Alternative Talk- 1150AM KKNW

Are you prepared for when disaster strikes? It’s International Disaster Day and neither Stacy, nor Eric are ready. They are prepared to celebrate National M&M Day and agree it would be nuts not to choose this classic candy if stuck on a deserted island. They share their dream trip, spoiler it’s not a deserted island, and discuss considerations they contemplate when planning travel. Vance of Dingfelder’s Delicatessen and Nourish Catering talks about his new grill which means Reuben sandwiches are mere weeks away from becoming a reality (followed closely by BECs and grilled cheese sandwiches. Go to https://dingfelders.com or https://nourishcatering.com for menus and more. Next time: Halloween costumes

When long time trekker, writer, and anthropologist Beebe Bahrami made her first full 500-mile hike on the Camino de Santiago,via the Way of Saint James, across southern France and northern Spain, she met French and Spanish pilgrims who told her that the Camino was more than a Christian pilgrimage. They explained that it also was a great leyline, a path of earth energy that could transform one by walking it. They added that under the 1,200-year-old Christian pilgrimage road there was a more ancient, pre-Christian initiatory path that could take one deeper into spiritual experience and consciousness. A person engaged it by looking for signs along the way. Signs? Many, she learned, but that the most potent were those associated with the goose.

The leyline idea made sense to her for she was already feeling it as she stepped along, an uncanny hum from the earth that seemed to support her every step. But signs and geese? What did this have to do with pilgrimage, let alone spiritual initiation? She dismissed it as a wonky idea and dropped it quickly on the trail and forgot about it.

But the goose would not leave her alone. It appeared as Bahrami walked, in village and landscape feature names, on medieval churches and monasteries, and most unusually, as a part of a massive inlaid stone board game, the Game of the Goose, in the Plaza de Santiago, the Spanish name for Saint James, in the Riojan city of Logroño. A popular European children’s game similar to Snakes and Ladders, in Logroño Bahrami learned that the Game of the Goose was intentionally set there by city planners and with church’s blessings to serve as a metaphor for the pilgrimage, as well as for life. She learned that the goose was seen as a creature of luck. But what else did the goose mean, beyond luck, signs, and children’s game? What really led it to become associated with spiritual initiation, pilgrimage, and the Camino? No one seemed able to give her a straight answer but by now, she was intrigued.

It took Bahrami three returns on three more through-treks on pilgrim paths in southwestern France and northern Spain to unearth the answers, ones that were rooted in ancient, pre-Christian times and that had survived to the present in the seemingly innocuous form of the goose. As Bahrami pursued the mystery of the goose, part skeptic and part seeker, she encountered wise and humorous locals, quirky and questing pilgrims, and unusual evidence in stones, local stories, and practices that revealed that the way of the wild goose was indeed a real and vibrant pathway, a parallel universe to the Christian Camino de Santiago. She discovered that though the medieval Camino was officially dedicated to Saint James the Greater, under the surface still dwelled older native goddesses and gods who continued to influence the way. Most stunning, she found that the goose was very likely an ancient Eurasian earth-centered mother goddess who took many forms but the goose was among her most prominent forms or association. Ideas about the goose were crumbs, clues, and survivors of an older spirituality, ones that even found their way into stories of Mother Goose.

This three part, outer and inner adventure of The Way of the Wild Goose is a travel narrative about wild nature, ancient roads, and mysterious lore that tells a modern story of initiation, challenge, trail magic, and deep personal transformation. Something of a cross between Bill Bryson’s A Walk in the Woods, Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love, and Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code, The Way of the Wild Goose is a travel narrative and a detective story unearthing an old mystery and unfurling with it a magnetically alive and meaningful long walk on the ancient roads in France and Spain.

Find out more about Beebe Bahrami at:

https://beebebahrami.weebly.com/

Voices of Experience - 10 - 12 - 22 - Mid-West Stereotypes & KIXI’s Bob Little by Alternative Talk- 1150AM KKNW

Mystic Radio For Past Lives, People And Pets – Robin Alexis unlocks your Souls Wisdom by discovering what your Past Lives are, and Nels Rasmussen works with people for their pets, remotely, and assists them to restore the health and mobility to their pets when nothing else works!

On this edition of Love From The Hyp presents Go Beyond The Veil, an interview with Author, Research Historian, & Sasquatch Enthusiast, Greg Walter. Greg will discuss his latest novel, “Ridgewalkers in Two Worlds”, his encounter with Sasquatch, wisdom of the Little People, and their relation to the Native Tribes and the land.

Greg will also share how his extensive collection of maps and knowledge of public lands history, have lended to his findings and interest in Sasquatch.

You won’t want to miss this one!

If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with ADHD or struggles with staying focused and organized, or is consistently late and generally feels overwhelmed. Or if you constantly think you should have done or said something differently, doubt yourself, feel guilty, or are worried you are disappointing everyone, then you are going to want to join us to learn how simple steps can help you tremendous.

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https://www.tracecoaching.com/

Mercy's guest today is her sister, Mary Russell, M.Ed. & owner of Journeys Out Yonder, a nature-based education early childhood education program in Boulder, CO. As she tells the story of the evolution of her life’s passion into a purposeful joyful career, we explore what she learned from her students, in the public education system and outdoors. Embedded in her story is her growth in becoming a confident independent woman secure in herself and nurtured by the love of her students and their families. She shares her philosophy of nurturing children to follow their natural curiosity while becoming confident as learners and explorers. Get OUTSIDE and PLAY! Website: https://journeysoutyonder.com/

Recovery Recharged with Ellen Stewart: Pushy Broad From The Bronx®: Hot Topics in the Job Market with Career Coach Melanie Mitchell Wexler.

What is Quiet Quitting and are you a part of it? How does the job seeker navigate to find new opportunities amidst recession and layoffs? Practical tips, not to be missed!

Website:

https://pushybroadfromthebronx.com/

https://www.findsucceedachieve.com/

Stacy tortures her mother by sharing her latest find from Old Navy, faux-Rothys (they’re way cheaper, you’re welcome), before sharing an article from The New Yorker and the latest on The Try Guys. Her guest, Suzanne Weller is a coach/consultant or as she calls herself, a thought partner. She and Stacy chat about the language of leadership and transformation in business and beyond. Another dynamic conversation about the importance of communication as a strategic soft skill. To learn more about Suzanne Weller, go to https://wellercollaboration.com/

Episode 89: "Tony Soprano Was Wrong, And That Doesn't Have to be a Problem"

On this year's Indigenous People's Day and Columbus Day, JDK examines the historical roots of each and challenges us all to take a good look and why and how we infuse holidays with meaning in the first place. Perhaps we need to become more comfortable with the paradoxes we face when it comes to honoring history, individuals, and groups and ask ourselves why we want every conversation about them to be easy and free of discomfort. Any changes we want to see out in the world, after all, probably need to start inside us to have any chance of happening. So why not start here?