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March 21st, 2018

3/21/2018

#Birthing used to be the realm of the #Feminine. But by the time of the Ancient Greeks the male gods got it into their heads that, by gosh, they too have every right to be creators, and VOILA! Zeus gives birth to Athena! And not having a uterus is no obstacle for a god! He’ll just invent one from that All Powerful Brain of his! And why not?

Uterus-envy anyone?

March 06th, 2018

3/6/2018

Three spirals of #goddess energy from #Newgrange, England 3000 BC) are a symbol of our ancestors' understanding that there are three levels of the spirit world, lower, middle and upper. You can access these levels for spiritual healing and guidance through #shamanic practice or journeying with a drum. To access and honor the lower world they even erected giant stone circles to represent the portal/vagina of Mother Earth. Then through ceremony, rituals, and celebration they became one with the spirit world, finding harmony within and peace with the universe. hmmmm.... maybe we need to build more stone circles.

March 06th, 2018

3/6/2018

HELLO! ANYBODY OUT THERE? A thousand hands from 10,000 years ago are wondering if there are any humans left listening. They've been picking up on the chaos and insanity here, so i guess it's a fair question.
The Cueva de los Manos in Argentina is littered with hand prints made by ancient peoples using hollow bones to spray paint their signatures on the walls. And we thought we were so clever.

The Goddess of Truth and Justice

1/29/2018

Ma'at is the #ancient #Egyptian #Goddess of #Truth and #Justice, the two principles that drive peace, stability, and wholesome human interaction. On Judgement Day, the feather in her headband is weighed against the heart of the deceased in the underworld. If the heart is heavier, the soul cannot return to Earth. If it is a light as the feather, the soul can pass on to heaven to shine as a star in the sky. Pretty cool!
I guess some lessons never quite get learned!

The Great Re-cycler

1/23/2018

This priestess raises her perfect hands to the heavens, releasing the souls of the dead, represented by the doves in her crown. Her bird face and long neck as well as the 13- moon crown reveal that she is The Goddess herself.

The bird is the symbol of the goddess, as it reflects many of her gifts and qualities. Like birds, the goddess inhabits all realms; in the ground, in the water, in the air. And like the bird, she can ascend to the heavens. But most importantly, the bird is twice born; once as an egg and once as a chick. And the goddess too is the generator of the life cycle; birth, death, and re-birth.

She is The Great Re-cycler. Crete; clay, 1300BC

Why is this Goddess wearing a comb around her neck? Bad hair day?

1/15/2018

Maybe; but a comb is a sign of caring, protection, and abundance, and evidence of the presence of the Goddess. It is so powerful as an amulet, that it has survived to this day, 6000 years later where in some villages in Yugoslavia a comb is still worn as a amulet of protection.

Grain Goddess

12/18/2017

This 10,000 year old clay goddess was found in a grain bin at the oldest known human settlement of Catal Huyuk in Turkey.
She has a powerful pregnant body, and that may be a baby’s head appearing between her legs.. She sits on a throne with leopard arm rests., drawing powerful, ferocious cat energy for the birthing process. And the presence of the cat attests to the presence of the Goddess as well.
Can you imagine your hands resting on two panthers, and the incredible feline charge flowing through you? No wonder! The cat is a sacred animal of the Goddess.
Let me know what you feel about this goddess! hanamarritz@gmail.com

The Uterine Goddess

12/4/2017

This Neolithic Goddess is found throughout many parts of the world. She’s charming and joyful, but why are her arms looped in such an unusual way, you must be wondering?

This Goddess resembles the shape of the uterus and fallopian tubes! Our hunter-gatherer ancestors were in awe of the ability of the female to create new life from her own body. And they were very familiar with anatomy, as they were constantly cutting up animals for food. So. this shape is a testament to the sacred power of the feminine, as well as the joy of creation itself!

What feelings does this goddess convey to you? Let me know what you think.
hanamarritz@gmail.com

The Sleeping Goddess

12/4/2017

This voluptuous goddess comes from the ancient civilization of Malta, which some believe goes back to over 10,000 BC. Her strongest feature is her voluminous hips and thighs, which speak of abundance, gestation, birth. In addition she is sleeping. Putting the two aspects together, it appears that she is a goddess of dream-healing, which was practiced in many early civilization through dream temples.. At ancient Pergamon (Greek city in modern Turkey) there is a dream temple complete with a dream room, where supplicants spent the night with dream priests. Then they “birthed” down a long corridor lined with portals from which priests sent messages or healing scents to the dreamer. When the dreamer exited from the tunnel, he was “re-born.”

Have you had healing dreams? I would love to hear about them.
hanamarritz@gmail.com

The Great Creatix

11/28/2017

This goddess is entirely made of eggs, revealing that the ancient ones saw the Divine Feminine as the Great Creative Force in the Universe- the source of life, of abundance, of creation. For many people today, the modern idea of God is a masculine being, who can be a loving one, but can also be angry and punishing. However, the original concept of God has been Feminine from the time of the hunter-gatherers.

What changed? What caused such a dramatic split? Can you guess? In my estimation, it was a cataclysmic event, or several of them. But that will wait for a future posting!