The book version offers graphically illustrated, handsketched inserts designed specifically to further enhance the story, beautifully portraying the steps of mary magdalene. A complete translation of the gospel of mary aeon byte. The secret magdalene by ki longfellow, the da vinci code by dan brown, mary, called magdalene by margaret george, the ex. She claims to be a descendant of jesus christ and mary magdalene.
I am dedicated to helping to restore the divine feminine to her rightful place through powerful meditations and initiations of the highest. The gospel of mary, believed to have been written in the 3rd century, reveals a mary magdalene who had a special relationship with jesus and possessed a. The way of love is of course, the way of mary magdalene, and throughout the book and the poems is a moving reality of marys great love for jesus. Kathleen mcgowan born march 22, 1963 is an american author. Cultures throughout europe believed there was once a gospel written in christs own hand, a treasure. These passages are much like the tibetan book of the dead which reveals the peaceful and wrathful dieties a soul encounters during its. As well as the songs, that mary magdalene herself could have written, you will find a story that you can read as you would a novel, or that you can take as a metaphor for spiritual truth. In this excerpt, the other disciples are discouraged and grieving. The second novel of the series is the book of love, published in 2009.
The site includes the gnostic library, with the complete nag hammadi library and a large collection of other primary gnostic scriptures and documents. This berlin codex was purchased in cairo by german diplomat carl reinhardt. Maureen paschal is regarded as both a heroine and a target after discovering the gospel written by mary magdalene. Only love the secret teachings of mary magdalene a collection of writings received by lauri ann lumby on behalf of mary magdalene. Mary magdalene has been represented in many different ways throughout history, especially during the baroque and renaissance periods. For example, in the films version of the last supper, mary magdalene. Spiritual guidance from mary magdalene, channeled by mercedes kirkel, in which mary speaks about the book of love and what is required. The gospel text is the surviving fragment of an apparently longer document that was lost over the centuries. In this awardwinning book of spiritual guidance, mary magdalene brings us the feminine aspect of yeshuas jesuss teaching. The book of love was lost along the way and is one of jesus s and mary magdalene s most simple and profound messages for us. Afterward jesus journeyed from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of god. With references, you too can research and see for yourself, the power of this womans simple faith, and how it led her through dark and difficult times of great persecution.
The gospel of mary magdalene audiobook by jeanyves. Mary magdalene revealed brings together the exquisite balance of personal experience and the uncovering of spiritual texts that quite simply rock and lovingly challenge the christianity of the world today. It is clear from the gospels that mary magdalene had a great love for jesus. Mary magdalene is mentioned in all four gospels as a witness of the crucifixion and empty tomb. With rooney mara, joaquin phoenix, chiwetel ejiofor, tahar rahim. Through 25 profound messages, mary illuminates topics rarely addressed in the spiritual world uniting the feminine and masculine, healing body shame, the sacredness of sexuality, and emotional mastery all leading to living in the heart. I was even the butt of one of bill oreillys attacks and have challenged him to. Her novel the expected one sold over a million copies worldwide and has appeared in over fifty languages. Magdalene songs and the way of love i write about mary. In the book of love, maureen paschal continues her journey of discovery begun in the.
The gospel of mary magdalene reveals a very different love story from the one weve come to refer to as christianity. She had been freed by him from possession by seven devils, had followed him as a disciple, ministering to him from her means luke 8. At the heart of the controversy is the idea that mary magdalenes connection to jesus was spiritual rather than romantic. Part of a vast collection of materials dealing with gnosis and gnosticism, both ancient and modern. Tradition and history have made of her the other mary. Martha was distracted with much serving and she came up to him and said, lord, is it nothing to you, my sister has left me to serve alone. Mary magdalene jesus entered a certain village in bethany. Theres something about mary magdalene america magazine. The gospel of mary, a text dating from the second century a. Contrary to popular belief, the gospel of mary is not found in the nag hammadi library although most versions include it. The heart of love is a beautiful love song to the divine feminine. The ultimate purpose of these teachings is to support the world as it moves out of the fear that has held it imprisoned to the love that is its original nature.
The book of love by kathleen mcgowan is the second book in the magdalene line trilogy. It is worth noting that in eight of the 14 instances that she is mentioned, mary is named in connection with other women, of which she is always named first. This book reveals that jesus wrote his own gospel, the book of love and was used by his wife mary to spread the word of the lord. She had a sister named mary who sat at the lords feet and listened his words. In matthew and john, she also encounters the resurrected jesus. Mary magdalenes gnosis is displayed in full in the gospel of mary. In the gospels there are few people who understand love for jesus as well as mary magdalene, which is the reason she is a prophetess of eucharistic love. Whether youre new to mary magdalenes wisdom and compassion or a longtime admirer of hers, mary magdalene beckons is a gift to the heart. Maureen paschal thought she might rest and work on her book after discovering the gospel written by mary magdalene that revealed jesus and mary. Their love story, told from their own vantage point, presents a new perspective of mary magdalenes role as yeshuas twin flame, spiritual partner, best friend, wife, and mother of his children.
A primary source for that novel, the 1982 book holy blood, holy grail, proposes that. The author is the person whose ideas the book expresses, not necessarily the person who set pen to papyrus brown 1966. Decoding the ancient text that reveals jesus marriage to mary the magdalene, has caused a worldwide theological firestorm, including demonstrations in india. Powerful, almost taoist in range, this is an important book and should be read by anyone interested in mary magdalene or the early church. She is mentioned by name twelve times in the canonical gospels, more than most of the apostles and more than any other nonfamily woman in the gospels. A more complete version of this gospel can be found in the berlin codex, originally discovered in the late 19 th century in upper egypt. Mary magdalene is mentioned 14 times in the gospels and from that record we can compose a sketchy profile of her life. These texts portray mary magdalene as an apostle, as jesuss closest and most beloved disciple and the only one who truly understood his teachings. Mary magdalene is a film i wish i had when i was taking religion classes, and also film classes. A book about this saint, who was often confused by many, was long overdue. Meet bestselling novelist kathleen mcgowan youtube. Luke 8 refers to mary, called magdalene, as one of several women who travelled with jesus and the disciples in galilee.
Davis poignantly uses the holiest of cinematic expressions, the magic hourthat time in between night and day when the sky is a watercolor mix of purple, orange, and pink, revealing a type of complex beauty before it evolves to darkness or light. Join the river of love is available at mercedess latest book, sublime union. Prophetess of eucharistic love ignatius press, 2017, fr. Magdalene songs and the way of love book i write about mary. A womans sexual odyssey guided by mary magdalene, is available at all messages and practices are universal and are not affiliated with any religion. While most books about mary focus on her life in past times, mary magdalene beckons presents mary as a wellspring of contemporary wisdom and a shining example of the sacred feminine. All references to mary magdalene in the new testament. Mary magdalene, sometimes called simply the magdalene or the madeleine, was a jewish woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to his crucifixion, burial, and resurrection. Only in luke is mary mentioned earlier in the story. Read the book of love online by kathleen mcgowan books free. Mary magdalene revealed is one of the most beautiful, powerful, exciting, and sorely needed books of our time.
Mary magdalene is a central figure in later gnostic christian writings, including the dialogue of the savior, the pistis sophia, the gospel of thomas, the gospel of philip, and the gospel of mary which many scholars attribute to mary magdalene. Fiercely honest and courageous, watterson rejects the lies and limitations of patriarchal bias and resurrects the heartbeat of genuine love and intimacy with god and one another through the teachings and life of mary magdalene. Meggan watterson is the spiritual teacher to spiritual teachers and this book is a road map to the heart of christs message. The audio book is the text of the gospel of mary magdalene and a commentary by the author. Jesus marriage to mary the magdalene is fact, not fiction. Another portion of the gospel of mary magdalene describes a souls journey after death and the challenges it overcomes.
In this gnostic gospel, mary magdalene appears as a disciple, singled out by jesus for special teachings. In his introductory essay for our discussion of this book, father spinale asked if readers had a preexisting devotion to mary magdalene and what their understanding of the saint was before they. What was the relationship between jesus and mary magdalene. Buy a cheap copy of mary magdalene book by lynn picknett. The truth about mary magdalene is she was almost certainly a middleclass jewish businesswoman from the town of magdala, a town noted for its dried fish and wool dyes. Mary magdalene is posited as the author of the fourth gospel in the sense in which antiquity defined authorship brown 1990. Saint magdalene is the exemplar of the zealous female witness of christ to the world. This berlin codex was purchased in cairo by german diplomat carl reinhardt although the work is popularly known as the gospel of mary, it is not technically classed as a gospel by scholastic consensus because the term gospel is used as a label for any written text that is. Even in the new testament mary magdalene stands among women second only to mary the mother, albeit she has. The da vinci code, of course, is her first example, where jesus is depicted as having married mary magdalene.
But whereas both books are presented as fiction, kathleen mcgowans contains a. Having served two years at the basilica of saint mary magdalene in provence, father davidson has become an expert on this saint and her relationship to the spiritual life, as his book makes clear. Messages from the heart of mary magdalene purchase the book at. Its a wonderful read but i think in enjoyed book 1, the expected one, just a hair better. Adoration is love, and eucharistic adoration is love of christ present in the blessed sacrament. According to brown, the fourth gospel was authored by an anonymous. Davidsons book, saint mary magdalene prophetess of eucharistic love, he paints an adoring portrait of a woman who loved jesus more than her own life. The gospel of mary is an apocryphal book discovered in 1896 in a 5thcentury papyrus codex written in sahidic coptic. The mysterious personage of mary magdalene has always intrigued me, long before dan browns fascinating and controversial book, the da vinci code, published in 2003, catapulted her to.
Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. The book of love begins as maureen is on her book tour. Maureen paschal thought she might rest and work on her book after discovering the gospel written by mary magdalene that revealed jesus and. For four weeks this past april and may, i led a book study for 30 or so of our parishioners on tuesday morning focusing on the text, saint mary magdalene. The first book in the trilogy, the expected one, focused on maureen paschals adventure to discover the lost gospel of mary magdalene and growing realization she is an expected one. Davidson details with great care and devotion the life and influence of this holy woman. Mary magdalene has come forth in many ways to help to shine the light on the great imbalance of the masculine and feminine throughout time. I remember thinking initially in march that i wanted to find a book study that would appeal to our human nature as well as focus on the easter theme. Mary magdalene, the woman jesus loved inquirer lifestyle.
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