The Blue Rose, Mary Magdalene, and the Energy of the Divine Feminine

Between 2006-8 I had a series of dreams involving Mary Magdalene. In one, she stood by a body of water, filling a jug, and spoke of “Carmelite.” Then, in my dream, Mary turned to me, put a blue light into my outstretched hands, and called me to “be a protector of the Blue Rose.” I wasn’t really sure what to make of the dream at the time.

In 2013, I had another series of dreams. In one, a great lantern stood before me. It had panes of light that I could open like doors to reveal the past, the present, and the future. When I opened and walked through the past pane, I was immediately in a scene where I saw a king on a throne demanding people’s persecution and arrests, and I was among those fleeing to the forests to escape.

I was able to exit that pane and open and walk through the one representing the future. After doing so, I was taken by two angels to the banks of the Euphrates River where it branched in two. On the left side of the branch, war and conflict raged. One of the angels called it the War of Armageddon. But on the right side, I saw Mary Magdalene once more, this time gathering women into communities of peace and harmony. I watched them at a distance building their communities, making them off-grid, and helping one another. They were so enfolded in community and sharing that they were not touched by weapons and bombs exploding on the other side of the river. I asked the angels why I was seeing all this, the angels told me that it would be these communities which would be “protected.”

I share these dreams because I believe they are not mine alone. We are living in a time of choices: to engage in conflict and destruction, or to join in harmony and what heals both ourselves and the world. Perhaps the Blue Rose is not only a symbol given to me, but one which offers that if we protect the Blue Rose we will be protected by it. When we guard compassion, wisdom, and love, those very qualities surround us in return. The Rose shields its guardians even as they shield it.

The Call of Mary Magdalene

“Love is the bridge between you and everything.” ~ Rumi

For centuries, Mary Magdalene has been remembered as a woman misunderstood, her voice silenced by history. But in mystical traditions, she is not fallen—she is faithful. She stayed by the cross when others fled, was the first to witness the resurrection, and bore wisdom passed from heart to heart.

In my dreams, she reappears not as a figure of the past but as a guide for the future. She is the one who gathers, shelters, and creates circles of love when the world falls into conflict. She reminds us that survival comes not through domination but through compassion, not through conquest but through community.

To follow her call is to carry the Blue Rose, guarding love and wisdom in an age of fear and division.