How might it change your life to imagine standing steadfast in courage and compassion as you witness the suffering of the world but find the courage and conviction to share your heart's truth and affirm that joy is still possible? This is the Magdalene pathway that mystics across the centuries, from Julian of Norwich to St Francis of Assisi, Teresa of Avila and Therese of Lisieux have followed in their own inner awakening.
Mary Magdalene by Barohona Possollo
Monastery of St. Michel du Var: Mary Magdalene and Saints
Each week will have a rhythm:
You will receive four email posts plus one video each week with essays and images to tell the story of one aspect of Mary Magdalene, woven with bibliographical references and links to listen to music and learn more if you want to dive more deeply. On Saturday (the traditional Jewish Sabbath), we invite you to journal on the questions presented during the week and explore on your own one of the creative practices you will be introduced to through Kayleen's video recordings of "Lent with the Mystics". On Sunday evening ( 7-8 pm PST- also recorded to watch later if you cannot join us), you are invited to subnite your questions to Kayleen in advance for her to address . This will be followed by Compline, a 30 minute contemplative service where we will learn a chant of Hildegard of Bingen and then explore lectio divina through short passages from the Gospel of Mary and the Gospel of Thomas and end with singing one of the great Gregorian chants for Lent, Ave Regina Caelorum. Each week will also have the opportuity to gather at an online Convivium guided by Harmony Harrison, a time to share your own reflections in small break out groups with other pilgrims.
The 40 Days with Mary Magdalene and the Mystics Program includes:
- 22 written posts of art, history, scriptural study and prayer with musical links- each only about 15 minutes to read, but with resources for a lifetime of exploration
-6 Zoom Compline Services weaving together the music of Hildegard of Bingen, Gregorian and Taize chant with guided meditations on the Gospel of Thomas and the Gospel of Mary (filmed if you cannot attend live)
-5 weekly "Convivium" gatherings to share your reflections with others
- 6 video recordings of "Lent with the Mystics" to introduce you to spiritual practices that awaken your imagination.
Forty Days with Mary Magdalene and the Mystics is available on a sliding scale. Choose the amount that is right for you based on your circumstances.
$200.00: Patron (self + scholarship for another)
$120.00: Standard tuition
$80.00: Reduced tuition for those in financial need
$40.00: Scholarship rate. For those needing scholarships, all we ask is that you send a letter of gratitude to the patron underwriting your scholarship which we will forward anonymously. Just email us at mythicafoundation@gmail.com and we will be happy to connect you with an anonymous donor.
Want to dive even deeper? This program is also available as a special Complete Package that includes a Writing with Magdalene workshop with poet Harmony Harrison and a Soul Collage/Dialoguing with Magdalene Workshop with artist Sue Ellen Parkinson for $220.00
Mary Magdalene by Sue Ellen Parkinson
Past participants in Kayleen's Magdalene series have lauded this as a "life changing, mindblowing experience that will ignite your own inner creative fire and offer you a lifetime of inspiration" and " a profoundly moving and healing journey".
Won't you walk towards Easter with us as part of a global online community as we "turn our hearts to the Good" ?