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The New Mary Magdalene
February 21, 1998 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm PST
The workshop will review the nature and origins of Western Gnosticism, Jung’s fascination with the subject, and the varied mythical contexts in which the Gnostic Magdalene appears. We will carefully consider the visionary “Gospel of Mary” (from the Nag Hammadi Library), as well as the Gnostic myth of Sophia’s descent from supercelestial origins to become the mother of the Jehovah, the Soul of the World, and a saving revealer figure. Particular attention will be given to the development of this Sophia figure from Hebrew wisdom literature, classical mythology and the Egyptian goddess, Isis, to Gnostic cosmology and religious ritual, as well as to some intuitively penetrating images of the subtle body. Photos and mysteries from the sacred sites of Mary Magdalene in the South of France will be included.
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Bradley A. TePaske, Ph.D. is a graduate of the C.G. Jung Institute of Zurich, a clinical psychologist, and an analyst member of the C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles. An accomplished artist and religious historian, Dr. TePaske holds an Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking and Art History from UMASS Amherst and a Ph.D. in Depth Psychology from the Union Institute of Cincinnati. His areas of research include Hindu Tantra, Shamanism, Graeco-Roman Mystery Religions, Gnosticism, and the Goddess traditions particularly those of Kali, Mary, Magdalen, Sophia, Aphrodite, and Demeter/Persephone.