About Joanna



Dr. Joanna Kujawa is the author of Alien Goddess: UFOs and the Goddesses of Ascension and The Other Goddess: Mary Magdalene and the Goddesses of Eros and Secret Knowledge.

She is not only a scholar but also a fearless spiritual detective unearthing mysteries that challenge conventional narratives. Her journey began in communist Poland with $20 and a borrowed suitcase.

She first moved to Sweden then Paris, France, and Canada where she received 3 university degrees at the Pontifical Institute for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto.

She then travelled through Asia and moved to Australia where she completed her PhD at Monash University in Melbourne. As an active academic for over 20 years, she uses her scholarly training to investigate topics other academics often pass over such as what is the nature of UFO experiences?

Is there a connection between AI, UFO, and the esoteric Goddess Traditions of Inanna, the Eleusinian Mysteries, The Gospel of Mary Magdalene, and the Pistis Sophia?

She now lives in subtropical Australia with her handsome man and their border collie, Charlotte.

Academic Background

Education

Education:

  • Ph.D., Monash University, Melbourne, conferred October 2005.

  • M.A., University of Toronto, conferred June 1994.

  • B.Ed., University of Toronto, conferred June 1994.

  • B.A. Hons., University of Toronto, conferred June 1992.

Professional Employment:

2000 to December 2012, Lecturer at Monash University.

* Also, for three years (2008-2011), I was an assistant editor for Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies, Routledge (Francis and Taylor Group), published in 36 countries.

Scholarships and Awards

  • Monash Graduate Scholarship, March 2003 to February 2005 (Australia: offered and accepted).

  • Monash International Postgraduate Research Scholarship, March 2003 (Australia: offered and accepted).

  • Ontario Graduate Scholarship, spring 1993 (Canada: offered but rejected).

  • University of Toronto Open Scholarship, spring 1993 (Canada: offered but rejected).

  • Junior Associate Scholarship of the Pontifical Institute of University of Toronto, spring 1992 (Canada: offered and accepted).

  • Silver Medal Award for the Best Philosophy Graduate of St. Michael’s College of University of Toronto, spring 1992 (Canada: offered and accepted).

  • Faculty of Arts and Science Scholar certificate in recognition of academic work accomplished with high distinction: spring 1991 and 1992, University of Toronto (Canada: offered and accepted).

Languages spoken

Polish, English, French, Latin.

Scholarship & Speaking

Joanna combines serious scholarship with an unusual ability to make complex esoteric material accessible, entertaining and relevant.

  • Jeff Woodgate — President, Canberra Jung Society — strongest academic/institutional endorsement.

  • Dr Joseph Cheer — Monash University — academic research + personal experience + audience connection.

  • Ben Bowler — World Weavers / Monash symposium — specifically recommends her for public speaking and academic events.

  • Katarzyna SytaSeven Sermons to the Dead; “fascinating, clear, condensed knowledge.”

  • Kerry Keim — Carl Jung Society talk; knowledgeable, witty, engaging.

  • Yashoda de Hayr — Jung Society; knowledgeable, handled difficult questions.

  • TJ Bateman — depth of knowledge, compelling lecturer, strong Q&A.

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Professor Jeffrey J. Kripal, author of How to Think Impossibly: About Souls, UFOs, Time, Belief, and Everything Else.

“In The Other Goddess, scholar Joanna Kujawa explores an esoteric tradition of women’s power and instructs readers on how they can utilize the transformative potentials that Mary Magdalene represents and personifies.”

— Professor Diana Walsh Pasulka
Author of American Cosmic: UFOs, Religion, Technology

“Dr. Kujawa presents a very compelling, well-researched account of goddesses that rises above any typical discussion on the subject. This is essential reading for anyone interested in exploring ancient archetypes and new femininity.”

— Zeus Yiamouyiannis, Ph.D.
Author of The Spiritually Confident Man: Pioneering a New Frontier of Co-Creative Masculinity

The Other Goddess explores and empowers the vital reclaiming of all aspects of the Divine Feminine and above all the healing grace of Her erotic wisdom and its embodiment in human love.”

— Dr Jude Currivan
Cosmologist, author, and co-founder WholeWorld-View

The Other Goddess is a compelling journey into the forgotten dimensions of the Divine Feminine, restoring the erotic, the mystical and the sacred as powerful pathways to knowledge, and transformation.”

— Vanese Mc Neill
Creator and Producer, Magical Egyptit