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Raised like sisters, Mariamne and Salome are indulged with riches, position, and learning-a rare thing for females in Jerusalem. But Mariamne has a further gift: an illness has left her with visions; she has the power of prophecy. It is her prophesying that drives the two girls to flee to... read more
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There is a full plot summary on wikipedia - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Magdalene_(book)
Characters/People edit
- Mariamne Magdal-eder: Mary Magdalene's probable name. Daughter of a wealthy Jewish merchant, taught by Philo of Alexandria, and as John the Less, the Beloved Disciple of Yeshu'a of Galilee.
- Yeshu'a: Now known as Jesus Christ. Galilean and zealot, cousin of John of the River or John the Baptizer.
- Salome aka Semne: The Egyptian ward of Mariamne's father Joseph and her childhood friend. Called Simon Magus by her Alexandrian teacher, Philo.
- Jude: Now known as Judas Isacriot. Twin brother of Yeshu'a of Galilee.
- Seth of Damascus: Lifelong friend and mentor of Mariamne Magdal-eder.
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- Simon Peter
- Addai
- Yehoshua
- Eio
- Simon Magus
- Jacob
- Helena
- Eleazar
- Simeon
- Pontius Pilate
- Mary
- Martha
- Herod
- Philo
- Dositheus
- Joanna
- Sarah
- Ismael
- Dinah
- Andrew
- David
- Ananias
- Joseph
- Heli
- Marianne
- Naomi
- Tara
- Rhoda
- Saul
- Veronica
- Bernice
- Rachel
- Pythagoras
- Maacah
- Stephen
- Thecla
- Zaccheus
- Yahweh
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“"God is not a being outside the Self, nor has it gender, nor is it burdened with a desire to find fault, or to test, or a need to command obedience. God is Consciousness---which is All There Is. And we are how it knows itself in all its infinite variety. God is an endless timeless dance of joyous creation.”
Mary Magdalene
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God is One, meaning God is All. Therefore, All is God. We are all in and of the Mind of God. We are the Mind of God.
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But to those who blessed themselves by seeking gnosis, or complete self-knowledge, the Daemon would be discovered to be the Divine I, the One Soul of the Universe, the Consciousness in all men and in all things. To know this, all men could say: I am God. To know this would be to know what is meant by I AM.
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God is not a being outside the Self, nor has it gender, nor is it burdened with a desire to find fault, or to test, or a need to command obedience. God is Consciousness—which is All There Is. And we are how it knows itself in all its infinite variety. God is an endless timeless dance of joyous creation. All this, so that God might know itself—and glory in the contemplation thereof.
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Yehoshua would ask a man to know he is entirely free, that he is not beset with demons, nor is he a victim of circumstance, nor even of the gods. He would ask a man to know that his life and all it consists of is a thing of his own making. Who can face such freedom?
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it is not that there is one God but that God is One, meaning All There Is. There is nothing that is not God. It follows then, that it is not his Mind that moves all things, for we are not separate, but ‘our’ Mind.”
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“The birds of the air and the beasts of the earth and the fishes of the sea shall draw you to heaven, and all creatures under the earth. For the Kingdom of Heaven is within you, and whosoever knows God shall find it, for if you know him, you shall know yourselves. And you will realize that you are the sons and the daughters of the Father who is perfect, and you shall know yourselves to be citizens of heaven, for you are the City of God.”
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The secret of the inner Nazorean is to place no blame, nurse no guilt, seek no redress, harbor no hatred, follow no Law, suffer no priest, and look not to an angry arrogant god, or to a messiah, but within for knowledge of Source.” At my stricken face, he softens. “As I love you, John, do you not yet know the still, small voice that sounds within? That the secret is to listen and by listening to hear? You are the secret. Know yourself and you know the All.”
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Men and women will forever make gods of others rather than see the god in themselves.
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What is meant by all this learning is that we might learn to have thoughts of our own.
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To a Jew, the Invisible God is always above and apart. But I have seen with my own eyes that God is not above and apart. God is within and without. There is nothing that is not God.
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Setting & Locations edit
- Jerusalem
- Rome
- Sea Of Galilee
- Egypt
- Alexandria
- Sanhedrin
- River
- Temple Mount
- Jordan
- Jericho
- Shechem
- Sabaz
- Samaria
- Judaea
- Bethany
- Caiaphas
- Israel
- Palestine
- Taricheae
- Cana
- Capharnaum
- Gadia
- Ephesus
- Heaven
- India
- Phoenicia
- Great Sea
- Moab
- Arimathaea
- Bethsaida
- Salotne
- Salted Sea
- Zechariah
- Greece
- Gethsemane
- Tiberius
- Lydda
- Balaam
- Chuza
- Sea Of Salt
- Izates
First Sentence edit
It comes, at last, to this--—I am changed from water to wine.
Table of Contents edit
This book is broken up into scrolls. Named in the Random House edition, unnamed in the Eio Books Edition.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in The Divine Feminine. (standard series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ki Longfellow (Author)
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Publication Date: 2005
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Publication Date: 2005
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- Dewey: 813.6
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