The main bulk of still existing writings about The Goddess who was
once worshipped over the whole of the planet comes mostly from
ancient Mesopotamian hieroglyphic tablets. We know of Her worship
because of the numerous effigies of Her found internationally. In
Mesopotamian She was known as Ishtar. She is called Ashtoreth or
Asherah in the bible. Aphrodite is one of many Greek names for Her.
Another title was Holy Virgin.
The term virgin had nothing to do with having physical/carnal
knowledge of men. It meant unmarried, as in not having taken part in
a legal, civil ceremony which binds a woman to one man.
The function of the Holy Virgins was, quote from Barbara Walkers
'Women's Encyclopedia Of Myths And Secrets' to dispense the Mother's
grace through sexual worship, to heal, to prophesy, to perform sacred
dances; to wail for the dead.
To re emphasize a point I will be making again. Up until the advent
and bloody destruction that was the trade mark of the followers of
the One Male God, our sexuality, our ability to have pleasure and to
create pleasure with others was known to be sacred. This was
what set us apart from animals, this was the aspect of us that
reflected, showed our closeness and connection to the divine. Unlike
the animals around us our sexuality was not bound or tied to a season
or a cycle. It was ever present, ever accessible.
Our brains/intellect/intelligence/logic is fallible. Clearly
available in vastly differing quantities and quality from person to
person. It cannot be relied upon as an indicator for peoples as a
whole. Our sexuality however, our connection to, dependence on, need
to express and experience pleasure is totally universal, it binds all
humanity with very little exception.
What the followers of the One Male God have done is to disconnect us
from and to portray our sexuality as wicked and threatening. Our view
of sex has been distorted. Some forms of sexual expression notably
anything that is just about pleasure rather than procreation is
portrayed as evil and blasphemous. The One Male God churches have
regulated every part of our sex lives to separate us with guilt and
fear from our sexual natures.
Our true conscious is completely bound and intertwined with our
sexuality. Is there anyone born in the last 400 years who has free,
untroubled access to the sexual part of their nature? I say no.
The largest single group on the planet at this moment in time are
women from around 45 upwards. Most of those women are post
menopausal. This is the time when women can have worry free sex. This
is the time when achieving an orgasm is easiest. Most women by the
time they get to this age feel they are done with sex. Most have no
interest in expressing their sexuality unless they think they look
decades younger or are a the tool of a man's sexual demands.
How many women listening are disgusted, offended, shocked by the idea
of female masturbation? How many of the women listening avoid
touching and think their genitals are disgusting, ugly, smelly,
dirty? How many women have had some kind of surgery or mutilation
that cut through or across the sexual zones of their bodies. Breast
surgery, genital mutilation or corrections or nose jobs which mean no
sense of smell? How many of the women listening would feel
comfortable directing their sexual partner, taking control of the
act? I wonder if there are men listening who find that idea
offensive? I do not mean indulging in fantasies or playing games or
S&M. Being told by a woman what to do in bed or whatever location
you might choose. Women directing their experience of sexual
pleasure.
To be all aware and conscious is to come to an acceptance and
understanding of ones own sexual nature and to connect our intellect
and intelligence to our individual sexuality.
To be (all) aware and conscious is to accept the shape, form,
failures and triumphs of our bodies, to celebrate the body's ability
to give and receive pleasure and to focus on finding ways to make the
giving and receiving of pleasure on all levels the core of our reason
from being.
That in my opinion is true consciousness. A fully alert, sexually
focussed, pleasure seeking and giving two legged guardian of the
planet.
