Fall Festivals to Demeter as The Great Mother: Event 2 of 3 on Demeter The Festivals and Worship of the Great Mother

Fall Festivals to Demeter as The Great Mother Goddess of the Fall.

Event 2 of 3 on Demeter The Festivals and Worship of The Great Mother Goddess of the Fall

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Fall Festivals to Demeter as The Great Mother. Event #2

Interpretations of the Eleusinian Mysteries have traditionally focused on the trials of the Cosmic Mother who must let go of her daughter to a marriage designed by the patriarchy to diminish the power of the Goddess. The anguish and loss of the Mother Goddess cause the change of seasons which are an apt metaphor for the loss of the Mother Goddess, Goddess of the Earth and Sky whose trials during the separation cause the cold and misery of the winter months. However, the Mysteries also…