Poll: The Next Temple
I'm struggling with which Goddess to devote the next virtual temple to. So I've created a poll so you guys can help me out. All of these Goddesses are calling to me, but the two who seem to be in my thoughts the most these days are Kali and Demeter.
Why I'm having trouble deciding:
I have a book on Kali coming soon that I am hoping will give me lots to think about when creating her temple. She calls to me in a strong way. I already have an ample amount of info on Demeter, but her image seems so much clearer to me through Persephone - who I just did a temple to. Both existing temples are Greek in nature. So, should we move on to another pantheon for a bit? Or should we stick with the Greeks until they are all done? Brigid for me is the Great Goddess in Ireland - a land I have long since been connected with. Should I move "home" for a while with her? And Isis is such a Great Queen Goddess that I have always been fascinated by her and all her incarnations.
So you can see why this is hard for me right now. I would love to know what readers are looking to see so that I can be swayed one way or the other to start working on a new temple (or two). I also need to finish the meditation on Persephone. Or maybe not... maybe she doesn't call for one. I'm not sure.
Thanks in advance to everyone who votes. You can vote here on this post or there is a static poll in the sidebar under Virtual Temples. Just click the link up top to go there.
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What Kali book are you awaiting? As a Neo-Pagan devotee of Ma Kali, I recommend "Kali: the Black Goddess of Dakshineswar" by Elizabeth U. Harding (of the Kali Mandir in Laguna Beach, CA) for a practical background of Ma & Her worship at Dakshineswar Temple in Kolkata, and for a delicious metaphysical treat "Mother of the Universe: Visions of the Goddess & Tantric Hymns of Enlightenment" for Lex Hixon's translation of Ramprasad Sen's devotional poetry/kirtan (the intro is amazing!). I also suggest checking out www.sharanya.org for a beautiful, thealogical merging of the Shakta Path with the Craft. Jai Ma, Sister!
I find the story of Isis-Osiris-Horace, one of the most compelling stories I've ever read.
Ladyjake - I'm waiting for Kali: The Feminine Force by Anjit Mookerjee. I'm hoping it's a good one. There has always been something special about Kali to me. And ever since I've been practicing a mantra to her it seems she is making her presence known daily.
Thanks for the amazing info on Ma Kali. I can't wait to dive in. And thanks for stopping by too. :)
Jett - Yes, me too. There is so much going on in those stories. I'm looking forward to sinking my teeth into them and finding out what lessons the Goddess has for me through her face as Isis.
I personally feel Isis is an ancient version of Mary. There's a bunch of correlation between Osiris/Horus and Christ. I think for me that is the main reason I can't buy into Christianity. It's like Egyptian Paganism lite minus the divinity of the Goddess and with an extra helping of guilt and damnation.
Ooh... hope that didn't come off too bad. I'm feeling blunt this morning. :)
I'd be interested in any and all of these... but I'm voting for Demeter and I thought you might want to know why. I've always related to Hades ever since I was a boy. As I've grown I've come to feel a greater identification with Persephone. But I seem to conceptualize Persephone as being in opposition to, even rebellion against, Demeter. Maybe there's something to that. Or maybe it's just my idiosyncratic take. In any event, your writings on Persephone resonated with me strongly. I would love to read your thoughts on Demeter, whenever you get around to it. She remains kind of a blank spot or blind spot for me. Almost an occlusion.
I don't do temples.
editor b - You're absolutely right. I love hearing about other people's experiences of the Goddess. I understand how you feel about Demeter. It's almost as though she's not as approachable as Persephone somehow. She sometimes feels a bit like a distant mother to me; like a working mother who struggles between her responsibilities at home and her duties at work. Ooh... that's interesting.
Thanks for stopping by and leaving your thoughts. I really appreciate it and love it.
Billy - what about the temple in your heart? Is there a little sacred spot there for deity? Or how about in nature? Would you say there are little temples everywhere within the natural world, which is a big temple in and of itself?
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