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.

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...

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!

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...

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 an...

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 masculi...

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 creativ...

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

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.

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 Festiv...

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

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

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/...

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

Cybele and the continuity of feline iconography. Syncretism of Artemis of Ephesus and Cybele, Mistress of the Animals

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.

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.

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 progressi...

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 topic...

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 w...

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.