The Goddess

Contrary to popular belief, there are thousands of goddesses, so it is easy to get confused. I have spent the past four years on a deep dive into the goddesses of the ancient world and the women who worshipped them. Rather than just talking about the well-known goddesses of Egypt, India and Greece I am…

I call on Durga. She comes, riding her tiger. They gracefully sway towards me like synchronised dancers, perfectly in tune. She reaches her hand to take mine and swings my arm around to her neck, pulling me up onto the tiger behind her. The tiger begins padding slowly, languidly away. Durga holds my hand over…

Do you feel a soul-deep pull of a goddess? Perhaps you feel this towards a specific goddess or an interest in many goddesses. But something holds you back. You cannot even put your finger on where this resistance comes from. You just unconsciously know it is not for you. I was in my twenties when…