The Order of St. Mary
Magdalene, as its name implies represents a path of devotion to the
Divine and Sacred Feminine, the Magdalene Path.
Any Sophian who has received the outer form of initiation into the
lineage can be an initiate of the Order of St. Mary Magdalene simply by
taking up her practices – in essence, this Order is based upon a process
of self-initiation that begins with the building of a shrine to Our Lady
and a ceremony of self-anointing.
The theme of self-initiation found in the Order of St. Mary Magdalene
directly reflects the truth of the Shekinah of Messiah, the Holy Bride:
“She comes to all who call upon her, and always she is near awaiting the
call – no one needs an initiation to know the Holy Bride, for she
reveals herself to those who love her and call upon her name.” Thus,
Sophians have never created a ceremony of initiation into the Order of
St. Mary Magdalene, but rather have taught aspirants how to call upon
the Anointed Bride for themselves and how to receive initiation from
her.
There is no initiation and no vow in the Order of St. Mary Magdalene –
there is only our love of her and her love of us. We are hers and she is
ours; such is the nature of the Order.
Whether a person is an initiate of the Sophian lineage or not, the
practices of the Order of St. Mary Magdalene will be beneficial to
anyone inclined to take them up – therefore we shall share them here for
all who desire to receive and practice them.
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the one hand, Magdalene is the inmost disciple of Yeshua, receiving all
teachings from him. On the other hand, she is co-preacher and co-enlightened
with him, his spiritual consort and wife. Ultimately, she is the direct
successor of Yeshua, Apostle of the Apostles. Essentially they complete and
fulfill one another. This being said, her place as enlightened being and
Apostle of the Apostles is much more important than whether she and Yeshua
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St. Mary Magdalene is Tau Malachi's fourth book on Gnosticism and
the Sophian tradition. This book contains a number of
Sophian legends about Mary Magdalene and her place in the history of
Christianity. There are also references to other legends
involving the Divine Feminine and the Sophian tradition. The
back portion of the book contains a previously unpublished Gnostic
Gospel called the Secret Gospel of Mary Magdalene. This
Gnostic work was previously only transmitted orally through the
tradition, but has now been put on paper for all to read. |
