Voices of the Sacred Feminine

Today's sharing with you is the story of my trip to Wisconsin to teach a weekend workshop. As I was getting ready to depart I sat among a grove of trees and had the most mysterious experience I can only describe as everyday magic. A true story.

We never know from where wisdom might flow. I tell the short sacred travel story of our fortuitious trip to a Lazy River outside Las Vegas where I found wisdom and got my mojo back!

It's hard sometmes to keep our emotions in check with all that's going on and I talk about that as well as offer some personel anecdotes, tools for coping; balance, discernment, divine guidance and resilience

Inspired from sacred journeys abroad meeting Ugly Americans and from watching what's going on in the news I talk about let's be an ambassador, not a philistine at home and in far away lands.

So we've talked a bit about the nuts and bolts of sacred travel in other episodes in the preceding weeks (check the schedule) but today in our final episode on Sacred Travel I cover the esoteric aspects of connecting with the energies of sacred places. I also throw in some tips for staying safe on your journey. Please check out my book, Sacred Places of Goddess:108 Destinations

There is a lot to consider when taking a sacred tour, which some call purposeful travel. What are the pros and cons of taking an escorted vs independent tour. What are some of the questions to ask? Most important might be what is your intention and purpose for the journey.

Enjoy this Spring Meditation with elements of the season, the Goddess, particularly Ostara, as well as her consorts, including Jesus making this a unique interfaith meditation for springtime, with suggestions how you might turn this into a lovely ritual.  No intro.  I just jump right into the meditation so you can download it without any housekeeping information from me allowing you to totally focus on the meditation.  Enjoy.  Check out the book, Goddess Calling: Inspirational Messages and Meditations to find this meditation and others.  

Continuing the sacred travel series I explain the many varied types of sacred sites of Goddess and what they represent to pilgrims, as well as the emotional feeling of making a connection at these sacred sites. We'll also delve into the meaning of the number 108.  For more information check out Sacred Places of Goddess:108 Destinations.

Today I begin sharing about Goddess, who She is around the world and exploring her sacred sites. I explain the material we'll cover in the weeks ahead: Connecting with Sacred Sites, Staying Safe, What Makes a Journey Sacred, Etiquette of Sacred Travel...and much more. For more information check out Sacred Places of Goddess:108 Destinations.

Today I'm sharing a bit about my book, Sacred Places of Goddess, as we're about to go into Spring and our thoughts might be turning to travel. You'll hear one of my travel stories from Egypt and more about Goddess Advocates, naming American destinations as "sacred goddess sites" and why we should consider museums sacred sites of Goddess.  For more information, check out Sacred Places of Goddess:108 Destinations.

Spoiler Alert: This episode about captivity and abuse might be triggering. Do use self care. It is intended to have listeners ask the question if they are being held captive, traumatized, exploited or abused. Are they wearing blinders to abuse in their lives?  Do we just accept or endure abuse and say "that's just the way it is."   Are they looking for exit strategies?  Do values of Goddess Spirituality offer an alternative?  Check out Normalizing Abuse: A Commentary On Our Culture of Pervasive Abuse.

Karen is telling the story of two bear encounters on the mountain and asks the question, are they spirit animals, guardians or guides? Do we see everyday magic?

Karen begs the question what's that feeling going around? Malaise is it? Or are we numb? And what exactly is kakistocracy?

For travel buffs and foodies, Karen shares a sacred travel story about not being able to go home again and seeking the wisdom in finding joy today.

Sometimes the most difficult of challenges are indeed actually a gift of immense proportions, we just can't see it right away. I talk about our time healing "parked in the handicap zone."

Today in our sacred message I discuss the Sleeping Lady of Malta found in the famous Hypogeum on the tiny island of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea. We'll delve into our dreams, how people in ancient times utilized their dream time and what more contemporary teachers say dreams are all about.  

Happy New Year everyone!  Join me today as I share an inspirational message that captures the energy of the season as well as the Japanese Sun Goddess Amaterasu, Celtic Brigid's "motivational steam" and light as life.  And please remember to go to Spreaker.com and hit the FOLLOW button for the show which soon will be fully migrated from Blog Talk to Spreaker and most other podcast platforms.

VSF has had a very long run here since 2009.  There have been many technical glitches in the last year but the end has come so that something new can be reborn.  If this show has meant something to you.  If, as some of you have told me, its been your lifeline because you live in a sea of red.  If I'm the only one talking about what you think or want to talk about, I'm not going to stop and we can  stay connected.  Tune in today and hear whats happening to the archives and all the details so we can stay friends!  We're moving to SPREAKER.  Follow us there. And thank you all for listener loyalty over the years!

Mamala Sekhmet as I began to call Kamala and Tim, the embodiment of the Sacred Masculine, are the topics of today's final show of Voices of the Sacred Feminine on Blog Talk. Listen as I talk about the gift they've both given us.  All we need do is recognize it and grasp it in our minds and hearts.  As for this being the final show, it's been a long run here, since 2009, but you might recall I mentioned in past shows the Blog Talk internet platform, home for podcasts, is ceasing to exist, so my show has to move and I'll give you those specifics at the end of this episode.  

If you're a fan of Star Trek, you remember the Borg.  The Borg who assimilated everyone.  No one could think for themselves.  Everyone was a loyalist to The Queen. (Interesting how they made the Ultimate Evil a female!)  Their subject's brains were taken over and the conquered just became mindless robots for the Borg Collective.  Well, I see similarities in what's happening now. But Resistance Is Not Futile!  The Borg just wants you to think it is.  Tune in and hear the beginning of my Resistance Checklist which you can do anonymously from your home or loud and proud and visible.  There's something for everyone as they say.  

Remember that satirical comedy by the producers of The Good Wife and Elsbeth, Michelle and Robert King, titled BrainDead?  It was good for a reliable belly laugh each week. It was smart and insightful.  Well, today I'm going to take the premise of that old gem and put a new twist on it.  Just who are the ET insects eating the brains of humans out there?  

Who hasn't confided to their most trusted friends their amazement at how different some people are in terms of what seems to be clearly black and white issues.  Well, it turns out there is science behind general differences about liberal and conservative brain construction and thinking styles.  Tune in and hear more.  It's important because if we want to get past the polarization we have to know how to talk to each other and hear both sides.

I'll humbly say I'm no Constitutional scholar nor have I majored in Political Science, but from my Everywoman's seat on my barcalounger, I'm just going to ask the quiet part out loud:   Can Democracy survive the current state of Free Speech provided for in the 1st and 14th Amendments?  If we allow disinformation and misinformation, lies and distortions can we ever restore equiibrium to society?

Producer, author and colleague of mine, Thomas Quinn returns to VSF so we can chat about his new satirical and courageous book, God: The Unauthorized Biography - God's Old Testament memoir is how I refer to it.  We'll be chatting about the morally-dubious history of the Israelites and their prophecies, surprising research in the Old Testament you never hear about, fresh insights on the role of women in the Old Testament which you never hear about, including if abortion is even mentioned.  We'll compare history to legend and tradition and delve into why this is a relevent topic for us today beyond those of us who are history or religion junkies. And talk about how all this leads to why Evangelicals can support Donald Trump.

Molly Mandelbert, founder of Wild Hearts Rise Up and Creatrix of Magnetic Influencer Collective and writer/illustrator of The Wild Hearts Rise Up Oracle Deck is with me today to talk about turning your gift and passion into vehicle to support yourself with our topic Monetizing Your Healing Practice.

According to the eminent scholar, Norm Chomsky, the Republican party is "the most dangerous organization in the US."  You decide for yourself if when presented with the "cliff note" evidence if we've had an ethical Republican administration since Eisenhower. As my historical account will attest, Republican Presidents have been guilty of war crimes, election interference, committing treason, sometimes  by conspiring with foreign governments, and much more, to acquire or hold power  for decades since Eisenhower.  Yes, there have been Republican traitors in the White House before Donald Trump even if you didn't learn about it in school, discover it buried in the news or followed the headlines. 

SHOW MANTRA:  I Am Enough and So Are You   Today's Topic:  Truth About Being Neutral or Apolitical in Politics Rescheduled from 10/16 -- Welcome to the new format of Voices of the Sacred Feminine as I go back to my roots here on the show and discuss the "bees buzzing round in my bonnet."  I'll still have the occasional guest to chat with, but I've shortened the show to 30 minutes or less and I've taken the advice of my wise women friends and have decided to let you hear from me instead of a new author each week. And this week you'll be hearing me discuss my ideas around The Truth About Being Apolitical or Neutral in Politics.  And maybe some other fruits of those honey bees that are buzzing round in my bonnet!  "People often say with pride, I'm not interested in politics.  They might as well say I'm not interested in my standard of living, my health, my job, my rights, my freedom, my future, or any future.  If we mean to keep any control over our world and lives, we MUST be interested in politics." ~ Martha Gelhorn, writer, novelist, journalist

It's been good to be back these last weeks sharing my thoughts and ideas with you. I hope you've been enjoying the topics I've offered.  Today we're talking about WHEN LOVE & COMPASSION ARE NOT THE ANSWER - SPIRITUAL BYPASSING.  Psychologists say we're drowning in phoney love and compassion as people spiritually bypass rather than be uncomfortable long enough to solve problems. The bypassers then claim moral and spiritual superiority when in fact they might just be cowards without emotional maturity.  As VSF returns to the air with it's over-arching theme of I AM ENOUGH & SO ARE YOU I go back to my roots and discuss the "bees buzzing round in my bonnet."  I'll still have the occasional guest to chat with, but I've shortened the show to 30 minutes or so and I've taken the advice of my wise women friends and have decided to let you hear from me instead of a new author each week. 

It's been good to be back these last weeks sharing my thoughts and ideas with you. I hope you've been enjoying the topics I've offered.  Today we're talking about WOMAN AS CREATRIX OF CIVILIZATION even though in patriarchy too often women are relegated to madonnas, whores and breeders.  Or if we let some of the GOP have their way, we'll be chained to the stove, barefoot and pregnant.  As VSF returns to the air with it's over-arching theme of I AM ENOUGH & SO ARE YOU I go back to my roots and discuss the "bees buzzing round in my bonnet."  I'll still have the occasional guest to chat with, but I've shortened the show to 30 minutes or so and I've taken the advice of my wise women friends and have decided to let you hear from me instead of a new author each week. 

It's good to be back with you and welcome to the new format of Voices of the Sacred Feminine beginning this month called I AM ENOUGH & SO ARE YOU as I go back to my roots here on the show and discuss the "bees buzzing round in my bonnet."  I'll still have the occasional guest to chat with, but I've shortened the show to 30 minutes or less and I've taken the advice of my wise women friends and have decided to let you hear from me instead of a new author each week. And this week you'll be hearing me discuss my ideas around Recognizing the Feminine Wound & the upcoming webinar on Sunday with me titled Antidote to the Wounded Feminine Consciousness for women and men. And maybe some other fruits of those honey bees that are buzzing round in my bonnet!

It's good to be back with you and welcome to the new format of Voices of the Sacred Feminine beginning this month called I AM ENOUGH & SO ARE YOU as I go back to my roots here on the show and discuss the "bees buzzing round in my bonnet."  I'll still have the occasional guest to chat with, but I've shortened the show to 30 minutes or less and I've taken the advice of my wise women friends and have decided to let you hear from me instead of a new author each week. And this week you'll be hearing me discuss my ideas around the discussion Why Society Reviles Women's Anger & the Manipulation of White Women's Tears.  And maybe some other fruits of those honey bees that are buzzing round in my bonnet!

It's good to be back with you and welcome to the new format of Voices of the Sacred Feminine beginning this month called I AM ENOUGH & SO ARE YOU as I go back to my roots here on the show and discuss the "bees buzzing round in my bonnet."  I'll still have the occasional guest to chat with, but I've shortened the show to 30 minutes or less and I've taken the advice of my wise women friends and have decided to let you hear from me instead of a new author each week. And this week you'll be hearing me discuss my ideas around Discovering Our Life's Purpose and might it be lurking in our genes?  And maybe some other fruits of those honey bees that are buzzing round in my bonnet!

It's good to be back with you and welcome to the new format of Voices of the Sacred Feminine beginning this month called I AM ENOUGH & SO ARE YOU as I go back to my roots here on the show and discuss the "bees buzzing round in my bonnet."  I'll still have the occasional guest to chat with, but I've shortened the show to 30 minutes or less and I've taken the advice of my wise women friends and have decided to let you hear from me instead of a new author each week. And this week you'll be hearing me discuss my ideas around the idea Do We Have a Happiness Deficit?  And maybe some other fruits of those honey bees that are buzzing round in my bonnet!

It's good to be back with you and welcome to the new format of Voices of the Sacred Feminine beginning this month called I AM ENOUGH & SO ARE YOU as I go back to my roots here on the show and discuss the "bees buzzing round in my bonnet."  I'll still have the occasional guest to chat with, but I've shortened the show to 30 minutes or less and I've taken the advice of my wise women friends and have decided to let you hear from me instead of a new author each week. And this week you'll be hearing me discuss my ideas around the Crazy Ideas That Stuck - Otherwise Known as Group Think or Manufactured Consent.  I think you'll really be surprised that these ideas ever were accepted as normal.  And maybe some other fruits of those honey bees that are buzzing round in my bonnet!

It's good to be back with you and welcome to the new format of Voices of the Sacred Feminine beginning this month called I AM ENOUGH & SO ARE YOU as I go back to my roots here on the show and discuss the "bees buzzing round in my bonnet."  I'll still have the occasional guest to chat with, but I've shortened the show to 30 minutes or less and I've taken the advice of my wise women friends and have decided to let you hear from me instead of a new author each week. And this week you'll be hearing me discuss my ideas around the question of Knowledge is Power and Who Are the Gatekeepers Controlling what you Know and Learn.  How do you conform or resist?  And maybe some other fruits of those honey bees that are buzzing round in my bonnet!

 Rescheduled due to Blog Talk Technical Difficulty... Stifled No More..I'm Just Gonna Say It & You Can Too! & Dangers of Project 2025.  It's good to be back with you and welcome to the new format of Voices of the Sacred Feminine beginning this month called I AM ENOUGH & SO ARE YOU as I go back to my roots here on the show and discuss the "bees buzzing round in my bonnet."  I'll still have the occasional guest to chat with, but I've shortened the show to 30 minutes or so and I've taken the advice of my wise women friends and have decided to let you hear from me instead of a new author each week.   And maybe some other fruits of those honey bees that are buzzing round in my bonnet!  Please be aware Blog Talk has been having technical difficultues, so if I schedule a show, then the show doesn't air LIVE, their glitch is back and I'll reschedule.  Sorry for the inconvenience.  If that happens, I suggest one of the great past shows from the archives!

You're Invited to My Quarterly Webinar *  Sunday, September 29*  * 1PM - 3:00 PM Pacific...COST: $15.00 Come join us to heal and empower the wounded feminine within us all. *Can't join LIVE? You'll get a link to listen later. Have you ever looked around and wondered why things are the way they are? If they could be different?  Or ever were different than society and culture is today?  Maybe you've whispered these thoughts to your trusted friends but didn't dare voice them out loud. Or you didn't know how to language or name these thoughts and questions you intuitively were thinking and feeling in your gut.   REGISTER FOR WEBINAR Click Here to Pay.  No Refunds after 7 days before event. https://mailchi.mp/3ad35bcf75e7/tools-for-transformation-newsletter-from-karen-tate-12792940 Webinar Cost:  $15.00 Any problems?  Send me an email at karentate108@yahoo.com .    

It's good to be back with you and welcome to the new format of Voices of the Sacred Feminine beginning this month called I AM ENOUGH & SO ARE YOU as I go back to my roots here on the show and discuss the "bees buzzing round in my bonnet."  I'll still have the occasional guest to chat with, but I've shortened the show to 30 minutes or less and I've taken the advice of my wise women friends and have decided to let you hear from me instead of a new author each week. And this week you'll be hearing me discuss my ideas around the question Is the Sacred Feminine a Vehicle TowardAscension?  Is Goddess the Light?  And maybe some other fruits of those honey bees that are buzzing round in my bonnet!

Spiritual Bypassing is a an emotional device we use when we don't want to face something.  We throw love and compassion at an uncomfortable or triggering situation we want to avoid instead, perhaps even fooling ourselves we're more spiritually superior or taking the high road - when in fact we're just avoiding being uncomfortable.  

What's changed since 2005 in the spirituality, the practitioners and in Karen's head?  Find out with in the 20th Anniversary Epilogue only available in this E-book version of Walking An Ancient Path.  https://amzn.to/3VnA3w5  $6.99 at Amazon.

My award winning second book, Walking An Ancient Path; Rebirthing Goddess on Planet Earth, a finalist in the National Best Books 2008 Awards, was released back in 2006 without an e-book version.  But now that e-book is being released on Amazon with a 20th Anniversary Epilogue updating the book as I look at what's happened in the past two decades since the book was being written.   Hear a little more about the book and perhaps you'll be inspired to purchase an e-book for yourself and your friends.  If you've been a supporter of my work, please do purchase a copy on Amazon and buy me a cup of coffee at my website, www.karentate.net

Happy to have Shellie Enteen return to the show to continue our conversation about the treasure trove that mythology of the Welsh Goddesses still holds for today's women.  Shellie, an author, astrologer, interfaith minister, aromatherapist, educator, reiki master and public speaker has extensively researched the Druids for her trilogy, Revealing the Druid Legacy, an inspired memoir of a Dark Age Druid Priestess and she shares the valuable information with myself and listeners.  We'll talk about how Welsh Goddesses fit into Neo-Druidry and how they compare to those in the Celtic Dark Age.  We'll learn when their stories were writen, which are the most familiar Welsh Goddesses and what we can glean from the Neo-Druid Goddess myths useful for women now.  

I'm thrilled to speak to leading Artemis expert, Dr. Carla Ionescu who has published several papers and authored a recent book titled "She Who Hunts - Artemis, The Goddess Who Changed the World."  Dr. Carla has become a respected authority on the subject and her work has not only advanced our understanding of ancient beliefs and rituals, but has also rekindled interest in the Goddess' role in shaping herstorical events.  We'll delve into Artemis, including the Ephesian Letters, her connection to Mary, Mother of Jesus, connections between ancient beliefs and modern cultural practice, what she means by Artemis as the "wild" Goddess, and how Artemis has changed the world.  Having both traveled to many of these ancient sites of Goddess, Carla and I have much to discuss!  I'm so excited!

Visionary teacher of women's wisdom for over 30 years, Corinna Wood is a beloved leader in the holistic healing community now pioneering an earth-based and woman-centered approach to communication and the psyche.  Today we'll delve into spiritual bypassing, toxic positivity and some of the issues you see with spiritual bypassing as well as how this impacts one's ability to heal and recover from trauma and abuse.  Hear Corinna share a common spiritual bypass comment with one that actually supports authetic healing as well as approaching communication in a way that supports authentic healing.

Monica Esgueva, renowned self-development teacher and spiritual guide bridges the gap between Eastern and Western philsophies.  We'll discuss her journey of self-discovery, including the many years she spent in India and Nepal which enables her to help the transformation of individuals for more than 15 years.  Interesting topics we'll cover today are misconceptions about finding joy and happiness, changing careers to align with our life purpose, practical advice for personal transformation and what working with kids with cancer in hospice taught her about death and the soul's journey.

Dale Allen is with me today discussing her 25 year journey, sharing the healing energy of the Sacred Feminine through her work, the one woman show In Our Right Minds: Guiding Women to Their Strength as Leaders, Leading Men to Strength Without Armor, which has been widely acclaimed at universities, conferences, corporations, theaters and expos across the US, Canada, from Kauai to Dubai, the UN Commission on the Status of Women, and the Parliament of the World's Religions.  The film version has been awarded in 19 independent film festivals worldwide.

Celtic practictioner, author, inter-faith minister, educator and healer, Shellie Enteen has extensively researched the philosophy and practices of the ancient Druids and how its evolved.  We'll specifically focus on the life for women in what is now the UK before the advent of Christianity and why and how it changed.  We'll discuss Druid Goddesses and Neo-Druid goddess myths, particularly related to how this information can help the modern woman.  . Eight festivals on the Druid calendar will get our attention as well as the legends of King Arthur and how they differ from the source and why.  

Filmmaker, journalist and artist, Laura Hirch released the multi-part docu-series titled From the Goddess late last year.  We'll discuss with Laura how she talks about central themes of women, healing, spirituality, mysticism and art as they relate to the Great Goddess in early history and modern times.  Hirch shows how women have played an important role in earlier societies, how they've been worshiped as the creatrix of life and the bearer of community and a source of sacredness.  Laura gets into patriarchy's rise and the part is played in the destruction in goddess spirituality and the status of women.  A rich look at what once was and ideas about what might serve humanity in the future.

Robin Corak, author of the book, Demeter, is also an end of life doula, and reiki coach who shares with us her extensive knowledge of the Greek Goddess Demeter.  We'll delve deeper than what you learned in your grade school or high school mythology class, helping listeners realize Demeter's significance in ancient times and today.  We'll talk about the Mother Wound, what Demeter can teach us about grief and loss, and how Demeter weilds anger and vengeance and reconcile that with her image as the nurturing and loving archetype.  Demeter is important related to social justice and we'll discuss how she might become part of one's spiritual path.  Robin is also the author of Persephone: Practicing the Art of Personal Power.

Workshop presenter, author of multiple books and retreat facilitator, Deborah Perdue discusses her passion about the power of gratitude and why we should not overlook this magic bullet to help us on our life's path.  Deborah will share with listeners how she's expanded the practice of gratitude through the years and how this has become an important tool in her spiritual toolbox.

Mare Cromwell, Founder and Director of the Great Mother Love Way non profit is a humble servant to Mother Gaia and her spiritual councils.  As an internationally known Gaia Mystic and High Priestess, visionary, healer and award-winning author, Mare is committed to Birthing the New Earth.  We'll talk about the Great Mother Love Way, 1000 Goddesses Gathering Global Grid, the Global Divine Feminine Field of Healing, the Global Apologies Ceremonies to the Original Peoples & their Ancestors as well as the "Nature" of her work and the role of trees, nature spirits, and elementals.