The Divine Feminine in Christmas

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As I did the research for my doctoral dissertation on the return of the Divine Feminine, I became more and more convinced that the Goddess, although having been hidden for more than 2,000 years, is not returning at all. She has remained with us, silent and waiting for a time when humanity was ready to honor Her and welcome Her back into our consciousness.

I attended a beautiful Hanging of the Greens service at my mother's church yesterday. Part of this service included members of the congregation hanging Chrismons on a tree at the front of the sanctuary. (Chrismons are tree ornaments that are Christian symbols made of white, silver and gold.) Each of us were asked to pick the Chrismons we wished to hang on the tree during the service.

I was surprised and pleased as I searched through the Chrismons for those I wished to hang on the tree to discover how many of the symbols had a history based in the Goddess traditions. The serpent on the Tau Cross; the equal-armed cross with a rose in its center; the pentagram; the triquetra. All of these beautiful symbols and more can be traced to a time when the Goddess was the center of religious tradition and myth.
So in the middle of this traditional patriarchal celebration of the birth of the Christ, the Sacred Feminine made herself known to those who could see. After all, at the birth of the Christ, the Virgin became the Mother.

Initiates of the Christ Mysteries traditions went through intense purification in preparation for giving birth to the Divine Feminine during Advent. Christmas, of all the Christian holidays, is the perfect time to celebrate and acknowledge the Sacred Feminine, to allow Her to unite with the Sacred Masculine, and to give birth to the Holy Child within each of us.

Namaste!