Ancient Fertility Religions

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Ancient Fertility Religions AKA: mystery myth, paganism, neo-paganism, Goddess religions

Where it comes from? Pre-written history-no real resource material Oral tradition Comes mostly from archeology, passages Proceed any PATRARCHIAL religions Matriarchal

Cyclical nature of the religion: moon, water, woman’s monthly cycle, reincarnation The Circle of Life

3 aspects of the Goddess

Examples of the Goddess Maid Matron Crone Greeks-Hebe Hera Hecate Persephone Demeter Artemis- Virgin goddess of Ephesus huntress

Goddesses from other cultures Ishtar- Mesopotamia Great goddess even in the Bible: Eve, Mary, Mary Magdalene Isis from Egypt

Pattern to the great goddesses story Morns a loss (dying god archetypal pattern) Searches for a loved one Brings about a form of resurrection Return of the God Establishes new practices/belief system for followers

Rituals Marriage of the spiritual, emotional, physical and mental Immortality of the soul (reincarnation) Life and sexuality Nature and the natural world

More rituals Fertility in the natural world “frolicking in the daisies” Summer solstice

Woman is sacred Only through communion with the goddess can a man “see god” Sex was a religious experience Holy women in temples: temple prostitutes Women viewed as virgins, mother or prostitutes

Fertility Symbols Moon (maid,matron, crone)= (new moon, full moon, crescent) Bull horns-male symbol Snake: wisdom, bringer of knowledge, shed his skin-renewal Coil Butterfly- metamorphous Bee- triumphs over death, reincarnation, hibernation

So what happened? Indo-Europeans come down from the north with patri-lineal gods and beliefs Subvert all that is positive about the goddess Bull horns turned into devil horns, women are seen as temptresses Women’s sexuality is subverted

Example: The oracle at Delphi-Apollo kills the snake and makes the oracle his own Society moves from matrilineal heritage to patrilineal

Hold overs: Pagan- pagus- place- locality Christmas season- winter solstice Spring equinox- Easter Halloween- harvest May day- Beltane

Where can we find examples of the Goddess Religions? Firebrand and The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley DaVinci Code by Dan Brown Clan of the Cave Bear