Why I Wrote This Novel
In 2009, I painted an oil of Mary Magdalene titled
“Mary, Do not cling to Me.” The eyes in this portrait haunted me
and I felt Mary Magdalene had something to say."I saw her pain and her
yearning to tell me about her redemption. From a life snatched away in
childhood to an unbearable demon possessed existence, she buried her inner
self. She flaunted her pride and lost her dignity. When she came to herself she
turned from the seduction of lies, blew out the red candle, and wrapped her
soul in the promise of redemption."
Mary Magdalene struggled with many of our present day
issues. The answer she found was in plain sight. Love is the fulfillment of
every soul and it comes in the morning light begging to be let in. History will
do as it wishes. It confuses truth, compounds guilt, and shackles reality, but
love is stronger than history.
Spirit of the Red Candle: Journal of Mary Magdalene is the
first book in The Scarlet Triangle Series. Mary Magdalene yearns to be free
from the seven demons clutching her soul. Her journal chronicles her life in
Magdala and her struggles to break free from demon possession. Mary Magdalene's
life unfolds from bondage into belonging.
From the Journal of Mary Magdalene:
The red stain of the pomegranate on our lips will linger
through the night, but his words have been etched in my heart. I will travel
with him. I will taste the strange new fruits from the lands he will show me.
The chill of the wind cooled our mounting passion but not before I captured his
heart.
A painter of words,
Betty Slade
