Tens of thousands of years ago, there was a world where culture flourished in peace and harmony with nature. Anthropologists, like Marija Gimbutas, found evidence of a female centred culture in what she called the Old Europe. This Lithuanian American archaeologist found evidence of a world supervised by women, with thousands of figurines representing female fertility and control of agriculture and harvesting to maintain life.
The female figurines that have been found date from as early as 29000 BC, in the old stone age. They represent birth, growth, regeneration after death, in an organic cycle. Marija Gimbutas was inspired by the women of the villages in Lithuania. She knew how to appreciate the richness of her culture. Se believed folk tales and songs carried ancient wisdom and she connected them with the language and beliefs.
Marija Gimbutas introduced the concept of the goddess associated with many symbols, the connection with the Earth, the mother and child, the animal mother, all embracing fertility, regeneration and rebirth.
This remarkable woman followed her instinct and appreciated the legacy of her ancestors. She started a conversation that challenged the established idea that civilization started in Mesopotamia with male supremacy and conquering through wars.
Marija Gimbutas is an example of a dedicated scholar who knew how to flourish on the basis of her own inheritance. Her field and academic work pays tribute to the women in her homeland. I came across her in search for the worshipped female goddess and it has been an inspirational opening blog entry.
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| Female figurine from Cyprus13th century BC |
The female figurines that have been found date from as early as 29000 BC, in the old stone age. They represent birth, growth, regeneration after death, in an organic cycle. Marija Gimbutas was inspired by the women of the villages in Lithuania. She knew how to appreciate the richness of her culture. Se believed folk tales and songs carried ancient wisdom and she connected them with the language and beliefs.
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| Steatopygus Goddess, Crete, 5300-3000 BC |
Marija Gimbutas introduced the concept of the goddess associated with many symbols, the connection with the Earth, the mother and child, the animal mother, all embracing fertility, regeneration and rebirth.
This remarkable woman followed her instinct and appreciated the legacy of her ancestors. She started a conversation that challenged the established idea that civilization started in Mesopotamia with male supremacy and conquering through wars.
Marija Gimbutas is an example of a dedicated scholar who knew how to flourish on the basis of her own inheritance. Her field and academic work pays tribute to the women in her homeland. I came across her in search for the worshipped female goddess and it has been an inspirational opening blog entry.
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