Be a Goddess
Your body is a temple for your Spirit. Learn about the Goddess and the Divine Feminine as mirrors to honor your unique beauty and walk in the world as the sacred being you are.
Excerpt from: The Spiral Dance by Starhawk
The importance of the Goddess symbol for women cannot be overstressed. The image of the goddess inspires women to see ourselves as divine, our bodies as sacred, the changing phases of our lives as holy, our aggression as healthy, our anger as purifying, and our power to nurture and create, but also to limit and destroy when necessary, as the force that sustains all life. Through the Goddess, we can discover our strengths, enlighten our minds, own our bodies, and celebrate our emotions. We can move beyond narrow, constricting roles and become whole.
The Goddess is also important for men. The oppression of men in Father God-ruled patriarchy is perhaps less obvious but no less tragic than that of women. Men are encouraged to identify with a model no human being can successfully emulate: to be mini-rulers of narrow universes. They are internally split into a “spiritual” self that is supposed to conquer their baser animal and emotional natures. They are at war with themselves: in the West to “conquer” sin, in the East to “conquer” desire or ego. Few escape from these wars undamaged.
Some resources for exploration:
Goddess Guidance Oracle Cards by: Doreen Virtue, Ph.D.
Goddess Knowledge Cards: Paintings by Susan Seddon Boulet
Goddesses in Every Woman: Powerful Archetypes in Women’s Lives by: Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D.
Goddesses in Older Woman: Archetypes for Women Over 50 by: Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D.
Reconnect with your Inner Goddess
How has exploration of the Goddess and the Divine Feminine helped you on your Reclaiming Beauty journey?
Create an aesthetic response exploring your experiences with the Goddess and the Divine Feminine on your Reclaiming Beauty journey. An aesthetic response is any creative exploration of the ideas including writing, poetry, music, art, collage, movement, etc.
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