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  Martin Askey April 5, 2009 at 3:24pm

  In The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown tarnishes Judaism with the same stroke that he dismisses Christianity and Islam for their repression of women and of the Sacred Feminine.
  
  http://www.aish.com/societyWork/women/Seeking_the_Sacred_Feminine.asp
  
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  Martin Askey April 4, 2009 at 4:29pm

  Sacred Feminine
  
  Throughout humanity’s societies, the Sacred Feminine has been identified with the qualities of wisdom, justice, beauty, and compassion. She is also the irresistible power that destroys old forms and brings new ones into being. The Divine Feminine is this unseen dimension of soul to which we are connected through our instincts, our feelings, and the longing imagination of the heart.
  
  
  
  http://www.lysistrataproject.org/SacredFeminine.htm
  
  
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  Martin Askey April 4, 2009 at 3:57pm

  The Sacred Feminine
  
  Consider This: Despite the power and pressure of a male-dominated culture, Jesus valued women. He encouraged women to learn from his teaching, and went out of his way to have conversations with women--to the extent that he was criticized for this.
  
  Consider This: Historically, Christian women have been powerful supporters of Jesus' message, often despite their status in male-governed cultures. Examples evident in the Bible include: Priscilla and Phoebe, while extra-biblical examples include: Perpetua of Carthage, Monica of Hippo, Teresa of Avila, Julian of Norwich, Katherina von Bora (Martin Luther's wife), Catherine Booth (founder of the Salvation Army) and Mother Teresa.
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  Martin Askey April 4, 2009 at 3:55pm

  The Da Vinci Code by Robert Langdon, The Da Vinci Code p.124
  
  
  The Sacred Feminine
  
  "Powerful men in the early church 'conned' the world by propagating lies that devalued the female and tipped the scales in favor of the masculine."
  Robert Langdon, The Da Vinci Code p.124
  
  
  
  The Sacred Feminine
  
  Consider This: Throughout history, there is record of women being oppressed and devalued across many cultures. This has also occurred in the name of Christianity.
  
  When we see atrocities in the church's history, the tendency is to discount Christianity as a whole. These ugly parts of history, rather than showing Christianity to be oppressive, actually point to the reality of the human condition--which is that all people are prone to taking truth and twisting it to serve their own purposes.
  
  Consider This: In spite of the dark parts of church history, there is also a great deal of light. The Advent of Christianity radically transformed the fate of women. Even ancient Roman pagan scholars agree that it was a turning point for the freedom and dignity of women.
  
  
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  Martin Askey April 4, 2009 at 3:24pm

  Da Vinci's Code
  
  Professor Christopher Witcombe, Art History
  
  http://witcombe.sbc.edu/davincicode/magdalen-sacred-feminine.html
  
  
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  Da Vinci's Code: Mary Magdalen and the Sacred Feminine
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  Martin Askey April 4, 2009 at 3:22pm

  Goddesss
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_feminine#Sacred_feminine
  
  
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  Martin Askey April 4, 2009 at 3:14pm

  Mother Earth: Revisioning the Sacred is a long overdue documentary that brings the female image back into balance with our male dominated society. Mary Hopkins beautifully shares the history of the female image in art and in society, elegantly bringing together the story of the sacred female. Hopkin's research raises question such as: What happened to Sacred image of the female? Where did She go? And why is the female image becoming a powerful icon for many modern artists in the 21st century?
  
  The documentary explores the subtle and sometimes hidden theories of why the female image has lost strength in our culture, and to what effect her decline has influenced our art, our thinking and ultimately our relationship to nature. Hopkins explores through a three-part perspective these questions and more.
  
  The first part discusses how deeply the male point of view dominates our culture, and then leads us to the realization that along with a male god, there also are divine qualities in the archetype of the human female. The second part also uses art history as a tool to understand how Western civilization lost the Goddess and how this loss compromises the quality of our lives. In the last section, the works of modern women artists are used to balance the divinity of male and female. This visual journey is about shared qualities of order, justice, unconditional love and nurture.
  
  Recommended For: those who feel the earth and human culture are out of balance, historians, ecologists, spiritual communities, women's spiritual circles, clergy, Comparative Religion and Women's Studies instructors. Individuals who feel cultural dissonance will find this material to have an integrated point of view offering spiritual support and comfort. This video is excellent for discussion groups, and is a must-see for anyone who has read the bestselling work The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown.
  
  
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