April 11
The women knead dough
to make cakes for the Queen of Heaven,
and pour out drinks unto the gods.
—Jeremiah 8:18
The worship of the goddess did not end when god was born. Even after the establishment of monotheistic religions, women continued to honor the divine in feminine form, as this biblical text shows.
What makes goddesses necessary? If the divine exists beyond our human dualism, why can people not accept that any image is but a shallow and limited vision of what cannot be pictured?
Because our picture of god helps us know who we are. When god is only male, we implicitly understand that only males can be like god. And so, whenever society has claimed a single male god, women-and many men— have found ways of continuing to honor the feminine source of mystery and life. Even in the many ages when the goddess has seemed to be hidden from our eyes, simple creative rituals have kept her alive. Your grandmother, your mother, your sisters—all connect with the goddess even when they do not recognize her aloud. In the secret chambers of women’s hearts, she has never died. And she never will.
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