Under Her Wings by Nicole Christine
Introduction | Testimonials
An ancient Magdalene Sisterhood re-emerged on the planet in 1996, seven years before The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown made the best sellers list. At that time, Nicole Christine founded the Magdalene Mysteries School in Tucson, Arizona and sounded the call that reunited the Sisterhood and blazed a trail to wholeness for herself and the women and men who would later take the path with her. The story of this journey is told in Nicole's latest book Under Her Wings: The Making of a Magdalene.
Information about the next phase of service to the planetary purpose of the soul of the Magdalene, through the New Earth Sacred Order of Venus Templars, is available on the Venus Templars page.
Under Her Wings: The Making of A Magdalene
“Spirituality is not about being pious.
It is about fully engaging life in whatever ways it presents itself.”
Nicole Christine's words are the essence of her courageous process described in this remarkably honest book. Nicole's commitment to heal childhood sexual wounds takes her beyond the confines of organized religion and social pretences. She finds inspiration in the figure of Mary Magdalene, whom she comes to know as a protectress of sexual wisdom and of sacred union between woman and man, Goddess and God. And she discovers a path to wholeness for herself and the women and men who would later take the path with her. With an open heart, Nicole invites the reader to join in the journey.
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Under Her Wings Introduction
This tale is my personal Pilgrimage to Wholeness, according to the As Within, So Without Mysteries. To read these pages is to venture forth on your own pilgrimage. Eons ago, Woman and Man journeyed into time and space to individuate, to explore and expand Creation. We are now on our return journey Home to Source, gathering in all parts of Self that fragmented off in exploration. In this doing and being, we, the Many, bring our treasures of discovery to the One Who becomes more because of our journey, our return. It matters not what you think of what is written herein. Dear pilgrim, it matters only that you re-member and come Home.
Allowing for the inevitable distortions of time, such as memory lapses and changeable perceptions, this story is true. Where readability warranted, certain situations were condensed and various characters became composites of several real people. Often names, and sometimes places, dates or sequences were fictionalized to honor the privacy of others. In actuality, the story told itself, breaking through my resistances and insisting that it be recorded. Often what I thought I would write of my worldly journey into womanhood was quite different from that which pressed forth for expression. What I believed was significant to say paled as what needed to be said appeared on the pages. And what occurred as I wrote was the retrieval of soul fragments that split off on adventures, in trauma, or for love.
At times, what you read may offend your sensibilities or will be glamorized, misinterpreted, judged, or even condemned. Personally I have difficulty speaking or writing some of my story, particularly regarding sexuality and my even more intimate discoveries of the divine. Yet there is freedom in reading and writing and in speaking and hearing what is considered unspeakable. So I ask you to journey forward with me that we might all be set free.
Other times, you may be struck, as I am, by the way my entire life seems to have been orchestrated so I might write this Review of an Age, this reflection on an era of planetary awakening. Though an idealistic mid-westerner may seem an unlikely figure to gather shattered fragments of feminine and racial consciousness, who would be more in need of restoring the world of the Dark Madonna, the Magdalene, shunned for twenty centuries as whore? Yet, I could not piece my own life together until I saw it through the eyes of the Magdalene. Through her eyes, I could see how the sexual abuse I experienced in my childhood and the subsequent sexual addiction - combined with a deep need to love and be loved - prepared me to help mend the collective soul of woman. I invite you to help find the broken shards of this feminine vessel that must be restored - for only when woman is whole and complete unto herself can she receive a man in his authentic wholeness.
The personal benefits of the retrieval, reflection, and integration process alone made the writing worth the time, energy, and emotion expended. I have tried to convince myself that this expenditure is enough and that I do not need to reveal so much to anyone else. But, I have chosen to surrender to the possibility that much of what you read will inspire you to shed conforming pretenses and embrace Life more fully.
The men I have loved exposed intimate aspects of themselves never before shared with another. Yet, this is not an exposé. I am profoundly grateful to every one of them, including those playing perpetrator parts, for they allowed me to explore the multi-dimensionality of the human spirit and my own beingness. In telling this tale, I am sharing intimacies about myself I have never shared with others. Please receive who we are in love.
An escapade can be defined as a reckless adventure contrary to the rules of propriety. Indeed, I have been reckless in simply attempting to live life authentically. And I have certainly lived outside the cultural norm - often without conscious intent and, just as often, consciously, desperately, attempting to break free of normalcy, of cultural overlays that I might be real and live according to higher laws of Life and Love.
My passion is for Life itself, for Love that embraces All That Is and accepts Life on Life's terms. I hope that my passion is contagious enough that you will journey forth on the path to wholeness!
The rocky terrain is familiar. We travel through an era when man and woman succumbed solely to the masculine principle at great expense to all. To be a pilgrim on this journey, be you woman or man, you need the courage to call on your feminine nature for balance. Only then can humankind take its final steps Home. I am an ordinary woman taking these steps in these extraordinary times. Please, take my hand. It is tiresome to travel alone.
Nicole Christine
In the Names of the Magdalene and the Christ
Under Her Wings Testimonials
“Nicole invokes the remembrance of our part in the web of life—we each have a place here. Reading the words and feeling the essence of her message, her voice speaks of calling forth our truth, and encourages each of us to express the call of our hearts and souls, making the ground of Earth our true home through the resolution of whatever challenge, separation, or suffering we have faced. Nicole’s grace brings us a pathway to the divine and the sacred in ourselves, in each other, and in the ground of Earth.”
~Flo Aeveia Magdalena, author of I Remember Union: The Story of Mary Magdalena
“Nicole listens to the divine feminine voice within, and through that act of power and the ensuing return journey to Wholeness, she has left a legacy to men and women inspiring them to follow their true inner promptings and impulses. Nicole has also given a key to Joy on this planet by bringing forth the need for man and woman to view each other with sacred and holy vision, restoring harmony. He and She united.”
~Mary Saint-Marie/Sheoekah, author of The Holy Sight and Galactic Shamanism
“I love Under Her Wings and the insight into the ‘struggle’ women face in a male-dominated society. And it isn't even the male-dominated society that it the issue. It is simply the emergence (and the effort involved) in women rediscovering themselves and the effort (in the face of a great deal of odds) to unfold and become their nature. This book has changed my life and changed my understanding of my relationship with women. It is becoming my experience to experience women in a ‘fuller’ and more whole manner, and for this I am grateful.”
~Jim Hamilton, author of Visionaries Thrive In All Times
“Under Her Wings: The Making of a Magdalene is sacred text and I approach it as such. I love seeing it sitting on the couch or table or nightstand. It comforts me that it is here. What a beautiful gift the world - to those who are ready to know - to those who are waiting to know - and to those of us who know and love Nicole. This is generosity. This is intimacy the likes I have never seen before. I can feel lifetimes of injustice, violence, piracy, and sacrifice being healed as I read. I was not expecting to be feeling this way and I am grateful.”
~Jean Panella, Magdalene of Sacred Possibility and Ancient Wisdom
“The Da Vinci Code has opened up people's mind to the possible of a new interpretation of the life of Mary Magdalene and Jesus, but Under Her Wings: The Making of a Magdalene takes the intellectual knowledge to the next level of personal integration. It is one thing to believe in a concept and have an appreciation of it at a distance. It is a whole other thing to take that concept and let it transform your very being - that is revolutionary.”
~Jenny Martin, Writer
“I read Under Her Wings every night after getting it, stunned by Nicole's immense life story, her service to others, and the path of her calling. Nicole, herself, is a ‘mystery.’ Her devotion is humbling beyond words. I bow to her.”
~Lois Sunrich, StoryArts, Inc. Founder
“The union of sexuality and spirituality is worked through in this book through multiple relationships in dynamic awareness. Sacred Union is played out to be a cessation of separation. This book shows that the deep feminine and masculine mysteries come through a willingness to be vulnerable and to have the courage to be real in each moment. This courageous book reveals Nicole Christine's profound remembrance, self-love and self-acceptance.”
~Rowena Pattee Kryder, author of Gaia Matrix Oracle and Co-Creation Code Deck
“Reading this book makes me feel less alone in the world. I'm sure it will have this effect on the many women who yearn for freedom and yet need the support of a wise woman who's willing to share the ten thousand joys and ten thousand sorrows of her own path to make the journey less confusing for those who choose to step outside the chains and lies of convention.”
~Linda Kohanov, author of Tao of Equus and Riding Between the Worlds
“To know myself, I had to understand the journey of the Goddess, for I was made in HER image and likeness. Even after all the work I've done over the past few years, reading Nicole's expression of her inner transformation made me cry, then laugh in triumph. The transition from numb and suppressed to juicy and alive may take place over years, but it always begins with a declaration of independence. All who have been touched by Nicole or her work feel grateful to her for setting out on that path and calling us to join her. We also need to feel grateful to ourselves for having the courage to follow her path and our own, one small and substantial step at a time.”
~Kari Anne Kilgore, Magdalene of the Thirteenth Circle