St Mary Magdalene, page 7
This we learn from Our Lady, in whom all material powers were good and true and righteous, even her sexual desire, which was purely for the Beloved. In this regard, she is the image of true humanity in a woman's form, just as Lord Yeshua is the image of true humanity in a man's form.
The masters of the tradition say that Christhood is simply becoming a true human being, as in the case of Yeshua and Mary. This was constantly at the heart of the teachings of Our Lady and Our Lord.
Perfection of Acquaintance
Those who received teachings and initiation from both Lord Yeshua and Lady Mary entered into perfect acquaintance with the Christpresence, having acquaintance with Logos and Sophia. However, those who received from Lord Yeshua alone had only partial acquaintance, lacking the knowledge of Sophia. Many came into the acquaintance of Christ the Logos; few became acquainted with Christ the Sophia.
Thus, from the beginning, an outer and unspiritual church arose as a husk to the inner and spiritual church, and an inner and secret order came into being. The outer and unspiritual church has the Word of God, but is lacking in Divine Wisdom. It is the interior church that is in possession of the Wisdom of God, for therein the Bride and Bridegroom are received and through Wisdom comes the perfection of love and power and knowledge-hence the inner and secret order of the mystery.
Knowledge of the Name
The Lord initiated every disciple according to the disciple's capacity. To some, he gave the fullness of the outer; to others he gave something of the inner; and to a few he gave deep things. All knew the name of the Lord and had the power of the name, but only those whom he chose acquired understanding. When he wished a disciple to understand, he would initiate that person, and he would call that person at night to an inner baptism. With chant and prayer and holy meditation, he would uplift the disciple from one joy to another, until the Spirit entered into the disciple and understanding of the blessed name was imparted. To all who received the knowledge and understanding of the name in this way, the Lord would have Lady Mary communicate the inmost secret knowledge of her holy name so that their understanding might be complete. These were the disciples who attained power over the entirety.
Transformation of the World
While the Lord lived, Lady Mary withheld herself, letting glory and honor go fully to the Lord and the Living Father. She worked in secret to accomplish everything behind the scenes. She taught the women disciples how to pray and meditate, and of the holiness of womanhood in the Light-presence. She showed them how to transform every worldly activity into an action of the Spirit and Light, so that, in all that they did, they might cleave to the Lord and worship in Spirit and Truth. Even drawing water from a well or preparing food became an activity of the Kingdom of Heaven among the women disciples, all on account of the teachings of the Holy Bride.
Hidden Matrix
Magdalene was the holy Tzaddik of all the women of the circle. Whenever they had a question on the teachings or sought initiation, they came to her. She taught them mystical prayer and the way of the Divine names and all manner of mysteries. The women with St. Mary Magdalene formed the hidden matrix of light, grounding Supernal Grace in the world and serving as the throne of the Anointed. This became clear in the night of the Passion and on the day of the Pentecost, when the women worked with the Mother and Mary in secret to fulfill the Divine plan and receive the Pleroma of Light in the world.
Peter and the Adversary
It is well known that Peter often acted as the agent of the adversary, for it was to Peter that the Lord said, "Satan, get you behind me!" So it was that Peter often spoke against St. Mary Magdalene among the male disciples, turning many away from her. Often, he questioned the Lord about her and asked the Lord to send her away from the assembly. It was all on account of insecurity and jealousy; for what Peter struggled to comprehend, Mary understood perfectly. He was to St. Mary Magdalene what Judas was to Lord Yeshua; except Judas at one time loved the Lord and Peter always despised Our Lady. It would come to pass that, on account of him, the sacred circle would be divided after the ascension of the Lord.
Our Lady and St. Jude
You will notice that in the Bible of the outer and unspiritual church, with the exception of St. John, little is said of those male disciples who were close to St. Mary Magdalene. Were they to be spoken of, St. Mary Magdalene would also have to be spoken of, because they received the Gospel from her as much as from the Lord.
It is well known that St. Jude received teachings and initiations from the Lord concerning the Secret Book of Enoch. Receiving these secret teachings, he also sought out Mary to learn the secrets of the Book of Ratziel, which was known to her. Thus, St. Jude passed much time in study and practice with Our Lady, perfecting his knowledge, understanding, and wisdom. So it was with several of the male disciples. They sought her out to listen and hear secret teachings she received in private from the Lord.
Earthly and Heavenly Partnership
Because Lady Mary was the constant companion of the Lord, he confided in her and spoke with her about every movement of the Gospel before it transpired. Thus, she always knew what would come to pass before it happened and, with prayer and meditation, supported every action of the Lord, nurturing and guarding every aspect of the Lord's Divine labor. Indeed! She was secretly involved in everything that transpired. She joined her Light to his Light in every wonder-working act and every event. It was a true earthly and heavenly partnership, so that they were one flesh and one soul of Light.
The Perfect Disciple
Although, indeed, Mary was the wife and consort of the Anointed, coequal and co-preacher with him, and embodied Christ the Sophia, nevertheless, Mary was the perfect disciple of the Lord and was humble before the presence of the Lord. Even when the Lord died and was raised up and ascended and she became the true master of the assembly, she spoke of him as her Lord and Master and Savior and did not put herself before him. She exalted Lord Yeshua and humbled herself, knowing the true reception of the Bride would not come to pass until the time of the Second Coming. So it is with every true and faithful disciple, she or he never conceives of her or himself as greater than her or his beloved Tzaddik; and so it was with St. Mary of Magdal. We exalt Our Lady, but she was ever humble and exalted Our Lord.
Notes
1. Literally, "Divine fullness."
2. Literally, "good luck," a Jewish wedding custom.
3. Klippot, in Hebrew, indicates the dominion of impure emanations and the dark and hostile forces.
4. Literally, "Lord," a Hebrew divine name used in place of Yahweh.
5. Twin indicating an inmost male disciple, as open and receptive to the teachings of the Master as Magdalene.
6. Mysteries of sexual mysticism and magic in the Kabbalah.
7. Gnostic adept.
8. Gnostic master.
9. Rapturous spiritual union or spiritual cleaving.
10. Literally, "anointed bride."
11. Literally, "healing" or "mending."
12. The circle of disciples of Yeshua and Mary.
13. The body of inmost secret teachings of enlightenment among Sophians.
14. Literally "revelation" or "tradition."
15. Spiritual master.
16. Angelic teacher.
17. Specifically, the Hebrew Book of Enoch, which is said to have been an oral tradition at the time.
18. Literally, "destroyer."
19. Literally, "the house of God."
20. Literally, "starry wisdom."
21. A gnostic title for the Holy Bride.
22. A term in Gnosticism for teachings and initiations, as well as the transmission of living presence and power.
The Divine Incarnation
ord Yeshua and Lady Mary share the same birth, for they Lwere both born of the womb of Mother Sophia. So it is with all who are anointed with the Supernal Light; they are born of the womb of Primordial Wisdom and are called children of Light. Thus, Yeshua and Mary share the same Mother and they share the same Father, the Living Father which is the infinite and eternal.
They are one soul of Light and one person of Light, though appearing as male and female. They come from the Light-continuum, entering into the world as Light-bearers, so that we might also know ourselves as souls of Light and persons of Light and remember our origin in the Supernal Abode. Yeshua and Mary are a man and a woman, fully human. Yet embodying the Light-presence, they are pure and holy emanations of Light and are more than human. So it is with everyone who is anointed with the Supernal Light and who embodies the Light-presence, they also become pure and holy emanations of the Light-continuum.
We may speak of the birth of Our Lord and Our Lady, and we may speak of their life stories, just as we may speak of our own birth and life story. Yet all of this transpires in a world of shadows and shades, the Truth and Light being within, yet ever beyond the appearance of this world. Indeed, this world is a play of light and shadow under the dominion of the demiurgos and archons, but the World of Supernal Light is within and beyond this world. The light and shadows in this world are but a dim reflection of the transparent Light of the Supernal World.
In truth, Our Lord and Our Lady are without father or mother, and they have no past. They are pure and bornless beings. They are the Light-presence at repose in the Light-continuum and the Light-presence in movement within the realm of ever-becoming; and thus so also are we who receive the Word and Wisdom of the infinite and eternal-we who look within to recognize and realize the Light-presence in us.
From the time of the First Coming to the time of the Second Coming, the Divine Incarnation continues to transpire. This Divine Being called Christos or Light-presence continues to be realized and embodied in human beings. Those who embody it are united with Our Lord and Our Lady, as though one body and one soul-hence the mystical body of the Anointed.
In the name of the Lord, St. Mary Magdalene said, "Our Living Father is Light and our Divine Mother is the Pleroma of Light, and the Aeons of Light' are our brothers and sisters; and so it is with all the children of Light." When the Lord was speaking to Nichodemus about those reborn of the Mother Spirit and Nichodemus could not comprehend the teachings of the Lord, the Lord said to him, "Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know and testify to what we have seen; yet you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?"2
Now here, we are speaking of the true mystery behind the appearance of Our Lord and Our Lady, and of the very heart of the Gospel of Truth, and we are speaking of the mystery behind our own appearance in the world. For this reason, Lady Mary would often say, "Look within and beyond the Lord to see the true image of Christ, and look within and beyond you to see the Truth and Light in yourself."
The Light and the Darkness
Yeshua was born into the light and Mary was born into the darkness. Thus, when Our Lord and Our Lady met and entered into union, light and darkness were transcended and the True Light was revealed. Yeshua was male and Mary was female. Thus, when they united, male and female were transcended and the true image of the Human One was revealed, which is the true image of Light.
The duality of light and darkness, male and female, and all apparent opposites is the foundation of the dominion of the demiurgos and archons. Joining together all opposites in their mystical embrace, Our Lord and Our Lady put an end to the dominion of the demiurgos and archons, transcending it. This is the mystery of the love-play of Our Lord and Our Lady.
Some have said the Lord is the Soul of Light and Mary is the material body, which, when joined to the Soul of Light, becomes a Body of Light. This is a worthy contemplation, for the mystery of the body of the resurrection and the secret of the great ascension is contained within it.
The Beginning of the Gospel
Some have said that the birth of the Lord is the beginning of the Gospel. Others say that the beginning of the Gospel is the baptism of the Lord, which is the call for the Bride to return from her exile. Some assert that the Gospel begins with the first wonder-working act of the Lord, which was the entrance of the Bride into the holy land. Still others say that the Gospel begins when Our Lord and Our Lady meet and unite, because the Gospel flows forth from the love-play of the Bridegroom and Bride.
The masters of the tradition say that there is truth in all of these views, yet that, truly, the Gospel begins when we receive it and the Truth and Light is manifest in our own experience.
Baptism and Temptation
The baptism of Mary happened when she was in Babylon, for the baptism is the inner experience of Light descending from above. It was for this reason that the angel of John the Baptist went to Mary to call her in from her exile. When the Light descended upon Lord Yeshua in his baptism at the Jordan River, in the Spirit, John saw the Light descend on Mary also. Therefore, the prophet John recognized that Yeshua was the Messiah and that Mary was Kallah Messiah, the Anointed Bride.
When the Light descends upon a person, the darkness in a person rises up to oppose the Light, and a struggle ensues as the person seeks to enter fully into the Light-presence. Thus, when Yeshua was in the wilderness being tempted by Satan, Mary was also in the wilderness wrestling with the adversary.
This is true throughout the Gospel, for Yeshua and Mary shared the experience of every event in the Gospel and of every cycle of the eightfold initiation3 into Supernal or Messianic consciousness. Indeed, they were completely interdependent and interconnected and served to open the way to one another, each an integral part of the divine revelation. We cannot speak of one without also speaking of the other. They are one holy soul and one Light-presence.
Vision of the Sermon on the Mount
Lord Yeshua ascended the holy mount with Lady Mary. When they sat down, the disciples ascended to join them, both men and women disciples. The winds ceased, all clouds vanished from the sky, and the sun and moon shone brightly in the day. An electrical energy filled the air and peace entered into all who were present, a perfect clarity and peace in the heart and mind. Yeshua was like unto the Light, Mary was like unto a prism of Light, and all of the disciples were like rays of Light, both the men and women alike. It was an image of Rainbow Glory.
The image of the great angel Hua4 appeared in the sky, and Raphael stood in the east, Gabriel in the west, Michael in the south and Uriel in the north. A great luminous assembly of heavenly hosts filled endless space in all directions. Adam and Eve, the spirits of the patriarchs and matriarchs, and the spirits of all the prophets were present in the subtle dimension and all souls from future generations who would enter into the Light-continuum. A great Light-presence was within and all around Our Lord and Our Lady, and the Light pervaded the good earth, so that, as long as the Lord was giving the sermon, there was peace and joy throughout the world.
As Yeshua Messiah spoke, the hosts of earth and heaven worshipped in the presence of Yahweh, and the heavens and earth were united in mystical embrace. The Spirit of Yahweh was in Lord Yeshua and Lady Mary, for, united, they were the image of Adonai. The celestial dew of white brilliance poured down through the image of the great angel of the Lord and rained down upon all who were gathered. The fragrance of roses and heavenly flowers filled the air. It was as though the supernal image of Miriam's well appeared upon the holy mount and living water flowed out of it, giving life and light to the people and the land. Indeed! It was the image of the Second Coming within the First Coming, the fulfillment of the law and the prophets. All of this was within and behind the words Lord Yeshua spoke on that holy day. The wise will understand the meaning of this, and the Holy Spirit will reveal the mystery to all who seek it.
It is said that, with ten holy utterances, God created the heavens and the earth and the human one. At the Sermon on the Mount, with ten holy utterances, the Anointed generated a new heaven and new earth and new human being, for the supernal perfection of the Second Adam was revealed. With Ten Commandments, the faithful were bound to the law, but with Ten Blessings, the Anointed set the elect free from bondage to the dominion of the demiurge and archons. Until the Living Word entered into the world and Daughter Sophia was uplifted and redeemed, the prophets could not receive the divine revelation in its purity. Always, the vision and voice were tainted and corrupted by the influence of the demiurge and archons. How else could the God of love, mercy, and compassion command war and vengeance or incite people to genocide and all manner of slaughtering of human beings and beasts without just cause? For this reason, the Word and Wisdom of God became incarnate, to deliver souls from bondage to the dominion of falsehood and ignorance. Thus, the Lord spoke the sermon of Light for all to hear and showed forth the true image of the Light for all to see who had eyes to see. Truly, the Transfiguration happened during the Sermon on the Mount, but there were none who had eyes to look and see it.
The world worships the dominion of the demiurgos and archons, but the elect worship the Alien God, El Elyon. The dominion of the demiurgos and archons was shattered on the day the sermon of Light was spoken; for those who listen and hear it are no longer the slaves to cosmic ignorance.
All of this the Lord spoke for Mary's sake and all of this the Lord spoke in Wisdom.
Six Holy Women
Three women called Mary were the constant companions of the Lord: Mary the Mother, Mary the Old Woman, and St. Mary Magdalene. Three others were also with him much of the time and their name was Salome: Salome the Maiden, Salome the Wise, and Salome the Elder. Mary is a name connected to Marrah, the Bitter Sea, and Salome is connected to Shalom, Peace. Mem, which is the principal letter in Mary, is water. Shin, which is the principal letter in Salome, is fire. And we know that the Lord baptized with water and with fire and with the Spirit.
