S2 Ep22: Mesopotamian Goddess Hebat: The Great Mother of Heaven

S2 Ep22: Mesopotamian Goddess Hebat: The Great Mother of Heaven

In this episode of The Goddess Divine Podcast, we journey to the ancient lands of the Hurrians and Hittites, where the great goddess Hebat was once worshiped as the Queen of Heaven, the radiant mother who ruled beside her consort, the storm god Teshub. Her image was carved into mountain sanctuaries and temple walls, her name spoken in royal rituals, yet her memory has been all but erased from our collective consciousness. We explore Hebat’s origins in the Bronze Age city of Aleppo and her evolution as she became a central figure in the Hittite pantheon, a goddess of sovereignty, maternal strength, and cosmic balance. We reflect on how her worship reveals a time when divine queenship was inseparable from the natural and celestial order, and how her presence connects to the broader lineage of sky goddesses like Inanna, Astarte, and Isis. Through surviving inscriptions and temple hymns, we glimpse Hebat as both nurturer and sovereign, presiding over the harmony between gods and mortals. And we ask:  what does it mean when a Queen of Heaven disappears from the historical record? What happens to our collective psyche when divine femininity, once enthroned beside the gods, is silenced and forgotten? This episode invites listeners to re-member Hebat, to restore her to her sky-throne and feel her vast maternal presence reawakening through the voice of the modern feminine spirit. References * Archi, A. (1986). The gods of Ebla. Studi Eblaiti, 9. * Beckman, G. (1989). The religion of the Hittites. The Biblical Archaeologist, 52(2–3), 98–108. * Boyce, M. (2001). Zoroastrians: Their religious beliefs and practices. Routledge. * Claudia, G. (2015). Women who ruled: History's 50 most remarkable women. London: Quercus Publishing. ISBN 9781784290863. OCLC 904549349. * Collins, B. J. (2007). The Hittites and their world. Society of Biblical Literature. * Darga, M. (1993). Women in the Historical Ages. In Women in Anatolia, 9000 Years of the History of the Anatolian Woman (p. 30). Turkish Republic Ministry of Culture. * Encyclopaedia Britannica. (n.d.). Hebat. In Britannica.com [http://Britannica.com]. Retrieved November 9, 2025, from https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hebat [https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hebat] [https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hebat] * Gimbutas, M. (2001). The living goddesses. University of California Press. * Gold, C. (2015). Women who ruled: History's 50 most remarkable women. Quercus Publishing. * Graves, R., & Patai, R. (1964). Hebrew myths: The Book of Genesis. Doubleday. * Gurney, O. R. (1990). The Hittites (Rev. ed.). Penguin. * Haas, V. (1994). Geschichte der hethitischen Religion. Brill. * History Ancient Philosophy. (2014, March 12). Goddess Hebe derived from Eve. Retrieved November 9, 2025, from https://historyancientphilsophy.wordpress.com/2014/03/12/goddess-hebe-derived-from-eve/ [https://historyancientphilsophy.wordpress.com/2014/03/12/goddess-hebe-derived-from-eve/] [https://historyancientphilsophy.wordpress.com/2014/03/12/goddess-hebe-derived-from-eve/] * Hoffner, H. A. (1991). Hittite myths (2nd ed.). Scholars Press. * Hooke, S. H. (2004). Middle Eastern mythology. Dover. * Jacobsen, T. (1976). The treasures of darkness: A history of Mesopotamian religion. Yale University Press. * Old World Gods. (n.d.). Hebat, Hittite Goddess. Retrieved November 9, 2025, from https://oldworldgods.com/hittite/hebat-goddess/ [https://oldworldgods.com/hittite/hebat-goddess/] [https://oldworldgods.com/hittite/hebat-goddess/] * Singer, I. (1983). The Hittite KI.LAM festival. Istanbul. * Singer, I. (1991). The title “Great Princess” in the Hittite Empire. Ugarit-Forschungen, 23, 327–338. * Wilkinson, R. H. (2003). The complete gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson.

S2 Ep22: Roman Goddess Justitia: The Balance of Truth and Moral Courage

In this  episode of The Goddess Divine Podcast, we explore Justitia, the Roman goddess of justice, moral courage, and sacred equilibrium. Through a moving microstory of a young woman seeking truth against the odds, listeners are introduced to Justitia as both a historical symbol and a living archetype. We trace her origins in Roman political life, the spiritual meaning of her iconic symbols: the scales, sword, and blindfold and her role as the divine embodiment of fairness and ethical truth. We reflect on her relevance today: how she guides women in boundary-setting, truth-speaking, and reclaiming their authority with clarity and compassion. This episode invites listeners to see justice not as punishment, but as alignment, a return to integrity, dignity, and right relationship with oneself and the world. Justitia becomes a mentor of moral clarity, reminding us that truth is not fearsome but freeing, and that justice, when rooted in wisdom, is an act of profound love.

S2 Ep22: Christianity, Control, and the Persecution of Goddess Spirituality

Across history, goddess spirituality and pagan traditions have faced suspicion, suppression, and at times outright persecution. In today’s cultural climate, some Christian movements once again frame earth-based and goddess-centered practices as dangerous, demonic, or morally corrupt. Why does this happen? What fears lie beneath it? Where did this pattern begin historically, and what can we learn from those who survived earlier waves of suppression? In this episode, we explore the psychological, theological, and political roots of anti-pagan hostility, tracing it from the late Roman Empire through the medieval witch hunts and into modern culture wars. Most importantly, we discuss how to stay grounded, informed, and resilient without becoming reactive or consumed by fear. This conversation is not about fueling division. It is about understanding it, and standing steady in your path without surrendering your humanity or your wisdom.

S2 Ep21: Calling the Goddess: The Ancient Power of Invocation

In this episode, we step into one of the oldest spiritual technologies in human history: invocation. Across ancient temples, oral traditions, and sacred rites, practitioners used invocation not as symbolic language, but as a way of entering direct relationship with divine presence. In this conversation, we explore what invocation actually is, how it was used across cultures, from Greek hymns and Orphic rites to Egyptian temple practices, and why it was understood as a living method of connection rather than a metaphor. We also look at how invocation works beyond belief systems. Whether understood as communication with a goddess, engagement with archetypal forces, or a shift in consciousness, invocation functions through attention, language, and embodied presence. When these elements align, something subtle but powerful begins to reorganize within us. Throughout the episode, we work with Panacea, the goddess of healing and restoration, as a living example of invocation in practice. Her presence becomes a way of exploring what it means to move from fragmentation into coherence, and how healing can be understood as a process of return rather than repair. This episode is both historical and experiential. It invites you to reconsider what it means to “call in” the divine and offers a grounded framework for how invocation can become a personal practice of clarity, connection, and inner alignment.

S2 Ep20: Greek Goddess Brizo: The Dreaming Guardian of the Sea

In this episode of The Goddess Divine Podcast, we descend into the salt-dark waters of the Aegean to meet Brizo, a little-known ancient Greek goddess associated with sailors, fishermen, and prophetic dreams. Through haunting story, devotional monologue, and careful examination of ancient sources, we explore who she was, how the ancients understood her, what texts mention her, whether she had temples or children, and how modern seekers can reconnect with her tide-bound wisdom. This is not a summary of maritime religion. It is an initiation into a forgotten guardian of the sea. REFERENCES:  * "Dictionary of Classical Antiquities". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. *  "Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898), Brizo". Retrieved 2023-04-12. *  Bruneau, Philippe (1970). Recherches sur les cultes de Délos à l’époque hellénistique et à l’époque impériale. Paris: De Boccard. p. 447-448. Retrieved 2025-05-06. *  "Greek Divination". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. *  Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, enypniomantis *  A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, Brizo *  Semus of Delos, Fragmente der griechischen Historiker, 396 F 4 = Athenaeus of Naucratis, Deipnosophistae, 8.335 AB. *  Lawler, Lillian B. (1944). "The Dance of the Ancient Mariners". Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association. 75: 20–33. doi:10.2307/283307. ISSN 0065-9711. JSTOR 283307. *  IG XI, 2, 165, l. 44. *  Ehrenheim, Hedvig von (2015). Greek incubation rituals in classical and hellenistic times. Liège: Presses universitaires de Liège. p. 19. *  Renberg, Gil H. (2017). Where dreams may come : incubation sanctuaries in the Greco-Roman world. Leiden: Brill. pp. 318–320. * Athenaeus. (2006–2012). The Deipnosophists (S. D. Olson, Ed. & Trans.). Harvard University Press. (Original work published ca. 2nd–3rd century CE) * Hesychius of Alexandria. (1953–1966). Lexicon (K. Latte, Ed.). Munksgaard. (Original work published ca. 5th–6th century CE)