have with us Prof. Giana Cicchelli discussing the study of Sociology of religion and how it differentiates magick and witchcraft from religion, and only mentions it when look at the growth of Wicca, and the Goddess Movement. This differentiation seems to be based on an assumption by most sociologists that magick and witchcraft are different from religion, and concerned with different outlooks and outcomes. Prof. Cicchelli will cover the basic premise of sociology of religion, and the position of witchcraft within that, drawing from her own observations and research. The talk will define magick and witchcraft and examine the difference between prayer and spellwork. Other religions beyond witchcraft are compared and explored as well.
Thu, May 14, 2015
Feminists of Faith Speak w/Trista Hendren
Returning to the show tonight is author and feminist discussing the new anthology, "Whatever Works - Feminists of Faith Speak."
Thu, May 07, 2015
Animals & the Spiritual Imagination w/Sabina Magliocco
Our interview tonight: Animals and the Spiritual Imagination with Dr. Sabina Magliocco, PhD, Professor of Anthropology at California State University, Northridge, CA. Throughout history and in many different cultures, animals have been imagined as totems, spirit guides, divine messengers, even goddesses and gods. But how do we imagine our spiritual relationship to other animals today? My work explores this question by examining both mainstream cultural and religious practices and those of contemporary Pagans, a group of religions that revive some practices of pre-Christian cultures, finding surprising confluences between the two. My conclusion is that as animals, especially domestic ones, are increasingly granted a place in our family lives, their role in our spiritual imagination is also shifting. And given the danger to all living species on our planet today, that could be a very good thing. Dr. Magliocco, a recipient of Guggenheim, National Endowment for the Humanities, Fulbright and Hewlett fellowships, and an honorary Fellow of the American Folklore Society, has published on religion, folklore, foodways, festival and witchcraft in Europe and the United States, and is a leading authority on the modern Pagan movement. She is the author of numerous books and articles, including The Two Madonnas: the Politics of Festival in a Sardinian Community (1993, 2005), Witching Culture: Folklore and Neo-Paganism in America (2004), Neopagan Sacred Art & Altars: Making Things Whole (2001), and with filmmaker John M. Bishop produced the documentary film series “Oss Tales,” on a May Day custom in Cornwall and its reclamation by American Pagans. Her current research is on animals in the spiritual imagination
Thu, April 30, 2015
Warrior Women: Archaeologist Searches for Hidden Heroines - Jeannine Davis-Kimba
Archaeologist and author, Jeannine Davis-Kimball is with me tonight discussing Warrior Women: An Archaeologist's Search for History's Hidden Heroines. I first discovered Jeannine's work and her book, Warrior Women, when I was researching sacred sites of Goddess for my Sacred Places of Goddess: 108 Destinations book and I became mesmerized by her work and her discoveries. Dr. Davis-Kimball specializes in ancient and modern cultures of Central Asia, received her Ph.D in Art History and Archaeology from the University of California, Berkeley and she established the American Eurasian Research Institute. Listen in tonight as she shared her discoveries about the history of real warrior women, the Amazons, included! You'll learn who they really were - and yes, they were real!
Wed, April 29, 2015
Goddess Conference of Nashville - Meet the Presenters
Nashville, TN will host The Goddess Conference this July 10 - 12, 2015. Tune in tonight to Meet the Presenters and get some free tips to Empower the Divine Feminine within you. Listen in or come to the conference and get the full scoop..... * Want to "Find Your Inner Goddess * Find Your Life's Path * Manifest Your Dreams * Empower Yourself * Build Confidence & Become a Power Creatrix Tonight we'll discuss some of the topics covered at the upcoming conference including: * Utilizing Our Goddess Energy * History of Ancient Goddesses & Women * Healing Mind, Body & Spirit * Importance of Being Co-Creators And much, much more.
Wed, April 22, 2015
13 Phases of Venus/Faces of the Inner Feminine w/Adam Gainsburg
Adam Gainsburg, way-shower of the Soul, connecting to the heart's power and intelligence for self-healing, discusses with us tonight, the 13 Phases of Venus or the Faces of the Inner Feminine. What does that really mean? Well, he'll teach us about the Venus Phase, how astrology sees the Feminine Principle, what's different about Feminity today as in the past and how the Venus Phases mark key growth times in our life. We'll delve into what the mythological origins of the Venus Cycle actually are, and what the Feminine Self, Feminine Shadow and Feminine Dharma are and why we should know. Adam's background is in somatic and psychological healing and his counseling work has benefited several thousand clients helping them face their deepest challenges, gain understanding of the evolutionary purpose of those challenges and ultimately learn to stabilize and re-create their lives from their greatly opened heart.
Thu, April 16, 2015
Honoring Mother Earth on Earth Day & Year Round w/Selena Fox
Foremother, activist, ritualist, priestess and envirionmentalist, Selene Fox, Executive Director of Circle Sanctuary, a 200 acre sacred Nature preserve in southwestern Wisdomsin and founder of Circle Cemetary, one of the first Green cemeteries in the USA returns to the show to discuss Honoring Mother Earth on Earth Day and Year Round. We'll hear Selena discuss ancient and contemporary ways of attuning to Planet Earth in some of Her Earth Goddess forms including Mother Earth, Terra, Pachamama, and Gaia. We'll discuss incorporating Green Living, Nature communion and Ecoactivism in daily life and collaborating with others for a sustainable, healthier environment.
Fri, April 10, 2015
The Amazons: Lives/Legends of Warrior Women w/Adrienne Mayor
What a lovely talk Prof. Adrienne Mayor gave at The Getty Villa in Malibu in February and it is my great pleasure to have her on the show to share with my listeners what she has learned from her extensive research about the legendary Amazons. We'll discuss the many Amazonian women, hear about their stories, discover where they really lived and what their lives were like. It might surprise you! Be sure to tune in! Prof. Adrienne Mayor is an independent folklorist/historian of science who investigates natural knowledge contained in pre-scientific myths and oral traditions. She's also the author of two books on pre-Darwinian fossil traditions in classical antiquity and in Native America. Titles of her books not on the Amazons include Poison King: the life and Legend of Mithradates the Great, Rome's Deadliest Encmy, Fossil Legends of the First Americans, and the First Fossil Hunters: Paleontology in Greek and Roman Times.
Thu, April 02, 2015
Mutual Awakening w/Patricia Albere
Founder and director of the Evolutionary Collective and internationally known comtemporary spiritual teacher and author, Patricia Albere will discuss with us her ideas on the necessity for humanity's Mutual Awakening! We'll learn what "mutual awakening" actually is, how liikely it is we might achieve it and how to go about working toward that goal. We'll discuss "wespace" and how that awareness can impact the problems facing the world.
Fri, March 27, 2015
Secrets of Erotic Magic - Sex, Sorcery & Spirit w/Jason Miller
Tonight Jason Miller will share the secrets of erotic magic from his book, Sex, Sorcery and Spirit. The sexual act is possibly the most potent - and pleasureable gateway to the primordial. Fom the Tantric mysteries of Hinduism and Buddhism and the inner alchemy of Taoism, to the sacrament of the bridal chamber in Christianity - and of course, the traditions of Western Magic and Witchcraft - sex pervades the highest and most secret teachings all over the world. In our conversation with Jason, we'll delve into what exactly erotic alchemy actually is, how Aleister Crowley's teachings differ from his, why this type of erotica always seems to be focused on the male and how the GLBT folks can adapt this book for their use. We'll talk about dedicated vs casual partners for this practice, if sex magic is dangerous and given the popularity of the book, 50 Shades of Grey, is there a place for BDSM in sex magic? And no doubt, you'll want to know if you can use sex magic to get a job or find a lover. and if we can use orgasm to achieve high levels of spiritual attainment..Yes, I'll ask! :)
Fri, March 20, 2015
Building Modern Matriarchies - Yeshe Matthews
Oracle, ritualist, initiator, Yeshe Mathews, author of The Way of the Rabbit, Priestess in the Oakland Temple of Aphrodite and host of Tea and Chanting Sangha will discuss Building Modern Matriarchies. We'll hear Yeshe's ideas on why a matriarchy is better than a patriarchal system of community, how one can go about building a matriarchy, how men and gender fluid individuals can participate in matriarchy and she'll tell us why matriarchy isn't just patriarchy in the reverse. Yeshe will tell us what it means for Goddess devotees to live in matriarchal communities and the challenges that arise.
Wed, March 11, 2015
Artemis of the Ephesians: Mystery, Magic & Sacred Landscape w/Dr. James Rietveld
Tonight it is my great pleasure to discuss Artemis of the Ephesians: Mystery, Magic and Sacred Landscape with Dr. James Rietveld, the foremost authority on Artemis in Academia. Dr. Rietveld spent over a decade researching this incredible book filled with color pictures, end notes are in blue, captions in green filled with NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED information on the cult of Artemis as it was practiced in Turkey - which is a very different flavor than Artemis/Diana of Greece - one of the things we'll be discussing tonight. Further, Dr. Rietveld is my co-leader on the upcoming tour to Turkey in May and he will have his book launch party for this awesome book on March 28th at the Goddess Temple of Irvine, complete with a talk and a re-enactment of an authentic ritual of Artemis. Don't miss it if you're within driving distance! And contact me personally for a signed copy of his book - I'm helping him with online sales and distribution.
Fri, March 06, 2015
Sound Alchemy w/Mary Electra & Remembering Isis & the Isidis Navigium w/K. Tate
Tonight, Tonal Alchemist and internationally known spiritual teacher, Mary Electra, discusses with us, The Power of Sound. We'll learn what "tonal alchemy" is all about, delve into using sound to heal, discuss where Hathor fits into all this and she'll share some powerful chants you won't want to miss! This weekend, the first in March, marks the time of the Isidis Navigium or Festival of Isis, in the ancient world. In honor of She of Ten Thousand Names and her ritual in Egypt, Greece and rome - and right here on the California coast, I will share with you a presentation I gave to the American Academy of Religion's Western Region on the herstory of this sacred ritual and how Isis is inspiring a living tradition in contemporary times. So, sit back and get comfortable as we travel back through time and back through the lens of Isis and her ritual, the Isidis Navigium or Isis Navigates.
Thu, February 26, 2015
Artemis/Indomitable Spirit in EveryWoman - Jean Shinoda Bolen
Artemis was the first model for women who lean in...competent, committed and athletic; she represents the kind of woman who partners well with men, knows her own strengths and talents and doesn't shy away from them. Tonight we have with us Jean Shinoda Bolen, author of her newest book, Artemis: The Indomitable Spirit in EveryWoman, discussing the archetype of Artemis. She'll illultrate how this archetype is showing up in mainstream American culture - and how women of all ages are drawing on Artemis' energy to spearhead social causes and champion change in unprecendented numbers. These women are in it for the long haul. They are indomitable! WOW! I think Jean just described all us women (and men) claiming our SACRED ROAR! We'll also discuss Jean's contribution to the anthology I've edited, Voices of the Sacred Feminine: Conversations to ReShape Our World, wherein Jean's article is about how Circles are antidotes to terrorism!
Fri, February 20, 2015
Female Genital Mutilation/FGM (N Smart) & Goddess Mardi Gras (K. Tate)
With February 6th marking International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation, we have with us Nina Smart to discuss this barbaric practice suffered by young girls and women across the globe! Crossing the threshold into the second half of the show, we also mark the season of Mardi Gras in my hometown of New Orleans. I'll share with you the holiday parade Schedule and discuss the many parades named for Goddesses Isis, Olympia, Nyx, Eve, Nemesis, and Selene. I'll also share with you the pagan roots of Mardi Gras from my book, Sacred Places of Goddess: 108 Destination.
Fri, February 13, 2015
Archetypes, Fairy Tales & Divine Feminine w/Cathy Pagano
Fairy tales are the simplest experesion of archetypal patterns. Junians love to work with fairy tales and myths to better understand our personal dream stories, which often reflect these archetypal themes. While it seem as if many of our inherited fairy tales have a patriarchal bent, it is also true that these fairy tales show us how to deal with this overbearing patriarchal attitude. Archetypal paterns self-correct, and so instead of Sleeping Beauty waiting for her prince to save her, these tales expressed what the Feminine Principle needs to learn to "do" (the masculine energy) to deal with the situation. The heroines of these tales were, in fact, learning to save themselves. That's the message we're seeing today in movies such as Maleficent and Frozen andon TV in Once Upon a Time. Cathy will also share some stories about her favorite heras/heroines: Scheherazade, Dame Ragnell and Allerleirauh. We'll discuss what are archetypes, why it is important to understand symbolic language, why a feminist approach to fairy tales is more limiting than a symbolic one and much more. Tune in!
Fri, February 06, 2015
Hatshepsut's Rise to Power w/ Prof. Kara Cooney
Tonight it is my great pleasure to have on the show, Prof. Kara Cooney. I just attended one of her talks at The Getty Museum in Malibu, CA and you are all in for a special treat tonight as we discuss Queen Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt and Kara's new book, The Woman Who Would Be King. You might recognize Kara's name as she's been on the television series Out of Egypt which aired on the Discovery Channel and she was also the co-curator of the King Tut Exhibit at the LA County Museum of Art. You can catch Out of Egypt streaming on Netflix and Amazon. Personable, funny, knowledgeable and candid - a great guest I'm sure you'll remember. Be sure to tune in! I'm very excited to be speaking to her and asking all the questions I'm sure you have in mind!
Fri, January 30, 2015
Masks of the Goddess/Faces of the Divine Feminine w/Lauren Raine
So wonderful to have the wonderful artist Lauren Raine with me tonight to discuss The Masks of the Goddess - Faces of the Divine Feminine with Masks, Story and Ritual Theatre! We'll chat about the study of sacred masks in Bali and other indigenous cultures, the importance of masks - how and why to use them in a sacred manner. Lauren will tell us about the Numina - Masks for the Elemental Powers collection as well as how artists are mythmakers for cultures.
Thu, January 22, 2015
Wonders of Despacho Spells - Conversation with a Shaman/Witch
Tonight I'll chat with psychic, healer, artist and professor of Sociology, Giane Cicchelli who is constantly looking to learn new modalities of spiritual practice and weave them all into her mystical understanding of the Universe. Tonight our primary focus is the powerful Peruvian Despacho rituals and real life success stories using this modality to affect change in one's life.
Fri, January 16, 2015
Healing is Always Possible - Deborah Lloyd
Tonight, Usui and Karuna Reiki Master and certified holisitic therapy practitioner, Deborah Lloyd discusses "healing is always possible" as she shares with listeners her healing journey. We'll delve into alternative energy healing modalities that affect people with chronic and terminal disease, help people determine what modality might be best to pursue, discuss if thoughts and beliefs affect the ability to heal and what role spirituality played in her own healing.
Thu, January 08, 2015
Elizabeth Cady Stanton w.Sally Roesch Wagner
Tonight we focus on one of the early feminists, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, as the anniversay of her birth fast approaches. Sally Roesch Wagner is back with us to tell us in detail about the life of this courageous suffragette on the front lines of herstory battling for women's rights! Sally is the Founding Director of the Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation and Adjunct Faculty at the Renee Crown University Honors Program at Syracuse University.
Tue, December 30, 2014
Minority Pagans & Matriarchy /Gift Economy in Action
Joining us at the top of the hour is Genise White aka Lady Amber Dawnb discussing minority Pagans in the community and disinformation regarding Black covens, temples, magick and the presence of Blacks in general within the spirituality. Crossing the threhold into the second half of the show Angela Dolmetsch and I will discuss Matriarchy and Gift Economy in Action at the Nashira ecovillage in Colombia. Angela holds a Ph.D in Government from the London School of Economics and her thesis was on Women in Colombian Politics. She holds an M.A. in Latin American Studies with emphasis in International Law from London University.
Wed, December 24, 2014
Goddesses of Winter Solstice & Legends & Lore of Christmas
At the request of my listeners who aren't in Southern California to hear this presentation I'm giving to the Long Beach Theosophical Society on Yule Goddesses and Lore of Christmas, I shall share the content of that talk with my listeners tonight as a kind of holiday treat! Tonight we'll talk about the Goddesses of Winter Solstice, the pagan influence on our contemporary celebrations, what was going on in Rome and Egypt that relates to todays beliefs about the Nativity and much, much more. So sit back with a cup of tea and hear why we have Christmas trees and ornaments, where the mistletoe tradition comes from and an assortment of other seasonal doings. I'll share a reading from one of my new books, Goddess Calling, as I share the chapter on Resolutions and Return of the Light and close the show with a meditation from the same book! Enjoy the music of Jann Aldredge Clanton, too. I'll be playing O Holy Darkness, Loving Womb (to the melody of O Little Town of Bethlehem) and Sound Forth the News (to the melody of Joy to the World)...HAVE FUN!
Tue, December 23, 2014
Awakening the Ancient Minoans For Today/Men and Goddess/Goddess Myth
Pagan artist and writer Laura Perry aims to make ancient spiritual traditions relevant and powerful for modern women and men in her book, Ariadne's Thread: Awakening the Wonders of the Ancient Minoans in Our Modern Lives We'll chat about who the Minoans were, what their way of life can teach us, Ariadne's Tribe vs Minos' Tribe, and the communal society of Ancient Crete. And Laura will tell us about those bare breasted priestesses and NO, they weren't ancient versions of Playboy bunnies! Crossing the threshold into the second half of the show, we have long-time anti-sexist member of the Men's Movement of the 1970's with us, editor of Wood and Water and professor, Daniel Cohen, of Manchester, England discussing Men and the goddess, myth and its influence, the goddess and the scholars, tricksters and much more!
Thu, December 18, 2014
Amma, the Hugging Saint w/Ram Das/Pagan Conference
Tonight Ram Das Batchelder is with us discussing his book, Rising in Love: My Wild and Crazy Ride to Here and Now, with Amma, the Hugging Saint. Many of us consider Amma the living embodiment of Goddess walking Mother Earth and tonight we'll explore this woman loved by so many across the globe. Ram will touch on Amma's teachings, his relationship with her and how her work impacts people on the planet. In the second half of the show, Jeffrey Albaugh is with us discussing the upcoming Pagan Conference in Southern California coming up soon!
Thu, December 11, 2014
Women Waking the World w/Marilyn Nyborg
Co-Founder of Gather the Women Global Matrix, sacred activist Marilyn Nyborg will join me tonight discussing "Women Waking the World" as she facilitates ways to bring women's wisdom, values and influence to the table of global consequences.
Wed, November 26, 2014
Lupa (She-Wolf) & Lamb Stories of Etruscan Rome w/Susan Hawthorne
Tonight we'll delve into the Lupa or She-Wolf stories of Etruscan Rome, often forgotten when unearthing history and sidelined instead for Romulus and Remus, said to be the founders of Rome. Poet Susan Hawthorne, author of the new book, Lupa and Lamb will chat with us about how animals, women and goddesses are portrayed, what we're remembered for and being more inventive in our approach to storytelling and poetry. We'll see how the She-Wolf, equated with prostitution was demonized by Christianity and we'll learn about Sheep Goddesses! We'll talk about how the lamb becomes the icon of Christianity and the pervasiveness of rape stories, persecution, beheadings and torture --- not pretty - but let's look at it anyway! Really looking forward to Susan's story about a wolf woman who is 300,000 years old and the poem, They Call Women Monsters! Sit back with a cup of tea and enjoy!
Thu, November 20, 2014
She Lives! Sophia Wisdom & Voices of the Sacred Feminine w/Jann Aldredge Clanton
Tonight our guest is Prof. Jann Aldredge Clanton, feminist theologian, ordained in the Alliance of Baptists, she ministers in ecumenical and interfaith settings and co-chairs the national ecumenical, multicultural Equity for Women in the Church Community. We'll be chatting about her new book, She Lives! Sophia Wisdom Works and her participation in the anthology I edited of former VSF Radio show guests, Voices of the Sacred Feminine: Conversations to ReShape Our World. We'll be talking about all the ways laypeople and clergy are creating a "new normal" using the Female Divine in their communities - using ritual, song, and liturgy - which speaks to the head, heart and psyche. We are in the revolution - have no doubt!
Thu, November 13, 2014
Sublime Union - A Woman's Sexual Odyssey Guided by Mary Magdalene
Mercedes Kirkel, an award winning author and channel for Mary Magdalene is with us tonight to share the information she received and documented in her book, Sublime Union: A Woman's Sexual Odyssey Guided by Mary Magdalene. Mercedes will speak about the meaning of sacred sexuality and how Mary Magdalene is associated with it. She'll give examples of the instruction she believes she received and tell us of her experiences when she engaged in the practices.
Thu, October 30, 2014
Feminist Book for Boys w/Trista Hendren & Patrick McCollum
At the top of the hour Rev. Patrick McCollum will take a bit of time from his busy travels around the world brokering peace and raising awareness of the Sacred Feminine to chat with me and update listeners on the progress being made across the globe to rebirth the Divine Feminine! Returning to the show is author of the Girl God series, Trista Hendren, discussing her newest book in the series - Tell Me Why, a new feminist book for boys! We'll chat about our beloved men and boys and discuss why men need the Divine Feminine and Feminism. Trista will tell us about raising sons in the Goddess tradition and much more. Tune in! And check out our previous interview when we introduced the Girl God series.
Thu, October 23, 2014
Male Violence/Domination is the Worst Problem in the World/Elaine Charkowski
Too often today we hear about violence, but do you ever notice, what's not spoken is who is usually the perpetrator of the violence. Environmentalist and radical feminist, otherwise knowsn as Radical Eco-Feminist, Elaine Charkowski will chat with me tonight about the importance of naming male violence, why that's currently taboo and why it is so important that we do it anyway. As she says rather urgently - "It's the vomit on the carpet that everyone steps around and ignores!" In light of the current heat the NFL is taking for trying to sweep away their domestic violence problem, this is a timely subject that just may be changing. We'll discuss the basic ethic of patriarchy which is "might makes right" and how language isused to hide and sanctify the brute force of patriarchy. We'll delve into malespeak as women's "second language" and the "absent referent". You'll hear about the passive voice vs. the active voice, sex neutral terms, erasing and/or watering down women's words, and how important it is to give words the power to act as if they were physical beings. You will not be the same after this show - I promise!
Thu, October 16, 2014
Feminist Fairy Tale Trilogy- Wk 3 Tribute to Merlin Stone w/Lenny Schneir
Lenny Schneir, long time partner of beloved foremother, Merlin Stone, author of the famous book inspiring us all, When God Was a Woman, is with us tonight discussing the new book coming out, Merlin Stone Remembered. We'll chat about Merlin's immense contribution to women, feminism, Goddess Spirituality and the Women's Movement. We'll talk about their life together, how she influenced Lenny's life and get to know Merlin and her calling from the lips of someone who loved her most.
Thu, October 09, 2014
Feminist Fairy & Goddess Mythology Trilogy - Wk 2 w/Barbara Walker
Inspired by the movie Malificient, this is Part 2 of our trilogy, celebrating Feminist Fairy Tale & Goddess Mythology. Tonight our guest is with Foremother Barbara Walker. No doubt Barbara's books are in your personal library. We'll discuss the importance of feminist fairy tales and Goddess Mythology and how so many have lost sight of what they teach us and how they're an alternative to the values of our patriarchal world. Barbara also has her new book coming out soon, Belief and Unbelief, and she'll give us some clues as to what that's all about. Next week I'll be chatting with Lenny Schneir, the partner of the late and beloved Foremother, Merlin Stone, author of the famous book inspiring so many of us - When God Was a Woman. Don't miss Week 1, when I interviewed Charlene Spretnak discussing pre-patriarchal Goddess Mythology.
Fri, October 03, 2014
Feminist Fairy Tales & Goddess Mythology Trilogy- Wk. 1 w/Charlene Spretnak
Opening tonight's show, we have Prs. Cathy Pagano, offering the Cosmic Story for October....learn what the stars, planets, sun and moon have in store for us for the next several weeks. Then, to kick off the Feminist Fairy Tale and Goddess Mythology Trilogy,....Inspired by the movie Malificient, tonight is Part 1 of Voices of the Sacred Feminine's Feminist Fairy Tale & Goddess Mythology three-bie. Tonight our guest interviewee is Charlene Spretnak discussing some of the Pre-Olympian Goddess Myths from her book Lost Goddesses of Early Greece. No doubt Charlene's books are in your personal library. We'll discuss the importance of feminist fairy tales and Goddess mythology, how so many have lost sight of what they teach us and how they're an alternative to the values of our patriarchal world. In previous weeks we've discussed giving ourselves permission to reinterpret, redefine, reimagine, and reclaim our own stories rather than accept as normal or healthy the collective patriarchal beliefs, attitudes and practices that shackle us, particularly women, in our patriarchal world. Next week, returning to the show is foremother Barbara Walker, discussing Feminist Fairy Tales, the title of one of her older books, as well as her latest, Belief and Unbelief, being released in November by Humanist Press. Then in Week 3, I chat with Lenny Schneir, the partner of the late and beloved Foremother, Merlin Stone, author of the famous book inspiring so many of us - When God Was a Woman as well as Ancient Mirrors of Womanhood.
Thu, September 25, 2014
Love Breathe for Earth & Life According to Goddess
First up tonight, Hillary Raimo, founder of Love, Breathe for Earth, a well known psychic medium, ordained nondenominational minister, master Reiki healer and shamanic practitioner will discuss the ideals of co-creation vs competition, walking the talk, healing the personal and collective wounds, and why experiential is the new movement. Hillary explains living spontaneously and aligned with synchromysticism and how we might co-create a new world in alliance with Nature. Dr. Kaalii Cargill, "physician of the soul" is with me as we cross the threshold into the second half of the show discussing her fiction book (Daughters of Time) and her non-fiction book (Don't Take it Lying Down: Life According to the Goddess). In both her books, Kaalii discusses how we might see through collective beliefs, attitudes and practices which bind women to a world view that denies power, choice and control in their lives. We discuss reclaiming our birthright as we understand the feminine principle. She will also introduce a subject new to this interviewer: Mindbody birth control. Weaving a tapestry of history, mythology, anthropology and archetypal psychology the goal is teaching women: Choice vs no choice, empoewrment vs powerlessness, control vs lack of c ontrol, taking active responsibility vs not assuming active responsibiity....and much more!
Tue, September 23, 2014
UFO's - Are They God's Chariots w/Ted Peters
A bit of a change of pace tonight considering the many interested in UFOs, if some Goddesses might have been ETs, and the seeming new secularized religious mythology of "ancient aliens....Ted Peters, investigator of UFOs for 40 years, who previously served as the Louisiana State Director of MUFON, the Mutual UFO Network is currently Emeritus Professor of Systematic Theology & Ethics at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary and the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA. He co-edits the journal Theology & Science at the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences. We'll discuss if Christianity is threatened by the idea of ETs and where that might fit into that ideology, if he believs Earth may face a crisis if UFOs reveal themselves, if he thinks traditional religions are due to mistaken interpretations of visitations by ancient astronauts - and perhaps, most important, why he as a Christian theologian and religion scholar, interested in UFOs.
Thu, September 18, 2014
Iroquois Influence on Women's Rights w/Sally Roesch Wagner
Tonight we have with us Dr. Sally Roesch Wagner, the Founding Director of the Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation from Fayetteville, NY discussing Sisters in Spirit: The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Influence on Woman's Rights. Sally is a nationally recognized lecturer, author and performance interpreter of woman's rights history. She will enlighten us tonight on the traditional Iroquois women and their authority since long before Christopher Columbus came to the Americas. Role models indeed, these Iroquois women had absolute rightss to their own bodies, were economically independent, were responsible for planning their tribe's spiritual ceremonies, had the final say in matters of war and peace and had rights to choose all political representatives. We'll learn the inspiration for these women's rights of so long ago....and more. Don't miss this!
Thu, September 04, 2014
The Feminine Voice & The Cosmic Story on Voices of the Sacred Feminine
At the top of the show, Prs. Cathy Pagano returns for her monthly visit filling us in on the Cosmic Story and what effect the stars, moon and sun will have on us during the month of September. Shortly afterward, Dr. Miluna Fausch, intuitive reader and spiritual counselor will delve into The Feminine Voice - What it Is and What it Isn't! Dr. Miluna will share why your voice matters now more than ever, the anatomy of a supported voice, amazing facts about the voice and you'll learn the difference between the natural voice and the electronically altered voice - beyond the obvious, of course. Vocal violence, cultural habits that might be costing you money and tips for women to be heard are all on our agenda tonight! Tune in!
Tue, August 26, 2014
Secrets of a Spiritual Romance w/Mark & Patricia Johnson
Patricia Johnson and Mark Michaels, two of America's top Tantra experts, authors of Partners in Passion: A Guide to Great Sex, Emotional Intimacy and Long-Term Love will chat with me tonight about the Victorian diagnosis' of Hysteria, the "G" spot, and their practice of combining the best of East and West in their recommended approach to passion, offering listeners a new paradigm for what an enduring romance can be. We'll talk about taboo breaking, reverence, infatuation vs love, and listening, among other important qualities that combine to build your adventure toward intimacy.
Thu, August 21, 2014
A Woman Called God (P. Wilkes) & Return of the Golden Age (E. Malkowski)
Starting off the show tonight, I interview Peter Wilkes, son of an Episcopal minister who had a first-hand look at the inner workings of organized religion and came to the conclusion it has done far more harm than good. We'll discuss his poignantly amusing & thoughtful book, the first in his series of Little Books for Big People, called A Woman Called God - a belief that can change everything! In the second half of the show, Edward Malkowski explains ancient history in the light of today's economic reality in our show, and his book of the same name, Return of the Golden Age: Ancient History and the Key to Our Collective Future....yet another guy out there, an ally, who recognizes what the "Fall of the "Great Mother Goddess Culture" has cost humanity and how its affecting us today. We must look back to move forward. Our discussion will include mythology, Civilization X, Goddess Culture and today's religion, economics and globalization.
Thu, August 14, 2014
What the Divine Feminine Wants You to Know
At the top of the hour, Lawrence and Angelina Perri Birney discuss PURE VISION & the Sacred Feminine, The Magdalene Revelation - but this is not your typical Mary Magdalene show. Tonight the overarching theme of both shows can be encapsulated in the Show Topic: What the Divine Feminine Wants You to Know. Specifically, Lawrence and Angelina will offer their perspective of the theme as we discuss: Where are women in the peace process? Women's movements affecting the paradigm shift, the perverted masculine archetype, connecting subjugation and violence against women to global violence, and more on how the Sacred Feminine is actually a very political deity, archetype and ideal because to embrace Her ideals means dissolving patriarchy, predator capitalism, oppression and exploitation of the 99%. This is a theme being heard round the world. In the second half of the show, channel, healer, facilitator of self-actualization sessions and workshops and award winning artist, Roslyn McGrath, will share vital information for women today from the Ancient Energies of Aphrodite, Persephone and the mother of Mary Magdalene. Areas of discussion will include learning to love the physical as is, the necessity of sensuality and sexuality to wholeness/holiness, necessity of the sumbolic world to integration/wholeness, sustaining oneself through difficult times, secrets of key women in the dawn of Christianity and the true mission of Jesus and Mary Magdalene.
Thu, August 07, 2014
Cosmic Story & Awaken the Women
Opening tonight's show, Cathy Pagano returns with her monthly Cosmic Story, telling us what the Cosmos has cooked up for us in the coming month of August. Afterwards,in an extended What's the Buzz segment, I discuss Awakening the Women, musing on the women who consciously unconsciously are asleep at the wheel and serve as handmaidens of the patriarchy. I'll delve into how mythology affects our outlook, why a male god is harmful to women and girls and you'll hear out takes from when I was interviewed for Femme: Women Healing the World. * Due to a technical problem with the connection, Mark and Patricia Johnson, two of America's top tantra experts discussing their book, Partners in Passion: A Guide to Great Sex, Emotional Intimacy and Long-Term Love, will be rescheduled.
Thu, July 31, 2014
Wedding Wisdom w/Daphneleah & Sekhmet Summer Tribute
A diverse program tonight indeed! First up is Minister Daphneleah sharing her experience of Wedding Wisdom for those out there planning their big day, or perhaps helping a loved one to plan their wedding. Beyond the obvious, Daphneleah shares with us the importance of self care and self love, how to stay true to oneself while attending to the needs of family and friends, choosing an officiant and why that's important, and gives examples of a Goddess/God focused wedding flow. Crossing the threshold into the second half of the show, I'll offer a meditation to Sekhmet, Lady of Tenacity Manifested, as our country deals with the summer heat, drought and fires.
Thu, July 24, 2014
Death Midwifery w/Angie Buchanan & Through the Eyes of Biblical Women w/Paula Fa
Angie Buchanan, speaker, workshop presenter, Family Tradition Pagan, animist and Foundress of Gaia's Womb returns to VSF discussing our reclaiming our most important rite of passage - Death Midwifery. She'll tell listeners the six essential documents you must to have control in your time of passing over, explain green burials and get into some death and dying rituals, including how to keep loved ones at home during the death process. Crossing the threshold into the second half of the show, Dr. Paula Trimble-Familetti will discuss Through the Eyes of Biblical Women, delving into telling the stories of biblical women from a woman's perspective without patriarchal gloss. We'll also find out why Barnes & Noble declined carrying her book, which finally gives women of the Bible a voice.
Thu, July 17, 2014
Joy of Life in Ancient Crete w/Carol Christ& Matthew Fox on Meister Echhart
Scholar, author and foremother, Carol Christ joins us tonight to discuss The Goddess and the Joy of Life in Ancient Crete. We'll delve into new research on matriarchies, the difference from patriarchy, define "love is free" in matriarchal societies and chat about Crete being a "gift giving" society. We'll talk about ancient rituals on Crete, redefine patriarchal myths and discuss the "immanental turn" in feminist theologies - and more..... Crossing the threshold into the second half of the show, returning is Matthew Fox, author of over 30 books including the Hidden Spirituality of Men, Christian Mystics and the most recently, Meister Eckhart. Matthew, a preeminent scholar and popularizer of Western mysticism, became an Episcopal priest after being excommunicated from the Catholic Church by Cardinal Ratzinger, who later became Pope Benedict XVI for such ideas as earth based spirituality and the Sacred Feminine. Matthew will discuss Meister Echhart (1260-1329) A Mystic Warrior for Our Times whose thinking/preaching was inalignment with the Beguines and the feminist and poet, Adrienne Rich.
Thu, July 10, 2014
The Girl God w/Trista Hendren & Women's Wisdom w/Anne Scott
Trista Hendren, author of the Girl God Series, namely the books, The Girl God and Mother Earth, both for young readers, is with us tonight discussing her two current aforementioned books and the upcoming one for boys on the Divine Feminine. The Girl God was nominated for the 2014 Amelia Bloomer Project, an annual booklist of the best feminist books for young readers by the Feminist TaskForce of the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association. Crossing the threshold into the second half of the show, Anne Scott, writer, speaker and founder of DreamWeather Foundation, a nonprofit organization providing programs for women in different sectors of society is with us discussing Women's Wisdom & the Sacred Feminine. A rich conversation will no doubt be had as we discuss being of service, visions and dreams, women reclaiming beauty, her work with homeless women and her forthcoming book, The Forgotten Song, chronicling the power of a circle based upon the feminine principle.
Thu, July 03, 2014
Jesus - Literary Creation from Historical Characters - Daniel Unterbrink
Daniel T. Unterbrink is with us tonight discussing his newest book, Judas of Nazareth; How the Greatest Teacher of First-Century Israel Was Replaced by a Literary Creation. Dan Unterbrink contends that the real historical Jesus was Judas the Galilean, a messianic and Torah-observant revolutionary bent on overethrowing the Roman government. The New Testament Gospels, therefore, are not transcripts of actual history, but creative workds of historical fiction designed to promote Paul's Christianity and serve the interests of the fledgling Gentile Christian communities.
Thu, June 19, 2014
Sacred Courtesans w/Laurelei Black & Avalon/Avalonian Tradition
Returning to the show we have Laurelei Black, author, independent scholar and practitioner devoted to Aphrodite, sharing with us her findings on Sacred Courtesans, past and present. Laurelei is interested in how we apply the ancient wisdom and service to modern thought and practice. She will give us insight into interviews she's conducted with modern-day courtesans as she's delved into what training they've undergone, what rexources or support they have (and lack) and what their service looks like in a practical sense. Crossing the threshold tonight, Jhenah Telyndu will discuss Avalon and the Avalonian Tradition taught by the Sisterhood of Avalon, a Celtic women's mysteries tradition which takes inspiration from the enclaves of holy women found around the Celtic world. Existing in tandem with druidism, these traditions served different cultural purposes - learn more about this living tradition and it's ancient roots!
Thu, June 12, 2014
The Afterlife w/Barry Eaton
Join us tonight as I chat with Barry Eaton and discuss his fascinating book Afterlife, based on his own amazing experiences of life between lives and numerous communications with those who have passed over. Barry answers many questions about the spirit world you've been longing to ask.....including: What happens when someone dies and what does it feel like, do we all go to the same place, how can we communicate with those in the afterlife, are we reunited with loved ones after we die....and much, much more.
Thu, June 05, 2014
Lady Liberty, Senate Sisterhood & Future of Human Experience w/Zohara Hieronimus
Returning to the show tonight is Zohara Hieronimous, author, radio show host, social justice and environmental activist discussing Lady Liberty, the Senate Sisterhood and her newest book, Future of Human Experience which has her sharing predictions from interviews with Dr. Oz, John Perkins, Michael Cremo and more...
Wed, June 04, 2014
Nashville Goddess Conference - Meet the Presenters
Listen in as the presenters from the upcoming Nashville Goddess Conference (for women and men) to Empower the Divine Feminine Within You chat with me about their vision for the July conference and the subjects they'll be sharing with attendees. The Goddess Conference will be held July 19 to 20th at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel in Brentwood, Tennessee (just a few minutes south of Nashville). TOPICS INCLUDE: Find your Inner Goddess, Empower Yourself. Fnd your path in life. Manifest Your Dreams. Unleash your full potential by Building Your Confidence to become a Powerful Creator. Keynote speakers include eleste Yarnall, Jane Doherty, Patricia Leonard, Sylmarah Baruti, Diana Macys-Staley, Jeri Castronova, Bambou Ada Diagne and yours truly, Karen Tate.
Thu, May 29, 2014
Embracing Sophia & Cosmic Story
At the top of the hour we have Cathy Pagano returning with the Cosmic Story for the coming weeks of June explaining what the stars, moons and planets have in store for us and how we might be pro-active and work with the cosmic energies. Followed by Wynn Manners, poet, mystic, idiosyncratic iconoclast, epistolarian and psalmist for Sophia -- sharing with us some very intimate spiritual experiences he's had with Sophia over his lifetime. If you've ever had a mystical experience, or if you find hearing those of others interesting, don't miss this show.
Thu, May 22, 2014
Phyllis Curott and Modern Paganism
Join me and Phyllis Curott tonight as we discuss Modern Paganism, a broad subject, during which we'll share a wide range of thoughts, pet peeves and the hope we believe Goddess and Earth-based Spirituality holds for the future of humanity. Phyllis will share her social justice activism in the Parliament of the World's Religions, the Women's Task Force, the Women's Speakers Program co-sponsored with Tibed House and the Foundation for Women's freedom and Spirituality she's establishing with like-minded allies.....and much, much more
Thu, May 15, 2014
Tribute to the Red Tent Movement w/Facilitators
Tonight I'm pleased to present a Tribute to the Red Tent Movement with several of the facilitators of Red Tents across the United States,.....Alexis, De'Anna, Oceana, Lushanya and Astrid - including the documentary film maker of Things We Don't Talk About, Isadora Leidenfrost. Each of these women has a different relationship to the Red Tent movement and no doubt listeners will identify with one, if not all these women blazing a trail to help women toward health, wholeness, happiness and joy! Please tune in and listen.
Thu, May 08, 2014
Sex Magic, Sexual Secrets of Tantric Kabbalah, Everywoman a Goddess ....
Dr. Stuart Mark Berlin is a self-described mystic who created how own path of Tantric Kabbalah as a response to the losses in his life. He explains....Tantra means to weave and Kabbalah means to receive and I wove together what I have received which is Jewish mysticism, evolutionary biology, quantum mechanics and neurobiology into a unique and new form of Hieros Gamos or sacred marriage of Elohim. We'll be discussing Stuart's three books: Sex Magic for the Bar Mitzvah Boy, Sexual Secrets of Tantric Kabbalah: Making Love and Everywoman a Goddess: Everyman a Hero in Her Service. We'll delve into his visions from the Elohim, the integration of sexuality and meditation, the brain state of orgasm and a new concept of Elohim or Divinity...and much, much more
Thu, May 01, 2014
MALTA Goddess Artifacts wSlides/Rethinking our Androcentric Past w/Alexis Martin
With us today is Alexis Martin, Ph.D. student in Women's Spirituality at the California Institute of Integral Studies. Alexis has been dedicated to Goddess Herstory for over a decade and helps us examine the artifacts and figurines of Malta, where the oldest standing stones on Mother Earth exist. We'll be discussing discoveries on the small islands off the coast of Sicily, the cloud of male bias in Academia, Marija Gimbutas, and symbology of the artifacts found in the temples and Hypogeum. Be sure to check out the slide show!
Thu, April 24, 2014
Betsy Chasse of What the Bleep Do We Know/Mystic's View of Goddess
Betsy Chasse is an internationally known author, filmmaker, and speaker. She's the co-creator of the film What the Bleep Do We Know?! and the author of 3 books, including Tipping Sacred Cows, Metanois - A Transformative Change of Heart and the companion book to What the Bleep...Discovering the Endless Possibilities for Altering Your Everyday Reality. She blogs for Huffington Post, Intent.com and other sites and continues to make films exploring human potential. In our discussion tonight discussing her book Tipping Sacred Cows, we'll ask Betsy when she realized she didn't have it all figured out, the trends or themes discovered about the stories we tell ourselves and see if Betsy believes she has it all figured out now - including what she's learned about love! Crossing the threshold, Sharon Riegle Maynard is with us discussing A Mystic's View of Goddess which has us delving into perhaps a different view of Goddess and the Burning Times. Sharon believes we can stand in our present and look back or we can look at the beginning place and look ahead. We'll discuss how Sharon's quest to go to the cause of humanity's entrapped state of pain was the beginning of a journey that required the capacity of a Mystic....a she sees herself as a curious one at that!
Thu, April 17, 2014
Frame Drum/Archetypal Woman's Instrument w/Rowan Storm & Cosmic Story w/Cathy P.
Astrologer, Cathy Pagano is back with us to deliver the Cosmic Story of the moon energies for the coming month..... Followed by internationally known drumming facilitator, Rowan Storm who will discuss the Frame Drum, archetypal women's instrument of the Middle East. She will discuss the ongoing, continuous women's frame drum traditions throughout a huge geographic territory based on women's agrarian practides for millennia. We'll talk about her new symmetrical playing method which introduces a new stroke and playing modality which promotes equal creative expression by both hands, and balances the rational and intuitive capacities of both brain hemispheres....Rowan will explain how waking up the non-dominant hand and the corresponding brain function is like opening a box of treasure which has been hidden for lifetimes.
Thu, April 10, 2014
Female Driven Culture in Japan w/Laura Miller
Scholar Laura Miller will discuss with us Female Driven Culture in Japan, including examples of the Himiko (Shaman Queen of Ancient Japan or Wa) boom, hunting for female empowerment/spirituality spots, Cat cafes, Otome road where there are shops for female manga and costume play fans and demographic power: male beauty work and herbivore men. Laura Miller is Ei’ichi Shibusawa-Seigo Arai Endowed Professor of Japanese Studies and Professor of Anthropology at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She has published widely on Japanese culture and language, including topics such as English loanwords in Japanese, elevator girls, the beauty industry, girls’ slang, self-photography, and divination. She teaches courses on Japan and linguistic anthropology and works to promote Japan Studies through a variety of campus and community programming. She is the author or co-editr of four books on Japan. Beauty Up: Exploring Contemporary Japanese Body Aesthetics (University of California Press, 2006), Bad Girls of Japan (Palgrave, 2005) Manners and Mischief: Gender, Power, and Etiquette in Japan (University of California Press, 2011), and Modern Girls on the Go: Gender, Mobility, and Labor in Japan (Stanford University Press, 2013).
Wed, April 02, 2014
Foremother Anne Baring - Resurgence of the Feminine/Awakening of the Soul
Beloved Foremother, Anne Baring, author of some of the books you probably have in your library, The Divine Feminine and Myth of the Goddess, will join me this morning at a special time as she calls in from Across the Pond to discuss her new book, The Dreams of the Cosmos: A Quest for the Soul. We'll chat about her definition of the Divine Feminine, Her Resurgence, and Anne's thoughts about the imperative of elevating the consciousness of humanity and rejecting our patriarchal obsession with domination and exploitation.
Thu, March 27, 2014
Joseph Campbell/Goddess Myth & Do you Quantum Think?
Opening the show tonight we have Safron Rossi, Ph.D. a scholar whose writing and studies focus on archetypal psychology, western astrological tradition, goddess traditions and feminist studies. Our topic tonight is Joseph Campbell and Goddess Mythology as Dr. Rossi edited Campbell's new book Goddesses, Campbell's first book focused on Goddess mythology. Next up, Dianne Collins, author of Do You Quantum Think? New Thinking That Will Rock Your World. We'll find out what Quantum Thinking is all about and how we can create better lives using this method of thinking. We'll talk about "allowing," "intent," and "infinite possibility" among other things including how to maintain peace of mind in chaotic and uncertain times.
Thu, March 20, 2014
Cosmic Story & Commonalities of Tarot, Kaballah & Sacred Feminine
Opening tonight's show is Cathy Pagano, giving us her interpretation of the Cosmic Story - what the new and full moon energies have in store for us in the coming month. Next up tonight is Heather Mendel, author of The Syzygy Oracle: Transformational Tarot and the Tree of Life - Ego, Essence and the Evolution of Consciousness bringing together art, calligraphy, myth and mysticism. Tonight we'll discuss what the Tarot, Kabbalah and the Sacred Feminine have in common....our heroic journey to conscious evolution. We'll talk about "coincidence", the mystery of the Hebrew letters and sacred geometry and much, much more.
Thu, March 13, 2014
Spirituality of the Beguines & Culture War/Return of Divine Feminine
At the top of the hour Sr. Greta Ronningen of the Community of Divine Love will talk about the Spirituality of the Beguines, a 13th century Women's Movement. With this being Women's History Month, let us improve the dearth of women's history out there be shedding light on this group of women living love both in mystical union and in the world, risking death to speak and write their experiences. Discover how they can inspire us today. Crossing the threshold into the second half of the show Gus diZerega is back with us discussing his newest book, Faultlines: The Culture War & the Return of the Divine Feminine, an indepth study of the crisis in American society and government from a Pagan perspective and how the return of the Divine Feminine offers answers to our many problems.
Thu, March 06, 2014
Soul Stories as Vehicles to Awareness - Teresa Moorehouse
Contemporary bard, Teresa Moorehouse, creatively called a narrative sculptor of multicultural women's stories chats with me about her first book, Soul Stories, about how stories are vehicles toward awareness. We'll look deeply into how we acquire knowledge through the use of stories and what symbols such as the hand represents, why the tree of life represents our hopes and dreams and we'll explore the lions (how we face challenges) - how we feed the lions and what happens when we ignore them. Teresa will no doubt gift her with some of her stories!
Thu, February 20, 2014
Genesis Code /Magic of the Hebrew Letters & Sacred Economics
Glynda-Lee Hoffman, author of The Genesis Code: Your Key to Unlocking Hidden Genius delves into the magic and patterns of energy within the Hebrew Letters. Hoffman believes the letters form a complex code of information about the fundamental properties of energy at the heart of all life in the universe. She also realized this info represented a revelation that pertains to the human brain that was historically understood and experienced by Abraham, Moses, Jesus and others. Tune in and learn more about the Qabalah as a hidden code within the text of Genesis, who Adam and Eve really were, and why she believes the Garden of Eden was a story about the brain - and what all this means to us today! In the second half of the show we have with us, Eileen Workman, author of Sacred Economics: The Currency of Life discussing her spiritual awakening that led her to quit her job as a financial manager when she saw her job DID NOT SERVE LIFE. She examined the biggest problems facing the global economy and knows how we might change our economic system. She'll give us ideas about what individuals can do to protect themselves.
Thu, February 13, 2014
Medicine Story Prophecy -Barbara ThreeCrow & Cosmic Story w/Cathy Pagano
At the top of the show we have with us Cathy Pagano, an astrologer, dream-worker, Wisdo Coach and storyteller. She's the author of Wisdom's Daughters: How Women Can Change the World. Tonight Cathy is introducing her semi-regular offering The Cosmic Story....here on VSF...combining astrology, storytelling and symbolic language. Each month the sky speaks to us about how the energy of life is moving and changing and she's going to share it with you, dear listeners. Then....Barbara ThreeCrow is with us. Barbara was born into a family of seers, palm readers and spirit communicators, herself having been born with a Caul, indicating a child born with visionary and psychic gifts. She shares her Medicine Story, a time of great challenge as a spiritual test with unexpected outcomes that changes a person's life. In our conversation Barbara will share her insights about how we fulfill the original instructions given at birth, the significance and prophecy of the return of the Sacred Feminine and the shattering of patriarchal dominator rule. We'll explore why women and the indigenous way were always silenced and her recent visions of the Holy Mother, a sign for all humanity. Learn about the power we hold, understanding ancestral knowledge and energy/frequencies of thought, feeling, prayer, offerings and sacred sound to harmonize the Divine Matrix and the Sacred Web of All Life
Thu, February 06, 2014
Sacred Female Display Objects w/Miriam Robbins Dexter
Miriam Robbins Dexter, Ph.D., feminist scholar and advocate of Maria Gimbutas' theories, discusses the most important NEW RESEARCH on sacred female display objects -- what they represented to ancient people and the various manifestations around the world - as well as the little known sacred display female in Catal Hyouck, Turkey and the Chauvet Cave of Forgotten Dreams - and did you know, new findings show the hands in the cave were those of women!
Thu, January 30, 2014
Enhance Your Life w/Feng Shui & Space Clearing - Laura Carillo
Laura Carillo, hostess of the Goddess Show is a Los Angeles based certified Feng Shui consultant specializing in Space Planning and Space Clearing will chat with us about how this practice can enhance your life. What are the benefits? Why and how to do it? She'll give tips on the Love Gua, Love and the Bedroom and how to create a positive personal narrative by editing the negative. And if we have time I'll ask her about energy grids - the historical perspective that spans across all cultures including Western with Sacred Geometry, Asian with Feng Shui and Indian with Vastu.
Wed, January 22, 2014
Commonomics & Gender Justice w/Laura Flanders of Grit TV
Returning to the show is widely celebrated broadcaster and best selling author, Laura Flanders of Grit TV to discuss Commonomics, Quantum Feminism and Gender Justice. Laura Flanders, editor of At the Tea Party; The Wing Nuts, Whack Jobs and Whitey-Whiteness of the New Republican Right and Why We Should Take It Seriously is also the author author of Blue Grit: Making Impossible, Improbable and Inspirational Political Change in America and a contributor to my upcoming anthology out later this year, Voices of the Sacred Feminine: Conversations to ReShape the World.
Thu, January 16, 2014
Hebrew Priestess Institute w/ Taya Shere and Rabbi Jill Hammer
Co-founders of Kohenet, the Hebrew Priestess Institute, Rabbi Jill Hammer and author/musician Taya Shere share with listeners their new initiative to train Jewish women in the art of becoming a priestess. We'll discuss their training and ordination of women and the work of their progressive synagogue.
Thu, January 09, 2014
The Magdalene Path & Prophecies for 2014
Claire Sierra, MA, aurhor of The Magdalene Path - Awaken the Power of Your Feminine Soul is a True Purpose Master Coach, ordained minister and Expressive Aarts Therapist for more than 22 years. She's helped thousands of women step into hope, clarity and new directions in their lives through her workshops and private sessions. Claire will share her connection with Mary Magdalene and the Divine Downloads she received, including some juicy information revealed to her listeners might never have heard before. All this sets the stage to empower women today to awaken their Feminine Soul. As part of the conversation we'll learn how Mary Magdalene's true story and identity and her loss impacts women today. We'll delve into methods to bring the Divine Feminine into your daily life, how soul-care practices and rituals can ignite your passion, sensuality and creativity so you revitalize your life from the inside out. And much more.. In the second half of the show, Flash Silvermoon returns to the show and will enlighten us with her Astroflash, her unique view of the cosmic movements that we will encounter this year. Her attuned projections and predictions will take us from the very spiritual vibrations and how to use them for the highest good to the down and dirty political secrets that will be revealed in the coming months. The personal is the political and Flash will share positive ways to make the most of the planetary energies to revolutionize/evolutionize our paths towards relationship, transformation and healing.
Tue, December 31, 2013
Beyond 50 Shades of Grey/Sex, Drugs and Religion in the Ancient World
I'm calling tonight's show, Beyond 50 Shades of Grey.....not to be sensational but because this interview is not for the faint of heart or sexually repressed. Dr. David Hillman, returns to fearlessly discuss what his research into ancient times reveals about how closely linked sex, drugs and religion were in the ancient world. Dr. Hillman, who translates his own Greek and does not have to rely on filtered Christian translations to know what the ancients were up to, cites ancient sources giving us a glimpse into what was going on in the ancient mystery cults and how sacred sexuality exhalted women. Never a disappointment, David explains why there was no distinction between sex and religion in the ancient world, why Christianity fought so hard against these Pagan practices, why ancient women mounted phallic statues and performed vaginal penetration via stone, inserted snakes in their vaginas and what orgies and orgasms led to in ancient times - not what you think! This wasn't all about sexual gratification - in fact there was a much higher intention involved. Dr. Hillman reveals ancient sources who tell us about all this and more - snake venoms used in cultic sexual rituals popular in Greece and Rome and how classical civilization relied heavily upon the use of cannibis, opiates and hallucinogens, mixed with sexual stimulants. Not beholding to organized and conservative Academia, Dr. Hillman shares what the ancients were actually saying, not what's politically correct! You're in for some jaw-dropping stuff so hang on to your seat! In the second half of the show, we have Lauren Nicole Mills will share with us tips for Goal Setting for the New Year!
Tue, December 24, 2013
Sex on the Altar/Secrets in Sacred Stone & Santa & the Goddess
At the top of the hour Wencke Braathen returns to the show to discuss her book, Sex on the Altar, a Fairytale for Grownups that starts out with God's problem of missing his wife. The book addresses topics of sexuality and how it's been degraded and coveredin shame and guilt instead of being understood as one of the greatest gifts God gave us. We'll delve into Secrets in Sacred Stone - Druid, Cathar and Viking as an exploration of how the teachings of Jesus and Mary Magdalene were preserved through history, the difference between the Celtic and Catholic church. In the second half of the show, Diane Horton discusses Santa and the Goddess, reminding us where Santa is really derived from and how that differs from Church lore. We'll examine customs and characteristics of the holiday season and Santa as it relates back to the Sacred Feminine and Paganism.
Thu, December 19, 2013
Finding Humans' Place in Nature/Witch-Hunting, Women & Capitalism
At the top of the hour Ken Worthy, lecturer and research associate at the University of California in Santa Cruz and Berkeley and St. Mary's College of CA will discuss Finding the Human Place in Nature. We'll discuss the invisibility of Nature, our disconnection from Nature which leads to our being unethical and how clean technology are major sources of environmental degradation. On the positive side, Ken gives insight as to how we can have a better relationship with nature, make it more visible in their lives and how eco-feminism informs his life's work. Then crossing the threshold into the second half of the show, feminist, teacher, founder of the Feminist Collective. Sylvia Federici, discusses Women, Witch-Hunting and the Development of Capitalism, Past and Present. We'll delve into the relationship between witch-hunting and the development of capitalism as argued in Caliban and the Witch. Role of the church in witch-hunting, how it relates to the surge in violence against women today and more on the old religion and if anyone has apologized for the gendercide.
Thu, December 12, 2013
Selena Fox & Starhawk Tonight!
Rev. Selena Fox of Circle Sanctuary discusses her writings, specifically Goddess in Daily Life, exploring ways of working with the Divine Feminine as part of personal spiritual practice for healing and well-being and Goddess Pathways, which offers listeners ways of aligning with Goddess in many forms and as All-Goddess, with emphasis on Goddesses evolving from a particular culture to becoming multicultural and global. Crossing the threshold into the second half of the show, Starhawk chats about her recent trip to Cuba where she attended a permaculture conference, her upcoming workshop offering guidance to help bring harmony and solidarity to our communities as we inevitably face climate change and yesm I'll get her comments on the controversial TPP.
Thu, December 05, 2013
One Man's Search for Goddess - Tim Ward
Tim Ward, author of The Savage Breast discusses One Man's Search for Goddess. Tim relates his own dysfunctional relationships with women and how it relates to Goddess as deity, archetype and ideal. Tim let's us in on his most angst-filled and sublime moments as he confronts Hecate, Aphrodite and what it ultimately meant to his love relationship. Tim will discuss patriarchy as a historical cultural process rather than a biological fact and his view on how patriarchy has changed. We'll discuss Maria Gimbutas and some of the archaeologists who knew her as well as the Goddeas as Anima for men.
Thu, November 21, 2013
Slavic Paganism/Velvet Revolution/Inhabiting Heaven Now
Dr. Oxana Nikolaevna Poberejnaia will be with us tonight as we discuss life in the USSR - namely, the capitalist anti-propaganda about the Soviet Union and its remnants in modern neo-pagan and Goddess Movement and Slavic Paganism that's overlooked in modern neo-pagan and Goddess Movement. I am so happy to have her calling in from the former USSR to share with us what life has been like since captialism came to her country and what the rest of the world has been missing as most of us are unaware of Slavic Paganism. In the second half of the show, Andrea Matthews shares the insights in her new book, Inhabiting Heaven Now. We'll look at what's necessary to take the next step in our global spiritual evolution. Does the Bible also tell us we are divine beings that can experience heaven here and now? Andrea will reveal the Divine Self as synonymous with heaven and why suffering occurs because of how we live our lives.
Thu, November 14, 2013
Mighty Dead/Enlightened Ancestors & Unearthing Venus
With Day of the Dead and Samhain just past, when the veil between the worlds is believed to be thinnest, author, witch, teacher and healing practitioner Christopher Penczak is with us discussing his latest book, The Mighty Dead, a book on the enlightened ancestors of the magickal traditions, akin to the Ascended Masters, Saints and Boddhisattvas. We'll explore who are the Mighty Dead, are they the same as Ancestors, and the various kinds of ancestors there are. Chris shares what he teaches about the soul, reincarnation and the afterlife. Chris will also dispel the misunderstands about Witch's sabbats. Ever wonder about the Witch's Flying Ointment? Chris will fill us all in on what that's all about. In the second half of the show, Cate Montana will be discussing her book, Unearthing Venus which will have us delves into masculine enculturation, the loss of feminine values and devaluation of women as women in Western Society. With the "war on women" making headlines in the US political arena and global awareness of continued terrifying injustices against women and little girls, the market has never been more primed for this unflinching conversation!
Thu, November 07, 2013
In Defense of Life/Julian Rose& Planetary Healing/Nicki Scul
Julian Rose, an early pioneer of UK organic farming, an international activist, writer and actor will discuss his book, In Defense of Life. He'll offer his insight as we examine the questions: Can we take control of our destinies and still function in the real world? Can we make radical change and still make a living? Can the Earth be healed by an ecologically sensitive way of growing food? What can people do to stop political and corporate war-monders invading and destorying nations for the sake of power - and more! As we cross the threshold of the show, Flash Silvermoon shares her Astroflash with listeners, telling us what the cosmos has cookin' up for us this month. Followed by author and alchemical master, Nicki Scully, of Shamanic Journeys, returning to the show to discuss her new book, PLANETARY HEALING: Spirit Medicine for Personal and Global Transformation. Besides what the title suggests, we'll chat about Egypt today, the global community being formed to transform our world and the connection between physics, hard science and shamanism. Tune in. You won't want to miss it!
Fri, October 25, 2013
Symbols/Language of Divine Feminine/ Step into GoddessHood
Cathy Pagano, a Jungian-trained psychoterapist, astrologer, mythic storyteller and wisdom coach is the author of a new book, Wisdom's Daughters: How Women Can Change the World, a symbolic, mythic inquiry into the image of Lady Wisdom as cosmic, Conscious Woman - "a Woman clothed with the Sun, standing on the Moon and crowned with Stars' - the Goddess-Energy that can change the world. With over 30 years experience working with dreams, mythology, feminine spirituality and symbolic language, Cathy will share her insights on why Symbols are the Language of the Divine Feminine and how women can use that knowledge to change themselves and the world. Followed by Celeste Yarnell discussing the documentary, Femme: Women Healing the World, and her work helping women empower themselves and step into their Goddess-hood as we activate our prime directive: women healing the world!
Fri, October 18, 2013
Healing the Break Btw People and Government Sam Daley-Harris
Most people seeworking to end global poverty and ensure a stable climate as a fool's errand. Add to that the flood of money rushing into politics and the despair grows deeper. But activist and author Sam Daley-Harris has helped thousands of ordinary citizens transform from hopelessness into extraordinarily powerful advocates. We'll chat about the 20th anniversary edition of his book, Reclaiming our Democracy: Healing the Break Between People and Government highlighting RESULTS on fighting poverty and with Citizens Climate Lobby.
Thu, October 17, 2013
Occupy Spirituality w/Matthew Fox & Adam Bucko
Tonight we have a very special show with returning theologian, Matthew Fox and his co-author of Occupy Spirituality, Adam Bucko, discussing their new book. The Occupy Wall Street movement and protest movements around the world are evidence of a new era of intergenerational activists seeking deeper spiritual meaning in their quest for peace and justice. In Occupy Spirituality, authors Fox and Bucko advocate for homeless youth, explore a radical spirituality that is deliberately inter-faith and relevant to the world we live in today.
Thu, October 10, 2013
Feminist Polygamy/Feminine Voice in the Middle East
Professor Janet Bennion, a professor of anthropology at Lyndon State College in Vermont, specializing in Mormon fundamentalist polygamy has spent 20 years living among and researching communities of fundamentalist, presenting papers the world over on how the media often dismisses the enormous variability hidden in poly family lifestyles - dta essential to informing policy on legislating marrior this new marriage frontier. Tonight we'll discusy fraternal polyandry, , variableforms of polygamy and dispel myths about some of the women who believe this form of marriage works for them and why. In the second half of the show, Soula Saad, award winning French-Lebanese documentary filmaker who is the director and producer of the film, The Unheard Feminine Voice of the Middle East ,will discuss her film, the first uttering of a Global project called Feminitude, a sketch of the collective feminine voice of the planet over a ten year period.
Thu, October 03, 2013
Love in the Himalayas/Astroflash/Overcoming Adversity
Opening tonight's show is Carole Wells, author of Amberella: An Action Hero Adventure written especially for young girls to teach them how to protect themselves and overcome adversity. After the interview we'll chat with Flash Silvermoon and see what the cosmos has cooking for us all. Followed by our taking an interesting turn from the usual as I interview Tiziana Stupia about her memoir, Meeting Shiva: Falling and Rising in Love in the Indian Himalayas, as she tells about the fated love affair between herself and a Hindu monk. She has much insight to share with listeners.
Thu, September 26, 2013
Women's Spiritual Power/Sexual Politics of Meat
Hillary Hart returns to discuss her second book, Body of Wisdom: Women's Spiritual Power and Hos it Serves. We'll chat about the esoteric founations of women's power, the connection between women's spiritual power and the health of our environment, and what gets in the way of women living in their power. Also on the agenda to discuss is the spiritual aspects of breastfeeding and menstruation and she explains how "embodiment" is our next spiritual step. Carolyn Merino Mullin, the founder and Exec. Dir. of the National Museum of Animals and Society discusses the Sexual Politics of Meat. We'll discuss rice as the universal food of empowerment, how women and chickens are treated similiarly in society, and she will tell us about the Defiant Daughters. She'll also tell us what's behind her tattoo stating: Eat Rice, Have Faith in Women.
Tue, September 24, 2013
Enlightenment for the Rest of Us/Shamanism
At the top of the hour, Polly Campbell, author of Imperfect Spirituality: Extraordinary Enlightenment for Ordinary People will discuss how to integrate those everyday moments with traditional spiritual techniques to experience personal growth and greater well-being all in the course of your regular routine. She offers tips and examples and acecdotes to help us grow both spiritually and personally. If you're feeling spiritually disconnected - listen in! Gwilda Wiyaka, author of So, We're Still Here - Now What? Spiritual and Personal Empowerment in a New Era helps us understand how shamanic principles can aid spiritual evolution and reconnect us to natural law so we might use the power of nature to our advantage.
Thu, September 19, 2013
Yeshua & Miriam the Priestess/Isis w/Isidora Forrest
Wencke Johanne Braathen, author of Rituals in Sacred Stone, A Historical Novel About Mary Magdalene, discusses the life and times of Jesus and Mary, including her belief Mary was a priestess of the old mystery schools well versed in working as spiritual technicians using the unseen forces using their expertise of physics that governs the spiritual worlds. We'll discuss the sexual act as a fertility rite, and how Christianity kept the masses at a low level of development while those in power became wealthy. And what conversation about Mary Magdalene would be complete without a chat about the Cathars and the Merovingian kings. In the second half of the show, it's All Things Isis with Isidora Forrest, Priestess of Isis as I have a chat about our favorite goddess and Isian spirituality. Including: Ancient and contemporary manifestations of Isis, Isis the Lady of Magic, Isis in Nature, Her Mysteries and the Golden Dawn.
Thu, September 05, 2013
Invisible Women of Pre-History/Aging Gracefully
Returning to the show tonight, after our long hiatus from astrology, Flash Silvermoon will enlighten us on what the cosmos has in store for us in the coming month. Next up, author Judy Foster discusses her new book, Invisible Women of Pre-History: 3 Million Years of Peace and 6,000 Years of War. Judy and linguist Marlene Derlet argue that the world experienced three million years of peace, a period when women's status in society was much higher than it is now. Crossing the threshold into the second half of the show, Sherry Ruth Anderson, author of Ripening Time, Inside Stories for Aging with Grace discusss her indispensible recommendations for growing into the deep places of wisdom as we age. She helps us avoid culture's mind traps and recognize aging as a time of human ripening.
Fri, August 30, 2013
Mistress vs Queen w/Rev. Ava Park
Rev. Ava from the Goddess Temple of Orange County in Southern CA discusses the harmful and low self-esteem behavior of being a mistress and why it's so much better to be a Queen. We'll chat about the patriarchal stories of Hera and Zeus to today's mistresses, particularly since Hollywood is choosing to glamorize the concept as sexy, desireable and exciting.
Fri, August 16, 2013
Reproduction Theory/Awakened Global Heart
At the top of the show tonight, calling in from the U.K., Julia Stonehouse, author of Father's Seed, Mother's Sorrow, which is the story of how men came to be thought superior because of a totally wrong idea of the science She'll share her research going back to prehistoric ideas of conception when female is central to the shift of woman as man's baby making machine. Crossing the threshold, in the second half of the show, Anodea Judith, world-renowned teacher and bestselling author who has been called a prophet for our time will discuss her newest book, The Global Heart Awakens. Judith will discuss her theory that humanity is going through a rite of passage from cultural adolescence into planetary adulthood, and chats about who we are, where we come from, where we're going.
Tue, August 13, 2013
Dispelling Wetiko/Evil/Insanity & Whole Brain Path to Peace
At the top of the show, Paul Levy, author of Dispelling Wetiko: Breaking the Curse of Evil is with us revealing the contagious psychospiritual disease of the soul, a parasite of the mind, that is currently being acted out en masse on the world state via collective psychosis of titanic proportions. This mind virus - which Native Americans have called "wetiko" - covertly operates through the unconscious blind spots in the human psyche, rendering people oblivious to their own madness and compelling them to act against their own best interests. Sound familiar? Drawing on insights from Jungian psychology, shamanism, alchemy, spiritual wisdom traditions and personal experience, Paul shows us that hidden within the venom of wetiko is its own antidote, which once recognized can help us wake up and bring back sanity to our society. We'll certainly ask him if this might explain how people vote against their economic interests! James Olson, spirit-focused philosopher, is my guest in the second half of the show. Author of The Whole-Brain Path to Peace: The Role of Left and Right-Brain Dominance in the Polarization and Reunification of America. James sees his work on the planet as bringing the masculine and feminine energies into greater balance through his advocacy for whole-brain thinking as a path to peace.
Thu, August 08, 2013
Reindeer Woman Archetype
Fascinating discussion with philosopher, Jungian analyst and author of Following the Reindeer Woman: Path of Peace and Harmony, Linda Schierse Leonard who shares with us the importance of the Reindeer Woman archetype. Dr. Leonard takes us on her journeys to Siberia, Lapland and Alaska where reindeer and caribou are messengers between heaven and earth, bridges between spirit and nature. We'll draw on myths, dreams and stories exploring the reindeer's power, resilience , beauty and vulnerability and chat about its importance today. Linda believes understanding the Reindeer Woman archetype reveals an exciting new way to understand the feminine instinctual and spiritual energies that affect us in our search for peace, wholeness, creativity and healing.
Thu, August 01, 2013
Starhawk/Fifth Sacred Thing & Black Madonnas `
Tune in tonight as Starhawk is with me to discuss the need for peaceful resistance and her book, and soon to be produced movie, The Fifth Sacred Thing. For those who might not know about Starhawk's book, we'll delve into the story and why it is so relevant considering the politics and spirituality of today. In the second half of the show, Associate Professor Malgorzata Oleszkiewicz-Peralba will discuss her book, The Black Madonna in Latin America and Europe: Tradition and Transformation. We'll be delve into her research on Our Lady of Czestochowa in Poland, Guadalupe in Mexico and Yemaya and Aparecida in Brazil. We'll talk about syncretism of these Madonnas. Unofficial Saints are on our agenda: Sara La Kali, Santa Muerte and the Divine Fierce Feminine: demonized, sweetened, ridiculed and dismissed. Time permitting we'll chat about Baba Yaga in Slavic Culture and Pombagira of Brazil.
Fri, July 26, 2013
Goddess Notices/Embracing the Other & Spirit Guides
Opening the show, I share some personal insights from some situations and contemplations called Goddess Notices and Embracing The Other. Startling Revelations from the Other Side is what Garnet Schulhauser brings us tonight from Albert, one of his Spirit Guides who took the form of a homeless man to share this information with Garnet - information that flies in the face of everything Christian holy men had been preaching for hundreds of years. New insights into the journey of the soul, on sex taboos, karma, the illusion of time, overcoming evil, the Law of Attraction and life plans and free will. Keep an open mind with me and listen to what message Garnet came away with for all of us.
Thu, July 18, 2013
Initiatic Eroticism & Tantric Temples
Don Traxler, translator of the work of Maria de Naglowska, deceased Russian occultist, mystic and founder of the Brotherhood of the Golden Arrow, is with us tonight to discuss Maria's scope of work on the theme of Sex Magic or Initiatic Eroticism and Other Occult Writings. We'll talk about the Third Term of the Trinity, "hidden meanings" and the "importance of sex for the upliftment of humanity" For more on Maria, she held conferences in Paris in the 1930sattended by many now famous avant-garde and notorious writers and artists of the day such as Julius Evola, Man Ray and Andre Breton. She is the author of The Light of Sex, Advanced Sex Magic and The Sacred Rite of Magical Love. Donald, a translator and student of the occult, living and calling from Uruguay, will enlighten us on her work. In the second half of the show, Peter Levenda, author of the beautiful coffee table book, Tantric Temples: Eros and Magic in Java is with us discussing how Tantra is one of the most misunderstood of the esoteric disciplines. In order to get clear on the real nature of Tantric ritual and belief, Peter takes us to where it's still practiced and from where important Tantric teachings originated a thousand years ago - the island of Jave in present-day Indonesia. We'll discover how Tantra influenced secret socieites, mystics, alchemists, Kabbalists and magicians for thousands of years and how human secuality became a metaphor and template for both spiritual transformation and themanipulation of reality; of how various sexual acts and psycho-biological states became the basis for comprehensive cosmology that incorporates every aspect of human experience.
Wed, July 03, 2013
Widowhood & Apparitions, Angels, Aliens & Prophecy
Carole Brody Fleet, author of Happily Even After and CEO of Widows Wear Stilletos is a recotnized leader and expert in the areas of grief and loss recovery for widows and widowers. A regular guest on radio, tv and print, Carole is the recipient of the Embrace Life award and Board of Directors Outstanding Service Awards from the Soaring Spirits Loss Foundation. We'll talk about how to honor one's past life without actually living in the past, how to move past the challenge of losing a loved one, how best for people to help others who've beed widowed, and she'll recommend some first steps to begin the healing journey. A bit of a departure for us tonight - Betsey Lewis, intuitive, earth mysteries investigator and author of Angels, Aliens and Prophecy: The Connection will explain her insights on how a mass UFO sighting, such as the well documented one over Phoenix in 1997 is connected to the apparition of OUR LADY in Fatima, Portugal in 1917. We'll get into what happened during her regression session recalling her and her mother's abduction, if people in Japan were warned about the impending tsunami by ETs, chem trails, crop circles and alien time jumpers. Sounds right off the Sci-Fi Channel! Sit back with a glass of wine and enjoy the show!
Fri, June 28, 2013
Feminine in Christian Mysticism/Goddess Mothering New Leader
Carl McColman is with us to discuss the hidden dimension of the Divine Feminine within Christian mysticism along with a perfect example of this in the personage of Julian of Norwich, Medieval Mystic, who wrote about the motherhood of God following a mystical vision she experienced in the year 1373. We'll delve into why it's important mainstream Christians excavate this tradition of the Divine Feminine in their own history, both as a way of fostering positive relations between mainstream Christians and practioners of Goddess-centered paths, as well as in the interest of deconstructing the unhealthy patriarchy that continues to plague the mainstream church. In the second half of the show, Vrinda Puja, teacher on the Vedic influences on humanistic psychology, healing and social sciences and other Western disciplines, who has written on the need to bring Integral Yoga and Vedic principles into education, leadership and parenting so we might generate compassion for positive transformation in society discusses with me Goddesses Mothering Women, Goddess Mothern Women Wisdom Leaders and our Goddesses and Women Mothering Peace on Earth.
Thu, June 20, 2013
Anahita Persian Goddess/Power of Friendship
Sheda Vasseghi, contributor to the book, Anahita, Ancient Persian Goddess, discusses the Goddess, Anahita, and her role in ancient Iranian beliefs and her place in history and Iranianism or Aryan philsophy and the way of life better known as Zoroastrianism. Crossing the threshold into the second half of the show Mary Anne Radmacher discusses the importance of celebrating the power of friendship. We'll delve deeper into a subject that is often overlooked - friendship. Are you a good friend? Why does there need to be a book about friendship? Do women have problems being good friends? What are real "best friends" and why you don't mention that in your book, US: Celebrating the Power of Friendship.
Fri, June 14, 2013
Working w/Crystals & Stones/42 Ideals of Maat
At the top of the hour, Lisa Corbel of Group of 5,will discuss lithotherapy, or working with stones and crystals. She'll tell us how to care for our stones and how to know what stone or crystal is good for us. Crossing the threshold into the second half of the show, Rev. Loreon Vigne of Isis Oasis Sanctuary and the Fellowship of Isis/Temple of Isis will discuss her new booklet, the 42 Ideals of Maat. and how they offer us a more concise template for living beyond the Golden Rule or Threefold Law.
Thu, June 06, 2013
Noam Chomsky/Layne Redmond on Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Tune in tonight as I chat with Noam Chomsky, noted philosopher, political critic, activist and long-time professor at MIT. Noam has written extensively on politics, war, corporatism and the mass media. Prof. Chomsky has been described as a prominent cultural fiture and he was voted the "world's top public intellectual in 2005." Topics might include: His views on the role of feminism in today's society, government repression and our loss of civil liberties, including Obama's continuation of the Patriot Act. What he thinks of the Affordable Health Care Act, his views on the distinction, if any, between Democrats vs Republicans. I'll inquire if thinks Americans are being primed for a new war and what we as citizens can do to stem the tide of losing worker rights, voting rights, women's rights and the dumbing down of America. Crossing the threshold into the second half of the show, Layne Redmond, beloved drummer and author of the book, When the Drummers Were Women, returns to tell us about her new project - the Sacred Path of the Bee and the awakening of Bee Priestesses in contemporary times.
Fri, May 31, 2013
Real Name of God & Fr. Roy Bourgeois
Opening tonight's show, Rabbi Wayne Dosick, acclaimed best selling author will discuss his new book, The Real Name of God, that answers the question "Who is God?" and postulates vastly different and more expansive understandings of God so that we might transcend our modern divisive world. He is the award-winning author of 8 books, including Living Judaism, Soul Judaism, 20-Minute Kabbalah and Golden Rules. Rabbi Dosick has been described as "a rational intellect with the soul of a mystic." Crossing the threshold into the second half of the show, we have returning to the show, Fr. Roy Bourgeois. If you haven't heard of him, you'll want to know him. Fr. Roy has courageously supported a woman's right to ordination and for that belief he's finally been excommunicated by the Vatican after being a Maryknoll priest for 45 years. We'll discuss this decision which came down last November now that Roy is granting interviews once again. We'll discuss the Womanpriests Movement and why he felt it was so important to stand on the side of the rightsof women, equality and dignity than risk being de-frocked. I'll also get his insights on how the Vatican can allow priests known to have molested children retain their position in the Church, while supporting women's rights is intolerable. That's a question I'd love to lay at Pope Francis' door step.
Thu, May 23, 2013
Mary Magdalene & Matthew Fox on the Vatican, Pope & CIA
At the top of tonight's show, Prof. Anna Fedele, Visiting Fellow from the European University Institute in Florence and Research Fellow from Lisbon University Institute will discuss her new book, Looking for Mary Magdalene: Alternative Pilgrimage and Ritual Creativity at Catholic Shrines in France. Sacred sites of Mary Magdalene, if she was really Jesus' wife and why the Church insisted on labeling her a prostitute will be discussed. Crossing the threshold into the second half of the show, the noted Episcopal Minister, Matthew Fox, long ago excommunicated by the Vatican for his views on feminist spirituality and work with Native Americans, will discuss his book, The Pope's War and we'll delve into the various scandals in the church from their connection to the CIA, their involvement in sabotaging liberation theology, the Church's child molestation problem and of course, the new Pope.
Thu, May 16, 2013
Egyptian Dream Temples & The Goddess Hera
Returning to the show by popular demand is Normandie Ellis discussing Egyptian dream temples, dream techniques and interpretations and texts of the "afterlife" as a collective unconsciousness and archetype. Next up is Bob Koenig sharing with us his extensive research into the Gnostic-Christian View of the Goddess Hera
Fri, May 10, 2013
Gaian Interconnection & Future of Public Myth/Andrew Gurevic
Professor Andrew Gurevich will discuss Gaian Interconnectivity and the Future of Public Myth - a sweeping subject that will include a chat about the Chauvet Cave and Goddess in the Upper Paleolithic era, the violent origins of patriarchal religion, Columbia and the history of the American Goddess and much, much more. You won't want to miss it!
Tue, May 07, 2013
Connecting w/the Other Side & Awakening Shakti/ Yoga Goddess
Deborah Heneghan, a spiritual intuitive and energy counselor will discuss her new book, Closer Than You Think, the EasyGuide to Connecting with Loved Ones on the Other Side. We'll learn how we can see the blessings and gifts even in difficult times like death. What the difference between subtle signs and rock star moment when we connect with loved ones on the other side. Can everyone connect with those who have passed through the veil? Must you have faith to make these spiritual connections - and much more! Tune in! Sally Kempton, writer of the popular Yoga Jounral Column "Wisdom" will discuss her book, Awakening Shakti: The Transformative Power of the Goddesses of Yoga. Sally will introduce us to the 11 Goddesses of Yoga and tell us how to meditate on them rather than the more traditional form of self-inauiry practice or meditation on consciousness itself. We'll talk about what "shakti" actually means and the relationship between invoking the power of these goddesses and the pnenomenon of kundalini awakening in the human person. Sacred Feminine will be defined according to Sally and she will get into aspects of the feminine power which is under-recognized in the West today that we can find in these goddesses. Learn to access goddesses of the Hindo tant4ric tradition using these techniques.
Thu, May 02, 2013
Celebrating the Seasons & Sisters of the Extreme
At the top of the hour, beloved and respected community elder Selena Fox of Circle Sanctuary will discuss celebrating the cycles of the seasons and community. Crossing the threshold into the second half of the show, Michael Horowitz and/or Cynthia Palmer will discuss their book, Sisters of the Extreme, Women Writing on the Drug Experience, which captures the drug experiences of women from diverse times, social backgrounds and professions in memoir, fiction, poetry, song and art. As listeners well know, there is a dearth of information out there on women's history of all kinds but this book details the mythic associations of ancient history and the rituals of indigenous peoples, through to the rampant opiate intocixation of the Victorian era, to the psychedelic pioneers, junkies and anthropologists of the 20th century - and more - all through the lens of women. Yes, we'll get into their "after visions," revelations and the healing powers of sacred plants as the authors tell the effects, good and bad, of opium, LSD, peyote, mushrooms and other forms of psychedelics.
Thu, April 18, 2013
Sex & the Intelligent Heart & Instant Healing
Opening the show tonight is Julie McIntyre, author of Sex and the Intelligence of the Heart. From her website, Gaian Studies it is clear we have much in common and you will want to understand Julie's insights on sacred sexuality. Tune in to hear why it is important to be intimate with oneself, how to talk to children about sexuality, how to get one's needs met and what it means to be an authentic and genuine human being. Hear Julie's insights on the role of intimacy or the lack of it, in our relationships. At the crossroads of tonight's broadcast. Susan Shumsky will tellus how to transform our minds, body and emotions with her practice of Instant Healing. She says in 5 minutes or less, using her powerful spiritual healing and affirmation methods that have proven effective for millions of people for the past 150 years, you can benefit too and change your life. Tune in!
Thu, April 11, 2013
Living as Love & Spiritual Ecology
At the top of the show, Charlotte Cressey will lead us in a discussion titled Living As Love: Co-Creation of a Kind World Through an Embodied Vegan-Feminist Ethic. We'll delve into the dominator paradigm that makes commodities of women, animals and Mother Earth and the myth of a humane animal agriculture. We''ll get into the damage of sexually explicit media and how this is a symptom of this dominator patriarchal paradigm we're living in. After this show you will be able to "connect the dots" and speak to anyone on these important and interrelated topics including learning ways to heal our bodies and the planet. Followed by John Michael Greer, author and Druid speaking about Spiritual Ecology. We'll delve into JMG's views on genered spirituality, define Spiritual Ecology and "mystery teachings" and discuss creating our own reality. You won't want to miss our discussion on what spiritual ecology teaches about magic and the future. JMG is the author of Natural Magic,Mystery Teachings from the Living Earth, Spiritual Ecology, The New Encyclopedia of the Occult, The Druidry Handbook and the Druid Magic Handbook.
Tue, April 09, 2013
Sexual Passion as Prayer & Psychedelic Mind
Tonight's show might easily be titled Everything You Always Wanted to know about Sacred Sex and Drug Use in Sacred Ritual...Dr. Tom Roberts, author of The Pschedelic Future of the Mind: Enhancing Cognition, Boosting Intelligence and Raising Values proposes bold new research directions and methodologies that advance what psychedelic research can become and how it can enhance our lives. We'll also be discussing his older book, Spiritual Growth and Entheogens: Psychoative Sacramentals and Human Transformation and I'll asking him about the use of hallucinogens in sacred ritual. Crossing the threshold into the second half of the show, Caroline Muir, author of Tantra Goddess, chats about Sexual Consciousness and Passionate Prayer as we delve into how sexual education and Tantra Yoga are relevant to the Sacred Feminine, explore the nature of Shakti, Sexual Healing and Awakening and the Divine Feminine Institute for Men and Women.
Thu, April 04, 2013
Why Buildings Fell 9-11 & Understanding Reiki's Power
Tonight for your listening pleasure we will start off with a very controversial topic that might sound off-topic, but is it really? Why the Buildings Fell on 9/11. David Chandler, retired physics and math teacher for three decades got curious about how the buildings could have fallen on 9-11 after seeing videos. He drew on his knowledge and experience to analyze what he saw happening and he's going to share it with you. Why isn't this off-topic for us? Well, once one considers how history has been written by the conquerors, how patriarchy uses sexism, racism and worker exploitation to get what it wants, how Herstory has been subverted, how an administration can lie a country into a bogus war - then your mind opens to many possibilities and one has to have the courage to ask hard questions of the status quo and use critical thinking even when it leads to disturbing possibilities! Then in the second part of the show, Dominick James, author of The Reiki Man trilogy, will talk about the power of using Reiki. We'll look at what it is, why some in the Church are so afraid of it and warn their congregants against using it. We'll also discuss what Reiki can lead to and how it might help your life.
Fri, March 29, 2013
Bodies of the Gods/Cult of the Dead & Law of Agreement
Earl Lee, University Professor at Pittsburg State University and the author of numerous books and articles will discuss his book, From the Bodies of the Gods: Psychoactive Plants & the Cults of the Dead....The origins of modern religion in human sacrifice, ritual cannibalism, visionary intoxication, and the Cult of the Dead. We'll explore -• Explores ancient practices of producing sacred hallucinogenic foods and oils from the bodies of the dead for ritual consumption and religious anointing • Explains how these practices are deeply embedded in the symbolism, theology, and sacraments of modern religion, specifically Christianity and the Eucharist * These practices continued openly into the Dark Ages, when they were suppressed and adapted into the worship of saintly bones--or continued in secret by a few “heretical” sects, such as the Cathars and the Knights Templar. While little known today, these rites remain deeply embedded in the symbolism, theology, and sacraments of modern religion and bring a much more literal meaning to the church’s “Holy Communion” Crossing the threshold into the second half of the show, we have author Tony Burroughs, author of The Law of Agreement helping us discover the true power of intention. Learn about intentional living and how when we lend our agreement to a belief, we reinforce it and make it stronger. Tony will tell us about the opportunity in adversity and what happens when we don't get what we want. Tony is a storyteller and co-founder of The Intenders of the Highest Good, a grassroots community movement with Intenders Circles in countries across the globe.
Tue, March 26, 2013
Spring Ostara Meditation
As has become the Spring tradition, I share with listeners my Spring Ostara Meditation which can be used throughout the season. The Spring Meditation is intended to raise awareness of this budding season of abundance and fertility, as well as suggest religious tolerance and show how we might find common ground with progressive Christianity.
Mon, March 25, 2013
Messiah of 10,000 Names/Magna Mata Palm Sunday Presentation
Our Messiah of Ten Thousand Names - Presented on Magna Mater Palm Sunday @ the Goddess Temple of Orange County. Within Judeo-Christian tradition, Palm Sunday traditionally commemorates the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover. The gospels record the arrival of Jesus riding into the city on a donkey, while the crowds spread their cloaks and palm branches on the street to honor him as their long-awaited Messiah and King. But long before the new religion of Christianity arose, The Great Mother was celebrated in the ancient world at this season of spring by carrying in procession the branches of palms, pines and other trees. Herstory records a Creatrix and Messiah –“She of Ten Thousand Names”—far, far older than the deities of Judaism, Christianity, Islam and other more recent religions. So today I humbly take on the role of contemporary bard and prophetess to reclaim the Herstory, of the long-awaited return of the Great She, Goddess, our female Messiah of Ten Thousand Names, and we will together vision the prophecies attached to that coming, because that is the Goddess way How might life be different with the Divine Feminine or Goddess birthed at the center of the world, particularly for women and our like-minded brothers, without the domination of Patriachary's clenched fists?
Thu, March 14, 2013
Sacred Space of Divine Feminin/Ireland's Spiritual Heritage
Returning to the show is priestess Amalya Peck of the Goddess Studio of Escondido, CA discussing the importance of Sacred Space and how to create it. In the second half of the show, Judith Nilan takes us to the Emerald Isle of Eire or Ireland as we discuss Beyond a Legacy of Leprechauns - The Power and Promise of Ireland's Spiritual Heritage. What in the world do we mean? We'll be discussing the Celts and theTuatha De Danann, the indigenous spiritual ancestors of Ireland and their wisdom traditions. Judith will give us tips on finding our spiritual heritage and manifesting our sacred nature.
Fri, March 01, 2013
Normandie Ellis & Constance Tippett
At the top of the hour, returning to the show, Normandie Ellis to discuss her book Imagining the World into Existence: A Manual of Egyptian Consciousness. We'll discuss the Egyptians' understanding of Natural Law, how they defined magic, and why 5,000 year old Egyptian magic is still relevant today. We'll delve into connectons between early Hebrew and Christian cultures with Egyptians and what Egyptian books of the afterlife tell us about their understanding of the spiritual world. Next up is Constance Tippett, artist extraordinaire, and creatrix of the Goddess Timeline and superb reproductions of Goddess artifacts chats about the influence of art and connection with spirituality of Goddess.
Fri, February 22, 2013
Elders Patrick McCollum & Selena Fox, Sacred Feminine Clergy
One of the most high profile Pagans and Goddess Advocates in the country, Rev. Patrick McCollum, returns to the show to update us on his latest work around the world bringing the voice and ideals of the Sacred Feminine into the mainstream and other cultures and religions. In the second half of the show, Elder Foremother Selena Fox of Circle Sanctuary will chat about Pagan Religious Freedom and the related work of Lady Liberty League and Circle Sanctuary.
Fri, February 15, 2013
How Aphrodite will always Defeat Christianity - D. Hillman
Back with us this Valentine's Day, we have fan favorite, Dr. David Hillman, author of The Chemical Muse and Original Sin: Sex, Drugs & the Church. For our Valentine's Day Show, David will talk about how Aphrodite will always defeat Judeo-Christianity as well as continuing our discussion on the difference in how the ancients viewed the gods and our contemporary misunderstanding of the gods of ancient Greece and Rome - Part 2. We began this conversation on Dec 27 if you'd like to hear Part 1. Appropriate for Valentine's Day, we'll delve into the power of desire, or Aphrodite, and why, no matter how hard they try, Judeo-Christianity will never defeat Her.
Fri, February 08, 2013
Women of Bible/M Rasmusson & Bast, Cat Goddess/L. Iles
Join us as Maxine Rasmusson discussed the Women of the Bible, why they're important, stories that got left out of the Bible we should know about and the Men of the Bible and their mixed messages that have omitted women's leadership and silenced the female gender within the Church. Crossing the threshold into the second half of the show, a really fresh new topic, particularly for the cat lovers out there - compliments of Priestess Linda Iles of the Fellowship of Isis: Bast, Cat Goddess of Ancient Egypt, the title of her new book. We'll chat about all the things you want to know about Bast, including if she had a consort, what role She played in ancient Egyptian mysteries, Her role in the Otherworld, Her priestesses, the earliest known physical evidence of Bast and Her original form...and much, much more.
Thu, January 31, 2013
Feng Shui/Goddess/Laura Carillo & Iron Butterflies/B. Regine
At the top of the show, Birute Regine will discuss Iron Butterfly Power Circles - How to Start a Revolution in Your Living Room! So important now is women remembering their power and women becoming agents of change. Learn about these circles of empowerment, support and healing you can form in your own community using Iron Butterfly Power Circles as a template. Crossing the threshold into the second half of the show, Laura Carillo of The Goddess Show discusses her energy work, including Feng Shui and how it aligns with Goddess Spirituality and sacred partnerships. Learn how you can harnass the energies of Nature and make them work for you to improve your life and relationships.
Fri, January 25, 2013
Pagans & Politics/Gus diZerega&Healing Power of Sacred Woman
At the top of the show Gus diZerega, whose first book was on democratic political theory and practice, his second, Pagans and Christians: The Personal SpiritualExperience and his next, Faultlines: The Culture War and the Return of the Divine Feminine, will chat with me about one of my favorite subjects - the connection between Goddess Spirituality and Paganism with politics. Crossing the threshold into the second half of the show, I have with me Christine Page, author of the new book, The Healing Power of the Sacred Woman discussing our topic: The Awakening of Women to their Sacred Purpose. Just some of the issues we'll discuss are why women lose their identity, sacred sexuality, the definition of fertility, when most women are most intuitive, some reasons behind the onset of breast cancer and what changes might be possible if women reconnected to their sacred identity.
Fri, January 04, 2013
Global Ascendence w Donna Henes&The Maltese Goddess
Urban Shaman and Priestess Queen Mama Donna Henes will discuss... Global Ascendence and how the New Era we are entering is the re-empowerment of the Feminine Divine. Also, the role of women as activists, how protest is good for you, how patriarchy is gaining a feminine mask, including those who use Goddess as a patriarchal over-lay. - and refocusing our energy on health, creativity, and spirituality. Crossing the threshold into the second half of the show, Catherine Tucker, author of The Maltese Dreamer will discuss Mystic Malta and the Mother Goddess. Conversation will include Canaanite mythology, the use of the Hypogeum, what we know about the Neolithic temples of Malta and we'll speculate on the Sleeping Lady.
Fri, December 28, 2012
Women's Empowerment Today&Misunderstanding the Gods
Join us tonight as I chat with Delphine DeMore to discuss Women's Empowerment for the 21st Century, including such topics such as why women still don't feel equal, how the myth of "sameness" limits both genders, the devaluation of female strengths, the necessity of mothering skills for morality, culture, emotional maturity and relationships and the strengths of women that facilitate change - and much, much more - including an examination of Gloria Steinam's call for a "Revolution from Within." Crossing the threshold into the second half of the show, returning is Dr. David Hillman, a show favorite, discussing how contemporary people misunderstand the gods and how their relationship with the gods is different than people in ancient times - Part 1. Conversation resumes on Valentine's Day 2013.
Fri, December 21, 2012
Harmful Sexist God Talk & Mysteries of the Ancient Past
Returning to the show is progressive Christian blogger, Jeanette Clancy, author of God is Not Three Guys discussing Harmful Sexist God Talk: The Imaginery Lord God and the connection between girls used as sex objects, human trafficking, female genital mutilation, sexism and sexist God-talk. Switching gears in the second part of the show, Glen Kreisberg, editor of the anthology The Mysteries of the Ancient Past, due out this fall, will share with listeners his exploration of the evolution of human consciousness, civilization and technology. Some topics will include how modern science is aligning with ancient wisdom, how higher consciousness may explain many mysteries of our ancient past, the resurgence of elemental shamanism - and much more.
Fri, December 14, 2012
Selena Fox/Pagan Roots of Xmas/New Years & Stacy Boorn
Elder Priestess and Foundress of Circle Sanctuary, Prs. Selena Fox, make her annual seasonal return to the show to discuss old and new ways to celebrate Yuletide and the pagan Winter Solstice roots of Christmas and New Year's traditions. In the second half of the show, Pastor Stacy Boorn from Herchurch and the annual feminist conference in San Francisco returns to the show.
Fri, December 07, 2012
Genevieve Vaughan/Gift Economy & Sacred Water/K Ravenwood
Genevieve Vaughan, Foundress of the Sekhmet Temple outside Las Vegas, NV discusses in tonight's theme, GiftEconomy: a maternal economy that is the source of communication and creativity. From the cradle to the corporation, the denial of nurturing is the problem with our present economy and our culture: our psychology and our spirituality. Among other aspects of the topic will be how the gift economy is the economic structure of what we call morality. Its culture is made of the ideas and values coming from nurturing instead of exchange. The economy of peaceful societies of the future is a moneyless gift economy. Tune in to hear more about this alternative to male dominated patriarchal society where we are all prey to corporations and capitalism. Can we liberate ourselves from commercialization and consumerism this season? Can we switch on gratitude and giving instead? Crossing the threshold into the second half of the show, Kathryn Ravenwood aka Raven, discusses her book How to Create Sacred Water: A Guide to Rituals and Practices. Included in our interview will be how to create sacred water, how water recovers from pollution such as in the recent hurricanes and using water altars.
Fri, November 30, 2012
Layne Redmond - Dreaming Awake the Gods/Goddess of Brazil/
A special show interviewing Layne Redmond's project, Axe' Arixa: Dreaming Awake the Gods and Goddesses of Brazil, an illuminated film transmitting the dance, drumming and chants of the Orixas and their living presence in modern Brazilian culture. the tradition of candomble preserves the ancient role of powerful priestesses along with priests in service to both goddesses and gods. The most oldest terreiros, spiritual complexes, in Bahia, Brazil are headed by priestesses. The music of the entire world has been invluenced by the music of Africa, yet the African religious traditions that created the source of this are suppressed and not recognized in the same way that other religious traditions are. In the US it was stamped out as voodoo and devil worship, even as the rhythmic and remodic structures became the roots of jazz, funk, rock, rhythm and blues, and formed the heart of popular dance. What would our lives be without these rhythms? Hear some here tonigh!
Thu, November 29, 2012
End of Male Dominance & Meredith Smith/DreamWorkers
Hanna Rosin, author of The End of Men discusses the rise of women and signals pointing to the end of male dominance and a rise in women's power and influence. Hanna discusses what demographic is having the most trouble with the new normal and today's economy, the trend of successful "see-saw" marriages/partnerships, and why some men say women are no longer women. Lots more, including why women still have to carefully negotiate so as not to be seen as too assertive. Switching subjects entirely, Meredity Smith, author of Dreamworkers Behind the Veil: Night Shift Dreams will discuss her 35 years of working in the realm of dreams....An intuitive reader of dreams, images, spirits and energy, Meredith gives us insight into the power of the astral realms and how we can use dreams to enhance our lives and discover our personal soul's journey - past, present and future.
Thu, November 22, 2012
Shackling the Feminine & Leadership w Z Budapest
At the top of the show, Anne Preciado-Rich, author of My 333rd Life on Planet Earth - Secrets from the 9th Dimension discusses how envy and awe have shackled the Sacred Feminine and women's sexuality. In our discussion we'll delve into the little known origins of today's attitude toward women and sex and what caused men, who once revered women, to change their attitude toward women and sexuality. We'll discuss the negative effects of the repression of women and sexuality, how the ancient viewed birth control and Eve's apple - once viewed as a symbol of immortality. And what does all that have to do with a book by this title! In the second half of the show, Foremother and Elder, Z. Budapest discusses leadership.
Thu, November 15, 2012
Memoir of a Priestess/Aphrodite Clergy Then & Now
Tonight the theme of priestessing threads throughout the show to weave a lovely tapestry. First, Prof. Anne Key, former caretaker of the Sekhmet Temple in Indian Springs, outside Las Vegas, NV, discusses her book, Memoir of a Priestess. We'll chat about this ancient role being revived in contemporary times. Continuing that thread, Priestess of Aphrodite, Laurelei Black is back with us in Part II of our discussion about the Goddess of Life, Love and Beauty. We'll discuss the models of initiation shown to us by Aphrodite, including the lessons of Adonis and Psyche. Roles of the priest/ess in ancient and modern times round out our Show Topic: Initiation and Priestesshood
Thu, November 08, 2012
Rae Abileah - Beauriful Trouble - Electing Change
HANG ON TONIGHT.....it's going to be a wild ride of Women Power with Rae Abileah discussing the book, Beautiful Trouble. Rae brings her background in anti-war and environmental organizing to our show topic, Electing Change; People Powered Activism, about beautiful grass-roots troublemaking, feminist action tools and fresh tactics for changing the world and making it a better place. We might have won the election last night but we cannot go to sleep again. We have to roll up our sleeves and Rae is going to give us some ideas to channel our passion to change the world into one that's one of partnership, fairness, equality and peace.
Wed, October 31, 2012
Chivalry Today & D Hillman/Original Sin: Sex, Drugs & Church
Kerr Cuhulain will be with us discussing Chivalry in the Modern World and the relationship with Wiccans, namely, how Wiccans can use their beliefs to teach others how to live in harmony with Mother Earth and Father Nature. Talk will include how the Wiccan community has changed and explain the significance of that shift. Magic, chivalry, warrior archetypes in the future andmuch more. Returning to the show tonight is one of the most beloved and controversial of our guests - Dr. David Hillman, discussing his new book, Original Sin: Sex, Drugs and the Church. Tune in and hold on to your seat!
Thu, October 25, 2012
GMOs/Genetically Modified Food & Alchemy of Jesus & Osiris
At the top of the show Pamm Larry will discuss GMOs, or genetically modified organisms, or genetically engineered foods and why it is so important to have these labeled so that we know what we're buying, feeding our kids and consuming - a right that should supersede any corporate rights to a nontransparent profit! Alfred Sylvester, a nuclear engineer whose avocation for 40 years has been researching The Philosopher's Stone, discusses the connection between Jesus, Osiris and alchemy. We'll also delve into if Jesus was a myth or a man, what is alchemy really, his theories on Genesis and Goddess, the 16 month process to create the Philosopher's Stone and what it all has to do with the Osirian religion and Christianity! Hold on to your seat for an interesting conversation!
Thu, October 11, 2012
Pagan Roots of Christianity/Stifyn Emrys/Agapi Stassinopoulo
Join us as Stifyn Emrys, veteran journalist, author and educator discusses the Pagan Roots of Christianity, inclusing the pagan practices appropriated by monotheism, Egyptian and Mesopotamian influences, pagan language in monotheism, linguistic and numerical correspondences, magick in Judeo-Christian practice, concepts of the afterlife and moral/ethical concepts. Followed by Agapi Stassinopoulos, author of Unbinding the Heart, A Dose of Greek Wisdom, Generosity and Unconditional Love. Agapi previously penned Conversations with the Goddesses and Gods and Goddesses in Love. She is a frequent blogger for The Huffington Post and has spoken about health and well-being for The Spirit of Women organization.
Fri, October 05, 2012
Sacred Salon with Karen and Samantha/Astroflash with Flash
Enjoy our monthly Sacred Salon. First up tonight is Flash Silvermoon sharing her Astro Flash. We asked her to give some insight into how she things the election will turn out, so tune in to find out! Joining me tonight after Flash and her astrological predictions is Samantha Sage. Sam, one of the Sacred Sunday priestesses will partner with me to create some sacred space as we do ritual on the radio with our theme: Learning and Knowledge - A Path to Goddess Wisdom. Enjoy the message, insight and meditation.
Thu, September 27, 2012
Goddess on Earth/Goddess Art & A Subservient Husband Speaks
At the top of tonight's show, Lisa Levart discusses her book, Goddess on Earth, awarded the 2012 Gold Nautilus Book Award in the photography/art category for it's deeply moving portraits and personal statements of over 70 women bringing contemporary significance to some of history's more ancient sacred myths. For ten years Lisa photographed the powerful interplay between images of women, reproductions of classical Goddess sculptures and the archetypes they draw upon. In the second half of the show, Blogger SH, will discuss Breaking Away from Egalitarianism & Living Life as a Subservient Husband. Yes, SH, who has asked that we protect his identidy is the real deal and chooses this lifestyle for himself. Tune in and hear about this new archetype for contemporary men.
Tue, September 25, 2012
What Color is Your Candle? Politics and Spirituality
What Color is Your Candle? That is a metaphor of course. Do you know the consequences of your coices? Are you thinking about where you're directing your energy and will? Have you taken stock to be sure you've reconciled your spirituality and your politics? Or are you enabling those who don't have your back to oppress or devalue you? Do you really know who has your back? Who has your economic and spiritual interests at heart? Important questions. I invite you to listen with an open heart and mind. A chat with Rev. Dr. Karen Tate
Tue, September 25, 2012
Kwan Yin - Compassionate Warrior Queen w/Karen Tate
No doubt you've heard of Kwan Yin, Goddess of Compassion, but have you looked behind her veil? Do you know she is associated with justice, boundaries, peace, sacred rage and social justice? Listen tonight as we look beneath the surface, hidden you might say, in plain sight, and discover the Kwan Yin you have yet to meet. A chat with Rev. Dr. Karen Tate
Thu, September 20, 2012
Recovery Thru Goddess / Gloria Feldt - Women & Power
At the top of tonight's show, Licia Berry will discuss Reclaiming our Sacredness: Recovery from Sexual Abuse through the Sacred Feminine. Licia will help listeners understand how to embody the feminine, to see the connection between the feminine and creativity, and changing patterns of sexual abuse. Also, overcoming low self esteem and being told you're "trash," difficult wounds from the mother-daughter relationship, masculine healing and knowing ourselves as sacred. Crossing the threshold into the second half of the show we have with us Gloria Feldt, renowned activist, former CEO of Planned Parenthood and author of NO Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power discussing women's empowerment.
Thu, September 13, 2012
Aphrodite's Myths & Symbols - Secret Clubs of the Plutocracy
At the top of tonight's show Laurelei Black, author and priestess of Aphrodite discusses "Liminality & Initiation in Aphrodite's Myths & Symbols" - just what is liminality and in particular Aphrodite's liminality. We'll delve into the idea of sex without pollution, how Aphrodite is associated with love, sleep and death, her symbols and Adonis and the sharing of the pomegranate. Then we have returning to the show, William Kennedy, writer, speaker and documentarian, guest on television and radio, including The Learning Channel, The Discovery Channel and Biography Channel discussing networks of Kabals and Elite groups of patriarchy's plutocracy, such as the Skull & Bones - and where Mitt Romney fits into all this secrecy.
Thu, September 06, 2012
Things We Don't Talk About/Red Tent & Family Bliss Now
At the top of the show tonight we have documentary filmmaker, Isadora Leidenfrost , discussing her upcoming film, "Things We Don't Talk About: Women's Voices from the Red Tent." Isadora creates documentary films about embedded culture and spiritual traditions. We'll discuss the Red Tent movement and her upcoming documentary film. She is followed by popular spiritual blogger, Teza Lord, discussing her upcoming book, Family Bliss Now - A Holistic Approach to Global Transformation...One Blended Family At a Time. Teza inspires us to learn to bring balance and healing to any nurturing relationship, especially within today's "blended" or non-traditional, non-nuclear families. Some of our topics will be about Nurturing the Self, Nurturing Others and Global Nurturing.
Thu, August 23, 2012
Sexism in the Media & M. Bacon/Mary & Goddess of Ephesus
Clare Breshahan, Programs Director for She Should Run programs, manager of Women's Campaign Fund, and Girl Scouts will discuss Sexism in the Media. Why is this a huge problem for women in office ? Sexist language and the effect on voters, candidates, women considering running for office. Melanie Bacon is up next to discuss her book, Mary and the Goddess of Ephesus. She gives us insight into what happened to Mary, mother of Jesus after the crucifixion, the siblings of Jesus, why Mary is called a vifgin, and all the many women of that time named MARY - what's up with that anyway? And of course, we'll discuss Mary's association with Artemis, Isis, Athena and Aphrodite!
Thu, August 16, 2012
Mormonism, Goddess & Women - Mercy for Animals
Elizabeth Quick joins us at the top of the show to discuss being a 7th generation Mormon. We'll delve into Mormon feminism, including the Mormon suffragettes and the first women to vote in the United States. We'll talk about Mormon mysticism and their use of etheogens, the Mormon Goddess and Mormon women's spirituality. She'll shed light on the hostility toward women of that time that seems to remain today. If time allows, chat about Liz's Bee Priestess book project and Essie Parrish, a famous CA Indian shaman. Matt Rice joins us in the second half of the show to discuss the work of Mercy for Animals, a national non-profit organization dedicated to preventing cruelty to farmed animals and promoting compassionate food choices and policies. We'll discuss MFA's undercover investigations of animal abuse and the parallels between the exploitation of women and girls for sex and the exploitation of female animals for milk, eggs and breeding.
Fri, August 10, 2012
Inanna/Women Writing Their Stories & Aztec & Mayan Goddesses
At the top of the show tonight, Cass Dalglish will chat with me on the theme of Inanna and Humming the Blues - Women Have Been Writing Their Stories for More Than 4000 Years. We'll discuss Enheduanna, the female Sumerian writer from ancient times and her association with the Goddess, Inanna. Learn why both are so important. Cass is a fiction writer and prose poet who has worked in broadcast journalism. She was the invited speaker during the museum session of a conference entitled Inanna - Live at the British Museum in 2007. Prof. Anne Key will follow in the second half of the show, sharing her scholarship and insight on what I believe are little understood Aztec Goddesses and the Ritual Calendar, particularly as it relates to women.
Fri, August 03, 2012
Sacred Salon/Ritual on the Radio w/Karen & Sam & Astroflash
Sacred Salon start each month with a report from Flash Silvermoon telling us what the Cosmos has cooked up for us in the coming weeks. Then we begin our Ritual on the Radio. Karen and Sam team up and present a monthly Sacred Salon. Tonight's theme is Pruning Your Divine Tree - in other words, taking a look at what no longer works in your life and pruning it away. Maybe it's toxic people, bad habits, or phobias. Tune in and learn more ways Goddess Inspired Living can enrich your life!
Fri, July 27, 2012
Rosemary Radford Ruether/Ecofeminism & Women Save the World!
Scholar Rosemary Radford Ruether, author of Gaia and God and Ecofeminism: Globilization and World Religions will discuss EcoFeminism. We'll chat about the relationship between ecology and feminism, ecology and theology in religions such as Islam, Judaism and Buddhism. If you ever wondered how the idea of ecofeminism developed, Rosemary will give us insight. In the second half of the show, Caroline Shearer, founder of Absolute Love Publishing, whose mission is to create and publish projects promoting goodness in the world, will discuss a topic familiar to readers - Women Will Save the World. Caroline is also the author of Dead End Date, Love like God: Embracing Unconditional Love, Raise Your Vibration: Tips and Tools for High-Frequency Life.
Fri, July 20, 2012
Flash Silvermoon w/Astroflash and Farm Animal Rights
Tune in with us tonight as Flash Silvermoon tells us what the cosmic forces have cooked up for us this month in her Astroflash! We're supposed to be in for a wild ride! In the second half of the show, Michael Weber, Program diector of Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM) will give us some insights into Which Animals are Friends and Which Are Food and Why?
Fri, July 13, 2012
Joan Marler/Gorgons & Lierre Keith/Deep Green Resistance
At the top of the show, Joan Marler, Founder and Executive Director of the Institute of Archaeomythology will discuss Gorgons, a class she teaches at CIIS, SFO. Following Joan, we have with us the controversial Lierre Keith, writer, small farmer and radical feminist activist. She is the author of The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice and Sustainability which has been called "the most important ecological book of this generation." She's is also the co-author with Derrick Jensen and Aric McBay,of Deep Green Resistance: Strategy to Save the Planet. Lierre believes to save the planet, we need a serious resistance movement that can bring down the industrial economy.
Fri, July 06, 2012
Sacred Salom/Ritual on the Radio w/Karen & Samantha
Join Samantha Sage and I for our Ritual on the Radio, when we carve out a brief period of time to connect with the Divine Feminine each month and learn about Her ideals which will help us transform ourselves and the world! Our theme tonight is Freedom and Liberation, honoring the Goddesses Themis, Lady Freedom and Lady Libertas.
Fri, June 29, 2012
Lynn Andrews/Ancient Teachings&Amy Levin/Religious Movements
First up on tonight's show is NY Times bestselling author of 20 books, Author of The Medicine Woman Series, LYNN ANDREWS, discussing her new book, Coming Full Circle - Ancient Teachings for a Modern World. Followed by scholar Amy Levin, contributor to The Revealer; A Daily Review of Religion and Media who is a practicising feminist discussing contemporary religious movements in the US and the intersection of liberal religion and feminist theology, with an eye toward Kabbalah, and the Shekinah.
Wed, June 27, 2012
Goddess in Arab World/A Logan-The White Goddess/W.Kennedy
First up tonight is Amy Logan, author of the new book, The Seven Perfumes of Sacrifice, a thriller about the search for the origins of honor killing and the Divine Feminine in the Arab world. In doing research for this fiction book, Amy discovers a lot about women's issues and Goddess within Arab culture she shares with listeners. Next is William Kennedy discussing The White Goddess, Robert Graves, Maria Gimbutas, the Aryan invasion and the Goddess worship of the Celts. We get a little side-tracked with politics, but it's all fun and interesting!
Wed, June 20, 2012
Shaeri Richards/Loving Yourself & Aleya Dao/Feminine Healing
At the top of the hour tonight, join me to hear Shaeri Richards, author of Dancing With Your Dragon: The Art of Loving Your Unlovable Self teach us how to reclaim our personal power through the practice of unconditional love. Shaeri tells us how to use our Magic Mirror for self-growth and development. In a similar spirit, we will continue our topic of self-healing and development as Aleya Dao, master sound and energy healer teaches us how with her powerful music and sound, in alignment with the Sacred Feminine, helps us meditate and heal our deepest wounds.
Fri, June 15, 2012
Fr Paul Smith/Calling God Mother- Sera Beak/The Red Book
At the top of the hour we have Fr. Paul Smith, pastor of Broadway Baptist Church discussing his book Is It Okay to Call God "Mother" - Considering the Feminine Face of God. Paul Smith challenges the church to biblical fidelity and justice in its worship language. We'll also ask him to discuss the chapter in his book his publisher made him leave out of his most recent book, Integral Christianity-The Spirit's Call to Evolve, entitled "Leading Change and Causing Trouble" Wrapping up the show tonight is Sera Beak, The New York Times called her one of the new “role models” for her generation. She’s the author of The Red Book: A Deliciously Unorthodox Approach to Igniting Your Divine Spark and the forthcoming book, Red Hot and Holy: A Heretic’s Love Story. NOTE: Sophia banner below is the work of noted scholar and artist Lydia Ruyle.
Thu, June 07, 2012
Sacred Salon/Ritual on the Radio w/Flash Silvermoon & Karen
Flash Silvermoon delivers this month's Astroflash to let us know what the celestial bodies are cookin' up for us this month, including discussion the the Venus transit, marking an increased energy of the Sacred Feminine in the cosmos. Afterward, tune in and take part in our Sacred Salon or Ritual on the Radio with a theme of Good Fortune, Good Luck and our Real Bounty. Samantha Sage, Sacred Sunday priestess delivers a lovely meditation.
Fri, June 01, 2012
Bill Moore/Isis/Religious Renaissance&Amy Peck/Manifestation
At the top of the hour, William Moore of the Ressurect Isis website will discuss the role of Isis in a needed religious renaissance which may lead toward a new age of enlightenment. In the second half of the show, Amalya Peck of the Goddess Studio in Escondido, CA will discuss Magic and Manifestation.
Fri, May 25, 2012
Diane Wolkstein/Inanna & Karen Tate/Goddess Ecology
Tonight your host, that's me, Karen Tate, will have a long-overdue What's the Buzz Segment called Goddess Ecology discussing why religion fears women and a vision beyond the fultures of capitalism and big corporations destroying Mother Earth and our quality of life. Also with us tonight, prolific author and scholar Diane Wolkstein has chosen the show topic: Inanna, Spiritual Warrior, Approaching the God of Wisdom. We;'ll delve into Inanna's myth, deciphering Sumerian cuneiform tablets of Inanna's texts, telling Inanna to Joseph Campbell and how to wrest wisdom from our elders. Diane will read some of the text of "who will plow my volva?" with appropriate context in the Inanna myth as well as the underlying message of Inanna which is compassion.
Fri, May 18, 2012
Jean Houston/Rise of Feminine Wisdom & Gail McMeekin
At the top of the hour we have author, Gail McMeekin, President of Creative Success, LLC discussing her new books, 12 Secrets of Highly Creative and Successful Women. Learn how to take your talents and gifts and utilize them to their fullest potential. Gail's advice has graced the pages of Redbook, The Boston Globe, Health and Investor's Business Daily. In the second half of the show, philosopher, national treasure, scholar, visionary, UNICEF advisor, noted author, Foremother and Wayshower, the inspirational, Jean Houston returns to Voices of the Sacred Feminine discussing The Worldwide Rise of Feminine Wisdom. You won't want to miss her insights, wisdom and advice. As she says, we are living in the most important time in human history.
Fri, May 11, 2012
Layne Redmond & Ava Park
At the top of the show, Layne Redmond, author and drummer extraordinaire returns to the show to discuss her work, including her non-profit to archive all her slides of ancient frame drummers and her hope to create an online virtual museum of this work. We'll talk about her desire to preserve women's history and make it available to women the world over. In the second half of the show, also returning to VSF, we have Ava Park, founder and center-holder of the Goddess Temple of Orange County in Irvine, CA discussing Transgender Spirituality..
Fri, May 04, 2012
Sacred Salon/Ritual on the Radio w/Karen Tate & Astroflash
At the top of the show, hear astrologer Flash Silvermoon give her Astroflash, a heads up about the movement of the celestial bodies in the heavens that affect us here on Mother Earth. Then we will begin our monthly sacred salon, ritual on the radio, where we carve out sacred space on the airwaves together, sharing universal truths and working on living a Goddess-inspired life. Tune in with us and remember who you are and learn the values and ideals of the Sacred Feminine.
Fri, April 27, 2012
Barbara Walker & Barbara Marx Hubbard
What a dynamic duo on the show tonight! The two Barbaras! First up is Foremother and Wayshower, feminist, author and scholar, Barbara Walker, talking about her latest book, Man Made God. We'll delve into all things related to the Bible Morality, including if Jesus was ethical, as well as rape, slavery, killing, deaths, including killings ordered by God, women in the New Testament, silliness and which commandments we prefer. At the bottom of the show, we have on the show for the first time, Barbara Marx Hubbard discussing her newest book., her movie, Visions of a Universal Humanity and the Foundation for Conscious Evolution.
Wed, April 18, 2012
Iron Butterflies/Women Transform Themselves & Asphodel Long
At the top of the hour Birute Regine discussed her book, Iron Butterflies: Women Transforming Themselves & The World. Learn what she means by iron butterflies, what revolution is hidden in plain sight and radical vulerability. Later in the show, scholar Lydia Ruyle pays tribute to foremother and wayshower, author, Asphodel Long.
Fri, April 13, 2012
2012 Predictions & Lost Years of Jesus/Mystery Traditions
At the top of the show listen to Roar Sheppard, master of the art of Danjeon treacher of the 8 Most Important Things here to discuss his new book, The Universe Speaks: The Love & Pain of 2012 - 2025. If you've felt like things aren't normal, you're not alone. 2012 is about change for the individual, society and the planet. Tune in and hear what solutions Roar recommends to ride out the change and transformation. Hear the predictions Roar received from Universal entities. Followed by Trish McCannon discussing her new book Jesus: The Explosive Story of the 30 Lost Years & Ancient Mystery Traditions Yes, we'll talk about the potential connection between Jesus and Osiris and Mary Magdalene with Isis!
Fri, April 06, 2012
Sacred Salon/Ritual on the Radio w/Karen Tate & Astroflash
Tune in tonight and share sacred space with me as I perform ritual on the radio! Do you remember who you are? Would you like to carve out some sacred space for yourself? Learn some universal truths and Goddess ideals? Then I hope you'll tune in. As an added feature of our monthly Sacred Salon, enjoy Flash Silvermoon's Astroflash giving us a heads up on what's happening in the heavens and how that might effect our everyday lives. Please leave your comments about the show!
Fri, March 30, 2012
Taking Religious Pluralism Seriously & Religious Tolerance
At the top of tonight's show Prof. Barbara McGraw, Director for the Center for Engaged Religious Pluralism, discusses The American Founders & the Role of Religious Pluralism in American Public Life, along with her book, Taking Religious Pluralism Seriously. In the second half of the show, we have returning to the show a favorite guest, Patrick McCollum, discussing religious tolerance and the lack there of in the public arena. Patrick will update us on his work in the field on this important subject.
Fri, March 23, 2012
Healing from Trauma of War/Mythic & Heroic Feminine
At the top of the show tonight I'll interview Danica Anderson, certified clinical criminal justice specialist and author of Blood and Honey: The Secret Herstory of Women - specifically South Slavic Women's Experiences in a World of Modern-Day Territorial Warfare - How daughters, mothers and grandmothers heal their communiites and circumvent another century of wars. We'll also discuss KOLO Trauma Treatment and Training in Bosnia and across the globe and her Blood and Honey series of workshops, seminars and trainings that helps women heal from catastrophic trauma. At the bottom of the show, Leigh McCloskey, author, artist and actor, founder and creator of The Sophia Temple aka Hieroglyph of the Human Soul in Malibu, CA will discuss the Heroic and Mythic Feminine as Revealed in Art, Tarot and Visual Philosophy. A contemporary Renaissance Man, Leigh is what I would consider one of the best role models for men in post patriarchy. We discuss the shift from the secular and religious to the sacred, from the psychology of the "me" and "I" to the "we" as we move toward a paradigm of love and interconnection - which is Sophia, the Sacred Feminine, our future.
Fri, March 16, 2012
Active Dreaming/Robert Moss & Women's Sexual Passages
At the top of the hour, join me as I interview Robert Moss and his approach called ACTIVE DREAMING, an original synthesis of contemporary dreamwork and shamanism. We'll discuss if the departed communicate with us in our dreams, if we can lead alternate lives in our dreams, dreaming the future, dream archaeology, nightmares, and if dreams can connect us to our ancestral wisdom. I'll ask Robert what he means by "living by coincidence" and if dreaming can help us heal. Then in the second part of the show, we've rescheduled Elizabeth Davis author of Women's Sexual Passages: Finding Pleasure and Intimacy at Every Stage of Life and Orgasmic Birth: Your Guide to a Safe, Satisfying and Pleasurable Birth Experience. YIKES! Who would have thought that was possible! Among the things we'll discuss are how sexual desire changes during the monthly cycle and menopause, if contraception modifies normal fluctuations in desire, the role of ritual in women's lives and studies that provide insight into the benefits of having or denying ourselves a healthy sexual life.
Fri, March 09, 2012
Famous Oracles/Diana Paxon & Victorian Occultists/Denise Dum
What an awesome show tonight! First up, best selling author, scholar and priestess Diana L. Paxson discusses her new book, The Way of the Oracle: Recovering the Practices of the Past to Find Answers for Today. We'll discuss the famous oracles of history as well as today's modern seers who are ressurecting ancient skills to serve their communities. Then in the second half of the show, priestess and author Denise Dumars will discuss her research on Victorian Occultists. You won't want to miss tonight's dynamic duo!
Fri, March 02, 2012
Sacred Salon- Isis & Greening of the Earth w/Karen Tate
Due to a technichal glitch last night (and it's not even Mercury Retrograde), I was not able to come back on after my interview with Flash Silvermoon sharing her Astroflash with us. So we're going to give it another go. Please tune in with me as I offer ritual on the radio. This month we'll focus on Isis and the Greening of the Earth. Share sacred space with me. Take a bit of time from your busy life to carve out time to reconnect with The Great She and find the Divine Within. Remember who you are....................
Fri, March 02, 2012
Sacred Salon/Astroflash with Flash Silvermoon
Tonight join me as I introduce an added feature to our monthly Sacred Salons, I'll have opening the show Flash Silvermoon giving us vital information about what's happening in the heavens and how astrology might be affecting humans on Mother Earth.
Tue, February 28, 2012
Liberating Xtian Ministers/Xtian Language Perpetuates Abuse
At the top of the hour, we have returning to the show. Jeanette Clancy, a progressive Christian and author of God is Not Three Guys in the Sky discussing a subject close to her heart, that she's blogged about in her blog of the same name (God Is Not Three Guys) Christian Language that Perpetuates Sex Abuse and Male Dominance. Another returning author, Jann Aldredge-Clanton, is back on the show discussing her new book, Changing Church: Stories of Liberating Ministers and her recent new book, Seeking Wisdom: Inclusive Blessings and Prayers for Public Occasions.
Fri, February 24, 2012
Religion, Magic & Influence of Harry Potter/Femme the Film
Tonight join me as I interview Greg Garrett, (Professor of English at Baylor University) author of One Fine Potion, The Literary Magic of Harry Potter as he shows how these novels not only entertain but teach deeply held truths about ourselves, others, and the world around us. Unlocking the textual intricacies behind the Harry Potter narrative, Greg reveals Rowling's magical formula - one that earns her a place right next to Lewis and Tolkien. Understand why this series has ignited such fandom and struck such a chord with people around the world. Of course we'll talk about Harry Potter as it relates to spirituality and religion. In the second part of the show, director and film maker, Emmanuel Itier discusses the upcoming documentary film, Femme: Women Healing the World, now in post production. The film shows how women around the world are transforming and healing our planet, elevating our school of thinking and changing our code of behavior. It's a message of peace, unity and connectivity and recognizing the Goddess in all women - and our like minded brothers!
Fri, February 17, 2012
Transcendence in SciFi Film & TV/Women's Guide to Power
Join me tonight as I interview Douglas E. Cowan, author of Sacred Space: The Quest for Transcendence in Science Fiction Film and Television, published by Baylor University Press. This is his companion piece to Sacred Terror, his study of religion and horror films. We'll be talking about how science fiction cinema and television have redefined the quest for transcendence. We'll of course be discussing the influence of Star Trek, Deep Space Nine, Stargate, Babylon 5, Battlestar Galactica and War of the Worlds. And if there's time, we'll delve into his first book, Sacred Terror. In the second half of the show, internationally renowned urban shaman, eco-ceremonialist, ritual expert, spiritual counselor, award winning writer and popular speaker, Donna Hennes, otherwise known as Mama Donna, will talk to us about women's power. "We women are often afraid of our own power. Afraid to be thought of as pushy or bitchy. But wise women wield power wisely and the planet is in desperate need of our wisdom. A Queen is a woman who accepts the responsibility and sovereignty over her own life. Once we embrace our personal power, it's time to join together with other Queens and take it out into the world to use for the benefit of all. We have held back long enough. This is a crucial time to acknowledge and explore our stature and strength and to exert our influence and the power of our moral convictions and authority. We have the whole world in our hands. " -- Donna Henes
Fri, February 03, 2012
Sacred Salon - Ritual on Radio/ Quest for Love w/ Karen Tate
Join me in my new segment called Sacred Salons, because you asked for it! You wanted to hear more from me about Goddess, wisdom teaching and suggested I do ritual on the radio. Stay tuned - this is it! Tonight our theme is Our Quest for the Many Faces of Love.
Thu, January 26, 2012
Kabbalistic Teachings of Female Prophets & Starhawk on Empow
Tonight Zohara Hieronimus returns to Voices of the Sacred Feminine to discuss her books, Kabbalistic Teachings of the Female Prophets and Sanctuary of the Divine Presence. We'll discuss the role of women and the Feminine in Kabbalah and how the teachings contribute toward a world of nurturing, caring and sharing. In the second half of the show, noted Pagan author and activist, Starhawk, will discuss her newest book The Empowerment Manual: A Guide for Collaborative Groups. Yes, we'll certainly be talking about politics and the Occupy Movement!
Thu, January 19, 2012
Pagan Publishing & Tibetan Breath w/8 Keys of Super Yoga
Join us tonight as Anne Newkirk Niven, foundress of Sagewoman Magazine discusses the trends in pagan publishing, interfaith relations, seeding younger women into the Crone Movement and 25 years of change in the community. In the second part of the show, Victoria Gevoian will shared with listeners the importance and power of Tibetan Breathwork, more specifically, the 8 Super Keys to Yoga Breath. These breaths prepare the body for any spiritual path a person may choose to take. It fans the flame within and even effects the way we think!
Thu, January 12, 2012
EcoVillages/ Collaborative Living & Dances Universal Peace
At the top of the hour tonight Brandy Gallagher calls in to discuss "Life Boats for the Future: Can we really pull oar together?" - based on David Korten's premise Ecovillages are one of the few remaining means for humanity to begin creating wholistic life choices around how to live more sustainably (urban or rural) and to get into relationship on the deepest level. What is the state of the cooperative culture in North America and the challenges, barriers to sustainable living. What options do we have in "redefining value and wealth"? In the second part of the show, Victoria Darvesha shares the story off the Dances of Universal Peace: a spiritual practice that brings us in touch with our sacred selves in an environment that allows us to honor the sacredness in each other. Learn how to find Dances of Universal Peace near you and the interesting history and effectiveness of the sacred dance/meditation.
Fri, January 06, 2012
Sacred Salon with Karen Tate - Ritual on the Radio
Greetings Listeners! Many of your have told me you love when I express myself. When I share meditations, wisdom, opinions, instead of always just interviewing others. So you've got your wish! Starting in 2012 - in fact tonight - I hope you'll enjoy a portion of what I teach and minister at Sacred Sundays. I'm going to call this Sacred Salons. Think of it as I'm your BFF sitting with you at your home altar or kitchen table, talking about the Sacred Feminine. We're going to do ritual on the radio for those of you who might not have a local community but want to plug in. Please send your feedback! Let me know if you like what I'm doing or if you have input or suggestions. Tell me what you want to hear! I'm listening to YOU! And remember, I have a lot of wonderful and FREE downloadable meditations on my website at www.karentate.com
Thu, December 29, 2011
Invoking Scribes of Ancient Egypt/Misconceptions About Wicca
Tonight at the top of the show we have author Normandi Ellis discussing her two new books: Invoking the Scribes of Ancient Egypt: The Initiatory Path of the Spiritual Journal (coauthored with Gloria Taylor Brown) and Imagining the World into Existence: An Ancient Egyptian Manual of Consciousness. Then in the second half of the show, Dayna Winters will break through the misconceptions about Wicca and talk about What's the Real Deal? Dayna will delve into the pros and cons of being Wiccan, talk about the difference between a belief in magick and signs of mental illness, how teens might approach their parents if they're feeling called to Wicca and more which is covered in her book, WICCA: What's the Real Deal? Breaking Through the Misconceptions
Thu, December 22, 2011
Aphrodite Documentary & Selena Fox - Yuletide Goddesses
Tonight you get to meet Stavros Papageorghiou of Tetrakyts Films calling in from Cyprus to discuss Aphrodite and how she has influenced his life and inspired him to create this new documentary. We'll be discussing this as well as his previous documentary project concerning archaeostronomy in relation to the temples of Aphrodite in Cyprus and how he is trying to get funding to finish this wonderful documentary that will shed light on the herstory of Aphrodite, who he believes is mysterious and misunderstood. Stavros will tell us how Aphrodite is a way of life for him and many other contemporary people. Hey, he doesn't have to convince us, does he? At the end of our interview you'll be treated to Layne Redmond's music, Invoking Aphrodite! Thanks Layne! In the second half of the show, the beloved Foremother of Circle Sanctuary, Selena Fox will discuss Yuletide Goddesses, Winter Solstice and the Pagan Roots of Christmas.
Thu, December 15, 2011
Destiny vs. Choice & Surviving Sexual Slavery
At the top of the show we have returning to Voices of the Sacred Feminine, Marie D. Jones, author of many books, but tonight she'll be discussing with us Destiny vs. Choice, the title of her newest book. Have you wondered about the historical battle between Fate and free will? Is intelligent design, evolution, the Big Bang and DNA blueprints for life? What about how the Law of Attraction, intention and consciousness being ways to create reality? Does quantum physics offer evidence for both destiny and choice? And fate and the paranormal: ghosts, life-after-death experiences and astrology. In the second half of the show, join me in discussing with Petra Hensley her ordeal of kidnap, rape and ultimately surviving sexual slavery. We'll delve into the sex trafficking industry and this dangerous money-making exploitation of women, men and children.
Thu, December 01, 2011
Rev. Billy/Church of Earthalujah&Feminism & Religion Project
It is my great pleasure to have on the show tonight Rev. Billy of the Church of Earthalujah discussing his film, What Would Jesus Buy?, the Billy Pulpit and his Church of Stop Shopping! You're in for some fun and a real treat tonight! In the second half of the show, Prof. Gina Messina-Dysert discusses The Feminism & Religion Project. Learn about the project and how you can get involved.
Thu, November 24, 2011
Out of Place in Time & Space/ETs in Ancient Greece
Tonight we are delving into topics a bit far afield of Goddess Spirituality, but very interesting food for thought nonetheless. At the top of the show we have Lamont Wood, author of Out of Place in Time and Space discussing documented things that should not be there such as a 1460 painting showing a flying top helicopter, ancient manuscripts which speak of battles between Roman armies being defeated by huge machines and people writing about the moons of Mars about 150 years before they were discovered. In the second part of the show, Philip Coppens will discuss the new book he edited for Erich von Daniken, Odyssey of the Gods: The History of Extraterrestrial Contact in Ancient Greece and his own new book, The Ancient Alien Question. Discussion will range from the best evidence we've been visited by ETs, the advanced cement used on the Great Pyramid, are our Gods really extra-terrestrials, direct archaeological evidence for the 2012 phenomenon and much more...
Thu, November 17, 2011
Sekhmet Anthology & the Danger of the Quiverfull Movement
At the top of the show we'll have Prof. Candace Kant discussing the Heart of the Sun: An Anthology in Exaltation of Sekhmet discussing the importance of Sekhmet and how this book expresses what our lion-headed warrioress/mother Goddess means to people, particularly women, today. In the second part of the show, we are also discussing women's empowerment and how patriarchy tries to dis-empower women as we delve into the dangerous Dominionist Evangelical Quiverful Movement with Vickie Garrison. Vickie will expose Quiverfull's growing influence among Evangelicals as she exposes what goes on because she lived it!
Fri, November 11, 2011
Cleopatra VII, Isis & Her Mysteries w/ Vicky Alvear Shecter
Vicky Alvear Shecter, author of Cleopatra's Moon brings Cleopatra VII (the Cleopatra most of us know) to life for us and helps us understand the role Isis and her mysteries played in the Greco Roman world. Learn how brilliantly political Cleopatra was and why the Romans feared Isis. Why was Cleopatra omitted in Shakespeare's play about Julius Caesar? We'll discuss how the ancient world was very tolerant from a religious standpoint until monotheism begins to give license for people to fight each other over whose male god was the "right" god and why the ancients might find the absende of the feminine in modern religion frightening. And much, much more. Tune in Isians!
Wed, November 09, 2011
Dreamed Up Reality w/Bernardo Kastrup
Tune in as Bernardo Kastrup, author of Dreamed Up Reality, delves into the questions of reality: Are we living in the middle of an unfathomable cosmic drama? Can we prove that idea with empirical evidence? Is spirituality flakey or might there be rational grounds to substantiate it? Can we reconcile gnosis with science? Can dreams share a shared and fixed reality? Can our brain access universal truths? Are the Akashic Records real? Is consciousness really a mystern? This and other questions about what our reality might really be will be explored. Bernardo Kastrup has also authored the book, Rationalist Spirituality.
Thu, November 03, 2011
Recreating Goddess Ritual & Embodied Spirituality/4th Wave
At the top of the hour, join us as Mary Mackey discusses Recreating the Rituals of the Goddess....inspired by the research and writings of Marija Gimbutas, Mackey wrote three novels that make the Goddess-worshiping cultures of Old Europe come to life. In the absence of written records, Mackey imagined the songs, prayers and rituals of Goddess worship - as all of us must trust ourselves to do as we rebirth the Great She in our time. Mary made these recreations as accurate as possible using ritual objects found at sacred sites and drawing on the best scholarship and theories available. In part two of the show, elder priestess, Foundress of the Goddess Temple in Oregon, VajraMa discusses the Fourth Wave of Feminism - Embodied Spirituality giving rise to "More than a Grassroots Revolution: A Womb-Roots Evolution" Vajra says the fourth wave of feminism is a call for a fusion of political and spiritual values, but believes this is just too safe and tries not to rock the boat. Vajra Ma maintains that the spiritual story or religious myth of a culture determines its politics, law, social fabric and instutitions and that spirituality trumps politics and most of all: that humanity's original spirituality is based in the female body. Vajra Ma believes the Fourth Wave of Feminism is fully embodied spirituality giving rise to a newly restored societal fabric and that is our only hope.
Thu, October 27, 2011
Janie Rezner - Wake Up Call from Mother God
Janie Rezner, writer, artist, musician, and radio show host discusses her "Profound Journey to the Sacred Feminine: A Wake Up Call from Mother God" Janie, an elder in the community with a lifetime of wisdom and insight to share discusses her spiritual journey and the importance of women taking a stand, sharing the wisdom of the heart, forgiveness, honoring the elder wise woman, the insidiousness of Evil, men who won't legitimize our ancient herstory and her dispute with the Dalai Lamma's outlook on sex - "Sex Spells Trouble". We will talk about the recent attacks on women's health, abortion the danger of corporate power and will highlight some of Janie's music.
Tue, October 25, 2011
Sacred Sound: For Healing/Connecting w/ Goddess/Devaa Haley
Devaa Haley, whose debut album Sacred Alchemy, will discuss with me tonight how sacred sound can awaken the full power and expression of the Sacred Feminine, how sound can be used for healing and explain how feminine archetypes have different sounds or energetic resonances. Listen to our talk and understand how sound can open up other dimensions and effect consciousness and begin to incorporate the use of sound and singing to empower your life and ritual.
Thu, October 20, 2011
Activism 101 with Abby Liebman
Abby Liebman, co-founder of the CA Women's Law Center and President and CEO of MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger will discuss Activism 101. Maybe you've been watching the news of Occupy Wall Street and wondering how you can express yourself. Maybe you've been wanting to get involved but don't know how. Tonight will certainly give you some insights into how YOU can make a difference in our world. We are tettering on the edge of a knife and which way we fall is up to all of us.
Tue, October 04, 2011
Archetypes for Pagans/Need for Pagan Ministry Training
At the top of the show, tune in as Drake Spaeth discusses Jung's Red Book and the Impact of Archetype in Pagan Spirituality. We'll delve into the misunderstandings about archetypes and their true nature and power, the relationship between archetypes and deities. What is the Red Book? And important revelations of the Red Book. Is Jung an archetypal shaman and why Jung's work and personal journey is important for contemporary Pagans. In the second half of the show Angie Buchanan, Founder and Director of Earth Traditions and Gaia's Womb will discuss the Critical Need for Pagan Ministry Training - including what's a minister, the difference between a priest/priestess and minister. Other topics include: Pagan involvement in government agencies and the media and on the world stage, the need for a Code of Ethics, developing Pagan Communities, and the Earth Traditions Ministry Training Program.
Tue, September 27, 2011
Alan Butler/Goddess in Wash DC, Freemasons & Sacred Feminine
Interested in sacred places of Goddess in the United States - particularly Washington D.C.? Well, tune in as Alan Butler, author of the new book City of the Goddess: Freemasons, the Sacred Feminine, and the Secret Beneath the Seat of Power in Washington D.C.. sheds light on finding the faces of the Sacred Feminine in our country's capital. City of the Goddess is the ultimate deconstruction of the design of Washington, D.C., it's direct connection to veneration and embodiment of the great Goddess and the feminine principle. We'll have Alan uncover the secret roots of the deliberate orientation of the capital's landscape to align with the constellation of Virgo. We'll learn how the most powerful secret societies in the world planned this powerful city. .
Thu, September 22, 2011
Patricia Cori/Where Pharaohs Dwell...Revealing Past Lives
Contemporary of the beloved Om Setty, a British woman who believed she was reincarnated from a priestess who lived in the temples of ancient Egypt, I bring to you tonight, Patricia Cori, author of Where Pharaohs Dwell: One Mystic's Journey Through the Gates of Immortality, discussing her revelation of past lives and her connection with ancient Egypt. LIke Om Setty, a trauma opens Patricia's awareness to the truth behind the beginnings of this civilization and controversial ideas that link the Egyptians to civilizations such as Atlantis. As Patricia returned to sites of her former lives, she began to receive messages guiding her to discover secrets of the ancient Egyptians, culminating in insights into otherworldly possibilities that lie beyond physical existence. All that she'll share with us tonight.
Thu, September 22, 2011
Karen Berg of Kabbalah Center, Author of God Wears Lipstick
Karen Berg, one of the founders of The Kaballah Center comes on the show to discuss her book, God Wears Lipstick. We'll be talking about the feminine face of God within Kabballistic thought, how women are more spiritually evolved and how Goddess ideals and Kabbalistic ideals are in sync.
Thu, September 15, 2011
Sex, Mom & God/Christian Fundamentalism w/Frank Schaeffer
At our regular time on Wednesday, we have returning to the show, New York Times bestselling author, Frank Schaeffer discussing his newest book, SEX, MOM and GOD: How the Bible's Strange Take on Sex Led to crazy Politics - and How I learned to Love Women (and Jesus) Anyway. Definitely we'll delve into the Right Wing's latest uptick of rhetoric against Goddess, namely their war on Lady Libertas, Columbia and Amaterasu.
Thu, September 08, 2011
Virginia Beane Rutter - Navajo Kinaalda Ceremony/Woman Chang
Tonight it is my great pleasure to have on the show Virginia Beane Rutter discussing the Navajo Kinaalda ceremony and her book, Woman Changing Woman. We'll also revisit it in relation to the Greek initiation ceremonies for girls. Time permitting we'll discuss her upcoming book, Ancient Greece/Modern Psyche Archetypes in the Making, particularly a chapter called "Saffron Offering and Blood Sacrifice: Tranformation Mysteries in Jungian Analysis"... Virginia Beane Rutter, MA, MS, is a Jungian analyst who trained at the C. G. Jung Institutes of Zurich and San Francisco. Her first master’s degree in Art History (University of California, Berkeley) and an early sustaining love of Greece developed into a passion for studying ancient myths and rites of passage through art, archaeology, and psychology. These studies grew out of her clinical practice and coalesced around archetypal themes of initiation as they manifest in the unconscious material of women and men today. She is the author of three books, Woman Changing Woman: Restoring the Mother-Daughter Relationship (1993 and 2009), Celebrating Girls: Nurturing and Empowering Our Daughters (1996), and Embracing Persephone: How to Be the Mother You Want for the Daughter You Cherish (2000). Her most recent article, “Saffron Offering and Blood Sacrifice: Transformation Mysteries in Jungian Analysis" is a chapter in Ancient Greece, Modern Psyche:Archetypes in the Making which she co-edited with Thomas Singer (2011).
Thu, September 01, 2011
Jo Carson - The Magic of Feraferia, Wilderness Mysteries
Jo Carson, film maker of Dancing with Gaia discusses....Feraferia, the celebration of wilderness, both wild nature and our own inner wildness. Feraferia, a faerie faith of myths, legends and feeling tones of Faerie underlying everything. Jo will tell us about the Mystery Religion of Feraferia and why the time has come for this kind of reverence.
Thu, August 25, 2011
Gossips, Gorgons & Crones w/Jane Caputi
Our guest tonight is Prof. Jane Caputi, author of three books against patriarchal domination: the Age of Sex Crime, Gossips, Gorgons and Crones: The Fates of the Earth and Goddesses and Monsters: Women, Myth, Power and Popular Culture. She also made the short documentary film, The ography of Everday Life and she's not working on a new one, Green Consciousness: Re-Attachment to Mother Earth. Tune in as we discuss among other things, how patriarchal religion contributes to the disrespect for and violence against the Earth and women. Jane argues that serial killers of women are terrorists and as such are made into patriarchal cultural heroes. We'll delve into gynocide - the sexist and muferous violence against women and much much more. We'll also ask the question, do we need a new religion and what might god/dess look like or be like in an earth respecting religion.
Thu, August 11, 2011
Women Spiritualists w/Judika Illes
Tune in tonight or from the archives as Judika Illes discusses the Fox Sisters and Women's Influence on the Birth of Spiritualism. During our conversation Judika will fill us in on who the Fox sisters were and discuss the controversy of women in spiritualism and the connections between spiritualism, the Abolitionist Movement, the Free Love Movement and women's rights movement.
Thu, August 04, 2011
Goddess is a Democrat/Goddess Healing/Meditation
Enjoy this rare opportunity to hear from your hostess, Karen Tate offering listeners some of her personal insights: First...Why thealogy of the Sacred Feminine can offer us a sustainable future and "Goddess is a Democrat". We'll also share some of the invocations and insights from the Isis Feast in which we talked about calling on the Goddesses Isis, Sekhmet and Bast for healing. We'll talk about the importance of Gratitude, the similiarities between Kabbalah and Goddess ideals, and we'll close the show tonight with a lovely healing meditation. Also more opportunity to showcase music from the wonderful artist supporting the show. Great opportunity to call in and chat and share ideas....ENJOY!
Thu, July 28, 2011
Women Healers, Healing Sanctuaries & Grain Goddess to Saint
Dr. Pamela C. Berger of Boston College will discuss her films "Sorceress" and "Killian's Chronicles" which bring to the fore the clash of cultures in times past: Christianity vs. Women Healers and Vikings, Irish vs the Indigenous Tribes of North America before the Columbus "discovery". In the course of the conversation we'll be discussing women healers and healing plants and rituals, the changeling concept and the Charitas (charity) image. We'll also delve into what went on at healing sanctuaries and the metamorphosis of the Grain Goddess into Saint.
Tue, July 26, 2011
Bee Priestesses/Marguerite Rigoglioso & Nancy Leatzow
Tonight we're going to discuss the Sacred Bee - past and present. At the top of the hour we have Nancy Leatzow, yogini, healer, beekeeper, ceremonialist and shakta discussing the problem of colony collapse as a response to patriarchy - which threatens bees on the planet and humankind's food supply. Also, how the beehive performs as a matriarchy, bees and honey as important symbols and images throughout the ancient world and bee priestesses. We'll get into how the bee is associated with hallucinogenic honey and how the bee is connected to prophecy and altered states of consciousness. All of this from Nancy and returning once again to the show a favorite of listeners and myself, scholar and visionary, Marguerite Rigoglioso, author of Cult of Divine Birth in Ancient Greece and Virgin Mother, Goddess of Antiquity. We'll feature some music of Layne Redmond on the show honoring the bees and priestesses of ancient times.
Thu, July 21, 2011
Musawa of We'Moon/Earth-Based Women's Spirituality
Musawa, pioneer in earth-based women's spirituality, womyn's land communities and womyn's culture since the 1970's and founder of We'Moon: Gaia Rhythms of Womyn discusses the Sacred Feminine as she's experienced it through her connection with women from all walks of life including radical, feminist, and lesbian women, the connection to Mother Earth and women living close to the Earth in womyn's lands communities. A night defining "women's culture, communities and land and discussing the importance of the Sacred Feminine in the current planetary struggle for survival.
Thu, July 14, 2011
Laine Doggett/ LOVE CURES: Healing & Love Magic & Z Budapest
Laine Doggett, Assoc. Prof of French at St. Mary's College in MD discusses her book, LOVE CURES - Healing & Love Magic in Old French Romance....What is love? Popular culture bombards us with notions of the intoxicating capacities of love or of beguiling women who can bewitch or heal - to the point that it is easy to believe that such images are timeless and universal. Not so, argues Laine Doggett. Aspects of love that are expressed in popular music - such as "love is a drug," "secual healing," and "love potion number nine" - trace deep roots to Old French romance of the high Middle Ages. A young woman heals a poisoned knight. A mother prepares a love potion for a daughter who will marry a stranger. How can readers interpret such events?While some scholars have dismissed these women as fantasy figures or witches, Doggett looks at them in the light of medical and magical practices of the high Middle Ages. Love Cures argues that these practitioners, as represented in romance, have shaped modern notions of love. Doggett seeks to engage scholars of love, marriage and magic in disciplines ad diverse as literature, history, anthropology and philosophy. RETURNING in the latter part of the show will be Z. Budapest and Bobbie Grennier giving us an update on the upcoming Merline Stone tribute.
Thu, July 07, 2011
Jung, Crop Circles & Re-Emergence of the Archetypal Feminine
Gary S. Bobroff, M.A., graduate from Pacifica Graduate Institute of Santa Barbara, CA, takes a Jungian approach as he looks for meaning in the nature of the crop circle phenomenon being placed in grain and geocentric forms. Finding the archetypal Feminine present there, he looks at both the phenomenon itself and the nature of the era into which it has arrived. We'll be discussing his book of the same topic, as he looks at the science, history and symbolic nature of crop circles and his goal to present a framework for readers/listeners' own deeper consideration of this modern mystery.
Thu, June 30, 2011
Explaining the Paranormal/UFOs & Sexy, Spirited & Strong
A bit off our usual topic, but way too interesting to pass up....At the top of the hour hear returning guest and scholar, Marie Jones, author of "PSIENCE: How New Discoveries in Quantum Physics and New Science May Explain the Existence of Paranormal Phenomena" as she explains the premise of her book, including how this relates to UFOS. Then later in the show, Meloney Hudson will discuss her book, "Sexy, Spirited and Strong - Becoming a Positive Energy Woman" Learn how contemporary women can connect with their sexual energy and tap into powers women had long ago which lead to a healthy life of fulfillment and self esteem.
Thu, June 23, 2011
Judith Laxer/Gaia's Temple & Z Budapest on Merlin Stone
At the top of the hour hear Rev. Judith Laxer discuss the temple she founded, Gaias Temple, now over a decade old. She'll tell us how the temple started, what it was like to be it's first Minister, what services are like, how it embraces men and children and more about the community of Gaia's Temple. Later in the show, the noted Z Budapest, will discuss the late Merlin Stone and the upcoming events and happenings to honor, Merlin, our beloved Foremother who has passed on recently..
Thu, June 16, 2011
Leah Burton/Dominionism/Christian Fundamentalism in Military
Join us as Leah Burton discusses the dangerous trend toward Christian fundamentalism, particularly in the military. Burton explains Dominionism 101 and the 7 Mountains Mandate, an Evangelical Movement sweeping the country professed by political candidates like Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachman. Tune in - learn their code words and discover their world view of dominion..
Thu, June 09, 2011
Jean Shinoda Bolen/Like a Tree
Noted Foremothers and Wayshower, author and activist, Jean Shinoda Bolen, will discuss her recently released new book, Like a Tree.
Thu, June 02, 2011
Sarah Palin's Church/Protestants vs Catholics Re: MARY
At the top of the hour, journalist Rachel Tabachnick, who has done extensive research on the ideology and methods of Sarah Palin's Church - Assemblies of God, will discuss her findings, as well as explain the ideas that have these Christians at war with the Queen of Heaven - who many Goddess Advocates consider deity, and the Divine Feminine. At 7pm PST, in the second half of the show, Charlene Spretnak, author, scholar and foremother of Goddess Spirituality returns to discuss Mary, mother of Jesus, life-giver to the Messiah or God and why there is so much friction between Protestants and Catholic about Mary.
Tue, May 31, 2011
Rene Barrett/Bloodline - Legacy of Jesus and Mary Magdalene
Rene Barnett, producer of the docu-drama, Bloodline, the story of the bloodline of Jesus and Mary Magdalene, returns to the show with new information that has been revealed since the release of the aformentioned controversial movie several years ago.
Thu, May 26, 2011
Jeanne Sable/GMO's Working Against Mother Nature
Organic gardner and freelance writer specializing in farming and environmental issues, local food production and gardening discusses how the male-dominated Biotech Ag industry is attempting to disempower the feminine by defeating nature's propensity for abundance with the introduction of the so-called "terminator" gene in the late 1990's. More on how the industry discredits Mother Nature, how it grows food like the "growing" of corportions and how this model works in complete opposition to the way nature operates....and MORE!
Thu, May 19, 2011
Tami Kent/Access the Power of the Wild Feminine
Tami Lynn Kent, author of Wild Feminine will discuss what she's learned from the female body's intact beauty and abundant creative potential that we can tap into to reweave our lives. Also, restoring the feminine as a micro and macro process, defining the feminine, how we can give boys greater access to the feminine and reading the patterns playing out in society absent strong feminine values at the core. Ending with our current task: learning how to run feminine energy in our bodies and lives to shift into a new paradigm with dynamic feminine and masculine presence so we might access our true creative potential.
Fri, May 06, 2011
Den Poitras/Male Femininst Talks About Parthenogenesis
Den Poitras calls himself a radical male feminist who believes in parthenogenesis. Well, he doesn't really just believe in it - one of his best friends might possibly have accomplished it. Tune in to hear about his life experiences that led to this revelation, including delving into medical mysteries of women, his theories on raw food that lives comes only from life and how that plays a part in parthenogenesis, and his appreciation for the quote of America's genius inventor, Buck Minister Fuller: "Give men their gadgets and inventions, let women run the world." He'll talk matriarchy vs patriarchy aka unconditional love verses conditional love, breatharians, celibacy, yoga, Jesus, Mary and the Essenes and the implications of parthenogenesis.
Thu, April 28, 2011
Marie Jones/The Trinity Secret & Y. Badoe Witches of Gambaga
Marie Jones, author of The Trinity Secret: The Power of Three and the Code of Creation will discuss the concept of the trinity concept found in many religions, if science has anything to say about a triune nature of reality, why the number three is so sacred and profound, and if it is an ancient wisdom teaching and how we might use it to make our lives more fulfilling. In our second hour, hear Yaba Badoe, director/producer of the award winning documentary discussing the film Witches of Gambaga, about the extraordinary women condemned to live as witches in Northern Ghana. This is a story made over 5 years and highlights the strontg community of "witches" and the women's movement activists determined to end abusive practices and improve women's lives in Africa.
Thu, April 21, 2011
Steven Jones/Olivia Priestess of Isis&Tom Quinn/Chocolate Je
Steven Jones, filmmaker of the new documentary on Olivia Robertson, one of the founders of the Fellowship of Isis, will discuss the making of the documentary and his insights from Lady Olivia Robertson after having spent so much time filming with her. We'll discuss subjects such as the importance of the feminine in a world dominated by patriarchy, how the FOI tries to offer ways to achieve balance, why a reconnection with the suppressed divine feminine is not a gender issue, the alchemical wedding and the power of ritual, as seen in the film -- and more! AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR...Thomas Quin, author, writer for print and television, documentary producer and director talks about his book, "What Do You Do with a Chocolate Jesus? - An Irreverent History of Christianity" We'll get philisophical and political with discussion about Eve's raw deal and ask questions like was Jesus a feminist? Was there a female pope? Where does the bible actually stand on abortion? Is our government based on Christian values? How do politicians misrepresent Christianity? And the Evangelical Right, Tea Party hypocrisy and the bogus Right Wing "historians"
Thu, April 14, 2011
Barbara Walker/Man Made God & Patrick McCollum/Goddess Thealogy Rising
Beloved Foremother Barbara Walker will discuss her newest book, Man Made God which will include topics such as what's the basic excuse for oppression of women by all three so-called Abrahamic patriarchal religions. How does patriarchal religion foster sexism, fanaticism and intolerance. Why does the biblical god demand blood sacrifice before granting forgiveness of sin. What led Barbara to the conclusion God is not good. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR also a favorite return guest is Rev. Patrick McCollum discussing Goddess Thealogy Rising. Patrick will bring us up to date on the court case he's been waging for Tier Two religions not afforded the same rights at Tier One religions in our country. And all the incredible latest developments that have happened since he received the prestigious Mahatma Ghandi award.
Thu, April 07, 2011
Charlene Spretnak/Relational Reality & Roles of Frontier Women/Nancy Williams
Queen of Heaven: Goddess or Demon....Foremother of the Women's Spirituality Movement, Charlene Spretnak, her latest new book, Relational Reality: New Discoveries of Interrelatedness That Are Transforming the Modern World. We will discuss the fundamental realization that's rippling through every area that all entities in this world, including humans, are thoroughly relational beings of great complexity who are both composed of land and nested with contextual networks of creative, dynamic interrelationships. Nothing exists outside of those relationships. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR hear author Robin Willians, author of Hawkmoon, discuss the roles of women in the Frontier West. Were they oppressed in the 19th century? How? How did the west shape women and were they ultimately better for the experience? What about Mattie Ross in True Grit - was her portrayal accurate? The truth about prostitution in the West. Women who broke the molds. How are women better off or not from frontier days.
Thu, March 31, 2011
Archetypes of the Feminine/Masculine w/Bobroff & Farris - & RESONSIBLE PRIESTESSING /Crystal Blanton
Gary Bobroff and K.D. Farris, Jungian authors, workshop facilitators, therapists and graduates of Pacifica Graduate Institute discuss Masculine and Feminine Archetypes in a way that we can determine the primary archetype that guides our life. In doing so, we can recognize our unique gifts, understand what our story is and what the myth of our lives looks like. Understanding their work helps us see ancient, timeless patterns playing out through our lives and through the lives of others and in doing so we can move towards uncovering a deeper truth in our stories and that of those we love. It helps us recognize our path and how we are connected to something larger than ourselves. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR hear Cyrstal Blanton discuss Reponsible Priestessing covering topics such as managing the demands of balancing this job and that of the mundane world, common pitfalls of priestessing in our community, Priestess self care, managing transference and counter transference, asserting boundaries in priestessing, learning to be confident without developing the High Priestess Complex, and the responsibilities of being a Priestess in our community today. Finally, acquiring knowledge not taught in Pagan books: counseling, conflict meditation and other valuable skills
Thu, March 24, 2011
Laura Amazzone/Manifestations of the Goddess Durga & Liz Fisher/Lilith Meets the Green Man
Laura Amazzone, author of Goddess Durga and the Sacred Female Power will read from her new book and discuss various manifestations of Goddess Durga and how/why they are useful to women and men today. Some of the topics of conversation will include: Durga, Goddess of Justice, Bhagawati, Goddess of the Resplendent Yoni, Saraswati, Goddess of Sound, Speech, Lakshmi, Goddess of Beauty, Commerce, Spiritual and Material Abundance, including sacred adornment, The Yogini, Priestess of Erotic Arts and Spiritual Power, Matrikas and Nine Durgas, the Power of Women in Groups and Kali, Goddess of Transformation. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR ENJOY Liz Fisher discussing "Lilith Meets the Green Man" as we look at pre-patriarchal mythologies which provide opportunities to revision female-male relationships in order to counter dangerous ideologies and some cult-like celebrities of today. We relate new interpretations of old archetypes to present social and political hot points replacing "hate talk" with positive modeling. We correct the record regarding myths and symbolism of the apple, the tree of knowledge and the serpent and creatively imagine new possibilities using truth and humor to diffuse attacks and hold up positive possibilities.
Thu, March 17, 2011
Marguerite Rigoglioso/When God Was a Virgin Mother & Eleusinian Mysteries Illuminated
Marguerite Rigoglioso, author of Virgin Mother Goddesses of Antiquity we will discuss evidence that Goddesses were once understood to have been virgin mother creatrix deities and how goddesses originally did not need male consorts. We'll delve into parthenogenesis, the Gaia Hypothesis (the earth is a living entity) and was Gaia an actual goddess? We'll talk about the older Athena, the one not born from the head of Zeus. We'll delve into Marguerite's original analysis of the Eleusinian Mysteries and the Thesmophoria (rites of Demeter and Persephone) and how this myth encodes a story of female self-replication. We'll delve into the argument that Persephone's rape by Hades was a huge cosmic event that marked the interruption of the parthenogenetic capacity of the goddesses and more....tune in. You won't want to miss this entire show dedicated to Marguerite's work.
Thu, March 10, 2011
Bob Walter/Mythic Activist and Understanding Myth - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Bob Walter, myth activist, from the Joseph Campbell Foundation will be our only guest for the entire show as we discuss the importance of understanding myth, what happens when myths become not metaphors but fact as in religion, how does it contribute to the agony of the world. Why are myths so powerful and are we lost without myth especially if we have no connection to our ancestors or tribe? We'll discuss the importance in this time to change or rewrite our myths, and how important it is for humans to tell their narrative. We will also delve into how Goddess disappeared with the rational mind, what is the hero or heroine's journey and how people's passions, urges, furies become equated with spiritual revelations and become the basis for our gods.
Thu, March 03, 2011
Pam Wells/Archetype of Goddess & Divine Feminine-Julie Loar/ Goddess Astrology and Symbols
Artist Pam Wells will discuss the Goddess Archetype and the Divine Feminine as it relates to mystery, change, inner knowledge, connection with the One. We'll delve into the unconscious mind and intuitive mind and the importance of moving from victim to empowerment to love Pam recognizes as goddess energy. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR Julie Loar, author of Goddesses for Everyday and six previous books will discuss Discovering the Goddess Through Astrology and Symbols. Some topics will include symbols of the Sacred Feminine, differences between God and Goddess, the relationship between Goddess and immortality, the importance of Lilith, the Moon as a feminine archetype, bringing the Divine Feminine into one's life and is Goddess always a loving and nurturing mother?
Thu, February 24, 2011
Charles Eisenstein/Revolution in Human Beingness/Circle Giving & Allan Johnson/Domestic Violence
Charles Eisenstein, author of The Ascent of Humanity, Sacred Economics will discuss a revolution of human beingness - the transition from the separate self to the connected self, the self of inter-beingness. We will discuss his ideas for Circle Giving, if Man's attempt to dominate Nature are no longer tenable, then what's next. Charles will discuss humanity's starvation for connection, co-creative partnership with Mother Earth and the Feminine/Masculine Yin and Yang. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR Allan Johnson will discuss his new book about domestic violence, "The First Thing and the Last"? and if I can tempt him a bit, we'll get into unraveling the knot of privilege, power and difference which causes social inequality and oppression.
Tue, February 22, 2011
Carolyn Niethammer/Daughters of Earth & Alysia Tromblay/Tibetan Bonpo People Honor Goddess
Carolyn Niethammer, author of Daughters of the Earth discusses Native American women, the ordinary and the extraordinary, including the fascinating Navajo woman leader Annie Dodge Wauneka. Niethammer explores the legacy of dignity, empowerment and purpose of these women often forgotten to history. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR Alysia Tromblay will discusses the Bonpo people of Tibet who revere the Sherab Jamma, the Great Mother.
Thu, February 17, 2011
Kathe Schaaf/Women's Leadership & James William Gibson-A Re-Enchanged World-New Kinship with Nature
The Alchemy of Women's Spiritual Leadership is our topic with Kathe Schaaf - one of the original co-founders of Gather the Women Global Matrix, who served on the leadership circle of that collaborative global community for five years. She is an Ambassador for the Parliament of the World's Religions and in 2010, she co-founded Women of Spirit and Faith, an organization to invite the many brilliant threads of feminine spiritual leadership into relationship and to support emerging patterns for transformation. Tune in and hear our discussion - THE ALCHEMY OF WOMEN'S SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP as we delve into how the energy of the "Sacred Feminine is rising globally among women from many diverse spiritual perspectives resulting in potent conversations at the intersection of feminism and faith - which may be giving rise to a whole new paradigms of women's leadership. We will discuss many aspects related to this theme, including how the voices of compassion, unity and hope can be more potent and powerful than those of fear and separation. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR we have James William Gibson, author of A Re-Enchanted World; A New Kinship with Nature will discuss a yearning for a spiritual connection with Nature that is making a broad comeback from Greenpeace eco-warriors to evangelical Christians preaching "creation care and geneticists speaking openly of human-animal kinship. As we grapple with dire environmental disasters, re-enchangment may be the final hope for protecting the world in which we all must live.
Thu, February 03, 2011
M. Macha Nightmare/Brigid/Building Pagan Culture & Carl Ruck/Eleusian Mysteries and Drug Use
M. Macha Nightmare, author, teacher and ritualist is among the founders of the Reclaiming Tradition, a member of the American Academy of Religion, the Marin Interfaith Council and theNature Religion Scholars Network, CPG and Cherry Hill Seminary will discuss the Celtic Goddess, Brigid and aspects of Building a Pagan Culture such as the role of Pagan clergy, politics and seminaries for Pagan study. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR, hear Dr. Carl Ruck, classicist and author of The Road to Eleusis: Unveiling the Secret of the Mysteries, discussing drug use in the mystery cults of Demeter and Persephone,women and the psychedelic movement and women in ancient cults.
Thu, January 27, 2011
Laura Flanders/Grit TV - At the Tea Party -- Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Laura Flanders, host and founder of GRITtv is the author of Blue Grit and Bushwomen, a NY Times Bestseller. Tonight she will discuss her work, including her newest book, At The Tea Party - The Wing Nuts, Whack Jobs and Whitney-Whiteness of the New Republican Right...and Why We Should Take it Seriously.
Thu, January 20, 2011
Vicki Noble/Matriarchal Studies & Lauren Thyme/The Collapse - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Vicki Noble, respected leader in the Women's Spirituality community will discuss Matriarchal Studies - The New International Movement. Some topics include why are we afraid to use the word "matriarchal" as we study ancient and contemporary societies, the (3) International Congresses on Matriarchal Studies in 2003, 2005 and 2009, and the the Women's Spirituality Masters program at the Institute for Transpersonal Psychology where Vicki teaches Female Shamanism and Archaeomythology. AT THE BOTTOM of the hour, hear Lauren Thyme discuss practicing survival and flourishing after The Collapse and how what is going on in our country and across the globe mirrors her new book on ancient Egypt.
Thu, January 13, 2011
Bad Women/Renegade History/Thaddeus Russell & Sacred Female /Art Noble/
Thaddeus Russell, formerly a professor at Barnard College, author of Renegade History of the United States should satisfy listeners who love hidden history and unsung heroes and heroines. Hear him discuss how "Bad Women Made American the Home of the Free" as he turn myths of the "American character" on their head as he discusses how prostitutes in the 19th century won many freedoms for today's women and how poor, immigrant women were the vanguard of the consumer revolution that radically transformed and liberated the lives of all Americans. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR hear Art Noble, author of The Sacred Female - A Sonata of Sexual Love and Spirituality discuss there's more to sex than you think as he covers such taboo subjects as female ejaculation, sex and sexual love, female sexual responses, transcendent sex, sexual energy, sexual myth and misogyny and sexual history - specifically where female orgasmic ejaculation can be found in the Bible.
Thu, January 06, 2011
Roman Catholic Womenpriest /VajraMa/Natural Spiritual Authority Women- Voices of the Sacred Feminine
At the top of the hour we will have with us, Jane Via, a recently ordained Roman Catholic Womanpriest..The Roman Catholic Womenpriests movement is an initiative within the Church that began in Germany with the ordination of seven women on the Danube River in 2002, despite the position of the Church when it comes to ordaining women: The ordination of women appeared on the list of most serious crimes against Roman Catholic canon law, or "delicta graviora" – putting it in the same category as sexual abuse of children by priests - according to Vatican Information Service http://visnews-en.blogspot.com/2010/07/publication-of-cdf-norms-on-most.html Hear more about this movement....Roman Catholic Womenpriests (RCWP) is an international initiative within the Roman Catholic Church. The mission of Roman Catholic Womenpriests is to spiritually prepare, ordain, and support women and men from all states of life, who are theologically qualified, who are committed to an inclusive model of Church, and who are called by the Holy Spirit and their communities to minister within the Roman Catholic Church. Needless to say we will be discussing the misogyny, discrimination and oppression within the Church, the reasons for it, and the growing demand for inclusiveness and women's leadership in the Church. http://www.romancatholicwomenpriests.org/ And crossing the threshold into the bottom of the hour a perfect bookend to the first part of the show.... More on women's empowerment and spiritual leadership as VajraMa, Foremother and Wayshower, Foundress of the Goddess Temple of Southern Oregon, author, educator, sacred performer, creatrix of the Women's Mysteries of the Ancient Future Sisterhood will discuss her new book on the Natural Spiritual Authority of Women - what it is, why it matters, the spiritual dynamics that are a part of a woman's body which are the basis of female natural spiritual authority, how this spiritual authority has been lost and how it is being reclaimed.
Thu, December 30, 2010
Michael Cremo/Forbidden Archaeology & Sandi Spencer/Goddess Kali - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
At the top of the hour, Michael Cremo, international authority on human antiquity, has earned the title of forbidden archaeologist. He's been digging up out of place artifacts mainstream archaeologists don't want you to know about discoveries in the fossil record that tell a completely different story from Darwinian evolution. Then in the latter part of the show, Rev. Sandi Spencer, Abbess of the Abbey of Avalon, a 501c3 Church in Southern CA, will discuss the Goddess Kali.
Thu, December 23, 2010
Nina Simons of Bioneers/Women's Leadership & Anita Stewart/Gulf Oil Spill Truth Exposed
Nina Simons, social entrepreneur, co-founder of Bioneers, the organization trying to find breakthrough solutions for people and the planet, will discuss her new anthology book, Moonrise: the Power of Women Leading from the Heart. Topics will concern women's leadership and restoring the feminine in us all as well as the the ingenuity and strategies of Bioneers to ignite and inform leadership for a sustainable future. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR hear Anita Stewart discuss what the mainstream media is not telling us about the status of the BP/Gulf Oil Spill. From sick residents to black helicopters to people "being made to disappear" to the threat of depopulation and a crack in the seabed. Something is happening in the Gulf and the American people are being kept in the dark. Anita Stewart describes this as a joint military, government and BP operation - it sounds like something straight out of a Hollywood movie, but many, many people are all saying it's true. Tune in and learn what might be one of the biggest cover-ups in U.S. history. A cover up that might affect millions of people and their very lives.
Thu, December 16, 2010
Jin In/4 Girls/Empowering Girls Globally & Selena Fox/Yuletide Goddesses/Pagan Studies
Opening the show: Jin In was born in the East, raised in the West, and goes where ever she is called to empower the world's poorest girls. She is the Founding Director of 4Girls GLocal Leadership (4ggl.org) -- Inspiring Girls, Transforming the World. Her organization combines global thinking with local action resulting in "glocal" innovation - developing the leadership potential of girls and young women in poor communities around the world. Crossing the threshold into the second part of the show, Selena Fox, beloved Foremother & Wayshower of Circle Sanctuary will discuss Pagan Studies and Yuletide Goddesses.
Thu, December 09, 2010
Andrea Riggs/Wake Up American Women/Writing Women Back into History - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Andrea Riggs, author, speaker and workshop facilitator with a background in law and social justice sees her mission as empowering women through honoring their spirit and wholeness in order to bring balance and harmony to themselves and humanity. Author of Wake Up, American Women, Andres will discuss The Five Myths That Threaten our Health and Sanity.
Thu, December 02, 2010
Jeri Studebaker/Switching to Goddess
Jeri Studebaker, author of Switching to Goddess discusses her book with it's themes of the "war gods of the major religions" - the intolerance she's encountered from the Goddess community for writing a book that's intolerant of Christianity - why Academics are wrong who don't believe in the notion Old Europe and Neolithic/early Bronze Age people worshiped Goddess and ideas about what these societies were like who worshiped Goddess.
Thu, November 25, 2010
Liz Fisher/Rise Up & Call Her Name - Jeanette Clancy/God is NOT 3 Guys in the Sky
Double Feature Tonight: At the top of the hour, Liz Fisher, author of the important curriculum from Unitarian Universalist Women called RISE UP AND CALL HER NAME will discuss these teachings and the herstory associated with the program still relevant and seeing a resurgence today. At the bottom of the hour, Jeanette Clancy, author of God is Not Three Guys in the Sky: Cherishing Christianity w/o It's Exclusive Claims. I think the title says it all - we will be in for a lively conversation!
Thu, November 18, 2010
Clarissa Pinkola Estes - Dangerous Old Woman/Women Who Run With Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estes is the recipient of numerous awards such as the Joseph Campbell Keeper of the Lore Award, the Gradiva Award, the Las Primeras Award, the Catholic Press Association award for her writing, and the 2006 inductee into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame celebrating women change agents who have had international influence. She might be best known within Goddess Spirituality for her many books, including Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype. Tonight's show topic will be the thrust of her new project - The Dangerous Old Woman. The quotes from Dr. Estés are protected by copyright and may not be used without permission of the author. © 2011, Dr.C.P. Estés, All Rights Reserved.
Thu, November 11, 2010
Mandakranta Bose - Women in the Hindu Tradition - John Storm/ Real Witches Today/Yesteryear
Professor Emerita at the Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia, Canada will discuss her two books: Women in the Hindu Tradition: Rules, Roles and Exceptions as well as Faces of the Feminine in Ancient, Medieval and Modern India. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR, John Storm, hereditary witch of a matriarchal clan, author of the Witch Clan fantasy series discusses the Witch vs. Warlock, Pagans Today vs. Pre-Christian Pagans, Is there a glamour over the eyes and minds of the country?
Thu, November 04, 2010
Jeanne Davis Kimball - The Real Amazons/Warrior Women - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Jeanne Davis Kimball, scholar, documentary maker, archaeologist, founder of the Center for the Study of Eurasian Nomads, author of WARRIOR WOMEN: An Archaeologists Search for History's Hidden Heroines will discuss her work in the field excavating at Pokfovka on the Kazakh steppes along the Kazakhstan and Russian border which have yielded evidence that women among the Sauromatian and Early Sarmatian (Early Nomads) tribes were warriors and possibly related to the Amazons.
Thu, October 21, 2010
Frank Schaeffer/Rejecting Christian Fundamentalism - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Frank Schaeffer, author of the New York Times bestseller Keeping Faith and, most recently, the memoir Crazy for God has appeared on NPR, CNN, MSNBC and Fox News. We'll be discussing his newest book, Patience with God, Faith for People Who Don't Like Religion (or Atheism) as well as fundamentalism, do we have to save Christianity from the Christians, and the anti-Americanism of the Religious Right.
Sat, October 16, 2010
VANDANA SHIVA/Water Wars on Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Vandana Shiva has played a major role in the global Eco-Feminist movement, with an important article Empowering Women, suggesting sustainable agriculture around engaging women and advocates against the patriarchal logic of exclusion. You might recognize Vandana Shiva; she's been in the documentaries The World According to Monsanto, Dalai Lama Renaissance, On Thin ice, This is What Democracy Looks Like. She's won the 2009 Save the World Award and in 2010 received the Sydney Peace Prize. Vandana Shiva, philosopher, environmental activist, eco-feminist and author of several books will discuss her career fighting for changes in the practice and paradigms of agriculture and food, as well as intellectual property rights, biodiversity, biotechnology, bioethics, genetic engineering, fields where she has contributed. Her bio includes serving as advisor to governments in India and abroad as well as non-governmental organizations, including the International Forum on Globalisation, the Women's Environment & Development Organization, World Future Council and the Third World Network.
Thu, October 14, 2010
Suzane Vaughn(Animal Communicator) & Linda Savage (Cronehood-Most Powerful Time in Women's Life)
At the top of the hour enjoy Suzane Vaughn, The Communication Queen discussing how we can bridge the gap between human and animal communication. At the bottom of the hour, Linda Savage, sexuality educator and author of Reclaiming Goddess Sexuality will discuss Cronehood: The Most Powerful Time in Women's Lives. As always, we invite you to call in with questions.
Thu, October 07, 2010
Joyce Chapman/Living Your Dreams & Liona Rowan/Pagan Fundamentalism
Joyce Chapman, the inspiration and life coach who inspired me to submit my Oprah Audition tape returns to the show. Joyce is a dreamer, coach, teacher, speaker and author of Live Your Dream: Discover & Achieve Your Life Purpose. We'll continue our discussion on "how to" do this and compare it to doing ritual and employing sacred intention. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR Liona Rowan will discuss PAGAN FUNDAMENTALISM: Are women inherently better than men? Are men the cause of all evil and women innocent? Are women complicit and what about women looking at their shadow selves? Are men only their shadow? Are lesbians better feminists than heterosexual or bi-women? Are daughters worth the effort of teaching methods to fight patriarchy while sons are a lost cause because they grow up to be men? Are there the "right " kinds of Pagans, Witches, Goddess worshipers and the wrong kind? Why can't more women support women?
Thu, September 30, 2010
Donna Woolfolk Cross/Pope Joan & Riane Eisler/What's Good For Women - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Donna Woolfolk Cross, author of Pope Joan discusses her book by the same name, about the brilliant woman born at the wrong time in history, who lived her life as a man in order to receive an education and who eventually became Pope. Donna will discuss the real woman and the movie based on her book and why, due to fear of Christian backlash, what the chances are of the movie being distributed here in the United States. Pope Joan was a colorful personage of history whose story is inspiring and whose life sadly ended in tragedy. At the bottom of the show, Riane Eisler, activist, visionary and author of Chalice and the Blade, The Partnership Way and The Real Wealth of Nations discusses "What's Good For Women is Good for the World"
Thu, September 16, 2010
Loreon Vigne & Abigail McBride - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Overarching theme tonight is "Meeting Goddess Half Way - Living a Divinely Guided Life" At the top of the hour, Reverend Loreon Vigne, foundress of the Temple of Isis at Isis Oasis Sanctuary, author of The Goddess Bade Me Do It discusses the synchronicities of her life that have guided her as a Priestess of Isis and to found the legal Goddess centered church in California whose liturgy she playfully refers to as catma. At the bottom of the hour, Abigail McBride, of Vegas Vortex in Nevada will discuss the inspiration for her music and the alchemy and art of doing powerful and moving ritual that includes drumming, dancing and singing around a fire all night long! You won't want to miss how the ritual of the fire circle works and the three stages, four elements and seven stages to ecstasy!
Tue, September 14, 2010
Francesca Gentille - God, Goddess & Sex - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Francesca Gentille, returns by popular demand to discuss the relationship between God, Goddess and Sex. Outrageously effervescent media personality and "Dive of Divine Relationships" Francesca has spent the past 10 years at the forefront of alternative culture. Exploring the alphabet of sacred sexuality including Assanas, Breathing Techniques, Chakras, Kama Sutra, Mudras, Pujas, Quodoshka and Tantra, she has been road testing cutting-edge relationship techniques to bring her followers the keys to cosmic connection. She is currently the hostess of Sex: Tantra and the Kama Sutra and Director of the LifeDance Center. The discussion will delve into if God and Sex are compatible.
Thu, September 09, 2010
Jo Carson/ Dancing with Gaia - A Documentary Film & Dorothy Atalla/ Conversations w Goddess in Petra
At the top of the hour tune in to my interview with producer, Jo Carson, creator of the new documentary film, "Dancing With Gaia: Connecting to Earth Energy, Sacred Sexuality and the Goddess as Gaia" as she discusses her film, inspiration, how one can charge oneself and land around you, and ways to connect with the living Earth and wild Nature. At the bottom of the hour, Dorothy Atalla, author of Conversations with the Goddess: Encounter at Petra, Place of Power, discusses her awakening to the Divine Presence of Goddess via conversations and encounters with HER after a visit to the beautifully haunting sacred site of Petra, Jordan and the insights and sacred truths she believes were revealed to her.
Thu, September 02, 2010
Jon Rasmussen(Toward Return of the Feminine) & Riki Ott (Abolishing Corporate Personhood)
At the top of the hour, contemporary shaman, Jon Rasmussen, will discuss prophecies which speak to the fall of the Masculine Warrior dominance culture and a return to a healthy, sustainable and peaceful culture of the Powerful Feminine. Jon will discuss how shaman like him facilitate the healing of wounds and the changing of myths and beliefs to accomplish this return to "The Garden", various spiritual and healing modalities contributing to this shift and we might best prepare and navigate this evolutionary leap both internally and externally. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR, Activist, Marine Biologist and Author, Riki Ott, PhD will speak about her experiences dealing with the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill and her campaign to amend the U.S. Constitution to abolish Corporate Personhood which is already showing how it will devastate our democracy. She will explain the illegitimate notion that a corporation can claim political and civil rights to overturn democratically enacted laws. She is the author of Sound Truth & Corporate Myths: The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill and Not One Drop: Promises, Betrayal and Courage in the Wake of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. She is the founder of three nonprofit organizations that deal with lingering harm from man-made environmental disasters.
Thu, August 26, 2010
Margot Adler - Sacred Knowledge - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
The noted Foremother and Pagan Elder, Margot Adler, author of "Drawing Down the Moon" considered a watershed in American Neopagan circles, as it provided the first comprehensive look at modern nature-based religions in the US. A journalist, lecturer, Wiccan priestess, radio journalist and correspondent for National Public Radio will discuss her work in the world and her insights into what's ahead for Goddess Advocates and Pagans, how things have changed in the last 15 years, the good and bad of the movement going more mainstream, feminist spirituality and closing of feminist bookstores and the passing of Pagan elders. We'll also go off-topic and discuss the spirit of the times, the interest in vampires. What do powerful Bill Compton and Stefan in the Vampire Diaries have in common and the feminist the environmental thrust in the vampire phenomena.
Thu, August 19, 2010
Patrick McCollum - Men and Goddess - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Pagan Leader, Forefather, Minister and Goddess Advocate, Patrick McCollum, will bring us up to date on his court case with the State of CA regarding religious discrimination and lack of equality for second tier religions as well as discuss the Mahatma Gandhi Award for the Advancement of Pluralism which he will receive on September 14 at the Capitol in Washington D.C.
Thu, August 12, 2010
Laura Amazone (Durga/India/Nepal) & Stephen Gerringer (Recovering the Goddess)
Sacred traveler and pilgrim, Laura Amazzone, author of the soon to be released book, Goddess Durga and Sacred Female Power, will discuss her rich experiences traveling to Goddess sites of India and Nepal, as well as share her knowledge of the Goddess, Durga, the Kumari or Living Goddess, and Durga's festivals. At the bottom of the hour, Stephen Gerringer, of the Joseph Campbell Foundation will discuss Recovering the Goddess as we touch on his transcending programming from a fundamentalist cult to becoming a Goddess Advocate. Stephen will discuss the male contributions to rediscovering the Goddess, Joseph Campbell's evolution of mythological thinking, emergence of the patriarchy, and how to engage the dominant patriarchal paradigm today by not being adversarial but by promoting Goddess virtues.
Thu, August 05, 2010
Lady Brenda McKoy (Egypt) & Ruth Gould Goodman (Healing Our Trauma/Healing Our World)
At the top of the hour, Lady Brenda McKoy, expert on Egypt and author of Wings of Isis will discuss her life as a priestess of Isis and her experiences leading tours on her many sacred pilgrimages to the Goddess sites and temples of ancient Egypt. At the bottom of the hour, Ruth Gould Goodman, author of The Sacred Book of U: Unveiling the Lost Teachings of the Deep Feminine, will discuss "Healing our Trauma and Healing our World" by uncovering the Deep Feminine in the body, using physical movement and vocal processes, for both men and women
Thu, July 29, 2010
Lydia Ruyle (Kwan Yin in Asia) & Gloria Amendola (Mary Magdalene's Sacred Sites)
At the top of the our tune in to hear our guest Lydia Ruyle, author, artist, scholar and world traveler, creatrix of the Goddess Icon Spirit Banners discuss the stories and sacred sites of Kwan Yin in China, Cambodia and S. E. Asia, as well as discussion of the faces of the Sacred Feminine, including indigenous Rice Goddesses of the region. At the bottom of the show, Gloria Amendola, author of The Tower and the Dream, will discuss Mary Magdalene's relationship with Jesus, the Templars, Cathars, current theory and rumors, Isis connections, the movie Bloodline, sacred sites of Mary Magdalene and much more. Quite a jam-packed hour that flies by!
Thu, July 22, 2010
Poke Runyon & Joyce Chapman
Poke Runyon, founder of The Ordo Templi Astartes (O.T.A.)is part of our Men and Goddess summer series and will discuss A Bridge Between Magick and Paganism. Areas of discussion will range from Victorian magical traditions, to whether King Solomon was a worshiper of Astarte, the original Canannite pantheon, Yaweh vs El, and secret Pagan cults behind medieval Hermetic Magick. In the bottom of the show we'll interview by Joyce Chapman who will teach us how to Live Your Dream and Discover and Achieve Your Life Purpose....a magick of sorts of a different flavor!
Thu, July 15, 2010
Resit Ergener - Men and Goddess - Goddess in Turkey
Resit Ergener calls in from Turkey to discuss The Great Mother Goddess of Anatolia, which in contemporary times is the region we recognize as Turkey. Themes of our discussion will include the great Goddess Mother of Catal Hoyuk, Phyrigian Cybele, Cybele transplanted in the West, and other names under which Goddess was venerated in Anatolia, i.e., Artemis, Kubaba and Aphrodite. Discussion will include Christianity and Goddess and the role of Mary, the end of the Goddess civilization, what the Trojan legend signifies and relics of goddess traditions in present day Turkey.
Thu, July 08, 2010
John Lamb Lash - Men & Goddess - Sophia Returning: Path of Planetary Tantra
John Lamb Lash, often called the true successor of Mircea Eliade and the rightful heir of Joseph Campbell will discuss Sophia Returning: The Path of Planetary Tantra. Self-educated, free-lance scholar who combines studies and experimental mysticism to teach directive mythology: that is, the application of myth to life, rather than its mere interpretation. He has authored The Seeker's Handbook, Twins and the Double, The Hero - Manhood and Power, Quest for the Zodiac, and Not in His Image (2006)
Thu, July 01, 2010
Heather Mendel and Mary Lane - Sacred Knowledge
MARY LANE, author of Divine Nourishment: A Woman's Sacred Journey with Food will be our guest from 6-7PM PST followed by HEATHER MENDEL, author of Dancing in the Footsteps of Eve: Retrieving the Healing Gift of the Sacred Feminine for the Human Family through Myth and Mysticism from 7-8PM PST. Mary Lane, as a professional chef awakened and deepened her understanding of the connection between food and nourishment, the wisdom of nature, sexuality and the Divine Feminine and will share her experience with listeners. Heather Mendel, mystic and author will discuss EVE and why it is important to reinterpret and reclaim her story in these times.(Our regularly scheduled guest, Stephen Gerringer, is under the weather and will be on the show in the coming weeks. Stephen is on the staff of the Joseph Campbell Foundation will participate in our Men and Goddess Series discussing the topic RECOVERING GODDESS and the men who have played key roles in that recovery!)
Thu, June 24, 2010
Marguerite Rigoglioso -- The Amazon Women of Tunisia
Hear scholar Marguerite Rigoglioso discuss the foremothers of the Greek Amazons - the Amazon women of Tunisia, N. Africa. She will discuss who they were and if they were real. How Medusa and the Gorgons fit into this story - as well as Athena. Is there evidence of female warriorhood in Africa and what happened to the Amazons? Do the Amazons relate to the contemporary Tuareg or Berbers of N. Africa and why the Amazons are a useful image for women to reclaim today.
Thu, June 17, 2010
Helen Hye Sook Hwang/ Mago, Goddess of East Asia & Sandra Kirkpatrick/Human Trafficking/Haiti Relief
At the top of the hour, Helen Hye-Sook Hwang, Ph.D., teacher for Religious Studies and Women's and Gender Studies at University of Central Missouri will discuss her ongoing research concerning Mago, the Great Goddess of East Asia and Her tradition of Magoism, an ancient culture originating in the pan-East Asia gynocentric cultural matrix that venerates Mago as Supremely Divine. At about 6:45 our second guest of the evening, Sandra Kirkpatrick returns to the show to discuss developments in Human Trafficking and her recent trips to offer relief in Haiti since the earthquake.
Thu, June 10, 2010
Shirley Ranck, Cakes for the Queen of Heaven - Reclaiming Women's Religious History
A Crone of wisdom and power who has touched the lives of many women through her writing and teaching, the Reverent Shirley Ann Ranck brings both personal and professional insight to her work. Trained in education, psychology and ministry, she has drawn upon all these disciplines as well as her various personal lives as wife, mother and single parent to create the female spiritual journey contained in Cakes for the Queen of Heave.
Wed, June 02, 2010
Harita Meenee - Priestesses of Wisdom: Female Philosophers of Late Antiquiry
Harita Meenee, a Greek independent scholar of classical studies and women's history has presented cultural TV programs and has lectured at universities in Greece and the US. She is the author of five books, as well as numerous articles published in Greek, British and American magazines. Harita calls in at a special time - 11AM Pacific because she's calling in from Greece.
Thu, May 27, 2010
Bloodtime, Moontime, Dreamtime - Roberta Cantow - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Producer Roberta Cantow discusses her three-part documentary Bloodtime, Moontime, Dreamtime, an important resource for women and men everywhere to help us all reclaim life passage rituals and the power and sacredness of their body and Sacred Blood.
Thu, May 20, 2010
Women's Natural Spiritual Authority w/VajraMa - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Long time teacher within the Women's Spirituality Movement, foundress of the Women's Mysteries of the Ancient Future Sisterhood, discusses Women's Natural Spiritual Authority. Vajra Ma is a priestess, educator, sacred dancer, shamanic healer, minister and performer.
Thu, May 13, 2010
Daughters of Witching Hill - Mary Sharratt - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Mary Sharratt, author of Daughters of Witching Hill calls from the U.K. and discusses the women who inspired this piece of historical fiction.
Thu, May 06, 2010
Connecting with the Other Side After Death w/Esther Luttrell - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Screenwriter Esther Luttrell, author of Dear Dean...Love Mom, discusses her experiences discovering life on the Other Side after her son's death. While I'm a believer in the paranormal, that has not been the focus of Voices of the Sacred Feminine, so this upcoming interview, our Mother's Day Special, on Wednesday, May 5 is a bit off track - or is it???....when one considers the power of a mother's unconditional love, the tenacity of the Female, the connection between Goddess and her son, and what we speculate might have been powers of ancient and contemporary priestesses as shaman and guardians at the crossroads between life and death? I believe this week's guest, Esther Luttrell, embodies these archetypes and practitioners, even if she isn't aware of it. Please tune in to this show! Esther Luttrell, author of Dear Dean Love Mom is the story of a woman, the love and connection she shared with her son, and her paranormal experiences after his death that opened up an entire new paradigm for her. The fact Esther and I even connected is quite unusual - but then we know there are no accidents. As I read her book I was immediately taken in by the universal web in which she was playing an important part. I was so taken I almost missed one of my radio shows because I just could not put her book down! It was as if she was speaking directly to me, or the Great She was speaking directly to me through Esther. And I'd like to share all this with you. I believe Esther has important information for us all.
Thu, April 29, 2010
Max Dashu - Suppressed Histories Archives - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Foremother and scholar, Max Dashu, founder and creatrix of the Suppressed Histories Archives is celebrating it's 40th Anniversary. We spoke about everything from contemporary matrilineal cultures, to what's wrong with Academia, to Mother Right and the real meaning of Sheela Na Gigs - and more. Tune in!
Tue, April 27, 2010
Elinor Gadon - Rescheduled! The Once & Future Goddess - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Elinor Gadon, cultural visionary, Foremother of Goddess Spirituality and author of that wonderful book we all have on our library shelves, The Once and Future Goddess is finally with us on the show! Elinor will discuss her new book on Tribal Goddesses of India, her life in India and women's spirituality, empowerment and the meaning of life. According to Gadon, a woman's spirituality is embedded in what she holds most dear, those experiences that hold the meaning of life for her...intimate relationships be they with family, lovers or nature, her creativity, generosity...the expansion of the self through both the giving and taking.
Thu, April 22, 2010
Earth Day, Sophia's Web & Deep Feminine Spirituality w Burl Hall - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Burl Hall, author of Sophia's Web discusses Earth Day topics, Deep Ecology, and Deep Feminine Spirituality including Femininity in relationship to cosmological processes of the inner world of human beings and Nature as reflected by Psyche. How can deep femininity change our perceptions of ourselves and each other. Exploring the Feminine as Nature and Nature as Essence. How the suppression, rape and abuse of women and Nature suppresses our human and natural evolution as well as controls the inner world of men and women. Mystical and alchemical Christianity ie Christ as the Evolutionary potential of humankind
Thu, April 08, 2010
David Hillman on Clash of the Titans Movie Review & Shattering the Christian Lens Series
One our favorite and most insightful guests, Dr. David Hillman, Servant of the Muses returns to review the new movie, CLASH OF THE TITANS with Host, Karen Tate. Using the movie as the backdrop, David will continue to explore what we believe we know about Greek Mythology vs what has been distorted by the Christian Lens. Hear about the beauty and power of the FEMALE VOICE that stands against masculine aggression. Do you know what the rival siblings of Olympia, Zeus, Poseidon and Hades actually represent as they battle each other and their Titan parents? Discover the feminine aspect of Dionysus, hear about his Mother, his female devotees, the sacred flame of the rose and warrior women who kick butt.
Thu, April 01, 2010
Ancestral Memory Aids Creativity w/Julie Raymond & David Hillman - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Julie Raymond, author of We the Trees, a series of Goddess Fiction about ancient priestesses in Cappadocia, Turkey poses the questions: What if our genetic code contains a lot more information than eye color or tendencies toward disease? What if we have a genetic memory? Let's unearth our ancestral memories and begin the greatest excavation of all time! How our ancestral memory helps us in creative ways as we rethink, reclaim and remember past lives, courageous women, maternal ancestry and ancient times - and we can share that knowledge through Goddess Fiction. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR is the provocative and insightful David Hillman, PhD and author of The Chemical Muse, returning to the show once again to discuss 1) The pope, church fathers, Jesus and naked boys, 2) The Most Powerful Goddesses: The Fates, Aisa and Eileithuia and 3) Women & Dionysus....Women Who Kindle the Flame!
Thu, March 25, 2010
Joan Norton - Mary Magdalene Within - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Joan Norton, author of Mary Magdalene Within and co-author with Margaret Starbird of 14 Steps to Awaken the Sacred Feminine will return to VSF to discuss the essence of Mary Magdalene. Also joining Joan will be Katarina Fretwell with some of her sweeping and intense poetry dedicated to the Sacred Bride. Don't miss Joan's website and blog at MaryMagdaleneWithin.org
Thu, March 18, 2010
Raising Daughters in Patriarchies w/Leslene della Madre - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Author Leslene della Madre discusses raising daughters in patriarchy, how to keep the lineage from mother to daughter intact and raise bright new voices for Goddess.
Thu, March 11, 2010
Men Who Love Goddess w/Michael York - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Goddess Advocate, Michael York, will discuss his presentation at the Parliament of World Religions called Men Who Love the Goddess which includes insights such as Goddess: Monotheism or Polytheism? Are followers of Abrahamic religions hexed? What and who are the Anti-Divine Goddesses? Michael is the author of The Divine vs Asurian: An Interpretation of Indo-European Cult and Myth, the Roman Festival Calendar of Numa Pompilius, Pagan Theology: Paganism as a World Religion and The Emerging Network: A Sociology of the New Age and Neo-pagan Movements. A world traveler and American living in Amsterdam, we discuss the difference in religious thought abroad and the lead up to this last Parliament of World Religions.
Thu, March 04, 2010
Matriarchies & Societies of Peace w/Heide Goettner Abendroth - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Heide Goettner-Abendroth will be calling in from Europe to discuss ancient matriarchies, importance of the ideals of matriarchies in our time and her new book, Societies of Peace
Thu, February 25, 2010
Sacred Art, Symbols & Goddess Mound w/Cristina Biaggi - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Noted scholar and foremother will discuss the importance of sacred art and symbols, the Goddess Mound Project and her work with the new organization, Assn for Study of Women and Religion
Thu, February 18, 2010
Women's Inhumanity to Women w/Phyllis Chesler & David Hillman - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Noted author, feminist and foremother, Phyllis Chesler famous for her book, Women's Inhumanity to Women will discuss her views of feminism, contemporary challenges of women and her books, including Women's Inhumanity to Women. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR hear scholar David Hillman discuss the new movie, Percy Jackson and the Olympians as we delve into Greek Mythology we've learned through a Western/Christian lens versus what the ancient texts actually say and mean.
Thu, February 11, 2010
Ancient Priestesses/Shattering the Christian Lens w/David Hillman - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
DCA Hillman, author of The Chemical Muse will discuss his heretical book about the power of ancient priestesses, the importance of drug use in the ancient world and reveal little known facts from ancient times absent from contemporary teaching and thought. Very thought provoking!
Thu, February 04, 2010
Embracing the Queen w/Ava Park - Goddess Temple of Orange County - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Ava Park, priestess and founder of the Goddess Temple of Orange County will discuss her new book, Queen of Your Realm and the challenges of starting and running one of the only Goddess Temples on the planet today.
Thu, January 28, 2010
Jean Shinoda Bolen - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Hear psychiatrist, Jungian analyst and internationally known author and speaker who draws from spiritual, feminist, Jungian, medical and personal wellsprings of experience to discuss GODDESSES IN EVERYWOMAN TO CROSSING TO AVALON TO URGENT MESSAGE FROM MOTHER.
Wed, January 20, 2010
Carol Christ - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Foremother and internationally acclaimed author, Carol Christ, will discuss the work of Marija Gimbutas, the sacred locales of Eleusis, Lesbos and Crete as well as the ancient female poet Sappho.
Thu, January 14, 2010
Luisah Teish - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
What is the Future of Women's Spirituality & Awakening from the Dream of Winter: Dimensions of spiritual experience found in Imagination, Dreams, Vision and Fantasy as well Indigenous believe and practices around these and compare them to the ideas that Western Psychology holds. Some dream symbolism will be discussed and also the role that mythology and art play in this regard.
Thu, January 07, 2010
Miriam Robbins Dexter - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Cybele and the continuity of feline iconography. Syncretism of Artemis of Ephesus and Cybele, Mistress of the Animals
Thu, December 31, 2009
Isaac Bonewits - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Isaac will discuss his 40 years as a priest of the Earth Mother, the Goddess music he's written, his status as a heretic about matriarchies and triple Goddesses and whatever else tickles his fancy.
Thu, December 24, 2009
Patrick McCollum - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Wiccan Chaplain for CA Department of Corrections discusses his participation in the Parliament of World Religions, Cherry Hill Seminary, Men who love Goddess and and Goddess for a Sustainable Future.
Thu, December 17, 2009
Riane Eisler - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Scholar, visionary and foremother Riane Eisler will discuss the devaluation/exclusion of women and of values such as caring that are key to the Sacred Feminine from religious as well as other institutions - including politics and economics - and the terrible consequences. We'll discuss her books, Chalice and the Blade , Sacred Pleasure and The Real Wealth of Nations. Discussion about the progression, from looking at our history from the partnership/domination perspective as well as how even today economic systems devalue the contributions of women and the stereotypically feminine. Learn about SAIV - the Spiritual Alliance to Stop Intimate Violence and the CPS Caring Economics campaign and online classes on partnership.
Thu, December 10, 2009
Charlene Spretnak - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Foremother Charlene Spretnak will discuss the Virgin Mary as a manifestation of the Sacred Feminine and ways in which the Goddess tradition flows into several of the characteristics in her biblical story. She'll address Mary's cosmological and mystical and symbolic dimensions as they were preserved in traditional Catholicism before it was thrown out in the 1960's. Guadalupe and Tonantzin and topics this scholar is passionate about.
Thu, December 03, 2009
Patricia Monaghan - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Foremother Patricia Monaghan will discuss her book of poetry called Seasons of the Witch and why seasons are an important metaphor for women and for Goddess. We'll discuss her new edition of the Book of Goddesses and Heroines coming out this month. Discussion will include the connection between Goddess religion and environmental issues, including consumerism. The mythic resonance around wine and women, sustainable living and her new organizations, the Black Earth Institute and the Assn for the Study of Women & Religion
Thu, November 19, 2009
Genevieve Vaughn - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Independent researcher, international feminist, Founder of the Compassionate Society and the Sekhmet Temple (NV)and advocate of the Gift Economy. Author of For-Giving, A Feminist Criticism of Exchange, Homo Donans and Women and the Gift Economy: A Radically different Worldview is Possible.
Wed, November 18, 2009
Barbara Walker - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Foremother of the Goddess Spirituality Movement, author of Women's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets, Feminist Fairy Tales, The Crone, Secrets of the Tarot - just to name a few. Discussing the Movement, her new book, how she rejected patriarchal religion, the warlike nature of patriarchal societies and Western civilization. She is in good company being listed in the prestigious publication, "Who's Who in Hell" for exposing the lies and sexism behind patriarchal religions.
Sat, November 14, 2009
Joan Marler - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Archaeomythology - Marija Gimbutas
Thu, November 05, 2009
Starhawk - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Earth, Spirit and Action -- Letting the Wildness In. Spriituality and politics. Sarah Palin, 2012, Activism, Global Warming, etc. Keep listening through the technical glitch. Conversation resumes.
Thu, October 29, 2009
Layne Redmond - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Known around the world, superb performer and author of When the Drummers Were Women will discuss her body of work and Bee Priestesses.
Fri, October 16, 2009
Anne Smith /Sophia Conference - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Anne Smith of Circle Connections discusses the upcoming Sophia Conference 2010 in Bulgaria and the Sophia Consciousness resurging in contemporary times.
Thu, October 15, 2009
Judy Grahn/Menstrual Taboos - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Author of Blood, Bread and Roses: How Menstruation Created the World
Thu, October 08, 2009
Dr. Darnise Martin - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Casting Your Pearls Before Swine....Women have been marginalized and blamed within that worldview. Understanding the Sacred Feminine energy that women bring to the world helps correct such erroneous viewpoints, and simultaneously empowers women who otherwise do not know how to appreciate or value themselves. This talk will present a look at powerful women of history, legend and religion to empower today's women to honor themselves and their sexuality, so that they do not 'cast their pearls" carelessly out of fear or a misguided pursuit of love. Darnise Martin, Phd is a Spirituality and Relationship Mentor with 15 years of graduate education, training and experience in helping people transform their lives. Dr. Darnise holds a doctorate in Religious Studies and is an Assistant Professor at Loyola Marymount University in LA where she teaches courses in African American Studies and Theological Studies. She's authored of Beyond Christianity: African Americans in a New Thought Church.
Thu, October 01, 2009
Nicki Scully - Becoming an Oracle - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Nicki Scully is the founder and creator of Shamanic Journeys Ltd and Alchemical Healing and teaches the Egyptian Mysteries and other resonant spiritual and metaphysical subjects. She is a lineage holder in the Hermetic tradition of Thoth, her teacher and mentor healing form that is practiced by thousands. Tune in and listen to Nicki discuss becoming an oracle, shamanism and alchemical healing.
Thu, September 24, 2009
Julia Hughes Jones - What Women Need To Know About Their History - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Author Julia Hughes Jones, pioneering woman politician from Arkansas, overrides Martin Luther's message of women's inferiority in her new book, The Secret History of Weeds or What Women Need to Know About Their History.
Thu, September 17, 2009
Angie Young - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Filmmaker Angie Young discusses The Coat Hanger Project, a documentary film made with an eye to reaching college students who have never known the ravages of illegal abortion. The film drives home the significance of the coat hanger and the importance of maintaining legal abortion.
Thu, September 10, 2009
Sharon Rose - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Sharon Rose, the "Queen of Transformative Power" is the publisher and author of How to Walk the Earth as a Goddess and Pick a Positive Prayer, as well as the DVD, Woman Heal Thyself.
Thu, September 03, 2009
Hank Wesselman - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Hank Wesselman, author of The Spiritwalker Teachings: Journeys for the Modern Mystic will discuss Shamanism and the emergence of a new subculture in the Western world toward increasing numbers of people exploring new ways of seeing ourselves, our society, our world, our problems, as well as their solutions.
Thu, August 27, 2009
Kelley Hunter - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Kelley Hunter, author of Living Lilith: Four Dimensions of the Cosmic Feminine and Black Moon Lilith will discuss the ancient Goddess Lilith through myth, art and astrology. This ancient Goddess has fascinated and terrified artists and theologians for over 4000 years, maintaining a strong presence in our cultural consciousness.
Thu, August 20, 2009
Isidora Forrest - Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Priestess and best selling author of Isis Magic and Offerings to Isis, Isidora Forrest discusses Isis and her role as contemporary clergy of She of Ten Thousand Names
Thu, August 06, 2009
Lynn Andrews -Voices of the Sacred Feminine
Lynn Andrews discusses:Woman at the Edge of Two Worlds: Women's Empowerment Through Menopause
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