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.

The Goddess of Old Europe and Ancient Crete represented the unity of life in nature, delight in the diversity of form, the powers of birth, death and regeneration.

In Goddess religion death is not feared, but is understood to be a part of life, followed by birth and renewal.

Why does everyone cling to the masculine imagery and pronouns even though they are a mere linguistic device that has never meant that God is male?

The women's movement will present a growing threat to patriarchal religion less by attacking it than by simply leaving it behind.

Women must be the spokesmen for a new humanity arising out of the reconciliation of spirit and body.

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.