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This classic exploration of the Goddess through time and throughout the world draws on religious, cultural, and archaeological sources to recreate the Goddess religion that is humanity’s heritage. Now, with a new introduction and full-color artwork, this passionate and important text shows even more clearly that the religion of the Goddess--which is tied to the cycles of women’s bodies, the seasons, the phases Sjöö traveled Europe and held a variety of jobs: she worked in vineyards and as a nude model at art schools in Paris and Rome. [4] [5] She first came to Britain in the late 1950s, and eventually settled in Bristol where – except for a period in Wales in the early 1980s – she lived for the rest of her life. [6] Career [ edit ] The cover of The Great Cosmic Mother (1987) . It features Sjöö's painting Diana The Moon (1976). [7] But, when the cult of the male god was established, there must have been difficulty in explaining how he could be the giver of life to all creation—since the man, unlike the woman, cannot produce from his body either the child or the food for the child. The whole attitude of humans towards the God had to be altered—violently altered. There could not be that same vital biological and magical link (the I-Thou) between the child and the father, as there is between the child and its mother: two beings evolving in and from the same body, the same rhythms, the same dreams. From the religious point of view, this means the loss between the human and the divine of direct, continuous physical-emotional-spiritual relationship. Oneness is dualized, the “self” is isolated within, and the rest of the universe, including God, is displaced and objectified without. The evolutionary, protoplasmic connection between the experienced self and the All is broken, and the new relation becomes: I-the Other; or worse: I-It. The father is not of the same all-containing, all-infusing, shaping and nourishing substance, and so the relation between humans and the Father God becomes abstract and alienated, distant and moralistic. The” An excitingly original book by internationally respected writer and artist Monica Sjöö on the Goddess spirituality of her own native land of Sweden and of Finland and the land of the Saami (formerly Lapland).

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a b Sjöö, Monica. "My Sons in the Spirit World (oil, 1989)". Monica Sjöö: An Online Retrospective. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016 . Retrieved 9 December 2017. The Great Cosmic Mother" is a groundbreaking book written by Monica Sjoo and Barbara Mor that explores the historical and cultural significance of the sacred feminine throughout human history. Drawing from a wide range of archaeological, mythological, and anthropological sources, the authors present a comprehensive and thought-provoking analysis of the suppressed role of women and the goddess in ancient civilizations. February 1992). New Age and Armageddon: The Goddess or the Gurus?. London: Women's Press. ISBN 9780704342637. Sjöö believed heterosexuality was an unnatural state imposed by patriarchy, and later in her life she enjoyed a number of intimate romantic relationships with women. (In the context of the 1980 essay by Adrienne Rich, " Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence".) However, after separating from her second husband, Andy Jubb, a composer, in the mid 1970s, Sjöö had an intense relationship with Keith Paton, a founder of the Alternative Socialist movement and, like Sjöö herself, a regular contributor to the alternative press, especially Peace News. Under Sjöö's influence, Paton changed his name to Motherson (or Mothersson). [23] Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2013-05-30 19:04:09 Boxid IA1117612 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City San Francisco DonorPatriarchal religions keep this fusion from happening, imagination dies, and is replaced by mechanical-linear thought patterns, i.e., indoctrination.”

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urn:lcp:greatcosmicmothe00sjoo:epub:2db9cde0-3adb-4f2b-80e9-c3bb95327dbd Extramarc University of Alberta Libraries Foldoutcount 0 Identifier greatcosmicmothe00sjoo Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t7cr8gg76 Invoice 11 Isbn 0062507915A beautiful, tender, rage-filled book about feminist spirituality. This quote comes from one of the latter chapters of the book but it is one that encompasses one of the major themes of this passionate polemic against patriarchy: Sjöö, Monica. "Solar Lionheaded Sekhmet of Primordial Fire – 1992 (Oil on Hardboard)". Monica Sjöö. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007 . Retrieved 28 January 2018. Sjöö, Monica. "048 – Diana The Moon 1976". Archived from the original on 25 October 2007 . Retrieved 8 December 2017. Some Thoughts on Menstruation" (PDF). Menstrual Taboos. Vol.2. London: London Matriarchy Study Group. pp.11–13.