Even beyond the Gnostics, the Divine Feminine was very revered in early Christianity and Classic Judaism. Her veneration was completely public and took many aspects across The Roman Empire. Early Christians and Hellenistic Jews understood that the Godhead held both feminine and masculine aspects. Women held a higher rank in all matters, even leadership roles. This is even betrayed by the words of Jesus Christ and Saint Paul, as well as many Church Fathers and apocryphal scriptures. Yet the Divine Feminine, along with Sophia, was slowly erased from Christendom as Orthodoxy gained more power. We take an amazing view of the once-mighty Christian Goddesses and the terrible impact of her dismissal on the psyche of mankind that is even felt today.
Astral Guest-- April DeConick, author of Holy Misogyny: Why the Sex and Gender Conflicts in the Early Church Still Matter and
The Thirteenth Apostle: What the Gospel of Judas Really Says, as well as Professor of Biblical Studies at Rice University.
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