Art credits:
Antithetic spirals whirl around this lidded vase, stimulating the life power of the central egg, which is marked with a net design. Cucuteni, Romania, c. 42nd-41st centuries B.C. Plate 22 from The Language of the Goddess: Unearthing the Hidden Symbols of Western Civilization by Marija Gimbutas.
Portrait of Marija Gimbutas, 1970 (Institute of Archaeomythology archives)
Illustration of a ceramic dish decorated with double eggs, joined by a snake, symbol of becoming. Western Ukraine, c.3500 BC, from The Language of the Goddess, by Marija Gimbutas. Figure 248-1, page 161.
Cover of The Civilization of the Goddess: The World of Old Europe, 1991 by Marija Gimbutas (Author), Joan Marler (Editor)
Cover of The Language of the Goddess: Unearthing the Hidden Symbols of Western Civilization, 1989
Illustration of a terracotta figurine. Northwest Bulgaria; 5000-4500 BC, from The Language of the Goddess, by Marija Gimbutas. Figure 257(a), page 165.
Cover of Chalice and the Blade by Riane Eisler reissued with new epilogue in 2017. Available in Kindle format.
Women’s Marches photo, REX/Shutterstock featured on Facebook page of Women’s March 2018.
Additional Resources on Marija Gimbutas:
The Women’s Well: Women’s Way, Women’s Wisdom, Women’s Spirituality. http://womenswell.org/marija.html
Belili Productions — An important film Signs Out of Time about Marija Gimbutas. It includes statements by many scholars explaining the significance of her work. For more information: http://belili.org/marija/aboutmarija.html
To watch Signs Out of Time on YouTube, click here
Website dedicated to Marija with links to everything that relates to her work http://marijagimbutas.com/biography.html
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