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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/

Join Elayne Kalila and the wonderful Isis Indriya as they dive into the power of the Egyptian Mysteries and lineage of Sacred Ritual Theater. 

Sacred Ritual Theater has been a part of our human experience since the beginning of time. Come on to this fascinating and illuminating dialogue where they explore the roots of ritual, theater, healing, and the importance of why this sacred ancient art is being reclaimed at this time. 

Priestesses of ancient times were deeply steeped and trained in the art of Sacred Theater and Prayerformance. 

In this episode: 

Learn about the transformative power of theater and the divine, unpacking the idea of co-creating with elements and gods in ancient theaters

Dive into the ancient traditions of ritual theater, where participants become cosmic forces and shape culture and society through storytelling and alignment with the cosmos

The importance of listening and paying attention to the intelligence and communication from the cosmic realms, and creating in alignment with them

What it means to become a "vessel" for the living archetype in mystery school work, involving purification and cleansing practices to become a clear vessel for energy

What the difference is between “acting” and “embodying” an archetype

The value of studying sacred sciences and mystery traditions, which can help build strength and deepen one's understanding of the cosmos, leading to a greater connection with the divine

The importance of reimagining and revitalizing social roles and functions through storytelling and ritual initiation

Join Elayne Kalila and the wonderful Dr.Kellie Hayes as they travel yet another spiral into the fascinating and perplexing subject of our menopausal rites of passage. As you know, we have been exploring the deeper recesses of what it is to walk through this phase of our lives and to glean the wisdom from within the trial and tribulations. 

Elayne Kalila has been delighting in finding women to speak about what it means for us all to find ourselves AGAIN as we go through our peri-menopausal years, and what it truly means for us to enter into a new phase of our lives.

Dr. Kellie has some deep wisdom to share on this subject, and this conversation is a heartfelt, funny, vulnerable, and deeply insightful ride through some of the more difficult, challenging, and beautiful moments that we as women find ourselves in as we go through our own death and rebirth at midlife.  

If you are ready to embrace the “Saging” stage of life, this conversation is for you…

Some of what they explore:

• Peri-menopause as a radical reset of everything

Join Elayne Kalila and the wonderful Lara Maysa Ingram as they dive into the world of ancient Egyptian Mysteries and why there is such a fascination with the ancient hermetic teachings and how they are still so relevant for us today in the ravaged world we are navigating. 

Together we discuss what it is to make a pilgrimage to any sacred site and how we are changed and transformed by these kinds of deep soul rememberings and callings. 

They grapple with the moment that we find ourselves in as a global community as we are called to face the current atrocities – in particular the war in Gaza and genocide against Palestinian peoples. 

They speak into how the ancient mysteries and the power of alchemy can inform us as we look for the ways that we can recognize and embrace our individual and collective shadows, and at the same time hold the vision of the world that we are calling forward. 

Some of what dive into:

• How Lara received a powerful message for her own soul's evolution through a stray cat, and how listening between the veils is what begins a spiritual journey. 

Join Elayne Kalila with her deep-hearted sister Leah Lamb as they muse into the world of sacred storytelling and its place within our priestess arts. Leah is a masterful storyteller and has been extolling the power of story and sacred narrative for many years. 

Come and listen to her share her own storylines and allow her to inspire you to embrace your inner bard. 

Together they meander through the landscapes of myth, metaphor, and ancient storylines to speak into why storytelling is such an important art form for these uncertain times that we find ourselves living in. 

This is a beautiful weaving of the magic of the spoken power of story and the role that story, myth, and archetype play in all of our lives.

Some of what we explore:

• What is sacred storytelling?

Join Elayne Kalila and the wonderful Magdalene Elder Margaret Starbird as they presence the lesser-known story of Easter, the starring role that Mary Magdalene had in the Passion of Christ, and how excluding her from the story and the Church has caused such disarray in our world.

Margaret has devoted much of her life to researching and writing about the lost bride or the “Bride in Exile” – aka Mary Magdalene – and has extensive knowledge and chapter and verse that she brings to this dialogue. 

Together they dive into the incredible ‘herstory” of the Sacred Union Goddess Cults that predate Christianity, to Magdalene as the holy grail, and how the bible can be used as an oracle!  

Margaret tells wonderful stories of how she went from being a devout Catholic woman who was horrified at the idea of Magdalene and Yeshua in sacred union to becoming one of the grandmothers of the modern Magdalene movement.  

Some of what we explore:

• How the incredible importance of Mary Magdalene is hidden in plain sight if we know where to look 

Join Elayne Kalila and her sister heart Jonita D'souza, Founder of Exploring Femininity, as they delve into the mysteries of Tantra and its profound implications for our spiritual journey. Born in India and raised in the UK, Jonita has been on a fascinating journey of reclaiming her own cultural and spiritual lineages. 

In this insightful and deep conversation, Jonita takes us into a journey of understanding Tantra as it has come to be known. They de-mystify an often misunderstood term and offer a grounding in what it is and what it isn't!   

Together they weave a wonderful conversation delving into common misconceptions about Tantra being solely focused on sexuality and explore the diverse disciplines within the tantric tradition, beyond sexual practices, including yoga, meditation, and ritual.

Some of what we dive into:

• Define Tantra as the path to becoming one with life and achieving liberation through expansion