the mermaid bride is rising, and the veil is lifting
Water Priestess Arts · The Path of Love
A lineage almost forgotten, but never lost emerges from the ocean’s depths,
a clarion call for our times.
The lineage of the
Mermaids of the Magdalene
Discover Mary Magdalene’s spiritual legacy & descendants in the south of France
Culminating in a virtual pilgrimage to the sacred sites of Southern France
The First Teacher
The most pure divine feminine teacher that I know is the water.
Water. Not just a substance, she is the Divine Mother incarnate. Without her, nothing living would exist. The water is the source of the lineage of love. She is the primordial fabric all beings are woven from. The human body is over 99% water at the molecular level.
Water reminds us we are stronger together, and that we are all connected. Regardless of culture, religion, race, or personality, she cradles us all in her infinite embrace.
One of the most inspiring water women ever to walk the Earth has a story longing to be told and even deeper than that, a rapturous consciousness desiring to be embodied by those with eyes to see and ears to hear.
Water is the Divine Mother incarnate —
the source of the lineage of love.
In Egyptian, Mary is derived from Mr (Meri) which means love or beloved.
Mer is the French word for sea.
Miriam in Hebrew, mar “bitter” and yam “sea”: salt water.
The Mer aspect of Mermaid means beloved, love, or sea, so what does maid mean? On the surface, maid means servant or in service to. However, another meaning is a virgin or state of purity.
So what is in the name Mermaid?
A pure woman in service to the sea of love.
A perfect description of Mary Magdalene.
The mermaid has the ability to swim below the surface reality underwater in the mythic realms, to not die, but weave between the worlds with the ability to speak in the human world all the wisdom of the water.
Magdalene. A word that means tower, elevated or great one.
We are in the time of the mermaids and the remembrance of the Magdalene. Mermaids represent what we need to return to if we hope to evolve as a species. They symbolize immersion in the elements, connection to the cosmic womb, sacred sexuality, alignment with the Divine Mother, beauty, grace, love and sensuality. The same principles taught by Magdalene.
Magdalene“Whose heart is raised to the kingdom of heaven more than all thy brethren… Thou art blessed before all women on the earth, because thou shalt be the fullness of all fullnesses and the perfection of all perfections.”
The Beloved
Magdalene was a woman, but this word is a title for a high priestess of the serpentine anointing mysteries of the Mother Goddess. A state of embodied being that existed before the one we think of as “Magdalene” was born, exists now, and will exist as long as the Earth, because a Magdalene is woven into the destiny of Gaia herself. We are part of the original seeding of the planet who chose to stay, just as the Magdalene, with the holy creed, “Nobody gets left behind.” As long as it takes, we will remember and forget and cradle ourselves home into Union.
Stories shape our world. Magdalene’s story reminds us that our humanity is holy. Our grief is as sacred as our joy. And our hearts are the way home.
The disciples said to Yeshua, “When will you depart from us? Who is to be our leader?” And Yeshua said to them, “I will not leave you orphans. When a father goes away, it is the mother who tends the children.”
Magdalene — the Feminine aspect of Christ, the embodiment of Sophia, the other half of the union, stayed on Earth. After the horrific grief of the crucifixion, she had the courage to live and teach. Christ taught for three years; Magdalene’s ministry likely lasted over three decades.
A Christianity that is divorced from the Feminine aspect of Goddess is one I have no interest in. Just as a Goddess tradition divorced from the masculine aspect of God is one I have no interest in. Christianity was originally a mystery school of divine union. Both the masculine and the feminine. Together. Anchoring Heaven on Earth.
Because the feminine aspect of the story was burned, tortured, beheaded, and persecuted for thousands of years, and in many places and ways is still under violation and threat, it is vitally important that we focus on the reclamation of Her story and teachings: the sanctity of the body, the preciousness of the earth and the worship of the Mother.
Mary Magdalene is documented as the apostle of the apostles in the gnostic gospels, who received the highest level initiations, a high priestess and royal queen of the serpentine anointing mysteries of the Mother Goddess. She did not walk alone, but with many incredible, miraculous women by her side, each playing their perfect role in the great story. Just as YOU have a unique role to play in the story of our great remembering.
After the crucifixion, she traveled to Gaul, the south of France, and evangelized with her heart of love. A place with many Jewish communities as well as temples to the Goddess. These abounded in Gaul and Iberia; from Isis to Diana, Minerva and Aphrodite. It was a place that honored the primordial Mother Goddess, a natural land for her teachings to flourish.
Magdalene’s legacy lived on and grew: equality of women, women inheriting property, women becoming priestesses, believing in reincarnation, teaching a legacy of love.
Her lineage of blood and spirit flourished, becoming a certain kind of Catharism. The Cathars, “the pure ones”, were named such by others; they called themselves the bon hommes, the good people.
In the 1209, the catholic church officially launched a crusade against the Cathars, who were considered a threat to the pope’s rule. As they were teaching many things that directly opposed that of the Catholic Church such as a belief in reincarnation, that women could be priestesses and equals to men, and most dangerously, the Consolumentum. A sacred rite passed directly from Yeshua and Mary Magdalene to the Cathars which involved a laying on of hands and baptism of fire from the Holy Spirit.
In addition to this, the good men and women lived in the Languedoc, which was separate from France, and the king of France wanted their land and wealth. So the pope’s desire to eliminate this “heresy” was supported by the king, and over 200,000 people were killed in what is known as the Albigensian Crusade, mostly in the south of France and northern Italy. The largest mass killing of Christians against Christians ever recorded. Their teachings of love were such a threat to the catholic church that they were hunted and burned en masse.
The first mass murder of their people, in the town of Béziers, was on July 22nd, Magdalene’s feast day. Then a year later, the next massacre, in Minerve, also fell on her feast day. In Béziers it is documented that the Cathars believed Magdalene was married to Yeshua.
What is so remarkable is that the high initiates of the Cathars chose to die rather than give up their beliefs. They knew death wasn’t the end, the body a temporary house of the soul, and that there is nothing more important than truth.
Guilhem Bélibaste, the last known Cathar parfait to be caught and burned alive, shared a prophecy in 1321: that in 700 years the laurel would turn green again, meaning that the way of the Cathars and the teachings of love would return.
Now we are in the time of the fulfillment of the prophecy.
We can learn much about the original teachings of Christ and Magdalene by diving into the mysteries of Occitania, a way of love that includes and exalts the feminine, and the union of man and woman as sacred.
Much of what you find about the Cathars was written and propagated by the same people that persecuted them, as almost all of their original sacred documents were either destroyed or hidden. However, there are a few genuine documents that made it through, which we can learn much from. But I believe it is through our communion with the land and the waters that we can most clearly remember the living scripture of the shining realms that the Cathars and Magdalene anchored, bridging heaven and earth within our bodies.
It Will Never Die
Magdalene’s legacy did not die with her body. And it did not die with the Cathars, her spiritual descendants, who walked into the flames for Truth. It will never die.
Truth is our mother and knowledge is the promise of our union with her… The Truth is sown everywhere, existing since the beginning. If you know the truth, the truth shall make you free.
Wine is strong. The King is stronger. Women are stronger still. But Truth conquers all.
The Truth is simple, yet hidden in plain sight. It lives in the air, in the water, in your bones, in the sun, in the moon, in all things of nature, in your innermost heart. The rapturous love story that we are the children of pulses through the very fabric of life itself, calling us to remember, whispering in the gentle way of the soul to let go of what we are sold and told is important in this modern culture, and to align with the greater current of Love.
Unless you change and become as little children, you will not gain the kingdom. When you make the two into one, and the inner like the outer and the outer like the inner and the upper like the lower, and when you make male and female into a single one… only then shall you gain the kingdom… and when you command the mountain to move, it will move.
The True Treasure of the Holy Grail lives within you.
The Dragon Mothers are awakening.
You Will Learn
What is Magdalene’s legacy of love that she planted in the South of France?
Where did the lineage of the Magdalene begin, evolve, and continue when Magdalene left her body?
Who are the Cathars and why are they of immense importance for this lineage?
Who is Esclarmonde and how does she teach us of the “Magdalene” way?
What are the foundational water priestess ceremonies that women of this lineage practiced?
What is the significance of the black madonnas, apparitions, and miracle springs?
Who are the well maidens and their shining realms of the otherworld as connected to this lineage?
How does kundalini and the dragons relate to the lineage of the prophetesses and myrrhophores?
What is divine union and how do we practice it?
What are dragon lines & star gates, and why are they so essential to the lineage?
And so much more…
Even more important than answers to these questions, I hope that the spiritual teachings, scripture readings, mantras, songs, and water ceremonies will uplift your spirit, nourish your soul, and support you to deepen your communion with the Beloved. This mysterium is designed to be a living temple space — a place to drink from the wellspring of the Magdalene mermaid mysteries.
What Is Held Within
Bi-weekly calls that alternate between historic teaching and scripture readings / ceremony education.
Readings from the Gnostic gospels revealing the Goddess within original Christianity.
A foundation of Magdalene’s teachings. Each month, a contemplation of a sacred virtue and the shadow it redeems.
Mantras and hymns in Hebrew, Aramaic, Occitan, and Latin, the tongues of the lineage.
Guided water ceremonies with the lineage mothers — Miriam, Anna, Sarah Tamar, Mother Mary, Melusine, and Magdalene herself.
A three-hour closing journey through the holy waters and sacred sites of Occitania.
A private Telegram group where we can share insights and magic between the gatherings.
Curated Magdalene art from the world’s churches and museums, with a guiding reading list.
Six Sacred Months
Month One
First Gathering
Mary Magdalene’s homeland, ancestors & family
Second Gathering
The role of water in Jewish culture
Scripture
Song of Songs
Tree of Life
Love & compassion vs. judgement & wrath
Sacred Song
Hebrew song for water purification
Bath Journey
Miriam
Month Two
First Gathering
Magdalene’s journey to France, her legacy & her daughter
Second Gathering
Two essential water rituals & prayers
Scripture
The Gospel of Mary Magdalene
Tree of Life
Wisdom & understanding vs. ignorance & intolerance
Sacred Song
The Aramaic Lord’s Prayer
Bath Journey
Sarah Tamar
Month Three
First Gathering
The Cathars, Esclarmonde & other female saints
Second Gathering
Ritual washing & water baptism
Scripture
The Gospel of John
Tree of Life
Honor & humility vs. duplicity & arrogance
Sacred Song
Cathar Occitan song
Bath Journey
Esclarmonde
Month Four
First Gathering
Sacred springs, apparitions & Black Madonnas
Second Gathering
Offerings & libations
Scripture
The Gospel of Truth
Tree of Life
Strength & courage vs. flesh & fears
Sacred Song
Regina Maria — a Latin song
Bath Journey
Mother Mary
Month Five
First Gathering
The Dragon Mother, serpent priestesses & dragon lines
Second Gathering
Womb stargate purification
Scripture
Perfect Thunder, Perfect Mind
Tree of Life
Clarity & truth, denying the deceiver
Sacred Song
The Dragon Mother song
Bath Journey
Melusine
Month Six
First Gathering
Kundalini, ecstatic trance & the myrrhophore anointing mysteries
Second Gathering
Sacred sensuality, sexuality & amrita
Scripture
The Gospel of Philip
Tree of Life
Power & healing · the beauty of the spirit
Sacred Song
The Robe of Light chant
Bath Journey
Mary Magdalene
Month Seven
First Gathering
The Book of Love, divine union & the dragon marriage
Second Gathering
A virtual three-hour pilgrimage to the sacred sites of the South of France — video footage, photographs, and the stories of precious places held sacred by Magdalene and the Cathars.
From the Sisterhood
Mermaids of the Magdalene Mystery School is a peaceful oasis from the stress of modern life, a magnificent journey through time, and a teaching of sacred history that was almost erased completely — the lineage and teachings of the way of love. Dakota’s voice carries sacred sound codes and frequencies that gently guide you back to your Divine Source connection. She takes you virtually to sacred sites, through mystical experiences, and teaches you how to create sacred practices to anchor these frequencies in your life. With tears of joy — thank you, Dakota, for creating this beautiful haven and sacred space for us to remember, to reconnect with what was thought lost, and to draw inspiration as the future restoration unfolds.
Dakota’s ability to transmit the teachings with detailed expertise, historical information, and graceful wisdom left me wanting the journey to continue. Her depth of knowledge, combined with her incredibly powerful Priestess abilities, inspired me beyond measure. The course interweaves Water Priestess teachings beautifully with Magdalene’s journey. It is important to receive transmissions from reliable and pure sources, and Dakota is masterful in her approach. This course filled my heart beyond measure.
Dakota holds a unique and rare potency of what our world could be like — a place of compassion, magic, and union in love with each other. She is a guardian of the sacred water priestess arts — something completely new to me, yet which every cell in my body already knew and longed to do again. She is a sister, a teacher, and a rare gem who channels clearly the transmissions of love we need in this world, so that we may come home to ourselves.
Dakota is an incredibly humble yet powerful embodiment of the Divine Feminine, walking in deep integrity and alignment with the teachings of Magdalene and Christ. She is so deeply steeped in the living mystery, and so aware of the intricate layers of history that most people don’t know of, through her extensive research and firsthand experiences in France.
Your Guide
Dakota has journeyed to France six times across seven years in research and spiritual communion with the Magdalene. She has devoted herself to the Magdalene mysteries since the age of eighteen, to the Water Priestess Arts since twenty-one, and has guided women on retreats around the world for nine years. Her forthcoming book gathers these teachings of love and union — offered, in her words, to co-create heaven on earth.
Love refuses nothing, and takes nothing; it is the highest and vastest freedom. All exists through love. It does not say “this is mine” but “this is yours.” Spiritual love is a drunkenness and a balm; those who are anointed by it rejoice.
