The reflowering of the goddess (The Athene series)

For many years, Professor Gloria Orenstein has been observing and studying the phenomenon of an ever-increasing body of art and literature that has been inspired and informed by the reclamation of knowledge of ancient Goddess reverence and the rise of women's spirituality from within the feminist movement. Exploring this creative work produced by contemporary women, Orenstein explains that inherent in the work are values, belief systems, and world views that are leading us into an exciting new consciousness of existence. Introduction Contents Honoring Our MotheredKnowledge of Creation The Secrets of Green Magic:Radical Feminism, Ecofeminism,and Grandmother Gaia The Wilderness Connection: A ShamanicModel for Feminist Matristic Creation The Suppression of the Goddess:The Relationship of Madness to theQuest for the Great Mythic Mother Decoding the Hieroglyphics ofFeminist Matristic Subversion:Patriarchal Symbol Systems as Decoys GERTRUDE STEIN LEONORA CARRINGTON Women's Feminist-MatristicRenaissance in the Twentieth Century Rec·laiming and Re-memberingMatristic Iconography THE FIRST ASPECT: COSMOGONIC CREATOR, EARTH MOTHER,FERTILITY Journeying: Re-enacting the Rites andRe-visiting the Sites of the Great Mother THE SECOND ASPECT OF THE GREAT GODDESS: LIFE, DEATH, AND REGENERATION THE JOURNEY TO PREPATRIARCHALSITES AND ANCIENT SANCTUARIESOF THE GODDESS THE JOURNEY WITHIN THE JOURNEY TO SACRED SITESIN NATURE THE JOURNEY TO THESPIRIT WORLD THE JOURNEY TO THE CRONE: JOURNEYTO EARTH-MOTHER'S WISDOM THE JOURNEY TO THE OUTT A,SICHT,THE GODDESS IN THE CITY,THE CLOWN Retelling Our Tales of Power,Respinning Our Yarns of Yore Cycling: Restoring Matristic Storytelling THE BIBLICAL CYCLE THE CLASSICAL CYCLE THE INDIGENOUS CYCLE THE ECOFEMINIST CYCLE THE GRAIL QUEST CYCLE Cornucopia: Fertility, Abundance,Creativity, Hope-Singing Our Sisters,Healing Our Mother References Bi bl iogr aphy Explores The Body Of Art And Literature That Has Been Inspired And Informed By The Reclamation Of Knowledge Of Ancient Goddess Reverence And The Rise Of Women's Spirituality From Within The Feminist Movement--page Ix. By Gloria Feman Orenstein. Includes Bibliographical References.