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I cannot think of God as a man, it’s unnatural. God should consist at least of both and then there’s the beyond possible, the imminent and transcendental. All creation and creatures come out of a woman, the universe and its material come out of a womb, no man can get pregnant. When I was 7 years old I left the Catholic Church, it left me numb and incomplete, there was no appeal to a living experience and I went on a search. I found an answer but still more and more questions unanswered, and it’s good I will never find an answer. God after all is the mystical experience in which you have to disappear and nothing is left behind of all identity and memory. Unio Mystica can only through a woman, a mother. Strange fact, men at the moment they’re dying call after their mother, so do men and women during torture. I came in contact with the goddess mother Kali during my six year stay in a mystical school in India 45 years ago. Kali is the female founder of the universe and of her children, which we all are and to which we return when we die. I read a book about a Saint Ramakrishna who lived a century ago, and he loved, chanted and served the mother Kali his whole life, but nothing special happened until he met Tottapuri, a wandering monk, he destroyed the image of Kali, the mother as the last hindrance to merge, to become one with God. The physical union with a woman is the key to open the door to the metaphysical. I cannot think of celibacy ever taking a man and women to God, and that’s why I’m convinced Maria or Martha had also a physical bound with Jesus, as a human and as a child of the goddess mother.
Givenroom, thank you for sharing your beautiful reflections and tender experiences with us here. There is so much you’ve written here that we resonate with deeply—yes God is not a man, but well beyond what the human mind can fathom and yes, the Mother is an integral part of the divine. It’s an honor to share this work that seeks to bridge us back to a place where the feminine is reintegrated into our spiritual wellbeing, individually and collectively.
I stumbled upon your site and I'm glad I did. While reading the first part of this post, I kept wondering what Libbie Schrader Polzcer might have to say. Glad to find her cited numerous times. In August of this year I had the unbelievable blessing of bringing Dr. Polzcer to my church for her presentation on MM. She had actually been baptized as a child in my little Episcopal parish. I am excited to learn more about Mary the Toweress both historically and metaphorically. So relieved to find out that God isn't interested in keeping women in their place after all. Linda S. Clare at The Deep End.
Oh Linda-this article would not exist without her research! In fact, we have followed her work so closely, we call her “Libbie” amongst ourselves as though she is a friend, and in writing need to remember to honor her as the esteemed scholar she is. (We do not know her personally but certainly hope to one day). So thanks for following us here and letting us know the work resonates- we feel guided in all the mysterious ways Dr. Schader Polczer was and it seems that no, we are not meant to remain in our place but to rise together with voices of Love.
Must say it was fascinating as she walked us through the whole "how Martha was added with one stroke" thing. She is very down-to-earth and no doubt prefers Libbie to Dr. I came away feeling like I was on the verge of discovering a whole other universe that God wants to show me. Glad to have friends like you along the way. Linda
Gail! You are our first comment here after emerging from the cave we went in to create this piece, so thank you for this beautiful reflection and guess what!? If you like this stay tuned for Oct 7th when we publish the second half, because there was so much magic we had to split the story! ❤️
I cannot think of God as a man, it’s unnatural. God should consist at least of both and then there’s the beyond possible, the imminent and transcendental. All creation and creatures come out of a woman, the universe and its material come out of a womb, no man can get pregnant. When I was 7 years old I left the Catholic Church, it left me numb and incomplete, there was no appeal to a living experience and I went on a search. I found an answer but still more and more questions unanswered, and it’s good I will never find an answer. God after all is the mystical experience in which you have to disappear and nothing is left behind of all identity and memory. Unio Mystica can only through a woman, a mother. Strange fact, men at the moment they’re dying call after their mother, so do men and women during torture. I came in contact with the goddess mother Kali during my six year stay in a mystical school in India 45 years ago. Kali is the female founder of the universe and of her children, which we all are and to which we return when we die. I read a book about a Saint Ramakrishna who lived a century ago, and he loved, chanted and served the mother Kali his whole life, but nothing special happened until he met Tottapuri, a wandering monk, he destroyed the image of Kali, the mother as the last hindrance to merge, to become one with God. The physical union with a woman is the key to open the door to the metaphysical. I cannot think of celibacy ever taking a man and women to God, and that’s why I’m convinced Maria or Martha had also a physical bound with Jesus, as a human and as a child of the goddess mother.
Givenroom, thank you for sharing your beautiful reflections and tender experiences with us here. There is so much you’ve written here that we resonate with deeply—yes God is not a man, but well beyond what the human mind can fathom and yes, the Mother is an integral part of the divine. It’s an honor to share this work that seeks to bridge us back to a place where the feminine is reintegrated into our spiritual wellbeing, individually and collectively.
I stumbled upon your site and I'm glad I did. While reading the first part of this post, I kept wondering what Libbie Schrader Polzcer might have to say. Glad to find her cited numerous times. In August of this year I had the unbelievable blessing of bringing Dr. Polzcer to my church for her presentation on MM. She had actually been baptized as a child in my little Episcopal parish. I am excited to learn more about Mary the Toweress both historically and metaphorically. So relieved to find out that God isn't interested in keeping women in their place after all. Linda S. Clare at The Deep End.
Oh Linda-this article would not exist without her research! In fact, we have followed her work so closely, we call her “Libbie” amongst ourselves as though she is a friend, and in writing need to remember to honor her as the esteemed scholar she is. (We do not know her personally but certainly hope to one day). So thanks for following us here and letting us know the work resonates- we feel guided in all the mysterious ways Dr. Schader Polczer was and it seems that no, we are not meant to remain in our place but to rise together with voices of Love.
Must say it was fascinating as she walked us through the whole "how Martha was added with one stroke" thing. She is very down-to-earth and no doubt prefers Libbie to Dr. I came away feeling like I was on the verge of discovering a whole other universe that God wants to show me. Glad to have friends like you along the way. Linda
What a read! I am totally reading it again - and again - now for a deep dive and some exegetical work! Thank you sooooooo much.
Gail! You are our first comment here after emerging from the cave we went in to create this piece, so thank you for this beautiful reflection and guess what!? If you like this stay tuned for Oct 7th when we publish the second half, because there was so much magic we had to split the story! ❤️