Early Feminist Margaret Fuller & Isis

Isiopolis

The World Mother, a believe this is a painting by the Theosophist, Geoffrey Hodson
This painting is by Nicholas Roerich and is called Mother of the World. I first encountered it as the cover art of Caitlyn Matthew’s book on Sophia. Beautiful and powerful, as Goddess is.

Almost from the moment I began to think about my own spirituality, I intuited that I needed the Divine Feminine, the Goddess—a Deity in Whose image I, a woman, could be considered to have been created.

I joyfully credit feminism with offering not only me, but our society as a whole, the freedom to consider that Deity not only could be feminine, but had been for a very long time. Like maybe forever. With this freedom, in time, I found what my soul and spirit needed in Isis.

Indeed, I have always considered Isis’ myth to be a pretty strongly feminist tale, especially for its day. I’vewritten about that here.

As it turns out, Isis…

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