Persephone: Entering Living Mystery (Spring authentic voice initiation) & Meditation with Aepril Schaile (episode 214)

Annabel Du Boulay is Founder of The Avalon Rose Chapel® and an Avalon Rose Priestess with 35 years of embodied experience and academic research in the Avalon, Rose and Celtic Lineages. An international spiritual teacher, speaker, therapist, mystic, and author of the witch-burnings novel The Serpent’s Tale, Annabel facilitates her Return to the Rose Garden® Programme, specialising in peeling back the layers of patriarchal religious appropriation and manipulation to uncover the original pagan and Gnostic teachings of our ancestors, for the healing and empowerment of women. Annabel’s 5-Path Programme includes a monthly Membership, which guides you on an Archetypal Journey of the Soul aligned to her Philosophia Wheel of the Year and the Venus Cycle, her Avalon Rose Priestess and Practitioner Trainings, her Sleeping Phoenix Leadership Mastermind for visionary women ready to rise, and her annual Avalon Rose Retreat in Glastonbury, where she has walked her path for 25 years.Visit Annabel: https://annabelduboulay.com/ The Resurrection Rites with Annabel: https://annabelduboulay.com/resurrection-rites/ https://www.instagram.com/annabelduboulay/Visit Law of Positivism:https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivismTikTok: www.tiktok.com/@lawofpositivism 

This week’s divine podcast guest is Achintya Devi, a mystical guide, author, ceremonialist, and founder Goddess Rising Mystery School, & co-founder of Priestesses of the Rose and House of Rosa Mystica. As a High Priestess of the Rose Lineage, she guides women worldwide through sacred ceremony, pilgrimage, Venusian rose mysteries and initiatory work - facilitating profound transformation and leading women into deeper embodiment, remembrance, and soul-aligned leadership, so they may fully embody their true essence and walk the Way of Love.In this episode we learn about Achintya’s path to her work and Mary Magdalene, the Divine Feminine and sacred sites and upcoming retreats in Southern France.

This week’s returning podcast guest is my friend Aepril Schaile, who is an astrologer, performance artist, dancer, poet and mythologist. Aepril Schaile is a neurodivergent poet, dancer, performance artist, astrologer and mythologist living in Co. Sligo, Ireland. She works with Persephone and the Eleusinian Mysteries as devotional practice, artistic research, and living mythology. A pilgrim to Eleusis, she guides meditative and oracular creative journeys rooted in Jungian and archetypal psychology. Recently, she has performed at the Cairde Festival's Wandering Voices in Sligo, A Tide of Ghosts at the University of Copenhagen. Her poems are forthcoming or have appeared in Oscail and Coven Poetry Journal. Aepril holds an MFA in Interdisciplinary Art.In this episode we speak about the Persephone: Entering Living Mystery (Spring authentic voice initiation). Around the Spring Equinox, the ancient Mysteries honored Persephone’s return from the depths of the earth. Her movement between worlds revealed a profound truth: life continually renews itself through cycles of descent, listening, and emergence.Within each of us there is a similar mystery: a place where creativity, instinct, intuition, and soul voice gather beneath the surface. Through meditation, divination, and intuitive writing practices, we will explore the regenerative current that moves through both psyche and body: the place where vulnerability becomes creative power and authentic voice is felt and heard.Read more and join here: https://www.aeprilsastrology.com/store/p68/Persephonelivingmystery.html Check out Aepril and her work in the links below.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aeprilsastrology YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/AeprilsastrologyWebsite: http://www.aeprilschaile.com/Astrology Website: https://www.aeprilsastrology.com/#/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aeprilraven/Visit Law of Positivism:https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivismTikTok: www.tiktok.com/@lawofpositivism 

Sancya Luz returned to the Law of Positivism podcast to discuss the Venus cycle and its significance in astrology. She explained the astronomical and mythological aspects of Venus, including her phases as an evening and morning star, and the Sumerian myth of Inanna's descent into the underworld. Sancya shared her personal experiences and insights gained from 8 years of ritual observation of the Venus cycle, emphasizing its connection to personal growth, values, and transformation. She discussed the current phase of Venus as an evening star and the potential for renewed creativity and abundance. Sancya also announced an upcoming program called "A Higher Love" to help participants align with the Venus cycle and explore their own natal Venus in an embodied way.Read more about the program here: https://www.pathoftherose.com/ahigherlove

This week’s podcast guest is the wonderful Elayne Kalila Doughty – Sacred Feminine Leader, Ordained Priestess & AuthorElayne is a visionary spiritual leader, ordained priestess, transformational guide, and author devoted to the rise of the Divine Feminine. She is the founder of the Priestess Presence Temple—a global sanctuary where women reclaim their sacred power, embody their truth, and lead with fierce grace.An ordained priestess and focalizer of both the 13 Moon Mystery School and the Rosa Mystica Mystery School, Elayne Kalila brings decades of depth, devotion, and embodied wisdom to her work. Through ritual, spiritual mentorship, and priestess arts, she initiates women into a life of purpose, presence, and soul-rooted leadership.She is the author of multiple sacred works, including The Sacred Call of the Ancient Priestess: Birthing of a New Divine Feminine Archetype, Voices of the Avalonian Priestesses: Hearing the Call of Essence, The Path of the Priestess: Discover Your Divine Purpose, and the beloved Magdalene Rose Oracle. Each creation is a living transmission of the feminine mysteries, designed to awaken and empower the modern-day priestess.Elayne Kalila is also a devoted teacher of Mary Magdalene's mysteries, and has taught six highly acclaimed programs with The Shift Network, where she has cultivated a powerful body of work that brings the Magdalene consciousness alive through deeply experiential, embodied, and transformational temple teachings.She hosts The Red Podcast—a bold, unfiltered space for RED women leading from the edge, birthing new worlds through their bodies, hearts, and minds.With deep reverence for beauty, shadow, and transformation, Elayne Kalila offers retreats, summits, mentorship, and ceremonial spaces that empower women to rise as conscious, heart-centered leaders. Her presence is a sacred invitation—to remember who you are, root into your essence, and walk the path of embodied devotion.In this episode we cover the following topics: The Divine FeminineMother Mary Mary Magdalene13 Moons & Archetypes AlchemyGlastonbury and the Chalice WellThe Myrrhophores Six faces of Mary Magdalene Visit Elayne: https://elaynekalila.com/ Priestess Presence: https://pp.priestesspresence.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@elaynekalila?utm_source=%2Fleaderboard%2Ffaith%2Frising&utm_medium=reader2 Read more from Elayne here:The Flame in Our Womb: https://elaynekalila.substack.com/p/the-flame-in-our-womb?r=1fbva8&utm_source=notes-share-action&utm_medium=webWhen Ereshkigal Wakes: https://elaynekalila.substack.com/p/when-ereshkigal-wakes?r=1fbva8&utm_source=notes-share-action&utm_medium=web Visit Law of Positivism:https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivismTikTok: www.tiktok.com/@lawofpositivism

In this beautiful solo-episode, Annabel shares all about the powerful New Moon Solar Eclipse in Aquarius, the Venus cycles and a meditation for this time and the Fire Horse energy. Annabel Du Boulay is Founder of The Avalon Rose Chapel® and an Avalon Rose Priestess with 35 years of embodied experience and academic research in the Avalon, Rose and Celtic Lineages. An international spiritual teacher, speaker, therapist, mystic, and author of the witch-burnings novel The Serpent’s Tale, Annabel facilitates her Return to the Rose Garden® Programme, specialising in peeling back the layers of patriarchal religious appropriation and manipulation to uncover the original pagan and Gnostic teachings of our ancestors, for the healing and empowerment of women. Annabel's 5-Path Programme includes a monthly Membership, which guides you on an Archetypal Journey of the Soul aligned to her Philosophia Wheel of the Year and the Venus Cycle, her Avalon Rose Priestess and Practitioner Trainings, her Sleeping Phoenix Leadership Mastermind for visionary women ready to rise, and her annual Avalon Rose Retreat in Glastonbury, where she has walked her path for 25 years.Visit Annabel: https://annabelduboulay.com/ https://www.instagram.com/annabelduboulay/Visit Law of Positivism:https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivismTikTok: www.tiktok.com/@lawofpositivism

Swati is a yoga teacher and expressive movement facilitator walking the path of the Divine Feminine, Shakti. She studies Indian scriptures and Shakti traditions closely and places them in dialogue with depth psychology, archetypal energy, and embodied practice to understand her power and her intelligence.Swati Jain’s journey began in India as a teenager, practicing yoga alongside her mother. Those early mornings instilled in her the understanding that breath is not merely a technique but a way of listening inward. At the same time, she trained in Kathak, Indian classical dance, discovering how rhythm and story live in the body, and how movement itself can become prayer.Later, Swati pursued a career in corporate leadership development and HR, where she learned about resilience, growth, and the human longing for purpose. Yet, she also experienced the limitations of a life disconnected from body, breath, and spirit.This realization led her back to a deepening practice of yoga, pranayama, meditation, and exploration of the archetypal landscapes of the Goddess. Over the years, she has completed over 500 hours of study with renowned teachers across the world, training in yoga, breathwork, meditation, and expressive movement. Alongside this, she continues a lifelong self-study of Indian philosophy, mythology, and depth psychology—an inquiry that shapes both her teaching and the way she lives.In this episode we cover the following topics:JainismGoddess Kali and LakshmiGoddess ArchetypesGoddess templesGoddess DurgaThe Maha Vidyas Goddess BagalamukhiThe 64 Yoginis Mirabai Visit Swati:https://www.instagram.com/inverted.tree/https://www.youtube.com/@theinvertedtreehttps://www.invertedtree.yoga/Visit Law of Positivism:https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivismTikTok: www.tiktok.com/@lawofpositivism 

This week’s guest is Ana Otero. Through the Teachings of the Christ lineage and the great Mystics and Teachers of the Desert, her sacred intention is to awaken your remembrance of creation, guiding you back to your roots, illuminating the path towards your true self. By employing a holistic approach, she integrates ancient mystery teachings of the Desert Rose with sacred embodiment technologies and sacred voice awakening to create a harmonious symphony of self-realization and spiritual empowerment. In this episode we cover the following topics:Mystical traditionsMary Magdalene Ahava – loveMother MaryOur Lady of Guadelupe Sufism & Dhikr Kabbalah Aramaic mantra  Divine SophiaShekinahSarah TamarVisit Ana:www.anaotero.comhttps://sanctuary.anaotero.com/ www.instagram.com/anaotero_desertrose/www.facebook.com/anaoterodesertrose/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtDOLEgowwfOCFGWz-JHNQg Visit Law of Positivism:https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivismTikTok: www.tiktok.com/@lawofpositivism 

Annabel has been studying Celtic Brigit and Gnostic Sophia since writing my MSc degree thesis on them in 1996, and journeying with them as my family’s primary deities since the initiatory birth of my daughter Sophia in 1999, and her surgery at the Celtic Festival of Imbolc 2002 during my Priestess of Avalon training in Glastonbury. Their mythos and archetypal energies inspired my historical witch-burnings novel The Serpent’s Tale, which begins and ends on 2 Feb – Gnostic Candlemas or Candelora.Author, Creatrix & Warrior Mama of 5 children, 2 of whom she has nursed through 20 operations over the past 26 years, and for many of those as a self-employed, single mother. She wrote and published my historical, witch-burnings novel The Serpent’s Tale during the 9 years that I nursed my daughter Sophia through 12 operations, alchemising my repeated dark nights of the Soul into the light of my gnosis to share in the world, guided by Brigit and Sophia in their embodiment of Lady Alchemia. Visit Anabel: https://annabelduboulay.com/ and the Imbolc immersion: https://annabelduboulay.com/imbolc-immersion/ Visit Law of Positivism:https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivismTikTok: www.tiktok.com/@lawofpositivism 

This week is Collette Corcoran who is the visionary founder of The Sacred Rose Temple Mystery School, a global initiatory path devoted to the embodiment of the Feminine Mysteries. An international teacher, Druid Priestess, and Faculty member at The Shift Network, Collette guides women into deep remembrance—where ancient wisdom, somatic embodiment, and modern psychospiritual healing converge.With over 25 years immersed in sacred yogic and mystical traditions, her life’s work is devoted to the transmission of Womb Wisdom, Sacred Sexuality, Chakra and Energy Alchemy, Jungian-informed psychospirituality, psychological astrology, Herbalism, Shamanism, Druidism, and Ancestral Medicine. Her teachings are rooted in lived experience and are transmitted through ceremony, body-based practice, and profound psycho-spiritual inquiry.A certified yoga elder and yoga teacher trainer, Collette has curated and led transformational programs that integrate spiritual embodiment with somatic intelligence. Her own path of individuation is deeply informed by Jungian Psychology and the four stages of the Magnum Opus, supported by her Foundation Certification in Jungian Concepts and her work as a Jungian coach.As a practicing Druid Priestess and certified Celebrant, Collette stewards Le Temple de la Rose, her sacred grove in the forests of France, where she facilitates ceremony, pilgrimage, and initiatory work. She is devoted to empowering women and men to reclaim spiritual sovereignty and to reweave their lives in harmony with nature, soul, and the Divine.Through her Mystery School teachings, Collette offers a feminine temple path of study, devotion, and embodied leadership. Her work honors the cyclical intelligence of womanhood, blending ancient rites with contemporary psychospiritual teachings. Her offerings include an extensive library of online courses, a three-year Womb High Priestess Certification, a 13-month Temple Template for year-round devotional practice, Druidess training global retreats, Land training pathways for Women’s Circle Leaders, Druidesses, and Sacred Body Prayer Teachers.In this episode we spoke about:Jungian psychology and archetypesDruid wisdom Ancestral work Christian mysticism The archetype of the SnakeThe archetype of the HorseThe fire element Preventing burnout Visit Colette: https://www.templedelarose.com/The program: https://www.templedelarose.com/year-of-the-horse-circle-2026https://www.instagram.com/templedelarose/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbk_RAfWrDb41w8UCTZmDSgVisit Law of Positivism:https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivismTikTok: www.tiktok.com/@lawofpositivism