Ep. 345: KamalaDevi McClure on Polyamory, Tarot, Reality TV & Her Memoir One Fool’s Journey
What does a 25-year open marriage actually look like, and what happens when you let Showtime cameras into the bedroom? Zach sits down with KamalaDevi McClure, a sex and relationship coach, tantra teacher, author of seven books and former star of Showtime’s Polyamory: Married & Dating. She’s here to talk about her new memoir, One Fool’s Journey.
KamalaDevi explains how she told her future husband she was bisexual and polyamorous before she’d even give him her number, and how their second date included a third person. She breaks down the difference between polyamory and open relationships. She also covers why “you can have sex but you can’t fall in love” is a swinger agreement, not polyamory, and how couples build “designer relationships” outside the mononormative script. Zach, who has been monogamous with his husband for nearly 28 years, asks the questions many listeners are probably wondering about.
The two go behind the scenes of reality TV. KamalaDevi refused to let Showtime cut her young son from the show, set firm boundaries against staged sex, and had a contract barring her from talking about God or spirituality on camera. She shares how a solstice hike to Machu Picchu on her 50th birthday inspired the book. The memoir is structured around the 22 tarot archetypes and comes with a reimagined queer, poly and kinky companion deck. She also opens up for the first time about her experience as a “soul walk-in.”
Find KamalaDevi:
- Website, newsletter and a free sample chapter: kamaladevi.com
- Book: One Fool’s Journey https://kamaladevi.com/landing-page/
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