The Goddess Movement, also known as the Divine Feminine, arose in the twentieth century through the interweaving of the women’s liberation movement with female-centred spirituality.

Pioneers like Z. Budapest and Starhawk played a crucial role in shaping the Goddess Movement by merging Wiccan principles with feminist ideology.

A study explored the healing values Goddess spirituality holds for the traumatised female psyche by researching a group of 25 women who were subjected to acts of male violence, including sexual assault, domestic violence, incest and psychological abuse.

To my surprise at Mount Athos or Agion Oros which is the greatest Orthodox monastery in Greece and where no women are allowed to enter, and is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, exists a plaque dedicated to the Goddess Artemis.

References:

Nicolae, T. (2023). The western revival of goddess worship. Feminist Theology, 31(2), 130-142.

Reid-Bowen, P. (2016). Goddess as nature: Towards a philosophical thealogy. Routledge.

Jacobs, J. L. (2021). The effects of ritual healing on female victims of abuse: A study of empowerment and transformation. In Gender and religion (pp. 127-141). Routledge.

Benko, S. (2004). The virgin goddess: studies in the pagan and Christian roots of Mariology (Vol. 59). Brill.

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