Grandmother Spider, or Spider Woman, appears in the origin stories of many Native American groups. She is just one of many ancestral Native American sacred feminine archetypes that you will be introduced to during this presentation. Legends and stories were important in Native American cultures because they helped Native American adapt to both the natural […]
Collier, John; Lilith; Atkinson Art Gallery Collection; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/lilith-65854 Who is Lilith? What is her connection to the creation story of Adam and Eve? Why has her image been largely altered and hidden throughout recent history? How can Lilith help us to identify cycles of suppression and alienation, and ultimately inspire us to actualize our true, […]
GATHER IN SISTERHOOD, CONNECT WITH THE DIVINE, ALIGN WITH THE EARTH, OUR MOTHER Mary Magdalene: Fallen Woman, Disciple of Christ, or Jesus’ Beloved? Gnostic scriptures and recent discussions of Mary Magdalene shed interesting light on both her relationship to Jesus and her role among Jesus’ disciples. In the Gnostic tradition, Mary Magdalene is portrayed as […]
