Earth Walker
May 20th, 2001, 02:45 PM
Come with me to the Temple, close your eyes, and then open
them again. I will show you images of the Goddesses created
before us by Goddess-worshipping people. We are not the first,
nor the last. And even if we are the first women to turn to
worship themselves and their own creativity in the Goddess,
then more glory to us.
I will not attempt to convince you of the authenticity of what
you see.
You must trust your own eyes and common sense, and learn to
look. It is important to see these images without being distracted
by what they are called, classified, or thought to be by
archaeologists. Archaeologists are not witches who yearn to
see the Goddess. Her guises often mislead them.
We don't have many allies among scientists today. The Craft
threatens them; their jobs may be in real danger if they start
telling the truth. The possibility that there ever was a society
where women ruled, or the belief in women's inherent ability to
be superior, is abhorrent to them. The temple is for those who
are excited seeing Her in a different light. The temple can be
entered through your mind with a clear affirmation of life.
Come now....
Images abound of the Mother Goddess, Female Principle of the
Universe and source of all life. This imagery is much more important than we have been told. She lives in clay, in stone, in
ancient tools, in modern paintings. She has been changed beyond recognition by patriarchal militaristic forces, but She
survives.
Here is a Great Corn Goddess of South America, Lady-Unique-
Inclination-of-the-Night, giving birth. Her delivery is painless
because She knows nothing about a "curse" from a jealous
christian god. Women knew how to lessen the pains, and expel
the afterbirth, through herbs. They didn't think of giving life as a
punishable crime. The Great Corn Goddess gives birth to Herself.
The Goddess Mother Demeter is often seen sitting on Her throne. She is the fertile earth, where all all bounty comes. She
is the lawgiver, and the protector of women.
Kore (Maiden) cooresponds to Persephone, daughter of the
earth. She represents all that is above the ground, and is usually
portrayed with a sacred flower or the "apple of dominion" held
in Her hand. It is the same apple we later see Mary holding in
christian temples. The apple Eve sank a healthy bite into was
always Her apple!
The Egyptian Maiden-Goddess is Hathor, Whose law is change.
She weras a headdress with a disc of the sun and disc of the
moon as Her crown. Since she invented writing, Her favorite plant is the papyrus, which She ususally holds in Her hand. Hathor is the Maiden-aspect of Isis. One of Hathor's holidays is a time when
everybody gets drunk. Another of Her festivals is when She is
angry and tears patriarchal men apart, reveking in the sea of their blood. She is a compassionate Goddess.
The Great Goddess Nut also comes to us from Egypt. She is the
Universal Goddess, encircling everything. The Sky Goddess and
the Earth Goddess are represented as part of Her trinity, and
between them is a calendar of planting cycles, considered sacred
wisdom to the followers of Nut. The concept behind this is that if you know when and how to plant, then you will consistently
create enough food to nurture your body, with time left over to
engage in the creation of beauty. Nut became a symbol for
women marching to "Take Back The Night" because She rules
the Universe and the Darkness.
Goddess Hygeia holds a boa constrictor, a symbol of Her
regenerative powers. Statues of Her show a real, seemingly
familiar, black woman's face. Many artists of the period used the
faces of real people in their creative expressions of the Goddess,
so we know how these people looked. Images such as those of
Hygeia probably came from the women physicians who believed
that their towns should have statues of the healing aspect of
the Goddess in order to stimulate healing in themselves.
Her symbol can be seen at modern drugstores and pharmacies
today.
The Goddess Bast comes from Egypt. She is the sun, powerful
and able to affect the growth of living things. She was generally
seen as a black cat or lion-headed Goddess, very much involved
with dancing and expressions of pleasure. Egyptian physicians
often were recognized by the symbol of the black cat, who was
worshipped for its symmetry, its disposition, and its strong
relationship to Bast.
In Europe, Bast became Dianna Lucifera, Moon and Sun Goddess.
Lucifera appeared a mere century away from the concept of
"Lucifer" as a "fallen angel." Lucifera was in reality the Goddess
Lucina, brilliant Sun of Healing. Lucifera is the Maiden aspect,
usually shown holding the torch of the Sun. Later on, this image
recurs in the Statue of Liberty. We see the Sun Goddess, crowned
with a crescent, holding up the torch of life.
Kali the Terrible is the Goddess of Death, greatly resented by
men because of Her awesome power. This concept embodies
the philosophy of our ultimate return to the One Who gave us
life -- in this case it is not our human mother, but her kin-spirit,
the Female Principle. Kali always has a young-looking body, very
fit, trim and powerful. She is often portrayed with a beard, a
symbol of wisdom and power not confined to males.
Beards and garishly protruding tongues are aggressive gestures.
Black Kali had a very big impact on Indian culture. Many of the
ancient temples of the Goddess and Yoni shrines are decayed and overgrown with grass, but Black Kali's are still intact. Even
the modern Hindus in the Krishna tradition refer to this as the Age of Kali, suggesting that we are in a period of great evil and
wickedness. Kali is Goddess of Death and regeneration, but She
is not evil. As the Indian representation of Magaera, Kali is
often shown dancing on the body of Shiva, one of the male gods,
indicating Her dominance over all life, particularly the Male
Principle of the Universe. Skulls hanging from around Her neck usually symbolize the many generations who went before and
will follow after, as well as the inevitability of death.
them again. I will show you images of the Goddesses created
before us by Goddess-worshipping people. We are not the first,
nor the last. And even if we are the first women to turn to
worship themselves and their own creativity in the Goddess,
then more glory to us.
I will not attempt to convince you of the authenticity of what
you see.
You must trust your own eyes and common sense, and learn to
look. It is important to see these images without being distracted
by what they are called, classified, or thought to be by
archaeologists. Archaeologists are not witches who yearn to
see the Goddess. Her guises often mislead them.
We don't have many allies among scientists today. The Craft
threatens them; their jobs may be in real danger if they start
telling the truth. The possibility that there ever was a society
where women ruled, or the belief in women's inherent ability to
be superior, is abhorrent to them. The temple is for those who
are excited seeing Her in a different light. The temple can be
entered through your mind with a clear affirmation of life.
Come now....
Images abound of the Mother Goddess, Female Principle of the
Universe and source of all life. This imagery is much more important than we have been told. She lives in clay, in stone, in
ancient tools, in modern paintings. She has been changed beyond recognition by patriarchal militaristic forces, but She
survives.
Here is a Great Corn Goddess of South America, Lady-Unique-
Inclination-of-the-Night, giving birth. Her delivery is painless
because She knows nothing about a "curse" from a jealous
christian god. Women knew how to lessen the pains, and expel
the afterbirth, through herbs. They didn't think of giving life as a
punishable crime. The Great Corn Goddess gives birth to Herself.
The Goddess Mother Demeter is often seen sitting on Her throne. She is the fertile earth, where all all bounty comes. She
is the lawgiver, and the protector of women.
Kore (Maiden) cooresponds to Persephone, daughter of the
earth. She represents all that is above the ground, and is usually
portrayed with a sacred flower or the "apple of dominion" held
in Her hand. It is the same apple we later see Mary holding in
christian temples. The apple Eve sank a healthy bite into was
always Her apple!
The Egyptian Maiden-Goddess is Hathor, Whose law is change.
She weras a headdress with a disc of the sun and disc of the
moon as Her crown. Since she invented writing, Her favorite plant is the papyrus, which She ususally holds in Her hand. Hathor is the Maiden-aspect of Isis. One of Hathor's holidays is a time when
everybody gets drunk. Another of Her festivals is when She is
angry and tears patriarchal men apart, reveking in the sea of their blood. She is a compassionate Goddess.
The Great Goddess Nut also comes to us from Egypt. She is the
Universal Goddess, encircling everything. The Sky Goddess and
the Earth Goddess are represented as part of Her trinity, and
between them is a calendar of planting cycles, considered sacred
wisdom to the followers of Nut. The concept behind this is that if you know when and how to plant, then you will consistently
create enough food to nurture your body, with time left over to
engage in the creation of beauty. Nut became a symbol for
women marching to "Take Back The Night" because She rules
the Universe and the Darkness.
Goddess Hygeia holds a boa constrictor, a symbol of Her
regenerative powers. Statues of Her show a real, seemingly
familiar, black woman's face. Many artists of the period used the
faces of real people in their creative expressions of the Goddess,
so we know how these people looked. Images such as those of
Hygeia probably came from the women physicians who believed
that their towns should have statues of the healing aspect of
the Goddess in order to stimulate healing in themselves.
Her symbol can be seen at modern drugstores and pharmacies
today.
The Goddess Bast comes from Egypt. She is the sun, powerful
and able to affect the growth of living things. She was generally
seen as a black cat or lion-headed Goddess, very much involved
with dancing and expressions of pleasure. Egyptian physicians
often were recognized by the symbol of the black cat, who was
worshipped for its symmetry, its disposition, and its strong
relationship to Bast.
In Europe, Bast became Dianna Lucifera, Moon and Sun Goddess.
Lucifera appeared a mere century away from the concept of
"Lucifer" as a "fallen angel." Lucifera was in reality the Goddess
Lucina, brilliant Sun of Healing. Lucifera is the Maiden aspect,
usually shown holding the torch of the Sun. Later on, this image
recurs in the Statue of Liberty. We see the Sun Goddess, crowned
with a crescent, holding up the torch of life.
Kali the Terrible is the Goddess of Death, greatly resented by
men because of Her awesome power. This concept embodies
the philosophy of our ultimate return to the One Who gave us
life -- in this case it is not our human mother, but her kin-spirit,
the Female Principle. Kali always has a young-looking body, very
fit, trim and powerful. She is often portrayed with a beard, a
symbol of wisdom and power not confined to males.
Beards and garishly protruding tongues are aggressive gestures.
Black Kali had a very big impact on Indian culture. Many of the
ancient temples of the Goddess and Yoni shrines are decayed and overgrown with grass, but Black Kali's are still intact. Even
the modern Hindus in the Krishna tradition refer to this as the Age of Kali, suggesting that we are in a period of great evil and
wickedness. Kali is Goddess of Death and regeneration, but She
is not evil. As the Indian representation of Magaera, Kali is
often shown dancing on the body of Shiva, one of the male gods,
indicating Her dominance over all life, particularly the Male
Principle of the Universe. Skulls hanging from around Her neck usually symbolize the many generations who went before and
will follow after, as well as the inevitability of death.