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Rose Sanghas

The Rose Sangha:
Monthly gatherings on the contemplative traditions and the Good and the Beautiful
​through Art, Music, Poetry, History and Creative Practice- all connected somehow to Mary Magdalene!

Second Saturday of Each Month
(and recorded for later streaming)

​Membership is $33.00 per month- click here
 Individual seminars  also available on a sliding scale 
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 2023 Upcoming Programs:


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February 11: The Evolution of Love: Heloise, Abelard and Mary MagdaleneNOTE SPECIAL TIME: Saturday, February 11, 11 am - Noon
(with break out groups to follow)

Parisian singer Catherine Braslavsky and Yale Divinity School Professor John Hare join Kayleen Asbo for an exploration through story, song, art and letters of how two 12th century lovers set the imagination of the world on fire with their romance-- and how they triumphed over tragedy by turning to Mary Magdalene for inspiration, strength and courage.


March 11: The Heroine's Quest, 
10:30 am - Noon PST:​
with Cinema and Psyche faculty Terry Ebinger and Artist Rose Wognum Frances

April 8: The Passion of Mary Magdalene
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Enroll in  the Rose Sangha with a Patreon membership for $33.00 per month here  and not only will you receive links to participate in live broadcasts of our upcoming programs, you will also  be able to have library access to these past events:

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Dreams of  the Cosmos
Artist Johanna Baruch unveils her newest painting of the cosmos;  Our featured "Voice of Wisdom" is renowned Jungian analyst and author Anne Baring who reflects on her quest  over her 91 year old life to recover the Sacred Feminine in mythology, history and psychology.

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A Bridge to the Dream World : Dr. Apela Colorado
December 10, 2022
10:30 am- Noon

Dr. Apela Colorado, Oneida elder and founder of the Worldwide Indigenous Science Network will share the process she has developed for working with dreams for the Chartres Mystery School in France and offer reflections on her quest to reclaim traditional Gaul ceremonies in the Paleolithic Caves of the Dordogne.
Also featured will be the nature photography of Leslie Curchack and the music of singer-songwriter Robin O'Brien.

Click here to register for the single event on a sliding scale;
Included with membership to the Rose Sangha


November: The River of Joy
Author and actress Peggy Rubin on the power of sacred theater and her "Calendar of Joy";
Artist and poet Marie Aguilera on connecting to the ancestors in a Tapestry of Life and  singer Catherine Braslavksy with pilgrimage chants for the Black Madonna or Montserrat and the Brazilian devotion to Oshun and the ocean.


​August: Bridging Worlds
Lizzie Berne DeGear on her surprising spiritual  journey from  atheist Jewish editor to  Mystical Christian theologian; iconographer Sue Ellen Parkinson and the striking parallels between Yeshe Tsogyal (the mother of Tibetan Buddhism) and Mary Magdalene, the Apostle to the Apostles.


July: The Mackintosh Rose
Kayleen Asbo on Charles Rennie and Margaret Mackintosh; Artist Shiloh Sophia McCloud guides us in an experience of Intentional Creativity and Celtic folksinger Robin O'Brien serenades us with her enchanting rendition of  Robert Burns's classic "My Love is Like a Red Red Rose".


June: The Gospel of Mary
David Curtis shares his new translation from the Coptic with resources for exploring the Palimpsest Library at St. Catherine of Sinai.

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May 14: Margery Kempe
Described as one of the world's first great feminists, Margery Kempe was a Medieval brewer who had borne 14 children before she began experiencing mystical visions. which led her to "follow in the path of Mary Magdalene".Turning her back on all social conventions, she wandered the world as a pilgrim, journeying to the Holy Land and consulting  Julian of Norwich about the intensity of her spiritual life.   Her autobiography --the first in the English language--has been hailed as "one of the most astonishing documents ever written"

April 12:  Seeds of New Life
New York artist Laura James sharers her vibrant Gospel illuminations inspired by Ethiopian folk art and Mythica's faculty and  members share the fruits of their creative explorations in art, music and poetry from our Lenten journeys.

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March 12:  Women and the Healing of the Earth:  Courage and Compassion Across the World

For Women's History Month, photojournalist  Paola Gianturco shares heart-opening stories of women around the globe who are bringing courage and compassion into leadership that is changing the world. Paola is the author of  six celebrated books including Women Who Light the Dark, Grandmother Power,  and with her granddaughter,Wonder Girls.

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February 12: Dante,Valentinus and the Art of Love
An exploration of the Gnostic bishop Valentinus (reputed author of several of the works discovered at Nag Hammadi) whose teachings honored the role of women and who emphasize a mytho-poetic path of awakening that influenced  the tradition of Courtly Love in France and Italy and formed the background for Dante Aligheiri's Divine Comedy. Art activist Tracy Ferron, founder of Life on Earth Art, joins us to share her latest community creation, Unbound, an  installation of 2,000 winged hearts painted by the local community, symbolizes the power of hope, love and resilience for those struggling with mental illness.

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Tree of Life by Tatiana Nikolova-Houston


​January 8: The Tree of Life
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Iconographer Tatiana Nikolova-Houston
Storyteller and eco-arts therapist Polly Paton Brown on the Wisdom of Trees
Kayleen Asbo on The Tree of Life in  cross cultural mythology and spiritual teaching from Inanna and Eve to the Buddha and Yggdrassil.



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Black Madonnas
December 11 ,2021

Black Madonna scholar and interfaith leader Ella Rozett joins us from Europe  to share the story of Our Lady of Loretto in Italy and  artist and pilgrimage leader Emily Grieves  teach about Our Lady of Guadalupe from Mexico  and Catherine Braslavksy serenades us from Paris with Medieval Pilgrim songs for the Black Madonna in this international celebration of the sacred feminine..


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Love Letters to God
Saturday, November 13, 2021


We follow the thread of Mary Magdalene to focus on three Medieval mystics: Mechtilde of Magdeburg, Hadewijch of Antwerp and Marguerite Poorete. Join Kayleen Asbo and Polly Paton Brown in a celebration of the poetic writing of these Beguines whose passionate lives were infused with longing for sacred union, and whose images of Paradise are believed to have influenced Dante's Divine Comedy. Music by Robin O'Brien.


October 9: St Francis,  Mary Magdalene and the Healing Power of Nature
Kayleen Asbo on the deep connection between St Francis and Mary Magdalene; Polly Paton Brown on equine therapy; Harmony Harrison on poetry; the musical group of Notan
Video recording available for purchase here

September 11: The Art of Lamentation
Kayleen Asbo on rites and rituals of lamentation and the historic art of La Madein; Catherine Braslavksy on the healing power of music

May 8 The Feast Day of Julian of Norwich
Kayleen Asbo on Julian of Norwich's Revelations of Divine Love; Robin O'Brien, music
and Guest Scholar Lucy Reiger on the Magdala Center in the Holy Land


June 12 at 10:30 am PT
Healing as a Journey of Justice and Mercy: The Arts as Social Transformation
 Kayleen Asbo on Harriet Beecher Stowe's quest to abolish slavery through the power of a novel;
Artist Sue Ellen Parkinson on art as a bridge of racial healing
Musician and Arts Activist  Benjamin Mertz and Amazing Grace


July 10, 10:30 am - Noon PT
From Trauma to Triumph: Art as Alchemy
A Birthday Salon for Artemisia Gentileschi


August 14: Sophia
Pistis Sophia with guest presenters Dan Craig-Morse and Elizabeth Kelley
Icons of Sophia


September 11: The Art of Lamentation
The Prehistoric Art of La Madeleine
Composer and singer Catherine Braslavksy




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Contact Kayleen Asbo: mythicamuse@gmail.com
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