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.

Subversive language, however, must be constantly reinvented, because it is continually being co-opted by the powerful.

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

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.

Beliefs and values that have held sway for thousands of years will be questioned as never before.

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.