But if you are only focusing on the body, on the egoic garment I am wearing as a soul, you will not recognize me. Mary is 'called Magdalene' because she hailed from Magdala, a town on the west shore of the Sea of Galilee. "Jesus was. 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. "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. Who is it you are looking for? 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. Mary Madelines gospels shine a light on the good. Her unearthing of the hidden and silenced realities of the first apostles life and legacy ignites revelations that will transform the hearts and minds of readers who are ready to claim their own power and spiritual authority., Jamia Wilson, author of Step Into Your Power and executive director of The Feminist Press, 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. The soul rises up from within me. I believe Mary got the raw end of the deal, having been demoted (and shamed), in history, by a male dominated hierarchy that certainly didn't have her best interests in mind. Wed love your help. Enter the female perspective. There are aspects that I have always believed, some that are new, but feel true, and others that dont fit into my belief system. What was so special about Mary Magdalene, that Jesus chose her to walk out such an extravagant story? Thank you Meggan for sharing your story and for being open and vulnerable with us . Then does she not believe in the Resurrection? 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. 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. How do you actually review a book that is more than a book? 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. She's been apostle to the apostles. . Who was Mary Magdalene really, and what happened to her after the resurrection of Christ? The only thing that was missing was that magic, the sense that we had been brought together by a force greater than ourselves. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. I was really looking forward to reading this book. And you did not recognize me. The soul is saying here to the egos desire, I am not this body, not essentially. They love each other. Luke gives an account of the Virgin's dialogue with the angel at the Annunciation (Lk 1:26-38), her encounter with Elizabeth and her Magnificat (Lk 1:46 . Now, if youre still with me, that goodness can never be lost. She was one of many Marys that followed Jesus, being that it was the most common name for a Jewish female. Error rating book. She had sown in tears when she went to seek her Lord, but she wept with joy when she found him in the garden. Mary knew the path so well that she could trace her steps back in the dark days later. Meggan Watterson has a poetic way of writing and weaving words together; I look forward to reading her first book Reveal. The cover looks kind of conservative, yet this actually reads like a memoir. And, if youre like me, we obsess about it. What is the point of your message if they can't? She is a soul doula, gently holding our hands as we cross the river to spiritual healing and emotional salvation through these pages. The book is well written. 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. 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. Great Value. 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. Or Meggan Watterson? 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. If you have the courage to imitate Mary Magdalene in her sins, have the courage to imitate her penance! In the Gospel of Mary, which isnt officially recognized by the Church, Mary Magdalene is framed as the only disciple who truly understands Jesus spiritual message, which puts her in direct conflict with the apostle Peter. The gods have to pose insoluble riddles for us humans. She was so side-swept by her grief that she didnt realize He was standing before her. 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. Mary Magdalene was one of several women who traveled with Jesus and his disciples and gave them material support. Here are five questions answered about the life and story of Mary Magdalene in the Bible. She is a real and serious scholar. "After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. 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. And if we can recognize that weve never been separate from it, and bring it forth outside of us, this is what saves us., Be on your guard so that no one deceives you by saying, Look over here! or Look over there! For the child of true Humanity exists within you. (Which can make it hard to hear, and to find.) Mary bought this expensive nard as an expression of her love. Mary Magdalene's actual history, as Margaret Arnold tells us, is much . It felt like total bliss because they were totally aligned and their spirits and energies were in the same vibrations, in resonance. There is an energetic intelligence there you can connect to for guidance anytime. Far from it. Very soulful and insightful yet buried deep in the cave of Christianity. These are the words we can't get back. Some already have that knowledge, and some of them take some new knowledge. She is perhaps the most adaptable of all the figures mentioned in the Gospels, with tales both in the Bible and many legends that have grown outside of the sanctioned religious texts. By Margaret George. He really in many ways was everything I thought I was looking for in a partner. The fact that Mary Magdalene draws from a gospel that isnt officially recognized by the Church may also provoke criticism. 4. All Rights Reserved. The Gospel of Mary Magdalene reveals a very different love story from the one we've come to refer to as Christianity. Meggan Watterson is the spiritual teacher to spiritual teachers and this book is a road map to the heart of Christ's message." Mark and Luke recorded the healing of demons from Marys life in their Gospel accounts. 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." She was one of the few female disciples of Jesus and played an important role in the early Christian church. Mary is referenced fourteen times in the New Testament. 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. Things are very taciturn! Day by day They sank upon her heart like blessed rain, Calling the secret powers that lay within 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. No Bible reference suggests that she was involved in prostitution or had an immoral past. 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. The balance of feminine and masculine will bring us back to peace, What happened to the Divine Feminine? 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 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. 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. There were plenty of things that opened my eyes. Welcome back. Every broken and closed off aspect of us is just another chance to exercise our capacity to love., Its about acquiring a vision that allows us to see what has always been here, within us. 2. I couldnt put it down!, Sonia Choquette, New York Times best-selling author of The Answer Is Simple, PRIVACY POLICY TERMS OF USE CONNECT, 2021 Meggan Watterson | Website by Elemental, Author, Meditation Teacher, and Feminist Theologian. But love isnt like that., 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. Though not many details are recorded about this event, her name is among the few mentioned in the recordings of Jesus healings. Meggan Watterson is the spiritual teacher to spiritual teachers and this book is a road map to the heart of Christ's message." book club. The significance of her seat lies instead in Mary Magdalene taking the prized position above any of the twelve male apostles, as Peter (Chiwetel Ejiofor) looks on in jealousy. . A: There are all together four different occasions when Mary's words are recorded in the Bible. Sin is when we believe we are only this body, these insatiable needs, these desires and fears the ego conjures. But both Bond and Taylor point to the Bible itself for further evidence of Mary Magdalenes intimate understanding of Jesus. $27.95. MEGGAN WATTERSON is the author of REVEAL, The Sutras of Unspeakable Joy, The Divine Feminine Oracle, and Mary Magdalene Revealed. The scope of determining 'the . 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. 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 . 'She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, 'Rabboni!' Once the caravan reached the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range, in the northernmost region of the Indian subcontinent, Jesus continued the journey with a small group of locals until he completed the last leg on his own, guided from one place to another by the local people. What they see themselves doing is bringing in a new wave of Consciousness., Can't we look to Mary Magdalene as simply an early church leader whose rightful place next to Christ should have been acknowledged? Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. True enough! 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 . Then why write this book? Mary Magdalene. Women were not called to testify in that age, and their word didnt lend credibility to any historically recorded event. "To say only Mary Magdalene understood Jesus Christ and everyone since has been mistaken would be heresy," Berglund says. It is a gifting through the act. 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.. Mary lost all control and dignity, along with everything she knew in her previous life. (She wasn't.) For instance, some have said Mary and Jesus were either lovers and husband and wife. ( John 20:17, 18 ESV ) She was obedient to the command of the Lord. 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. Goodness. Through her eyes, we learn a little more about who Jesus was. Its about really waking up to the fact that our system of understanding the world is no longer serving us., Fear is normal, expected. Jesus, Real, Drinking. She was one of the women who accompanied and aided Jesus in Galilee (Luke 8:1-2), and all four canonical Gospels attest that she witnessed Jesus' crucifixion and burial; John 19:25-26 further notes that she stood by the cross, near the Virgin Mary and the unidentified Apostle whom Jesus loved. It was like a giant jigsaw puzzle with a piece missing. ., 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. Mary Magdalene was a faithful follower of Jesus Christ. She's been Jesus' disciple and Jesus' wife. 7. These writings and Meggans perspective are revolutionary and worth considering. 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. Are you hearing the voice of love within you, your soul-voice, and believing it enough to act on its directives? For as long as I can remember, I have felt that I was searching for something. I was sent an early edition of this book before its launch. --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. All rights reserved. Love was the truth, whether it came from a whale, a human, or God in heaven., The goddess Kuan Yin is perhaps the most famous bodhisattva in East Asia. 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. They love God." Our capacity to see the truth that we are sinless, that we are good, has nothing to do with the eyes. Its also proposed that by confusing the two, an inaccurate version of a promiscuous Mary Magdalene circulated. She is the eighth most mentioned woman in the entire Bible (tied with Hagar, Abraham's concubine). I love you and never want to do that., There was so much that was right about my friends Mr. If that is still a scary thing for you, maybe dont start here. Mary was a Jewish woman from the fishing town Magdala on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. That is not the case., Gom can also be translated as familiarity. It is the notion that through the simple practice of being with the breath and watching your thoughts float across the landscape of your mind you are becoming more familiar with them., Basic goodness is the experience that you are primordially whole. Rajneesh. --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. Soon afterward he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. This human body is the souls chance to be here. Always love was their message, and Jael knew her daughter was telling the truth as she heard it. Welcome back. Her connection to Jesus was undeniable. I don't get those often so I did. Proud member Yet, in stripping away the myths, this film portrayal of Mary Magdalene underlines what some scholars see as the real and unexpected reason why shes so controversial. Sin is simply forgetting the truth and reality of the souland then acting from that forgetful state. These are the words which Jesus speaks to Mary Magdalene in the Gospel, when she mistakes him for the gardener. 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. 5) Peter said to Mary, Sister we know that the Savior loved you more than the rest of woman. What about Mary Magdalene? ORMUS ~ The Secret Alchemy of Mary Magdalene Revealed Part A- is available now from Amazon.com. Mary was the first to tell the complete gospel story. Write the truest sentence that you know., But the ego cant recognize the soul: You mistook the garment I wore for my true self. She is also a bit of a trashmouth, a bit of a wiseass, and pretty much the opposite of a prude. With these books, Hearth makes a stunning, original contribution to both scholarship and to ancient historical fiction and romance. Even though this book is a fun, easy read; even though Watterson uses a hip, Elizabeth Gilbert-type voice; and even though the substantive content peters out toward the end, here's an excellent introduction to Christianity's feminist (and almost entirely erased) lineage.
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