| The Goddess 
The Goddess concept is advocated by modern matriarchs and pantheists as a female version of, or analogue to God. In feminist and other circles, the main aspects of acknowledgement of the Divine Feminine is based on these points God is rooted in patriarchal concepts of dominance. Early Goddess oriented civilisations were destroyed by aggressive Indo-European tribes who worshipped aggressive sky gods. These newer world religions were monotheist, Judaism, Islam and Christianity, with one god who was male, and took shape in the Iron Age when men dominated societies in Europe and the Middle East. Goddess cultures tended to be egalitarian, earth-centred and non-violent. Many Goddess devotees prefer the term goddess spirituality, avoiding the term worship for a faith that does not distance the Divine into a remote, hierarchical separation. Goddess veneration may be also used instead of worship. This is a simplified summation, but whatever you may think of the Goddess, the stories are on many levels and worth reading over and over. I use many myths as parables, and different aspects of the Goddess as a tool for self analysis, renewal and for daily inspiration. 
Three aspects, Maiden, Mother, and Crone, are represented in the Goddess. The Maiden is the aspect of new beginnings, youth, protection of women and young, strength in wild things, and learning. The Mother aspect is fertility, strength, stability, the gentle nurturer and the fierce lioness. Most deserving of reverence, and most feared, is the Crone, she who holds within her all of the wisdom of the great journey. The Triple Goddess of ancient times is the 'Mistress of the Moon', the Waxing Moon of the Maiden, the Full Moon of the Mother, and the Waning Moon of the Crone. Like the stages of womanhood, each phase has its own unique wisdom and power, each stage is alive and flourishes in each woman. Author Unknown | 
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