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The New Mary Magdalene
February 20, 1998 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm PST
The true identity of Mary Magdalene – an alleged prostitute, visionary and the disciple who Jesus loved the most – is as elusive as the biblical, Gnostic and popular accounts of her are diverse. With the help of a remarkably varied collection of some 120 images from the history of European painting, fascinating new scriptural accounts from the Gnostic Nag Hammadi Library, a bit of Catholic legend, and a dream of a contemporary woman, we will consider the crucial psychological and religious significance of this highly differentiated personality of Christian history. Mary’s kinship with Eve, Sophia, Aphrodite, anima mundi and other kindred figures will be explored, as well as her relationship with Christ. Magdalene will be seen as a paradigm of feminine individuation and a reflection of the male anima, as well as in relation to Gnostic ritual and the “Mystery of the Bridal Chamber” on one hand, and as a solitary exile to southern France, on the other.
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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.