It is also an introductory reference for anyone with a curiosity about the divine feminine as she walks our planet. The goddess is with us in the everyday miracles of life, growth, and death which always have surrounded us and always will, and this ubiquity speaks to the enduring presence and changing masks of the universal power people have always recognized in their lives. Religions centered around a mother goddess have also been popular throughout history Indeed, the divine ancient canaan, sumeria, egypt, india, native north america, western europe, australia, and africa Goddess worship is found within the frameworks of a multitude of religious traditions, including those of goddess worship in history Unlike other gender movements once considered radical, such as feminism or gay rights, feminist spirituality has always remained on the margins of mainstream culture and academic acceptability
To this day, the nature goddess/witch figure is depicted as monstrous, abject, and horrific. Worship of matrika or mother goddess is among the earliest religions, and it started with the belief that women giving birth to new lives had magical powers
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