The Oracle of Luna with Bridget Engels- Conversations with Witches & Goddesses – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Join us in this episode, for an intriguing conversation with Cait Johnson! Cait is an eclectic Witch, Counselor and Author of several books including: “Witch in the Kitchen”, “Celebrating the Great Mother” and "Witch Wisdom for Magical Aging”. Cait is also a freelance editor, counselor, creative midwife and she lives in the Hudson Valley area of New York.

Cait tells us about her early beginnings as a Witch and creating a coven that was performance based. She began writing books and her latest book: “Witch Wisdom for Magical Aging” is about embracing our elder years as Women and restoring the Crone to Her rightful sacred power. This magical book includes 4 archetypical Witches representing the seasons. They find playful ways for us to  to enjoy being older and to weave a web of support around us as we age as Women and offer ways to celebrate women’s elder years holistically and joyfully. Every season is filled with wild wisdom, rich with simple formulas and recipes, inspiring rituals, playful activities, fun quizzes, meaningful meditations, and much, much more, empowering women to embrace their elder years with curiosity and verve.

Cait tells us the importance of listening to our longings and to choose with discernment the things we truly want to do rather than the things we think we should do in our aging years. This can motivate us to do some powerful and life-affirming accomplishments even in our 70’s-80’s and as long as we live.

Cait suggests some simple ways that Crones can connect with their inner Wisewoman and CELEBRATE that you are on this planet with other like-minded Crone Queens throughout the year. Tune in and be enlightened!  Happy Holidays listeners & stay tuned with season 4 of The Oracle of Luna Podcast coming your way in mid-January 2025!! 

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Join us in this episode, for an intriguing conversation with Fairy Whisperer, Fairy Expert and the Host of the Fairy Whisperer Podcast: Claire Casely! Claire is  dedicated to facilitating a magical and safe space for those who want to foster a connection with Fairies as well as enchantment within themselves. Claire’s research and commitment helps to preserve the old ways, folklore, and the wild places where Fairies reside. She lives in England.

Claire tells us about her first encounter with Fairies in Cornwall and discovered later the area in the south west of England had lots of folklore about the Pixies. She explains that spending time outside in nature and exploring techniques such us geomancy, ritual, meditation can open up the heart and senses to connect with the Fairy realm and the Fairies. Claire talks about the different light spectrums that allow us to peak into the realm of the nature spirits and the Fairy realm. Metaphysical beings can also wish to make themselves visible to us if there are Ley Lines , Power Spot, Rocks or near water (lakes, wells, sea) that can amplify the potential for Fairy visitations. Unfortunately, Electro Magnetic pollution(cell phones/computers/TV) builds up in their Fairies/Nature Spirits habitat is having a very negative effect on them.

Claire is also the host of the Fairy Whisperer Podcast where she creates a magical space for her guests that have had Fairy experiences and its a show that connects people with the enchantment of Fairies and within themselves. Claire has been researching and writing a book about the Pixies thats coming out in 2025 called: “The Heart of Pixie Land”. This is heart based writing communicating her experiences and viewpoints with the Pixies in the area of southwest England and include illustrations by Claire

We chat about how to connect with the Fairies around the Winter Solstice, the season of Yule and Christmas. Tune in and be enlightened!

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Join us in this episode, for an enchanting conversation with Author, Priestess, and community circle leader: Gina Martin! Gina, is the Author of the “When She Wakes” book series (Womancraft Publishing) starting with “Sisters of the Solstice Moon” book taking place in a pre-patriarchal world where priestesses come together and bring Goddess wisdom forward. She has also written a series called “Daughters of the Goddess” and she continues to write more books to this series. The characters in Gina's books have a common thread of amplifying and serving the Goddess so She can be seen, heard, respected and honored again and be invited into our lives.
 
Gina tells us that we can learn so much with Divine Feminine wisdom by being receptive and developing a reciprocal relationship by having a sense of being eager to know Her and She being eager to know us. Similar to indigenous spiritualities who live in concert with the alive forces of the planet. We are one of all species - not the dominant species. This takes time, patience, sensitivity, practice and the ability to be quiet and not distracted which is a hard learning curve for most people given our non-stop consumerist, patriarchal society and our mindset of instant gratification. 

We chatted about Gina’s role as founding mother and High Priestess of Triple Spiral of Dún na Sidhe, a pagan spiritual congregation in the Hudson Valley, NY area that she created over 25 years ago. They have met every Moon & the Sabbats for 25 years and are now a 501(c)(3) registered congregation. Gina also wanted to have a place where girls through womanhood could learn, be involved and know about the Goddess within this Triple Spiral of Dún na Sidhe circle’s tradition. This Pagan spiritual community has a big 25th anniversary circle celebration planned this Samhain/Halloween.

Gina has also composed songs/chants and wrote “WomEnchanting” and with other members of Triple Spiral circle with links to downloadable recordings of sacred songs and chants. Tune in and be enlightened!

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Join us in this episode, for an enchanting conversation with Poet, Priestess, and Goddess Statues Creatrix: Molly Remer! Molly, is a Priestess, Mystic, Author and Poet in central Missouri USA. Molly and her husband Mark co-create Story Goddesses at Brigid’s Grove. Molly is the Author of many books, including "Walking with Persephone", "Whole and Holy", "Womanrunes", the "Goddess Devotional", and "365 Days of Goddess". She is the creatrix of the devotional experience #30DaysofGoddess and she loves savoring small magic, honoring the sacred and everyday enchantment.

Molly has been gathering community circles online and in-person since 2008. She plans and facilitates women’s circles, multi-gender rituals and celebrations, seasonal retreats and rituals, mother-daughter circles, family ceremonies, and red tent circles in central Missouri.

We chat about her early years in rural Missouri and being influenced in a non-traditional way in the middle of the bible belt. In grad school Molly was exposed to Women’s Studies and important books such as “When God was a Woman” by Merlin Stone. Later Molly joined a Unitarian Universalist church training program in Feminists in Thealogy called “Cakes for the Queen of Heaven” and began creating circles and retreats for Women that are earth-based feminist theology practices that she still continues to do.

Molly tells us about the mini Goddess statues that she and her husband create and how they embody the sacred Goddess in everyday life. They are a tangible connection to divinity.  Molly tells us that her books have a common thread of intentional, creative, everyday enchantment, spiritual living and Goddess devotion that we can all access and help us to participate in the sacred rhythms of life and our own unfolding magic as it is, where it is.

Molly writes poetry that she defines as Theapoetics (see link for more details): https://feminismandreligion.com/2012/08/27/theapoetics-by-molly-meade/

Poems found Molly in the woods and she believes that everything is a poem if you know where to look and you can see it as it unfolds within and around you. Her writing is inspired by what's here right now. It’s the language of the Goddess that's alive in our own landscapes-wherever we are that we can be nourished and sustained by.  Tune in and be enlightened!

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Join us in this episode, for an illuminating chat with Author, Word Historian, Workshop Leader Kris Spisak! Kris is an author of: “Becoming Baba Yaga; Trickster, Feminist, and Witch of the Woods”, “The Baba Yaga Mask” and “Get a Grip On Your Grammar” among other books. She has been spotlighted in Writer's Digest and The Huffington Post for her work helping other writers. Kris shares her Ukrainian upbringing and stories that she heard from family and how this influenced her passion for writing, Baba Yaga and the importance of words and storytelling.

We talk about Baba Yaga’s mythos, magic and history through Slavic folklore. Kris explains she might be tied to ancient roots of a divine feminine presence from the Cucuteni–Trypillian culture in ancient eastern Europe primarily Moldova, Romania and Ukraine areas. 

Baba Yaga is a Fierce Feminist, Initiator, Villain, Wise Woman, Healer, transformer, Witch of the woods with so many differing aspects, stories, misconceptions and layers associated with her. Kris also speaks about Baba Yaga’s symbols of the Chicken Legged Magical Hut in the woods(symbol of a womb), her fences of bones/skulls, her massive flying Mortar/Pestle (symbols of transformation) which are mundane yet magical and divine. Baba Yaga tests protagonists through folktales such as Prince Ivan, Visalisa the beautiful, who need to prove themselves to transform come to her chicken hut in the woods.

We chat about Baba Yaga’s connection to nature as an Earth goddess and as an herbalist. We also delve into her role as Gatekeeper between the natural living world and the spiritual realm, and Baba Yaga’s aspect as a trickster and shapeshifter. She is not merely a Witch of the Woods but also as an archetype and force empowering us at any age and walk of life (especially Women) and for finding our own true paths amidst the horror and the hope of present day life.

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Join us in this episode, for an fantabulous chat with Goddess Songstress & Performer Kellianna! Kellianna is a singer/songwriter, performer and eclectic Pagan whose music is based on stories of Goddesses, Myth & Magic, Paganism and  Women’s empowerment. *At the end of this episode Kelliana sings to us a short special Goddess chant/song called: ”The Mother Shares Her Love” 

Kellianna is an accomplished musician and performer worldwide. She has recorded several albums and her Albums/CD’s,” Lady Moon” and “I Walk with the Goddess” are being recognized around the globe as a must have for any lover of Goddess inspired folk music. Her song: “I Walk with the Goddess” written and recorded in 2007 is an anthem for Goddess Spirituality , conferences, retreats, spiritual communities, rituals, and Pagan events worldwide.

After her first album/CD Kellianna decided to merge her Goddess spirituality with her music. She has performed at many Goddess Conferences, Pagan Festivals and leading Women’s ritual chant circles internationally and in the USA. Kelliana talks with us about the power of chanting during ritual and how it brings us to the places between the places and is so deeply healing and transformative. It is a place where sacred magic happens. She uses song to move energy, to celebrate the ancient mysteries, and to strengthen intention.

We chat about Kellianna’s SpiritSong; a vocal healing tonal practice without words that she leads in workshops. It’s a reclamation of power for many Women. Kellianna says that our voices are our most singular form of expression and with SpritSong practice/workshops  it's an empowering conduit of energy & expression. She is passionate about helping people claim that spiritual/vocal expression power back.

Kallianna is also a co-author of the fantasy/historical fiction trilogy books with Kaalii Cargill: “The Warrior Queen”  book trilogy inspired by a song that Kellianna wrote about a Viking warrior Queen’s life. They have written/published 2 of the 3 books so far and epic journey. As women we have so much power and these books (and her chants/songs) are about learning to dance with that power, strength and magic. Kellianna has lead many Warrior Queen SpiritSong workshops as well. It's an honor talking with her as Kellianna and her music and songs are treasures for the Spirit! 

*At the end of this episode Kelliana sings us a short Goddess chant/song.”The Mother Shares Her Love” *

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Welcome to this August Goddess Sekhmet/New Moon Guided Meditation! In this transformative meditation, I will be your guide as we align with the current cosmic energies of the New Moon in Leo and Lionsgate Portal to connect with the Egyptian Goddess Sekhmet.

 Sekhmet, the Lion Headed is one of the oldest and most worshiped Goddesses in the Egyptian Pantheon. Her name derives from the word “Sekhem” which means power. Her magical power is both to heal and to destroy.  Sekhmet is a warrior Goddess, fierce and powerful, protectress of everything that is sacred.
In the past she reigned and was protector of the Egyptian borders and the Reign of Pharaohs. For these attributes she is worshiped as “The One before Whom All Evil Trembles”. 

Sekhmet as a Solar Goddess who has the power for both healing and destruction. Sun and Fire can cause both harm but let’s not forget the life-giving aspects of transformation and growth. Sekhmet with her fierce compassion encourages us to work our own inner fire to rise above all obstacles. As we embrace the fire and power of Goddess Sekhmet we can purge or burn away any old patterns and negativity to transform our reality and bridge what we want manifest and unmanifest in our own lives. Step into your light now.
Sa Sekhmem Sahu!

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In this episode of the Oracle of Luna; we will go on a July New Moon meditation journey with the Yoruban Goddess Yemaya. I will be your guide, as we align with the current cosmic energies with the New Moon in Cancer and take a transformative inner journey to the ocean to meet with Goddess Yemaya.

Yemaya is the Yoruban Orisha or Goddess of the living ocean, considered the Mother of All. Yemaya hails from the Yoruba religion of Nigeria, where she was originally the River Goddess, believed to be the source of water that gives life. Life began in the ocean waters, and She represents a dynamic mother archetype that is both loving and fierce, soft and strong.

Yemaya was originally the River Goddess , believed to be the source of water that gives life. During the 16th century, she was brought to the New World by enslaved Africans and became their Goddess of the Ocean. When her people were hoarded onto slave ships, Yemaya came along to protect their journey and became “Mother of All.”

Yemaya reminds us that even the worst catastrophes can be endured. With her help, grace and wisdom, we can learn to negotiate the ebbs and flows of change in our lives and maintain our power.

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Join us in this episode, for an enchanting chat with Songstress & Astrologer Cawnawayn Mor! Cawnawyn is a singer/songwriter, astrologer, and eclectic Witch.Her music is based on stories of ritual, paganism, fantasy, and folktale. She shares her astrology and music with audiences during live rituals and on social media in partnership with The Divine Warrior Witches.She offers additional online astrology classes & Moon forecasts to those interested in learning her approach to astrology used in her magickal practice. She lives in the Pacific Northwest area. 

As the Divine Warrior Witches, Cawnawyn and a few other women priestesses host regular in-person Sabbat rituals at Crescent Moon Gifts in Tacoma, WA. Cawnawyn has deep intention in her music, songs and astrology. Inspired by the deep ancestral practice, history and the rich tapestry of folk magic and fantasy. These are stories and myths that everyone can relate to. Her music immerses us in history and connects us with deities & the Gods/Goddesses. Cawnaywn loves writing Pagan songs & performing from a place of deep intention in all aspects of the song/music. patterns, and when she performs it becomes almost like a ritual in itself.  *At the end of this episode Cawnawyn sings us a short Summer Solstice chant/song.* Tune in and be enlightened! 

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Join us in this episode, for an excellent chat with Celtic Witch & Author Danu Forest! Danu is a traditional Bean Feasa or Wisewoman of Irish and English descent with over 30 years’ experience in the Celtic tradition. Born with the second sight she is a natural seer working closely with the spirits of the land and its ancestral and Otherworldly intelligences as well as plant and tree spirits and the genius loci, the old gods or powers of place. She is a Celtic spirit worker, healer and a plant spirit herbalist working within her local sacred landscape, deep in the Avalon near Glastonbury, UK. Danu holds regular ceremonies as well as workshops and online training, and is noted for her scholarship as well as her intuitive and practical experience. She is the author of several books including: ‘Wild Magic’, 'Celtic Tree Magic' (Llewellyn) and 'The Magical Year' (Watkins) as well as her new oracle deck, ‘Celtic Goddesses Witches and Queens’ (Schiffer). She holds an MA in Celtic studies specializing in the Otherworld, and is a PhD student researching the Celtic Fairy Faith. 

We delve into the 3- Part Celtic Cosmology (Earth, Sea, Sky/Upper World, Middle World, Lower World) and how they represent real places but also shifts in consciousness or perception. For the Celts, this was an endless cycle shifting between Earth, Sea, Sky. And how this was a huge influence on Celtic spirituality & philosophy especially in the Iron Age -over 2000 years ago. Danu explains that the Celts had many Gods but not in human forms. They were forces ever present in Nature. Nature is divinity in the Celtic Cosmology. We also talk a bit about the Fairies who live in that Otherworldly realm.

Danu explains that nothing about the Celtic Traditions are exclusive to only living in the UK or having a certain bloodline though. She gives us suggestions/techniques on how we can build a connection to the land spirits as well as mend our relationship wherever we are on the earth. This takes patient & gentle care over time especially if that land has any trauma attached to it. So much can come from doing this! It encourages us to be more ecologically minded too and have respect for the Earth.And its about re-building a relationship with the spirits of the land (wherever we are) which is very important work for all of us.

We chatted about Danu’s new oracle deck. She tells us that Women in Celtic Mythology were amazingly empowered. In this deck, we can draw wisdom and inspiration from them and also explore some of the other Celtic Goddesses that are lesser known too. These Celtic Queens, Witches, Goddesses can be allies for Women in all the aspects of our journey!

Danu has a new book coming out this December on Cerridwen the Welsh Goddess. Also, next summer she’s coming out with another book with Llewellyn about Home & Hearth Folk Magic. Tune in and be enlightened!

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