The Ancient Feminine Art of Anointing
The Myrrhophore Magdalene Lineage and the Land of France
A two-hour ceremonial gathering with Cherie Burton and Melisa Keenan
For thousands of years, women have been anointers and alchemists.
A sacred lineage of priestesses known as the Myrrhophores carried the art of anointing through temples, initiations, and rites of passage. Mary Magdalene was part of this lineage.
Anointing was never symbolic.
It was sensual, embodied, devotional, and deeply initiatory.
In this intimate two-hour gathering, we return to the ancient feminine art of anointing as a living practice — one that bridges devotion, pleasure, healing, and embodied wisdom.
Guided by Cherie Burton, with the devotional field held by Melisa Keenan, we will explore Mary Magdalene’s relationship with sacred oils and how scent has long been used as a portal to remembrance, presence, and power. This gathering also carries the energetic field of the Magdalene pleasure pilgrimage in the South of France, offering a felt sense of the codes we will walk together on the land.
