Category: Divinely Inspired Women

Women Who Changed History for the Good of Humankind

There were countless women who broke the mold of the prescribed role of women in the early, high, and later Middle Ages. The resourceful women of the Viking Age, the women visionaries of Medieval Europe, as for example Hildegard of Bingen, and Margery Kempe, as well as the heroic Joan of Arc. These women were Read More

´Divinely Inspired Women.´

Throughout history, prophecy was one domain in which women were seen as superior to men. From the classical period, the Greeks called women who were prophets, ‘The Sibyls.’  In the book ‘Aeneid,’ Aeneas consults the Greek Sibyl, who predicts the Trojan War, thus Aeneas asks to see his father. The Sibyl directs him into the Read More

Why Artemis is the Heroine we Need Now

Artemis is one of the three Greek Goddesses.  She is usually depicted as a girl in a knee-length tunic and equipped with a hunting bow, and arrows that never run out.  The bow and arrows represent a woman who is focused and determined and capable of taking care of herself.  Her arrows always hit her Read More

´Mother Teresa:¨Don’t Wait for Leaders; Do it Alone, Person to Person.¨´

Mother Teresa (Anjeze Gonxhe Bojaxhiu 1910-1997 Republic of Macedonia) was an Albanian-Indian missionary and saint who, at a young age committed herself to a religious life.  She was the founder of  Missionaries of Charity.   Mother Teresa left home at the age of 18 and joined Loreto Abbey in  Ireland to learn English.  Her idea was to Read More

Harriet Tubman: ‘American Icon and Pioneer of Freedom.’

“If you are tired, keep going. If you are scared, keep going. If you are hungry, keep going. If you want to taste freedom, keep going.” This quote has often been attributed to Harriet Tubman (1822-1913) Abolitionist and Humanitarian.  When Hillary Clinton paraphrased this quote in her 2008 speech at the DNC, she captured Tubman’s spirit: Read More

Divine Nature: The Power to Manifest our Dreams in the World Around Us.

Is the logic of domination based on differences that are seen as natural, given and inescapable, moral? Are you a cyborg like the writer Donna Haraway, or are you the feminist goddess discovering your spiritual connection to Mother Earth? Read more’Joan of Arc, Emmanuele Macron ‘Symbol of Hope.’In her book ‘The Cyborg Manifesto,’ Haraway says Read More

The Legend of the White Buffalo Calf Woman: Inspiration and Teacher.

The White Buffalo Calf Woman is an inspiration, teacher and healer for the Lakota Indians.  She is a powerful female figure whose legend was born 2,000 years ago.  The interpretation of the legend is based on Chief Joseph Chasing Horse’s words who is the traditional leader of the Lakota Nation. The legend says that White Read More

‘Joan of Arc, Emmanuele Macron ‘Symbol of Hope.’

  ‘Joan of Arc Symbol of Hope.’ Read moreThe Legend of the White Buffalo Calf Woman: Inspiration and Teacher.Joan of Arc saved France and became a legend, heroine, martyr and saint. As the patron saint of France, Joan is an enduring symbol of French nationalism and unity. Joan of Arc (1412-1431) was the daughter of Read More