Topics: Mary Magdalene, Jesus, Sacred Union, Goddess Religion, Esoterica, Mysticism, Spirituality.

The Holy Book of Mary Magdalene: The Path of the Grail Steward by Jennifer Reif is a spiritual handbook of prayers, ceremonies, festivals, sacred stories and teachings, that celebrates the Magdalene-Jesus Mysteries. Quotes below from Chapter 7, Painting of "The Grail" by Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

FINDING OUR OWN HOLY GRAIL

The 13th century work "The Quest of the Holy Grail," is a continuation of the earlier work "Le Conte Du Graal." While male-hero oriented, it contains telling elements of a mystical feminine presence. Healed by the goodness of a Jesus-like Galahad, the king describes his newfound strength by using two symbols of the Sacred Feminine, "For this bliss which I have yearned after so long is all composed of lilies and of roses."

What are these lilies and roses that arrive in the Spirit of the Sacred Feminine? Perhaps they are compassion and love. After the challenges of earthly life, we sometimes yearn for a love that surpasses this world. This is our Holy Grail and when we find it we are challenged to hold on to it. It enfolds us with compassion for ourselves and others. "Enacting a life of compassion is a process, a journey. If we are to be in service to a spiritual life, then the wisdom of empathy and all of its progeny: love, forgiveness, goodness, well being, more must wake within us." If we fall short we can begin again.

These ideals were part of the teachings of Mary Magdalene's beloved Jesus, corrupted by the politics of much of Christian history, pushed into the background by the brutality of the Crusades and the Inquisition. Can we find the heart of those original teachings and bring them into our lives? We can honor the eternal nature of Jesus and Mary Magdalene, honor the union between ourselves the Everlasting, and so live out the blessings of the Holy Grail.