Snow Day and Some Images of the 2025 Mary Magdalene Celebration

6 days ago
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Drawing inspired by a beautiful mosaic I saw in Pinterest.

My creative week is ending tonight, extended by a great snow storm that has covered New York City in white. I don’t remember seeing so much snow in a long time.

I don’t know if it was because of being indoors for so many days straight, or just because “such is life,” but I was feeling sad and worried, contemplating the brief nature of existence, so I decided to meditate with Mary Magdalene. After opening my eyes and still feeling not quite well, my friend and creative Magdalene Celebration partner, Corazón Tierra, called me.

I think Mary Magdalene knew exactly what I needed to get better because there is nothing more soothing to my soul than a conversation with a kindred spirit that understands what I long for. Our conversation reminded me that what nourishes me best is to dream of projects to come, a creative process that helps me believe that I can do the things I want to do in this life before time runs out. And there is so much I want to do!

I had been thinking about the Mary Magdalene Celebration and what to do this year. I decided last year that I would change the format, and transform it in order to make space for my envisioned new life design (although not quite there yet...)

Without giving up the idea of a celebration, I want to create a new way of honoring Mary Magdalene, adaptable to who I am today and who I want to be in the near future. This new person is less attached to physical places and wants to create art that travels easily. I need an event or action that both celebrates the Magdalene and allows me to feel at peace and in a state of joy. I felt the time had come for change in all aspects of my life, including the Celebration.

Corazón suggested an idea that fit so perfectly with that future version of me that I envision, that I immediately knew that was the path to follow. She suggested that we could go on an artistic residency to another part of the world and dedicate a week to creating art that we can present as a celebration of Mary Magdalene at the end of the retreat.

I was already thinking that I would do another retreat for friends in my house in Puerto Rico this summer, like I did in 2024. This time, it could culminate in a small event that we can document and film and share with the world. This will be our “prototype”, a way to experiment with a new format while still engaging in community and artistic creation.

Yesterday, I had ordered a red dress to wear, even though I had no idea of what I would be doing.

Today, I look forward to creating beautiful memories of celebration and connection.

On this snowy day, when everything outside is so quiet and calm, something inside me is full of dance, music, colors and bright red. I look forward to giving shape to this new dream.

Some images of the Mary Magdalene Celebration 2025: