Keeping Her Keys: At The Crossroads of Modern Life and the Deeper World

Angela and I explore the myth of Semele, Mother of Dionysus, and also called "The Mother of Frenzy."  Semele was the youngest daughter of Cadmus, an ambitious king with connections to Aphrodite, Aries and more. Semele dared to fall in love with Zeus, and was shamed for it by her sisters. Ultimately, she was duped into requiring Zeus to reveal his true divinity, thereby rendering her to dust....

From the archives, this is a meditative journey to awaken your interior spring cleaning. Time to cleanse, refresh, and reset. Go deeper into your spiritual spring cleaning by joining Covina for the Gate of Renewal Journey from April 13 - June 30, 2022. Learn more.

Boundaries refer to personal policies that we use as our interior compass for navigating modern life and our excursions in the deeper world. The fundamental question to ask ourselves is, "what do I want inside my personal magic circle?" Once we've established who, and what, is in, then we move onto the work of protecting this sacred space. Being intentional of where we situate this personal sacred...

This is a lunar aura meditation. You don't need anything or any special training to this meditation. Simply sit comfortably and rest, expanding and allowing the experience to unfold. Recorded during the live Full Moon Lodge of September 2020.  Learn more at keepingherkeys.com

The more authentic you are, the more safe you become. There's always going to be this weird minority out there who feel threatened. So they feel unsafe. You're feeling safe, authentic , being kind and clear. And here come the ones freaked out by your truth. When we're living from our truth, we can handle these attacks so much better. Because we know we are so much more than whatever they say. I ta...

“Being kind is so important in this world that we live in. By choosing to be kind to ourselves and others, we honor ourselves and Hekate. Moreover, we collectively create an energy current of kindness that is vital to overthrow the forces that seek to disempower the vulnerable in society. This is what is known as compassionate anger. Being kind is not a state of weakness, but of immense strength....

The power of entering into a period of exploring personal rebirth is one of the most challenging, and rewarding, journeys we can undertake. Through engaging with the spirit of rebirth, we reveal the pieces within us, be they difficult memories or personality aspects, that long to die. Myths such as Persephone and Inanna show us the universal power of the spiritual dismemberment and death, which ul...

C.G. Jung pioneered the exploration of archetypes as a means of connecting to the deeper world on the journey towards wholeness. Exploring ourselves, the deeper world, and the external one through an archetypal lens allows us to develop wisdom about the nature of existence. They are forms that cannot be reduced any further, whose force is purely of them. They combine in myriad ways to create all t...

Remember whose you are. Hekate's Chosen. Never broken. Rising stronger. Keepers of keys. Seekers of mystery. Practitioners of the craft. Firewalkers. Torch-bearers. Flame-throwers. Shadow-walkers. Victorious. Dragon-tamers. Banishers of the profane, Binders of the evil, Blessers of the true. Speak unto the spirits of my Garden, Allowing them to fulfill their purpose as your true medicine. From “En...

Going deep into the meaning and mysteries of the High Priestess. The archetype of the high priestess can be beautiful. It can be empowering. It can help us develop our own identity, our own wholeness, and that desiring to be a high priestess is a transformative journey.  It's one of exploring the magic, medicine, and mysteries of Hekate and her deeper world. She truly teaches us that we are s...

There's so much programming to unravel when we begin our journey with The Goddess. Join Covina to awaken The Goddess Within. Learn more HERE. My poems read in this episode: She crouches in the corner, Shivering from eons of damp neglect. Then Titaness, with eyes shooting fire-arrows. Next, ancient stone mother with snakes for hair. Daughter. Crone. Mistress of life, Bringer of death. The transform...

Imagine a little girl, alone in the woods with nothing but nature to comfort her. She speaks to the stones and understands their language. The green world opens her imagination to all that lies in the unseen realms. She knows what is in the heart of every animal she meets. When not in the woods or on the shore, she was immersed in the world of fantasy, mythology and folklore. The moon was her soul...

Being "The Witch In The Room," can be incredibly beautiful, yet when we are in hostile settings, it is also incredibly challenging. In this inaugural episode of The More Than This Podcast, I talk about what being the witch in the room means to me.

The Keeping Her Keys Podcast has been retired to make space for my new show, "More Than This: At The Crossroads of Modern Life And The Deeper World." Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3WY8LBDcgcCLyfU8SRkvnj?si=7170df23d3874f19

MINISODE: Bit of an update on my next book and the new podcast. Go to keepingherkeys.com for more And Hail Hekate.

The Goddess Hekate and her "daughters," Circe and Medea, mythic figures that evoke the mysteries of the deeper world. Associated with magic, witchcraft, and the natural world, they offer keys to exploring our interior life, and ways to understand our journey. In this episode, learn about their symbolic energies, and experience a guided meditation to Hekate's Well.

Join me and Tania Ciolek , along with our special guests, for Part 2 of Crossroads and Keys, exploring the keys of magick, medicine and mystery. There's a key inside of you that unlocks the gate to wholeness. The journey inward to living from the soul invites us to explore the deeper world. This is the heroic quest for a life that is empowered and enchanted. In this episode, we explore how to...

Are you being called to become more? Does a mysterious woman haunt your dreams? Do you experience synchronicities? In the Keeping Her Keys book, I wrote about how the Goddess Hekate comes to awaken us to return to our soul. In this first part of my recent Crossroads and Keys Retreat, we explore the secrets for manifesting our own unique keys. When I melt down those keys into one, the emergent form...

This is an exploration of Hekate and four of her closest companions: Artemis, Circe, Medea and Persephone, including a guided ritual.  Come Goddesses and Witches,   Ancient but new, To this place, I beckon you.   Artemis, Medea, Persephone, Circe, Hekate, I welcome you! Sovereignty goes beyond independence, it’s about standing in the full power of your true self. What better time to...

This is a journey into Hekate's Garden to experience the splendor of her magick, medicine and mystery. Recorded live during the Beltane Botanical Salon (May 1, 2021). The Garden of the Goddess beckons. Hekate is Mother of the Eternal Garden, With her first breath she created the Green World and her witches. Her daughters are our sisters. Eternal Circe and Medea, And the others. They are the witche...

This is a recording of the live Beltane Botanical Salon held on May 1, 2021 with Cyndi Brannen and Amy Blackthorn.  Hail Hekate, Hieros Pyr. She who is the sacred witch-fire. Hail to Circe and Medea, Original, eternal Daughters of Fire. Hail to the Hieros Pyr, The sacred witch-fire. Hail to the ash, smoke and flame, And to the plants which render same. Through your sacred smoke, I am cleansed...

The essential daily practice described in the Keeping Her Keys book. The previous episode described the foundations of the meditation. Purchase the Keeping Her Keys book from major online booksellers. Go deeper into your awakening: Apply to join The Covina Institute: https://members.covinainstitute.com

The core meditation described in the Keeping Her Keys book. The next episode contains the guided audio meditation. In this episode, learn how the meditation was developed, and how it awakens the soul while drawing us into Hekate as Anima Mundi (World Soul). Purchase the Keeping Her Keys book from all major online booksellers. Go deeper into your awakening by applying to join The Covina Institute:...

To see the Mother as she is, in her darkness and light. That is the image of Hekate as Pammetor, The Great Mother Goddess. To know her warm embrace and her firm corrections when we veer from the path. To give us, as John Bowlby, wrote “a secure base from which to explore the world. ” For those of us who were denied this foundational sense of security, the journey can be untethered, as we wonder fr...

Psychopomp, which translates from Greek as “Soul Guide,” is one of Hekate’s most ancient roles.    The Soul Guide is much more than the one who helps the earthly dead cross over the river to the other side, she is the midwife who assists new souls as they are born into flesh, and she reunites us with the fragments we lose along the way. Hekate calls us to take care of our own souls, and...