by Patricia Monaghan, Õ94
Crossing Pr
Book
rev. Micheal sunanda, 4-97
Thank
goddess for this new vision of ÔhistoryÕ of spiritual practice on earth from
ancient countries. O Mother Sun is a great detailed survey of the Ôrebirth of
the cosmic goddess that was erased by the ÔApollo conspiracyÕ in last 3,000
years. Its the perfect compliment
to Barbara Walkers vast expose in her Encyclopedia of Womens Myths &
Mysteries.
Monaghan
expands our understanding of goddess spirit sources, beliefs, rituals,
gatherings, legends, etc, in: China, Japan, Korea, Siberia, Ireland, Scotland,
England, Egypt, The BAlts, Austrialia aborigninal dreamtime, Anatolia/Amazon & Archigalli,
Scandanavia & US Indians in the SW & mid Cali.
Her
evolutionary scenario of many folk histories is interesting, tragic exposing
mass denial, & inspiring our love for the universe. Apollo has conquered, destroyed &
stolen the pagan spirit activities thru many wars & institutions now. The
Ôsun goddessÕ was present in 100s of early cultures from all continents &
pre-western civilization, until it disappear in most nation states. The love of nature is still mostly
secret, even tho we nod to ÔecologyÕ.
Her main goddess
activities & images that were present in many lands we: sun/moon worship
& rituals, mirrors in water, glass & metal, dancing & celebrations, spinning & weaving,
Shamanizing & healing, gathering & singing, gardening & cooking,
home & basket making, herbs & growing, snakes & spiders, birth
& death, respecting the natural elements of the universe of creative
spirit. She explains how the
patriarchy took over came goddess ÔsolarityÕ, as most modern sciences still
ignores & denies it. This is another Ôrecovery movement of liberation in
our age of Aquarius, that begun strongly surging in 1960s. Both men & women
realized how unequal, unfair &
dishonest all the religions are missing the natural evolution, buy
progress. You may find her stories
& comments revealing your favorite myth or a past life connection to the
people & goddess there then.
Patricia does omit
karma suffering & healing, astrology influences & goddess parenting
thru the cycles of cultures. But
her accuracy, clarity & details help our revisioning the vast cosmic
goddess from secrecy, obscurity, slavery
& dark moon child that ÔsheÕ was forced into from fear of authority
& punishment. So now we can
sense our cosmic roots in the divine feminine earth mother. Can it urge us to naturalize our faith
in universe to open our heart & balance energies in creative cycles of
awareness? It takes our true
intention to clearly bring the old goddess into our herenow family home.