Voices of the Sacred Feminine

Deanne Quarrie, Priestess of Goddess, author of 6 books, founder of Apple Branch is with me today to discuss Hekate in depth.  We'll delve into who She is, why she became so powerful after the Olympians ruled and how she represents liminality.  We'll discuss what liminality is and how it plays out in our lives and why it is so important.  We'll look at some of the many faces of Hekate and discuss...

Cindy Rasicot, retired Marriage Family Therapist moved to Bangkok, Thailand for three years where she met her spiritual teacher, Venerable Dhammananda Bhikkhuni, th fully ordained Theravada nun...an encounter that opened her heart and changed her  forever.  We'll hear about this extraordinary adventure which led to her writing her memoir, Finding Venerable Mother: A Daughter's Spiritual Quest to T...

RESCHEDULED....Never more relevant than today, with patriarchy run amok and white men destroying the planet and Black Lives Matter supporters protesting in the street....Award-winning author, Susan Griffin is with me today to discuss her important work, Woman and Nature.  Susan has authored over 20 books, esteemed both for her innovative thought and creative literary style.  She's a leading femini...

Goddess Calling, Inspirational Messages & Meditations of Sacred Feminine Liberation Thealogy, written by the hostess of the show, Karen Tate has received impressive reviews from leaders in the community.  Each month Karen brings one of the inspirational messages and a meditation to listeners, with July's message being Liberation of Surrender, followed by the Meditation to the Tree Goddess to P...

I normally don't often interview authors of fiction, however, I was intrigued by the themes explored in Janet Rebhan's novel, Rachael's Return, as well as the research she'd done for the book, including real documented cases of reincarnation and soul groups.  Besides discussing reincarnation, soul-mates and the Akashic Record, Janet will discuss her creative process of tapping into the spiritual r...

Matthew Fox, author, theologian and activist priest returns to Voices of the Sacred Feminine to discuss his new book, The Tao of Thomas Aquinas:  Fierce Wisdom for Hard Times, which delves into Aquinas as a feminist or proto-feminist.  Fox has also written 3 books on Hildegard of Bingen and has been named the one person who deserves credit for the great Hildegard renaissance in out time.  We'll le...

Founder of Divine Feminine Yoga, Laura Cornell has forged her own authentic path of healing through Yoga, but more specifically thru Moon Salutations.  Tune in today and discover what is the Moon Salutation and why it was created, how it supports the cycles of women's lives.  We'll learn how it helps with our physical and emotional well being and during life phases like menopause, miscarriage, inf...

Jean Houston, Barbara Walker and Z Budapest, along with numerous other foremothers and wayshowers highly recommended my third book, Goddess Calling: Inspirational Messages and Meditations of Sacred Feminine Liberation Thealogy.  Liberation thealogy is a term that means values that set us free and in this case, values of Goddess that help us throw off the shackles of patriarchy and the exploitation...

Today I chat with Duann Kier, author of Fundamen-Talisman: Resurrecting the Fundamentals of Relationship from the Fundamentalism of Religion, considered a handbook for recovering Christian fundamentalists.  Today Duann is a psychic channeler, hypnotist, ordained minister, spiritual teacher and performer of sacred ceremonies --  after having obtained the Master of Religious Education degree from Ne...

Author, activist and social justice activist, Luke Eastwood, calls in from the U.K. today to discuss Finding Your Own Way - Taking a Gnostic Path.  Luke and I will delve into how we might be in control of our own destiny, how COVID-19 is both a trap and opportunity for humanity, how we can choose not to "go along with the programme" as he calls it.  We'll talk about choosing one's own spiritual pa...

Trista Hendren, editor of the fabulous Girl God series and many other books and anthologies returns to VSF today to discuss Medusa, a much maligned heroine of herstory.  We'll delve into why we must re-vision and re-claim Medusa's authentic story and archetype.  Joan Marler has described Medusa as "the Great Awakener" so we'll explore what she meant by that.  We'll look at women's rage and why it'...

Ellen Evert Hopman, teacher of Herbalism and Druidism for decades, is with me today discussing the Sacred Herbs of Spring, or more specifically the magical, healing and edible plants of Beltaine and the Fairy Folk.  We'll explore the significance of the May Day Festival and Beltaine, English May Day customs, how Beltain is observed outside the U.K. and how fairies fit into Beltain rituals.  We'll...

Cerridwen Fallingstar, experienced shaman devoted to synthesizing the best of the old ways with the new, teaches classes, offers counseling sessions utilizing tarot, hypnotherapy, soul retrieval, etc.  She's written a novel about Witchcraft set in the 16th century Scotland and her new book, Broth from the Cauldron, Magical Memoir from a Shamanic Witch will be out in mid-May, 2020.  We'll discuss,...

Author, Richard Grossinger, with a PhD in ecological anthropology discusses his newest book, Bottoming Out the Universe; Why There is Something Rather Than Nothing.  We'll delve into the relationship between an objective physical universe and our subjective experience of it.  Look closer at the Big Bang.  We'll explore how neuroscientists explain consciousness,  if artificial consciousness is actu...

Curt Lindsley, founding president of the Covington Demestic Violence Task Force and official sponsor of Purple Light Nights facilitates national awareness campaigns to engage communities across America to take a stand against domestic violence and show support for survivors.  Today he's with me to discuss the epidemic of domestic violence across the country, signs of an abuser and abused, where pe...

Environmental philosopher, teacher, healer, and spiritual mentor, Elizabeth E. Meacham, PhD., discusses her new book, Earth Spirit Dreaming: Shamanic Ecotherapy Practices.  We'll delve into exactly what shamanic ecotherapy is and how it's connected to shamanic practice.  Meacham will mentor us in why we should embrace this practice in our life and how to do it.  We'll also hear her interesting jou...

Trista Hendren, editor of The Girl God series joins me today to discuss The Ressurection of Female Power.  We'll start the conversation discussing the questions raised by Amy Bammel Wildin, "What would our world look like if there were a rebirth of reverence for women, in all stages of life?  How would we see ourselves if we were to revive the sacred feminine archetype.?  Trista and I will discuss...

Jean Houston, Marija Gimburas and Barbara Walker, along with many other foremothers and wisdom showers have recommended my third book, Goddess Calling: Inspirational Messages & Meditations of Sacred Feminine Liberation Thealogy - which is a fancy term that means "Goddess Values Set us Free" from patriarchy, oppression, exploitation and predator capitalism.  Each month in 2020 I'll be bringing...

Surviving Trump and Healing a Nation, today's topic, is on most people's minds.  Patric Rutherford, with a bachelor's degree in theology, a masters in health administration and a PhD in educational admin has worked as a pastor, hospital admin and university lecturer.  His doctural dissertation, "Post Traumatic Stress Disorder of 11th Grade Students..." runs parallel to our discussion today, as do...

Today we delve deeper into the topic of Trance as we discuss Trance and Trance Possession in Pagan Spiritual Practice with Laura Perry.  Yesterday we introduced the audience to trance, so you might want to listen to that first.  Today we look at the differences beetween trance and trance possession, how they're used in Pagan rituals, ecstatic postures and how to use them in Pagan spiritual practic...

Join us for this Weekend Double Header as I Explore Trance with Laura Perry, trance and shamanic practitioner, author, writer and the founder and facilitator of Modern Minoan Paganism.  Today in our conversation we'll explore the following:  What is trance, how the modern world views trance, how might people trance in ordinary life without realizing it, dangers of trance, learning to trance, value...

Priestess of Isis, Spiritualist minister, astrologer, certified clairvoyant medium, Normandi Ellis is back on the show to discuss her newest book, Hieroglyphic Words of Power.  Today we'll delve deep and learn how and why hieroglyphs function as words of power in magical contexts, how priests used them for dream interpretation and how they assist in prophecy.  We'll learn how numerology was a part...

EASTER SPECIAL.....Jean Houston, Barbara Walker and Z Budapest are among the many foremothers and wayshowers who have recommended my third book, Goddess Calling: Inspirational Messages & Meditations of Sacred Feminine Liberation Thealogy - which is a fancy way of saying "Goddess Values Set Us Free" from the shackles of patriarchy and predator capitalism.  Every month in 2020 I'll be sharing a...

Nicholas Pearson, author of Crystal Basics and Stones of the Goddess, is with me today to delve into all things rocks!  We'll discover what makes crystals so effective in healing, and how it's done, and how to choose the right stone for the right job.  Apparently, there are also Goddess Stones and I sure want to know more about tha!  Nick will tell us the 5 essential crystals to have in our healin...

Monette Chilson, Author of Original Resistance: Reclaiming Lilith: Reclaiming Ourselves, My Name is Lilith and Sophia Rising: Awakening Your Sacred Wisdom Through Yoga, writes about the feminine face of God and today focuses our discussion on Lilith and why she's so relevant to women today.  Of course, we'll explore the truth and disinformation about Lilith, why some might never have heard of Her,...