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Genesis 1:26-28

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Second; in order for God to create male and female in God's own image, it follows, logically, that God must be both male and female.
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So, to my mind, the idea of femininity in the Divine is, essentially, a no-brainer.

That's too logical for most folks, Michael. (But I still love it anyway.)

To paraphrase, it has been said that from 2 (masculine + feminine) come 3 (the Trinity). From 3 (3-in-1) come every multitudinous thing (the Universe).

OP, while there's nothing wrong with believing in the Divine Feminine, this is only half of the Yin/Yang energies which permeate the Cosmos; it's half of the coin.
In other words, this is not an either/or one-sided proposition. Both should be embraced in a symbiatic* union.

(* Yes, this is getting red-underlined, but "symbiotic" has the connotation of co-dependency, whereas "symbiatic" has more of a synergistic interdependency dynamic.)

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I do agree. The Masculine and the Feminine Divine unite. Like the Ying/Yang. The reason I mentioned the Feminine Divine in particular in this thread, is because it does not get mentioned enough in my opinion. I feel the Scared Masculine "God" does not need a new image because I feel the true God, is a kind and caring God. Not the wrathful "God" that some organized religion have given God over the centuries. When Goddess/God, Feminine/Masculine unite, it completes the balance . A lot of this thread is something for myself personally. I am aware of the Masculine Divine but I personally to needed embrace the Feminine Divine more clear for myself

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ORIGINAL: FieryOpal

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I do agree. The Masculine and the Feminine Divine unite. Like the Ying/Yang. The reason I mentioned the Feminine Divine in particular in this thread, is because it does not get mentioned enough in my opinion. I feel the Scared Masculine "God" does not need a new image because I feel the true God, is a kind and caring God. Not the wrathful "God" that some organized religion have given God over the centuries. When Goddess/God, Feminine/Masculine unite, it completes the balance . A lot of this thread is something for myself personally. I am aware of the Masculine Divine but I personally to needed embrace the Feminine Divine more clear for myself

I figured as much, but there are those who reject the one for the other by swinging over to an extreme theology. Feminine energies have long been celebrated in Mother Nature. She is both Provider, Sustainer, Protector and awe-inspiring Destroyer. If you don't do things her way, according to her laws, then she will cut you off at the knees. Make no mistake, she is not to be trifled with. Even in organized religion, though, the feminine aspect of the Godhead is revealed as Wisdom and venerated as "Sophia" by religious mystics (reminiscent of how the Greek Goddess of Wisdom Athena sprang full armed from her father Zeus's head with a battle cry). You will see this in the Eastern Orthodox & Greek Orthodox Christianity traditions.

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One thing that I recently learned is that even within the wall's of Christianity, there is a Feminine Divine which has been suppressed by mainstream Christians thousands of years now.

In Catholicism and Orthodoxy, the Virgin Mary comes awfully close to being a Feminine Divine.

True, but not the sort of goddess that might sit on one's face. Perish the thought ....

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ORIGINAL: DaddySatyr
Since I was raised a Traditional Catholic, I was indoctrinated with the idea of the Holy Trinity - three Divine persons in one God. When I was old enough to formulate the question (five or six years old), I asked my priest just how that happened. My priest said that God, the Father and God, the Son looked at each other and the love that exuded from them formed the Holy Spirit.

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ORIGINAL: FieryOpal

To paraphrase, it has been said that from 2 (masculine + feminine) come 3 (the Trinity). From 3 (3-in-1) come every multitudinous thing (the Universe).

I think that has it backwards, unless you are not a monotheist, because the notion that everything starts with two would constitute a dualistic monotheism, which is self-contradictory.

K.

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ORIGINAL: FieryOpal

To paraphrase, it has been said that from 2 (masculine + feminine) come 3 (the Trinity). From 3 (3-in-1) come every multitudinous thing (the Universe).

I think that has it backwards, unless you are not a monotheist, because the notion that everything starts with two would constitute a dualistic monotheism, which is self-contradictory.

K.

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ORIGINAL: Kirata

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ORIGINAL: FieryOpal

To paraphrase, it has been said that from 2 (masculine + feminine) come 3 (the Trinity). From 3 (3-in-1) come every multitudinous thing (the Universe).

I think that has it backwards, unless you are not a monotheist, because the notion that everything starts with two would constitute a dualistic monotheism, which is self-contradictory.

K.

Exactly. From pure divine essence/potentiality flows dualism -- that's the trinity. From trinity flows form.

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I have been thinking about this particular post for a few week's now. I agree a healthy balance is needed. Not just one or the other. Believing in the Goddess can be just as much mental as it is spiritual for me. I grew up believing to fear God in the Christian religion. I now try to believe God is a loving and caring God. Same thing with the Goddess. I try to imagine Her as a caring, loving Goddess.

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ORIGINAL: Musicmystery

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ORIGINAL: Kirata

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ORIGINAL: FieryOpal

To paraphrase, it has been said that from 2 (masculine + feminine) come 3 (the Trinity). From 3 (3-in-1) come every multitudinous thing (the Universe).

I think that has it backwards, unless you are not a monotheist, because the notion that everything starts with two would constitute a dualistic monotheism, which is self-contradictory.

K.

Exactly. From pure divine essence/potentiality flows dualism -- that's the trinity. From trinity flows form.

Only for those who cannot imagine the eternal existence of material essence ex-divinity. Divinity is just another god in the bush, a superstition.

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ORIGINAL: Musicmystery

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ORIGINAL: Musicmystery

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ORIGINAL: Kirata

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ORIGINAL: FieryOpal

To paraphrase, it has been said that from 2 (masculine + feminine) come 3 (the Trinity). From 3 (3-in-1) come every multitudinous thing (the Universe).

I think that has it backwards, unless you are not a monotheist, because the notion that everything starts with two would constitute a dualistic monotheism, which is self-contradictory.

K.

Exactly. From pure divine essence/potentiality flows dualism -- that's the trinity. From trinity flows form.

Only for those who cannot imagine the eternal existence of material essence ex-divinity. Divinity is just another god in the bush, a superstition.

Semantics. Since the context of the discussion is in fact the divine, the term is apt.

Call it what you will.

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ORIGINAL: Musicmystery

Not what I said at all. You're stuck in a "these guys think there's a god" mode and and not at all reading what I really wrote.

Energy travels in waves. As soon as it exists, there's duality. From there, interaction of basic energies creates our world. Ask a physicist.

But if you've discovered the natural forces that move pure energy into manifestation, I look forward to your published paper.

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ORIGINAL: Musicmystery

Since I've already answered and explained exactly that, and you just skipped over it, go back and have another look.

If you just want to feel better, go ahead. Have fun.