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Ancient Goddess Worship


Travel through time to an ancient world from the comfort of your living room. Join us as we explore the dawn of civilization, when people huddled around a fire to keep away the beasts of the night.



From the early (35,000 BC) statuettes of pregnant women found in caves, such as the Venus Lespuge at left, it appears that early societies were matriarchal and/or worshipped female dieties. Goddess worship was the norm in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Western Europe... Certainly by 2500 B.C. this had changed. What caused women to fall off their pedestals? When did men assume dominance over women and why? How? What was the relationship like between the sexes in the distant past and how did it evolve over the centuries? New archeological finds... Stone Age male-female relationships - What were the private lives of early humans like - sex, infidelity, food, beliefs?

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This section is about the feminine aspect of creation, with additional literature about various goddesses, the people who shaped history, and the world that shaped them.

This is She of ages past, standing tall and proud with arms resting on her bosom. Trace the fascinating history of the Mother Goddess who, although forgotten by many, has never been without followers throughout the past thirty-five millenniae. Lately re-discovered by a "new age" of devotees, she intrigues us still.

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Ancient Goddesses: The Myths and the Evidence:

What is the evidence for a Mother Goddess in the early civilizations of Europe? It is remarkable that the experts in the field of prehistory have remained largely silent. Is the evidence for a Mother Goddess really lacking?. "In this book for the first time ten historians and archaeologists speak with a human and accessible voice about this intriguing and controversial topic. A number of significant early civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean are included.

Ancient Goddesses; The Myths and the Evidence
Ancient Goddesses; The Myths and the Evidence



Great Cosmic Mother: Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth

This classic exploration of the Goddess through time and throughout the world draws on religious, cultural, and archaeological sources to recreate the Goddess religion that is humanity's heritage. Shows clearly that the religion of the Goddess — which is tied to the cycles of women's bodies, the seasons, the phases of the moon, and the fertility of the earth — was the original religion of all humanity. Paperback, 528pp

Great Cosmic Mother: Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth
Great Cosmic Mother: Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth



The Divine Feminine: Exploring the Feminine Face of God Around the World:

The Divine Feminine: Exploring the Feminine Face of God Around the World
The Divine Feminine: Exploring the Feminine Face of God Around the World

Each chapter reveals a different aspect: The Great Mother | Symbols of The Divine Feminine | Mother Earth: Native Traditions | Tree of Life: Ancient Egypt | Cosmic Goddess: Sumer and Babylonia | Gaia: Ancient Greece | The Shekinah of Judaism: Beloved and Bride | Queen of Heaven: Christianity | Mercy and Compassion: Islam | Mother of Compassion: Buddhism | Universal Mother: Hinduism | Mother to All Creation: Taoism | and The Return of the Divine Feminine.



The Goddess'y Guide to Love: Timeless Secrets to Divine Romance

The Goddess'y Guide to Love: Timeless Secrets to Divine Romance
The Goddess'y Guide to Love: Timeless Secrets to Divine Romance

Discover the enchantments that separate goddesses from mere mortals: a goddess does not look for love, she attracts love; she does not fall in love, she ascends to love. The mysteries of the immortals are revealed in this spirited guide to the irresistible playground of love. Featuring powerful love spells, recipes for practical seduction, and timeless secrets of the sensual arts.



Embracing Jesus and the Goddess:

Embracing Jesus and the Goddess

Carl McColman offers seekers a radical new way of being: a spirituality that equally celebrates body and soul, Jesus and the Goddess, Christian spirituality and Wiccan practice.



Sex and Subjection: Attitudes to Women in Early-Modern Society:

And so it continues still.... That is, one half of the human beings on this planet being dominated by the other half. What a waste.

Sex and Subjection: Attitudes to Women in Early-Modern Society
Sex and Subjection: Attitudes to Women in Early-Modern Society



Ancient Mysteries of Britain
Ancient Mysteries of Britain



The Wiccan Mysteries: Ancient Origins and Teachings:

...material that was once taught only in the initiate levels of the old Wiccan Mystery Traditions, and to which many solitary practitioners have never had access. Learn the inner meanings of Wiccan rites, beliefs and practices.

Wiccan Mysteries: Ancient Origins and Teachings
Wiccan Mysteries: Ancient Origins and Teachings



The Living Goddess: Reclaiming the Tradition of the Mother of the Universe:

This very readable, yet scholarly book, takes us to the temples, jungles, and cities of India to reveal a continuous stream of Goddess spirituality that is unbroken for most of human history. "The Living Goddess" also offers a vision of what our own Goddess heritage in the West must have been, revealing how much we lost when humans turned away from the Divine Female.

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The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict between Word and Image
The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict between Word and Image

Shlain shows why agricultural preliterate cultures were principally informed by holistic, right-brain modes that venerated the Goddess and feminine values and images. Writing, particularly alphabets, drove cultures toward linear left-brain thinking. This shift upset the balance between men and women, initiating the decline of the feminine, and also ushered in the reign of patriarchy and misogyny. Dr. Shlain proposes that male domination corresponded with rapid development of the left brain promoted initially by the invention of the alphabet (and further expanded by progress in mathematics, writing, and the printing press). At each stage, he cites cultural changes that devalued feminine values and promoted male domination. Millenia of distortions vis a vis 'male-female' orientations are factually and reasonably addressed with definitively substantive argumentation. Paperback, 464pp



Goddess in the Gospels: Reclaiming the Sacred Feminine
Goddess in the Gospels: Reclaiming the Sacred Feminine



This work is packed with experience and insight, and it is bound to add to the gigantic shift in consciousness taking place as the millennium turns and a transformation of spiritual consciousness takes hold of the human population on a global level.

The Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman's Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred Feminine
The Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman's Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred Feminine



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Great Cosmic Mother: Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth:

This classic exploration of the Goddess through time and throughout the world draws on religious, cultural, and archaeological sources to recreate the Goddess religion that is humanity's heritage. Shows clearly that the religion of the Goddess — which is tied to the cycles of women's bodies, the seasons, the phases of the moon, and the fertility of the earth — was the original religion of all humanity. Paperback, 528pp

Great Cosmic Mother: Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth
Great Cosmic Mother: Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth



Women and Nature: The Roaring Inside Her:

Written in 1979 when the feminist movement was in full throttle, and updated in this edition, this became the cornerstone of feminist literature. An extraordinary collage which, for all the research and hard intellectual work underlying it, becomes an intense physical experience.

Women and Nature: The Roaring Inside her
Women and Nature: The Roaring Inside her



The Mountain People: The Ik tribe of Africa:

Describes the dehumanization of the Ik, African tribesmen who in less than three generations have deteriorated from being once-prosperous hunters to scattered bands of hostile, starving people whose only goal is individual survival. (Many years ago when I read this book I was astonished and incredulous. Imagine a loveless culture in which a 3 year old is considered ready, indeed forced, to go out on his own, in a wilderness no less.- EB, Ages Past)

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A History of Food
A History of Food

This wide-ranging and comprehensive reference history covers in one volume the history of foodstuffs, the story of cuisine and the social history of eating. From the origins of mankind, and the transition from a vegetable to an increasingly carnivorous diet, the story unfolds...



Selu: Seeking the Corn-Mother's Wisdom:

Selu: Seeking the Corn-Mother's Wisdom
Selu: Seeking the Corn-Mother's Wisdom

Offers true insights into Native American philosophies and how to apply them to contemporary problems. A collection of short stories, poems and essays reflecting the spiritual influence of the Corn-Mother. Paperback, 352pp


The Great Mother:

Loving and nurturing or hostile and devouring, the Great Mother is explored as a primordial image of the human psyche in this landmark book by renowned analytical psychologist Erich Neumann. Here he examines how this archetype has been outwardly expressed in many cultures and periods since prehistory drawing in ritual, mythology, art, and records of dreams and fantasies. Paperback, 432pp

The Great Mother
The Great Mother


Daughters of Isis: Women of Ancient Egypt:

Illuminates women's positions as cooks, washerwomen, dancers, mourners, weavers, priestesses, mothers, wives and-on very rare occasions-pharaohs. During the dynastic period (3000 BC - 332 BC), as the Greek historian Herodotus was intrigued to observe, Egyptian women enjoyed a legal, social and sexual independence unrivalled by their Greek or Roman sisters, unrivalled, indeed, by women in Europe until the late nineteenth century. For all its emphasis on tradition, Egypt differed from much of the worst of Graeco-Roman paternalism: women were important factors in a child's heredity, not just passive bearers of men's genetics; they could own property; make legally binding contracts; sue; and, most amazingly, live alone. Paperback, 336pp

Daughters of Isis: Women of Ancient Egypt
Daughters of Isis: Women of Ancient Egypt


Creation Spirituality: Liberating Gifts for the Peoples of the Earth:

A prophetic manifesto for the preservation of the planet and a bold presentation of awe-inspired spirituality. Fox addresses issues of worldwide significance and shows how people of all nations can learn from each other and unite in reverence for our planet and its people. A Reader's Catalog Selection of the 40,000+ best books in print.

Creation Spirituality: Liberating Gifts for the Peoples of the Earth
Creation Spirituality: Liberating Gifts for the Peoples of the Earth


Animal Grace: Entering a Spiritual Relationship with Our Fellow Creatures:

Animal Grace: Entering a Spiritual Relationship with Our Fellow Creatures
Animal Grace: Entering a Spiritual Relationship with Our Fellow Creatures

In this book, she urges readers to make two basic commitments: to expand their awareness of animals and to take compassionate action on behalf of animals....devotes several chapters to how the world's religions approach human relationships with animals, and she offers comprehensive directions on how to enter and deepen reciprocal relationships with other species. Grace truly does open our hearts and minds, reconnects us to other animals, and by restoring our ties with the natural world enhances and guides our spiritual journey.


Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women's Sexual Fantasies:

Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women's Sexual Fantasies
Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women's Sexual Fantasies



Hereditary Witchcraft; Secrets of the Old Religion: Drawn from Old Family Texts and Oral Teachings
Hereditary Witchcraft; Secrets of the Old Religion: Drawn from Old Family Texts and Oral Teachings



Reclaiming Spirituality : A New Spiritual Framework for Today's World
Reclaiming Spirituality : A New Spiritual Framework for Today's World

The spiritual story of humanity is at least 70,000 years old. By comparison, the formal religions have existed for a mere 4,500 years. Spirituality is, and perhaps always has been, more central to human experience than religion. Now spirituality explodes with new vision and with fresh possibilities for a more integrated worldview.




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