Hildegard von Bingen; A Mystic & Visionary
Hildegard von Bingen was a German abbess from the middle ages. She was a visionary, composer, poet, writer and a powerful spiritual leader.
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Louise Sommer
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Éostre - The Origins of Easter
Easter is a beautiful time with roots in ancient myths and traditions. One of these stories is about a Scandinavian shaman called Éostre.
Louise Sommer
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TRACKS - An Extraordinary Journey
An Extraordinary Woman on an Extraordinary Journey. In the later sixties, Robyn Davidson travelled through the Australian outback on camels.
Louise Sommer
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Marie Corelli; Victorian Best-Selling Author
Marie Corelli (1855-1924) sold more books than Arthur Doyle, Wells and Kipling together! Yet, her name and legacy is almost forgotten.
Louise Sommer
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Hollywood vs the Real Gertrude Bell
Gertrude Bell was an Oxford graduate (first class honours degree!), an archaeologist, anthropologist, a cartographer, a linguist more...
Louise Sommer
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Herstory: The Oracle of Delphi
She lies there, a sleeping beauty stretched out across the peaks of Mount Parnassus. The locals call her 'The Delphic Goddess of Delphi"
Louise Sommer
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Constituting Gender Through History
We need to understand the origins of our beliefs regarding gender and spirituality. Who are we repeating? What are we repeating? Read more.
Louise Sommer
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The first feminist movement
The Beguine was the first feminist movement in Christianity, but wasn’t recognized by the scholars before the 1980’s. Real more.
Louise Sommer
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Hypatia; Female Intelligence
Amazing Hypatia was an Egyptian astronomer and Philosopher. She was a most interesting and intelligent woman, and so was her life.
Louise Sommer
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Margaret Humphreys; A Modern Day Heroine
There are some movies which stay with you a long time after they have finished. ’Oranges and Sunshine’ is one of these movies. Read more.
Louise Sommer
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Cybele; The Mother of Gods
In my book The Hidden Camino, I come to the conclusion that the origins of Mary Magdalene could be traced back to Cybele, the Great Phrygian
Louise Sommer
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Thank Artemis for the Light
Here's another example showing how many of our well-known traditions originate from our early goddess cultures. In this case, the candle
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