In my opinion, only the change in the position of Woman in society, and the advancement of her particular feminine way of thinking which tends to more toward cooperation than the masculine way of competition, could bring about such changes. That is what I call The Feminism of Faith, which neo-pagans have undertaken. Only the belief in a superior feminine divinity in the form of Mother Earth (at least, as long as we are living on it), and the acceptance of her masculine mate as a supporting entity, could advance the position of Woman in society and change the way of thinking away from the utmost advancement of technology, from the ideal of acquiring possession and from the pursuit of political power, which has brought humanity to the troubles it finds itself in today.
I am not saying that all feminists should be pagan; there is nothing wrong in being a rational atheist and support the preservation of the Earth on one side and social justice on the other, without the belief in any divinity. But that genuine feminism cannot support the belief in a ruling male god, as is the demand of monotheism. There is no doubt that most men would not want to give up the power, which they have been holding for thousands of years, both over the earth and over women, and the social revolution does not seem to be coming soon. It seems that, in the same way that paganism has taken roots through changes in individual attitudes, so also feminism should be taken as an individual ideology by people who have had enough of the present disastrous situation. Every woman, especially, should reach an inner conviction in her own personal, spiritual and moral power, to rule the world and the society she lives in, as once upon a time, so many generations ago, did the Great Mother Goddess.
Additional Reading:
The first human images –
Ancient Mothers
When the goddesses ruled – Catal Hoyuk
Inanna, the Sumerian goddess of love, fertility and war
Ancient Egypt – Isis and Son
Senufo Mother and Child – African Art and Culture
Tala Bar says, "I grew up in a library, my father was a librarian and my mother a bookbinder. My literary career started by translating into Hebrew a couple of classical books – Jurger by Cable and The White Goddess by Robert Graves. I translated more than twenty books of English classics.
"Although I live in Israel, I acquired an M.Phil. degree in literature from the London University. I have had published three novels, one book of stories and one book of poems – all in Hebrew. I now write literary articles on the Internet in Hebrew, and have my stories published in English."