Luke 7:37 NIV. He was smart, funny, and handsome. 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. Mark 15:40 records Mary Magdalene, Mary, mother of James, and Salome. A gospe It ended up being more of a self-help book for feminist Christians. It is not their objective. Her gospel, as ancient and authentic as any of the gospels that the Christian bible contains, reveals a radical love that sits at the . Viking. 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. Mary Magdalene in the writings of hagiographers and theologians. The idea that the twelve disciples didnt quite get Jesus in the same way Mary Magdalene did is addressed throughout Davis film. What Mary lived daily is the faith we all strive to achieve. MARY 4:37, Mary Magdalene Revealed: The First Apostle, Her Feminist Gospel & the Christianity We Haven't Tried Yet. I could FEEL the truth in it. Bible Quotes by Mary - Sister M. Danielle Peters Q: How often does Mary speak in the Bible? Sin is simply forgetting the truth and reality of the souland then acting from that forgetful state. (Which can make it hard to hear, and to find.) Mary Magdalene Revealed The First Apostle, Her Feminist Gospel & the Christianity We Haven't Tried Yet Meggan Watterson Write a review Paperback $16.99 Audio Download $29.99 eBook $15.99 Hardcover $5.00 List Price $16.99 HayHouse.com $10.00 (save 41%) In Stock Qty Add to Cart Add to Wish List Skip to the end of the images gallery prev next But the fastest way to rob a woman of her power is to make her a sexual suspect. She had sown in tears when she went to seek her Lord, but she wept with joy when she found him in the garden. Sex worker, saint, sinner, witness, wife. Jerry A. Johnson, the president and CEO of National Religious Broadcasters (NRB), says that films that rely upon extra-biblical accounts cant be accurate.. 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. I have no trouble believing this. I am what exists before the body and after. We must have balance. Write the truest sentence that you know., But the ego cant recognize the soul: You mistook the garment I wore for my true self. A divine fire! The gospel here is about the soul coming alive to love, and God is not a gendered person but rather always referenced as The Good.. Mary Magdalene has attracted a cult-like fan following over the centuries, among intrigued secular audiences as well as Christians across the political spectrum inspired by her loyal devotion to Jesus. Mary Magdalene was one of several women who traveled with Jesus and his disciples and gave them material support. 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. That love will be remembered for thousands of years., The Magdalene Lineage: Past Life Journeys Into the Sacred Feminine Mysteries. In it I found a lot of history that I was not aware of. I am what exists before the body and after. Welcome back. She is the eighth most mentioned woman in the entire Bible (tied with Hagar, Abraham's concubine). Day by day They sank upon her heart like blessed rain, Calling the secret powers that lay within The soul rises up from within me. Those who search for it will find it. YES-YES-YES. Words are the egos favorite outfits. The male apostles of the Christos demonstrated both their jealousy and respect for the wisdom and position of Mary Magdalene., In fact, the figure in The Last Supper is not a woman: only the most partisan reading can place Mary Magdalene in the scene. And, if youre like me, we obsess about it. Luke mentions the group but does not identify them. The book is well written. Now, if youre still with me, that goodness can never be lost. Mary Magdalene Quotes. 'Jesus said to her, 'Mary. The whore of Luke 7 In Luke 7:36 - 48 Jesus has his feet washed and anointed by a sinful woman. She lives with her old-soul son and his exuberant goldfish, Bob. In the 2,000 years since Mary Magdalene is said to have watched Jesus Christ die on the cross, shes been labeled many things. 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. In Matthew's version (28:1-10) Mary Magdalene and "the other Mary" first learn of Jesus' Resurrection from an angel at the tomb, who tells them to "go quickly and tell his disciples." As they leave they are met by Jesus, who also instructs them to spread the Good News to the others. Then does she not believe in the Resurrection? Some early documents credit Simon Peter for seeing Jesus first and suggest it aggravated him that Mary was so close to Jesus. Evangelical audiences do not look kindly on efforts to twist the story of Jesus to fit a political narrative in service of todays agenda of feminism, Johnson says. Still more say that she evangelized southeastern France and spent her last 30 years in an Alpine cavern. In Mary Magdalene Revealed, available for the first time in paperback, Harvard-trained theologian Meggan Watterson leads us verse by verse through Mary's gospel to illuminate the powerful teachings it contains. Jesus is a lineal descendant of a royal bloodline. She is a feminist theologian with a Master of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School and a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary at Columbia University. But in the first century, no woman would touch the naked body of a dead rabbi, unless she was family. "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. Its very ordinary. But it is woven into the fabric of who we are; its our nature. Mary lost all control and dignity, along with everything she knew in her previous life. And what Marys gospel is saying in this passage is that the key is to become unattached, to try not to touch and cling. Marys actions perhaps spoke the loudest, supporting Jesus ministry with all she had to give. - Mark 16:1. The soul rises up from within me. 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. 6) Tell us the words of the Savior which you remember which you know, but we do not, nor have we heard them. The soul rises up from within the heart and we have the chance, again and again, if we can get still and present enough to just listen., The Gospel of Mary wants us to see that we are not just this body. Now, if youre still with me, that goodness can never be lost. And while I truly believe that Mary had a much bigger role than what's depicted in the Bible, I don't know that I can agree with the authors MANY liberties and suppositions. To what she thought was the bitter end, she gave her life to follow Him and care for Him. Goodness. Refresh and try again. 4) She is known as the "Apostle to the . Sin is when we believe we are only this body, these insatiable needs, these desires and fears the ego conjures. As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Meggan Watterson is the . 2 So she ran and came to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken away . Mary Magdalene Revealed Quotes Showing 1-17 of 17 "farther up is actually further in." Meggan Watterson, Mary Magdalene Revealed: The First Apostle, Her Feminist Gospel & the Christianity We Haven't Tried Yet 5 likes Like "Never forget that once upon a time, in an unguarded moment, you recognized yourself as your friend." When a book is too esoteric or existential that only the author knows what the heck he or she is talking about--well forget it. Her name is mentioned 12 times in the Gospels, more than most of the apostles. To love another is to love ourselves., 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. Delilah, Jezebel, Salome, Judith, Eve. Am I describing Mary Magdalene? The veil that lifts is this: there will never be a voice outside of you that is wiser than your soul-voice or holds more authority over what is best for you. Both develop expertise in digging. Mary Magdalene Revealed: The First Apostle, Her Feminist Gospel & the Christianity We Haven't Tried Yet Meggan Watterson 4.27 2,545 ratings334 reviews --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. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Marys desperate longing to be close to Christ and serve Him in any way she could became how she lived her life. Mary Magdalene has been represented in many different ways throughout history, especially during the Baroque and Renaissance periods. 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. She is mentioned several times in the Gospels as a devoted follower of Jesus who was present at his crucifixion and burial. 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. The Book of Matthew 1:1-17 describes Jesus' bloodline, which spans 42 generations. She is a stay-at-home mom, freelance writer, blogger, and author of, Friends with Everyone Friendship Within the Love of Christ. She resides in Northern Ohio with her husband of eleven years, two daughters, and their Golden-doodle. Mary was a Jewish woman from the fishing town Magdala on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. But only love is real., Love isnt deserved, as in If only I would have said the right thing, made the perfect gesture, or found a way to be more, to be good enough, then I would deserve love. $27.95. Its a Sacred Union. So when he explains to a haughty Judas that you will always have the poor, but you will not always have me, it may seem plausible to give light to the possibility that it was the same Mary Magdalene who was delivered from seven demons. The parts of the book that are about the history of Mary and the work done to suppress her story (and the stories of other important women in early Christianity) are the most interesting. 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. Her gospel says that we are not sinful; we are not to feel ashamed or unworthy for being human. This book is a revolution., Kate Northrup, best-selling author of Do Less and Money: A Love Story, Meggan Watterson is a modern-day prophetess who sets souls on fire with her lyrical prose and courageous truth-telling. 0. Mary Magdalene has long been a controversial figure within the Catholic church. In the story of the. Her life reminds us that Jesus offers us total deliverance from the bondage of our past. Its the soul that rises. Learn all about Mary Magdalene, her feminist gospel & the Christianity we haven't tried yet in this interview between author & theologian Meggan Watterson an. Soon afterward he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. Jesus, Real, Drinking. Join now. Harvard-trained theologian Meggan Watterson leads us verse by verse through Mary's gospel to illuminate the powerful teachings it contains. In fact, our purpose is to be fully human, to be a true human being that is, a person who has remembered that, yes, we are a messy, limited ego, and we are also a limitless soul. Maurice Casey, the author of Jesus of Nazareth, surmises Mary must have suffered from severe emotional or psychological trauma to deem an exorcism necessary. "Jesus was. Judgement free. Shes often given credit for understanding the teachings of Jesus more than anyone else. 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." All my soul all my spirit everything. 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. She can deliver us all into a new stratosphere of love and divinity. 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. Her story serves as an example of faith and dedication, and she remains an important figure in Christianity today. 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. She's been Jesus' disciple and Jesus' wife. Meggan facilitates the REDLADIESa community of radical love that lets her preach about female saints, mystics, gurus, and poets who inspire and teach us to live in service of love. But Yeshua teaches to focus on the Inner Light and to allow that light to grow and flourish, in spite of external conditioning and external influences., I love this man with all my heart. 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. Luke 8:1-3 NIV, The resources provided as a part of the support of Jesus ministry in Lukes Gospel account suggest that Mary might have been wealthy. To say only Mary Magdalene understood Jesus Christ and everyone since has been mistaken would be heresy, Berglund says. Mary Magdalene's actual history, as Margaret Arnold tells us, is much . Meg Bucher writes about everyday life within the love of Christ on her blog,https://sunnyand80.org. Many of the disciples and Apostles lived lives of evangelism, many becoming martyrs for the early establishment of Christianity. John lists Mary, mother of Jesus, her sister Mary, wife of Cleopas, and Mary Magdalene. Thus, when writing about her, it was necessary to clarify which Mary. True enough! I needed this book, I needed to keep rereading passages in this book. He argues that the Church specifically promulgated the idea that she was a sex worker in order to devalue her message. MEGGAN WATTERSON is the author of REVEAL, The Sutras of Unspeakable Joy, The Divine Feminine Oracle, and Mary Magdalene Revealed. But then I'm not either. Here are five questions answered about the life and story of Mary Magdalene in the Bible. She is a real and serious scholar. They are found in the gospels of Luke and John. Knowing that there is a place for your neighbour, and there is a place for power, and theres a place for trees and theres a place for birds and plants. 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. Not every Gospel account of Jesus life, death, and resurrection focuses on the same events and details, but all four attest that Mary Magdalene witnessed Jesus crucifixion and burial. It frequently brought me to tears, as I was resonating so deeply with the beautiful messages shared within. Mary Magdalene Revealed: The First Apostle, Her Feminist Gospel & the Christianity We Haven't Tried Yet Paperback - January 19, 2021 by Meggan Watterson (Author) 2,397 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle $9.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook $0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover $24.99 14 Used from $7.50 2 New from $44.50 Paperback MARY, CALLED MAGDALENE. What about Mary Magdalene? Meggan Watterson is the spiritual teacher to spiritual teachers and this book is a road map to the heart of Christ's message." Quotes about Mary Magdalene The Magdalene, Childlike in ignorance, her thought athirst For that diviner knowledge which the priests Had never taught in her far-distant home, Stood earnest listening to the words that fell From the firm lips of Jesus. So, why four angels, and why seven times a day?, If how we see, truly see, is not with eyesight, but with a vision, a form of spiritual perception that allows us to know whats real, whats lasting, whats actually true, if this comes from within us; then no one has power over us., what Ive come to understand is that its the soul that rises, not me, not my ego, not anything human that I am. He found her in her darkest place and healed her miraculously. 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. The Gospel of Mary (or the Gospel of Mary Magdalene) is a writing discovered in 1896 in Egypt containing a Gnostic version of New Testament events alleged to have taken place, particularly in association with Mary Magdalene. Meggan Watterson "After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. We believe it so much that we make our life about that encounter., Never forget that once upon a time, in an unguarded moment, you recognized yourself as your friend. And in that moment of recognition, this is when we save ourselves, from the self that was never real to begin with., we shouldnt feel shame for how human we are, or how often we break, lose faith, and make wildly misguided mistakes., True love is the natural energy of our settled mind., True love is when I see all those judgments and barriers that have kept my heart barricaded for what they really areopportunities for my love to reach where it never has before. Mary knew the path so well that she could trace her steps back in the dark days later. By becoming a patron, you'll instantly unlock access to 58 exclusive posts. If you ever wondered if the feminine is dormant in our spiritual traditions, Mary Magdalene Revealed makes it clear that our past, present, and future lies within her., Latham Thomas, founder of Mama Glow and author of Own Your Glow, She is brave, she is beautiful, she is human, she is divine. I personally am an admirer of all those things. About 30% into this book I realized this was not what I expected. This is when we see with the eye of the heart., You will have to find the journey, pilgrimage, or spiritual practice that will forge a meeting with the soul-voice inside you. This human body is the souls chance to be here. I told her I felt lost, seriously lost after a year of judgement, hatred, loss and fear, so she recommended this book. Its almost like the external influences dim our inner radiant light. She is the graceful lady of the Orient. When I first heard about it, I thought Alan Rickman that . Just click the "Edit page" button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the Quotes submission guide. [In the film] shes really close to Jesus, not because of some kind of love affair, but just because shegets Jesus in a way that the other disciples dont, Bond says. She was one of His friends and a faithful follower. Mary bought this expensive nard as an expression of her love. The Royal Bloodline is Well-Documented in European History. | Books & Magazines, Books | eBay! 3. This is more of a personal memoir than containing any revelations of Mary Magdalene. This book could not have come into my life at a better time. We are also a soul. Im so grateful. The body then, the human body, isnt innately sinful. It takes discipline, spiritual sweat, and Divine pluck to connect to the unassuming voice of the truth inside us. And you did not recognize me. The soul is saying here to the egos desire, I am not this body, not essentially. Mary Magdalene was Jesus's wife. Meggan Watterson, Mary Magdalene Revealed: The First Apostle, Her Feminist Gospel & the Christianity We Haven't Tried Yet 1 likes Like "No one ever loses anyone." We all just keep meeting those unique souls who can instigate growth in our lives and evolve the soul." Now that Ive finished her book, Im so grateful to know the rest of the story . Does that make sense? It's a wild ride. Like most things, when there is corruption or dishonouring or disrespect of any part of the Consciousness, water can turn or stop., Marys consistent accounts of the abuse she endured, in defiance of cultural conditioning is echoed in Gnostic Traditions, So they have each others essence in the body. Seven is a mystic number suggesting completeness, implying that when the evil spirits dominated Mary the suffering was extremely severe.(All the Woman of the Bible). No Bible reference suggests that she was involved in prostitution or had an immoral past. And yet! The author is a feminist and a pretty freethinking Oh, dear she keeps saying she is not a Christian. Drawing upon her research and that of her colleagues, Meggan shows how Mary was not only not a prostitute, but very likely Jesus' companion, and a prominent Jewish woman who was a benefactress of his ministry. I suspect she was aiming at something along the lines of Elizabeth Gilberts Eat, Pray, Love but it is nowhere close to that book. Luke 8:1-3 ESV / 412 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful. "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. I take knowledge from them as well, and together, our Consciousness expands., Marys insistence of seeing peoples Divine Spark is in line with the Gnostic view of seeking and knowing ones divinity to do away with the world of ignorance., They do not wish to change peoples minds overnight.
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