Goddesses of the Rose Lineage
My first exposure to the goddess of the Rose Lineage wasn’t Mary Magdalene, or Mother Mary. It was the Venus de Willendorf. My undergraduate degree studies were combined Cultural Anthropology and Art History, so when I learned about the Venus figurines, I couldn’t help but wonder, why was modern religion so devoid of the divine feminine? That question was the catalyst, a key that would open the door to the feminine divine.
Since Christianity is such a dominant presence in American culture, I started looking at which women archetypes, goddesses, and lore centered women. I read Meggan Watterson’s book Mary Magdalene Revealed and was glad I did because, as all good books do, it introduced me to the rose lineage—a thread of goddesses with surprisingly similar narratives.
Sophia-The Cosmic Mother
Either the well was deep, or she fell slowly, for she had plenty of time as she went down to look about her and to wonder what was going to happen next. First, she tried to look down and make out what she was coming to, but it was too dark to see anything; then she looked at the sides of the well, and noticed that they were filled with cupboards and book-shelves; here and there she saw maps and pictures hung upon pegs.
Hathor- The Divine Cow
Either the well was very deep, or she fell very slowly, for she had plenty of time as she went down to look about her and to wonder what was going to happen next. First, she tried to look down and make out what she was coming to, but it was too dark to see anything; then she looked at the sides of the well, and noticed that they were filled w
Isis/Ishtar- The Goddess with 10,000 Faces
Either the well was very deep, or she fell very slowly, for she had plenty of time as she went down to look about her and to wonder what was going to happen next. First, she tried to look down and make out what she was coming to, but it was too dark to see anything; then she looked at the sides of the well, and noticed that they were filled
Inanna- The Holy Harlot
Either the well was very deep, or she fell very slowly, for she had plenty of time as she went down to look about her and to wonder what was going to happen next. First, she tried to look down and make out what she was coming to, but it was too dark to see anything; then she looked at the sides of the well, and noticed that they were filled w
Venus/Aphrodite- Queen of the Heavens
Either the well was very deep, or she fell very slowly, for she had plenty of time as she went down to look about her and to wonder what was going to happen next. First, she tried to look down and make out what she was coming to, but it was too dark to see anything; then she looked at the sides of the well, and noticed that they were filled w
The Black Madonna- The Regal Divine Mother
Either the well was very deep, or she fell very slowly, for she had plenty of time as she went down to look about her and to wonder what was going to happen next. First, she tried to look down and make out what she was coming to, but it was too dark to see anything; then she looked at the sides of the well, and noticed that they were filled w
Mother Mary- The Virgin Rose
Either the well was very deep, or she fell very slowly, for she had plenty of time as she went down to look about her and to wonder what was going to happen next. First, she tried to look down and make out what she was coming to, but it was too dark to see anything; then she looked at the sides of the well, and noticed that they were filled w
Mary Magdalene- The Tower
Either the well was very deep, or she fell very slowly, for she had plenty of time as she went down to look about her and to wonder what was going to happen next. First, she tried to look down and make out what she was coming to, but it was too dark to see anything; then she looked at the sides of the well, and noticed that they were filled w
