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Over the holidays, we were in Canada's Royal City - Victoria, BC - and Erik suggested we take on The Kinks song of the same name. She reigned for 63 years so her impact was large, on both Ray Davies and the city of the newly wed & nearly dead! Mexico's Los Rockin Devils covered the song the same year and we don't speak Spanish, but we think they changed the lyrics to make it a love song. If it has a [Tex-]Mex-style organ, we don't care! In the US, Little Roger & The Goosebumps made a bubblegum/powerpop version which leaves us kinda konfused? Back in Ol' Blighty, The Fall authored a rendition that seems to amplify the satirical elements of the original, but that's mostly seen in the video and not heard. Finally, Victoria's own The Hanson Brothers did the song and it travesties the Canadian city - if you've ever been to the Empress, your monocle might pop out when you hear these locals have to say! Lucky us!!!

BIG CRYSTAL ENERGY - SEASON 3 EPISODE 1Welcome to Season 3! This year, we're stepping through the veil and into liminal space—embracing the in-between, the becoming, the gorgeous uncertainty of transformation.In this episode, I'm sharing the four anchors guiding my 2026: my word of the year (Opulence), crystal of the year (Emerald), color of the year (Red), and tarot card of the year (The Empress). Plus, I'm inviting YOU to create your own magical inspirations for the year ahead.What's Inside:✨ Welcome to Season of the Veil - embracing liminal space in 2026 ✨ My new spiritually-aligned team announcement ✨ Creating your year ahead altar with sacred anchors ✨ OPULENCE - bringing glamour magic into everyday moments ✨ EMERALD - leading with your heart, bridging worlds ✨ RED - staying visible and embodied in uncertainty ✨ THE EMPRESS - commanding receptivity and resting in power ✨ Your invitation to choose your own symbols for 2026Key Quotes:"Opulence says: I'm not waiting. I'm gorgeous NOW. Even in the uncertainty.""Red says: I'm in the in-between AND I'm taking up space.""The Empress is past asking permission.""You don't wait until the butterfly emerges to honor the chrysalis. The becoming is sacred too."Links & Resources:Fashion: Black feathered jacket by Sabrina Jacqui LevinInstagram: @sabrinajacquilevinWebsite: www.sabrinajacquilevin.comMentioned: Modern Witch Tarot Deck, The Pivot Year book, Vision Boards & Manifestation episodeUpcoming: Jan 6 - Emerald Deep Dive | Wheel of the Year series continues | Astrology series (Capricorn/Aquarius)2026 Adventures: February retreat with Marcella Kroll in Truth or Consequences, NM | March Philippines trip | April Spirit NorthwestConnect:

In this episode, I'm introducing the first two steps of the Empress Method: Expanding Love and The Mirror.I share how the Empress Method came through, why these two steps are the foundation of embodied sovereignty, and how expanding love is not about bypassing or positivity, but about increasing capacity, safety, and truth in the body.We explore how the mirror works in real life and relationships, why what triggers or inspires you is never random, and how these reflections are invitations into deeper self-trust and self-leadership.I also weave in personal stories, lived examples of expanding love, and insights around Line 5 energy in Human Design, including projection, leadership, and why Empresses are often seen as mirrors before they are fully understood.This episode is for you if you're ready to:Stop outsourcing your powerUnderstand your reflections instead of resisting themLead yourself with love, clarity, and embodied authorityStep more fully into your Empress Era_____________________________________________________________________I am calling in women who are ready to be deeply supported in 2026. The Year of the Empress isn't about doing more. It's about being held while you remember who you are.This year is for the woman who is done living in survival, done leading from tension, done earning rest, and ready to receive support, safety, and sovereignty as her new baseline.There are three doorways into the Year of the Empress:

This episode originally was published on November 22, 2022. The Empress of Ireland was a luxurious and beautiful steamship of the early 20th century, carrying passengers across the North Atlantic between Quebec City and Liverpool. She and her sister ship, the Empress of Britain, were an important cog during the peak of Canadian immigration. In the early morning hours of 29 May, 1914, the Empress of Ireland collided with the Norwegian ship Storstad in dense fog on the St. Lawrence River. Over 1000 people on the Empress of Ireland perished, and more passengers died than on the Titanic just two years prior. Because of the massive loss of life, she has been called "Canada's Titanic." Dan Conlin, Curator of the Canadian Immigration Museum at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia joins me as my guest. Written, edited, and produced by Rich Napolitano. All episodes can be found at ⁠https://www.shipwrecksandseadogs.com⁠. Original theme music by ⁠Sean Sigfried⁠. Listen Ad-Free, get exclusive bonus episodes, and free Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs merchandise by subscribing at patreon.com/shipwreckspod. Three tiers available! Listen ad-free on Apple Podcasts! Just find Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs in Apple Podcasts, and click the banner to subscribe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we're diving deep into how your spirit guides are actually assigned to you, and it's completely in alignment with your Divine Plan. Your spirit guides aren't just floating in and out of your life, they're here with a sacred purpose. Some have been with you for lifetimes. Others arrive during soul activations, spiritual initiations, or major life shifts. And yes… you chose many of them in collaboration with your higher self and Council of Light before you incarnated. In this session, I'll walk you through how spirit guides are selected based on your soul blueprint, purpose, and karmic lessons. We explore primary guides, phase-based guides, ancestral support, and even “divine plan adjusters” who step in when life takes a detour (or quantum leap!). What We Cover Understand how spirit guides are assigned pre-birth in collaboration with your Council of Light to support your soul mission and karmic lessons. Learn the difference between primary guides (who stay with you for life) and phase-based guides who appear during key soul shifts and activations. Discover why your soul chooses your personality, path, and gifts, before incarnation, and how your guides are matched accordingly. Explore the roles of ancestral guides, angelic beings, cosmic support, and divine deities like Isis or Lakshmi in your spiritual team. Find out what happens when you deviate from your soul path, and how “divine plan adjuster” guides intervene to realign you. Get clear on the impact of free will on your soul plan and why asking for divine interference can quantum leap you back into alignment. Learn how to consciously choose and call in guides to support your next level of expansion, healing, or service. ✨ Whether you've felt disconnected from your spiritual team or you're ready to deepen your relationship with them, this episode will help you understand how supported you truly are, and how to consciously call in more guidance, love, and alignment.

This episode is the origin story of Phoenix Rising.I share how this portal was conceived over a year ago, how my body has been preparing for it without my mind fully knowing, and how the pieces finally clicked into place through my own initiation, devotion, and lived experience.This is not a logistics episode.It's a transmission.I paint the felt sense of what Phoenix Rising actually is, what it feels like to arrive, to be held, to shed the warrior era, and to move through a five-day in-person portal that opens into a year-long initiation inside The Path of the Empress.If your body has been craving rest without collapse, depth without performance, and transformation without force, this episode will speak to you.There is nothing to sign up for here.No link.No pitch.Just an invitation for the eight women who are meant to hear it to feel the yes in their bodies and reach out when they're ready.If this episode lands, trust that.Your body knows what to do next.___________________________________________The Phoenix Rising: The Year of the Empress portal is open!

On this episode, Scarlet and Blackbird feel like it's been awhile since you've been given a good series from them, so hey, they are DOING IT!  Scarlet's fever brain has come up with a glorious concoction of "what ifs" this week, and just in time for the holiday food coma you will be enjoying.  The witches discuss what a card would look like in between these two major arcana characters...a little bit of mystery, a little bit of abundance, but the possibilities are really fun to consider.  So please, wear all your new clothes so the Icelandic Christmas Monster Cat does not eat you, but also, pull up next to the fire and listen!  Hope the new year finds us all well and safe.  

In this episode, I'm sharing a deeply personal experience that marked a turning point in my nervous system, my capacity to receive, and my relationship with my body.This conversation centers around my work with Ronnie Landis, a holistic health educator, somatic practitioner, and guide whose work is rooted in one core truth: our greatest power lies in our innate ability to self-heal, evolve, and transform.___________________________________________Ronnie's mission is to awaken the spark of genius within the hearts and minds of those he serves, guiding people back to the source of their vitality, creativity, and embodied wisdom.His work is grounded in the integration of mind, body, and spirit, supporting a life filled with vibrancy, endurance, clarity, and purpose. With over 20 years of training in holistic health, nutrition, herbalism, sports performance and rehabilitation, advanced somatic therapy, and peak performance strategy, Ronnie brings a deeply embodied and practical approach to healing.At the heart of his philosophy is this truth: Health is the ultimate wealth.As we cultivate wholeness within ourselves, physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, we naturally become more capable of contributing to the healing of the world around us. CLICK HERE to learn more about Ronnie.___________________________________________In this episode, I open up about:- How I first connected with Ronnie and what immediately stood out to me about his presence and approach- My experience attending the Somatic Dojo in Austin and the energetic field it holds- Two powerful three-hour 1:1 somatic sessions that deeply impacted my nervous system and sense of safety- An invitation to experience the Somatic Dojo yourself, either on its own or alongside my upcoming retreat___________________________________________

In this episode, I'm sharing all the highs and lows from this year. It was equally the worst and best year of my life, and now that I'm mostly on the other side, I'm so grateful for everything that I navigated! 

In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss SOMA and Road to Empress and exactly how those teleporters in Star Trek work. Also featuring perspective choices in horror games, one day blinding stew, and what makes something a biopic vs RPF.

In this episode, we'll hear about one of the most chilling rulers of Byzantium – the empress Eirene. She was Byzantium's only empress to take on the reins of government in a sole capacity. Her reign is controversial because she took sole power only after she'd killed the reigning emperor by gouging out his eyes. And the emperor in question was her own son. Even by the shocking standards of the Dark Ages, this stands out as pretty extreme parenting. And yet despite that, today she is a saint in the Greek Orthodox church since she restored icon worship, overthrowing the iconoclasts we talked about in the last episode. For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.comFind my latest book, Justinian's Empire, on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk. For German listeners, find the German translation of the first book in my series on the 'Fall of the Roman Empire', Die römische Revolution, on Amazon.de. Finally check out my new YouTube videos on the fall of the Roman Empire.

In ep 152 of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk, Rhiannon Moushall joins Sam and Mark to talk about getting a God complex and trees in the run up to Christmas! We work out how to sell something to a board of directors, without over selling it, and discuss how voiceover styles change over the years - and will probably come back into fashion! We find out about japanese gaming characters... and try to play a particularly ruthless ruler... a meglamaniac you might say... but one who presents as a little girl! In the wildcards, we go all wild west as Sam gets behind the bar as a Saloon Madame... Rhiannon gets festive with a nasty Elf on the shelf and Mark embodies a harrumphing Reindeer that's terrified of heights! Poor Santa!Our VO question this week is all about how collaborative as an artist you need to be when recording video games.Get involved! Have you got a Wildcard suggestion that we should try or an idea for the show? Send it to us via Mark or Sam's social media or email it directly to podcast@britishvoiceover.co.ukScript 1We're not just responding to change — we're leading it.Our students show us every day what dedication looks like.They study in spare moments.In busy moments.In life-changing moments.And no matter where they start, they know they're not alone.Because an entire university walks beside them.As we look to the future, our mission remains as powerful as ever.To make learning accessible, flexible, and truly open.Script 2The enemy of my enemy is my friend, so out of courtesy, I present to you this corpse as a gift.For the sake of order, I am known by many titles: ‘Flamebearer' who ends wars, ‘Tyrant' of The Dawn, ‘Empress' of the holy city, and ‘Imperator' of the The Hunt. But in light of your unique identities, I'll allow you to address me by my real name… Sylvia. On behalf of my people and this land, greetings, ‘Traveller'.We'd love your feedback - and if you listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, hit the follow button today!**Listen to all of our podcasts here - you can also watch on YouTube, or say to your smart speaker "Play How Do You Say That?!"About our guest: Rhiannon Moushall is an award-winning actor who trained for musical theatre, but fell madly in love with VO, especially voicing games. She can be heard in ‘Honkai: Star Rail'; ‘Warframe'; ‘Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader'; ‘Planet Coaster 2'; the upcoming ‘Cliver Barker's Hellraiser: Revival'; and the recently released ‘Foolish Mortals'. She's also voiced national commercials for brands like Shopify, Microsoft, and Tampa Bay Tourism, alongside audiobooks, eLearning materials, countless IVR prompts, and a few animated series. Rhiannon's Website @rhiannon.moushall on Instagram Rhiannon on YouTube Resources: Click here...

Between the years 235 and 280 AD, the Roman Empire was a basket case. Emperors were dropping like flies, succession fights were common, pretenders routinely declared themselves Emperor, and whole regions broke away. It was not the most prestigious period for Rome.In Roman-controlled Syria, a fully Romanized city-state called Palmyra had become a wealthy and prosperous destination on various trade routes, as well as the last bulwark on the eastern frontier between Rome and the Persian Empire. As the Roman crack-up proceeded, the city appointed its first-ever king, Odaenathus, who ruled alongside his wife, Zenobia. When Odaenathus was assassinated in 267 - we don't know by whom - Zenobia took the reins of Palmyra and led it through an audacious territorial expansion, until Palmyra controlled basically all of the Eastern Empire, including Egypt.And then, as more Emperors bumbled through the halls of power in distant Rome, Zenobia gave up on them entirely and declared herself Empress of Rome, and her domain, the Palmyrene Empire, the equal of Rome itself.Listen ad-free at patreon.com/trashyroyalspodcast.To advertise on this podcast, reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Your Soul Gifts Are Waiting to Be Remembered, Here's How to Activate Them   You weren't meant to fit into a box, you were designed with ancient, sacred gifts that are uniquely yours. In this powerful transmission, we explore what soul gifts really are (hint: they're not just talents or learned skills) and how to finally activate the ones that have been dormant within you for lifetimes.   This episode is a deep dive into the energetic blueprint of your soul. You'll learn the difference between skills, abilities, and true soul gifts, and why some of your deepest magic only activates when you step into divine service. Think of this as a blueprint for remembering who you are and why you're here.   We cover: Learn the energetic difference between skills, abilities, and true soul gifts so you can stop second-guessing your path. Discover why psychic abilities like channeling or clairvoyance may be soul gifts, or may just be skills, and how to tell the difference. Understand why soul gifts remain dormant until activated through divine service aligned with your soul purpose. Explore how your previous lifetimes shape your current soul gifts and how to recognize them through what comes naturally to you. Get clear on the connection between your soul purpose, divine service, and the activation of your most powerful gifts.   If you've ever felt like you were meant for something more, it's because you are.   Drop into the comments and share what soul gift you feel is being activated right now. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and pass this on to a fellow light leader on their path.    

We went in hard on this one… you're getting a 2 for 1. A live spectacular on Kaiser Wilhelm II and his mother Empress Frederick AND some musings from us afterwards because we couldn't get enough of this German/British collab that ended, well… terribly.Follow Vicky, daughter of Queen Victoria and liberal reformer Prince Albert, as she dives into the absolute viper's nest that was the 19th Century court of Prussia ruled over by the Hohenzollerns. She's got a gorgeous, kind husband, representing the hopes of German reformers. But first born Kaiser Wilhelm will fall terribly far from the tree and ruin a lot.If you get to the end, you will be rewarded with the scandal of how Empress Frederick was possibly buried  and the traditional British cure for cancer… smiling at it. (Sorry that some of the sound goes up and down and that you can occasionally Pip fanning herself dramatically. It was hot)++++++  

Awaken the Priestess Within, How Britney Mathias Transformed Through Devotion, Trust, and the Isis Ka Path What if fear was no longer the thing holding you back, because trust, divine devotion, and soul remembrance had taken its place? In this powerful conversation, Athina sits down with Britney Mathias, trans channel, energy healer, and recent graduate of the Isis Ka®️ Priestess Path, to explore the deeply transformative power of the priestess archetype, embodiment of the divine feminine, and what it means to surrender fully to spiritual leadership. Britney shares her soul-led journey from spiritual seeker to embodied priestess, how devotion replaced discipline, how trust replaced fear, and how the Isis frequency awakened a depth of power she didn't even know was possible. Together they dive into the sacred relationship with Goddess Isis, the subtle yet powerful alchemy of the Ka activations, and the path of feminine awakening through womb wisdom, partnership, and service. This episode is a transmission, one that will move you, activate you, and call forward the priestess within.

Unknown Broadcast returns with classic old-time radio horror stories—radio suspense steeped in paranoia, poison, prison clocks, and a blade that never stops its kiss. Settle in, my dear: this ghost stories podcast slips between classic OTR chambers—Mystery Theater, Escape, The Whistler, and more—where alibis are stitched on ocean liners, serpents nest under sheets, and justice keeps perfect time. Tonight's anthology is candlelit, close-mouthed, and very patient. Breathe quietly.

I'll be back end of January 2026!Join Rose Wippich for a heartfelt year-end reflection episode that honors the transformation, wisdom, and growth of this incredible year. In this intimate solo episode, Rose shares her personal journey of stepping more fully into her Empress energy, celebrates the launch of her book "Empress Rising," and guides you through a powerful reflection ritual to close out the year with intention and grace.This episode is perfect for women who are ready to pause, reflect, and consciously choose what they're carrying forward into the new year. Rose offers practical tools for honoring your journey, releasing what no longer serves you, and planting seeds of possibility for the year ahead.In this episode, Rose shares:The Sacred Threshold: Why the space between what was and what's yet to come is a portal of transformationRose's Personal Journey: How stepping into Empress energy has transformed her life and work this yearHonoring the Guests: A celebration of the incredible wisdom-keepers who graced the podcast in 2024Empress Rising Book Launch: The story behind the book and its impact on women worldwideThe 8 Pillars of Empress Energy: An overview of the foundational concepts from the bookWhat's Coming in 2026: Exciting changes to the podcast including more solo episodes diving deep into each pillarA Powerful Year-End Reflection Ritual: A step-by-step practice for closing out the year with intentionWhat's New in 2025Chat Off the Mat is evolving to serve you even better:More Solo Episodes: Deep dives into each pillar of Empress Energy with practical applicationsContinued Guest Conversations: Inspiring discussions with wellness experts and wisdom-keepersNew Podcast Cover & Tagline: Reflecting where we're going and who we're becoming togetherEnhanced Community Connection: New ways to rise togetherResources MentionedBook: "Empress Rising: Own Your Energy, Trust Your Wisdom & Rewrite the Rules of Aging" Website: www.RoseWippich.com (explore working with Rose, free resources, upcoming workshops and more)Instagram: @RoseWippichCALLING ALL EMPRESSES! Ready to stop feeling invisible and start stepping into your power?

Our guest this week is Xelena; Emperess of the Impossible, serving up a  bizarre and mysterious presentation of magic and as Xelena calls it, Mindfuckery. No spoilers here, but we had a helluva time as we always have with the emperess. It's been around five years since our last mindfuck. We get the 411 on her […]

Each Disney Princess movie is set in a different time and part of the world. For many they are a first glimpse of history and cultures outside of our own. But have you ever wondered what life was really like for your favorite Disney Princess? Let's take a look at each of Disney's 16 animated Princesses, including the latest addition, Asha, to determine where and when they are most likely set. Then I'll match each iconic princess to a real-life royal woman from the same time and place. So we can get a sense of what life without witches, curses and singing animal sidekicks was really like. In some cases there are interesting similarities; Eugénie de Montijo really did go from rags to riches like Cinderella, Catherine of Valois was a sleeping beauty like Aurora and Mihrimah Sultan was a respected leader like Jasmine. So put on your ballgown and tiara, or strap on your armor and let's compare Disney Princesses to real history! Part 1: Snow White - Maria Anna of Bavaria, Archduchess of Austria Cinderella - Eugénie de Montijo, Empress of the French Aurora (Sleeping Beauty) - Catherine of Valois, Queen of England Ariel (The Little Mermaid) - Louise of Hesse-Kassel, Queen of Denmark Belle (Beauty and the Beast) - Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France Jasmine (Aladdin) - Mihrimah Sultan, Ottoman Princess Pocahontas - The historic Pocahontas Mulan - Xiao, Empress of the Sui dynasty Part 2: Tiana (The Princess and the Frog) - Ariana Austin Makonnen, Princess of Ethiopia Rapunzel (Tangled) - Louise of Prussia, Princess of the Netherlands Merida (Brave) - Matilda of Scotland, Queen of England Elsa & Anna (Frozen) - Princess Eugénie of Sweden & Norway Moana - Nafanua, Ali'i of Samoa Raya and the Last Dragon - Trưng Sisters of Vietnam Asha (Wish) - Fatima bint al-Ahmar, Princess of the Emirate of Granada Join me every Tuesday when I'm Spilling the Tea on History! Check out my Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/lindsayholiday Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091781568503 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historyteatimelindsayholiday/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@historyteatime Please consider supporting me at https://www.patreon.com/LindsayHoliday and help me make more fascinating episodes! Intro Music: Baroque Coffee House by Doug Maxwell Music: Dream Of The Ancestor by Asher Fulero #HistoryTeaTime #LindsayHoliday Please contact ⁠advertising@airwavemedia.com⁠ if you would like to advertise on this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Empress Anna's Ice Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia was the site of an incredibly strange wedding. Was it a cruel joke? A strategic power move? Or something else? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Text usToday's holiday special is a long-form, winter-drenched marathon of storytelling, packed tight with new music, guest voices, and enough raffles to make Santa question his business model. This episode features a full slate of eerie tales pulled from the stranger corners of Reddit, shaped and sharpened under the pen of Mickie Eberz, whose script turns online folklore into something far colder and far more immersive. In studio, guest host Sam Stoutman returns to lend his steady presence to the chaos, joining main host Spring Heeled Jack for an episode that feels equal parts festive and unsettling—the perfect seasonal blend for listeners who prefer their Christmas lights flickering for reasons nobody can explain. Empress provides a suite of new holiday-adjacent tracks throughout the night, a mix of shimmering instrumentals and atmospheric pieces that set the tone for the stories ahead. The evening closes with their original song “Stuff My Stocking,” a decidedly unwholesome capstone to an already unpredictable special. With new stories, new music, and unexpected twists, this holiday episode stands as one of the most ambitious productions of the season.I'm convinced that nobody reads these summaries except for the Spotify AI pre screening bots. Spotify sucks ass. It's a dog shit platform, and I hope it fails. Slobber upon it you ghouls.CreditsScript written by Mickie EberzMusic written and recorded by EmpressProduced by Mickie Eberz and Spring Heeled JackGuest Host: Sam StoutmanMain Host: Spring Heeled JackClosing Song: “Stuff My Stocking” by EmpressSupport the showDemented Darkness https://open.spotify.com/show/2ausD083OiTmVycCKpapQ8Dark Side of the Nerd https://open.spotify.com/show/6cwN3N3iifSVbddNRsXRTuFoxhound43 https://rumble.com/user/Foxhound43

Celebrating the release of his new book of his favorite stories, All In This Together, Jack shares wise tales on living with integrity, presence, stillness, and generosity.Today's podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/heartwisdom and get on your way to being your best self.Jack's new book is out now!: All in This Together: Stories and Teachings for Loving Each Other and Our World“Whether you make art, write, tend a garden, or parent children—if you can share your dignity, generosity, understanding, integrity, vision, and make that come alive within you and others, your life becomes a blessed source of happiness.” –Jack Kornfield.In this episode Jack mindfully explores:Meaning and connectionThich Nhat Hanh's favorite Tolstoy storyAnswering the Empress's three life-changing questions: What is the best time to do things? Who are the best people to work with? What is the most important thing to be doing at all times?Living in the present moment and serving those around youCultivating happiness through giving our life meaningBeing a Bodhisattva and holding all life in compassionThe story of Abbott AnastasiusIntegrity and generosityWhat we teach others through our stillnessBeing a clear mirror for othersQuieting the mind, tending the heart, and remembering what mattersOpening to the vastness of life beyond the small selfYour birthright as loving awareness itself“We can make our minds so like still water that beings gather around us that they may see their own images and so live for a moment with a clearer, perhaps fiercer life because of our quiet.” –William Butler YeatsThis Dharma Talk originally took place in April 2019 for Spirit Rock Meditation Center's Monday Night Dharma Talk and Guided Meditation. Stay up to date with Jack's upcoming livestreams and events here. About Jack Kornfield:Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies.Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack's entire course library. If you would like a year's worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.“Happiness comes when we have meaning in our life.” –Jack KornfieldStay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hola Amigos, and welcome back to another episode of Spanish Loops, where history comes alive with our unmistakable voices. This week, we take you into the extraordinary life of a woman who refused to stay within the lines drawn for her time: María Eugenia de Montijo, the Spanish noblewoman who rose from the sun washed streets of Granada to the dazzling courts of Paris, ultimately becoming the Empress of France.In this new chapter, we follow her from her early years, where curiosity and determination already shaped her destiny, to the whirlwind romance and political ascent that placed her side by side with Napoleon III. But beyond the titles and the ceremonies, we explore the sharp mind, the progressive spirit, and the unmistakable charisma that made Eugenia a force of modernity in an era desperate for change.And because you know, we never leave you without a bit of noble gossip, we are pulling back the velvet curtain to reveal the scandals, rivalries, and whispered intrigues that surrounded this iconic figure. From fashion to politics, from diplomacy to drama, María Eugenia's life offers a full amount of stories worth looping into.So tune in, turn it up, and let's travel back in time together... Spanish Loops style.

Each Disney Princess movie is set in a different time and part of the world. For many they are a first glimpse of history and cultures outside of our own. But have you ever wondered what life was really like for your favorite Disney Princess? Let's take a look at each of Disney's 16 animated Princesses, including the latest addition, Asha, to determine where and when they are most likely set. Then I'll match each iconic princess to a real-life royal woman from the same time and place. So we can get a sense of what life without witches, curses and singing animal sidekicks was really like. In some cases there are interesting similarities; Eugénie de Montijo really did go from rags to riches like Cinderella, Catherine of Valois was a sleeping beauty like Aurora and Mihrimah Sultan was a respected leader like Jasmine. So put on your ballgown and tiara, or strap on your armor and let's compare Disney Princesses to real history! Part 1: Snow White - Maria Anna of Bavaria, Archduchess of Austria Cinderella - Eugénie de Montijo, Empress of the French Aurora (Sleeping Beauty) - Catherine of Valois, Queen of England Ariel (The Little Mermaid) - Louise of Hesse-Kassel, Queen of Denmark Belle (Beauty and the Beast) - Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France Jasmine (Aladdin) - Mihrimah Sultan, Ottoman Princess Pocahontas - The historic Pocahontas Mulan - Xiao, Empress of the Sui dynasty Part 2: Tiana (The Princess and the Frog) - Ariana Austin Makonnen, Princess of Ethiopia Rapunzel (Tangled) - Louise of Prussia, Princess of the Netherlands Merida (Brave) - Matilda of Scotland, Queen of England Elsa & Anna (Frozen) - Princess Eugénie of Sweden & Norway Moana - Nafanua, Ali'i of Samoa Raya and the Last Dragon - Trưng Sisters of Vietnam Asha (Wish) - Fatima bint al-Ahmar, Princess of the Emirate of Granada Join me every Tuesday when I'm Spilling the Tea on History! Check out my Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/lindsayholiday Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091781568503 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historyteatimelindsayholiday/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@historyteatime Please consider supporting me at https://www.patreon.com/LindsayHoliday and help me make more fascinating episodes! Intro Music: Baroque Coffee House by Doug Maxwell Music: Dream Of The Ancestor by Asher Fulero #HistoryTeaTime #LindsayHoliday Please contact ⁠advertising@airwavemedia.com⁠ if you would like to advertise on this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Featuring an interview with Dr Priyanka Sharma, including the following topics: Patient-reported outcomes from the SERENA-6 trial of camizestrant with a CDK4/6 inhibitor for patients with HR-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer and ESR1 mutations emerging during first-line endocrine-based therapy (0:00) Mayer E et al. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) from the SERENA-6 trial of camizestrant (CAMI) + CDK4/6 inhibitor (CDK4/6i) for emergent ESR1m during first-line (1L) endocrine-based therapy and ahead of disease progression in patients (pts) with HR+/HER2– advanced breast cancer (ABC). ESMO 2025;Abstract 486MO. Imlunestrant and abemaciclib versus fulvestrant and abemaciclib for ER-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer: An indirect treatment comparison of 3 Phase III trials (3:00) Bidard FC et al. Imlunestrant plus abemaciclib versus fulvestrant plus abemaciclib in estrogen receptor positive (ER+), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative (HER2-) advanced breast cancer (ABC): An indirect treatment comparison (ITC) of three phase 3 trials. ESMO 2025;Abstract 496P . Giredestrant in the treatment of ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer: The Phase III evERA Breast Cancer and EMPRESS trials (5:39) Mayer E et al. Giredestrant (GIRE), an oral selective oestrogen receptor (ER) antagonist and degrader, + everolimus (E) in patients (pts) with ER-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer (ER+, HER2– aBC) previously treated with a CDK4/6 inhibitor (i): Primary results of the phase III evERA BC trial. ESMO 2025;Abstract LBA16. Llombart-Cussac A et al. Preoperative window-of-opportunity study with giredestrant or tamoxifen (tam) in premenopausal women with estrogen receptor-positive (ER+)/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2-) and Ki67≥10% early breast cancer (EBC): The EMPRESS study. ESMO 2025;Abstract 294MO. Capivasertib/fulvestrant as first- and second-line endocrine-based therapy for PIK3CA/AKT1/PTEN-altered HR-positive advanced breast cancer in the CAPItello-291 trial and gedatolisib/fulvestrant with or without palbociclib for HR-positive, HER2-negative, PIK3CA wild-type advanced breast cancer in the VIKTORIA-1 trial.(10:25) Rugo HS et al. Capivasertib plus fulvestrant as first and second-line endocrine-based therapy in PIK3CA/AKT1/PTEN-altered hormone receptor-positive advanced breast cancer: Subgroup analysis from the phase 3 CAPItello-291 trial. ESMO 2025;Abstract 526P. Hurvitz SA et al. Gedatolisib (geda) + fulvestrant ± palbociclib (palbo) vs fulvestrant in patients (pts) with HR+/ HER2-/PIK3CA wild-type (WT) advanced breast cancer (ABC): First results from VIKTORIA-1. ESMO 2025;Abstract LBA17. CME information and select publications

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We often conflate our actions with our identity, believing that because we failed, we are failures. In this episode, I share the specific frameworks I used to break that cycle of shame. Tune in to learn how to separate your self-worth from your mistakes, view your losses as data rather than judgments, and turn your 2025 stumbling blocks into stepping stones for 2026.

In this week's episode, we review Demonschool, check out Sektori, and return to both The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy & Road to Empress.

Happy Thanksgiving to our North American listeners, and to everyone else, we hope things are going well for you! This month was Ian's pick, and he chose: The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo. This novel is part of a series (which Ian didn't know at the time), and follows Cleric Chih who is visiting an abandoned palace known as Thriving Fortune. While there, they meet Rabbit, a former servant to the recently deceased Empress In-yo. Rabbit tells Chih many stories about the Empresses' reign and her life as the wife of the Emperor of Pine and Steel. The Empress of Salt and Fortune is a tight, short novella that wont a Hugo. It deals with power, and vengeance, and ambition, and we had a great time reading and discussing it!    Next month's pick is Ronnie's (and the last of 2025). She chose: The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez!

What happens when years of emotional abuse and people-pleasing finally break you—and that breaking becomes your biggest breakthrough? In this raw and transformative conversation, self-love coach Gina Coviello shares her journey from rock bottom at 54 to becoming a powerful voice for women's empowerment. If you've ever struggled with self-worth, needed constant approval, or felt like you're shrinking to fit everyone else's expectations, this episode will show you there's another way.In This Episode, You'll Discover:Why self-love isn't selfish—and how it creates a ripple effect that transforms your relationships, parenting, and entire lifeThe pivotal moment that shifted Gina from seeking external validation to owning her worthHow to set healthy boundaries in long-term relationships without guilt (even when you've set different precedents for years)Red flags vs. green flags: How to identify who truly supports your growthWhy people treat you poorly (hint: it's almost never about you)How to move from people-pleasing to self-validation—and what that actually looks like in daily lifeThe surprising connection between forgiving others and reclaiming your own peaceHow Gina overcame her fear of public speaking and now lights up stages with her messageOne simple practice you can start TODAY to begin reclaiming your worthGina Coviello is a women's empowerment coach, speaker, and advocate for radical self-love. With a signature blend of gentle fire and fierce compassion, Gina guides women to reconnect with their inherent worth, speak their truth, and stop shrinking to fit lives that no longer reflect who they are. Through transformational workshops and group coaching, she helps women break free from people-pleasing, perfectionism, and the constant need for external validation.Connect with Gina CovielloWebsite: www.coachginacoviello.comFree monthly workshops availableSmall group coaching sessionsResources for self-love and empowermentIf you're ready to move from shrinking to shining, this episode offers tools you can use today, plus the community insights that make growth stick. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs this message, and leave a quick review to help more women find their voice.CALLING ALL EMPRESSES! Ready to stop feeling invisible and start stepping into your power?

In this special episode of the Bill Press Pod, Bill interviews historian and author Lynne Olson at The Hill Center in Washington DC. Olson discusses her latest book, 'The Sisterhood of Ravensbruck,' which tells the incredible story of French women in the Resistance who were imprisoned in the Nazis' only all-female concentration camp, Ravensbruck. The conversation highlights the women's bravery, resilience, and defiance under horrific conditions. Olson also shares insights about post-war recognition and controversies surrounding these women's contributions. Additionally, she touches on her book 'Empress of the Nile,' detailing the efforts of Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt to save ancient Egyptian temples. We hope you enjoy this captivating discussion that shines a light on these underrecognized heroines of history.The two books mentioned in detail are: The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück: How an Intrepid Band of Frenchwomen Resisted the Nazis in Hitler's All-Female Concentration Camp. You can buy here.Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from DestructionYou can buy here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

part one of chapter four: The Empress – Hubbard's Holy Guardian AngelLike this sample? buy the whole book hereWritten by Jon Atack, author of the bestselling expose, Let's Sell These People a Piece of Blue Sky, this book is a frightening look into an alarming possible future – and a fascinating deep dive into the history that could lead us there.#scientologycult #davidmiscavige

part two of chapter four: The Empress – Hubbard's Holy Guardian AngelLike this sample? buy the whole book hereWritten by Jon Atack, author of the bestselling expose, Let's Sell These People a Piece of Blue Sky, this book is a frightening look into an alarming possible future – and a fascinating deep dive into the history that could lead us there.#scientologycult #davidmiscavige

part three of chapter four: The Empress – Hubbard's Holy Guardian AngelLike this sample? buy the whole book here Written by Jon Atack, author of the bestselling expose, Let's Sell These People a Piece of Blue Sky, this book is a frightening look into an alarming possible future – and a fascinating deep dive into the history that could lead us there.#scientologycult #davidmiscavige

Wearing an armoured breastplate, clasping a silver cross and seizing an Army spontoon, 31 year old Elizabeth Petrovna appeared at the HQ of the elite Preobrazhensky Regiment guards in St. Petersburg on 25th November, 1741 - intent on over-throwing Tzar Ivan VI (a baby), and seizing the Russian throne for herself. Although she was the daughter of Peter The Great, she was also illegitimate, and overlooked in the line of succession. But her coup was bloodless, and she oversaw a productive cultural period for the dynasty - including her role in selecting Catherine The Great. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly recall Elizabeth's fondness for food, fashion and f***ing; posit that her husband Alexis Razumovsky was a bit like Dolly Parton's beau Carl Dean; and explain why, if you're staging a coup, you should always slit your drums… Further Reading: • ‘Elizabeth I, Empress of All Russia' (Unofficial Royalty, 2018): http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/empress-elizabeth-i-of-russia/ • ‘Decadent Facts About Empress Elizabeth Of Russia, The Last Romanov' (Factinate): https://www.factinate.com/people/empress-elizabeth/ • ‘St Petersburg Palaces of the Romanovs' (RT, 2021): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3LRMZfmAsU This episode was first aired in 2021 Love the show? Support us!  Join 

On today's episode of Steam Cleaners, Chase Wassenar and Walter Fedczuk are joined by Gabriella Shlyakh to discuss the latest Formula1 updates before delving into this week's games. First, Walter shares his frustrations with Battlefield 6. Then, Chase and Gabi discuss Road to Empress, an equally frustrating FMV game.Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chase⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Walter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rough Drafts Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on BlueSky.Follow ⁠⁠Gabriella Shlyakh⁠⁠ on Instagram, subscribe to her ⁠Patreon⁠, and check out her latest audiobook series ⁠⁠The Moth of Glen Mailey⁠⁠!

In the third episode of our Norman Conquest series, we look at the life and times of the second of our claimants to the English throne in 1066: Harald Sigurdson, King of Norway. When a teenaged Harald's life is upended by Cnut's invasion of Norway in 1028, he builds a new life for himself as a mercenary in Kyiv, and eventually as an honour guard for the Roman Emperors themselves. Along the way, he'll have to contend with Arab armies, a sexually voracious Empress, and even a giant serpent. It's a pulpy, action-packed adventure story for the whole family! Assuming any of that is true, anyway. Which... eh. We'll get into it. Join the Weird Medieval Guys discord today: https://discord.gg/S36vz4jD98Music used: "Olav Trygvason", recorded by GULDBERGS AKADEMISKE KOR (https://archive.org/details/78_olav-trygvason_guldbergs-akademiske-kor-f-a-reissiger-arild-sandvold_gbia7026768b)

In this episode of the Cosmic Energy Report, Emily and Andrea celebrate a major milestone - Episode 100 of Emily's podcast, Things That Make You Go Woo - while diving into the fiery, fast-moving energy of Sagittarius Season 2025. They reflect on the emotional depths of Scorpio season, the heavy retrogrades, and the transformational eclipse cycle that set the stage for this moment of renewal. With humor, honesty, and their signature practical-mystical blend, they walk listeners through the astrological transits that ignite momentum, clarity, and a sense of possibility after a long stretch of inner work. Andrea brings in powerful card pulls for each week of the season, weaving in themes of grounding, confidence, collaboration, emotional fulfillment, and stepping into new identities with courage. From the Empress to the Ten of Pentacles, from the Seven of Wands to Judgment, this month's tarot archetypes affirm that a new cycle is truly beginning. Emily explores the planetary shifts shaping the month including Venus entering Sagittarius, Saturn stationing direct, Mercury regaining forward motion, the Gemini Super Full Moon, Neptune's direct station, and the Sagittarius New Moon. Together, they parse out how these collective energies may show up emotionally, relationally, and creatively and how to pace ourselves so we don't burn out in the holiday rush.  Tune in for a heartfelt, fire-lit exploration and to hear why Sagittarius season is the perfect time to test-drive your next evolution. Hold your boundaries while you embrace the shifts, and enjoy Sagittarius's expansive energy!    Show Notes 00:00 Welcome and Milestone Celebration 01:51 Reflecting on Scorpio Season 06:12 Transitioning to Sagittarius Energy 16:52 Astrological Insights and Predictions 17:04 Embracing Creative Energy 20:24 Navigating Mercury Retrograde 23:12 Building Foundations and Emotional Growth 31:17 Facing Challenges and Staying Grounded 42:05 Breakthroughs and Emotional Fulfillment 42:26 Balancing Material and Emotional Fulfillment 43:44 Navigating Sagittarius Season 44:34 Holiday Season Reflections 45:35 Trusting the New Reality 46:09 Astrological Influences and Emotional Gut Checks 52:20 Embracing the Queen of Pentacles Energy 01:01:47 Judgment and Self-Reflection 01:15:36 Artistic Endeavors and Community Support   Connect with Andrea Newsletter: https://www.andreamccallumservices.com/newsletter-signup Remote Recharges: https://www.andreamccallumservices.com/remote-recharges Direct to Bookings: https://www.andreamccallumservices.com/sessions Website: https://www.andreamccallumservices.com/ Instagram: @concreteandcrystals

This week, we travel from Ireland to Canada to California. Hear Gerry O'Connor, The Gothard Sisters, The Irish Rovers, and new music from May Will Bloom. Discover heartfelt songs and driving reels that keep Celtic traditions alive, on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast  #735  -  -  Subscribe now! Gerry O'Connor, Eloise & Co., The Gothard Sisters, Elizabeth Sutherland, The Irish Rovers, May Will Bloom, The McDades, Celia Farran, Faoileán, Piskey Led, Larkin & Moran Brothers, Derina Harvey Band, Caliceltic, Callán, Ashley Davis Band GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items with what's happening with Celtic music and culture online. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2025 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create this year's Best Celtic music of 2025 episode. You have until December 4 to vote for this episode. Vote Now! You can follow our playlist on YouTube to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 6:45 - Gerry O'Connor "O'Connor4 (Reels)" from Last Night's Joy 5:01 - WELCOME 6:40 - Eloise & Co. "Janet's/Angel Rocks" from avec Elodie 10:22 - The Gothard Sisters "Golden Secrets" from Moment in Time 13:55 - Elizabeth Sutherland "Evening Reflection" from Forest Dreams 17:16 - May Will Bloom "Star of the County Down" from Single 21:11 - FEEDBACK 26:25 - The Irish Rovers "Oh Dear Me" from No End in Sight 29:49 - The McDades "November 8th" from The Empress 33:36 - Celia Farran "California Ireland" from The Bard of Armagh:  A Tribute to Tommy Makem 36:44 - Faoileán "Far Hills of Canada" from Far Hills 42:36 - Piskey Led "Blackbird of Mullaghmore" from Piskey Led 47:27 - THANKS 49:37 - Caliceltic "Stumbling Distance" from Paddy Paradise 52:09 - Larkin & Moran Brothers "Muirsheen Durkin" from Éistigí 54:12 - Derina Harvey Band "The Fallen Man's Daughter" from Waves of Home 58:30 - Callán "Road From Donegal" from Bloody Callán 1:03:31 - CLOSING 1:04:38 - Ashley Davis Band "Not Today (feat. Mick McAuley)" from When the Stars Went Out 1:08:15 - CREDITS Support for this program comes from International speaker, Joseph Dumond, teaching the ancient roots of the Gaelic people. Learn more about their origins at Sightedmoon.com Support for this program comes from Cascadia Cross Border Law Group, Creating Transparent Borders for more than twenty five years, serving Alaska and the world. Find out more at   www.CascadiaLawAlaska.com Support for this program comes from Hank Woodward. Support for this program comes from Dr. Annie Lorkowski of Centennial Animal Hospital in Corona, California. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather and our Patrons on Patreon. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. Visit our website to follow the show. You'll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you'll get 7 weekly news items about what's happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Clean energy isn't just good for the planet, it's good for your wallet. Solar and wind are now the cheapest power sources in history. But too many politicians would rather protect billionaires than help working families save on their bills. Real change starts when we stop allowing the ultra - rich to write our energy policy and run our government. Let's choose affordable, renewable power. Clean energy means lower costs, more freedom, and a planet that can actually breathe. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I'm a Celtic musician and also host of Pub Songs & Stories. Every song has a story, every episode is a toast to Celtic and folk songwriters. Discover the stories behind the songs from the heart of the Celtic pub scene. This podcast is for fans of all kinds of Celtic music. We are here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to release new music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their community on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at celticmusicpodcast.com. Or email follow@bestcelticmusic to learn how to subscribe to the podcast. I will send you a free music - only episode. 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You get a digital download of the album. And then you can wear your help. It's fashion and music combined as one. My pins are beautifully designed and wood burned locally. This makes them better for the environment. If you want to learn more about Album Pins, you can read more about them on my celtfather.Substack.com or just buy one at magerecords.com THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! Your support makes the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast possible, nearly every week of the year. You're not just funding a show. You're fueling a movement that shares the magic of Celtic music with thousands around the world. Your generosity covers everything from audio engineering and artwork to the Celtic Music Magazine, show promotion, and buying music from independent Celtic artists. If you're not a patron yet? You're missing out! You get ✨ Early access to episodes

Ever pull tarot cards and feel like you're just...not getting it? Like you're missing something everyone else seems to understand?In this episode of Stay Magic, we're clearing up the three biggest mistakes that trip up new tarot readers (and even some experienced ones). This isn't about memorizing meanings or doing it "perfectly" - it's about shifting how you see the cards so they actually start speaking to you.You'll discover:Why reading cards as individual meanings keeps your readings flat (and what to do instead)How gendered interpretations of cards like the Empress and Emperor limit what you can see in your readingsWhy the court cards don't have to be about people (and what they're really showing you)The one truth about tarot that will take all the pressure off: you literally cannot get it wrongThis is your permission slip to stop overthinking every card pull and start trusting what you see in the stories unfolding in front of you. Because here's the truth: tarot is a tool for creating energy, not responding to it - and these shifts will help you use it that way.Ready to deepen your tarot practice? Grab our free "Bad" Cards of Tarot PDF HERE - it includes tarot spreads for the Devil, Death, and Three of Swords that'll stretch how you see these powerful cards. Plus, join our Stay Magic newsletter for weekly witchy wisdom delivered straight to your inbox.tarot for beginners, how to read tarot cards, tarot reading tips, learn tarot, witchy woman

Crystalline DNA Activation is an energetic technology of remembrance, a multidimensional initiation into your original divine blueprint of health, light, and multidimensional intelligence. This Transmission reawakens the dormant crystalline strands of your DNA, restoring the template of divine perfection encoded within every cell of your body. As the frequencies unfold, your system begins to recalibrate to hold more light, more life force, and more divine intelligence.   You are becoming the embodied frequency of divine design. Each Transmission is a multidimensional session that interacts directly with your energy field, nervous system, and cellular architecture, recoding your system into higher coherence with Source consciousness.   Through a precise fusion of binaural entrainment, subliminal reprogramming, and crystalline energetic coding, the Transmission opens an active field that performs real-time energetic activation while you listen. You are being upgraded, energetically, neurologically, and vibrationally. Every frequency, silence, and pulse is encoded with divine intelligence that knows exactly where to travel within your energy system.   Each layer of this Transmission is engineered to: Synchronize your brain hemispheres and drop you into Theta–Delta frequency for deep integration. Activate dormant DNA strands and crystalline light structures within your cells. Recode ancestral and karmic imprints stored in your genetic memory through sound and vibration. Transmute density and distortion through high-frequency resonance. Anchor the divine blueprint of vitality, wholeness, and multidimensional intelligence into your body. Strengthen your nervous system's ability to hold and integrate higher frequencies of light. This is energy work disguised as sound, living consciousness encoded into audio form. Each tone, pulse, and layer of silence carries crystalline intelligence that works beyond your conscious awareness, reconfiguring your system into divine coherence.   Through layered light codes, binaural synchronization, and energetic recoding, this session: Reactivates the 12-Strand Crystalline Template within your DNA. Restores your original divine design and clears distortions from ancestral programming. Aligns your cells to the higher blueprint of vitality, regeneration, and multidimensional awareness. Bridges matter and spirit, allowing Source intelligence to communicate freely through your biology. Expands your consciousness to embody divine remembrance, the knowing that you are the living code of light. Anchors the frequencies of divine love, truth, and power through every strand of your being. It is a quantum re-sequencing, re-patterning your relationship with your body, your energy, and the field of creation itself.   Each playback deepens your embodiment as a Crystalline Human, radiant, coherent, and alive with divine intelligence.   Ways to Work with This Transmission Meditation Journey Sit or lie down comfortably. Close your eyes and breathe slowly. Let the sound guide you into a deep Theta state where your DNA and light body can fully receive the codes. Energetic Calibration in the Background Play softly while you rest, create, or sleep. The frequencies will continue to activate your field at the subconscious and cellular levels. Morning or Evening Ritual Listen at sunrise or before sleep to align your system with the highest frequencies of light integration. Healing or Integration Support Use after energy work, emotional release, or deep transformation to stabilize new light frequencies in the physical body. Daily Activation Practice Combine with breathwork, visualization, or journaling to deepen embodiment and integrate new consciousness patterns.   How to Work with Intention Before pressing play, speak your invocation aloud or in your heart: “I now open to receive the Crystalline DNA Activation codes of divine remembrance, to fully embody my original blueprint of light and perfection.” Allow the sound to work beyond the mind. When the Transmission completes, rest or journal to integrate the energetic upgrades. Repeat daily or intuitively until the new coding feels fully embodied.   Integration Disclaimer These Transmissions initiate deep energetic realignments. You may experience sensations such as warmth, tingling, emotional release, vivid dreams, or fatigue as your system reorganizes to hold more light. This is natural. Honor your process with rest, hydration, nature, and grounding. Your energy field is literally reconfiguring to embody the next evolution of human consciousness.   Best experienced with headphones to receive the full binaural synchronization and subtle crystalline layers.    

What happens when one of the world's most well-known spiritual teachers turns her back on everything she built? And what can we learn from it?   In this episode, I share my raw reflections after reading Doreen Virtue's book Deceived No More, a journey that stirred deep inquiry into the path of false light, spiritual sovereignty, and the rise of fear-based doctrine disguised as salvation.   Doreen's story is one that many of us were impacted by. Her teachings were pivotal for me, and for many of you listening. So when she renounced it all to follow a fundamentalist Christian path, I had to understand… why?   This isn't about judging her choices, it's about exploring the deeper layers behind these spiritual pivots. What leads someone to abandon a lifetime of healing work? Is it true spiritual revelation… or the exhaustion of carrying it all alone?   We dive into the rise of false light, the distortion of Christ Consciousness, and what it means to walk a path of true divine connection, one rooted in empowerment, not fear.   f you've ever questioned your spiritual path, felt confused about teachings that once felt like truth, or needed permission to reclaim your own knowing, this episode is for you. You get to trust yourself. You get to be sovereign in your connection. And you don't need fear to lead your spiritual walk.   Let's walk through this together, lovingly, honestly, and with deep reverence for truth.   If this resonates, share your thoughts below and let me know what stood out to you most.  

Reclaim Your Power Through the Divine Feminine, A Priestess Awakening Journey with Kyli McCorry What if the parts of you that felt taboo… were actually your greatest source of power? In this episode, Athina is joined by the radiant Kyli McCorry, energy healer, health coach, and recent graduate of the Isis Ka®️ Priestess path, to share her raw, transformational journey into feminine embodiment, spiritual leadership, and divine remembrance. From navigating a corporate world rooted in masculine energy to answering the sacred call of Isis, Kyli reveals how she reconnected with her womb wisdom, reclaimed her power through sexual alchemy, and embraced the path of the modern priestess. This conversation is a heart-opening exploration of awakening, healing ancestral wounds, and stepping into devotion as a spiritual leader. Whether you're feeling the nudge toward the feminine, or you're just curious what it really means to walk the priestess path, this episode is for you.   ✨ You'll hear how Kyli transitioned from burnout to embodiment… ✨ What it's like to work with Goddess Isis as a daily guide… ✨ And how connecting to her womb awakened a whole new level of leadership. If you've been feeling the stirrings of something deeper, this is your invitation.   ✨ We Cover Hear Kyli's powerful awakening story, how breathwork cracked open her energy and led her to the priestess path. Discover the difference between masculine overdrive and true feminine embodiment, and why it matters for your purpose and health. Learn how connecting to your womb and yoni isn't taboo, it's the gateway to your deepest wisdom and magnetic power. Explore how Kyli moved through ancestral healing, especially mother/father wounds, to stand in her truth and sovereignty. Understand how the Isis Ka®️ activations initiated energetic shifts before the sessions even began, aligning her life from within. Feel inspired by how Kyli integrates her energy healing, health coaching, and priestess codes into her work with clients. Get guidance for anyone feeling called to the feminine path but unsure if they're “ready,” and how to trust your womb's wisdom.  

Please subscribe to one of the PPM Patreon paid tiers to access the full ep and support our ongoing, interwoven deep political and subtextual analysis of Pynchon. Join the Cork Board Cadre today!patreon.com/ParaPowerMappingWe're resuming our admirably thorough subtextual mapping of Pynchon's Shadow Ticket, and no expense is being spared as we embark on a discursive, brief history of class warfare; the development of the false flag, one of the capitalist class's favored strikebreaking counterinsurgent stratagems; and the erection of the anticommunist surveillance apparatus, systemized forms of domestic political control that bedded in during the 19th century and which serve as historical backdrop to the dialoguing narratives of ST and AtD.Please subscribe to one of the PPM Patreon paid tiers to support our ongoing, interwoven deep political and Pynchonian analysis efforts. Join the Cork Board Cadre today!I will update the liner notes a little later, so this is relatively brief for expediency's sake, but file under:Molly Maguires, Allan Pinkerton, Pinkerton Detective Agency, James McParland, the Baltimore Plot, Philadelphia and Reading Railroad magnate Franklin B. Gowen, social banditry, the widow Molly Maguire, Anti-Landlord Agitators, landlord beatdowns, Anthracite region of PA, the Maguires expulsion from colonized Ireland, Workingmen's Benevolent Association, the first big American anticommunist false flag, Ancient Order of Hibernians, Eugene Debs, Gilded Age, Pinkerton's Masonic meeting w/ Edward Rucker, the Abe assassination dress rehearsal, lady Pinkerton spies Kate Warne and Hattie Lawton, Baltimore secessionists Jerome Bonaparte and Thomas DeKay Winans, Bonaparte's son's overseeing of the BOI's formation, Robert Pinkerton's lobbying for the FBI's creation, Emma Goldman, rhyming McKinley and Teddy Roosevelt assassinations (one successful and one thwarted in Milwaukee), Pinkerton's Secret Service spymaster replacement Lafayette Baker, Edwin Stanton's hand in Lincoln clipping, Knights of Labor, Uriah Stephens, Terrence Powderly, Commonwealth v. Hunt, unions legalized and the slow death of conspiracy charges for collective bargaining, the Great Upheaval, a railroad company insurance scheme / boxcar torching false flag in Pittsburgh, armories installed in industrial cities, early riot control War Department white papers, Propaganda of the Deed, Johann Most, Pisacane, Bakunin, Ravachol, Galleanisti, dynamites arrival, PropDeed and vigilantism psyop parallels today (Mangione, Elias Rodriguez, Boelter), Errico Malatesta, Paris Commune, Nechayev, Narodnaya Volya aka People's Will, Lenin's brother Aleksander Ulyanov's PropDeed, assassinations galore, Tsar Alexander II, French President in '94, Spanish PM in '97, Empress of Austria in '98, King of Italy in 1900, McKinley in 1901... The Milwaukee Station House Bombing of 1917. PropDeed in Against the Day... And lastly, a relatively deep unpacking of false flag whispers, rumors of capitalist paid riot-inciters, at the infamous Haymarket Affair. This is a far-from-exhaustive index, but I think I've hit most of the primary episode beats.Additional sources incorporated into our rabbit hole excavation:Louis Adamic - Dynamite: The Story of Class Violence in AmericaEric Hobsbawm - BanditsNick Fisher - Spider Web: The Birth of American Anti-CommunismBeau Riffenburgh - Pinkerton's Great Detective: The Amazing Life and Times of James McParlandThe Return of the Repressed - "Bonus Episode 13" on Molly Maguires and PinkertonsThomas Pynchon - Against the Day(among others)

This greatest of Christian orators is commemorated not only today, but as one of the Three Holy Hierarchs (with St Basil the Great and St Gregory the Theologian) on January 30.   He was born in Antioch to pious parents around 345. His mother was widowed at the age of twenty, and devoted herself to rearing her son in piety. He received his literary and oratorical training from the greatest pagan teachers of the day. Though an illustrious and profitable career as a secular orator was open to him, he chose instead to dedicate himself to God. He lived as a monk from 374 to 381, eventually dwelling as a hermit in a cave near Antioch. Here his extreme ascetic practices ruined his health, so that he was forced to return to Antioch, where he was ordained to the priesthood. In Antioch his astonishing gifts of preaching first showed themselves, earning him the epithet Chrysostomos, "Golden-mouth", by which he became universally known. His gifts became so far-famed that he was chosen to succeed St Nectarius as Patriarch of Constantinople. He was taken to Constantinople secretly (some say he was actually kidnapped) to avoid the opposition of the Antiochian people to losing their beloved preacher. He was made Patriarch of Constantinople in 398.   Archbishop John shone in his sermons as always, often censuring the corrupt morals and luxurious living of the nobility. For this he incurred the anger of the Empress Eudoxia, who had him exiled to Pontus in 403. The people protested by rioting, and the following night an earthquake shook the city, so frightening the Empress that she had Chrysostom called back. The reconciliation was short-lived. Saint John did not at all moderate the intensity of his sermons, and when the Empress had a silver statue of herself erected outside the Great Church in 403, accompanied by much revelry, the Patriarch spoke out against her, earning her unforgiving anger. In 404 he was exiled to Cucusus, near Armenia. When Pope Innocent of Rome interceded on his behalf, the imperial family only exiled him further, to a town called Pityus near the Caucasus. The journey was so difficult and his guards so cruel that the frail Archbishop gave up his soul to God before reaching his final place of exile, in 407. His last words were "Glory be to God for all things."   Saint John Chrysostom is the author of more written works than any other Church Father: his works include 1,447 recorded sermons, 240 epistles, and complete commentaries on Genesis, the Gospels of Matthew and John, the Acts of the Apostles, and all the Epistles of St Paul.   His repose was on September 14, but since that is the date of the Exaltation of the Cross, his commemoration has been transferred to this day.

This greatest of Christian orators is commemorated not only today, but as one of the Three Holy Hierarchs (with St Basil the Great and St Gregory the Theologian) on January 30.   He was born in Antioch to pious parents around 345. His mother was widowed at the age of twenty, and devoted herself to rearing her son in piety. He received his literary and oratorical training from the greatest pagan teachers of the day. Though an illustrious and profitable career as a secular orator was open to him, he chose instead to dedicate himself to God. He lived as a monk from 374 to 381, eventually dwelling as a hermit in a cave near Antioch. Here his extreme ascetic practices ruined his health, so that he was forced to return to Antioch, where he was ordained to the priesthood. In Antioch his astonishing gifts of preaching first showed themselves, earning him the epithet Chrysostomos, "Golden-mouth", by which he became universally known. His gifts became so far-famed that he was chosen to succeed St Nectarius as Patriarch of Constantinople. He was taken to Constantinople secretly (some say he was actually kidnapped) to avoid the opposition of the Antiochian people to losing their beloved preacher. He was made Patriarch of Constantinople in 398.   Archbishop John shone in his sermons as always, often censuring the corrupt morals and luxurious living of the nobility. For this he incurred the anger of the Empress Eudoxia, who had him exiled to Pontus in 403. The people protested by rioting, and the following night an earthquake shook the city, so frightening the Empress that she had Chrysostom called back. The reconciliation was short-lived. Saint John did not at all moderate the intensity of his sermons, and when the Empress had a silver statue of herself erected outside the Great Church in 403, accompanied by much revelry, the Patriarch spoke out against her, earning her unforgiving anger. In 404 he was exiled to Cucusus, near Armenia. When Pope Innocent of Rome interceded on his behalf, the imperial family only exiled him further, to a town called Pityus near the Caucasus. The journey was so difficult and his guards so cruel that the frail Archbishop gave up his soul to God before reaching his final place of exile, in 407. His last words were "Glory be to God for all things."   Saint John Chrysostom is the author of more written works than any other Church Father: his works include 1,447 recorded sermons, 240 epistles, and complete commentaries on Genesis, the Gospels of Matthew and John, the Acts of the Apostles, and all the Epistles of St Paul.   His repose was on September 14, but since that is the date of the Exaltation of the Cross, his commemoration has been transferred to this day.

Welcome to The Chopping Block — where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest in crypto. This week, Kaledora Linn, Co-founder and “Empress of RWAs” at Ostium, joins to break down the rise of on-chain equity perps, the funding-rate chaos that hit 365%, and why she believes the next wave of tokenized assets won't come from exchanges—but from structured liquidity markets. We dive deep into Ostium's hybrid CFD model that blends TradFi mechanics with on-chain transparency, explore why most retail traders can't stomach perp carry costs, and debate what “safe leverage” could look like in an RWA world. The panel also touches on CZ's presidential pardon and Coinbase's new Echo platform, connecting the dots between political optics, capital formation, and how crypto's product design is evolving beyond speculation. Whether you're building perpetual DEXs, tokenizing RWAs, or just trying to survive the next funding-rate spike, this episode unpacks how market design, UX, and regulation will shape crypto's next trillion-dollar frontier. Show highlights