"A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisees house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume. Meggan Watterson is the spiritual teacher to spiritual teachers and this book is a road map to the heart of Christ's message." Mary was the first to tell the complete gospel story. But legends aside, one thing is certain. You might even suspect that up there above us, in unattainable heights, something is taking place of which we shall never know. Fortunately, some rebel monks were wise enough to refuseand thanks to their disobedience and spiritual bravery, we have several manuscripts of the only gospel that was written in the name of a woman: The Gospel of Mary Magdalene. There are still more stories and legends, including one legend that tells a story of her and other disciples being stranded on a rudderless boat in the middle of the sea and miraculously coming ashore. Still more say that she evangelized southeastern France and spent her last 30 years in an Alpine cavern. There is an energetic intelligence there you can connect to for guidance anytime. a question, please sign up. Mary Magdalene travelled with Jesus as one of his followers. "Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb." Matthew 27:61 NIV She watched Jesus' burial and knew the exact location where he had been laid to rest. The way towards the peace and the balance is love love and respect of everything. A: There are all together four different occasions when Mary's words are recorded in the Bible. Mary bought this expensive nard as an expression of her love. She is a real and serious scholar. This new movie, directed by Garth Davis from a script by Helen Edmundson and Philippa Goslett, is a revisionist depiction that lines up with recent historical scholarship about her, calling her an . And this human body, whether male or female, or anything in the spectrum between, does not delimit or determine whats possible for us. I think they probably got it on, Jesus and Mary Magdalene. Our capacity to see the truth that we are sinless, that we are good, has nothing to do with the eyes. This human body is the souls chance to be here., Sin in Marys gospel is not about a long list of moral or religious laws; its not about wrong action. Mary Magdalene Revealed The First Apostle, Her Feminist Gospel & the Christianity We Haven't Tried Yet By: Meggan Watterson Narrated by: Meggan Watterson Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins 4.7 (835 ratings) Try for $0.00 1 title per month from Audible's entire catalog of best sellers, and new releases. Viking. I like to say I'm not a Christian, but I'm a big fan of Jesus. Viewers in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries would have read the painting quite differently.. Sin is simply forgetting the truth and reality of the souland then acting from that forgetful state. Its about the quality and intensity of our existence. "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. Proud member Error rating book. 1. Words are how the ego breathes and fuels the flames of thoughts that start replaying inside us from the second we wake up. Her name, Magdalene, likely came from the town of Magdala (possibly Magadan), which was near the Sea of Galilee. She's related in iconographical background to Isis in the ancient world, or the Virgin Mary in our modern Western World., Judas. 0. It's none of your business how other people spend their money., Judas. Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene. . The core of this book is about Mary Magdalene and the lost teachings of Christ, that we find God in ourselves and heaven on earth. This book is a masterpiece. The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible states, Although womenin generalhad fewer resources than men, some were wealthy, and some scholars estimate that a tenth of all patrons in antiquity were women., Some women were watching from a distance. But the team behind the new film Mary Magdalene, directed by Garth Davis, is hoping to get back to basics. He found her in her darkest place and healed her miraculously. This human body is the souls chance to be here. Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. Mary Magdalene Unveiled Parts 1 & 2 (Podcast Episode) Quotes on IMDb: Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, TV series and more. Saint Mary Magdalene, sometimes called simply the Magdalene, 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. Literally stopped reading this when she said If you stop reading after this sentence, then this is the most important thing you need to hear. 3. By becoming a patron, you'll instantly unlock access to 58 exclusive posts. All rights reserved. Misunderstanding Mr. Mister Jesus said to them, When you make the two into one, and when you make the inner like the outer and the outer like the inner, and the upper like the lower, and when you make male and female into a single one, so that the male will not be male nor the female be female, when you make eyes in place of an, All you have to do is write one true sentence. EP Sanders posits, The reason why the women watched the crucifixion even after the many disciples had fled may have been because they were less likely to bearrested,because they were braver than the males, or because of some combinationthere of. The Royal Bloodline is Well-Documented in European History. The Gospel is Mary did not make the cut because it is not a patriarchal interpretation of Christs teachings and is, instead, an ascent narrative. I personally am an admirer of all those things. Within three months, we knew that what we had was good, but it wasnt what either of us really desired., A theologian, I found, is much like an archeologist. Was she really a. Marys desperate longing to be close to Christ and serve Him in any way she could became how she lived her life. Luke mentions the group but does not identify them. What was so special about Mary Magdalene, that Jesus chose her to walk out such an extravagant story? Sin is when we believe we are only this body, these insatiable needs, these desires and fears the ego conjures. Misunderstanding Mr. Mister Jesus said to them, When you make the two into one, and when you make the inner like the outer and the outer like the inner, and the upper like the lower, and when you make male and female into a single one, so that the male will not be male nor the female be female, when you make eyes in place of an, All you have to do is write one true sentence. They are sisters in this holy mission of bringing Mary'sbreathtakingly beautiful gospel to the world, today., Regena Thomashauer, New York Timesbest-selling author ofPussy: A Reclamation, Like a feminist Indiana Jones, Meggan Watterson goes on a mystical adventure to uncover the hidden teachings of one of Christs closest companions and disciples, Mary Magdalene, and her discovery could change history. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our, Digital In the Gnostic Gospels, we learn that Mary Magdalene was probably the closest disciple of the Christos, the one whom the Master taught the most arcane esoteric wisdom. - Mark 16:1. This is the wisdom, the voice of Christ from the heart of a woman, that was torn out and most likely destroyed before the rest of her gospel was buried. The body then, the human body, isnt innately sinful. Goodness. She was one of the few female disciples of Jesus and played an important role in the early Christian church. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Its a Sacred Union. Movies. Mary Magdalene Revealed by Meggan Watterson: 9781401954284 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books --WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER-- The Gospel of Mary Magdalene reveals a very different love story from the one we've come to refer to as Christianity.. She is mourning his death but her tears quickly turn to pure joy when she realises who she is actually speaking to. Mary was a Jewish woman from the fishing town Magdala on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. Its also proposed that by confusing the two, an inaccurate version of a promiscuous Mary Magdalene circulated. It may be that the Magdalene was connected with the industry of the town, for it would seem as if she was not without means, enabling her to serve the Lord with her substance (All the Women of the Bible.) And that our humanity is not intrinsically sinful, or shameful. Driven by passion, by a calling higher than she can see or know. I loved rethinking the role of women during Christ's life and early Christianity, a piece of history that is largely lost in our canonized Bible. Are you hearing the voice of love within you, your soul-voice, and believing it enough to act on its directives? The cover looks kind of conservative, yet this actually reads like a memoir. The book started off strong for me, lost me towards the middle, and then picked me up again at the end for a strong finish. 'She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, 'Rabboni!' The soul rises up from within me. And the word that for me describes this experience, of knowing this inherent goodness, is soul. Sin is simply forgetting the truth and reality of the souland then acting from that forgetful state. Menu. Her gospel says that we are not sinful; we are not to feel ashamed or unworthy for being human. until she could no longer physically see her Savior. An archeologist sifts through sediment to find objects buried long ago, and a theologian sifts through words, trying in vain to find the first word, the real truth, and not some edited version of it., what Ive come to understand is that its the soul that rises, not me, not my ego, not anything human that I am. But neither theory penitent prostitute or devoted spouse actually matches what can be said about Mary Magdalene from whats written in the Bible: She was a woman from Magdala, a small Galilean town known for its fishing, who became a female disciple and was first witness to Jesus resurrection, the cornerstone of Christianity. Mary remained until Jesus body was taken down from the cross and followed to witness Joseph of Arimatheas burial of Jesus. Which is also to say, my greatest obstacle was believing that I could ever be that powerful., No one ever loses anyone. We all just keep meeting those unique souls who can instigate growth in our lives and evolve the soul., And in that moment of recognition, this is when we save ourselves, from the self that was never real to begin with. Meggan Watterson has a poetic way of writing and weaving words together; I look forward to reading her first book Reveal. Mary Magdalene is the New Testament counterpart to Eve. ORMUS ~ The Secret Alchemy of Mary Magdalene Revealed Part A- is available now from Amazon.com. Mary may have once lived there. Review Quotes . Its about really waking up to the fact that our system of understanding the world is no longer serving us., And once I stopped questioning everything that happened in the vision, once I trusted that what I heard and felt and experienced was real in the sense that it was really the wisdom I needed, then it all came effortlessly to me. But from how other . The Book of Matthew 1:1-17 describes Jesus' bloodline, which spans 42 generations. To release our little lemur hands from around the desired object and trust that a will greater than our ego has things covered for us in ways we can hardly imagine., Wed love your help. Its about the possibility of actually being present, instead of being caught without even realizing it in the endless stories the ego tells; from the second we wake up, dividing us from whats already right here, dividing us from each other and ourselves, dividing us from what we consider good, or god. Maybe it's meAnyway I stopped reading halfway when she said she could never remember which way to cross herself. The gods have to pose insoluble riddles for us humans. She is the eighth most mentioned woman in the entire Bible (tied with Hagar, Abraham's concubine). Haag believes that Mary Magdalenes alternative ideas proved too dangerous for the Church to allow them to spread. Jesus is a lineal descendant of a royal bloodline. She devoted much of her life to studying the gospel of Mary Magdalene, which radically changed and improved her view of Christianity. We are also a soul. The healing that took place in her life on account of His miraculous presence inspired the rededication of her life to follow Jesus to His burial . Not everyone is going to love this book, because not everyone agrees that orthodoxy was made by elite dudes on top of the political and socio-economic food chain. The scope of determining 'the . The soul lives in the silence, the stillness we have to meet with inside us. Mary Magdalene's gospel starts with missing pages. This is not my usual reading fare. This book could not have come into my life at a better time. She's been a sinner and a saint, played a starring role in Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" and ended up a feminist . I wanted to know more about the gospel of Mary, but this book only took snippets and sermonized them. 4 Copy quote. Anybody think Jesus was for slavery? Mary Magdalene Revealed - Part 1. Harvard-trained theologian Meggan Watterson leads us verse by verse through Mary's gospel to illuminate the powerful teachings it contains. What this means to me happens, actually, every day. Marys actions perhaps spoke the loudest, supporting Jesus ministry with all she had to give. It's a wild ride. It takes discipline, spiritual sweat, and Divine pluck to connect to the unassuming voice of the truth inside us. She was and is the representation of all wisdom. book club. Both. A gospel, as ancient and authentic as any of the gospels that the Christian bible contains, was buried deep in the Egyptian desert after an edict was sent out in the 4th century to have all copies of it destroyed. YES-YES-YES. Watterson's more like a girlfriend enthusing over coffee. Its the soul that rises. I saw the cover and a small still voice within said, "Read this book". (Which can make it hard to hear, and to find.) This is when we see with the eye of the heart., If this is all you read, if you put down this book at the end of this sentence, know that this is the most important message of Marys gospel: we are inherently good. The tradition's appropriation of Mary Magdalene is much more intricate and complexas the saint herself is complex. Who is it you are looking for? It felt like total bliss because they were totally aligned and their spirits and energies were in the same vibrations, in resonance. She's been apostle to the apostles. Mary Magdalene is one of the great women of the Bible, yet attitudes toward her in the Church and in art, history, and society have wavered between veneration of her as a saint and curiosity. A parallel in more recent history is the Southern churches before the Civil War who were all full of moral fervor for slavery. You accuse women of being impure because of their monthly bleeding and will not deign to accept them in your presence, but what you do not realise is that while women's blood brings about new life, the blood you shed in the name of Religion brings about nothing but death!, The rise of the Divine Feminine does not have to be at the expense of the Sacred Masculine. One can only speculate what it was like at the moment Jesus looked upon Mary in her state of desperation. Sex worker, saint, sinner, witness, wife. 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 deeper understanding of his teachings.. Delilah, Jezebel, Salome, Judith, Eve. Its very ordinary. Alien Parasites: 40 Gnostic Truths to Defeat the Archon Invasion! I highly recommend it to anyone who is open to learn all about the feminine and the truth that humanity forgot for millennia that we have everything we ever need within ourselves. Votes: 4. About 30% into this book I realized this was not what I expected. an online spiritual community of radical love with monthly sermons and soul-voice meditations about the earliest form of Christianity which emphasized the radical love that exists within each one of us. 2 Comments. Once you start loving all these things, you leave them be. The movie, which came out in the U.K. on March 16, tells the story of Mary Magdalene (Rooney Mara), detailing her fraught existence in Magdala as a single woman determined not to marry, before she meets Jesus (Joaquin Phoenix) and follows him to Galilee and then Jerusalem, where hes crucified. For a picture of what it must have been like for Mary to suffer through this in the first century, imagine the shame of being linked to physical or psychological illness as a cause of the demon possession. Even a cursory reading of the Bible shows her to be a godly woman responding wholeheartedly to a message that must have appealed to her greatly. You're better off reading books by Margaret Starbird, Gloria Amendola and Katherine McGowan. What about Mary Magdalene? With searing clarity, Watterson explains how and why Mary Magdalene came to be portrayed as the penitent prostitute and relates a more historically and theologically accurate depiction of who Mary was within the early Christ movement. This is what it looks like when an artist follows her heart and her passion instead of the crowd., Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Love Warrior, The evidence within these pages, both scholarly and lived experience, will change you on a cellular level as you remember what has been forgotten for thousands of years, but has never been untrue: that the feminine is sacred and holy. Women were not called to testify in that age, and their word didnt lend credibility to any historically recorded event. The friendship forged from the freedom she suffered through led to Marys entire life, henceforth serving as a reflection of her gratitude. Mary was a woman of strong faith who had been healed of seven demons by Jesus, and her loyalty to him was unwavering. But it is woven into the fabric of who we are; its our nature. She is mentioned several times in the Gospels as a devoted follower of Jesus who was present at his crucifixion and burial. Authors: . Matthew 27:55-56 Mary Magdalene, Mary, mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee. Meggan Watterson is a theologian who studied at Harvard Divinity School and Columbia Universitys Theological Seminary. And you did not recognize me. The soul is saying here to the egos desire, I am not this body, not essentially. Both things and humans confuse me. She remains at the cross during the crucifixion while the other disciples hide, and shes the first to see Jesus following the Resurrection. I have no trouble believing this. And the word that for me describes this experience, of knowing this inherent goodness, is soul. translations of words ("anthropos" has literally nothing to do with God or Divinity, it just means "man" or "mankind"). The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Biblestates, Marys travel to the tomb in the dark, even though she is not from Jerusalem, requires serious commitment., The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it. Luke 23:55 NIV, What must it have been like for Mary to witness an empty grave? Words are the egos favorite outfits. Peter grows hostile, asking why Jesus would especially grant Mary a woman a vision. Our Bible dictionary explains, "Mary Magdalene has become the type of a class of repentant sinners, but there is no authority for identifying her with the sinner who anointed the feet of Jesus in Luke 7:36-50 either is there any authority for the supposition that Mary Magdalene is the same as the sister of Lazurus." It is about the complete respect of the differences that the Sacred Masculine and Divine Feminine bring to a physical and spiritual union., The separation of feminine and masculine has torn us into pieces. It is almost like she is weaving the threads of her existence and those closest to her into the Web of Consciousness by her actions., It is interesting to see that Mary Magdalene is in line with these Gnostic principles, where she focuses on the Divine Consciousness and the internal Divine Spark, in everyone, as well as in nature., Imagine a world where there are no women. He revealed that his inspiration for the role comes from Alan Rickman's portrayal of Professor Snape in Harry Potter. Very disappointed and very confused about how this woman came to be a Harvard theologian. MM devotees, unite! Words are the egos favorite outfits. ( John 20:17, 18 ESV ) She was obedient to the command of the Lord. For as long as I can remember, I have felt that I was searching for something. Mary Magdalene has long been a controversial figure within the Catholic church. These writings and Meggans perspective are revolutionary and worth considering. of We can feel lost to it. The Gospel of Mary Magdalene, in his view, undermines Church bureaucracy and favors personal understanding.. ., Cheryl Richardson, New York Times best-selling author of The Art of Extreme Self Care, With deep honesty, soulful artistry, and intellectual rigor, Meggan brings us a picture of the real Mary Magdalenethe one who is alive in each of our heartsand leads us through how to experience and live from the Christ in each of us in our daily lives., Robert and Hollie Holden, authors and teachers of A Course in Miracles, After so much work, devotion, and innovation, Meggan Watterson deserves to be heard., Hal Taussig, Ph.D., author and editor of A New New Testament, Mary Magdalene Revealed is one of the most beautiful, powerful, exciting, and sorely needed books of our time. A divine fire! When I first heard about it, I thought Alan Rickman that . Mary Magdalene is often considered to have been a prostitute, whose 'seven devils' (of lust) Jesus banished from her, leading her to give up a life of prostitution. Votes: 5. Sin is an adultery, or an illegitimate mixing, a mistaking of the ego for the true self, rather than remembering that the true self is the soul. We don't know much about Mary Magdalene's life before demons were cast out of her. It certainly has worked all these years for MM., The Way is a way of being that incorporates seeing the Inner Radiant Light, as opposed to being focused on whats happening externally. Marys gospel reveals a radical love that sits at the heart of the Christian story. Beginning around the fifth century, she was depicted as a prostitute, and popular but unproven theories also depict . Bible Quotes by Mary - Sister M. Danielle Peters Q: How often does Mary speak in the Bible? But both Bond and Taylor point to the Bible itself for further evidence of Mary Magdalenes intimate understanding of Jesus. Though the tableau echoes a key scene in the 2006 film version of The Da Vinci Code, in which the characters examine Leonardo Da Vincis mural The Last Supper and debate whether the effeminate figure to Jesus right was in fact Mary Magdalene, the new movie doesnt place her there as his wife. She is also a bit of a trashmouth, a bit of a wiseass, and pretty much the opposite of a prude. In every stage of His steps on earth, He modeled love for all, even the least in society. In it I found a lot of history that I was not aware of. Jesus' mother is mentioned, by name, nineteen times. (She wasn't.) For instance, some have said Mary and Jesus were either lovers and husband and wife. On the other hand, Dan Browns novel The Da Vinci Code resurrected an old and popular theory that Mary Magdalene was in fact Jesus wife. But the fastest way to rob a woman of her power is to make her a sexual suspect. Write the truest sentence that you know., But the ego cant recognize the soul: You mistook the garment I wore for my true self. Which is also to say, my greatest obstacle was believing that I could ever be that powerful., And in that moment of recognition, this is when we save ourselves, from the self that was never real to begin with. See also Trivia | Goofs | Crazy Credits | Alternate Versions | Connections | Soundtracks It frequently brought me to tears, as I was resonating so deeply with the beautiful messages shared within. (Which can make it hard to hear, and to find.) Traditional and social media have driven such destruction of the soul. Taylor Berglund, an editor for Charisma Media, a Florida-based magazine aimed at charismatic and Pentecostal Christians, believes that theres potential for Christian audiences to boycott the film, as they did for Noah, starring Russell Crowe, in 2014. But in the first century, no woman would touch the naked body of a dead rabbi, unless she was family. Mary knew the path so well that she could trace her steps back in the dark days later. MEGGAN WATTERSON is the author of REVEAL, The Sutras of Unspeakable Joy, The Divine Feminine Oracle, and Mary Magdalene Revealed. And you did not recognize me. The soul is saying here to the egos desire, I am not this body, not essentially. If you are interested in feminist religious philosophy and Christianity, this book might be for you. The soul rises up from within me. Enter the female perspective. Once you take a good look at Mary Magdalene's role in the Gospels and read her gospel, you'll forever wonder how Christianity might have been different had her voice not been excluded. John 20:18 "Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord"and that he had said these things to her." When Mary went to announce to the disciples that Jesus had. | Books & Magazines, Books | eBay! She was was present at the two most important moments in the story of Jesus: the crucifixion and the resurrection. 4) When Mary said this, she turned their hearts to the Good, and they began to discuss the words of the Savior. 3. And yet! You will have to go through your own discernment process to distinguish the voice of fear from the voice of love. Mary Magdalenes release date in the U.S. has been pushed back; its initial distributor had been the Weinstein Company, which recently filed for bankruptcy after its co-founder Harvey Weinstein was accused of sexual assault. Some early documents credit Simon Peter for seeing Jesus first and suggest it aggravated him that Mary was so close to Jesus. Mary Magdalene was one of those who went out bearing precious seed; she went out weeping, but she returned to the disciples rejoicing, bringing her sheaves with her, for she had a joyful message for them.