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The Lost Goddess; An Exploration of Herstory
An Introduction to Rediscovering the Feminine Divine Through Ancient Mythology
Created byHeather Kaminski
Last updated 4/2025
English
What you'll learn
- Identify Joseph Campbell's four types of Goddess Sublimation myths
- Categorize particular myths according Joseph Campbell's four types of Sublimation myths
- Compare and contrast common definitions of myth with Joseph Campbell's broader definition of myth
- Deconstruct myths in order to comprehend the "meta -myth"
- Identify Goddess symbols cross culturally in both myths and archaeological artifacts
- Think critically, compare and contrast, ancient mythology with current mythological paradigms
- Explain the process of the changeover between ancient matriarchal / partnership model societies to patriarchal / dominator model societies
- Explain Raine Isler's definitions of "partnership model" vs "dominator model" societies
- Explain Joseph Campbell's four functions of myth
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Course content
8 sections • 29 lectures • 1h 23m total length
Requirements
- An interest in mythology and archeology
- An open and curious mind
Description
For nearly 30,000 years the primary concept of the Divine was feminine in form. Join us on this walk through HERstory as we take a multidisciplinary approach and examine the META myth to uncover the mysteries of the disappearance of the Goddess culture and the rise of the patriarchal model of society. This course explores the works of scholars such as Mythologist Joseph Campbell and Archeologist Marjia Gimbutus, who's "Three Wave" invasion theory is now supported with DNA evidence. The time is now for us to fully embrace the suppressed story of the feminine divine, recognize and re-member her role in history, re-claim her name, and re-store her honor. Our beautiful planet, and the very survival as a species may very well depend upon it. (This is an introductory course only. As with any course you may take, to experience it's full benefits, please read / watch / listen to materials your instructor provides. The intention of these materials is to enrich your learning and understanding of what is presented as well as whetting your appetite to facilitate your own continued learning outside of the course. You will find these materials in the resources tabs of each section.)
This course is comprised of a series of slides and lectures and includes:
Over twenty lessons (Approximately 2 hours)
Links to video interviews with experts in mythology and archaeology (Each video is approximately one hour long)
Lecture handouts for printing and note taking
Links to resources (Audio of the story "Math son of Mathonwy" or read the story approximately one hour)
A List of resources
Audio/visual recital of myths
An Audio/visual Goddess Meditation
Who this course is for:
- This course is meant for students who are interested in learning about the role of the Feminine Divine in ancient mythology and who feel drawn to rediscovering the Feminine Divine in their own spiritual path.
- This course is meant for students who are curious about the role of the Feminine Divine through the ages, and how the change over from matriarchal to patriarchal social and religious paradigms took place.