In this episode, ancient magic enthusiast and animist practitioner, Vanessa Lavallée joins me to talk about her new book Ancient Goddess Magic: Invoking the Queens of the Heavens. 

We discuss the celestial roots of astral magic and the influential goddesses in many classical and ancient Middle Eastern and Pagan cultures.

Highlights include:

• The Legend of Corona Borealis and other constellations.
• The Lady of the Sea, and who is the Goddess Inanna?

• Vanessa shares a much-needed remembrance of the many faces of the goddess, exploring how values and perspective have shifted from symbolic significance to a patriarchal perspective. 
• Why it is important to remember our ancestral feminine traditions - Particularly as diviners of planetary intelligence.

• How to invoke specific deities based on thousand-year-old rituals and spiritual practices that are still relevant today.

Vanessa holds a master’s degree in ancient religions and is working towards a doctorate in religious studies. She lives in Montreal, Canada.

Links:

https://www.innertraditions.com/author/vanessa-lavallee

Witches, Out of The Shadows exhibition: https://pacmusee.qc.ca/en/exhibitions/detail/witches-out-of-the-shadows/