Mary Magdalene

Discovered at Nag Hammadi in 1945, the third century Gnostic text ‘Gospel of Philip’ describes secret initiations and teachings Jesus had given his disciples called the five sacraments. The ‘Gospel of Philip’ gives us a list of five sacraments Jesus used with initiates: baptism, chrism (anointing), eucharist, restoration to fullness of being and the holiest…

Many of us feel like the black sheep of the family. We might struggle to relate, especially if we rejected our Christian upbringing. We might feel like we don’t fit in, a square peg in a round hole. We might feel judged for not having the same beliefs as our family, for shedding the stories…

You could be forgiven for presuming anointing are ancient forgotten rituals that do not hold power in our world. But did you watch the coronation of King Charles in 2023? The whole ceremony was televised apart from one moment: the anointing. This anointing ritual, also known as the Act of Consecration, was so sacred it…