What if the Amazons, the wild women of Europe, weren't simply a myth? And what else might we have misunderstood about women in the ancient world? What if matriarcy were not an excuse to dominate men, but rather an opportunity to centre the mother in society? What would that look like?

Tahnee speaks with feminist scholar, author and Motherpeace Tarot co-creator Vicki Noble about Amazons, female shamanism and spirituality, Goddess cultures, and the radical act of looking at the archaeological record through a matriarchal lens.

Drawing on decades of research, and the work of Marija Gimbutas and other feminist archaeologists who dared to read the evidence differently, Vicki explores what has been overlooked, dismissed or interpreted through a male lens - and what these older images of female sovereignty and spirituality might offer women now.

Tahnee and Vicki also wander into the story of the Motherpeace tarot, women's spirituality and creative expression beyond child-bearing, women sharing power, and the much bigger question underneath it all: what becomes possible when women claim the innate power of our biology and recover a history in which we were never peripheral?

Whatever your perspective on matriarchal cultures and feminist discourse, this is a powerful conversation exploring Vicki's decades of work, and her legacy in shaping how we understand and imagine the feminine in 2026.

Vicki's free webinar on the Amazons: https://www.wisewomenoftheworld.com/the-amazons-women-warriors-and-shaman-priestesses?

Vicki's website: https://www.vickinoble.com/

Vicki's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vickinobleone/

What if the changing ebb and flow nature of female desire isn't a problem to solve, but part of its intelligence? What could our erotic lives look like if we embraced the archetypes of Maiden, Mother, Virgin and Crone, and allowed ourselves to actually mature through the different seasons, thresholds, and identities of a woman's life?

Tahnee speaks with sexological bodyworker, birth doula, and author Kimberly Ann Johnson about her upcoming book Erotic Seasons, and the shifting landscapes of female sexuality across a lifetime.

Together they explore what happens when we stop expecting desire to be consistent, predictable or endlessly available, and begin paying attention to the body itself - its seasons, nervous system, stories and changing needs. They speak about erotic maturation, menopause, nervous system literacy, agency and consent, and the complicated work of reckoning with our sexual histories without reducing ourselves to either victim or perpetrator.

They also explore something largely missing from contemporary conversations about sexuality: the communal erotic. Kimberly shares stories from her sexuality salons, years of pelvic bodywork and embodied practice, asking what we lose when sexuality becomes private, performative or confined to sex itself - and what becomes possible when women are able to witness and learn from one another again.

At the heart of the conversation is a different proposition: that maturation is not a downgrade. That our sexuality is supposed to change. And that the female body, rather than something to optimise back toward youth, might itself be a spiritual path.

Whatever your relationship to sexuality, desire or the language of the erotic, this is a rich and at times provocative conversation about inhabiting the female body on its own terms - and allowing our understanding of sexuality to become more nuanced, embodied, communal and alive.

Previous interview with Kimberly

Pre-Order Erotic Seasons: https://kimberlyannjohnson.com/erotic-seasons-2/

Kimberly's website: https://www.instagram.com/kimberly.ann.johnson/

Kimberly's Instagram: https://kimberlyannjohnson.com

Welcome back to Season 2 of the Body of Wisdom podcast with Tahnee Taylor. I can't wait to share these conversations with you!

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