St Mary Magdalene, page 14
1 These are sayings spoken by Salome the maiden in the name of St. Mary Magdalene, which women of wisdom have held in trust. Mary said, "If you know the Woman of Light, you will know your Mother and be reborn of the Mother Spirit as a child of Light. Because the Light is hornless, you will have eternal life."
2 Mary was speaking to her companions, and she said, "There is glory of glory, and glory of light, and there is the True Light. Seek, therefore, the essence of the Light, which is beyond all, and you shall know the Truth of Light."
3 Mary said, "This world is a cemetery. It is filled with corpses. For this reason, the Lord set the world on fire so that the dead might awaken and spirits might be set free. And now the fire burns, and we tend it so that it might burn brightly, and we dance within the fire, for we are on fire with the Spirit of Yahweh. If you seek the Anointed, you seek the fire, and when you are utterly burnt away, you will rejoice in the True Light."
4 A woman asked Mary, "Are you the one the Lord loved dearly?" Mary said, "The Lord loved the world, and he gave Light and life to the world, so that no longer would anyone have to live in darkness. He loved me as the Soul of the World, so that embracing me he might embrace the world and uplift it to the bridal chamber. I am she whom the Lord loves, as is the soul of Light in you." Mary said, "The one who finds me will find the Anointed, for I am the house in which the Lord dwells."
5 The companions said to Mary, "Tell us about New Jerusalem." Mary said, "It is Wisdom, not of this world, but of the World of Supernal Light. When all of the sparks are gathered in and all of the vessels of light are mended, you will see the glory of New Jerusalem coming out of heaven, and in it you will behold the bridal chamber and the image of the Anointed One in it."
6 Mary said, "What is cast down shall be lifted up, and what is lifted up shall be thrown down; what is on high must be brought down upon the earth, and the earth must be lifted on high."
7 Mary said, "Fire is above water, and the sky is above the earth. All of these are above and below, and all are joined in the Mother's womb, which is the primordial space from which they all arise. Everything will return to its root and essence."
8 Mary said to a woman, "The Mother is everything, and she is nothing. She is everything here below, and she is nothing in the embrace of the Father above. Yet above and below she is the same, and here she is always changing. You are she and she is you."
9 Mary once said, "Do not concern yourself with the darkness in the world, but banish the darkness that is in you. Because it will bind you and destroy you if you do not cast it out of you."
10 Mary said, "Give what you wish to receive and you shall have it. Take what you desire and it will be stolen from you."
11 Mary said to her disciples, "Eve and Lilith are one woman, and she is a supernal emanation. If a woman knows herself she will know the Holy Woman, just as if a man knows himself he will know the Supernal Adam. To acquire this knowledge you must be single, which is to say undivided."
12 Disciples of Mary said to her, "We are going on a pilgrimage to the holy land so we might see where you and the Lord lived." Mary said to them, "The holy land is wherever a child of Light goes, and it is where the child of Light abides. The holy land is where the Anointed and the soul are joined. It is the bridal chamber."
13 Mary said, "When you also pay the ransom, then you will be ransomed, and no longer will you be held hostage."
14 Mary said, "Christ has one Mother, and she is the Queen of Heaven. The body is born of the Earthly Mother, but the soul of Light is born of the Heavenly Mother, and it is the Mother Spirit that awakens the soul of Light. Mary gave birth to a child in the world, but the Mother Spirit gave birth to Christ. So it is with all who are anointed with Supernal Light."
15 Mary said to Salome, "We are dead because the Lord died, and we are alive because the Lord lives. The tomb is the Mother's womb to those who are among the living."
16 Mary said to some women, If you know the path of the moon, you will know the path of the sun. With this knowledge and understanding, follow the path of Light, which is beyond the sun or the moon. This is the path of the cross."
17 Mary said to her disciples, "The cross is the limit, for it binds the power of the demiurgos and Satan, which is death. Death has never existed. The Lord has shown us this and now we must remember."
18 Mary once said, "A woman who knows how to bake bread understands the purpose of yeast, and she includes yeast in the dough, though only a little bit. So has the Mother put the fiery intelligence in human beings, knowing they will ascend because of it."
19 Mary said, "Until there is Light in a form and it becomes Light, it is a false appearance. Though a human form appears, unless a person brings the Supernal Soul into the body, that person is not yet a human being."
20 A woman said to Mary, "You saw the Risen Savior first. What did he look like?" Mary said to her, He looked like no man nor angel nor god, but his appearance was the image of the Human One, the image and likeness of the Living God. Truly I tell you, whoever beholds the Risen Savior, it is as though he or she is the first to see him."
21 Mary said, "Everyone knows how to clean a house, but few know how to make themselves clean inwardly. If you know how to clean a house but do not know how to clean yourself inwardly, then your house and all that you touch are unclean. Nothing is unclean to a person who is clean. This is what the Lord taught his disciples."
22 Mary taught, If you are violent, then your end will be violent, but if you acquire the peace of the Lord, then you will end in peace."
23 Mary spoke, and said, "There is baptism, chrism, and wedding feast, and there is the ransom and bridal chamber. Baptism is water, chrism is fire, and the ransom is earth. The wedding feast is the air, for in the Spirit we shall meet the Anointed in the air on the Day of Joy, and then the element of the bridal chamber shall be fully revealed. Everything the Lord accomplished he accomplished in a mystery, and the Anointed Bride is the mystery."
24 Mary said, "Ask the Mother Spirit and she will show you the face of our Father. When you look and see it, you will meet the gaze of the Beloved, for he is the image of the Living Father."
25 Mary said, "Know how to love and you will be undivided. This is the repentance the Lord taught, and it is the perfect baptism."
26 A woman said to Mary, You are the holiness of womanhood we have been waiting to see." Mary said to her, "What have you been doing while you were waiting? If you see this in me, then it is in you. All the while it has been with you! What were you waiting for?"
27 A young lady said to Mary, When will the world be transformed?" Mary said, It will not be transformed, but it is sacred to the Mother already. When you are transformed the world will be transformed, for you are the world and the world is you. The world is changing all of the time, and yet it is unchanged. The Mother is changing continually, yet she is ever the same, yesterday, today and tomorrow. Become as the Mother and you will see the Great Transformation, yet nothing will have changed."
28 Mary said, "When the Lord died the world passed away, and when the Lord was raised up a new creation came into being. When the pure emanation comes into the world it is the union of the beginning and the end, and all things are restored anew."
29 Someone asked to see the holy wounds on Mary and she said, "Here, look and see, but look also to see the Risen One; for unless you see among the living, all that you see are dead things."
30 A woman said to Mary, "Our Lady, you are a great prophetess. Praise the Lord who sent you among us." Mary said, "You also must be a seer, for one who sees lives."
31 Salome reclined with Mary at the table, and Salome said to Mary, You, Bride of Light, are most blessed of women, for you have known the Lord most intimately and have become fire and light." Mary said to her, "Because you know the truth, you also are light and fire and Spirit. In the whole of creation there is nothing else, only light and fire and Spirit."
32 Mary said, "There are seven heavens, seven earths, and seven hells, and there are worlds within worlds, and realms within realms. All shall pass away, but the Supernal Abode shall abide eternal. There is no end to God's Word or Wisdom."
33 Mary said, "Know how to cleave, and the husks shall be shed, and you will be joined to the Living One. The perfection of cleaving is the bridal chamber and the wedding feast is the glory of that perfect aeon."
34 Mary said, No one finds the Lord save those to whom the Lord reveals himself, for the Lord seeks his own and has come for the elect."
35 Mary said to some people, "If you are seeking, it is the Holy Spirit that is seeking in you, and so be assured you will find. Recognizing this, you have found already, and what you have found is life."
36 Mary said, "One who clings to the world, clings to a corpse, and one who clings to a corpse is unclean. There is a rite of purification for one who becomes unclean by touching a corpse, but first one must let go of the corpse and seek life."
37 Mary said, "The Divine Mother is Light and she is darkness, she is the saint and she is the sinner, angels and demons are images in her, as are the gods and all of the archons; yet she is beyond all of these. Know her in all things and you will be free of bondage, even as the Anointed is free."
38 A woman said to Mary, "I have seen the light!" Mary said to the woman, "Wonderful! Now join the darkness to it, and go into the light, and you will discover what is beyond appearances."
39 Mary once said, "Deeply my body mourned for the Lord, but deeper still my soul within me rejoiced. Do not cling to the image on the cross, but cleave to the image of the Risen Savior."
40 Mary said, "A tree has life in it because of the sap, and we have life in us because of the chrism. Unless one has the chrism, one is not Christian but steals the name. Be certain you do not steal."
41 Mary said, "I was with the Risen Savior, and beheld the Mother. In the first heaven, she was the Radiant Earth of Paradise. In the second heaven, she was the Starry Night Sky. In the third heaven, she was a Great Fire. In the fourth heaven, she was the Great Angel and Celestial Temple, and the Holy Sacrifice. When I beheld her in the fifth heaven, she was the Glory of the Anointed abiding there, and in the sixth heaven, she was Fire and Ice and the End-of-Days. In the seventh heaven, she was the Great Luminous Assembly, and the Holy Throne, and the image of the One-Who-Sits-Upon-the Throne; but in the Supernal Abode I cannot say what she was like. One must go look and see for oneself."
42 Mary said, When the Anointed descended into Hades and the realms of Gehenna, the chosen came to him, drawn to the Light, but many spirits fled from him, unwilling to enter into the Light. It was the same when he walked upon the earth; the insider drew near but the outsiders were driven away."
43 Mary said to her disciples, "When the Risen Savior appears, look into his heart, and there you will see a threefold flame of Sophia. It is faith, hope, and love, but inwardly it is knowledge, understanding, and wisdom. Ask the Lord to give you this holy flame, so that you also might enter the kingdom and be perfect as the Father and Son are perfect."
44 Mary to her companions, "There is power in the blood of Christ and glory in the body of Christ, the essence and presence of the Supernal Emanations. When you eat of the wedding feast, bind your soul to the Light-emanations. Ascending, you will descend with Light, and descending you will ascend with the Truth."
45 Mary said, "You go down into the water and you die, because the reflection is shattered on the surface. When you rise up you come alive, for knowing your origin you no longer cling to a reflection or an image, but are reborn of your true essence. The nature of this essence is no-thing, and knowing this you will rule over the entirety."
46 Mary said, "The Lord said, 'Do not make a home for yourselves in the world, but be at home in the Spirit."'
47 Mary said, "Many are the apostles the Lord has sent, and they are rays of light flowing out of the Spiritual Sun. Many are the apostles the Bride shall send, and they are flames of fire leaping out of her. If you receive one whom the Bridegroom and Bride sends, then you receive one who comes from the Pleroma of Light. Woe to them who reject the apostles of Light, for they have rejected their own soul! Receive every person who comes to you walking in holiness and beauty, for they are your fathers and mothers, your brothers and sisters, and your little ones."
48 Mary taught her disciples, saying, "The Aeons of Light are the handmaids of the Bride at the wedding feast, and the best man is the son of Adam at the wedding; in the bridal chamber the soul acquires intimate acquaintance with the Anointed and becomes the Anointed. Until that time, sing and dance and rejoice, for it is to those who abide in joy that the Shekinah comes, and it is through her that you will enter the bridal chamber."
49 Mary said, "Come, let us go in. The Lord is waiting. If the mark is in you, then it is a sin to go outside. The righteous are those who live inwardly in the presence of the Anointed."
50 Mary said, "A man once came to the Lord seeking an answer, but the Lord sat in silence. When the man departed, the Lord said, 'Perhaps he was not seeking, but if he was, then surely he has his answer.' Many times the Lord said nothing, but an answer was given. Remember this when you pray, for the power of prayer is silence."
51 Mary said, "What is a woman to do against a strong man? She cannot overcome him. When faced with a strong man, if she cannot call out to a righteous man for help, then her only choice is not to resist him. Now I ask you, is this right? Indeed! For she will live and the day of justice will come! Yet it is wrong, for this demonstrates the dominion of falsehood in this world. There is great power in womanhood but it is hidden, and many men and beasts of the field seem to have power, but inwardly are weak. In the World of Supernal Light, only the soul that has power in it will have power, and those lacking the power of Truth will not appear in it. This world is a world of falsehood, but the world-to-come is a World of Truth. Do not be deceived by appearances and do not doubt there will be justice!"
52 Mary taught, "Once you come to the light and know the light is in you, you cannot continue to walk in the ways of darkness, lest you will fall into a greater darkness. No! You must walk in the Light and enter the Light, and bring forth the Light from within you, for only then will you be established in the Way of Life."
53 Mary said to her disciples, "Do not receive every spirit that comes to you, but put every spirit to the test to see if it comes from God or the demiurge or Satan. There are many false lights, and they glitter and glow, and even a demon can appear in the image of the Risen One. Do not be deceived, but look always for the light of Love and Truth, for what is evil lacks Love and what is mixture lacks the perfection of Truth. In the Holy Spirit you will be empowered to discern, for she is discerning awareness."
54 Mary said, "The Lord laid down a ransom for your soul, yet if you do not receive the Spirit of the Lord and live as a free person, then the ransom does not take effect. Only a free person can gather and give ransom, and so set free a hostage. Everything you see the Lord do, you must also do. This is the Way of Freedom."
55 The disciples of Mary said, "Tell us about Grandmother Israel?" Mary said to them, "She has seen the End-of-Days and the Beginning-of-Life, and she is ancient, yet she is ever young. She is the understanding of wisdom, and knowledge of truth, the perfection of awareness. All is in her sight, yet she desires nothing. She is the fruition of womanhood having given birth to Divine illumination."
56 Mary said, "Until you know the darkness of Sophia, you will not acquire her Light. Unless you die and are reborn of the Mother Spirit, the knowledge of the Resurrection will elude you."
57 Mary said, "Do not think the cross is wood, for it is light. Do not think the Anointed is a man, for he is an emanation. Do not become bound by appearances, for the Spirit of Truth is invisible. Do not be idolaters."
58 Mary said, "Pray that you have an eye that sees, an ear that hears, a tongue that tastes, a nose that smells, and a body that feels. For many are they who are dead, whose senses perceive nothing, but you have been called to life and raised from the dead. Therefore, pray to be fully alive."
59 Mary said, "There are many gods and goddesses with great power, and all manner of spirits that have secret knowledge, yet the power that is in you is greater and the knowledge you possess is more rare and precious. I tell you, great and luminous beings shall come seeking power and knowledge from you. See that you give to all who ask and withhold only from those who come to steal, and those who receive let worship the Anointed of God Most High."
60 Mary said, "I tell you truly, you are Divine beings, but do not let anyone worship you."
61 Once Mary said, "In the Anointed you are free from bondage to the law and the dominion of the archons. Do not make yourself a slave again, but live as a free man or woman in the Holy Spirit."
62 Mary said to her disciples, "Unless you go out of your homeland and follow the Spirit through the wilderness into the Promised Land as I have, you cannot be a disciple to me. Unless you bear the marks of the crucifixion that I bear, you cannot be a disciple to the Lord. When you receive the call, you must go forth and not look back, for the one who looks back shall be bound, but the one who looks to the Anointed will be set free."
63 Mary was teaching one day, and she said, "The warden and guards will pursue anyone attempting to escape from prison, and dark spirits will arise to oppose anyone who shines with Light. Do not fear the persecution you face on account of the Risen Savior and Mother Spirit, but have faith and endure, for your freedom is already won and all darkness has come to an end."
64 Mary said, If you desire something, ask the Mother, for she gives to her children all that they desire."
65 Mary's disciples asked her, "How should we worship God?" Mary said, "With tears and with laughter, and in all that you do, and with song and dance, and in every way the Spirit inspires. Worship in the Spirit of Truth, with your heart and your soul, your mind and your body; live in the presence of Yahweh always."
