Category: Salon Recordings

Dreaming the Presence with Rabbi Jill Hammer. In sacred texts from the Bible to the Descent of Inanna, dreams have been a source of prophetic wisdom and profound inspiration. In contemporary times, our dreams may offer us surprising and moving images of the sacred feminine that come to inform and guide our lives. Rabbi Jill Hammer explores dreams of the sacred feminine, some from kabbalists of sixteenth century Sfat, and some from contemporary dreamers who are discovering the Presence in their nightly visions, in feminine forms

Recording of Scholar Salon with Laura Shannon, "The Old European Roots of Women's Circle Dance" Scholar Salon Recordings are a member benefit of Association for the Study of Women and Mythology.

"Sacred Instructions" with Sherri Mitchell Thursday,  October 21, 2021 Moderated by Letecia Layson Drawing from ancestral knowledge, as well as her experience as an attorney and activist, Sherri Mitchell addresses some of the most crucial issues of our day, such as environ-mental protection and human rights. For those seeking change, she offers a set of …

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"The Sacred Sites of Cornwall" with Cheryl Straffon Thursday,  October 7, 2021 Moderated by Sarah Chandler Cornwall lies in the far south-west of Britain, originally a Celtic country (like Wales, Ireland and Brittany) with its own history, traditions and language. It still has probably the largest concentration of prehistoric sites in western Europe, and unlocking …

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"Yarb Women: the Traditional Female Healers of Appalachia" with H. Byron Ballard Thursday,  September 23, 2021 Moderated by Kathryn Henderson One tradition that persists in the southern Appalachian mountains is that of the cove doctor, the yarb (“herb”) woman. These women ran their subsistence farms and took care of the medical needs of their immediate …

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