Blessed Virgin or Holy Whore? Healing the Divide in the Divine Feminine

The Madonna-Whore Complex Is Ancient: How to Heal the Divide in the Divine Feminine by Embodying Your Exiled PartsFor two thousand years, women in the Western world have been handed a binary: be the Madonna, or be the whore. But this split didn't begin with Freud. It was deliberately constructed through centuries of Church history, from the sacred sexual priestesses condemned by the Pharisees, to Pope Gregory I's erasure of Mary Magdalene, to Augustine's doctrine of original sin embedded in the female body.In this episode, we trace the full history of the Madonna-Whore complex, name the full spectrum of divine feminine archetypes — from the innocent virgin to the sacred slut — and explore how to bring the exiled parts home through embodiment.(Including a personal story from a tantric women's retreat and a healing embodiment practice you can try with your girlfriends this weekend.)Featuring verses from Hal Taussig's A New New Testament translation of The Thunder: Perfect Mind, the ancient Gnostic text written in the voice of Sophia, divine wisdom.This episode is for spiritual women and men who love Christ, the divine feminine, and who are ready to stop choosing.Resources and Links:Receive A Mystic in Christ love letters: https://nadianeriya.substack.com/p/free-welcome-giftExplore our new book, Sacred Fire: https://nadianeriya.substack.com/p/sacred-fire-a-mystics-love-storyJoin Lovers of God, our members community: https://nadianeriya.substack.com/p/membershipTaste Divine Union, with our erotic embodiment ritual: https://nadianeriya.substack.com/p/divine-unionBook a 1:1 spiritual mentoring session with Neriya: https://nadianeriya.substack.com/p/mentoringRead Jesus's transmission on Magdalene's 7 "Demons": https://nadianeriya.substack.com/p/demons-mary-magdalene-and-the-sevenSubscribe to A Mystic in Christ podcast:Substack: http://nadianeriya.substack.com/subscribeiTunes | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-mystic-in-christ/id1846793168Spotify |⁠⁠ https://open.spotify.com/show/31RnSNhQYRbuXiJ7ofo1h3?si=d715158d823542dbYouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@NadiaNeriyaInstagram | https://www.instagram.com/nadianeriya Get full access to A Mystic in Christ at nadianeriya.substack.com/subscribe