Reclaiming Her Voice
Where the Whispers of Magdalene,
Martha, and Anne Still Speak
A Women’s Pilgrimage to Southern France
September 30 – October 10, 2026
Across the sun-warmed landscapes of Southern France, the voices of the sacred feminine have echoed for centuries — through ancient monasteries, quiet chapels, seaside basilicas, and hidden mountain caves once walked by saints and seekers.
Over ten days in these sacred landscapes, we walk the path of Mary Magdalene — not as an idealized saint, but as a woman who carried truth, endured distortion, and stood firmly in her authority.
This pilgrimage invites a small circle of women into these living places, where the stories of Mary Magdalene, her sister Martha, and Anne — mother of Mary and grandmother of Jesus, a woman through whom sacred lineage was carried forward — continue to speak with clarity, courage, and wisdom.
❤️ The Heart of the Journey
Shaped by devotion, courage, and lineage, this pilgrimage carries an invitation.
An invitation to reclaim voice.
To restore inner authority.
To remember feminine lineage.
To listen deeply for what your soul has been quietly asking.
Through contemplative practices, gentle teaching, spiritual inquiry, and embodied ritual, we enter a devotional rhythm that honors presence and inner attunement.
It is a threshold.
A return to spiritual lineage.
A return to embodied knowing.
A return to the voice within that remembers.
One sacred thread of this pilgrimage includes the creation of a personal anointing oil — an ancient ritual of blessing and healing rooted in feminine spiritual tradition. Time at a monastery of contemplative beauty offers space for silence, artistry, reflection, and integration.
Held within a small circle of women, this pilgrimage becomes an experience of sisterhood, embodiment, and deep spiritual remembrance.
And if something in you is stirring as you read this,
that stirring is not accidental.
Walking Where Her Story Lives
In our time together, we walk in the footsteps of Mary Magdalene — mystic, teacher, and anointer — allowing the land and sacred sites of Southern France to speak to us slowly and personally.
We begin in Marseille, arriving gently and settling into the rhythm of pilgrimage. The following morning, we journey to the sea in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, where tradition holds that Mary Magdalene and her companions first arrived in Provence. We gather in sacred circle on the shore, breathing in the sea air and grounding into the land — beginning as she did.
Here, you are invited to listen for what is calling you forward.
For four days, we remain by the sea — listening, reflecting, and allowing -- allowing the rhythm of place to shape the beginning of our pilgrimage.
From the shoreline, we move inland through Provence — into forests and mountains, basilicas and caves — where sacred memory has been carried for centuries.
Our path carries us to sacred places where courage was lived, devotion practiced, and wisdom quietly transmitted:
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Marseille — arrival and welcome
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Tarascon — honoring Martha’s grounded strength.
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Aix-en-Provence — listening for echoes of Magdalene’s preaching tradition and courageous voice.
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Saint-Maximin — descending into the crypt where devotion has endured for centuries.
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La Sainte-Baume — walking the forest path to Magdalene’s grotto, a place of prayer and solitude.
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The Monastery of Saint-Michel-du-Var — entering a day of silence, beauty, and contemplative retreat.
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Apt — Basilica of Saint Anne, honoring lineage, wisdom, and integration.
These landscapes are inseparable from the lives of three women whose courage, devotion, and lineage shape the soul of this journey.
Each place becomes part of a living conversation between land, story, and the women walking today.
For a mor complete rhythm of the pilgrimage, visit The Journey page.
The Three Women
Mary Magdalene
A woman remembered through distortion and devotion alike. In her, many recognize the experience of being named by others — and the courage required to reclaim one’s own voice. Beyond myth and misunderstanding, she embodies spiritual authority rooted in love, presence, and fearless truth.
Remembered through distortion and devotion alike, Magdalene embodies spiritual authority rooted in love, presence, and fearless truth. In her, many women recognize the experience of being named by others — and the courage required to reclaim one’s own voice.
Martha
Devotion expressed through action. Martha represents grounded strength — the sacred authority of women whose labor sustains community and whose discernment guides wise action. She teaches that spiritual leadership lives not only in contemplation, but in embodied response.
Anne
Carrier of lineage. Anne embodies the quiet transmission of feminine knowing passed from generation to generation. She represents elder wisdom — the one who prepares the ground and holds what must endure.
Together, Magdalene, Martha, and Anne form a constellation of feminine wisdom — voice, devotion, and lineage — illuminating the path we walk together.
The Spirit of the Pilgrimage
This pilgrimage is intentionally designed to balance shared experience with personal freedom.
There will be guided pilgrimages and sacred site visits, gentle teaching and contemplative reflection, embodied ritual and shared meals that support connection and integration.
There will also be spacious time for wandering, journaling, prayer, and rest — with quiet evenings and some unstructured afternoons that allow each woman to honor her own rhythm.
The intention is not to fill every moment, but to create a held, respectful container in which what is most meaningful is invited to emerge.
This pilgrimage is not about imitation.
It is about remembrance.
As we deepen into the stories of Magdalene, Martha, and Anne, we begin to recognize the ways their courage, devotion, and wisdom live within us.
It is an invitation to gently ask:
What have I been carrying that does not belong to me?
And who might I be if I laid it down?
Your Pilgrimage Leaders
A Sacred Partnership in Devotion, Lineage, and Feminine Wisdom
This pilgrimage is guided by two women whose lives have been profoundly shaped by Mary Magdalene — each carrying her wisdom through distinct yet deeply complementary paths.
One brings ancestral lineage, lived devotion, and intimate knowledge of the land where Magdalene walked.
The other brings spiritual psychology, scholarship, and decades of guiding women through inner transformation and reclamation.
Together, they create a grounded and reverent container — one that honors both tradition and lived experience, depth and discernment, devotion and inner freedom.
Véronique Flayol
Guardian of the Magdalene Legacy & Provençal Cultural Guide
Born and raised in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, Véronique carries a living relationship to the Magdalene traditions of Provence that stretches back generations.
For more than fifty years, she has walked the sacred paths where Magdalene prayed, taught, and lived — from the forest of Sainte-Baume to the crypt in Saint-Maximin.
As a young girl, she accompanied her father in safeguarding the reliquary of Mary Magdalene, witnessing pilgrims arrive with prayers, tears, and devotion. Those early encounters shaped her life’s calling and her deep reverence for the Sainte.
For more than fifty years, Véronique has walked the sacred paths where Magdalene prayed, taught, and lived — from the forest of Sainte-Baume to the crypt in Saint-Maximin. She brings to this pilgrimage:
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deep local and cultural knowledge
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rare access to sacred sites
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a lifetime of lived devotion
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The presence of a true lineage-holder
With her, pilgrims do not simply visit holy places — they are welcomed into them, guided with care, reverence, and authenticity.
Dr. Jeanne Michele
Spiritual Teacher, Relationship Specialist & Researcher of the Sacred Feminine
Spiritual Teacher, Relationship Specialist & Researcher of the Sacred Feminine
Dr. Jeanne Michele has spent more than twenty years guiding individuals and couples through healing, transformation, and inner awakening.
Her doctoral dissertation, Reclaiming Her Voice, explored Mary Magdalene as a model for feminine authority, spiritual sovereignty, and the restoration of women’s voice within sacred tradition.
Jeanne’s relationship with Mary Magdalene began in childhood as a quiet inner knowing and has deepened through five immersive journeys to France, where she studied Magdalene’s life and legacy across historical, psychological, mystical, and spiritual dimensions.
Her work weaves together:
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spiritual psychology and trauma-informed awareness
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feminine voice and individuation
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ritual and embodied contemplative practice
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intuitive wisdom grounded in lived experience
With steady presence and spiritual discernment, Jeanne accompanies women as they reclaim their voice and authority — re-integrating the parts of themselves that may have been silenced, misunderstood, or set aside.
Traveling in Sacred Circle
Group size is intentionally limited to 11 participants. Together with Jeanne and Véronique, the pilgrimage forms a circle of thirteen — an intimate and carefully held container rooted in wisdom, devotion, and sisterhood.
This way of traveling reflects Magdalene’s own expression of leadership — grounded in presence, relationship, and shared sacred purpose.
You will be guided with steadiness and care — within a circle that honors your voice, agency, and unfolding experience.
Who This Pilgrimage Is For
You do not need to be an expert in Mary Magdalene.
You do not need prior theological knowledge or spiritual training.
You are simply invited to come with curiosity, a willing heart, and a longing to re-member — to gather back what has been scattered or set aside.
This pilgrimage may be calling you if you:
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Feel drawn to Mary Magdalene and sacred feminine lineage
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sense that her story carries meaning for your own life and inner journey
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are comfortable moving between shared experience and solitude
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long to reconnect with your inner knowing and voice
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seek spiritual depth that is embodied and grounded
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feel ready to listen for what is quietly asking to be reclaimed within you
This journey is not about striving or becoming someone new.
It is about remembering, listening, and allowing what is already within you to rise.
Journey Details at a Glance
Dates: September 30 – October 10, 2026
Location: Southern France
Group Size: Limited to 11 participants, plus your guides
Guided by: Dr. Jeanne Michele & Véronique Flayol
Focus: Sacred pilgrimage, reflection, integration, and reclaiming voice
A more detailed day-by-day itinerary may be viewed on The Journey page. The full itinerary will be sent through the Pilgrimage Inquiry.
Next Steps
If you feel a quiet resonance as you read this —
if something in you recognizes this journey before your mind has fully decided —
you are invited to listen.
If you feel a quiet resonance as you read this —
if something in you recognizes this journey before your mind has fully decided —
you are invited to listen.
Pilgrimage often begins long before the plane departs.
Sometimes it begins simply as A Calling of the Heart ❤️
👉 Request the Full Pilgrimage Itinerary
To request details or express interest, please email: DrJMichele@gmail.com