Maggy Whitehouse
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Mysticism
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, particularly Bible
Bible
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interpretation for Interfaith
Interfaith
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.
She is a former BBC
BBC
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journalist and radio presenter, a travel documentary presenter and producer for Carlton TV, has acted as host moderator for BBC
BBC
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's Religion and Ethics message boards and was producer of BBC's now defunct holistic health
Holistic health
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and spirituality website.
Whitehouse is the author of books on Judaism
Judaism
Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
, Christianity
Christianity
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and faith, including three on Kabbalah
Kabbalah
Kabbalah/Kabala is a discipline and school of thought concerned with the esoteric aspect of Rabbinic Judaism. It was systematized in 11th-13th century Hachmei Provence and Spain, and again after the Expulsion from Spain, in 16th century Ottoman Palestine...
. She is Consultant Editor of the holistic magazine Tree of Life and teaches workshops on spirituality
Spirituality
Spirituality can refer to an ultimate or an alleged immaterial reality; an inner path enabling a person to discover the essence of his/her being; or the “deepest values and meanings by which people live.” Spiritual practices, including meditation, prayer and contemplation, are intended to develop...
and prosperity consciousness
Prosperity Consciousness
Prosperity consciousness is a term and teaching often referred to in New Age and New Thought communities, and it is a term sometimes used by financial professionals. It describes the belief that by opening one's mind to the financial opportunities in the world, and by living a life and having a...
in the UK, USA and Europe.
Whitehouse is also literary agent
Literary agent
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for the British novelist Norah Lofts
Norah Lofts
Norah Lofts, née Norah Robinson, was a 20th century best-selling British author. She wrote more than fifty books specialising in historical fiction, but she also wrote non-fiction and short stories...
.
Bible metaphysics and authorship
Whitehouse has written for Joe Vitale Is "Mr. Fire", Unity Magazine, the Birmingham Post, and has been interviewed by Toni Reece on Get Inspired.Whitehouse's 2007 book The Marriage of Jesus explored the social and economic times that Jesus
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
lived in. Her theory is that Jesus would have married, like any other young man of his times, at the age of approximately 14. Working from historical knowledge of the times (and referencing Suzanne Croom's book The Roman Mother) Whitehouse begins from the premise that the average life-span of a woman in Jesus' time was 27 years. As Jesus is said to have begun his ministry at approximately 30 years old, she finds it likely that he was a widower by that time.
In the 1990s Whitehouse wrote a fictional trilogy about a female cousin of Jesus, including The Book of Deborah.
Whitehouse's novel The Miracle Man, an updated version of the story of Christ, will be released in November 2010.
Background and ministry
From 1993 to 2009 Whitehouse studied the ToledanoToledano
Toledano is a family name derived from the city of Toledo, Spain. Bearers of the name can be found mainly in Spanish-speaking countries, the United States, France, Canada, Israel, and Australia. Among Ladino-speaking Sephardi Jews in their various diasporas, the Toledano surname is still...
Tradition of Kabbalah
Kabbalah
Kabbalah/Kabala is a discipline and school of thought concerned with the esoteric aspect of Rabbinic Judaism. It was systematized in 11th-13th century Hachmei Provence and Spain, and again after the Expulsion from Spain, in 16th century Ottoman Palestine...
with Z’ev ben Shimon Halevi (Warren Kenton). She has acknowledged Kenton as the inspiration for her books on Kabbalah, which she calls 'primers' for Kenton's own work.
Whitehouse studied New Testament Greek at Birmingham University for a year with Mark Goodacre
Mark Goodacre
Mark Goodacre is a New Testament scholar and Professor at Duke University's Department of Religion. He has written extensively on the Synoptic Problem; that is, the origins of the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke...
and David Parker
David Parker
David Parker may refer to:* David Parker , current manager of Birmingham City Ladies* David C. Parker, theology professor and textual critic* David Parker , North Carolina politician and attorney...
. She became an interfaith funeral minister in 2003. In 2007 she was ordained into the Apostolic Church
Apostolic Church
The Apostolic Church is a Pentecostal Christian denomination which can trace its origins back to the 1904-1905 Welsh Revival. Despite the relatively recent origin of the denomination, the church seeks to stand for first century Christianity in its faith, practices, and government.The purpose of the...
of the Risen Christ, an independent sacramental church, and continued her studies with David Goddard.
Works
- Living Kabbalah. Hamlyn (2004). ISBN 978-0600609704
- Into the Kingdom (Chronicles of Deborah). Tree of Life Publishing (2007). ISBN 978-1905806171
- The Marriage of Jesus. O Books (2007). ISBN 978-1-846-94008-8
- The Secret History of Opus Dei. Lorenz Books (2007). ISBN 978-0754816997
- Total Kabbalah: Bring Balance and Happiness into Your Life. Chronicle Books (2007). ISBN 978-0811861373
- The Complete Illustrated History of Kabbalah. Lorenz Books (2008). ISBN 978-0754817659
- From Credit Crunch to Pure Prosperity. O Books (2009). ISBN 978-1-84694-328-7
- The Spiritual Laws of Prosperity. Tree of Life Publishing (2009). ISBN 978-1905806379
- The Miracle Man. O Books (Nov 2010). ISBN 978-1846944161