Red Tent Gatherings

                  The Wildish Nature ~ Grief ~ following what is sane, wild & creative in us ~  Grief is a wild force, taking us down and deeper into the mystery of the powerful forces that govern life and death. Nobody can escape it. Everyone has their own ways to deal with it , when it comes and overwhelms us, when it transforms us and the spiral of ever returning grief keeps challenging our...

          The Wildish Nature ~ The Tribe ~ following what is sane, wild & creative in us Golondrina, our character and travel guide through the adventures we take, is  leading us into her own world of family and tribe in Southern Spain. We get  a sense of what it means to have one's own people, neighborhood and events that bring joy, restoration and healing because all who are present drop int...

                                                  The Wildish Nature                                                       The Mother                                ~ Following what is sane, wild & creative in us ~                                       Most of us have been very marked by our childhood. Yes we can reinvent ourselves, but some things are super deep. One of these aspects is our c...

RT- ep. 9                  The Wildish Nature                ~ following what is sane, wild & creative in us ~                                      The Healer  In the Red Tent, the Wild Woman archetype wants to have a feast with us and we give space to her stories, poems & songs about the rich, complex, alluring, adventurous expressions that come forth in us and through all of Nature when...

Ep. 8 - Connectivity, Beauty & Joy The Red Tent has become a symbol world wide of women’s way of doing sacred gatherings. When women sit in a circle, the power begins to deepen with the joy and tears that flow freely.... Golondrina, a world traveler, artist and healer , is collaborating with us in the continuous creation process of our own vibrant Red Tent. Story and all songs: Golondrina and...

EP.7 - Golondrina in Córdoba, Andalusia Golondrina takes us along to a dynamic women’s community in Córdoba, Southern Spain, where she meets and learns from empowered women artists and healers who inspire her to create something similar . Story: Golondrina & Esther Marion Violin, viola, story read by: Madeleine Sosin Oud, vocals: Bashar Balleh Song: Where to? & Oud Improv 1: Bashar Balleh...

Golondrina takes us into the Red Tent that she created for her sisters and women friends who get together and show us how she and her clan of swallows do a women's circle. Violin melody (excerpt) :" Boucles d'or",violin plucked for Seed Poem played by Madeleine Sosin Story: Golondrina & Esther Marion, told by Esther Marion Poem: "Bone" by Mary Oliver, read by Madeleine Sosin Poem: "Sacred Seed...

The following episodes are dedicated to Golondrina, my Creative Twin, a wildly imaginative, intelligent and skilled artist, healer and Rom, a traveler who asked me to tell some of her many magical stories that she calls : “Across Time & Space” Song: “Adiós Tristeza” , by La Macanita, Diego Moreno, Diego Carrasco Sung by: Esther Marion Instruments, vocals, recording : Bashar Balleh Story: Golon...

In today’s episode, I want to honor Clarissa Pinkola Estés, a pioneer in mapping out feminine psychology and the Wild Woman archetype. She has been there for us, to encourage our deep, wild, powerful and creative selves that have much to offer in the most unconventional ways. You might know:” Women who run with the wolves”, or “ Untie the strong woman”, or “ Theater of the imagination” and so much...

In today’s episode, I would like to honor the legal battle that was recently won by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and Indigenous organizers across our country who scored a massive legal victory against the oil giants by having the Dakota Access Pipeline getting shut down. If you are interested, below are links to Interviews with LaDonna Brave Bull Allard who called the Resistance of water protecto...

In today’s episode, we are navigating a special place and ceremony on Earth that celebrates the understanding that the Earth is very much alive and communicates with us, and we with her, if we choose to do so. Story by Esther Marion Song inspired by ”Going home” by Ulali. Sung here by Esther Marion. End song by Yaa Nyarkoah Mensah. Produced by Esther Marion and JCSound. www.esthermarion.com www.jo...

In today’s first episode, we are exploring the idea of calling by name the help that we would love to get, that we would like to involve with what we are doing here. Help from this earth or from beyond. It is also an homage to the healers who have gone before us since ancient times, who are still dedicated to helping us making it through this hard time, balancing the forces, bringing light in, ass...