Podcasts about great mother goddess

In this episode Chris brings us Opinion Scholarship on the Creation myths of ancient Greece. We begin with an exploration of so-called "Old Europe" and a cavalcade of archeological evidence of the Great Mother Goddess religion that prevailed in the Stone Age. From there we follow Author--Robert Graves--as he reconstructs from ancient sources the oldest Creation myths of Greece; following the symbolic breadcrumbs which connect Zeus and the Olympians with the Great Mother Goddess who came before them. This takes us from Homer and the Orphics to the Bible, into Zoroastrianism and Ancient Egyptian myth, then we trip over Homer, Hesiod and Apollodorus and fall squarely into the Aryan migration theory (which we navigate tactfully). And before all is said and done, we pepper in a dash of depth psychology. Enjoy ;)

From Mia "I always believed in fairytales, and dreamed that one day my fantasy would become my reality. When I finally realized that magik wasn't something I could find outside of myself, but was to be cultivated within myself, my whole life changed!I decided to dedicate my life to the pursuit of magik.Now, after many years of Mystery School and miracles, consider me your Spiritual Fairy Godmother reminding you of the power within you, to turn the impossible possible, and make all your dreams come true.Think of me like the young Professor MacGonagall guiding your personal and spiritual transfiguration, a PerMissionary for you to be the weirdest, wildest, most liberated, magikal version of yourself.As an ambassador for the ancient magikal way returning home to our modern day, my mission is to reclaim our unique and eternal inner wisdom, what makes us a “Witch,” to bring our visions to fruition. My life is dedicated to reawakening the power of the feminine Divine Nature for us all to reconnect with the unconditionally loving Great Mother Goddess on our planet.My approach is different from most. You might see people online who talk about praying to Mother Earth, but send you to Amazon for purchases. Not me. I serve Her relentlessly. I am Mother Nature's devotee. I only shop secondhand, and use sustainable, vintage, and upcycled items because all of my wisdom comes from Her. All of my psychic abilities, insight, healing powers and downloads come from Her.People come to my retreats and programs to activate supernatural and spiritual gifts, empower full self-expression, claim aligned abundance, and feel free to be your most magikal self. I've guided thousands of witches through their internal transfiguration, purification of patriarchal programming, and connection to IntuWitchin so we embody and remember the truth that Witch means Wise.I am here to make the world safe to be magik again. To give you permission to find your own Happily Ever After, so we can, in turn, provide the same for this magnificent planet which gives us everything. Allow me the great honor, and profound pleasure of welcoming you to your most magikal life." ___________________Show notes Work with me, your host,  here: Thelovelyalea.com Get my free MAGIC MENTOR guide at thelovelyalea.comBecome a Patreon Member to get behind the scenes, extra content, and workshops.patreon.com/thelovelyaleaFollow me on Instagram instagram.com/thelovelyalea ( Remember I will never DM you for readings - watch out for Scammers ! )Check out my workshops at Spiritualshitschool.com

From Mia " I always believed in fairytales, and dreamed that one day my fantasy would become my reality.  When I finally realized that magik wasn't something I could find outside of myself, but was to be cultivated within myself, my whole life changed! I decided to dedicate my life to the pursuit of magik. Now, after many years of Mystery School and miracles, consider me your Spiritual Fairy Godmother reminding you of the power within you, to turn the impossible possible, and make all your dreams come true. Think of me like the young Professor MacGonagall guiding your personal and spiritual transfiguration, a PerMissionary for you to be the weirdest, wildest, most liberated, magikal version of yourself. As an ambassador for the ancient magikal way returning home to our modern day, my mission is to reclaim our unique and eternal inner wisdom, what makes us a “Witch,” to bring our visions to fruition. My life is dedicated to reawakening the power of the feminine Divine Nature for us all to reconnect with the unconditionally loving Great Mother Goddess on our planet. My approach is different from most. You might see people online who talk about praying to Mother Earth, but send you to Amazon for purchases. Not me. I serve Her relentlessly. I am Mother Nature's devotee. I only shop secondhand, and use sustainable, vintage, and upcycled items because all of my wisdom comes from Her. All of my psychic abilities, insight, healing powers and downloads come from Her. People come to my retreats and programs to activate supernatural and spiritual gifts, empower full self expression, claim aligned abundance, and feel free to be your most magikal self. I've guided thousands of witches through their internal transfiguration, purification of patriarchal programming, and connection to IntuWitchin so we embody and remember the truth that Witch means Wise. I am here to make the world safe to be magik again. To give you permission to find your own Happily Ever After, so we can, in turn, provide the same for this magnificent planet which gives us everything. Allow me the great honor, and profound pleasure of welcoming you to your most magikal life." Buy her book IntuWitchin: Learn to Speak the Language of the Universe and Reclaim Your Inner Magik --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thelovelyalea/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thelovelyalea/support

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is one of the most pioneering and revelatory artists alive, Judy Chicago. Born Judith Sylvia Cohen, then Judy Gerowitz, but changed it to Judy Chicago to renounce the name of her first husband to instead adopt the name of her birth city instead, Chicago has been at the forefront of art since the 1960s. Following her studies at UCLA in the 1950s, Chicago attended auto body school, as the only woman out of 250 men. It was here that she learnt to use spray guns, but instead of actually painting cars, she used these skills to formulate vaginal forms onto carhoods, as if to poke fun at her male contemporaries. In the 1960s, she turned to Minimalism, creating block-like sculptures which she executed in exuberant colours. While her work was acclaimed, she was one of only three women (out of 51 artists) included in the landmark Jewish Museum exhibition, Primary Structures, in 1966. During this decade, she became increasingly aware of the lack of women artists available to her – as an undergraduate at UCLA in the late 1950s and 60s, she had taken a class titled the Intellectual History of Europe, where her professor declared that women had made zero contributions to European History – so she set herself the task of looking for it herself. As she has said “there was actually a huge amount of information if one looked for it, especially dating back to the 19th century…” Out of this – and turning to the importance of education – she began the first ever feminist art programme, at Fresno State College, with artist Miriam Schapiro in 1970, which, as feminist art historian, Linda Nochlin has declared, was a time when there were no women's studies, no feminist theory, no African American studies, no queer theory, no postcolonial studies. What there was ... was a seamless web of great art, often called “The Pyramids to Picasso”... extolling great (male, of course) artistic achievement since the very dawn of history'... In the 1970s, Chicago created the famous Dinner Party, worked on between 1974 and 1978: a giant minimalist-like table that awards 39 women from history and mythology a ‘seat at the table' – with the further names of 999 women in the porcelain in the middle. She has created images of birth, death, animals, plants, that deal with an attitude entrenched in feminism towards caring for our planet, and so much more. But! The reason why we are speaking to her today is because this summer in London, Chicago will take over the Serpentine Gallery with an exhibition that corresponds to her major new book: Revelations, a project that has been unrealised for over 30 years, but is finally being published, that includes rewriting the story of creation, spotlighting the Great Mother Goddess, and a plethora of other women, and challenging the patriarchal paradigms that have always dictated how stories have been read, written, and accepted. -- LINKS: https://www.serpentinegalleries.org/whats-on/judy-chicago-revelations/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwo6GyBhBwEiwAzQTmc3bNjJ0zjNj2RgMuZomrRmjd8Bhuvx6YlLjhkJ8sk0ZYIgxU_IQVmRoCEWoQAvD_BwE https://www.thamesandhudsonusa.com/books/judy-chicago-revelations-hardcover https://judychicago.com/ https://www.newmuseum.org/exhibitions/view/judy-chicago-herstory -- THIS EPISODE IS GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY THE LEVETT COLLECTION: https://www.famm.com/en/ https://www.instagram.com/famm.mougins // https://www.merrellpublishers.com/9781858947037 Follow us: Katy Hessel: @thegreatwomenartists / @katy.hessel Sound editing by Nada Smiljanic Music by Ben Wetherfield

Join me for a spellbinding conversation with the enchanting Mia Magik, Author of “IntuWitchin” and Head Mistress of the Academy of Magikal Artistry. In today's episode, Mia unraveled the tapestry of her life, revealing how magical books and teachings of tantra and quantum physics shaped her unique perspective. We explored the illusion of scarcity, the power of nature's healing embrace, and the ancient wisdom of dragons.  Mia shared transformative practices to connect with your inner magic and rituals that honor our deep bond with Earth.    We also dive deeper into: ► The Concept of Abundance vs. Scarcity ► Practices for Discovering Personal Magic ► Conscious Consumerism and Earth Connection   Whether you're looking to manifest abundance or deepen your connection with the elements, this episode is your gateway to a magical life uncontained by convention. Join us now to unlock your potential and weave a little magic into your every day!   For full show notes, resources, and links: https://www.samanthaskelly.com/episode-284-mia-magik-scarcity-abundance-elemental-magic    About Mia Magik   Mia Magik, is the author of “IntuWitchin” and Head Mistress of the Academy of Magikal Artistry. As an ambassador for the ancient magikal way returning home to our modern day, her mission is to support you in reclaiming your unique and eternal inner wisdom, what makes you a “Witch,” to bring our shared vision of Heaven on Earth to fruition. She lives in devotion to reawakening the power of Mother Nature and the Divine Feminine for us all to reconnect with the unconditionally loving Great Mother Goddess on our planet.   Connect with Mia Magik: Website: https://miamagik.com/  IG: https://www.instagram.com/miamagik/    The Pause Breathwork App is the #1 app to clear stress using your breath. Download the app here: https://pause.live/Pause-Breathwork-App    About Can't Be Contained Can't Be Contained' is the unscripted, unedited – fully uncontained journal entries & real-life experiences of those who follow their bliss & intuitive hits, the freedom seekers, the sacred rebels – the ones who are here to disrupt what proceeded us & create what is ahead of us. Subscribe now to stay tuned for every episode!  

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This episode explores the powerful archetypal Great Mother Goddess, a figure that spans many cultures, times, and traditions. Focusing on Hekate as one face of this primordial goddess, and others, including Kybele, Demeter, and Kali Ma, discussing how SHE can be a powerful ally for healing our personal mother wound. The mother wound is something that we all carry in different ways, from the consequences of early childhood trauma, to the collective denial of the sacred feminine. Associated with insecure attachment, the consequences of bearing this injury are significant, often infiltrating all aspects of our lives. This painful burden shows up as mistrust, self-denial, lack of purpose, and in many other distressing ways. We live in a time when the goddess is returning, from reclaiming The Madonna to connecting with Hekate, is occurring within many, and in mainstream western culture. This comes after centuries of being diminished due to the ubiquity of rational thought (part of patriarchy). Restoring The Great Mother, whether you call her Hekate or otherwise, includes recognizing diversity and that we are all in need of healing. Finally, heeding the voice of the Great Mother is an invitation to not only personal healing, but to help restore balance to the world. This episode goes well with Chapter 12, Psychopomp, in Entering Hekate's Cave. Mentioned: The Greek Magical Papyri, The Chaldean Oracles, The Goddess and The Alphabet. Keywords: Great Mother Goddess, Hekate, Kybele, Demeter, Moon, Bull, Torch, Dagger, Anima, Animus, Fertility, Dark Goddess, Healing, Mother Wound, Mother Complex, Symbols, Archetype. Watch with CC and view the searchable transcript (click on magnifying glass): https://app.searchie.io/watch/ZxN3bEJyD0 Learn more: https://keepingherkeys.com/

What if the council of the many gods from Genesis 1&2 were opposed to Yahweh who saw himself as the only authority? What if the serpent in Eden wasn't the evil tempter, but an ally of the Great Mother Goddess? What if there is no sin, but only petty punishment from an authoritatrian war god who demanded blind obedience? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/magickandthemoon/support

Recorded talk from MoonCon 2021. Dr. Cyndi Brannen discusses Hekate and her bestselling book, Keeping Her Keys: An Introduction to Hekate's Modern Witchcraft. Hekate (Hecate to some) is an ancient goddess typically associated with magic, the moon, and witchcraft. Yet, historical records equally show that she was understood by some as a Great Mother Goddess and even the World Soul. Answers to your questions about Hekate, from who is she to how to connect with her. Learn more about Dr. Cyndi's JULY 3, 2022 free talk at MoonCon 2022, HERE. More about all things Keeping Her Keys HERE.

One midrash tradition attributed the universal flood to the polygyny and patriarchy of the ancient world, which was first documented in the Hebrew scriptures with Lemekh's wives, Adah and Zillah (Gen. 4:19). In this episode, Father Jayme transports listeners back in time, to our worship of the Great Mother Goddess of fertility and sustenance for some 35,000 years. The nascent patriarchy of the Agricultural Revolution then marginalized the “hidden” and “absent” women in scriptures. Drawing on the works of Diarmuid Ó Murchú and Marija Gimbutas, Father Jayme notes how new notions of warfare and conquest led to the creation of a new god in human image: the conquering LORD God of hosts! Father Jayme shares: “Like Cain, the Kurgan warrior spirituality conquered, putting other spiritualities to the sword and casting the long shadow of patriarchy over the land.” Thus, the quick transition in Genesis 6 from the “sons of God” dominating the “daughters of humanity,” to God's regret that God had created humankind. Ideas of polygyny persisted, and men in the ancient world felt the right to possess sex-object wives in addition to their childbearing wives. The situation was compounded by societal structures that valued sons over daughters, viewing sons as gain and daughters as loss. Father Jayme concludes that continued sexism and patriarchy, expressed in our domination of others and of Mother Earth, have set in motion forces that may be no less destructive than the universal flood in the days of Naamah & Noach.Have you seen the latest issue of Extraordinary Catholics magazine?Check out other podcasts by and for Inclusive Catholics!Support Extraordinary Catholics podcast!

An incredibly popular goddess, characterised in statues of her by a vest of bee hives, or are they breasts … bull scrotums? In this episode Tristan speaks to Dr. Carla Ionescu about the Ephesian Artemis, the great mother goddess of Ancient Greece and, more specifically, Ephesus. They discuss the arguments behind the different interpretations of the Artemis statues, her connections to other divine female figures, and her lasting impression on the ancient city of Ephesus. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode Astrologer Louise Edington talks about the emergence of the Great Mother Goddess within our stories and communities and how we are being called to a more direct experience of the divine within our relationships with each other and the material world. Louise would also like to invite you to join her in her Ceres talk on June 6th for OPA! https://www.opaastrology.org/store/Louise-Edington-Ceres-Bridging-the-Worlds-p351392524 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/weirdlycosmic/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/weirdlycosmic/support

This is a journey into Hekate's Garden to experience the splendor of her magick, medicine and mystery. Recorded live during the Beltane Botanical Salon (May 1, 2021). The Garden of the Goddess beckons. Hekate is Mother of the Eternal Garden, With her first breath she created the Green World and her witches. Her daughters are our sisters. Eternal Circe and Medea, And the others. They are the witches’ great teachers and companions. High Priestesses of the Garden They offer the keys to their magick, medicine and mystery. Will you claim them? The Garden of Hekate, the Great Mother Goddess from which all the world flows, is the spiritual home for the practice of pharmakeia, the ancient art, craft, and science of plant spirit witchcraft. Pharmakeia is an art, a craft, and a science. It is the use of botanicals for corporeal purposes, the crafting of magical formulations, and the art of transcending. It is holistic plant spirit witchcraft, transmitted by Hekate and her witches for our use today. Enter her mysteries with the heart of the Nyssa, the spirit of beginning. The Nyssa is the spiritual crossroads that we enter when we answer the call of Hekate to return to the practice of holistic plant spirit witchcraft. - from Entering Hekate's Garden: The Magick, Medicine and Mystery of Plant Spirit Witchcraft Go deeper into Hekate's Garden by applying to join The Covina Institute. Learn more at keepingherkeys.com

To see the Mother as she is, in her darkness and light. That is the image of Hekate as Pammetor, The Great Mother Goddess. To know her warm embrace and her firm corrections when we veer from the path. To give us, as John Bowlby, wrote “a secure base from which to explore the world. ” For those of us who were denied this foundational sense of security, the journey can be untethered, as we wonder from one dysfunctional situation to another. The inherent problem, which Bowlby also describes, was that “what one cannot tell to the (m)other, one cannot tell to oneself.” Stretching back across the centuries, we see that others venerated Hekate as The Great Mother. In the earliest reports, such as Hesiod’s Theogony, Hekate is portrayed as all powerful. This distinguishes The Great Mother from earth goddesses, which can be called “Elemental Mothers”, and The Great Mother who is source, soul, and cosmic. She is not Gaia, for example. The Great Mother, to the ancients, was life and death, blessing and bane. Nor is she merely a Goddess of Motherhood, although Hekate has always had a special interest in mothers and children. She was often described as Midwife in ancient texts. In historical sources, Hekate is often interwoven with goddesses, as we learned in the last lesson. These triplicities formulate a Great Mother Goddess by weaving together all aspects of The Mother Archetype. With Artemis and Selene, she becomes the Wise Crone, the experienced Mother, while they represent the earlier phases of The Mother’s Journey. Hekate is also linked to other forms of the Great Mother Goddess, for example her association with Cybele, whom the Romans venerated as Magna Mater (The Great Mother). Go deeper: Learn more about studying with me at keepingherkeys.com She is the darkness. She is the cry of "enough." She is the sigil written in stone. She is the silent walking away of the betrayed. She is the lonely raising arms to the moon. She is the lie told to live the truth. She is the secret circle drawing down her moon. She is the poison that heals. She is the bold stare into the future. She is the blood shed to bring rebirth. She is all those who dare to become. She is the power that is our right. She is The Dark Mother. She has returned. Lesson 4: Ancient Hekate's Many Roles - Keeping Her Keys: An Introduction to Hekate's Modern Witchcraft From the ancient sources, we know that Hekate was a liminal goddess, standing between worlds, particularly at the threshold of life and death. She was described in many diverse ways including Mother of All, Queen, Savior and World Soul. She was viewed as the torch-bearing guide for those on nightmarish Under World journeys. Not only was she viewed as the guide along the road, but also as the way itself. The variety of the titles bestowed upon her by the ancients often appears contradictory. We need to consider two things. One is that the ancient writers held vastly divergent views of Hekate. The other is that Hekate has always been a complex goddess with multiple roles and abilities. Many-named Goddess who brings glory to men, Whose children are fair, Bull-eyed One, Horned One, Nature. All-Mother, who brings forth both Gods and men You roam around Olympus, And traverse the wide and fathomless abyss. You are the Beginning and the End. And you alone are Mistress of All. - The Greek Magical Papyri IV 2785-2890. “We’re witnessing the end of a 5,000 year reign of patriarchy, and are coming into a society created by our technology that will be more balanced and more feminine. It’s already happening. And I think that the good news is that it’s coming just in time.” — Leonard Shlain

The Vatican's Mint issued on October 13 a ten-euro silver coin depicting “Mother Earth” (Pachamama), designed by Luigi Oldani for World Earth Day. This coin COMMEMORATES the first anniversary of the October 2019 Pachamama enthronement in the Vatican. The artist Luigi Oldani described it as “fertile and fruitful land, fertile and fruitful like a young woman,” the Vatican as a mother carrying the Earth in her womb to which we owe “care and love as if she were a daughter.” Dr. Taylor Marshall explains how the goddess of Mother Earth was important in pagan Rome and how she was served by a transfeminine priesthood. Watch this new podcast episode by clicking here: Taylor Marshall’s book: Infiltration: The Plot to Destroy the Church from Within: https://amzn.to/35fGp6k Or listen to the audio mp3 here: If you’d like to order a copy of Taylor’s new book Infiltration: The Plot to Destroy the Church from Within, you can order it in Hardback, Kindle, or Audiobook. Check out Patreon Patron Benefits for Donating to Dr Taylor Marshall’s Show! All these video discussions are free. Do you want to recommend a show, get signed books, and show support? Here's how: click on Patreon Patron link: Become a Patron of this Podcast: I am hoping to produce more free weekly podcast Videos. Please help me launch these videos by working with me on Patreon to produce more free content. In gratitude, I'll send you some signed books or even stream a theology event for you and your friends. Please become one of my patrons and check out the various tier benefits at: https://www.patreon.com/drtaylormarshall If the audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. If you find this podcast episode helpful, please share this podcast on Facebook. Get more from the Taylor Marshall Show: * Read Taylor Marshall’s historical fiction Sword and Serpent Trilogy. * Download the Study Guide at: http://swordandserpent.com * Take classed with Dr Marshall at the New Saint Thomas Institute. Please visit newsaintthomas.com for more details. Please Share Your Feedback for Taylor Marshall Show: * I'd love to read your feedback: While you listen to today's podcast, would you please take 30 seconds to write a review? Please click here to Rate this Podcast! * iTunes: 3,549,958 downloads * Youtube: 10,311,915 downloads * SHOUT OUTS: A huge “shout out” to all 1,692 of you who wrote amazing 5-star reviews at iTunes. Please rate this podcast by clicking here. From there you can leave a review. I appreciate you for this! Thank you! How to Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or Youtube:

The Vatican’s Mint issued on October 13 a ten-euro silver coin depicting “Mother Earth” (Pachamama), designed by Luigi Oldani for World Earth Day. This coin COMMEMORATES the first anniversary of the October 2019 Pachamama enthronement in the Vatican. The artist Luigi Oldani described it as “fertile and fruitful land, fertile and fruitful like a young […] The post 529: Pope Francis Mints Mother Earth Coins: Great Mother Goddess and a TransPriesthood? [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall.

We call upon the archetypal Goddess energy of Isis to assist in this transmission to enfold us with her wings and take us to a Temple of Light beyond this time and space. There she transmits light to different aspects of our psyche, our bloodlines, our timelines and to any agenda or energy within our ascending reality that seeks to limit our sovereign freedom . Isis was first an Atlantean High Priestess of the Alta Ra priesthood who ruled the Egyptian colony after the sinking of the Motherland, Atlantis. In time, her memory merged with the archetype of the Great Mother Goddess.

Gloria Amendola is an author and intuitive with a passion for esoteric knowledge, the hidden history of the divine feminine and the Great Mother Goddess, and the dreamtime. She has facilitated nearly 300 Magdalene Circles in the United States, France, England, Scotland and Wales. Gloria teaches the Holy Grail Mysteries and their connection to the secret destiny of America.  Amendola is a trained group facilitator with a specialty in Dreams and Soul Recovery. She is a Reiki Master, and a powerful shamanic drummer.  She was trained on the Chiren light instrument, and uses other cutting-edge disciplines in her work.  She has written scripts for theater that have been produced nationally. Gloria has also written 2 novels. Also published is her popular channeled trilogy called Mary Magdalene: Revelations from a First Century Avatar.   Gloria’s travels bring her to sacred sites worldwide to experience powerful landscape temples firsthand. She is a Templar in the OSMTH Order. Her commandery is in Rennes le Chateau, France, and dedicated to Marie Madeleine.  She follows the footsteps of the Judean Refugees, the Druids, Essenes and Knights Templar, gathering impressions from the traces they left behind. Gloria has learned, where they walked, so too walked the Ancient Ones. Visit her website: https://www.gloria-amendola.com/ At the top of the show, it's Anastasia's Starseed News, bringing topics of interest to starseeds not heard in the mainstream! Announcing our next 2 Starseed Quests to Arkansas! March 15-18 and May 17-20.  Write to crystals at starseedhotline dot com for more details.  Thanks for tuning in!

Isis was first an Atlantean High Priestess of the Alta Ra priesthood who ruled the Egyptian colony after the sinking of the Motherland, Atlantis. In time, her memory merged with the archetype of the Great Mother Goddess. This combined archetypal Goddess energy of Isis entered Christianity through the cult of the Virgin Mary that spread throughout the Roman Empire. The Goddess Isis is known as the feminine archetype for creation, motherhood, healing and magic. Herein, we call upon the Great Goddess Isis to create a temple of light in our energy fields. Isis appears as a throne of light and upon that throne we begin the healing and reclaiming process. In this (remastered) transmission, we call upon the Great Goddess Isis to heal our past, clear ‘lower’ energies and to call back fragmented soul light. This transmission works specifically in healing trauma to our most vulnerable aspects, young adult, adolescent, child, and the part of us that spent in the womb of our physical mother.

"The Maiden King" is another classic Russian fairy tale that features the Baba Yaga, only this time the hero is a young man named Ivan who is assisted in his quest by the Baba and the magical Firebird.The Baba Yaga is a dangerous crone who has no patience for the naive and stupid. She is a guardian of the mysteries of life and death and maybe a face of the Great Mother Goddess herself--- and all of us must meet her and pass her tests to become mature human beings.MITM theme music by Travis Rosenberg. Thanks to Radio Free Joshua Tree for providing MITM a home on internet radio-- and thank you for listening!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/mythmatterspodcast)

Happy New Year 2014! YHOW gives thanks to the Great Mother Goddess for setting us free to live our power. The first Hour of Power show is dedicated to my Personal Egun! Iba ye Mabel Dawson, my mother, my Queen Mother, and an original Queen of Hearts member. Her life is my inspiration and she was my first teacher. Beautiful loving mother, sister and best friend shared the lessons of her life with her daughters. In honor of her memory, I share with you her and my other writings about her. As mother and grandma to her many grandchildren she was real and down to earth, no nonsense community mother and grandmother of all who entered her world. Mom had the deep love of Osun and the capacity to love all the children like Yemaya.  My mother loved Mother Mary McLeod Bethune because she uplifted the lives of poor black people and she shared that vision of African American doing better with me. My mother loved her people and supported good for the community where we lived. Join me and celebrate your own mother. Call in 347-989-0180

PAGANS TONIGHT RADIO NETWORK PRESENTS:  8 PM CST-CIRCLE CRAFT STUDY with Selena FoxTonight's Topic:  Full Moon RitualCelebrate the Full Moon and attune to the Great Mother Goddess through this guided ritual that includes invocations, meditations, chants, and energy workings.  9 PM CST-PAGAN PRIEST - Topic -  PP is a panel discussion with priests from around the nation featuring- Tonight's host, Rev. Terry Power, will be joined by River Higgenbotham and El Bee Kanobe.  They will be discussing "Circle Casting: Use or Don't Use?"   

A spotlight is cast upon Helen holding her child in her arms, standing upon an orb poised above a crescent moon, within the bowl of it, so that the moon resembles golden horns cradling the Earth, and she above it, enthroned. About her head twelve star-points are arrayed in a halo, rotating. The orb-and-moon rises, lofting Helen and child, as the chorus speaks.***Image is a common motif of the Virgin Mary, this one by Albrecht Durer. It is identical to the motif of the Great Mother Goddess as related by Apulieus in his pagan Roman novel, The Golden Ass.Music excerpt is
 Hovhaness: Harp Concerto, Opus 267 performed by 
Yolanda Kondonassis (harp).

Resit Ergener calls in from Turkey to discuss The Great Mother Goddess of Anatolia, which in contemporary times is the region we recognize as Turkey. Themes of our discussion will include the great Goddess Mother of Catal Hoyuk, Phyrigian Cybele, Cybele transplanted in the West, and other names under which Goddess was venerated in Anatolia, i.e., Artemis, Kubaba and Aphrodite. Discussion will include Christianity and Goddess and the role of Mary, the end of the Goddess civilization, what the Trojan legend signifies and relics of goddess traditions in present day Turkey.