Mid-bite of his falafel and lettuce pita, as he sits in a spot of shade along the Acropolis wall in Athens, American graduate student Tonio Fletcher's jaw drops. His breathing stops as the beautiful young Maia Spiros, guiding a group of students, enters the Theatre of Dionysus just below him. Maia's graceful gestures and vivid descriptions of long-forgotten events that took place there evoke the drama of the past and bring the ancient site, and him, suddenly to new life. The Magdalene Gates is a suspense-filled love story and a spiritual mystery novella, set mainly in Athens, Ephesus (the resting place of Mary) and Crete. Mysteriously attractive, it centers on Maia and Tonio's discovery of long-buried Magdalene letters --threads in a teaching Jesus entrusted to Mary Magdalene as the most advanced of his disciples. Intrigue surrounds this potentially earth-shaking discovery as a growing love brings spiritual awakening and new life to both characters.Through his relationship with Maia and her contemporary family of seekrs immersed in Mary's anti-institutional teachings, Tonio is initiated into a spiritual practice that leads toward spiritual maturity and enlightened consciousness through a series of Gates, or levels of development.
Our histories focus almost entirely on a relatively small group of men making big decisions in big buildings in cities, but most folks living at any given time were unaffected by their maneuverings. This book looks at "the other half" of the story, explaining how history and religion came to focus on those men, how that tendency affects our lives now, and what new ways of being are emerging. The key to understanding what's happening today - and how we might thrive in the future - is to be found in the lives of Mary the mother of Jesus, the Magdalene, and their predecessors.
In Mary Magdalene: Revelations from a First Century Avatar, Mary comes to life right before your eyes. Through the author, as a channel for her voice, Mary shares fascinating and intimate details of her early life, esoteric life, and walk with the master teacher and healer-known to us as Jesus. Through discussion of her gematria-an ancient form of numerology-the author makes a strong case for the true identity of this Mary. She is not who you've been told she was, but rather a woman of extraordinary spiritual power who would be considered, in her time, as the equal to Jesus. Mary then answers specific questions that were asked of her. She explains the differences between the fabled civilizations of Egypt and Atlantis, the Mystery Schools, the process of initiation into expanded awareness, and how we can begin to learn the ancient wisdom of the Mysteries. Find out why Mary believes the time is now for people to rediscover these incredible teachings In this riveting account, we are given a glimpse into the life of the Magdalene, of what she and Jesus believed about their mission, and what they foresaw for the future of humanity-a future that Mary says is unfolding right now...
In Volume Two of Mary Magdalene: Revelations from a First Century Avatar, Mary's words are clearer than ever. Through the author as channel for her voice, Mary reveals new details of her life, her spiritual mastery, and her journey with the great prophet and teacher known to us as Jesus. In this second volume, Mary Magdalene delivers an urgent message to people everywhere. She implores us to activate the great cosmic power within each and every one of us. By turning our inner light on, Mary insists we will open the doorway to our destiny, at this time of great awakening. Mary then answers questions about Jesus, the Ancient Ones, earth energies, the Gate of the Eleven, manna, and so much more. Discover the astonishing details of the inner circle's most secret teachings and why they are being revealed at this time In this fascinating account, we are given a deeper look into the life and travels of the Magdalene, how she and Jesus used their powers, and a clear blueprint for reclaiming our divine magic
In Volume III of Mary Magdalene: Revelations From A First Century Avatar, Mary does not disappoint. Through the author as channel for her voice, Mary speaks of strange encounters with Creator Beings. Read about her experiences with them, and how their decree changed her life with Jesus. In this final volume of the trilogy, Magdalene appears to the author by the river in Rennes les Bains, France. There she reveals an ancient healing technique called The True Baptism. Mary illustrates how to organize the life force from the matrix of The All and allow it to trigger our genetic code. Mary then answers more of your questions, this time about the hidden properties of gold, the evolution of her bloodline with Jesus, free will, inner earth, the star knowledge, and much more. Discover the fascinating and shocking details of these revelations In this compelling account, the veil is lifted high, so we can begin to comprehend the true nature of The Great Deception. Prepare to break free from the ego-mind and live in harmony from the inside out. Mary says it's the only sustainable path forward at this crossroads in time
Do any of us know where we are going to end up? Is there any way to actually tell what forces shape our lives. Is a bad event a disaster or a blessing in disguise. Sometimes we have to wait years to actually find out.
An old World War II diary filled with cryptic clues launches two friends on an adventure around the world... but their path is fraught with danger and deception... and the treasure they seek can change everything for good-or evil.Father Michael Dominic and his journalist friend Hana Sinclair are off to follow a tantalizing lead: a Nazi journal revealing a holy relic's hiding place. The pair believes the book could lead them to a sacred cloth Christ used to cleanse his face, which according to legend now bears his image - a living record of the Son of God's true appearance.The diary propels them on a whirlwind adventure from Jerusalem, to Rome, to Buenos Aires. But as they unravel an ancient mystery, they run afoul of a nefarious sect determined to use the Magdalene veil for its own ends. Can Michael and Hana outsmart their ruthless adversaries and bring the artifact home to the Church, or will the revival of Aryan ambition destroy the long-lost relic of Christ?
An old World War II diary filled with cryptic clues launches two friends on an adventure around the world... but their path is fraught with danger and deception... and the treasure they seek can change everything for good-or evil.Father Michael Dominic and his journalist friend Hana Sinclair are off to follow a tantalizing lead: a Nazi journal revealing a holy relic's hiding place. The pair believes the book could lead them to a sacred cloth Christ used to cleanse his face, which according to legend now bears his image - a living record of the Son of God's true appearance.The diary propels them on a whirlwind adventure from Jerusalem, to Rome, to Buenos Aires. But as they unravel an ancient mystery, they run afoul of a nefarious sect determined to use the Magdalene veil for its own ends. Can Michael and Hana outsmart their ruthless adversaries and bring the artifact home to the Church, or will the revival of Aryan ambition destroy the long-lost relic of Christ?
A forbidden secret... The Church's fate in the balance... Will a pair of amateur sleuths expose a truth that could upend the Christian world? The Resurrection is a cornerstone of Christian faith. But when a clue surfaces that hints at an alternate account, the ramifications stand to change Christianity forever.Jesuit priest Michael Dominic's assignment to the Vatican's legendary Secret Archives results in his discovery of a hidden papyrus: the unpublished writings of Mary Magdalene - a lost record buried in Rome's deepest recesses. The forgotten relic's heretical revelation threatens the Vatican's very legitimacy, and pits Michael against ruthless and powerful enemies.Desperate, he reaches out to Hana Sinclair, an investigative reporter with a record of tackling contentious subjects. Together they defy the Church elite, and embark on a search through the shadows of history to unearth the truth. As the pressure builds to silence the pair, will the Vatican resort to the unthinkable in order to safeguard its wealth and power?Based on historical facts, this international thriller takes readers on a white-knuckle race through the holy sites of Europe. Get your copy of this award-winning tale and discover why Gary McAvoy's devoted fans say, "I didn't want this book to end "
A curious priest uncovers a mystifying secret... One that leads to a long-buried relic some will do anything to possess. Can he outwit adversaries who will stop at nothing to keep him from revealing an object that challenges history as we know it? Father Michael Dominic discovers a strangely constructed 13th-century puzzle hidden deep within the Vatican Secret Archives. With the help of his brilliant colleague, investigative journalist Hana Sinclair, solving the puzzle exposes a cleverly concealed map that marks the hiding place of a sacred artifact-one with shocking implications. From Rome to France and Switzerland, his search for the object finds Dominic pitted against deadly agents and a ruthless Russian oligarch. Desperate, he must choose between trusting an unlikely collection of possible allies-or certain death. As his enemies close in, can he survive and bring this staggering new secret to light, or will his pursuers bury it beside him in the cold, dark earth of a long-forgotten cave?
An old World War II diary filled with cryptic clues launches two friends on an adventture around the world... but their path is fraught with danger and deception... and the treasure they seek can change everything for good-or evil.Father Michael Dominic and his journalist friend Hana Sinclair are off to follow a tantalizing lead: a Nazi journal revealing a holy relic's hiding place. The pair believes the book could lead them to a sacred cloth Christ used to cleanse his face, which according to legend now bears his image - a living record of the Son of God's true appearance.The diary propels them on a whirlwind adventure from Jerusalem, to Rome, to Buenos Aires. But as they unravel an ancient mystery, they run afoul of a nefarious sect determined to use the Magdalene veil for its own ends. Can Michael and Hana outsmart their ruthless adversaries and bring the artifact home to the Church, or will the revival of Aryan ambition destroy the long-lost relic of Christ?
Seit mehr als zwei Jahrtausenden vertrauen Gl ubige auf die Auferstehung Christi als Grundlage des christlichen Glaubens. Was aber, wenn der Vatikan erpresst wird, ein Manuskript aus dem ersten Jahrhundert zu unterdr cken, das die Auferstehung als Legende entlarvt - und dieses lange verborgene Dokument pl tzlich wieder auftaucht?Michael Dominic, ein junger Jesuitenpater und Experte f r alte Schriften, wird zum Archivar des legend ren Geheimarchivs der Kirche im Vatikan ernannt. Hana Sinclair, Reporterin einer Pariser Zeitung und Tochter einer wohlhabenden Schweizer Bankiersfamilie, recherchiert eine Geschichte ber j disches Gold, das w hrend des Zweiten Weltkriegs von den Nazis gestohlen wurde - Viele Millionen Dollar in Goldbarren, die in den Tresoren der Vatikanbank landeten.Als Dominic einen lange verborgenen Papyrus entdeckt, der von Maria Magdalena verfasst wurde und die Grundfesten des Christentums bedroht, versuchen er und Hana mit Hilfe mutiger Schweizer Gardisten zu verhindern, dass finstere M chte das Manuskript in die H nde bekommen. Zu diesen M chten geh ren die gef rchtete faschistische Ustascha-Bewegung, Interpol und mysteri se Figuren auf h chster Ebene im Vatikan.Basierend auf aufschlussreichen historischen Fakten - darunter die faszinierende wahre Geschichte von B renger Sauni re, dem mysteri sen Abb des franz sischen Dorfes Rennes-le-Ch teau, und den Katharern, den legend ren H tern des Heiligen Grals - nimmt "Die Magdalena-T uschung" den Leser mit auf eine spannende Reise durch eine der geheimnisvollsten Institutionen der Welt und die sensiblen, oft brisanten Manuskripte in ihren unterirdischen Archiven.
Become a friend of JesusTODAY AND EVERYDAY, just like Mary Magdalene.About the AuthorBonnie Ring became ordained in the Episcopal Church. During Seminary, she became acquainted with the Women who Knew Jesus as recipients of his teachings and healings, which led her to lead interactive and self-reflective retreats on those women throughout the United States and Canada. This eventually led to the publication of a book, Women Who Knew Jesus. Mary Magdalene, a Disciple and Friend of Jesus is her first children's book because young girls need to know her as a role model for a life of faith.
Become a friend of Jesus TODAY AND EVERY DAY, just like Mary Magdalene.About the AuthorBonnie Ring became ordained in the Episcopal Church. During Seminary, she became acquainted with the Women who Knew Jesus as recipients of his teachings and healings, which led her to lead interactive and self-reflective retreats on those women throughout the United States and Canada. This eventually led to the publication of a book, Women Who Knew Jesus. Mary Magdalene, a Disciple and Friend of Jesus is her first children's book because young girls need to know her as a role model for a life of faith.
Mary Magdalen is the story of a beautiful woman who has a childhood that has a lot of problems. She learns of the Savior and becomes one of His disciples. She loves to witness Jesus's miracles. And there's a catch. Read the book to find out what it is.Judy Barnes has become an author as she has grown older. As a child she would be considered an Air Force Brat. She, along with her mother and stepfather, moved around a lot. She made good grades in school, even though she didn't spend much time in one place very long. She started out wanting to be a secretary, then she painted with oils for a while. She had a hard time finding her niche until she started writing stories. Now she is happy with her accomplishments. She has been married to her husband, Paul, for 61 years.
The author created a story, based on historical facts. She placed herself in the role of Mary Magdalene - who was the apostle of the apostles and who understood Jesus' teachings better than all the other apostles - and narrated the history, interpreted and revealed his teachings plainly, those which are present in the Gospel according to John, by Andr Chouraqui. All the words which Jesus said in the book were transcribed accurately from that text. The author tried not to put words in Jesus' mouth. She did this in only one per cent of the book, because the fictional context demanded it. Thus, in the course of the story, she manages to show that Jesus was not poor; Mary Magdalene was not a prostitute; Jesus was from Hebrew nobility; Mary Magdalene was a rich noblewoman; Barrabas was not a thief, or a bandit; Jesus was a rabbi; Jesus married Mary Magdalene; Jesus was on Earth and was very different from all men of that time, he was incredible and very, very special, he was pure love; Jesus always made a distinction between his human body and his divine soul; Jesus' relationship with women was very different from that of the men of his time.And the author answers the following questions: Why did Jesus allow himself to be taken and crucified? Did Jesus have children? Was Jesus really the son of Mary and Joseph? Did Jesus have blood brothers and sisters?
*Includes pictures *Includes Gospel passages and apocryphal passages *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "After that, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another. The Twelve were with him, and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Mary Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out-and many others. These women were helping to support them out of their own means." - Luke 8:1-3 Mary Magdalene is one of the most talked about figures in modern Christianity, a woman who mainstream media and modern sensibilities can hold with more conviction. The media, press, movie industry, and airport literature have been obsessed with this redhead for more than 100 years, a fascination that reached its climax in the first decade of this century, and does not seem likely to end any time soon. Mary Magdalene is frequently depicted as young and attractive, liberated and intelligent, a symbol of a freer spirituality, and not controlled by a male-dominated church. In the minds of many, she embodies opposition to a system dominated by old men in white cassocks, the "sacred feminine." As if that is not enough, she has the best bachelor in the world: Jesus Christ himself. The French-made, fair-haired Mary Magdalene who appears in innumerable works of medieval and modern art with a red robe, a symbol of rebellion and freedom (although in the Middle Ages the intention was to show her as a loose woman), is a creation of the Western Church and, more recently, the media. It is a depiction laden with centuries of intertextual struggles, patronizing homilies, medieval legends, novels looking for bestseller status, and documentaries for cable television. But there was a historical Mary Magdalene, a woman named Miriam (Hebrew for Mary) born in Galilee in the time of King Herod, and she died, most likely in present-day Turkey, when Christianity was only a variant of Judaism. Mary Magdalene would not recognize herself in modern portraits or the perception the average Christian of the last 1500 years has of her. If there has been a search for the historical Jesus since the 18th century, the real man who walked in the hills of Galilee and died on a cross in Jerusalem, a similar quest is necessary for the historical Mary Magdalene, but not out of mere curiosity, because she is important in the narrative of Jesus's life. If the early sources are accurate, Mary of Magdala was the first Christian in history, and the first to announce the fundamental kerygma of early Christianity: Jesus is risen Despite the shortage of information, there are a few certain facts historians know about Mary Magdalene. For example, she was a respected and well-remembered follower of Jesus, one of the female disciples who supported the movement of the Galilean preacher. Some scholars studying the gospels believe that Mary Magdalene was an elderly woman and probably well-to-do, if not wealthy. "For all we know," opines E.P. Sanders in The Historical Figure of Jesus, "she was eighty-six, childless, and keen to mother unkempt young men." She not only remained by Jesus side in his darkest hour, the crucifixion, she also had a strange experience at Jesus s tomb on Easter morning. The gospels disagree on the details, but not in the fact that it happened to her. Mary Magdalene: The Life and Legacy of the Woman Who Witnessed the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus examines what is known and unknown about one of the Bible's most famous figures. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events, you will learn about Mary Magdalene like never before.
