They worship a log and call it Diana...

Or, beware of high priests, every one of them. For the ages change but they don't.

This entry may take me a while, as I tweak it throughout the day. Last night, I listened to the much touted tv prog 'Root of All Evil,' which argues that religion is, well, see the title, and that atheism is a better(tm) and more humane moral system. I haven't seen the first, so this isn't a review, more some thoughts generated by what was presented. Many may find it tedious.

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High Priests, be they of Amun, of Zeus, of Kristos, of Logos, always say the same thing. For the ages change but they don't.

Asphodel

I just discovered that Asphodel P Long died last year.

She was a very old lady when I met her; Her work in Goddess scholarship had a huge influence on me, and her book 'In a Chariot Drawn By Lions' introduced me to a world where femininity and intellect were not mutually exclusive. Through her I was introduced to the extraordinary gnostic text 'Thunder Perfect Mind,' for the first time, and read about Cybele and Ishtar and others. I always knew accurate scholarship was important, but in an area so full of emotional knee-jerk responses to the past, she was always clear and factual. She showed me that Female does not just = mother or alluring impossibility. Female can be, is and always has been, thinker and creator.

From the middle east to eastern Europe, she also worked hard studying the discoveries at Catal Hoyuk, ( Read more... )

and the prehistoric societies of Turkey and the middle-European territories. The last thing I knew, she was planning to visit Siberia, to study some ancient finds there.

Tonight I light a candle and raise a toast to a mighty and generous teacher. Thank you Asphodel. Goddess keep you and protect you always.