Join us in this episode, for a captivating chat with Author Robin Corak!
Robin is a devotee of Persephone and author of “Persephone: Practicing the Art of Personal Power” by MoonBooks. Robin shares a special Persephone blessing towards the end of the episode - so stay tuned! Robin has been working with Goddesses, dreams, and other spiritual modalities for over 25 years. She has been a featured speaker at local, national and international conferences including Paganicon, Mooncon, Ninefold Festival, and the Water Priestess Confluence. 

Robin is a long time member of the Sisterhood of Avalon which is an international organization that focuses on Women’s mysteries in the Welsh & Celtic Goddess tradition. Robin recently retired as the CEO from a large non-profit social services organization after eleven years. She currently lives with her husband and cat in Washington state.

We chat about Robin’s early beginnings. Robin was sick as a child with a rare medical condition and immersed herself in stories, myths and in other worlds. She really resonated with the story of Persephone and felt a strong connection with her at a young age. She admired this Goddess who overcame her challenges despite how people around her were making choices for her.  As Robin grew older she became more interested in myths, Goddesses and nature based religions. She wrote stories & poems as a young adult. Later, she received a degree in Teaching & English Literature. Robin traveled to Greece and visited Persephone's sacred places there and came back inspired to write about Persephone and to share with the world how powerful she was as/ is.  We discuss the Elysian Mysteries in ancient Greece & how there was the reenactment of the Demeter and Persephone story. Persephone is great for learning discernment and clarity. Robin speaks about how people with chronic illnesses are drawn to deities that are liminal. Our society is more & more coming to terms with a different understanding of death. Persephone’s lessons, myths and her aspects/qualities make her a really great ally for many of life’s challenges, cycles! 

This Goddess is full of contradictions- just like us humans. Persephone is known as the Dread Queen of Underworld and Goddess of Spring. Persephone helps us to see with clarity what we need to let go of so that we can enact our personal power, so that we can be self determined and sovereign. Goddess Persephone can be such a transformative force helping us to get to the root of what some of our shadows are too. We can work with the meditations and rituals in Robin’s book to form a closer relationship over time with Persephone. Persephone is a Goddess that is still very much relevant in present times.

Robin has a new book coming out this year (2024) called “Dream Magick” by Llewellyn Worldwide Publishing. Robin shares a beautiful Persephone blessing at the end of the show with us. Tune in and be enlightened!

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In this short episode, I announce the publishing of the 50th podcast episode of the Oracle of Luna podcast!! This is a HUGE milestone and a big deal to me as the host and producer of this podcast show. I am especially grateful to all the incredible Goddess guests that have been on my show in the last few years!!
All of these Women are elevating the divine feminine in the world. This podcast amplifies the voice of the Goddess for a planet in need of wholeness, harmony and peace. Thank you for your support and listening to the Oracle of Luna podcast with Bridget Engels. Finally, if you love this podcast; please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. It means alot!
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In this episode, I have a fascinating chat with Author Mawiyah Kai El-Jamah Bomani! Mawiyah is an 8th Generation Witch, Egun Medium, Priestess of OYA in the Yoruba system of spirituality, educator and award winning playwright. Mawiyah lives, writes, conducts Orisa rituals, spiritual consultations, womb-warrior women workshops, house cleansings, and divinations in both Northern and Southern Louisiana. Mawiyah’s first book with Llewellyn Worldwide is titled: “Conjuring the Calabash: Empowering Women with Hoodoo Spells and Magick”.

Growing up in New Orleans- the gumbo stew of African, Indigenous, Creole, French and Hispanic cultures; Mawiyah began seeing spirits at a young age. Her mother and grandmother understood Mawiya's magical gift. In the past, HooDoo was used for safety and spiritual protection from violence.  Mawyah believes that Hoodoo for women of color is empowering and is a type of modern day sorcery. Women want something spiritual/magical that is hands on and to engage in. It also provides a connection to their lineage and invites both younger & older women. HooDoo weaves magic, empowerment, sacred feminine knowledge in a relatable way. People can do the workings from her book to connect to spirit but also stay grounded in an authentic way. 

Mawiya tells us about her own life and how Hoodoo & Spellwork transformed and healed the individual lives of her clients. She wanted to share this with the world with her book: “Conjuring the Calabash: Empowering Women with Hoodoo Spells and Magick”. We chat about the calabash (gourd) which is a sacred vessel in Yoruba cosmology and the ultimate emblem of female fertility. But it also represents the male/female divinity and the interconnectedness of all living beings. Mawiyah speaks about how the calabash is an invitation to come close, to listen, and to understand each other. When it's shaken as a shakaree the beaded gourd plays and sways. It allows one to invoke the spirit within to come forward and to change us. The darkness inside the calabash is the sacred void where all things and ideas can be birthed.

As a priestess of Oya in the Yoruba spiritual system; Mawiyah does many past life readings. Her clients want to transform what has happened in the past so they can move forward in life with a clear slate and not be stuck by past life energies. Goddess Oya allows Mawiyah to step into those past lives and ancestral wound spaces to help people move through them so they aren't repeating old patterns or past life behaviors. Figuring out who/what ancestor is holding a person back from change is very impactful and deeply spiritual work. Mawiyah’s website: www.mawiyahkaieljamahbomani.com    

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Join us in this new episode for a captivating chat with Author Jane Meredith!
Jane is a Ritualist, Teacher of magical workshops/classes and author of several best selling books including Aspecting the Goddess and Journey to the Dark Goddess. 
We chatted about Jane’s formative years,her family, influences and the power of place communing with nature in Australia where she lives. Trained in both Drama,Teaching and Writing; Jane is passionate about teaching embodiment of the Goddess in her many aspects. She presents workshops and courses worldwide and online, and also teaches core classes and WitchCamps within the Reclaiming tradition. 

We discuss how Jane uses different techniques for drawing down the Goddess inside us in ceremony. She encourages co-creating ritual with others which makes a ritual/ceremony spiritually fulfilling and a richer/deeper experience when everyone is contributing as well as participating in the ritual. She believes storytelling or myth is a big part of expressing/speaking to the divine. And sometimes a deity or the Goddess shows up in our dreams or subconscious. In her “Aspecting the Goddess” published by MoonBooks, these were her personal stories of working with the magic of the Goddess. It is a workbook where one can experience the breadth & depth of personal journeys with 12 different Goddesses/Deities so you can really feel Goddess connection!

Jane also published a best selling book called: “Journey to the Dark Goddess”. Which addresses Goddesses who are with us in those difficult parts of our lives-when we have to descend into our own Underworld journey.Death, Pain, Illness, Loss, Depression, etc. are very common experiences for us all. There is a need for Her as our society is in denial of all of the topics that the Dark Goddess embraces.This book is by far the most successful and popular of all her books and workshops/classes too. Jane continues to be astounded and delighted by this.

Jane mentions she has two “Aspecting the Goddess”  in-person workshops coming up in the UK and also a "Witches Elements of Magics” workshop all in June 2024. She offers many other online and in-person workshops/events on her website at: www.janemeredith.com  Tune in and be enlightened!

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In this episode, I have a fascinating chat with Elysia Gallo! Elysia is Sr. Acquisitions Editor for Llewellyn Worldwide, where she's been polishing manuscripts and providing authors guidance since 2005. Her specialty topics there are Witchcraft, Paganism, Magic, Goddess Spirituality and more. Over the past two years; I’ve interviewed many talented and magical Llewellyn authors on my podcast. And I am privileged to speak with this editor who is closely involved in the publishing of Goddess Spiritual/ Witchcraft/Pagan books.

As a Sr. Editor; Elysia wants to help people find something meaningful in magical books. She loves to help shift people’s perceptions of what's possible to bring hope, to inspire change, raise spiritual consciousness and help transform the relationship of this planet and all of its all beings. Elysia hails from St. Paul, Minnesota where Llewellyn Publishing is headquartered. After working/living in Hungary and then returning to the US with her husband; she worked in magazines/website publishing but always studied the esoteric. Many synchronicities brought her to Llewellyn! 

Llewellyn Worldwide Publishing has a long standing reputation as a leading publisher in spiritual books since 1901. For decades Llewellyn has been dedicated to the Witchcraft/Pagan/Magical spiritual market and knows the audience well. Elysia tells us about the process of getting a book published from a manuscript or an idea to a final published book. She forms good/close relationships with an author. It is an extensive process with many people collaborating on a book to get it published.

Acquisition Editors at Llewellyn are truly champions for their authors by lifting up authentic voices. They also support inclusivity particularly in historically oppressed communities. Llewellyn Worldwide Publishing aims to promote continuous, lifelong learning whether it be their annuals(Magical Almanacs, Datebooks, etc.) or published books and online events.

Elysia speaks about the upcoming LlewellynCon event June 6 - 15th! LlewellynCon is a FREE online conference that includes presentations from 40 different authors. More about Llewellyn Worldwide Publishing at: www.llewellyn.com

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In this episode, we have a captivating chat with Author Arin Murphy-Hiscock!
Arin is a GreenWitch who lives in Montreal, Canada. She is the author of several popular books on Witchcraft and nature-based spirituality, including: The Green Witch, The House Witch, The Witch’s Book of Self-Care, The Green Witch’s Grimoire, The Green Witch’s Garden, and The Green Witch’s Oracle Deck. We chatted about Arin’s writing career as a bookstore experience and then on to a publishing experience and how she embarked on her own alternative spiritual path. Arin has had a willingness to try different things, experiment and be open to what other people suggest. She believes that Witchcraft and Paganism is a highly subjective path that we are creating ourselves and that we can develop a unique spiritual relationship with plants, flowers, herbs and trees - wherever we live if we can tune into their subtle energies. Green Witchcraft  focuses on healing, balance, and harmony, based in the energies of the natural world. Arin suggests some ways to incorporate nature-based spirituality into everyday life- wherever we live. We can take the time to look at nature’s needs to help address them, both on a personal level via choices in gardening and purchasing, and also on a larger activist level as well. The more we respect plants/trees/flowers the more we see them as beings - this will change our attitude to respect for their role. Tune in and be enlightened!

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In this episode, we have a delightful chat with Author Lucya Starza!
Lucya is a Pagan writer and eclectic Witch with a background in Gardnerian Wicca as well as English folk magic who lives in London. We chatted about Lucya’s formative years, her family, influences and early Wiccan journey in England. Lucya shares her Pagan know-how by teaching classes at Treadwell's Bookshop in London and various festivals in the UK. She is the author of several titles in the Moon Books’ Pagan Portals series: Candle Magic, Guided Visualizations, Poppets and Magical Dolls, Scrying and Rounding the Wheel of the Year. Lucya also co-wrote Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game supplements and scenarios published by Chaosium including The LondonGuidebook, Day of the Beast, Strange Aeons and Before the Fall.  Her first and new fiction novel,Erosion, is also published by Moon Books and now available!
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In this episode of the Oracle of Luna; we will go on an April Full Moon meditation journey with the Greek Goddess Persephone. I will be your guide, as we align with the current cosmic energies and take a transformative inner journey to the Underworld to meet with Goddess Persephone.

Persephone, is Demeter's daughter by Zeus, abducted wife of Hades and Queen of the Underworld. She brings us some very powerful energy to work with in our lives. With her we see the endless cycle of death and rebirth, the changing of the seasons and the ability for beginnings, renewal - no matter how dark things may be. She teaches us compromise as she transitions back and forth between the realms of life and death- taking on different roles as Queen of the Underworld, Goddess of Spring/Rebirth and Maiden of Possibility.

Persephone is the planter of seeds and bringer of fertility to the Earth. She teaches us to look towards our intentions and to plant what we wish to grow. Spring is a time of looking towards the beginnings that we are longing to create in the months ahead. The Pomegranate, one of Persephone’s symbols represents mortality, fertility, regeneration and the Underworld.

The Goddess Persephone teaches us adaptability and change, to wear the crown of Queen of the Underworld as well as being Maiden and Goddess of Spring. In her role as Queen of Souls, she shows us the transformation that occurs throughout the cycle of life as well as endless renewal. She shows us how the Maiden can embody beginnings as well as death and rebirth. 

So now, I invite you now to relax, go within as we prepare to connect with Persephone - the Goddess of Spring and Queen of the Underworld.

This and my other Goddess guided meditations are found within my books: "The Oracle of Luna: Meditations with the Moon Goddess- Vol.1, 2 & 3 . They are also available in Audiobook format on Amazon. 

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In this episode, I am so thrilled to have an entrancing chat with Author Monica Crosson! Monica is a Master Gardener and Witch who lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest digging in the dirt and tending her magickal garden. We chatted about Monica’s formative years, her family, influences and the power of place where her gardening journey began and thrives. Monica has been a practicing Witch, Author and gardening educator for over 30 years. She shares her gardening know-how by supporting others who want to live in balance with the Earth. We discuss how gardening is not only for sustenance, but also for our spiritual connection and can be a way of life. We can develop a unique spiritual relationship with our plants, flowers, herbs and trees - wherever we live.

Monica’s newest book ”A Year in the Enchanted Garden” takes us on a year-long journey through the garden gate offering magical tips for every month. This is a wonderful gardening guide that is filled with spells, crafts, recipes, folklore and rituals that align with the Wheel of the Year to inspire us in cultivating an enchanting relationship with Nature. All her books and writings are published by Llewellyn Worldwide.  Tune in and be enlightened!

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In this episode, join me at the Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse in March as we embark on a transformative  inner journey to meet with the Goddess Quan Yin. She asks us to hold space for compassion for ourselves and others. Forgiveness dissolves matter from one state to another and nothing is permanent. Spring always comes again; no matter how hard the winter has been. With Quan Yin’s guidance; we can purify our bodies, minds, and spirits to restore us to wholeness. So now, I invite you now to relax, go within as we prepare to connect with Quan Yin- the divine Goddess of compassion, mercy and peace. Tune in and be enlightened!

This and my other Goddess guided meditations are found within my books: "The Oracle of Luna: Meditations with the Moon Goddess- Vol.1, 2 & 3 . They are also available in Audiobook format on Amazon. 

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