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Praise for MARY MAGDALENE REVEALED “This book is a masterpiece. I haven’t been this excited or awakened by a book for a decade. This is what it looks like when an artist follows her heart and her passion instead of the crowd.” — Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Love Warrior “The evidence within these pages, both scholarly and lived experience, will change you on a cellular level as you remember what has been forgotten for thousands of years, but has never been untrue: that the feminine is sacred and holy. This book is a revolution.” — Kate Northrup, best-selling author of Do Less and Money: A Love Story “Meggan Watterson is a modern-day prophetess who sets souls on fire with her lyrical prose and courageous truth-telling. Her unearthing of the hidden and silenced realities of the first apostle’s life and legacy ignites revelations that will transform the hearts and minds of readers who are ready to claim their own power and spiritual authority.” — Jamia Wilson, author of Step Into Your Power and executive director of The Feminist Press “Mary Magdalene Revealed brings together the exquisite balance of personal experience and the uncovering of spiritual texts that quite simply rock and lovingly challenge the Christianity of the world today. Meggan Watterson is the spiritual teacher to spiritual teachers and this book is a road map to the heart of Christ’s message.” — Kyle Gray, best-selling author of Angel Prayers and Raise Your Vibration “Mary Magdalene Revealed is a masterpiece of theology, feminism, and just plain spiritual goodness. No matter what your religious or spiritual background, you will find hope, joy, and a bracing new way to think about your body and your life in these pages.” — Christiane Northrup, M.D., New York Times best-selling author of Goddesses Never Age and Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom “Meggan Watterson is a conduit carrying the electrical charge of spirit and weaving this channeled energy into her work. She is a soul doula, gently holding our hands as we cross the river to spiritual healing and emotional salvation through these pages. If you ever wondered if the feminine is dormant in our spiritual traditions, Mary Magdalene Revealed makes it clear that our past, present, and future lies within her.” — Latham Thomas, founder of Mama Glow and author of Own Your Glow “Fierce, raw, compelling, disruptive, and deep—Meggan Watterson has penned a classic. Read it . savor it . read it again, then let it change you.” — Colette Baron-Reid, best-selling author of Uncharted “She is brave, she is beautiful, she is divine. Driven by passion, by a calling higher than she can see or know. She can deliver us all into a new stratosphere of love and divinity. Am I describing Mary Magdalene? Or Meggan Watterson? Both. They are sisters in this holy mission of bringing Mary’s breathtakingly beautiful gospel to the world, today.” — Regena Thomashauer, New York Times best-selling author of Pussy: A Reclamation “Like a feminist Indiana Jones, Meggan Watterson goes on a mystical adventure to uncover the hidden teachings of one of Christ’s closest companions and disciples, Mary Magdalene, and her discovery could change history.” — Cheryl Richardson, New York Times best-selling author of The Art of Extreme Self Care “With deep honesty, soulful artistry, and intellectual rigor, Meggan brings us a picture of the real Mary Magdalene—the one who is alive in each of our hearts—and leads us through how to experience and live from the Christ in each of us in our daily lives.” — Robert and Hollie Holden, authors and teachers of A Course in Miracles “After so much work, devotion, and innovation, Meggan Watterson deserves to be heard.” — Hal Taussig, Ph.D., author and editor of A New New Testament “Mary Magdalene Revealed is one of the most beautiful, powerful, exciting, and sorely needed books of our time. Fiercely honest and courageous, Watterson rejects the lies and limitations of patriarchal bias and resurrects the heartbeat of genuine love and intimacy with God and one another through the teachings and life of Mary Magdalene. I couldn’t put it down!” — Sonia Choquette, best-selling author of Waking Up in Paris “I have been waiting to read Mary Magdalene Revealed my entire life. Its pages will reveal the humble power of your soul and a truth that can be felt but cannot be put into words.” — Rebecca Campbell, best-selling author of Rise, Sister, Rise “It is rare to find a book that catalyzes a mystical awakening, a book that feels like a reunion with a long-lost key to your soul’s evolution.” — Sarah Drew, best-selling author of Gaia Codex “Meggan has given us an extraordinary gift. Through her compelling and courageous work, we are called back to ourselves as bodies, as spiritual beings, to our wholeness and fullness, helping us to find our inner voice which will ultimately set us free.” — Celene Lillie, Ph.D., director of translation for A New New Testament Also by MEGGAN WATTERSON The Divine Feminine Oracle* How to Love Yourself (and Sometimes Other People), with Lodro Rinzler* REVEAL* The Sutras of Unspeakable Joy *Available from Hay House Please visit: Hay House USA: www.hayhouse.com® Hay House Australia: www.hayhouse.com.au Hay House UK: www.hayhouse.co.uk Hay House India: www.hayhouse.co.in Copyright © 2019 by Meggan Watterson Published in the United States by: Hay House, Inc.: www.hayhouse.com® Published in Australia by: Hay House Australia Pty. Ltd.: www.hayhouse.com.au Published in the United Kingdom by: Hay House UK, Ltd.: www.hayhouse.co.uk Published in India by: Hay House Publishers India: www.hayhouse.co.in Cover design: Mary Ann Smith • Interior design: Bryn Starr Best All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any mechanical, photographic, or electronic process, or in the form of a phonographic recording; nor may it be stored in a retrieval system, transmitted, or otherwise be copied for public or private use—other than for “fair use” as brief quotations embodied in articles and reviews—without prior written permission of the publisher. The author of this book does not dispense medical advice or prescribe the use of any technique as a form of treatment for physical, emotional, or medical problems without the advice of a physician, either directly or indirectly. The intent of the author is only to offer information of a general nature to help you in your quest for emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. In the event you use any of the information in this book for yourself, the author and the publisher assume no responsibility for your actions. Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4019-5490-1 e-book ISBN: 978-1-4019-5429-1 e-audio ISBN: 978-1-4019-5430-7 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1st edition, July 2019 Printed in the United States of America This book is for my son, Shai —which means “gift” in Aramaic In French, love at first sight is coup de foudre— “lightning strikes” This is what it felt like when I first saw you, Shai— I recognized you It felt like witnessing the proof of a love that has always existed My heart flipped inside out and has been expanding ever since Sister, we know that the Savior loved you more than all other women. Tell us the words of the Savior that you remember, the things which you know that we don’t because we haven’t heard them. Mary responded, “I will teach you about what is hidden from you.” — THE GOSPEL OF MARY MAGDALENE CONTENTS INTRODUCTION The Eye of the Heart Why I Could Kiss a Copt We Can’t Half-Ass Death THE FIRST POWER • DARKNESS What We Have Forgotten The Christianity We Haven’t Tried Yet How a Feminist Sees an Angel The Secret Ministry of Currer Bell Leviticus in Bunny Slippers THE SECOND POWER • CRAVING The Girl Who Baptized Herself The Passion of Saint Perpetua Grandma Betty’s Lightbulb Eyes The Angriest Christian I’ve Ever Met The Buddha Tara’s Badass Vow Misunderstanding Mr. Mister The Three Marys The Red Thread THE THIRD POWER • IGNORANCE What Happens in the Wilderness The Gospel of Mary Magdalene What It Means to Be Saved What It Means to Be Human What I Learned as the Burning Bush How to Meditate Like Mary Magdalene The Red Egg The Body Never Lies Mary Magdalene Was Not a Prostitute No One Was There to Witness the Witness The Power to Judge The Red Spring Like a Same-Sex Divine Feminine Noah’s Ark A Religion Every Body Belongs To Why I Am Proud to Be Part Impala How the Long Island Medium Answered My Prayer THE FOURTH POWER • CRAVING FOR DEATH A Ship Without Sails The Yoni of the Mountain What I Heard in Mary Magdalene’s Crypt THE FIFTH POWER • ENSLAVEMENT TO THE PHYSICAL BODY The Princess of Mercy The Cave of Eggs She Who Confirms the Truth THE SIXTH POWER • THE FALSE PEACE OF THE FLESH The Whole Point Is That It Never Ends Love Has Already Won The White Spring THE SEVENTH POWER • THE COMPULSION OF RAGE What We Have Remembered The Woman with the Alabaster Jar The Language of the Angels The Prayer of the Heart AFTERWORD I Believe Mary Appendix 1: The Soul-Voice Meditation Appendix 2: Mary Magdalene’s Red Thread Reading List Appendix 3: Resources for Giving and Receiving Support Endnotes Acknowledgments About the Author INTRODUCTION e Eye of the Heart (Pages 1–6 are missing.) — MARY 1:1 Mary Magdalene’s gospel starts with missing pages.