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Kali is one of the most complex and powerful figures in global mythology. In this we follow the evolution of Kali, all the way from her  origins in ancient Sanskrit texts to her role as a liberating force in Tantric cosmology, colonial resistance, feminist iconography, and modern pop culture. We explore her mythology, the duality of being both terrifying and maternal and her radical transformation across centuries. And through her, we examine what it means to destroy in order to start anew.  Cool Stuff Used For This Episode:  https://www.britannica.com/topic/Kali https://thegoddessgarden.com/the-hindu-goddess-kali/ https://kashgar.com.au/blogs/gods-goddesses/kali-a-most-misunderstood-goddess?srsltid=AfmBOormCHKWlUxn589YIu5MwQoE8efihmpgnC927hu_6yCCIxynyQ4U https://www.hinduamerican.org/blog/ma-kali https://www.kalighatkalitemple.com/article/id/230/history https://artuk.org/discover/stories/kali-in-art-capturing-the-raging-goddess-of-change-and-destruction https://dagworld.com/the-goddess-kali-in-bengal-modern-art.html https://www.memeraki.com/blogs/posts/5-representations-of-maa-kali-that-will-leave-you-speechless?srsltid=AfmBOop2Ss5mPnQ4qhcM4Bs7rWXxCT11ALAdSb_rlPRSIURStXsWIGPv Support the show Join the Patreon! - patreon.com/LadiesofLore Follow me on Bluesky - @ladiesoflore.bsky.social Follow me on TikTok - @ladiesoflore

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a lovely festive break and are feeling ready to take on 2026! I entered the new year with a bad cold which is not what you want to hear on the podcast.  My loss is your gain though, and I am gifting you an episode of the Patreon Exclusive series 'Heroines of History', this one is all about Catherine of Aragon, the first wife of Henry VIII.  Here's a list of my sources that you can access, the rest were found via my university library:  https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/history-and-stories/katherine-of-aragon/#gs.nrhdca https://www.historyextra.com/period/tudor/catherine-aragon-facts-henry-viii-first-wife-mother-death-mary-buried/ https://tudortimes.co.uk/people/katharine-of-aragon-life-story https://www.thoughtco.com/catherine-of-aragon-marriage-to-henry-viii-3528151 Support the show Join the Patreon! - patreon.com/LadiesofLore Follow me on Bluesky - @ladiesoflore.bsky.social Follow me on TikTok - @ladiesoflore

This is a special episode originally created as a Patreon exclusive as part of the ongoing 'Ladies of Advent' series. In this opening episode of 'Ladies of Advent' we start with Our Lady of Guadalupe. The divine mother who appeared in 1531 on a cold hilltop outside of Mexico City. She would go on to become a sacred figure in Catholic devotion as well as a symbol of strength, identity and protection for women, indigenous people and revolutionaries. I really hope you enjoy it!  Support the show Join the Patreon! - patreon.com/LadiesofLore Follow me on Bluesky - @ladiesoflore.bsky.social Follow me on TikTok - @ladiesoflore

Trigger Warning: Pregnancy Loss In this episode, we drink deep and dive in to the world of Florence & The Machine’s Everybody Scream. An album that fuses mythology, witchcraft, trauma, and feminine power. We explore how Florence Welch channels the voices of witches, mystics, monsters and takes us on a pilgrimage through grief and transformation, through the scream buried in every woman’s throat. All music Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com Cool Stuff Mentioned In This Episode:   https://www.npr.org/2024/04/30/1259372801/florence-welch-everybody-scream-interview-transcript https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/florence-welch-new-album-everybody-scream-interview-1235456844/ https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/185154/Florence-Welch-I-think-I-was-still-processing-what-happened-to-me-and-I-had-a-level-of-PTSD https://podcasts.musixmatch.com/podcast/the-zane-lowe-interview-series-01gxz24x40p85bgw5q4kyk8361/episode/florence-the-machine-01gxz24x40p85bgw5q4kyk837k https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/florence-welch-quotes https://impossiblethingsb4breakfast.wordpress.com/2011/11/06/a-lyrical-review-of-florence-the-machine’s-“ceremonials”/ https://culture.affinitymagazine.us/florence-and-the-machines-high-as-hope-a-track-by-track-analysis/ https://epigram.org.uk/untitled-249/ https://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2015/06/03/florence-the-machine-how-big-how-blue-how-beautiful-island/ https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52958 https://www.worldhistory.org/Yemoja/ https://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/underworld/mictlan-and-its-inhabitants https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqbBrAzSodY&t=45s https://cac.org/daily-meditations/julian-of-norwich-part-i-the-mystic-in-the-anchor-hold-2015-07-20/ https://www.thecollector.com/who-was-margery-kempe-medieval-mystic/ Support the show Join the Patreon! - patreon.com/LadiesofLore Follow me on Bluesky - @ladiesoflore.bsky.social Follow me on TikTok - @ladiesoflore

It has been a while, I missed you!  Here's a little mini episode for you all about the women who weave the fate of the world and all who live in it.  Excited to be back and ready to start bringing you some more amazing stories of wonderful women.  Support the show Join the Patreon! - patreon.com/LadiesofLore Follow me on Bluesky - @ladiesoflore.bsky.social Follow me on TikTok - @ladiesoflore

I'm back! I took some time off to have a birthday, but I am back and ready to talk about some more amazing women! In light of the changing of the seasons, this week we are talking about women of the harvest from across the world! We're talking Demeter, Ceres, Pachamama, Zemyna and more.  Cool Stuff Mentioned In This Episode:  https://mythlok.com/pachamama/ https://basketmakersassociation.org.uk/whats-on/straw-work-and-corn-dollies-an-introduction/ https://www.strawcraftsmen.co.uk/cdolly.php https://www.ryedalefolkmuseum.co.uk/weaving-tradition-and-ritual-with-rural-corn-dollies/ https://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/gods/goddess-of-the-month-chicomecoatl https://littlewomen.medium.com/mother-earth-in-lithuanian-myths-and-legends-d604069ea62f https://archive.org/details/greekreligion0000burk/page/n3/mode/2up https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Homeric_Hymn_to_Demeter.html?id=9gkkDkThbKAC&redir_esc=y Support the show Join the Patreon! - patreon.com/LadiesofLore Follow me on Bluesky - @ladiesoflore.bsky.social Follow me on TikTok - @ladiesoflore

To celebrate our brand new look, this week we're talking all things logos. We explore the history of the word itself and how logos have transformed through time from Mesopotamia through to the Industrial revolution and the shoes we now wear on our feet.  We also hear from Clara, the amazing artist behind the new Ladies of Lore Logo and listen to her explain her research and process for creating a logo full of incredible women of mythology and folklore from all over the world. See more from Clara:  Instagram: @neminkaholic Bluesky: @diesclara.bsky.social Portfolio: artstation.com/diesclara Online card: linktr.ee/diesclara Support the show Join the Patreon! - patreon.com/LadiesofLore Follow me on Bluesky - @ladiesoflore.bsky.social Follow me on TikTok - @ladiesoflore

Here is part 2 of our exploration into Snow White with the amazing Missy. This week we are covering the Grimm version of the tale, how Snow White made Disney what it is today and where she can be found in modern media and literature.  Please show Missy some love over at: https://www.tumblr.com/allgirlsareprincesses https://whattheforce.ca/ Support the show Join the Patreon! - patreon.com/LadiesofLore Follow me on Bluesky - @ladiesoflore.bsky.social Follow me on TikTok - @ladiesoflore

Thank you for 1 whole year of Ladies of Lore! I appreciate every one of you Snow White is so much more than just a Grimm Brothers fairy tale. It's a story that has truly traveled across continents and centuries. In this episode, we explore global variations of the Snow White narrative with special guest, Missy.  Support the show Join the Patreon! - patreon.com/LadiesofLore Follow me on Bluesky - @ladiesoflore.bsky.social Follow me on TikTok - @ladiesoflore

This week the gang from RPG Major are back and this time ready to sing to you all about faeries.  Come and listen to the origins, transformations and modern interpretations of Faeries with the little added spice of some improvised music.  Please check out RPG Major over at https://www.rpgmajor.com/ and if you enjoy their content please consider signing up over at https://www.patreon.com/c/RPGMajor/posts For enquiries please email [email protected] Support the show Join the Patreon! - patreon.com/LadiesofLore Follow me on Bluesky - @ladiesoflore.bsky.social Follow me on TikTok - @ladiesoflore

In this episode, we're tracing Cinderella from her ancient, ash-covered origins in global oral folklore to her bejeweled transformation through centuries of retellings. We'll explore how her story evolved across cultures, how Disney’s 1950 film rescued the studio from financial ruin, and how the Cinderella archetype continues to reinvent itself in modern media and pop culture. For enquiries please email [email protected] Cool Stuff Mentioned In This Episode:  https://kidworldcitizen.org/the-golden-sandal-a-middle-eastern-cinderella-story/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://literatepassion.wordpress.com/2016/11/16/the-golden-sandal-a-middle-eastern-cinderella-story-rebecca-hickox/?utm_source=chatgpt.com http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/13508/1/PhD_thesis_Gessica-Martini.pdf https://sussexfolktalecentre.org/wp-content/uploads/Persecuted-History-of-Cinderella.pdf https://www.preprints.org/frontend/manuscript/57c3839884c3a2d16b61dc10bff662c7/download_pub https://www.preprints.org/frontend/manuscript/57c3839884c3a2d16b61dc10bff662c7/download_pub https://www.skarstedt.com/exhibitions/cindy-sherman https://www.routledge.com/Fairy-Tales-and-the-Art-of-Subversion/Zipes/p/book/9780415976701?srsltid=AfmBOoqWP1Opj8zXulXKrTczRDWYLBUamvU3k03-5xxpHi-oZwv-s0kD Support the show Join the Patreon! - patreon.com/LadiesofLore Follow me on Bluesky - @ladiesoflore.bsky.social Follow me on TikTok - @ladiesoflore

From goddesses who loved women to warrior queens who defied gender norms, this episode celebrates the queer women of mythology. This week we're unearthing sapphic stories and discussing the divine queerness that’s always been part of our history and mythology.  For enquiries please email [email protected] Help in LA:  https://lapublicpress.org/2025/06/la-protest-resources-ice/ https://www.chirla.org/donatenow/ https://secure.qgiv.com/for/2025immigrantbondfund/ https://www.esperanza-la.org/ Cool Stuff Mentioned In This Episode:  https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/zanele-muholi https://archive.org/details/mythsmysteriesof00down/page/n5/mode/2up https://pshares.org/blog/queer-desire-and-the-myth-of-iphis/ https://medium.com/counterarts/queer-love-stories-in-ovid-iphis-and-ianthe-85a00cc60468 https://medium.com/prismnpen/the-real-spectacular-amazons-lesbians-connection-9aac08fb77e4 https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/essay/amorous-soldiers-and-amazons/ https://www.shoutoutloud.org.uk/blog/old-gods-new-meanings/ https://artemisexpert.substack.com/p/gay-gods-of-greece-artemis-167 https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/items/262b9887-482f-4f95-a1a3-3dc336e1b44b https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sappho-Greek-poet https://poets.org/poet/sappho Support the show Join the Patreon! - patreon.com/LadiesofLore Follow me on Bluesky - @ladiesoflore.bsky.social Follow me on TikTok - @ladiesoflore

Atabey, the Taino Mother of creation, once shaped land, sea, and sky. In this episode, we explore her as life-giver and cosmic force—and trace how her image shifted through colonisation, erasure, and survival. From sacred caves to modern memory, we follow the story of a goddess who endures. For enquiries please email [email protected] Cool Stuff Mentioned In This Episode:  Taíno: Indigenous Caribbeans - Black History Month 2025 Columbus and the Taíno - Exploring the Early Americas | Exhibitions - Library of Congress Who Were the Taíno, the Original Inhabitants of Columbus’ Island Colonies? https://docs.craft.do/editor/d/a3c7a96b-7d37-88b6-1cc7-ecb9ecfa10a0/7BE1A6F9-7835-4C3B-BEE0-B0EFD8B3E892?s=RrLBdrL5Dr8wPDSCueYcvuV5KY8ZXvj9XVX7FGyWSRqP https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-71318-2 https://www.proquest.com/openview/0c9d55c13fe7146e6a1325db7682eeb5/1?pq-origsite=gscholar https://www.proquest.com/openview/9c8ed0a77171cbcbc1137e8039f60b57/1?pq-origsite=gscholar Support the show Join the Patreon! - patreon.com/LadiesofLore Follow me on Bluesky - @ladiesoflore.bsky.social Follow me on TikTok - @ladiesoflore

In the very first episode of Ladies of Lore on Tour, we'll step into the mists of East Anglia as we trace the footsteps of Boudicca, commune with the witches of Suffolk, explore fairy folklore, and unravel the mystery of the green children of Woolpit. For enquiries please email [email protected] Cool Stuff Mentioned In This Episode:  https://www.nationalparks.uk/2024/09/30/discover-folklore-of-the-broads/ https://www.thesuffolkcoast.co.uk/articles/myths-legends-of-the-suffolk-coast https://www.edp24.co.uk/lifestyle/20656200.sunken-villages-sea-serpents---folklore-east-anglias-waterways/ https://walpoleoldchapel.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Notes-on-the-Walpole-Chapel-Baptism-Records-1706-1837.pdf https://visit-burystedmunds.co.uk/blog/the-bury-st-edmunds-witch-trial-that-influenced-the-salem-witch-trials https://lowestoftoldandnow.org/lon/inspirational-women/amy-denny-and-rose-cullender https://www.visitsuffolk.com/post/ghost-stories-and-witch-trials-in-bury-st-edmunds#:~:text=The%20first%20recorded%20account%20of,tried%20at%20Lancaster%20in%201612. https://folklorethursday.com/legends/celtic-warrior-women-queen-boudica-of-the-iceni/ Support the show Join the Patreon! - patreon.com/LadiesofLore Follow me on Bluesky - @ladiesoflore.bsky.social Follow me on TikTok - @ladiesoflore

Super short update this week to give you the low down on the latest at Ladies of Lore.  Biggest news is that the Patreon & Discord Server are both now live and you can access them here:  www.patreon.com/LadiesOfLore  Hope to see and chat to some of you there! For enquiries please email [email protected] Support the show Join the Patreon! - patreon.com/LadiesofLore Follow me on Bluesky - @ladiesoflore.bsky.social Follow me on TikTok - @ladiesoflore