#5 - Rev. Mela Borawski

#6 - Liz Watkin

Our guest on the podcast today is Liz Watkin; an embroidery artist, adult educator, and founder of OpenCoven.com. We discuss her experiences as a Pagan in both the US and UK. In addition, Liz talks to us about her experiences as a student of the Community Ministry Certificate (CMC) program offered by Cherry Hill Seminary, as well as her return to the program to serve as a mentor for fellow CMC students. /// Links Mentioned: Liz's Website: https://www.OpenCoven.com /// Cherry Hill Seminary serves Pagan and nature-based communities with high quality education and allows students to advance academically and lead spiritually. For more information on the degrees, certificates, and courses offered by Cherry Hill Seminary, visit CherryHillSeminary.org/Academics. /// (AD) Available now: "Purification Rituals in Suicide Prevention for Combat Veterans with Moral Injury" by Carol T. Kirk https://www.amazon.com/Purification-Rituals-Suicide-Prevention-Veterans-ebook/dp/B0G2XRVWGV /// #Paganism #Witchcraft #Magick #Spirituality #Seminary #Chaplaincy #CommunityMinistry #CommunityService #FiberArt #FiberArtMagic #FiberMagic

#5 - Rev. Mela Borawski

Rev. Mela Borawski joins us on this episode and shares with us about her work in the Pagan and interfaith communities. She also talks with us about her own spiritual journey as a Green Hedge Witch, and the church she founded along the way, the Greenwild Spiritual Fellowship. In addition to work she does in the community, Rev. Mela also provides services to private clients; services like hypnotherapy, past life regression hypnosis, and shadow work, which we also discuss. /// Links Mentioned: Mela's Website: https://3raysoflight.org Greenwild Spiritual Fellowship: https://greenwildfellowship.org GreenwildFellowship@GMail.com https://discord.com/invite/H374MET49W Constellated Ministry by Holli Emore: https://www.amazon.com/Constellated-Ministry-Contemporary-Historical-Paganism/dp/1781799571/ /// Cherry Hill Seminary serves Pagan and nature-based communities with high quality education and allows students to advance academically and lead spiritually. For more information on the degrees, certificates, and courses offered by Cherry Hill Seminary, visit CherryHillSeminary.org/Academics. /// (AD) Available now: "Purification Rituals in Suicide Prevention for Combat Veterans with Moral Injury" by Carol T. Kirk https://www.amazon.com/Purification-Rituals-Suicide-Prevention-Veterans-ebook/dp/B0G2XRVWGV /// #Paganism #Witchcraft #Magick #Spirituality #Seminary #Chaplaincy #CommunityMinistry #CommunityService #Hypnosis #ShadowWork #PastLifeRegression #PaganChurch #GreenWitchcraft #HedgeWitchcraft

#4 - Rev. Usha Dhar

Rev. Usha Dhar is a graduate of the Cherry Hill Seminary Community Ministry Certificate program. She is also a mother, advocate for child literacy, life coach, wedding officiant, and writer. In this episode of the podcast we talk about Usha's work and how her spirituality intersects with it. She also provides advice on how we can build or resuscitate a sense of ritual in our lives. Usha also introduces us to her work of fiction, "Becoming Medea", a story about starting over, physically and spiritually, on a global scale. /// Links Mentioned: Usha's Website: https://unlimitcreations.com Excellence in Literacy Founcation: http://excellenceinliteracy.org Becoming Medea: https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Medea-Usha-Dhar/dp/1685830668 /// Cherry Hill Seminary serves Pagan and nature-based communities with high quality education and allows students to advance academically and lead spiritually. For more information on the degrees, certificates, and courses offered by Cherry Hill Seminary, visit CherryHillSeminary.org/Academics. /// (AD) Available now: "Purification Rituals in Suicide Prevention for Combat Veterans with Moral Injury" by Carol T. Kirk https://www.amazon.com/Purification-Rituals-Suicide-Prevention-Veterans-ebook/dp/B0G2XRVWGV /// #Paganism #Witchcraft #Magick #Spirituality #Seminary #Chaplaincy #CommunityMinistry #CommunityService #Literacy #Medea

#3 Banu - Kemetic Reconstructionism

Our guest on today's episode of the Cherry Hill Seminary Podcast is called Banu, a Pagan and 25 year practitioner of Kemetic Reconstructionism. In this episode she discusses her personal spiritual journey, Kemetic Reconstructionism in practice, as well as some of the controversies that exist within the modern expression of the ancient Kemetic religion. --- List of Resources (with affiliate links): --- The Literature of Ancient Egypt: An Anthology of Stories, Instructions, Stelae, Autobiographies, and Poetry by William Simpson (https://amzn.to/4mPqZw7) --- Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volumes 1-3 by Miriam Lichtheim (https://amzn.to/47AxVss) --- 42 Purifications by Tamara Siuda (https://amzn.to/4mpeVlq) --- The Teachings: Ancient Egyptian Wisdom Texts (Seboyet) in Translation by Dr. Tamara Siuda --- The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt by Richard Wilkinson (https://amzn.to/45W9Fjb) --- Egyptian Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Goddesses, and Traditions of Ancient Egypt by Geraldine Pinch (https://amzn.to/4mqKPxX) --- The Complete Encyclopedia of Egyptian Deities: Gods, Goddesses, and Spirits of Ancient Egypt and Nubia (https://amzn.to/3HJ4v0P) --- Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt by Joyce Tyldesley (https://amzn.to/41cBvoT) --- Daily Life of the Egyptian Gods by Dimitri Meeks and Christine Favard-Meeks (https://amzn.to/4fN4SnG) --- Conceptions of God in Ancient Egypt: The One and the Many by Erik Hornung (https://amzn.to/4miAdB7) --- Egyptian Religion by Siegfried Morenz (https://amzn.to/45pADQd) --- Magic in Ancient Egypt by Geraldine Pinch (https://amzn.to/4lAT9tI) --- Symbol & Magic in Egyptian Art by Richard Wilkinson (https://amzn.to/41fxy2G) --- The Mechanics of Ancient Egyptian Magical Practice by Robert Ritner (https://amzn.to/3UxjKge) --- The Priests of Ancient Egypt by Serge Sauneron (https://amzn.to/4mltNB3) --- Eternal Egypt by Richard Reidy (https://amzn.to/4fKHFCG) --- Everlasting Egypt by Richard Reidy (https://amzn.to/3UDU81f) --- The Ancient Egyptian Daybook by Dr. Tamara Siuda (https://amzn.to/47yTSrW) /// Cherry Hill Seminary serves Pagan and nature-based communities with high quality education and allows students to advance academically and lead spiritually. For more information on the degrees, certificates, and courses offered by Cherry Hill Seminary, visit CherryHillSeminary.org/Academics. /// (AD) Available now: "Hypatia Dreaming: An Anthology of Poems, Prayers, and Stories by the Students of Cherry Hill Seminary," Rev. Diane Gallagher Cacciato, Editor. https://www.lulu.com/shop/rev-diane-gallagher-cacciato/hypatia-dreaming/paperback/product-jezv24d.html /// #Paganism #Witchcraft #Magick #Spirituality #Seminary #KemeticReconstructionism #KemeticSpirituality #KemeticReligion #EgyptianSpirituality #AncientEgypt

#2 - Helena Domenic, MA, MFA

Helena Domenic, MA, MFA, is an artist and a Pagan whose art and Paganism intersect in profound and powerful ways. In this episode she discusses her artwork, her creative process, and provides practical advice for anyone interested in exploring their spirituality through artwork. She also discusses how her spirituality has helped her on the journey of recovery following a traumatic injury, as well as her experience as a student of Cherry Hill Seminary's Spiritual Direction Certificate Program /// Links Mentioned: Helena's Website: https://artofhelenadomenic.com Solace of Kindred Spirits Coven: On Instagram at https://instagram.com/solaceofthekindredspirits On Facebook at https://facebook.com/solaceofthekindredspirits An Illuminated Guide to Wicca by Helena Dominic: On Amazon at https://amzn.to/4f4xIQd On Schiffer Books at https://schifferbooks.com/products/an-illuminated-guide-to-wicca?srsltid=AfmBOoqcWVQpbo1fzV7yiyO59_FIG9P2Vw6L2TOeyFZKxVZkopMnvoDQ /// Cherry Hill Seminary serves Pagan and nature-based communities with high quality education and allows students to advance academically and lead spiritually. For more information on the degrees, certificates, and courses offered by Cherry Hill Seminary, visit CherryHillSeminary.org/Academics. /// (AD) Available now: "Hypatia Dreaming: An Anthology of Poems, Prayers, and Stories by the Students of Cherry Hill Seminary," Rev. Diane Gallagher Cacciato, Editor. https://www.lulu.com/shop/rev-diane-gallagher-cacciato/hypatia-dreaming/paperback/product-jezv24d.html /// #Paganism #Witchcraft #Magick #Spirituality #Seminary #Chaplaincy #Art #PaganArt