We were lucky to catch up with Shoshanna Blanca AKA Jesus Christ Pornstar recently and have shared our conversation below.
Shoshanna, appreciate you joining us today. What’s been the most meaningful project you’ve worked on?
I’m best known for my spiritual erotic performance art project The Second Cumming, where I use my body to explore themes of divinity, enlightenment, love, and forgiveness. Utilizing body art, music, prayer, educational vlogs, and sensual performances, I provide a sort of visual Bible study class for those who are bored of the dry manner in which religion is typically presented. I believe Christianity and many world religions have lost people due to an emphasis on paying for sin (even while claiming Jesus already died for our sins) and a denigration of the fruits of the flesh as antithetical to the fruits of the spirit—as if the two are separate. My second fan page Uncovering Eve explores the “curses” on Adam and Eve and challenges religious shame by showing how we are not cursed but physically blessed. I’ve been using the hashtags #MakeJesusSexyAgain, #PornifyJesus, #KnowJesusBiblically, and #JesusFreakInTheBedroom because I think Jesus would like us to enjoy our bodies on our own terms and care about what feels safe, positive, and healthy to us rather than what others think of us.
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
I’ve been a writer and sex educator for the past decade or so and got the idea last year to do something more creative thanks to a psychedelic trip. I report in my Second Cumming and Porn Psychic video series about the visions I’ve had on psychedelics about Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and the apocalypse. I’d begun experiencing Jesus visitations while on a psychoactive plant medicine called iboga back in 2021. He gave me the title “daughter of God” and inspired me to read the Bible and begin attending church. I was raised Jewish and so now identify as a Christian and a Messianic Jew, one who believes in Jesus as the first messiah. I also carry some beliefs from reform Judaism, such as the position that we are all the messiah. Everyone has a role in saving the world. I’m not the only person to have what I call a messiah initiation, where one feels called toward solving the world’s problems through the lens of Christ’s teachings. Many people have had that trip, where they recall a soul connection to Jesus or Mary and their role in the messiah movement becomes clear. I’d like to give these people permission to come out of the closet, and I’d like others to stop stigmatizing those who communicate with the higher realms. Many are picking up on important truths that would become evident if we got curious and listened without a pathologizing lens. Christianity has taught me the value of preserving and believing in one’s purity and innocence—and for me, that means acknowledging the inherent purity and innocence of the body and sexuality rather than trying to reform or change oneself.
We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?
It’s funny to read this question because my work challenges the whole idea that we as humans need to “learn our lesson.” A friend told me a while back that there are two types of experiences in life: learning lessons and getting gifts. Some things happen to us to teach us a lesson; other things happen to reward us. Most of us have had periods of our lives that leave us wondering: When will I stop learning lessons and start receiving gifts? The latter begins with realizing there was no lesson to learn in the first place. A year or so into my Christian awakening, for instance, I had a roommate who was poor with boundaries and ended up asking him to leave after two weeks. I caught myself thinking this was a “lesson” in choosing roommates carefully—but then I realized I enjoyed those two weeks and didn’t regret it. While I decided I wanted a female roommate next time, my previous one was right for the time he was there. I found humor in the situation. I hadn’t done anything wrong; it was just time for something new. We can have a kinder relationship to ourselves if we start thinking in terms of trying something new or redirecting one’s life rather than judging or fixing oneself. The “learning lessons” rhetoric shows up often in sex-negative narratives, e.g. if you get an STI, this may feel like punishment for having sex rather than having the moral neutrality of, say, getting a cold. I believe there’s something pure and innocent about sexual energy that gets warped by societal slut-shaming, anti-sex-work, and anti-LGBTQ+ narratives. The body does not need to be disciplined and reigned in but listened to, honored, and respected—and heard when it is saying “yes” as much as when it is saying “no.” I am done with judgment and criticism, even “constructive criticism,” as this is a heavy energy that weighs me down instead of propelling me. I know I am on the path that is aligned with my divine mission, so some people’s choice to find flaw with me is of no use. We have that choice.
Is there mission driving your creative journey?
My work as Jesus Christ Pornstar was driven by self-love and encourages others to cultivate self-love. Too much self-love. The kind of self-love people are afraid of. The kind that women are not “supposed” to have. People are taken aback by the confidence it takes to appear naked on camera sharing intimate emotions and discussing taboo topics like religion. I have encountered people who say this is inappropriate or will make me undesirable in the dating market or interfere with other aspects of my career. That’s actually kind of the point—I love myself so much I do not mind making art that’s traditionally looked down upon because I know I remain just as lovable afterward. I know nothing I do would ever really stop the people who love me from loving me. I also use my platform to stand up against sexual shame. For too long, hypocritical church and government leaders have been telling us that a woman who makes porn is debasing herself even if that’s what she loves. Yet many of these people have engaged in sexually unethical behavior themselves. Unless a man can prove he has maintained orgasm equality in all his sexual encounters, exhibited clear, open communication around boundaries and sexual health, never slept with someone then ghosted them, and never consumed unethical or pirated porn, he is in no place to judge any woman’s sexual behavior.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://linktr.ee/shoshannalovesjesus
- Twitter: https://x.com/shoshannablanca
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ShoshannaBlanca
- Other: Model Mayhem: https://www.modelmayhem.com/shoshannablanca
The Second Cumming: https://onlyfans.com/shoshannablanca
Uncovering Eve: https://onlyfans.com/uncoveringeve
