Hail Mary...

I was listening to some music on my way to Tri-C yesterday to drop of my paperwork for the Yoga class I am teaching Tuesdays at the college.

The song: ‘I Don’t Know How to Love Him’ from Jesus Christ Superstar (original soundtrack) was on this CD.

I began to think about Mary Magdalen. What with all the hullabaloo over ‘The DaVinci Code’ I think there is renewed interest in the person of Mary Magdalen.

Who was she? Was she indeed one of the closest to Jesus? Was she one of the ‘apostles’ – was she is confidante, his lover?

My other big question is when did it come into the common vernacular to call her a whore?

E? Do you know? Ken?

I think about her as a woman. I think about her being ahead of her time. I think about her being conflicted, in love, frightened to be in love with a known rebel/revolutionary – a man with a ‘price’ on his head. I wonder about the reality of their relationship – was he as ‘forward’ thinking given all he knew (being the son of God and all…)? Or did he play his ‘cards close to the vest’ – a sort of Gary Cooper-esque kind of guy.

Did they share a secret that no one else knew of? Was his mother ‘friendly’ towards her (or did she act like a bitchy mother-in-law – or someone who did not like her son’s girlfriend and thought her a slut – sorry). Was she looked upon with disdain because she WAS a woman and had no business hanging out with a group of guys at that time in history?

The church up the street from me is Saint Mary Magdalen – what DO we know about her sainthood? How was she martyred? Did she carry the seed of the 'Sun King' in her womb?

I know it’s weird to think about such things (at times) but my brain goes places most people’s don’t – I muse to myself – purely I am guessing for my own imagination/entertainment. I am sure I come off as being ‘flighty’ or down right stupid at times with the ‘things’ I think/ask about. But to me she is and has always been a fascinating character. And curiosity I hear is a killer...

*smirks*