The Great Cosmic Mother : Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth

This classic exploration of the Goddess through time and throughout the world draws on religious, cultural, and archaeological sources to recreate the Goddess religion that is humanity’s heritage. Now, with a new introduction and full-color artwork, this passionate and important text shows even more clearly that the religion of the Goddess--which is tied to the cycles of women’s bodies, the seasons, the phases of the moon, and the fertility of the earth--was the original religion of all humanity. Draws on religious, cultural, and archaeological sources to recreate the Goddess religion that is humanity's heritage. Now, with a new introduction and artwork, this text argues that the religion of the Goddess--which is tied to the cycles of women's bodies, the seasons, the phases of the moon, and the fertility of the earth--was the original religion of all humanity TGCM-1......Page 1 TGCM-2......Page 61 TGCM-3......Page 98 TGCM-4-PCAR-1......Page 246 TGCM-4-PCAR- 2......Page 301 TGCM-4-PCAR-3......Page 372 Notes-1......Page 458 Notes-2......Page 462 Notes-3......Page 464 Notes-4......Page 467 Notes-5......Page 470 Notes-6......Page 475 Notes-7......Page 485 Notes-8......Page 496 This classic exploration of the Goddess through time and throughout the world draws on religious, cultural, and archaeological sources to recreate the Goddess religion that is humanity's heritage. Now, with a new introduction and full-colour artwork, t Introduces the Goddess religion and discusses its application today