Voices of the Sacred Feminine

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 bir...

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..... i...

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 b...

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'l...

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.

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...

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...

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 policie...

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 Eart...

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 s...

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 telep...

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...

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 prepar...

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 beli...

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 h...

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...

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. ...

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-Orien...

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 th...

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 connec...

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...

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 Tant...

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 an...

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 s...

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...