posted May 15, 2004 02:57 PM         

it seems to fit in with that beautiful thread about jack and marilyn. the theme of separated lovers is so universal, and indeed was part of the early christian message of the love of jesus and mary magdalene

any trace of jesus' feminine counterpart, however, was ruthlessly stamped out in the inquisition. that is why the message had to go underground, or occult

the feminine form of spirituality from within was thus forced to submit to male-dominated control from without, where it remains to this day

but its essence lies hidden in medieval art forms and the songs of the troubadours, tarot cards and fairy tales

just because brute force won out with their greater power, it didn't make institutionalized "truth" infallible

the magdalen's number is 153, the number of fish brought up in the last chapter of john. it always felt odd, in that i wondered if they actually counted them, 1...2...3...152...153

its significance became clear as i read the works of margaret starbird. she set out to disprove the book "holy blood, holy grail" and wound up writing books of her own!

the rising feminine water element will be carried by aquarius in his divine water buckets, to pour over the earth in this new aquarian age, restoring the goddess to her rightful place in balance with the prince, and the desert shall blossom, the millenium will arrive, and we shall indeed live happily ever after...