Goddess

Tlazolteotl

Tlazolteotl- Aztec goddess of fertility, sex, childbirth and love.
She appears in four forms, that correspond to the phases of the moon:
a yang maiden, a goddess of taking changes; a mother goddess who devours the sins
of mankind, and a hideous old crone who brings destruction and change.
She is the goddess of witches.
http://www.goddessherself.com/whoyou.htm

dance around the goddess

During the matriarchal period of human herstory, women and reproductive processes were regarded with awe. A woman's conception was believed to be caused by divine forces.. The conclusion was that procreation was a supernatural and magical event. . The first Temples to honour the divine were dedicated to the Goddesses and served by priestesses. The priestesses danced for the goddess and united with her through the dance. The women were channels for the flow of goddess energy, which was transmitted to the temples congregation. The dancing priestesses marked the transition of cult dance to religious dance. - Ishtar http://www.cybodule.freeserve.co.uk/

Lilith

Sumeria, c2,000 to c1950 BCE

SOFT MOON SHINING

  My beloved Divine Mother
                                      Dance with me
                                        under the soft moon shining
                                        in the wide open fields
                                          far beyond the toil and trouble
                                          of my busy mind
                                    
                                      Dance with me
                                        before the night grows old
                                          while the winds of love
                                          still bow the grasses
                                            and the coyotes howl for you
                                            to step their way
                                    
                                      Dance with me my beloved
                                        while the Mystery's Edge
                                          still flirts in the shadow
                                            of your radiant light

Soft Moon Shining by Ethan Walker III

Millennia ago, priestesses and women danced upon hilltops and in groves celebrating life's mystery, power and beauty. These women saw themselves as made in the image of the Creatrix, The Great Mother Goddess. Her full, ripe, childbearing icons were representational of Her power. The tradition of The Goddess was life affirming, focusing on fertility, birth, renewal and regeneration. The dance of The Goddess mimicked the birthing experience and aided the process of labor and delivery. This dance, the forerunner of what is known today as "belly dancing", is a uniquely feminine way of consciously activating soulful body energies. The full activation and integration of these subtle yet powerful energies is empowering, transformative, healing and energizing. Thus the power of The Goddess can be reclaimed and an artful fusion of Body, Mind and Spirit achieved.- http://www.zohardancing.com/goddessdance.html

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