Mary Magdalene Retreat

You are warmly invited to join us for the Mary Magdalene Retreat – a residential immersion into the timeless wisdom and mystery of Mary Magdalene

Facilitator: Dr Annie Southern

Proudly Supported by: 

The Sacred Path, Embrace Your Calm, Red Tent Aotearoa & The Farm for Wellbeing

At this wonderful retreat will be looking at the Gospel of Mary as well as the wider story of Mary Magdalene/Mariamne of Magdala.

The Gospel of Mary (or the Gospel of Mary Magdalene) is a writing discovered in 1896 in Egypt. Scholars date the original composition of this work to the fifth century. Two other copies have been found from earlier centuries. It was first made public in 1955.

Mary Magdalene/Mariamne of Magdala was a key figure in the Jesus/Yeshua Movement and one of its main funders as well as one of the closest people to Jesus/Yeshua. 

Was she a Vestal Virgin prior to joining the movement or did she study with Essenes who accepted women which not all did? 

Or had she studied in Egypt and learned the Isis tradition as well as the tradition of the Myrrhophores who used sacred oils for healing and spiritual transcendence? 

Was she possessed by demons and healed by Jesus/Yeshua or is this a misinterpretation? Was she the thirteenth Apostle? 

Was she the main teacher after Jesus/Yeshua’s death?

During the Mary Magdalene Retreat We Will Explore:
 Why the Gospel of Mary was left out of the canonical New Testament of 27 books and how it fits with the other apocryphal texts that also are outside of the current Bible such as those of the Gnostic tradition (eg, Nag Hamadi texts) and the Qumran Caves Scrolls (Essene texts)

What the teachings of the Gospel is when it comes to the higher realms
The soul work we are meant to undertake in our lives according to the Gospel 
What Mary Magdalene/Mariamne of Magdala’s story teaches us about the sacred ‘secretion/oil’ of the Chrism and its role in our accessing of our higher selves (this will involve learning about our sun sign in relation to the lunar cycle and our chakras and physical anatomy’s roles in the rising of the Chrism)

The wider stories of Mary Magdalene including her connections to Egypt and France
Why images of Mary Magdalene/Mariamne of Magdala often depict her with the alabaster jar, skull, and/or an egg
Why Mary Magdalene’s role was devalues and discarded by Christianity for over a century and a half — and why her story is now returning
How understanding the Gospel of Mary’s significance can re-invision Christianity and provide us with a possibility of a deeply personal and spiritual ‘Christian’ experience that we may have always longed for

Plus much, much more…

Included:
 Shared accommodation and beautiful nourishing food
 Morning yoga to begin each day
 Sacred cacao ceremony and ecstatic dance on Saturday night
 Immersive teachings on Mary Magdalene with Dr Annie Southern
Group exploration, discussion, and spiritual practice

 Come explore the hidden teachings of Mary Magdalene and the Gospel that almost changed Christianity

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