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Goddess Revelations

5/18/2015

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I never used to see value in studying and learning from the goddesses of world history. After all, it was so long ago and all so far-off mythological. How can they have any bearing on our lives today?  However, after recently reading up on them, I realized that historical goddesses are incredibly significant and relevant today! These ancient archetypes are alive in our subconscious. We are living and breathing them. An archetype is “a collectively inherited unconscious idea, pattern of thought, image, etc., universally present in individual psyches.”  The archetypes of the Greek and Roman goddesses were present at the beginning of Western Civilization and formed the foundation of our identities whether we’re aware of it or not.

Some modern psychologists use these archetypes as a form of therapy -- the idea being that they are all parts of a whole, with the whole being the Great Mother or “whole” woman. Ideally, we are a balance of all the archetypes. Too much of one, however, may cause problems.  After taking three different tests, I was surprised and delighted to discover I am pretty well balanced, but mostly Aphrodite! It was a revelation similar to having my astrological chart read or taking a professional personality test. I am now able to embrace my sensuality fully and understand my motivations better. Not only do I understand myself better, I am able to understand other women, too. Do you know a woman whose life mostly revolves around her children? She’s a Demeter. Do you know a woman who is happy to be home, make her home a haven for herself and doesn’t care to have a partner? She’s a Hestia. Do you know a woman who prefers to be out in the world involved in civic groups and politics? She’s an Athena.

I highly encourage Western women learn about the 7 ancient Greek/Roman goddesses -- their archetypes and relevance in our modern lives. Two great books for this are The Goddess Within: A Guide To The Eternal Myths That Shape Women’s Lives, by Jennifer and Roger Woolger; and The Goddess in Every Woman; A New Psychology of Women, by Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D. Another fun thing to play around with is Doreen Virtue’s Goddess Guidance Oracle Cards.  There are also many other goddesses besides the Greek and Roman ones. It’s very interesting to learn about them all and the cultures they came from.

 If you know which goddess you are predominantly, please share. I’d love to hear your experiences!

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April Red Tent

5/4/2015

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The April 2015 Red Tent was held at Soma Space -- a beautiful dance studio in the Hollywood district of Portland. Soma Space is perfect for a red tent with all of its red details, cushy pillows, back jack chairs, open space and high ceiling. Our focus for this red tent was on the cycles of the moon and stages of women’s lives. I passed around cute little mini journals with fancy pens and tumbled moonstone so that we would keep track of how we’re feeling throughout the month in relation to the moon’s cycles. I also passed around temporary moon tattoos to apply in prominent places on our bodies so that we can remember to write in our journals. For sharing time, we reflected on what stage of our lives we’re in, how we’re feeling about it and if we notice anything in relation to the cycles of the moon.

It’s fun to come up with different activities and themes for each red tent, but it is also challenging! I like to make it fun as well as meaningful. I was so delighted last month when I came across an online store that sold the moon tattoos. It’s owned by a young entrepreneurial woman with whom I had the pleasure to correspond. She liked our mission so much, she wound up making a donation! Her website is http://www.themooncult.com/ and she has all sorts of fun things relating to the moon -- and aliens, too.

A big shout out goes to Amber Carol Lewis who helped so much with set up and take down as well as collecting money at the door. She also brought a lot of food! Her 12-year-old daughter attended as well as my daughter, who just turned 13 the day before, and they were a big help, too. I loved that we had all ages represented at our event. We’re all looking forward to our next red tent on May 23rd and hope some of you can join us!

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