Today I would like to share a conversation I had with my good friends Kayleen Asbo, Julie Holtz, and Owen Rachal about Mary Magdalene, spiritual direction, and the pressing need to uplift the divine feminine in our times. We also talked about the ways Mary Magdalene can speak to and inspire spiritual directors who feel a call to participate in this ancient Christian lineage.
Kayleen is a passionate scholar: a cultural historian, musician, writer and teacher who weaves myth, music, psychology, history and art with experiential learning. A past faculty member of the Pacifica Graduate Institute and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Kayleen also taught for the Osher Life Long Learning Institutes at UC Berkeley, Sonoma State University and Dominican University.
Her classes on a wide array of topics ranging from Depth Psychology to Dante to the History of Classical Music have been hailed as “inspirational”, “fascinating and compelling”, “transformational” and “truly life changing”. Her favorite description came from an event producer who introduced her as a cross between Joseph Campbell, Leonard Bernstein and Wonder Woman. Learn more about her work by visiting her website www.kayleenasbo.com
Kayleen and I recorded a series of short videos on Mary Magdalene a couple years ago which are still the most popular content on the New Eden website. You can find links to access them below the video. I was still living in the middle of nowhere when we recorded this and my internet connection was very poor that day. Please forgive my spotty audio.
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Kayleen and Justin’s previous conversations
What do we know about Mary Magdalene?
Was Mary Magdalene a sex worker?
Mary and John as contemplative archetypes
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