We look to the past to inform the present and to help define ourselves in relationship to those who have gone before us. For women that type of reflection can be clouded by the assumptions made by researchers operating in patriarchal environments. The role of women throughout history was often over-looked or even misinterpreted. This can still happen today, as we all have internal biases inherited from what our cultures teach us. When we think of women in the distant past, what picture forms in our minds? How does that shape how we feel about ourselves as women today?
In reality, the story of women is far richer, varied, and dynamic than we are taught in our schools and in our popular history. Like the Goddesses we read about, or worship, or simply respect, we have played an active part in all facets of human culture. The amazing legacy of women is one that archaeology and history is constantly uncovering.
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I've never made the connection before that both Freyja and Artemis (another Goddess important to me) are charioteers-- perhaps tha -
Thank you for your thoughts and questions. I look forward to hearing the whispering from beyond death that your thoughts and ques -
I was born to my mother, taught by my grandmothers and birthed by Gaia, she continues to define me. -
What a blessing to have that background Tammye. Thank you for sharing about your experience.
