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About Journeys with the Goddess
Journeys with the Goddess is a monthly sacred storytelling podcast, part ritual, part journey inward to meet yourself in the many faces of the Goddess. Your guide on this mythic pilgrimage is Bronwyn Claire Asha, storyteller, performer, singer and sound healer, and in each episode, you will explore a goddess from Celtic and other ancient traditions through three parts: story, guided journey, and original song. These are the seldom-told stories of powerful women in history and legend whose voices have not been silenced. And in each episode, you will receive a gift from her to help you on your own way, meeting you wherever you are at in your own life. So, if you’ve ever felt called to reclaim your own power and voice or to meet yourself at the edge of the veil in all your own magic and divine Feminine grace, you have come to the right place. The future has an ancient heart. The Goddess is waiting. Let the portal be opened...
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- 20 Oct 2025
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- 25 Sept 2026
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13 episodes in the feed.
25 Sept 2026
Elen of the Ways: Ancient Deer Goddess of Britain
In this month's episode, we journey into the realm of dreams with Elen of the Ways, worshiped since paleolithic times and very likely the most ancient Goddess of mainland Britain and northern Europe. The guardian of paths, roads and liminal spaces, we follow her as in an aisling (dream or vision poem), and hear the story from the Mabinogion of the Roman emperor finding her through his dreaming tracks. We learn of how we can honour her best and receive her guidance, in both waking life and in dream, and then continue the journey into a meditative internal labyrinth where you have the opportunity to receive guidance or let go of something no longer serving you. The episode concludes with an original song called "The Way", for it's ok if you don't know the way, for the way it knows the way! Further reading: Finding Elen: The Quest for Elen of the Ways by Carolyn Wise Shaman Pathways, Elen of the Ways: British Shamanism - Following the Deer Trods by Elen Sentier If Women Rose Rooted by Sharon Blackie The Mabinogion: The Dream of Macsen Wledig https://www.historyfiles.co.uk/FeaturesBritain/BritishMabinogionStory5.htm (https://www.historyfiles.co.uk/FeaturesBritain/BritishMabinogionStory5.htm) Journal Prompts: At this time of Equinox, how can I honour the cycles of my own life right now and where can I find a balance between dark and light, between knowing and not knowing? Where might you like to be or how might you like to feel in your body by the time of the longest night of the year, the Winter Solstice? What is your relationship to change and transition? Are there are any areas of your life right now where you could embrace change more and take bolder action? Travelling through the labyrinth, what did you experience? What did you let go of and what did you receive? How easy it is for me to trust and follow my inner compass? What could I do/support could I receive that would help me listen to this better and be able to make more aligned decisions in my life right now? Connect with Bronwyn: Website: www.bronwynclaireasha.com (http://www.bronwynclaireasha.com) Instagram (http://www.bronwynclaireasha.com/)Instagram): @bronwynclaireasha_ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@bronwynclaireashamusic (https://www.youtube.com/@bronwynclaireashamusic) Email (https://www.youtube.com/@bronwynclaireashamusicEmail): bronwynclaireasha@gmail.com (mailto:bronwynclaireasha@gmail.com) Please consider supporting the creation of this podcast by becoming a Patreon member! https://www.patreon.com/c/JourneyswiththeGoddess (https://www.patreon.com/c/JourneyswiththeGoddess) Want to work with Bronwyn? Book a discovery call today here: Note: This podcast is and always will be made entirely free of generative-AI influences.
28 Aug 2026
Áine: Radiant Goddess of Summer
This episode of the podcast explores the realms of the Fae (fairy or fair folk) of Ireland through the stories of Áine, radiant goddess of summer, of sovereignty and of love. We hear the stories of Áine as she protects the land and dethrones those kings unable to respect it. We hear of her duties as a goddess of the Summer solstice, celebrated on Knockaine in Ireland and of her role as one of the ban sidhe, singing souls along the river of death to new life again. We learn of her historical and mythological contexts (with a little excerpt included from Sharon Blackie's book "If Women Rose Rooted" about Irish sovereignty goddesses), and we also learn how we can honour Áine in our own lives as she encourages us to shine our own light boldly and brightly, We then journey into a guided meditation beginning in a forest clearing to connect with the spirits and healing energies of the trees, which are often portals to messages from the Otherworld. We then end with an original song written and performed by Bronwyn on vocals, handpan and synths called “Fae Fairy Fair Folk.” Further reading: If Women Rose Rooted by Sharon Blackie Pagan Portals: Fairy Queens by Morgan Daimler Fairy Faith in Ireland by Lora O’Brien Gods and Fighting Men by Lady Gregory (1904) Journal Prompts: What parts of me are seen easily by the world that I am proud of and happy to shine in? What parts of myself do I not give myself permission to express fully or be seen in? What do I admire in others (are likewise, find myself deeply jealous of) that might be a mirror of my own gifts that are not being shared in the world? What’s one small step today I might take towards shining my light more brightly and taking up space more boldly in the world? How could I find some time in my life to connect with the more-than-human beings (trees, animals, plants, insects. fairies, dryads. elements..) and what healing might occur if I could do so? Connect with Bronwyn: Website: www.bronwynclaireasha.com (http://www.bronwynclaireasha.com) Instagram (http://www.bronwynclaireasha.com/)Instagram): @bronwynclaireasha_ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@bronwynclaireashamusic (https://www.youtube.com/@bronwynclaireashamusic) Email (https://www.youtube.com/@bronwynclaireashamusicEmail): bronwynclaireasha@gmail.com (mailto:bronwynclaireasha@gmail.com) Please consider supporting the creation of this podcast by becoming a Patreon member! https://www.patreon.com/c/JourneyswiththeGoddess (https://www.patreon.com/c/JourneyswiththeGoddess) Note: This podcast is and always will be made entirely free of generative-AI influences.
31 Jul 2026
Macha: Mighty Mother and the Curser of the Ulster Men
In this episode, we journey with Macha, Irish Goddess of Sovereignty, Justice and Retribution. We meet a goddess who wants a simple life but gets tangled up in the lives of the Ulstermen when her boastful husband breaks his promise to her and she must race against the horses of King Cormac while heavily pregnant. She is a goddess of fury and power, a fierce protective mother not afraid to use her voice to speak against the injustices of men. She is the power and voice of the earth itself and as we hear her story, that nurturing but ruthless energy might remind us of our own power to create and destroy, and to use our own voices to speak out against the wrongs of the world while it burns around us. We'll also explore some of Macha's historical context and modern relevance, as well as ways to honour her at this time of year and for the Celtic harvest festival Lughnasa. We will then journey into meditation where we will be held in the embrace of the Mother and empowered to use our voices for healing and connection to the Earth. The episode concludes with an original fiddle tune, written and performed by Bronwyn, called Macha's Jig. Exploring Further: Read The Debility of the Ulster Men: https://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/debility.html (https://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/debility.html) Pagan Portals - Macha: Meeting the Great Queen of Ulster by Morgan Daimler Macha's Twins: A Spiritual Journey with the Celtic Horse Goddess by Kate Fitzpatrick: Journal Prompts: Where in my life might I be giving away my power just to keep the peace? Whose voices or opinions am I prioritizing over my own internal guidance? Where in my life or community do I see injustice or a lack of empathy, and what actions could I take to address it? How has it felt in my body when I’ve spoken up in the past and what could I do to speak out in a more aligned and embodied, empowered way in the future? Connect with Bronwyn: Website: www.bronwynclaireasha.com (http://www.bronwynclaireasha.com) Instagram (http://www.bronwynclaireasha.com/)Instagram): @bronwynclaireasha_ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@bronwynclaireashamusic (https://www.youtube.com/@bronwynclaireashamusic) Email (https://www.youtube.com/@bronwynclaireashamusicEmail): bronwynclaireasha@gmail.com (mailto:bronwynclaireasha@gmail.com) Note: This podcast is and always will be made entirely free of generative-AI influences. Please consider supporting the creation of this podcast by becoming a Patreon member! https://www.patreon.com/c/JourneyswiththeGoddess (https://www.patreon.com/c/JourneyswiththeGoddess)
26 Jun 2026
Rhiannon: Silver Rider of Endurance and Forgiveness
In this episode of “Journeys with the Goddess”, we travel to the ancient landscapes of western Wales to what was once the Kingdom of Dyfedd to meet with the fairy goddess of horses, the moon, endurance and forgiveness, Welsh goddess Rhiannon. Riding the green hills, she woos Prince Pwyll, a mortal and is treated with discrimination for her otherness by his people, which results in her being accused of infanticide and being brutally punished for her wrongful incrimination. But she bears her fate with her head held high and shows great grace, compassion and endurance despite this. We hear her tragic story and then learn some more context to her tale, as well as hear about some of my adventures through Wales and the lessons I have been learning myself along the way! The episode ends with a meditation where we journey to a sacred fairy mound to see what marvels have messages for us in them. The episode concludes with an original song inspired by Rhiannon’s story. Special track concluding the story thanks to the group Aislínn (Lunasa). Exploring Further: The Mabinogi of Pwyll here: https://www.mabinogi.net/pwyll.htm (https://www.mabinogi.net/pwyll.htmPagan) Pagan Portals: Rhiannon: Divine Queen of the Celtic Britons (Jenah Telyndru) Journal Prompts: Rhiannon never fully belongs to either world. Where do you exist between worlds, too much of one thing for some and not enough for others? What gifts live in that in-between place? How do you carry others’ pain without losing yourself? Where is the edge of compassion and self-abandonment for you? Rhiannon endured years of false accusation and punishment with her dignity intact. What is the difference between endurance that strengthens you and endurance that shrinks you? Which are you practicing right now? What have you already survived that you haven’t fully honoured yourself for yet and how might you? Connect with Bronwyn: Website: www.bronwynclaireasha.com (http://www.bronwynclaireasha.com) Instagram (http://www.bronwynclaireasha.com/)Instagram): @bronwynclaireasha_ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@bronwynclaireashamusic (https://www.youtube.com/@bronwynclaireashamusicEmail) Email (https://www.youtube.com/@bronwynclaireashamusicEmail): bronwynclaireasha@gmail.com (mailto:bronwynclaireasha@gmail.com) Note: This podcast is and always will be made entirely free of AI influences.Please consider supporting the creation of this podcast by becoming a Patreon member! https://www.patreon.com/c/JourneyswiththeGoddess (https://www.patreon.com/c/JourneyswiththeGoddess)
29 May 2026
Sgáthach: Warrior Queen of Shadows
This month on “Journeys with the Goddess,” we travel to Dunscaith castle on the Isle of Skye in Scotland to meet the ruthless warrior queen of those lands, Sgathach. Her story has been veiled in mystery in the lore, and we usually only hear of in her in reference to Cuchullin, the might warrior of Ulster who she is said to have trained. But her story has so much more to tell us about the powerful women of the Celtic world who were also warriors and leaders in their own right. This retelling of Sgathach’s story focuses on her academy of warriors and the three pillars of her school: mental focus, physical strength and second sight. We hear of her as a young, wild woman and how she trained herself by tapping into the ancient energies of past warriors and how she faced her own demons to become one of the most powerful and revered queens and warriors of her time. We find that her story carries its own potent medicine in a time of illusions and patriarchal collapse... And then we journey into meditation with her to be initiated as warriors ourselves, remembering our own power and strength when supported by other women and mentors. The song at the end of the episode is an original melody ("Enegeni Yalo or "Daughter of the Earth Prayer") and the lyrics are written in Proto or Common Celtic. Their translation is below. Exploring Further: Books: Warrior Goddess Training by Heather Ash Amara Women in Celtic Myth: Tales of Extraordinary Women from the Ancient Celtic Tradition by Moyra Caldecott. Websites: Source text of “The Wooing of Emer”: https://celt.ucc.ie/published/T301021.html (https://celt.ucc.ie/published/T301021.html) Journal Prompts: What are the core values, passions, or people that I am fiercely dedicated to protecting? What is your relationship with the Warrior? How much does it resonate inside of you? If this feels like a strong archetype for you, what presence does the shadow side of Warrior have? How would you like to work with the shadow aspects, if they are present for you? If you would like to cultivate more Warrior energy in your life and activism, what are some of the practices below you would like to try this week? Practices to connect with your Warrior energy Contemplative practices that are based on martial arts… aikido, karate, tai chi Yoga poses like the warrior poses or mountain pose Connect with the Earth through gardening or farming Create art in nature using stones and other Earth materials Set boundaries and practice saying ‘no’ Do something (small or large) you are afraid of every day! Give your inner warrior a theme song Song: Enegeni Yalo (Daughter of the Earth Prayer) Aleyo Biwo (Nourish life) Aleyo Korda (Nourish the sacred journey) Tuwetsu (Guiding with wisdom) Gigena genjo (Will be born bright) Wela kuno (Become beautiful in wild ways) Wela derwo (Become steady as oak) Ati biwe mero (Awaken wild) Ati bite togo (Awaken strength) Kenyeyo, kenyeyo (Rise, rise). Connect with Bronwyn: Website: www.bronwynclaireasha.com (http://www.bronwynclaireasha.com) Instagram: @bronwynclaireasha_ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@bronwynclaireashamusic (https://www.youtube.com/@bronwynclaireashamusic)
1 May 2026
Blodeuwedd: She Who Was Made and Then Became
In this seventh episode of Journeys with the Goddess, we step into the wild, flowering magic of Beltane and the Flower Moon to meet Blodeuwedd: Welsh flower maiden, lover, shapeshifter, and owl. A woman born of blossoms, made by men and ultimately transformed by her own fierce and irrepressible nature. Together, we explore her story from the fourth branch of the Mabinogion, from the weaving of a woman from meadowsweet, broom, and oak blossom, her life as a queen behind castle walls, her awakening through love, and to her final transformation into the owl of the night. We touch on what her myth can teach us about authenticity, the wild self that cannot be tamed, the price of living truthfully, and the unexpected freedom that can be found in darkness. In a guided meditation we journey to meet her for ourselves to receive a special seasonal gift in a sunlit forest clearing. We talk about what she can teach us at this potent time of flowering and emergence, and the episode ends with an original song written by Bronwyn called "By the Bright Side of the Moon." Exploring Further: Books: The Mabinogion (trans. Sioned Davies) The White Goddess by Robert Graves Pagan Portals: Welsh Mythology by Danu Forest Celtic Myth and Magic by Edain McCoy Websites: https://druidry.org/resources/blodeuwedd (https://druidry.org/resources/blodeuwedd) https://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/t4mab.html (https://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/t4mab.html) https://www.learnreligions.com/blodeuwedd-welsh-flower-goddess-2561559 (https://www.learnreligions.com/blodeuwedd-welsh-flower-goddess-2561559) Journal Prompts: Where in your life have you been playing a role written for you by someone else and what would it mean to lay it down? What part of your wild, authentic self has been quietly growing beyond the castle walls without your permission? Is there a love, a calling, or a truth you have been afraid to act on? What is the cost of staying still? What are you being asked to transform into right now? Can you surrender to that transformation with courage, as Blodeuwedd did? The owl lives in the dark and sees clearly within it. What wisdom are you beginning to find in your own darkness or difficult seasons? About the Show: Journeys with the Goddess is a monthly podcast by Bronwyn Claire Asha (singer, storyteller, and sound healer). Each episode follows the turning of the seasons and explores a mythic goddess through story, meditation, and music as an invitation to meet the Divine Feminine as a living force within yourself. New episodes released on the last Friday of every month. Connect with Bronwyn: Website: www.bronwynclaireasha.com (http://www.bronwynclaireasha.com) Instagram: @bronwynclaireasha Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@bronwynclaireashamusic (https://www.youtube.com/@bronwynclaireashamusic)
27 Mar 2026
Inanna: The Path You Seek Within
In this episode, we meet our first goddess of the ancient Mesopotamian world and the oldest goddess in recorded history, Queen of the Heavens and of the Earth: Inanna. We hear the myth of her descent into the Underworld, following a voice within to go down into the shadows and meet her dark sister, Ereshkigal...This ancient story is modern medicine in a time of war, upheaval and in preparing ourselves for how we want our new world to look and how we can discover our own resiliency in facing the shadows to excavate our own power. Inanna's transformation is immense and the lessons she learns you can only truly discover if you too are willing to go to the places you have not yet been to find your own wisdom within. In the meditation, we journey within to dance in the balance between the dark and the light; the grounding forces of the Earth and the connecting forces of the Cosmos. And then the episode ends with an original song called "Down to the Darkness." Further Reading & Sources Books: Inanna: Queen of Heaven and Earth: Her Stories and Hymns from Sumer (Dianna Wolkstein and Samuel Noah Kramer.) Enheduanna: The Complete Poems of the World's First Author (Sophus Helle) Inanna, Lady of Largest Heart: Poems of the Sumerian High Priestess Enheduanna. (Betty De Shong Meador) Website articles: https://kimberlyhetherington.medium.com/the-descent-of-inanna-heroines-journey-c140e546ad49 (https://kimberlyhetherington.medium.com/the-descent-of-inanna-heroines-journey-c140e546ad49) https://shinjinim.com/2021/12/20/the-descent-of-inanna-a-template-for-the-heroines-journey/ (https://shinjinim.com/2021/12/20/the-descent-of-inanna-a-template-for-the-heroines-journey/) https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/she-measures-heavens-and-outlines-earth (https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/she-measures-heavens-and-outlines-earth) (Enheduanna) Journal Prompts: What about Inanna's story of descent speaks to you in your own life? In what ways might you be being called to descend deeper into yourself and to listen to your own wisdom/intuition more right now? What is the cost of ignoring this call and continuing without changing anything? If you had to pass through seven gates to get rid of things you no longer feel you need (be they material possessions, people, situations, lifestyles, limiting beliefs), what would they be? What is stopping you from letting go of them now? In many ways, Inanna is on her journey to reclaim all the parts of herself that have not been allowed. What would those parts be for you? Take some time to delve in your own shadows to look at what you have hidden away from the world and what is preventing you still from showing up as your true, authentic self... New episodes released on the last Friday of every month. Connect with Bronwyn: Website: www.bronwynclaireasha.com (http://www.bronwynclaireasha.com) Instagram: @bronwynclaireasha (https://instagram.com/bronwynclaireasha) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@bronwynclaireashamusic (https://www.youtube.com/@bronwynclaireashamusic)
27 Feb 2026
Boann: River Goddess of Ireland
In this episode of Journeys with the Goddess, we travel back to the source of all things, connecting with the element of water through the story behind the Well of Wisdom and the creation of the Boyne River. We start the episode with a retelling of the story of Boann's origins as the Mother of the River Boyne, and then explore her through the history and lore, reflecting on how her story has been co-opted over the centuries to take away women's power. From there, we move inward, with a purifying and healing guided meditation where we travel back to the source to remember we are always connected to something much bigger than ourselves. Further Reading & Sources The Making of an Irish River Goddess: https://medium.com/queen-s-children/the-making-of-an-irish-river-goddess-603b311b0a63 (https://medium.com/queen-s-children/the-making-of-an-irish-river-goddess-603b311b0a63) Excerpts from the relevant Dindshenchas :https://heelancoo.wordpress.com/tag/boann/ (https://heelancoo.wordpress.com/tag/boann/) Save the Boyne campaign: https://www.savetheboyne.org/ (https://www.savetheboyne.org/) Journal Prompts: In what ways have you disconnected with the natural forces of our Earth and how might you find ways to reconnect? How has your voice been silenced by what you were told was forbidden or how society might have conditioned you to be a certain way? What does the "Well of Wisdom" mean to you and how might you better access it in your own life? The Song: "The poetry of water, the poetry of sound. Deep down, braided deep way down in the ground. Water dancing, surging, merging, tumbling, oh so clear Spirals, drips and drops and cycles and the changing of years Whispered secrets, all conspiring, caught in the flow Voices joining sing together its not so far to go.. To the waters, to the lakes the rapids, down to the sea, Waterfalls, and lakes and pools and puddles, rivers, and streams, Waves and movement, always trusting in the ebb and the flow, Well its not so far to go… Back to the source. Ancient messaging down from clear and starry skies But you don’t even have to look so hard or far or even try For the source is always quiet and it comes from within If we all share it, well then why’s it called original sin…? The well it keeps the wisdom locked up in one place, Whoe’er controls it, well its only its power that they taste, But Who shall break it? Who’ll forsake their life for one for all When Eve ate the apple didn’t she do it for us all? But Why’d they call it the Fall?.. Water flows and yet look closely, for its always the same When you look, outside, elsewhere, away, you’ve only got yourself to blame But in the water are the secrets of all life and death To Source eternal; now here then gone in one breath... New episodes released on the last Friday of every month. Connect with Bronwyn: Website: www.bronwynclaireasha.com (http://www.bronwynclaireasha.com) Instagram: @bronwynclaireasha (https://instagram.com/bronwynclaireasha) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@bronwynclaireashamusic (https://www.youtube.com/@bronwynclaireashamusic)
30 Jan 2026
Brigid: Protector of Thresholds
In this special Imbolc episode of Journeys with the Goddess, we step into the threshold moments when winter hasn't yet released its grip, but spring is already stirring beneath the soil... We start the episode with a continuation of the story from our last episode with the Cailleach, and then explore Brigid through the history and lore, reflecting on her as a woman of many callings, representative of many archetypes at once. Patron of poets, healers, and makers, she reminds us that we do not have to choose just one way of being. We are allowed to be many things, in many seasons. From there, we move inward, with a guided meditation to meet Brigid as protector, guiding us at the threshold through a series of doorways and choices ...and then the episode closes with a gentle song of prayer, drawn from a traditional Scots Gaelic invocation to Brìde. Further Reading & Sources Pagan Portals: Brigid - Morgan Daimler Brigid: History, Mystery, and Magick of the Celtic Goddess - Courtney Weber Goddesses in Everywoman: Powerful Archetypes in Women’s Lives - Jean Shinoda Bolen (for an accessible introduction of how the Greek goddesses can be explored and connected with the archetypes for better self-understanding). Journal Prompts: Looking back over your life, which choices feel quietly significant, even if they didn’t seem important at the time? How might those choices have been guiding you toward who you are becoming, rather than who you thought you were meant to be? What would it feel like to trust that you are exactly where you need to be, based on every choice you have made so far? If you allowed yourself to be fully seen from this place, what might awaken or shift for you? What is slowly forming in you right now which is not yet ready to be named, shared, or acted upon but is gently whispering to you? How are you protecting and nurturing this in-between phase, and what kind of care might it most need? This episode explores divine archetypes not as fixed roles, but as living energies that coexist within us. Which archetypes feel most present in you right now, and which might be asking for more space, voice, or integration? The Song: The words are taken from a traditional prayer to Brigid in Scots' Gaelic, collected in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. and published by Alexander Carmichael in Carmina Gadelica, 1900. Words: Brìde nam Brat, Brìde nan Bruach, Brìde nan Cleachd, Brìde na Fàisneachd. Brìde nan Cas-Geal, Brìde na Sìth, Brìde nan Lamh-Geal, Brìde nan Sprèidh, Brìde, ban-chomunn. Brìde nan Bruach, Brìde, ban-chobhair, Brìde, ban-mhìn. Tha mi fo chomraich Mo Naoimh Moire; ’S i mo chompanach, Brìde ghràdhach. About the Show: Journeys with the Goddess is a monthly podcast by Bronwyn Claire Asha (singer, storyteller, and sound healer). Each episode follows the turning of the seasons and explores a mythic goddess through story, meditation, and music as an invitation to meet the Divine Feminine as a living force within yourself. New episodes released on the last Friday of every month. Connect with Bronwyn: Website: www.bronwynclaireasha.com (http://www.bronwynclaireasha.com) Instagram: @bronwynclaireasha (https://instagram.com/bronwynclaireasha) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@bronwynclaireashamusic (https://www.youtube.com/@bronwynclaireashamusic)
26 Dec 2025
The Cailleach: Mother Winter
In this final episode of 2025, we journey into the deep winter realm of the Cailleach: ancient creator, storm mother, and crone of transformation. Through story, mythic reflection, meditation, and song, this episode explores solitude, sovereignty, aging, creative power, and the wisdom of seasonal rest. The episode opens with an original myth inspired by the many incarnations of the Cailleach across Celtic lands. She appears as sculptor of mountains, shaper of storms, and guardian of winter stillness. The story traces her creation of the land, her relationship with Brida (who will later become Brigid), and the moment when time and the coming of spring ask her to release her reign... Following the story, we explore the historical and mythological roots of the Cailleach, her presence in the landscapes of Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Iberia; her association with stone circles, mountains, animals, storms, and winter; and the ways her image has shifted over centuries of retelling. This episode offers a reclaiming of the Cailleach not as a malevolent hag, but as a sovereign force of nature and a bearer of deep feminine wisdom. A gentle, open-ended guided meditation invites you inward, into the crystal cave beneath the mountain, to rest, to dream, and to listen deeply. The episode closes with “Mother Winter,” an original lullaby to the grandmothers, written and performed by Bronwyn. This is an episode for slowing down, honouring age and experience, and remembering that there are seasons for both labour and rest. Resources: Visions of the Cailleach (Sorita d'Este and David Rankine) The Cailleach: Bearer of the Seasons (Gearóid Ó Crualaoich) Pagan Portals: The Cailleach (Rachel Patterson) Scotland's Sacred Goddess (Stuart McHardy) The Lament of the Old Woman of Beara (original text in old Irish from 1337 but you can read a more modern translation here https://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/beare.html ) (https://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/beare.html) And if you really want to delve deep, you can take an entire course on the Cailleach through the Irish Pagan School, found here: https://irishpaganschool.com/p/cailleach-lore (https://irishpaganschool.com/p/cailleach-lore) ) Journal Prompts: Where am I being asked to slow down or rest at this time of year? What about in this season of your life? What wisdom has age, experience, or hardship already given me and how might I honour it more deeply in my life? Where might rest itself be an act of creation in my own life right now? What am I ready to step away from or allow to recede, like winter giving way to spring? About the Show: Journeys with the Goddess is a monthly podcast by Bronwyn Claire Asha (singer, storyteller, and sound healer). Each episode follows the turning of the seasons and explores a mythic goddess through story, meditation, and music as an invitation to meet the Divine Feminine as a living force within yourself. New episodes released on the last Friday of every month. Connect with Bronwyn: Website: www.bronwynclaireasha.com (http://www.bronwynclaireasha.com) Instagram: @bronwynclaireasha (https://instagram.com/bronwynclaireasha) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@bronwynclaireashamusic (https://www.youtube.com/@bronwynclaireashamusic)
28 Nov 2025
Cerridwen: Keeper of the Cauldron of Inspiration
In this second episode of Journeys with the Goddess, we step into the deep, quiet dark of late autumn and meet Cerridwen: Welsh goddess, witch, mother, cauldron-bearer, and keeper of transformational wisdom. Together, we explore her story - the cauldron brewing for a year and a day, the chase across land, water, and sky, and the birth of Taliesin. We touch on what her myth can teach us about patience, initiation, creativity, and the deep work that happens in the dark. In guided meditation we journey to meet her on the shores of Llyn Tegid. We talk about how we can honour her this season, and the episode ends with an original song inspired by the Awen and living the creative life. Exploring Further: Books: Cerridwen: Celtic Goddess of Inspiration by Kristoffer Hughes Pagan Portals: Cerridwen by Kristoffer Hughes The Mabinogion The Tale of Taliesin Websites: https://druidry.org/resources/cerridwen (https://druidry.org/resources/cerridwen](https://druidry.org/resources/cerridwen)) https://celt.ucc.ie/published/T109000.html (https://celt.ucc.ie/published/T109000.html](https://celt.ucc.ie/published/T109000.html)) https://www.learnreligions.com/cerridwen-welsh-goddess-2561677 (https://www.learnreligions.com/cerridwen-welsh-goddess-2561677](https://www.learnreligions.com/cerridwen-welsh-goddess-2561677)) Journal Prompts: What creative seed is quietly ripening in you (one that needs darkness, slowness, or rest rather than action)? What old identity, belief, or habit is dissolving right now? How can you honour the ending rather than rush through it? (Reflect on November as a season of sacred composting.) Where in your life can you allow yourself to shapeshift, gently and instinctively, into a new form? What creative projects are drawing you to work on them and how can you make more room for creativity in your own life this season? Cerridwen Incantation (by Kristoffer Hughes) "Cerridwen divine, your Awen by mine! Awaken, arise, your wisdom to shine! Cerridwen wise one, keeper of seeds, Arise, I beseech thee, witness my deeds! Cerridwen Sublime, by Awen Divine, Awaken, arise, your magic be mine!" About the Show: Journeys with the Goddess is a monthly podcast by Bronwyn Claire Asha (singer, storyteller, and sound healer). Each episode follows the turning of the seasons and explores a mythic goddess through story, meditation, and music as an invitation to meet the Divine Feminine as a living force within yourself. New episodes released on the last Friday of every month. Connect with Bronwyn: Website: www.bronwynclaireasha.com (http://www.bronwynclaireasha.com) Instagram: @bronwynclaireasha (https://instagram.com/bronwynclaireasha) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@bronwynclaireashamusic (https://www.youtube.com/@bronwynclaireashamusic)
30 Oct 2025
The Morrígan: Fire of Transformation
As the veil thins and Samhain approaches, we step into the shadows with The Morrígan: goddess of sovereignty, prophecy, and sacred rebellion. In this first episode of Journeys with the Goddess, we remember her as the fierce feminine force that rises when the old must burn away to make space for the new to emerge… In this episode: The ancient myth of The Morrígan and the Dagda and how her power and prophecy shaped the Second Battle of Moytura. The deeper meaning of destruction as a sacred act of renewal. A guided journey to meet The Morrígan and receive her message for your own transformation. An original song by Bronwyn Claire Asha, inspired by the goddess’s story Reflections and small rituals you can do to honour her this Samhain. About the Show: Journeys with the Goddess is a monthly podcast by Bronwyn Claire Asha (singer, storyteller, and sound healer). Each episode follows the turning of the seasons and explores a mythic goddess through story, meditation, and music as an invitation to meet the Divine Feminine as a living force within yourself. New episodes released on the last Friday of the month. Resources to learn more about the Morrigan: Books: Pagan Portals - The Morrigan by Morgan Daimler ; The Book of the Great Queen by Morpheus Ravenna; The Morrigan: Celtic Goddess of Magick and Might by Courtney Weber. Websites: https://irishpagan.school/the-morrigan/ (https://irishpagan.school/the-morrigan/) https://sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/aigw/aigw01.htm (https://sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/aigw/aigw01.htm) https://celt.ucc.ie/published/T300010.html (https://celt.ucc.ie/published/T300010.html) https://www.citywitch.co.uk/the-celtic-goddess-the-morrigan/#a-ritual-to-the-celtic-goddess-the-morrigan (https://www.citywitch.co.uk/the-celtic-goddess-the-morrigan/#a-ritual-to-the-celtic-goddess-the-morrigan) Journal prompts: What in your life is asking to be released, burned down, or transformed — not out of destruction, but to clear space for truth? (Reflect on what The Morrígan showed you about endings and sacred fire.) Where in your life have you silenced your own anger and what might that anger be trying to protect, reveal, or heal? (Consider how rage can be holy when guided by heart and integrity.) What vow or commitment did you make to yourself? How will you commit to this in action in the coming months? (You may even want to write it out on a piece of paper and burn it on Samhain Eve.) If this journey spoke to you: Please follow and subscribe wherever you listen. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts to help this work reach other seekers. Share this episode with someone walking their own path of transformation. Connect with Bronwyn: Website: www.bronwynclaireasha.com (http://www.bronwynclaireasha.com) Instagram: @bronwynclaireasha (https://instagram.com/bronwynclaireasha) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@bronwynclaireashamusic (https://www.youtube.com/@bronwynclaireashamusic)
20 Oct 2025
Journeys with the Goddess: Trailer
There are stories older than empire. Stories that survive in the earth, carried by wind, by the rivers, in the songlines.... And if you slow down, get cozy and listen carefully, you might still be able to hear them... This podcast is about remembering those voices of the ancient goddesses, hearing their stories and travelling with them into the depths to remember that archetypes speak in symbols, stories carry medicine, and the sacred feminine is rising. These goddess stories are not relics of a forgotten past, they are mirrors, thresholds, and fierce companions on the path of becoming. You’ll meet powerful figures like The Morrígan, goddess of sovereignty and sacred rage who calls us to dismantle what no longer serves, and others goddesses from ancient mythology who will gift us with their own lessons on grief, rebirth, desire, courage, destiny and magic as we travel with them over the course of the seasons, one goddess each month. The first episode drops on October 31st. Subscribe now to be the first to hear it! About the Show: Journeys with the Goddess is a monthly podcast by Bronwyn Claire Asha (singer, storyteller, and sound healer). Each episode follows the turning of the seasons and explores a mythic goddess through story, meditation, and music as an invitation to meet the Divine Feminine as a living force within yourself. New episodes released on the last Friday of every month. Connect with Bronwyn: Website: www.bronwynclaireasha.com (http://www.bronwynclaireasha.com) Instagram: @bronwynclaireasha (https://instagram.com/bronwynclaireasha) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@bronwynclaireashamusic (https://www.youtube.com/@bronwynclaireashamusic)
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