#174 - Sex And Religion with Rev. Stephanie Clarke

<p>This is clearly a big one, Sex and Religion, we could spend years and years on this one subject which I hope we will so we can free ourselves from the shame and guilt around sex that religion in particular has instilled. </p> <p>In this episode however I am in conversation with the 'Irreverent Reverend' Stephany Clarke on the history and taboos around sex and sexuality. We cover quite a few themes in the conversation including the </p> <p>- Goddess religions vs The Male God Religions</p> <p>- Myths around Sex </p> <p>- Female sexuality and it's power   </p> <p>- Mary Magdeline</p> <p>- The Chakra System </p> <p>- The Divine Feminine----more----</p> <p>BIO</p> <p>Rev. Stephanie Clarke is known as “The Irreverent Reverend” because she loves to expose the religious and cultural taboos around God, Sex and Death. Especially sex. </p> <p>Trained by Rev. Michael Beckwith (of “The Secret” fame) at the Agape Spiritual Center in Los Angeles, Rev. Steph became a Metaphysical Minister in 1998 and an ordained Interfaith Minister in 2018. In 2000, she founded “Soul Home” in Johannesburg, the first New Thought multi-racial ministry in S. Africa, consciously dedicated to healing the wounds of Apartheid.  </p> <p>Rev. Steph has written 3 books: “Down Dirty and Divine: a spiritual ride through London’s underground” (2012), her autobiography, “The Miss-Adventures of an Irreverent Reverend: A Spirit-ed Guide for Rebels and Renegades” (2016) and her latest, most controversial work and intimate sharing of her personal experience: “The Sex Goddess: De-bunking the Mythology of God & Sex.” (2018). </p> <p>Rev. Dr. Michael Beckwith, and Lisa Nichols – of “The Secret” fame.  As well as being a speaker and an author, Rev. Steph is also a sacred ceremony facilitator and a Law of Attraction life-coach. Since meeting her American soul mate in the Great Pyramid of Egypt in June 2019, at the great age of 61, she has settled in Oregon, USA, and focused her coaching on helping older single women find their soul mates an