She was condemned to fire and to wild beasts — and instead of waiting to be saved, she baptized herself. In this episode, feminist writer and speaker Justine Realized joins me to tell the story of St. Thecla, the apocryphal companion of Paul who defied marriage, cut her hair, and claimed spiritual authority no institution ever gave her.
We explore Thecla's story as a mirror for the modern woman's journey: feminism, self-trust, and remembering who we are beneath centuries of conditioning.
We talk about the patriarchy as a wound shared by men and women alike, Yeshua as the true model of the noble masculine, and the embodied echoes of Thecla's defiance showing up in our own lives today — from shaving my head against beauty standards, to a self-baptism in the Mediterranean Sea on my 40th birthday.
For the seeker who has moved beyond institutional religion but carries a direct, felt relationship with the divine feminine and with Christ, this episode is an invitation: where in your own life are you still waiting for permission you already have?
A Mystic in Christ — exploring divine feminine Christ consciousness, Sophianic theology, and Yeshua as a role model for the noble masculine... for the modern mystic and spiritual seeker who is Christ-curious but church-cautious.
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