The Black Madonna Codes with Deidra Towns Ep 2 - Magdalene Beyond the Western Lens 🖤

Why is it so hard to talk about race and spirituality?🖤

Episode 2 of the Black Madonna Codes: Magdalene Beyond the Western Lens

Last week we opened this conversation… and as we’ve been sitting with it, a lot has come up. Internalized beliefs, fear of saying the wrong thing, fear of being judged, fear of offending… and also the reality that many of us were never taught how to have these conversations in the first place. So we’re having them anyway.

In this episode of The Black Madonna Codes, we go deeper together. We share how each of us came to Mary Magdalene, and why we kept digging instead of accepting the version of her story we were given. Because Magdalene was not a Western woman. She was a Middle Eastern woman, living at a time and place shaped by African, Middle Eastern, and Mediterranean cultures. And when her story is only told through a Western lens, we lose that context. We lose the cultural roots.

We lose the depth of what she actually carried. In this conversation, we talk about:

• Why naming race and culture matters, even in spiritual spaces

• What it looks like to engage spiritual traditions with awareness, respect, and accountability

This isn’t about getting it perfect. It’s about being willing to have the conversation instead of avoiding it. And if you feel called to walk this path in a deeper way, join us in France: https://orionretreats.com/magdalene-c... —

The Black Madonna Codes is a weekly conversation exploring Mary Magdalene, the sacred feminine, race, and lineage.

We approach these conversations with curiosity, humility, and respect for the many traditions that have shaped this wisdom. These conversations may bring things up.

We welcome thoughtful dialogue and different perspectives, and we do not tolerate harm or disrespect.

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