E19: Inanna’s Descent: A Heroine’s Journey of Self-Knowledge, Growth, and TransformationIn this week's episode, we continue working with the Goddess Inanna, focusing on her myth, her story of her descent to the underworld. This story contains many lessons we can learn and use in our self-discovery journey and life today.Host, Tora Moon, shares a retelling of Inanna’s Descent, one of the first stories written in Western Civilization. This story provides the foundations of the Heroine’s Journey...
Feb 21, 2024
52 min
E18 - Inanna: Goddess of ParadoxesThis month for the Goddess of the Month, we’re connecting with the Mesopotamian Goddess Inanna. She’s also called Ishtar. Inanna is a Goddess of paradoxes which makes her really interesting and fun goddess to connect with.Inanna guides us in learning to balance duality, loyalty, and empowering ourselves through our bodily autonomy. The story of how she brings the gifts of civilization to humanity is a lesson in the differences between patriarchal leadership a...
Feb 14, 2024
47 min
E17 - The Heroine’s Journey: Reflecting Women’s StoriesIn this second part of sacred storytelling, we discuss the shift in paradigms and a new way to structure and tell our stories as women. We don’t have to stick to the hero’s journey, which doesn’t reflect our journey as women. In this episode, I’ll share with you the heroine’s journey story structure and how we can use it in writing or telling our stories, and in our life.The heroine’s journey is a reflection of how women perceive life and...
Feb 6, 2024
44 min
E16 - Sacred Storytelling: Sharing Our StoriesA quality we can connect with the Goddess Brigid is storytelling. This is both oral and written and includes all forms of storytelling: poetry, music, fiction stories, video stories. We have so many outlets now where we can share our stories without patriarchy’s traditional gatekeeping.The stories of women, our voices, are important and the world needs to hear them. It takes courage to share your story. My sister, your voice and story adds to the ...
Jan 30, 2024
43 min
E15: Womanly Arts: Reclaiming the Value of Women’s WorkIn the world today, the work of women has been devalued, demeaned, and diminished. The Goddess Brigid oversaw all the womanly arts of home, hearth, fertility, textile arts, and even agriculture. Once upon a time, our work was seen as necessary for survival. But today, they’re seen as something not really necessary or valuable. Our work and contributions aren’t taken seriously.Join me in this episode as we discover a new, more empowering d...
Jan 24, 2024
49 min
E14 - Dancing with the Goddess Brigid: gniting Our Hope for the End of Patriarchy’s WinterIt’s the new moon! The first new moon in 2024. Our Goddess of the Month is the Celtic Goddess, Brigid. Among her many qualities and gifts are healing, storytelling, and crafting. Brigid is both a fire and water goddess, bringing us the fire of inspiration and the water of healing.Discover how connecting to and attuning with the Goddess Brigid gives us the hope of spring—a spring beyond the winter of patr...
Jan 17, 2024
51 min
E13 - Are You Sharing from an Empty or Full Cup? Awakening to Being Self-Full & Healing the Mother Martyr SyndromeWe are taught in patriarchy society that we, especially women, need to be altruistic and selfless. This causes us to fall into what I call the Mother Martyr Syndrome, where we give, and give, and give, until there is nothing left of us ourselves. We give from an empty cup. When we try to do anything for ourselves, to take care of ourselves, we are called selfish.It’s time for ...
Jan 9, 2024
42 min
E12 - Do You Love Your Body? The Divine Connection Between Body Image and Self-LoveThere is an integral connection to ourselves, our souls, and our physical bodies. Many women, myself included, have problems and challenges with having a good body image. Society has conditioned us to think of our body as something separate, or even evil, from ourselves. We are taught self-love is selfish and loving our bodies is wrong. But we can’t be whole and complete without loving our bodies and our selves...
Jan 4, 2024
48 min
E11 - Revealing the Magic of Winter Solstice: Going Within for Rest and Inner DiscoveryWinter solstice has always been a magical time of the year. Our ancient ancestors celebrated it, and when we do, we reconnect with life’s natural cycles and rhythms. Join us as we explore the deeper meaning behind winter solstice and the darkest time of the year. Winter solstice gives us the opportunity to go within, to go into our dark caves and reflect on our year, reflect who we are and who we want to be...
Dec 19, 2023
35 min
E10 - Amaterasu’s Divine Mirror: Reflecting Our Inner Truth and BeautyStep into the enchanting world of Amaterasu, the revered goddess of Japan. Join us as we delve into Amaterasu’s origins, captivating stories, and her empowering qualities. Amaterasu reminds us that true beauty emanates from within. Explore the goddess's teachings on embodying your feminine divine self, becoming irresistibly attractive through inner empowerment, and shining with authentic grace in the world.As a special bonu...
Dec 12, 2023
42 min
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