Goddess Stories and Trauma Resilience

P’eng Chinese Fish Bird

Join Jennifer on a mythical winding journey of falling upward with the Chinese Fish Bird known as the P'eng. Swim deeper and deeper through the waters of suffering, one breath at a time, gaining the strength with each breath to burst forth into flight and ride the wind.

"If the wind is not piled up deep enough, it won't have the strength to bear up great wings. Therefore when the P'eng rises ninety thousand li, he must have the wind under him like that. Only then can he mount on the back of the wind, shoulder the blue sky, and nothing can hinder or block him. Only then can he set his eyes to the southern darkness."

Danu, the Earth

"Here is the story of Danu's filling the world with her rhythm that she might surge always in the blood tides of our bodies and hearts. How sweet to carry menstruation from a medicalized sanitation to a tender sanctification." Storyteller, Carolyn McVickar Edwards, reads her mythical story, "The Gift of Rhythm and Blood," honoring the primordial Celtic goddess, Danu. The ancient tuatha de Danaan named the earth goddess as the very source of their lives. This story comes from Carolyn's collection, "The Storyteller's Goddess, Tales of the Goddess and Her Wisdom from Around the World."

Brigit

For thousands of years Brigit has been known as the Great Bear Mother. She is also known as the Celtic Goddess of the Four Flames and Saint Brigid of Ireland. She was originally the Goddess of the Bear Clans from over 4000 years ago and her flame has been tended almost continuously for hundreds of years at the Abbey in Kildare, Ireland. In the Winter months, she goes on a journey into the underworld and returns on January 31st, known as Imbolc, to celebrate the survival of another year of winter and bring forth the energy of new birth for the coming Spring.

Medusa

Medusa’s story has been known to be frightening and confusing. Her glassy-eyed stare has paralyzed those who come upon her with fear. What if Medusa has something to offer us in our journey of healing and resilience? What if we can hear the story in a new way that actually may connect us deeply with our own experience?

Discover how together, we can create mythologies that support the healing of women, our bodies, and our relationship to nature from ancient wisdom passed down for generations.

Rise Sister Rise Cover by Fire Song. Written by Rebeca Campbell and Amy Firth

Tatterhood

At our deepest roots, we are story-tellers. Women have overcome many adversities through the centuries sharing deep archetypal stories together. The fairytale "Tatterhood" comes from Norway and Iceland. This story offers an invitation to experience your "wild twin" and learn how to reconnect with her as a means to reconnecting to the wild, regal natural state of our earth.

Discover how together, we can create mythologies that support the healing of women, our bodies, and our relationship to nature from ancient wisdom passed down for generations.

Coyote Steals Her Light

At our deepest roots, we are story-tellers. Women have overcome many adversities through the centuries sharing deep archetypal stories together. The mythological story of Coyote Stealing Her Light comes from the Northern Californian Coastal People (Native American). This story offers insights into how we as women can steal back and embody our light, the light the world so desperately needs to heal.

Discover how together, we can create mythologies that support the healing of women, our bodies, and our relationship to nature from ancient wisdom passed down for generations.

Music Cover: "Here Comes the Sun," by George Harrison

Amaterasu

A story based on Japanese mythology. 

At our deepest roots, we are story-tellers. Our ancestors overcame adversities throughout the centuries sharing deep archetypal stories together. The mythological story of Amaterasu invites us to open to the light each one of us carries and come out of the cave to shine your light.

Demeter, Persephone, and Hecate

Throughout history, countless cultures have recognized the importance of balancing feminine and masculine energies (the yin and yang) that move within and around us. Flowing into and transforming the other, these aspects naturally complement each other. Harmony between these energies inspires a beautiful healing connection to our higher selves, one another, and our world.

At our deepest roots, we are story-tellers. Our ancestors overcame adversities throughout the centuries sharing deep archetypal stories together. The mythological story of Demeter, Persephone and Hecate offers insights into the strength and tenacity of women when we come together in the face of life’s challenges.