The first of December is actually the start of meteorological Winter, but in many Northern areas hard frosts and snow begin much earlier. In ancient times, when the agricultural calendar was the focus, our Ancestors knew that Winter Solstice signified the halfway point of Winter. There was comfort that half of the hardest, coldest months […]
Book Review
The Weavers’ Oracle by Carolyn Hillyer – A Review by Kimberly Moore
Weavers’ Oracle is one of the most sacred decks that I have. The art, words, and evocations of Carolyn Hillyer are powerful, weighty, mystical, and bring you into deep soul dives with practically every sentence. There are 52 cards in total, 52 Weavers, 52 Archetypes. The Oracle is a call to our most primal selves, inviting […]
Goddess Alive Radio Podcast with Author Maia Toll & The Illustrated Bestiary
Goddess Alive Radio is delighted to welcome back, Author and awesome Goddess Woman Walking, Maia Toll to talk about her amazing new book, The Illustrated Bestiary! Listen to the podcast below! For those of you that are familiar with her first book, The Illustrated Herbiary, you will LOVE the new book which again includes the […]
Goddess Alive Radio – Interview with Author Maia Toll and the Illustrated Herbiary (And a FREE COURSE)
Goddess Alive Radio welcomes one of our favorite storytellers, Maia Toll, to talk about her new book, The Illustrated Herbiary, coming out on August 7! Rosemary is for remembrance; sage is for wisdom. The symbolism of plants — whether in the ancient Greek doctrine of signatures or the Victorian secret language of flowers — has […]
Goddess HiveMind – Books We Love for Spring Reading
“I love the smell of book ink in the morning.” – Umberto Eco Hello. My name is Kimberly. And I am a book hoarder. Thankfully, I am in a space that supports book hoarders, so I decided to tap some of our contributors for MotherHouse and instructors of Mystery School of the Goddess to create […]
“Ask Baba Yaga” by Taisia Kitaiskaia – Book Review by Marisa McCall
Baba Yaga isn’t your ordinary Crone Goddess. For starters, she lives in what can only be described as “the original mobile home”; literally, a house with chicken legs that can dance and run. She’s moody, a hermit (more or less), and is possibly the inspiration behind the Witch in Hansel and Gretel, who had a […]
My Favorite Books on Mary Magdalene by Lauri Ann Lumby
As a Priestess of The Magdalene, I have read literally hundreds of books related to Mary Magdalene, her history, her mission, her formation, her ministry and her love. I have read everything from scholarly works to folklore, fiction and channeled works. Below is a list of my five favorites and how they influenced my relationship […]
What’s Love Got To Do With It: “Only Love-The Secret Teachings of Mary Magdalene” Book Review
Wisdom may take many forms and can be received through many different pathways. Lauri Ann Lumby is blessed to be presented with the truths of the Magdalene, and in her book, “Only Love-the Secret Teachings of Mary Magdalene”, she reveals these ideas to us. What do these revelations mean? What is the importance of a […]
Woman and Nature – Our Bodies are Ourselves by Carol P. Christ
This earth is my sister; I love her daily grace, her silent daring, and how loved I am how we admire the strength in each other, all that we have suffered, all that we have lost, all that we know. We are stunned by this beauty, and I do not forget: what she is to me, […]
Book Review by Molly Remer on The Other Side of the River: Stories of Women, Water and the World by Eila Carrico
“Braids, tapestries, and currents in the river show us the way again and again–it cannot be one clear way or another, it has got to be both ways and together.” ~ Eila Carrico, The Other Side of the River It took me many months to review this book and as I sit down to write about […]
