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(R)evolution in San Francisco: Ana Castillo Seizes the Reigns of Feminist Spirituality for 2012

Lisa Paul Streitfeld | Posted 05.17.2012

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Lisa Paul Streitfeld

It was clear to many in the room that she was providing the missing feminine voice capable of renewing the Goddess Movement on a global level after it disappeared underground following the backlash of its New Age commercialization in the '80s.

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Mother's Day: Where Did It All Begin?

Barbara Biziou | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Julia Ward Howe, Mother's Day, Joy of Family Rituals, Goddess, Mothering Sunday, Simnel Cake, Hilaria, Cybele, Cultural Traditions, Mother's Day Gift Ideas, Mother's Day Gifts, Healthy Living News
Barbara Biziou

Like many other holidays that have been commercialized in modern times, Mother's Day has centuries-old antecedents. Cultures around the world celebrated (and still do) the mother goddess as a representative of nurturing and the giver of all life.

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Game of Thrones and the Many Faces of the Goddess

Graham Milne | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Daenerys Targaryen, Game of Thrones Garden of Bones, Lord of Light, Davos Seaworth, Feminism, Magic, Women's Sexuality, Game of Thrones, Goddess, George R. R. Martin, Game of Thrones Season 2, Robb Stark, Game of Thrones Commentary, Littlefinger, Melisandre, Femininity, TV News
Graham Milne

The infinite and mesmerizing complexity of the feminine was embodied by the incredible women of Game of Thrones in this past episode, "Garden of Bones."

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How to Find the Creative Balance

Lisa Levart | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Creativity, Goddess-on-Earth, Lilith, The Balanced Life, Goddess, Susan-Cain-the-Power-of-Introverts, Mythology, Arts News
Lisa Levart

Individuals gathering in circles, fostering unity and co-creation is a powerful concept. And yet there is another paradigm for inspiration just as imp...

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A Feminist Treasure

Craig K. Comstock | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Goddess, Feminism, Travers, Piazza Navona, Rome, Julienne Travers, London School of Economics, Occupy, Bernini, Women News
Craig K. Comstock

Travers, instead, envisions not the deification of women in a prehistoric civilization, but a social structure in which no one is made into a divinity.

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A Path to Power and Wholeness: Finding Inspiration in the Goddess

Lisa Levart | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Photography, Women's Empowerment, Miss Representation, New Books, Goddess, Self-Empowerment, Women News
Lisa Levart

Without realistic role models, is it really surprising that so many young women are confused, isolated and deeply depressed?

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Am I Ready to Be a Crone?

Lisa Levart | Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: Photography, Women's Empowerment, Women, Goddess, Women's Health, Books, Women Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Spirituality, Reinvention, Fifty News
Lisa Levart

The concept of the Goddess encompasses a trinity: the maiden, mother and crone. I've struggled as a maiden, loved being a mother, but at 55, am I prepared for the next stage?

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Female God Recalls Man for Repairs

Mark C. Miller | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: God, Goddess, Woman God, Female God, Comedy News
Mark C. Miller

In a sign that God may be taking an increasingly more personal interest in human affairs, a man has been recalled to Heaven for the first time -- for repairs -- by God, who has revealed herself as female.

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Celebrating The Halfway Point of Summer

Donna Henes | Posted 09.28.2011

Read More: Grain, Midsummer, Goddess, Summer, Harvest, August, Healthy Living Spirit, The Meaning of Summer, The Symbolism of Midsummer, Consciousness, Healthy Living News
Donna Henes

Midsummer marks the glorious bounty of the ripening season. But how can we, separated from the agricultural process appreciate the atmosphere of the season which we cannot see?

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God And Gender: Missing The Divine For The Sign

Rabbi Shais Taub | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Rumi, God, Song of Songs, Goddess, Song of Solomon, Maimonides, Gender, Gender of God, God and Gender, God Jokes, Jewish Mysticism, Shechinah, God's Gender, Judaism, Female God, God and Gender Language, Gender and Religion, Religion News
Rabbi Shais Taub

The bottom line is that the language of gender is no different than the language of emotions or consciousness. These are descriptions of the human experience of the divine.

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A History Of The Female Sun

Donna Henes | Posted 08.26.2011

Read More: Summer Solstice, Goddess Worship, Creator, Solar Energy, Goddess, Creatrix, The Great Mother, Feminine Divine, Sun, Sun Goddess, Mother Goddess, Solstice, Wisdom, Healthy Living News
Donna Henes

In archaic times, people perceived the sun, in its shining prime and glory, the giver of heat and light and life, to be the effulgent force of the female.

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Amma: The Divine Mother Embracing The World

Laura Amazzone | Posted 08.19.2011

Read More: Goddess, Darshan, Kerala, Divine Mother, Amma, India, Hinduism, Ammachi, Hindu Women, Hindu Teachings, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi, Religion News
Laura Amazzone

Although Amma is Hindu, she appeals to people from all walks of life because she speaks the language of the heart.

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Goddess, Lion, Peasant, Priest: Modern and Contemporary Indian Art -- in Atlanta

Jim Luce | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: Rebecca M. Brown, Modern and Contemporary Indian Art, Mirabai Films, South Asian Art, Atlanta, Melanie Einzig, Sundaram Tagore, Mira Nair, Susan S. Bean, Don Rubin, Nalini Malani, Seema Kohli, Rubin Museum of Art, Aroon Shivdasani, Lawrence M. Schall, Kamal Mitra, Cuban Art, Indian-American Culture, Indo-American Arts Council, Edward Wilkinson, Shelley Rubin, Chelsea, Human Rights, Himalayan Art, Goddess, Oglethorpe University, Sakti Burman, Francis Newton Souza, Krishna Shamrao Kulkarni, Art, Lion, Arpita Singh, Arts News
Jim Luce

Don Rubin and his wife Shelley have introduced an exceptional, personal collection of modern and contemporary South Asian art at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta.

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Charon's Pantheon: Controversial, Uplifting, Disturbing

Lisa Derrick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mysticism, Charon's Pantheon, Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Art, Goddess, Pantheon, Outsider Art, Los Angeles Art, Milton Dyal, Goddesses, Visionary Art, Mystic, Jennifer Logan, Los Angeles News
Lisa Derrick

The truly transcendent nature of Charon's Pantheon takes us into a profound realm of the otherworld, making us question the nature and source of art, creativity and the divine.

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On Valentines And Vulvas

Donna Henes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Goddess Worship, Carnal Knowledge, Vulva, Venus, Ecstasy, Goddess, Religious Expression, Yoni, Sex, Female Sexuality, Valentine's Day, Style News
Donna Henes

Sex invoked in myth and ritual is symbolic of the primary life force. Sex as energy. Sex as creation. Sex as abundance. Sex as unification. Sex as divine spirit. Sex as celebration. Sex as sympathetic magic.

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The Art Of Worshiping Women

Arjuna Ardagh | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Goddess, Women's Empowerment, Goddess Worship, Worshiping the Feminine, Goddess Movement, Worshiping Women, Feminine Energy, Divine Feminine, Healthy Living News
Arjuna Ardagh

People sometimes object to the word "worship." They hear the hierarchy of a subservient relationship. I use the word "worship" in a completely different way: "to pay extravagant respect and admiration."

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Astoria Characters: The Down-to-Earth Traveling Salesman

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sterilization, Astoria, Colon Cancer, Joseph Santana, Beijing, Polo, Rambo, China, Daisy Mae, Sardinia, Bordeaux, England, Elephant, Indonesia, Goddess, Argentina, Radiation Treatment, Russia, Mumbai, Pharmaceuticals, Bali, New York News, Italy, Germany, Africa, Red Cross, Jesus, Salesman, Airplane, Chile, Japan, France, El Salvador, Nancy Ruhling, Prostate Cancer, Virgin Mary, Riviera, Chihuahua, India, Cuba, Denmark, New York University, Dog Stew, South Korea, Panama, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

In the living room, kneeling against the ruby red wall, is a Thai goddess. Above her head, in golden frames that match the trim of her royal raiment, are three Chilean oil paintings.

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Harvesting Mother Earth's Gifts Of Life

Donna Henes | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Birth, Grain, Goddess, Nature, Mother Earth, Seeds, Autumn, Harvest, Fall, Resurrection, Life, Healthy Living News
Donna Henes

Throughout world mythology, the goddess of the good ground, the grain, the autumn harvest, has been appropriately portrayed as a knowledgeable mature woman of the world.

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How To Be a Mid Life Sex Goddess Without Tripping On Stilettos

Pamela Madsen | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Women, Self-Esteem, Body Image, Goddess, Self Love, Sex, Healthy Living News
Pamela Madsen

I only recently became a Sex Goddess. It's a new role for me in life -- and I began my transformation in my early forties. Oh -- and I am chubby -- a...

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How To Thrive Authentically In The New Economy

Arjuna Ardagh | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Yes, Eckharte Tolle, Opportunity, Rebirth, Awakening, New, Anat Baniel, Ivan Misner, Change, Enough, Goddess, Steven Josephs, Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks, Intuition, Excel, Investor, Gift, Mind, Finances, Energy, Marc Gafni, Depression, Business Netwok International, Transformational Leadership Council, Money, Thrive, Growth, Marianne Williamson, Recession, Deeper Nature, Jack Canfield, Hale Dwoskin, The Sedona Method, Sonia Choquette, Be Yourself, Stewart Emery, Economy, Spirituality, Healthy Living News
Arjuna Ardagh

Here's a shocking question for you now. What if we never, ever go back to where we were? What if the old game is coming to an end, and a different way of relating with each other is emerging?

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The Genius of the Feminine

Arjuna Ardagh | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Energy, The Translucent Revolution, Women, Heart, Emotion, Spiritual Cinema Circle, Goddess, Drama, Translucence, Iago Trance, Men, Woman, Feminine, Feel, Masculine, Love, Healthy Living News
Arjuna Ardagh

Hypermasculine spirituality cannot help you to free up feeling, or to feel more deeply, because generally it has been founded by men who are themselves emotionally crippled.

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Earth, Our Mother

Donna Henes | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Earth, American Indians, Goddess, Mother, Mythology, Mother Earth, Creation, Patriarchy, Healthy Living News
Donna Henes

In its infancy, humankind clung to the primal comprehension of a maternal Earth. The biblical name, Eve, means Mother of All Living. Her name is derived from much older creation myths.

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Medical Intuition: Caroline Myss

Tabby Biddle | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mysticism, Goddess, Health, Goddess of the Week, Caroline Myss, Intuition, Healing, Health Care, I Can Do It, Spirituality, Medical Intuitive, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News
Tabby Biddle

Your biography becomes your biology. In other words, if you don't heal your spirit, you are endangering your physical body and putting yourself at great risk for illness and disease.

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The Vernal Equinox: Hatching The World Egg

Donna Henes | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Folklore, Celebration, Goddess, Vernal Equinox, Mythology, Spring, Fertility, Egg, Universe, Spirituality, Healthy Living News
Donna Henes

If the Winter Solstice signals the birth of the sun, then the Spring Equinox exclaims the birth of the earth -- the resurrection of nature from the dark death of winter.

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Reproductive Rights and the Divine Feminine

Anne Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Women, Goddess, Women's Health, Reproductive Rights, Abortion Rights, Paganism, Health Care Reform, Reproductive Health, Pro-Life, Divine Feminine, Pro-Choice, Health Care, Stupak Amendment, Religion News
Anne Hill

Already impatient with the slow pace of health care reform, many women are now furious that conservatives in Washington have once more made women's reproductive rights a pawn in their power game.

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