In the Gospels of the Bible there are a few comments about Mary Magdalene here and there. But in the Gnostic scriptures that have been discovered, there are tantalizing hints that both her relationship to Jesus and her role among Jesus' disciples may have been profoundly important. Among several schools of Gnostic Christianity, Mary plays an essential role in the revelation of the gospel.
Here, for the first time in print, is a Sophian Gospel of St. Mary Magdalene. No secret oral tradition as extensive as this has ever been recorded, and none has ever presented a Gnostic view of Mary Magdalene as she is portrayed in this groundbreaking work-as a powerful holy woman, the innermost disciple and beloved wife of Jesus, and a Christed woman who is coequal with Jesus in the Christ revelation.
The Da Vinci Code phenomenon continues to be amazing, now coupled with all of the sensationalism surrounding the publication of the Gospel of Judas. The idea that St. Mary Magdalene might have been a most significant disciple of Jesus, or that they ...
I recall receiving an email from a dear friend of mine who is an independent bishop and seeing the attachment containing the Gospel of Judas – of course, I immediately opened the attachment with the gleeful anticipation of a little boy at Christmas ...
The Kabbalah has its origin among the prophets of ancient Israel, though some would propose that it goes back to Abraham and Sarah. Or yet further, back to the first man and woman, Adam and Eve. Essentially, the Kabbalah is the inner and mystical ...
In Dan Brown’s best-selling novel, The Da Vinci Code, he theorized that there were small secret societies that maintained teachings and practices of a very different form of Christianity, one that was deeply spiritual and mystical, and that honored ...
In my book, Modern Magick, I gave a brief introduction to one of the most important people in the history of magick, Dr. John Dee (1527–1608 or 1609). More than a magician, Dee was also one of the most interesting and fascinating figures of the Elizabethan Age. When he died, his home in Mortlake (a district of London on the southern bank of the... read this article
