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Index
Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Integral Theory
Incorporating Myth into Integral Philosophy
Incorporating the Sacred Feminine
The Three Pillars of One Truth, Many Paths
Pillar One – Ethical Systems and Precepts
Pillar Two – The Esoteric—Mystical Core
Pillar Three – Universal Symbols and Archetypes
Additional Dimensions
One Truth, Many Paths
An Overview of My Journey
An Overview of Goddess Worship
Goddess Belief Systems and the Body—Mind Split
Controversies on the Evolution of Goddess Worship
Goddess Worship and Integral Theory
Goddess Worship and Spiritual Visionaries
What is the Divine Feminine?
Prehistoric Manifestations of the “Great Goddess”
The Paleolithic Mother Goddess
The Neolithic Lady Bird Goddess
The Neolithic Serpent Goddess
Goddess—Centered Spiritual Beliefs as a Celebration of Life
Inanna/Ishtar in Ancient Mesopotamia
The Sacred Marriage Rite of Inanna and Dumuzi
Sacred Marriage Rites and “Temple Prostitution”
Sacred Marriage Rites and the Soul’s Union with the Divine
Male and Female Archetypes and Subtle Energies within Conceptions of the Divine
The Descent of Inanna to the Underworld
The Descent of Dumuzi to the Underworld
Myths of the Sacrificed King, Sacrificial Lamb, Good Shepherd, and Horned God
The Journey of the Sacrificial God / Consort of the Goddess
Isis: Goddess of a Thousand Names
Isis in Egyptian Cosmology
Isis as the Great Mother and Facilitator of Civilization
Conceptions of Women in Isis’ Egypt
Symbolic Aspects of the Goddess Isis
The Mysteries of Isis and Osiris
Minoan Crete – The Flowering of Goddess Culture
Minoan Civilization and Culture
A Peace—Loving Culture and Society
What Led to the Decline of Minoan Culture?
Minoan Ceremonial Worship
Manifestations and Symbols of the Minoan Goddess
Correspondences Between Minoan Religious Practices and the Greek Oracle at Delphi
The Double Ax, Tree of Life, Bullhorn, and Other Minoan Religious Iconography
Symbolic Connotations of the Minoan Bull Dance Ceremony
The Role and Status of Women in Minoan Civilization
Was Minoan Civilization a Matriarchy Ruled by a Queen—Priestess?
Symbolic Connotations of the Labyrinth in Minoan and Classical Greek Mythology
The Slaying of the Great Goddess in Classical Greek Mythology and Beyond
The African Goddess Oshun – Dancing River of Life
Yoruba Civilization and the Ways of Spirit
Oshun – Goddess of Many Titles, Moods, and Functions
Oshun’s Role in the Cosmological Vision of the Yoruba
Oshun – River Mother and Fertility Icon
Oshun Iyalode
Oshun – The Supreme Enchantress
Correspondences between Oshun and the Roman Catholic Virgin Mary
Yoruba Religious Beliefs and the Development of Santeria
The Sensual and Spiritual Power of Oshun’s Dance
Gender and Power as Expressed in the Worship of Oshun
The Virgin Mary – Return of the Goddess?
What Do We Know about the Mother of Jesus?
The Virgin Birth
The Assumption
Mary as the “Queen of Heaven”
The Black Virgin
Mary Magdalene: Forgotten Bride of Christianity?
Mary Magdalene in the Canonical Gospels and in Traditional Christianity
Mary Magdalene’s Portrait in the Noncanonical Gospels of Early Christianity
Mary Magdalene as Beloved
Shaktism: The Celebration of Mahadevi in India
Kali – The Dark—Skinned Mother Adorned with Skulls
Shiva and Shakti: The Archetypal Union of the Feminine and Masculine
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Author Bio
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