Dancing Goddess Circle
Welcome!
This is a forum for people who have come together through Dancing Goddess Dolls. We all have a little (or a lot!) in common, so this could be a fun and informative community. Grab a cuppa and come and chat!
~Kelli
Who is your favorite Goddess and why? Or Goddesses, if you must. ;)
I know it's hard to choose - at least it is for me. I have grown more attached to more and more Goddesses ever since I started sewing them into huggable forms. But my original matrons are Persephone and Amalthea. Persephone has been a special favorite of mine since I was quite young - I remember reading her story when I was about 6-7, and I remember spending literally hours just staring at the painting of her in the book (it was the Childcraft Myths and Stories book from the '70s. . .if you ever see one, check out the illustration for Persephone - I wonder if it's as amazing as I remember, lol). I am drawn to Persephone and all She embodies as both a daughter and a mother, and I know She will continue to inspire me as a crone when I get there as well. As a Triple Goddess, I just feel like She has it all.
Amalthea was the name I chose as a craft/spiritual name in 1990. She was the goat Goddess who nursed and nourished baby Zeus. She was also the main character one of my favorite books "The Last Unicorn". The elements of both the Goddess and the character embody much of who I am (way too much to go into here!). It's fascinating to me that I chose a Goddess of Breastfeeding, essentially, 6-7 years before I even had a baby. Who knew I'd go on to nurse that baby for 7 years!! I've been nursing continuously for 8.5+ years now, with no end in sight. The irony! 
Please share your matrons with us!
~Kelli
Yes, I too love that there are so many facets of the Goddess (She really DOES have 1000 names!) that can resonate with us at different times.
What I love most about Mother Mary is that she is *alive* in our culture right now. You can find statues to her in almost every town, often adorned with flower offerings or what have you. It's wonderful. Your neighbors would probably think you were a freak for having a statue of Athena or Yemaya in your front yard, but they wouldn't think twice about a statue of Mary. For those of us who believe that all the Goddesses are one Goddess, and who don't want the neighbors to egg our house (lol), it's nice that there's still a living Goddess in our American culture that we can publically honor. 
~K
G' morning All !!!
As of right now I don't have a favorite Goddess, but I'm learning more about several. I recently bought Doreen Virtue's: "Goddess Guidance Oracle Cards". They area absolutely beautiful, too. I really enjoy working with these cards.
)O( Blesings,
Lin
I'm also new to Goddess study, and like Linda R, I also recently got Doreen's Goddess cards. So lovely and tremendously helpful!
Blessed Be,
esme (still trying to find the perfect place for my beautiful Frigga doll!) 
Oh Kelli,
Those Gaian Tarot cards are STUNNING! I had seen the artwork on the cover of Sage Woman, but hadn't paid attention to the fact that it was from this deck.
I'm still so new to the Tarot that I still struggle with the symbolism at times (the Robin Wood deck has made it easier than the Rider-Waite), but these definitely SPEAK to me in a much more straightforward fashion.
Have signed up for her emails, so hopefully I can keep posted as she finishes the new cards.
Add another divinely loverly tool to my wishlist....
esme (glad to be here!)
