Sacred Source

Sacred Smoke

How long ago did mankind first burn herbs and inhale their vapors as part of healing and ceremony? Perhaps first as incense offerings or sweat lodge type ceremony. Some say the sacred herbs were brought to us by the gods and goddesses and are to be used in their worship and as gifts to heal humanity – and by the ancient spirit world traveling shamans.

How did we get to our commercialized consumption habits today and how do we recapture and return the spiritual element to use of sacred smoke.

We will discuss the sacred herbs and their historical use and propogation. We will discuss goddesses and gods such as the White Buffalo Woman and Pachamama, Lord Shiva and Durga ma, Freya, Cybele and Aphrodite. Music : Space Cakes.

Season 2 Episode 9

Part 2 of our interview with Richard "Freeman" Allan, the founder of Sacred Source as he discusses the early statue designs and their meanings. Near eastern images of Inanna, Astarte, Asherah and Lilith. Ancient Greek images like Medusa, Artemis and Athena. Celtic images of Brigid, the Morrigan, Lugh, Cernunnos and the Gundestrup Cauldron. Orisias like Oya, Shango, Oshun and Yemaya. Introducing the Black Madonnas, the Greenman. Also his adventures with protesting fossil fuel pipelines, Slavery and Black history, recognizing Native American rights and Gay and Trans issues.

Part 1 Interview with Richard "Freeman" Allan - Founder of Sacred Source. Hear the exciting adventures of Freeman as he travels to India as a young man to serve with Mother Teresa in Calcutta and ends up founding one of the most influential sacred image companies in the West. Hear about meeting the artisans, the early years of Hindu and Buddhist statues, the fateful decision to try western goddess images and the early influence of the feminist movement and the environmental movement - All told in Freeman's inimitable style.

Season 2 episode 7

For June, in honor of Juno, Goddess of Marriage, let's talk about Love. Love Goddesses who invoke heart pounding, head spinning love, excitement and head over heels attachment. Goddesses who bring wealth and luxuries and desire in us mortals to drive procreation and pregnancy. We discuss 9 types of love according to the Ancient Greeks. Also Oshun and her gifts, Venus and Aphrodite and their little helpers and Freya the magical Norse Goddess. Also will chart the similarities with Hindu Goddess Laxshmi and more. So it's all about love, lust, sex, beauty, romance, sexuality, jealousy, abundance, luck and prosperity here on the sacred source podcast.

Includes music Compassionate Heart and Noso Dia.

Season 2 Episode 6.

Three is a magic number!

In The White Goddess, Robert Graves proposes the existance of a Triple Goddess behind all Celtic mythology and religion derived from the ancient Greeks derived from the Sumarians. Wiccan and Pagan reconstructionists develop this idea along with her consort, The Horned God. Called the Maiden, Mother, Crone, she represents the changing woman's roles. Her symbol is the triple moon - waxing, waining and full tying the lunar months with the woman's cycles.

In this episode we explore ancient influences of the White Goddess. We look at Triple Goddesses such as Brigid, Hecate, the Fates and Allat. We dive into influences from ancient cultures in Crete and India, and her meaning in the modern day. Here on the Sacred Source Podcast.

Season 2 Episode 5. Music includes Tara Suite and Al Uzzah.

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Beltane, Bright Fire, May Day, Beltaine, Beltyne, Walpurgis Night - It's the marriage of the Goddess and the God - a fertile topic. It's a time of celebrating fertility of the land and the people and sex will be a big recurring theme. Spring is in full swing, trees and flowers ore blooming and the sap is rising - if you will.

So hurray hurray for the 1st of May. Outdoor...romancing begins today. It's time for bonfires and maypoles, dancing and feasting and drinking. But while gallivanting around in the woods, take care - Witches and Faeries roam freely casting enchantments tonight. So grab your blankets and head off for the fields. The celebration of Beltane is upon us.

Sacred Source Podcast Season 2 Episode 4. Featuring the music Tanz in den Mai and Witch's Rune.

Ask us anything!

A pre-recorded "live" answer session of your most burning questions about Sacred Source. Your host, Peter Kowalzik, finds himself in hot water and being taken to task by a mysterious and jellous Goddess. Can he guess her identity in time?

Features music Numbers Station and Trance Psyatica.

The mighty Thunderers, often the kings of the Gods, the Sky Fathers, heroic protectors, law givers and Indo-European archetypes of the gods of thunder. Not always the smartest by usually the strongest and the bravest, they wield the mighty weapons of the hammer, axe, mace or club striking down giants, demons, titans and serpents with his thunderbolts. They bring us rain, storms and fertility of the earth and use symbols of bulls, oak trees and Eagles. So grab your thunder vest and let's dive in.

Discuss gods Thor, Jupiter, Indra, Taranis, Shango, Perun, Marduk, Thunder Hag and Raijin. Music includes Raven Shaman and Perperuna Perperuna.

Season 2 Episode 2

Brigid, the exalted one, Celtic Goddess of fertility, motherhood, poetry, smithing, wisdom, healing, domesticated animal, fire, sacred wells, the dawn, crafts, trades and brewing. Imbolc is the early February Celtic fire festival of Spring, increasing livestock, weather divination, and seeking the blessings of Brigid. Also known as Candlemas and Groundhog's Day. We follow Brigid through time as she inspires St, Brigit and Maman Brigitte. And also discuss similarities with the Goddesses Athena, Vesta and Saraswati.

Season 2 Episode 1. Includes the music Brighid's Lament and Dawning Awareness.

Episode 12 - Incense Offerings. Sacred Scents to carry your prayers to the Gods. From the Frankincense and Myrrh of the Bible to the Patchouli of the Hippies, precious woods, resins and flowers have been more valuable than gold, guarded like silk and trafficed like spice. The multi-billion perfume "by smoke" industry is based on these amazing ingredients. Indian Ghandi "perfumers", Arabic Bakhoor merchants, Buddhist Monks and native shamans all have their secret and sacred recipies. We discuss the harvest, use and components of Agarwood, Sandalwood, Palo Santo, Amber, Musk, Nag Champa, Benzoin, Copal, Dragon's Blood, Camphor, Rose, Jasmine, Lavender, and many others. We discuss the Goddesses Kali and Hathor, how to protect yourself against flying snakes and find a million dollars on the beach! Music includes the world premier of Universe Becoming Aware and Seperation.