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Great Goddesses
The great mother Goddess is an Archetype from famous psychologist, Carl Jung. He noticed the repeating patterns of myths and believed that this reflected humanity’s collective unconscious. Same patterns - The Dying God, Trickster, The Destroyer God. Earth mom theory came first preceding its male counterparts. Early societies are believed to have been lead by a mother and were more peaceful. The focus on fertility and motherhood was central in religions. However, the Goddess movement was based on female figures but no real proof that the figures were part of religious practices. Stories of goddess can be found throughout the world. The Triple Goddess casts goddesses as a Virgin, a Mother, and as a Crone. This view reflects women through the eyes of men. The Goddess Movement casts goddesses as Life, Death, and Regeneration. Goddesses are complex and contradictory in mythology. Two stories on mortal men being taken by Goddesses. They stay with the Goddesses for a very long time and when they are returned to their former land they are told to not do something (in story one- do not get off the horse, in story two-do not open the box) both men do what they are told not to do and they die.
Fire and Buffalo Goddesses
This video focused on two mythology stories. The first was featuring the Hawaiian mythology fire goddess, Pele. She exemplifies the triple goddess in terms of her representing life and death and regeneration. One day at the beach, Pele decides to take a nap in a cave. She tells her sister that If any of them wake her she will kill them all, with the exception of her youngest sister. She dreams of going to the mainland and meeting a guy who she won’t allow to touch her, but kissing is okay. He doesn’t listen and she floats back to her home. Distraught, the boy hanged himself. The little sister awoke Pele and she asked her sisters to go to Kauai and get the boy. The sisters are afraid, but the younger sister agrees. Pele says that she will keep the boy for seven days and nights and then she will give him to her to marry for forever. The youngest sister asks Pele not to hurt the field where she plays or destroy her tree friends. The youngest sister finds the boy, dead, and brings him back to life. Pele doesn’t keep her promise her sister allowing her lava to destroy the grooves and tree friends. The youngest sister sees this and says that she is keeping the prince for herself. Pele becomes angered and kills the prince with her lava. A sorcerer comes to Pele and shows her what her youngest sister had done. Pele revives the prince, gives him to her youngest sister, and the grooves and tree friends are brought back to life. I also watched the second story titled The White Buffalo Calf Woman which was fascinating and will likely help me when I begin to read the Native American stories for class
Archetypes and Male Divinities
This video focuses on Mythological men and what unites them. Typically mythology male gods can be divided into six categories or Archetypes: Fathers & Sons, Kings & Judges, Saviors & Sages, Shamans, Tricksters, and Lords of Destruction. The video gives examples of gods that fit within each category, but is quick to explain that overlap exists among archetypes. The narrator tells of a story of Krishna rom Indian myths. Krishna exemplifies all the male god archetypes within the story. Identifying the six archetypes and being able to recognize the patterns in stories and traditions help to understand the myths and the connection that the myths have to not only religious beliefs, but also speaks of the culture of the people.
The Dying God
A specific archetype of god that seems counterintuitive . many regions grecohelineistic - Egypt . A god who dies and in many cases the god is reborn. Regeneration of or seasonal rebirth. Ancient greece Adonis. Reborn into the flower that dies and is reborn every year. Famous dying god, Odin. Norse god, Balder. The Corn Mother, who was The First Mother story and Allmaker 7 month flesh feed the people. Corn sacrifice repeated every 7 months. Bones equalled tobacco. Cycles annual flower or harves virth twinned with death. Motherly sacrifice enable life. God sacrifice themselves so that humans can live.
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