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Divine Estrogen

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History

  • Many ancient religions recognize the feminine
  • Distinguish between a female goddess (gender) and the divine essence
  • Old Testament = Ruach, the feminine pronoun

    • Abrahamic core religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) are very masculine

    • Cultural
  • Control
  • Jesus’ use of “Father”

    • WHY DOES IT MATTER?

    • Audio clip: together is better
  • Cultivates wisdom
  • Stimulates creativity in the birthing of ideas
  • Allows us to be playful
  • Stimulates compassion
  • Brings the big arc of the universe into the
  • scenario
  • Helps diffuse misogyny
  • Helps us love better

    • The Maverick Perspective

    • Look past cultural gender issues and religious normativism

    The Mystic Perspective

    • Panentheism vs pantheism

    The Mentor Perspective

    • Nurturing

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    The WizeGuysBy Larry McDonald