To All New member

[Guest guest]

A warm welcome to all new members.

 

Everyone who loves the Goddess is welcome here -- even those who

aren't sure but think they *might* love the Goddess are welcome, so

that they can learn more about this path.

 

Although we primarily share Hindu and Tantric approaches to Goddess

here, we absolutely welcome and encourage ALL who adore Her, through

whatever tradition. Thus we count among our members Buddhists,

Muslims, Christians, Native Americans, Pagans, Wiccan, and more --

we are a very diverse group, but all of us are united in our love and

worship of Goddess."

 

That just about says it. But what can Hinduism offer these other

traditions? Something very big: It is the only world religion to have

maintained a continuous, uninterrupted initiatory tradition of

Goddess Worship since the Stone Age. There were no schisms or breaks

in the tradition; there was no systematic persecution of its

practitioners. Sure, Shaktism (the form of Hinduism that worships the

Goddess) often had a lower profile than the more patriarcal forms of

Hinduism -- but its flame was never extinguished or even dampened,

and therefore no "revival" or "reconstruction" of forgotten practice

and lore is necessary.

 

It is all here for you to learn and try. Borrow whatever works for

you; there may be many lost "connections" to recover. For example,

the similarities between popular Hinduism and what is known of the

ancient Celtic religion have been widely remarked upon. There is a

continuity between European and Indian languages that reflects the

migratory patterns of an ancient, common civilization -- it is

entirely likely that something of that continuity exists in spiritual

practice as well.

 

 

Aum Maatangyai Namaha