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Emily Fletcher arrives to the RED temple carrying the full paradox of her path: a former Broadway showgirl turned corporate meditation teacher turned full-blown pleasure priestess, who now holds a vision of 13,000 people gathered at the Pyramids of Egypt to pray with their pleasure. This episode shows what becomes possible when two women sit together in fierce tenderness, radical honesty, and genu...

KC Baker and Elayne Kalila first found each other in 2016 on a pilgrimage to the sacred lands of Avalon, gathered in a circle of sisters through the Magdalene line. Elayne has returned to lead that pilgrimage every year since, and KC has never been far from her heart. So when Elayne recently joined KC's Sleep Sluttiness offering — because, as many of you know, sleep has been one of her greatest ch...

In this intimate, wide-ranging, and deeply grounded conversation, Elayne Kalila is joined by her longtime friend, artist, and cultural visionary Shiloh Sophia to explore one of the central initiations of our time: how to remain sovereign, embodied, and creatively alive inside a collapsing paradigm—without bypassing grief, rage, or responsibility.   Together, they speak into the lived experience of...

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 tha...

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 expl...

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 tr...

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 serve...

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 leader...

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 G...

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...

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 mid...

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 unp...

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 n...

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 b...

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 s...

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...

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 th...

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 M...

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 un...

Join Elayne Kalila with her sister heart Marguerite as they dive into the world of the sacred feminine and plant medicine.    Over the last few years, there has been an incredible resurgence of interest in using plant medicine to open ourselves to deepen self-knowledge and healing. It is being used in many therapeutic settings with amazing results. And with anything that is a medicine, there is al...

Join me and my incredible soul sister, Achintya Devi, as we explore the Rose Mysteries and the rise of the Magdalene Consciousness in our collective at this time. Once again, we dive into the storyline of the reclamation of the Way of Love, protecting what's sacred, and the initiatory path that many of us find ourselves on at this time.     The Goddess has been exiled for the last few thousand yea...

It's been quite a ride over the last 3 months and you may have noticed that we have been on hiatus. The end of 2023 held a lot more in store for me than I could have anticipated!   In this first episode of the new season, I bring forward my heart in a whole new way. Having traversed a very real death and rebirth cycle, I arrive to you now with compassion, love, and some well-timed humor - as I ref...

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...

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 aspec...

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 betw...