PaGaian Cosmology: The Promise of Life with Glenys Livingstone

What if birth, death, desire, decay, creativity, darkness, and renewal aren't separate events, but all part of one enormous, ongoing conversation between us and the cosmos? What if we've become so disconnected from the rhythms of the natural world that we've forgotten something our ancestors understood instinctively: We belong to something larger than ourselves? And…what if nature isn't something we're part of—but what we are? Today we are #LiveInTheHive with Glenys Livingstone, Ph.D., an Australian author, scholar, ceremonialist, and creator of PaGaian Cosmology, an earth-based spiritual practice that brings together several wisdoms: Goddess/female imagery for the Sacred Pagan and pre-Christian seasonal traditions contemporary cosmology and evolutionary science ecology and our relationship to place feminism ritual, poetry, embodiment and ceremony the idea of Earth—and ultimately the cosmos—as a creative, living process. I LOVED this conversation. Glenys is magical…full of wisdom, laughter, curiosity and powerful insights. I learned so much and could have talked with her for hours. We WILL have her back on the show. Some key moments: Medusa – her children’s book, My Name is Medusa, published by Girl God Books (www.thegirlgod.com) that led to the creation of an anthology on Medusa. Glenys shares her journey from being a zealous Christian, to her study of theology and to her ultimate embrace of and movement towards Feminine Wisdom and Gaia Spirituality. What is POIESIS? What is PAGAIAN? And what prompted the creation of it? Her exploration of language and poetry and its role in creating the cosmos. Resource: Brian Swimme - and his influence on her PhD work. How her understanding of The Crone has evolved. Her discovery of and relationship with ritual and ceremony. The revaluing of the dark aspects of life, and for listeners, this arrives just in time for the womb-ing time in the Northern Hemisphere. All this and SO much more. About Glenys Livingstone Glenys Livingstone Ph.D. has been on a Goddess path since 1979. She is the author of PaGaian Cosmology: Re-inventing Earth-based Goddess Religion, which fuses the indigenous traditions of Old Europe with scientific theory, feminism, and a poetic relationship with place. This book was an outcome of her doctoral work in Social Ecology. She was born and lives in country Australia, where she has facilitated Seasonal ceremony for decades, taught classes, and mentored apprentices. Her new book A Poiesis of the Creative Cosmos: Celebrating Her within PaGaian Sacred Ceremony documents the synthesis of her work over the past decades. She teaches a year-long on-line course "Celebrating Goddess and Cosmogenesis in the Wheel of the Year" for both hemispheres. https://pagaian.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@pagaian https://www.facebook.com/glenys.livingstone About Sandra Bargman I help people find and express a more truthful presence through voice, storytelling, and deep listening. My work draws on decades as a professinal actor, singer, director, coach, and as a spiritual counselor, bringing together vocal technique with emotional intelligence, mindfulness, breath and body awareness, and the transformative power of story. My signature B.I.G. Approach explores Breath and Body, Intention, and Genuineness—because powerful communication isn't simply about what we say. It's about how fully we inhabit ourselves when we say it. Whether I'm working one-on one or with a group, my goal is not to teach people how to sound like someone else. It's to help them hear themselves more clearly—and have the courage to let that voice be heard. www.SandraBargman.com https://www.youtube.com/@sandraamazon https://magicthreadmedia.com/services Mentioned in this episode: This show was brought to you in part by the Magic Thread Media Network. To learn more visit: https://magicthreadmedia.com/