From Kali to Mary to Neopagan goddesses, religions revere motherhood in sometimes unexpected ways
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Wednesday, May 10, 2023
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Many religions include goddess-centered traditions that embrace many forms of the divine feminine as central to their belief systems.
Key Points:
- Many religions include goddess-centered traditions that embrace many forms of the divine feminine as central to their belief systems.
- Kali is often seen as a terrifying figure, depicted using multiple weapons and dressed in clothing of severed heads and arms.
- Yet Kali is also an important mother figure who channels her ferocity into the care and defense of all creation.
- Beyond the goddess
Many other religions revere mother figures, even if they are not worshipped or considered goddesses.