Voices of the Sacred Feminine

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, specializi...

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 valu...

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 p...

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 int...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 tod...

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.   ...

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 com...

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 thro...

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-h...

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...

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 &...

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 be...

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 challenge...

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 h...

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...

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 sever...

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 th...

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 trad...

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 infl...

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...

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!