Part of tonight's ritual offering to #MaaKali was a local cannabis strain named "Nor'easter," and the Mudra portion was a local beer named "Coastal Storm." Both were very appropriate!

#MotherGoddess #AstaMatrikas #MotherGoddesses #KaliMa #StormyWeather #Rituals #RitualMagick #MagickAgainstFascism

#Kali Puja on #Diwali Night: The #DivineFeminine Energy Explained

Excerpt: "On the darkest night of Diwali, as Bengal lights lamps before the fierce mother Kali, a profound spiritual truth manifests: true illumination comes not from avoiding darkness but from diving deep into it with courage and devotion. Kali stands as a reminder that the divine feminine energy—Shakti—is not passive or merely nurturing but actively transformative, sometimes gentle, sometimes fierce, but always working toward the liberation of her children.

The tradition of Kali Puja on Diwali night represents more than regional preference; it embodies a complete spiritual philosophy that recognizes the necessity of destruction for creation, darkness for light, and ego-death for liberation. As we honor Ma Kali on this sacred Amavasya, we invite her transformative energy to burn away our ignorance, cut through our illusions, and guide us toward the ultimate truth of our eternal, infinite nature."

https://hindutone.com/festivals/diwali-2025/kali-puja-on-diwali-night-the-divine-feminine-energy-explained/

#MaKali #MotherGoddess #DivineFeminine #DarkMoon #Diwali

Another passion of mine is the history of #Çatalhöyük site - and whether or not it had a #MatriachalSociety!

Ancient city possibly ruled by females living in a "matriarchal society" more than 9,000 years ago, researchers say

By Cara Tabachnick
June 28, 2025

Excerpt: "We need to move away from our Western bias that assumes all societies are #patrilineal. Many cultures, including some #IndigenousAustralian groups, pass identity, land rights, and responsibilities through the mother's line — a #matrilineal system,' study co-author Dr. Eline Schotsmans, a research fellow at Australia's University of Wollongong's School of Science, said in a statement.

"These findings come several months after researchers studying social networks in #CelticSociety in Britain before the #RomanInvasion gathered genetic evidence from a late Iron Age cemetery and found that women were closely related, while unrelated men tended to come into the community from elsewhere, likely after marriage.

"Using an examination of ancient DNA recovered from 57 graves in #Dorset in southwest England, their study, published in the journal Nature, shows that two-thirds of the individuals were descended from a single maternal lineage. This suggests that women had some control of land and property, as well as strong social support, researchers said.

"Researchers said upon the release of their findings, 'It is possible that maternal ancestry was the primary shaper of group identities.' "

Read more:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ancient-city-ruled-by-females-catalhoyuk/

Original paper:
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adr2915

#History #Histodon #Matrilineal #Matriarchy #AncientHistory #AncientTurkey #Neolithic #Anatolia #MotherGoddess

Neolithic goddess statuette from the Gaban shelter, Trento, Italy dated ca 5000-4700 BC. It is 6cm high, made of deer bone, layer of white limestone and red ochre pigment, which is still visible.

MUSE Science museum, Trento, Italy

Photo: L.Benedetti, 2012

#MotherGoddess

Mother Goddess Phrygian religious structures suggest a 250,000-year history ~ Archaeologists in central Türkiye have unveiled remarkable finds at Midas Castle, shedding new light on the religious practices of the ancient Phrygians.

https://wildhunt.org/2024/10/mother-goddess-phrygian-religious-structures-suggest-a-250000-year-history.html

#archaeology #science #turkiye #midascastle #phrygian #anatolian #mothergoddess #Cybele #MatarKubileya #mysterycult

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The ancient Egyptians revered motherhood, and Nut is the penultimate mother goddess. Tap in to the power and mystique of the Egyptian pantheon with this beautiful Egyptian Sterling Silver Necklace, featuring Queen Nefertiti and desert imagery.

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