Archived Radio Show

December 11, 2023

Original Radio Show  ID:
WSA231211

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Duration 57 minutes

The Guest interview begins at 19 minutes.

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Featuring

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1. Commentary by Elaine B. Holtz,  Host of Women's Spaces 

2. Guest: Rev. Dr. Patricia Keel,  Unity Church Minister and Teacher of Metaphysics 

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1. Commentary by Elaine B. Holtz:  I have a special guest this morning, joining me on the pho will be Rev. Dr. Patricia Keel, a longtime student of metaphysics and a spiritual teacher in the mystical tradition. Patricia was the Founding minister of Unity of Berkeley and is currently a frequent Guest Minister at Unity churches.

It's hard to believe that Christmas is just fifteen days away and I thought I would have Rev. Patricia Keel to be on to look at the Christmas Story and some different perspective on this holiday. For me when I think of Christmas and how it has been presented over the years that it was supposed to be the story of the Prince of Peace and here, we are in 2023 having these brutal wars in Gaza and in the Ukraine..

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2. Our Guest, Rev. Dr. Patricia Keel, transitioned from real estate to the Unity teachings of Myrtle and Charles Fillmore, founding Berkeley's Unity Church. Her journey into metaphysics uncovered the Bible's deeper significance and the limitless potential of metaphysical understanding beyond our senses. Patricia's 17-year Indian study enriches Western metaphysics, offering ways to transcend inner conflicts for true inner peace, allowing authentic actions aligned with our genuine selves.
Rev. Keel notes that women played a key role in the Christmas story as found in the gospels of Matthew and Luke. These writers harkened to the prophecy of a messiah coming to rule the world in peace, and it would be through two women, Elizabeth and her younger cousin Mary. First Elizabeth's faith would be tested like that of Abraham's wife Sarah, to bear a child in her old age. Then Mary's faith was tested as a virgin to whom the angel Gabriel announced she would bear the prophesized messianic son. Elizabeth would recognize Mary's standing through the leap of her child in her womb, a child that would late be called John the Baptist. In the midst of the hard occupying rule of the Romans and the insensitivity of the Jewish ruling Sanhedrin to the suffering of the people, Jesus was born.
These four weeks of Advent preceding Christmas is meant to prepare us for the individual revelation of this Peace within us and share with the world. The winter solstice at this time of year is also a time of hope for warmer days of more light.
Rev. Keel helps us recognize the bible characters in us as metaphysical principles in their action. She emphasizes how important it is for us to enter the stillness within and slowing down our breaths to enter a feeling of sacred space to be open to the intuitive announcements in the creative process of incarnation.

About our Guest:   Rev. Dr. Patricia Keel is a longtime student of metaphysics and a spiritual teacher combining western metaphysics with eastern mysticism. She believes that every woman carries within her the wisdom, insight, and inner strength to overcome challenges and create miracles in the world. Her work as a teacher, coach, speaker, and trainer spans over 30 years with diverse groups from all cultures, faiths, and traditions.
Patricia was the Founding minister of Unity of Berkeley and is currently a frequent Guest Minister at Unity churches. Her study in India over the past 17 years brings a unique depth to her work as East meets Western spirituality.

Guest Links:

Website of Rev. Dr. Patricia Keel:  https://patriciakeel.com/

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 Herstory

Our history is our strength. Check out important dates to remember in herstory at the National Women's History Alliance, where the date descriptions were sourced unless otherwise indicated.

Herstory Events:

December 10, 1948.  On December 10th every year, we celebrate Humans Rights Day. Human Rights Day is observed by the international community every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day in 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

In 2023, we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which coincides with the 30th anniversary of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. For 75 years, the core ambition of the Declaration has been to infuse societies with equality, fundamental freedoms, and justice. The Declaration sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected. Available in more than 500 languages.

December 10, 1869 – Wyoming is the first territory to give women the right to vote.

December 14, 1961 – President’s Commission on the Status of Women is established to examine discrimination against women and ways to eliminate it. We have an active Commission here in Sonoma County and a shout out to Jan Blalock who just stepped down after serving eight terms as President, an amazingly gifted woman.

December 14, 1985 – Wilma Mankiller is sworn in as principal chief of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma – the first woman in modern history to lead a major Native American tribe.

Herstory Birthdays:

December 13, 1903 (1986) Ella Baker, organizer, tried to develop local leaders for civil rights campaigns but found male leaders in the NAACP quite unwilling to delegate power, helped lead the Southern Christian Leadership Conference until Dr. King took over, worked with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.

December 14, 1897 (1995) – Margaret Chase Smith, first woman elected to both houses of Congress (R-ME), serving 8 years in the House of Representatives and 24 in the Senate, first in Senate to challenge Senator Joseph McCarthy’s anti-communist crusade.

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Announcements;

Video Zoom Recording of Marianne Williamson in Conversation, of Monday, November 20, 2023, sponsored by the National Organization for Women - Sonoma County Chapter and Womens's Spaces, with Elaine B. Holtz as interviewer. Includes audience questions to Marianne.

Click Here for Video of Marianne Williamson 11/20/2023 In Conversation.

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023 Peace and Justice Center issues new weekly list of events and links to community non-profit organizations:  
PJC website: www.pjcsoco.org  

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Monday, December 18, 2023, 11 AM PT # repeats 11 PM PT, the show will feature guest Vesta Copestakes on the Age of Aquarius. Radio KBBF 89.1 FM, North SF Bay or live streaming at https://kbbf.org/live

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023, 11 AM PT, repeat of Monday's show that will feature guest Vesta Copestakes on the Age of Aquarius.  Radio KPCA 103.3 FM, Petaluma, CA. https://petalumacommunityaccess.org/kpca 

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023, 5:30 to 9:00, Santa Rosa Democratic Club Meeting, Veterans Memorial Building, 1351 Maple Ave., Santa Rosa, CA. Social time at 5:30 pm, dinner at 6:30 pm, club business meeting at 7 pm, and our guest speaker Santa Rosa Mayor Natalie Rogers at 7:30 pm. RSVPs are required. Dinner is $25/person. You may attend the meeting at no cost, and we do ask you to please RSVP and mark 0 for dinner. RSVPs are due no later than 10 pm on Sunday, December 10th. RSVP link is  www.democlub.org/rsvp

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Wednesday, January 3, 2023, 6 PM, IOLERO Community Advisory Council (CAC)monthly meeting, Open to the public. Click Here for IOLERO website.

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Music Selections

The Opening and Closing Theme song The Woman in Your Life is You is done with permission of the Composer and Singer Alix Dobkin ((August 16, 1940 – May 19, 2021) Alix Dobkin death was just announced - Thank you for all you did for Lesbians to be recognized and Women to be honored. May you rest in peace. See our Interview with Alix Dobkin on 12/1/2014 and our Memorial to Alix Dobkin on 5/24/2021

The Woman in Your Life is You by Alix Dobkin from the album Living with Lavender Jane (2010 Women's Wax Works) - www.alixdobkin.com

Let There Be Peace, sung by Becky Hobbs, from the album Nanyehi – Beloved Woman of the Cherokee (Released 2011@ 2011 Becky Hobbs)

Light a Candle, sung by Frozen Heart from the single Light a Candle (2017 Musekater, Independent-Rock- Label Stuttgart Deutschland)

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Link:  Spinitron.com Playlist for Women's Spaces Show