The Magdalene
Holy Gathering in Avalon

Where the Magdalene Lineage
Awakens in the Heart of Avalon

The Magdalene
Holy Gathering in Avalon

Where the Magdalene Lineage
Awakens in the Heart of Avalon

July 22nd, July 23rd  and July 24th— In Honor of Mary Magdalene’s Feast Day
Full 2 Day In Person Event

Venue: Glastonbury Goddess Hall

Founder and Organizer: Ana Otero, The Desert Rose Mystery School
Guest Teachers: Eloise Bennet, Beverly Raferty, Aurea Lara

Once again, we gather in the mystical land of Glastonbury — ancient Avalon — to celebrate the Feast Day of Mary Magdalene.

Glastonbury holds a deeply sacred place in my heart. It was here, in the living temple of Avalon, that I first grounded the Magdalene within me after my initial visitation of Mary Magdalene in 2011. Since that year, I have returned to Avalon again and again — walking its sacred paths, hosting retreats, ordaining Magdalene Priestesses and Priests, and sitting in communion with the silent wisdom of the land.

For many years, I have carried the vision of a global gathering — a day when souls from around the world would come together to honor Kallah Meshikha, Mary Magdalene, on her Feast Day. This vision has been embodying slowly and I am so happy to fully ground it.

Glastonbury carries a profound Christian mystical vibration. It is said to have welcomed Joseph of Arimathea, Mother Anna, Sarah Tamar, and — according to ancient oral tradition — Mary Magdalene herself. Beyond legend, Avalon is a land that breathes Shekhinah, the Divine Feminine Presence. Here, one can feel the tenderness of the Great Mother, the quiet strength of her embrace, and the invitation into the Inner Journey — just as the Magdalene herself invites us.

This year, our theme is:
“The Magdalene Christos: Breath of Life.”

At this year’s Magdalene Holy Gathering in Avalon, our theme is the Breath of Life through the lens of Aramaic Mysticism — Chayye — the living current of divine life moving through creation.

Mary Magdalene teaches us how to receive this Breath into the body. She embodies spirit made flesh, love made presence. Through her, the divine is no longer distant. The Divine is lived, breathed, felt.

This Breath carries within it Ḥūbā, an Aramaic word that means the Holy Flame of Desire. Not personal longing, but the sacred creative impulse through which Alaha, Divine Mother-Father, brought the worlds into being. This same flame lives within us as pure creative life-force, the energy of divine union, the power to love, to create, to serve.

Magdalene awakens this Chayye, Breath of Life, in us. She tends the inner flame and teaches us how desire becomes devotion, how creative energy becomes offering, how life itself becomes prayer in action.

Through her, we do not only remember the Breath of Life.
We become vessels of it.

On July 22nd, 23rd and 24th, we will gather for 3 days of workshops, teachings, ceremonies, and embodiment practices honoring the living lineage of Magdalene and Christ Consciousness as a living transmission.

Avalon calls us not only to visit, but to return — to the wellsprings of compassion, presence, and embodied love.

 
This is a day for pilgrim souls.
For hearts that remember.
For bodies longing to be held in sacred community.
Come as you are, and become part of a gathering that bridges land, lineage, and love,
in the spirit of Magdalene,
in the heart of Avalon.
Schedule of Events
 
July 22 — Mary Magdalene’s Feast Day

10:30 — Temple Doors Open

Tea, Coffee, Welcoming Moment.

11:00–12:30 — Magdalene Christos Flame Ceremony and Hieros Gamos Rite

Facilitated by Ana Otero

In this sacred opening, we honor Mary Magdalene as Kallah Meshikha on her Feast Day — Bride of Christ, and as the Feminine Christ and High Holy Teacher. We enter a field of remembrance where Magdalene is recognized not only as companion, but as the living embodiment of the Christed Feminine — the vessel through which divine love becomes wisdom, devotion, and continuity.

Hieros Gamos Rite of Indwelling Union.

From duality → embodied oneness
Water of separation becomes wine of Christed consciousness, rooted through Magdalene Consciousness.

This Hieros Gamos Rite is part of Ana Otero’s newest research and work. In this ceremony, we enter the mystery of the inner marriage — the sacred union that takes place within the soul.
There are six Hieros Gamos Rites emerging from the mystery of the Wedding at Cana, and this rite carries the frequency of Indwelling Union. Here, we move beyond the search for completion outside ourselves and enter the realization that the true marriage is interior.

During this rite, we receive a Sacred Marriage activation. We consciously invite the Magdalene Presence to root the Christ seed through our Sacred Body Vessels. Magdalene Consciousness becomes the ground through which Christed awareness can descend, stabilize, and embody.


12:30–13:00 — Integration & Sound Healing with Aurea Lara

13:00–14:30 — Lunch Break

14:30–15:30 — Talk & Light Activation with Eloise Bennet

Mary Magdalene and the Avalon Rose

The Rose of Avalon symbolizes the holy mysteries—rooted in ancient ways and honoring the lineage of priestesses who tended the light of the Divine Feminine through the ages. Mary Magdalene carries this rose as a beacon of compassion, purity, and inner sovereignty, guiding us to open our hearts, heal old wounds, and return to the truth of who we are. Together, these lineages invite us to walk the path of grace with humility and strength, embracing both the wisdom of the past and the unfolding light of the future.

15:30–16:45 — Ahava DanceMeditation® Workshop with Ana Otero

Magdalene and the Awakening of the Sacred Fire

Ahava DanceMeditation® is a sacred movement practice created by Ana Otero, weaving her knowledge as a Dance Movement Therapist with sacred body technology, breathwork, movement meditation, sound, drumming, and Magdalene Christos meditations. In this session, we enter a baptism of Spirit through embodied prayer and the awakening of Ḥūbā, the Sacred Flame of Desire.

16:45–17:30 — Integration and Sound Healing with Beverly Raferty and Closing Prayer Circle and Offering to the Magdalene on Her Feast Day with Ana Otero

Led by Ana Otero
Rose of the New Earth

We gather in sacred circle to close the Feast Day in prayer and blessing. The Rose of the New Earth symbolizes the flowering of a new consciousness rooted in compassion, dignity, and divine remembrance. Together we seal the work of the day in gratitude, anchoring the Magdalene Christos frequency into our lives and the collective field.

Avalon calls us not only to visit, but to return — to the wellsprings of compassion, presence, and embodied love.

Avalon calls us not only to visit, but to return — to the wellsprings of compassion, presence, and embodied love.
Schedule of Events
 
July 23

10:30 — Temple Doors Open

11:00–12:30 — Magdalene Christos Biblical Oils Myrraphore Ceremony

The Six Pathways of Ahava Rooted in Magdalene Consciousness
Facilitated by Ana Otero

In this sacred anointing rite, we will awaken the Six Pathways of Ahava: a technology rooted in the teachings of Ana Otero. This will be the first time Ana Otero offers this powerful ceremony, and it is only experienced in her live events.
Through prayer, anointing, and contemplative transmission, we honor the body as temple and the senses as gateways of divine encounter. This ceremony restores the lost art of sacred anointing as a pathway into Magdalene consciousness — where love becomes embodied wisdom and the heart becomes a vessel of blessing for the world.

12:30–13:00 — Magdalene Oracle and Prophecy

Magdalene Oracle & Prophecy through Aramaic Shamanic Drumming

The Magdalene Oracle is about listening to the voice of the soul, the subtle knowing that speaks beneath fear and conditioning. Prophecy, in this context, means revealing what is already true at a deeper level. It is a remembering of one’s path, purpose, and inner guidance.

Through drumming, sound, and presence, we will enter a space where personal insight, symbolic imagery, and intuitive messages can arise.

Aramaic is the language of the heart, carrying frequencies that resonate directly with the body and the soul.

13:00–14:30 — Lunch Break

14:30–15:30 — Talk & Activation with Ana Otero

Magdalene as the Indwelling Divine Feminine

We explore Magdalene not as a figure beside Christ, but as the living field within which Christ consciousness can descend, mature, and endure. She is the womb of the Word, the vessel of continuity, the devotion that allows revelation to remain alive beyond the moment of miracle.

Activation: The Womb of the Kingdom — Receiving the Christ Light Within

15:30–16:00 — Magdalene Altar Creation

Together, we will build this altar as a living prayer, rooted in the Magdalene tradition of Shela — the Aramaic path of sacred silence, inner stillness, and contemplative presence. Shela carries the essence of the cave, the womb, and the hidden sanctuary of the heart. It is the place where revelation descends not through striving, but through listening.

As we gather objects, symbols, and offerings, we are not only arranging an outer altar — we are entering the cave of the soul, the womb-space where devotion becomes embodiment. This collective act mirrors Magdalene’s path of interiority, where the unseen becomes fertile and the silent becomes luminous.
The altar becomes a shared vessel of prayer, memory, and presence — a place where the group field gathers and where the Magdalene flame is grounded into the earth through our hands, breath, and intention.

16:00–17:00 — Dances of Universal Peace, Aramaic Chant & Shamanic Drumming. Rose of the New Earth Prayer.

Facilitated by Ana Otero

The Magdalene teaches us to listen to the voice of the soul — the subtle, embodied knowing that speaks beneath fear, habit, and conditioning. In this session, we enter that listening through movement, rhythm, and sacred sound.

Guided by the Dances of Universal Peace, an embodied practice of prayer and unity, we will move in simple, devotional circles that weave breath, gesture, and sacred phrases, allowing the body to become a vessel of remembrance and communion.

Through Aramaic chanting and shamanic drumming, we open a rhythmic field where presence deepens and the mind softens.
Aramaic, the language of the heart, carries frequencies that resonate directly with the body and the soul. As we move and sound together, space is created for personal insight, symbolic imagery, and intuitive messages to arise — not through effort, but through attuned presence and collective prayer.

Participants of the Magdalene Holy Gathering are also part of the Aramaic Magdalene Christos – Concert: Womb of Compassion. This is included included in your Gathering.

At this year’s Magdalene Holy Gathering in Avalon, our theme is the Breath of Life through the lens of Aramaic Mysticism — Chayye — the living current of divine life moving through creation.
St. Margaret’s Chapel
 
July 24

16:30–19:00 — Aramaic Magdalene–Christos Healing Concert: Womb of Compassion (Alaha Rakhme)

Facilitated by Ana Otero

Welcome to the Aramaic Magdalene – Christos Healing Concert Womb of Compassion. This concert is also a workshop – transmission of deep wisdom teachings.

Aramaic is the language of creation — the vibrational root of many of the sacred teachings of Yeshua and the early Christ lineage. It is a language that does not merely communicate meaning, but transmits presence.

Through sacred song, chant, mantra and Aramaic Wisdom Teachings, this healing concert invites the teachings of the Magdalene–Christos lineage to descend fully into the body and into the earth. These prayers are not remembered intellectually; they are embodied. As sound moves through breath, voice, and rhythm, ancient frequencies awaken within our cells, restoring a living connection to the Magdalene current.

This is a transmission of remembrance, held within the Womb of Compassion — Alaha Rakhme — seeding the Light of Magdalene–Christos consciousness so that we may continue walking in the world as Magdalenes: rooted, luminous, and devoted to Love made flesh.

We will also experience a sacred Magdalene Shabbat and a Rose of the New Earth Rite.

The concert is also open to those who would like to join that are not part of the retreat. Spaces are limited.
 
Price: 66 euros
The Magdalene Holy Gathering is open to all who feel called, regardless of gender.
Guest Teachers
 
 
Eloise Bennett
 

Eloise Bennett is the Founder of the Seraphina Temple of Light, Author, spiritual teacher & Intuitive Coach
Eloise is an Ordained Magdalene Rose Priestess, Seraphim Channel and Creator of the Magdalene Rose Healing Oracle.
She has been on her conscious path and Soul Journey of healing and self-enquiry for over 30 years.
Eloise is passionate about helping others to achieve their desired results with her experience and knowledge.
She will show you how you can work on your spiritual wellbeing and lifestyle.
Eloise loves to hold a safe, transformational, nurturing and powerful space for people who are ready to become divine humans and reach their highest potential and embody their Soul Purpose.
She offers this through her Bespoke Oracle Readings, Retreats, Courses, Initiations, Transmissions and Activations. If you’re ready to make a change and manifest the life you desire, it would be an honour for Eloise to work with you.
Aurea Lara is an Ordained Magdalene Priestess, Reiki Master, Energy Healer & Sound Alchemist and an International Teacher and Retreat Facilitator. She specializes in harnessing the power of sound frequency to heal, activate and to attune us to the Divine and to the unique frequency our Soul choose for embodiment this incarnation.

Aurea Lara

 

Aurea Lara is an Ordained Magdalene Priestess, Reiki Master, Energy Healer & Sound Alchemist and an International Teacher and Retreat Facilitator. She specializes in harnessing the power of sound frequency to heal, activate and to attune us to the Divine and to the unique frequency our Soul choose for embodiment this incarnation.

Beverly Raftery

 

Founder of Pure Crystals
Ordained Magdalene Priestess
Reiki Master
Sound, Energy and Crystal Healer
Creator of Sacred Ceremonies.

The Magdalene
Holy Gathering in Avalon

Where the Magdalene Lineage
Awakens in the Heart of Avalon

July 22nd, 23rd and July 24th — In Honor of Mary Magdalene’s Feast Day

3 Day Magdalene Holy Gathering Retreat .

Venue: Glastonbury Goddess Hall and St. Margaret´s Chapel

 
The cost of the three-day gathering is 555 Euro.

For those of you who feel the calling to participate, it is always better to reserve accommodation sooner than later.

Sending you all my love and blessings,

AHAVA