Intro

Dear Goddess...es!

by Joy de Vivre

Earth, beauty, motherhood, harvest, home, hearth, healing... unconditional love... These are elements often associated with goddesses, or the concept of The Goddess. Whether the matriarch of a religion or of a household, the incarnation of womanhood’s finest qualities is looked to for protection and compassionate nurturing.

When it comes to personal growth, Tibetan Buddhism goes so far as to cite becoming like the great female Buddhas as one of the highest achievements one can attain; and several monotheistic and bitheistic belief systems turn to a female concept of deity for enlightenment and practicable answers to meet both temporal and spiritual needs.

In this month’s issue we will flirt with a variety of goddess traditions and archetypes -- from those capricious soap opera superhumans of Greco-Roman myth to eastern worship of the sacred feminine to the recent Goddess Movement. Throughout our journey we will have the opportunity to sample the richness of the art and culture created in the goddess’ name.

Best of all, we’ll meet a variety of extraordinary women who move through their days serving as living proof that we too can embrace and live out the noblest qualities associated with femininity. And what’s more, we can expect our embodiment of these gentle and benevolent characteristics to benefit those around us, and who knows, maybe even heal our world.

A model goddess - the versatile Marie Cadieux