I have met a lot of women who call themselves goddesses. When they say that I give them that GTFOH look. I mean chicks don't even have the beauty of Goddesses yet they claim that they are, Come on son seriously. What's wrong with being Human? Don't they know that even the Gods envy humans just because they were human. This self entitlement and diva complexes is just going out of hand. Now this does not mean that women nor men do not have part or parcel of the God/Goddess inside of them. (Disclaimer: I'm not coming from a religious perspective but a spiritual one) The Masculine and Feminine powers of the universe are both sacred. Now let's get in deep about this whole Goddess thing. These chicks talk about being a goddess but do they understand the role of a Goddess. I mean to be a Goddess was to be immortal and to be all knowing, all seeing, everywhere etc. Not only that a Goddess though she had worshipers, was also a slave to her worshipers. If a worshiper called out her name she had to come to that worshiper. It was like a contract between the worshiper and God/Goddess. I as the worshiper will keep your temple clean, pray to you, give you tribute etc. However, you as goddess will come to me when I call upon you, you will answer my prayers, and you will keep me safe from other Gods/Goddess. If you fail to do that, I as the worshiper will not pray to you no longer, or I as the God/Goddess shall forsake you. Side Note: This is why God is so unique and different than all of the pagan gods because he revolutionizes a lot of things about Godhood if you pay attention. But at the same time Goddesses had a specific role in the world. They were the Goddesses of the feminine powers in the universe, Love, Hearth, The Home, Family, Children, and even War. But you also have to pay attention to the tragic stories of a lot of these Goddesses. Since we are in the Western World these are the Goddesses I am talking about (Greek/Roman). These Goddesses, although they were Goddesses were highly subjective to female human emotions. I mean Hera was a bitter mean ass bitch, Aphrodite was a hoe, and each of them have been highly jealous of each other or a human woman. That's not true Godhood. If you are the Goddess of Love then you should exemplify compassion for all and love for all, not fucking around on your husband for that is not love. If you are Queen of the Gods you should not be a bitter ass woman scorned type chick, because you are above human emotion. I mean these women say they are this and that and they fall short all the time. The Goddess in you should teach you to be reverent in your behavior and to be an asset to your society and world.
In the movie "higher learning", everyone remembers those famous lines Ice Cube made that white man say. Mother of the Earth is a great thing, that's like saying you are Goddess of the Earth. And what does the Goddess of the Earth do, She bring forth LIFE. How many black women give birth, but bring for Life. I'm not talking about just a baby, I'm talking about a spiritual being that makes the world better by the time he/she leaves it and plants seeds that sprout that brings forth "good fruit". That is what is meant by bringing forth life. Because you can be a live and still be spiritually dead, like we see today. This is why a lot of women have forgotten their sacred powers nor do they embrace them. They go for the masculine energy/power which is very unnatural. Proverbs 31 tells of a woman who had the Goddess in her, who wielded her feminine powers for the good of all, and was a woman of God (from a religious standpoint). This is why Goddesses are only alive in myths, because they weren't real. If you meet a woman who says she is a "Goddess", you are meeting a woman with a very big ego and who is subconsciously saying that all she wants is the perks of a goddess. I've come to realize that you can really foresee what a person is trying to tell you if you know the meaning behind the words and the meanings of the words. Females you are not a diva nor a Goddess and you never will be, if you think so then you are just like the Goddesses of old AN UNBELIEVABLE, FALSE ASS MYTH. I prefer Women as just what they were intended to be WOMAN.
Wonderful post. The definition of a Diva is a distinguished woman singer. The term is meant to represent female singers who have truely made something of their careers. It is not a term that is supposed to be used for all women. The definition of a Goddess- 1)a female deity 2)a woman of extraordinary beauty and charm 3)a greatly admired or adored woman. Regardless of what definition of Goddess one uses most of us don't come anywhere close to measuring up to it's definition. I can't even see why a woman would call herself that? As someone who is horrendously flawed I'd rather people see me for the mess that I am instead of putting me on a pedestal...pedestals fall over and that's too much pressure.
ReplyDeleteI actually enjoyed reading this. You have an interesting take on this subject. I feel that being goddess like is a feminine energy that both male and female beings can tap into. It is the conduit for all creativity. We each have a feminine and a masculine aspect to ourselves as you pointed out above. Masculine is needed for purpose, drive and support while the feminine is the actual creating. You can't have one without the other. We've been in a very masculine or yang dominant society for a while and as we get closer to 2012 we'll be approaching a more yin or feminine energy much like what we saw before the inquisition. This will help us balance out these energies. I think you're right, many women do not understand the sacred power they have within themselves this has happened mostly because we as women have not been taught how to tap into our sexuality as an energy source and relate that back to spirituality. This information has been kept from both men and women in western society. Many of us have to seek this information ourselves.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your opinion on this subject.