In this episode of The Sacred Places Podcast, we travel to the ancient temples of Malta, a place that may hold the missing link in the story of Mediterranean goddess worship.
Joined by Maltese folk witch and creator of Lunar and Wild, Steph Rose Wild (@stephrosewild), the conversation explores Malta’s remarkable sacred landscape from the mysterious underground chambers of the Hypogeum to the island’s famous womb-like temples carved from living stone. These sacred structures, shaped through deep relationship with the land, may reveal how ancient peoples understood the divine feminine, death rites, and the living spirit of place.
Together we discuss:
• Malta as a spiritual crossroads of the Mediterranean
• The Hypogeum and the idea of “listening to the living rock”
• Ancient goddess traditions and the symbolism of womb temples
• The role of red ochre in ritual and burial practices
• Archaeology and what it reveals that written history cannot
• Agape tables and ancient funeral rites
• What the future of goddess work might look like today
This episode is an invitation to reconnect with sacred landscapes, ancestral memory, and the living intelligence of the land itself.
✨ Learn more about Steph Rose Wild:
Instagram: @stephrosewild
Website: https://www.lunarandwild.com/
This episode is edited by Jordan, a cohost for the Astro Study Room. Book an astrology consultation with her today!
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Music: Tribal Wind - SergePavkinMusic
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