http://www.onceuponagoddess.netJoin me to listen and learn about history and folklore, or perhaps you might also like to breathe and invite the wisdom of the goddesses into your experience.
Transcripts are available at www.onceuponagoddess.net]]>enHistoryMarisa Calvihttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/241098480e66d1c4240035f75bd0309f.jpghttp://www.onceuponagoddess.netTue, 02 Jul 2024 12:23:31 +0000Marisa CalviMarisa Calvimarisacalviauthor@gmail.comEach episode I tell the story of a Goddess. These are stories that come from the ancient world and from times not so far away. Join me to listen and learn about history and folklore, or perhaps you might also like to breathe and invite the wisdom of...Join me to listen and learn about history and folklore, or perhaps you might also like to breathe and invite the wisdom of the goddesses into your experience.
Transcripts are available at www.onceuponagoddess.net]]>falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dewi-sri-the-rice-goddess--60577110https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60577110Tue, 02 Jul 2024 12:22:27 +0000Marisa CalviDewi Sri is not your usual goddess of grain and harvest. Born as a gift to the King of the Gods, her beauty becomes seen as a liability. Dewi Sri embraces her own power to transcend her trauma and transform her physical body into a bounty of earthly...1241dewisri,divinefeminine,harvest,indonesia,indonesiangoddess,java,marisacalvi,onceuponagoddess,rice,ricegoddessfalse219fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/atargatis-the-first-mermaid--60057976https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60057976Thu, 16 May 2024 11:58:53 +0000Marisa CalviThe powerful emotions of human life can lead to great transformations. Atargatis' story is a reminder of how deep emotions are part of the beauty of human experience. Alongside this is the wonder of the natural world and the magic that we can find...1307assyrian,atargatis,doves,fish,goddess,grief,hadad,love,mermaid,nature,pisces,semiramis,transformationfalse22fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sekhmet-the-lioness-of-balance--59497504https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59497504Wed, 17 Apr 2024 06:34:09 +0000Marisa CalviThe world and it's people live in a balance that is both fragile and all encompassing. This has been understood by humans since the dawn of time. Sekhmet takes us back to Ancient Egypt where a universal law of balance and justice exists. Known as...838ancientegypt,balance,battle,divinefeminine,egypt,egyptiangoddess,goddess,goddesssekhmet,illness,ma'at,marisacalvi,ra,sekhmetfalse21fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/amaterasu-the-goddess-of-light--51394804https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51394804Tue, 27 Sep 2022 11:37:52 +0000Marisa CalviAmaterasu is the Japanese Goddess of Light. When Amaterasu is grief stricken and hides from the world, her entire family unites to call her back. Such is the importance of light for the world to survive.1384amaterasu,divinefeminine,goddess,grief,japan,japanesegoddess,japanesemythology,light,sun,sungoddessfalse116fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/urania-the-muse-of-astronomy--50601207https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50601207Sun, 17 Jul 2022 06:59:23 +0000Marisa CalviUrania is the youngest of the nine muses of Ancient Greece. Each muse had their own unique gift to inspire creativity and expression. For Urania, this would be astronomy- the study of the heavens, through which astronomers would reveal the majesty of...777ancientgreece,astrology,astronomy,calliope,creativity,divinefeminine,goddess,greekgoddess,greekmuse,heavens,inspiration,muse,stars,storytelling,universe,urania,zeusfalse115fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rabi-a-the-goddess-of-god-s-embrace--50317941https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50317941Fri, 24 Jun 2022 10:13:17 +0000Marisa CalviRabi'a's life begins with a promise from Allah that she will lead others to God's loving embrace. Through hardship and dedication, Rabi'a fulfills this promise. Shedding her ego, expectations and earthly attachments, Rabi'a fills her life with the...1862ancientiraq,basra,divinefeminine,goddess,islam,muslim,muslimsaint,rabia,saint,saintrabiafalse114fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/anna-perenna-the-eternal-one--49262223https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49262223Thu, 31 Mar 2022 04:55:17 +0000Marisa CalviAnna Perenna's story would have been lost within those of her sibling's Pygmalion and Dido if not for her role in the Plebeian Succession of Ancient Rome. Anna Perenna's journey from royalty to immortal nymph then into a Goddess is an inspiring tale...2243aeneas,ancientgoddess,ancientrome,annaperenna,dido,goddess,immortal,nymph,pygmalion,romangoddess,romefalse113fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/oshun-the-goddess-of-sweet-waters--49066030https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49066030Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:26:11 +0000Marisa CalviOshun is an Orisha, a goddess of the Yoruba pantheon of gods. Her story is another that reminds us of how the divine feminine connects humankind to nature, and how that connection is needed for balance. Oshun is still celebrated across the globe, with...1424consciousness,creation,divinefeminine,goddess,mythology,nature,orisha,oshun,rivers,sweetwater,yorubafalse112fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/green-tara-the-buddha-of-enlightened-action-white-tara-the-buddha-of-compassion--48944278https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48944278Fri, 04 Mar 2022 02:25:58 +0000Marisa CalviBorn of the tears of Avalokiteshvara, Green Tara with her sister White Tara, stayed upon the Earth to guide and support people with their journey to enlightenment. White Tara does this by radiating love and compassion, reminding us all of the infinite...1580buddhism,consciousness,divinefeminine,enlightened,enlightenment,goddess,goddesspodcast,goddesstara,greentara,onceuponagoddess,storytelling,tibet,whitetarafalse111fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thecla-the-empowered-teacher-part-two--48475033Thecla's story comes from a time when Christianity was beginning to find it's place in the world. In a time when life for women was designed around domestic duties and motherhood, she broke from the expected to carve the life she chose. This is beautifully expressed when she baptises herself to receive the seal of God whom she dedicates her life to. Thecla reminds us of how the strength of one's passion can make anything possible.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48475033Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:05:43 +0000Marisa CalviListen to Part One at https://www.spreaker.com/user/8255993/thecla-part-one Thecla's story comes from a time when Christianity was beginning to find it's place in the world. In a time when life for women was designed around domestic duties and...Thecla's story comes from a time when Christianity was beginning to find it's place in the world. In a time when life for women was designed around domestic duties and motherhood, she broke from the expected to carve the life she chose. This is beautifully expressed when she baptises herself to receive the seal of God whom she dedicates her life to. Thecla reminds us of how the strength of one's passion can make anything possible.]]>3238baptism,christianity,equality,goddess,miracles,newtestament,paul,thecla,womeninhistoryfalse110fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thecla-the-empowered-teacher-part-one--48474981Listen to Part Two at https://www.spreaker.com/user/8255993/thecla-part-two]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48474981Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:05:21 +0000Marisa CalviThecla's story comes from a time when Christianity was beginning to find it's place in the world. In a time when life for women was designed around domestic duties and motherhood, she broke from the expected to carve the life she chose. This is...Listen to Part Two at https://www.spreaker.com/user/8255993/thecla-part-two]]>3023baptism,christianity,equality,goddess,miracles,newtestament,paul,thecla,womeninhistoryfalse19fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/white-buffalo-calf-woman-the-lakota-holy-woman--47912719https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47912719Tue, 14 Dec 2021 04:12:52 +0000Marisa CalviWhite Buffalo Calf Woman's story reminds us of the importance of our connection to spirit, the land and those around us. She arrives amongst the Lakota tribe during a time of great hardship and guides them back to spirit through smoking of the sacred...1705divinefeminine,goddess,holywoman,inipi,lakota,nativeamerican,sacredpipe,storytelling,sundance,sweatlodge,visionquest,wakan,whitebuffalocalfwomanfalse18fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/isis-the-egyptian-holy-mother--46390924https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46390924Sun, 05 Sep 2021 23:49:08 +0000Marisa CalviThe story of Isis is one of the oldest goddess stories recorded. She embodies the infinite love and compassion of motherhood, as well as protection. Isis was so beloved that her iconography and elements of her story were carried on into new religions...1818ancient,ancientgoddesses,egypt,folklore,geb,goddess,goddessisis,goddessstories,history,holyfamily,holymother,isis,kemet,love,nephthys,nut,onceuponagoddess,osiris,resurrection,setfalse17fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/enheduanna-the-first-author--45944687https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45944687Tue, 03 Aug 2021 03:14:39 +0000Marisa CalviEnheduanna was a high priestess in Mesopotamia at a time when the written word was in its very beginning. Her prayers and psalms not only united religion in her kingdom but inspired religious writing into the modern era. As the first person to sign...1785akkadia,ancienthistory,enheduanna,equality,goddess,goddessenergy,goddesspodcast,highpriestess,holymother,inanna,inannagoddess,mesopotamia,prayers,sargon,sumer,tablets,temple,templeofur,writingfalse16fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gbadu-the-african-goddess-of-fate--45569416https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45569416Sun, 04 Jul 2021 11:05:57 +0000Marisa CalviGbadu sits atop her palm tree watching over the world. For those who choose to connect with their soul, she will reveal their destiny and life's purpose.854africa,african,africangoddess,destiny,fate,fon,future,gbadu,goddess,goddessgbadu,goddessstory,marisacalvi,mawa,onceuponagoddess,spirit,storytellingfalse15fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cana-cludhmor-the-irish-goddess-of-music--45373059https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45373059Sun, 20 Jun 2021 10:46:08 +0000Marisa CalviCana Cludhmor is celebrated as the creator of the Irish harp, now the national symbol of Ireland. Inspired by the perfect dance of nature, Cana Cludhmor's creation would become the core of traditional Irish music.1022canacludhmor,canola,celtic,creativity,goddess,harp,inspiration,ireland,irish,muse,musicfalse14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lilith-the-first-woman--44867958https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44867958Mon, 17 May 2021 10:16:02 +0000Marisa CalviLilith's story is often told as that of a demon, when her truth was that she wanted to be treated as the equal she knew she was.831equality,feminist,firstwife,firstwoman,goddess,lilithfalse13fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kali-the-hindu-warrior--44475164https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44475164Sat, 08 May 2021 04:20:59 +0000Marisa CalviKali was born to defeat demons, and in doing so empowered herself and the Goddesses around her.1130folklore,goddess,hindu,kali,warriorfalse12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kuan-yin-the-buddha-of-compassion--44386187https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44386187Mon, 19 Apr 2021 04:24:29 +0000Marisa CalviFrom humble princess to grand Buddha, Kuan Yin's journey teaches the grace we attain through compassion and unconditional love.1473false11fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/welcome-to-once-upon-a-goddess--44377952https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44377952Sun, 18 Apr 2021 10:49:40 +0000Marisa CalviListen to hear what our show is all about.105divinefeminine,fables,folklore,goddess,historyfalsetrailer