Because Religion Has Such A Compelling Hold

The Simplest And Most Basic Meaning Of The Symbol Of The Goddess Is The Acknowledgment Of The Legitimacy Of Female Power As A Beneficent And Independent Power.

The Women's Movement Will Present A Growing Threat To Patriarchal Religion Less By Attacking It Than By Simply Leaving It Behind.

Our Great Symbol For The Goddess Is The Moon, Whose Three Aspects Reflect The Three Stages In Women's Lives And Whose Cycles Of Waxing And Waning Coincide With Women's Menstrual Cycles.

At First The Ancient Images Of The Goddess Did Not Interest Me.

Symbol Systems Cannot Simply Be Rejected; They Must Be Replaced. Where There Is No Replacement, The Mind Will Revert To Familiar Structures At Times Of Crisis, Bafflement, Or Defeat.