What is a
By Sierra Bender
Many, many thousands of years ago the Earth Goddess was worshiped and honored along with the Sky God. Together, the Earth Goddess and Sky God created balance. The Earth Goddess ruled intuition, while the Sky God ruled the intellect.
The Earth Goddess ruled birth and creativity, while the Sky God ruled structure and forward action. The Earth Goddess ruled water and earth, while the Sky God ruled air and fire. By working together, the pair created harmony; bringing opposite characteristics together to create a unified whole. However; over time, the world view has become unbalanced, and the Earth Goddess has been put aside and hidden from our collective psyche. Masculine values demonstrated by the Sky God have been praised and considered strengths, while feminine traits have been misconstrued to be weak and less desirable.
Today, there is a lot of confusion and misunderstanding around the word goddess when it is used to describe a mortal woman. Some people automatically think of sex goddesses designed by men -- tall, buxom blondes in high heels and lingerie. Other people assume that all goddesses participate in pagan rituals. Others think that the description is pompous, and the word Goddess conjures up images of self-aggrandized women who put themselves up on pedestals; a notch above ordinary women. Bringing back the essence of the Earth Goddess is not only important -- it is essential in turning around our world situation.
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Focusing attention on goddess-like women and their visions -- through their work and art -- will help expand the consciousness of our society at large. To help clarify the vision for all those who want to promote the concept of bringing back the Earth Goddess figure, there are fifteen characteristics of a “Goddess” when used to describe a mortal woman. No goddess-like woman is perfect, nor can every Goddess demonstrate all of these qualities all of the time. But a Goddess demonstrates most of these qualities most of the time:
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Invent Your Own Life
A Goddess invents her own
life and lives according to her own ideals of happiness. She has the imagination to set fulfilling goals and the courage to follow through with her vision.
Be Autonomous
A Goddess does not seek
approval, but instead listens to her own counsel. She does not try to impress anyone because she knows her work speaks for itself. She never makes excuses and is not defensive for she is not threatened by what other people may think.
Live Passionately
A Goddess radiates a palpable
energy and enthusiasm that is contagious, inspiring and beneficial to others. In esoteric terms, she raises the vibration in a group situation.
Learn & Evolve
A Goddess is continually
learning and evolving.
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be Authentic
A Goddess does not wear a
mask for the outside world because her public persona is the same as her innermost heart. She has learned to express her emotions cleanly and healthily. A goddess knows her own truth and is happy to share her wisdom; however, she does not
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