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  • 46: Between the Jar and the Temple: Elpis, Spes, and the Sacred Tension of Hope

    46: Between the Jar and the Temple: Elpis, Spes, and the Sacred Tension of Hope
    2025/07/13
    This week is all about Hope or thr Roman Goddess, Spes. Spes is the ancient Roman goddess of Hope, revered not as a passive wish, but as an active spiritual and civic force. Her name literally means “hope” in Latin, and she was considered one of the Virtutes, divine personifications of core Roman values, alongside goddesses such as Fides (Faith), Salus (Health), and Concordia (Harmony).

    In Roman belief, Spes embodied the resilience of the human spirit, the strength to endure through uncertainty, hardship, and transformation. She was invoked in times of illness, political crisis, war, or personal despair, and was prayed to by both the poor and the powerful.

    Unlike her Greek counterpart Elpis, who appears in the myth of Pandora and is sometimes seen as ambiguous or even dangerous, Spes was unambiguously divine and virtuous in Roman religion. The Romans believed hope was essential, not a delusion, but a discipline that helped one survive difficulty and imagine a better future.
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    19 分
  • 45: Channeling the Egyptian Goddess Isis

    45: Channeling the Egyptian Goddess Isis
    2025/07/06
    Folks! This session was originally recorded over a year ago as a practice session with the goddess Isis on the Intuitive Awakening Podcast- it was my introduction to her and I am happy to share this with you before I conduct a deep dive into her history, story, and myths. I hope you enjoy an introduction to Isis from her own words!
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    26 分
  • 44: Channeling the Ancient Egyptian Goddess Hathor

    44: Channeling the Ancient Egyptian Goddess Hathor
    2025/06/29
    Hi Folks! This is another upload from a previous channeling session with Hathor about a year ago on the podcast, Intuitive Awakening. There will be a separate episode all about Hathor with new channeled messages in future episodes. Thank you for listening!
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    19 分
  • 43: Channeling the Hellenic Goddess Hecate

    43: Channeling the Hellenic Goddess Hecate
    2025/06/22
    This episode is a channeled episode that I posted on Intuitive Awakening Podcast a year ago as I connected to the goddess Lilith. If you've heard it already then you get the opportunity to hear it again on the podcast, if you have not, then you are in for a treat. There will be more messages from Lilith in the coming months. Enjoy!
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    20 分
  • 43: Channeled Episode: The Goddess Lilith

    43: Channeled Episode: The Goddess Lilith
    2025/06/15
    This episode was originally posted on Intuitive Awakening a little over a year ago. I wanted to share it here in case you've not had the chance to hear it on the other podcast. Enjoy hearing Lilith Speak!
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    46 分
  • 41: Channeled Episode: Hellenic Goddess Hera + Athena

    41: Channeled Episode: Hellenic Goddess Hera + Athena
    2025/06/08
    All - this episode was originally posted on the Intuitive Awakening Podcast but I am uploading it here for you to listen to their timeless wisdom. Both Goddess Hera and Goddess Athena join us today to discuss following your dreams and believing in yourself. Goddess Hekate pops in here too at the end which is always a nice surprise. I hope you enjoy.
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    48 分
  • 42: How to Communicate with the Goddess

    42: How to Communicate with the Goddess
    2025/06/01
    This episode focuses on a common pain point in goddess spirituality: How to communicate with a goddess. In this episode I discuss ways to bridge the communication gap that include:
    1. Dreams
    2. Pendulums + Pendulum Boards
    3. The Power of Music
    4. Psychic Abilities: Clairaudience + Clairvoyance
    5. Bibliomancy
    6. Channeling

    Let me know in the comments if any of these work for you!
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    26 分
  • 40: Ghosts, Gates, and Goddesses: Inside Ereshkigal's Underworld

    40: Ghosts, Gates, and Goddesses: Inside Ereshkigal's Underworld
    2025/05/25
    This week is all about the goddess, Ereshkigal. Ereshkigal is the ancient Mesopotamian goddess of the underworld, a powerful and enigmatic deity who ruled over the land of the dead. Her name means “Queen of the Great Earth” or “Lady of the Great Place,” referring to the realm of the dead, often called Kur or Irkalla.

    Her Roles and Responsibilities:

    • Queen of the Underworld: Ereshkigal governs Ganzir, the palace at the entrance to the netherworld, and oversees the souls of the dead. She enforces the boundary between life and death, once a soul enters, it cannot return.

    • Sister of Inanna (Ishtar): In Sumerian mythology, she is the dark counterpart to her sister Inanna, the goddess of love, fertility, and war. Their relationship is explored in the myth The Descent of Inanna, where Inanna ventures into Ereshkigal’s realm and is stripped of her power and killed, only to be resurrected later.

    • Wife of Nergal (in Akkadian myth): In the myth Nergal and Ereshkigal, she takes Nergal, the god of war and plague, as her consort, and the two rule the underworld together. This myth reflects themes of power, submission, and balance between chaos and order.

    What Ereshkigal Represents

    • Death and the Afterlife: She personifies the inevitability and finality of death, not as punishment, but as a natural passage for all souls.

    • Order and Justice: She ensures that burial rituals are observed and that the dead are treated with respect. If not, she may allow the dead to rise as ghosts to correct the living.

    • Sacred Boundaries: Ereshkigal maintains the divine separation between the worlds, and violations, like Inanna’s descent, must be paid for with a price.

    • Divine Grief and Power: Though she is powerful, she also experiences deep pain and mourning, showing that even goddesses carry emotional burdens.

    Citations for this episode:

    1. Joshua J. Mark, Ereshkigal (World History Encyclopedia, 11 January 2017) https://www.worldhistory.org/Ereshkigal/
      Samuel Noah Kramer, The Sumerians Their History, Culture, and Character (The University of Chicago Press, 1963) page 134
    2. Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses: Ereshkigal, accessed 13 April 2017.
    3. Bertman, S. Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia. Oxford University Press, 2005.
    4. Black, J. & Green, A. Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia. University of Texas Press, 1992.
    5. Kramer, S. N. The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character. University of Chicago Press, 1971.
    6. Leick, G. The A to Z of Mesopotamia. Scarecrow Press, 2010.
    7. Sanders, N. K. The Epic of Gilgamesh. Penguin Classics, 1960.
    8. The Death of Ur-Nammu, accessed 9 Jan 2025.
    9. The Marriage of Ereshkigal and Nergal, accessed 9 March 2025.
    10. Wallis Budge, E. A. Babylonian Life and History. Barnes & Noble, 2005.
    11. Wolkstein, D & Kramer, S. N. Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth. Harper Perennial, 1983.
    12. Morris, D. (2022, April 4). Goddess Ereshkigal: The first ruler of the underworld. TheCollector. https://www.thecollector.com/goddess-ereshkigal/
    13. Woodfield, S. (2017). Dark goddess craft: A journey through the heart of transformation. Llewellyn Publications.
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    25 分