Anchored in the heart : Redeeming the dark feminine Karlyn M. Ward

In this comprehensive presentation, the dark, hidden, positive feminine archetype of transformation is accessed through the figure of Mary Magdalene, long associated with the Black Madonnas and with great goddess figures such as Isis and the feminine Wisdom, Sophia. Drawing on ancient literature ("Song of Songs" and the gnostic "Gospel of Mary") to current works, the material is amplified with image (ancient to present), and music (ancient Greek to contemporary Western). Some of this story has reached popular awareness through such novels as "The Da Vinci Code" and "The Secret Life of Bees". What is the meaning of its increasing popularity? How does it fit with scholarly psychological, theological and alternative studies? The challenging information presented here is psychologically and spiritually relevant to women, to men, and to the collective culture.

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