Episode 51

Written By Michaela Carlin
 
 
 
 

Join Michaela Carlin in dialogue with Dr. Joanna Kujawa, a renowned scholar and author, for an enlightening conversation that invites women to connect to the many facets of feminine energy embodied by goddess archetypes, and for men to support them in this exploration.  

Dr. Joanna challenges traditional narratives, dismantles dogma, and encourages individuals to choose their own spiritual path, specifically highlighting the profound transformations that can occur when women awaken and embody the feminine force. Through personal anecdotes of awakening and initiation, she demonstrates how embracing the feminine energy can elevate both ourselves and the world around us. 

Drawing upon her expertise and research, Dr. Joanna reevaluates the portrayal of Mary Magdalene, shedding light on her true nature and interconnectedness with Jesus. By exploring concepts such as non-duality and the four levels of consciousness outlined in the Gospel of Mary Magdalene, Dr. Kujawa underscores the significance of transcending lower levels of consciousness to tap into our highest potential.

Dr. Joanna Kujawa is the author of The Other Goddess: Mary Magdalene and the Goddesses of Eros and Secret Knowledge, scholar, and spiritual detective. She received her BA and MA from the Pontifical Institute for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto, Canada, and her PhD from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. As an active academic for over 20 years, she uses her scholarly training to investigate topics other academics often pass over, such as: Can spirituality and sexuality be experienced as one? Who was the real Mary Magdalene? Is there a lineage of Goddesses now resurfacing in our collective experience of spirituality?

Apart from her writings for academic publications on spiritual travel, Joanna has also had her short stories and essays published through various media and in many prestigious anthologies, including Best Australian Stories, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, She Rises. She is on the editorial board of the International Journal of Goddess Studies and co-edited an academic volume on Spiritual Tourism.

Episode Highlights

  • Reclaiming and embodying feminine energy 

  • Dr. Joanna’s personal experiences with awakening and initiation, including encounters with Kundalini energy

  • The need to de-dogmatize ourselves and choose our own spiritual path 

  • The power of connecting with different aspects of feminine energy through goddess archetypes

  • The balance of masculine and feminine energies as crucial for a more harmonious world

  • Embodying the feminine to positively transform ourselves and the world around us

  • Mary Magdalene’s relationship with Jesus and challenging the traditional portrayal of her as a prostitute 

  • How consciousness and non-duality play significant roles in understanding and working with energy

  • A redefinition of sin as a consequence of actions based on lower levels of consciousness

  • The four levels of consciousness outlined in The Gospel of Mary Magdalene 

  • How connecting with the archetypes of goddesses can enable us to tap into our vast potential 

  • Sexuality, spirituality and sexual alchemy

Dr. Joanna Kujawa’s Links 

Resources Mentioned in This Episode

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Special thanks to Jeremy Colbert (Taragápe) for the original podcast theme music.

You can find out more about Jeremey’s work here:
taragape.com and @taragape

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