Today begins Vasanta Navaratri, a nine day fast when devout Hindus seek the blessings of the Mother Goddess who represents compassion, protection and morality: Durga on lion, watercolor In Hinduism fasting represents the denial of worldly things to concentrate on the spiritual, it teaches self-discipline, reminds Hindus of the many poor who suffer without food, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Mother Goddess’
The Nine Holy Nights of Spring
Posted in Beliefs, Fasting, Festivals, Imagery, Legend, Religion, tagged Ayurveda, Durga, Mother Goddess, Vasanta Navaratri on April 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
When God Was A Woman
Posted in Beliefs, Books, Mythology, tagged "When God Was A Woman", Catholicism, Gnosticism, Judaism, Mother Goddess, Professor Merlin Stone, Venus Figurine on February 11, 2010 | 2 Comments »
In 1976 Professor Merlin Stone put together some of her work on early religion in the book ‘When God Was A Woman’ describing how patriarchal values influenced the development of the three Abrahamic religions and lead to the suppression, destruction or ignoring of earlier cultures. Many ancient figures of women have been found from the Late Stone Age on, they are [...]
