TNP243 {WNY Retreat Miniseries} Journey to Eleusis with Carmen Spagnola

{Witches New Year Podcast Retreat} In this very special episode, we're doing a deep dive into the Eleusinian Mysteries and the cults of Demeter and Persephone, including a special trance journey to walk the Sacred Way from Athens to Eleusis, as the ancient initiates did.

Referenced in this episode:

Eleusinian terracotta figurine

Dr.Cyndi Brannen

Jean Shinoda Bolen

Marija Gimbutas

Charlene Spretnak

Dr.Mara Keller

Ritual Path of Initiation into the Eleusinian Mysteries

The Road to Eleusis: Unveiling the Secret of the Mysteries by R.Gordon Wasson* (I have concerns about super shitty and extractive research methods here - not sure I recommend but am citing for proper attribution of research I accessed for this class and subsequent podcast)

Present-day Eleusis from Google Earth

Present-day Athenian Agora

Trance music: "Adrift 2" by Christopher Lloyd Clarke

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