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What if domination and abuse are so intertwined with our current culture that we end up accepting them as both natural and inevitable? On the latest episode, I explore these questions and much more with Karen Tate, host of the long-running Voices of the Sacred Feminine podcast and author of the new book, "Normalizing Abuse: A Commentary on the Culture of Abuse." Karen has walked the Sacred Feminine path for more than 30 years, and has been named on one of the Thirteen Most Influential Women in Goddess Spirituality. She is also a thought leader, speaker, seven-times published author and a social justice advocate. On today's episode we explore: Karen's journey from her upbringing in New Orleans to living in Los Angeles, and the accompanying evolution of her spiritual views Karen's introduction to Goddess spirituality, and some of her experiences learning, teaching, speaking and leading retreats over the last three decades How her understanding of Goddess spirituality has evolved to an emphasis on activism and social justice What it means to turn toward partnership systems, particularly as taught by the long-time activist and scholar Riane Eisler, as a way to re-imagine a fairer, more inclusive society And much more! Show Notes  If you’d like to know whose ancestral tribal lands you currently reside on, you can look up your address here: https://native-land.ca/ My book, “Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine,” is now available Womancraft Publishing! To learn more, read endorsements and purchase, please visit  https://womancraftpublishing.com/product/home-to-her/. It is also available for sale via Amazon, Bookshop.org, and you can order it from your favorite local bookstore, too. Please – if you love this podcast and/or have read my book, please consider leaving me a review! For the podcast, reviews on iTunes are extremely helpful, and for the book, reviews on Amazon and Goodreads are equally helpful. Thank you for supporting my work! You can watch this and other podcast episodes at the Home to Her YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@hometoher Got feedback about this episode or others you've heard? Please reach out on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hometoher/ ), Facebook  (https://www.facebook.com/hometoher) You can learn more about Karen, as well as her podcast, Voices of the Sacred Feminine, and her latest book, "Normalizing Abuse: A Commentary on the Culture of Pervasive Abuse," at her website: www.karentate.net. Karen and I discussed many resources during this episode - here are a few for further exploration: Karen mentioned having Noam Chomsky as a  guest on her podcast. Chomsky is a linguist and the  co-author of the classic book, "Manufacturing Consent : The Political Economy of the Mass Media" Karen also referenced the essay by the late Carol Christ, "Why Women Need the Goddess" - you can read the full text here: https://www.goddessariadne.org/why-women-need-the-goddess-part-1 Mathew Fox is theologian who has written extensively about the Divine Feminine. You can learn more about his work here: https://www.matthewfox.org/ Karen referenced the Fellowship of Isis  - more info here: http://www.fellowshipofisis.com/ Erich Fromm was a German socio-psychologist - more on him and his work here: https://www.verywellmind.com/erich-fromm-1900-1980-2795506 Finally, Karen referenced the work of Riane Eisler many times. Eisler is the author of the groundbreaking book "The Chalice and the Blade," and the founder of the Center for Partnership Systems: https://centerforpartnership.org/ Article about single mothers living together from the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/12/realestate/single-mother-households-co-living.html Here are a few related podcast episodes you may wish to explore:  The Reverence Code with Shawna Bluestar Newcomb: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/the-reverence-code-with-shawna-bluestar-newcomb Living a Committed Life with Lynne Twist: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/living-a-committed-life-with-lynne-twist The Sacred Nature of Childbirth with Bridget Supple: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/the-sacred-nature-of-childbirth-with-bridget-supple Reclaiming Women's Histories with Max Dashu: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/reclaiming-womens-histories-with-max-dashu Healing Racial Trauma with Lettie Sullivan: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/healing-racial-trauma-with-lettie-sullivan

What does it mean to really listen to the wisdom of our bodies, and what kind of lessons do they have to teach us? On the latest episode, I'm joined by energy medicine practitioner and womb wisdom keeper Emmi Mutale to explore the mysteries and magic held within the womb space. A best-selling author and host of the Sacred Feminine Power podcast, Emmi is dedicated to holding sacred space for deep healing  and transformation for women of all ages around the world. On today's episode we explore: How Emmi's assimilation of the Protestant work ethic fueled her earlier career in the humanitarian field, despite not being raised in a particularly religious household, and how she began to recognize its toxicity and ultimately heal from it How a meditative encounter with Jesus led her to an ever-deepening relationship with the Sacred Feminine, particularly through the figures of Mary Magdalene and Mother Mary Why she sees the womb as "the holy of the holies," and why it's so important for women to begin to connect with this source of power, wisdom and strength The roadblocks we may encounter when seeking to connect with our wombs, and some simple practices we can use to begin to access this wisdom Show Notes: If you’d like to know whose ancestral tribal lands you currently reside on, you can look up your address here: https://native-land.ca/ My book, “Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine,” is now available Womancraft Publishing! To learn more, read endorsements and purchase, please visit  https://womancraftpublishing.com/product/home-to-her/. It is also available for sale via Amazon, Bookshop.org, and you can order it from your favorite local bookstore, too. Please – if you love this podcast and/or have read my book, please consider leaving me a review! For the podcast, reviews on iTunes are extremely helpful, and for the book, reviews on Amazon and Goodreads are equally helpful. Thank you for supporting my work! You can watch this and other podcast episodes at the Home to Her YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@hometoher Emmi's website: https://www.femininerevered.com/  You can find Emmi on Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/FeminineRevered ; and on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/feminine_revered/  You can access her Sacred Feminine Power podcast here: https://www.femininerevered.com/sacred-feminine-power-podcast/ Emmi referenced the Alana Fairchild  Mother Mary oracle deck: https://www.alanafairchild.com/oracle-deck/mother-mary-oracle/ She also referenced the work of Azra and Seren Bertrand, particularly their book Womb Awakening Emmi is offering all listeners access to You Are a Miracle Activation: https://www.femininerevered.com/you-are-a-miracle-sign-up/. This activation, a channelling from the Wise Old Crone, reminds you of your innate Divinity and asks you to step into your sacred feminine power. Close your eyes, place your hands over your womb space, take a deep breath, and listen.

On the latest episode I'm joined by Glenys Livingstone, a pioneering researcher and thought leader who's been walking the Goddess path since 1979. Glenys is the author of "PaGaian Cosmology: Re-inventing Earth-based Goddess Religion, which fuses the indigenous traditions of Old Europe with scientific theory, feminism, and a poetic relationship with place." This book was an outcome of her doctoral work in Social Ecology. Her newest book is "A Poiesis of the Creative Cosmos: Celebrating Her within PaGaian Sacred Ceremony," which synthesizes much of her work over the years. On today's episode we discuss: * Glenys' spiritual background, including her conversion to Catholicism in her teens, as well as her growing disillusionment with Christianity *  The "a-ha" moment that occurred when she realized, pregnant and unmarried, that knowing a female deity would allow her to view her situation without shame * What "PaGaian cosmology" means, including how it combines pagan spirituality with scientific theory to give us a new way to recognize and honor Her (the Goddess) as creative life force * Why it's important that we recognize the inherent power in language and the naming of things and life experiences   * How honoring the equinoxes, solstice and cross-quarter days found on the pagan Wheel of the Year can bring us closer to the Sacred Feminine and provides an opportunity to consciously participate in the creative dance of the cosmos Show Notes  If you’d like to know whose ancestral tribal lands you currently reside on, you can look up your address here: https://native-land.ca/ My book, “Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine,” is now available Womancraft Publishing! To learn more, read endorsements and purchase, please visit  https://womancraftpublishing.com/product/home-to-her/. It is also available for sale via Amazon, Bookshop.org, and you can order it from your favorite local bookstore, too. Please – if you love this podcast and/or have read my book, please consider leaving me a review! For the podcast, reviews on iTunes are extremely helpful, and for the book, reviews on Amazon and Goodreads are equally helpful. Thank you for supporting my work! You can watch this and other podcast episodes at the Home to Her YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@hometoher You can learn more about Glenys and her work at http://pagaian.org. You can also find her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PagaianCosmology, and join her PaGaian Cosmology Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/257877322873 Glenys referenced so many excellent resources during our conversation! I've done my best to capture them all for you below:  Helen Reddy's ("I Am Woman" singer) Grammy acceptance speech, in which she referred to God as "she": https://youtu.be/HWkk9rKZyZU The work of feminist theologians Rosemary Radford Ruether and Mary Daly Starhawk, whose book "The Spiral Dance," was instrumental in launching the modern witchcraft movement Works/groups that influenced her early on included Lux Madriana;  "Children of the Dream;" and "Immaculate Deception," by Suzanne Arms The works of Sonia Johnson and Miriam Robbins Dexter Monique Wittig's "Les Guerilles" Caitlin Matthews is an expert in Celtic lore; Glenys referenced her work while we were discussing the triskele, or Triple Spiral seen at the entrance of Newgrange in Ireland.  the work of feminist Charlene Spretnak Gaia Theory, developed by James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis  Brian Swimme, who together with Thomas Berry, wrote "The Universe Story," which Glenys references in her most recent book Miriam Robbins Dexter and her book, "Whence the Goddesses: A Source Book" The wonderful poet/writer Adrienne Rich, and her book "Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution"   Similar/relevant Home to Her episodes include:  I referenced my discussion with poet Joy Ladin during this conversation. You can listen here: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/shekhinah-speaks-with-joy-ladin Reclaiming Women's Histories with Max Dashu:  https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/reclaiming-womens-histories-with-max-dashu The Legacy of Marija Gimbutas with Joan Marler: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/the-legacy-of-marija-gimbutas-with-joan-marler-v2vWO3gA Making Matriarchy Great Again with Vicki Noble and Dawn Alden: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/making-matriarchy-great-again-with-dawn-alden-and-vicki-noble  Telling the Stories of the Sacred Feminine with Trista Hendren: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/telling-the-stories-of-the-sacred-feminine-with-trista-hendren

On the latest episode, I have the privilege of being in conversation with Shawna Bluestar Newcomb, of Shawnee, Lenape and Zapotec lineage, who has been opening hearts and minds across the world as an international speaker, visionary leader, intuitive healer, medium, spiritual guide and mentor for changemakers. Shawna is a delegate with the Mother Earth Delegation and has been a featured speaker at universities, global conferences, festivals, podcasts, radio, and online summits. In her dedication to personal and planetary healing, she helps to lead a global movement with her father, Steven Newcomb, for conscious change, speaking out on the Domination Code of cultural and planetary exploitation. Shawna offers a fresh perspective and alternative approach to social and conscious change with her unique teachings on The Reverence Code. Shawna is dedicated to healing for the Earth, humanity, future generations, and all beings in this time of The Great Shift, and a return to what she calls, The Time That Was Before.  On today's episode we explore:  Shawna's spiritual background,  including how her Indigenous background immersed her in ceremony as a young child, and how early intuitive experiences shaped her worldview How the Divine Feminine first spoke to her about what she refers to as The Great Shift while she was vacuuming (yes, really!), and how this underscores the presence of the sacred in our everyday lives Shawna and her father's work to bring awareness to the harm caused by the Doctrine of Discovery, including the Catholic Church's role in spreading it and how this created what they refer to as a Domination Code Shawna's own understanding of what she refers to as the Reverence Code, and how it hearkens back to a Time that Was Before Why she believes it's possible to stay firmly rooted in a state of reverence AND in our so-called real world Why it's so important to say yes to what she refers to as "Spirit tweets", or those everyday moments of connection to a divine source greater than ourselves Show Notes: If you’d like to know whose ancestral tribal lands you currently reside on, you can look up your address here: https://native-land.ca/ My book, “Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine,” is now available Womancraft Publishing! To learn more, read endorsements and purchase, please visit  https://womancraftpublishing.com/product/home-to-her/. It is also available for sale via Amazon, Bookshop.org, and you can order it from your favorite local bookstore, too. Please – if you love this podcast and/or have read my book, please consider leaving me a review! For the podcast, reviews on iTunes are extremely helpful, and for the book, reviews on Amazon and Goodreads are equally helpful. Thank you for supporting my work! You can watch this and other podcast episodes at the Home to Her YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@hometoher You can learn more about Shawna at her website, www.shawnabluestar.com . You can also follow her  on Instagram @shawnabluestar, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/shawnabluestar/. You can also learn more about Shawna's Sacred Feminine Rising Healing immersion course here: https://www.shawnabluestar.com/sacredfemininerisin Shawna's father Steven Newcomb's documentary is The Doctrine of Discovery: Unmasking the Domination Code. You can learn more about it and his work here:  https://doctrineofdiscovery.org/the-doctrine-of-discovery-unmasking-the-domination-code/ Here is some more information about the papal bulls and the Doctrine of Discovery, which Shawna referred to during our discussion: https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/spotlight-primary-source/doctrine-discovery-1493  In March 2023 (after this episode was recorded), the Vatican officially disavowed the Doctrine of Discovery. You can read more, including some reactions from Indigenous peoples to the news, here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/vatican-reject-discovery-doctrine-indigenous-demands-1.6795728 You can also learn more about the Mother Earth Delegation of United Nations here:  https://motherearthdelegation.com/. And watch some of there past gatherings on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@MotherEarthDelegation Please support my friends at the Missing Witches podcast during their annual reparations fundraiser! You can learn more about their show and donate to their efforts here:  https://www.missingwitches.com/tag/reparations/ Related podcast episodes:  The Opportunity of this Moment with Jyoti Ma: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/the-opportunity-of-this-moment-with-jyoti-ma

On the latest episode we're diving deep, using the ancient myth of the descent of the Sumerian Goddess Inanna as our guide, as we explore what it means for women to traverse the underworld of our psyches and return with hard-won, precious wisdom for our life journeys. My guest today is Carly Mountain, a psychosexual somatic therapist, breathworker and writer, whose new book is "Descent and Rising: Women's Stories and the Embodiment of the Inanna Myth" (Womancraft Publishing). For the last 20 years, Carly has worked with sacred embodiment practices, and in her latest book, she explores women's real lived experiences of descent and rising, and familiarizes us with a process of female psycho-spiritual growth  pften overlooked in patriachal culture. On today's episode we explore: Carly's spiritual background, including how she learned powerful lessons of devotion through observing her grandmother's Catholic faith The myth of Inanna, including its origins and how each character can represent an important part of ourselves to examine and explore The surprising intersection of pleasure and pain, and how we might find relief and possibly even joy by facing the most exiled parts of ourselves How the myth of Inanna provides us instructions of how we may change, and why sometimes we wish to refuse the invitation to evolve How Carly views the Goddess as "the body of the world," and why in this moment in time we're feeling the call to evolve ourselves and our relationship with the planet Show Notes If you’d like to know whose ancestral tribal lands you currently reside on, you can look up your address here: https://native-land.ca/ My book, “Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine,” is now available Womancraft Publishing! To learn more, read endorsements and purchase, please visit www.womancraftpublishing.com.  It is also available for sale via Amazon, Bookshop.org, and you can order it from your favorite local bookstore, too. Please – if you love this podcast and/or have read my book, please consider leaving me a review! For the podcast, reviews on iTunes are extremely helpful, and for the book, reviews on Amazon and Goodreads are equally helpful. Thank you for supporting my work! You can watch this and other podcast episodes at the Home to Her YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@hometoher Carly's new book is Descent and Rising: Women's Stories and the Embodiment of the Inanna Myth, and is available from Womancraft Publishing:  https://womancraftpublishing.com/product/descent-and-rising/ You can learn more about Carly and her work at: https://carlymountain.com/  Find her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/carly_mountain/  Find her on Facebook at:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063485346635 Here's a link to the gorgeous poem Carly recited - Angels, by Miriam Darlington: https://www.guideforconscioushealing.com/wild-words-poetry-blog/angels Carly also referenced the work of Anodea Judith. You can learn more about her books and writing here: https://anodeajudith.com/ Carly also referenced Dr. Gabor Mate - more on his work here: https://drgabormate.com/ Other Relevent Episodes:  Several Womancraft authors have joined me for prior podcast episodes, including:  Bridget Supple - https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/the-sacred-nature-of-childbirth-with-bridget-supple Stella Tomlinson - https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/cycles-of-belonging-with-stella-tomlinson Molly Remer - https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/embracing-a-mythopoetic-life-with-molly-remer Lucy H. Pearce - https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/facing-sacred-fear-with-lucy-pearce and https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/the-wisdom-of-the-sea-with-lucy-h-pearce Amantha Murphy - https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/the-way-of-the-seabhean-with-amantha-murphy

What does it mean to be a steward of land - not just taking responsibility for its preservation but also listening to the wisdom it offers? On today's episode, I discuss this topic with Belinda Liu, a nature-inspired visionary; co-creator of Gratitude Blooming, a movement to explore the deep connections between nature and culture; and co-founder of Hestia Retreat Center, located near Mt. Shasta, California.  On the latest episode we discuss: Belinda's spiritual background and how her early experiences as a child of Taiwanese immigrants influenced and shaped her understanding of the world. The moment when the Divine Mother, in the form of sacred land, first made her presence known. Belinda's journey from  the world of education to tech entrepreneurship, and ultimately to land stewardship. What it means to surrender to bigger possibilities for our lives, even if those possibilities aren't fully clear. How to move into more intimate relationship with the land that currently supports you. Show Notes If you’d like to know whose ancestral tribal lands you currently reside on, you can look up your address here: https://native-land.ca/ My book, “Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine,” is now available Womancraft Publishing! To learn more, read endorsements and purchase, please visit www.womancraftpublishing.com.  It is also available for sale via Amazon, Bookshop.org, and you can order it from your favorite local bookstore, too.  Please – if you love this podcast and/or have read my book, please consider leaving me a review! For the podcast, reviews on iTunes are extremely helpful, and for the book, reviews on Amazon and Goodreads are equally helpful. Thank you for supporting my work!  You can watch this and other podcast episodes at the Home to Her YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@hometoher You can learn more about Gratitude Blooming, including podcast and oracle cards, here: www.gratitudeblooming.com. You can also follow along on Instagram at:  https://instagram.com/gratitudeblooming  And you can learn more about Hestia, Belinda's intentional healing retreat center at www.hestiamagic.com; Instagram:   https://www.instagram.com/mount_shasta_retreat_center 

Show Notes If you’d like to know whose ancestral tribal lands you currently reside on, you can look up your address here: https://native-land.ca/ My book, “Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine,” is now available Womancraft Publishing! To learn more, read endorsements and purchase, please visit www.womancraftpublishing.com.  It is also available for sale via Amazon, Bookshop.org, and you can order it from your favorite local bookstore, too. Please – if you love this podcast and/or have read my book, please consider leaving me a review! For the podcast, reviews on iTunes are extremely helpful, and for the book, reviews on Amazon and Goodreads are equally helpful. Thank you for supporting my work! You can watch this and other podcast episodes at the Home to Her YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK6xtUV6K7ayV30iz1ECigw Joy’s latest book of poetry is “Shekhinah Speaks”: https://selvaoscura.com/selva-oscura-books/shekhinah-speaks You can learn more about Joy and her writing at her website, https://joyladin.wordpress.com/. You can also find her on Facebook as “Joy Ladin,” and on Instagram @joyladin Joy gave a wonderful Tedx Talk about her transgender identity, titled “Ain’t I a Woman?” You can watch it here: https://youtu.be/g0K2YvvQyEw You can also listen to Joy on the On Being podcast here: https://onbeing.org/programs/joy-ladin-finding-a-home-in-yourself/

If you’d like to know whose ancestral tribal lands you currently reside on, you can look up your address here: https://native-land.ca/ My book, “Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine,” is now available Womancraft Publishing! To learn more, read endorsements and purchase, please visit www.womancraftpublishing.com.  It is also available for sale via Amazon, Bookshop.org, and you can order it from your favorite local bookstore, too. Please – if you love this podcast and/or have read my book, please consider leaving me a review! For the podcast, reviews on iTunes are extremely helpful, and for the book, reviews on Amazon and Goodreads are equally helpful. Thank you for supporting my work! You can watch this and other podcast episodes at the Home to Her YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK6xtUV6K7ayV30iz1ECigw Lynne’s latest book is Living a Committed Life: Finding Freedom and Fulfillment in a Purpose Larger than Yourself: https://bookshop.org/p/books/living-a-committed-life-finding-freedom-and-fulfillment-in-a-purpose-larger-than-yourself-lynne-twist/18153215 You can learn more about Lynn’s work via her organization’s websites, incuding: https://soulofmoney.org  and https://www.pachamama.org/   You can find her on social media at: Instagram @soulofmoney Facebook: @TheSoulOfMoneyInstitute & @LynneTwistGlobalVisionary; https://www.facebook.com/TheSoulOfMoneyInstitute Twitter: @lynne_twist; https://twitter.com/lynne_twist LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynnetwist/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/lynnetwist/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soulofmoneylife Lynne shared this beautiful quote from the poet Ranier Maria Rilke during our conversation:  "If I don't manage to fly, someone else will. The spirit wants only that there be flying. As for who happens to do it, in that he has only a passing interest." Lynne also referenced the work of Paul Hawken, who wrote the revolutionary book “Drawdown,” and more recently “Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation”:  https://paulhawken.com/  

If you’d like to know whose ancestral tribal lands you currently reside on, you can look up your address here: https://native-land.ca/ My new book, “Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine,” is now available Womancraft Publishing! To learn more, read endorsements and purchase, please visit www.womancraftpublishing.com.  It is also available for sale via Amazon, Bookshop.org, and you can order it from your favorite local bookstore, too.  Please – if you love this podcast and/or have read my book, please consider leaving me a review! For the podcast, reviews on iTunes are extremely helpful, and for the book, reviews on Amazon and Goodreads are equally helpful. Thank you for supporting my work!  You can watch this and other podcast episodes at the Home to Her YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK6xtUV6K7ayV30iz1ECigw Bridget’s new book is The Birthkeeper of Bethlehem: A Midwife’s Tale: https://womancraftpublishing.com/product/the-birthkeeper-of-bethlehem/ You can find Bridget on social media and online at: https://www.facebook.com/BirthkeeperofBethlehem   https://www.instagram.com/bridgetsupple/ www.babysbiome.org https://www.lovebirthandbaby.com/ During our conversation, Bridget referenced Megan Markle being publicly mocked by health officials during her pregnancy. This article provides more insight: https://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a27377779/meghan-markle-home-birth-acog/ Up to 1 in 3 women have experienced birth trauma in Australia: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-31/birth-trauma-ptsd-feminisms-forgotten-issue/11649116#:~:text=Up%20to%20one%20in%20three,the%20problem%20is%20getting%20worse.  MBRRACE report indicating black women are 4 times more likely to die in childbirth:   https://www.birthcompanions.org.uk/resources/mbrrace-uk-saving-lives-improving-mothers-care-2021 Black women are 3-4 times more likely to die in childbirth that white women: https://www.npr.org/2017/12/07/568948782/black-mothers-keep-dying-after-giving-birth-shalon-irvings-story-explains-why Bridget referred to “mother warming” in global traditions – here’s a little more information: https://www.acupb.com/blog/2018/6/27/mother-warming The Malleus Maleficarum is the document Bridget and I referred to, which informed the horrific witch trials of the 15th and 16th centuries in Europe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malleus_Maleficarum Bridget referenced the book “Why Post Natal Recovry Matters”: https://sophiemessager.com/why-postnatal-recovery-matters-book/ More information on spinning babies: https://www.spinningbabies.com/professionals/find-approved-trainers/gail-tully/

If you’d like to know whose ancestral tribal lands you currently reside on, you can look up your address here: https://native-land.ca/ My new book, “Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine,” is now available Womancraft Publishing! To learn more, read endorsements and purchase, please visit www.womancraftpublishing.com.  It is also available for sale via Amazon, Bookshop.org, and you can order it from your favorite local bookstore, too.  Please – if you love this podcast and/or have read my book, please consider leaving me a review! For the podcast, reviews on iTunes are extremely helpful, and for the book, reviews on Amazon and Goodreads are equally helpful. Thank you for supporting my work!  You can watch this and other podcast episodes at the Home to Her YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK6xtUV6K7ayV30iz1ECigw Sophie’s latest book is The Flowering Wand: Rewilding the Sacred Masculine https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-flowering-wand-rewilding-the-sacred-masculine-sophie-strand/ You can follow her on Instagram @cosmogyny, and subscribe to her writings on Substack at https://sophiestrand.substack.com/ We covered lots of ground in this episode! Here are links to some of the resources we discussed: This conversation with the late Barbara Ehrenreich, explores the fact that ancient cave art is primarily nature-based, which Sophie refers to: https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2020/jan/10/humans-were-not-centre-stage-how-ancient-cave-art-puts-us-in-our-place.  “The Dawn of Everything”, by David Graeber and David Wengrow is an excellent, updated exploration of ancient history  Sophie referenced the social change platform Advaya , with whom she offers coursework – you can learn more here:  https://advaya.co/ Sophie also mentioned many books and authors who explore the historical evidence of Jesus. These include: “Rabbi Jesus” by Bruce Chilton; “Gospel Q” and the “Gnostic Bible”; “The Gnostic Gospels” by Elaine Pagels; the work of Neil Douglas-Klotz; and “The Historical Jesus”, by John Dominc Crossan  Sophie made the comment that mother myths become monster myths. One example of this is Tiamat, the ancient Sea Serpent Mother Goddess whose murder is described in the ancient Babylonia text the Enuma Elish. You can read this text in its full here: https://www.worldhistory.org/article/225/enuma-elish---the-babylonian-epic-of-creation---fu/ Past podcasts that are relevant to this conversation include: Sacred Activism with Ruby and Christabel Reed: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/sacred-activism-with-ruby-and-christabel-reed Rewilding the Rosary with Clark Strand and Perdita Finn: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/exploring-the-secrets-of-the-rosary-with-clark-strand-and-perdita-finn

If you’d like to know whose ancestral tribal lands you currently reside on, you can look up your address here: https://native-land.ca/ My new book, “Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine,” is now available Womancraft Publishing! To learn more, read endorsements and purchase, please visit www.womancraftpublishing.com.  It is also available for sale via Amazon, Bookshop.org, and you can order it from your favorite local bookstore, too.  You can watch this and many other podcast episodes at the Home to Her YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@hometoher You can learn more about the Story Medicine’s work at her website: www.thestorymedicine.com. You can also follow her on Instagram @thestorymedicine You can also watch her documentary about the production of her latest tarot deck, Seaweed Sisters, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGdXf6HwRwQ&t=548s.  This article provides some history and background about tarot: https://mymodernmet.com/history-of-tarot-cards/ The Story Medicine also mentioned the work of Rachelle Garcia – you can learn more here: https://www.innatetraditions.com/. 

If you’d like to know whose ancestral tribal lands you currently reside on, you can look up your address here: https://native-land.ca/ My new book, “Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine,” is now available Womancraft Publishing! To learn more, read endorsements and purchase, please visit www.womancraftpublishing.com.  It is also available for sale via Amazon, Bookshop.org, and you can order it from your favorite local bookstore, too.  You can watch this and other podcast episodes at the Home to Her YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK6xtUV6K7ayV30iz1ECigw You can learn more about Arla at her website:  www.arlapatch.com You can purchase her artwork, including prints of “Please Abide with Me” here: https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/arla-patch/shop You can learn more about Arla’s social justice work here:  www.coalitionofnativesandallies.org In addition, here are a few other things we discussed during this episode:  Arla spoke about the images in her book, A Body Story, as well as how she made them. You can see some of them here: https://arlapatch.com/a-body-story-1 The Phips Proclamation of 1755 declared the Penobscot Indians to be traitors to the King of England and promised a bounty to be paid for living men ages 12 and older, as well as for the scalps of dead men, women and children. You can read more about this here: https://upstanderproject.org/learn/guides-and-resources/first-light/phips-bounty-proclamation Arla also mentioned the Huichol Indian yarn paintings. You can see some examples here: https://indigoarts.com/galleries/nierika-yarn-paintings-huichol-indians-mexico With the Coalition of Native and Allies, Arla has been arranging showings of the powerful documentary, “Fighting Indians,” about the harm caused by the use of Native symbols and tribes as mascots. You can learn more about this film here: https://fightingindians.com/

If you’d like to know whose ancestral tribal lands you currently reside on, you can look up your address here: https://native-land.ca/ My new book, “Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine,” is now available Womancraft Publishing! To learn more, read endorsements and purchase, please visit www.womancraftpublishing.com.  It is also available for sale via Amazon, Bookshop.org, and you can order it from your favorite local bookstore, too.  You can watch most podcast episodes at the Home to Her YouTube Channel (however, due to ongoing safety concerns, please note that Priya Assal’s episode will not be posted here immediately): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK6xtUV6K7ayV30iz1ECigw You can learn more about Priya Assal’s work at: https://www.innerjourneypractices.com/ https://www.instagram.com/innerjourneypractices/ https://priya-assal.medium.com/ Here are a few additional resources related to this episode:  Priya Assal mentioned the book “Sophie’s World” as being transformative to her when she was young: https://www.amazon.com/Sophies-World-History-Philosophy-Classics/dp/0374530718 This is a greatvideo explaining the Iranian Revolution of 1979, and how US involvement has contributed to the current political system (recommended by Priya Assal): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVlV4PAAE8E Priya Assal also wrote this powerful Medium shortly after the protests began: https://priya-assal.medium.com/women-life-liberty-how-the-feminist-voice-of-iran-should-be-everyones-voice-8102f5b2516b I mentioned Monica Rodgers, whose podcast is the Revelation Project. You can learn more and listen to episodes here: https://revelationproject.fireside.fm/ I also referenced a prior Home to Her episode with Bethany Webster, author of “Discovering the Inner Mother”: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/healing-the-mother-wound-with-bethany-webster

If you’d like to know whose ancestral tribal lands you currently reside on, you can look up your address here: https://native-land.ca/ My new book, “Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine,” will be available beginning October 14 from Womancraft Publishing! To learn more, read endorsements and purchase, please visit www.womancraftpublishing.com.    You can watch this and other podcast episodes at the Home to Her YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK6xtUV6K7ayV30iz1ECigw You can listen to all past episodes of the “Make Matriarchy Great Again” podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/34-circe-salon-make-matriarchy-great-again-disrupting/id1515852327 You can also become a supporter of their work via Patreon: http://patreon.com/34Circe And, you can learn more about Vicki, including her upcoming online course exploring the work of Marija Gimbutas, here: https://www.vickinoble.com/. We discussed a number of books and resources during this episode! Here are a few you can explore on your own: “The First Sex,” by Elizabeth Gould Davis, was brought up here, and has also been mentioned by other guests in the past Octavia Butler was a fantastic science fiction writer whose books were extremely prescient and relevant to the times we’re living in. You can learn more about her and work here: https://www.octaviabutler.com/ Dawn also mentioned the books “Sexual Politics”, by Kate Millett, and “Drawing Down the Moon”, by Margot Adler We also discussed the classic book “When God Was a Woman”, by Merlin Stone Kaitlin Shetler is a fantastic ex-evangelical poet who shares her work on social media. You can read her poems here: https://www.facebook.com/kaitlinhardyshetler/ https://www.hagia.de/home/ is the home of the Hagia, International Academy for Modern Matriarchal Studies, founded by Heide Goettner-Abendroth Dawn also discussed her experience with the teachings of Eagle Man (Ed McGaa), a member of the Oglala Sioux tribe. The following prior podcast episodes are also relevant to this conversation: The Legacy of Marija Gimbutas with Joan Marler:   https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/the-legacy-of-marija-gimbutas-with-joan-marler Reclaiming Women’s Histories with Max Dashu: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/reclaiming-womens-histories-with-max-dashu The Maternal Gift Economy with Genevieve Vaughan: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/the-maternal-gift-economy-with-genevieve-vaughan

If you’d like to know whose ancestral tribal lands you currently reside on, you can look up your address here: https://native-land.ca/ My new book, “Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine,” is available for pre-order now from Womancraft Publishing! To learn more, read endorsements and purchase, please visit www.womancraftpublishing.com.    Caroline’s book is “Finding Elen: The Quest for Elen of the Ways,” and can be purchased here:  https://bookshop.org/books/finding-elen-the-quest-for-elen-of-the-ways/9781508644033 Caroline also referred to the book “The Deer Goddess of Ancient Siberia,” by Esther Jacobsen. This book is out of print, but you may be able to find it via your local or nearest academic library system.  Caroline referenced the discovery of gold in the reindeer territories of the Indigenous Saami people of Northern Europe. You can read more about this here: https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/indigenous-peoples/2022/01/significant-battery-metals-discovery-key-reindeer-herding-land. During our discussion of ley lines, Caroline acknowledged the late Alfred Watkins as popularizing the original concept. You can learn more about him here: https://www.visitherefordshire.co.uk/blog/introducing-alfred-watkins-fascinating-man. Sharon Blackie’s book, “If Women Rose Rooted,” also includes a historical exploration of Elen of the Ways. This is a favorite article of mine examining the connections between the ancient deer Goddess, shamans and our current popular stories of Santa Claus:  https://gathervictoria.com/2017/12/15/doe-a-deer-a-female-deer-the-spirit-of-mother-christmas/ Finally, Caroline mentioned Extinction Rebellion, a radical art movement to call attention to climate change. I also discussed Extinction Rebellion with Mat Osmond on a prior Home to Her episode called “The Black Madonna’s Song:” https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-madonnas-song-with-mat-osmond-and-kate-walters/id1499676560?i=1000531362348

Interested in knowing whose Native lands you’re currently residing on? You can find out for yourself at native-land.ca. My new book, “Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine,” is available for pre-order from Womancraft Publishing. You can learn more and order at www.womancraftpublishing.com. Stephanie’s podcast is “The Black Madonna Speaks,” which you can find on Anchor, Google Play, and Apple Podcasts. Here YouTube Channel, “The Heart of the Black Madonna,” is here: https://www.youtube.com/c/theheartoftheblackmadonna. You can learn more about the Camino de Santiago de Compostela: https://santiago-compostela.net/. The Interfaith Mary page shows the location of many Black Madonnas:  https://www.interfaithmary.net/ Stephanie discussed her background in anthroposophy – you can learn more here:https://anthroposophy.org/ Here are a few other books and resources we discussed: “Cult of the Black Virgin,” by Ean Begg “Longing for Darkness,” by China Galland “Healing Journeys with the Black Madonna,” by Alessandra Belloni “God is a Black Woman,” by Christena Cleveland The University of Dayton’s Marian Library Finally, here are a few previous podcast episodes that also explore the wisdom of the Black Madonna: The Secrets of the Black Madonna with Alessandra Belloni:   https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/the-secrets-of-the-black-madonna-with-alessandra-belloni “The Black Madonna’s Song” with Mat Osmond and Kate Walters: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/the-black-madonnas-song-with-mat-osmond-and-kate-walters “The Sacred Black Feminine” with Christena Cleveland: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/the-sacred-black-feminine-with-christena-cleveland

If you’ve heard me acknowledge the Indigenous lands I reside on and would like to know which tribal lands you may be living on, you can visit native-land.ca to find out.  You can pre-order my book, Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine from Womancraft Publishing: https://www.womancraftpublishing.com/books/home-to-her/ You can find video of this episode at the Home to Her YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK6xtUV6K7ayV30iz1ECigw You can learn more about Johanna and all her offerings at https://wildandthemoon.earth/.  The late Layne Redmond wrote the now-classic book When the Drummers Were Women: https://bookshop.org/books/when-the-drummers-were-women-a-spiritual-history-of-rhythm/9781635617887.  Johanna referenced the singer Ani Williams. You can learn more about her here: https://aniwilliams.com/ Johanna also mentioned the work of Stephen Harrod Buehner – you can learn more about him and his work here: https://www.stephenharrodbuhner.com/about/ We also discussed the work of Alessandra Belloni, who joined me on this podcast in 2020. You can listen to this episode here: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/the-secrets-of-the-black-madonna-with-alessandra-belloni We also discuss roses, and their connection to the Virgin Mary and the rosary. I explored the history of the rosary in depth during this episode with Clark Strand and Perdita Finn: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/exploring-the-secrets-of-the-rosary-with-clark-strand-and-perdita-finn Finally, these are the Spanish lyrics to the beautiful song that Johanna sang at the end of our conversation: Es verdad,que hace tiempo que te tengo en el olvido,que ni rezo, ni me acuerdo,de llevarte rosas rojas a tu altar. Es verdad,que tu nombre yo no lo digo desde niño,pero ahora,yo, yo necesitoque me ayudesy te olvides lo que he sido. Ave María,escúchame,Ave María, Ave María,tú sabes,tú sabes que yo la quieroy es todo lo que tengo.Ave María,Ave María escúchame,Ave María, Ave María,te pido,yo te pido que no termine,nuestro amor, nuestro amor. (Ave María). Recordarás,aquellas flores que adornaban tu capilla,eran mías, solo mías,yo las robaba por las noches para ti. Recordarás,cuantas veces te he rezado de rodillas,mis amigos, se reían,al mirarme, se reían, se reían. Ave María,Ave María escúchame,Ave María, Ave María,tú sabes,tú sabes que yo la quieroy es todo lo que tengo.Ave María,Ave María escúchame,Ave María, Ave María,te pido,yo te pido que no termine,nuestro amor, nuestro amornuestro amor, nuestro amor. 

You can pre-order my book, Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine from Womancraft Publishing: https://www.womancraftpublishing.com/books/home-to-her/ You can learn more about Elizabeth and order her book, The Well of Truth, here: https://elizabethagouldstories.com/ Here are a few other resources related to our discussion: Elizabeth mentioned Mary Wollstonecraft, a feminist writer in the late 1700s, who famously wrote “A Vindication on the Rights of Women.” Here’s a short video about her life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6nyX1c5jjw.  Elizabeth also mentioned Rob Brezny, who publishes “Freewill Astrology.” You can learn more here: https://freewillastrology.com/. Here’s a link to more information about the book The Optimized Woman,” by Miranda Gray Elizabeth and I have both participated in the 13 Moon Mystery School, which was founded by Ariel Spilsbury. Ariel joined me on the podcast in 2020, and you can listen to her episode here: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/embodying-the-divine-feminine-with-ariel-spilsbury We also discussed the importance of honoring cycles, a topic I also explored with priestess Stella Tomlinson: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/cycles-of-belonging-with-stella-tomlinson Finally, Elizabeth mentioned the Green Man, a mythological nature being who turns up in many legends. This is a good article explaining who he is: https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-remarkable-persistence-of-the-green-man.

Want to know whose tribal lands you’re residing on? Visit native-land.ca to find out. And then make sure to tell your friends and family members! Righting colonial wrongs begins with awareness and land acknowledgment. Please check out my upcoming book, “Home to Her,” which is available from Womancraft Publishing! You can pre-order it here: www.womancraftpublishing.com. You can learn more about Genevieve and her work at her website, http://gift-economy.com/, where many of her articles and books are available for free You can learn more about International Feminists for a Gift Economy here: https://www.internationalfeministsforagifteconomy.org/ You can also learn more about the Maternal Gift Economy Salons and view prior salon gatherings here: https://www.maternalgifteconomymovement.org/salons/ Sekhmet is an ancient Egyptian Goddess. This article gives a bit of historical information about her: https://www.latimes.com/science/la-xpm-2013-apr-29-la-sci-ritual-drunkenness-sex-ancient-egypt-20130429-story.html. And here’s a link to another article, which includes images of some ancient Egyptian statues: https://www.arce.org/resource/statues-sekhmet-mistress-dread You can learn more about the Temple of Goddess Spirituality that Genevieve founded in honor of Sekhmet here: https://www.sekhmettemple.org/. If you'd like to schedule a visit, you can contact Gen at Sekhmettemplecactussprings@gmail.com.   This is a great documentary about Genevieve’s life, for those who wish to know her and her work better! https://youtu.be/emAjQ8kO0wo

You can learn more about my upcoming book, Home to Her, and pre-order it at Womancraft Publishing: https://www.womancraftpublishing.com/books/home-to-her/. You can watch this episode on the Home to Her YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK6xtUV6K7ayV30iz1ECigw You can sign up to read more of Finn’s writing here: https://finnschubert.substack.com/ Finn’s latest book, Even the Cemeteries Have Space Here, can be ordered here: https://www.finnschubert.com/books/p/even-the-cemeteries-have-space-here. You can also learn more about the artist who designed the cover, Shea in the Catskills, here: https://www.sheainthecatskills.com/ Here’s a link to Finn’s beautiful poem, “In the Witch Shop”: https://finnschubert.substack.com/p/poem-in-the-witch-shop And here’s a little more information on Santa Muerte, whom Finn mentions briefly:  https://santamuerte.fr/blogs/news/la-santa-muerte Finn and I both reference The Way of the Rose, which is the title of a book by Clark Strand and Perdita Finn, and a community dedicated to “the forgotten Earth wisdom of the rosary…and to the Lady, by any name you like to call Her.” It is not affiliated with the Catholic Church in any way. You can visit the Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wayoftherose