Wild Woman Gnostic

Goals:

• Research the Qumran text (Dead Sea scrolls)
• Work on format for my own Magdalene circle
• Research ways to get writing published (blogs, vlogs, self-publishing, etc.)
• Establish Magdalene circle
• start garden with fruits, vegetables, and herbs

These are the most basic goals that I am hoping to achieve in 7 years. I have already started on the first three, the remaining goals will take a little longer.

You may be wondering about the title of this post: “Urban Monastic.” Its a term coined by the members of The Holy Order of the Magdalene, A Gnostic holy order I currently belong to. As monasticism becomes something quaint and infeasible in our modern capitalistic system, many people, like myself, have begun to look inward for the citadel of the heart.

Monasticism can no longer be so narrowly defined as a community cut off from the world. The monasteries of the Middle Ages proved that impossible. But with high speed internet, video chats, and a deepening interest in the monastic life, it is easier to establish such communities, though the members are far-flung, and speak many different languages. Love is the universal language that brings them together.