At first the ancient images of the Goddess did not interest me.

In Old Europe and Ancient Crete, women were respected for their roles in the discovery of agriculture and for inventing the arts of weaving and pottery making.

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

The simple act of telling a woman's story from a woman's point of view is a revolutionary act: it never has been done before.

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.

The mother must socialize her daughter to become subordinate to men, and if her daughter challenges patriarchal norms, the mother is likely to defend the patriarchal structures against her own daughters.

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