The Oracle of Luna with Bridget Engels- Conversations with Witches & Goddesses

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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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On this episode of the Oracle of Luna podcast; I am so honored to share this captivating chat with Priestess Stephanie Rose Bird!  Priestess Stephanie is a Black magick maker and healer. Her writing brings to the fore her eclectic practices, combined with her passion for mythology, folklore, and fairytales from around the world, but especially of her ancestry - the African diaspora.
We delve into Stephanie’s spiritual & creative journey, the magic of African folklore & storytelling, spirituality with herbalism, the power & mystery of trees, and why human connection with trees has many purposes in African culture. Priestess Stephanie explains how the magical way of HooDoo and Green Witchery employ the energy of plants to help the work of healing. We learn what Priestess Stephanie’s favorite tree is and why. She offers us suggestions on how we can all help preserve & protect trees from deforestation from her latest book: “The Healing Tree”  - a beautiful book that is rich with folklore, herbalism, healing remedies, sacred medicines and stories from the African diaspora. Priestess Stephanie is an accomplished fine artist, with works in major collections as well as a very prolific and award-winning author of several books. She continues to inspire and teach with her online classes and events. Tune in and be enlightened!

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Welcome to this March 2024 New Moon/Eostre Guided Meditation! In this episode, join me as winter turns to spring and we embark on a magical inner journey to meet with the pagan Goddess Eostre. Also known as Ostara; Eostre is an ancient Germanic Goddess who represents the Spring Equinox, renewal and rebirth along with the fertility of spring and the dawn. In this guided meditation, you’ll be accompanied by a March hare, a wise guide who leads you through the transition from your winter’s hibernation to connect with Eostre and your own spring dawn within a circle of sacred standing stones and to experience the enchanting equinox stone. I invite you now to relax, go within and experience this mystical journey with Eostre!
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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Welcome to this February 2024 New Moon/Brigid Guided Meditation! In this transformative short meditation, I will be your guide as we align with the current cosmic energies and take an inner journey to connect with the Celtic Goddess Brigid. She is one of the most beloved and worshiped of Goddesses, now as well as in the ancient past and is celebrated on Brigid's Day, Imbolc and Candlemas on February 1st & 2nd. Brigid is a powerful and ancient Triple Goddess who is associated with Healing, Poetry/Creativity, Smithcraft, Midwifery; all united by her element of Fire. (Fires of Inspiration, Fires of the Forge, and Fires of the Hearth). Brigid is very multifaceted and has many aspects and is known by many names. The Irish called her Brighde; she was Bride in Scotland, Brigantia in Northern Britain, Brigandu in France, and Birgitta in Sweden; just to name a few. Brigid’s origins are complex and varied.  A daughter of a Celtic chieftain, she rose to power and popularity by healing the sick and uniting tribes in Ireland during the Bronze Ages. She appears in Irish mythology as a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the daughter of the Dagda and wife of Bres.  She became so popular and ingrained in Celtic pagan history that she eventually transitioned into Christianity and was canonized by the Catholic Church. She is both Goddess and Saint. The Sisters of the Brigidine Order in Kildare, Ireland currently embrace her Goddess aspect and merge the old world with the new.

Goddess Brigid is essentially the sacred flame within all of us. These are not only the flames of inspiration, passion and creativity; but also of purification and transformation. Brigid’s truth is powerful because to make way for renewal; we need to consciously burn away what no longer serves us. Brigid knows this and can be with us to spark this inner flame so that we can remake, reimagine and make new again moving with the unending cycles of life. Indeed, Brigid is the supreme Soul Smith - transforming our souls. Her sacred powers are inclusive and she will meet you where you are. Together let's relax, open our hearts and minds and journey with Brigid!

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

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On this episode of the Oracle of Luna podcast; I am so thrilled to share my chat with Cairelle Perilloux and Laura Hegle! Cairelle and Laura are devotees of the Goddess Brigid, are contributing authors to and co-editors of "Brigid's Light", an anthology that celebrates the Goddess and saint, and co-founders of the Sanctuary of Brigid and it's flame keeping circle, Sisters of the Flame .  They speak about how together they co-create and weave their Celtic ancestry into their devotion and how the "Brigid's Light" anthology reflects the power, healing, folklore and magic of the Goddess and Saint Brigid through the hearts, minds and spirits of Irish/Scottish/English immigrants who settled in the USA.  Cairelle & Laura are passionate about preserving & perpetuating Goddess centered culture where women support women. Brigid is truly a relevant Goddess of our time as well as in Celtic history who meets us where we are at and is accessible to all who are open to her power, love, inspiration, healing, compassion and sacred fire.
 More about the amazing work that Cairelle and Laura do on their website: https://www.sanctuaryofbrigid.com    Tune in and be enlightened!

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We kick off 2024 & Season 3 with this episode of the Oracle of Luna podcast! I am so thrilled to chat with Ava Park. Ava is recognized as one of the finest women’s ritualists living today.  She  is the Founder /Director of the Museum of Woman—the only museum of it's kind teaching the public about the hidden history of humanity through the stories of Goddesses, Queens, and WiseWomen from the Paleolithic to the present. Ava is the presiding Priestess of the Goddess Temple of Orange County which is the Women’s spiritual circle of the Museum of Woman, and a federally recognized church for 25 years. We discuss as patriarchy falls; how Women will again be the rightful leaders of Humanity. Ava is also the author /host of The Queen Teachings for Women with Ava©, helping women benefit fully from their Five Powers of Woman© (Maiden, Mother, Queen, Wise Woman & Hag) which are not only life phases but a set of powers that lives within each Woman that she can access to  experience more peace, prosperity and power. Ava's Queen teachings are available on her YouTube channel. PLUS Ava offers us a special Queen Invocation/blessing for the New Year- so stay tuned till the end. More on her website: www.museumofwoman.us Tune in and be enlightened!

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On this episode of the Oracle of Luna podcast, I am so honored to chat with Glenys Livingstone Ph.D. Glenys is the author of: “PaGaian Cosmology: Re-inventing Earth-based Goddess Religion”, which fuses the indigenous traditions of Old Europe with scientific theory, feminism, and a poetic relationship with place. Hers is an Eco spirituality that honors and celebrates the Earth-Sun annual cycle but also incorporates the unfolding of the Cosmos based on the Triple Goddess’ 3 main phases of Womanhood:  Maiden, Mother, and Crone. Glenys hails from Australia, where she has facilitated seasonal ceremonies for decades, taught classes, and mentored apprentices. Her new book “A Poiesis of the Creative Cosmos: Celebrating Her within PaGaian Sacred Ceremony” documents the synthesis of her work over the past decades. She is an Elder and foremother of the Goddess Spirituality movement which began with her religious studies in Berkeley and her many influences such as Starhawk , Thomas Berry, Mary Daly, etc. Glenys also teaches a year-long on-line course "Celebrating Goddess and Cosmogenesis in the Wheel of the Year" for both hemispheres. Her website is http://pagaian.org.  Tune in and be enlightened!

And that's a wrap up for 2023- the Oracle of Luna podcast will begin Season 4 in January 2024!

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On this episode I chat with the incredible Wise Woman, Green Witch and Author - Susun Weed.
Susun takes us on a wild journey, and talks about her Wise Woman philosophy and teachings in a thought provoking episode about herbalism - the people’s medicine. 
We uncover  how the Wise Woman tradition nourishes the wholeness of the unique individual and how it differs from other forms of medicine.  Susun believes that herbal medicine is the people's medicine and has devoted her life to reweaving the healing cloak of the Ancients. She is credited with first calling her work complementary medicine and continues to pioneer the concepts of integrative medicine and herbalism. She is an extraordinary teacher with a dynamic spirit, a powerful presence, and an encyclopedic knowledge of herbs and health. She is the best selling author of and the voice of the Wise Woman Herbal series, Abundantly Well: Seven Medicines, Down There: Sexual and Reproductive Health the Wise Woman Way, Breast Cancer? Breast Health the Wise Woman Way, New Menopausal Years the Wise Woman Way, Healing Wise and Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year. Tune in and be enlightened!

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