Home to Her

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/My new book, “Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine,” is now available Womancraft Publishing! To learn more, read endorsements and purchase, please visit www.womancraftpublishing.com.  It is also available for sale via Amazon, Bookshop.org, and you can order it from your favorite local bookstore, too. Please – if you love this podcast and/or have read my book, please consider leaving me a review! For the podcast, reviews on iTunes are extremely helpful, and for the book, reviews on Amazon and Goodreads are equally helpful. Thank you for supporting my work! You can watch this and other podcast episodes at the Home to Her YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK6xtUV6K7ayV30iz1ECigwSophie’s latest book is The Flowering Wand: Rewilding the Sacred Masculine https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-flowering-wand-rewilding-the-sacred-masculine-sophie-strand/You can follow her on Instagram @cosmogyny, and subscribe to her writings on Substack at https://sophiestrand.substack.com/We covered lots of ground in this episode! Here are links to some of the resources we discussed:This conversation with the late Barbara Ehrenreich, explores the fact that ancient cave art is primarily nature-based, which Sophie refers to: https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2020/jan/10/humans-were-not-centre-stage-how-ancient-cave-art-puts-us-in-our-place. “The Dawn of Everything”, by David Graeber and David Wengrow is an excellent, updated exploration of ancient history Sophie referenced the social change platform Advaya , with whom she offers coursework – you can learn more here:  https://advaya.co/Sophie also mentioned many books and authors who explore the historical evidence of Jesus. These include: “Rabbi Jesus” by Bruce Chilton; “Gospel Q” and the “Gnostic Bible”; “The Gnostic Gospels” by Elaine Pagels; the work of Neil Douglas-Klotz; and “The Historical Jesus”, by John Dominc Crossan Sophie made the comment that mother myths become monster myths. One example of this is Tiamat, the ancient Sea Serpent Mother Goddess whose murder is described in the ancient Babylonia text the Enuma Elish. You can read this text in its full here: https://www.worldhistory.org/article/225/enuma-elish---the-babylonian-epic-of-creation---fu/Past podcasts that are relevant to this conversation include:Sacred Activism with Ruby and Christabel Reed: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/sacred-activism-with-ruby-and-christabel-reedRewilding the Rosary with Clark Strand and Perdita Finn: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/exploring-the-secrets-of-the-rosary-with-clark-strand-and-perdita-finn 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 WomenWe 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. The program includes a deep dive with: • Powerful Sacred Feminine figures, drawn from history and mythology, who will serve as our sovereignty guides along the way • Transformational practices rooted in creativity, play, energy work, ritual, ceremony and even magic • Embodiment practices, including dance, yoga, and other intuitive movement exercises to tap into the wisdom of the body • The Enneagram as a tool for understanding the human psyche and our individual personality types • Yogic philosophy, creative writing and journaling exercises, and much more • The power of the group field that we cultivate to dive deep and be witnessed fully for who we are, allowing the property of emergence to support our becoming The journey kicks off with an opening retreat on the beautiful Big Island of Hawaii, September 12-15, 2024. From there, we’ll gather twice a month over the next 9 months via Zoom, and we’ll wrap up in June 2025 with a closing retreat at Hestia Magic Retreat Center, located in the shadow of majestic Mount Shasta, California. To learn more, apply, and/or book a discovery call, visit: https://www.hometoheracademy.com/course/we-are-sovereign

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/My new book, “Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine,” is now available Womancraft Publishing! To learn more, read endorsements and purchase, please visit www.womancraftpublishing.com.  It is also available for sale via Amazon, Bookshop.org, and you can order it from your favorite local bookstore, too. You can watch this and many other podcast episodes at the Home to Her YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@hometoherYou can learn more about the Story Medicine’s work at her website: www.thestorymedicine.com. You can also follow her on Instagram @thestorymedicineYou can also watch her documentary about the production of her latest tarot deck, Seaweed Sisters, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGdXf6HwRwQ&t=548s. This article provides some history and background about tarot: https://mymodernmet.com/history-of-tarot-cards/The Story Medicine also mentioned the work of Rachelle Garcia – you can learn more here: https://www.innatetraditions.com/.  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 WomenWe 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. The program includes a deep dive with: • Powerful Sacred Feminine figures, drawn from history and mythology, who will serve as our sovereignty guides along the way • Transformational practices rooted in creativity, play, energy work, ritual, ceremony and even magic • Embodiment practices, including dance, yoga, and other intuitive movement exercises to tap into the wisdom of the body • The Enneagram as a tool for understanding the human psyche and our individual personality types • Yogic philosophy, creative writing and journaling exercises, and much more • The power of the group field that we cultivate to dive deep and be witnessed fully for who we are, allowing the property of emergence to support our becoming The journey kicks off with an opening retreat on the beautiful Big Island of Hawaii, September 12-15, 2024. From there, we’ll gather twice a month over the next 9 months via Zoom, and we’ll wrap up in June 2025 with a closing retreat at Hestia Magic Retreat Center, located in the shadow of majestic Mount Shasta, California. To learn more, apply, and/or book a discovery call, visit: https://www.hometoheracademy.com/course/we-are-sovereign

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/My new book, “Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine,” is now available Womancraft Publishing! To learn more, read endorsements and purchase, please visit www.womancraftpublishing.com.  It is also available for sale via Amazon, Bookshop.org, and you can order it from your favorite local bookstore, too. You can watch this and other podcast episodes at the Home to Her YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK6xtUV6K7ayV30iz1ECigwYou can learn more about Arla at her website:  www.arlapatch.comYou can purchase her artwork, including prints of “Please Abide with Me” here: https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/arla-patch/shopYou can learn more about Arla’s social justice work here:  www.coalitionofnativesandallies.orgIn addition, here are a few other things we discussed during this episode: Arla spoke about the images in her book, A Body Story, as well as how she made them. You can see some of them here: https://arlapatch.com/a-body-story-1The Phips Proclamation of 1755 declared the Penobscot Indians to be traitors to the King of England and promised a bounty to be paid for living men ages 12 and older, as well as for the scalps of dead men, women and children. You can read more about this here: https://upstanderproject.org/learn/guides-and-resources/first-light/phips-bounty-proclamationArla also mentioned the Huichol Indian yarn paintings. You can see some examples here: https://indigoarts.com/galleries/nierika-yarn-paintings-huichol-indians-mexicoWith the Coalition of Native and Allies, Arla has been arranging showings of the powerful documentary, “Fighting Indians,” about the harm caused by the use of Native symbols and tribes as mascots. You can learn more about this film here: https://fightingindians.com/ 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 WomenWe 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. The program includes a deep dive with: • Powerful Sacred Feminine figures, drawn from history and mythology, who will serve as our sovereignty guides along the way • Transformational practices rooted in creativity, play, energy work, ritual, ceremony and even magic • Embodiment practices, including dance, yoga, and other intuitive movement exercises to tap into the wisdom of the body • The Enneagram as a tool for understanding the human psyche and our individual personality types • Yogic philosophy, creative writing and journaling exercises, and much more • The power of the group field that we cultivate to dive deep and be witnessed fully for who we are, allowing the property of emergence to support our becoming The journey kicks off with an opening retreat on the beautiful Big Island of Hawaii, September 12-15, 2024. From there, we’ll gather twice a month over the next 9 months via Zoom, and we’ll wrap up in June 2025 with a closing retreat at Hestia Magic Retreat Center, located in the shadow of majestic Mount Shasta, California. To learn more, apply, and/or book a discovery call, visit: https://www.hometoheracademy.com/course/we-are-sovereign

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/My new book, “Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine,” is now available Womancraft Publishing! To learn more, read endorsements and purchase, please visit www.womancraftpublishing.com.  It is also available for sale via Amazon, Bookshop.org, and you can order it from your favorite local bookstore, too. You can watch most podcast episodes at the Home to Her YouTube Channel (however, due to ongoing safety concerns, please note that Priya Assal’s episode will not be posted here immediately): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK6xtUV6K7ayV30iz1ECigwYou can learn more about Priya Assal’s work at:https://www.innerjourneypractices.com/https://www.instagram.com/innerjourneypractices/https://priya-assal.medium.com/Here are a few additional resources related to this episode: Priya Assal mentioned the book “Sophie’s World” as being transformative to her when she was young: https://www.amazon.com/Sophies-World-History-Philosophy-Classics/dp/0374530718This is a greatvideo explaining the Iranian Revolution of 1979, and how US involvement has contributed to the current political system (recommended by Priya Assal): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVlV4PAAE8EPriya Assal also wrote this powerful Medium shortly after the protests began: https://priya-assal.medium.com/women-life-liberty-how-the-feminist-voice-of-iran-should-be-everyones-voice-8102f5b2516bI mentioned Monica Rodgers, whose podcast is the Revelation Project. You can learn more and listen to episodes here: https://revelationproject.fireside.fm/I also referenced a prior Home to Her episode with Bethany Webster, author of “Discovering the Inner Mother”: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/healing-the-mother-wound-with-bethany-webster 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 WomenWe 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. The program includes a deep dive with: • Powerful Sacred Feminine figures, drawn from history and mythology, who will serve as our sovereignty guides along the way • Transformational practices rooted in creativity, play, energy work, ritual, ceremony and even magic • Embodiment practices, including dance, yoga, and other intuitive movement exercises to tap into the wisdom of the body • The Enneagram as a tool for understanding the human psyche and our individual personality types • Yogic philosophy, creative writing and journaling exercises, and much more • The power of the group field that we cultivate to dive deep and be witnessed fully for who we are, allowing the property of emergence to support our becoming The journey kicks off with an opening retreat on the beautiful Big Island of Hawaii, September 12-15, 2024. From there, we’ll gather twice a month over the next 9 months via Zoom, and we’ll wrap up in June 2025 with a closing retreat at Hestia Magic Retreat Center, located in the shadow of majestic Mount Shasta, California. To learn more, apply, and/or book a discovery call, visit: https://www.hometoheracademy.com/course/we-are-sovereign

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/My new book, “Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine,” will be available beginning October 14 from Womancraft Publishing! To learn more, read endorsements and purchase, please visit www.womancraftpublishing.com.   You can watch this and other podcast episodes at the Home to Her YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK6xtUV6K7ayV30iz1ECigwYou can listen to all past episodes of the “Make Matriarchy Great Again” podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/34-circe-salon-make-matriarchy-great-again-disrupting/id1515852327You can also become a supporter of their work via Patreon: http://patreon.com/34CirceAnd, you can learn more about Vicki, including her upcoming online course exploring the work of Marija Gimbutas, here: https://www.vickinoble.com/.We discussed a number of books and resources during this episode! Here are a few you can explore on your own:“The First Sex,” by Elizabeth Gould Davis, was brought up here, and has also been mentioned by other guests in the pastOctavia Butler was a fantastic science fiction writer whose books were extremely prescient and relevant to the times we’re living in. You can learn more about her and work here: https://www.octaviabutler.com/Dawn also mentioned the books “Sexual Politics”, by Kate Millett, and “Drawing Down the Moon”, by Margot AdlerWe also discussed the classic book “When God Was a Woman”, by Merlin StoneKaitlin Shetler is a fantastic ex-evangelical poet who shares her work on social media. You can read her poems here: https://www.facebook.com/kaitlinhardyshetler/https://www.hagia.de/home/ is the home of the Hagia, International Academy for Modern Matriarchal Studies, founded by Heide Goettner-AbendrothDawn also discussed her experience with the teachings of Eagle Man (Ed McGaa), a member of the Oglala Sioux tribe.The following prior podcast episodes are also relevant to this conversation:The Legacy of Marija Gimbutas with Joan Marler:   https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/the-legacy-of-marija-gimbutas-with-joan-marlerReclaiming Women’s Histories with Max Dashu: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/reclaiming-womens-histories-with-max-dashuThe Maternal Gift Economy with Genevieve Vaughan: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/the-maternal-gift-economy-with-genevieve-vaughan 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 WomenWe 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. The program includes a deep dive with: • Powerful Sacred Feminine figures, drawn from history and mythology, who will serve as our sovereignty guides along the way • Transformational practices rooted in creativity, play, energy work, ritual, ceremony and even magic • Embodiment practices, including dance, yoga, and other intuitive movement exercises to tap into the wisdom of the body • The Enneagram as a tool for understanding the human psyche and our individual personality types • Yogic philosophy, creative writing and journaling exercises, and much more • The power of the group field that we cultivate to dive deep and be witnessed fully for who we are, allowing the property of emergence to support our becoming The journey kicks off with an opening retreat on the beautiful Big Island of Hawaii, September 12-15, 2024. From there, we’ll gather twice a month over the next 9 months via Zoom, and we’ll wrap up in June 2025 with a closing retreat at Hestia Magic Retreat Center, located in the shadow of majestic Mount Shasta, California. To learn more, apply, and/or book a discovery call, visit: https://www.hometoheracademy.com/course/we-are-sovereign

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/My new book, “Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine,” is available for pre-order now from Womancraft Publishing! To learn more, read endorsements and purchase, please visit www.womancraftpublishing.com.   Caroline’s book is “Finding Elen: The Quest for Elen of the Ways,” and can be purchased here:  https://bookshop.org/books/finding-elen-the-quest-for-elen-of-the-ways/9781508644033Caroline also referred to the book “The Deer Goddess of Ancient Siberia,” by Esther Jacobsen. This book is out of print, but you may be able to find it via your local or nearest academic library system. Caroline referenced the discovery of gold in the reindeer territories of the Indigenous Saami people of Northern Europe. You can read more about this here: https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/indigenous-peoples/2022/01/significant-battery-metals-discovery-key-reindeer-herding-land.During our discussion of ley lines, Caroline acknowledged the late Alfred Watkins as popularizing the original concept. You can learn more about him here: https://www.visitherefordshire.co.uk/blog/introducing-alfred-watkins-fascinating-man.Sharon Blackie’s book, “If Women Rose Rooted,” also includes a historical exploration of Elen of the Ways.This is a favorite article of mine examining the connections between the ancient deer Goddess, shamans and our current popular stories of Santa Claus:  https://gathervictoria.com/2017/12/15/doe-a-deer-a-female-deer-the-spirit-of-mother-christmas/Finally, Caroline mentioned Extinction Rebellion, a radical art movement to call attention to climate change. I also discussed Extinction Rebellion with Mat Osmond on a prior Home to Her episode called “The Black Madonna’s Song:” https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-madonnas-song-with-mat-osmond-and-kate-walters/id1499676560?i=1000531362348 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 WomenWe 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. The program includes a deep dive with: • Powerful Sacred Feminine figures, drawn from history and mythology, who will serve as our sovereignty guides along the way • Transformational practices rooted in creativity, play, energy work, ritual, ceremony and even magic • Embodiment practices, including dance, yoga, and other intuitive movement exercises to tap into the wisdom of the body • The Enneagram as a tool for understanding the human psyche and our individual personality types • Yogic philosophy, creative writing and journaling exercises, and much more • The power of the group field that we cultivate to dive deep and be witnessed fully for who we are, allowing the property of emergence to support our becoming The journey kicks off with an opening retreat on the beautiful Big Island of Hawaii, September 12-15, 2024. From there, we’ll gather twice a month over the next 9 months via Zoom, and we’ll wrap up in June 2025 with a closing retreat at Hestia Magic Retreat Center, located in the shadow of majestic Mount Shasta, California. To learn more, apply, and/or book a discovery call, visit: https://www.hometoheracademy.com/course/we-are-sovereign

Interested in knowing whose Native lands you’re currently residing on? You can find out for yourself at native-land.ca.My new book, “Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine,” is available for pre-order from Womancraft Publishing. You can learn more and order at www.womancraftpublishing.com.Stephanie’s podcast is “The Black Madonna Speaks,” which you can find on Anchor, Google Play, and Apple Podcasts.Here YouTube Channel, “The Heart of the Black Madonna,” is here: https://www.youtube.com/c/theheartoftheblackmadonna.You can learn more about the Camino de Santiago de Compostela: https://santiago-compostela.net/.The Interfaith Mary page shows the location of many Black Madonnas:  https://www.interfaithmary.net/Stephanie discussed her background in anthroposophy – you can learn more here:https://anthroposophy.org/Here are a few other books and resources we discussed:“Cult of the Black Virgin,” by Ean Begg“Longing for Darkness,” by China Galland“Healing Journeys with the Black Madonna,” by Alessandra Belloni“God is a Black Woman,” by Christena ClevelandThe University of Dayton’s Marian LibraryFinally, here are a few previous podcast episodes that also explore the wisdom of the Black Madonna:The Secrets of the Black Madonna with Alessandra Belloni:   https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/the-secrets-of-the-black-madonna-with-alessandra-belloni“The Black Madonna’s Song” with Mat Osmond and Kate Walters: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/the-black-madonnas-song-with-mat-osmond-and-kate-walters“The Sacred Black Feminine” with Christena Cleveland: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/the-sacred-black-feminine-with-christena-cleveland 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 WomenWe 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. The program includes a deep dive with: • Powerful Sacred Feminine figures, drawn from history and mythology, who will serve as our sovereignty guides along the way • Transformational practices rooted in creativity, play, energy work, ritual, ceremony and even magic • Embodiment practices, including dance, yoga, and other intuitive movement exercises to tap into the wisdom of the body • The Enneagram as a tool for understanding the human psyche and our individual personality types • Yogic philosophy, creative writing and journaling exercises, and much more • The power of the group field that we cultivate to dive deep and be witnessed fully for who we are, allowing the property of emergence to support our becoming The journey kicks off with an opening retreat on the beautiful Big Island of Hawaii, September 12-15, 2024. From there, we’ll gather twice a month over the next 9 months via Zoom, and we’ll wrap up in June 2025 with a closing retreat at Hestia Magic Retreat Center, located in the shadow of majestic Mount Shasta, California. To learn more, apply, and/or book a discovery call, visit: https://www.hometoheracademy.com/course/we-are-sovereign

If you’ve heard me acknowledge the Indigenous lands I reside on and would like to know which tribal lands you may be living on, you can visit native-land.ca to find out. You can pre-order my book, Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine from Womancraft Publishing: https://www.womancraftpublishing.com/books/home-to-her/You can find video of this episode at the Home to Her YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK6xtUV6K7ayV30iz1ECigwYou can learn more about Johanna and all her offerings at https://wildandthemoon.earth/. The late Layne Redmond wrote the now-classic book When the Drummers Were Women: https://bookshop.org/books/when-the-drummers-were-women-a-spiritual-history-of-rhythm/9781635617887. Johanna referenced the singer Ani Williams. You can learn more about her here: https://aniwilliams.com/Johanna also mentioned the work of Stephen Harrod Buehner – you can learn more about him and his work here: https://www.stephenharrodbuhner.com/about/We also discussed the work of Alessandra Belloni, who joined me on this podcast in 2020. You can listen to this episode here: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/the-secrets-of-the-black-madonna-with-alessandra-belloniWe also discuss roses, and their connection to the Virgin Mary and the rosary. I explored the history of the rosary in depth during this episode with Clark Strand and Perdita Finn: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/exploring-the-secrets-of-the-rosary-with-clark-strand-and-perdita-finnFinally, these are the Spanish lyrics to the beautiful song that Johanna sang at the end of our conversation:Es verdad,que hace tiempo que te tengo en el olvido,que ni rezo, ni me acuerdo,de llevarte rosas rojas a tu altar.Es verdad,que tu nombre yo no lo digo desde niño,pero ahora,yo, yo necesitoque me ayudesy te olvides lo que he sido.Ave María,escúchame,Ave María, Ave María,tú sabes,tú sabes que yo la quieroy es todo lo que tengo.Ave María,Ave María escúchame,Ave María, Ave María,te pido,yo te pido que no termine,nuestro amor, nuestro amor. (Ave María).Recordarás,aquellas flores que adornaban tu capilla,eran mías, solo mías,yo las robaba por las noches para ti.Recordarás,cuantas veces te he rezado de rodillas,mis amigos, se reían,al mirarme, se reían, se reían.Ave María,Ave María escúchame,Ave María, Ave María,tú sabes,tú sabes que yo la quieroy es todo lo que tengo.Ave María,Ave María escúchame,Ave María, Ave María,te pido,yo te pido que no termine,nuestro amor, nuestro amornuestro amor, nuestro amor.  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 WomenWe 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. The program includes a deep dive with: • Powerful Sacred Feminine figures, drawn from history and mythology, who will serve as our sovereignty guides along the way • Transformational practices rooted in creativity, play, energy work, ritual, ceremony and even magic • Embodiment practices, including dance, yoga, and other intuitive movement exercises to tap into the wisdom of the body • The Enneagram as a tool for understanding the human psyche and our individual personality types • Yogic philosophy, creative writing and journaling exercises, and much more • The power of the group field that we cultivate to dive deep and be witnessed fully for who we are, allowing the property of emergence to support our becoming The journey kicks off with an opening retreat on the beautiful Big Island of Hawaii, September 12-15, 2024. From there, we’ll gather twice a month over the next 9 months via Zoom, and we’ll wrap up in June 2025 with a closing retreat at Hestia Magic Retreat Center, located in the shadow of majestic Mount Shasta, California. To learn more, apply, and/or book a discovery call, visit: https://www.hometoheracademy.com/course/we-are-sovereign

You can pre-order my book, Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine from Womancraft Publishing: https://www.womancraftpublishing.com/books/home-to-her/You can learn more about Elizabeth and order her book, The Well of Truth, here: https://elizabethagouldstories.com/Here are a few other resources related to our discussion:Elizabeth mentioned Mary Wollstonecraft, a feminist writer in the late 1700s, who famously wrote “A Vindication on the Rights of Women.” Here’s a short video about her life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6nyX1c5jjw. Elizabeth also mentioned Rob Brezny, who publishes “Freewill Astrology.” You can learn more here: https://freewillastrology.com/.Here’s a link to more information about the book The Optimized Woman,” by Miranda GrayElizabeth and I have both participated in the 13 Moon Mystery School, which was founded by Ariel Spilsbury. Ariel joined me on the podcast in 2020, and you can listen to her episode here: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/embodying-the-divine-feminine-with-ariel-spilsburyWe also discussed the importance of honoring cycles, a topic I also explored with priestess Stella Tomlinson: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/cycles-of-belonging-with-stella-tomlinsonFinally, Elizabeth mentioned the Green Man, a mythological nature being who turns up in many legends. This is a good article explaining who he is: https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-remarkable-persistence-of-the-green-man. 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 WomenWe 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. The program includes a deep dive with: • Powerful Sacred Feminine figures, drawn from history and mythology, who will serve as our sovereignty guides along the way • Transformational practices rooted in creativity, play, energy work, ritual, ceremony and even magic • Embodiment practices, including dance, yoga, and other intuitive movement exercises to tap into the wisdom of the body • The Enneagram as a tool for understanding the human psyche and our individual personality types • Yogic philosophy, creative writing and journaling exercises, and much more • The power of the group field that we cultivate to dive deep and be witnessed fully for who we are, allowing the property of emergence to support our becoming The journey kicks off with an opening retreat on the beautiful Big Island of Hawaii, September 12-15, 2024. From there, we’ll gather twice a month over the next 9 months via Zoom, and we’ll wrap up in June 2025 with a closing retreat at Hestia Magic Retreat Center, located in the shadow of majestic Mount Shasta, California. To learn more, apply, and/or book a discovery call, visit: https://www.hometoheracademy.com/course/we-are-sovereign

Want to know whose tribal lands you’re residing on? Visit native-land.ca to find out. And then make sure to tell your friends and family members! Righting colonial wrongs begins with awareness and land acknowledgment.Please check out my upcoming book, “Home to Her,” which is available from Womancraft Publishing! You can pre-order it here: www.womancraftpublishing.com.You can learn more about Genevieve and her work at her website, http://gift-economy.com/, where many of her articles and books are available for freeYou can learn more about International Feminists for a Gift Economy here: https://www.internationalfeministsforagifteconomy.org/You can also learn more about the Maternal Gift Economy Salons and view prior salon gatherings here: https://www.maternalgifteconomymovement.org/salons/Sekhmet is an ancient Egyptian Goddess. This article gives a bit of historical information about her: https://www.latimes.com/science/la-xpm-2013-apr-29-la-sci-ritual-drunkenness-sex-ancient-egypt-20130429-story.html. And here’s a link to another article, which includes images of some ancient Egyptian statues: https://www.arce.org/resource/statues-sekhmet-mistress-dreadYou can learn more about the Temple of Goddess Spirituality that Genevieve founded in honor of Sekhmet here: https://www.sekhmettemple.org/. If you'd like to schedule a visit, you can contact Gen at Sekhmettemplecactussprings@gmail.com.  This is a great documentary about Genevieve’s life, for those who wish to know her and her work better! https://youtu.be/emAjQ8kO0wo 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 WomenWe 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. The program includes a deep dive with: • Powerful Sacred Feminine figures, drawn from history and mythology, who will serve as our sovereignty guides along the way • Transformational practices rooted in creativity, play, energy work, ritual, ceremony and even magic • Embodiment practices, including dance, yoga, and other intuitive movement exercises to tap into the wisdom of the body • The Enneagram as a tool for understanding the human psyche and our individual personality types • Yogic philosophy, creative writing and journaling exercises, and much more • The power of the group field that we cultivate to dive deep and be witnessed fully for who we are, allowing the property of emergence to support our becoming The journey kicks off with an opening retreat on the beautiful Big Island of Hawaii, September 12-15, 2024. From there, we’ll gather twice a month over the next 9 months via Zoom, and we’ll wrap up in June 2025 with a closing retreat at Hestia Magic Retreat Center, located in the shadow of majestic Mount Shasta, California. To learn more, apply, and/or book a discovery call, visit: https://www.hometoheracademy.com/course/we-are-sovereign