From the post Looking Back, Looking Forward at Medusa Coils:"At the turn of the millennium, Abby Willowroot encouraged people to create Goddess statues and art in what she called "Goddess 2000 Project", whose aim was "A Goddess on Every Block!" Now that we are well into this millennium, I'd like to state another goal - a Goddess temple in every town!
I believe Goddess temples will bring us increased visibility and stability, lessen the perception of us as an unimportant or fringe group (or groups), and enable people to see contemporary Goddess religion(s) as a legitimate spiritual path. This, in turn, will help us reach other goals, such as having our research, scholarship, and writings published more easily, having our findings accepted in academic circles, and having Goddessian representatives included in "interfaith" programs and gatherings."
I have spoken on my desire to foster organization in Goddess Religion on a few occasions here at Panthea. It is no secret that I would build a temple in every town in a heart beat if the funds were available. But how can we meet this goal? How can we afford to build these temples if we can not yet organize ourselves? If I won the lottery the first thing I would do would be to purchase some land and build a nice neo-classic, round temple with the words "Temple of the Goddess" in bold letters on a sign out front. But, since the lotto isn't exactly a reliable source of income, where do you suppose we could come up with that kind of capital? Are there any rich philanthropist Goddessians out there? Anyone?
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I have often laid in bed, at night, staring up into the ceiling, and thinking about this very same thing.
I read a beautiful article about creating public Goddess temples that was truly inspiring. I believe it was in an issue of Sagewoman magazine, but for the life of me, I can't find it now. At any rate, it talked all about different ways to create and maintain Goddess spaces. If I had a bigger piece of property, I'd seriously consider using part of it as a public Goddess garden...
Turtleheart, I have an acre and a half and I have seriously considered some way of putting a temple in my backyard. There is even a public parking lot right next door for visitors. Sounds strange I know, but in the spring the trees fill in and it is gorgeous.
I would like to have some sort of shelter built in addition to a garden since I live in Upstate, New York. It gets mighty cold here. And even with the shelter I would need some way to keep the place heated. But perhaps a garden is a place to start. It will just have to be open during the warmer months.
Thanks for the comments as always. Love your new home by the way.
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