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Episode 57 - THE PROFESSIONAL PRIESTESS

Join me and my deep soul sister and priestess apprentice, Sarah Jenks, as we dive into what it means to claim the path of the modern-day priestess as a grounded, respected, and honored vocation.
 
Journey with us as we talk about being a priestess initiate to fully claim your wyrd, proudly fly your freak flag, and walk the edge of discomfort that ultimately leads to a life lived in deep integrity to your purpose and mission. 
 
Sarah went to the right schools, knew the right people, and married the doctor; but that life was out of alignment with her mystic nature. Learn how she became a Priestess–despite her resistance. 
In this episode, we explore: 
 
What it means to be a modern-day priestess
How this path challenge you to listen to your truth
The Priestess wound
What 3,000 years of patriarchy resulted in for us as women
Why we need to be trained as Priestesses
How we can respect & honor this path 
Hilarious, edgy stories from the last 12 years of knowing each other 
BIO:
Sarah Jenks is a wife, mother, entrepreneur and total superstar that recognizes life is more than doing what the world has told us we're "supposed to do." It's about finding your purpose and creating a life where you thrive, not just survive.  It is her mission to empower women around the world to go out and live to their fullest potential. 
 
Sarah has created a large community around her spiritual mentorship and online coaching. She's helped women to own the magic of self discovery and show up for the world as their true beings. The impact she's had on the lives of women is incomparable and yet, Sarah is just getting started.
Find Sarah on the web
https://sarahjenks.com 
FB - https://www.facebook.com/sejenks 
IG - https://www.instagram.com/sarahjenks/
 

Episode 56 - S*X, INTIMACY, AND OUR MENOPAUSAL BODIES

Join me and my incredible soul sister, Lisa Schrader, as we explore the least talked about, most intimate initiations of the menopause journey. 
 
Get ready because we spill the beans about all the things that no one tells you.
 
This has to be one of the most intimate conversations that I have recorded and charts my personal descent journey into facing some of the hardest and most revealing aspects yet of my menopause journey. 
 
Lisa is my go-to woman whenever there is “something going on” in realms of my feminine body, my sexuality, my desire, my intimacy, and the initiations that come for most of us in these “queening” years. 
 
Prepare to have your heart opened, to laugh, cry, gasp, and at the end of it all, not feel so alone … or that you are losing it (although sometimes, losing it is just what is needed)! 
Some of what we explore:
 
Vaginal Atrophy? I mean WTF is that? And who named it that?!
How our bodies change: drive, desire, and anatomy 
The initiation gateway of having to speak our needs
The challenge and hilarity of intimacy and s#x just not working the way it used to
What it means to enter into a deeper lovership with ourselves at this point of the journey
How to embrace all these changes
 
BIO:
Lisa Schrader, the founder of Awakening Shakti, has impacted the lives of thousands of women for over a decade as a workshop leader, author, speaker and coach. Her work has been featured on Oprah, Oxygen and VH1. She has achieved the designation of Professional Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation and has been in private practice since 2001. Lisa leads workshops and offers a variety of online group coaching and initiation programs to international audiences.
She is a graduate of UCLA and a faculty member of The Shift Network, where she also hosts the annual Shakti Summit global event. She writes and speaks widely and has authored many published articles and two books: Kama Sutra 52: A Year’s Worth of the Best Positions for Passion and Pleasure from Quiver Books and her own ebook, Getting Started with Tantra. Lisa has designed a sensual and abundant life that she absolutely loves in the Sierra Foothills of Northern California.
WEBSITE: https://www.awakeningshakti.com/ 
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/awakeningshakti/ 
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/AwakeningShakti 
 
 

EPISODE 55 - QUEEN, EMPRESS, MAGA: Your Well Earnt Feminine Power

In this first episode of the new season, I come rolling back with more RED magic.
 
Join me as I set the scene for the next series of RED and let you into the discussions I’ve been having recently about what it means to embrace our saging process and make a timely claim to the power of menopause.
 
We all know about the three phases: Maiden, Mother, and Crone. 
 
But what happens if you’re in between the Mother or Crone phase? What is this phase called and who is the archetypal power that resides within us when we reach the fabulous 50’s? 
 
Could it be the Maga, Queen, or Empress?
In this episode:
What if you’re not yet ready to be a Crone, but you surely aren’t a Mother anymore?
What if you didn't have birth children … then what
What if we, as a generation, are stepping into a new phase of embodied womanhood for the first time in thousands of years (think: the ravages of patriarchy and our foremothers who had no money, property, rights, etc.) 
Consider the grief from the unmanifested desires of our mothers and the dream seeds we carry
Maga Power: Not giving a sh*t about what others think of you & reveling in the energy that frees up 
Queen Power: Saying no (most of the time), sitting on your throne, and eating bon bons instead (at least some of the time) 
Empress Power: Honoring all that you’ve experienced & sitting in the bounty of the life you’ve created
What is this emerging face of the feminine? Who She is within us? What are her characteristics?
 
Let’s explore how naming her gives us more freedom, power, self-gnosis, and support to honor our life journey of the 50-something-year-old amazing women that we are! 

EPISODE 54 - THE WAY OF LOVE

Join me and my beautiful sister, Dr. Nicola Amadora, as we explore the Magdalene and the Way of Love. 
 
This is one of the most heart-opening, deeply honest conversations I’ve ever had. 
 
Nicola is a heart-sister of mine; I feel such kindred love for her. She’s an extraordinary speaker and transmitter of what it means to walk the Way of Love. 
 
Prepare to have your heart opened and confronted by what love actually is. It’s not as simple as it seems… 
 
Come explore shadow work, humility, kindness, and fierce courage from the lens of being divinely human. 
 
This is a tender hearted, humorous chat that will have you daring to examine all the ways that you are being called into your own path of spiritual and human maturation! 
 
Some of what we explore:
What is the Way of Love, anyway?
What are some of the most common ways that we’re challenged when we step onto this path?
What are the greatest challenges that we face when we’re called  to ask “what would love do now?”
What are some of the funniest and most moving challenges that we can face when we truly see through the eyes of love? 
BIO:
Nicola Amadora Ph.D. offers a powerfully real and embodied, feminine spiritual path as a Spiritual Teacher, Psychologist, Women Leader, Author, and Speaker. For three decades she has been ushering thousands of women home. Nicola is passionate about the deep feminine way and our red lady Mary Magdalene and teaches retreats, courses and trainings worldwide. Nicola is wildly devoted to Her way - being fully human, living the soul fire as a woman, and turning lives and this shaken world around.
 
FREE GIFT:
https://www.nicolaamadora.com/
 
ONLINE: 
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002653471525

EPISODE 52 - WOMB POWER

Join me and the audacious, amazing Thema Azie Serwa as we fire-up a conversation about our wombs and Woman God … which happens to be the name of Thema’s new book!
 
Thema is a Red Woman Magdalena if ever there was one!
 
Thema is a dose of rocket fuel, so get ready for some high speed, say-it-like-it-is, raw, honest, vulnerable, and hilarious truth spilling moments. 
 
In this episode, you’ll hear all about magick, mystery, womb healing, spiritual awakening, and so much more! 
 
We both love to ask uncomfortable questions so as to understand how we’re called to find the sanctity of our wombs, awaken our magic, and step into our fullest expression of love. 
 
Thema shares her profound healing journey through the remembrance of her womb … and how this changed nearly everything in her life. 
 
This riveting episode will have you laughing, crying, and blushing … and most importantly, knowing nothing is impossible if we choose alignment…
 
Some of what we explore:
How to reclaim our spiritual lineages
Our womb story 
How to honor the wisdom of your womb
Why we make excuses to NOT be as powerful as we actually are
Womb as the center of your power
Creating rituals that create meaning & connection to our wombs
 
BIO:
Imagine being 2 years old, standing on top of your mother’s dining room table, preaching about wars you fought in your baby gibberish, then laying hands on people saying “heal” and they heal. 
 
Reverend High Priestess, Thema Azize Serwa, as a child, would steal her mother’s lotion and stuff plants in them and call it medicine. She is unapologetically God’s juju girl.
 
By age 6, Thema launched her first business, and has owned a non-profit and multiple for profit businesses, all of her life. Here she is over 30 years later, Founder and pioneer of The Womb Sauna blazing a trail of divine feminine power that is undeniable. 
 
With a brand in 15 different countries, Thema has reached millions through her consistent message to heal everything. 
 
As a viral sensation, best selling author, ordained interfaith minister, and radically authentic leader, she has already documented her impact in Sheen Magazine, Huffpost, Femi Magazine, Fox News, and many other media outlets throughout the world.
 
For Thema, your empowerment is her passion. She brings you a little closer to God.

EPISODE 51 - THE MODERN DAY MAGDALENAS

Join me and New York Times best-selling author, Magdalena Kathleen McGowan, as we travel deep and wide into the landscape of The Magdalene—the historical woman and the collective archetype. 
 
This riveting episode goes fast and furious, as we’re both fiery, red-headed Celtic women! 
 
Kathleen has spent her life dedicated to the reclamation of the voices and stories of important women, creating a herstory through her historical novels. The Magdalene is probably the most famous of all…
 
In this episode, we explore how Mary Magdalene may be one of the most influential and important figures who changed the course fo Western history. 
 
Kathleen and I are deeply inspired by the Magdalene and how to embody being modern-day Magdalenas. 
Some of what we explore:
Magdalene as a role model for the modern woman
The greatest crime against Mary Magdalene 
How Magdalene changed the course of Western history
Magdalene & the feminine face of Christianity
The Way of Love as an embodied practice
What it means to become a fully realized human being
 
BIO: 
Kathleen McGowan’s journey to becoming a foremost expert in the field of women’s histories encompasses decades of research and global travel, as well as her own life’s initiations. She has spent 30 years studying the legends of Mary Magdalene in France, and that of the women who have claimed her as their spiritual godmother for over 2000 years: queens, warriors, scholars, mystics, women who changed the world but have been unsung. As the New York Times and global best-selling author of “The Magdalene Line” trilogy, her books broke foreign language distribution records, appearing in 40+ languages, even while the content was controversial and ahead of its time. Her new book, The Boleyn Heresy, was an instant Amazon bestseller and #1 in multiple categories.  She is also a regular contributor on the History Channel.com
 

EPISODE 53 - THE MADONNA SECRET

Join me and the incredibly erudite Magdalena, Sophie Strand. We converse about who Mary Magdalene is and was as a rooted, grounded, earthy sensual woman, teaching us the ecology of being human and divine. 
 
Sophie is an incredible Magdalene storyteller, if ever there was one! You’ll love hearing about her upcoming new book, The Madonna Secret. You’re definitely going to want to red (read!) it, as soon as it hits shelves in mid-August. 
 
Hear all about what inspired Sophie to write her amazing book and how it initiated her in a very deep way. 
 
This is a dive into one possible story of the potent relationship that may have existed between Magdalene and Yeshua. 
 
Some of what we explore:
Why Magdalene and why now?
Magdalene as an invitation to animistic sensibility
Magdalene as a sensualist, who puts us in touch with the erotic nature of spirituality
The new story of Mary Magdalene as equal to Yeshua & what this brings to us as modern day Magdalenas
What it means to walk as a Magdalena
BIO:
Sophie Strand is a writer based in the Hudson Valley who focuses on the intersection of spirituality, storytelling, and ecology. The author of The Flowering Wand, her eco-feminist historical fiction reimagining of the gospels The Madonna Secret will also be published by Inner Traditions in Summer 2023. Subscribe for her newsletter at sophiestrand.substack.com. And follow her work on Instagram: @cosmogyny and at www.sophiestrand.com 
 
WEBSITE: www.sophiestrand.com 
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/cosmogyny/ 
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/sophie.strand1 
 
 
 
 

Episode 50 - CELEBRATING BIRTH THROUGH DEATH - THE MAGDALENE ROSE ORACLE

It may seem odd to celebrate the birth of something through the portal and gateway of death, but this is exactly what I’m inviting us to do. 
 
In this poetic, deep dive into how intimately birth and death are interwoven into our lives, I share my personal story of how my miscarriage gave birth to something else…    
Join me as I weave my story through spoken word and musical compositions from Bam Vox, creating an exquisitely feminine journey that we can all relate to…
 
In this episode, I explore:
 
Miscarriage as a rite of passage that is miscarriage—how its power is vastly minimized & misunderstood 
Navigating between the realms 
When the Magdalene showed up in the midst of my miscarriage as a guide, mentor, and soul love 
How the soul of an unborn being can be a guide to the next iteration of life
The creative process is alchemical in nature, challenging us to embrace what is being let go, in order to embrace what’s coming
How grief and love, and love and grief are explicitly interwoven, pointing us to understand the cycles of creation and destruction 
 
As women, our bodies are uniquely designed to create life in all forms—from babies, to families, to projects, and dreams. We carry this amazing Creatrix energy within us.
 
And, with every creation, there’s a death of the old self, the old way of doing things. 
 
Each of us is always simultaneously, ceaselessly weaving birth, death, and rebirth. 
 
Join me as I share how my miscarriage offered me the shamanic rite of passage out of which the Magdalene Rose Oracle came into being. 
 
You’ll also experience a reading from the oracle deck (listen to discover more!) AND get a sneak peek of the 6 new musical/spoken tracks from Red Velvet Sun that will be released later this year.
 
Join us for the live event for the launch of the new Magdalene Oracle: https://magdaleneroseoracle.com/launch-party/

Episode 49 - EMBODIED MAGIC

 
Join Elayne Kalila and  Alegna Moss as they dive into all things magical! 
 
Together, they discuss how so many of us get shut down to our intrinsic magic - something that we are so deeply connected to within our childhoods. They explore the fears, projections and ways that we continue to get shut down as we grow up - another version of the with wound, or the priestess wound.
 
Alegna, shares candidly about her own  life path and how she connected to her magic, only to have it shut down by her Mothers fears of what her “wayward” daughter was getting into. And with that what it has taken to open herself back up again.  
 
Some of what we dive into: 
 
Magic and ancestral lineages- how this connection has changed everything for her
How do we co-create magic into our lives? 
How do we create magic in our relationships? 
How are magic and freedom connected? 
How do we engage with our shadow to find our magic? 
 
 
BIO:
 
Alegna Moss is a Spiritual Life Coach who helps women master their energy so they can create a life they love with flow instead of hustle. ****She works with entrepreneurs, creatives, healers, and leaders who want to weave their unique magic as the authentic expression of their soul’s truth. Through a mix of intuition and aligned action, she teaches her clients to create abundance on their own terms. Her mission is to help women remember the magic within them and share it with the world.
 
Alegna believes the new paradigm we're co-creating is shifting society from a competitive environment that thrives on following someone else's blueprints for success, to a holistic expression of creativity and service that thrives on authenticity, balance, collaboration, and sovereignty. You can learn more about her work at alegnamoss.com.
FREE GIFT: https://alegnamoss.com/inner-child-healing/ 
 
WEBSITE: www.alegnamoss.com   
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/alegnamoss/

Episode 48 -THE MAGDALENE PATH

Join Elayne Kalila and Meredith Rom as they explore what it means to walk as a priestess leader … and how the Magdalene is guiding many of us to reclaim our authentic, feminine power—especially as mothers and in our businesses.  
 
Together, they discuss the priestess wound; at this time, many women are being called to create spaces (guided by our spiritual connection to the Magdalene) in support of other women finding their voice and power. 
 
Meredith, who has her own wonderful podcast, shares candidly about her fear of speaking in public, her crippling shyness, and how she stepped into her own healing journey of finding her voice—to the point of having a podcast and being a speaker!!
 
Some of what we dive into: 
 
The fear of being seen and the fear of being a powerful leader
Redefining leadership as a conscious decision
The connection between Mary Magdalene & women's leadership
The experience of trauma on a spiritual level and how to work with it
Love as a multifaceted experience
 
BIO:
Meredith Rom is a yoga teacher, author, women’s leadership coach and host of the Rising Women Leaders podcast. She supports women to heal past wounds and release limiting beliefs to fully embrace their greatest gifts and soul callings. Her mission is to see women shining at their brightest, owning their worth and using their voice to be a beacon of light for others to awaken in this world. After graduating from NYU she followed her intuition to Northern California where she now teaches yoga and mentors women to rise in courage, self-love and feminine leadership.  Learn more at www.meredithrom.com and on instagram @meredithrom.
FREE GIFT: https://www.risingwomenleaders.com/webinar  - link to free webinar on the Role of the Priestess in the Modern Age 
Website: www.meredithrom.com 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meredithrom/