“The simplest and most basic meaning of the symbol of the Goddess is the acknowledgment of the legitimacy of female power as a beneficent and independent power.” FemaleIndependentSymbolsFeminineGoddessFemininitySimplestLegitimacyIndependent WomenAcknowledgmentBeneficenceFemale Power Author:Carol P. Christ
“Our great symbol for the Goddess is the moon, whose three aspects reflect the three stages in women's lives and whose cycles of waxing and waning coincide with women's menstrual cycles.” ThreeStageMoonAspectSymbolsCyclesGoddessWomanhoodFemininityMenstruationFeminine EnergyWaxing Author:Carol P. Christ
“At first the ancient images of the Goddess did not interest me.” FirstsInterestAncientGoddess Author:Carol P. Christ
“In Goddess religion death is not feared, but is understood to be a part of life, followed by birth and renewal.” BirthUnderstoodGoddessRenewalPaganismParts Of Life Author:Carol P. Christ
“The Goddess of Old Europe and Ancient Crete represented the unity of life in nature, delight in the diversity of form, the powers of birth, death and regeneration.” FormBirthDiversityEuropeUnityAncientDelightGoddessRegenerationCrete Author:Carol P. Christ
“Throughout the years, many Christian women have told me of their great respect for the bravery and courage evident in my work, perhaps even gesturing to their own Isis earrings or a Nile River Goddess pendants.” YearsChristianRiversBraveryGoddessEvidentIsisGreat RespectBravery And CourageEarringsNileChristian WomenPendants Author:Carol P. Christ
“Theologians frequently assert that God has no body, no gender, no race and no age. Most people state that God is neither male nor female. Yet most people become flustered, upset or even angry when it is suggested that the God they know as Lord and Father might also be God the Mother, or Goddess.” PeopleKnowsStatesBodyMightAgeMotherFatherRaceLordFemaleAngryMalesGenderUpsetGoddessTheologian Author:Carol P. Christ
