Tag Archives: Goddess

Now Recognizing Her in Me

presented by Glenys Livingstone as a paper at the Women of Faith: Reclaiming the Gift Colloquium, University of Sydney, 1997, now published as my contribution to the anthology by Mago Books: She Rises: Why Goddess Feminism, Activism and Spirituality? edited by Helen Hye-Sook Hwang and Kaalii Cargill Author’s note 2015: Though this paper was written and presented some eighteen […]

Organic Innocence and Autumn Mysteries

Autumn Equinox Season is frequently named as “Mabon”, and even though I consistently celebrate this Seasonal Moment in the tradition of the Mysteries of Demeter and Persephone, I too have named it thus – as “Mabon”.[1] ”Mabon” is a name from the Celtic tradition, and it is the name of the Son of Modron, the […]

The World of the Goddess – Marija Gimbutas

In this video (1990) Marija Gimbutas herself speaks of her work, and it’s wonderful to see and hear her enthusiasm. PaGaian Cosmology, and most other current Goddess research and practice, is indebted to the work Marija Gimbutas. The World of the Goddess – Marija Gimbutas  Then there is Signs Out of Time – the documentary about […]

Eostar – Persephone Returns!

This is the time of Spring’s return in our Southern Hemisphere. Warmth and growth may be sensed in the land, the flowers can be smelt in the air. The young light that we celebrated at Imbolc, has grown strong and come to balance with the dark. Life bursts forth with new strength. The story of […]

PaGaian Prayers: Invoking Her

just released! a DVD of three short meditation videos: The first two prayers/meditations are invocations of the Sacred Three – a powerful Creative Cosmic Dynamic recognised by humans since our earliest of times – and cross-culturally; often recognized and represented as the Triple Goddess or the Triple Spiral. If you would like a copy please […]

Why We Celebrate Her in Seasonal Ceremony

Why do we do this? … create sacred space wherein She may be spoken, wherein She may be embodied in Her Seasonal expression according to your place? Herewith some reason for celebrating a Gynocentric Cosmology, with religious/spiritual practice: it is more urgent than ever. From PaGaian Cosmology Chapter 4: Charlene Spretnak has noted that: When […]

Out of Her Fertile Dark Matter

  Out of Her fertile Dark Matter, out of the Stillness of her Creative Centre, New Being comes forth, Light is thus born. All Manifestation is born. … as it says in some poetic manner in many spiritual traditions: and as it is announced in traditional PaGaian Winter Solstice ceremony after all have been sitting in the dark cold […]

Cosmogenesis Dance for Winter Ceremony

Celebrating the three qualities of Cosmogenesis – differentiation … each unique being: to be is to be unique – communion … the related web: to be is to be related – autopoiesis/subjectivity … the sentience of the Creative Cosmos: to be is to be a centre of creativity.[1] oOo We may say in the Winter […]

There’s a Place for God and it’s in the Bedroom

by Glenys Livingstone Ph.D. This is a slightly edited version of a paper presented by the author at the Religion, Literature and Arts Conference Sydney 1995, and published here by request – apparently still very relevant. I guess there seems to be a need for putting the big G.. in his place, which could also be in the garden […]

Signs Out of Time – a Review

Signs Out of Time – a Review by Glenys Livingstone Ph.D. – a documentary on the life and work of archaeologist Marija Gimbutas, who made significant contribution to new perceptions about the origins of Western civilisation – including what actual “civilisation” might be: she was archaeologist, linguist, mythologist, folklorist. And then also get a copy of […]

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