What has the Christian Mary to do with Isis, or to reverse it what has Isis, the Pagan Goddess, to do with Mary? Christians who believe that all the expressions of hatred and contempt for Paganism found in the Bible are the “Word” of God will of course answer “None at all!” Many Pagans will [...]
Archive for June, 2009
What Has Mary to do?
Posted in Uncategorized on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Song to Neda
Posted in Uncategorized on June 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Introduction
This post may seem a bit off the topic but I do not think that it is. Isis is the Goddess of Maat / Righteousness and Justice. She liberates from oppression. Mary has often been seen as one who liberates from injustice. An important example is the liberating role of Mary in Mexico as the [...]
Aset Maryam
Posted in Isian religion, Marian Theology and Devotionalism on June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am going to shift gears here and hopefully eliminate some confusion. Any one who has read all the messages posted within this blog will note that subject of the blog initially was focused on the Virgin Mary, who functions as the “feminine divine” within the Christian history. The blog was named “All things Mary” to reflect that interest. [...]
Why Isis?
Posted in Isian religion on June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
While I began worshipping the Goddess in the late 1980’s, Isis became the center of my devotion and worship only after the turn of the century. It was only after over a decade of exploring the classical goddesses of the ancient world, the Hindu Goddesses, the esoteric Sophia tradition of Christianity, the Shekinah tradition of [...]
Toward the Goddess
Posted in Isian religion on June 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On July 27 1981 I turned 31 years old. At that time I was in the Pentecostal Christian stage of my religious life and certainly had never entertained the idea that the Goddess, goddesses, or Isis would play any role in my life. I was determined to know the Biblical God Yahweh, to be a [...]