Why Pleasure Is an Essential Priestess Skill

Your birth chart can tell you a lot about your calling as a priestess and this episode breaks down how to read it. Tenae walks through Vesta, the asteroid at the center of priestess work, along with the sign, house, and planetary conjunctions that shape how devotion shows up for you specifically. She then introduces the four asteroid priestesses, Medea, Pythia, Phraene, and Iphigenia, each one mapping to a different expression of priestess work: shadow work, intuition, pleasure, and devotion to the divine.Key Placements to Explore: 🔥 Vesta is the single most important priestess placement in your chart, ruling ritual, devotion, and what you hold sacred🐍 Medea and the priestess of shadow work: reclaiming the rage and intensity you've been told is too much👁️ Pythia and the priestess of intuition: how you channel insight for yourself and for the people you serve🌹 Phraene and the priestess of pleasure: devotion to desire, beauty, and the erotic as sacred, not separate from it⚔️ Iphigenia and the priestess of devotion: why sacrifice and devotion are not the same thing, and how to be devoted without losing yourselfAdd all of these to your chart at www.astro.com in the Extended Chart Selection under Additional Objects.Join the Priestess Within Summit, August 3 to 6, 2026, a free week of 20 classes on claiming your role as a priestess and building your own rituals: www.lupinehollow.com/priestesssummitCan't make the live dates? Take the free "What Kind of Priestess Are You" quiz instead, tied to the four archetypes from this episode: https://www.lupinehollow.com/priestessquizConnect with TenaeWebsite: www.lupinehollow.comInstagram: @lupinehollow

In the first official episode of The Sacred Pleasure Temple, Tenae marks the show's rebrand from The Empowered Modern Witches Show and lays out why pleasure is an essential priestess skill, period. She names that in our patriarchal society, we often believe devotion equals sacrifice, and reframes pleasure as a birthright rather than a reward. She walks through the four areas where she weaves pleasure into her own priestess practice: shadow work, intuition, ritual and devotion, and spirit work.Key themes:🔥 Devotion doesn't equal sacrifice🌙 Pleasure is a birthright, not something you earn after enough hard work🕯️ Pleasure builds the resilience needed to do shadow work and move through the underworld👁️ Trusting your body and your pleasure is inseparable from trusting your intuition✨ Devotion to yourself first is how you deprogram patriarchal conditioning as a priestessJoin Tenae for the Priestess Within Summit, August 3 to 6. Twenty free classes on claiming your priestess identity, facilitating ritual, and stepping into sacred leadership.Priestess Within Summit (free): www.lupinehollow.com/priestesssummitConnect with Tenae:Website: www.lupinehollow.comInstagram: @lupinehollow

A personal and practical episode on what it actually looks like to center pleasure even when it feels like your body is working against you. I'm sharing about my IBS diagnosis and health journey, then breaking down my framework for the three types of pleasure: comfort, sensuality, and eroticism.I find that sensuality, specifically, is what makes it possible to live as both someone with chronic illness and someone who practices sacred pleasure every day.Key Topics:Why only talking about pleasure from a "privileged body" perspective leaves most people outThe three types of pleasure: comfort, sensuality, and eroticism as a spectrumWhy comfort is a radical, revolutionary act, not a consolation prizeThe distinction between sensual and sexual (it's in the word: senses, not sex)Sensuality as the bridge back to your body when your body feels like the enemyWhy dropping into your senses can sometimes open up access to eroticism you didn't know you had (if you want it to)Join us for the FREE Lover Within Summit on April 27-30, 2026 - it's a 4-day summit on pleasure, sensuality + sex magic to reawaken desire and reconnect with your body after grief, change, or burnout.Sponsored by The Body Witch, Invoke Boudoir, and Spirit Element⁠Click here to get your free ticket!

A raw, personal life update about the last few months - a big move, a breakup, living alone for the first time, and a 2+ month dry spell... all while deepening my work around pleasure and sex magic. (Whew!)I'm unpacking my own imposter syndrome around being somehow both too much and not enough to be teaching pleasure work while also redesigning my life, rituals, routines, and relationships from the ground up. I've been unraveling old desires, untangling what I thought I wanted, and redefining some of the words that have lost all meaning for me, (like romantic.)Key Topics:Moving into my own solo home for the first time everRealizing that my rituals weren't as much "mine" as I thought... even the one I've been doing for 10 yearsBeing in the creative, primordial goo and the overwhelm of making all the decisions for myselfWhy I haven't had sex in two months... and the imposter syndrome that has come with it as a "sex priestess"Join us for the FREE Lover Within Summit on April 27-30, 2026 - it's a 4-day summit on pleasure, sensuality + sex magic to reawaken desire and reconnect with your body after grief, change, or burnout.Sponsored by The Body Witch, Invoke Boudoir, and Spirit ElementClick here to get your free ticket!

We're often taught that desire is something to mistrust - it's frivolous, selfish, and indulgent. But what if I told you that desire is just another form of intuition - a fiery inner spark of eros that's guiding you to your most honest and alive life? In this episode, we're letting desire lead the way! We're covering: ❤️‍🔥 Why the distrust of desire is rooted in purity culture (and not just in Christianity)❤️‍🔥 The difference between true desire and impulse or instant gratification❤️‍🔥 What desire actually feels like in the body❤️‍🔥 How erotic energy, (sometimes sexual, sometimes not), can be understood as intuition speakingIf this conversation resonates, then the free Oracle Within Summit is for you.January 26–29, 2026A free 4-day summit on intuition + divinationLearn to connect with your intuition and cultivate self-trust so you can confidently make decisions that break the rules  📌 Link to join:  https://lupinehollow.krtra.com/t/hElbSwQ1DmCp

In this episode, I'm sharing four personal stories of times I made an intuitive choice... and it seemed like it all went wrong. These are the stories we're most afraid of - the reasons we so often second-guess and doubt our own inner wisdom. Because we're afraid of making the "wrong" choice and losing stability, relationships, money, or comfort. We're afraid of having regrets. In this discussion, we're talking about why intuitive choices can sometimes feel so scary in the moment, recognizing the difference between intuition vs fear or anxiety, and my own examples of times I trusted myself... and it didn't go how I thought it would. We're covering: Choices about career and relationships Why intuitive actions sometimes cost us something (but they're still the right choices)How to step out of perfectionism and allow your journey to be your own - not a game you have to master or get "right"The Oracle Within Summit (FREE)January 26–29, 2026A free 4-day summit on intuition + divinationLearn to connect with your intuition and cultivate self-trust so you can confidently make decisions that break the rules  📌 Link to join: https://lupinehollow.krtra.com/t/hElbSwQ1DmCpAll-Access Pass (Optional Upgrade)Includes bonus resources, classes, and a brand new 7-day audio practice to help you learn to trust your body as part of intuitive trust. Upgrade on the next screen after you grab your free ticket!

In this episode, I'm diving into what to expect astrologically as we move from 2025 into 2026 — a time of profound collective and personal transformation.You’ll learn:🌕 The major transits shaping 2026 — including Neptune and Saturn in Aries, Uranus in Gemini, Jupiter in Leo, the North Node in Aquarius, and Venus retrograde in Scorpio🌕 Why 2025 felt like one of the most chaotic years in recent memory (and how 2026 will help us integrate what’s shifted collectively and individually)🌕 What it means to build “energetic muscle memory” as planets move into new signs🌕 Four powerful spiritual tools for navigating change with grace:Intuition - trusting your choices even when the path isn’t clearPleasure - anchoring into your body and your desiresShadow Work - courageously traversing your personal underworld in times of grief, heartbreak, or changeRitual - creating grounding stability and spiritual connection even when the world is in upheavalI'm also revealing the details for our 2026 Empowered Modern Witches Summits - four free virtual gatherings exploring each of these sacred tools in depth:🌙 The Oracle Within (January 26–29): intuition + self-trust🔥 The Lover Within (April 27–30): pleasure + sensuality🌹 The Priestess Within (August 3–6): ritual + self-devotion🖤 The Witch Within (October 26–29): shadow work + reclaiming powerClick here to learn more about the four free summits - and to lock in access to our All-Access Pass bundle (limited availability!!)

What if the part of you you’re afraid to let out is actually your greatest power? In this episode, I share how the “good girl” in me was burned at the stake — and how the Dark Moon Priestess rose from her ashes.

Most of the ways you've been taught to do shadow work will actually keep you stuck in the same old loops for years on end. You journal, you reflect, you pull tarot cards, you analyze your astrology chart — but nothing in your real life actually changes.Even when you have a lot of self-awareness and understand where your shadows come from, if you're approaching this work only intellectually, and not moving your shadows out of your body or making changes in your real daily life... you're going to stay stuck. In this episode, you’ll discover why that happens — and what to do instead.You’ll learn:✨ The three phases of shadow work (and why you get trapped in phase two of understanding)✨ Why awareness and understanding aren’t enough to shift your subconscious patterns✨ How to reclaim your shadows instead of trying to fix or heal yourselfI’ll also share my own stories of reclaiming shadows like anger, anxiety, and “neediness” in my relationships — and how you can do the same in your own life.💫 If you’re ready to stop looping on the same shadows and finally take your power back, join me inside The Reclamation — my 8-week immersive program to reclaim your shadows, liberate your power, and live with unapologetic purpose + pleasure. Temple doors close October 3, 2025.🖤 Click here to join the program.Click here to listen to my previous episode about how to do shadow work.

In this episode, I’m sharing a big shift that’s downloaded for me recently: stepping into my Dark Moon Priestess era. This is a big internal shift, but one you're going to start to see show up in my work, my content, summits, offers, branding, and more, so I want to share more about what this means for me and how it's going to I'm sharing about:I'm sharing about:What the dark moon phase represents and why it’s personal for meHow I’ve worked to reclaim the role of “priestess” on my own termsHow pleasure, sexuality, intuition, and shadow work are showing up more prominently in my life and workWhat’s shifting in my business and what you can expect in this new season of the podcast and beyond Special InvitationJoin me for The Witch Within: A Free 5-Day Shadow Work Summit happening September 15–19, 2025. This FREE online gathering will help you reclaim your shadow self and heal from fear, grief, and shame with the support of a witchy community. Get your free ticket here → Click to RegisterResources + LinksRegister free for The Witch Within Summit → ⁠https://lupinehollow.krtra.com/t/DkF1IhyurLa4⁠Listen to this episode for more of my own pleasure and sexuality journey → ⁠Listen Now⁠Follow me on Instagram → ⁠@lupinehollow⁠