Vulnerable and honest

It was heartwarming to see how humbly the author approaches each topic and how she is aware of her own potential biases and illustrates how commonly held ideals are upheld without question. Very well researched and incredibly human whilst still feeling quite profound, spiritual and perhaps even a little divine in a very mortal way. Thank you Meggan Watterson for taking the time to craft this work. Appreciate it!

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The kind of Christianity I have

I loved this book. There were parts where I disagreed with the author that the Christianity she shared from Mary's gospel and others, wasn't already the kind of Christianity we have, because it's already the Christianity I have. And that was a reminder that Christianity has almost never been a one size fits thing.

There were also parts where I felt my belief systems unfurling and growing from her insights into the early Christian and Mary inclusive story.

I expected it to be more explicitly about Mary's gospel. A telling and explanation of that. Yet despite it being much more a story of the Author's journey and her learnings and Mary experiences, I wasn't disappointed in the unexpected way it unfolded.

Beautifully spoken too. I could have listened, and did, to the Author's voice for hours.

I would recommend this book to fellow Catholics and Christians also feeling the shifts going on with their faith, towards, or back to the very essence of the early Christ and Mary teachings. It is certainly time for these stories to not only be told but listened to by the faithful and others.

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Brilliant

Absolutely brilliant! Loved every minute. Can not recommend this enough to anyone who has a religious background

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Beautiful

This book touched my heart again and again. It is magic for the soul. I’ll come back to it again and again.

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From hierstpry comes love

Must read. Opens you up to unity consciousness. Such an inspiring read. Mary Magdalene rocks

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Awesome read

Loved it. This book came along at thee most perfect time for me.
I love how the author is the narrator. Gave it a more personal touch

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Great insights, jumbled narrative

First of all I loved how personal this book was. It made it really relatable and real. The history about Mary Magdalene was super fascinating and I now really want to read her gospel. It felt to me as if her version of Christianity is essentially modern Buddhism, with an emphasis on feminism and not worshiping God as a father, nor a mother. All of which I wholeheartedly believe and can get behind. The missed opportunity in this book is however the narrative. It jumped from biblical stories to personal adventures and learnings. At times it made me feel really lost as to where the story was and who was telling it (the author or Mary). It could have been such a great book if some of the more esoteric elements had been left out, if the story had been told somewhat more chronologically or if we could have had a little bit more history. I write this as a non-christian Christian (raised in the traditions but not in belief). I felt that some knowledge of Christianity was taken for granted and some expressions felt a bit like you’d only know if you’re already on the inside, so to speak. I don’t know all the stories and dying to get a more complete image of Mary Magdalene. Overall though, a great book.

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Life changing

Like Meggan, I too was always drawn to a spiritual life, but growing up in New England I felt alone in my spiritual truth even while surrounded by churches. This book was a validation of all that I knew to be true in my heart but was afraid to say. I am a spiritual mentor to other women and MMR has been pivotal in owning that calling.

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a powerful and revealing journey for men as well

This is an extremely powerful book tracing the authors journey into the Heart of Mary Magdalene and her own heart. it's not a line by line analysis of the gospel of Mary but relates the fundamental message of the gospel very accessibly because of the personal journey of the author we are taken on as she unravels Mary's message and ascends/descends into her own heart. Although much of the author's audience is female this is a powerful and important book for men as well, restoring a half of what has been lost and helping us understand the male-dominated direction the church went down which just hasn't felt right to so many of us. I wept frequently throughout the book such was the closeness of its message to my own heart. if you ever felt a love for Jesus but didn't belong in the church this revealed message of Mary may restore your own heart.

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Brilliant 👏

really enjoyed the book, educational and inspiring, I loved that the author was the narrator, it definitely helped me to feel the energy of her experiences.

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