It doesn't take much awareness to realize that although our dominant culture has a dearth of sacred earthy female images to sustain us, the world is filled with Her Presence. We can borrow from the cultures that honor living manifestations of the Mother such as India's Shree Maa and Mata Amritanandamayi. We can learn from Native American images of Grandmother and from all traditions that honor the Earth as our Mother. We can walk through our fears and prejudices to hear what the Wiccan's have to offer us, and we can question where our discomfort or disdain for Goddess worship comes from. Even in the midst of the most androcentric sects of Judaism and Christianity, one can hear the rumblings of longing making waves in theological writings and religious practice.
Mother is here.
We can all be part of the welcoming committee. Through conscious study, daily practices of prayer and meditation, or even breathing her name in our hearts, we are part of the process. It is as intimate as it is universal. I truly believe that the mirrors of our individual relationships with our own mothers and daughters, no matter how cracked or clouded they may be, offer us a path to Her. She is coming into our consciousness like gangbusters.