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FourWinds F
FourWinds Oct 24, 2009 10:49:52
Replying to The Sea Cat

The Sea Cat wrote:
I am currently reading 'The Myth Of The Goddess' by Anne Baring and Jules Cashford
Does that expose the tradition of a Universal Goddess to be a Myth? If so, it sounds like my kinda a book!

T The Sea Cat
The Sea Cat Oct 24, 2009 11:04:08
Replying to FourWinds

Not 'myth' in that sense at all. It's a wonderful comprehensive study of the Goddess in art, poetry, mythology etc focusing on how the sacred feminine was deliberately and systematically attacked and eventually excluded in the Judeo-Christian expansion, and the repercussions of this. It is an essential book for anyone interested in the Divine Feminine and the importance of an holistic spirtual balance.

T tjj
tjj Oct 24, 2009 11:20:36
Replying to FourWinds

FourWinds wrote:
The Sea Cat wrote:
I am currently reading 'The Myth Of The Goddess' by Anne Baring and Jules Cashford
Does that expose the tradition of a Universal Goddess to be a Myth? If so, it sounds like my kinda a book!
That's a strange sort of comment really, it sort of implies that being interested in myths, folklore, and religions may mean you might actually believe it. We all know there is no god; there is no goddess; because we are all powerful humankind who has subjucated the planet to our own needs ... our ancestors, however, showed more respect to the bountiful earth and most of goddess myths were about fertility/harvest/childbirth/rebirth/renewal (seed-sowing).

T tiompan
tiompan Oct 24, 2009 12:06:51
Replying to FourWinds

FourWinds wrote:
The Sea Cat wrote:
I am currently reading 'The Myth Of The Goddess' by Anne Baring and Jules Cashford
Does that expose the tradition of a Universal Goddess to be a Myth? If so, it sounds like my kinda a book!
I thought that when I saw the title , but it's Jungian .