Cosmos-Liturgy-Sex

In Houston, as reported in the religion section of the Houston Chronicle, a fascination with Mary Magdalene is reflected in a contemplative Christian group (i.e. gnosticism) known as the Magdalen Community, women ” and a few men” gather every Sunday morning at the Rothko Chapel. They are inspired ” not by an outdated image of the repentant prostitute, but by Mary Magdalene the apostle/goddess, described by feminist scholars as “the apostle to the apostles.” It’s an image the community is trying to revive and one that has led them to a new way of thinking and worshiping God.

“In an hour-long gathering, from 12 to 50 people sit in a circle surrounded by Mark Rothko’s powerful paintings. Some weeks, they listen to ethereal music written and performed by Anita Kruse and other musicians, accompanied by a single dancer. Instead of communion, there is an intense dialogue, followed by a “peaceful silence” and readings from many different traditions. Many in the Magdalen Community say they are there because traditional churches were not meeting their spiritual needs. Others use it as a complement to their regular Sunday church services.”

What some believe:

Mary Magdalene figures almost as significantly as Christ

Her name is derived from term that means tower of the flock, or good Shepard

a vital partnership between Jesus and Mary that synthesized gender equality, anointing rites, and sexual rituals

Christ’s Apostles and, later, the Catholic Church strove ardently to suppress gnostic truth

Saint Peter was a repressive man who was also jealous of Mary Magdalene because of her relationship with Jesus.

Eventually, feminist scholars say, the gentler Magdalene Christianity lost out to the traditional Christianity of Peter and Paul.

This group doesn’t have all the rules and laws such as obedience to the 10 commandments, … there is freedom to sin….promotion of the androgynous principle…revolt against authority,…returning to “wholeness” is through the sexual act,…..the key to salvation is knowledge. So typical is it in the life of the rebellious and sexually confused. They take their cue from the one who originally coined the phrase, “I will not serve”. They dance with the devil, as they celebrate their prideful knowledge which is nothing more than a facade to conceal their insecurities and inflated ego.

Source Article

Gnostic – Gospel of Mary