It is an expression of Sjöö's spiritual journey at that time, inspired by her religious experience during the birth of her second son, and represents her perception of the Great Mother as the universal creator of cosmic life. When the Hebrews used the word, and in the original Aramaic, it meant ‘maiden’ or ‘young woman’, with no connotations to sexual chasity. I got through the first three parts of the book and then decided to leave off before forging into the fourth and last part.

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

However, I felt a little uncomfortable with all the male-bashing throughout the book, which is why I decided not to read the final section of the book, which was all about the rise of the patriarchy and how the Father God displaced the Mother Goddess (and, I'm sure, liberally peppered with comments about how evil men are and how the patriarchy is the root of all the problems in the world today. The Great Cosmic Mother" is an enlightening and empowering book that challenges traditional narratives and invites readers to reimagine our relationship with the divine feminine. Tracing the artist’s deep commitment to gender and environmental justice, The Great Cosmic Mother showcases Sjöö’s large-scale paintings created in response to the wide-ranging feminist and environmental campaigns she was actively involved in throughout her life. Drawing from a wide range of archaeological, mythological, and anthropological sources, the authors present a comprehensive and thought-provoking analysis of the suppressed role of women and the goddess in ancient civilizations. I spent one night in a rabbit hole learning that Barbara Mor died homeless in poverty, even while her book was being taught in Womens Studies classes across the country.Barbara Mor (October 3, 1936 — January 24, 2015) [1] was an American poet, editor, and Feminist of the twentieth-century Goddess movement. We need this organic, global spirituality because we are ready to evolve as a globally conscious species. The later sections on the influence of patriarchy were emotionally difficult to get through, but for any reader thinking they can skip it, don't. The exhibition assembles artworks spanning Sjöö’s 40-year career alongside her writing, photographs, activist publications, banners, posters and personal documents to highlight how Sjöö saw creative work as a vital part of life, and art making as a means of reconnecting the alternative values of past cultures to the present.

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We are about to destroy each other, and the world, because of profound mistakes made in Bronze Age patriarchal ontology—mistakes about the nature of being, about the nature of human being in the world. Our mission is to provide women of African descent with resources to assist them as they navigate the journey from girlhood to womanhood.Born in 1938, Monica Sjöö committed her life as an advocate for gender justice, eco-feminism and social equality. Such believe comes with a characteristic respect for nature and also for what the environment holds, which does not come from a simple belief, but a spiritual truth. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Sjöö's most famous painting is God Giving Birth (1968), which depicts a woman giving birth and was inspired by Sjöö's religious view of motherhood; it sparked some protests from Christian groups in the 1970s.