The Healing Wisdom of Mary Magdalene

An in-depth study of the heart-centered teachings of Mary Magdalene

• Explains how the Fourth Gospel of the New Testament, specifically the Gospel of Signs, is actually a direct transcription of Mary Magdalene's oral teachings

• Reveals Mary Magdalene as a gifted visionary teacher and the best qualified disciple to lead the Jesus movement after his death

• Details how the Gospel of Signs outlines 7 key steps for personal transformation and healing

The discovery and translation of the Gnostic Gospels have revealed Mary Magdalene to be a gifted visionary teacher and the best qualified disciple to lead the Jesus movement following his death. Yet, according to most scholars, only a few fragments of her actual teachings have survived.

Sharing more than 20 years of research, inspired by a profound experience at the cave in southern France where Mary Magdalene is reputed to have spent her final years, Jack Angelo reveals that the Fourth Gospel of the New Testament, traditionally attributed to John, is actually a direct transcription of Mary Magdalene's oral teachings. He explains how the Fourth Gospel was recast by more conservative members of the Jesus movement, such as Peter and Andrew, to hide Mary's authorship and suppress her role as head disciple. Delving deeply into the many layers of meaning within the "Gospel of Signs"--the first 11 chapters of the Fourth Gospel which describe seven of Jesus' miracles--he shows how Mary's teachings outline seven key steps for personal transformation and profound healing. For example, the sixth sign describes the shamanic healing of a blind man when Jesus spits on clay and smears the paste over the man's eyes. Angelo explains how the deeper meaning of this sign is about perceiving with the "eyes of the heart."

Beyond the beauty and simplicity of Mary's wisdom for personal transformation and healing, Angelo also shows how Mary's heart-centered teachings embody the resurgence of feminine energy that is vitally needed to restore balance to the psyche and health of humanity as well as to Earth.

Autorentext

Jack Angelo runs a healing and counseling practice in Gwent, South Wales. He is also a national trainer for the National Federation of Spiritual Healers and conducts his own workshops internationally. He is the author of Spiritual Healing: Energy Medicine for Today.

Inhalt

Acknowledgments

Prologue

Introduction: Restoring the Feminine Energy to Its Rightful Place

Part One
Discovering Mary Magdalene the Teacher

1 A Childhood Vision

2 The Voice in the Cave

3 Looking behind the Words

4 Seeking the Treasure Map

5 Finding the Treasure Chest

Part Two
The Way Through:
Maryam's Teachings in the Gospel of Signs

6 Into the Orchard

7 In the Beginning

8 Walking in the Wilderness, Discovering the I AM

9 The Prophet and the Angels

Part Three
The Seven Signs

10 Sign One: Making the Two One
A Marriage and Miraculous Wine • How Is Your Body?
• Being Born Again • The Woman at the Well

11 Sign Two: Distant Healing, Humility, and the Last Resort

12 Sign Three: Inertia and Stagnation

13 Sign Four: There Is Always Enough

14 Sign Five: The Sea of Emotions
Jesus Walks on Water • Revealing the I AM
• Living in Shacks • More Rumbles in the Temple

15 Sign Six: Spitting on Clay
I Was Blind, but Now I See • You Are Gods

16 Sign Seven: Breaking Out and Resurrection

17 Your Own Transformation and the Next Step

18 Living the Heart-Centered Approach

Glossary

Suggestions for Further Reading

Index