Red Tent Gatherings

Ep. 29.               The Wildish Nature
~following the sane, wild and creative in us~
                                the Oracle


Oracle and Tarot cards have been around for centuries all over the world. It is also a Shamanic tool and teaching. Many ancient cultures have created tools and ways to work with the great questions that humans ask themselves, and yet are faced with the mystery that life and creation will always present to us. Tarot and Oracle cards initiate a fascinating conversation we can have with our Higher Self, Collective Unconscious, or whatever you want to call it. Some cultures have always worked with the dream world, which flows from the same infinite Imaginal Realm.


Text written and read by: Esther Marion
Drums & vocals played by: Esther Marion & Golondrina
Podcast produced by: Esther Marion

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Ep. 27       the Wildish Nature
    ~ following the sane, wild and crative in us ~
                   Sacred Theater Act I

This here is a story that I have been carrying inside of me for years. It is about the Great Mother Sophia, Goddess of Wisdom. In ancient times, they built temples to her in the Mediterranean countries. Here we experience the " Festival of the Possible Human Being". A festival where people from all over the world have come to gather and meet each other and witness when the mysterious Queen Utopia shows up.
When Utopia enters the tall open gate, nobody wants to miss her entrance and Sacred Act of the Human-Divine Drama we are all part of.

Text written and read by: Esther Marion
Song: " Going Home" ( excerpt) by: Ulali
Sung by: Esther Marion
Podcast produced by: Esther Marion
Podcast mastered by: the podmaker

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Ep. 25 ,The Wildish Nature
~ following what is sane, wild and creative in us~                                     
  Winds of Time


This episode presents the idea of winds of time, two variations. One is imagining woman as a tree uprooted and now boldering through the land ….watch out! The second is a song that speaks to the power, strength, capabilities and skills of women all over the world and calls on women to dance, sing and act in ways that lets them shine and be who they want to be. 

Credits:
Excerpt of Song at the beginning: Sevda Alekperdazeh
Text written and read by: Esther Marion
Song: Baila , mi morena by Las Migas
Sung by: Esther Marion
Podcast produced by: Esther Marion
Podcast edited and mastered by: the podmaker


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The Wildish Nature
~following what is sane, wild and creative in us~ Wild Woman

All these episodes on the Wildish Nature, and finally, I will talk about the Wild Woman , this beautiful archetype that can be our inner healer and muse and also our downfall, if we don’t understand her. Just like with any archetype that lives in us, we can collaborate with and understand them or just let them create havoc in us. As you see in all of human history, our unconscious is so powerful!  Archetypes are undeniable forces  that can be our blessings or shadows, and if humans learn to work with them, they can understand with deeper compassion for themselves and others , how to navigate life and its challenges. I love the Wild Woman archetype  and hope this inspires you to look deeper into your own self to find, call and invite her . She is so exciting !

Text : written and read by Esther Marion
Excerpt of introduction of the book” women who run with the wolves” by C.P. Estés
read by: Esther Marion
Song: “ Oración a lo silvestre” by Esther Marion
Podcast produced by: Esther Marion
Podcast mastered by: the podmaker

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      The Wildish Nature 
  following what is sane, wild & creative in us                                                                                              Menopause
Menopause is a very intense change in life for many of us, no matter what culture we are from. Some of us feel like they are meno struck, coming into its full transformation on every level possible and with all kinds of huge changes in life. Others glide into the peri menopause, with all kinds of good help with hormone balancing and other advanced meds. Whatever strikes us, we are going through it and know when we are in it and when it is finally over. I call it an initiation, as that was my experience. Looking back, I feel empowered and have embraced the lessons learnt, the changes made, the initiation it truly was for me. We might look back and would not want to have lived without it, no matter how challenging it was, for a long time. The following poem is one example, as an increasing number of women are sharing this incredible transition in our lifetime . The design of life’s cycles is powerful and makes deep sense, is ever true and for all of us.

Text and Poem: “Dark Night of the Soul”, by Esther Marion
 Poem read by: Carol Olivier, Bethany Jue-Hill and Esther Marion
 Song:” Throw it away” by Abbey Lincoln
Vocals: Esther Marion
Guitars, piano, bass, drums : Jonah Cohen
Podcast producer: Esther Marion
Podcast mastered at: The podmaker 

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RTG, ep. 22                      The Wildish Nature
            ~ Following what is sane, wild and creative in us ~                                 
                           The Traveler’s Inner Hunger
 
How do groupings of people behave who depend on others to stay somewhere ? What is a vision of an evolved humankind that practices being a welcoming host to a group of guests, as they are on a journey ? Travelers alone and in groups have always been part of the human experience. It is an ancient and modern way about us , that we can be guests or hosts in a place . Question is : How do we make ourselves a welcome guest in any given place ? And how do we offer our services to the situation we are in ? 
This story here is one version of how it feels to be a traveler , be the group , the guests. And yet this story is also about our inner journeys that we can do wherever we find ourselves.  Listen to our young traveler, as she navigates this and her own world.  

Text written and read by: Esther Marion
Podcast producer: Esther Marion
Podcast editor: the podmaker 


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ep. 21  The Wildish Nature ~ following what is sane, wild and creative in us~
                                                    The Dancer


Dancing has magic. We all can have access to dancing, no matter how rich, poor, old or young, what race or culture we are from. We all can dance somehow, with all of our body or just part of it, as it fulfills many purposes and also, none. Just dance and find yourself changed. Dancing alone or with others is one of the sweet gifts of life. Just because. Just to learn to be in the moment, in the music. Dancing - changes lives.


Text written and read by Esther Marion
Drums, palmas: Esther Marion
Podcast consultant: Jonah Cohen 
Podcast producer: Esther Marion
Podcast editor: The Podmaker


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Ep. 20, the Wildish Nature ~ following what is sane, wild & creative in us ~
The Cultural Creatives

There is so much "movement of the people" going on, so much creative expression and ideas coming forth to bring us together. The name Cultural Creatives is a good name for many of us at this time, when our skills and talents interconnect more than ever, to face the immense challenges of humankind andf the Earth. 

Text written, read by: Esther Marion
Song by: David Pomeranz " Its in everyone of us "
Sung by: Esther Marion
Podcast consultant and producer: Jonah Cohen @ jonahcohencreative
Podcast co-producer: Esther Marion

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