About the Film
Currently in production, this is a documentary film that explores the enigmatic icon of the black virgin and how it represents a spiritual matrix that threatened the early formation of the early Church, and though suppressed, has shaped Western culture and consciousness.
Jean Donohue’s The Secret of the Black Virgin is a documentary journey through the places and history of an enigmatic icon called the Black Virgin. The film explores the mysteries of the icon, its roots in Egypt, why thousands of Romanii people gather every year to honor “Black Sara” Why was France key in the early appearance of the black virgin?
The film also explores what the icons have to with the ancient gnostics, the Egyptian Mystery School, Knights Templar, Cathars, and Rosicrucians?
Within great historical moments of Europe her presence has been a constant undercurrent. The [Terrible] Secret of the Black Madonna is a ‘road movie,’ a sacred quest for answers to the seminal questions of the 21st C.
The film features the most erudite scholars and authors on the subject of the black virgin including ~
- Ean Begg, the seminal scholar and author of The Cult of the Black Virgin.
- Julie Scott, Grand Master of the English Grand Lodge for the Americas, the Ancient and Mystical Order of the Rosae Crucis (the Rosicrucian Order). She is a scholar and researcher of the divine feminine. She leads tours world wide for seekers of the wisdom traditions.
- Researcher and author Tim Wallace-Murphy brings deep knowledge about the mysteries and hidden wisdom of the western mystery schools. He has written numerous books including The Custodians of the Truth, Cracking the Symbol Code, Rosslyn, Guardian of the Secrets of the Holy Grail, and many more.
- Margaret Starbird has researched and written seminal works about the Divine Feminine and the Sacred Marriage. Her books include The Woman with the Alabaster Jar, Magdalene’s Lost Legacy, and Mary Magdalene, and Bride in Exile.
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