Funny, I think she might’ve framed the snake 😅🙃 idk… it’s a good lesson… what do immature people do when they do something they’re not supposed to and get caught? Blame anyone and anything other than themselves… not hold accountable, but blame… and I have to wonder… what kind of snake was this? Why do snakes get such a bad rap? Is it because of this? Snakes aren’t that complicated … not irl… but to be a “snake” means to be cunning, backstabbing, and wise in dark ways… why? Is it this? Or is there more to it? I’m sure there is and that’s the thing with metaphors and allegories… and… any number of things like that… as a teaching tool it can become a Rorschach test… ie, what do you see? Well… for now… I see that. But look forward to reading your article and see if it changes my mind. Though it might be a story I’ve heard before but… we’ll see… looking forward to it now.
If I’m onto anything in my version though I think the lesson is simply accountability… and how far one can go in the avoidance of it… which is not good… I didn’t grow up in the church and I’m thankful for that… I can only imagine what that sort of thing does to your head … especially with people not getting it … at all… so, I’m sorry to hear that. I think that’s the thing with allegories though, what do you see? And that can help us get sorted out… like a mirror… and then we can go from there more attuned… and that sort of thing. Great article,,very well written and Ty for sharing.
And we are so weary of it but also there is a rage unfathomable welling up. The dark Mother, she is an aspect of the Divine Feminine that is overlooked and perhaps much needed especially these days.
I like your interpretation a lot. I have been pondering ways to read this in a way that is empowering. I recently wrote a creation story but didn’t include the garden scene. Maybe that’s next.
I would love to read that story! I think a lot of us are out here contemplating these things in new and groundbreaking ways. Always great to connect with others on the path.
Funny, I think she might’ve framed the snake 😅🙃 idk… it’s a good lesson… what do immature people do when they do something they’re not supposed to and get caught? Blame anyone and anything other than themselves… not hold accountable, but blame… and I have to wonder… what kind of snake was this? Why do snakes get such a bad rap? Is it because of this? Snakes aren’t that complicated … not irl… but to be a “snake” means to be cunning, backstabbing, and wise in dark ways… why? Is it this? Or is there more to it? I’m sure there is and that’s the thing with metaphors and allegories… and… any number of things like that… as a teaching tool it can become a Rorschach test… ie, what do you see? Well… for now… I see that. But look forward to reading your article and see if it changes my mind. Though it might be a story I’ve heard before but… we’ll see… looking forward to it now.
If I’m onto anything in my version though I think the lesson is simply accountability… and how far one can go in the avoidance of it… which is not good… I didn’t grow up in the church and I’m thankful for that… I can only imagine what that sort of thing does to your head … especially with people not getting it … at all… so, I’m sorry to hear that. I think that’s the thing with allegories though, what do you see? And that can help us get sorted out… like a mirror… and then we can go from there more attuned… and that sort of thing. Great article,,very well written and Ty for sharing.
She was framed, as were Lilith and Miriam for that matter.
100%. Asherah, well. Such a long history of patriarchal oppression of our Divine Feminine figures.
And we are so weary of it but also there is a rage unfathomable welling up. The dark Mother, she is an aspect of the Divine Feminine that is overlooked and perhaps much needed especially these days.
I like your interpretation a lot. I have been pondering ways to read this in a way that is empowering. I recently wrote a creation story but didn’t include the garden scene. Maybe that’s next.
I would love to read that story! I think a lot of us are out here contemplating these things in new and groundbreaking ways. Always great to connect with others on the path.
https://open.substack.com/pub/mamaspirit/p/a-creation-story?r=besl&utm_medium=ios