Icons + Idols — Ancient Goddess Wisdom for the Modern Age w—Gabriela Gutierrez

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In this episode, Gabriela Gutierrez takes us on a captivating journey through the world of imagery, religious symbolism, and the goddess in ancient Europe.

From the first religious scriptures etched on Paleolithic cave walls to the transformation of icons into idols, Gabriela unpacks the layers of meaning behind these ancient artifacts while challenging us to view ancient cultures through their own lens, free from the limitations of a colonial perspective.

“What does it mean to live a life in devotional, intimate, direct relationship with it, not through somebody else’s interpretation?”
— Gabriela Gutierrez

Gabriela is a writer, scholar and teacher of the mythic imagination, mysticism and ancient history. Her work stems from her decade-long studies with shamans and renunciants around the world, and is focused on the revival of the spiritual traditions in pre-patriarchal Europe. She teaches and offers distance healing in-person and online, and her writing and independent research can be found on her Substack ‘Under a Fig Tree’.

we discuss

  • The multilayered nature of religious symbolism

  • An ancient formula for living a life of peace

  • Meeting the ancient mind on its own terms

  • Where wisdom begins

  • Experiencing the divine on your own terms

  • Being close with death in order to fully live

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