Foreword |
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15 | (4) |
Introduction |
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19 | (12) |
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20 | (1) |
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Incorporating Myth into Integral Philosophy |
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21 | (1) |
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Incorporating the Sacred Feminine |
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21 | (1) |
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The Three Pillars of One Truth, Many Paths |
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22 | (1) |
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Pillar One - Ethical Systems and Precepts |
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23 | (1) |
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Pillar Two - The Esoteric-Mystical Core |
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23 | (1) |
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Pillar Three - Universal Symbols and Archetypes |
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24 | (2) |
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26 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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An Overview of My Journey |
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27 | (4) |
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An Overview of Goddess Worship |
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31 | (4) |
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Goddess Belief Systems and the Body-Mind Split |
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35 | (2) |
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Controversies on the Evolution of Goddess Worship |
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37 | (4) |
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Goddess Worship and Integral Theory |
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41 | (4) |
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Goddess Worship and Spiritual Visionaries |
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45 | (2) |
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What is the Divine Feminine? |
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47 | (4) |
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Prehistoric Manifestations of the "Great Goddess" |
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51 | (18) |
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The Paleolithic Mother Goddess |
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51 | (3) |
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The Neolithic Lady Bird Goddess |
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54 | (7) |
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The Neolithic Serpent Goddess |
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61 | (4) |
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Goddess-Centered Spiritual Beliefs as a Celebration of Life |
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65 | (4) |
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Inanna/Ishtar in Ancient Mesopotamia |
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69 | (24) |
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The Sacred Marriage Rite of Inanna and Dumuzi |
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69 | (7) |
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Sacred Marriage Rites and "Temple Prostitution" |
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76 | (2) |
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Sacred Marriage Rites and the Soul's Union with the Divine |
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78 | (3) |
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Male and Female Archetypes and Subtle Energies within Conceptions of the Divine |
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81 | (3) |
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The Descent of Inanna to the Underworld |
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84 | (3) |
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The Descent of Dumuzi to the Underworld |
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87 | (1) |
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Myths of the Sacrificed King, Sacrificial Lamb, Good Shepherd, and Horned God |
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88 | (1) |
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The Journey of the Sacrificial God / Consort of the Goddess |
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89 | (4) |
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Isis: Goddess of a Thousand Names |
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93 | (20) |
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Isis in Egyptian Cosmology |
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93 | (4) |
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Isis as the Great Mother and Facilitator of Civilization |
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97 | (3) |
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Conceptions of Women in Isis' Egypt |
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100 | (1) |
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Symbolic Aspects of the Goddess Isis |
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101 | (2) |
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The Mysteries of Isis and Osiris |
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103 | (10) |
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Minoan Crete - The Flowering of Goddess Culture |
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113 | (26) |
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Minoan Civilization and Culture |
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113 | (2) |
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A Peace-Loving Culture and Society |
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115 | (1) |
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What Led to the Decline of Minoan Culture? |
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116 | (1) |
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Minoan Ceremonial Worship |
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117 | (2) |
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Manifestations and Symbols of the Minoan Goddess |
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119 | (4) |
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Correspondences Between Minoan Religious Practices and the Greek Oracle at Delphi |
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123 | (1) |
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The Double Ax, Tree of Life, Bullhorn, and Other Minoan Religious Iconography |
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124 | (3) |
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Symbolic Connotations of the Minoan Bull Dance Ceremony |
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127 | (1) |
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The Role and Status of Women in Minoan Civilization |
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128 | (2) |
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Was Minoan Civilization a Matriarchy Ruled by a Queen-Priestess? |
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130 | (2) |
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Symbolic Connotations of the Labyrinth in Minoan and Classical Greek Mythology |
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132 | (1) |
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The Slaying of the Great Goddess in Classical Greek Mythology and Beyond |
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133 | (6) |
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The African Goddess Oshun - Dancing River of Life |
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139 | (26) |
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Yoruba Civilization and the Ways of Spirit |
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140 | (5) |
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Oshun - Goddess of Many Titles, Moods, and Functions |
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145 | (1) |
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Oshun's Role in the Cosmological Vision of the Yoruba |
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146 | (2) |
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Oshun - River Mother and Fertility Icon |
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148 | (3) |
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151 | (1) |
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Oshun - The Supreme Enchantress |
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152 | (1) |
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Correspondences between Oshun and the Roman Catholic Virgin Mary |
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153 | (1) |
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Yoruba Religious Beliefs and the Development of Santeria |
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154 | (3) |
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The Sensual and Spiritual Power of Oshun's Dance |
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157 | (1) |
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Gender and Power as Expressed in the Worship of Oshun |
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158 | (7) |
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The Virgin Mary - Return of the Goddess? |
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165 | (26) |
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What Do We Know about the Mother of Jesus? |
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167 | (2) |
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169 | (6) |
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175 | (3) |
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Mary as the "Queen of Heaven" |
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178 | (6) |
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184 | (7) |
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Mary Magdalene: Forgotten Bride of Christianity? |
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191 | (20) |
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Mary Magdalene in the Canonical Gospels and in Traditional Christianity |
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192 | (6) |
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Mary Magdalene's Portrait in the Noncanonical Gospels of Early Christianity |
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198 | (4) |
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Mary Magdalene as Beloved |
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202 | (9) |
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Shaktism: The Celebration of Mahadevi in India |
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211 | (14) |
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Kali - The Dark-Skinned Mother Adorned with Skulls |
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216 | (4) |
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Shiva and Shakti: The Archetypal Union of the Feminine and Masculine |
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220 | (5) |
Conclusion |
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225 | (6) |
Acknowledgments |
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231 | (1) |
Bibliography |
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