maxwebb@moe.cse.ogi.edu (Max G. Webb) (03/26/91)
First, the questions;
Are there any Goddess worshippers out there?
What are your favorite Goddess myths/stories?
Do you know of any organized or quasi-organised
religious group, that supports these beliefs?
The more pointers and references I can track down
the better.
I should probably give you some background for this ques-
tion. I have no axe to grind, but am genuinely curious. At
one time I was formally religious (xtian), but that mythos
brought out and emphasized some unhealthy sides of my per-
sonality (legalistic, type-A driven behavior - very obnoxi-
ous and very sick. :( ). Eventually, I abandoned it. Years
later, I still miss being able to pray/meditate (whatever
you call it), even though I no longer have the kind of over-
defined belief system I used to.
I've been in counseling, and I am trying to rework my under-
standing of the relationship between men and women. I was
reading some mythology last week, and found some of the
material on Gaia very moving and inspiring. Current feminist
theology/mythology might be just what I am looking for, if
it is inclusive and nonhostile enough... (ie. I have never
been able to finish anything by Mary Daly).
I feel no rush to come up with an answer as to whether there
is anyOne out there (or just inside us).
A summary will be posted, if any interest is seen.
Max
March 25, 1991