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.
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?
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.
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.
Although Amma is Hindu, she appeals to people from all walks of life because she speaks the language of the heart.
Don Rubin and his wife Shelley have introduced an exceptional, personal collection of modern and contemporary South Asian art at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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...
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Step 1. Know your archetype. We all have one. I am Artemis, who represents independence, focused, daring, adventurous. Artemis needs to work on healing being cut off from emotions.
Valentine's Day has its roots in ancient orgiastic festivals. On February 14, The Romans celebrated Febris (meaning fever), a sacred sexual frenzy in honor of Juno Februa, an aspect of the goddess of love.
While the attempt to objectify the effects of hormone replacement therapy is admirable, inappropriate interpretations have resulted in unprecedented fear of "all things estrogen."
Thankfully it is now becoming clear that those countries that ensure basic women's rights of education, health care, childcare, safe childbirth practices, and a political vote, are more stable economically and far less likely to succumb to extremism.
This blog is about the ritual of the Sacred Marriage which so inspired me when I learned about it many years ago.
Given the story of Eve, it's no wonder that women have an underlying sense of blame, shame and in many cases, a fear of questioning male authority.
There was my father on a huge screen next to the platform in the center of the synagogue. He said, "I always wanted to attend my own funeral. Well...I'm here!"
