'Whilst expressing this congratulatory greeting to Cygnus and my gratitude for its existence to Ann and the team, I had a poignant experience. In 2005 I read Mary Magdalene, Beloved Disciple by Clysta Kinstler. Its message is that Mary stands as a tower and a beacon for all the qualities and values of the Sacred Feminine so vital for this dawning of new times. Many seers speak of Mary as a little woman. It was whilst contemplating this that an angelic contact came through clearly. I saw all the Cygnus team and readers as a body of light, working for the new day. In global terms, the band may be small, but in spiritual dimensions it is both a tower and a beacon! And I saw it comprises ‘beloved disciples’ of the light of which Mary was such a towering custodian. So happy anniversary, Cygnus, and long may you shine over us!' Claire Nahmad, author of Angel Messages

What was Mary Magdalene's true identity? Could she have been secretly married to Jesus? Clysta Kinstler has researched these questions in depth and has woven her findings into this beautifully written novel that restores women and the Divine Feminine to their rightful place in the unfolding of the Christ Mystery. Told movingly through Mary's eyes, this powerful tale blends together illuminating insights into the Heiros Gamos or Sacred Marriage, the ritual re-enactment of the story of Isis and Osiris, and the mysteries of goddess worship. No mere 'repentant sinner', Mary is portrayed as the Tower of her people and the chosen representative of the goddess on Earth. As we experience what Mary experiences, we learn that Love, not strife, is the primal cosmic reality. Nor does Love struggle against any 'darkness', or 'evil'. Love drinks up good and evil alike, transforming them into itself. It is here with us, sustaining us through everything. The goddess brings us forth in Love, and takes us back to herself, in Love. We can neither live nor die beyond the circle of her embrace. Though 'only' a novel, Mary Magdalene, Beloved Disciple strikes a deep chord of truth. Whatever your beliefs, you will enjoy it!
334pp, 138mm x 216mm, softback, 2005