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Seeking Heroes and the Heroic Self

By BarraMarch 28, 2025All, Belief Systems, Carl Jung, Dissociation, English, psychology, Selfists, Shadow Work, Society

We are taught to look for heroes, for saviours, for external help. That is a big part of the problem. We end up projecting our need for change into a need for others to change, before we can change.

Zoroastrianism: Ahura Mazda

By BarraMarch 27, 2025All, Belief Systems, Religion, Spirituality, Zoroastrianism

Ahura Mazda (also spelled Ahuramazda), meaning "Wise Lord," is the supreme god in Zoroastrianism, one of the world’s oldest monotheistic religions, founded by the prophet Zarathustra (or Zoroaster) in ancient Persia (modern-day Iran).

When did the suppression of the divine feminine begin?

By BarraMarch 27, 2025Akkadian Mythology, Assyrian Mythology, Babylonian mythology, Bronze Age, Catholicism, Christianity, Cucuteni-Trypillia culture, Egyptian mythology, Greek Mythology, Judaism, Mesopotamian mythology, Neolithic, Religion, Roman Mythology, Spirituality, Sumerian mythology, Venus Figurine, Zoroastrianism

The suppression and defacing of the divine feminine appears to have begun as part of cultural and religious shifts associated with societal transitions from egalitarian or matrilineal societies to more hierarchical and patriarchal ones.

YangShao Culture Neolithic Amphora Vase - 3000 BC

Understanding of the divine nature of the hiding of the divine feminine in history

By BarraMarch 26, 2025Akkadian Mythology, Archetypes, Armageddon, Ascension, Assyrian Mythology, Astec Mythology, Babylonian mythology, Belief Systems, Bronze Age, Buddhism, Catholicism, Celtic Mythology, Christianity, Creation, Duality, Egyptian mythology, Father, Greek Mythology, Hinduism, Iron Age, Mesopotamian mythology, Mother, Mother Goddess, Neolithic, Origins, Paganism, Religion, Spirituality, Sumerian mythology, Yangshao Culture

This article discusses the possibility that the observed transition from a feminine dominated understanding of divinity to a masculine dominated one may be a natural part of a cycle of creation.

ANCIENT NEOLITHIC STONE MOTHER GODDESS IDOL STATUE RAISED ARMS HOLDING OFFERING

From Mother to Father – A Spiritual Gender Dominance Shift?

By BarraMarch 26, 2025Akkadian Mythology, Archetypes, Assyrian Mythology, Astec Mythology, Babylonian mythology, Carl Jung, Catholicism, Celtic Mythology, Christianity, Egyptian mythology, Greek Mythology, Hinduism, Indus Valley Culture, Iron Age, Mesopotamian mythology, Mother, Mother Goddess, Native American, Paganism, Religion, Roman Mythology, Shamans, Druids and Pagans, Spirituality, Sumerian mythology, Tel Halaf, Venus Figurine

The hypothesis of a historical shift from feminine dominance to masculine dominance in spiritual and religious expression is a widely discussed idea in anthropology, archaeology, and religious studies. While it remains a topic of debate, there is considerable evidence suggesting a gradual transition in spiritual focus and societal structures over millennia.

The Maze Rock Petroglyph and how it Visualises the Creation of the Universe.

By BarraMarch 26, 2025All, Christianity, Dissociative Theory of Creation, Divine Madness, Mother, Mother Goddess, Spirituality, Void State

This post introduces an entirely new philosophical viewpoint - the Dissociative Theory of Creation. As well as other notions which compare the human mind to that of the divine. This is the highest level of philosophical thinking, it is emergent. I hope you enjoy these new ways of visualising the divine creative process, and also, the irony built into it

The Nippur tablet

By BarraMarch 25, 2025Mesopotamian mythology, Nippur tablet, Spirituality, Sumerian mythology

The Nippur tablet, an ancient Sumerian artifact that is believed to hold significant clues regarding early astronomy and the astrological practices of the Sumerians.

The Ubaid Culture

By BarraMarch 25, 2025Mesopotamian mythology, Neolithic, Spirituality, Sumerian mythology, Ubaid Culture

The Ubaid Culture The Ubaid culture is an important prehistoric culture in the ancient Near East, particularly in Mesopotamia, which laid the foundation for later civilizations such as the Sumerians. The Ubaid period (approximately 6500 to 3800 BCE) is known for its distinctive archaeological features, including pottery, settlements, and early forms of social organization. It …

Athens - Acropolis: Parthenon (West Side)

The Death of Socrates: History Showing that we are not Learning

By BarraMarch 22, 2025All, Belief Systems, Brainwashing, Critical Thinking, English, Freedom, Greek Mythology, Socratic Questioning

The background to Socrates' death sentence in 399 BC is both fascinating and complex, reflecting the political and social climate of ancient Athens.

The Muses: Who is keeping you Enthused?

By BarraMarch 15, 2025Greek Mythology, Muses, Origins, Spirituality

The Ancient Greeks believed that ideas, especially those that were ground-breaking or profound, could be of divine inspiration, and could be accessed via the Muses.

Karnak_Temple_Thutmosis_II_1 Relief of Thutmose II in Karnak Temple complex. CC0 1.0

The lost tomb of Thutmose II

By BarraMarch 11, 2025All, Egyptian mythology, English, Spirituality

The finding of the lost tomb of Thutmose II is a significant event in the field of archaeology. Here are some key points about this remarkable find and relation to wider Egyptian culture of the period.

Jōmon Figurine Japan Final Jōmon period ca. 1000-300 BCE

The Jōmon culture of Japan and the Mother Goddess

By BarraFebruary 3, 2025All, Joman Culture, Mother, Mother Goddess, Neolithic, Spirituality

The Jōmon culture of Japan and the Mother Goddess The Jōmon culture is one of the oldest and most significant prehistoric cultures in Japan, known for its distinctive pottery, early agricultural practices, and complex social structures. The term “Jōmon” refers to the cord-marked pottery that the culture produced, which became a hallmark of their society. …

Tel Halaf Terracotta Steatopygous Fertility Mother God Idol CA 5000 BCE

The Tel Halaf culture

By BarraFebruary 3, 2025Anatolian, Archetypes, Bronze Age, Indus Valley Culture, Iron Age, Joman Culture, Mesopotamian mythology, Mother, Mother Goddess, Spirituality, Tel Halaf, Vinca Culture

The Tel Halaf culture refers to an archaeological culture from the Late Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (approximately circa 6000–3500 BCE) that was centred in what is now north-eastern Syria, in the region of the Khabur River.

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Only the Brainwashed fear Brainwashing

By BarraJanuary 20, 2025Belief Systems, Brainwashing, Buddhism, Christianity, Freedom, Individuality, Institutional Brainwashing, psychology, Religion, Selfists, Spirituality, Sumerian mythology, Unconditional love

Here’s my personal Quote for the day: “Brainwashed people are terrified of being brainwashed, and might “kill” you, to prevent you from speaking, to avoid that intense, internalised and denied fear. People who are not brainwashed, have no fear of the ideas of others. They broke their brainwashing and have their truth. It takes an …

The Mythical Origins of Yoga

By BarraJanuary 15, 2025Indus Valley Culture, Natural and Healthy Living, Spirituality, Yoga

Yoga has a rich and ancient history that intertwines with Indian spiritual and philosophical traditions. Its origins are often traced back over 5,000 years, with roots in the Indus Valley Civilization (around 3,000 BCE).

The Spider Queen

By BarraJanuary 15, 2025All, Cherokee, Creation, Hopi, Native American, Navajo

The concept of the Spider Queen, and the women who align with her archetype, reveals deeper insights into both mythological symbolism and the marginalization of feminine power in society.

If a religion decides there will be no more prophets. Are they commanding their God not to speak?

By BarraJanuary 14, 2025All, Catholicism, Islam, Religion

When a religion or community decides that God will no longer speak to them, this decision can lead to a spiritual stagnation, as new insights and understandings are viewed as disruptive.

An illustration of the confusion between the Second Coming of Christ and Armageddon

The confusion between The Second Coming and Armageddon

By BarraJanuary 14, 2025All, Armageddon, Christianity, Second Coming

While the Second Coming of Christ is clearly a spiritual event about salvation, it has been misunderstood or misrepresented by several Christian groups throughout history. In many of these teachings, Armageddon becomes synonymous with Christ's return, emphasizing divine judgment and the defeat of evil rather than focusing on the message of love, grace, and salvation that Jesus brought.

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The mother goddess in Mesoamerica

By BarraJanuary 14, 2025All, Archetypes, Mesoamerica, Mother Goddess, Spirituality

The concept of a global Mother Goddess cult that believed it was a Goddess that is the source of creation as we know it, seems a strong one. As is the notion that it used very similar iconography and conceptualisations, which started quite vague and simplistic, but developed in complexity over time, and existed from the Palaeolithic to at least the end of the Bronze Age. This came to be replaced, often by force, by a patriarchal focussed cult which has resulted in most of the worlds religions we see today.

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