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Mary Magdalene

and the Divine Feminine

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Mary Magdalene was a devoted and prominent follower of Jesus who, according to the New Testament, was healed by him, supported his ministry, witnessed his crucifixion and burial, and was the first person to see him after the resurrection.

The Gospel of Luke notes that Jesus cast "seven demons" out of Mary Magdalene, after which she became one of his most dedicated followers. She was one of several women who traveled with Jesus and his disciples and supported their ministry "out of their own means," suggesting she was a woman of wealth and independence.

Mary Magdalene was among the few followers who remained at the cross during Jesus's crucifixion. After the Sabbath, she and some other women went to the tomb to anoint Jesus's body. They discovered the tomb was empty, and Jesus appeared to her first. She then went to tell the other apostles that Jesus was risen.

Painting of Pope Gregory I and Mary Magdalene.

Misconceptions about her Identity

Over centuries, various myths and confusions have clouded Mary Magdalene's historical role. The idea of Mary Magdalene as a former prostitute began with Pope Gregory I in 591 A.D., who merged her identity with the "sinful woman" in Luke 7, an unnamed woman who washed Jesus's feet with her tears and hair. This conflation was a way to diminish her importance in some later interpretations, as it made her seem less significant. The Catholic Church officially retracted Pope Gregory I’s statements in 1969.

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Council of Nicaea

The First Council of Nicaea, held in 325 AD, was the first ecumenical council of the Christian Church. Called by Roman Emperor Constantine I, its purpose was to achieve a consensus on Christian doctrine. The primary reason for the council was a theological debate concerning the nature of Jesus Christ. The Council ruled that Jesus was divine, which was questioned by some early Christians.

The council decided to destroy all manuscripts that did not agree with the view that Jesus was God. Fortunately, many early Christian works with other opinions of Jesus were hidden, many buried in the desert, to escape their destruction. The two most extensive collections of hidden texts are now called the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi library.

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The Nag Hammadi

The Nag Hammadi library is a collection of early Christian and Gnostic manuscripts that were found buried in a sealed jar by local farmers near the town of Nag Hammadi in Upper Egypt. They were discovered in 1945. Scholars have dated the manuscripts to the mid-4th century CE. The texts are Coptic translations of older Greek originals, some of which may have been written as early as the 2nd century. These texts significantly expanded knowledge about early Christianity and Gnosticism.

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Gnostic Gospels from the Nag Hammadi Library
Enhance our Knowledge of Mary Magdalene

Non-canonical and Gnostic gospels, which were excluded from the official New Testament canon, offer a different perspective on Mary Magdalene.

The Gospel of Mary

This Coptic text is arguably the most important source for understanding the Gnostic view of Mary Magdalene.

  • Visionary and interpreter: The text shows Mary comforting the other disciples after Jesus's death, reminding them of his grace. When Peter asks her to share Jesus's words, she reveals a vision and secret teachings he gave her. This causes a conflict with Peter, who says, "Did He really speak with a woman without our knowledge?". The disciple Levi defends Mary, scolding Peter for his hot-tempered jealousy and confirming that Jesus loved Mary more than the others and made her worthy of his teachings. Scholars interpret this tension as reflecting early debates over the role of women in the church.
  • Gnostic authority: This clash reflects the historical and theological debates of the time, with Mary representing the tradition of spiritual vision and revelation, and Peter representing the structured, male-dominated ecclesiastical authority that would eventually become orthodox Christianity.

The Gospel of Philip

  • This text describes Mary Magdalene as Jesus's koinōnos or "companion" and suggests he loved her more than the other disciples. This intimate language has been a major source of speculation about their relationship, though scholars note it more likely indicates a spiritual bond rather than a romantic one.
    • Spiritual companion: While some interpretations have focused on the more intimate passages (including one with a famous, damaged line about Jesus kissing Mary), scholars generally agree that the relationship is spiritual. The term koinōnos in Gnostic contexts referred to a deep spiritual partnership, which, like other Gnostic concepts, is not to be understood literally or sexually.
    • Symbolic of wisdom: For the Gnostics, this special companionship symbolized Mary's profound comprehension of Jesus's esoteric wisdom, in contrast to the more worldly understanding of the other disciples.

The Gospel of Thomas

  • The Gospel of Thomas also includes Mary, though it presents a more ambiguous and ascetic perspective on gender.
  • Transcending gender: One of its final passages describes Peter asking Jesus to send Mary away, declaring, "Females don't deserve life". Jesus responds that he will "make her male" so that she can become a "living spirit" and enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
  • Spiritual reunification: This language is not about literal gender transformation but about transcending physical, earthly duality—including gender—to achieve spiritual oneness, a core theme in many Gnostic beliefs. In this view, Mary, like all believers, must abandon earthly categories to be perfected.
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Enduring Symbolism and Debate

Modern scholarship has highlighted Mary Magdalene's leadership and central importance in early Christianity. Her story continues to be a subject of fascination and debate, symbolizing:

  • Redemption and mercy: Due to the long-standing (though mistaken) tradition of her being a reformed sinner, she is often seen as an emblem of God's grace and forgiveness.
  • Female leadership: In contrast to the patriarchal narratives of early church history, she is a powerful symbol of female spiritual authority and discipleship.
  • Spiritual depth: The traditions describing her as a mystic who received special revelation highlight a focus on inner, spiritual knowledge.
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Putting it all together

In Gnostic texts, Mary Magdalene is

  • a central and revered figure, often portrayed as Jesus's most beloved and spiritually insightful disciple. These writings depict her not just as a follower, but as an apostle in her own right who received special, secret teachings from Jesus. This special status creates a dynamic of tension and jealousy with other male disciples, particularly Peter.

Significance of the Gnostic portrayal

  • Elevated status: In contrast to the eventual marginalization and misrepresentation of Mary in orthodox tradition, Gnostic texts consistently give her an exalted role as Jesus's most trusted and enlightened disciple.
  • Symbol of Gnostic truth: As the one who "knows the All," Mary embodies the Gnostic ideal of personal spiritual revelation (gnosis). Her elevated status in these texts challenges the patriarchal structure of the emerging orthodox Church, offering a spiritual path accessible to all, including women.
  • Divine feminine: Mary's prominence, especially in texts that also speak of a feminine Holy Spirit or the "mother" aspect of God, reflects a greater emphasis on the divine feminine within some Gnostic thought.

Mary Magdalene and the Divine Feminine

Mary Magdalene has emerged in modern spiritual and feminist thought as a profound embodiment of the divine feminine, a figure who provides a powerful feminine counterpart to the masculine image of divinity.

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Mary Magdalene as an Archetype of the Divine Feminine

Proponents of this view emphasize aspects of Mary Magdalene that have been historically suppressed or marginalized, re-envisioning her as a powerful spiritual teacher, mystic, and leader. The divine feminine, in this context, is associated with qualities like:

  • Intuition and mysticism: In some interpretations of Gnostic and apocryphal texts like the Gospel of Mary, she is portrayed as a visionary who understood certain teachings.
  • Healing and compassion: The narrative of her deliverance from "seven demons" (Luke 8:2) is interpreted by some as a metaphor for spiritual healing and empowerment. She is seen as embodying the healing power of love and presence.
  • Sacred partnership: Certain interpretations suggest her relationship with Jesus was one of spiritual equality and profound intimacy, representing a sacred union of balanced masculine and feminine energies.
  • Spiritual authority: Her designation as the "apostle to the apostles," based on her role as the first witness to Jesus's resurrection, is reclaimed as a demonstration of her spiritual authority and leadership, which was a radical concept for its time.
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Mary Magdalene in Contemporary Spirituality

Today, Mary Magdalene's image resonates strongly with women and spiritual seekers who are exploring diverse spiritual perspectives. She is seen as:

  • A reclaiming of feminine power: An archetype of empowered womanhood, offering a model of spiritual authority that is rooted in compassion, intuition, and inner wisdom.
  • An invitation to re-examination: Her story invites a re-examination of historical narratives and interpretations from different perspectives.
  • A symbol of embodied divinity: She is viewed by some as an accessible human figure who integrated her spiritual nature with her physical being, offering a path for others to explore the same.
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Were Jesus and Mary Magdalene
Married and have Children?

The consensus among scholars

The overwhelming consensus among biblical historians and theologians is that the claim of Jesus having a wife and children has no credible basis in historical fact. The relationship between Jesus and Mary Magdalene, as understood from the earliest historical sources, was one of spiritual discipleship and mutual respect. This consensus is based on the fact that there is no written record of this marriage, especially in the New Testament.

However, one must consider the notorious saying "history is written by the victors, "which means that those who win conflicts often control how events are recorded, which can lead to biased accounts that favor their perspective.

This saying certainly applies when it comes to Christianity and how Jesus was viewed. The people who wrote the Gnostic gospels and believed that Jesus and Mary Magdalene were married faced a dire threat to not only their lives, but their precious gospels after the Council of Nicaea decreed that Jesus was God, and that would not allow him to have been married. The Gnostic viewpoint became heretical, and the church, from its early days, sought to eradicate heresy by burning books and eventually burning the people who believed the heretical ideas.

That attitude has never died, and lives today.

In 2012, Harvard professor of divinity Karen L. King came forward with a piece of papyrus which stated: "Jesus said to them, 'My wife ...'" and "she will be able to be my disciple," which created an uproar throughout orthodox Christianity. Now, for the first time, the written words clearly documented that Jesus was married, and a woman, Mary Magdalene, was also a disciple. This piece of papyrus threatens orthodox theology, and an immediate campaign was launched to label that papyrus as a forgery.

"Since 2012, King has been besieged by criticism because of the papyrus' controversial content, and the Vatican's newspaper published an editorial declaring it a fake."[1]

The average person does not have the knowledge to form an independent opinion because they do not have the scientific background to understand the findings of any examination. So, we get lost in a tug of war of not knowing for sure if it was a forgery or not. We are left to rely on our intuition to form our beliefs.

[1] Neuman, Scott. "'Gospel Of Jesus's Wife' Papyrus Not A Forgery, Harvard Says." npr.org. 10 April 2014. Web. 20 October 2025. < https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/04/10/301432378/gospel-of-jesus-wife-papyrus-not-a-forgery-harvard-says>.

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Bottcher, Dorothy. Jesus’ Family. 2004.

Jesus' Children

Alleged 'Lost Gospel' Claims Jesus Had Wife, 2 Children

Authors of a new book say they have evidence to back up claims the savior was married to Mary Magdalene.

A book based on interpretations of ancient texts features an explosive claim: Jesus Christ married Mary Magdalene, and the couple had two children.

In “The Lost Gospel,” authors Simcha Jacobovici and Barrie Wilson argue that the original Virgin Mary was Jesus’ wife – not his mother – and that there was an assassination attempt on Jesus’ life 13 years before he was crucified.

Authors and book cover of "The Lost Gospel".

In 2014, investigative journalist Simcha Jacobovici and Religious Studies historian Barrie Wilson published their book entitled: The Lost Gospel: Decoding the Ancient Text that Reveals Jesus' Marriage to Mary the Magdalene. The premise is that the 6th-century manuscript by Pseudo-Zacharias Rhetor, now housed in the British Library MS 17202, commonly referred to as "Joseph and Aseneth," is actually a story written in code with a disguised meaning. The authors decode the story, revealing that it is actually about Jesus (Joseph) and Mary Magdalene (Aseneth). The story describes their courtship, marriage, and the children they had.[1]

Reaction by biblical scholarship

The Lost Gospel has been dismissed by mainstream Biblical scholars and orthodox theologians.[2] Are these theologians and scholars claiming this book's premise is inaccurate because they want to protect their ideology? They claim there is no historical evidence of a marriage between Jesus and Mary Magdalene. But are they considering the Gnostic texts and Gospels? They have no way of knowing if the Catholic Church burned the documents and texts after the Council of Nicaea, which would have documented and proven the marriage and children of Jesus and Mary Magdaline.

[1]The Lost Gospel (Jacobovici and Wilson book).” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 20 October 2025. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Gospel_(Jacobovici_and_Wilson_book)>.

[2]The Lost Gospel (Jacobovici and Wilson book).” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 20 October 2025. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Gospel_(Jacobovici_and_Wilson_book)>.

Channeled Sources

Solid academic research estimates that the Catholic and Protestant Churches burned between 40,000 and 50,000 people as witches in Europe and America between 1450 and 1750, and 75%-80% of those executed were women.[1] Most of those "witches" were healers, herbalists, and practitioners of psychic science.

Fortunately, today, we have broken free from that authoritarian religious control, and psychically gifted people can publicly practice their gifts without fear of mortal harm. This has allowed mediums to channel information from higher dimensions, whose residents are not restricted by time and space. Mediums can bring accurate historical information about biblical figures can be brought to us living in the 21st century.

[1] “Witch-hunts in early modern Europe (circa 1450-1750).” gendercide.org. n.d. Web. 20 October 2025. <https://www.gendercide.org/case_witchhunts.html>.

Jesus was Married and had Children
through Channeled Sources

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Ramtha (channeled through JZ Knight)

Yeshua ben Joseph [Jesus] had a wife, He knew what it was to make love to a woman and he knew what it was to have children. Did that cease His message? His message was enriched. Don’t you think he understood people? Yes. So what did he do that was different than you?[1]

Jesus was an entity who put aside the woman that he loved, his children, the throne, and had a message. The message was, “In order for me to be the king of the Jews, I must first be the son of God and so I must live my life in that refrain and not that I am the son of my mother and my father. Everyone can be the sons and daughters of their parents, but very few ever finally decide to say I am the royal blood of my Holy Spirit and this is the life that I must live.”[2]

[1] Ramtha; Knight, J. Z. Jesus Christ: The Life of a Master. Yelm, WA: JZK Publishing, 2006. p. 14.

[2] Ramtha; Knight, J. Z. Jesus Christ: The Life of a Master. Yelm, WA: JZK Publishing, 2006. pp. 15-16.

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Anna, Grandmother of Jesus (channeled through Claire Heartsong)

Claire Heartsong experienced a life-transforming encounter with Anna, the grandmother of Jesus, who appeared to her in meditation in 1988 and told her that she would like to share her story. From that day, Claire began receiving telepathic messages about Anna's life. Over the course of 10 years, Claire recorded the messages she was receiving, which have come together to form this book.

Synopsis of Clair Heartsong's books about Anna

Anna, the grandmother of Jesus and the matriarch of the family, channeled these two books through Claire Heartsong. Anna lived for over 600 years!  These books contain many stories. You will learn the story of Jesus' spiritual and physical lineage, beginning with the members of his extensive family and including his descendants as well. You will follow them on their travels across much of the known world.

Most importantly, these books tell the stories of Jesus, his wife, and children – before and after the crucifixion, and the importance of community and family.   It's also the story of Jesus and Mary Magdalene's bloodline, as well as that of other enlightened members of this extended family, who continue to help humanity to this very day.   It's also the story of the importance of woman's place of equality in the family and community; the significant difficulties they faced in the times they walked the Earth; and of the astonishing skill of those advanced in spiritual practices, for example Jesus, coming back from Asia to be with his family on the British Isles for a celebration and then return to Asia – in a single day!

For most people, this will be a new perspective on the story of the Essene community and its mystery school, its teachings, initiations, and lifetimes of spiritual disciplines.  Additionally, it's the story of the importance of the Magdalene Order, the Essene mystery school to which Anna, Mother Mary, and Mary Magdalene belonged and participated in initiations, along with Jesus.

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Anna, Grandmother of Jesus, was an ancient mystic who dedicated her life to laying the foundations for Christ consciousness to be woven through all of life. She is not widely known, but without her Christ consciousness would not be rising as it is today.

Anna represents the quiet dedication that is sometimes required to live a life of service. She represents the generations that came before that devoted their lives to dreaming a new world into being while knowing that they would not see the glorious end result. She represents the dutiful soldier, the unconditional mother, and the mystic who can see the thread that is woven through all of life.

Rebecca Campbell <https://www.rebeccacampbell.me/annagrandmotherofjesus/>

Containing encoded activations to bring Anna's wisdom and energy into your own spiritual life, this book is an invitation to complete a journey of initiation begun long ago.

Delve into the profound insights and ancient truths of Anna, the Voice of the Magdalenes, a captivating sequel to Anna, Grandmother of Jesus. This illuminating narrative reveals the hidden chapters of the Holy Family and the Essenes following the crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus (Yeshua). Journey through the "lost" years as you encounter the Magdalenes who accompanied the resurrected Jesus across France, Britain, and India, uncovering long-suppressed secrets of His intimate life, relationships, and lineage. Embrace the significance of reviving the Divine Feminine voice in our contemporary world and discover the transformative "SEEDING OF LIGHT." As you explore the legacy of Anna, Mother Mary, and Jesus, you'll awaken your own Christ-Magdalene potential, becoming a catalyst for spiritual service in today's world.

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Channeled Answers to People’s Questions at a GOTSC’s Gathering

January 7, 2023

Carol asking the Question: The next question is from Mary B. I was wondering if you could please tell us about Mary Magdalene. The real story, not what is in the Bible, whose chapters were decided at the Council of Nicaea. I ask because there are many theories, but the details are not clear.

There is a manuscript from 570 AD in the British Library, and an Egyptian papyrus called the Gospel of Jesus' Wife, which some say is encrypted and claims that Jesus was married to Mary. Also, some theorize that the wedding at Cana depicted in the Bible may be the actual wedding of Jesus and Mary.

Further, a legend in France has it that a boat landed in France with Mary Magdalene, her children Sarah and Joseph, Mary, mother of Jesus, Martha, and Lazarus. Another point is that Mary's descendants began the royal Merovingian bloodline, from which many kings claimed descent.

Thank you so much.

Answer: As you are very much aware, the Church decided that they were going to make Jesus into a savior god. He was going to be the one you had to go through to achieve salvation, to get into heaven, all the things that they claim. Being that Christians are from the Judeo-Christian theology and ideology, somewhere way back in time, it was decided that God had to be a single bachelor. He could not have anything to do with the divine feminine, even though real God energy is both masculine and feminine as you understand it now.

There is a powerful feminine principle that was present during those days in the Bible, where everything was recorded, and God would appear in the meeting tent. [Exodus 33:7-11]. It was actually the female part of God that was helping in the materialization that you know as the meeting tent. But that did not get written down, and the male priests who were editing the Bible before it got written down decided that God had to be a man, and God created everything on his own.

So, when the Catholic priests decided they were going to make Jesus a god, he could not be married. He could not have much to do with women because God in the Bible doesn't have anything to do with women. After all, the priest had the divine feminine edited out of the Bible centuries before, and they were not going to contradict that.

They wrote in the Bible that Jesus was not married, even though he was. You are right in saying that the wedding in Cana was his own wedding. It is correct when you read in the Bible that he changed the water into wine. He achieved that through thought processes, walking between the lines of water jugs.

You remember in those days, they had clay water jugs, and Jesus had them arranged in rows and walked between them. Since he was a master of mediumship and a master of energy, he understood frequency. He walked between the rows of jugs, concentrating on the frequency of the water contained within them, and then, using his mind, he modulated that frequency to match the frequency of wine. It's similar to turning the dial on a radio, which changes the frequency it is tuned to, and you can listen to a different radio station. Keep turning the dial, modulating the frequency, and you go from one station to another station. That's precisely what he did. He changed the frequency of the water into the frequency of wine, and they drank that wine at his wedding. It is as simple as that.

Yes, he did have two children, and all of that information does exist in specific documents that perceptive religious leaders protected by burying them to hide them away so that the Catholic Church would not get their hands on them, because if they did, they would have burned them.

There were many libraries of scrolls and documents, including the famous Library at Alexandria, that challenged the dogmas established by the Catholic Church at the Council of Nicaea. As you know, the Catholic Church ordered its followers to burn the Library of Alexandria to the ground, destroying a tremendous amount of valuable knowledge.

Fortunately for humanity, the scrolls known as the Gnostic Gospels were hidden for centuries and centuries. They were discovered less than 100 years ago when the grip of the Catholic Church was beginning to weaken. The Church could no longer destroy these documents and manuscripts, so you have them now.

Many of these things are called the Gnostic Gospels. The people who wrote the Gnostic Gospels understood that God is both male and female, and that they had creation stories where it was totally contradictory to the story that you find in your Bible today, because it wasn't a male God who created the earth. It was the divine crystalline energy that you are now becoming aware of and incorporating and using and blending and claiming, and therefore, that energy is what created the universe. That energy is both male and female. It's male and female together. It is androgynous energy, and therefore, this concept was written in these books and hidden away, because the people who did that had the understanding that this information was in dire danger of being destroyed, because if it fell into the hands of the Christian priests, it would then fall into the fires and be burned, so they hid it away, and fortunately, it remained hidden until very close to your present day where we can now understand it.

You mentioned that Mary Magdalene left the Holy Land and went to France, which is true. However, she just came with her two children. The other people you mentioned ended up in different places and did not go to France. It's also true that she made it out of the Holy Land and that her children continued their lives in France.

Do you understand?

Carol: Thank you. So, I'd like to ask a follow-up question, because I've just read this book, The Genuine Jesus, by Alan Ross. It's actually from the medium James Padgett, who apparently channeled Jesus. Alan Ross transcribed all those channeled messages, but what's confusing is that in this book, Jesus says he was not married and did not have children. He also claims that the turning of water into wine at the wedding didn't happen and that it was a misunderstanding. He mentioned some other phenomenon, like multiplying the fishes and loaves, saying that it was a misunderstanding and that it didn't happen.

So, it contradicts some things you've just said and some things that I've heard Ramtha say about Jesus's life. So, it's a bit confusing; you hear so many different versions. Can you comment on that?

Answer: We need to remind everyone that mediumship is not an exact science. Many of you compare Spirit communication to a telephone line, where one person in the physical world holds a receiver to their ear, the Spirit has a telephone receiver to their ear, and the medium acts as the actual phone line connecting the two, enabling the communication.

It's a good analogy, but you need to understand that the lines connecting the two can be affected by interference. Often, if a medium has a particular belief, that belief can influence the message they give. Think about it this way.

If you have a video camera and you are recording something, putting a green filter in front of the lens will tint everything the camera captures. Everything will have an intense green hue. Reds may fade away. Blues may also disappear. The colors become distorted, and if you remove the filter, the colors return to normal. This distortion is like a person's beliefs—when information passes through that filter, it can change what they say.

How can someone say something that completely contradicts the views they genuinely hold? These are some of the reasons why things are different.

Another reason is who is giving this information? Who is the Spirit that is speaking? That Spirit had certain experiences and may have been educated in certain points of view. Therefore, Spirit A may say what they believe, and Spirit B could say what they believe, and they could contradict each other because they have different beliefs and opinions.

Think about what happens in the physical world. When you have a problem, you go to your friends and ask them what you should do. Person A will say A. Person B will say D, and A and D don't match. They say different things because these people have different opinions. Well, the Spirit can also have different views based on their experiences.

You have to remember, when you go into the Spirit World, when you leave your body and you go into the Spirit World, it is just that, just as you were talking about today. You're entering a different room, which doesn't contain all the knowledge of the universe. It doesn't contain the ability to know everything correctly. You have the same knowledge base that you always had, and therefore, if you communicate back to the physical world, it's going to be filtered through what you know, and someone else will know something different. So, this is why there are various opinions about the same subject. It is partially because of the Spirit and their experiences, as well as the medium and their experiences. So, this is why you can get contradictory information about the same subject.

Unfortunately, no one has a time machine to go back and objectively watch what happened, so that we could know, and this is why things are the way they are. The reason we said that the water turned into wine is that we understand how that is done. To us, to our group of people communicating with you, this feels like second nature, like breathing air. We understand how psychic science works, so it is not a big mystery how it was done, especially by the great teacher Jesus, who had his brain working 100% and could do every one of the Gifts of the Spirit.

Does that make sense to you?

Carol: Yes, thank you.

Videos about Mary Magdalene

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Gnostic Texts

Cover of "The Nag Hammadi Library" book.

 

 

 

 

Robinson, James M., ed. The Nag Hammadi Library in English. Revised Edition. San Francisco, CA: Harper & Row, 1990

A masterful collection of translations and commentaries on the various gnostic scriptures found at Nag Hammadi.

 

Leloup, Jean-Yves; Rowe, Joseph. The Gospel of Mary Magdalene. Rochester, VT.: Inner Traditions, 2002.

No figure in biblical scholarship has been the subject of more controversy and debate than Mary Magdalene. As the first witness to the Resurrection, Mary was considered by the apostle John to be the founder of Christianity. In most, theological studies she has been depicted as a reformed prostitute, the redeemed sinner who exemplifies Christ's mercy. Today's reader can ponder her role through references in the four canonical gospels and in the Gnostic gospels of Philip, Thomas, Peter, and Bartholomew rejected by the early Christian church. Mary's own gospel is among these Gnostic texts but until now has remained unknown to the public at large.

The Gospel of Mary Magdalene book cover.

Other Gnostic Gospels

Book cover: The Gospel of Philip.

 

Leloup, Jean-Yves; Rowe, Joseph. The Gospel of Philip: Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and the Gnosis of Sacred Union. VT.: Inner Traditions, 2004.

"The Gospel of Philip is best known for its portrayal of the physical relationship shared by Jesus and his most beloved disciple, Mary Magdalene. Because it ran counter to Church dogma, however, which condemned "the works of the flesh," Philip's gospel was suppressed and eventually lost until rediscovered at Nag Hammadi in 1947. Orthodox theologian Jean-Yves Leloup's translation of the gospel from the Coptic and his analysis of this scripture are presented here for the first time in English. What emerges from this important source text is a restoration of the sacred initiatic union between the male and the female principles that was once at the heart of Christianity's sacred mystery.”

Meyer, Marvin W.; Bloom, Harold. The Gospel of Thomas: the Hidden Sayings of Jesus. San Francisco, CA: HarperSanFrancisco, 1992.

The book begins discussing what Gnosticism is and why the Catholic Church despised the Gnostics. There's not a whole lot that remains about them or their writings (since the Church tried to erase them from history. The Gnostics stressed the role of knowledge in religious life. The book says they believed that our intellectual power has grown faster than our moral power. We need to become 'awakened' human beings. The spiritual emphasis has more to do with energy than with thought. (There is no need for a hierarchy of priests, etc. between us and God.) The writings have nothing about a biography of Jesus and no miracles he performed. Some of the main points of the book include: A very important tenant is that we can hope to transform the world only if we can transform ourselves. They emphasized the integration of both our male and female selves. The book also includes web links and a bibliography.

Book cover of "The Gospel of Thomas".
Beyond Belief book cover by Elaine Pagels.

 

Pagels, Elaine H.; Meyer, Marvin W. Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas. Pagels, Elaine H.; Meyer, Marvin W. Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas. NY: Random House, 2003.

"Explores how Christianity began by tracing its earliest texts, including the secret Gospel of Thomas, rediscovered in Egypt in 1945 . The author explores historical and archeological sources to investigate what Jesus and his teachings meant to his followers before the invention of Christianity as we know it . Pagels compares such sources as Thomas' gospel ... with the canonic texts to show how Christian leaders chose to include some gospels and exclude others from the collections we have come to know as the New Testament. To stabilize the emerging Christian church in times of devastating persecution, the church fathers constructed the canon, creed, and hierarchy--and, in the process, suppressed many of its spiritual resources."

 

 

 

 

Kasser, Rodolphe; Meyer, Marvin W.; Wurst, Gregor; Gaudard, François; Ehrman, Bart D. The Gospel of Judas. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic, 2008.

Provides the complete text of the long-lost Gospel of Judas, found nearly thirty years ago in Egypt, along with interpretive commentary and annotations, in a study of the disciple, his writings, and their significance.

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Pagels, Elaine H. The Gnostic Gospels. NY: Random House, 1979.

This book is a classic. It describes, catalogues, quotes, and interprets portions of the secret gnostic gospels which were ordered destroyed in the 4th century after Christ. How, then, did we gain access to them? Some monk shoved bits and pieces of papyrus into a clay jar and buried it, like a time capsule, for 20th century archeologists to discover and historians to argue about for another 16 centuries. What do the gnostic gospels disclose? There are many versions of the life of Christ and what he actually.

 

 

King, Karen L. The Gospel of Mary of Magdala: Jesus and the First Woman Apostle. Santa Rosa, CA: Polebridge Press, 2003.

Lost for more than fifteen hundred years, the Gospel of Mary is the only existing early Christian gospel written in the name of a woman. Karen L. King tells the story of the recovery of this remarkable gospel and offers a new translation. This brief narrative presents a radical interpretation of Jesus' teachings as a path to inner spiritual knowledge. It rejects his suffering and death as a path to eternal life and exposes the view that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute for what it is--a piece of theological fiction. The Gospel of Mary of Magdala offers a glimpse into the conflicts and controversies that shaped earliest Christianity.

Book cover: The Gospel of Mary Magdala.

Mary Magdalene

Book cover of "The Woman with the Alabaster Jar".

 

 

 

 

Starbird, Margaret. The Woman with the Alabaster Jar: Mary Magdalen and the Holy Grail. Rochester, VT: Bear & Co., 1993.

A study of history, symbolism, medieval art, mythology, psychology, and the Bible that uncovers new and compelling evidence that Jesus Christ was married to Mary Magdalen.

Wilson, Stuart, Prentis, Joanna. The Essenes. Children of the Light. Huntsville, AR: Ozark Mountain Publishing, 2005.

Did Jesus really die on the cross? Who was Mary Magdalene? What was her real connection with Jesus? Extensive new information about the secretive Essene mystery schools. It is one of the great tragedies of Western culture that Christianity forgot and eventually denied its Essene roots. Those roots are herein explored from the perspective of past life regression. Fascinating new information emerged, including Essene links with the Druids, the existence of a secret core group around Jesus, and contacts with the Order of Melchizedek. Perhaps, the most remarkable thing is that the Essene Jesus is restored to us, bringing to life the wise and loving Being who has been obscured by so much doctrine and dogma. His words speak to us across the centuries and open a clearer understanding of the way which he established and the ultimate goal of that way. This audiobook makes clear that Jesus did not stand alone. He had the backing of a powerful and dedicated team of Essenes, including Joseph of Arimathea. Thanks to the technique of past life regression, this story can now be told for the first time, opening up a fascinating window onto a unique and vital time in history.

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Wilson, Stuart, Prentis, Joanna. Power of the Magdalene. The Hidden Story of the Women Disciples. Huntsville, AR: Ozark Mountain Publishing, 2020.

Sequel of The Essenes - Children of the Light.

What is the secret of Mary Magdalene s power? Who were the female disciples of jeshua? Did Jeshua and Mary Magdalene have a child? How can we understand the New Children now being born? What changes will the New Consciousness bring into our lives? This is the story of the Essenes and the female disciples of Jeshua who were deliberately marginalised and written out of the record. This book focuses on the partnership of Jeshua and Mary Magdalene, and culminates in the work of the Crystal Children who are just now being born. This fascinating story was revealed through the process of past life regression and through the insight of an angelic being called Alariel. This is the inner history or our planet as it has never been told before. A narrative to inspire the spirit and warm the heart

Book cover: Power of the Magdalene, illustrated woman.
Cover of "The Magdalene Version" book.

 

 

 

 

Wilson, Stuart, Prentis, Joanna. Power of the Magdalene. The Magdalene Version: Secret Wisdom from a Gnostic Mystery School.. Huntsville, AR: Ozark Mountain Publishing, 2012.

Here is the real voice of Mary Magdalene, giving secret teachings from her Mystery School!"

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Baigent, Michael; Leigh, Richard; Lincoln, Henry. Holy Blood, Holy Grail. Rockport, MA: Element, 1996.

A revolutionary and provocative study explores the startling information uncovered in mysterious parchments unearthed in a small French church that reveal new insight into the mystery of the Holy Grail.

Book cover: Holy Blood, Holy Grail.
Bloodline of the Holy Grail book cover.

 

Gardner, Laurence. Bloodline of the Holy Grail. Rockport, MA: Element, 1996.

From royal and suppressed archives comes documented proof of the heritage of Jesus in the West and the long awaited discovery of the Holy Grail. In fulfilling this time-honored quest, penetrating new light is cast upon the Grail Code of Service and the venerated feminine element, upheld in chivalry but forsaken by the Church in order to forge a male dominated society. This work offers insight concerning the descendant heirs of Jesus and his brother James while, in documenting a hidden legacy of the Messiah, it unveils hitherto guarded facts about characters such as Mary Magdalene and Joseph of Arimathea. Tracing the sacred lineage through centuries of persecution and Inquisition, Bloodline of the Holy Grail reveals a systematic suppression of authentic records and a strategic manipulation of the New Testament Gospels.

Gardner, Laurence. The Magdalene Legacy: the Jesus and Mary Bloodline Conspiracy: Revelations Beyond The Da Vinci Code. Rockport, MA: Element, 2005.

Bestselling author Laurence Gardner takes on the legacy of Mary Magdalene in this new collection of historical detective work and hidden mysteries. Gardner reveals sensational new information from the Vatican and monastic archives that sheds light on the intimate relationship and secret marriage between Mary Magdalene and Jesus, describing Magdalene as a close companion and financial sponsor to Jesus, and not merely a repentant prostitute, as the Church portrayed her. Addressing the vast discrepancy between scripture and dogma, Gardner draws on the forbidden texts that were edited from the Bible, and exposes the true status of Mary among the Apostles. Gardner takes on the controversial significance of why the Renaissance Church censored portrayals of the Magdalene, and reveals the truth about the enigmatic Order of the Templars and the underground stream that protected the messianic heritage.

The Magdalene Legacy book cover.