I have a book titled 365 Goddess by Patricia Telesco. For each day she describes a goddess. Here's todays
June 15
Hemis Festival (India)
Ratna Dakinis
Themes: Banishing, Victory, Kindness, Karma
Symbols: the color yellow
About Ratna Kakinis: In Tibet, these goddesses rule over all gestures of goodness and compassion, which naturally help imporove karma. Collectively, their name means "inestimable," showing us the true power and value in acts of kindness that are driven by a pure heart.
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"Girls are crazy! I'm not ever getting married, I can make my own sandwiches!"
my son
my son
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How facinating. I will have to look for that book.
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Ok since I'm a day behind, here's today's for the 16th. 
Incan Festival of the Sun
Chasca
Themes: Sun; Fire; Divination: Love
Symbols: Sun; Fire; Flowers
About Chasca: In Incan tradition, this goddess created the dawn and twilight, the gentlest aspects of the sun. Along with her consort, the sun god Inti, she uses light to draw sprouts from the ground and inspire blossoms. Her rapport with Inti and her tender nature give Chasca associations with love. According to lore, she communicates to people through clouds and dew in a type ofgeomantic omen observation.
Incan Festival of the Sun
Chasca
Themes: Sun; Fire; Divination: Love
Symbols: Sun; Fire; Flowers
About Chasca: In Incan tradition, this goddess created the dawn and twilight, the gentlest aspects of the sun. Along with her consort, the sun god Inti, she uses light to draw sprouts from the ground and inspire blossoms. Her rapport with Inti and her tender nature give Chasca associations with love. According to lore, she communicates to people through clouds and dew in a type ofgeomantic omen observation.
"Girls are crazy! I'm not ever getting married, I can make my own sandwiches!"
my son
my son
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Sheryl:-6
Diarmuid O'Murchu in his book "Evolutionary Faith" discusses the demise of the goddess symbol in Christianity. He points out that it was the result of the very strong drive towards patriarchy that is the cause. Thus we have also lost the feminen side of the Divine.
O'Murchu is an RC priest and social psychologist who obviously does not follow the party line. He is an Irishman living in London.
The "sun" was also important to the very early Christians as it was a symbol or sign representing the Divine. This was not a ridiculous pagan concept but a recognition in ancient times of the fact that the sun was an important factor in sustaining life.
Shalom
Ted:-6
Diarmuid O'Murchu in his book "Evolutionary Faith" discusses the demise of the goddess symbol in Christianity. He points out that it was the result of the very strong drive towards patriarchy that is the cause. Thus we have also lost the feminen side of the Divine.
O'Murchu is an RC priest and social psychologist who obviously does not follow the party line. He is an Irishman living in London.
The "sun" was also important to the very early Christians as it was a symbol or sign representing the Divine. This was not a ridiculous pagan concept but a recognition in ancient times of the fact that the sun was an important factor in sustaining life.
Shalom
Ted:-6
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Ted wrote: Sheryl:-6
Diarmuid O'Murchu in his book "Evolutionary Faith" discusses the demise of the goddess symbol in Christianity. He points out that it was the result of the very strong drive towards patriarchy that is the cause. Thus we have also lost the feminen side of the Divine.
O'Murchu is an RC priest and social psychologist who obviously does not follow the party line. He is an Irishman living in London.
The "sun" was also important to the very early Christians as it was a symbol or sign representing the Divine. This was not a ridiculous pagan concept but a recognition in ancient times of the fact that the sun was an important factor in sustaining life.
Shalom
Ted:-6
Last night I watched a show on the History Channel over the banned books of the Bible. I found it really interesting that the book of Mary Magdeline was banned. One of the reasons being that it taught that women should have an equal say in the church.
Diarmuid O'Murchu in his book "Evolutionary Faith" discusses the demise of the goddess symbol in Christianity. He points out that it was the result of the very strong drive towards patriarchy that is the cause. Thus we have also lost the feminen side of the Divine.
O'Murchu is an RC priest and social psychologist who obviously does not follow the party line. He is an Irishman living in London.
The "sun" was also important to the very early Christians as it was a symbol or sign representing the Divine. This was not a ridiculous pagan concept but a recognition in ancient times of the fact that the sun was an important factor in sustaining life.
Shalom
Ted:-6
Last night I watched a show on the History Channel over the banned books of the Bible. I found it really interesting that the book of Mary Magdeline was banned. One of the reasons being that it taught that women should have an equal say in the church.
"Girls are crazy! I'm not ever getting married, I can make my own sandwiches!"
my son
my son
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Sheryl:-6
I'm not sure that was the only reason but I'm not surprised since it was a patriarchal society. However, without looking it up in one of the letters attributed to, and likely written by Paul he is very pro woman. In a later book attributed to Paul but now known to have been written after his death and by one of his followers we are told that women are to be quiet in church.
All we have to do is look at the life and the followers of Jesus to know that women were given equality. The Bible even tells us that in Christ there is no male nor female but all are one. The Bible does contain such contradictions but we can and do see through them.
It was the woman who gave Adam the apple and the damned men have been putting them down ever since. So much for man's intelligence. He fell for it. Women can do that to men every time. LOL
Shalom
Ted:-6
I'm not sure that was the only reason but I'm not surprised since it was a patriarchal society. However, without looking it up in one of the letters attributed to, and likely written by Paul he is very pro woman. In a later book attributed to Paul but now known to have been written after his death and by one of his followers we are told that women are to be quiet in church.
All we have to do is look at the life and the followers of Jesus to know that women were given equality. The Bible even tells us that in Christ there is no male nor female but all are one. The Bible does contain such contradictions but we can and do see through them.
It was the woman who gave Adam the apple and the damned men have been putting them down ever since. So much for man's intelligence. He fell for it. Women can do that to men every time. LOL
Shalom
Ted:-6
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When I read the tale of Adam and Eve I'm always taken first by what happens immediately afterwards. God catches Adam with the apple and the first thing he does is dob in his everlovin lady.. it was HER, not me...
"Life is too short to ski with ugly men"
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AussiePam:-6
It is an interesting myth but most certainly nothing else. But it is neat to play with./
Shalom
Ted:-6
It is an interesting myth but most certainly nothing else. But it is neat to play with./
Shalom
Ted:-6
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Agreed Ted! 
And a very creative way to try and explain one of the hard questions.
And a very creative way to try and explain one of the hard questions."Life is too short to ski with ugly men"
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AussiPam:-6
You are correct. That is what it was designed to do. The same holds true for the book of Job. It is a powerful piece of beautiful poetry designed to explain suffering but really in the end it failed.
Shalom
Ted:-6
You are correct. That is what it was designed to do. The same holds true for the book of Job. It is a powerful piece of beautiful poetry designed to explain suffering but really in the end it failed.
Shalom
Ted:-6
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Though I must say I kind of appreciate the book of Job. For me perhaps it didn't entirely fail. Job sufferes beyond endurance.. (forget any 'happy endings' about cures and getting more kids etc.. that part is pathetic).. Job suffers beyond endurance and dares to wave his fist at God. Dares to ask 'Why me???'
I've heard pious people rattling off formulae that if we all do right by God, he'll do right by us and let us off the crap some of us have more than our share of (whatever that means). And that suffering is ennobling etc... more crap. And usually spouted by those who haven't had to stand staring into the black abyss. CS Lewis in particular made me want to puke - and I enjoyed some of his other writings.
The problem of suffering, pain etc and an all powerful, all loving God doesn't have any glib answer, for me. I may be misremembering my reading of Job - it's been a while - but I always felt that he was real. And his refusal to grovel and bargain make him special. What he did seem to receive - a heckova long way down the track - was some kind of spiritual understanding that there was a state beyond all this where not only the suffering but also the questioning itself are eclipsed and no longer relevant. And maybe that was the real point of it. Of course I may have constructed all this in my own head... and be talking utter rubbish.
Lord I believe. Help my unbelief.
I've heard pious people rattling off formulae that if we all do right by God, he'll do right by us and let us off the crap some of us have more than our share of (whatever that means). And that suffering is ennobling etc... more crap. And usually spouted by those who haven't had to stand staring into the black abyss. CS Lewis in particular made me want to puke - and I enjoyed some of his other writings.
The problem of suffering, pain etc and an all powerful, all loving God doesn't have any glib answer, for me. I may be misremembering my reading of Job - it's been a while - but I always felt that he was real. And his refusal to grovel and bargain make him special. What he did seem to receive - a heckova long way down the track - was some kind of spiritual understanding that there was a state beyond all this where not only the suffering but also the questioning itself are eclipsed and no longer relevant. And maybe that was the real point of it. Of course I may have constructed all this in my own head... and be talking utter rubbish.
Lord I believe. Help my unbelief.
"Life is too short to ski with ugly men"
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AussiePam:-6
I can agree with you. The book of Job does have some truths to present. I also think your take on, "in the end of it all" there is something good awaiting.
Canadian theologian D. Hall has written a very good book "God and Human Suffering" in which I think he gives a good response to suffering. He does not try to defend suffering or God but points out that God is there to support us in our suffering. This is much in the same way the poem "Footprints" explains our suffering. No exuceses, **** happens.
You are also correct in that some do seem to endure more than others. That's life.
Shalom
Ted:-6
I can agree with you. The book of Job does have some truths to present. I also think your take on, "in the end of it all" there is something good awaiting.
Canadian theologian D. Hall has written a very good book "God and Human Suffering" in which I think he gives a good response to suffering. He does not try to defend suffering or God but points out that God is there to support us in our suffering. This is much in the same way the poem "Footprints" explains our suffering. No exuceses, **** happens.
You are also correct in that some do seem to endure more than others. That's life.
Shalom
Ted:-6