Reading Notes Week 14 -7 secrets
Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva were all born from the unfertilized eggs of Adya. Vishu agreed to be her lover as the other two would not but she had to give him a third eye. She said yes but he used it against her and turned her to ash. Three goddesses were born from the ash and became the wives of the three sons.
Males fighting for the attention of females- due to insecurity men create social laws such as marriages. Men are not needed for reproduction for each woman. Many women become celebrated and you see groups of women pictured with only a single male. Females dominate in Mahabharata where women had the choice of the man and they would not be rejected. Virginity used to be thought of as a woman who was ready to give birth. Also a woman after childbirth. The shift of this meaning also showed the shift in worshiping women to looking down upon them.
Urbanization was focused on obedience and was often enforced by men. Women are often associated with nature and just as men domesticate nature they also domesticate women. In chinese, biblical and greek mythology men were always more powerful than women. Men became possessive of power and saw women as possessions.
Title: Seven Secrets of the Goddess
Author: Devdutt Pattanaik
Year: 2016
Males fighting for the attention of females- due to insecurity men create social laws such as marriages. Men are not needed for reproduction for each woman. Many women become celebrated and you see groups of women pictured with only a single male. Females dominate in Mahabharata where women had the choice of the man and they would not be rejected. Virginity used to be thought of as a woman who was ready to give birth. Also a woman after childbirth. The shift of this meaning also showed the shift in worshiping women to looking down upon them.
Urbanization was focused on obedience and was often enforced by men. Women are often associated with nature and just as men domesticate nature they also domesticate women. In chinese, biblical and greek mythology men were always more powerful than women. Men became possessive of power and saw women as possessions.
Gaia Source: dribbble
Title: Seven Secrets of the Goddess
Year: 2016
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