I asked my Facebook Fan and Group page members to write and tell me all about their favorite Goddesses in order to win an Astrology Goddess 14 page report and this is what they told me!
(This contest is still open for entries - the winner will be announced at the next New Moon - July 21, 2009)
Shawna Jamison (UC Riverside): My
favorite Goddess is Artemis, Greek Goddess of the Hunt. She's woodsy
and outdoorsy like me, and never wanted to be forced into marriage. I
feel a kinship to her because of these things; I love being outside and
I don't want to define myself through a man. She is strong and
independent, and I try to be that way myself.
Tracy Angelina Evans (Greenville, NC): Lilith
~ much reviled by the Patriarchy, once a handmaiden to Inanna. She
embodies the spirit of feminine freedom from the rules of the Father.
"I would rather live in a cave on the edge of a torrential sea than lie
under my equal!" Absolutely Lilith, my personal Mother of Memory,
Lhihlhilshian Kela'Menan!
Margaret Hargett: Quan
Yin is my favorite Goddess since I have been attuned to the Violet
Flame of love and compassion. She teaches us to practice a life of
harmlessness, using great care to ease suffering in the world and not
add to it in any way. Quan Yin always hears and answers our prayers and
no special ritual is necessary to contact her. 'Om Mani Padme Hum',
which means "Hail to the jewel in the lotus flower." While invoking
her, I have seen her reddish mist and hot pink Orbs around me and over
a small statue I have of her. May Many Angel Blessings surround All
that Is, *Namaste*
Meredith Laskow: My
favorite Goddess is Qu'an shi Yin (Ku'an Yin) because she was gifted to
me. Years ago, when I was visiting the home of a friend, she said that
back home in Taiwan, people bought small laminated cards of Gods and
Goddesses, which they used as a focus for their prayers. The front of
the card was a picture of the God/dess, and the flip side was a prayer
invoking them and their attribute. My friend gave me the card for Qu'an
shi Yin, because she said the Goddess worked through me and I embodied
Her attribute of compassion. She said I should display the card to see
it regularly (I do) and be reminded of the quality that shines through
me the strongest.
Ix Chel - Aquarian Goddess
Maitri Libellule (Wilmington, NC): I
am a devotee of the Goddess and celebrate the new moon every month. I
love your site and your work and am excited and delighted being a part
of this. My favorite (so hard to choose, I have so many that I love) is
Ixchel, Mayan Goddess of the Moon, protector of women in childbirth (I
am a midwife, though no longer practicing, a childbirth educator and a
La Leche League Leader), linked to the cycles of the moon; a weaver (I
am a weaver) and she is often seen with a dragonfly. (My last name,
Libellule, is dragonfly in French and the dragonfly is my totem animal
and my home is Dragonfly Cottage.) I also wear pendants of Kwan Yin,
Rhiannon, and Athena, but because of the moon/women/weaving/dragonfly connections Ixchel is the one I am most strongly drawn to at this time in my life.
Angela K. (Waco, Texas): My
favorite Goddess would have to be Cerridwen because she is the keeper
of the cauldron of knowledge and inspiration, even if it is of the
Underworld. As a Pagan, I have communicated with her numerous times and
every single time, it has been helpful. Some people tend to forget that
she does bring forth amazing inspiration, even if she does not rule
above ground.
Deborah Stinson (Toledo, OH): My
favorite goddess is Athena. I guess I'm old school, since she's a Greek
mythology goddess. Athena is not only the goddess of wisdom, she is
also the goddess of arts and crafts including agriculture, navigation,
spinning, weaving, and needlework. I don't know how she had time to go
to war, but then we all make time for that, don't we? There are other
interesting things about her too including that her father was Zeus and
he gave birth to her. Weird.
Don't forget to enter this goddess giveaway by telling me all about your favorite Goddess here on my Soul Reader Fan Page.