From Chalice to Blade: How Our World Was Turned Upside Down
In the midst of everything we are witnessing in our world right now, I recently felt called to re-read a book that profoundly changed my understanding of how we got here. That book is The Chalice and the Blade by Riane Eisler . I first read it in the late 80s when it was newly released. I was one of those women just beginning to consciously rediscover the Goddess. That book opened a doorway in me that has never closed. Eisler built on the groundbreaking archaeological work of Marija Gimbutas , one of the first female archaeologists to present compelling evidence that Goddess-centered cultures once flourished across large parts of Old Europe—long before they were overtaken by what Eisler calls the Kurgan invaders. Re-reading it now, in today’s climate, feels less like nostalgia and more like remembering something essential. Partnership Societies: A Different Beginning Eisler describes what she calls partnership societies —cultures where women and men lived in relative harmony, ...