The Goddess

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The Goddess is referred to in many different ways. Purely factual, it is a female deity. Yet it also points to a woman who is adored for her beauty. The ‘Inner Goddess’ then can refer to a woman’s inner beauty ~ although it seems that more often what is meant is the inner strength; the highest form of womanhood.

Then there are Father Sun and Mother Earth. The vitality and fertility ~ and as such, the Goddess would be linked to the Earth Mother, to nature that is fertile. To those aspects of nature that feed and nourish us, that nurture and sustain us...

Following this line of thought, womanhood and nature, the earth, seem inextricably linked together.
Most obvious, women can bear children. Traditionally women feed and nurture their families (as opposed to men who ‘hunt and gather’).

In this point in time though, these traditional ‘assignments’ have become choices ~ at least in most Western societies. Women can choose to have careers, even in fields that were viewed as typically male professions. Women’s Lib has done a lot for us women!

So where does that leave this link with nature, with the earth? Have we forgotten about it? Have we pushed it aside in order to become equal to our male counterparts?

If we have, we may be overlooking the very source of strength that is specifically ours to tap into... The very strength of the fertile nature and the earth itself!

Now this makes me wonder, what would happen if ~ with all the choices we have in this point in time ~ we would reconnect with nature and the earth. If we would reconnect with the ‘Inner Goddess’; with that part of ourselves that permits womanhood to come alive in us... If we would again connect to that formidable power that we are innately part of...

Would we begin to feel differently about ourselves, maybe prioritize our own needs and desires before those of others? Would we start making different decisions? Would we feed and nurture ourselves differently ~ not only from a physical perspective, but also mentally and spiritually?

What seems clear to me is that it wouldn’t make us any better than the male half of humanity. It may bring us to a realization though that women and men are truly equal ~ very different, yet equal in value, equal in worth. To ourselves, to others and even to the society we live in.

Hmmmm...
Allowing ourselves to connect to our womanhood, to act from that very perspective, and permitting our ‘Inner Goddess’ to shine...
Now that is truly an awesome sight to behold!
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