Were specialized priestesses of antiquity dedicated to
DIVINE BIRTH as the highest form of spiritual practice?
JOIN US FOR AN AUTHOR PRESENTATION
AT THE FLYING LOTUS
with Marguerite Rigoglioso, author of
The Cult of Divine Birth in Ancient Greece |
*** Sunday, July 12, 2009 ***
3-5 p.m.
The Flying Lotus
315 "A" S. Mt. Shasta Blvd (upstairs),
Mt. Shasta, CA
$10 at the door |
This will be an exciting presentation on the groundbreaking new book The Cult of Divine Birth in Ancient Greece by Marguerite Rigoglioso. Dr. Rigoglioso will explore the“rape by gods”and supernatural conception stories from Greek history and myth in a startling new way that places virgin priestesses at the core of Western civilization.
Her careful research makes the case that divine birth was something deliberately attempted by holy women –– an elevated form of spiritual practice considered the only means of bringing avatars and true leaders to incarnation.
This serious scholarly study has tremendous implications for world religions with divine birth claims, including Christianity. It also helps reframe and reclaim the Virgin Mary as a deliberate agent in the conception of Jesus. |
| Marguerite Rigoglioso, Ph.D., holds a doctorate in humanities and a master's in philosophy and religion from the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS), as well as a bachelor's degree from Vassar College. She teaches pioneering courses in women and religion at CIIS, Dominican University, and the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. |
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