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The exhibition assembles artworks spanning Sjöö’s 40-year career alongside her writing, photographs, activist publications, banners, posters and personal documents to highlight how Sjöö saw creative work as a vital part of life, and art making as a means of reconnecting the alternative values of past cultures to the present. Moving interchangeably between artworks, archival documents and personal artefacts, the exhibition seeks to inspire visitors to reflect how they can find creative expression in all aspects of their lives. May 1993). "Going To Church: Breaking the Taboo – doing the unthinkable". Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This classic exploration of the Goddess through time and throughout the world draws on religious, cultural, and archaeological sources to recreate the Goddess religion that is humanity's heritage. Now, with a new introduction and full-color artwork, this passionate and important text shows even more clearly that the religion of the Goddess--which is tied to the cycles of women's bodies, the seasons, the phases of the moon, and the fertility of the earth--was the original religion of all humanity. The book suggests that many of the ills of today, alienation, meaninglessness in our lives, huge wealth inequality and the disregard for human life and the quality of it other than for those with money, these problems are an inevitable result of those assumptions formed thousands of years ago. However some people are infuriated by the beliefs presented in this book, some see this as blasphemy. They do not understand how the mother Goddess gave birth to various things in the world. For example, Mor’s views on this issue are supported by Sjöö, with whom they have coauthored the Great Cosmic Mother by coming up with various artworks that supported those views. However, what she received was a harsh treatment from those who oppose her work since she was almost prosecuted for blasphemy. Because of this, Mor have contributed to a controversial subject that is not recognized by most people in the world. This is probably the reason why she has low media publicity and does not get a considerable recognition from various persons.

The Great Cosmic Mother Quotes by Monica Sjöö - Goodreads The Great Cosmic Mother Quotes by Monica Sjöö - Goodreads

Sjöö, M., & Mor, B. (1987). The Great Cosmic Mother: rediscovering the religion of the earth. San Francisco: Harper & Row. A feminist book for spiritual people. The Great Cosmic Mother was a life-changing read into life before patriarchy, and how women were the creators and the originators of many inventions we believe were created by men (language, art, predicting time cycles, agriculture etc.). It was hard to read, agonizing to read, but it was also fascinating, magical, mythical. Sjöö's work and beliefs centered on her respect and care of the Goddess, or Mother Earth. The Goddess was "the beauty of the green earth, the life-giving waters, the consuming fires, the radiant moon, and the fiery sun". Sjöö's respect for nature and the environment was not mere belief but, for her, a spiritual truth. The Goddess / Earth is to be respected as the life giver. This respect is to be found not only in her imagery, but in two texts which chronicle her journey through the written word. [18] [19] Excerpted in: Sjöö, Monica; Mor, Barbara (2016). "The First Sex: In The Beginning We Were All Female". In Barrett, Ruth (ed.). Female Erasure. Tidal Time. ISBN 978-0997146707.

Sjöö, Monica; Berg, Anne (1971). Images on Womanpower – Art Manifesto (trying to get a rough and necessarily incomplete idea of what we are about). Bristol, England. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) Reprinted in "Towards a Revolutionary Feminist Art" Sjöö's art can be found in the Women's Art Collection at Murray Edwards College in Cambridge and at the Museum Anna Nordlander [ sv] in Skellefteå, Sweden. Some of her works are currently held in private collections of individuals: Sig Lonegren, Alice Walker, and Genevieve Vaughan [13] hold a few, while Maggie Parks holds most of her art. [26] The Temple of Goddess Spirituality dedicated to Sekhmet holds Solar Lionheaded Sekhment of Primordial Fire (1992, oil on hardboard) where it is displayed in the living room of their guest house. [27] [28] Written works [ edit ] The Great Cosmic Mother [ edit ] I would say it is Eurocentric and refers to colonialism but does not name white supremacy, which is just as important to dissect as the authors did of Christianity and capitalism - I will never not think of the Holy Trinity as anything but a divine homosexual family, or understand male genitalia as anything but an outward expression of female genitalia.

The Great Cosmic Mother: Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth The Great Cosmic Mother: Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth

No human being—no preacher, no holy man, no church—can “put God at the center” of life. God is already there; we choose to perceive, or not to perceive, this fact. No one can “put God” anywhere; God is already there. What the fundamentalist preachers and self-appointed “holy men” mean is that they are going to put some man’s idea of God at the center—an idea that is born of the inflated egos of these preachers and holy men themselves.” Monica Sjöö (31 December 1938 – 8 August 2005) was a Swedish-born British-based painter, writer and radical anarcho/ eco-feminist who was an early exponent of the Goddess movement. [1] Her books and paintings were foundational to the development of feminist art in Britain, beginning at the time of the founding of the women's liberation movement around 1970. a b Sjöö, Monica (1988). "Monica Sjöö". In Robinson, Hilary (ed.). "Visibly Female: Feminism and Art Today – An Anthology" (Interview). Interviewed by Moira Vincentelli. New York: Universe Books. ISBN 9780876635407. Sjöö, Monica (1972). "A Woman's Rights Over Her Body". In Wandor, Michelene (ed.). The Body Politic: Writings from the Women's Liberation Movement in Britain, 1969–1972. London: Stage 1. pp.180–188. ISBN 9780850350142. Sjöö, Monica (1973). "För en revolutionär feministisk konst". Vi Människor (in Swedish). 25 (4): 22–26.

Tracing the artist’s deep commitment to gender and environmental justice, The Great Cosmic Mother showcases Sjöö’s large-scale paintings created in response to the wide-ranging feminist and environmental campaigns she was actively involved in throughout her life. Sjöö’s prescient artworks were a pioneering form of environmental activism and anticipated politically urgent debates surrounding the climate emergency today. Through their meticulous research, the authors reveal the existence of goddess-centered religions in diverse civilizations, including Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and pre-Columbian America. They explore how these societies recognized and celebrated the interconnectedness of all life, valuing qualities such as nurturing, intuition, creativity, and sensuality. In the world’s oldest creation myths, the female god creates the world out of her own body. The Great Mother everywhere was the active and autonomous creatrix of the world . . . and, unlike the aloof and self-righteous patriarchal gods who only recently usurped her mountain-throne, the ancient Goddess was always there—alive, immanent—within her creation; no ontological scapegoater, she was wholly responsible for both the pain and the good of life.” Sjöö's most famous painting is God Giving Birth (1968), which depicts a woman giving birth and was inspired by Sjöö's religious view of motherhood; it sparked some protests from Christian groups in the 1970s. [2] She wrote or co-wrote the manifesto Towards a Revolutionary Feminist Art (1971) and The Great Cosmic Mother: Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth (1987).