In this luminous, fiery, and deeply intimate conversation, Elayne Kalila welcomes beloved mystic, theologian, and prolific author Andrew Harvey to speak about his timely new book, The Magdalene Revolution: a reclamation of the “greatest story never told,” the sacred partnership of Mary Magdalene and Jesus, and the radical implications of their love for our time.

Andrew shares the origin moment that initiated this work—an extraordinary vision in Mary Magdalene country in the South of France—and the four-year initiation that followed, including the shattering fire that burned his home and the mystical grace that poured in afterward. 

In this episode, they explore:

This episode is for anyone who feels the pulse of the Magdalene in their bones, and knows her return is not a trend. It is a Pentecost.

In this deeply human and illuminating conversation, Elayne Kalila welcomes longtime sister-priestess, teacher, and author Elana Auerbach to speak about her newly released book, The Sure Thing — a radically simple, devotion-based weekly pleasure practice designed to restore intimacy, trust, and connection in long-term relationships and within the self.

Woven through this episode is an honest exploration of menopause, mismatched desire, nervous system overwhelm, and the quiet grief many couples carry when intimacy becomes fraught or uncertain.

Rather than offering another “fix” or technique, The Sure Thing reframes pleasure as a relational sanctuary — one rooted in safety, presence, responsiveness, and mutual devotion.

This episode speaks tenderly to those navigating long partnerships, midlife transitions, and the deep longing to feel alive, desired, and at home in the body again.

In this episode:

A compassionate reframe of desire and intimacy

Language to talk about pleasure without pressure

A practical, gentle ritual that calms the nervous system

Permission to begin where you are — without fixing or forcing

A lived example of intimacy restored through devotion, not effort

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After a year-long hiatus, Elayne Kalila returns to The Red Podcast with a deeply personal and collective initiation story—marking the opening of Season 8.

In this episode, Elayne shares the underworld journey that took her through menopause completion, severe inflammation and debilitation, surrender, healing, and a profound reorientation of leadership. 

Woven through her story is a powerful transmission on humility, being fully human, and why this moment in history is calling forth the Watchtower Women—modern-day Magdalene leaders choosing love over fear in a collective Dark Night of the Soul.

Welcome back to Season 8. Welcome back to Red.

In this episode:

The return of The Red Podcast and the intention for Season 8

Humility, humanity, and being brought “close to the earth”

Menopause as an initiatory passage and reckoning

Illness, surrender, and the miracle that arrived in the dark night

The Magdalene path and leading through vulnerability

Synarchy leadership and the living temple model

Watchtower Women and choosing love over fear in uncertain times

In this episode, I had the great pleasure of sitting down with the amazing Layla Martin of This Tantric Life Podcast + the VITA Coaching method. I met Layla many years ago when she was a coaching client of mine when she was just starting out her amazing sacred business, sharing ancient Tantric teachings in a modern context. 

This is a deep conversation about the nature of Tantra and how it serves us as modern-day priestesses to more deeply understand the ancient roots of this lineage of self-realization. What I loved about this conversation was the humor and humility that we got to share as women who are on our own journeys of continual awakening.  

We dive deeply into the nuances between spiritual experience and the path of enlightenment, the power of sacred sexuality, and the power of healing from sexual trauma.

Some of what we explore: 

Grab a cuppa and have a good laugh with us about all the ways we are still learning to walk as love in the world and how often we fail!

Follow Layla: 

This week’s conversation explores the nature of love, the interconnectedness of body and soul, and the role of plant medicine and sacred practices. 

I’m joined by my dear sister heart Allison Conte, as we discuss our spiritual paths, the divine feminine, and the challenges of living with love and humility in difficult times. We dive into why we need to bring our feminine spirituality into leadership now.

We also share personal stories of transformation, surrender, and the importance of self-love and self-care.

In this episode, we explore: 

In this episode, I sat down with the exquisite artists Sedona Swan Soulfire and Marya Stark to discuss their collaborative project "She Rose," a sacred offering to the rising Divine Feminine.

The profound symbolism of the rose is at the heart of this work. For both Swan and Marya, the rose has been a deeply personal and spiritual ally on their journeys of self-reclamation and embodiment of the Goddess. 

Since childhood, Swan has associated the rose with the fragrance, power, and cyclical nature of the feminine. Her womb healing journey led her to the rose as a symbol of recovery, innocence, and the monthly initiations of her cycle. 

Marya describes the rose as a "crown jewel," an archetypal representation of the different aspects of the Goddess that she has befriended on her path.

Together, the rose is seen as a "dream labyrinth," holding the intelligence and mysteries of the feminine experience. It symbolizes the blossoming, ripening, and shedding of the petals, mirroring the ages, stages, and evolutions of womanhood. 

The rose is also connected to sacred lineages, the rose gamos (sacred marriage), and the celestial remembrances of the priestess archetypes.

At the core of the "She Rose" offering is a deep understanding of the transformative power of initiatory performance and ritual theater. Ultimately, "She Rose" is an artistic homage to the reclamation of the Divine Feminine that is already unfolding in the world. 

This work is a way to amplify and celebrate the rise of the Goddess through their creative offerings. By weaving together music, dance, ritual, and myth, they hope to touch the hearts and souls of all who experience it. The art becomes a vibrational transmission, a catalyst for catharsis, and a reflection of the interconnectedness we all share as human beings on a journey of awakening.

We cover: 

The inspiration and message behind "She Rose" 

The significance of the rose symbolism and the "path of the rose" 

The importance of ceremonial initiation and the concept of the "initiated body" in their work

The challenges and growth experienced through their collaborative creative process

Details on the upcoming "She Rose" performance tour dates and locations

Insights from the Magdalene Rose Oracle on the Sapphire Blue Frequency as an ally for their work

Guests:

Sedona Swan Soulfire - Dancer and sacred weaver of tantric magic

Marya Stark - Songwriter, chantress and lyricist of the Goddess

Resources Mentioned:

Temple of the Muse website: www.templeofthemuse.com

She Rose Collective community: www.templeofthemuse.com/100-for-100-she-rose

Be sure to check out the tour dates for the "She Rose" performance and connect with Swan and Marya online to experience their powerful offerings. Enjoy this deep dive into the rise of the Divine Feminine!

Last year in Avalon, I had the great pleasure of spending time with Jonathan and his wife Sarah as they embarked on a journey of renewing their vows through the sacred art of anointing with the holy oils. It was one of the most moving experiences I’ve curated and focalized as a ceremonialist. I was deeply touched by Jonathan’s ability to enter into deep sacred relationship with the holy oils, and I knew then that I wanted to interview him about masculinity and how to support healing between men and women. 

In this beautiful deep-dive dialogue, Jonathan shares some of the inner workings of the masculine psyche and some of the ways men interpret the things they hear from their partners. Translation can be a real issue!

What I loved most about this interview was hearing about how Jonathan resisted coming into doing his own work, and how this shifted for him. If I’ve heard it once I’ve heard it a thousand times – women on a spiritual path really want their men to do it with them. Yet, they often don’t know how to invite them to engage in deeper transformational work. 

In this episode, we explore: 

Challenges men face in expressing emotions and connecting deeply in relationships

How men are often socialized to suppress emotions and focus on being providers rather than emotional connectors

How women can encourage their male partners to do personal growth work without forcing it

Differences in communication styles and needs between men and women in relationships

How to make clear requests and then step back to help men feel empowered to respond

Why men may fear failure or disappointment and how this causes them to put less effort into their relationships

Recognizing and appreciating subtle expressions of vulnerability from men 

The importance of understanding each other's "love languages" in a relationship

To kick off Season 7 and my deep-dive dialogues with men on healing the masculine and feminine, please join me and the illustrious Jamie Catto, a divine fool and advocate for the deepest of healing for both men and women.

Jamie and I met over 35 years ago, and you can get the whole backstory when you listen to the podcast! In this episode, we discuss our parallel journeys of leading from the middle of the mess and embracing the divine foolery of life.

What I love most about this conversation with Jamie is his vulnerable, irreverent, and at times antagonistic version of masculinity and humanity. It is not only refreshing but also an initiation into the greater honesty and humor about our flawed beauty!

In his words: "Life is like a rodeo horse covered in Vaseline, you know, you're gonna be on your ass a good few times a day. You've got to start finding it funny!”

Some of what we explore:

Cultivating the Sacred Fool within & how this helps us heal

Why it's important to be kind to the young, fragile parts of ourselves

How to disrupt the “holier than thou” spiritual bypass & cultivate political incorrectness

The value of embracing all aspects of the self & how this leads to greater authenticity and creativity

Complex dynamics between masculinity & femininity, including men's potential "addiction" to women's radiance 

The need for healing for men & women

Starting November 2024! A 4-month deep dive into our Empowerment, Creativity, Healing, and Intimacy to level up your Life and harvest the immeasurable gifts and treasures… ~ an ongoing closed group with Jamie Catto ~ https://www.jamiecatto.com/gamechanger

Join Elayne Kalila as she dives into the shadows that so many of us hold around the word “priestess.” 

Why is it that so many of us are both attracted and repelled by this word? 

What is about the ancient/modern/future priestess that both scares and intrigues us?

In the brief and impactful share, Elayne Kalila takes us on a journey into the “herstory” of the priestess, so we can begin to unpack the wounds and shadows that so many of us carry individually and collectively. 

Over the last 11 years of curating and focalizing the Priestess Presence School of the Sacred Arts + Temple, Elayne Kalila has worked with 1000s of women on their path to remembering and reclaiming what it means to walk as a modern-day priestess. In this process, she has done deep and very profound research on the nature of the Priestess Wound and how it affects those of us who are called to step into ceremonial leadership and remember our magic, intuition, seership, alchemy, and healing abilities.

In this episode:

Hear Elayne Kalila’s story of unpacking internalized patriarchial abuse and patterning that kept her from stepping fully into her own mission and purpose 

Learn the one thing that literally 1000s of women have in common when they first step onto the path of the priestess 

Feel where you are on your own journey of reclaiming yourself as priestess, medicine woman, oracle, seer, witch…

Understand how your own healing and liberation is part of the collective awakening and how important it is that each one of us do this healing work at this time 

Receive an invitation to a special masterclass where Elayne Kalila goes more deeply into the 6 priestess wounds and the gifts that lie within them

Join Elayne Kalila and her soul sister Eden Amadora as they dive into the alchemical power of creativity and music. Come with them as they debunk some of the most common shadows so many have internalized about who gets to be creative or artistic! This one is for you if you’ve ever said, “I can't sing, draw, or dance!”

Together they dive deep into the shadowlands to see how art is alchemical in nature, and how every one of us has access to the incredible power of art to work with the parts of self that we have cast out. 

Eden shares about her own deep shadow work with confronting her internalized judgment and separation from the masculine and her anger with the male face of God. This deep processing birthed an incredible body of work through her called the “Sun Heart,” a 3-month self-study program through the rite of Hieros Gamos, the inner marriage.  

They also share how important it is for us as women to heal any parts of our inner world where we are in judgment, contempt, or hatred for the masculine, and understand that masculinity is not the same as patriarchy – although they are so often conflated and seen as the same thing.

You’ll want to hang out to the end of this one to hear a very intimate acapella preview of a new song Eden is currently working on that is STUNNING!

In this episode:

How we avoid and resist looking at the darker shadow aspects of self, and how this can keep us stuck on our life path

What it is to enter into alchemical work with our shadows and least liked parts of self

How we need to discern the difference between patriarchy and masculinity and how this can free us from the internalized projections onto men that continue to separate us 

Hear an intimate LIVE acapella version of a beautiful new song that Eden is dedicating to the sacred marriage of Yeshua + Magdalene

Don't miss this free Beltane event with Eden: https://edenamadora.com/sherises/