Intuitive Awakening

Margarita Mooney Clayton, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Congregational Studies in the Department of Practical Theologyat Princeton Theological Seminary and a Research Fellow in Theology and the Arts at Blackfriars Hall, Oxford University. She earned a Bachelor’s in Psychology from Yale University and a Master’s and Ph.D. in Sociology from Princeton University. She taught in sociology programs at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Yale University, and Princeton University.
She is the author of  When Mary Calls: Surprising Encounters with the Mother of God.  
You can find her book, When Mary Calls: Surprising Encounters with the Mother of God here:
1. https://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/9781631440922/when-mary-calls/
2. Amazon: HERE
Praise for When Mary Calls
“Margarita Mooney Clayton reminds us of something the modern world has almost forgotten: that Mary is not a sectarian figure but the mother of ALL who follow Christ—Pentecostal, Orthodox, and Catholic. This remarkable book rekindles our sense of wonder at the mysterious partnership between the human and the divine. It invites readers to rediscover a faith in which heaven touches earth, and miracles lead us deeper into truth. When Mary Calls is essential reading.”—Eric Metaxas, #1 New
York Times bestselling author of Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy and host of Socrates in the City and The Eric Metaxas Show
“An encounter with Mary is unexpected in our time—because she’s almost universally misunderstood. Dr. Margarita Mooney Clayton traces the many ways over that wall of misunderstanding. First among them is Scripture, of course, and the beauty of biblical typology. I love this book.” —Dr. Scott Hahn, the Father Michael Scanlan TOR Professor of Biblical Theology and the New Evangelization at Franciscan University of Steubenville and author of Hail Holy Queen: The Mother of God in the Word of God

In the mystical cosmology preserved within the Gnostic texts of late antiquity, the universe is not only a physical creation but a vast unfolding of consciousness. At the heart of this unfolding stands a powerful and mysterious figure known as Pronoia, the divine Forethought, the living intelligence of the cosmos that awakens humanity from spiritual forgetfulness.
In this episode, we explore the luminous figure of Pronoia as she appears in the Gnostic text The Trimorphic Protennoia, one of the extraordinary writings discovered in the Nag Hammadi library in Egypt in 1945. Speaking in the first person, Pronoia describes herself as the First Thought of the divine mind, a presence that descends again and again into the world to awaken the divine spark within humanity.
Who was Pronoia? How did ancient Gnostic mystics understand her role within the structure of the cosmos? And what does it mean to hear the “voice” of divine insight within one’s own consciousness?
Through myth, history, and reflection, this episode explores one of the most poetic and profound expressions of the divine feminine in ancient spiritual literature.
References

The Trimorphic Protennoia. In The Nag Hammadi Scriptures, translated by Marvin Meyer, HarperOne, 2007.

The Apocryphon of John. In The Nag Hammadi Scriptures, translated by Marvin Meyer, HarperOne, 2007.

Pagels, Elaine. The Gnostic Gospels. Random House, 1979.

Layton, Bentley. The Gnostic Scriptures. Yale University Press, 1987.

King, Karen L. What Is Gnosticism? Harvard University Press, 2003.

In this episode we explore the mysterious figure of Barbelo, often described as the First Thought, the Divine Mother, and the Womb of Creation. Drawing from ancient Gnostic texts discovered in the Nag Hammadi library in 1945, including The Apocryphon of John and The Trimorphic Protennoia, we examine how early mystics envisioned the unfolding of the cosmos through emanations of divine consciousness.
Who was Barbelo? Why did some ancient spiritual traditions describe the origin of the universe as a feminine intelligence? And what might it mean today to reconnect with the idea of a divine mind that exists not outside of us, but within us?
Through myth, history, and reflection, we journey into one of the most profound and mysterious goddess figures preserved in the ancient world.
References

The Apocryphon of John. In The Nag Hammadi Scriptures, translated by Marvin Meyer, HarperOne, 2007.

The Trimorphic Protennoia. In The Nag Hammadi Scriptures, translated by Marvin Meyer, HarperOne, 2007.

Pagels, Elaine. The Gnostic Gospels. Random House, 1979.

Layton, Bentley. The Gnostic Scriptures. Yale University Press, 1987.

King, Karen L. What Is Gnosticism? Harvard University Press, 2003.

Laurie Nouchka is a UK-based IFS-informed therapist and spiritual guide specializing in inner parts healing and grounded spirituality. She supports clients in understanding emotional triggers, reconnecting with their inner world, and building self-leadership and inner safety. Drawing from her own healing journey, she integrates Internal Family Systems, nature-based connection, and intuitive channeling to bridge the human and the divine. Her work centers on the belief that true transformation happens when we honor both our emotional reality and our spiritual nature.
You can find her at:
Website: https://www.laurienouchka.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurienouchka/

In this deep exploration of The Interior Castle by Saint Teresa of Ávila, we journey through one of the most profound mystical texts ever written. Written in sixteenth-century Spain during the turbulence of the Reformation and the Inquisition, Teresa’s masterpiece offers a visionary map of the soul as a radiant castle filled with many rooms, each representing deeper levels of spiritual awakening, self-knowledge, contemplation, surrender, and divine union.
References 

Teresa of Ávila — The Interior Castle