Ruth Rusca explores how four archetypal women in the Bible--Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba--represent the transformative power of the feminine life force and the four stages of soul consciousness. She shows that the dogma of the Immaculate Conception symbolizes a feminine mystery in men and women, allowing us to recognize a holy daughter within ourselves, realized by Mary Magdalene as a sacred counterpart to Jesus, the son of God.