imo i don't consider mary in da vinci code, to be a "true mary magdalene" as that is a fictional story although it is a good way for people to become curious and want to learn more about the real her sorry, my two cents... Welcome :)
Sure, you're right! Of course, "The DaVinci Code" is a fictional novel, and I also think it is only a slight, mh, "nudge" to go and discover Mary's true story. Sadly though I realized that many of my friends who have seen the movie just see it as another fiction story and do not intend to go deeper or give it a second thought.
A Dive into the mysteryostara_childJune 12 2006, 12:39:04 UTC
But The DaVinci Code was a great dive into the mystery. I felt like it opened my imagination and curiosity. When I was a child I was taunted by other children about not being a christian, the kindest of whome said that I would become a true believer eventually (how condesending can one get?!?!). And nothing up to this point has made me so curious about Christianity as learning about Mary Magdalene. And, yes, The DaVinci Code is a work of fiction, so I went out to other sources, ie, The Woman With the Alabastar Jar (I think that's the tittle), Bloodline of the Holy Grail, The Gospel of Mary Magdalene, etc. And I'm even curious about the other abandoned Gospels (Thomas, for one, and Judas). The point of all this is being that The DaVinci Code got me thinking and reading and researching what I wouldn't have touched with a ten foot pole otherwise. Personally I can only see Christianity through a Pagan lense, and the idea of Mary Magdalene personafied as the feminine Divine is very drawing to me and it through her that I come closer
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Go where you your interests lead youostara_childJune 13 2006, 15:39:49 UTC
I'm of the opinion that you have to go where your intersts lead you. I myself tend to take a little bit from everything I run across. Some food for thought: wiccans believe that the Goddess lives in all women (and the God in all men); all the Goddesses are one Goddess, all the Gods are one God (I could be just taking that from The Mists of Avalon, but it makes so much sense to me!). The divine has many faces
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Hello again! Thank you again for your very much appreciated advice. I myself tend to that direction too (blending a lot in, having a peek at the whole pallete, so to speak :)). My aim is to find the "true story", or the "source" of whatever I might belive. For some people it might be OK to say "Yeah, there's the Bible, I learned that I'm supposed to follow it so I'll do without questions". But I need to know where everything comes from. The origins, the creators, and in the very first place: what was it supposed to be/mean originally? That goes for the Christian religion as well as for anything Wiccan or Pagan in general.
But honestly, your way is one I can very much identify myself with as well :). I'm still a seeker and a learner and slowly, I might build a strong ground to stand on and practise _my_ religion.
the magdalene
anonymous
August 8 2006, 19:08:41 UTC
Hello there, If you are interested in the magdalene, you are on the right track with "Holy Blood, Holy Grail." In addition, there is a book by Umberto Eco (Foucault's Pendulum).http://www.myspace.com/carbhael
Re: Da Vinci CodechisakoSeptember 22 2007, 07:00:35 UTC
Thank you very much for that hint! I had always been more or less convinced that Brown based his novel (entirely) on HBHG. I've been stumbling over "Woman with the Alabaster Jar" a couple of times but I was never aware that it could be yet another essential work to read. Lucky! Right at the time when I ran out of books to read again ;).
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although it is a good way for people to become curious and want to learn more about the real her
sorry, my two cents...
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Sadly though I realized that many of my friends who have seen the movie just see it as another fiction story and do not intend to go deeper or give it a second thought.
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Thank you again for your very much appreciated advice. I myself tend to that direction too (blending a lot in, having a peek at the whole pallete, so to speak :)).
My aim is to find the "true story", or the "source" of whatever I might belive. For some people it might be OK to say "Yeah, there's the Bible, I learned that I'm supposed to follow it so I'll do without questions". But I need to know where everything comes from. The origins, the creators, and in the very first place: what was it supposed to be/mean originally? That goes for the Christian religion as well as for anything Wiccan or Pagan in general.
But honestly, your way is one I can very much identify myself with as well :). I'm still a seeker and a learner and slowly, I might build a strong ground to stand on and practise _my_ religion.
Thanks!
*Anja*
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Sorry that I have nothing interesting to say. :P
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Never mind! I find it kind that you answered to my post =).
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If you are interested in the magdalene, you are on the right track with "Holy Blood, Holy Grail." In addition, there is a book by Umberto Eco (Foucault's Pendulum).http://www.myspace.com/carbhael
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Lucky! Right at the time when I ran out of books to read again ;).
Thank you!
Have a great day,
*Anja*
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