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Goddess
The Goddess lives on today.
Thousands of goddesses have been revered throughout history. Each
culture develops its own names and
characteristics for major goddesses and
minor deities that reflect the particular
culture's needs and concerns. Today, when
people refer to "The Goddess," they usually
mean Gaia, the Celtic Great Mother or the
Magna Mater.
She goes by many names--Ishtar, the
ancient Venus, Sophia, or the Triple
Goddess--but is always associated with the
cycle of life, death and rebirth, often
expressed in the changing seasons. Her
followers believed that everything is sacred
and that the spirit of divinity abides in
rocks, streams and trees as well as in human
beings. Even people who are not particularly
religious or spiritual can still feel awe at
the variety and beauty of the natural world.
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The cycle of the seasons was of crucial
significance to early agrarian cultures. If
spring was delayed or the summer was cold,
the crop failed and famine struck. And when
primitive peoples saw the earth dying into
winter, they needed to believe that the
miracle of rebirth would happen once again,
as it always had. That cycle of birth, death
and rebirth was also echoed in the lives of
believers, who maintained that the soul was
reborn over many lifetimes.
All later goddesses retain some aspect of
the Great Mother. Isis, for instance, is
closely associated with the Magna Mater.
At
Goddess Gift, we have amassed information on
many of the major goddesses. Read their
stories, and perhaps take the Goddess Quiz
to discover which aspect of the archetype
influences the patterns of your life. Be
sure to visit the Goddess Shop where you
will find art glass jewelry, statues, and
other items that have carefully selected to
help you honor and celebrate the goddess in
your daily life.
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