Andrew Harvey: The Magdalene Revolution

Andrew Harvey: The Magdalene Revolution

From Earth Ancients by Cliff Dunning

May 6, 2026 · 1h 32m

About this episode

Andrew Harvey discusses the transformative message of Mary Magdalene and the Divine Feminine in his new book, 'The Magdalene Revolution'.

In a radically fresh reading of Mary Magdalene’s story, a renowned scholar of mystical traditions sheds new light on the Divine Feminine as a force for change and healing. For more than 20 years, Andrew Harvey has trained his fine scholar’s eye on sacred texts and mystical truths to illuminate the message of inspired activism that they hold. Today, we need this message more urgently than ever. In this new book, Andrew takes a fresh, impassioned look at the story of Mary Magdalene and Jesus to distill its meaning for our world and show us how to embody this truth in our own lives. The Magdalene Revolution will: Examine how Mary Magdalene is presented in the New Testament—sometimes splendidly, but also absurdly and even dangerously Explore the truths revealed about her in texts such as the Gospel of Mary and other Gnostic gospels Propose a radical reclamation of the divine feminine by recognizing Mary Magdalene as the Bride to Jesus’s Bridegroom—a female and co-equal Christ in her own right Illuminate a new paradigm of fully embodied divine and human love that each of us can live out in our daily lives “We are in the time of the Second Coming,” Andrew writes. “The old story is…

People in this episode

Host: Cliff Dunning

Guest: Andrew Harvey

Topics covered

  • Divine Feminine
  • Mary Magdalene
  • sacred texts
  • mystical traditions
  • activism
  • Christ consciousness

Keywords

  • Mary Magdalene
  • Andrew Harvey
  • Divine Feminine
  • activism
  • sacred texts
  • Christ consciousness
  • Gnostic gospels

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Magdalene Revolution, Gospel of Mary, Gnostic gospels

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