Trista Hendren
@tristahendren.bsky.social
Trista Hendren founded Girl God Books in 2011 to support a necessary unraveling of the patriarchal worldview of divinity. Her first book—The Girl God—was a response to her own daughter's inability to see herself in the Divine. www.thegirlgod.com
''As a symbol, the Crone had to be suppressed by patriarchal religions because her power 'overruled the will even of Heavenly Father Zeus.' She was the Mother of God and the Slayer of God. Christianity retained the feminine as Virgin & Mother, it eliminated her role as Crone.'' -Marion Woodman
April 2, 2025 at 7:52 AM
''As a symbol, the Crone had to be suppressed by patriarchal religions because her power 'overruled the will even of Heavenly Father Zeus.' She was the Mother of God and the Slayer of God. Christianity retained the feminine as Virgin & Mother, it eliminated her role as Crone.'' -Marion Woodman
“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.” ~ Arundhati Roy
Painting by Elisabeth Slettnes
Painting by Elisabeth Slettnes
March 11, 2025 at 8:17 AM
“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.” ~ Arundhati Roy
Painting by Elisabeth Slettnes
Painting by Elisabeth Slettnes
“The Great Mother Goddess was honoured throughout ancient North Africa and the Near East, with many different names. In and around Canaan, she was known as Asherah, Mother of Creation, Queen of Heaven...” -Laura Shannon, Asherah: Roots of the Mother Tree.
Art by Teresa Moorehouse
Art by Teresa Moorehouse
February 24, 2025 at 7:28 AM
“The Great Mother Goddess was honoured throughout ancient North Africa and the Near East, with many different names. In and around Canaan, she was known as Asherah, Mother of Creation, Queen of Heaven...” -Laura Shannon, Asherah: Roots of the Mother Tree.
Art by Teresa Moorehouse
Art by Teresa Moorehouse
“In the world’s oldest creation myths, the female god creates the world out of her own body. The Great Mother everywhere was the active and autonomous creatrix of the world... the ancient Goddess was always there.”
― Monica Sjöö & Barbara Mor
Art by Judy Chicago
― Monica Sjöö & Barbara Mor
Art by Judy Chicago
February 4, 2025 at 8:50 AM
“In the world’s oldest creation myths, the female god creates the world out of her own body. The Great Mother everywhere was the active and autonomous creatrix of the world... the ancient Goddess was always there.”
― Monica Sjöö & Barbara Mor
Art by Judy Chicago
― Monica Sjöö & Barbara Mor
Art by Judy Chicago
“To become means fulfilling the wholeness of what we are capable of being. But as long as woman lacks a divine made in her image she cannot establish her subjectivity/achieve a goal of her own. She lacks an ideal that would be her goal or path in becoming.” –Luce Irigaray
Art: Elisabeth Slettnes
Art: Elisabeth Slettnes
February 3, 2025 at 8:49 AM
“To become means fulfilling the wholeness of what we are capable of being. But as long as woman lacks a divine made in her image she cannot establish her subjectivity/achieve a goal of her own. She lacks an ideal that would be her goal or path in becoming.” –Luce Irigaray
Art: Elisabeth Slettnes
Art: Elisabeth Slettnes
The Utter Beauty of Resistance
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The Utter Beauty of Resistance
We have been shaken to our very core.
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January 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The Utter Beauty of Resistance
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A new Sculpture and a few thoughts about Asherah, the Hebrew Great Mother Goddess that was erased from the Old Testament. threadsofspiderwoman.blogspot.com/2024/12/ashe...
Asherah Re-visited
A blog by artist Lauren Raine about art and mythology, sacred masks and sacred art, Goddess spirituality, creativity,and synchronicity.
threadsofspiderwoman.blogspot.com
December 28, 2024 at 5:02 PM
A new Sculpture and a few thoughts about Asherah, the Hebrew Great Mother Goddess that was erased from the Old Testament. threadsofspiderwoman.blogspot.com/2024/12/ashe...
My newest on Patreon. Art by Dee Mulrooney
January 11, 2025 at 9:38 AM
My newest on Patreon. Art by Dee Mulrooney
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55 years of the Suppressed Histories Archives, since Jan 1970. Brochures from the 1980s, and a flyer for a 1985 series I did at UC-Berkeley. More content coming soon when we reconfigure www.suppressedhistories.net
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Visit the daily blog on Suppressed Histories page:
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January 11, 2025 at 5:15 AM
55 years of the Suppressed Histories Archives, since Jan 1970. Brochures from the 1980s, and a flyer for a 1985 series I did at UC-Berkeley. More content coming soon when we reconfigure www.suppressedhistories.net
Visit the daily blog on Suppressed Histories page:
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Visit the daily blog on Suppressed Histories page:
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Hello all, happy new year! I launched a newsletter yesterday to create a space where people can come together to discuss anti-feminist backlash and refusal. Please have a read, share, and tell me what you think! open.substack.com/pub/sorayach...
It's 2025. Is This a Good Time to Talk About Male Supremacy and Feminist Refusals?
A space to talk about backlash, feminist refusal, and changing the nature of power
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January 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Hello all, happy new year! I launched a newsletter yesterday to create a space where people can come together to discuss anti-feminist backlash and refusal. Please have a read, share, and tell me what you think! open.substack.com/pub/sorayach...
"in our own ways we all break. it is okay to hold your heart outside of your body for days. months. years. at a time. – heal"
— Nayyirah Waheed
Arna Baartz Artist
— Nayyirah Waheed
Arna Baartz Artist
January 10, 2025 at 8:12 AM
"in our own ways we all break. it is okay to hold your heart outside of your body for days. months. years. at a time. – heal"
— Nayyirah Waheed
Arna Baartz Artist
— Nayyirah Waheed
Arna Baartz Artist
"To remember her is to remember parts of our own nature that have been exiled and buried with her. To find her buried in the shadows is to work toward our own resurrection; it is to unearth ways of being and knowing that were exiled and buried long ago."
-Vanya Leilani, Ph.D.
-Vanya Leilani, Ph.D.
December 22, 2024 at 11:40 AM
"To remember her is to remember parts of our own nature that have been exiled and buried with her. To find her buried in the shadows is to work toward our own resurrection; it is to unearth ways of being and knowing that were exiled and buried long ago."
-Vanya Leilani, Ph.D.
-Vanya Leilani, Ph.D.
"We have never in recorded history lived in a time when women were, as a whole, empowered. We can only begin to imagine the riches.''
The Courage to Heal by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis
Aleah Chapin - Artist
The Courage to Heal by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis
Aleah Chapin - Artist
December 22, 2024 at 10:12 AM
"We have never in recorded history lived in a time when women were, as a whole, empowered. We can only begin to imagine the riches.''
The Courage to Heal by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis
Aleah Chapin - Artist
The Courage to Heal by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis
Aleah Chapin - Artist
"In the Eden myth, no Goddess—no images of the feminine sacred—is allowed to exist. She cannot be named nor fought, since to name her, even if only to defeat her, would be to admit her presence and importance."
-Vanya Leilani, The Flesh and the Fruit
Art by Lauren Raine
-Vanya Leilani, The Flesh and the Fruit
Art by Lauren Raine
December 22, 2024 at 9:34 AM
"In the Eden myth, no Goddess—no images of the feminine sacred—is allowed to exist. She cannot be named nor fought, since to name her, even if only to defeat her, would be to admit her presence and importance."
-Vanya Leilani, The Flesh and the Fruit
Art by Lauren Raine
-Vanya Leilani, The Flesh and the Fruit
Art by Lauren Raine
Reposted by Trista Hendren
Two showings: Wed 18 Dec, 6pm & Sun 22 Dec, noon (California time; check a timezone converter).
Judea under Roman occupation, including these icons.
Register sliding scale at:
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With readings from Magna Mater, Paulianity, and the Imperial Church.
Judea under Roman occupation, including these icons.
Register sliding scale at:
suppressed-histories.teachable.com/p/judaea-cap...
With readings from Magna Mater, Paulianity, and the Imperial Church.
December 18, 2024 at 6:16 AM
Two showings: Wed 18 Dec, 6pm & Sun 22 Dec, noon (California time; check a timezone converter).
Judea under Roman occupation, including these icons.
Register sliding scale at:
suppressed-histories.teachable.com/p/judaea-cap...
With readings from Magna Mater, Paulianity, and the Imperial Church.
Judea under Roman occupation, including these icons.
Register sliding scale at:
suppressed-histories.teachable.com/p/judaea-cap...
With readings from Magna Mater, Paulianity, and the Imperial Church.
"You would be wrong to think that I came to convince you of anything this house resolution though well-meaning and appreciated is of little consequence in the midst of this Holocaust of our time I came in the spirit of Malcolm X and Jimmy Baldwin..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW5U...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW5U...
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December 12, 2024 at 5:54 PM
"You would be wrong to think that I came to convince you of anything this house resolution though well-meaning and appreciated is of little consequence in the midst of this Holocaust of our time I came in the spirit of Malcolm X and Jimmy Baldwin..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW5U...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW5U...
“Feminism exists so that no woman ever has to face her oppressor in a vacuum, alone... What I am saying is that every one of us has the responsibility to be the woman Marc Lepine wanted to murder. We need to live with that honour, that courage.”
-Andrea Dworkin
"We Remember" by Cheryl Braganza
-Andrea Dworkin
"We Remember" by Cheryl Braganza
December 6, 2024 at 8:45 AM
“Feminism exists so that no woman ever has to face her oppressor in a vacuum, alone... What I am saying is that every one of us has the responsibility to be the woman Marc Lepine wanted to murder. We need to live with that honour, that courage.”
-Andrea Dworkin
"We Remember" by Cheryl Braganza
-Andrea Dworkin
"We Remember" by Cheryl Braganza
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'Month after month, #Israel has treated #Palestinians in #Gaza as a subhuman group unworthy of human rights and dignity, demonstrating its intent to physically destroy them' said Agnès Callamard, Secretary General of @amnestyuk.bsky.social
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Amnesty International concludes Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza
Amnesty International’s research has found sufficient basis to conclude that Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip.
www.amnesty.org
December 6, 2024 at 8:32 AM
'Month after month, #Israel has treated #Palestinians in #Gaza as a subhuman group unworthy of human rights and dignity, demonstrating its intent to physically destroy them' said Agnès Callamard, Secretary General of @amnestyuk.bsky.social
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
"A pause is not a ceasefire, and a ceasefire is not freedom." –Rafeef Ziadah
Art by Suzi Fadel Nassif
Art by Suzi Fadel Nassif
November 27, 2024 at 9:19 AM
"A pause is not a ceasefire, and a ceasefire is not freedom." –Rafeef Ziadah
Art by Suzi Fadel Nassif
Art by Suzi Fadel Nassif
Our words have the power to bring a new world into existence. They introduce us to worlds we might never encounter.
Books are the gateway to empathy for others and self-compassion for the shame we carry.
If only people would read them...
Art by Leticia Banegas
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Books are the gateway to empathy for others and self-compassion for the shame we carry.
If only people would read them...
Art by Leticia Banegas
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November 26, 2024 at 1:06 PM
Our words have the power to bring a new world into existence. They introduce us to worlds we might never encounter.
Books are the gateway to empathy for others and self-compassion for the shame we carry.
If only people would read them...
Art by Leticia Banegas
www.patreon.com/posts/end-of...
Books are the gateway to empathy for others and self-compassion for the shame we carry.
If only people would read them...
Art by Leticia Banegas
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"Today, my body was a TV’d massacre that had to fit into sound-bites and word limits filled enough with statistics to counter measured response."
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Rafeef Ziadah – We Teach Life, Sir. Text-transcription-lyrics-words of poem.
Today, my body was a TV’d massacre. Today, my body was a TV’d massacre that had to fit into sound-bites and word limits. Today, my body was a TV’d massacre that had to fit into so…
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November 26, 2024 at 11:24 AM
"Today, my body was a TV’d massacre that had to fit into sound-bites and word limits filled enough with statistics to counter measured response."
blissonature.wordpress.com/2011/11/17/r...
blissonature.wordpress.com/2011/11/17/r...