tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846614321116144133.post1425769803424850545..comments2023-04-07T04:26:14.077-07:00Comments on With Your Mutual Approbation: "Goddess"TopHathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03014761105792283513noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846614321116144133.post-31271201219512085742011-01-23T10:22:58.019-08:002011-01-23T10:22:58.019-08:00I feel the same way as Sara about the word "G...I feel the same way as Sara about the word "God", but I think it's important to appropriate words for ourselves. The english language is shifting and changing, and these words and meanings are up for grabs in a way. I think it's important to be comfortable using Goddess because it can imply so much just by being a difference in our dialogue. The opportunity for introduction of ideas in connection to words is very real at this stage of awareness for us all I think. But I still feel comfortable using God to reference them both. What I really wish we had was a new pronoun that was neither here nor there. Can we make one up to start using? ;)cchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08900004354337917385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846614321116144133.post-62987266264064579352011-01-21T13:08:39.086-08:002011-01-21T13:08:39.086-08:00Sara, I worry about that, too. And I've consid...Sara, I worry about that, too. And I've considered using "God" to mean both Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother. But I dislike that for the same reason I dislike the convention of the scriptures to use "men" to refer to "people." You just can't win! Maybe we'll come up with our own term. ;)TopHathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03014761105792283513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846614321116144133.post-787001911406724162011-01-21T12:34:28.040-08:002011-01-21T12:34:28.040-08:00Thank you for this insight. I was struck by that s...Thank you for this insight. I was struck by that same passage while reading "The Dance of the Dissident Daughter." It's tough to shake the old connotations of "goddess," but I think it's a worthwhile task to pursue.<br /><br />One thing that does bother me about using "goddess" is that, as a word, it feels like a subset of "god," a revision of "god," when in fact, I view Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother as equally and mutually GOD. Were it possible, I would love for the word "god" to accurately and fully and entirely stand for both Mother and Father in the ears of those who hear it, but there's probably too much baggage for that to be possible. Anyhow, it's a complex thing to navigate. I really appreciate your contribution.Sara K.S. Hankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11055089458230266525noreply@blogger.com