On this epsiode of Ashley On we are joined by a woman whose research and writing have helped reshape modern understanding of the Christian tradition — particularly when it comes to the often-misunderstood figure of Mary Magdalene.  Margaret Starbird is the author of several groundbreaking books, including The Woman with the Alabaster Jar, The Goddess in the Gospels, and Mary Magdalene, Bride in Exile. Through her scholarship, Margaret invites us to re-examine the sacred feminine, decode hidden symbolism, and explore the possibility that the Christian story we’ve inherited may be missing one of its most powerful truths.  In Dan Brown's famous book, The DaVinci Code, three books are cited as reference material; Margaret Starbird wrote two of them.  Enjoy the show!  

We welcome Siobhan Maguire back to the show to discuss how to deal with grief and loss in these trying times.  Siobhan is a cancer surviver who healed herself through the power of faith and now helps others through her work at HealthySelfTherapy.com.  Siobhan's faith-based work is focused on helping her clients eliminate fear and learn how to forgive themselves.  Enjoy the show!

Jenny Garufi is an International best-selling author, speaker, sought after intuitive, and media personality who has been featured on PBS, ABC, iHeartRadio and HuffPost.  We discuss her personal journey and how we all possess the ability to take back our power by focusing on Joy.  Enjoy the show! 

Siobhan Maguire is a cancer surviver who healed herself through the power of faith and now helps others through her work at HealthySelfTherapy.com.  Siobhan's faith-based work is focused on helping her clients eliminate fear and learn how to forgive themselves.  Enjoy the show!

Mare Cromwell is a cancer survivor and an award-winning author who is in direct communication with Mother Earth and other Divine Feminine entities with a focus on healing.  Mare has been blessed by Native American elders as a mystic and high-priestess healer and is working now on healing the land near her home in Asheville, NC which was devastated by Hurricane Helene.  

Author of "Conversations with God" and "God Talk", Neale Donald Walsch, was severely down in his life when God started communicating directly with him - radically changing his perspective and life going forward.  God tells Neale that "We've got [him] all wrong."  

Guy Needler is an old friend of the show and it was great to catch up with him once again.  We discuss how good it feels to lead by example in doing the right things and thus how one can use selfish desires to positively impact the world.  The body as a vehicle for our perpetual soul is another topic of conversation, along with the reality that we are all here to evolve.  So the entire point is to change and grow one's opinions based on wisdom.  Finally we discuss how good it feels to have a life philosophy whereby one always assumes others are doing the best that they can.  Try it!  Hope you enjoy the show.

Singing is Believing!  Koolulam is a "social musical initiative" that is changing the world by putting out what I like to call "Fast Waves" or ripples of positivity in our world that physically must overcome the low vibration waves of war.  Though it may not feel like that to founder and CEO, Michal Shahaf now due to the horrible war that is ravaging Israel at the time of our recording, she and all involved in Koolulam are undoubtedly slowly changing our world for the better and we owe them a large debt of gratitude as such.   This is a fantastic interview with Michal who is trying to keep her light shining bright during these trying times.  In fact, a new Koolulam song/video will soon be released which is a collaborative effort by music directors all over the world performing Madonna's "Like a Prayer" in the spirit of Peace.  

#koolulam #peace #oneday #likeaprayer #ashleyon #fastwaves #love

Hempseed has always been legal in the US for human consumption and anyone in the US can simply go to their local supermarket and pick up some hempseed oil or hemp hearts in order to fortify their nutrition.  Yet, for some reason,  we are not allowed to feed it to our horses or to our dogs to aid nutrition or reduce inflammation.  

Whether or not horses and dogs are allowed to eat hempseed may seem like a trivial pursuit for some, but those who are interested in a future where hemp can eliminate plastic, paper and toxic building materials are very interested in this topic.  

While hemp is exponentially faster than trees at reducing CO2 from the air (and in some locations can be grown 2-3 times per year!), today hemp stalks are too expensive to be used as a replacement for petroleum and wood based products.  However,  if the associated hempseed is able to be fed to the farm animals, the economics of using hemp stalk as a more sustainable option to replace plastics drastically shift.  

Dr. Kristine Ely from Virginia Tech has done research showing that not only is hempseed oil safe for horses, but horses who were fed hempseed oil:

(a) had NO cannabinoids (THC, CBD, etc.) contamination present in their blood 
(b) DID have significant increases of γ-Linolenic acid (GLA),  a unique fatty acid that is uncommon in horse's diets and which increases the horse's production of anti-inflammatory eicosanoids
(c) had NO other inflammatory biomarkers influenced by treatment

This show is with Barrie Schwortz who participated in an amazing mission with elite scientists to verify the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin and has been featured on Gaia TV and many other programs discussing this amazing artifact.  Barrie runs theShroud.com website:  "The Shroud of Turin is a centuries old linen cloth that bears the image of a crucified man. A man that millions believe to be Jesus of Nazareth. Is it really the cloth that wrapped his crucified body, or is it simply a medieval forgery, a hoax perpetrated by some clever artist? Modern science has completed hundreds of thousands of hours of detailed study and intense research on the Shroud. It is, in fact, the single most studied artifact in human history, and we know more about it today than we ever have before. And yet, the controversy still rages."