Magdalene’s Blessing - Anointing Ritual

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A long, long time ago, there was an ancient tradition of women who worked with sacred oils for the highest good of All. These women were called Myrrhophores, also known as myrrh-bearers or mistresses of the holy oils. This myrrh-bearing tradition has its earthly roots in the ancient temples of Egypt and is kept alive by practitioners today. Mary Magdalene would use the oils to heal wounds of the soul and to work as a spiritual guide for those passing to the other side. Perhaps one of the most well-known acts of anointing in the West is when Mary Magdalene anointed Jesus’s feet with the oil of nard (spikenard). Here, as much as patriarchal retellings have tried to erase Mary Magdalene’s healing gifts, they have not been able to fully obscure the power of her anointing practice or her connection to the myrrhophores. Some mystical scholars even suggest that her transmission of prayer and protection, carried forth through sacred oil, empowered the resurrection that followed. Anointing oils work by transmitting divine empowerments into our physical reality. This happens through the ingredients used, the approach to creating the oil, the art of transmission, and the rituals involved when using the oil. Plants have been our allies, teachers, healers, and guides since the dawn of humanity, and every plant used in an anointing oil carries a unique set of empowerment codes that synergistically act to empower the oil. When these sacred anointing oils plants are used in ceremony, they harmonize with the intentions or prayers to create a powerful gateway for healing and transformation.