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AN HOUR WITH DIVINE MOTHER AUDREY KITAGAWA

“The simplest questions are the most profound. Where were you born? Where is your home? Where are you going? What are you doing? Think about these once in a while and watch your answers change.” - from the book Illusions, by Richard Bach. In this program Carole Hallundbaek speaks with someone who knows the twists and turns of life’s journey, and has watched her answers change: A former attorney who practiced in Honolulu for twenty years, Audrey Kitagawa became the spiritual leader of The Light of Awareness, a worldwide community based in Hawaii, evolved from the wisdom of the Avatar, Sri Ramakrishna. A Trustee of the Council For A Parliament of The World’s  Religions, Mother Audrey is a prolific writer on matters of spirituality and multiculturalism, and has served as Advisor to the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict at the United Nations. Topics in this hour include: a prayer; Audrey’s path to becoming Divine Mother and how it evolved; the Avatar, Sri Ramakrishna and his legacy; what an Avatar is; a practical spirituality intended for the householders; the external and internal self; her specific efforts addressing greed and war; the relentless pursuit of materialism and militarism; the tension, imbalance and lack of harmony it has created within the global community; personal responsibility as the way forward, in alignment with the universal laws of harmony, balance and love; tolerance; and more.

FOOD AND HEALING - WITH HOLLY NOONAN.

As a young woman Holly Noonan watched her health dwindle with a chronic illness that dogged her for 7 years and depleted her immune system. She healed herself with food - making herself well in part by overcoming a decades-old sugar addiction and outgrowing many self-limiting beliefs. A graduate of the The Institute for Integrative Nutrition, she now helps others as a life coach, a certified Holistic Health Counselor, and a member of the American Academy of Drugless Practitioners. Topics in this hour include: Her journey from sickness to health over seven years; the different approaches to diet she tried as she traveled around the world; the importance of the choices we make around food; emotional eating issues that can stand in your way, but are not part of your DNA; the important of ancestral foods; each person's unique 'food fingerprint'; the spiritual core of our relationship with food; how food relates to our full potential and authentic self; The Empowerment Institute; Hope's Edge Farm and community supported agriculture; the Godspeed Tip of the Week; and much more.

FOOD AND DIVINE NOURISHMENT, WITH CHEF MARY LANE

‘All sorrows are less with bread,’ wrote Miguel de Cervantes, the author of Don Quixote. We know the importance of food in terms of survival, in terms of deep, basic connection to another human being, the use of food in religious celebrations, and we are beginning to discern better paths in terms of our health. Our relationship with food is primal and lifelong, and can also be a lifelong challenge. In this program, Carole Hallundbaek explores the fascinating topic of food and spirituality with Mary Lane – a professional chef of 30 years, and the author of ‘Divine Nourishment: A Woman's Sacred Journey with Food.’ Topics in this hour include: What nourishment is (and isn't); what form it takes in our culture; our separation from Mother Earth, going back generations; Lane's awakening and deepening of understanding of the connection between food and nourishment; her book, Divine Nourishment, and how it offers ‘support in reclaiming lost and rejected aspects of ourselves'; Lane's own journey with food and separation; her career as restaurant owner, private chef, caterer of numerous health and spiritual retreats; living and eating seasonally as a road-map to physical and spiritual health; the need for balance; how we can learn to recognize our authentic self through the rhythms of nature; Carole's reading from Dear Little One: Thoughts to My Child in an Uncertain World, on the 10th anniversary of 9/11; applying daily use of healthy organic seasonal foods that are nourishing and appropriate for alignment with the seasonal journey; the ancient Taoist 5 Element System of Nutrition and how it works; this week's Godspeed Tip for your Spiritual Tool Belt; and more. For more information, visit www.godspeedinstitute.com.

THE FOOD OF FREEDOM: PASSOVER IN AMERICA

Passover is the Festival of Freedom in the Jewish community worldwide. Perhaps more than any other holiday, it symbolizes what it means to be Jewish: family, food, and fun coupled with an obligation to pass on the story to future generations. Nancy Rips is the author of the book Seder Stories: Passover Thoughts on Food, Family, and Freedom, a book that contains the memories of childhood Seders from 101 Jewish people in the United States. Topics in this hour include: some storytelling - what Passover is; the tradition that developed around Passover; the components of the Seder; some of Nancy's own memories of Passover; what inspired her to gather these stories as a book; some favorite excerpts by Rabbi Harold Kushner, Jerry Stiller and others; the common experience of the need of freedom across cultures; the experience of celebration at home; why it is important to recall and retell the stories; and the FOOD!

BREAKING DOWN THE WALL OF HOSTILITY BETWEEN US AND THE REST OF CREATION, WITH ROB MCCALL

Carole Hallundbaek speaks with minister, author and naturalist Rob McCall, who was born in the Black Hills of South Dakota, grew up in Oregon and Illinois, and since 1986 has been the minister of the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill, Maine -- where the local geography took hold in his heart and his work. Since 1992 he has hosted and produced the weekly Awanadjo Almanack, a popular radio broadcast in Maine which can also be heard on the web anytime at weru.org. This program is “a collection of natural and unnatural events, rank opinion and wild speculation, devoted to feeling at home in nature and breaking down the wall of hostility between us and the rest of creation.” Topics in this hour include: What Awanadjo means, and what inspired the radio segment; what he means by "the wall of hostility" between us and the rest of creation; how immigrants and settlers often relied on only two books - the Bible and the almanac; what of ‘dominion’ in the Bible; the values that drive good dominion (stewardship) and bad dominion (plunder); how McCall often comments on politics, by way of observations of nature – how nature is designed, how it is compromised, how it suffers – pulling these thoughts together into a bird’s eye view of Afghanistan, or hungry children, or Wall Street mayhem; compassion, humility and forgiveness; tolerance; his book Small Misty Mountain, published in 2006, and current book Great Speckled Bird; more.

WHAT IS KABBALAH?

A JOURNEY TO EXPLORE WHO WE TRULY ARE, WITH AUTHOR JASON GREGORY.

Carole Hallundbaek speaks with Jason Gregory, spiritual explorer and Australian author of the acclaimed book Way of the Weirdo. According to Gregory humanity has arrived at a moment when we need to make a choice: either to maintain our perilous course with the destruction of our world and ourselves - or to choose the alternative, which is not another system, but a journey to explore who we truly are. Topics in this hour include: the title of his book, Way of the Weirdo - who is the weirdo, and how we become the weirdo; our current circumstances, and the spiritual path; how technology has evolved but not the human psyche; how the darker side of our psyche has been expressed externally rather than explored internally; war; healing; who we truly are; the role and effect of money; religions; categories that separate us; how separation is violence to a whole consciousness; Jesus, Krishna, Buddha; how the modern day translucent or Weirdo is going through their own resurrection; more.

The Africana Bible with Dr. Hugh Page Jr.

Carole Hallundbaek speaks with Hugh Page, Jr., an Episcopal priest and Dean of the First Year of Studies at the University of Notre Dame, where he is Associate Professor of Theology and Africana Studies. Among other works, his publications include 'Waves, Clouds, and Flames — Impressions from Journeys Past and Present,' 'Exodus,' and a groundbreaking collection of essays, 'The Africana Bible.' Topics in this hour include: The Africana Bible, which features a critical commentary of each book of the Hebrew Bible; how The Africana Bible come together and what inspired it; the needs it addresses, academically, culturally, spiritually; how exploring the foundations and moral implications of the spirituality of the peoples of Africa, on the continent and in the worldwide Diaspora, is "both timely and vital;" particular perspectives or passages from the book's essays that demonstrate how they affect, restore or galvanize our understanding of the Hebrew Bible; what The Africana Bible offers in terms of meaning, in today's society; African American spirituality; Christianity in the U.S. in light of the African diaspora; where are we? Where are we going? What is 'home?'

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MEDICINE WHEEL PHILOSOPHY WITH PHIL WHITE HAWK.

Phil White Hawk is of Cherokee descent and is a singer/songwriter living in Palermo, Maine. He has written over 350 songs, three dramatic musicals, and a compilation of essays on social anthropology called “Circling the Square.” He and his wife, artist Connie Bellet, toured for nearly 30 years across the U.S., Canada, and Europe with a live multi-media concert of original songs and artwork dealing with the cultural history and heritage of North America — from a Native point of view. Their inspirational performances elicited well over 800 standing ovations from audiences of all ages. Topics in this hour include: Phil's childhood following his mother, an Indian Public Health Service nurse, in helping western tribes; the company of the Elders along the way, who confided their knowledge to him; the principles of Native spirituality; the balance of nature and men; a single Creator known by many names, including Grandfather/Grandmother and Great Mystery; culture and media; courage, loyalty and generosity; ceremonies, including the Ceremony of Life for youth; the Medicine Wheel in Wyoming; how Medicine Wheel philosophy is a discipline that seeks to balance our emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual strengths, and consequently our relationships with all our relations; how the Medicine Wheel spins through time, or through generations; Black Elk; and much more. This program includes Phil's song "The Messenger." For more information visit http://www.yourlandmainely.org