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dear friends,

http://www.sharronrose.com/marymagdalene.html

be well, be love.

david

mary magdalene, apostle of the apostles

from new dawn magazine special issue no.2
"revelations beyond the da vinci code"

with the publication of holy blood, holy grail in the mid-nineties and the gnostic gospels found in nag hammadi, a new perspective on the role of mary magdalene in the revelation and dissemination of the esoteric teachings of christ has emerged onto the public stage. with the release of the davinci code, she has been placed firmly in the public consciousness, her story awakening both excitement and controversy.

it is my contention that mary magdalene was the carrier of a tradition of respect and reverence for the divine feminine, a secret initiatory tradition that leads back through jesus, gnosticism, the esoteric teachings of judaism, and the egyptian mysteries of isis to the ultimate ground or source of all religions. by seeking out the alternative roads to understanding, by looking at the gnostic texts, legends, symbols, and iconography one discovers the distinct possibility that mary magdalene was not only first witness to and herald of the resurrection, but the chief disciple and recipient of christ's' gnosis, as well as teacher and transmitter of these extraordinary mysteries to the people of france.

on the shores of the mediterranean sea outside marseilles at les saintes marie de la mere, in a small chapel dedicated to mary magdalene and consecrated by archbishop roncalli, (who later became pope john xxiii). given a place of prominence within this chapel are paintings of her arrival from palestine in a small rudderless boat.