On the latest episode, I'm joined by Sande Hart, a mother, grandmother and founder of The Global Woman's Village woman's organization, formally known as S.A.R.A.H. (The Spiritual and Religious Alliance for Hope) now in its 23rd year. She is also the Author of The Liminal Odyssey, The Alchemical Power of The Spaces In-Between, (also a Nautilus Book Awardee)

Sande is actively engaged in leadership in the peace, compassion, community building, and women’s re- and in-powerment sectors. Her most recent work is in service to the role of women in this evolutionary impulse we are in during these transitional times. She served on the Women's Task Force for The Parliament of The World's Religions and developed and produced the first-ever Women's Village at the 2023 international conference. She founded and served as Director for the international organization The Charter For Compassion’s Women and Girls sector as creator and director of the 9th sector of the international organization focused on compassion. And she is the Founder of Compassionate California, which recently became established into law by the governor’s office as the first Compassionate State in the world.

During our conversation, we explore:

• Sande's multi-decade journey toward recognizing the presence of the Sacred Feminine in her life, including the flickers of Her presence along the way
• How Sande came to fully recognize Her through her work shepherding the Women's Village at the Parliament of the World's Religions.
• The evolution of her non-profit organization S.A.R.A.H., including her more recent focus on "women who future," and what this language means to her
• The powerful message that she received while visiting Auschwitz, which brought us both to tears during the culmination of this inspiring episode

Notes related to this episode:

• You can learn more about the Global Woman's Village at https://www.sarah4hope.org/
• You can also learn more about Sande and her book at her website: https://www.sandehart.com/
• We discussed the work of Carol Lee Flinders during this episode, including her books "Enduring Grace" and "At the Root of This Longing."
• Sande mentioned the song by George Harrison "My Sweet Lord"
• I also mentioned the beautiful Adrienne Rich Poem, poem 13 in her collection of 21 love poems: https://allpoetry.com/poem/10381457-Twenty-One-Love-Poems-XIII-by-Adrienne-Rich
• We also discussed the Parliament of the World's Religions
• Finally, Sande mentioned the following quote by Henry David Thoreau: “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.”

And here are a few more details about this show and my work:

• 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/
• You can also visit the Coalition of Natives and Allies for more helpful educational resources about Indigenous rights and history.
• Please – if you love this podcast and/or have read my book, please consider leaving me a review, and thank you for supporting my work!
• You can also access the audio version of this episode here, or wherever you access your podcasts: https://home-to-her.captivate.fm/
• For more Sacred Feminine goodness and to stay up to date on all episodes, please follow me on Instagram: @hometoher. To dive into conversation about the Sacred Feminine, join the Facebook group, also @hometoher.
• And to read about the Sacred Feminine, check out my award-winning book Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine (Womancraft Publishing), available on Audible and wherever you buy your books!. If you've read it, your reviews on Goodreads and Amazon are greatly appreciated!
• Visit www.hometoher.com to learn more about your host, download a free meditation and sign up for my newsletter to stay up to date on all the latest episodes.

On the latest episode I'm joined by the wise and wonderful Lucy Grace.

Lucy is a mystic spiritual guide, embodied therapist and poet based in New Zealand. She mentors people in soul initiation and awakening, and is devoted to helping as many hearts as possible remember the truth of themselves and connect to the ever present great heart at the center of all.

Lucy has lived many lives, including as a television journalist for One News, New Zealand's largest national television news channel, and a humanitarian aid worker based in Europe for 15 years, working for the UN, Save the Children, Fairtrade, and Oxfam. Lucy now focuses on her work as a soul initiation, awakening guide and mentor, holistic therapist and poet.

And she's known for honoring the sacred process and the sacred mess of our humanity, while also supporting people to remember who they are outside of all roles, archetypes, identities, concepts, and teachings. Lucy is also the author of This Untameable Light, which was released in November 2023 to critical acclaim from some of the world's most loved spiritual teachers.

On this episode we discussed:

• Lucy's extremely challenging childhood and the many unexpected gifts that came from it, including a deep contentment and gratitude for all that she did have
• Her experience of God as a sense of deep, nourishing light emanating from within
• Her own spiritual initiation of motherhood, and the depths that it took her to
• The surprising way that the Goddess presented herself to Lucy, and how she knows her now
• Plus Lucy reads two of her beautiful poems aloud

Notes related to this episode:

• You can learn more about Lucy and her work at https://lucy-grace.com/
• You can find her on Instagram @gracealucy, and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/lucy.oakshott
• During this episode, Lucy mentioned the film Once Were Warriors. She also described how the Egyptian Goddess Isis initially came to her via a stranger's dream.

And here are a few more details about this show and my work:

• 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/
• You can also visit the Coalition of Natives and Allies for more helpful educational resources about Indigenous rights and history.
• Please – if you love this podcast and/or have read my book, please consider leaving me a review, and thank you for supporting my work!
• You can also access video episodes on the Home to Her YouTube channel
• For more Sacred Feminine goodness and to stay up to date on all episodes, please follow me on Instagram: @hometoher.
• To dive into conversation about the Sacred Feminine, join the Facebook group: / hometoher
• And to read about the Sacred Feminine, check out my award-winning book Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine (Womancraft Publishing), available on Audible and wherever you buy your books!. If you've read it, your reviews on Goodreads and Amazon are greatly appreciated!

On the latest episode, I'm joined by legendary systems scientist, futurist and cultural historian Dr. Riane Eisler. Riane is the recipient of many honors, such as the Distinguished Peace Leadership Award earlier given to the Dalai Lama, and is the author of many books, including The Chalice and the Blade, now in its 57th US printing and 27 foreign editions, The Real Wealth of Nations, hailed by Nobel Peace Laureate Desmond Tutu as "a template for the better world we have been so urgently seeking," and Nurturing Our Humanity, Oxford University Press, 2019, co-authored with Douglas P. Fry. 

Riane’s innovative whole-systems research offers new perspectives and practical tools for constructing a less violent, more egalitarian, gender-balanced, and sustainable future. She is the President of the Center for Partnership Systems, which provides practical applications of her work, and Editor in Chief of the online Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies published at the University of Minnesota.

On this episode, we discuss:

• Riane's early childhood experience as a Jewish refugee whose family fled Austria to escape the Nazis, and how that experience, as well as the loss of many family members during the Holocaust, caused her to question her understanding of God
• The difference between cultures of domination and partnership cultures, which she outlines in her groundbreaking work The Chalice and the Blade, and the shifts she's seen in culture since the book was first published
• The subtle pervasiveness of dominator culture, and how we can find it rooted in our language, as well as all the underpinnings of society
• Riane's focus on violence in the home, and how it directly correlates to violence in other aspects of society
• Plus, we riff on the magic of snakes and their ancient connections to the Divine Feminine (always a favorite topic of mine!)

Notes related to this episode:

• You can learn more about Riane, her many books and her extense work at her website: https://rianeeisler.com/
• You can learn more about the Center for Partnership Systems at https://centerforpartnership.org/resources/riane-eisler/
• During this episode, Riane mentioned parapsychologist Thelma Moss, as well as the ancient Anatolian civilization Catal Huyuk. She also mentioned the evangelical Christian organization Promise Keepers.

And here are a few more details about this show and my work:

• 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/
• You can also visit the Coalition of Natives and Allies for more helpful educational resources about Indigenous rights and history.
• Please – if you love this podcast and/or have read my book, please consider leaving me a review, and thank you for supporting my work!
• You can also access video episodes on the Home to Her YouTube channel
• For more Sacred Feminine goodness and to stay up to date on all episodes, please follow me on Instagram: @hometoher.
• To dive into conversation about the Sacred Feminine, join the Facebook group: / hometoher
• And to read about the Sacred Feminine, check out my award-winning book Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine (Womancraft Publishing), available on Audible and wherever you buy your books!. If you've read it, your reviews on Goodreads and Amazon are greatly appreciated!

On this episode I'm joined by Byron Ballard, author and co-founder of the Mother Grove Goddess Temple, and Amelia "Mia" Solesky, Mother Grove's Mycelium Mama, AKA volunteer coordinator, to discuss the environmental crisis in Western North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene, and what a community-centered, Goddess-inspired response looks like.

During this special episode we discuss:

• The scope of devastation in Western North Carolina, and why it's important for outsiders to stay away from the area
• How the community, including the Mother Grove Goddess Temple is organizing itself and collaborating with other community members to provide grass roots support
• Why it's important to take our responses offline and physically into our communities, however we can
• The magic embedded in a warm hat we've made for someone vs. simply buying one on Amazon
• What a mycelium-inspired volunteer effort looks like, and the impact it can have

Show Notes:

• You can learn more about the Mother Grove here: https://mothergrove.org/
• You can learn specifically about Hurricane Helene relief efforts here: https://mothergrove.org/hurricane-hel...
• You can sign up to join Mother Grove's Mycelium Network here:
• This is the quote I mentioned at the beginning of the show: "If there's anything the Sacred Feminine is, it is love in action, love birthing itself in action incessantly." It's from the book Return of the Mother, by Andrew Harvey.
• Reminder that you can find out whose native lands you're residing on at native-land.ca.
• You can also learn more about me and my work at www.hometoher.com.

What if virgin birth isn't simply a story, but a real and documented ancient phenomenon? This is the topic I explore in the latest episode with my guest today, Dr. Marguerite Rigoglioso. Marguerite is the founder of Seven Sisters Mystery School, a world-renowned teacher of sacred knowledge, and the foremost authority on the history of virgin birth. A trusted mentor to people on healing and spiritual paths, she draws on her decades-long research and experiences with Mother Mary and Mary Magdalene to help uncover their hidden, timeless teachings and apply them to our present-day needs. The award-winning author of several books including "The Secret Life of Mother Mary: Divine Feminine Power for Personal Healing and Planetary Awakening," and "The Mystery Tradition of Miraculous Conception: Mary and the Lineage of Virgin Births."

In this episode we discuss:

• Marguerite's introduction to the Sacred Feminine, first through her interest in Mary Magdalene during her upbringing in the Catholic Church, and later through classes and Goddess pilgrimages which eventually led her to academia
• Marguerite's research into the history of virgin and divine births in Ancient Greece, and how this eventually led her to studying the story and history of Mary's birth of Jesus
• Why the practice of virgin birth existed and how it was practiced by divine priestesses
• The work of the late Sri Kaleshwar and his teachings on the holy womb chakra
• Why Marguerite feels this information is coming to the forefront of consciousness at this moment in time

Notes related to this episode:

• You can learn more about Marguerite and her work at www.sevensistersmysteryschool, and follow her on social media: facebook.com/sevensistersmysteryschool and instagram.com/margueriterigoglioso
• Register now for Marguerite's Free Masterclass: What’s a ‘Mary’ Priestess? What’s a ‘Magdalene’ Priestess? And is This a Path for YOU? https://www.sevensistersmysteryschool.com/mary-magdalene-priestess-training/#masterclass
• And find out more about her Mary & Magdalene Priestess Training: https://www.sevensistersmysteryschool.com/mary-magdalene-priestess-training/
• Marguerite mentioned several people's work including the channelers Sanaya Roman and Barbara Brennan, Greta Bro and the late Carol P. Christ, Anna Maria Corredini and Drunvalo Melchizedek and the book "The Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life"
• She also spoke of the books of Claire Heartsong, including "Anna, Grandmother of Jesus" and "Anna, Voice of the Magdalenes"
• We also discussed the teachings of the late Sri Kaleshwar and the Divine Mother Center in Laytonville, California

And here are a few more details about this show and my work:

• 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/
• You can also visit the Coalition of Natives and Allies for more helpful educational resources about Indigenous rights and history.
• Please – if you love this podcast and/or have read my book, please consider leaving me a review, and thank you for supporting my work!
• You can also access video episodes on the Home to Her YouTube channel
• For more Sacred Feminine goodness and to stay up to date on all episodes, please follow me on Instagram: @hometoher.
• To dive into conversation about the Sacred Feminine, join the Facebook group: / hometoher
• To go deeper in your Sacred Feminine explorations, check out the course offerings via Home to Her Academy: www.hometoheracademy.com
• And to read about the Sacred Feminine, check out my award-winning book Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine (Womancraft Publishing), available on Audible and wherever you buy your books!. If you've read it, your reviews on Goodreads and Amazon are greatly appreciated!

Mentioned in this episode:

We Are Sovereign: A 9-Month Transformational Leadership Program for Women

We Are Sovereign is a 9 month transformational leadership program designed specifically for women who are ready to claim full authority and power over their own lives.

My latest guest, H. Byron Ballard, joins me on this episode for her second visit to the Home to Her podcast. Byron is a ritualist, teacher, gardener, and author of multiple books, including "Staubs and Ditchwater: A Friendly and Useful Introduction to Hillfolks’ Hoodoo;" "Earthworks: Ceremonies in Tower Time;" "Seasons of a Magical Life;" and the forthcoming "Feral Church." Known as Asheville, North Carolina’s village witch, Byron specializes in folk magic and folkways of the surrounding Appalachian Mountains where she and her family have hailed from for four generations. Byron is also a senior priestess and co-founder of the Mother Grove Goddess Temple, a nonprofit church with a focus on the many forms of the divine feminine.

On this episode we discuss:

• What it means to live in deep relationship to place - both the gifts and the challenges
• How the work and the death of the late thealogian Dr. Carol P. Christ inspired Byron's forthcoming book, Feral Church, and why she feels it's so important that we have new books of thealogy (spelling intentional) that celebrate the Goddess
• Why it's important that we understand that the Goddess and her many incarnations represent much more than patriarchally lauded values such as softness and femininity, but also ferocity and immense power.
• The linkage between the concept of begin feral and the Divine Feminine.
• The need for "hearth church" and other homegrown, emergent practices for engaging with the sacred that can continue to exist and flourish as patriarchal systems crumble around us

Notes related to this episode:

• You can learn more about Byron at her website, https://www.myvillagewitch.com/.
• You can also find her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/byron.ballar..., and on Instagram: @byronballard5789
• Byron discussed the late Carol P. Christ, and the importance of her work. Her essay "Why Women Need the Goddess" is an excellent introduction to her work: https://www.goddessariadne.org/why-wo...
• Byron mentioned the Unitarian Universalist curriculum, "Cakes for the Queen of Heaven"
• Here's my first interview with Byron from 2022: https://youtu.be/H1uIFHqH00U?si=T5XMk...

And here are a few more details about this show and my work:

• 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/
• You can also visit the Coalition of Natives and Allies for more helpful educational resources about Indigenous rights and history.
• Please – if you love this podcast and/or have read my book, please consider leaving me a review, and thank you for supporting my work!
• You can also watch this episode on the Home to Her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK6xtUV6K7ayV30iz1ECigw
• For more Sacred Feminine goodness and to stay up to date on all episodes, please follow me on Instagram: @hometoher.
• To dive into conversation about the Sacred Feminine, join the Facebook group: / hometoher
• To go deeper in your Sacred Feminine explorations, check out the course offerings via Home to Her Academy: www.hometoheracademy.com
• And to read about the Sacred Feminine, check out my award-winning book Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine (Womancraft Publishing), available on Audible and wherever you buy your books!. If you've read it, your reviews on Goodreads and Amazon are greatly appreciated!

Mentioned in this episode:

We Are Sovereign: A 9-Month Transformational Leadership Program for Women

We Are Sovereign is a 9 month transformational leadership program designed specifically for women who are ready to claim full authority and power over their own lives.

On the latest episode I'm joined by Dr. Annalisa Derr, a goddess educator, Sacred Feminine embodiment teacher, and ritual theatre creatrix. Annalisa completed her doctorate in Mythological Studies with Emphasis in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. She also holds a BA in Theater with specialized training in masked and physical theater from international master teachers in Italy, India, and NYC. Annalisa's work explores the impact that negative cultural menstrual “myths” have on women, which her forthcoming book will explore in more detail. Annalisa offers an affirming alternative in the form of an ancient myth, “The Descent of Inanna,” which she re-visions as a sacred menstrual narrative and ritual rite-of-passage.

During this episode we discuss:

• Annalisa's experience growing up in a Lutheran church, including the connection she made later between devotional Christian hymns and the Bhakti yoga tradition
• The near total erasure of the Sacred Feminine in Protestantism, and why discovering Her can feel like such a revelation for many of us
• How discovering Mary Magdalene sparked Annalisa's ongoing journey to the Goddess and led her to her current research
• What Annalisa refers to as the menstrual mysteries, and how the Inanna myth teaches us about them and the nature of the Goddess Herself - as a gateway through the lessons of birth, death, and rebirth
• Annalisa's pending move to Greece and her vision for supporting the reemergence of the Sacred Feminine in patriarchal strongholds
• And a bonus - Annalisa becomes the third guest in the history of the show to bring me to tears (in a really good way)! Tune in to find out why.

Notes related to this episode:

• You can see past episodes of Journey to the Goddess TV on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/journeytothegoddesstv
• You can also learn more about Annalisa here: https://www.journeytothegoddess.voyage/
• Be sure to check out the From the Goddess 6-part docuseries from Womenbodiment Films! This series includes interviews with 38 Sacred Feminine experts and wisdom keepers from around the world, including some amazing women you may have heard right here, like Max Dashu, Giovanni Washington, Vicki Noble, and Joan Marler. You can watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heTo15Fw9fU&t=10s. And you can access all six episodes here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/fromthegoddessdocuseries/

And here are a few more details about this show and my work:

• 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/
• You can also visit the Coalition of Natives and Allies for more helpful educational resources about Indigenous rights and history.
• Please – if you love this podcast and/or have read my book, please consider leaving me a review, and thank you for supporting my work!
• You can also watch episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hometoher
• For more Sacred Feminine goodness and to stay up to date on all episodes, please follow me on Instagram: @hometoher.
• To dive into conversation about the Sacred Feminine, join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hometoher
• To go deeper in your Sacred Feminine explorations, check out the course offerings via Home to Her Academy: www.hometoheracademy.com
• And to read about the Sacred Feminine, check out my award-winning book Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine (Womancraft Publishing), available on Audible and wherever you buy your books!. If you've read it, your reviews on Goodreads and Amazon are greatly appreciated!

Finally, here a few related episodes:

• The Legacy of Marija Gimbutas with Joan Marler: https://home-to-her.captivate.fm/episode/the-legacy-of-marija-gimbutas-with-joan-marler
• Awakening from the Trance of Unworthiness with Monica Rodgers: https://home-to-her.captivate.fm/episode/awakening-from-the-trance-of-unworthiness-with-monica-rodgers
• Menstrual Cycle Awareness with Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer: https://home-to-her.captivate.fm/episode/menstrual-cycle-awareness-with-alexandra-pope-and-sjanie-hugo-wurlitzer

Mentioned in this episode:

We Are Sovereign: A 9-Month Transformational Leadership Program for Women

We Are Sovereign is a 9 month transformational leadership program designed specifically for women who are ready to claim full authority and power over their own lives.

From the Goddess Docuseries now available!

From the Goddess is a wonderful docu-series that is a must watch for all of my fellow Goddess lovers. It’s a six-part series called From the Goddess, and it’s produced by Laura Hirch, who is the fabulous founder and filmmaker behind Womenbodiment Films. Laura has done an incredible job compiling interviews with 38 Sacred Feminine experts and wisdom keepers from around the world, including some amazing women you may have heard right here, like Max Dashu, Giovanni Washington, Vicki Noble, and Joan Marler.

On this episode I'm so honored to be joined by the poet Chelan Harkin. Chelan's poetry journey began at age 21 on the heels of a traumatic event, a mystical event and an unparalleled creative opening where inspired verse started to pour through her with very little need for editing. Her experience with channeling the muse was profound and intimate but also quite private. It took Chelan 12 years to find the courage to share her poetry with the world through her first self-published book, "Susceptible to Light". This publishing journey that began at the end of 2020 has been something of a magic carpet ride characterized by prayer experiments gone right and has included some of the most awe-inspiring events that have completely shifted Chelan’s way of relating to herself and the world. Her current published books include "Susceptible to Light", "Let Us Dance: The Stumble and Whirl with The Beloved", "Wild Grace" and "The Prophetess: The Return of The Prophet from The Voice of The Divine Feminine".

On the latest episode we discuss:

* How a brain tumor and a subsequent pilgrimage inspired by her Baha'i faith led to a spiritual awakening for Chelan at age 21, which included an influx of divinely inspired poetry

* How Chelan experiences her creative inspiration as a flow of energy that offers tremendous insight and wisdom

* The generative nature of suffering, and why she feels like suffering is simply "energy that hasn't been brought back into the fold of love"

* Chelan's incredible publishing journey, which was presided over by two of her favorite dead poets, Hafez and Khalil Gibran

* Plus, she reads the first poem that ever flowed through her, "Say Wow"

Here are a few notes related to this episode:

* You can follow Chelan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chani.harkin/. You can also find more information about her at her website, www.chelanharkin.com, and follow her on instagram @chelan-harkin

* You can pre-order Chelan's new book, The Prophetess: The Return of the Prophet from the Voice of the Divine Feminine, here: https://www.amazon.com/Prophetess-Return-Prophet-Divine-Feminine/dp/1401977561

* Chelan discussed her experience growing up within the Baha'i faith.

* She also referenced the work of two poets: Hafez, and Khalil Gibran.

And here are a few more details about this show and my work:

*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/

*You can also visit the Coalition of Natives and Allies for more helpful educational resources about Indigenous rights and history.

* Please – if you love this podcast and/or have read my book, please consider leaving me a review, and thank you for supporting my work!

* You can listen to this and other episodes wherever you access your audio podcasts

*For more Sacred Feminine goodness and to stay up to date on all episodes, please follow me on Instagram: @hometoher.

*To dive into conversation about the Sacred Feminine, join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hometoher

*To go deeper in your Sacred Feminine explorations, check out the course offerings via Home to Her Academy: www.hometoheracademy.com

* And to read about the Sacred Feminine, check out my award-winning book Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine (Womancraft Publishing), available wherever you buy your books!. If you've read it, your reviews on Goodreads and Amazon are greatly appreciated!

Mentioned in this episode:

We Are Sovereign: A 9-Month Transformational Leadership Program for Women

We Are Sovereign is a 9 month transformational leadership program designed specifically for women who are ready to claim full authority and power over their own lives.

How far would you be willing to go to live out your sacred purpose? On the latest episode I discuss this and much more with Cynthia Jurs, author of Summoned by the Earth: Becoming a Holy Vessel for Healing Our World.

Cynthia became a dharma teacher (Dharmacharya) in the Order of Interbeing of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh in 1994 and in 2018, was made an honorary lama in the Vajrayana tradition of Tibetan Buddhism in recognition of her dedication in carrying out the Earth Treasure Vase practice - planting specially blessed vessels in locations around the world to facilitate peace and healing.

On this episode we discuss:

• Cynthia's remarkable spiritual journey, including time spend in Afghanistan and Pakistan, living at Plum Village with Thich Nhat Hanh, and her travels and experiences in placing Earth Treasure Vases around the world
• How an encounter with a holy man in a cave in a remote corner of Nepal inspired her to undertake the Earth Treasure Vase practice
• Cynthia's deepening understanding of the Sacred Feminine over the years, including her encounters with the Buddhist Goddess Tara and her relationship with Gaia
• How the Earth Treasure Vases demonstrate how each of us can know ourselves as living vessels for peace and healing

Here are a few notes related to this episode:

• Cynthia's book is Summoned by the Earth: Becoming a Holy Vessel for Healing Our World
• You can learn more about Cynthia and her work at her website, www.gaiamandala.net.
• Cynthia mentioned studying with Muktananda, a yoga guru and founder of Siddha Yoga
• She also studied for many years with the Zen Buddhist teacher and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh
• Cynthia also referenced the work of environmental activist and Buddhist scholar Joanna Macy
• https://www.herowomenrising.org/ is a grassroots peace activist movement in the Congo

And here are a few more details about this show and my work:

• 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/
• You can also visit the Coalition of Natives and Allies for more helpful educational resources about Indigenous rights and history.
• Please – if you love this podcast and/or have read my book, please consider leaving me a review, and thank you for supporting my work!
• You can listen to this and other episodes wherever you access your audio podcasts
• For more Sacred Feminine goodness and to stay up to date on all episodes, please follow me on Instagram: @hometoher.
• To dive into conversation about the Sacred Feminine, join the Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/hometoher
• To go deeper in your Sacred Feminine explorations, check out the course offerings via Home to Her Academy: www.hometoheracademy.com
• And to read about the Sacred Feminine, check out my award-winning book Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine (Womancraft Publishing), available wherever you buy your books!. If you've read it, your reviews on Goodreads and Amazon are greatly appreciated!

Mentioned in this episode:

We Are Sovereign: A 9-Month Transformational Leadership Program for Women

We Are Sovereign is a 9 month transformational leadership program designed specifically for women who are ready to claim full authority and power over their own lives.

On the latest episode, I'm joined by the wonderfully witchy Annie (Ani) Finch, a poet, performer, artist, scholar and researcher on meter, magic, and matriarchy. In short, she is Poetry Witch.

Ani is the award-winning author of seven books of poetry including Spells: New and Selected Poems; Eve; Calendar;, a verse play on abortion, Among the Goddesses; and The Poetry Witch Little Book of Spells. She is the author or editor of numerous influential books about the magic of poetic craft as well as editor of Choice Words, the first major anthology on abortion.

Uniting all of Ani’s work is her belief in the power of languages of the Goddess to awaken magical change in words and the world. Ani traces her lineage from Norse volurs, Celtic bards, and witches imprisoned in the Salem Witch Trials.

On this episode we discuss:

• Ani's spiritual background, including three seminal experiences that led her to the Sacred Feminine
• Her provocative theory that women invented religion, based on the experience of the female orgasm
• The shifts she's witnessed in the Goddess movement, and where she thinks we're headed now
• Ani's understanding of matriarchy, which has been shaped by the pioneering work of Heide Gottner-Abenroth
• Why she feels that the muse is the Goddess, who inspires her poetry
• Plus Ani reads a few of her poems for us, including a brand new poem celebrating sacred sexuality!

Here are a few notes related to this episode:

• Ani mentioned the work of Heide Gottner-Abendroth, who has studied matrilineal societies extensively
• Ani also mentioned the work of linguist and archaeologist Marija Gimbutas, as well as many groundbreaking women who pioneered the Goddess movement, including Bebe Frazer, Macha NightMare, Francesca De Grandis, Patricia Monaghan (founder of the Association for the Study of Women and Mythology), Mary Mackey, and Mayumi Oda.
• I mentioned the book Tantra Illuminated, by Christopher Wallis.

And here are a few more details about this show and my work:

• 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/
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