The symbol of the Goddess is as old as human history. The most ancient images of the Goddesses from the Paleolithic era are neither pregnant nor holding a child. In Neolithic Old Europe the Goddess was most commonly linked with birds or snakes and only rarely portrayed as mother. Yet we tend to equate the […]
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Why We Need the Goddess by Judith Shaw
I have been drawn to the Goddess for a variety of reasons. Initially, as a young woman, She spoke to me of my own power, self-worth, self-determination and my/every woman’s inherent beauty. She lent Her hand to my emerging sense of independence from male domination. Over the years my experience of Goddess deepened. At times […]
Navratri and the Divine Mother Durga by Laura Amazzone
As we face the many ecological, political, social, and religious crises of these shifting times, a 1500 year old myth, the Devi Mahatmya and the millennia-old ritual worship of the Great Goddess Durga provide philosophical and spiritual insight into the powers that can aid us in the deep process of transformation which we face both […]
Sacred Resources and Divination for LEO New Moon Solar Eclipse and Beyond
The recent few weeks have been heady and potent cosmic combinations of eclipse and retrograde energy. Depending on where the eclipses and retrogrades are landing in your personal chart, you are experiencing a range of “symptoms” or perhaps you feel like the eye of the storm for a Cat 5 hurricane! The truth is that […]
Woman and Nature – Our Bodies are Ourselves by Carol P. Christ
This earth is my sister; I love her daily grace, her silent daring, and how loved I am how we admire the strength in each other, all that we have suffered, all that we have lost, all that we know. We are stunned by this beauty, and I do not forget: what she is to me, […]
Feast of the Magdalene Free Mini Summit
Welcome to the Feast of the Magdalene Mini Summit! This is a free mini summit hosted by MotherHouse and Mystery School of the Goddess. From July 20 to July 22 (the actual Feast Day of the Magdalene), we will be joined by incredible women who have devoted to, held counsel with, researched, written about, and […]
The Power of Story by Genevieve Mitchell
“We don’t see things as they are; we see them as we are.”– Anais Nin I’ve spent some time this week thinking about my story, the story I tell myself, and how it is a lens by which I view my world. I’ve been thinking a great deal about the word “God”, and what that story […]
A Serpentine Path – Excerpt from the New Memoir by Carol P. Christ
Entering the archaeological site of Kato Zakros, which includes a Sacred Center and part of a town on a small hill above it, I felt too tired to continue with the others. As we passed a stone bench to the north and west of the open court, I lay down and closed my eyes. I […]
What Goddess Mythology Teaches Us about the Women’s Strike and International Women’s Day #DayWithoutAWoman
We should not wait for someone else to come and raise our voice. We should do it by ourselves. We should believe in ourselves. Yes, we can do it. One day you will see that all the girls will be powerful; all the girls will be going to school. And it is possible only by […]
In Dreamtime with the Ancestors {Carol P. Christ}
The last few days I have been living in dreamtime with my Swedish ancestors, most especially with my great-great-grandmother Ingrid, about whom I have learned a great deal over the past year. Through a distant cousin Thomas Sievertsson, who has been researching the part of Sweden from which she came, I have discovered details about […]
