Soul’s Code

What spiritual bling have would-be wise women like Winona Ryder, Madonna and Courtney Love been known to wear with their designer gowns? Kabbalah bracelets and more . . .

They’re not exactly leading ladies of enlightenment but a couple of them have enjoyed the first half of that designation as stars on the silver screen. In these times celebs aren’t just after the limelight: they seek illumination — and are appropriating some of the practices and iconography of the real-life female mystics that Soul’s Code has featured here.

It is not enough for these famous females that they are already worshiped for being rich, attractive, and sometimes talented. Now they want credit for good karma, too. See how they measure up, spiritually speaking:

Immaculate Mary: fan of Luther

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception, December 8, is celebrated this week by Roman Catholics. This holy day commemorates Mary’s being conceived without original sin.  Two surprising features of the holy day?  Historically many Christians believed that Mary was conceived without the stain of original sin, yet this belief was not promulgated as Catholic dogma until December 8, 1854 (fairly recent relative to the world of Catholic doctrine).  Second, while many Protestants scoff at this belief, the first advocate of the Reformation, Martin Luther, firmly believed in the immaculate conception of Mary.