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I was recently asked to comment on my reference to God/-ess when writing and my fragmented attempts to speak of the divine in the feminine.

The beginning of 2007 I decided to speak of the “God” using feminine references - “She” and “Goddess” - rather than the masculine as is usual - “He” and “God”. I did so for the most part to see what came up for myself and secondarily to see what would come up as I did so.

This post includes some of reflections on embracing the feminine in God and includes some of my reasoning personal experiences having done so.

Textual and Contextual Engagement

The biblical Hebrew reference in Genesis “God created man in his image: male and female he created them” speaks of men and women, male and female, individually and together as the image of God. The language here, though masculine, is inclusive. In my English context in South Africa the same usage of “he” is not inclusive.

The Old Testament and New Testament both make radical shifts from their cultural vantage point toward progressive validation of women and the feminine.

In retrospect those same OT and NT texts may sound sexist, but that’s just due to not valuing or understanding the context into which they speak. Hence, texts (e.g. Paul’s teachings) used to liberate women in his context have been used by some to suppress women in our context. This is akin to how Scripture was used in Apartheid era to support racism and racial suppression…

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The 11th Step mentions “knowledge of His will for us…” How does this “knowledge” come to you? Or do you seek it out?

The answer to this is twofold; simply put, it comes to us as a result of searching, studying, and practicing the spiritual principles of love. There is no great mystery here. No hidden path reserved only for the mystics or holy ones. Note that i stated the principles of love (plural), not the principle of love.

Throughout human history there have been many powerful spiritual teachers. When we study their teachings, we find common threads interwoven into the fabric of each. Like a circle they always come back to the universal truth of love. Examples of just a few are:

A Course in Miracles:
“Teach only love for that is what you are.”

The Dalai Lama:
1.“All major religious traditions carry basically the same message; that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.”
2.“The purpose of our lives is to be happy.”

The five precepts of Buddhism:

All religions have some basic rules that define what is good conduct and what kind of conduct should be avoided. In Buddhism, the most important rules are the Five Precepts. These have been passed down from the Buddha himself…

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