Mary Magdalene. Who was she really? Will we ever know? Was she really the sinner and harlot that the Catholic Church portrays?

Mary Magdalene. Was she the woman at Jesus’ side? Was she the first female apostle? Are there any written records about her? If yes, who keeps them locked up, and why?

Mary Magdalene. Do we have to rethink her reputation? Was she probably somebody completely different to how the Bible describes her? May she finally come out of the shadows of the past?

Mary Magdalene. Are we open and ready to look at her in a completely new light? Do we have the courage to

I admit I am far from being familiar with the Bible, although I grew up in a strongly Christian environment. As far as I remember, from my Religious Education lessons at school, Mary Magdalene has never been portrayed in a favourable light by the church. She was described as a whore and a sinner, a woman from whom seven demons had to be cast out.

In 591, Pope Gregory I. equated Mary Magdalene with the sinner who washed Jesus’ feet and whose name had been

How ‚Mary Magdalene the sinner‘ became ‘Saint Mary Magdalene’ in the course of Christian tradition, is hard for me to understand. 

'Mary Magdalene followed the Lord, she stood under the cross, and the risen Master has shown himself to her first – at least, according to John’s gospel. Throughout the gospels all those who are mentioned as disciples and followers of Jesus are called saints – except Judas who betrayed Jesus. They have proved themselves as saints, as they recognized, acknowledged and followed the Lord.

                                                                                                          Mary Magdalene was not proclaimed a saint by the Pope,

Although I have written a book about Ascended Masters myself, I would like to mention Edwin Courtenay’s explanation of ‘Ascended Masters’ :

‘The Ascended Masters are human beings who have gone before us. They lived on earth and, after a circle of incarnations, which were on a spiritual level very enlightened, have reached the step to ascend. They were enlightened, godlike and therefore capable of expanding their awareness, and freeing themselves from the material world. They were able to change themselves and the world around them, and work wonders.

These beings do not have to return to earth to develop

What some consider blasphemy, others see as a natural thing: the assumption that Mary Magdalene was Jesus’ wife. One can find very contrary information in literature:

‘Mary Magdalene was not only the woman with a special closeness to Jesus – the assumption that there was an erotic relationship between her and Jesus is an old one. As a woman (!) she was the first one to hear about the news of Christ’s resurrection, which is the basis of Christianity. Afterwards, she also had to spread the news.

‘Jesus was not married. There is no hint of an erotic relationship between Jesus and Mary of Magdala (a place in Galilee) in any reliable report. She was extremely grateful to Jesus, and adored him, because he had cast

seven demons from her. She was a member of a group of