Radiate Love Radio: with author Wendy Victor "The Luminous Heartbeat"

IN the last two years alone, we've witnesses both the first female Speaker of the House, as well as the first presidential candidate. Although Senator Hillary Clinton lost the nomination, her campaign demonstrates that more women are aiming for positions of power - and according to history, this concept isn't as novel as many people think. In her new book, "The Luminous Heartbeat," historian Wendy Victor points out that women were once the divine figures of power, much like the ancient Egyptians who viewed the universe as a male-female duality. She says the concept of male dominance is a fairly new development - just 5,000 years old. But according to Victor, male influences have eclipsed the authority and impact of females, yielding a heavily patriarchal-spiritual world. In "The Luminous Heartbeat," Victor, former assistant to the curator for the "India!" exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, uses art, poetry and photography to deliver her message of empowerment to women who aren't aware of feminism's deep-seeded roots. The book is intended to be a spiritual journey into why ancient, positive feminine influences have been eroded and replaced with a male-centered society. Among many things, she says a move toward the written word and a departure from oral histories are responsible for rewriting women's role in history and ultimately cultural norms - starting with the re-telling of the Garden of Eden. To learn more about Wendy Victor, and to order her book, you can visit her at www.luminousheartbeat.com