November 08, 2023

51. Do Ancient Goddesses Hold the Key to a Global Shift in Consciousness? The Rise of the Feminine is the Medicine for Our Time with Dr. Joanna Kujawa

1 hour 26 minutes

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

Website: www.joannakujawa.com
Instagram: @drjoannakujawa.theothergoddess
Facebook: Dr. Joanna Kujawa

Resources Mentioned in This Episode

Dr. Joanna Kujawa’s Talks and Workshops
Book: The Other Goddess: Mary Magdalene and the Goddesses of Eros and Secret Knowledge by Dr. Joanna Kujawa
Book: Jerusalem Diary: Searching For The Tomb And House Of Jesus by Dr. Joanna Kujawa
Book: Light on Tantra in Kashmir Shaivism: Chapter One of Abhinavagupta's Tantraloka by Swami Lakshmanjoo and John Hughes
Book: First Templar Nation: How Eleven Knights Created a New Country and a Refuge for the Grail by Freddy Silva
Book: Nature and the Human Soul: Cultivating Wholeness and Community in a Fragmented World by Bill Plotkin
Gnostic Scriptures and Fragments: The Gospel According to Mary Magdalene
Scientist and Educator: Gregg Braden

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